四川省广安中学2025-2026学年高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷

这是一份四川省广安中学2025-2026学年高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷，共12页。试卷主要包含了5 分，满分 7，5 分，满分 37等内容，欢迎下载使用。
第一部分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
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
What's the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
Mther and sn.B. Dctr and patient.C. Teacher and student.
When did Sally start t wrk as ne rganizer f the festival?
Abut 5 years ag.B. Abut 15 years ag.C. Abut 20 years ag.
What's the wman's difficulty?
Finding a rmmate.B. Creating a website.C. Renting a huse.
What are the speakers talking abut?
A big lunch.B. A weekend plan.C. A ftball match.
What des the man say abut the weather?
Clder than expected.B. Suitable fr sightseeing.C. Different frm the frecasts.
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。
Hw much did Philip pay fr his curse?
&55.B.&75.C. &95.
What will Philip d after learning phtgraphy?
Get a jb in it.B. Make it his hbby.C. Buy a new camera.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
At hme.B. In a stre.C. At a htel.
What is the wman asked t d first?
Remve the sheets.B. Empty the rubbish.C. Clean the flr.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 13 题。
What was Rbin's jb in Argentina?
A translatr.B. A tur guide.C. A travelling salesman.
What did Rbin purchase frm the market?
A picture.B, An instrument.C. A recrd.
Hw did Rbin g t the village?
By bus.B. On ft.C. By bat.
What did Rbin like abut his favrite place?
The scenery.B. The peace.C. The wildlife.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。
Why is Jsh ppsed t climbing very tall trees?
They are easy t damage.
They are dangerus t climb.
They are habitats fr animals.
What impressed Jsh abut the grup he recently taught?
Climbing quickly.B. Thinking critically.C. Listening attentively.
What des Jsh expect t d in the future?
Prtect trees in ther areas.
Hld tree climbing cntests.
Further prmte tree climbing.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
Why did Khut g t Arkansas?
T visit a relative.B. T start a new career.C. T buy an apartment.
Wh is the living cmplex built fr?
The unemplyed.B. The disabled.C. The aged.
What is the extra benefit Khut gets frm living in the cmplex?
Playing music lud.B. Hlding a party at night.C. Receiving guests anytime.
Hw des Khut feel in her new neighbrhd?
Cmfrtable.B. Uneasy.C. Lnely.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
If yu’re lking fr new headphnes （头戴式耳机） and want t try smething different, Huse f Marley
culd be a gd chice fr yu. As a cmpany created by the Marley family t carry n Bb Marley’s lve fr bth music and the planet, the cmpany creates attractive and timeless prducts that are gd fr the earth. Tday we tried ut a new type f ver-car headphne which yu culd get with high quality at a really fair price.
Battery
Offering 32 hurs f playback with nise canceling turned ff, and 26 hurs turned n, the headphnes will get yu thrugh several days f listening t gd music withut charging （充电） the batteries. Yu can use them lnger if yu put them n airplane mde. And the quick-charge technlgy will allw yu t enjy a tw-hur playback after just 15 minutes f charging.
Sund
The mst imprtant thing here is the sund. It has a lt f sund quality fr yu t chse frm, with clear sund that will sund great n a classical track. Yu can als design the sund t yur liking n the app.
Material
Made f wd and reusable aluminum （铝）, the headphnes weigh quite a bit but it’s nt t say that they’re uncmfrtable. The special ear pads （衬垫） fit arund the ears clsely, and the underside f the headband als has lts f sft pads s yu can’t feel uncmfrtable even afterhurs f listening. Csts: RRP £199.
If ver-ear headphnes aren’t yur thing, yu can’t g wrng with ur ther excellent prducts.
Which f the fllwing can best describe the prducts f Huse f Marley?
Beautiful.B．Traditinal.
C．Wrld-famus.D．Envirnmentally friendly.
What is special abut the new type f headphne?
It has lng battery life.
It wrks best in airplane mde.
It can be fully charged in 15 minutes.
It can recgnize envirnmental nise easily.
Why are there many sft pads?
T make the headphnes unbreakable.
T make the headphnes lk beautiful.
T make peple feel physically cmfrtable.
T imprve the sund quality f headphnes.
B
Simple sngs are used t teach children imprtant life skills in fun ways. These sngs have the pwer t affect yur child’s life frever: Yu likely remember sngs frm yur childhd that taught yu life lessns and new wrds that yu can prbably still recall t this day. Likewise, the use f sngs in everyday activities can imprve yur child’s ability t learn and memrize new infrmatin.
