2022-2023学年江苏省常州市省前中高三下学期二模适应性考试英语+听力含答案

这是一份2022-2023学年江苏省常州市省前中高三下学期二模适应性考试英语+听力含答案，共25页。
省前中2022-2023学年高三下学期二模适应性考试
英语试卷

本卷满分150分, 考试时间120分钟

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。

第一部分 听力（共两节, 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。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. What was the weather like in the afternoon?
A. Windy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.
2. How does the man sound?
A. Worried. B. Confident. C. Afraid.
3. What is the conversation mainly about?
A. Planning for a holiday. B. Taking photographs. C. Renewing a passport.
4. Why did the man go to see a doctor?
A. He can only see things up close.
B. He gets glasses for the woman.
C. He doesn＇t like his old glasses.
5. What are the speakers going to do next?
A. Stay at home. B. Play with snow. C. Play badminton.
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。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. Why does the woman want to replace the sofa?
A. It is uncomfortable. B. It is really old. C. It doesn＇t match the table.
7. What do the speakers agree to do?
A. Change the table. B. Buy a reading lamp. C. Move a lamp onto the table.
听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。
8. What did the man use last weekend?
A. A shared bike. B. A shared charger. C. A shared umbrella.
9. What is the woman going to talk about next?
A. The proper ways to use the sharing product.
B. Her attitude towards the sharing economy.
C. The advantages of the sharing economy.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。
10. What has the man found?
A. An old door. B. A secret dinner. C. An interesting wall.
11. What＇s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Boss and secretary. B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife.
12. Where are the speakers?
A. In a shop. B. In a house. C. In a castle.
听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。
13. What is the man doing?
A. Eating a meal. B. Cooking a meal. C. Having an interview.
14. How long has the man been cooking?
A. Only recently. B. Since he was a kid. C. Since he was twenty years old.
15. Why does the man mention rice and noodles?
A. To give an example. B. To name his favorite food. C. To show his best cooking.
16. What is the most important for cooking according to the man?
A. Rich flavors. B. Freshness of food. C. Different styles of cooking.
听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。
17. What is Cathy's nationality?
A. Chinese. B. German. C. American.
18. When will they start making dumplings?
A. At 4 p. m. B. At 6 p. m. C. At 8 p. m,
19. How will Cathy come to the speaker's house probably?
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By taxi.
20. What does the speaker think Cathy may worry about?
A. Going back too early.
B. Staying there too long.
C. Having difficulty watching TV shows.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节, 满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分, 满分37. 5分）
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
Summer Programs
ISSOS
The ISSOS summer school program offers high school students the opportunity to combine learning, creative enrichment and action-packed adventure in the historic campus of Yale University. Our three-week program welcomes students from over 60 nationalities, and limits the number of students from one nationality to 10% in order to guarantee a truly international experience.
Students choose from a variety of academic and elective subjects and benefit from full activities, cultural trip and workshop program. In addition, students are supervised（指导）by summer school advisors who make sure the summer school is fun and that all students make friends from around the world.
Summer Institute for the Gifted
The Summer Institute for the Gifted（SIC） is a program of the AIFS Foundation, a not-for-profit organization.
At Yale, SIG offers a 3-week summer academic program for gifted1 and academically talented students aged 13-17.
At SIC students take 4 classes from the subject areas of STEAM, arts, and recreation.
A+Summer Program
Education Unlimited is a privately held California Corporation with the mission of giving every high school student the best possible chance of gaining acceptance into the college of their choice.
Their unique summer offerings include the A+ Summer Program hosted at Yale, which is a one-of-a-kind opportunity to be involved in an environment that encourages advanced thinking, creative problem solving, and a lifelong love of learning.
Capitol Debate
The 2023 Summer Debate Camp will be held at Yale University from June 28 to July 9. Students will build public speaking, research, writing, and critical thinking skills, leading to better academic performance. The two-week program will provide students with the proper mindset, skillset, toolset and critical communication skills needed for success in many fields of speech.
