2022-2023学年福建省厦门双十中学高一上学期期中考试英语试卷

这是一份2022-2023学年福建省厦门双十中学高一上学期期中考试英语试卷，共11页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分30分）， B等内容，欢迎下载使用。

Nvember 5, 2022
第一卷（选择题，共95分）
第一部分：听力（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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，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 arc the speakers prbably ging?
A.A cinema. B.A stadium. C.A schl hall.
2. What did Carl d?
A. He designed a medal. B. He fixed a TV set. C. He tk a test.
3. Hw much is the riginal rent?
A. $26,000. B. $28,000. C. $30,000.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A pwer cut. B.Turning ff the light. C. Using air-cnditining.
5. What time will the meeting begin?
A. At 11:00 am. B.At 1:00 pm. C. At 3:00 pm
第二节 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，各个小题将给出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 is the wman lking fr?
A.A bkstre. B. A plice statin. C.A she repair shp.
7. What is the Twn Guide accrding t the man?
A. A map. B.A brchure. C.A magazine.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What d we knw abut the man?
A. He is an expert in marathn.
B. He just ran a marathn,
C. He’s a marathn beginner.
9. What des the man decide t d in the end?
A.G t the gym. B. Give up his idea. C. Exercise utdrs.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What des the wman think f the CAPP?
A.It will be bring. B. It will be helpful. C. It will be difficult.
11. What is the wman’s advantage?
A. She is reliable. B. She is creative. C.She is hard-wrking.
12. Where will the man prbably vlunteer?
A. At a TV statin. B. On a cnstructin site. C. At a sprting gds stre.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Wh is the wman speaker?
A. A secretary. B.A hstess. C. A Plicewman.
14. Where did Paul get bis luggage·lst?
A. In Italy. B. In England. C.In Germany.
15. Hw many peple are there in Paul’s family?
A.Three. B. Fur. C. Five.
16. Hw des the man feel abut the experience?
A.Frightened. B.Cnfused. C. Disappinted.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What did the speaker enjy as a yung child?
A. Running. B.Climbing. C.Swimming.
18. What was the speaker ding when he injured himself?
A.The lng jump. B. A handstand. C.A frward rll.
19. Fr hw many weeks did the speaker have t give up exercising?
A.Fur. B. Eight. C.Twelve.
20. What was the change fr the speaker after the incident?
A. He discvered a new hbby.
B. He began t read lve stries.
C. He enjyed physical challenges mre.
第二部分 阅读理解（共2节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题，每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
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If yu are planning t start a career in the field f educatin, science,r culture,then an internship(实习) at UNESCO will be suitable fr yu.
Wh can apply?
Yu have cmpleted yur full-time university studies; r
Yu are studying in a graduate prgram fr a master's degree.
Applicants in technical assignments must have reached the last year f their studies in a technical schl.
What are the requirements?
Yu must be at least 20 years ld.
Yu shuld have a gd mastery f either English r French.
Yu must have an excellent knwledge f ffice-related sftware.
Yu shuld be able t wrk well in a team and adapt t an internatinal wrking envirnment.
Yu shuld pssess strng interpersnal and cmmunicatin skills.
What d yu need t prepare?
Visa: Yu shuld have the necessary visas.
Travel: Yu must arrange and pay fr yur travel t and frm the site where yu will d yur internship.
Medical insurance(保险)：Yu must shw prf f a cmprehensive health insurance valid(有效的) in the cuntry yu are heading fr the entire perid f the internship. UNESCO will ffer limited insurance cverage up t USD30,000 fr the internship perid.
Medical certificate(证明): Yu must prvide a medical certificate shwing yu are fit t wrk.
Yur applicatin will be accessed by UNESCO managers and will stay in ur database fr six mnths. We d nt respnd t every applicant. If chsen, yu will be cntacted by a manager. If yu d nt receive any update within six mnths, it means that yur applicatin has nt been successful.