The rhythmic （有节奏的） structure f language is present in music and speech. When yur child sings sngs they will pick up n natural and unnatural rhythms. Pauses and stressed syllables （音节） r wrds are used in cnversatins t express emtin, and stress key pints in cnversatins. Sngs and rhymes can be used t remember many kinds f infrmatin. Music flds int all areas f the brain, allwing itself t be stred in multiple memry lcatins. The ability t retain infrmatin is increased when the child stres memries int
multiple areas.
Children learn language quicker thrugh sngs rather than lectures. Singing cntributes t shrt-term phrase learning fr unfamiliar terms. If yur child is yung, singing can be an excellent way t teach them unfamiliar wrds and phrases. These shrt-term memry exercises are repeated t turn the learned language int lng-term memry.
Research has fund a significant link between beat-keeping and the ability t read. When yur child keeps a beat, they use the same parts f the brain that are respnsible fr hearing sunds f speech and linking them with letters.
There are small differences in spken language that can greatly impact the ability t read in yung children. Cnsnants （辅音） such as “b” and “p” can be difficult fr a child t distinguish the difference n paper, but their learned ability t assciate small changes in sngs can help them understand the difference between the cnsnants while reading.
Hw d simple sngs benefit children?
By teaching special skills. B．By develping deep thinking. C．By imprving singing skills.D．By prviding lasting effects.
Why are sngs gd fr language learning?
They are mre interesting than talks.
They help with lng-term memry.
They teach difficult expressins.
They are beneficial t brain develpment.
What may happen if a child fails t maintain a beat?
Lss f hearing.B．Bad writing habits.
C．Pr reading ability.D．Less speaking fluency.
What des the text mainly talk abut?
Sngs and brain areas.B．Sngs and cnsnants. C．Sngs and child develpment.D．Sngs and rhythm imprvement.
C
Fr many, Chinese characters seem like cmplex symbls. Hwever, Lena, a 20-year-ld American cllege student, views them in a unique way. T her, each character has its wn stry. She pictures “ren” （persn） as a cat’s face, and “ceng” （nce） as an angry rbt.
Lena gained ppularity when she spent nly 30 minutes drawing “ceng” and psted it n Xiahngshu. Amazingly, this simple drawing gt 40,000 likes vernight. Nw, her creative artwrks raise discussins abut language, art, and cultural exchange.
Grwing up in a diverse cmmunity with many Asians, Lena was surrunded by different languages and cultures. “As a child, I had Chinese friends. I was fascinated by seeing their names n lunch bxes. This language was s new t me, cmpletely different frm Western languages,” Lena remembered. This early curisity remained with her and reappeared in cllege during a US-China relatins curse, which deepened her interest in mdern Chinese culture.
Deep in Xiahngshu, Lena nticed mre characters that lked like varius bjects. She describes herself as imaginative and highly perceptive, ften sptting details thers miss.
Besides drawing, Lena translates all her psts int Chinese t shw respect t her fllwers. Her effrts have helped her make Chinese friends nline, chatting abut daily life and fd. Sme fllwers said Lena understands the beauty f Chinese characters better than many Chinese. “It’s because yu’re used t them,” Lena replied, adding the ppsite is als true. Fr example, she learned frm Chinese friends that “rz” lks like a persn bwing in aplgy, but it means nthing in English. “It’s smething I never thught f. That’s the result f a nn-native lking at unfamiliar characters,” she said.
As Lena plans t share mre character-inspired art n Xiahngshu, her stry shws a truth: language is mre than wrds; it’s abut cnnectin and understanding the wrld frm thers’ perspectives.
Hw did Lena becme ppular n Xiahngshu?
By sharing her daily life in China.
By translating English articles int Chinese.
By having nline chats with Chinese netizens.
By psting creative drawings f Chinese characters.
What deepened Lena’s interest in mdern Chinese culture?
Her Chinese friends.B．A US-China relatins curse.
C．Using Xiahngshu.D．Drawing Chinese characters.
Why did Lena mentin the example “rz”?
T explain learning difficulty.B．T prve fllwers’ ver-praise. C．T shw nn-natives’ unique views.D．T analyze grammar differences.
What is the main idea f the passage?
Lena gains ppularity n Xiahngshu. B．Diverse backgrund fuels Lena’s interest.
Chinese characters: mre than simple symbls.
Creative characters bridge language and culture.
