山东省顶级名校2024-2025学年高一下学期4月期中检测试题 英语（含解析）

这是一份山东省顶级名校2024-2025学年高一下学期4月期中检测试题 英语（含解析），共8页。
（试卷满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟）
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂 黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写 在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A.At hme. B.At an airprt. C.At a stre.
2.What des the man want the wman t d?
A.Attend a party B.Decrate a rm. C.D sme shpping.
3.Hw des the wman feel abut her present life?
A.Pleased. B.Cnfused. C.Wrried.
4.Why des the wman talk t the man?
A.T reprt fr duty.
B.T change a key card.
C.T get the dr repaired.
5.What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A.A travel plan. B.A special climate. C.A well-earned reward.
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。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。
6.Which curse will Alice take? ·
A.A fitness curse.
B.A prgramming curse.
C.A writing curse.
7.When will Alice attend her first class?
A.In mid-September. B.In late September. C.In early Octber.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8.What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A.Bank clerk and custmer.
B.Guide and turist.
C.Bss and emplyee.
9.Why des the man call the wman?
A.T ask fr help.
B.T intrduce a service.
C.T infrm her f an errr.
10.What will the wman d next?
A.Take ut sme mney.
B.Cntact the travel cmpany. C.Prvide her infrmatin.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11.What is the man's first cncern abut the htel?
A.The price. B.Internet access C.The envirnment. 12.What des the man plan t din the htel?
A.D exercise. B.Deal with business. C.Hld a ceremny
13.When will the man leave the htel?
A.This Tuesday. B.This Thursday. C.This Friday.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。 14.Wh is the wman prbably?
A.A cach. B.A hstess. C.A prfessr. 15.What is the first thing t d t becme a strm tracker?
A.Taking a sptter training class.
B.Ding a weather-related degree. C.Vlunteering at a weather center.
16.Hw many times has Alex been t Trnad Alley this year?
A.5. B.6. C.7.
17.What des a trnad in a clear area sund like? ·
A.Lud firewrks. B.Thunder. C.Rapid water flw
听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18.What did Batima Attam prbably d in previus perfrmances?
A.She danced. B.She sang. C.She played the guitar.
19.What makes Amir special? A.His mixed music style.
B.His advanced techniques.
C.His stage experience.
20.What will the listeners hear next?
A.A sng. B.An interview. C.An advertisement.
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
New Year’s Traditins Arund the Wrld
MOST OF us spend the final secnds f calendar years watching a gedesic sphere descend ver Times Square in New Yrk City. With 60,000 spectatrs gathering t see the ball drp, if being ne f them is n yur bucket list, be frewarned: There are n bathrms, and t get a gd view, yu’ll likely need t snag yur spt (and start hlding it) arund 3 p.m.
ANOTHER American New Year’s traditin: watching cllege ftball with fur big bwl games ver the hliday. Rse Bwls, n Jan.1, is preceded by the Rse Parade, with sme 50 flats adrned with ILLUSTRATION BY flwers.
NEW YEAR’S Eve in Sctland is knwn as Hgmanay. It starts with a parade thrugh Edinburgh n Dec. 30, fllwed by a husecleaning knwn as the Redding. Then during “first fting,” friends and family visit each ther after mid-night t becme the first t set ft in each thers’ hmes in the new year.
THE SCOTTISH sng “Auld Lang Syne” is sung thrughut the English-speaking wrld. Its title translates t “ ld lng since” and the pening line is “Shuld auld acquaintance be” ... thugh revelers belt ut this wrng lyric every year .
IT’S CONSIDERED gd luck in Spanish-speaking natins t eat 12 grapes r raisins at midnight---ne with each clck chime---n Jan. 1. Germans g fr marzipan shaped like pigs , thanks t the phrase “schwein gehabt” (literally, “having a pig”), which means having gd luck.
21. Thse wh want t experience the New Year Cuntdwn n Times Square in New Yrk
City are reminded t .
A. beware f a falling ball frm abve B. nt t use the bathrms there
C. Nt t be lst in the large crwds
D. D. ccupy a psitin well in advance
22. Which cuntry assciate gd luck with pigs?
A. Estnia B. Spain C. Germany D. France 23. Which is a traditin f Sctland t celebrate the New Year?
A. Visiting a friend as early as pssible after midnight.
B. Singing a classic sng thrughut with wrng lyrics.
C. Hlding a parade with flats decrated with flwers.
D. Eating 12 grapes at the very beginning f the new year.
B
Jared was my regular hiking, ice-climbing and muntain-biking fellw. We were n an vernight trip, just a single night, and what he’d brught fr dinner was this: Rice. Literally nthing else.