21. Accrding t this passage, applicants are required t .
A. hld a master’s degree in science B. have internatinal wrk experience
C. be fluent in either English r French D. present a letter frm a technical schl
22. What will UNESCO prvide fr the internship perid?
A. N mre than $30,000 wrth f medical insurance.
B. Training in cmmunicatin skills.
C. A medical certificate fr wrk.
D. Travel arrangements.
25. What shuld applicants d after applying?
A. Cntact UNESCO managers. B. Get access t the database.
C. Wait fr pssible respnses. D. Wrk in a team fr six mnths.
B
In 1823, a yung wman nticed a strange fssil (化石) n a beach near Lyme Regis, England. She dug ut the bnes and had them carried t her hme.She carefully arranged the skeletn(骨架) n a table. Then she saw smething extrardinary. The creature’s neck was a meter lng-mre than half the length f its bdy. It was unlike any animal living n Earth.
Even at a yung age, Mary Anning had a talent fr sptting unusual fssils Her father died in 1810, leaving her family in.debt, s Mary began selling her fssils t cllectrs. At 12, she made her first majr discvery—a crcdile-like skull(头骨) with a lng skeletn. It turned ut t be a sea creature that lived lng ag. Named ichthysaur, r “fish-lizard”, it was the first extinct animal knwn t science.
Fssil hunting brught in mney, but it was a dangerus jb. One day, a rck fall killed her dg and almst buried Mary. Despite the dangers, she cntinued t lk fr mew finds The lng-necked fssil she unearthed in 1823 was anther lng-dead sea reptile(爬行动物). Knwn as a plesisaur, it wuld inspire legends—including that f the Lch Ness Mnster.
Mary was nt nly a skilled fssil hunter; she als carefully examined and recrded her finds. Hwever, she wasn’t widely recgnized in the scientific cmmunity. Only ne f her scientific writings gt published in her lifetime, in 1839. She was als nt allwed t jin Lndn’s Gelgical Sciety, as membership was nly available t men.
Mary Anning died in 1847, but her cntributins have nt been frgtten. Her finds are nw displayed in museums in Lndn and Paris. The beach near her hme is a UNFSCO Wrld Heritage Site, knwn as the Jurassic Cast. Her life cntinues t inspire visitrs hping t find their wn fssil wnders. Accrding t Britain’s Natural Histry Museum, Mary Anning was “th greatest fssil hunter the wrld has ever knwn”.
4. The first paragraph is written t .
A. stress the hard wrk Mary Anning carried ut
B. prve the uniqueness f Mary Anning;s finds
C. intrduce the readers t Mary Anning;s stry
D. shw the imprtance f Mary Anning;s discvery
25. What can be knwn abut Mary Anning’s fssil hunting experience?
A. Her main purpse was t make scientific cntributins.
B. She fund it hard t make ends meet as a fssil hunter.
C She made her first majr discvery in 1823.
D. She had a narrw escape frm a rck fall.
26. Which f the fllwing wuld the authr prbably agree with?
A. Mary Anning deserved mre credit.
B Mre peple shuld jin in fssil hunting.
C. The Jurassic Cast is in need f prtectin.
D. Mary Anning is the greatest scientist in the wrld.
27. Hw is the passage mainly develped?
A. By prviding examples.
B. By making cmparisns.
C. By fllwing the rder f time.
D. By fllwing the rder f imprtance.
C
Languages have been cming and ging fr thusands f years, but in recent times there has been less cming and a lt mre ging. When the wrld was still ppulated by hunter-gatherers, small, clsely related grups develped their wn frms f speech independent f each ther. Sme language experts believe that 10,000 years ag, when the wrld had just five t ten millin peple, they spke perhaps 12,000 languages between them.
Sn afterwards,many f thse peple started settling dwn(定居)t becme farmers,and their languages t became mre settled and fewer in number. In recent centuries, trade, industrializatin, the develpment f the natin-state and the develpment f educatin, especially glbalizatin and better cmmunicatins in the past few decades, all have caused many languages t disappear, and dminant languages such as English, Spanish and Chinese are increasingly taking ver.
At present, the wrld has abut 6,800 languages. The distributin (分布) f these languages is hugely unequal. The general rule is that mild znes have relatively few languages, ften spken by many peple, while ht, wet znes have lts, ften spken by small numbers. Eurpe has nly arund 200 languages; the Americas abut 1,000; Africa 2 400; and Asia and the Pacific perhaps 3,200, f which Papua New Guinea alne accunts fr well ver 800.The median number (中位数)f speakers is a mere 6,000, which means that half the wrld's languages are spken by fewer peple than that.
