2023-2024学年度江苏省南京市江宁高级中学高二上学期12月月考英语测试试卷含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年度江苏省南京市江宁高级中学高二上学期12月月考英语测试试卷含答案，共24页。
2023-2024学年度江苏省南京市江宁高级中学12月月考英语测试试卷
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，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. What des the man think f smking?
A. Fun. B. Cmmn. C. Harmful.
2. What's the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Secretary and bss. B. Driver and passenger. C. Custmer and assistant.
3. When des the wman want t meet the man?
A. At 1.00. B. At 1.30. C. At 2.00.
4. What might the wman d next?
A. Buy a bk. B. Meet her fan. C. Visit the writer.
5. Where did the man wrk befre?
A. At hme. B. On a farm. C. In an ffice.
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. Why des man sund wrried?
A. He is refused t send bks.
B. The wman treats him rudely.
C. He can't receive bks n time.
7. When will the students need the textbks?
A. On next Saturday. B. On next Thursday. C. On next Wednesday.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至 10 三个小题。
8. What d the speakers mainly talk abut?
A. Life in America. B. Supprting parents. C. Chinese traditins.
9. Where des the wman prefer their parents t live?
A. At her hme. B. At the man's hme. C. At an elderly care hme.
10. What des the man think abut the wman's idea?
A. Wrng. B. Pssible. C. Reasnable.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至 13三个小题。
11. Wh is a singer?
A. Alice. B. Sharn. C. Gerge Winstn.
12. What kind f music des the wman prefer?
A. Peaceful. B. Exciting. C. Relaxing.
13. What will the speakers d next week?
A. Buy tickets. B. G t a cncert. C. Attend a party.
听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至 17 四个小题。
14. Where des the man live?
A. In the city. B. Near the club. C. In the cuntryside.
15. What was muntain running cnnected with in histry?
A. Prizes. B. Games. C. Festivals.
16. Wh can take part in the Dragn's Back?
A. Club members. B. Experienced persns. C. Running beginners.
17. What des the man suggest muntain running beginners d?
A. Practise step by step. B. Train with ld players. C. Run as much as pssible.
听下面一段独白，回答第 18 至 20 三个小题。
18. Why d adults g t receive educatin again?
A. T change a jb.
B. T get higher degrees.
C. T meet the thirst fr knwledge.
19. Which is a difficulty adults face t study again?
A. It is hard t spare time.
B. It will cst all their mney.
C. It is impssible t be a student.
20. What is the authr's attitude twards re—educatin?
A. He questins it. B. He supprts it. C. He thinks it csts t much.
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和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Endangered Wildlife f Malaysian Brne
May 2023—4 days
Register nw at turs @ newscientist. cm and we will cntact yu sn with full tur infrmatin
Day 1:Explratin f the Kinabatangan Wetlands
Wake up early t search fr mre wildlife. Spend a cuple f hurs n the river, befre returning t the ldge(小屋) fr breakfast. Afterwards, enjy a walk thrugh the rainfrest t learn abut rainfrest eclgy(生态) and frest.
After lunch, there will be a reprt n prtectin in Brne, fllwed by an afternn river tur. In the evening, head ut fr a night trip by bat t watch wildlife alng the river.
Day 2:Jurney t the Danum Valley
Tday will travel deep in the frest. There's an early wake up fr a full breakfast, befre heading fr yur next destinatin, the Danum Valley. Firstly, take a bat ride, fllwed by a land travel transfer t Lahad Datu, then nt Danum Valley.
Arrive at the Brne Rainfrest Ldge fr lunch. This regin is hme t sme f the highest diversity n the planet. In the afternn, yu will head ut fr the first f several wildlife walks with lcal guides.
Day 3:Fully Explre the Danum Valley
Spend the day with yur guide hiking in Danum Valley t search fr animals bth large and small and everything explained in great detail. A frest alive with smells, sunds and sights.
In the evening, enjy a talk abut Alfred Wallace's cntributin t the thery f evlutin and his discveries in this regin.