21. What can people do in ISSOS summer school program?
A. Learn to speak a foreign language.
B. Make friends with native students.
C. Engage in cultural and academic activities.
D. Take elective courses given by supervisors.
22. Which program can help students gain admission into university?
A. ISSOS summer school program.
B. A+Summer Program.
C. Summer Institute for the Gifted
D. Capitol Debate.
23. What do the listed summer programs have in common?
A. They target at undergraduates.
B. They last for the whole summer.
C. They focus on academic lectures.
D. They are hosted at Yale University.
B
Taylor grew up on the coast of New South Wales, Australia and swimming in the ocean was part of everyday life. She began spear fishing and worked her way up in her early 20s to become one of very few women who were professional spear fishers and was named the Australian Ladies National Champion.
However, as she spent more time underwater, especially with the sharks, she had a change of heart. “I learned straight away that sharks are nowhere near as dangerous as the media would have us believe. And I learned that they all have different personalities-there's the shy guy, the cross guy, and the aggressive guy; they're all different. ” From that point on, she decided, along with her late husband and world spear fishing champion, Ron Taylor, to hang up her spear and to only shoot them with her camera.
As a pioneering shark conservationist, Taylor succeeded in many firsts throughout her life's work. She was the first person to dive with sharks cageless. The first person to test the power of a shark bite; she hand-fed a Great White and petted it. There's nothing she wouldn't do to help correct the false image that sharks are dangerous, man-eating beasts. Her research has become the basis for much of what we know about sharks today and she succeeded in becoming the first person to get Grey Nurse sharks protected in a specific area, the first shark species in the world to receive protected status.
When asked about what could be done to help save the sharks, and the oceans, Taylor said she was quite pessimistic about the whole thing. “Change has to come from the government level. ”But she also recommended, “The thing that works the best is to get a good story and then get it on camera. Then go on television and speak to the public. Say it to the mothers, “Wouldn't you like your child. . . when they're old enough, to be able to see this wonderful, friendly shark?””
24. What sort of girl was Taylor in her early 20s?
A. Far-seeing.
B. Demanding
C. Accomplished
D. Environmentally-aware
25. What might be Taylor's inspiration to change her heart?
A. Her desire to be rich.
B. Her understanding of sharks.
C. Her ambition for becoming famous.
D. Her marriage with Ron.
26. Why are Taylor's firsts mentioned in Paragraph 3?
A. To prove her great influence on shark conservation.
B. To urge the protection of sea animals.
C. To present her achievements as a female fisher pioneer.
D. To show her efforts to correct people's false impression of sharks.
27. What does Taylor think is a better way to protect sharks?
A. Raising public awareness.
B. Turning to experts for advice.
C. Inventing stories about sharks.
D. Relying on the government only.
C
For humankind, evidence for life beyond earth is unlikely to be as dramatic as an alien spaceship landing next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris. It is more likely to come from telescope observations of a faraway planet with atmospheric chemicals of biological activity. Researchers said methane（甲烷）may be the first detectable sign of life out of earth if discovered in the atmosphere of a rocky planet orbiting in the “habitable zone".
Scientists are working to understand the indicators of life-biosignatures（生命信号）--that might be present in observations of planets in other solar systems, called exoplanets（系外行星）, knowing that increasingly capable telescopes soon will be available. The researchers showed that much atmospheric methane could be a persuasive sign of life. Methane is an important trace gas in Earth's atmosphere. Unlike other potential biosignatures such as oxygen, methane is one of the few gases that should be readily detectable using the Webb Space Telescope.
On Earth, the vast majority of methane is produced by life： methane-producing microbes（微生物）in wetlands, rice fields or in the dead body of large animals. Methane is also generated through human activities such as burning fossil fuels including coal and oil. The percent of Earth's non-biologically generated methane is miniscule.
