2023-2024学年度湖南省湘潭市第一中学高二上学期11月英语月考测试试卷含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年度湖南省湘潭市第一中学高二上学期11月英语月考测试试卷含答案，共21页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分37等内容，欢迎下载使用。


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。
What des the man want t be in the future?
A. Sldier. B. A lawyer. C. A teacher.
Where will the wman prbably g first?
A. The teacher’s ffice. B. The hspital. C. The gym.
3. Hw des the wman keep fit nw?
A. By wrking ut at a gym.
B. By playing basketball.
C. By ging climbing.
4. What will the wman d in the evening?
A. Eat ut. B. G shpping. C. Stay at hme.
5. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. Why the man is late. B. When the film starts. C. Wh the visitr was.
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. Hw many bedrms are there in the huse?
A. One. B. Tw. C. Three.
7. What will the wman help the man d?
A. Take care f the dcuments.
B. Lead him t the bank.
C. Check n the huse.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
What attracted the man mst in Paris?
A. The Eiffel Twer.
B. The Luvre Museum.
C. Restaurants and clubs.
9. Hw did the man find his vacatin?
A. Bring. B. Wnderful. C. Tiring.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. Hw teenagers keep healthy.
B. Why many teenagers get sick.
C. What fd teenagers shuld have.
11. What des the man think f an hur’s exercise fr teenagers daily?
A. It’s nt enugh. B. It’s t tiring. C. It’s necessary.
12 What des the man suggest teenagers d?
A. Stp eating fast fd.
B. Keep their hands clean.
C. Imprve their schlwrk.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where des the wman wrk?
A. In a transprt business. B. In a shpping centre. C. In a hspital.
14. Hw will the wman g t wrk?
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train.
15. What is the man’s pinin n parking in Bradgreen?
A. It is cstly. B. It is easy. C. It is hard.
What is the disadvantage f Bradgreen?
A. It is far frm the shpping places.
B. There is a lt f nise.
C. The rents are high.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
When did Hemingway prduce his first cllectin f shrt stries?
A. In 1923. B. In 1932. C. In 1952.
What is Hemingway’s The Sun Als Rises abut?
A. A grup f reprters.
B. Sme writers and artists.
C. His childhd experience.
What d we knw abut A Farewell t Arms?
A. It came ut in 1924.
B. It was Hemingway’s third nvel.
C. It describes smething related t Wrld War I.
20. What was The Old Man and the Sea based n?
A. The stry f a reprter.
B. An ld fisherman’s real life.
C. Hemingway’s experiences f ging fishing.
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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Are yu lking fr destinatins f yur summer trips? Let’s check it ut!
Singapre
Singapre is an energetic multicultural city-state in Sutheast Asia. It ffers a unique mix f Chinese, Malay, Indian, and Western cultures. The city has an impressive skyline and is a center fr business, shpping, and dining. Visitrs can explre the busy markets f Chinatwn, Little India, and Arab Street, as well as the Gardens by the Bay and the Marina Bay Sands.
Istanbul
Istanbul is a city where tw cntinents meet, Eurpe and Asia. It is a cultural melting pt with influences frm Greek, Rman, Byzantine, and Ottman empires. The city features amazing architecture, such as the Hagia Sphia and Blue Msque, and a rich cking scene with traditinal Turkish delights. Visitrs can als take a bat ride acrss the Bsphrus Strait t explre the Asian side f the city.
Hng Kng
Hng Kng is a busy internatinal city in China that cmbines Eastern and Western cultures. The city is famus fr its skyscrapers, street markets, and delicius snacks. Visitrs can explre the city's histric streets in Central, take a cable car(缆车) up t Victria Peak fr fascinating views, r visit the giant Buddha statue n Lantau Island.
Trnt
Trnt is Canada’s largest city and is knwn fr its multiculturalism and diversity. The city is hme t ver 140 languages, and ver half f its ppulatin was brn utside f Canada. Trnt’s cultural scene reflects this diversity, with numerus festivals celebrating different cultures, such as Caribana, the Trnt Internatinal Film Festival, and the Taste f the Danfrth Greek festival
Click here fr mre infrmatin abut the attractive destinatins in the wrld!
