四川省仁寿第一中学北校区2023-2024学年高二下学期5月期中考试英语试题（Word版附答案）

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第I卷(共95分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5个小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
1. When des the man usually practice yga?
A. At 5:30.B. At 6:00. C. At 6:30.
2. What is the wman prbably ding?
A. Preparing fr her tests. B. Planning her hliday. C. Reading a bk.
3. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. At hme. B. At a supermarket. C. At the man's ffice.
4. Why is the by's father against the trip?
A. Canada is t far away. B. The trip may be meaningless.
C. The time f the trip is unsuitable.
5. What is the main reasn fr dctrs t recmmend bike riding?
A. It can make legs slim. B. It can make yu put n weight.
C. It can build up the bdy.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What can we say abut the weather n Sunday?
A. It was fine. B. It was ht. C. It was changeable.
7. What d the lcals think f small balls f ice in midsummer?
A. It's beynd their expectatins. B. It's a cmmn phenmenn.
C. It's caused by climate change.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why des the man call the wman?
A. T make a reservatin. B. T check ut f the htel. C. T ask abut the city center.
9. What des the wman say abut the Imperial?
A. It is cheaper than her htel. B. It is rated as a five-star htel.
C. It is better knwn than her htel.
10. What des the man finally want t knw abut the Imperial?
A. The price. B. The telephne number. C. The lcatin.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What has the wman been reading?
A. A nvel. B. A dictinary. C. A ckbk.
12. Why desn't the man read bks?
A. He has pr eyesight. B. He dislikes stries. C. He is t busy.
13. Where des the man usually listen t his bks?
A. In the kitchen. B. In the car. C. On the plane.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What day is it tday?
A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.
15. What des Claire think helped her get the letter frm Harvard ?
A. Frming gd learning habits. B. Attending extra curses.
C. Staying up late t study.
16. Why did Claire chse Harvard University ?
A. Her aunt was studying there. B. She has wn a schlarship t it.
C. She wants t be Madelyn's schlmate.
17. What des Claire plan t d befre September ?
A. Visit her aunt. B. Travel abrad. C. Visit sme clleges.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What are the gd seeds cnfirmed by?
A. Cntainers. B. X-rays. C. Freezers.
19. Why are seeds stred in frzen envirnment?
A. T be preserved fr lng. B. T tackle climate change.
C. T safeguard fd supply.
20. What is the speech mainly abut?
A. Where seeds are stred. B. Hw the seed bank wrks.
C. Why seed banks are imprtant.
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)
A
Healthy eating and staying fit can be difficult. Yu may want t eat tasty fd that is easy t prepare. Yu may be inspired t exercise and stay in shape. The gd news is that there are apps t help yu.
Paprika
Paprika is an app t help users plan meals, shp and ck. Yu can save recipes frm websites and frm ther apps t Paprika. The app can help keep track f the fds yu have in yur hme s when yu g shpping, yu knw what yu need t buy.
MealBard
MealBard is anther app that can suggest recipes and help yu plan meals. This app can suggest recipes based n the fd yu already have in yur hme. MealBard can keep a list f what fd yu have and what yu need t buy. This app can scan bar cdes t add items t yur list. Using this app, yu can als nte the expiratin dates (失效期), s yu knw when yur fd is n lnger usable. MealBard lets users save recipes frm websites and then search them by fds used in the recipes. Fr example, yu can search fr recipes that have “chclate” in them.
IEatWell
The IEatWell app supprts healthy eating by giving users rewards fr eating the night fds. If yu like earning rewards fr meeting yur gals, IEatWell may wrk well fr yu. Instead f measuring hw much yu eat. IEatWell measures hw well yu eat. Tell the app what yu are eating fr yur meal. Yu can even add a pht. The app will rate hw healthy yur meal is, and then give yu a reward if yu are eating well.
21. What d the apps Paprika and MealBard have in cmmn?
A. They can scan bar cdes.
B. They can let yu knw what yu need t buy.
C. They can keep a recrd f the meals yu eat utside.
D. They can tell if the fd has passed the expiratin dates.
22. If yu eat a healthy diet, IEatWell can ________.
A. give yu a picture B. give yu a reward
C. prvide yu with recipes D. measure hw much yu eat
23. Where is the text prbably taken frm?
A. A science reprt. B. A cking recipe. C. A health blg. D.Amedical jurnal.
B
Cathy Brennan calmly paddled her bright yellw kayak (皮艇) dwn the Ptmac River, cntinuing her vyage, the latest f her sl trips n majr waterways. It was tugh, but it allwed Brennan t let g f everything else, empty her brain f the everyday chres and fcus n the nw. “I’m in the mment, lking at the waves.” said Brennan.
