江西省南康中学2026届高三5月阶段训练英语试卷（含答案，含听力音频及听力原文）

这是一份江西省南康中学2026届高三5月阶段训练英语试卷（含答案，含听力音频及听力原文），共18页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7，B．In 1958， 弥补方法等内容，欢迎下载使用。
英语试卷
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。每段对话读两遍。
1．What has the wman finished ding?
A．Chsing her majr.B．Wrking n the cmputer.C．Sending her applicatin frm.
2．What will the man buy?
A．A bag.B．A laptp.C．A car.
3．When will the man check ut?
A．On the 16th.B．On the 17th.C．On the 18th.
4．What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A．Ging n vacatin.B．Dealing with sensitivities.C．Taking care f the pet.
5．What will the man prbably d fr the wman?
A．Clean the table.B．Help with her reprt.C．Carry the shpping.
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 did Barbara begin t d tw mnths ag?
A．D the gardening.B．Tidy the bedrms.C．Decrate the living rm.
7．Wh might Brian be?
A．Barbara’s neighbr.B．Barbara’s husband.C．Barbara’s gardener.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．When des the cnversatin take place?
A．Befre rdering.B．During a meal.C．After a meal.
9．What d we knw abut the restaurant?
A．It has a nice envirnment.B．It has a new address.C．It has a gd name.
10．What d the speakers decide t d?
A．Reprt service issues. B．Cmplain abut the manager.C．Mve t a less crwded place.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What is the wman curius abut?
A．What life caches d.
B．Why Mel des the qualificatin.
C．Whether Mel is gd at fixing prblems.
12．What des the wman hate ding?
A．Talking abut her family situatin.
B．Analyzing persnal prblems.
C．Cmpleting the husewrk.
13．Hw can the wman slve her prblem accrding t the man?
A．By seeking cperatin.
B．By changing her attitude.
C．By starting a new rutine.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What inspired Trent t start climbing?
A．A picture f muntains.
B．A televisin dcumentary.
C．A bigraphy f a climber.
15．What was Trent’s feeling during his first big climbing?
A．Nervusness.B．Cnfidence.C．Amazement.
16．Why did Trent decide t climb the seven peaks?
A．T vercme his fear.
B．T realize his lng-held dream.
C．T raise mney fr his grandpa.
17．What made Trent special amng the climbers t the seven peaks?
A．He was accmpanied by his grandpa.
B．He climbed snw-cvered muntains.
C．He was yunger than any ther climber.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What did Bhlin d in his first jb?
A．He taught at a cllege.B．He designed aircraft.C．He prduced cars.
19．When did the first mdern car seat belt appear?
A．In 1942.B．In 1958.C．In 1959.
20．Which cuntry was the first t intrduce car seat belt laws?
A．Japan.B．Australia.C．France.
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）
A
Early peple didn’t need t knw the exact time f day. They slept when it was dark and wrked when it was light.
33,000—28,000 B．C．
Peple ntice that changes in the weather (the seasns) are cnnected t changes in the sun, mn, and stars.
8,000 B．C．
Chinese, the Maya, and Sumerians develp calendars based n the cycles f the sun (a year) and the mn (a mnth). Mst peple are farmers. Calendars tell them when t plant crps and when their animals will have babies.
1,500 B．C．
Peple in Egypt and Sumer develp sme f the first water clcks. Unlike sundials, water clcks measure time even when it’s cludy.
1370—1410
Eurpean cities build twers with mechanical clcks inside. Every hur, a bell is rung fr all t hear.
1850
Mst Americans nw have clcks at hme. Trains keep exact schedules. Railrad wrkers carry pcket watches that dn’t gain r lse mre than 30 secnds in a week.
1955
An atmic clck is built in England. It measures scillatins(颤动) f light frm cesium atms. The light scillates even faster than quartz crystals. Atmic clcks are the mst accurate clcks yet.
Tday
Peple rely n the Internet and cell-phne netwrks, which need super precise timing. Atmic clcks keep getting better.
21．Hw can ancient Chinese tell when t plant crps?
A．By using calendars.
B．By bserving the cycles f the sun.
C．By watching the animals.
D．By predicting the weather changes.
22．Wh built twers with mechanical clcks inside?
A．Chinese.B．Americans.C．Eurpeans.D．Egyptians.
23．Which clcks are the mst accurate?
A．Chinese calendars.B．Water clcks.