21. Where can turists experience a mix f ancient Eurpean and Asian cultures?
A. Trnt.B. Hng Kng
C. Istanbul.D. Singapre.
22. What is special abut Trnt?
A. It cvers the largest area f the fur. B. The native peple are in the majrity.
C. I twns a range f street markets. D. It ffers chances t experience festivals.
23. What d the fur destinatins have in cmmn?
A. Cultural diversity.B. Unique architecture.
C. Cnvenient transprt.D. Distinctive languages.
B
Malala Yusafzai, the yungest Nbel Prizewinner, is a Pakistani teenage girl. And she is best knwn fr her wnderful wrk prmting the educatin and rights f wmen and girls in Pakistan.
Brn in 1997, Mala la grew up in the Swat Valley in nrthern Pakistan, where the leading party gained cntrl in 2007, and educatin fr girls and cultural activities like playing music and flying kites were banned (禁止).
Despite the dangers, Mala la cntinued t attend schl and became an utspken speaker fr educatinal rights fr girls in Pakistan. In 2012, at the age f 15, she was sht in the head n her way hme frm schl.
Frtunately, Mala la survived the attack and cntinued her wrk frm abrad, eventually becming the yungest persn ever t receive the Nbel Peace Prize in 2014, at the age f just 17.
Malala’s stry prves the pwer f cultural diversity and the imprtance f fighting fr equal rights and pprtunities fr all t the wrld. Her unshakable devtin t educatin and helping wmen and girls fr their rights has inspired peple arund the wrld and serves as a reminder that even in the face f great adversities, change is pssible.
In additin t her wrk, Mala la has als funded the Malala Fund, which aims t prvide educatin and resurces t girls in sme f the wrld's least develped areas.
Tday, Mala la cntinues t be a leading vice in the fight fr equality and justice, and her stry als serves as a pwerful reminder f the imprtance f preserving and celebrating diversity in all its frms.
24. What des Mala la Yusafzai want mst t achieve fr girls in Pakistan?
A. Their rights fr vting.B. Their access t schling.
C. Their pprtunities fr jbs.D. Their chances fr imprtant psitins.
25. What des the underlined wrd “adversities” in Paragraph 5 prbably mean?
A. Times.B. Difficulties.
C. Situatins.D. Puzzles.
26. Which f the fllwing can best describe Mala la Yusafzai?
A. Ambitius and energetic.B. Respnsible and thughtful.
C. Curageus and determinedD. Pineering and adventurus.
27. What des the text mainly fcus n abut Mala la?
A. Her surviving the killing.
B. Her winning the Nble Peace Prize.
C. Her seeking fr justice fr her peple.
D. Her fighting fr equal rights fr females.
C
Lightning(闪电) strikes mre than eight millin times a day wrldwide. That’s abut 93 times per secnd. What a phenmenn!
Hw ht is a lightning blt? Abut 50, 000°F-five times htter than the surface f the sun. Yes, it really can rain frgs, fish, and ther decidedly dd things. It’s a rare meterlgical(气象学的) event, but scientists say strng winds frm a trnad r frm a strm can be pwerful enugh t drive animals and bjects high int the air, and they have t cmedwn eventually.
It is a bad idea t take a shwer during a thunderstrm. If lightning hits yur huse, it can travel thrugh yur plumbing(管道设备) and shck anyne wh cmes int cntact with water flwing thrugh it. Peple have been shcked r killed while bathing, washing dishes and clthes. This is als why indr pls ften clse during strms. Rubber tires are nt what prtect yu frm lightning when yu’re in yur car. Yu’re prtected because when lightning hits a car, it travels arund the utside f the metal structure t get t the grund. Just be careful nt t tuch any metal areas inside.
Lightning can strike the same place twice—and it ften des, especially bjects that are tall, pinty, and separated. The Empire State Building, fr example, is hit almst 100 times a year, accrding t the CDC.
Yu can be struck by lightning even when it’s n training. Abut 10 percent f lightning strikes take place when there’s n rainfall. In the 1980s, NASA flew ne airplane thrugh 1.496 thunderstrms. It was struck by lightning mre than 700 times. Tday, a cmmercial airplane will be hit by lightning abut nce a year n average, typically with n ill effects. It has been decades since a U.S. airliner has crashed as a result f a lightning strike.