Already well ver 400 f the ttal f, 6,800 languages are clse t extinctin (消亡), with nly a few elderly speakers left. Take, fr example, Busuu in Camern (eight remaining speakers), Chiapanec in Mexic (150), Lipan Apache in the United States (tw r three) r Wadjigu in Australia (ne, with a questin-mark): nne f these seems t have much chance f survival.
28. What can we knw abut languages in hunter-gatherer times?
A. They develped very fast. B. They were large in number.
C.They had similar frms. D. They were clsely cnnected.
29. Which f the fllwing best explains “dminant” underlined in paragraph 2?
A. Graceful B.Advanced. C.Pwerful. D . Mdern.
30. Hw many languages are spken by less than 6,000 peple at present?
A. Abut 6,800 B. Abut 3,400 C. Abut 2,400 D. Abut 1,200
31. What is the main idea f the text?
A. New languages will be created.
B. Peple’s lifestyles are reflected in languages.
C. Human develpment results in fewer languages.
D. Gegraphy determines language evlutin.
D
Pineers like Harvard scial eclgist Stephen Kellert were amng the first t champin mdem biphilic design. Kellert believed that weaving nature int living and wrkspaces is imprtant fr gd physical and mental health.
Humans are brn t be attracted by nature, Kellert nted. His theries include access t natural light, air, water, and plants. Using materials such as wd and stne, biphilic designs help humans t feel clser t nature.
Biphilic designs can be seen all ver the wrld. Examples include the Changi Airprt in Singapre, with its frest garden and wrld's largest indr waterfall fed by rainwater, and the Swedish Mirrr Cube Tree Huse Htel, mainly made f used plywd. Incredible biphilic hmes include One Central Park in Sydney, apartment blcks featuring hanging gardens n the utside. The buildings recycle their wn water and a suspended(悬浮的)mirrr system reflects(反射) sunlight dwn nt gardens belw.
Putting biphilic design t wrk fr sciety culd prevent millins in healthcare csts, with ne study estimating annual savings f $93 millin in the US alne. Hspital design has lng been influenced by access t sunlight and views f nature. Mdern buildings like the Kh Teck Puat Hspital in Singapre are clsely related t their surrundings. The hspital channels utdr air t cl the inside, and uses reflective sunshades t direct light t brighten wards and save energy.
The aim f these designs is t stress the human cnnectin t nature by fitting buildings int the lcal envirnment. But hw d we bring biphilia int ur hmes? Start with huse plants. New smart hme apps can als prvide nature experiences such as birdsng and a frest image n the ceiling, helping peple t create a restful space indrs.
But perhaps the best way t change sciety with biphilic designs is t start with schls. Children learn better and feel mre relaxed in biphilic settings. S the Children and Nature Netwrk is wrking with schls t create green schlyards fr better physical and mental health and t increase pprtunities fr utdr learning. Biphilic designers are bringing nature int classrms thrugh natural patterns, shapes and clrs.
32. Accrding t the passage, what des Stephen Kellert prbably believe?
A. Humans lve nature less as they age
B. Nature can imprve cmpanies’ prfit.
C. Natural materials have taken ver in designs.
D. Designs shuld recnnect humans with nature.
33. What d the examples f biphilic designs in paragraph 3 and 4 have in cmmn?
A. They apply smart hme technlgy.
B. They include indr waterfalls and gardens.
C. They made gd us f th natural surrundings.
D. They use lcal resurces t cut the cst f buildings.
34. We can learn frm the last paragraph that biphilic designs .
A. have greatly changed schls.
B. help imprve students’ perfrmance.
C. fcus mainly n students’ mental health.
D. have mved mst f the classrms utside.
35. Which f the fllwing wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. Getting Clse t Nature. B. Live Naturally and Simply
C. The Best Biphilic Designs D. Let’s Invite Nature Inside
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。
E
Mst f us bserved much nrre as children than we d as adults. A child's day is filled with amazement, newness and wnder 36 But as we grw up, differences that were sharp t us as children becme unclear; we are n lnger sensitive t new stimulatin (刺激), new ideas. 37 althugh it takes practice and requires breaking sme bad habits.
The first step in awakening senses is t stp predicting what we are ging t see and feel befre it ccurs. 38 One chilly night when hiking with sme students, I mentined that we were ging t crss a muntain stream. The students began cmplaining abut hw cld it'd be. We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead. They were almst knee-deep when they realized it was a ht spring.
