江苏省无锡市江阴市三校2026届高三上学期12月月考 英语试卷（含答案）

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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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What des the wman suggest ding at the mment?
A. Taking a taxi.B. Driving t the cinema.C. Calling the mechanic.
2. What will the speakers d tmrrw?
A. G t the beach.B. Stay at hme.C. D sme shpping.
3. Wh will the wman stay with tmrrw?
A. The man.B. Her grandparents.C. Christina.
4.Hw des the man find Jack?
A. He lacks related experience.
B. He desn't have technical skills.
C. He isn't a gd team player.
5. When des the yga class begin?
A. At 2:40.B. At 3:00.C. At 3:20.
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。每段对话或独白读两道。
听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。
6. Why des the man talk t the wman?
A. T remind her f a deadline.
B. T check n an arrangement.
C. T make a suggestin.
7. What will the wman prbably d next?
A. Send an email.B. Call a client.C. Rearrange the schedule.
听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。
8. Why did the wman visit Sarah?
A. T discuss a prject.B. T put frward a prpsal.C. T shw cncern fr her health.
9. What is the man ging t d tmrrw?
A. Chair a meeting.B. Send Sarah flwers.C. Take ver Sarah's duty.
10. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Neighbrs.B. Classmates.C. Wrkmates.
听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。
11. What did the wman say abut playing the guitar?
A. It helped her make friends.
B. It made her feel mre relaxed.
C. It inspired her t learn music.
12. Why did the man decide t learn the vilin?
A. T please his grandfather. B. T fllw his classmates. C. T pursue his interest in it.
13. What d we knw abut the wman?
A. She takes music as a career.
B. She regrets chsing the vilin.
C. She prefers rck music nw.
听第9段材料, 回答第14至17题。
14. What inspired the man's latest artwrk cllectin?
A. His childhd memries. B. The appeal f city life.C. His travel experiences.
15.Hw can we describe the cllectin?
A. Simple.B. Rugh.C. Innvative.
16. Why is the man planning t teach wrkshps?
A. T prmte his upcming prjects.
B. T share his knwledge with the cmmunity.
C. T encurage thers t imprve the technique.
17.What is the wman ding?
A. Evaluating an artist.B. Interviewing an artist.C. Learning frm an artist.
听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。
18. What has Grace been ding fr the past ten years?
A. Prmting fishing.
B. Creating internatinal prgrams.
C. Engaging in eclgical cnservatin.
19. What des Grace think is mst essential in her wrk?
A. Gd partnership.B. Scientific research.C. Advanced technlgy.
20.Hw will Grace end her sharing?
A. By intrducing new techniques.B. By presenting her wrk.C. By answering sme questins.
第二部分 阅读理解 (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)
A
Grading Plicies fr Intrductin t Literature
Grading Scale
90-100, A; 80-89, B; 70-79, C; 60-69, D; Belw 60, E.
Essays (60%)
Yur fur majr essays will cmbine t frm the main part f the grade fr this curse: Essay 1 = 10%; Essay 2 = 15%; Essay 3 = 15%; Essay 4 = 20%.
Grup Assignments (30%)
Students will wrk in grups t cmplete fur assignments (作业) during the curse. All the assignments will be submitted by the assigned date thrugh Blackbard, ur nline learning and curse management system.
Daily Wrk/In-Class Writings and Tests/Grup Wrk/Hmewrk (10%)
Class activities will vary frm day t day, but students must be ready t cmplete shrt in-class writings r tests drawn directly frm assigned readings r ntes frm the previus class’s lecture/discussin, s it is imprtant t take careful ntes during class. Additinally, frm time t time I will assign grup wrk t be cmpleted in class r shrt assignments t be cmpleted at hme, bth f which will be graded.
Late Wrk
An essay nt submitted in class n the due date will lse a letter grade fr each class perid it is late. If it is nt turned in by the 4th day after the due date, it will earn a zer. Daily assignments nt cmpleted during class will get a zer. Shrt writings missed as a result f an excused absence will be accepted.
