山东省枣庄市第八中学东校区2020届高三一调模拟考试英语试题试卷word版

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英语试题
第一节
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。
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Returns & Refund Guarantee
The“Returns Refund Guarantee”is a prmise prvided by sellers fr every item they selln DHgate.cm. When yu receive an item that was bught and paid fr n ur site, and yu findit is nt as described r is f lw quality, yu can cntact the seller t reslve these prblems.DHgate will ffer additinal assistance if the seller is nt cperative.
Scpe
The fllwing pints shuld nt be included in the “Returns &Refund Guarantee”:
▲ The seller didn’t make any prmise.
▲ The seller can prvide evidence t prve the items are as described.
▲ Yu didn’t cntact the seller within the prmised time.
▲ Yu have released the payment t the seller befre asking DHgate fr help.
Sellers are able t set up the fllwing prmises:
Returning items fr any reasn
Buyers can return items fr a refund within a specific date which has been set up by sellers,such as 3 days, and 7 days frm the day when the items are received. The items receiving date isthe date that is indicated n the shipping carriers fficial website. Buyers shuld prepay anyreturn shipping cst, which will be given back t the buyers after the seller receives the items as lng as the items are returned in the same exact cnditin as when they were delivered.
Returns r Refunds accepted if the prduct has quality issues
Buyers can return the items fr a refund when they are nt as described r pssess qualityissues by cmmunicating directly with the seller. The seller is respnsible fr the return shipping cst.
Buyers can get a refund and keep the items when the items are nt as described r pssess quality issues by negtiating directly with sellers.
21. Wh can get additinal assistance frm DHgate in the guarantee?
C. The sellers n Bth the buyers and the sellers.
22. Which situatin is within the scpe f the guarantee?
A. The seller didn’t make any prmise.
B. The buyer has paid the seller in advance.
C. The buyer asked fr help within the prmised time.
D. The seller prves that there is nthing wrng with the item.
23. What can we infer frm the passage?
A. Nt all the sellers make prmises.B. DHgate smetimes will pay the buyers.
C. Sellers shuld prepay return shipping cstD. The buyer can’t keep the items after getting arefund.
B
Thanks t technlgy, ride-hailing(打车) is as easy as pening an app n yur phne. Accrding t Didi, China’s tp ride-hailingapp, 81.3 percent f passengers preferred using annline service last year. But just like many ther mdern high-tech develpments, cnveniencecmes with cncerns.
Didi Chuxing annunced a trial re-launch f its carpl(拼车) service, Didi Hitch(滴滴顺风车), in seven cities including Harbin, Taiyuan and Beijing frm Nv 20. Mre than a year ag,Didi suspended the service fllwing the murders f tw separate female passengers in May andAugust, respectively.
The re-launch cmes with a range f new safety features. One f the new measures prvedcntrversial. It carried ut an 8 pm curfew (宵禁) n wmen, but allwed men t enjy theservice till 11 pm.
Many users cmplained n scial media that the plicy was sexist. Accrding t CNN, thetpic“#Wmen Can’tTakeDidiAfter8PM#”was trending n weib, with ne pst calling it“negative marketing and gender- biased(性别歧视的)”. It had gained mre than70,000 likes as fNv 11.
After the strng public reactin, Didi Chuxing changed its decisin. Bth men and wmenwill be able t use Didi Hitch between 5 am and 8 pm.
Accrding t CNN, Didi Hitch had lgged mre than a billin ttal rides befre itssuspensin, but it remains t be seen if the cmpany can win back users’trust.
Didi is nt the nly ride-sharing app t aruse public safety cncerns, nr is it the nly ne tattempt special prtectins fr wmen. The glbally ppular car-hailing services Uber and Lyftnw require strict backgrund checks and emergency SMS services that will autmatically send acar’s descriptin, license number, and current lcatin t plice, CBS news reprted.
Accrding t CNBC, ne Bstn-based ride-hailing service nly hires wmen t drive andwill nly accept wmen r children under 13 as passengers. Despite all the safety features, riders shuld check their drivers’ number plates, ensure they are being taken n the crrect rute, andinfrm friends f travel plans.