Scientists are expecting greater insight into exoplanet atmospheres using Webb and other new telescopes, examining their chemistry from the perspective of Earth.
Oxygen, more plentiful in Earth's atmosphere than methane, is another potential biosignature. It is also fed into Earth's atmosphere via biological processes. But oxygen could avoid Webb's detection.
“We know life on Earth has been producing methane for essentially its entire history, and atmospheric methane concentrations may have been high on the early Earth, before there was oxygen in the atmosphere, " Krissansen-Totton said. "But it's important to note that the diversity of planetary environments elsewhere is probably vast, and there could be other non-biological methane-making producing processes that no one has yet considered. ”
28. What can we know about methane according to Paragraph 2?
A. It might exist in many exoplanets.
B. It can be detected by Webb Space Telescope.
C. Many living things can't live without it.
D. Scientists haven't found its secrets completely.
29. Which of the following best explains “miniscule” underlined in Paragraph 3?
A. Small.
B. Special.
C. More.
D. Moderate.
30. What can we infer from Krissansen-Totton's words?
A. Methane can't show the sign of life in exoplanets fully.
B. It's likely that methane appeared later than oxygen did.
C. Scientists should prove methane existence in exoplanets.
D. Methane is most likely to appear in many exoplanets.
31. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. Scientists Have Found Life Signs in Exoplanets
B. Methane Is an Important Gas in the Universe
C. Methane May Be the Key to Detecting Alien Life
D. Scientists Think It Hard to Find Methane in exoplanets
D
Take a look at that tree in the local park. What might it be feeling? Could it be thinking? Experiments are exploring the idea of plant cognition（认知）, even going so far as to suggest they possess some form of consciousness.
As wild as it sounds, it isn＇t a new idea. The field of “plant neurobiology（神经生物学）”began in 2006, aimed at understanding how plants process information from their environment.
It is now clear that plants are capable of complex communication and can sense their surroundings, which were originally dismissed. But advocates of plant consciousness take things further and draw parallels between the electrical signaling that can be found from root to stem and that present in the nervous system of animals. They claim to show that plants are capable of intentionally choosing to perform certain behaviors, of learning and perhaps even having personalities. If plants are experiencing a conscious inner world, they argue, it becomes vital that we find ways to test and understand it.
Extending the concept of cognition to plants would mean a significant shift in our view of the uniqueness of humanity, not to mention how we treat our botanical friends, so the bar of acceptance is high. Researchers rising to the challenge are hoping to explore plants with tools usually reserved for the human brain.
The research can appear persuasive, but it is in its early stage and suffers from repeated failure. Critics say the field is a high guess and that the behaviours can be explained through inborn response.
Whether we decide that plants have cognition may come down to our ability to describe consciousness itself-where the biggest difficulty lies. But rather than dismiss the idea, we should welcome the chance to think up new ways to test our understanding of consciousness. It might just improve our grasp of the human mind. At the very least, our trees and plants should benefit from the extra attention-consciously or not.
32. What do supporters of plant consciousness believe?
A. Plants can only perform native reaction.
B. Plants can perceive their surroundings and adapt to them.
C. Plants possess the same level of consciousness as humans.
D. Plants can communicate complicatedly and choose actions deliberately.
33. What is the main challenge in accepting the idea of plant consciousness?
A. The need to develop tools to test plant cognition.
B. The dramatic change in our view of humanity.
C. The lack of evidence in the field of plant neurobiology.
D. The inability to describe consciousness itself.
34. What is the current state of research in the field of plant cognition?
A. The field is highly based on guesses and has no evidence.
B. Researchers are using tools reserved for the human brain to study plant behaviors.
C. There is not enough evidence to support the idea of plant consciousness.
D. Plants have been proven to possess a form of consciousness.
35. What is the potential benefit of studying plant consciousness?
A. Enhancing our understanding of the human brain.
B. Developing new ways to test plant behaviors.
C. Promoting our relationship with plants.
D. Proving the existence of plant cognition.
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。
There are several ups and downs in everyone's life. No matter how strong an individual is, there is usually a time when he finds the need of someone encouraging him to meet the challenges. 36_That may make him feel the power and the energy to deal with all sorts of negativity in life.