This was nt a result f him trying t pack as light as pssible, nr was it because he was brke. He wasn’t. I tried t cnvince him t at least put sy sauce(酱油) n it. But n, Jared wasn't having a bar f it. “I dn’t need it,” he said flatly.
Nw, if he was talking nly abut utdrs’ meals, I’d almst get it. When yu’re ravenus after a day f burning ff calries walking r climbing r backcuntry skiing in the muntains, hw awesme d things taste! I knw what yu’re thinking; it’s simply that,
as the saying ges, hunger is the best sauce. And I agree. Abslutely.
But there’s mre t it than that. Last mnth, I went dwn the cast car camping with my family. One mrning, my wife made a statement. “I dn’t see the pint,” she said. “It's s much wrk, camping. But the views at hme are better. The beds are mre cmfrtable. It’s mre peaceful. And at hme, the fd is better.” I’ll admit she’s right abut the first three. But the fd? We had a simple pasta ne night, snags anther, chicken curry the third, but they all tasted gd. Better than at hme. And it wasn’t simply that we were hungry; it was because we were camping.
The real pint I want t get t is that meals largely taste s gd when I’m camping because I’m reminded f sme things easily frgtten at hme, where I can simply g t the cupbard, r the supermarket, and get whatever takes my fancy. Life, when yu’re camping, is reduced t its essentials, and I am reminded f hw lucky mst f us are t be dry and
warm and fed. Mre imprtantly, I am reminded that sadly, and in fact unfrgivably, nt all f us are. And I am reminded that we, as a sciety, shuld d better fr them.
24.Why did Jared bring nly rice fr dinner n the trip?
A.He didn’t like sy sauce.
B.He preferred t travel light.
C.He culdn’t affrd a better meal.
D.He enjyed simple utdr meals.
25.What des the underlined wrd “ravenus” in the third paragraph mean?
A.Tired. B.Starving. C.Fulfilled. D.Refreshed.
26.What des the authr think f camping?
A.It is a test f adaptability.
B.It is a chance t enjy gd fd.
C.It is a reminder f the gd life he has
D.It is a bnding experience fr his family
27.What makes the authr sad accrding t the last paragraph?
A.Sme peple lack the basic necessities f life.
B.Sme peple fail t appreciate what they have.
C.Peple easily frget the beauty f simple things. D.Peple easily quit camping due t its discmfrt.
C
Surgens ften emphasize that in the event f a heart attack, time is crucial fr saving heart muscle. The heart relies n a cntinuus supply f xygen delivered by the heart’s bld vessels (血管). When these vessels becme blcked, the xygen supply stps, and the heart’s muscle cells begin t die within minutes. Survivrs f heart attacks frequently suffer frm permanent heart failure, with a wrrying statistic shwing that 50% f them may nt survive beynd five years. “Eventually, their hearts becme s weak that they can’t sustain sufficient bld flw, and they ultimately stp,” explains Sanjay Sinha, a cardilgist at Addenbrke’s Hspital in Cambridge.
Hwever, within the next five years, there culd be a new alternative--t grw live, beating “heart patches” (补丁). Sinha, alng with a team f bilgists at the University f Cambridge’s Stem Cell Institute, is wrking n this innvative apprach. These heart patches are tiny, beating pieces f heart muscle. They are grwn in lab dishes ver a mnth. The prcess begins by taking bld cells and reprgramming them int a specific type f stem cell capable f develping int any cell type within the human bdy. Sinha is currently preparing t test these patches, first in mice and then in pigs. If successful, he hpes t set up a human trial within five years .
In the United States, scientists frm Stanfrd University are als wrking n creating heart patches. They envisin a future prcedure where ultrasund and MRI(超声波和核磁 共 振 ) scans are used t identify damaged sectins. Based n the shape f the sectin, a custm heart patch wuld be 3D printed t fit perfectly. Surgens wuld then pen the chest area and attach the patch directly t the heart .
The majr challenge with this methd is establishing “electrical cnnectivity” between the new patch and the existing heart t ensure they beat in harmny. Additinally, the cst f develping and using these patches is significant, which culd impact accessibility. Hwever , if these challenges can be vercme, Sinha is ptimistic that heart patches culd transfrm the lives f millins wrldwide .