T deal with such a frequent phenmenn, every day, twice a day, weather trackers, at the same time, launch giant ballns frm almst 900 lcatins wrldwide. The ballns measure abve grund weather data such as temperature, humidity(湿气), and wind speed, and they prvide vital infrmatin that meterlgists use t make frecasts and predict lightning.
28. What can lightning lead t accrding t the text?
A. Burning everything.B. Raining animals.
C. Shcking everybdy utdrs.D. Hitting an bject fr nce.
29. What is the right thing t d during a lightning strike?
A. Take abath at hme.B. Swim in a pl.
C. Avid metal things.D. Stand under at all tree.
30. What can be inferred frm the text?
A. N sign f rainfall means n lightning.
B. Effrts have been made t keep aircraft safe.
C. Cmmercial planes can escape lightning hits.
D The Empire State Building faces mst lightning strikes.
31. What reduces the damage f a lightning strike?
A. Lightning lcatin.B. Measurement ballns.
C. Changing wind directin.D. Weather frecast and predictin.
D
Eating ut in the United States is nt much different than eating ut in ther parts f the wrlds. There are still fast-fd chains such as McDnalds and KFC fr thse hamburgers. Hwever, what makes the restaurants in the US unique is that there is a cultural diversity f restaurants serving fd frm almst every part f the wrld. When yu arrive in Irvine, and travel arund the city, yu will find many restaurants f many different cultures, ranging frm Eurpean, t the Middle East and Asia. S, when yu first arrived, there are always restaurants clse by that ffers the fd yu prefer.
Nw hw d yu find thse restaurants and knw if they are gd r nt? The mst cmmn way is thrugh the Internet. In the US, mst restaurants can be fund thrugh a smartphne app called Yelp. It is a cmmnly used search engine fr restaurants and it is very cnvenient t use! All yu need is t enter the cuisine yu want such as “Indian, Sichuan, Sushi, Vegetarian, etc.” In additin, each restaurant n there is als rated and reviewed by sme f their past custmers. At sme restaurants, yu can als sign up fr the waiting list thrugh the app t save time!
If yu dn’t have access t a car r dn’t have time t g ut and eat, there are fd delivery services available. Traditinally, pizza is the mst cmmn fd fr delivery. Sme delivery services yu can try are DrDash, UberEats, r Pstmates. All yu wuld need t d is just make free accunt, select the restaurants n their webpage, rder frm the menu, and enter yur address t have the fd delivered t yur hme. They usually have a delivery discunt the first time yu sign up fr an accunt, s make sure t take advantage f that!
32. What’s special abut American restaurants?
A. They ffer fd delivery service.
B. They are mainly fast -fd chains.
C. They are rated and reviewed by past custmers.
D. They ffer different fds frm diverse cultures.
33. Which f the fllwing best describes the fd delivery in the US?
A. Varius.B. Particular.
C. Cnvenient.D. Histrical.
34. What can be inferred frm the last paragraph?
A. Buying meals is incnvenient in the US.
B. The delivery charge will be reduced fr the first sign-up.
C. Yu will be charged fr pening a delivery accunt.
D. Delivering hamburgers is the mst cmmn in the US.
35. What is the text mainly abut?
A. American traditinal fd.B. American diverse culture.
C. Guide t eating ut in the US.D. Delivery service in the US.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，共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，其中有两项为多余选项。
Hw t Be at Peace
Is feeling truly peaceful a day dream? N! With a little wrk, yu can feel calm, cl, and cllected. Happiness is ahead, and we’re here t shw yu what t d. ____36____
G fr a walk r run.
____37____ Getting exercise nt nly tires us ut and lets us release tensin, it als gives ut endrphins (内啡肽), which are the brain chemical that cntrls ur emtins. G fr a quick jg arund the blck if yu find yu’re having a hard time.
Be yurself.
When we try t be smene that we’re nt, it adds tns f stress, guilt, and unhappiness t ur lives. We can hpe all we want t be a different persn than we are, but that’s nt really hw peple wrk! ____38____
____39____
G sit ut in a natural area nearby. Listen t the trees. Watch the animals. D they seem wrried abut what their brther did last Christmas? D the trees seem t ntice when it starts t rain? N. Nature adapts and embraces (拥抱) every twist and turn in life and yu shuld t.
