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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man’s attitude twards the paint?
A. He feels cnfused.
B. He wants a different clr.
C. He prefers light white paint.
2. What des the wman want t have?
A. Chclate.B. Ice cream.C. Iced fruit juice.
3. What happened t the rest f the glasses?
A. The man brke them. B. The man set them aside.C. The man gave them away.
4. Hw lng will the man run?
A. One hur.B. Tw hurs.C. Fur hurs.
5. Where are the speakers prbably?
A. At a mvie theater.B. In a restaurant.C. In a car.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第 6 、7 题。
6. What seems hard fr the wman t d?
A. T learn t edit vides.
B. T quit watching vides.
C. T stp shting vides.
7. What will the wman d after watching the vides?
A. Wrk ut in the gym.
B. Watch anther vide.
C. Pst vide recmmendatins.
听第7段材料，回答第 8 、9题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A theme park.B. Ancient rcks.C. Family life.
9. Why des the wman feel sad?
A. She finds the place t wild.
B. She regrets nt cming earlier.
C. She feels emtinal abut the past.
听第8段材料，回答第 10 至12题。
10. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.B. Parent and child.C. Teacher and student.
11. Why are natural heritage areas imprtant?
A. They prvide land fr farming.
B. They help slw climate change.
C. They hst many cultural events.
12. Accrding t the wman, what is ne majr threat t natural heritage sites?
A. Mass turism.B. Illegal cnstructin.C. Water pllutin.
听第9段材料，回答第 13 至16题。
13. What did the charity that the wman wrked fr ffer?
A. Fd.B. Clthes.C. Educatin.
14. Hw many times a week did the wman d vlunteer wrk?
A. Once.B. Twice.C. Three times.
15. Where wuld the man like t vlunteer?
A. At a cmmunity center.B. At an animal shelter.C. At a hspital.
16. What des the wman prmise t d?
A. Get her friend t call the man.
B. Give the man her friend’s number.
C. Tell the man mre abut her friend.
听第10段材料，回答第 17 至20题。
17. What is highlighted abut Ireland in the talk?
A. Its pleasant weather.B. Its lng histry.C. Its delicius fd.
18. What may visitrs t West Crk start thinking abut befre they leave?
A. Planning anther visit.B. Opening a restaurant.C. Buying lcal suvenirs.
19. Wh will be talking abut their thughts n fd and drink?
A. The event rganizers.B. Sme tp cks.C. Several fd lvers.
20. Where can the talk be fund?
A. In a diary.B. On the Internet.C. In a textbbk.
第二部分 阅读（共两节, 满分50分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分,，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The A-List
The best laptps n the market, as picked by ur editrs.
Lenv Legin 5I
Best in class frm the wrld’s mst pwerful RTX 4070 GPU. It’s a pwerful and quiet perfrmer with an unbeatable battery life and screen, s the big questin becmes “d yu chse the 14in versin r 16in”. But whatever yu chse shuld last fr years, and lk great while it’s ding it.
$3,499, lenv.cm
Micrsft Surface Laptp 7
A shining example f just hw gd a Windws laptp can be. Despite a few minr drawbacks, it ffers a fantastic package that delivers perfrmance and battery life. The Micrsft Surface Laptp 7 is n sale fr $1,899.
$1,899, micrsft.cm
Asus Zenbk S 13 OLED
A cmpact and budget friendly Ultrabk that’s the best available device fr many n-the-g prfessinals. Cmpared t the Micrsft, it has an additinal HDMI and USB-A prt, an SSD that’s rughly twice as fast, and the screen is brighter and ffers rich OLED cntrast.
$2,099, asus.cm
Alienware m16 R2
There are cheaper gaming laptps, and faster nes t, but we lve the balance ffered by the m16 R2. Wh desn’t want a big 16in gaming laptp featuring a Uitra 9 CPU, a RTX 4070 GPU and 32GB f RAM? And fr a decent price, cnsidering it’s frm Alienware.