28. What is the functin f paragraph 1?
A. T reveal a finding. B. T ffer a slutin.
C. T present a prblem. D. T utline a research. 29. What is the first step in grwing heart patches ?
A . Launching a clinical trial in humans .
B. Testing the heart patches n animals .
C . Culturing heart patches in lab dishes .
D . Generating stem cells frm bld cells .
30. What is the purpse f using ultrasund and MRI scans ?
A . T create a 3D mdel f the heart .
B . T lcate damaged areas in the heart .
C . T design the shape f the custm heart .
D . T prvide real-time guidance fr peratins .
31. What is the majr challenge in emplying heart patches ?
A . Prmting glbal accessibility .
B . Reducing prductin csts .
C . Securing functinal integratin .
D . Finding a suitable material .
D
Sme peple think they are immune (免疫) t ads. They might nt have heard f the mere expsure effect---a psychlgical phenmenn where we tend t like things the mre we are expsed t them.
When we plt the mere expsure effect n a graph with preferences n ne axis (轴) and repetitins n the ther, we will see that it takes abut 15 repeats fr the effect t reach its full ptential. If the expsure is t excessive(过度), peple get annyed. And if they didn’t like the thing initially, repeating it can make it wrse.
There are tw main explanatins fr the phenmenn. The first is certainty. Our minds naturally learn t be careful arund new things that culd ptentially harm us. If we see
smething repeatedly withut bad cnsequences, we are led t believe it is safe. The secnd is perceptual fluency. We are als hardwired t prefer simple things that take little mental lad. Difficult tasks like figuring ut smething new take lts f attentin and time, which is why we try t avid them.
Knwn fr discvering the effect was psychlgist Rbert Zajnc, wh tested hw subjects respnded t specific symbls. A grup f peple were shwn a series f randm shapes which changed s quickly that it was impssible t ntice that sme were repeated. When the subjects were asked which shapes they fund mst pleasing, they chse thse t which they had been expsed the mst ften, even thugh they had n cnscius awareness f that .
The results shwed that changes in preferences caused by repeated expsures depend nt n any prir subjective and cnscius evaluatins f the stimulus but rather n results frm the bjective histry f expsures alne .
Nw tell us what yu think abut ads. If mere expsure t them makes us like things we therwise wuldn’t, shuld billbards (广告牌) be banned frm the public area ?
32. Which f the fllwing graphs best illustrates the mere expsure effect ?
333. Accrding t Zajnc’s experiment , what drives changes in preferences ?
A. Randm variatin. B. Objective analysis.
C. Subjective judgment. D. unaware familiarity.
34. Which prmtinal activity shws the applicatin f the mere expsure effect ?
A . A nvelist rganizes a bk signing event .
B . A game studi develps a challenging mde .
C . A singer buys ht recmmendatins n a music app .
D . A fashin brand reintrduces certain classic designs . 35. Why des the authr mentin ads at the end f the text ?
A . T criticize fake advertising.
B . T ppse utdr advertising.
C . T pint ut the drawbacks f ads.
D . T cautin against the influence f ads. ·
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。
Travelers ften fill their suitcases with suvenirs like refrigeratr magnets, key-chains, and pstcards. 36 Nw, thse visiting the Italian lakeside twn f Cm have anther, slightly less cnventinal item t bring hme: a sealed can f Lake Cm air.
Italy Cmunica, a cmmunicatins cmpany, is selling 13.5-unce cans f “pure air frm the mst beautiful lake in the wrld” fr rughly $11 (€9.90) each. 37 They feature a dark blue label with an illustratin f a bat cruising thrugh the water. “Open it whenever yu need a mment f escape, tranquility, r simply beauty,” instructs the website. “Only thse wh visit Lake Cm can want t buy ur suvenir; memries are nt bught but lived.”
Sitting at the base f the Alps, Lake Cm is a large bdy f water in Italy’s nrthern Lmbardy regin. 38 Many celebrities wn secnd hmes in the surrunding area, and numerus mvies have been filmed there.
39 Clever business peple have been selling similar prducts fr decades. In muntain twns and ther high-elevatin destinatins, “xygen in a can” is smetimes marketed as an antidte (缓解物) t altitude sickness, despite little scientific evidence t supprt that claim. Any benefits frm canned air are likely due t the placeb (安慰剂) effect, experts say.
Alessandr Rapinese, the mayr f Cm, says that he wuld rather vacatiners bught silk scarves, which the regin isknwn fr, r ther suvenirs.Hwever, he adds: “ 40 Just make sure t take beautiful memries f this area as well.”