Day 4:Danum Valley t Kta Kinabalu
Spend the mrning n a final drive f the frest in search f wildlife. Return t the ldge fr lunch, and then head fr the 1.5-hur jurney back t Lahad Datu fr a l-hur flight t Kta Kinabalu. Take a shrt transfer t the Marrit Htel in the city centre, and then head ut fr a final dinner in a lcal restaurant.
21. What d the arrangements f Day 1 and Day 2 have in cmmn?
A. Getting up early.
B. Attending a lecture.
C. Taking a night trip by bat.
D. Walking with lcal guides.
22. What can yu d in the mrning n the last day?
A. Take a flight back hme.
B. Spend the day hiking with yur guide.
C. Drive int the frest t lk fr wildlife.
D. Have lunch in a lcal restaurant.
23. On which day will yu listen t a lecture abut a famus scientist?
A. Day 1. B. Day 2.
C. Day 3. D. Day 4.
B
If yu're reading this article and yu're the mther f a little guy named Le wh was playing with his sister n a playgrund in Main Beach tday, then yu shuld knw that yu are raising a really warm-hearted, amazingly kind and extremely friendly little kid!
I have a tw-and-a-half-year-ld wh, after being attacked by a wild bird, and being jumped n withut warning by sme very excited but harmless baby dgs, is nw terrified f birds and dgs. While playing in the park tday, a large bird headed twards us quietly, leading her t give up her fun and she ran and hid in a basement f the playgrund.
Le asked her what she was ding and she tld him “I’m hiding because I'm afraid f birds”, at which pint he culd have just shrugged(耸肩) and walked away. Instead, he gt dwn n her level and explained that, actually, birds are just as afraid f her as she is as them. When she still lked dubtful, he jumped up and walked t the bird, shuting ludly as it ran away frm him, “See! It is running away! Dn't be afraid!”
He then cheated her ut f the basement and, althugh she culdn't answer all his questins because f her age and ability, cntinued t include her in his and his sister's games arund the play
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My daughter was beynd delighted t have playmates—t the pint that when her grandma jined us, my daughter intrduced him as “my new best friend Le!”
24. What did the authr think f Le's mther?
A. She had a duty t care her kids.
B. She shuld be interested in this article.
C. She shuld feel prud f her sn.
D. She had a gd way t raise kids.
25. Why did the writer's daughter run away when seeing the bird?
A. She was surprised by its size.
B. She was nce frightened by animals.
C. She wanted t play in the basement.
D. She turned t a by fr prtectin.
26. What did Le intend t d by driving the bird away?
A. Make the little girl lve animals.
B. Prtect the bird frm being hurt.
C. Stp the bird frm hurting the little girl.
D. Prve that his wrds were right.
27. What is the authr's purpse in writing this text?
A. T praise a little by.
B. T explain why her daughter hated dgs.
C. T shw ff her lvely daughter.
D. T intrduce her daughter's new friend.
C
Tday we talk abut pintless, useless actins. And we have a very descriptive expressin t help us d that. Fr this expressin, let's g t the beach!
Fr a beach trip, we bring several things that can make the trip mre enjyable. Fr example, a beach twel makes sitting n the sand mre cmfrtable. Sme peple chse t bring a beach chair. And a beach umbrella prtects yu frm the sun's pwerful rays. Swimming in the cean can really make yu hungry. S many peple bring a cler fr fd and drinks.
Making sandcastles n the beach is a fun activity. S, bringing sand-digging tls—like a shvel—and a bucket is a gd idea. But yu d nt need t bring the sand. Mst beaches have a lt f that already! And that brings us t tday’s expressin: “bringing sand t the beach.”
“Bringing sand t the beach” describes actins that are pintless and unnecessary. The actins are futile. This means serving n purpse.
T bring sand t the beach can als mean verkill. Overkill means t d r have mre than is necessary r useful. Often when using this expressin, we say “like.” Fr example, bringing flwers t the pening f a flwer stre is like bringing sand t the beach.
We usually use “like bringing sand t the beach” when bringing smething t a place is unnecessary. But yu can als say the same idea with different bjects and places. Fr example, I culd als say it is “like bringing a sandwich t a restaurant.” With this example, the meaning ges ne step further. It als means that what yu are bringing(the sandwich) is f lesser quality than what yu wuld find at the place (the restaurant).