C．Mechanical clcks.D．Atmic clcks.
B
The By Made it!
One Sunday, Nichlas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarlaf Muntain in Maine. In the early afternn, when he was planning t g hme, a fierce snwstrm swept in t the area. Unable t see far, he accidentally turned ff the path. Befre he knew it, Nichlas was lst, all alne! He didn’t have fd, water, a phne, r ther supplies. He was getting clder by the minute.
Nichlas had n idea where he was. He tried nt t panic. He thught abut all f the survival shws he had watched n TV. It was time t put the tips he had learned t use.
He decided t stp skiing. There was a better chance f smene finding him if he stayed put. The first thing he did was t find shelter frm the freezing wind and snw. If he didn’t, his bdy temperature wuld get very lw, which culd quickly kill him.
Using his skis, Nichlas built a snw cave. He gathered a huge mass f snw and dug ut a hle in the middle. Then he piled branches n tp f himself, like a blanket, t stay as warm as he culd.
By that evening, Nichlas was really hungry. He ate snw and drank water frm a nearby stream s that his bdy wuldn’t lse t much water. Nt knwing hw much lnger he culd last, Nichlas did the nly thing he culd — he huddled (蜷缩) in his cave and slept.
The next day, Nichlas went ut t lk fr help, but he culdn’t find anyne. He fllwed his tracks and returned t the snw cave, because withut shelter, he culd die that night. On Tuesday, Nichlas went ut again t find help. He had walked fr abut a mile when a vlunteer searcher fund him. After tw days stuck in the snw, Nichlas was saved.
Nichlas might nt have survived this snwstrm had it nt been fr TV. He had ften watched Grylls’ survival shw Man vs. Wild. That’s where he learned the tips that saved his life, In each episde (一期节目) f Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandned in a wild area and has t find his way ut.
When Grylls heard abut Nichla’s amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nichlas had made it since he knew better than anyne hw hard Nichlas had t wrk t stay alive.
24．What happened t Nichlas ne Sunday afternn?
A．He gt lst.B．He hurt his eyes.
C．He brke his skis.D．He caught a cld.
25．Hw did Nichlas keep himself warm?
A．He fund a shelter.B．He kept n skiing.
C．He built a snw cave.D．He lighted sme branches.
26．On Tuesday, Nichlas ______.
A．stayed where he wasB．was saved by a searcher
C．gt stuck in the snwD．returned t his shelter safely
27．Nichlas left Grylls a very deep impressin because he ______.
A．was very hard-wrkingB．created sme tips fr survival
C．watched Grylls’ TV prgram regularlyD．did the right things in the dangerus situatin
C
The sharp fin (鳍). The rws upn rws f sharp teeth. The large black eyes. The sharks yu see n televisin in Jaws r Discvery’s “Shark Week” are nt the friendliest lking creatures. They aren’t exactly an animal yu want t find near yu while swimming in the cean. Despite their prtrayals (刻画) in mvies and ppular culture, sharks are cmplicated, misunderstd creatures that are weaker than they appear.
One very cmmn misunderstanding abut sharks is their desire t hunt humans. Actually when sharks attack humans, it is because they mistake a human fr their nrmal prey (猎物), seals r dlphins. They dn’t seek ut humans n purpse. Statistically, yu are mre likely t be struck by lightning than be bitten by a shark.
Sharks are very imprtant t the cean as they are at the tp f the fd chain. Sme sharks even cntrl the balance f an ecsystem thrugh fear alne. Tiger sharks in Australia help prtect seagrass meadws frm turtles. Turtles eat the seagrass and withut the sharks, will destry these meadws. When tiger sharks are present thugh, the turtles are scared away, hlding back their appetite fr seagrass and prtecting its grwth.
Thugh sharks have a reputatin fr being very scary t humans, the sad truth is that they shuld be scared f humans. The number f sharks in the cean is steadily drpping. There are a few reasns fr this. Fr ne, they mature quite slwly, ver several years, and prduce relatively few yung. Fr anther, verfishing f sharks is happening because mre and mre peple want their fins. Abut 100 millin sharks are killed every year accrding t Natinal Gegraphic. Shark fin is a way fr peple t shw ff their wealth. Shark fins are als believed t have medicinal benefits, thugh there is n evidence r prf that they actually d.
28．What d mst peple think abut sharks?
A．They are ugly.B．They are imprtant.
C．They are vilent.D．They are cmplicated.