A. It’s the best suvenir ptin.
B. It has becme a ppular vacatin destinatin.
C. Suvenirs have a lng and fascinating histry.
D. These little items serve as reminders f their vacatin.
E. If smene wants t take sme hme, that’s perfectly fine.
F. The cans are marketed as “luxurius” suvenirs n the prduct website.
G. This is nt the first time canned air has been marketed t turists, thugh.
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。
On a fall day, my wife and I went bating n the Blackft River. I was excited abut the trip because it wuld allw me t frget my 41 .
At nn, we rested n a bank. 42 the scenery, we barely realized the appraching danger. Then three large 43 emerged frm the frest: a huge mama bear with tw babies. They were less than 100 feet away acrss the river, far clser than the recmmended 44 distance.
I culd feel 45 reached deep int my stmach. Time std still. Then, I grabbed the bear spray (喷雾) and we walked dwnriver t 46 urselves. “Hey, bear!” I said, “We are nt here t 47 yu!” At that mment, I thught the mama bear wuld 48 acrss the river, cvering the 100 feet in secnds. Althugh I knew hw t use the spray, I didn’t think I culd use it 49 .
T ur surprise, the mama bear 50 drank water frm the river. When ne baby wandered just a few steps away, she quickly 51 him. Just like their 52 appearance, they were gne, disappearing int the frest. We returned t ur bat, lst in
53 .
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This encunter 54 me, making my daily cncerns seem insignificant in the larger cntext f ur planet. The experience, the fear, and my 55 as a human have changed my perspective n the wrld frever.
41. A. cncerns B. principles C. passins D. secrets
42. A. Tired f B. Absrbed in C. Lking int D. Reflecting n
43. A. signs B. pictures C. targets D. shapes
44. A. scial B. safe C. average D. cnstant
45. A. fear B. surprise C. thrill D. curage
46. A. relax B. crner C. dismiss D. distance
47. A. bathe B. tease C. bther D. pet
48. A. sail B. flat C. charge D. wander
49. A. in advance B. at randm C. at peace D. in time
50. A. prbably B. simply C. naturally D. certainly
51. A. rescued B. abandned C. fetched D. examined
52. A. timely B. inapprpriate C. unexpected D. regular
53. A. awe B. shck C. regret D. calmness
54. A. astnished B. humbled C. refreshed D. fueled
55. A. limitatins B. respnsibilities C. advantages D. virtues
第二节(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填人 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Ieh Ming Pei, a well-knwn Chinese American architect, celebrated fr his innvative designs and great influence n mdern architecture, made significant cntributins t the cmbinatin f Eastern and Western architectural styles. One architectural critic 56 (enthusiastic) remarked, “Pei’s wrk demnstrates hw mdern structures can cexist harmniusly with classical architecture, creating 57 dialgue between the past and the present.”
With the visin f cmbining cultural elements at its cre, the Suzhu Museum, 58 (design) thrugh the effrts f Pei and his team, became a vivid 59 (prve) f his architectural philsphy. The museum, with its elegant cmbinatin f traditinal Chinese gardens and mdernist features, 60 (draw) ver 3 millin visitrs in its first year after pening, many f 61 engaged in wrkshps that explred the intersectin f traditinal Chinese art and mdern design. Pei was a cnsistent advcate fr architecture 62 a medium f cultural exchange, emphasizing that buildings shuld nt merely serve functinal purpses 63 act as bridges cnnecting diverse cultures as well. 64 (serve) as evidence f harmny between Eastern and Western styles, Pei’s legacy highlights the ptential fr architecture 65_ (bridge) cultural gaps and inspire appreciatin acrss generatins as the wrld becmes increasingly intercnnected .
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 应用文（满分 15 分）:
假定你是李华。你的英国笔友 Eric 最近给你写信，对轰动网络的”DeepSeek”很好
奇也很憧憬。请你给他写一封回信，说明：
1. 简要介绍 DeepSeek 相关信息
2. 你对 DeepSeek 的使用体验和评价 注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Eric,
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Yurs, Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。
Tim had always struggled with his weight. He lved fd, but at schl, he ften fund himself the target f cruel jkes and teasing.
His classmates wuld call him names like “Big Tim” and make fun f his size, and thugh Tim tried t ignre it, it still hurt. Every day, he wished he culd be like the athletic kids, running fast and playing sprts with ease, but that always seemed ut f reach.