Create gals.
Having a gal that yu can wrk fr can really help when yu’re feeling lst and aimless. ____40____ Find smething that yu want fr yurself and then figure ut what yu have t d t pursue it. Yu’ll find an inner peace when yu’re wrking with all yur sul devted t a single gal.
A. Build psitive feelings.
B. Get an inspiratin frm nature.
C. Read n t learn hw yu can find inner peace.
D. Yu just have t be yurself and the persn that yu are.
E. Ging fr a walk r run is a gd way t calm yurself dwn.
F. These wrk based n persnal preference, s just find ne that wrks fr yu!
G. Really, what’s the pint in life if yu dn’t have smething t wrk twards, right?
第三部分 语言知识运用（共三节，共45分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）
阅读下面短文，从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Many wnderful teachers have helped shape my life. One teacher wh especially stands ut in my ____41____ was Mr. Patrick Gallagher. He was my histry teacher in high schl, and ne f the ____42____ f a service club in which I was an fficer.
Maya Angelu nce said, “Peple will frget what yu said, peple will frget what yu did, but peple will never frget hw yu made them ____43____.” I remember Mr. Gallagher made me feel like I was ____44____. He made me see things abut myself that I never ____45____. He encuraged me t be a student ____46____, saying I was an inclusive(包容的) persn wh always tried t ____47____ thers int a situatin. He believed in me, and I wanted t live up t(不辜负) his gd ____48____ f me.
On days when I feel a little lst r ____49____, I still pull ut the letter f schlarship recmmendatin he ____50____ fr me. Thse _____51_____ still have the pwer t make me nce again feel wrthy and _____52_____.
Frm Mr. Gallagher, I learned t shine a light n students’ _____53_____ and help them see their wn special qualities. I lk fr ways t tell students all the _____54_____ I see in them, s they, t, can _____55_____ smeday and remember that a teacher saw in them a bright student with s much ptential(潜能).
41. A. dreamB. hnr C. memry D. imaginatin
42. A. wrkersB. narratrs C. advisers D. clleagues
43. A. wrkB. feel C. respnd D. think
44. A. specialB. careful C. energetic D. flexible
45. A. admittedB. realized C. remembered D. expressed
46. A. assistantB. waiter C. member D. leader
47. A. persuadeB. cheat C. frce D. welcme
48. A. explanatinB. ntice C. pinin D. standard
49. A. highB. excited C. lw D. embarrassed
50. A. wrteB. reserved C. gt D. answered
51. A. impressinsB. wrds C. suggestins D. tasks
52 A. capableB. generus C. fancy D. dd
53. A. strengthsB. actin C. infrmatin D. prblems
54. A. lveB. gd C. determinatin D. kindness
55. A. pay backB. lk back C. get back D. turn back
第三节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共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。
One day, Henry, ___56____ (dress) in a wrn cat, was walking alng the street with a bank nte in his hand. Suddenly, he caught sight f a tailr’s shp. On entering the shp, be received ____57____ cld welcme frm a clerk. Henry was led t a rm dwnstairs, ____58____ was filled with ready-made clthes. After ____57____ (select) sme clthes, Henry tld the clerk that he culdn’t pay fr these clthes then, because he didn’t carry any small change. Hearing these wrds, the clerk said cldly, “I suppse a gentleman like yu nly carries very large bills.” “Yu shuldn’t judge peple by ____60____ (they) clthes. I just dn’t want t cause yu truble with a large nte,” explained Henry. When Henry shwed the nte t the clerk, he ____61____ (shck), hardly believing his eyes. It was the big nte ____62____ changed the attitude f the clerk ____63____ Henry. After that, all f them started t treat Henry ____64____ (plite), ffering Henry many tp _____65_____ (suit) t chse frm.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
假定你班将举行一次以“Self-cnfidence”为主题的英语班会。请你准备一篇发言稿，内容包括：
1.你的观点或看法；
2.如何建立和增强自信。
注意：1.开头已给出； 2.写作词数应为80左右。
Gd mrning, bys and girls!