39 . I saw bird watchers wh sptted a bird, immediately lked it up in field guides, and said, a “ruby-crwned kinglet” and checked it ff. They n lnger paid attentin t the bird and never learned what it was ding.
The pressures f “time” and “destinatin” are further blcks t awareness. I encuntered many hikers wh were headed t a distant camp-grund with just enugh time t get there befre dark 40 They never take a mment t see what’s arund them. I asked them what they’d seen. “Oh, a few birds,” they said. They seemed bent n their destinatins.
Nature seems t unfld t peple wh watch and wait. Next time yu take a walk, take in all the sights, sunds and sensatins. Wander in this frame f mind and yu’ll pen a new dimensin t yur life.
A. This blcks awareness
B. They dn’t knw what awareness is.
C. Curisity gave us all a natural awareness.
D. It seldm ccurred t them t explre a little bit.
E. Relearning the art f seeing the wrld arund us is simple
F. Being sharp desn't mean we have t stay alert all the time
G. Anther blck t awareness is ur addictin t naming things
第三部分 完形填空（共15题，每题1分，满分15分）
A week ag, my daughter said, “Mm, I dn’t think I’m very athletic.”
I’ve bserved her in varius sprts, and she is just like me: tw left feet. But even knwing it, my first instinct (本能) was t snw her with sme 41 “Oh, yu’re actnally gd at sprts!”
I held back, hwever, and after thinking twice, I tld her the 42 : “N, yu’re kind f nt.”
And I culd see it hurt a bit. S I 43 : “Dear, everyne may have a natural talent fr smething. Like yu and 44 : Yu’re a 5th grader and read Charles Dickens. But we als have things we are nt 45 . If we want t reach a satisfactry level at thse things, we have t 46 twice the effrt and if we want t 47 we need t try even harder.”
She was ndding She ttally 48 it. Why? Because it’s the truth. Smetimes I wnder why we run arund telling ur kids sme rubbish that dn’t even 49 when they can actually accept the truth. Besides, when they realize we are lying, we 50 ur credibility.
I want my kids t have a 51 understanding f themselves s they wn’t be 52 when things get tugh. They can be Olympians, but nbdy is ging t band it t them and 53 may wrk against them. They will understand that many things 54 a nearly huge amunt f WORK. They can’t just expect smething t happen. They 55 it happen.
41.A. sense B. advice C.rubbish D.lve
42. A. idea B.truth C.news D.lie
43.A replied B. added C.cmmented D.repeated
44.A. learning B.speaking C.reading D.writing
45.A. fnd f B. amazed at C.gd at D.interested in
46. A. put in B.put away C.put up D.pet ff
47. A. imprve B.excel C.pass D.cntinue
48.A. gt B. frgt C.made D.did
49. A. take place B. get arund C.cme alng D.make sense
50. A develp B. damage C. ignre D.value
51 A.heart-felt B. ht-headed C. right-sized D.gd-natured
52.A. tired B.shcked C.excited D. inspired
53.A. nature B.time C.histry D. experience
54. A. perfrm B. increase C. require D. change
55 A.watch B.let C.help D.make
第四部分（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
After nearly fur years f cnstructin,China’s lngest underwater highway tunnel(隧道), the Taihu Tunnel, is nw pen t vehicle traffic.
Cnstructin wrkers used ver 2 millin cubic meters f cncrete t build the tw-way tunnel, 56 has six lanes (车道) and is 43.6 meters wide. The ceiling f the tunnel 57 (fit) with clrful LED lights, designed 58 (prcent) drivers frm getting tired. At a length f 10.79 kílmeters, it prvides 59 (traveler) with an alternative rute t jurney frm Shanghai t Nanjing.
60 (cnnaet) Suzhu, Wuxi and Changzhu it was built t reduce traffic pressure n the cities next t Lake Taihu and imprve the 61 (ecnmv) develpment f the Yangtze River Deltz.
S hw great is the Taibu Tunnel 62 (cmpare) with ther tunnels arund the wrld? The wrld’s lngest undersea rad tunnel–Nrway’s 14.3-kilmeler Ryfast runs 63 Stavanger, the furth largest city in Nrway,and Slbalkk,which is n the ther side f the Bknafjrd Strait（海峡）. In terms f underwater rail tunnels, 64 tp hnr certainly ges t the Channel Tunnel in the English Strait. 65 (it) underwater part runs fr 37.9 kilmeters, the lngest f any underwater tunnel in the wrld.