One day, a grup f his classmates—three bys wh were ntrius fr their pranks ( 恶作剧)—decided t play a trick n him.They knew Tim wasn’t athletic, and they thught it wuld be funny t sign him up fr the upcming schl’s lng-distance race. They figured he’d panic when he fund ut and that it wuld be fun t watch him fail. Withut telling Tim, they registered his name fr the race.
On race day, as Tim walked acrss the track trying t jin his classmates in the stands, he saw sme f them hlding giant psters f his face with slgans like “The Big Runner” and “G Tim!” He frze. He realized what had happened—the bys had tricked him int racing. His face turned red with embarrassment, but the crwd was already watching, and he felt trapped.
The starting gun fired, and t everyne’s surprise, Tim began t jg. It wasn’t fast, and he culd barely keep up with the ther runners, but he kept mving. His legs burned with each step, and his breath came in sharp gasps, but he didn’t stp. His classmates’ laughter eched in his ears, but he ignred it.
As the race went n, smething shifted. A few students wh weren’t part f the prank started cheering fr him. “Cme n, Tim! Yu can d it!” they yelled. Their encuragement made Tim feel lighter, and his pace picked up just a little. It wasn’t abut winning anymre;
it was abut prving t himself that he culd finish. 注意：
1.续写词数应为 150 个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
By the time Tim reached the final lap, he was tired ut.
The crwd erupted in applause.
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高一下学期期中考试答案 ·
听力答案
1-5 ACABC 6-10 CBACB 11-15 BACBA 16-20 ACBAB
A 篇：21-23. D C A B 篇：24-27 DBCA C 篇：28-31 CDBC
D 篇：32-35 ADCD
七选五：36~40 DFBGE 完形填空：
41. A 42. B 43. D 44. B 45. A 46. D 47. C 48. C 49. D
50. B 51. C 52. C 53. A 54. B 55. A 语法填空：
56. enthusiastically 57. a 58. designed 59. prf 60.drew 61. whm
62. as 63. but 64. Serving 65. t bridge 应用文 范文
Dear Richard,
Glad t knw that yu hld s much interest in the lately released AI assistant “ DeepSeek”, and I’m hnred t share with yu what I’ve learned abut it thrugh my persnal experience f trying it ut as an aid fr my schl wrk lately.
Actually, everyne, with me myself n exceptin, was extremely excited and prud when s pwerful a Chinese AI app was released t hit the whle Internet. As I later gradually learned, the presentatin f this AI Assistant is believed t have sparked an AI tsunami, surging t be a real leader in the AI revlutin.
What’s even mre amazing was when I had a trial at it with a specific task: “ Hw t write an ad fr streaming service?”. Within barely 30 secnds, I was prvided with guidance abut every step f creating an ad with “streaming service” as its theme wrd. Especially t my delightful surprise, at the end f the instructin, there was a vivid sample clearly presented fr my reference! Anyway, I just can’t speak highly f the marvelus app enugh.
Have a try at “DeepSeek” yurself, and definitely, I dare say, yu’ll be impressed.
Yurs, Li Hua
读后续写 One pssible versin:
By the time Tim reached the final lap,he was tired ut. His legs felt like lead and his chest tightened with every breath. The pain was almst unbearable, but he refused t stp. He
culd see the finish line up ahead and despite his aching bdy, he pushed thrugh. The crwd, nw cheering fr him, seemed t lift his spirits, their supprt grwing luder as he drew clser.With a final burst f energy, Tim prpelled his legs frward, ignring the burning in his muscles. As he crssed the finish line, his legs buckled beneath him and he cllapsed nt the grass, gasping fr air. But a huge smile spread acrss his face—he had made it. Against all dds, he had finished.
The crwd erupted in applause. His classmates, wh had nce mcked him, were nw
standing and clapping and shuting his name. The bys wh had set up the prank walked ver, lking guilty."We're srry, Tim,"ne f them said. “Yu were amazing. We didn't think yu culd d it." Tim smiled, his breath still cming in shrt bursts. "Thanks." he said. It didn't matter that he hadn't wn the race. He had finished and that was mre than he ever thught pssible. Frm that day n, the teasing stpped. Tim had shwn everyne that strength wasn't abut size—it was abut heart. In the end, he had prven smething far mre imprtant: he was capable f far mre than anyne had ever imagined.
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W:Ben,I just gt a text frm Mum.She says if the traffic isn't bad,she'll be here frm the airprt in abut an hur
M:Oh,n.The kitchen!The dishwasher is full and we haven't taken the rubbish ut!We need a plan.
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W:Hey,I've just lked ver the list yu sent me.What d yu mean by"party stuff"?