21. Where is this text prbably taken frm?
A. A textbk.B. An exam paper.C. A curse plan.D. An academic article.
22. Hw many parts is a student’s final grade made up f?
A. Tw.B. Three.C. Fur.D. Five.
23. What will happen if yu submit an essay ne week after the due date?
A. Yu will receive a zer.B. Yu will lse a letter grade.
C. Yu will be given a test.D. Yu will have t rewrite it.
B
A few years ag, we bught a Leg Taj Mahal (泰姬陵) fr my dad’s birthday, hping t cmbine his lve fr architecture with family time.
Each evening, my dad and I gathered arund the large dining table t build the mdel. We faced thusands f tiny white pieces, each packaged with precisin in numbered plastic bags, accmpanied by a thick instructin bk. The evenings passed quickly, and the building rse befre ur eyes. We culd see ur effrts prducing gd results, and as we turned t the bring task f rdering the clred bricks n the building’s flr, ur cnversatin t tk a turn.
We were amazed by hw cmplex the mdel was and its instructin bk. We realized the bk itself was a wrk f art, beautiful, but als surprisingly detailed and clear. It prvided us with the cmfrt f certainty. We knew if we fllwed all the instructins, we wuld end up with a mdel that lked exactly like the picture n the bx. If we made a mistake, all we had t d was t repeat ur steps and start again.
Life, hwever, des nt fit tgether s neatly and rarely prvides us with such clear instructins. We talked ver ur respective lives, decisins made, and actins and chices never taken. Dad reflected n a life well lived, and I, in my mid-thirties, n the uncertain path that lay ahead.
Here, we were the expert architects ding the assembling (组装), but ut in the wrld, we were the nes being assembled. We think we’re in cntrl, but ur chices are shaped by frces beynd ur cntrl. In the face f uncertainty, we have t prceed, trusting bth in the prcess and the end result.
Smetimes, n the days I return hme, I g t the spare rm t lk at the cmpleted Leg mdel, which brings frth a sense f happiness and cmfrt. It reminds me that life is built slwly, with mistakes, an element f uncertainty and n instructin bk. It shws that cnsideratin, warmth and faith will result in a life well lived. Life itself is nt abut what we materially create r leave behind, but rather hw we lived it.
24. Which can best describe the authr’s experience f building the Leg mdel?
A. Simple and uninteresting.B. Imaginative and enjyable.
C. Cmplicated and rewarding.D. Challenging and discuraging.
25. What des the authr learn frm assembling the Leg mdel?
A. Life requires t be planned carefully.B. Life desn’t cme with clear guidance.
C. Mistakes in life can always be crrected.D. Life’s uncertainty makes it mre exciting.
26. Hw des the authr suggest we deal with uncertainty in life?
A. By aviding making any chice.B. By fcusing n instant end results.
C. By seeking instructins frm thers.D. By mving frward with cnfidence.
27. What des the cmpleted Leg mdel mean t the authr?
A. The value f hard wrk in life.B. The achievement f life gals.
C. The jurney f living ne’s life.D. The jy f staying with families.
C
Mre than 1,000 metres belw the surface f the ceans, darkness dminates. Marine creatures rely n sund fr navigatin, cmmunicatin, and searching fr fd. Hwever, this way f life has cme under threat frm shipping, cntributing t a rise in underwater vlume f apprximately 3.3 decibels(分贝) per decade. The trend shws little sign f levelling ff.
With rughly 90% f trade relying n shipping, quieting the cean thrugh reductins in shipping itself is untenable. While efficiency imprvements f shipping may cut nise, experts say mre is needed. That is why technlgies like mdified prpellers(螺旋桨) and nise-reducing materials are being develped t help humans and marine life cexist.
Much f the underwater nise a ship prduces cmes frm its prpeller. Spinning blades (桨叶) create lw pressure, causing the water t bil and prduce bubbles, a prcess knwn as cavitatin(空化现象).When thse bubbles cllapse, a lw-frequency nise is prduced, disrupting the mvements f marine lives.