24. What are the first six paragraphs mainly abut?
A. Safety tips fr using Didi Hitch. B. Public safety cncerns ver Didi Hitch.
C. The advantages f Didi Hitch’s new services.D. The recent develpments f Didi Hitch.
25. The underlined wrd“suspended”in Paragraph 2 prbably means________.
A. imprved n smethingB. wrried abut smething
C. stpped smething fr a timeD. tk the respnsibility fr smething
26. Why did Didi Chuxing change its Hitch curfews?
A. Because f its recent nline risk analysis.
B. Because f the public’s negative reactin.
C. Fr the cnvenience f different users.
D. Fr the sake f safety prblems f wmen.
27. The passage is prbably taken frm________.
A. an advertisementB. a textbkC. a newspaperD a public speech
C
While we may think it feels gd t cmplain, cmplaining has sme bad effects assciated with it.
Why isn’t cmplaining beneficial? Research shws that it cnnects ur brain with negativity. The brain is designed t wrk efficiently. This means that when we repeat a thught, negative rpsitive, the nerve cells frm a bridge between each ther t pass infrmatin in a higher speed. Therefre, the next time we have a similar type f thught, it is mre easily passed. This explainswhy certain thught patterns becme habits.
Yet the harmful effects dn’t stp there. A study shws that cmplaining causes thehippcampus(海马体), which plays a vital rle in prblem-slving, t becme smaller.
In additin t causing brain damage, cmplaining als releases a stress hrmne: crtisl (皮质醇), a kind f chemical the bdy prduces when we meet with sme danger. Cnstantly havinga high level f crtisl results in high bld pressure, high bld sugar, and lwer immunity(免疫力).
The ill effects f ur cmplaining aren’t just limited t urselves: they als invlve thsearund us. We tend t mirrr the mds f ur friends. Fr this reasn, we shuld be cautiusabut having stubbrn cmplainers in ur circle f cmpanins.
The best way t deal with cnstant negativity is t develp a sense f gratitude. Just likecmplaining acts as a pisn, gratitude acts as a medicine. Research shws it lwers crtisl levelsby 23 percent, as well as reduces bld pressure and bld sugar. It als decreases tiredness anddepressin. Gratitude is the perfect cure fr cmplaining, a behavir that steals ur brain pwer, happiness and physical well-being.
What have yu bserved abut the effects f cmplaining in yur wn life r in the lives fthers? Have yu nticed that when yu are grateful, yu feel better all arund? Please share yurthughts in the cmments sectin belw.
28. What d Para. 2-3 mainly talk abut?
A.The diseases caused by cmplaining.
B. The decrease f a vital part f ur brain.
C. The bad effects f cmplaining n brain pwer.
D. The reasn why certain thught patterns becme habits.
28. What d Para. 2-3 mainly talk abut?
A.The diseases caused by cmplaining.
B. The decrease f a vital part f ur brain.
C. The bad effects f cmplaining n brain pwer.
D. The reasn why certain thught patterns becme habits.
29. What can we knw abut crtisl frm the passage?
A. Gratitude is an effective cure fr crtisl.
B. Our bdy prduces crtisl when we feel excited.
C. Crtisl is a chemical that can cause brain damage.
D. Having a high level f crtisl can lead t many health prblems.
30. What attitude des the writer take t stubbrn cmplainers?
A. Grateful.B. Tlerant.C. Disapprving.D. Skeptical.
31. Where can the passage mst prbably appear?
A. In a newspaper.B. In a medical reprt.C. On a websiteD. In a radi prgram.
D
It’s a cmmn belief that the rles actrs play might smehw reflect their true persnalities. It’s usually nt true, but British actress Phebe Waller-Bridge, 34, is an exceptin.
Just like Fleabag, the character she played in the cmedy-drama series f the same name, Waller-Bridge feels that her life is a mess. “It’s just really wnderful t knw—and reassuring(令人欣慰的) —that a dirty… angry, messed up wman can make it t the Emmys,” she said. She may be“messed up”, but Variety magazine calls her an“all-arund icn”.
Last mnth, Waller-Bridge tk hme three Emmy awards fr her wrk n Fleabag—best writing in a cmedy series, best lead actress, and best cmedy series.
Her success is partly because f her family. Descended(……后裔) frm British nbility, Waller-Bridge was brught up in a free envirnment. Her mther always tld her, “Yu can bewhatever yu want if yu imagine it.” S Waller-Bridge brke all the rules abut what a“gd”girl shuld d.
“Our laws and mral cdes dn’t apply—she lives… withut fear f cnsequence,”The Sunnted.
That fearlessness extends t being authentic in her writing and acting.