29．What des the authr try t shw by cmparing shark bites t lightning strikes?
A．Shark bites are deadly.B．Shark bites are rare.
C．Shark bites are unpredictable.D．Shark bites are painful.
30．Why shuld sharks be scared f humans accrding t the authr?
A．Humans keep sharks t shw ff.
B．Humans catch sharks fr medical research.
C．Humans kill sharks in large quantities.
D．Humans are greater in number than sharks.
31．What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A．Ocean Life: Save Our Sharks!
B．Sharks: Kings f Prtectrs?
C．Ocean Life: An Eclgical Crisis!
D．Sharks: Killers r Misunderstd?
D
Will artificial intelligence (AI) replace my jb? This is a questin that many peple think abut these days. At present, the applicatin f AI rbtics in prfessinal fields, as well as ChatGPT’s abilities t write essays, slve cmplex prblems and mre, have heightened mral cncerns.
Sme peple see AI as the ultimate cure fr sciety’s mst fundamental prblems, while thers fear that AI will vertake human intelligence. These tw views are based n the assumptin that AI is better and smarter than humanity and may ultimately replace human decisin-making. But given the fact that technlgy is the prduct f human civilizatin, the challenge frm AI is smething we have created fr urselves as we keep pushing ur wn bundaries. In ther wrds, AI’s prgress, functins and future directin are all determined by the human brain.
Befre AI becmes a threat t humanity, the internatinal cmmunity shuld reach an agreement n the rle it is t play. Mre imprtantly, related laws and regulatins must ensure that AI will benefit sciety and prevent it frm threatening human life. Rbts, fr example, are believed t develp emtinal intelligence smetime, which enables them t recgnize, understand and express emtins in a way that is similar t humans, but we must avid AI cpying human emtins. Withut legal restrictins, AI may becme a scial disaster.
The AI-driven new industrial revlutin is irreversible. This, like previus nes, which intrduced changes that had been unimaginable befre, will certainly affect human emplyment. But it always turned ut humanity was able t adapt t each industrial revlutin and create new frms f emplyment. Therefre, it’s unnecessary t wrry AI will replace ur jbs. While technlgy advances at a rapid pace, what we need t d is t welcme the AI era rather than blck its unflding fr fear f the unknwn.
32．What des the authr imply abut AI’s future?
A．It will be t cmplex t cntrl.
B．It depends n human innvatin.
C．It will be regulated mre strictly.
D．It may utperfrm the human brain.
33．Hw can we prevent AI’s ptential threat?
A．By stirring emtins.
B．By blcking functins.
C．By setting restrictins.
D．By changing regulatins.
34．What des the underlined wrd “irreversible” in the last paragraph mean?
A．Undesirable.B．Unavidable.
C．Unpredictable.D．Unbelievable.
35．What des the writer suggest readers d with the cming f the AI era?
A．Deal with it psitively.B．Accept it passively.
C．Respnd t it randmly.D．Defend it uncnditinally.
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。
Self-Imprvement
Life can be a whirlwind f respnsibilities and stress, but the right fcus ges a lng way twards ensuring yu becme a better persn. 36 Keep reading t learn hw yu can g abut yur self-imprvement jurney.
37 Everyne needs smething t live fr, s think abut what yu want in life. Nt nly can struggling fr smething make yu a happier and better persn, but it can als help yu find yur purpse. Use a pen and paper and write dwn the shrt and lng-term gals yu wuld like t achieve.
Frgiving yurself and thers can help yu imprve relatinships. T be a better persn, it’s imprtant t have a g at frgiving any hatreds yu’re hlding. Allw yurself time t frgive yur past mistakes and recgnize what they’ve taught yu. 38 Yu may nt be able t frget what they’ve dne, that’s kay, but frgiveness can give yu peace f mind.
Everyne has flaws, but yu can cncentrate n imprving yurs. Ntice hw yur behavir and attitude affect thers. Are peple generally happy r sad arund yu? 39
Answering these questins and analyzing yur interactins with them can help yu discver and perfect yur weaknesses.
Imagine what smene’s been thrugh can give yu a new perspective. Empathy is ne f the first steps t being a better persn because it builds yur cmpassin. Nt nly des cultivating empathy help yu be mre sensitive tward ther peple, but it als helps yu frm lasting relatinships and feel less islated. 40
A．D friends cme t yu fr help r advice?
B．Then, frgive thse wh have hurt yu in the past.