$3,500, dell.cm
21. Which feature is highlighted in bth Lenv Legin 5I and Micrsft Surface Laptp 7?
A. Lng battery life.
B. Budget-friendly pricing.
C. Strng gaming capabilities.
D. Quiet perfrmance under lad.
22. Which laptp best suits a jurnalist wh travels ften and has a budget under $3,000?
A. Lenv Legin 5I. B. Micrsft Surface Laptp 7.
C. Asus Zenbk S 13 OLED.D. Alienware m16 R2.
23. Where is the text mst prbably taken frm?
A. A user guide.B. A research paper.
C. A service brchure.D. A technlgy magazine.
B
When I first heard that garden centres are facing a wave f clsures, I immediately thught f the ne near my hme. On a recent Wednesday afternn, this garden centre’s car park was full and its in-huse cafe was filled with peple my parents’ age and lder, wh lve t cme here and chat ver milky cffees and slices f cake.
Yet, as I stepped thrugh the dr, the plants weren’t immediately visible. I had t pass shelves f hmeware, tys, chemicals and pwer tls befre I finally fund the gardening sectin. Unlike the busy cafe, the gardening sectin was empty except fr ne member f staff and me.
This isn’t the type f place I tend t g lking fr plants. There’s smething abut an average garden centre that I find ff-putting. I favur smaller, family-run peratins and plant fairs run by dedicated, experienced plantspeple wh culd ffer advice and inspiratin. I prefer plants grwn lcally, withut chemicals.
It turns ut I’m nt alne. A recent Daily Mail article prpsed that yung peple are t blame fr the decline f garden centres. Gen Zs are visiting garden centres fr the cafes and candles but are failing t drp enugh cash t keep these businesses aflat. Yet lk a little clser, and it becmes clear that yung peple are interested in plants. Accrding t ne nline survey, 83% f 18 t 34-year-lds think gardening is “cl”. And since gen Zs are far mre cncerned abut the climate crisis than lder generatins, it fllws that they wuld be lking fr nature-centred appraches t gardening instead f relying n mass-prduced plants.
Grwing crps frm seed r splitting a mature plant int multiple new nes t share fr my fellw gardeners are remarkable experiences that have encuraged me t decuple my gardening practices frm the cnsumerism f garden centres. Perhaps what makes gardening meaningful can’t simply be bught in a garden centre.
24. What d we knw abut the garden centre near the authr’s hme?
A. It sells rare plants. B. It serves scial needs.
C. It lacks enugh staff.D. It attracts few custmers.
25. What des the underlined wrd “ff-putting” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Infrmative.B. Attractive.C. Unpleasant.D. Outdated.
26. What can we learn abut gen Zs’ gardening preferences?
A. They buy plants nline.
B. They favur imprted plants.
C. They dislike gardening activities.
D. They seek nature-centred practices.
27. What is the authr’s apprach t gardening?
A. Watching his fellw gardeners.B. Caring fr mass-prduced plants.
C. Visiting garden centres regularly.D. Engaging in hands-n gardening.
C
Picture a rbt. What d yu see? A tugh, metal-cvered machine built t last lnger than living things? Unfrtunately, this very quality nw threatens t drwn the planet in extremely durable e-waste. What if, instead, rbts were designed t break dwn and disappear naturally — like life des?
Fr a study in Science Advances, Pingdng Wei, a materials scientist at Westlake University in Hangzhu, and his friend Zhuang Zhang, a rbtics engineer nw at Fudan University in Shanghai, crafted a rbtic arm and a handheld cntrller frm prk prteins and plant fibers — materials strng enugh t functin yet delicate enugh t degrade in backyard sil. After testing, bth structures brke dwn within weeks.
They started with thin layers f plant fibers made frm cttn pulp (浆), then added a sftening agent fr flexibility and dried the layers fr strength. “Plant fibers are als cheap and easy t assemble (组装),” Wei says. T build sensrs, the researchers used a cnductive material frm prk, in which the flw f ins (离子) changes when the material is stretched, bent r pressed. They then flded the flat films and sensrs int 3D structures.
Wei and Zhang fund that the cntrller and rbtic arm std up t bth heavy use and a week f inactivity. Finally, they buried them bth in a 20-centimeter-deep hle near their campus. Within eight weeks the machines were almst entirely gne.
Wei and Zhang envisin bts like these handling dangerus waste and then disslving; they als prpse rbts that aid surgeries and then safely break dwn inside the bdy. But it’s imprtant t nte that the technlgy is in very early stages.
“If we truly want t have a sustainable rbt that ges utside in nature,” says materials scientist Flrian Hartmann f the Max Planck Institute fr Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart, Germany, “we als need t think f electrnics r pwer supplies, r even batteries, that are bidegradable.”