One slutin, being develped by researchers at the University f British Clumbia, integrates flexible plymers(聚合物) int the metal prpeller blades, allwing their tips t bend and twist. This mvement prevents bubbles frm frming and thereby reduces the nise the blades prduce. Based n simulatins, the design culd reduce cavitatin nise by 20 decibels. Dr Jaiman says researchers intend t start testing a mdel next year.
Cavitatin can als be reduced by increasing the number f bubbles, rather than reducing them. Researchers at MARIN, a Dutch research institute, have blwn bubbles nt a prpeller’s blades, which can dampen the resulting nise. Mdel-scale tests f this system shwed a 12-decibel decrease in lw-frequency nise. But shipping nise des nt cme nly frm the prpeller, with rughly 20% cming frm engines and generatrs. T reduce this, MARIN researchers have experimented with a bubble screen generated frm tubes psitined in belts arund the utside f the ship. These bubbles prevent nise frm spreading.
28.Which best explains the underlined wrd “untenable” in paragraph 2?
A. Impractical.B. Unavailable.C. Unstable.D. Immeasurable.
29.What is the main surce f underwater nise frm ships?
A. The spinning blades.B. The prcess f cavitatin.
C. The engines and generatrs.D. The bubbles generated by ships
30. What slutin is being develped at MARIN?
A. Bsting ship efficiency.B. Creating flexible blade tips.
C. Generating mre bubbles n blades.D. Using quieter engines and generatrs.
31.What’s the passage mainly abut?
A. Strategies t prevent ships frm making nise.
B. Innvatins t minimize underwater ship nise.
C. Adapted prpeller designs t restre undersea quiet.
D. Negative impacts f underwater nise n marine life.
D
The idea that night wls wh dn’t g t bed until the early hurs struggle t get anything dne during the day may have t be revised. It turns ut that staying up late culd be gd fr ur brain pwer as research suggests that peple wh identify as night wls culd be sharper than thse wh g t bed early.
Researchers led by academics at Imperial Cllege Lndn studied data frm the UK Bibank study n mre than 26,000 peple wh had cmpleted intelligence, reasning, reactin time and memry tests. They then examined hw participants’ sleep duratin, quality, and chrntype affected brain perfrmance. They fund that thse wh stay up late and thse classed as “intermediate” had “superir cgnitive functin”, while mrning larks had the lwest scres. Ging t bed late is strngly assciated with creative types. Artists, authrs and musicians knwn t be night wls include James Jyce and Lady Gaga.
But while pliticians like Barack Obama famusly seemed t thrive n little sleep, the study fund that sleep duratin is imprtant fr brain functin, with thse getting between seven and nine hurs f shut-eye each night perfrming best in cgnitive tests. Prf Daqing Ma, the c-leader f the study, added, “We fund that sleep duratin has a direct effect n brain functin, and we believe that actively managing sleep patterns is really imprtant fr bsting and safeguarding the way ur brains wrk. We’d ideally like t see plicy interventins t help sleep patterns imprve in the general ppulatin.”
Sme experts, hwever, urged cautin in interpreting the findings. Jessica Chelekis, a sleep expert at Brunel University Lndn, said there were “imprtant limitatins” t the study as the research did nt accunt fr educatin attainment, r include the time f day the cgnitive tests were cnducted in the results. The main value f the study was challenging steretypes arund sleep, she added.
32.What can be learned abut the new research?
A. It advcates a new trend f sleep patterns.B. It reveals mst night wls have sharp brains.
C. It suggests staying up enhances brain pwer.D. It challenges cmmn belief abut night wls.
33. Why are James Jyce and Lady Gaga mentined in paragraph 2?
A. T prvide examples f intermediate peple.
B. T suggest mst successful artists are night wls.
C. T prve artists have superir cgnitive functin.
D. T shw the link between late hurs and creativity.
34. Which statement will Prf Daqing Ma prbably agree with?
A. All sleep lengths equally imprve brain functin.
B. Parents shuldn’t intervene children’s sleep pattern.
C. Schls shuld start later t fit teens’ bdy clcks.
D. Sleep duratin is mre imprtant than sleep quality.
35. What is the authr’s attitude twards the new study?
A. Objective.B. SkepticalC. AppreciativeD. Critical
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。
Turning the Page: Steps t Create a New Chapter in Yur Life
Life is like a jurney with ups and dwns. What matters is the way yu tackle each situatin. 36 Here’s hw yu can create a new chapter in yur life.