The jurney is a minimalist style: sleeping bag, small tent, rain jacket, change f clthes, first aid kit, apples and cheese sticks. When she’s thirsty, she scps water frm the rivers and pumps it thrugh a filter. “I always drink the river,” she says. Brennan lves being n the rivers, seeing the bald eagles abve, deer n the banks and a fascinating array f bugs and insects that never find their way int hmes.
Hwever, every few days Brennan will find a htel fr the night where she can get a shwer and eat a cheeseburger. She’ll als check in with her husband Jhn, wh has helped her select the river and research the trips at their hme. “He’s my virtual Sherpa(夏尔巴人) with benefits,” Brennan says, laughing. She has a phne with her but rarely calls r texts anyne. Her children usually keep track f her via the transpnder that sends them her lcatin every 10minutes r s.
Brennan knws that sl kayaking is nt fr everyne and she’s nt reckless. Brennan grew up n a lake and was a strng swimmer and bater frm an early age. When ging thrugh rugh rapids, she watches the weather carefully. She is cautius abut where she camps and wh is arund her. She has packed up her gear and headed back ut n the river when she has felt unsafe.
Surely, she is alne n these jurneys but she isn’t lnely. She suggested that we all need sme discnnectin frm the wired wrld t find the wider wrld arund us.
24. What can be learned abut Cathy Brennan frm paragraph 1?
A. She seeks inner peace.B. She is bad at being calm.
C. She is fnd f travelling. D. She is tired f everyday husewrk.
25. Why des Brennan regard her husband as “virtual Sherpa with benefits”?
A. Because he keeps track f her.
B. Because he cntacts her with calls and texts.
C. Because he accmpanies her n the river.
D. Because he arranges the rute fr her.
26. What des the underlined wrd “reckless” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Prepared.B. Fearless.C. Thughtless.D. Ambitius.
27. Hw is Brennan’s kayak trip accrding t the passage?
A. Odd and instructive.B. Rmantic and thrilling
C. Cstly and relaxingD. Tugh and rewarding.
C
If, as the saying ges, yu are what yu eat, then it stands t reasn yu als excrete (排泄) what yu are. If we fllw this rule, it means that ur bdily waste reflects ur diet and verall health. Fr instance, analyzing human excreta can help find abnrmal levels f certain chemicals, which might shw signs f sme diseases.
A new study shws that analysis f a city’s wastewater can als prvide insights int the health and behavir f its residents. Such surveillance (监测) can be applied t sample (取样) all tilet users withut knwing their names. It is much cheaper than alternative sampling techniques, and flexible enugh t mnitr everything frm drug use t diet and even mental health.
Wastewater surveillance has becme an imprtant tl in ver 70 cuntries fr mnitring and managing public health. This new apprach invlves analyzing wastewater samples t lk fr and track the presence f varius viruses, bacteria and parasites. By mnitring the genetic material f these pathgens (致病菌) in wastewater, scientists and public health fficials can gain valuable insights int the spread f diseases within cmmunities. This is especially true in pr cuntries, where alternative means f testing are expensive.
It culd als be applied t many ther areas. Fr example, the plice can adpt the tl t spt criminal behavir. Anything frm cnsuming illegal drugs t handling bmb ingredients culd ptentially he detected in wastewater.
But fr wastewater surveillance t fulfil its ptential, tday’s systems must be transfrmed int smething mre stable and rganized. In additin, testing bdies shuld be pen abut the extent f their capabilities, and exactly hw data will be used. They shuld als cnsult with the peple being mnitred. It wuld be a shame if privacy wrries caused supprt fr it t disappear.
28. Why des the authr mentin the example in paragraph 1?
A. T shw sme signs f physical illness.
B. T intrduce a methd f detecting diseases.
C. T explain the imprtance f diet t health.
D. T present the value f studying bdily waste.
29 What is an advantage f wastewater surveillance?
A. It serves mre purpses. B. It requires less effrt t d.
C. It prtects residents’ privacy. D. It needs little prfessinal knwledge.
30. What is paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A. The develpment f wastewater surveillance.
B. The means f wastewater testing fr pr areas.
C. The applicatin f wastewater in disease detectin.
D. The ptential f wastewater in discvering dangerus gds.
31. What is the authr’s attitude twards wastewater surveillance?
A. Dubtful. B. Careful. C. Unclear. D. Uncncerned.
D
Much like ur guts (内脏), cities t have varius types f micrrganisms(微生物) that grw in the envirnment. And, much like analyzing the micrrganisms in ur guts can shw imprtant details abut ur physical cnditin, ding the same thing with a city's micrrganisms can help us understand data n the kinds f bacteria and ther small life frms that are living alngside urban peple.