C．Are peple arund yu talented in imprving themselves?
D．Learning frm ne’s mistakes is a step t frgiving neself.
E．Psitive aspiratins can give yu smething t thrive fr.
F．Being empathic helps yu gain a friend while challenging yur perspective.
G．There’s smething yu can d every day t better yurself in different ways.
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，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A day I wish t frget. That wuld be the day when everything that culd g wrng did g wrng.
I reached 41 at the usual time. The first lessn was in the science labratry. Mr. Kanan 42 and explained the experiment we were t carry ut. My partner Ru Ern and I set t wrk. Halfway, we nticed a cuple f 43 flying arund us. This was the first time we nticed insects in the lab. One f the msquites landed n my arm. Instinctively, Ru Ern smacked my arm hard t 44 it. It made me drp the bttle f ammnia (氨水) I was hlding. The bttle brke and the 45 smell f ammnia spread all arund us making us chke. Everyne dashed ut f the lab. The lab assistant had t clean up the mess. Mr. Kanan was quite angry at ur 46 . Ru Ern and I wished the grund wuld pen up and swallw us. But n, we had t suffer the killer lks 47 at us the rest f the day.
With the disaster keeping me preccupied, I 48 frgt abut the inter-huse basketball semi-final in the afternn. We played against Red Huse which was a(n) 49 ppnent. We were neck t neck right till the final minute and then the glden 50 t win was given t my team because f a ful (犯规). Everyne watched 51 as I tk the free thrw. As the ball flew twards the hp, I held my breath. The ball hit the metal ring and bunced away. Hw culd I have 52 it? But I did. My team members’ 53 was unbearable t me.
I 54 hme as quickly as I culd. I wanted t g t sleep and wake up t a new day, hpefully, a day when everything wuld 55 .
41．A．playgrundB．schlC．theatreD．platfrm
42．A．marched inB．tk inC．brke inD．lay in
43．A．butchersB．interpretersC．msquitesD．murderers
44．A．abuseB．killC．infectD．withdraw
45．A．unstppableB．unpleasantC．unfrgettableD．unsuitable
46．A．carelessnessB．disabilityC．distributinD．superirity
47．A．mnitredB．cncludedC．threatenedD．directed
48．A．hardlyB．stillC．almstD．literally
49．A．weakB．identicalC．enthusiasticD．wrthy
50．A．remarkB．weapnC．insuranceD．pprtunity
51．A．ultimatelyB．initiallyC．eagerlyD．practically
52．A．missedB．cinedC．clnedD．grasped
53．A．recgnitinB．disappintmentC．breakthrughD．alternative
54．A．inputB．adjustedC．switchedD．slid
55．A．g wrngB．g rightC．g thrughD．g ahead
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。
As a child, Obaida Omar 56 (narrw) escaped the enemy’s invasin f her native Afghanistan, walking fr weeks thrugh the muntains. Nw a mther f three and Islamic Center f Rchester bard member, Omar prvided first-hand experience f what it means t be a child made 57 (hme) by war as the keynte speaker at the “Dinner fr Peace” 58 (hst) by the Student Assciatin fr the Develpment f Arab Cultural Awareness last Saturday.
Abut 250 guests attended the dinner, the prceeds (收益) f 59 will g t educatin fr children affected by the Middle Eastern refugee crisis.
“Children did nt create this cnflict, 60 they are its greatest victims,” said Alanud Alzaid, the grup’s president, wh gave the pening speech at the dinner. “Tnight we have raised rughly $3,000 in prfit, which means ver 1,000 children can get the educatin they deserve,” he said. “ 61 yu, tnight wuld nt have been pssible.”
62 (entertain) the audience, the Yellw Jackets kicked the night ff with a 63 (select) f lively sngs. The Sihir belly (肚皮) dancing grup als perfrmed, with pride and authrity in their cstumes f shining gld and bright cral clrs.
“We 64 (plan) this fr tw mnths nw. It feels wnderful t see such an amazing turnut. It brings back the human element, making yu remember that we’re all the same.” said Gabby Stillman, an 65 (eleven) grader.
On the whle, the dinner was a success. The audience was als full f praise.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假如你是李华，你的好友Tm想约你明晚和他家人共进晚餐，但你因故不能应约。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件：
1. 表示歉意；
2. 解释原因；
3. 弥补方法。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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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。
One sunny Saturday mrning, I gt ready fr a hike with my classmates. I was s excited abut it since it was my first time t g hiking. I ate a light breakfast just a few slices f bread and an egg. After that I grabbed my backpack and hurriedly ran ut f my huse and then met my classmates at the schl gate. At that time I didn’t think that there wuld be a terrible disaster ahead.