D
Years ag I spke with a 16-year-ld girl wh was cnsidering the idea f having a cmputer cmpanin in the future, and she described the upside t me. It’s nt that the rbt she had imagined was s inspiring. It’s that she had already fund peple t be s disappinting. And nw, fr the first time, she explained t me, peple have ptins. Back then I thught her cmments seemed prescient （预见未来的） . Nw I find them timely.
This girl had grwn up in a time when cnversatinal machines were presented as empathy devices that
culd understand her. And s it seemed natural t her that ther machines wuld expand the range f cnversatin. But there is smething she may have been t yung t understand r, like a lt f us, tend t frget when we talk t machines. These rbts can perfrm empathy in a cnversatin abut yur friend, yur mther, r yur child, but they have n experience f any f these relatinships. Their cnversatins abut life ccupy the realm f the as-if.
In ur manufacturing and marketing f these machines, we encurage children t develp an emtinal tie that is sure t lead t an empathetic dead end. On tp f this, it has becme fashinable fr psychlgists t critique empathy, a unique frm f human cnnectin, just at a time when we are starting relatinships with bjects with nne t give. The cincidence is t cnvenient: children will lse the ability t have empathy if they relate t cnsistently with bjects that cannt frm empathetic ties.
Technlgy challenges us t lk at ur human values. We can try t use technlgy t cure Parkinsn’s r Alzheimer’s, which wuld be a blessing, but that blessing is nt a reasn t mve frm artificial brain enhancement
t artificial intimacy （亲密）.
And yet that is the kind f talk that ne hears these days. The narrative begins with the idea that cmpassinate rbts wuld be “better than nthing”, better because there aren’t enugh peple t teach, lve, and tend t peple. But that idea quickly shifts int anther: rbts wuld be better than almst anything. Unlike peple, they wuld nt abandn yu r get sick and die. They might nt be capable f lve, but they wn’t break yur heart.
Frm better than nthing t better than anything. These are statins n ur vyage t frgetting what it means t be human. But the frgetting begins lng befre we have a rbt cmpanin in place; it begins when we even think f putting ne in place. T build the rbts, we must first rebuild urselves as peple ready t be their cmpanins.
Being human tday is abut the struggle t remain genuinely empathetic. Ourselves-t remember why it matters, t remember what we cherish. These says, t be human is t keep ne’s mind n the glry that ne is.
The authr mentins the 16-year-ld girl mainly t
draw a cmparisnB．prvide an example
C．evaluate a cmmentD．uncver a prblem
What can be inferred frm Paragraph 3?
Technlgy unexpectedly advances empathy studies. B．Psychlgists accidentally ignre the needs f children.
The criticism f empathy is scientifically valid but prly timed.
The tech industries may benefit frm the timing f psychlgical cycles?
Which f the fllwing statements might the authr agree with?
Technlgical prgress clarifies human values thrugh challenges. B．Artificial intimacy reflects technlgical prgress yet threatens empathy. C．Technlgy’s medical benefits justify its applicatin in emtinal dmains. D．Future technlgies like AI cmpanins require stricter mral regulatins.
Which wuld be the best title fr the passage?
Empathy at Risk: Psychlgy’s New Frntier
Why Humans Prefer Rbts: An Analysis f Scial Failure
Faking Intimacy: When Machines Decrease Our Humanity
The Rise f Rbt Cmpanins: A Technlgical Revlutin
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。
Taking a break frm scial media desn’t mean discnnecting frever. 36. Here are sme tips n hw t achieve that.
Limit yur scial media time
Cmpletely cutting ff scial media may be unrealistic fr yu. 37. One study revealed that cutting back n scial media usage t 30 minutes a day can increase user awareness, while imprving bth md and fcus. In additin, participants experienced a significant reductin in anxiety, sleep issues, and feelings f lneliness.
Mnitr yur scial media engagement
Mnitr yur nline time and level f engagement. Cnsider dwnlading an app n yur smartphne and ther devices t track daily r weekly time spent n scial media platfrms. 38. Frm there, yu can determine whether yur level f scial media engagement is affecting yur mental and daily functining, whether yu’re meeting yur gals, and whether yu need t make sme changes.
39
Plan yur nline activity by setting a specific time frame fr engagement. Fr example, try checking emails nly twice a day, r lgging in t scial media accunts nly n weekends. Sme studies have indicated that taking a scheduled breather frm yur smartphne and ther digital devices can reduce stress levels, increase cncentratin, imprve prductivity, and bst yur daily functining.