While it's pssible t use human researchers t cllect data n a city's micrrganisms, that kind f field research can be cstly, difficult, and time-cnsuming. In 2010, hneybees in Brklyn visited a nearby cherry factry, prducing bright-red hney. This caused researchers t examine what ther things New Yrk’s hneybees were bringing back t their hives. It struck the researchers that this might be an easier way t cllect micrrganisms than t search fr them n subway ples r sidewalks.S in a new study, researchers decided t seek help frm the hneybee, which spends its days explring cities all ver the wrld, t learn abut the urban micrenvirnments.
The team analyzed hive debris (碎片) frm arund the wrld and had sme interesting findings. In Sydney, the hive debris shwed DNA frm micrrganisms that can break dwn rubber, while in Melburne, a significant amunt f DNA frm eucalyptus, a kind f tree riginally frm Australia, appeared at the bttm f hives. And the hive debris frm Venice had micrrganisms cmmnly fund in rtting wd.
The analysis f Tky hives nt nly fund DNA frm lcal unique micrrganisms, but als shwed the presence f a micrrganism that can cause disease amng humans. This finding led the team t believe that using bees t learn abut urban envirnments might be a great way t track the spread f human diseases.
While the study is still at the initial stage and it remains t be seen whether hneybees will help scientists find diseases r help city planners make cities greener ne day, the insects’ great prmise as little research helpers is bvius.
32.What des the authr want t express in the first paragraph?
A. The significance f studying micrrganisms in cities.
B. The rle f small life frms in urban ecsystems.
C. The relatinship between micrrganisms and human health.
D. The similarities f micrrganisms in ur guts and thse in cities.
33.Why did researchers turn t hneybees fr help?
A. They are skilled at explring remte places.
B. They are willing t be clse t human researchers.
C. They can cllect cities’ micrrganisms in a prductive way.
D. They have a natural talent fr recgnizing micrrganisms.
34. What des the new study find ut?
A. Bees in Venice primarily feed n rtting wd.
B. Hive debris frm diverse places has unique DNA material.
C. Bees in Melburne have the ability t break dwn rubber.
D. Bees exhibit different living habits based n their living places.
35.Which can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Hneybees Can Help Analyze DNA frm Micrrganisms
B. Micrrganisms are Significant t Human Health
C. Hneybees Reveal Urban Micrrganisms thrugh Hive Debris
D. Urban Micrenvirnment’s Richness is Beynd ur Imaginatin
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。
Mst smartphnes allw yu t run lcatin-sharing sftware that uses the phne's GPS capability t let friends and family knw yur exact lcatin. There are lts f great uses fr this technlgy. 36 S make sure yu're permitted t use an app r service, and pay attentin t hw yu are using it. Here're sme imprtant pints yu may find helpful.
Chse what's best fr yu. Sme lcatin-sharing services are games that let yu give a shut-ut when yu've turned up at a particular spt. 37 Still thers cntinue t share yur lcatin until yu change the setting. Be sure yu knw exactly hw yur service shares yur lcatin.
Knw wh yur friends are. 38 This means peple can search t see if yu're nline and add yu as a friend. It's imprtant t remember that sharing yur lcatin with peple yu've never met in real life is risky, s yu shuld carefully manage friend requests and share yur lcatin nly with peple yu knw and trust.
39 Sme services autmatically stp sending yur lcatin after a perid f time, but thers will send it frever — until yu stp it. Review yur cntact list peridically and delete anyne t whm yu n lnger feel cmfrtable revealing yur lcatin.
Update parents. Lcatin-based services are a great way fr teens t let parents knw where they are withut having t call r text. 40 If yu're heading hme late at night, yu can als use a service like Glympse t share yur lcatin as yu drive, s they'll knw if yu have car truble r get stuck in traffic.
Check back ften.
Keep sending yur lcatin.
Hwever, these services are nt fr all children.
With its help, yu can easily share yur lcatin with them.
Check-ins ease wrries s they dn't have t fllw yur every mve.