● Learn frm thers.
There is ne cmmn mistake that many f us make: when dealing with a prblem r situatin, we try t g thrugh all f it n ur wn. 37 When yu start learning and depending n thers, yu ntice the different patterns which made them successful.
● Try everything in yur hands.
Smetimes we might feel that we have tried ut s much and still nthing is wrking ut fr us. I knw that situatin as I have been there. I wuld say this ne thing t yu: giving up is easy, but cntinuing with the pain is hard but wrth it. The nly wrkable slutin that I wuld ffer yu is t think utside the bx. Try slutins that yu never ever dreamed f. 38
● Let g f yur past.
We must frgive urselves s that we can easily begin the next chapter. We did ur best in that time. It was certainly the right thing t d but it didn’t wrk ut and that wasn’t yur fault. Frgive yurself and begin anew. 39 It is what makes us humans.
● 40
Mst peple get busy ding the things that dn’t get them anywhere. In stressful situatins, peple even seek unhealthy ways t relieve the stress. Remember t live in reality t make sensible and favrable chices fr yurself. Dn’t fllw the path t anger and destry what is gd fr yu. Picture yur gals in yur mind and make sensible steps twards them with each passing day. Let nthing stand in yur way.
A. D what actually wrks.
B. Everyne makes mistakes.
C. Live in the present mment.
D. They might actually make things better fr yu.
E. It is essential fr yu t turn the page and create a new chapter.
F. Hwever, humans are scial beings and we have t interact with each ther.
G. Whether it is a sweet lve stry r a serius life struggle, yu must learn t mve n.
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。
Years ag, I faced a significant challenge with my water bills. As a single man living in my wn huse, I was astnished by the 41 amunts I had t pay. A wise ld neighbr suggested that I dig a 42 . Fllwing his advice, I hired an engineer wh marked several 43 n my prperty where he believed we culd find water. Hwever, after digging multiple hles withut success, I became quite 44 and almst gave up n the idea.
But then, a saying 45 t my mind: “When the ging gets tugh, the tugh gets ging.” This 46 me t push thrugh, s I encuraged the engineer t keep digging. After 47 mre than 1000 feet int the earth, we finally made it.
This entire experience served as a meaningful 48 fr me: in life, we’re all like individuals digging fr wells, whether it’s in building relatinships, chasing ur dreams, r cnstructing ur futures. 49 , we might feel like we’re putting in all ur time, effrt, and energy withut seeing any 50 results. Hwever, if we 51 with it and keep digging, we might find that we’re just mments away frm the blessings and rewards we’ve been wrking s hard fr.
S, keep digging in yur wn life. Dn’t give up, even when things are 52 .Yu are wrthy f achieving yur gals. And when yu finally reach them, celebrate yur success and let everyne 53 yur wrth. Keep pushing frward, and yu’ll find the water yu’re 54 . Remember, every drp cunts, and every 55 yu make is a step twards yur ultimate gal.
41. A. frmalB. rdinaryC. enrmusD. extra
42. A. pndB. channelC. wellD. hle
43. A. prblemsB. recrdsC. directinsD. spts
44. A. busyB. upsetC. wrriedD. tired
45. A. sprangB. adaptedC. turnedD. referred
46. A. expectedB. frcedC. mtivatedD. required
47. A. drppingB. searchingC. fallingD. sinking
48. A. exampleB. cnceptC. principleD. lessn
49. A. InsteadB. SmetimesC. TherefreD. Regularly
50. A. unusualB. necessaryC. bviusD. remaining
51. A. stickB. agreeC. cnflictD. cmpare
52. A. wrngB. hardC. readyD. pssible
53. A. challengeB. recgnizeC. revealD. dminate
54. A. savingB. buyingC. drinkingD. seeking
55. A. effrtB. decisinC. judgmentD. prmise
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。
Master Mfaume, wh heads the biggest kung fu temple in Tanzania, has becme a scial-media sensatin, with shrt films f himself and his students shwing ff 56 (they) lightning mves. TikTk vides that display them whizzing alng walls r fighting bullies have wn 184,000 57 (like). Master Mfaume says mre and mre Tanzanians want t take up the sprt. “Peple are starting t learn kung fu eagerly, and 58 number f students is increasing significantly.”