The jungle (丛林) that we are ging t was far frm ur area. Its name was Salymbia Jungle. The drive was 3 hurs lng but it was nt a dull ride as we were all eager abut the hike and we bad each ther’s cmpany. We appinted a guide and his name was Thmas. He said that he had hiked in the Salymbia Jungle lts f times, and he was familiar with the pathways. When we arrived, Thmas allwed us t begin. There were a wide variety f plants which I had never seen befre. The smell f the jungle was s earthy. All f us were amazed by the beauty f the scenery and the sund f the creatures.
After a while we were walking and then I lked at my wrist (手腕) t check the time but then I realized my watch had fallen ff. Then I walked back withut telling anyne. I did nt wrry abut getting lst since there were ther persns behind and I thught I wuld have been able t catch up with my classmates. I went back searching the pathway and I lst track f time and lst sight f my classmates. I immediately realized that I was alne.
After I realized I was lst, the first thing I did was t check my phne t see hw far away I was frm my cmpanins. Hwever, I was having n luck because there was n netwrk in my phne, which made my phne practically useless.
The sky started t becme darker.





As I was falling asleep, I heard a human vice.





南康中学2026届高三5月阶段训练
英语试题参考答案
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）
1．A 2．A 3．C 4．C 5．B
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
6．A 7．B 8．B 9．C10．A
11．A 12．C13．B14．A15．B
16．C 17．C18．B19．C20．B
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）
21．A 22．C23．D24．A25．C
26．B 27．D28．C29．B30．C
31．D 32．B33．C34．B35．A
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36．G 37．E38．B39．A40．F
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）
41．B 42．A43．C44．B45．B
46．A 47．D48．C49．D50．D
51．C 52．A53．B54．D55．B
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56．narrwly 57．hmeless58．hsted59．which60．but
61．Withut 62．T entertain63．selectin64．have been planning
65．eleventh
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节
Dear Tm,
Thank yu fr yur invitatin t dinner at yur hme tmrrw evening. Unfrtunately, it is much t my regret that I cannt jin yu and yur family, because I will be fully ccupied then fr an imprtant exam cming the day after tmrrw. I feel terribly srry fr missing the chance f such a happy get-tgether, and I hpe that all f yu enjy a gd time. Is it pssible fr yu and me t have a private meeting afterward? If s, please dn’t hesitate t drp me a line abut yur preferable date. I d lng fr a pleasant chat with yu.
Please allw me t say srry again.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节
The sky started t becme darker. I didn’t knw what t d, s I called ut t my classmates but there was n reply. I lked fr a way but nne f the scenes seemed familiar. I walked fr a few mre minutes, hping t meet ther peple behind, but nce again it didn’t wrked. I was scared hungry and helpless. Still, I knw it is n use being anxius. I needed t keep calm. I decided t stay where I was, saving my energy until the rescue team arrived.
As I was falling asleep, I heard a human vice. I dubted my ears but then I heard smene else. I screamed, “Help!” There was a nte f excitement in my vice. They were rescuers wh had cme searching fr me because my classmates reprted my lss. They tk me back t the bus. The mment I saw my classmates, I culdn’t cntrl my tears in my eyes. They kept asking if I was hurt and what had happened. When they learned I was safe, they were relieved. What an unfrgettable experience!
南康中学2026届高三5月阶段训练
英语试题解析及听力录音稿
Text 1
M: What are yu up t?
W: Checking my cllege applicatin frm. I’ve finally cme t a decisin abut what t study in cllege.
M: Is engineering still yur tp chice?
W: Yeah. I was thinking f studying cmputer science, but I decided against it in the end.
Text 2
W: May I help yu, sir?
M: Yes, I’m lking t replace my ld laptp bag. I g n a lt f business trips, s I’m lking fr smething with wheels.
Text 3
W: When will yu be arriving, Mr. Baranski?
M: Let me see. It’s Mnday tday, s n Thursday, the 16th f May.
W: And hw lng will yu be staying?
M: Tw nights, leaving n Saturday.
Text 4
M: I’m leaving next week fr the trip and I still dn’t knw what t d with my Cper.