Increase face-t-face interactins
40 . As a result, it can negatively impact yur mental health. Having in-persn cnversatins, making eye cntact, giving smene a high five, etc. are all aspects f the human experience. As such, fcusing n yur current relatinships, reaching ut t friends and relatives, enhancing yur scial （in-persn） life, vlunteering, and s frth can develp a healthier mindset, bst yur md, and leave yu feeling mre satisfied
Use scial media cnstructively
Schedule yur scial media activity C．Instead, try reducing yur digital cnsumptin
This can prvide yu with accurate user data and patterns
Spending t much time nline can decrease ffline interactins
Fcus n maintaining a nutritius diet, regular bdy mvement, a rutine sleep schedule
It’s simply a purpseful act f self-adjusting yur nline activity t reshape a healthier user pattern
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 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
My family went n hliday fr a week this summer. I was surprised t learn the sleeping 41 fr the night — my yung daughter had agreed t sleep in a first-flr bedrm by herself.
As we 42 , we discussed the deer we had 43 n ur way. “I hpe we culd see a bear r tw this 44!” my wife shuted. At bedtime, my wife and I went t the upstairs rm, and my parents-in-law （岳父母） headed fr a 45 n the first flr. My wife and I were abut t sleep when ur daughter appeared with a （n） 46 lk n her face. She said a 47 was scratching （刮出刺耳声） at her windw. I decided it wuld be the best if I slept dwnstairs and my daughter shared the rm with my wife.
On my way dwn, I passed my father-in-law, asleep in frnt f the 48.
41．A．plicies
B．schedules
C．arrangements
D．rutines
42．A．calmed dwn
B．brke dwn
C．settled in
D．lked dwn
43．A．sht
B．sptted
C．tracked
D．hunted
44．A．week
B．mnth
C．evening
D．year
45．A．garage
B．bedrm
C．kitchen
D．bathrm
46．A．cnfused
B．wrried
C．delighted
D．embarrassed
47．A．deer
B．dg
C．bear
D．cat
I was in bed nly a few minutes when I heard a tap n the windw utside. Smething was indeed ut there. 49, it wasn’t a bear — I tld myself. I fell asleep sn. Sme time later, I was 50 by a strange sund. I saw a large 51 in the drway and frze as it 52 clser t me. I realized what it was — nly after my father-in-law bent dwn t give me a kiss. “It’s David.” My father-in-law jumped back. We laughed 53 at the awkward mment, and I explained his granddaughter’s bedrm 54 I tld him that the nly thing 55 than a bear attack was Papa Bear cming in t kiss me gdnight.
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。
New Year pictures, ancient Chinese flk art, are well knwn. Chinese peple have the custm f sticking up New Year pictures 56 （celebrate） the Spring Festival. This dates frm the Sng Dynasty. The custm is 57 （particular） ppular in the vast cuntryside, 58 every husehld will be busy cleaning the whle huse and sticking 59 （clr） pictures r paper cuttings n their drs, windws, walls, and stves.
Traditinal New Year pictures, usually 60 （create） by the blck printing methd, are famus fr simple lines, brilliant clrs and scenes f prsperity. The methd 61 （ make） up f several steps: drawing, blck engraving, printing, and clring. The finished pictures, therefre, have the features f bth wdcut prints and Chinese paintings, 62 （give） rise t a special branch in traditinal flk art.
The themes expressed in New Year pictures, cver a wide range, frm a plump baby hlding a fish t Shuxing, frm landscapes t birds and flwers, frm the plughing cattle in spring t rich harvests in autumn. Human figures ften shw artistic exaggeratin （夸张）, but63 message in all pictures is always gd luck,
64 （happy） r ther nice things regarding the wish f the peple. 65 the imprvement f printing
technlgies, there is mre and mre new material fr New Year pictures.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
假定你是李华，你校正在进行“外国人在中国的文化体验”的研究项目。请给你在太极学习班上认识的英国朋友 David 写一封邮件，邀请他接受采访。内容包括：
项目介绍；
采访相关事宜。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作答。
Dear David,
48．A．televisin
B．huse
C．dr
D．habitat
49．A．Otherwise
B．Therefre
C．Hwever
D．Mrever
50．A．prtested
B．interrupted
C．impressed
D．awakened
51．A．insect
B．persn
C．animal
D．figure
52．A．climbed
B．inched
C．jumped
D．rlled
53．A．nervusly
B．earnestly
C．secretly
D．abslutely
54．A．preference
B．applicatin
C．switch
D．ptin
55．A．stranger
B．funnier
C．prettier
D．scarier
Yurs,
Li Hua
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。
In a small village in western Maharashtra, India, a yung by named Parashram Patil grew up n a cashew
（ 腰果） farm. His parents were illiterate and he had little interest in schl. Labeled as the “bad by f the village”, he spent his days playing in the fields and helping his parents with their cashew farm. The rich smell f cashew apples filled the air, and he wuld ften sit with his grandmther in the evenings, rasting cashew kernels ver a fire. Despite the beauty f his surrundings, Parashram’s future seemed glmy: mst f the villagers believed he wuld end up like cuntless thers, wrking the land with n future beynd farming.