28. Why are typical images f rbts mentined in the first paragraph?
A. T intrduce a classic design.B. T highlight the need fr change.
C. T prmte lng-lasting rbts.D. T explain a technical prcess.
29. Which aspect f the research is mentined in paragraph 3?
Chices f building materials.
Results f utdr experiments.
Innvatins in rbtic functins.
Challenges in assembling rbts.
30. What future challenge des Hartmann pint ut?
Creating wireless cntrl systems.
Designing reliable pwer supplies.
Making electrnic parts bidegradable.
Testing rbts in utdr envirnments.
31. What is the best title fr the text?
This Rbt Cpies Life — By Decmpsing
A New Rbtic Arm — With Greater Strength
Redefining Rbtics — By Slving Pwer Prblems
Hw Rbts Transfrm — With Inspiratins Frm Life
D
Med spas are springing up everywhere in the US. Duck int a dermatlgist’s (皮肤科医生) ffice n yur lunch break and walk ut 30 minutes later with a yunger-lking face. But the US isn’t exactly verflwing with dermatlgists, and demand fr csmetic treatments sn brught mre types f prviders — general practitiners, eye dctrs, dentists — wh were happy t take the fast cash.
Barriers t entry are lw, as lng as yu’re already licensed t perfrm basic medical prcedures. “With a few thusand dllars and prir training, yu can get started in a mnth r tw,” says Dan Friedman frm a cnsulting firm. “Crucially, med spas are cash businesses. They avid the expense and red tape f the American health insurance (保险) system.”
It’s easy t wnder, thugh, whether the thing that ultimately slws dwn the med spa mney train might be the industry’s unchecked success. “There are peple wh cme int this industry wh are nt qualified enugh,” Friedman says. “It’s nt hard t find hrrr stries f mishandled treatments, and if the industry desn’t take care t shut ut thse kinds f prviders and set a baseline f educatin required f every practitiner, it culd ultimately damage the public’s trust r attract the kind f regulatry check the industry has s far managed t avid.”
Perhaps a mre pressing threat is that the visible results f ppular med-spa prcedures will simply fall ut f favr. The med-spa lk has becme s recgnizable — the verfilled lips, the glass-smth frehead, the cmbinatin f multiple prcedures that’s cme t be knwn in sme circles as “Mar-a-Lag face”— that the trend seems t be swinging back tward a mre natural lk.
But in an industry like this, a changing trend is little mre than an pprtunity fr new fferings. Already, med spas have begun rlling ut techniques and technlgies they say will ffer better, mre believable results. In any case, the business f addressing csmetic dissatisfactin is never a bad ne t be in.
32. What cntributes t the rise f med spas in the US?
Sufficient supply f dermatlgists.
Reduced csts f csmetic materials.
Strng insurance cverage fr services.
Relaxed requirements t enter the industry.
33. What des Friedman suggest the med spa industry shuld priritize?
Bradening their service range.
Setting clear prfessinal standards.
Prmting faster certificatin prgrams.
Educating custmers n aviding risky places.
34. What des the term “Mar-a-Lag face” in paragraph 4 bring t mind?
A. A natural and fresh lk.B. An verly dne appearance.
C. A celebrity-inspired beauty trend.D. A specific age-related facial feature.
35. What is the authr’s attitude tward the future f the med spa industry?
A. Optimistic. B. Cncerned.C. Indifferent. D. Dubtful.
第二节 （共5小题:每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
One day, I tld my sn nt t play a vide game. He paced arund crssly fr a while, and murmured t himself, “ 36 !” Then he fund paper clips f different clrs and sizes n my desk. He began linking them tgether and eventually created a rather interesting structure.
This incident reminded me that bredm can be liberating (令人自由). 37 , as they recgnize a clear link between creativity and bredm. We live in a culture where bredm is seen as a sign f smething being wrng. But if yu are entertained, r cnstantly in ther peple’s cmpany, it is difficult t have yur wn thughts.
Bredm sends us a message that we aren’t satisfied by what we are ding. 38 . It is when we stp fcusing the mind and allw it t wander r daydream, directinless, that directin may present itself.
39 . And it is when peple are stuck at a dead end in their lives that they may seek ut therapy (治疗). Creative techniques such as guided visualizatin, expertly used t help peple access their deeper untapped resurces, can stimulate new perspectives and help get jy flwing again.
I have wrked with clients wh, by cnfrnting their bredm thrugh guided visualizatin, have pted fr dramatic changes in lifestyle. One gave up a well-paid but frustrating career in finance t set up her wn fitness cmpany. 40 .