Kung fu was 59__ (riginal) brught t Africa in the 1970s by a Chinese knwn as Mr. Ming. He ppularized Bruce Lee’s martial arts, 60 (screen) films in shabby cinemas in Suth Africa, 61 audience lved his message f ppsitin t white supremacy, cheering as he destryed the ffensive sign in the film. Since then, kung fu 62 (evlve) int a distinct African film style. It is Nllywd, Nigeria’s film industry 63 has prduced numerus lw-budget kung fu mvies.
Kung fu clubs are pening acrss the cntinent, 64 Cape Twn’s Shalin Kung Fu Institute f Suth Africa t the Ten Tigers f Nile Chinese Wushu Kung-fu Training Club in Ethipia’s capital, Addis Ababa. Zambia recently hsted the first African Shalin Kung Fu Games, with ver 150 fighters frm 23 cuntries. ____65 (rt) in the traditins f Chinese culture, kung fu has becme a glbal phenmenn, celebrated and adapted by cmmunities acrss Africa.
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，上周你参加了学校组织的“走进新农村（Explring New Rural China）”研学活动。请你给新西兰朋友Oliver写一封邮件分享这次经历，内容包括：
(1)你的见闻；(2)你的感想。
注意：
(1)写作词数应为80左右；
(2)请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Oliver,









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。 续写的词数应为150左右。
The ld wrkshp dr creaked pen. Clara walked in quietly. Her shes stepped n wd shavings (包花) that sparkled in the sunlight, Thrugh the dusty windws, the mrning light shne n Grandfather’s rugh hands. He was gluing a maple chair leg.
The wall calendar still shwed January. Its yellwed pages were curling, just like dry leaves. An pen rder bk lay n the desk. February’s page was empty. There had been n new rders since mid-January, Clara held her breath and recrded Grandfather with her phne. She fcused n his quick hands as he measured angles with a metal ruler.“This might help him,”she thught, eager t shw hw skilled he was.
Hwever, when she psted the vide nline, negative cmments flded in.“Old ways fr a dying business!” “N wnder the business is failing!”Saddened, Clara deleted the vide quickly. A spider crawled ver the empty rder bk. Its blank pages shwed nt many peple wanted handmade things these days.
“Want t see my treasure?”Grandpa’s vice brke the silence. He pened a leather album filled with pencil sketches (草图) like library chairs frm 1958 and park benches frm 1962. faded pht slipped ut: a smiling by missing tw teeth was grinning at the camera, hlding a curved (弯曲的) spn prudly .
“Timmy, my frmer student,”Grandfather smiled, tuching the curve f the spn in the pht.“Nw he designs furniture fr tall buildings. Last mnth’s newspaper had an article abut his curved stairs. It was inspired by this very spn.”He tapped the pht, adding,“Machines make things fast, but hands remember stries.”
Clara lked at the pht - the curved spn, Timmy’s smile, and Grandpa’s yung handwriting n the back: Timmy’s first repair, age 7. Beside her, fresh wd shavings were shining.“Stries must be tld.”Clara murmured, taking ut her phne again. This time, she aimed t share nt just the wrk, but the stry behind it.