28. What des the authr intend t tell us in paragraph 2?
A. Activities n a beach trip.
B. Necessary things brught t a beach.
C. Pleasure enjyed n a beach.
D. Ways t make a trip cmfrtable.
29. What des the underlined wrd “futile” mean in paragraph 4?
A. Useless. B. Thankful.
C. Dangerus. D. Thughtful.
30. What des the authr think f the flwers brught t the pening?
A. They are bring.
B. They are gd gifts.
C. They are nt gd enugh.
D. They are nt needed there.
31. Which saying has the similar meaning as “bringing a sandwich t a restaurant”?
A. Beating the irn while it is ht.
B. Killing tw birds with ne stne.
C. Teaching a fish hw t swim.
D. Thinking twice befre yu jump.
D
Mre scientists are explring cellular senescence(衰老)—a state in which cells(细胞)n lnger divide. Senescent cells, which build up in lder bdies, have a link t age-related cnditins such as dementia(痴呆) disease.
Scientists are explring drugs that treat senescent cells. But the mst prmising tl against the bad effects f senescent cells, experts say, is exercise.
Tday, LeBrasseur, wh directs a center n aging at May, says exercise is “the mst prmising tl that we have” fr gd health in late life, and its pwer spreads t ur cells. Research suggests exercise prevents the buildup f senescent cells, helping the immune(免疫的)system clear them and fight the cell damage that can affect aging.
Last year, LeBrasseur led a study that prvided the first sign in humans that exercise greatly affected senescence. It cut signs in the bldstream f the effects f senescent cells in the bdy.
After a 12-week exercise prgram, researchers fund that lder adults had cut signs f senescence and imprved bdy strength, physical ability and reprted health. A recent study cllects even mre facts—in animals and humans—fr exercise as a treatment t fight against senescence cells.
While such studies are nt well-knwn utside scientific circles, many lder adults cnnect exercise with yuthfulness. Farmer Mike Gale,81, put in a track and field thrwing circle n his large farm in Califrnia. He and sme f his friends thrw the discus(铁饼) and use ther exercise equipment. “I'd like t be cmpeting in my 90s,”Gale says. “Why nt?”
95-year-ld Richard Sller says exercise keeps him fit enugh t deal with what cmes his way—including the discvery that his wife f 62 years had develped dementia. The tw smetimes walk the streets f their neighbrhd tgether, hlding hands. “D as much as yu can,” he says. “That shuld be the gal fr anyne t stay healthy.”
32. What d we knw abut LeBrasseur?
A. He discvered the cause f aging.
B. He develped drugs t treat aging.
C. He tested with animals and humans.
D. He firstly prved exercise stps aging.
33. Hw did Mike Gale feel abut his physical cnditin?
A. Uncertain. B. Cnfident.
C. Dubtful. D. Anxius.
34. Why did the authr mentin the 95-year-ld man?
A. T supprt his r her ideas.
B. T encurage peple t exercise.
C. T praise him fr his true lve.
D. T intrduce activities fr the ld.
35. Which is the mst suitable title fr the text?
A. Aging Secret Cmes t Light
B. Aging Diseases Seriusly Affect Health
Exercise Is Best Tl Against Aging
D. Elderly Peple Can Als Live Active Life
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。
An imprtant part f raising yur children is teaching them gd manners as it helps them be mre successful in life. ____36____Here are sme “ld-fashined” but imprtant manners fr yur mdem kids.
Saying “thank yu” t service wrkers
Saying “thank yu” is the base f all gd manners but these days many children verlk thanking the peple that help them in many little ways each day, like wait staff, stre clerks, and bus drivers. It’s nt just abut pliteness but abut teaching children t recgnize and acknwledge thers’ cntributins as valuable. ____37____
Taking turns talking
Teach yur children t tuch yur arm and then wait patiently fr yu t acknwledge(理会)them befre speaking. If they d interrupt, calmly tell them it’s rude t interrupt and let them knw yu’ll acknwledge them shrtly. ____38____Offer yur children the same pliteness and dn’t interrupt them when it’s their turn t talk.