The power of motivation is beyond explanation. However, the person, who benefits from it, understands its importance instantly he hears it. _37_The fact is that there exists the gap between the speech of an expert and that of the average. And probably the reason is the experience of a life coach in dealing with the life of countless people on the Earth in his entire career.
38_Or rather, whatever he says or advises is not only the output of the words on the page, but also what he has learned from the lives of people around. It is his real life experience that he uses to improve the lives of other people on the globe. Having met countless people throughout the career, the life coach becomes used to the problems. _39_So, his every suggestion goes straight, touches the heart and increases the energy of a listener, and eventually helps them address different problems in life.
If you think such speeches are mere words and sentences, you are absolutely wrong. But actually they are the magical words that bring a great change in the life of disappointed and annoyed people on the globe. With such speeches, life coaches dig out the problems that the listener is facing in life. 40_.
A. Sometimes, it is not difficult to define an expert.
B. In particular, a speech from an expert is motivational.
C. The knowledge of an expert is not limited to the books.
D. Especially when1 stuck in dilemma, you really feel helpless.
E. Besides, he knows what kind of solutions will prove the best.
F. And they also find the root cause to come up with a final solution.
G. If you think anyone can deliver such a speech, you might be wrong.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节, 满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（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和D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Pangolins（穿山甲）are the world＇s most heavily poached（偷猎）mammal. And three out of four Asian pangolin species are critically 41 now-heavy demands for their meat, scales, and blood have 42 them with extinction.
Growing up near Cuc Phuong National Park in Vietnam's Red River Delta, Thai Van Nguyen had been accustomed to seeing dead pangolins. _43_, everything changed when he witnessed his neighbor killing a baby pangolin. It was then that his 44_to save pangolins was fueled. And he knew the biggest 45 would be shifting the mindset and habits of the Vietnamese people.
To change the fate of the pangolins, Nguyen set out to_46_the public on the importance of pangolin conservation. His efforts_47 a series of outreach and education campaigns: he published research in peer-reviewed journals, attended international workshops, and developed Vietnam's first reintroduction and tracking programme for pangolins.
Then Nguyen founded Vietnam's first Asian Pangolin Rehabilitation Center. So far it has managed to 48 and release nearly 500 pangolins and has_49_to rescue other species like turtles.
In 2018, Nguyen 50 his work, creating Vietnam's first-ever anti-poaching unit, which has destroyed 9, 701 animal traps, and arrested 558 people for poaching-leading to a significant 51 in illegal activities in Vietnam.
Nguyen devotes his life to 52 pangolins, bringing global awareness of pangolins' 53 .He hopes his deeds will bring pangolins back to their rightful place in the forest. “It's my greatest joy that I can really make a 54_, ”he said. And it is this devotion that 55 won him the Goldman Environmental Prize for grassroots activism in 2021.
41. A. significant B. endangered C. valuable D. dangerous
42. A. threatened B. associated C. matched D. compared
43. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Nevertheless D. Moreover
44. A. potential B. courage C. ability D. passion
45. A. possibility B. challenge C. goal D. risk
46. A. instruct B. consult C. serve D. prepare
47. A. applied to B. counted on C. took up D. began with
48. A. trap B. farm C. restore D. relieve
49. A. expanded B. reduced C. hurried D. turned
50. A. scheduled B. continued C. suspended D. developed
51. A. advance B. result C. progress D. decline
52. A. seeking B. raising C. freeing D. studying
53. A. sufferings B. contributions C. sacrifices D. experiences
54. A. fortune B. difference C. living D. choice
55. A. particularly B. primarily C. naturally D. eventually
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文, 在空白处填如1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Spoken Chinese consisted of a number of Chinese dialects（方言）throughout history. In the Ming Dynasty, standard Mandarin was nationalized. Even so, it was not until the Republic of China era in the 1910s that there were some noticeable results in_56_（promote）a common unified language in China.