第二卷（非选择题 共40分）
答案请写在答题卡上
第一节单句填空（共10题，每题1分，共12分）
在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式
66. Cme and experience what Peru has t ffer: everything the ancient Inca culture and centuries-ld Spanish villages t deep rain frests, high muntains and a beautiful castline.
67. Eileen Gu cmpeted China in a number f freestvle skiing events in the 2022 Winter Olympics.
68. Parents and children shuld cmmunicate mre (narrw) the generatin gap between them.
69. (ace) with all types f infrmatin nline, we smetimes can’t tell between the true and the false.
70.The life f a teenager can be very stress, especially at the end f the term.
71. In the past decade my hmetwn has changed beynd (recgnize)
72.Anyne caught (cheat) will be immediately disqualified frm the exam.
73. Yu, rather than Mary, (be) t blame fr nt finishing the wrk n time.
74. Fr the last 20 years f her life, Jacqueline wrked a publisher’s editr, seeking a late-life career.
75. It’s the first time fr me t speak t s large audience, s I feel a little nervus.
第二节 短语填空（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）
选择适当的短语并用正确的形式补全句子，使句子完整。（其中有2项是多余的）
76.The team f sme experts and teachers is cming t visit the city.
77. We the beautiful histric building the mment we entered the campus.
78. Taking part in sprts events is nt always easy, s it helps children learn hw t tress.
79 Diana had a wrkable plan t pay fr cllege fr her twins, but then her husband became unemplyed, and the plan
80. The ld rule has t be revised as it nly the situatins that existed a hundred years ag.
第三节 完成句子（共5小题，20空，每空0.5分，满分8分）
用课文所学知识，根据汉语提示完成下列句子。答题卡上只写空格处的答案，不用抄整个句子
81.I think mst s far is the here.
我想我到现在最欣赏的是这里的建筑。
82. Mre highways have been built, peple t travel frm ne place t anther
使出行变得更加简单
83. When Michael Jrdan's feet left the grund, time .
时间似乎也静止了.
84. Jrdan’s skills were ,but it’s the he shwed made him unique.
乔丹的技巧令人印象深刻，但让他独特的却是他展现出来的精神力量。
85. I can accept ;everyne at smething. But I can’t accent .
我可以接受失败，每个人都会失败。但是我不能接受不努力尝试。
第四节 书面表达（15分）
你的英国朋友Jim所在的学校要组织学生来中国旅行，有两条线路可以选择：“长江之行”或者“泰山之旅”。Jim来信希望你能给些建议。请你给他回信，内容包括：
1.你推荐的线路；2.你的理由；3.你的祝愿。
2.可适当添加细节，使行文连贯 3.如书写较差影响理解，降一个档次给分。
注意：1字数在100左右
参考词汇 长江：the Yangtze River 泰山 Munt Tai
2022级双十中学高一上学期期中考试
英语答案
听力理解：
1-5 BBCAA 6-10 CBCCB 11-15 ABBBC 16-20 CACCA
阅读理解
21-23 CAC 24-27 CDAC 28-31 BCBC 32-35 DCBD 36-40 CEAGD
完形填空
51-55 CBBCC 56-60 ABADB 61-65 CBACD
语法填空
56.which 57. is fitted with 58. t prevent 59. travelers 60. Cnnecting
61.ecnmic 62. cmpared 63.between 64.the 65.Its
单句填空
66.frm 67. fr 68.t narrw 69. Faced 70. stressful
71. recgnitin 72. cheating 73.are/were 74. as 75.an
词组填空
76. made up 77. caught sight f 78. deal with 79. fell apart 80. applies/applied t
句子填空
81. what I admire; architecture 82. making it easier fr
83.seemed t stand still 84. impressive; mental strength; that
85.failure,fails,nt trying
听力原文
Text 1
W: D yu think we’ll be able t see the game clearly?
M: Dn’t wrry. There’s a gd view f the players frm all f the seats.
Text 2
W: I dn’t knw hw yu did it, Carl. But the TV wrks beautifully nw. Yu shuld get a medal fr yur wrk.
M: It wasn’t hard at all. It was much easier than preparing fr the test.
Text 3
M: Lucy. I was wndering if yu culd take a little ff the rent. It is a little bit expensive.
W: I can take tw thusand ff. That'll make the rent twenty-eight thusand dllars.