M:Oh,just a few things,like ballns,decratins and ther items.Dn't spend mre than 20 dllars.
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M:Ella,I've heard that yu quit yur jb recently.Hw are things ging?
W:I used t have a very busy daily schedule.Nw I've picked up painting again and rediscvered my passin fr art.I find myself lst in the wrld f clrs.
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W:Hi,I just started wrking last week.Hwever,my key card desn't always wrk,s I need t ask smene else t pen the dr fr me.
M:OK.I can issue a new ne fr yu.
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M:Mary tld me that yu were awarded a weekend in Marbella fr a successful prject.Hw was it?
W:Yes,it was amazing!The mment I arrived in Marbella,I was greeted with warm sunshine and the beautiful sights f the Mediterranean Sea.
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M:Alice,did yu see the new curses at the cmmunity center?
W:Oh,what kind f things are they ding?
M:They're ffering multiple ptins n tp f the usual fitness curse,such as a six-week prgramming curse and an eight-week creative writing curse.
W:Great!I'm interested in creative expressin thrugh written wrk.Are they beginning n September 15th as usual?
M:N,they're giving the first class ten days later than usual.And the deadline fr registratin is Octber 1st.
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M:Hell,is that Christine Andrews? W:Yes.
M:Oh,hell.This is Paul Jennings frm Interbank.I'm afraid we've made a mistake n yur accunt.Is this a gd time t talk? W:Yes,it's fine.What's happened?
M:Unfrtunately,a cheque fr a different Christine Andrews was paid int yur accunt by mistake.The persn has the same name and almst the same accunt number —nly ne number is different.We're very srry but I'm afraid this was a cmputer errr.
W:Ah,that explains it.
M:We'll make the necessary arrangements and the mney will be returned t the crrect accunt tday.
W:Wait a minute,I've bked a hliday with the mney,s I need t call the hliday cmpany t cancel it right nw.
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W:Hell,this is Sunshine Htel.Hw may I help yu?
M:Well,I've seen yur website and I'm calling t check a cuple f things.I nticed that yu ffer Internet access in each rm.Is that access wireless,and is the cnnectin reliable?
W:Yes,we prvide high-speed Wi-Fi in all ur rms.The cnnectin is quite reliable,and we ften receive psitive cmments frm ur guests.And there is n extra charge fr that.
M:OK,I'll prbably arrive a little late,arund 10 pm.
W:All right.
M:And anther thing—des the htel have a fitness rm?
W:Yes,we als have a swimming pl.
M:That sunds perfect fr me.I'd like t bk a single rm fr three nights,starting frm this Tuesday. Can I make the reservatin nw,please?
W:Certainly.Culd yu tell me yur name and cntact infrmatin?
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W:Hell,everyne,this is Weather Watch!Tday,we have a special guest wh's taking us t the heart f nature's mst pwerful strms —strm tracker Alex Wilsn.Alex, welcme t the shw!
M:Thanks,Emma!It's great t be here.
W:S Alex,d yu need any certificatin t becme a strm tracker?
M:Yes,anybdy wh wants t track strms shuld cntact their lcal Natinal Weather Service and g thrugh a sptter training class.That's the first step.Fr thse wh want t cntinue and cnduct research, they shuld cnsider pursuing a degree related t it.
W:Hw ften d yu g ut,tracking a strm?
M:Well,we g t Trnad Alley quite ften.And we're expecting this year's sixth trip there next week. That's abut average,but it all depends n the seasn.
W:Yu've gtten pretty clse t "trnades"—a special frm f strm.What is that like?
M:Yu can see in detail the trnad and the wind flw;yu can actually hear it.And the sunds are different.In an pen field,it sunds like rushing water,but in a ppulated area,it becmes mre f a thundering sund.
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Welcme t Entertainment Talk.Tnight we'll bespeaking t a member f the famus band Attam Family.The Attam Family has perfrmed at the Music Hall every summer,but this year the cncert will nt feature the vice f Batima Attam.Instead,it will be a single guitar perfrmance by her brther,Amir Attam.Amir picked up his first guitar at the age f eight.Since then,he has pured his heart int practicing and learning the guitar.He lved listening t different styles f music,especially rck and blues.Over the years,he has cmbined elements f flk,jazz,and even classical music int his pieces,making him truly remarkable.Tnight,Amir will share his experiences f grwing up in a musical family and hw it shaped his passin fr playing the guitar.He'll als talk abut the guitarists wh inspired him.S nw,let's welcme Amir t the stage.