Unlike the can-d herines and strng, successful wmen in many TV dramas, Waller-Bridge shws a flawed but real character. The character Fleabag was a screw-up wh alwaysfund a way t say r d the wrng thing. “It resnated with the lives f stressed-ut wmeneverywhere in reality—ding their best t find balance in their lives,” a viewer wrte n USmvie website IMDb.
Villanelle in Killing Eve, anther hit TV series develped by Waller-Bridge, was a little bitvilent but shwed n interest fr the rules thers created, which make many peple seethemselves in her.
“Peple have been scared t write characters like these. But I think, nw, wmen are srelieved t have this new template(样板). And, aren’t we all a bit f everything? “Waller-Bridgesaid in an interview with Indian Express.
With such curage and sincerity(真诚), Waller-Bridge is, withut a dubt, a: “glden girl”inHllywd, Australian news website The New Daily cmmented.
32. What is the article mainly abut?
A. The ppularity f the cmedy-drama series Fleabag.
B. What inspired Waller-Bridge t take up writing and acting.
C. What helped Waller-Bridge succeed in cmedy.
D. The similarities between Phebe Waller-Bridge and the character she plays n Fleabag.
33. Hw did Waller-Bridge’s parents influence her grwth?
A. They cnstantly encuraged her t be herself.
B. They pushed her t fllw scial cdes.
C. They taught her t write and act when she was yung.
D. They always reminded her t be curius and fearless.
34. The underlined phrase“resnated with”in Paragraph 7 prbably means“________”.
A.messed upB. was in agreement with
C. had great effects nD. paid attentin t
35. What d Villanelle in Killing Eve and Fleabag in Fleabag have in cmmn?
A. Bth are curageus and rganized.
B. Bth are rebellius but strng and successful.
C. Bth successfully find balance in their lives.
D. Bth are much alike in character.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Temper tantrums(发怒)range frm crying t screaming, kicking, hitting, and breath hlding. They’re equally cmmn in bys and girls and mstly happen between the ages f ne t three.
(36) ________, and thers have them rarely Tantrums are a nrmal part f child develpment.They are the way yung children shw they’re upset r frustrated(沮丧的). Tantrums may happen when kids are tired, hungry, r uncmfrtable; r because they can’t get smething(fr example,an bject r a parent) t d what they want.(37) ________.
Tantrums are cmmn during the secnd year f life, a time when language skills are startingt develp. Because yung children at this age can’t yet say what they want, feel, r need, afrustrating experience may cause a tantrum. (38) ________.
(39) ________—mre than they may be able t handle. This can lead t pwer struggles as achild thinks“I can d it myself”r“I want it, give it t me”. When kids discver that they can’t dit and can’t have everything they want, they may have a tantrum.
S try t prevent tantrums frm happening in the first place, whenever pssible. Give plenty fpsitive attentin. Get in the habit f catching yur child being gd. Reward yur little ne withpraise and attentin fr psitive behavirs. Mst imprtantly, keep yur cl when respnding t atantrum. Dn’t cmplicate the prblem with yur wn frustratin r anger.(40) ________.S yuneed t be calm, t.
A. Sme kids may smile all the day
B. Sme kids may have tantrums ften
C. Yu may wnder hw lng a tantrum will last
D. As language skills imprve, tantrums tend t decrease
E. Kids want independence and cntrl ver their envirnment
F. Learning t deal with frustratin is a skill that children gain ver time
G. Remind yurself that yur jb is helping yur child learn t calm dwn
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When Matthew Shifrin turned 13, he gt a lifechanging birthday present frm his friend, Lilya Finkel.
It was an 843-piece Middle Eastern 41 palace. And with it were instructins that Finkel made 42 fr it. Finkel invented a unique name fr every ne f the mre than 800 pieces in the palace set. Then she spent cuntless hurs typing building 43 in Braille (盲文) that spelled ut hw t 44 them all tgether.
His mind was 45 . As a blind persn, Shifrin had never befre been able t cmplete a Leg set n his wn. Shifrin knew immediately that he had t help ther blind children find the same 46 .
Shifrin says, “Fr blind peple, Leg sets act as small 3D 47 fr real-life buildings instead f tw-dimensinal phtgraphs. Leg bricks allw me t see things that are 48 t explre by tuch.”
Fr years after that incredible Leg experience, he created similar instructins fr abut 45 ther Leg sets, tgether with Finkel, all published n a website they created, “Leg fr the 49 .”
Shifrin began 50 t Leg several years ag t discuss his wrk, 51 it was in 2017, when Finkel died f cancer, that he finally cnnected with the right persn.