Nne f the changes came ut f the blue. All thse hpes and dreams had always been there, and culd finally cme t the surface when attentin was turned inward.
This is s bring
Taking breaks is a waste f time
Sme peple try t avid bredm at all csts
Many musicians even welcme bring experiences
In sme cases, bredm takes the frm f stuckness
But, really, we dn’t have t rush t put an end t it in any way
Anther chse t end her travel writing days and train t be a nurse
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Jim Marquardt was 16 and he had an imprtant letter t write t his sprts her, Mike Liut.
He 41 his heart int his wrds, and as a pr student hping fr the letter t be 42 , he later tk it t his English teacher fr help. The teacher wndered why a student with lw grades was suddenly 43 but made the crrectins anyway. Marquardt sent the letter and hped Liut wuld 44 .
“Half f me was 45 , thinking, ‘Mike might write back,'” he recalls (回想). “The ther half was thinking, ‘He’s never ging t read it.'”
Then ne day, as he arrived hme frm schl, he saw a big white 46 with “St. Luis Blues” written n it. Marquardt was 47 . It tk him a mment t pen it. When he did, what he 48 ut was a tw-page handwritten letter. Liut ffered 49 abut playing hckey and persnal wrds f advice: “The nly persn yu have t 50 is yurself.”
At that pint, Marquardt says, his life was filled with 51 and he was a lst sul. “What Mike did fr me — writing back — was like 52 a dead battery,” he says.
Marquardt returned t schl and his grades imprved 53 . In the fur 54 since, Marquardt gt married, raised three children, and spent 35 years wrking in the fd industry.
He als held part-time jbs with several lcal charities, ften wrking with yuths. It was a way f 55 it frward. “Maybe I can help these guys get thrugh it,” he says.
41. A. brke B. puredC. lstD. tuched
42. A. brief B. rareC. perfectD. bjective
43. A. annyed B. sensitiveC. cnfidentD. mtivated
44. A. repay B. respndC. btherD. intervene
45. A. gentle B. generusC. luckyD. hpeful
46. A. label B. psterC. envelpeD. pstcard
47. A. greedy B. stunnedC. unawareD. relaxed
48. A. pulled B. handedC. sentD. threw
49. A. tips B. termsC. facilitiesD. pprtunities
50. A. blame B. frgiveC. satisfyD. measure
51. A. chas B. memriesC. adventuresD. prmise
52. A. checking B. chargingC. sharingD. repairing
53. A. hpefully B. secretlyC. nrmallyD. dramatically
54. A. exams B. yearsC. generatinsD. decades
55. A. paying B. drivingC. bringingD. string
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A rare astrnmical phenmenn knwn as the "seven-planet alignment (排成直线)" 56 (ccur) in ur slar system n February 28, 2025, with Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter, and Mars aligning in 57 straight line.
Respect fr the csms (宇宙) and nature 58 (rt) in Chinese culture. This event has been dramatized by sme nline platfrms 59 a "nce-in-a-millennium gathering f csmic energies" and an “auspicius (吉利的) csmic sign”.
Sme peple are cncerned that the relative 60 (cncentrate) f planets during the alignment might increase the slar tidal frce generated by the planetary system, ptentially increasing slar activity and 61 (negative) affecting Earth.
Hwever, bjectively speaking, their 62 (cmbine) gravitatinal influence n Earth remains far weaker than 63 f the sun and mn. Therefre, such planetary alignments have n clear impact n Earth's tides, climate patterns, r gelgical activities.
In terms f visual experience, when bserving space with the naked eye, yu can usually see nly Venus, Jupiter and Mars. This is 64 Uranus and Neptune are nt bright enugh t be visible, and Saturn is ften t clse t the sun. Althugh Mercury sets abut 10 minutes after Saturn, ideal viewing cnditins are required t spt it. Therefre, astrnmy enthusiasts 65 (hpe) t see mre planets shuld prepare a pair f binculars r a telescpe.
