福建省厦门双十中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期中英语试卷

这是一份福建省厦门双十中学2024-2025学年高三上学期期中英语试卷，共13页。试卷主要包含了5分，满分7等内容，欢迎下载使用。

命题人：张璐、黄巧林、黄冰丽、谢王青
试卷满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟
第一部分 听力理解（共两节，满分30分）
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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What did the wman d yesterday?
A. She played ftball.B. She watched a game.C. She wrked in the lab.
2. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A tiger in the z.B. A strybk.C. A turist attractin.
3. What are the speakers ding?
A. Cnducting a reading.B. Reading a letter.C. Cllecting mney.
4. What is the man likely t be?
A. A plice fficer.B. A cleaner.C. A cnstructin wrker.
5. When will David hand in the paper?
A. On April 21st.B. On April 22nd.C. On April 23rd.
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. Why is the man calling the wman?
A. T cnfirm her daily arrangements.
B. T remind her f an appintment.
C. T reschedule a physical exam.
7. What will the wman d n Friday?
A. Attend a meeting.B. Take a business trip.C. Have a checkup.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Where wuld Phil rather live?
A. In the city centre.B. In the west suburbs.C. In the cast f the city.
9. What d we knw abut the first flat?
A. It's far frm the statin. B. It's well-equipped.C. It may be nisy.
10. What is a disadvantage f the secnd flat?
A. It's t expensive.B. 1t lacks a shwer.C. It has a small living rm.
所第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why are the speakers waiting?
A. T attend a class.B. T give a cncert.C. T buy tickets.
12. Where des the wman wrk nw?
A. In Chicag.B. In Seattle.C. In Ls Angeles.
13. Wh is Susan?
A. The man's wife.B. The man's clleague.C. The man's dctr.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What are the special bards used fr?
A. Prducing energy.B. Cvering buildings.C. Keeping sunshine ut.
15. Where are the gardens?
A. On the rfs.B. In the backyards.C. Next t the wrkstatins.
16. Hw will Mlly g hme tday?
A. By bike.B. By bus.C. By car.
17. What des Mlly say abut BedZED?
A. There's plenty f parking space.
B. It is really envirnment-friendly.
C. The public transprtatin is pr.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Wh is the directr?
A. Charles Parker.B. Lance Beaumnt.C. April Delaney.
19. What des Carl Martinez d?
A. A prducer.B. A screenwriter.C. An actr.
20. What will the listeners prbably d next?
A. Ask questins.B. Applaud fr the speaker.C. Cmment n a mvie.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
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22. If yu intend t pen a suvenir stre, which expert might be mst helpful?
A. Chle Carmichael.B. Brian Burquin.C. Jy Ch.D. Dedra Allen.
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Fr many, the term “rienteering" might bring back images f schl trips. The reality f it can be very diffcrent, thugh, and it's a sprt with strng links t athletics. Kris Jnes, a British internatinal n the track, was als a silver medalist at the 2022 Wrld Orienteering Champinships.
This July, I decided t explre the sprt by jining in the Edinburgh "sprint rienteering" running thrugh the famus city streets. The aim f the sprt is t navigate between checkpints marked n a special rienteering map. There is n set rute s the skill and fun cme frm trying t find the best way t g, with the ultimate gal being t cmplete the curse in the quickest time.
As smene wh is used t the cnvenience f using my phne fr navigatin, the idea f relying n a traditinal map-and-cmpass apprach felt daunting. Hwever, nce I gt int the swing f things-and learned t hld a map the crrect way-the excitement f navigating frm ne checkpint t the next quickly gt me mving.
The unpredictable nature f the race and nt knwing the whereabuts f ther cmpetitrs, really des keep the rush f excitement flwing. Yu have n idea where yu are ging r what yu are ging t see until yu pick up the map.
I think the sprt taking place in an pen field f play is really exciting fr peple t watch. Peple can stand and watch athletes running acrss their drstep. Different athletes will be fllwing different rutes. It's never like a marathn where yu might see ne athlete a minute ahead in frnt and yu knw they are ging t win.