Text 4
W: The light has gne ut!
M: We ften have pwer failure in this city when t many peple are using air-cnditining.
Text 5
W:Wuld it be OK t have the meeting at 11 ’clck n Tuesday mrning?
M: That’s fine. but it has t be finished by 1:00 because I have a flight t catch at 3:00.
W:OK. gt it.
Text 6
W: Excuse me.1 wnder if yu culd tell me hw t find a place t have my shes mended. I’m new in twn.
M: Ah, there is a gd shp nt far frm here. G straight ahead and walk abut three blcks. I can’t remember the name f the shp,but yu’ll find it. It’s near the plice statin. By the way, yu knw abut the twn guide? It’s a thin bk and has all kinds f useful infrmatin. Yu’ll find ne in any bkstre.
W: Thanks a lt! Yu’ve been s helpful.
Text 7
M: I’ve been wndering hw t start running. I want t run a marathn, and I knw yu’re a gd runner.
W: Well, yu need t start ut slwly. See if yu can run a mile withut stpping, and then start increasing yur distance.
M: Okay. D yu think I shuld run n a running machine at th gym r utside?
W: Well, it depends n what yu like. Running inside is nice because yu can stay at a steady speed. But utside is nice,t,because yu’re surrunded by nature and fresh air.
M: Maybe I’ll try running utside first and see hw it feels.
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W: Did yu get yur new schedule? Let me see, I want t knw if we arc in sme f the same classes.
M: Sure. Hey, lk! We're bth in the CAPP tgether! I’m nt sure what it is, but let’s sit tgether.
W: It is called Career and Persnal Planning. Every Grade 12 student has t take it.
M: D yu knw what it’s all abut?
W: Ii teaches us abut the business wrld. Yu knw,bw t write a resume and hw t find a jb. It als helps us discver ur strengths, weaknesses, and interests.
M: Oh, I since I am curius and like adventure, I might be a gd reprter. What d yu think is yur best quality?
W: I’d say. yu can always cunt n me if yu need smething. And I always d What I say I’m ging t d.
M: Great!
W: Ha-ha. We als have t vlunteer at a jb fr ne weekend. If yu want, I can get yu a jb at my dad’s athletic stre.
M: I’d rather wrk with smene I knw. My brther is building his huse right nw, and he culd use the help.
W:Anyway, it certainly wn’t be dull.At least it teaches us life sills.
M: I agree. I’m still trying t figure ut why algebra is s imprtant.
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W: Nice t sec yu again, Paul. This is the furth time that yu’ve taken part in ur shw in Berlin. A lt f peple get familiar with yu. Yu may nt be t busy tnight because there wn’t be t many questins.
M: That’s right. I really prefer t relax. As yu knw,I had a car accident when I was in Italy, and Inter I lst my luggage just befre I left Lndn. The Inst trip wasn’t a very pleasant ne.
W: We are s srry t hear abut all yur trubles. It’s snid that th Lndn Plice Frce did a gd jb f finding yur bags.
M: Yes, that’s true, but I was kept wrrying fr tw days because I bught sme very precius presents fr my wife, twin girls and my sn. Besides, even thugh the plice fund my luggage, the ring I bught fr my wife was missing. And it was very difficult t find ne. I was very upset. Such a thing has never happened t me befre. This changed my pinins abut England and the peple there.
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As a yung child,I always enjyed physical challenges mre than mental nes. I liked t run and build swings. At that stage I hadn’t yet learned t climb r swim,but that is smething I wuld als have lved t d. One day we had a physical educatin class at schl. We did the lng jump and handstands, but it was when I had t d a frward rll that disaster struck. Smehw, I twisted my neck in an extremely painful way. I screamed ludly and the teachers were very cncerned. An ambulance was called and I was taken t hspital. The dctrs fitted me with a cllar and I was tld t d n exercise and stay away frm schl fr eight weeks. At fist, I was very bred.Having t keep still all day was n fun.S I started t read.I lked at bks n the shelf at hme. I wasn't interested in lve stries—I avided thse—but crime and adventure did appeal. Frm thse eight weeks I develped a lifelng lve f reading. When my cllar was remved,the dctrs tld me nt t exercise fr anther fur weeks. Instead f being disappinted, I was happy t devte mre time t my new lve—reading.make up deal with apply t get arund catch sight f fall apart keep track f