His years-lng devtin 52 when the Leg cmpany released its first audi and Braille building instructins. The prject is a high-tech versin f what Shifrin and Finkel did fr their 53 .
It culdn’t have been cmpleted withut Shifrin’s 54 — r withut his determinatin.
He just wished Finkel had been here t see it. “I think she’d be very glad that we came this 55 .” Shifrin said.
41. A. Leg B. wd C. paper D. puzzle
42. A. directly B. especially C. strictly D. regularly
43. A. rules B. skills C. requirements D. instructins
44. A. mix B. fix C. fit D. gather
45. A. blwn B. challenged C. trubled D. eased
46. A. truth B. cnnectin C. balance D. independence
47. A. patterns B. designs C. replacements D. arrangements
48. A. natural B. impssible C. easy D. nrmal
49. A. Yung B. Blind C. Curius D. Inventive
50. A. giving up B. spreading ut C. reaching ut D. shwing up
51. A. but B. and C. s D. thugh
52. A. made up B. tk ff C. gt thrugh D. paid ff
53. A. cmpany B. website C. schl D. friends
54. A. encuragement B. preparatin C. invlvement D. recmmendatin
55. A. far B. lng C. deep D. fast
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。
The highly anticipated film Better Days (《少年的你》) was finally released n Oct 25. While Zhu Dngyu, the yung actress wh wn the Glden Hrse Award fr Best Leading Actress, maintained her usual level f 56 (act), the new star Jacksn Yee’s excellent perfrmance surprised audiences.
The film fllws tw teenagers wh find themselves in an 57 (expect) situatin. An excellent candidate f the natinal cllege entrance exam, Chen Nian starring Zhu Dngyu, meets a teen hligan (小混混) 58 (name) Liu Beishan starring Jacksn Yee. The tw slwly frm a strng friendship, 59 (supprt) each ther thrugh tugh times. Chen learns that Liu 60 (abandn) by his parents and drpped ut f schl at age 13. Liu tries t prtect Chen frm schl bullies (霸凌). But befre Chen takes the exam, she 61 (accident) kills a classmate wh has been bullying her. T prtect his friend, Liu tries t take the blame 62 Chen.
Jacksn Yee scred a success with the film. Talking abut why he 63 (chse) the rle. The 18-year-ld star said he was interested in the theme f teenage bullying. “Beynd the prblem f schl 64 (vilent), the film als reflects n the mental grwth f yuth,” he tld Glbal Times. In recent years, the pp star has been wrking as 65 activist and pineer fr Chinese yuth.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你们学校的美国交换生Jhn准备参加“外国人讲中国成语（idim）故事”比赛，他发邮件请你给予辅导。请你回复一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 答应帮助：2. 提出建议：3. 询问辅导时间与地点。
注意：1. 词数100左右：2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jhn,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（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。
One mrning, Ann’s neighbur Tracy fund a lst dg wandering arund the lcalelementary schl. It was a beautiful dg, which attracted Tracy a lt. S Tracy thught the wnerf the dg must have been wrried abut it and lked fr it arund, she was a warm-heartedwman, s she decided t help the lst dg. In n time, she asked Ann if she culd keep an eye nthe dg. Ann said that she culd watch it nly fr the day.
Tracy tk phts f the dg and printed ff 400 FOUND flyers (传单), and put them inmailbxes. Meanwhile, Ann went t the dllar stre and bught sme pet supplies, warning hertw sns nt t fall in lve with the dg. At the time, Ann’s sn Thmas was 10 years ld, andJack, wh was recvering frm a heart peratin, was 21 years ld.
Fur days later Ann was still lking after the dg, which they had started t call Riley. Theybegan t lve the dg, which was s clever and cute that every member f the family lved it. Oneday, when Ann arrived hme frm wrk, the dg threw itself against the screen dr and barkedmadly at her. As sn as she pened the dr, Riley dashed int the bys’ rm where Ann fundJack suffering frm a heart attack. Riley ran ver t Jack, but as sn as Ann bent ver t help himthe dg went silent.
“If it hadn’t cme t get me, the dctr said Jack wuld have died,”Ann reprted t a lcalnewspaper. At this pint, n ne had called t claim the dg, s Ann decided t keep it.