Using their indr vices
____39____ A parent shuld teach their children early n hw t mderate(使适中)their vlume and tne based n the situatin. Yu can make it int a fun game fr little nes, like seeing wh can whisper the quietest at a cinema.
Cvering a cugh r sneeze
These days it’s mre imprtant than ever t teach children t cugh r sneeze int a tissue r their elbw. It’s nt just a matter f hygiene(卫生)——n ne enjys getting sprayed. ____40____ Dn’t frget t teach them t say “excuse me” after.
A. Remember it ges bth ways.
B. Therefre it makes thers feel cared abut.
C. Games are very imprtant fr children’s gd manners.
D. Crying, laughing, r just talking, children can be very lud.
E. Lacking basic manners will affect kids in all areas f their lives.
F. It is als a way t help thers feel safe and cmfrtable arund yu.
G. Eventually it’s abut teaching them nt t treat thers as their servants.
第三部分 语言知识运用(共三节，满分40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。
I have a lvely neighbur. Nw that ur kind neighbr is used t 41 ver her hmemade fds t us every Friday evening, instead f every nce in a while, as she used t d, I enjy 42 a little smething I knw she will like each week t gift t her when she 43 .
Smetimes I give her smething f mine that I feel she'd like r I rder a 44 fr her that we had spken abut. This Friday I was able t give her smething I saw n the Fresh Direct website that was 45 fr her and her family.
Receiving is 46 fr ur beautiful neighbr, fr althugh a generus(慷慨的) giver, 47 was difficult fr her in the past. We had a few 48 in the past where I shared hw receiving was a kindness act fr the giver. 49 it has becme easy fr her t allw her kindness t thers t be 50 t her.
I enjy her easy sit-dwn chats that 51 n these Fridays when she cmes bringing 52 full curse dinners. She likes t try ut different recipes(食谱)and I always send her praiseful 53 the next day with a thankfulness pht. What a lvely persn she is. She started e-mailing me the 54 the night befre, telling us what she planned n making and it 55 makes me smile when I see it and I send her back a “can't wait.”
41. A. thinking B. taking C. bringing D. watching
42. A. bserving B. finding C. exchanging D. designing
43. A. visits B. needs C. asks D. relaxes
44. A. htel B. bk C. dinner D. gift
45. A. cstly B. perfect C. fair D. special
46. A. prgress B. interest C. difficulty D. pity
47. A. serving B. praising C. fllwing D. receiving
48. A. arguments B. cnversatins C. warnings D. accidents
49. A. Slwly B. Obviusly C. Extremely D. Actually
50. A. bught B. tld C. returned D. shwn
51. A. break ut B. make sense
C. carry n D. take place
52. A. cheap B. simple C. delicius D. valuable
53. A. reviews B. suggestins C. rewards D. letters
54. A. rder B. menu C. chance D. invitatin
55. A. still B. seldm C. ever D. always
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。
Tibetan New Year, als knwn as Lsar, is the mst imprtant festival in Tibet. “L” symblizes year while “sar” stands fr new. It is celebrated fr 15 days, ____56____ (typical) falling in February r March. In 2023, Tibetan New Year fell ____57____ Feb 21. This festive seasn is a time f renewal and ptimism, marking ____58____ start f the Tibetan lunar calendar. The celebratins include a range f custms and ____59____ (traditin) which reflect the unique culture and identity f the Tibetan peple.
Befre the arrival f the New Year, Tibetans engage in ____60____ (clean) their hmes and surrundings. This practice is t get rid f any negativity r bad luck ____61____ might have existed in the past year. They als make fferings t the gds and ancestrs ____62____ (seek) gd wishes and blessings fr the next year.