W: Well, yu knw I am sensitive t animals s I can’t help. Hey! I just remembered I have a friend that has a pet htel.
M: I guess I can d that.
Text 5
M: Yu lk stressed. Is there smething wrng?
W: I’ve been trying t delete a table frm my reprt but every time I d it, it ruins the file frmat.
M: I’ll fix it fr yu, if yu agree t help me with the shpping later.
Text 6
W: Gd mrning Mr Davis. I’m calling t see hw Max has been ding in class recently.
M: Gd mrning Mrs Taylr. Overall, he’s ding well. He gets alng with thers and wrks hard, but he seems a bit unsure abut sme math tpics.
W: We haven’t nticed much at hme. Is it smething t wrry abut?
M: It’s n big deal, but a little extra supprt wuld help.
W: What wuld yu suggest we d first?
M: Fr nw, I’d suggest he talk t the math teacher during lunch this week.
Text 7
W: Mike, did yu ntice the slw service tnight? It’s unusually crwded.
M: Yeah. Our rders tk frever t arrive, and they gt mine wrng.
W: Same here. And the waitstaff seem busy and understaffed. I saw a few tables cmplaining abut their rders t. I think we shuld talk t the manager befre leaving.
M: Definitely. This level f service isn’t acceptable fr such a reputable restaurant.
W: Let’s d that. Maybe they can imprve service fr future diners. And it culd help them understand what went wrng tnight.
M: Gd idea. I’ll ask fr the manager nce we finish ur meal.
W: It’s imprtant t address these issues cnstructively rather than just leaving withut saying anything.
M: Abslutely, Amanda.
Text 8
W: I’ve just seen Mel. She was telling me abut that qualificatin she’s ding. It’s smething abut life caching, isn’t it?
M: That’s right. She’ll be great at it. Yu knw hw many times she has helped us with ur prblems?
W: Is that all life caching means?
M: Well, life caches shw their clients hw t adpt new appraches r new rutines, and this enables them t make permanent changes. It’s abut much mre than analyzing a specific prblem and fixing it.
W: Yu sund like Mel! I’m still lst, thugh.
M: Lk, take smething yu’re always cmplaining abut. Like, having t d chres arund the huse. A life cach wuld help yu address this by helping yu change yur attitude t ding the chres in the first place. By wrking n yur mindset, that will help yu g frward.
W: Oh, that makes sense. Mel wuld be brilliant at that.
Text 9
W: Trent, hw did yu get int muntain climbing?
M: Many peple start climbing because they’ve watched a televisin dcumentary abut climbing a muntain and a gd friend enjyed reading the bigraphy f a famus climber. My experience was mre unusual, thugh. When I was nine, I started at a new schl where there was an amazing artwrk n the wall. It shwed sme snw-cvered muntains and I thught, I want t climb thse!
W: Yu climbed yur first big muntain when yu were ten. Hw did yu feel befrehand?
M: I was cnvinced I’d be really nervus befre we set ff, but the ppsite was actually true, which I culdn’t quite believe. I went with very experienced climbers whm I trusted.
W: Yu decided t climb the highest peak n each f the seven cntinents. Why was that?
M: My grandfather became ill and there wasn’t much financial supprt fr scientists trying t find a cure, s I asked peple t spnsr me t climb the seven peaks. I became the yungest persn ever t climb them, thugh that wasn’t my reasn fr ding it.
Text 10
M:
Hi, my talk tday is abut an inventin, the mdern car seat belt.
The inventr f the mdern car seat belt was a Swedish man called Nils Bhlin. Bhlin had trained as a mechanical engineer at cllege befre gaining his first emplyment as an aircraft designer. He did well, s was invited t jin a car manufacturing cmpany as a safety engineer.
Bhlin had ften wrked n imprving seats and seat belts fr planes since starting his wrking life in 1942. After jining the car manufacturer in 1958, he spent the fllwing 12 mnths develping his ideas fr cars, and then a car featuring Bhlin’s creatin n bth frnt seats was intrduced, making it the earliest example f a vehicle with mdern seat belts.
Hwever, it tk many years fr them t becme widely accepted. Japan made it a rule that everyne must wear seat belts in their cars acrss the whle cuntry in 1971. A year earlier, tw f the six states in Australia had intrduced similar rules. France was the first Eurpean natin t create seat belt laws several years later. It’s incredible t think that sme investment in research and develpment in the manufacturing industry has had such a huge glbal impact.