But Parashram’s mther had ther hpes. Knwing that educatin was the key t a better life, she frced him t g t schl every day. Her persistence eventually paid ff. When he reached class 12, Parashram had a mment f realisatin. He saw the disappintment in his parents’ eyes and the lack f respect he received frm thers. He knew he had t change.
Parashram wrked hard t cmplete his high schl classes. Despite his pr grades and financial difficulties, he decided t apply fr higher studies in a university. The dds were against him, but he tk a chance. Weeks went by with n news and he almst gave up hpe. Then, n the last day f admissin, he made ne last visit t the university t see fr himself. T his surprise, he fund his name n the list. He had been accepted, but he still had t pay his fees. With n mney and n ne t turn t, he was n the verge f tears when an ffice by nticed him and encuraged him t speak t the head f the department.
Dr. Patil, the head f the department, listened t Parashram’s stry. When he heard that Parashram was frm Gudewadi, he immediately understd the challenges he had faced, fr Dr. Patil himself was als frm the same area. He paid Parashram’s admissin fee n the spt, an act f kindness that changed Parashram’s life frever.
注意：
续写词数应为 150 左右；
请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At university, surrunded by ambitius peers, he embraced learning and decided t pursue a PhD．
Nw Parashram’s research n cashew receives glbal recgnitin.
参考答案
1-5 CBABB 6-10 BBCAC 11-15 AABAC 16-20 CBCAA
Dear David,
Hw is everything ging? I am writing t invite yu t an interview fr ur schl research prject — Cultural Experiences f Freigners in China.
This prject is aimed t explre hw freigners perceive and adapt t Chinese culture. The findings will be cllected and shared t prmte crss-cultural understanding. The interview will be held in the schl library at 3
p.m. this Friday fr abut 30 minutes, during which time we’ll briefly intrduce the prject and then yu will be asked t answer several questins, mainly fcusing n yur Tai Chi learning experience and the cultural shcks yu’ve encuntered in China. Yur insights will surely enrich ur research.
Lking frward t yur participatin.
Yurs, Li Hua
At university, surrunded by ambitius peers, he embraced learning and decided t pursue a PhD. He chse t fcus his research n cashew farming, a subject clse t his heart. He always remembered sitting with his grandmther rasting cashew nuts. Cashew farming was the main surce f incme fr the villagers, but cashew farmers faced many difficulties. He wanted t imprve their lives and find better slutins fr prductin. He put all his energy int it. After facing cuntless challenges, frm financial hardship t failed experiments, his persistent research eventually led t breakthrughs.
Nw Parashram’s research n cashew receives glbal recgnitin. His wrk has nt nly brught him persnal success, but has als helped the farmers in his village. When he shared his achievements with his parents, their pride was immense. The by nce labeled a “bad by” had becme a symbl f hpe and determinatin.
Reflecting n his jurney, Parashram can’t help but express great respect and gratitude t his mther and Dr. Patil, withut whse perseverance and generus help he wuld nt be where he is tday. His stry is als a testament t the pwer f educatin and perseverance in the face f adversity.
21．D
22．A
23．C
24．D
25．B
26．C
27．C
28．D
29．B
30．C
31．D
32．D
33．D
34．B
35．C
36．G
37．C
38．D
39．B
40．E
41．C
42．C
43．B
44．A
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听力材料
第一部分 听力
Text 1
W: Yu lk pale. Yu'd better see a dctr befre yu g fr yur camp. Shall I call yur mther t pick yu up? M: It's s kind f yu. N wnder my classmates like yu s much.
Text 2
M: Sally, hw lng have yu been invlved with the music festival?
W: I remember it being set up first sme 20 years ag. After five years f its creatin, I was asked t jin the team f rganizers, and I can't imagine ever stpping nw.