Decrating hmes and public places ____63____ (be) a cmmn custm during the Tibetan New Year. Huses are decrated with bright ____64____ clrful flags, while the streets are lined with lanterns and clrful decratins. In additin, peple als decrate _____65_____ (they) clthes with cmplicated patterns.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，是某国际高中的一名中学生。你因故不能按时归还你校交换生Sam借给你的一本英文小说。请你写一封邮件说明情况，内容包括：
1.表示歉意；
2.解释原因；
3.说明归还时间。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
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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。
Smetime in 1957, Annie, my grandma, had bth her kids. My mm was her firstbrn fllwed by my uncle sn after. Grandma decided t lk fr a brave business jurney in cffee industry where n wmen held any psitin. She didn't like the fact that Grandpa had t wrk fr sme ther institutin t make a living. S she mved a few 100kms away frm where Grandpa used t live and bught a piece f land with 2 kids t supprt t start her wn cffee farm.
As my mm and uncle grew and were schl ging in the nearby village, this brave wman,my Grandma Annie, wrked endlessly in the land planting ne cffee plant after anther. By the time my mm and uncle were in Grade 2, she had planted abut 12 acres f cffee plants all alne.
This jurney was nt easy; Grandpa was hme nly n Saturdays and Sundays when he had leave frm wrk. She barely slept thrugh the nights frm 1957 until 1963 guarding her land, her resurces and children. Finally, Grandpa gave up his jb and came t be the supprt bth emtinally and physically t my grandmther Annie.
She realized she had created a large farm nw and culdn't just use herself and her kids t wrk t maintain and grw the land. S, by the time my mm and uncle were in Grade 5, Grandma decided the educatin in village schl wasn't gd enugh t her kids and sent them ff t Mangalre t study and enjy a twn life at the least with their cusins.
Smetime in 1965;Grandma decided t g shpping fr labur. She picked up entire families t wrk fr the farm, ften driving the tractr n her wn every mrning t bring labur t her farm befre 7:30 am. As age caught n, it was difficult t pick up and drp laburers every mrning and every evening.
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。
My grandmther decided t let the wrkers' families live arund the farm.



Wrkers’ children needed t be educated.


参考答案
英语听力
1-5.CBCAC 6-10. CBBCA 11-15. CBBAC 16-20.BAAAB
阅读理解
21-23.ACC 24-27.CBDA 28-31.BADC 32-35.DBAC 32-35. EGADF
完形填空
41-45.CBADB 46-50.ADBAC 51-55.DCABD
语法填空
56. typically 57. n 58. the 59. traditins 60. cleaning 61. which##that 62. t seek 63. is 64. and 65. their
应用文
Dear Sam,
Thank yu fr lending me yur English nvel. I am enjying it very much. Hwever, I’ll be unable t return it t yu tmrrw as I have prmised. I feel terribly srry abut this.
As yu knw, the midterm exams are arund the crner. I have been busy preparing fr them recently, s I haven’t finished reading it as planned.
I will cntinue reading it after the exams and I prmise t return it t yu next Sunday. Once again, I’m srry fr any incnvenience caused.
Yurs,
Li Hua
读后续写
My grandmther decided t let the wrkers' families live arund the farm.She had dzens f huses built and then asked the wrkers and their family members t mve int the new huses.The wrkers were s grateful that they wrked hard n the farm in return fr her kindness. My grandmther was als very kind t the wrkers and cared abut their lives.
Grandma tried her best t prvide them with gd wrking and living cnditins.As a result.my grandmther's cffee farm grew better and better.
Wrkers' children needed t be educated.The number f wrkers were increasing,and s were their children.Grandma began t slve the prblem f schling fr the wrkers' children. It was a big challenge because there were n schls arund the farm.Therefre,Grandma set up a primary schl f her wn and hired several teachers.Grandpa managed the schl and taught classes,t.Gradually,as mre and mre wrkers were cming t wrk,my Grandma's cffee farm grew int a small twn.
听力录音稿
Text 1
W:D yu smke in yur daily life?
M:Actually,I think it's n mre than killing neself.
Text 2
M:Ging t Rckefeller Center,right?
W:N,sir.Can yu drp me ff here please?I'll g t the pst ffice.
Text 3
M:Hey,Lucy,are we still meeting at the statin at half past ne this afternn?
W:Let me see…It's already ne 'clck,and I still need a little time t finish editing this
vide.Let's meet in an hur.
Text 4
M:A new bk f J.K Rwling has been released.Yu must be a fan f hers?