Paragraph 1:
Hwever, the next mrning Tracy gt a call. ___________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Peter drve t Ann’s huse t pick up his dg, __________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
第一部分听力
1-5 ABACA6-10 CCABB11-15 CBACB16-20 ABCCA
第二部分阅读理解
21-23 BCA24-27 DCBC28-31 CDCC32-35 CABD
七选五
36-40 BFDEG
第三部分 语言知识运用
完形填空
41-45 ABDCA46-50 DCBBC51-55 ADBCA
语法填空
56. acting57. unexpected58. named59. supprting60 was abandned
61. accidentally62.fr63. chse64. vilence65.An
第二节
参考范文：
Dear Jhn,
I’m writing t reply t yur email regarding the Chinese idim stry cmpetitin yu areging t participate in. It wuld be my great pleasure t help yu prepare fr the cntest.
I wuld like t ffer sme suggestins befre we meet. Firstly, as there are a great number fidims t chse frm, I recmmend the mst cmmnly used nes that cme frm interestingstries.Additinally, many idims have their rts in ancient myths r histrical facts. Thus, Iadvise fully researching their meanings and rigins t gain an instructive and fascinating insightint the cultural histry f China. In this way, yur strytelling will be highly impressive andappealing.
I hpe the suggestins abve can be f sme help t yu. Culd yu please tell me when andwhere we can meet? I lk frward t a further discussin with yu.
Yurs,
Li Hua
续写提示：
本文主要讲述一只迷路的小狗被Ann收留并救了Ann的儿子一命的故事。
原文第二段中提到Tracy给小狗拍了照片并且印了400份传单放在邮箱里，这为续写第一段小狗原来的主人是如何得知小狗的下落埋下了伏笔。原文第三、四段提到小狗帮忙救了Ann突发心脏病的儿子，由此Ann一家人开始爱上这只小狗,这为续写第一段Tracy向小狗原来的主人Peter讲述小狗与Ann一家感人的故事做了铺垫，也为续写第二段小狗原来的主人Peter被小狗与Ann一家一间的感情所感动，最终放弃接回小狗做回了暗示。
One pssible versin:
Paragraph 1:
Hwever,the next mrning Tracy gt a call.A man named Peter had seen the flyer andrecgnized his lst dg. S he called the number n the flyer. Hearing this, Tracy started crying, and tld him, “My friend’s sn had a heart peratin nt lng ag, and ne day, he suffered a heartattack. It was the dg that saved my friend’s sn.”
Paragraph 2:
Peter drve t Ann’s huse t pick up his dg, but saw Thmas and Jack crying in the windw. The dg was very happy t see his wner again and dashed t him in n time. After a fewmments, Peter said.“Maybe Odie was suppsed t find yu; maybe yu shuld keep it. And I can cme t see him at times.” Hearing this, everybdy was wild with jy, and the dg wagged histail, t.
听力原文
Text 1
M: Yur sister did prly n that math test. D yu knw what’s ging n?
W: Her attentin is wandering lately. She isn’t wrking s hard, either.
M: Wuld yu please talk t her and see if she needs help? I can hire a tutr. (1)
Text 2
M: Ww! Watch what yu are ding! Yu didn’t even lk befre yu stepped ut nt therad.
W: Oh my! Thank yu fr stpping me. Lk at that bus driver—he’s shaking his head atme. I’m s srry!(2)
Text 3
W: This new fashin trend is great! I lve big and versized cats. They keep yu warmer thanthse small and cttn jackets that were ppular last year.
M: I prefer wl t man-made material myself, thugh. (3)
Text 4
W: The train is mre than 10 minutes late. I dn’t think we’ll be n time fr yur dentistappintment at 3:30. It’s already 3:00!
M: Let’s take the bus. If we get ff at Unin Avenue and walk quickly, we shuld arrive withfive minutes left. (4)
Text 5
M: I hate these things. I never knw where all the buttns are. Hw d I pause it? I need t gt the bathrm.
W: It’s right belw the sund and channel buttns. It’s the symbl with tw vertical linesnext t each ther. (5)
Text6(第6题为推断题)
M: Thank yu fr cming in tday, Melanie.
W: N prblem.
M: Exactly. S this is where all the actin happens. Yur ffice is up there where that windw is.
W: Great. S hw des everything wrk?
M: Our prducts arrive in ur shipping and receiving area directly frm the factry. Then ur guys pass n them t the shelves with these lifting machines.
W: I see. S I will be keeping track f what cmes in and ges ut, right?(7)
M: That’s right. (7) The system we had befre was really messy, s we hpe that yu can makethings mre rganized.