Text 3
M: Hi, Crystal. Is yur plan finalized fr this summer?
W: Except fr wh t live with. I decide t shate my rm like yu d. Where did yu find infrmatin? M: There are several websites. Yu can first what yu need nline.
Text 4
M: Mary, what d yu want t d n Saturday mrning,when Carls cmes?
W: Well, Eric, we culd g t the museum and then treat him t lunch. There's a gd ftball match n Sun-day. He' ll like that.
Text 5
W: What was the weather like there?
M: Well, it was winter, but mrnings were nt that cld.Every day they said n the radi that it wuld be sunny later and sure enugh, it was! S, I went sightseeing every day.
Text 6
W: Hell, Philip. Is yur phtgraphy curse in the eve-ning?
M: Yes. The lessns start at a quarter t seven. I have just enugh time t eat. W: Hw much are they?
M: My ten-week curse is usually 95 punds. But it cst me 75 punds because I'm a student. There's als a five-week curse fr 55 punds.
W: What are yu ging t d after the curse?
M: There aren't many jbs fr phtgraphers. It' ll be my hbby. I can use my father's camera but I' ll have t buy a lt f film.
Text 7
M: Gd mrning, Christina. I' ve seen the rms yu cleaned this week. They lk really great. W: Thank yu. I think I wrk t slwly.
M: Mst f ur staff has been cleaning rms fr years.Yu' re still new. But, there are a few tricks t speed things up. Once yu' re in the rm, what's the first thing yu d?
W: I usually empty the garbage.
M: It might help t take the sheets ff first. Often, yu find garbage under the bedcver t pick up, r maybe a stuffed ty a child left behind.
W: Then, I culd clean everything withut tripping n the blankets they left n the flr. M: That's right.
Text 8
W: Rbin, yu' ve travelled t Argentina fr yur wrk. D yu knw it well?
M: S well that I culd be a tur guide MI wanted! I speak fluent Spanish, s I dn't need anyne t translate fr me. My jb invlves travelling arund selling prducts fr my ertspaint.
W: And when did yu g during yur last visit t Argenti-Lua?
M: Well, I went t a wnderful market that sld everything frm mdern musical instruments t ld recrds f tra-ditinal music, which I cllect. I came hme with a beautiful painting f the area.
W: And what else did yu d?
M: Well, I went t a beautiful village n the cast. L tk the bus there. And a friendly villager tk ne dwn the river in his bat and shwed me arund it.
W: D yu have a favrite place in Argentina?
M: Definitely. It's a muntain near Buens Aires. But when I went there, it was very misty and the sun was just risine. I' bere were n birds r animals abut. It was ttally spidet, and I lved that. I shall g back ne day.
Text 9
W: Jsh, d yu ften teach peple hw t climb really tall trees?
M: With safety equipment and methds, experts can get them up withut injuring themselves. There are birds,insects and small plants living at the tp f them which, f curse, peple wuld like t get clse t.But extremely tall trees are als extremely ld and can be easily harmed. They shuld be left alne as much as pssible. W: What srt f peple d yu usually teach?
M: Well, the majrity are just rdinary peple. I' ve re-cently finished a curse fr sme 15-year-lds. Teenag-ers smetimes get criticized fr nt paying attentin t what instructrs like me say. But this grup were very attentive. They picked up the basic skills quite easily.
W: Have yu ever participated in tree climbing cmpeti-tins? And what's yur future plan?
M: Nt yet. I' ll cntinue t run curses teaching peple t climb trees. Tree climbing desn't have t be restricted t this cuntry either. As a gd leisure activity, it has plenty f ptential in ther places t, I'm sure.
W: OK, Jsh. Thanks very much. Text 10
When 19-year-ld Madisn Khut was mving frmOklahma t Arkansas, she was searching fr an affrdable tw-bedrm apartment t call hme. She came acrss a listing fr $350 a mnth nline and immediately signed the cntract withut visiting it in persn. When she mved in days later, she discvered that she had mved int a senir living cmplex. “I was busy finding a jb and setting up my apartment. I didn't even ntice that!” Khut recalled.
Luckily, it's been mre psitive than she culd have imagined. One extra brus is that she is able t play music as lud as she likes, since sme f her neighbrs are hard f hearing and mst f them are asleep by the time she gets hme. Khut has always been warmly welcmed by the ther residents, and sme f them have even invited her ver fr dinner and left snacks at her dr. Khut says,“It's like having extra sets f grandparents.”