Others shw where yu are all the time r fr a perid f time yu set.
Sme lcatin services perate like Facebk, where yu invite and accept friends.
第三部分 语言运用(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)
Barre is a wrkut that includes mvements frm ballet and yga, and it's been sweeping the wrld. But it seems that the trend never quite 41 in Malaysia until a new studi, Rebarre, ppped up a mnth ag. Its 42 Carmen has always been passinate abut fitness and dance, having spent 15 years getting trained as a ballet dancer.
__43 she lved dancing, she never 44 pursuing dance as a career. Instead, she chse t study ecnmics in Imperial Cllege Business Schl and graduated with 45 .
Because f this, she was 46 by a tp cnsulting cmpany in Lndn. Hwever, Carmen realized there had always been a 47 within her that she wuld make her mark in the field f fitness. Despite her strng belief, it was still a 48 decisin t quit fr passin. Thus, Carmen spent a lng time 49 her ptins. Carmen eventually left her jb, returned t Malaysia, and 50 Rebarre.
But why barre? T Carmen, the 51 f barre is that there is n 52 t entry t barre; anyne can d it.
Althugh sme peple in Malaysia have 53 the barre cncept, mst peple are still 54 with it and its benefits. Thus, building awareness abut barre cntinues t be a great 55 fr Rebarre.
第Ⅱ卷（共55分）
第二节 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。(共10题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)
The Ganqiu Festival is ne f the ldest traditinal celebratins and scial activities f the Mia ethnic grup in China. It falls n the first day f “Liqiu", 56 indicates the end f summer. Mia peple 57 (settle) dwn in Huayuan Cunty, Fenghuang Cunty, Jishu Cunty, Luxi Cunty and several ther cunties in Hunan Prvince hld a series f grand 58 (ceremny) t celebrate the day. The festival is nt nly an pprtunity fr Mia peple t celebrate a gd harvest, but 59 imprtant scial ccasin fr yung Mia men and wmen as well.
Accrding t lcal tales, Mia peple drve ut demns (恶魔) frm their lands and began planting rice t build up their hmeland. And due t their hard wrk, they were blessed 60 a harvest every autumn. Since then, the festival has remained a celebratin f their victry, an expressin f their 61 (appreciate) fr the harvest seasn, and a way t send blessings t thers.
Having a lng histry, the Ganqiu Festival bserves many custms 62 (pass) dwn frm generatin t generatin. 63 (traditinal), during the day, Mia peple wear clrful cstumes and gather fr a feast featuring 64 (attract) shws and sprts activities. The festival ___65___(list) as natinal intangible cultural heritage in 2014 and later as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage in 2016.
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，你校将举办以“Prtect Wild Animals”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请你根据以下提示写一篇英语演讲稿。
1. 野生动物的现状；
2. 保护建议；
3. 发出倡议。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
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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。
Daniel’s mther, Debbie Ashwrth struggled t raise her tw kids. As the lder child at hme, Daniel was a gd help t his mther, cleaning the rm and caring fr his yunger brther, Tny.
On a cld winter mrning, Debbie asked the kids t g t the supermarket fr sme grceries. A ty panda n the shelf caught Tny’s eyes. It was s adrable that he culd hardly tear himself away frm it. Knwing that they culdn’t affrd it, Daniel tld his brther t put it back. But Tny really wanted it and was unwilling t leave. “Please, I can wait until Mm’s salary came in n June 15th,” Tny said. Daniel hesitated fr a while, then tk ut a pen and wrte a nte, which read, “Please keep the ty panda fr my little brther until June 15th, when my mther gets her salary t pay fr it. Thanks.” Placing the nte n tp f the bx, they left the supermarket relieved.
One f the staff sptted the nte, wh then shwed it t the manager. The nte melted everyne there and they decided t d smething thughtfully. They put away the ty panda s that it wuldn’t be purchased by ther shppers. After that, they tried their best t search fr the tw bys, but in vain. There was n ther clue（线索）n the nte t identify them. It appeared that they had n alternative but t wait until June 15th, which was abut half a mnth away.
The big day finally arrived. Unexpectedly, the tw bys didn’t shw up. “Maybe they have frgtten all abut the ty,” ne clerk whispered. “Impssible. A ty animal might nt mean much t an adult. But fr a child, it culd mean the wrld,” the manager said. “We must cme up with a way t cntact them.” They decided t turn t the Internet by psting the nte and their phne number nline, hping it culd bring a surprise.