The ancient written standard was Classical Chinese and it was used for thousands of years. However, it_57（reserve）mnostly for scholars and intellectuals. Only after the May 4th Movement did the push for Vernacular Chinese begin. This allowed common_58 （citizen）to read since it was modeled after the linguistics and phonology of a spoken language.
59_the difficulty in mastering it, Classical Chinese remains_60_（extreme） important in the world heritage of languages. Classical Chinese＇s birth is related to the beginning of astronomy（天文学）, the＿61（connect） with higher spirits through divination （占卜） and the formation of several Books of Changes, 62_most famous being the one of the Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, Chinese is packed with great meaning and_63_（wise）. It is not only a code or a tool, but a language_64_gives light and guidance when_65_（receive） in a proper way. Classical Chinese has been the cultural backbone of all the great philosophies, spiritualities, and even arts not just in China but all over Asia.
第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）假定你是校英文报编辑李华, 你报正在开展“致敬身边的您”（“Salute Everyday Heroes”）征文活动。请你写一篇英文征稿启事, 内容包括：
1. 活动目的,
2. 征文要求,
3. 投稿方式。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Contributions Wanted Editorial Department of English Newspaper
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。
When I was a child, my mother told my sister, who had a 10-inch very obvious scar（伤疤）on her arm, “Nancy, if you ignore the scar, other people will ignore it. It does not mean they will not notice it, but it means it will not matter to them if it doesn't matter to you. ”
It never occurred to me that something like this would happen to my son years later. Sending a child off to college can certainly be stressful for concerned parents. It was 2018 that my son went off to college. He rarely contacted us. I couldn't help asking about other aspects, which sometimes made him complain that I didn't treat him as an adult.
To be honest, my son is excellent. Some of my friends always tell me that they admire my son's characters and they hope their sons could have some of them.
Unexpectedly, it was 4 o'clock in the morning in 2020, when I received the phone call. “This is the emergency room calling and your son was just brought in with severe burns on his face, neck and arms. We have called for an aircraft and are going to fly him to the burn unit in Seattle. ” Seattle was 350 miles from his college, so we knew immediately this was serious.
The doctor described the reason, which caused the burns. At 6 am, my son and his friends decided to barbecue hamburgers in the courtyard of their apartment. When they lit the charcoal, it burst into flames because they had sprayed too much gasoline. The flames caught my son's shirt tail and shot from his waist to well over his head.
Fortunately, one of the boys who was quick-minded grasped my son and rolled him on the grass. While it saved his life, it was not in shape to save him from severe burns and the terrible scars.
After he recovered from the treatments, the doctors told him they would not do plastic surgery for 6 months because it takes that long for the skin to stop shrinking and wrinkling.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
The doctors suggested he return to college with scars of severe burns temporarily.
So I told him about Nancy's childhood.




省前中2022-2023学年高三下学期二模适应性考试
英语试卷
一、听力：1-5ABAAB
6-10 BCCAA
11-15 CBCBA
16-20 BCAAB
二、阅读：21-35：
A 篇CBD
B篇 CBDA
C 篇 BAAC
D 篇 DDCA
三、七选五：36-40：BGCEF
四、完型：
41-55 BACDB
ADCAB
DCABD
五、语法填空：
56. promoting
57. was reserved
58. citizens
59. Despite
60. extremely
61. connection
62. the
63. wisdom
64. that/which
65. received
六、应用文：
A Possible Version:
Contributions Wanted
To show respect for those great individuals around us, we are calling for contributions with the theme of "Salute Everyday Heroes”.
Everyone is welcome to write about the person you admire most in terms of who the person is, why you think he/she is great and how he/she touches you. Your writing is expected to be real and original in not more than 1, 000 words. Please be reminded that all contributions should be addressed to studentsunion@qq. com no later than May 30th.