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。
The next mrning, Clara upladed a new vide._________________________________________________
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A week later, Timmy, nw a famus furniture designer, walked in the wrkshp.__________________________
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江阴市三校2025-2026学年度第一学期12月联合考试
英语答案
听力(每题1.5分,满分30分)
1-5 AABAB6-10 BACBC11-15 ACACC16-20 BBCAC
阅读(每题2.5分,满分37.5分)
21-23 CBA 24-27 CBDC 28-31 AACB 32-35 DDCA
七选五(每题2.5分,满分12.5分)
36-40 GFDBA
完型(每题1分,满分15分)
41-45 CCDBA 46-50 CDDBC 51-55 ABBDA
语法短文填空(每题1.5分,满分12.5分)
56. their 57. likes 58. the 59. riginally
60. screening61.where 62. has evlved 63. that
64. frm 65. Rted
应用文(满分15分)
Dear Oliver,
Hw have yu been? I’m excited t share the study tur “Explring New Rural China” rganized by ur schl last week.
The village we visited was a shining example f rural revitalizatin. What left the deepest impressin n me was the high-tech farm, where advanced technlgies such as drip irrigatin and drnes were being utilized. Additinally, lcal artisans shwcased their centuries-ld bamb weaving techniques, creating exquisite artwrks that are sld glbally thrugh e-cmmerce platfrms.
This eye-pening experience reshaped my understanding f rural China. I realized that technlgical advancements are nt nly breathing new life int villages but als maintaining cultural cntinuity. I’m genuinely prud f the rural develpment in ur cuntry.
Hpe yu can visit China’s cuntryside smeday t experience its unique charm firsthand!
Yurs,
Li Hua
读后续写(满分25分)
Paragraph 1:
The next mrning, Clara upladed a new vide. This time, her camera swept acrss the leather album’s sketches f Timmy’s curved spn and lingered n a yellwed newspaper clipping featuring his icnic stairs. As Grandfather narrated their stry, she zmed in n his hands - wrinkled yet steady - shaping a piece f wd int art. The vide ended with his vice, “Hands remember stries machines frget.” By nn, cmments explded, “Hands f a legend!” “Need this magic in my hme!” Shares f the vide skyrcketed. Amid the fld f praise, Clara sptted a message, “I’m cming t see yu sn, Master — back t where the magic began!” Her eyes widened at Timmy’s prfile picture which just matched the same grin frm that faded pht.
Paragraph 2:
A week later, Timmy, nw a famus furniture designer, walked in the wrkshp. He embraced Grandfather, tears glistening. “Yur spn taught me curves have suls,” he said, placing the curved spn n the desk. Tgether, they designed a signature chair – Timmy sketching mdern lines n his tablet while Grandfather penciling his classic curves. Clara captured the mment: their fur hands shaping a maple chair leg tgether, mirrring the ne Grandfather had glued a week befre. When Timmy psted the vide, rders pured in: new chairs with curved legs, and even wden benches fr the twn park. Wd shavings danced in the sunlight as the wrkshp came back t life, the rder bk’s empty February page nw filled with March’s grwing demands.
听力原文
Text 1
M: Oh n, the car wn’t start again! This is the third time this week. I think the engine needs serius attentin.
W: Yu shuld get it checked by a mechanic tmrrw. Let’s nt waste time. Hw abut taking a taxi t the cinema?
M: That sunds like a gd idea.
Text 2
W: The weather frecast says it’ll be sunny tmrrw. Shall we g t the beach? We haven’t been there fr a lng time.
M: Sure! Let’s prepare sme fd at hme tnight s we can leave early in the mrning.
W: What abut rdering sme fd nline? I’m t tired t make fd tday.
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M: Sarah, are yu ging t see Christina with us tmrrw?
W: I’d lve t, but I prmised my grandparents I’d visit them this weekend.
M: Oh, that’s sweet f yu. Maybe next time.
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W: S, what d yu think abut Jack fr the team leader psitin?
M: Well, he’s very skilled technically and gets alng well with thers, but I’m nt sure if he has enugh experience.
W: Hmm, I see yur pint. Maybe we shuld assign him a smaller prject first t see hw he perfrms.
M: That’s prbably a gd idea.