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 pst eventually attracted the attentin f Debbie. __________________________________
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“I lst my jb last mnth,” Debbie sighed(叹气). _____________________________________
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41. A. gave in
B. wre ut
C. shw up
D. tk ff
42. A. custmer
B. funder
C. trainee
D. member
43. A. Unless
B. Althugh
C. Since
D. Once
44. A. cmpared with
B. slwed dwn
C. accunted fr
D. thught f
45. A. chices
B. hnrs
C. missins
D. prmises
46. A. rejected
B. intrduced
C. welcmed
D. inspired
47. A. leisure
B. predictin
C. cnflict
D. vice
48. A. quick
B. tugh
C. flexible
D. wise
49. A. weighing
B. limiting
C. denying
D. exercising
50. A. invented
B. transferred
C. expanded
D. launched
51. A. appeal
B. frmat
C. symbl
D. cntrast
52. A. need
B. way
C. barrier
D. chance
53. A. criticized
B. remved
C. accepted
D. invented
54.A. unfamiliar
B. disappinted
C. upset
D. impressed
55.A. pleasure
B. puzzle
C. challenge
D. success
高二下期半期质量检测英语参考答案
听力
1—5 CAACC 6—10 CBAAB 11—15 ACBCA 16—20 CBBAB
二、阅读
21-23 BBC 24-27 ADCD 28-31 DACB 32-35 ACBC 36-40 CFGAE
三、完型
41-45 DBBDB 46-50 CDBAD 51-55 ACCAC
四、语法填空
56. which 57. settling 58. ceremnies 59. an 60. with
61. appreciatin 62. passed 63. Traditinally 64. attractive 65. was listed
五、写作
应用文：
Gd mrning everyne!
I’m very glad t give a speech tday, the tpic f which is “Prtect Wild Animals’’. As we all knw, wild animals play a part in keeping the balance f nature. Unfrtunately, they are in danger, sme f which are dying ut.
Thus, it is urgent t take sme measures t prtect them. First f all, establishing natural reserves is a must, where they can be undisturbed by human race. Additinally, we shuld raise ur awareness f animal prtectin, deeply understanding t harm animals is t harm urselves.
let’s take the respnsibility and d what we can t prtect them. I’m lking frward t the future when we can live harmniusly tgether with wild animals.
读后续写：
The pst eventually attracted the attentin f Debbie. She immediately recgnized that it was her sn’s handwriting. Full f gratitude, she phned the supermarket and thanked fr their kindness. The manager invited the mm and her tw sns back t the supermarket, presenting the ty panda t little Tny. Hlding his belved ty, Tny’s face lit up and his eyes were shining with great jy. “But why didn’t yu cme fr the ty n June 15th?” the manager asked the tw bys in a gentle vice. Hearing this, bth f them lwered their heads.
“I lst my jb last mnth,” Debbie sighed（叹气）. She explained that knwing the news, the bys decided t keep the ty as a secret. S she had n idea abut the case until she sptted the pst nline. Hearing this, everyne present was deeply mved. Turning t Debbie, the manager said, “I wnder if yu are willing t wrk here as an assistant?” Hearing this, tears f gratitude welled up in Debbie’s eyes, and she held the manager’s hands, saying, “I culdn’t thank yu enugh.” Due t their help, the whle family felt warmth in the cld weather and believed that there was kindness in every crner f the wrld.
听力原文：
Text 1
W: Harry, what time d yu get up?
M: I nrmally get up at 6 'clck but smetimes I have t be up by five.
W: D yu practice yga in the mrning?
M: Yes. I usually practice it half an hur later after I get up.
Text 2
M: Maggie, ur hliday's cming sn. What are yu ging t d?
W: Well, I've been thinking abut nthing but the cming exams. I've gne ver half my ntebk.
Text 3
W: Tim, have yu seen my umbrella? The ne I bught at the supermarket last week.
M: Ops, I must have left it at my ffice, srry. I'll bring it hme n Mnday.
W: OK. I'll pick up anther umbrella tday.
Text 4
M: I might be ging t Canada fr a shrt study trip.
W: That sunds meaningful.
M: It still isn't fr sure yet. The camp starts during ur schl term. S my dad's against the idea.
Text 5
M: Nw sme dctrs are strngly encuraging bicycle exercise.
W: Bicycle exercise? Is that because yu want t make yur legs slim and beautiful in this way?
M: Actually, that's nt the main reasn. They say riding a bike can build yu up.