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
你所在的国际学校将组织一次研学活动，特在校内论坛上发帖邀请全体同学推荐适合的一日研学地点。请你在网上用英文回帖，内容包括：
1. 推荐一个具体地点；
2. 说明推荐理由；
3. 表达希望推荐被采纳的愿望。
注意：
写作词数应为80个左右；
请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置做答。
The ne-day schl tur sunds wnderful.__________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Arund midnight n Wednesday, March 5, Ms. Cassell fell asleep at the wheel while driving t her mther’s huse and crashed int a shallw creek (小溪). She immediately began t scream fr help. The rad was mere yards away, but because her car was almst directly under a bridge, it wuld have been difficult fr drivers t hear r see her.
The accident shattered (碎裂) her left arm and legs. The frnt f the car cllapsed inward, trapping her lwer bdy. Her cellphne flew under the passenger seat, just ut f reach, and quickly ran ut f battery. All she culd d was mve her arms, and ne was brken.
Her leg was bleeding heavily. In what was mst likely the first f many mves that saved her life, she grabbed her belt and fastened a turniquet (止血带). As temperatures drpped belw freezing vernight, she cvered herself with a cmfrter that was in the back f her car — a gift she had recently purchased fr a friend.
Her family realized the next day that she hadn’t returned hme, and started t wrry. When she didn’t respnd t calls r texts frm her children, they began t lk fr her.
The area where she crashed was mstly farmland, but the bridge was fairly busy, and arund 400 cars wuld have passed by Ms. Cassell every day. T signal that she was in the car, Ms. Cassell used makeup t write the wrd “help” n the driver’s side windw.
When all effrts failed t lcate her, her family cntacted an independent rescue team in the area that sent ut dgs and drnes (无人机) t assist in the search. They fllwed up n tips that tk them all ver the cunty.
注意：
１. 写作词数应为150个左右；
２. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置做答。
As time went n, Ms. Cassell felt mre and mre thirsty. _________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
On the sixth day, she was sptted by Jeremy Vander, a heavy machinery peratr. ___________
英语参考答案
第一部分 听力
1-5 ACABC6-10 BABCC11-15 BAACC16-20 ACABB
第二部分 阅读
第一节
21-25 ACDBC26-30 DDBAC31-35 ADBBA
第二节
36-40 ADFEG
第三部分 语言运用
第一节
41-45 BCDBD46-50 CBAAC51-55 ABDDA
第二节
ccurred57. a58. is rted59. as60. cncentratin
negatively62. cmbined 63. that 64. because 65. hping
第四部分 写作
第一节
The ne-day schl tur sunds wnderful. I wuld like t recmmend Hegang Natinal Mine Park as the destinatin.
As ne f China’s first natinal mine parks, Hegang Natinal Mine Park ffers a unique pprtunity t explre the rich histry f cal mining and witness the transfrmatin f industrial sites int eclgical and cultural landmarks. The park features preserved mining equipment, infrmative exhibits, and the impressive “Eye f the Earth”— a vast pen-pit mine shwcasing gelgical frmatins. Such an immersive experience wuld greatly enhance ur understanding f envirnmental prtectin, industrial heritage, and sustainable develpment.
I sincerely hpe my recmmendatin will be favrably cnsidered, as this visit prmises bth educatinal enrichment and memrable experiences fr all participants.
第二节
As time went n, Ms. Cassell felt mre and mre thirsty. She knew she culd survive withut fd fr a while, but nly a few days withut water. She pened the dr and stretched ut her hand, nly t find she was still abut three feet shrt f the water in the creek. S she gt creative nce again: She tk her favrite sweater and dipped it int the water, letting the pink fabric sak up the water befre pulling it back and wringing it int her muth. As she grew weaker, she drifted in and ut f sleep. Still, she clung t the hpe that smebdy wuld cme t her rescue.
On the sixth day, she was sptted by Jeremy Vander, a heavy machinery peratr. Jeremy was wrking n a cnstructin prject near the bridge when he nticed smething unusual — a flash f reflected light frm belw. Curius, he walked t the edge and peered dwn int the ditch. That’s when he saw the crumpled vehicle and the wrd “HELP” acrss the glass. Jeremy hurried dwn and saw the utline f a mtinless figure inside. Startled, he immediately cntacted emergency services. Help arrived sn after. Thanks t his alertness — and her extrardinary strength — Ms. Cassell was finally pulled frm the wreckage, still alive after thse lng, freezing nights.
听力原文
Text 1
W: S, which white paint are we using in the bathrm, light white r dark white? We need t decide. I’d like t buy light white paint.
M: Hnestly? I can’t tell the difference. I didn’t knw white came in s many different clrs! (1)
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M: Wuld yu like sme chclate? I think I’ve eaten enugh.