Good examples are the most powerful inspirations. Let's spread love and goodness and thus make the world a better place! Looking forward to your active involvement.
Editorial Department of English Newspaper

GPT答案：
Contributions Wanted: Salute Everyday Heroes
We invite you to join us in celebrating the remarkable individuals around us with our "Salute Everyday Heroes" writing campaign. Our goal is to showcase the inspiring stories of those who touch our lives daily, emphasizing their impact and dedication.
Everyone is welcome to participate! Share your admiration for someone special by describing who they are, why they're extraordinary, and how they've influenced you. We encourage real, authentic stories with a maximum of 1, 000 words.
Please send your submissions to studentsunion@qq. com by May 30th. Remember, powerful examples can ignite inspiration in others. Let's spread love and goodness, and together we'll make the world a better place!
We eagerly await your contributions and active participation.
Editorial Department of English Newspaper
重点句型多种表达：
1. 我们正在举办以“向身边的英雄致敬”为主题的征文活动。
We are hosting a writing campaign themed "Salute Everyday Heroes. "
We are organizing a writing contest with the theme of "Salute Everyday Heroes. "
2. 欢迎大家踊跃投稿, 分享你所敬仰的人物的故事。
Everyone is welcome to submit their stories about the person they admire most.
We invite all participants to share their tales of individuals they deeply respect.
3. 请确保你的投稿字数在1000字以内。 Please ensure your submission does not exceed 1, 000 words.
Kindly keep your entry within a limit of 1, 000 words.
4. 征文要求真实且独创。
Your writing should be authentic and original.
We encourage genuine and unique submissions.
5. 请将作品发送至 studentsunion＠qq. com。
Please send your work to studentsunion@qq. com.
Submit your entry by emailing it to studentsunion@qq. com.
6. 投稿截止日期为5月30日。
The deadline for submissions is May 30th.
Entries must be received no later than May 30th.
七、读后续写：
The doctors suggested he return to college with scars of severe burns temporarily. Although I knew that there were going to be storms in life, it was hard for me to imagine that a handsome and sunny boy would return to his classmates with scars. I really didn't know how to comfort him. After all, the scars were on him. Not all of us could be able to turn that particular page successfully. It was at this time that I remembered what my mother said to my sister. It was those words that enabled her to overcome her psychological barriers and lead a smooth life.
So I told him about Nancy's childhood. I passed the wisdom on to my son. Realizing my complex feelings, he smiled and comforted me instead. He took my advice to heart and returned to school with his head held high. By the end of the six-month waiting period, he decided that the scars did not matter. So he made the decision to give up any plastic surgery. We all have “scars” that we believe will keep people away from us. Put your imperfections out of your mind and concentrate on what you value within yourself, and your beauty will shine through.
【解析】
【导语】本文是以人物为线索展开, 讲述了作者小时候听到母亲告诉妹妹南希要以乐观的态度去面对自己的伤疤, 而作者儿子也经历烧伤事故而留下伤疤, 作者把妹妹的经历告诉自己的儿子鼓励他勇敢面对。从故事中感悟我们学会把不完美抛诸脑后, 专注于自己看重的东西, 自己的美丽就会散发光芒。
【详解】①由第一段首句内容“医生建议他暂时带着严重烧伤的伤疤回到大学。”可知, 第一段可描写作者想到自己的儿子要承受别人异样眼光的难过的心理活动以及对儿子的鼓励的做法。
②由第二段首句内容“于是我告诉他南希的童年。”可知, 第二段可描写作者为了帮助儿子告诉他妹妹南希的经历之后, 他儿子的转变。
2. 续写线索：难过-考验-安慰-鼓励-改变-感悟

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M: Look at the sky, Jane. How clear it is now! W: Yes. Luckily, the wind in the afternoon blew away those dark clouds, but the weather report says it's going to rain in 12 hours.
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W: Aren't you afraid of getting sick? It's cold out there.