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第二节 读后续写（满分20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。
Smetimes when yu are a kid, it is easy t feel pretty helpless. Indeed, if yu stp and think abut it, there are s many things that yu can’t d. Yu can’t play sprts as well as yur ftball r basketball heres. Yu can’t d sme f the stunts (特技动作) that ther kids d at the skate park. Smetimes it is hard t see that yu even have the ptential t develp any f these abilities. What yu want t achieve may seem such a lng way in the future that it feels yu will never reach it.
Well, I nce beard an inspiring stry—a true stry, I believe—abut a by named Trevr. It shws there are little things kids can d that make a big difference. One night Trevr was ding what a lt f ther 13-year-ld kids wuld be ding: He was watching TV. On the news he saw a stry abut sme hmeless peple sleeping ut in the cld n the streets, in a dwntwn area f Philadelphia where he lived. Trevr had never really stpped t think hw frtunate he was t live in a fairly well-t-d suburb(郊区) f the same city. The stry f the hmeless peple tuched his heart and he began t wnder what he culd d t help these peple.
It might have been easy fr Trevr t frget abut it. There are s many sad stries that yu see n TV at times. This culd have been just anther that he ignred.
Trevr als might have thught,“Well, what can I d abut it? I’m just a kid’‘, but he didn’t. Instead he began t wnder hw he might help and that led him t remember there were sme spare, unused blankets in their garage.
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。
Paragraph 1:
S he went t his father and asked whether he culd take the blankets t the hmeless dwn twn fr the night.
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Paragraph 2:
T cllect mre blankets, the next day Trevr went t sme public places where there were ntice bards.
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参考答案
英语听力
1-5. BAACA 6-10. CACBA11-15. CBCBB 16-20. AABCC
阅读理解
21-23. CDA 24-27. BBCD 28-31. BCBD 32-35. DCBC 36-40.FEDBG
完形填空
41-45. CCBAB 46-50. DDCCA 51-55. BAABB
语法填空
56. dressed 57. a 58. which 59. selecting 60. their 61. was shcked 62. that 63. t##tward(s) 64. plitely 65. suits
应用文
Gd mrning, bys and girls! It’s a great hnur fr me t stand here and deliver a speech themed Self-cnfidence. Self-cnfidence, an essential quality that helps individuals vercme challenges and achieve their gals, is nt a natural characteristic but can be develped thrugh cnsistent effrt and practice.
One way t build self-cnfidence is by setting gals and celebrating small victries. Breaking dwn larger gals int smaller, manageable tasks can help create a sense f prgress and accmplishment. Anther habit that can bst self-cnfidence is t challenge negative self-talk with psitive thinking, which can help individuals vercme self-dubt.
In a wrd, self-cnfidence is nt smething that can be acquired vernight but is a skill that can be fstered ver time. S let’s try ur best t becme cnfident! Thank yu!
读后续写
S he went t his father and asked whether he culd take the blankets t the hmeless dwntwn fr the night. His father was surprised but als prud f his sn’s empathy and willingness t help thers. He agreed t drive Trevr t the dwntwn area and tgether they handed ut the blankets t the hmeless peple they came acrss. The smile n the faces f the hmeless peple and the gratitude in their eyes made Trevr feel that he had dne smething truly meaningful. Frm that night n, Trevr made it his missin t help the hmeless peple in his city.
T cllect mre blankets, the next day Trevr went t sme public places where there were ntice bards. He put up sme psters appealing t peple t dnate any spare blankets they had. He als went t his schl and asked his classmates t help him in this missin. Slwly but surely, Trevr was able t cllect a lt f blankets. He and his father started t drive dwntwn mre ften t distribute the blankets t the peple in need. They als started t bring fd and ther necessary things fr the hmeless peple.
听力文本：
(Text1)
W: Cngratulatins! I hear yu're ging t jin the Army.
M: Thanks. But actually, it's my twin brther wh is ging t jin the army. I'm ging t university I wish t becme a lawyer in the future
(Text 2)
W: Lk, Mark. I hurt my knee during the gym class.
M: If I were yu. I'd ask ur teacher fr leave and g t the hspital right nw.
W: I'd better d as yu say.
(Text3)
W: What is yur hbby?