Fr rienteering t grw as a sprt, it needs greater visibility in tp class events. A distant past argument is that it is nt an audience-friendly sprt, but mdem technlgy nw shakes that belief. With the use f mbile phnes, drnes and bdy cameras, rienteering can be enjyed by a much wider audience.
24. Why des the authr mentin Kris Jnes in paragraph 1?
A. T prve rienteering is very ppular.B. T shw rienteering is prfessinally cmpetitive.
C. T intrduce the achievement f the athlete.D. T emphasize the benefits f taking up rienteering.
25. What d we knw abut rienteering?
A. Participants navigate the race using phnes.
B. Participants can track ther cmpetitrs' psitin.
C. Participants try t finish the set curse in the quickst time.
D. Participants design the best rute based n a map and cmpass.
26. What makes rienteering different frm a marathn t the audience?
A. The phne fr navigatin. B. The uncertainty f the result.
C. The set rutine thrugh a city.D. The visibility f runners' psitins.
27. What des the last paragraph imply?
A. The running rutes shuld be designed t vary.B. Orienteering is bund t be a wrld-class event.
C. Orienteering presents clear visin.D. Using Technlgy can help ppularize the game.
C
Wh are yur best friends n campus? Are they the nes yu encuntered mst ften in class? Are yu’re yur fellws in drama club r debate sciety?
A number f studies have demnstrated the effects f prximity n wh becme friends. One was cnducted at MIT in the 1940s. The students were randmly assigned t 17 ten-unit apartment buildings islated frm ther residential areas, and few f them knew ne anther befrehand.
The investigatrs asked each resident t name the three peple in the student husing prject with whm they scialized mst ften. The effect f prximity was striking: tw-thirds f thse listed as friends lived in the same building as the respndent, even thugh thse in the same building represented nly 5 percent f the target residents. Mre striking was the pattern f friendships within each building. Even thugh the physical distance between apartments was quite small-19 feet between the drways f neighbring apartments and 89 feet between thse at the ends f each hallway-41 percent f thse living in neighbring apartments listed each ther as friends, cmpared with nly 10 percent f thse living at ppsite ends f the hallway.
Prximity leads t friendship because it facilitates chance encunters. If s, then pure physical distance shuld matter less than functinal distance-the influence f an architectural layut t influence cntact between peple. The MIT study shws hw imprtant it is. As the fllwing Figure indicates, the stairs are psitined such that upstairs residents will encunter the ccupants f apartments at the turn f the stairs much mre ften than the ccupants f the middle apartments. In fact, the residents f the tw stair-end apartment frmed twice as many friendships with their upstairs neighbrs as thse living in the middle apartments.
Thus, it's functinal distance mre than physical distance that is decisive. Prximity prmtes friendship because it brings peple tgether. Actually, in later studies invlving mre diverse ppulatins, the largest effects f prximity n friendship frmatin have been fund between peple f different races, ages, r scial classes.
28. What des the underlined wrd “prximity" prbably mean?
A. pssibilityB. clsenessC. attractinD. interest
29. What methd did the MIT researchers emply in their study?
A. Survey analysis.B. Literature Review.C. In-lab bservatin.D. Online questinnaire.
30. Which apartment's residents in the Figure abve may make mst friends in the building?
A. Apartment 1.B. Apartment 2.C. Apartment 6.D. Apartment 8.
31. What d we knw abut the later studies?
A. Their samples are nt representative enugh.
B. Physical distance des nt affect friendship.
C. They further cnfirmed the MIT study's finding.
D. Ppulatin diversity influences friendship frmatin.
D
Sme graduate students in Lndn were recently tasked with utwitting a large language mdel (LLM),a type f AI designed t hld useful cnversatins. LLMs are ften prgrammed with guardrails t sp them giving harmful replies: instructins n making bmbs in a bathtub, fr instance. The aim f the task was t break thse guardrails. Sme results were merely stupid. One participant gt the chatbt t claim ducks culd be used as indicatrs f air quality. But the mst successful effrts were thse that made the machine prduce the titles and publicatin dates f nn-existent academic articles.