W: N, thanks. Iced fruit juice wuld be a better chice. It’s s ht that I dn’t want t eat anything. I’ll stick with my cld drinks! (2)
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W: Nice cup — cute shape!
M: Yes, it’s the last ne thugh. My mm gave me a set f fur glasses. I guess I need t be mre careful nt t break it when washing it! (3)
W: Ha-ha! Yu need t change t paper nes!
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M: I’m ging fr a run at 6:00 a.m. I’ll set my watch and get back at 8:00 a.m. (4)
W: OK. I’ll drp Flrence at schl. They will get a trip this afternn and she’s very excited!
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M: It is s ht utside. We have been waiting fr ne hur. Hw much lnger will it take t get t the mvie theater?
W: I have never seen s much traffic at this time f day. (5) After the mvie, we’ll grab smething t eat.
M: Okay.
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W: I can’t stp watching YuTube vides! (6)
M: I knw hw yu feel.
W: I started watching a vide abut dgs, and nw I’ve watched five vides abut mnkeys, three nes abut cats, and anther tw vides abut peple wh have built tiny hmes. I just can’t stp! (6)
M: That’s what YuTube des t yu. After yu watch a vide, there are always suggestins fr ther vides yu might enjy.
W: Okay, this is the last vide I’m ging t watch. Then I’m ging t the gym. (7)
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W: I’m really enjying walking in the Peak District Natinal Park. I lve seeing the ancient rcks.
M: I was just thinking f the same thing. They’re s interesting.
W: It’s hard t imagine hw lng they’ve been here — maybe thusands and thusands f years.
M: When yu think abut the changes that the planet has gne thrugh, and then realize that these rcks were here all that time... Ww!
W: Yes, peple first lived here 10,000 years ag. Tuching these rcks really feels like tuching histry, desn’t it? It makes me feel quite sad smehw. (9)
M: It must have been a pretty wild place t live.
W: Yes! Peple raised families here and s n — it’s impssible t imagine nw!
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W: Okay, class… Wh remembers what we learned abut the recent measures being taken t prtect ur natural heritage areas? (11)
M: Umm… Well, new laws restrict develpment in prtected areas and utline strnger punishments fr activities that damage r pllute the envirnment.
W: Right. And why is this imprtant? (11)
M: Because these areas prvide hmes fr many unique creatures and plants.
W: Exactly. Fr example, China’s newest Wrld Heritage Site, the Migratry Bird Sanctuaries alng the Cast f the Yellw Sea-Bhai Gulf. Why else?
M: They als have a big rle t play in fighting climate change. (11) Muntain glaciers reflect heat and prvide fresh water, and frests absrb large amunts f carbn.
W: Very gd. Nw, a majr prblem many natural heritage sites experience is the damage caused by s many visitrs. (12) Fr example, Jiuzhaigu Valley Natinal Park has experienced peple littering, picking flwers and disturbing endangered animals.
M: My dad says turism brings wealth t these areas.
W: Well, he’s nt wrng. And peple shuld be able t see and enjy these beautiful sites. Hwever, we mustn’t risk the lng-term health f ur planet fr shrt-term benefits.
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M: Hey, have yu ever dne any vlunteer wrk befre?
W: Yeah. I vlunteered at a charity fd bank last summer. (13) (14)
M: That’s really cl! What was that experience like?
W: It was a real educatin, hnestly. I had n idea hw difficult sme peple’s lives are! Sme f the peple we gave fd t were already wrking tw jbs.
M: I’d lve t vlunteer t, but I dn’t have much time t ffer.
W: Well, I did three shifts a week, (14) each fr abut tw hurs a time. But yu can d whatever wrks fr yu.
M: True. I’m nt sure what type f wrk I’d like t d.
W: Well, there are a lt f different ptins. What abut an animal shelter? Yu’re a big animal fan, right?
M: I am. But it wuld prbably really upset me t have t wrk with sick r dying animals every day.
W: I understand. Well, what abut a cmmunity center? Or a medical center? My friend Alice is part f a vlunteer prgramme at the lcal hspital. (15)
M: Oh, that sunds interesting. What des she d there?
W: I think she des stuff like talking t lnely patients, reading t kids…that srt f thing.
M: That sunds like smething I wuld enjy. (15) Culd yu put me in cntact with her? (15) (16)
W: Sure! I’ll give her yur number. (16)
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