W: Yu can depend n me, sir.
★ shipping and receiving area:装运(货物)区和接收(货物)区
Our prducts arrive in ur shipping and receiving area directly frm the factry.
我们的产品都是直接从工厂运送到装运和接收区的
Text 7
M: Why are we learning sewing in hme ecnmics? It’s nt that imprtant. (8)
W: Sme peple might say that it’s a basic life skill. Or d yu just think wmen shuld knwhw t d it?
M: That’s nt what I’m saying. I just dn’t see a future situatin where I wuld need t sewsmething.(8)
W:Well, I tk wrestling in P.E. class, and I dn’t ever see the need t fight anybdy. Anyway,what are yu ding fr yur prject?(9)
M: I’m ging t make a neck pillw. It seemed like the easiest chice.
W: I was ging t make a purse, but that seemed t easy. S, I decided t make a teddy bearfr my niece.(9) Yu knw we’ll be cking next mnth, right?
M: Nw that is smething I want t learn!
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Text 8
W: D yu ever lk at the stars at night and wnder if there is any life n ther planets?
M: Yes, I d. There are s many millins f planets ut there, and I think there must be lifesmewhere.
W: What abut nearby planets?(10)
M: They say there might nce have been life n ne f them.
W: I heard abut that. I wnder what they lked like, the peple n that planet.
M: They wuldn’t have been peple r animals. Nt even insects. Mre like tiny cell creatures. (10)
W: D yu think we will ever find life smewhere else in space?
M: Maybe ther planets will try t cmmunicate with us.(11)
W: I dn’t think that will happen in my lifetime. Maybe in a century.(11)
M: But cmputers are becming s pwerful. I bet we will hear frm them in 25 r 50 years.(12)
W: I never thught f that. I was thinking abut finding them with rckets and telescpes. But yuare right. That is hw they will be fund.
M: Let’s hpe they are friendly when they decide t get in tuch.
Text 9
W: What are yu lking at, Mark?(13)
M: It’s a really interesting article abut artificial intelligence. (13)
W: Oh, like rbts that can talk, right?
M: Well, that is ne example. Tell me, what did yu d tday?(14)
W: I wke up late because my phne died and I didn’t hear my alarm. I shpped nline fr a bit,and then I came here. (14)
M: Hw did yu get here? Yu’ve never been here befre.
W: My car had it all mapped ut fr me.
M: S, yu’ve used AI at least twice befre yu came here—nline shpping and gettingdirectins. (14) And yu’ll prbably use it several mre times this weekend.
W: That’s interesting. Why are yu interested in this stuff all f a sudden?
M: I just never realized hw much it affects ur day-t-day lives. Plus, my parents just gt this. (15)It’s called a Rmba. (16)
W: What is that?(15)
M: It’s a little husehld rbt. It sucks up all the dust n the flrs and cleans up smallwater spts. (15) D yu see hw it didn’t hit int the fridge? That’s because it has a camera thattells it where the fridge is. Isn’t that crazy?(16)
W: Nt really. I have the same technlgy in my new car.(16) Hey, d yu want t see amvie?
M: Sure, but I dn’t knw what’s playing.
W: That’s OK. I’ll just ask my watch. Hey, Siri, what mvies are playing tday?
Text 10
The state f Oregn in the United States is hme t a lake that des smething very strange everyyear—it disappears. At first, the fitting name “Lst Lake”might sund like ne f the manycnsequences f glbal warming. Hwever, the answer is nt as alarming as it might seem. Oregn is hme t the Cascades, a muntain range in the Pacific Nrthwest with many activevlcanes. A very lng time ag, ne f these vlcanes erupted, and the ht matter thatflwed frm it carved tw six-ft-deep hles in the earth. (17) Then abut three thusandyears ag, anther eruptin blcked a river, and the lake was frmed. Nw, at the end f spring,the lake slwly flws like a bathtub, and by the end f summer a beautiful grass field sits in itsplace. As the autumn rains arrive, the cycle begins again and it cntinues t fill thrughutthe winter.(18)S where des all that rain g? Apparently, the water slwly flws thrugh thesil, and then reappears in the valley belw.(19) This eventually becmes a drinking surce frhumans, fish, and ther animals. Tday“Lst Lake”is a turist attractin, and sme peple haveraised cncerns ver the safety and necessity f the hles. Hwever, experts say if they were tbe filled, the lake wuld likely fld nt the highway. S, it lks like these strange hles arehere t stay. (20)