AI bas the ptential t be a big benefit t science. But it cmes with dwnsides, t. Start with the simplest prblem: academic miscnduct. Sme researchers use LLMs t help write papers. Guillaume Cabanac, a cmputer scientist, has uncvered dzens f papers that cntain phrases such as "regenerate respnse"-the text f a buttn in ChatGPT that cmmands the prgram t rewrite its mst recent answer, prbably cpied int the manuscript（原稿）by mistake.
Anther prblem arises when Al mdels are trained n AI-generated data. LLMs are trained n text frm the Internet. As they prduce mre such text ,the risk f LLMs taking in their wn utputs-grws. That can cause “mdel cllapse". In 2023 llia Shumailv, a cmputer scientist, c-authred a paper in which a mdel was fed handwritten digits and asked t generate digits f its wn, which were fed back t it in turn. After a few cycles, the cmputer's numbers became mre r less incmprehensible.
Sme wrry that cmputer-generated insights might cme frm mdels whse inner wrkings are nt understd. Inexplainable mdels are nt useless, says David Leslie at an Al-research utfit in Lndn, but their utputs will need rigrus testing in the real wrld. That is perhaps less unnerving than it sunds. Checking mdels against reality is what science is suppsed t be abut, after all.
Fr nw, at least, questins utnumber answers. The threats that machines pse t the scientific methd are, at the end f the day, the same nes psed by humans. AI culd accelerate the prductin f nnsense just as much as it accelerates gd science. As the Ryal Sciety has it, nullius in verba: take nbdy's wrd fr it. N thing's, cither.
32. The result f the task cnducted in Lndn shws that .
A. LLMs give away useful infrmatinB. The guardrails turn ut t be ineffective
C. AI's influence will ptentially be decreasedD. The effrt put int the study f AI hardly pays ff
33. What des “mdel cllapse" indicate?
A. The readability f the mdels' utput is underestimated.
B. The diverse surces f infrmatin cnfuse the mdels.
C. Training n regenerated data stps mdels wrking well.
D. The data becmes reliable after feeding n its wn digits.
34. What is David Leslie's attitude twards inexplainable mdels?
A. DismissiveB. ObjectiveC. FavrableD. Ambiguus
35. What wuld be the best title fr the passage?
A. Faster Nnsense: AI Culd Als G WrngB. Imperfect Mdels: Hw Will AI Make Advances?
C. The Rise f LLMs: AI Culd Still Be PrmisingD. Bigger Threats: AI Will Be Uncntrllable
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。
Pursue Yur Dreams Tday, Nt Tmrrw
Stp waiting until tmrrw t start pursuing yur dreams. There's n reasn t wait when yu can take the first step tward yur gals tday.
Remember, yu're allwed t start small. 36 Instead, yu can take minute but necessary steps tward a brighter future. And yu can start right nw.
37 If yu never try, yu're always ging t wnder hw yur life wuld have turned ut if yu actuallyitk a chance n yurself. Dn't let yur future self be disappinted by yur present self.
It desn't matter hw ld yu are r hw many peple have warned yu that yu're never ging t succeed. Even the mst successful peple have had their hesitatins abut whether they culd make it in their field. 38 Ignre the haters wh are nly bringing yu dwn t feel better abut themselves.
At the end f the day, yu need t carve ut a path that will lead t the mst satisfactin. Never allw yur fear t get the best f yu. 39 It's what yu wuld encurage yur friends t d, s why aren't yu giving yurself that same push?
Smetimes, fllwing yur dreams means carving ut a little bit f time t pursue yur passin each day. It may require making slight adjustments t yur schedule. But yu dn't have t sacrifice everything. Try t balance yur current life with yur dreams. 40 Pursue yur dreams nw, even thugh that means yu might need t break ut f yur cmfrt zne, and ven thugh it means entering the unknwn.