第二节
Text 6
W: Hw did yu enjy yur weekend at the seaside?
M: It started very well n Saturday, but n the secnd day we gt a very unpleasant surprise.
W: What happened?
M: That afternn, while everyne was enjying the sunshine n the beach r playing in the sea, the sky suddenly went dark. A strng wind started blwing. Befre peple culd gather their stuff and run fr cver, there was a heavy shwer f hail. All the peple gt int a panic, and left their things behind and ran t the beach restaurant. The hailstnes were s big that many peple gt hurt!
W: Really? Small balls f ice in the middle f summer?
M: Apparently, it's fairly cmmn there. The lcals said such strms smetimes blw frm Iceland r Greenland.
W: It sunds like yu did have a different and unfrgettable weekend
Text 7
W: Adventure Reservatins. Can I help yu?
M: Yes, I'd like t bk a single rm with a bath fr September 22 t 25.
W: Just a mment, please. I'm srry, sir. We are fully bked n thse dates.
M: Oh, that's t bad. Culd yu recmmend anther htel that wn't be full up t me?
W: Yes, f curse. Where wuld yu rather like t be, in the city center r in the suburbs?
M: I prefer a place clse t the city center because it is mre cnvenient.
W: In that case, I wuld suggest that yu try the Imperial.
M: D yu knw the rate per night fr a single rm with a bath there? And please tell me what the Imperial is like.
W: Well, a single with a bath at the mment wuld be between $50 t $60. It is rated as a fur-star htel. Ours is better knwn than the Imperial but then the Imperial is less expensive than here.
M: Uh-huh. One last thing, d yu knw its telephne number?
W: Yes, it is 61540928.
M: Thank yu very much. I really appreciate yur help, gdbye.
W: Gdbye and thank yu fr calling us.
Text 8
M: That's a pretty thick bk. It lks like a dictinary.
W: Yu're right; it des. But it is actually a nvel.
M: Ww! The writing is really small. This wuld take me a year t finish.
W: I've been reading fr a while, and I read pretty fast. S, yu prefer shrter stries, then?
M: I prefer bks n tape. With my schedule, I dn't really have the time t sit dwn and read.
W: I understand. That's why I d mst f my reading just befre bed. What d yu listen t?
M: Bks that inspire me and teach me new things. Mst f the time, I listen t them when I'm driving. Smetimes I listen t them when I'm n alng flight.
W: That sunds like a gd idea. I culd listen t ne in the backgrund while I'm cking.
M: Hw abut this? Yu recmmend a bk t me, and I'll try t read it yur way. But yu have t listen t ne f mine.
W: Deal.
Text 9
M: Claire, I heard that yu were admitted int Harvard University, right?
W: Yes, I received the letter n Friday, the day befre yesterday.
M: Cngratulatins! Yu must have wrked hard during yur high schl.
W: Well, I always gt A's n my tests. I tk three separate curses fr fur mnths fr the SAT.
M: What d yu think is the mst imprtant during learning?
W: In my pinin, it's the learning habit that helped me earn the letter frm Harvard. Believe it r nt, I never burned the midnight il.
M: Why didn't yu chse Princetn? I remember yur aunt graduated frm Princetn years ag.
W: My best friend Madelyn jined Harvard last year, I really wanted t g there because f her, althugh Princetn ffered me a schlarship.
M: Oh, I gt it. When will yu g t Harvard?
W: In September. Befre that, I'll fly t China and ther Asian cuntries. I've been lnging t taste fd and meet peple there. I've decided t wrk part-time t cver my expenses at cllege.
Text 10
W: Currently, there are ver 1,000 seed banks lcated all ver the wrld. Hw des the seed bank wrk? First, scientists frm all ver the wrld cllect endangered and useful wild species, put them in a paper r cttn bag t prevent them frm getting bad, and send them t the seed bank. Once the seeds arrive, they're dried and preserved in a special rm. After that, X-rays cnfirm that the seeds are undamaged and that n insects are hidden inside. The seeds are then frzen, stred in special cntainers and then placed in huge freezers at −20℃ fr lng-term strage, which allws the seeds t be preserved fr decades and reawakened when required. One f the mst famus seed banks, Svalbard Internatinal Seed Bank, nw hlds mre than ne millin seed samples. It is lcated deep in a frzen Arctic muntain in Nrway. As Earth is facing huge challenges like climate change, these seed banks are surely significant t safeguard the future f the wrld's fd supply.