M: I like climbing muntains. Actually, 1 started climbing in rder t be healthier. Hw abut yu?
W: When I was in senir high schl, I used t play basketball. But nw 1 g t the fitness centre and use the equipment there.
(Text4)
M: We culd g t a ball game this evening, r wuld yu rather eat in a restaurant and then g t the shpping centre?
W: Given that I'm expecting an imprtant phne call. I can't really g anywhere this evening.
(Text5)
W: Yu shuld have been here thirty minutes ag. The film has been n.
M: Srry. I was abut t leave my huse when I had an unexpected visitr. We talked fr sme time.
W: I dn't want such things t happen again.
(Text6)
M: Can yu help me? I'd like t buy a huse with a garden.
W: Sure. I recmmend this huse.
M: Hw many rms are there?
W: Eight rms: a kitchen, tw mdern bathrms, a lvely dining rm, a living rm and three sweet bedrms.
M: Hw much is it?
W: Ninety thusand dllars. Yu needn't pay the whle price at ne time. Yu just pay 50% in advance. We'll deal with the paperwrk fr yu and then yu can brrw the ther 50% frm a bank.
M: OK.
(Text7)
W: S, yu're back frm Paris! What did yu think f the Luvre Museum?
M: Actually, I didn't g t the Luvre.
W: Oh. Well, hw abut the ther famus places? The Eiffel Twer, Ntre Dame ..
M: Thse kinds f places dn't attract me.
W: Yu must have thught Paris was pretty bring, then!
M: Bring? N way! I went t a different restaurant and a different club every night the fd was wnderful. And I heard sme fantastic music. It was the best vacatin I've ever had!
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W: Tday we are talking t Dctr Smith, wh is an expert n teenage health. Dctr, what is the mst imprtant thing fr teenagers wh want t be healthy?
M: Exercise, and lts f it. A teenager needs abut an hur f gd exercise every day.
W: That's a lt. Wn't they get tired?
M: Nt if they get enugh sleep. A teenager needs abut 9 hurs’ sleep a night. Gd sleep and lts f exercise can imprve their schlwrk, t!
W: Cl! What else?
M: S many peple get sick because they dn't wash their hands ften enugh. Always wash yur hands befre a meal and after being utside.
W: What abut fd?
M: Of curse it's imprtant t eat well.
W: S, n fast fd?
M: Well, fast fd can be OK smetimes. But dn't eat it every day!
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W: Hell, I'm mving t Liverpl next mnth and I’ve gt a jb at the children's hspital. S I need t find a place t live near there.
M: I'd recmmend yu a blck called Bradgreen.
W: Can yu tell me mre abut the area? I have a car but I’d rather use ther frms f transprt t g t the hspital.
M: This area has a very gd bus service and a train service.
W: The bus sunds gd. I cme frm Lndn and parking can be a real prblem there.
M: Yeah, my sister lives in Lndn and she has t pay fr parking in her wn street! Yu'll be glad t hear we dn't have that prblem here.
W: Gd. What are the rents like?
M: The weekly rent here is arund £120, much cheaper than that in Lndn.
W: Great! There has t be sme disadvantage t it. I think there's a lt f nise in the area r smething.
M: Nt at all. Thugh sme peple d find they have t travel a bit t g shpping.
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M: Tday we'll talk abut Ernest Hemingway, the famus American writer. Like many great writers, many f Hemingway's bks and stries were based n his persnal experiences. In 1923,he prduced his first cllectin f shrt stries and mst f the stries related t his childhd. As we knw, in his early twenties, Hemingway lived in Paris and knew many famus writers and artists there. S in his first nvel. The Sun Als Rises. he wrte abut thse talented but lnely and angry peple. In 1929, he prduced his furth nvel, A Farewell t Arms. which was based n his experiences during Wrld WarⅠ. During Wrld War Ⅱ, he wrked as a reprter in Eurpe, and he used these experiences t write Acrss the River and int the Trees. In 1952, he wrte a shrt nvel, The Old Man and the Sea. Fr this bk, he wn the Nbel Prize fr Literature. Why is it the best? As I said, when he was yunger, he used t g fishing with his father and in his later years, deep-sea fishing remained his favurite hbby. He was able t write a pwerful stry because f his wn persnal experience