W:I haven't heard abut the news.But yu're right.I am crazy abut her wrks.
Text 5
W:Are yu familiar with the ffice management?
M:I have dne smething like that befre.
W:Are yu still interested in it?
M:I think I am.I left the jb nly because it was t far frm my hme.
Text 6
M:Hell.This is Dave Gruening.I'm the manager f Kennedy Bkstre at Suthwestern
State University. I'm calling t check n the availability f a textbk,Case Studies in
Internatinal Business,fr the spring term.
W:Let me just check that n my cmputer.Um,is that the text by Sternberg?
M:That's right,I'll need at least 120 cpies sent t the bkstre at the latest by next Wednesday.
W:I can't really prmise they'll be there by next Wednesday.It may be anther 2 days later.
M:But that class starts next Thursday.
Text 7
W:Phil,we need t think abut ur parent's future. When they're t ld t live alne, shuld we put them in a hme?
M:Yes,they'll live with yu r me.Or maybe they will take turns with ur hmes,first living with my family and then with yurs.
W:I was talking abut an elderly care hme where they have nurses and ther staff wh help them.It's als cmmn in the United Kingdm.
M:That sunds terrible!I wuld never let smebdy else take care f ur parents.Yu knw hw it is in ur culture in China.We take care f ur parents when they're ld.Even thugh we live in the U.S.,we have t stick with ur traditins!
W:Well,what if ur hmes stress them ut?
M:Dn't wrry abut that.We will find a way t make them cmfrtable.
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M:Sharn,what have yu been up t?
W:Well,I saw a cncert with Alice last night.It was Gerge Winstn wh was playing.
M:Gerge Winstn…He's new age,right?
W:Yeah,nt really the kind f music I'm int…Well,yu knw that new age sunds happy,light,cmfrting.
M:That desn't sund bad t me,actually.
W:It's OK,but I prefer smething a little mre exciting.
M:I dn't knw,smetimes I like t listen t relaxing music.What did Alice think f it?
W:Well,she'll never get bred with new age music.She said Gerge Winstn had never made her disappinted,but that this ne was the best.
M:Well,at least ne f yu liked it.I've gt tickets t Beynce's cncert next week.Wuld yu like t g?
W:I'd lve t!It's cl t listen t smething with a beat I can dance t!
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W:D a lt f peple d muntain running?
M:Yes.The runs take place in the cuntryside-——-the areas like the Lake District and the Highland f Sctland are very ppular.But this desn't stp peple frm the city taking part. Fr example,I drive t my club frm my city apartment.
W:Can yu tell me the histry f muntain running?
M:Well,there are recrds f peple ding this ging back nearly a thusand years.It has always been cnnected with cuntry fairs and festivals.Over time it became fficial and nwadays
a run is perated usually n its wn.
W:Hmm.What are the tugher curses like?
M:There's a race called the Dragn's Back,which takes place ver five days and ver a distance f 200 miles.But befre yu sign up fr it,I shuld pint ut that nly peple with lts f experience are allwed t enter.
W:Hw can yu get started in the sprt?
M:Well,yu start with smething easy and wrk yur way up t mre challenging runs.If yu want t enter races,yu'll find they're graded in terms f distance and height.But just as peple wh d rad running wn't necessarily run a marathn,yu dn't have t enter muntain running races.
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M:Mre and mre peple tday are ging back t schl as lder adults.Why are peple ding this?The main reasn is that they aren't satisfied with their present careers.Maybe they are tired f their busy,stressful life in business and want t be a teacher—a jb that helps thers.Maybe they want t make mre mney.Or maybe they want t try smething new.T make these career changes,they have t return t schl t study a different subject r get mre educatin in the field they're already in.But what are the difficulties f this decisin?Well,it csts a lt f mney t pay fr schl per year depending n yur prgram.This is in additin t the everyday csts f husing,fd,clthing,and entertainment.Als,many peple wn't have enugh time.Mst peple cannt quit their jbs and give schl their full attentin,s they must take classes at night and find time t study when they can.Finally,ging back t schl after nt being a student fr s lng might be mre wrk than mst peple think.But t these students, it's all wrth it!