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W: Hi, is this where the yga class take place?
M: Yes, yu're in the right spt. But it starts in abut 20 minutes. Yu're a bit early.
W: Oh, yes, it's nly twenty t three nw. I'll just g grab a drink and cme back.
M: Gd idea!
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M: Susan, we have the final presentatin with the client n Friday afternn. Have yu received the updated schedule?
W: Yes, David. We're meeting them at 3 PM, right?
M: Crrect. But it's n lnger in Cnference Rm A - nw it's in Rm C.W: Gt it. I'll make sure ur team knws. Anything else?
M: Culd yu please send them a quick email nw, just t duble-check if the time still wrks fr them?
W: Sure, I'll handle that right away.
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W: Hi, Jhn. Srry I'm late. I just came back frm Sarah's.
M: Oh, hw is she ding? 1 heard she hasn't been feeling well lately.
W: That's why I went t see her. She's recvering, but she's still feeling a bit weak.
M: Well, I'm glad she's getting better. Did yu stay fr lng?
W: N, I didn't. I just drpped ff sme sup and had a quick chat. I have t prepare fr the imprtant meeting with the client tmrrw mrning.
M: The ne abut ur new marketing prpsa1?
W: Yes. I need t finalize the presentatin tnight. I think Sarah wuld have led the discussin if she were here, but I'll have t take ver fr her.
M: That makes sense. By the way, I am ging t see Sarah tmrrw. D yu think sending her sme flwers wuld be a gd idea?
W: That's nice. Yu're s thughtful.
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M: Lisa, did yu grw up learning t play any instruments?
W: Yes. I started learning the guitar when I was eleven. I'd just mved t a new schl and didn't knw anyne. Jining the schl band seemed like a nice way t make friends, and they happened t need smene t play the guitar. What abut yu?
M: I've been learning the vilin since I was six. My grandfather used t take me t classical music cncerts, and I was s inspired that I begged my parents t let me start lessns.
W: That's great! D yu still play nw?
M: I d, but I wish I'd practiced mre back then. Instead, I spent a lt f time hanging ut at the park with my friends.
W: I can understand that. Fr me, playing the guitar is mre abut teaching nw.
M: I see. Fr me, I dn't regret chsing the vilin, especially since mst kids I knew at the time were mre int rck music.
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W: Daniel, cngratulatins n yur recent exhibitin! It must have been exciting t exhibit yur artwrk in a public gallery in New Yrk.
M: Thanks, Emma. It was indeed a wnderful experience. It's always amazing t see hw peple interpret my art.
W: Culd yu tell us audience what inspired yur latest cllectin?
M: Sure. Mst f the pieces were inspired by my travels t small castal twns. I wanted t express the simplicity and appeal f life there. Hwever, I als added sme abstract elements t make it mre interesting.
W: I nticed that yu experimented with new techniques in this cllectin. Why was that?
M: I've always been interested in pushing bundaries. This time, I cmbined waterclr and digital editing t create a layered effect. It was tugh but wrth it.
W: What's next fr yu? Anther exhibitin, perhaps?
M: Nt immediately. I want t take sme time t teach a few wrkshps and share what I've learned ver the years. It's a way f giving back t the cmmunity.
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W: Gd evening, everyne. My name is Grace Cllins, and I'm excited t share my experiences with yu tnight. Fr the past ten years, I've wrked t prtect and restre natural ecsystems, particularly in a small island natin in the Pacific. One f my prudest prjects was creating a cmmunity prgram where lcal fishermen culd wrk tgether t mnitr and prtect the envirnment.
These partnerships have shwn me that successful cnservatin isn't just abut using the latest tls r technlgies. It's abut building trust, respecting lcal traditins, and finding ways t slve prblems tgether. I've learned s much frm the peple I've wrked with, and their knwledge has been key t bringing real change.
Later in my talk, I'll intrduce sme new techniques we've recently develped t help speed up restratin effrts, but first, I'd like t tell yu mre abut the wrk we did and what we learned alng the way. After my presentatin, I'd be happy t take any questins.