M: No way. This material is stronger than it looks and it's quite warm.
W:OK, but I worry about you. Make sure to tell me if you're getting cold.
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W:I'm so looking forward to going on holiday and taking photos, but I need to get a new passport first.
M: It's very easy. There is an online form that you can fill out and then upload your own photograph.
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W: How was your appointment, dear?
M: Well, unfortunately, the doctor thinks I need to start wearing glasses.
W: That's no surprise. You hold the newspaper right up to your face when you read it. I've been saying that you need glasses for years!
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W: George, it's boring to stay at home. Why don't we play badminton outside?
M: I'd like to, but it's too cold today. Look, it's snowing! It's all white. Do you like snow? I think we can make a snowman now.
W:Let's go!
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W: The department store has reduced all its prices by forty percent during the sale. Don't you think it's time to replace our sofa? We've had it for a long time!
M:Do you think so? I think it's comfortable enough. What we really need is a proper lamp to go on the table next to the sofa. It's impossible to sit and read there at the moment.
W:Let's move one of the lamps down from the bedroom then. The blue one would look good on that table.
M:You're right.
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W:The sharing economy is really convenient for me.
M:Oh, really?
W:Yes, I guess I can't live without it. I ride a shared bike to work every day. And when my mobile phone is dead, I'd like to use the shared charger. Sometimes when it rains while I don't have an umbrella, I would rent a shared umbrella.
M:Speaking of that, I remember that last weekend I was outside when it rained hard suddenly. So I used a shared umbrella. I held the umbrella for only ten minutes and then it was broken. I didn't know what happened.
W: Oh, you poor thing. Maybe you didn't do it in the right way. Let me teach you.
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M: Quick, quick, honey. Come and see.
W: What is it? I'm making dinner, you know. This had better be important. Anything less than hidden treasure, I'll be annoyed. M: Well, it's a bit like that. I knocked down part of this wall and look what I found.
W:What is it?
M: It's a door. It must have been covered up a long time ago.
W:Will there be a room behind it?
M: If there is, it must only be small.
W:Don't tell Kate and Susan-they will use it for hiding from us.
M: Living in this old house is like living in a castle. It seems to have so many secrets.
W: My sister's house used to be a shop. In one of the rooms, she found lots of old signs and products from the past.
M: That's what I like about these old places. They are so interesting.
W: It's true. New houses may be efficient but they have no character.
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W: Our guest today is Chef Michael Wilson. Thanks again for joining us, Mr. Wilson.
M: Oh, it's my pleasure. And please call me Mike.
W: OK, Mike, you've been cooking since you were a kid, and you've been a professional chef for over twenty years. What is it about cooking that you love so much?
M: It's the best way for people to communicate, in my opinion. You don't need language. You don't have to have anything in common. It's easy to make new friends when you share a meal together.
W: So, what are some of the differences in the food of different countries?
M: Well, in the West, people eat a lot of bread, while in Asia, rice and noodles are more common. Beef is very common in countries like the United States, but it's not as popular in Northern Europe.
W:What do you think is the most important factor in cooking?
M: I think that fresh local foods are the most important part of any type of cooking.
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Hi, Cathy, this is Pitt. I heard that during the Chinese Spring Festival holiday you won't go back to your hometown in the States and will go to Germany for some traveling and then come back to China. I'm leaving you this voice message to invite you to come to our family's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, say, on Feb. 4. My mother and I will start making dumplings around 4 p. m. and we'll probably start having dinner at 6 p. m. If you're interested in making dumplings, feel free to join us at 4 p. m. I'm afraid there will be very few buses or taxis running tomorrow afternoon. My father is happy to pick you up from your place. Just send me your address and tell me when you can1 come. After dinner, we will watch some Spring Festival shows on TV. The most interesting show starts at around 8 p. m. We usually stay up very late, so don't worry about staying too long. Just let me know when you want to go back to your place. Looking forward to your earliest reply.