A. Yu we it t yurself t g after yur dreams.
B. Have yu ever daydreamed abut yur dreams?
C. New pprtunities may lead t persnal grwth.
D. Yu dn't have t take a huge, life-changing leap.
E. If things g well, yu can gradually make further shifts.
F. Yu need t mve past yur insecurities and explre yur full ptential.
G. Hard as it is, it's crucial t wave ff the dubts in the back f yur mind.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15题，每题1分，满分15分）
As a writer, I miss rejectin slips. Nt that I enjyed receiving thse pre-printed slips f paper, but at least when I gt ne, I was prtty sure that a flesh-and-bld 41 had put it in the envelpe. And there was always the chance I might see a handwritten sentence n the bttm, 42 the piece almst made it. When an edltr at MeCall's wrte," I'm afraid I have t say n n this 43 piece, but try me again n anther, wuld yu ?",it was almst as 44 t me as if she had said, "We'll 45 it and here is an advance fr yu.".
Nwadays, rejectin slips seem t have disappeared with the use f nline submissins. Mst editrs dn't feel it a must t 46 they have received, read, r cnsidered yur wrk because they receive s many 47 each day.
Fr me, there are three 48 f rejectin slip pain. The first is 49 brught n by finding a flat "n" n a 50 piece f paper, then fllwed by anger (hw culd they 51 a piece that is bviusly s much 52 than mst f the stuff they print),and, finally, rebirth: I will live t 53 a new piece anther day.
Learning t 54 rejectin seems like part f grwing up as a writer. Despite the many letters f acceptance I have received, my rldar f " Ntewrthy Rejectin Slips "is far 55 than that f "Ntewrthy Acceptances", which indicates t me the fact: I still have sme grwing up t d.
41.A. writerB. readerC. mailmanD. editr
42.A. demandingB. suspectingC. indicatingD. arguing
43.A. bringB. nveC. lengthyD. particular
44.A. upsettingB. thrillingC. embarrassingD. amusing
45.A. buyB. rejectC. checkD. substitute
46.A. prveB. determineC. explainD. acknwledge
47. A. prpsara B. draftsC. cntributinisD. instructitts
48,A. stagesB. wndersC. meaningsD. rewards
49.A. reliefB. frustratinC. angerD. hesitatin
50.A. valuelessB. expensiveC. characterlessD. shiny
51.A. make upB. put awayC. turn dwnD. take ver
52.A. easierB. betterC. shrterD. lnger
53.A. printB. reviseC. dwnladD. submit
54.A. acceptB. criticizeC. judgeD. evaluate
55.A. thinnerB. newerC. lderD. fatter
第二节 语法填空（共10小空，每空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。
Smart shelves are a big change in retail. 56 (cmbine) new technlgy with regular shelves, smart shelves can make managing inventry（存货清单）and talking with custmers much 57 （easy）.These shelves have sensrs, RFID tags, and screens that shw infrmatin, making 58 smart system that tells us right away abut prducts, 59 they're selling, and what custmers like. With the wrld ging 60 (digit) and custmers wanting mre, smart shelves help stres wrk better and make shpping cler.
Smart shelves started with using RFID in the early 2000s fr tracking inventry and preventing theft. Recently, they 61 (becme)mre advanced with better sensrs, cnnectins, and data analysis.
Smart shelves keep track f inventry levels in real-time. When nticing that they are running lw 62 a prduct, they will tell the stre's system 63 (autmatic)This system then rders mre f that prduct s the shelves stull 64 (full) and custmers can always find what they need. This helps stres avid running ut f prducts 65 having t many f them.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假设你是季华，你的朋友Tm对你校即将举办的职业生涯规划系列讲座（Career Planning fr Future）很感兴趣，请你写封回信告知他，内容包括：
（1）讲座的时间、地点：
（2）讲座内容。
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。
Dear Tm,

Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（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组文。
As a muntain, 1, 642 feet Squaw Peak isn't particularly challenging. But its inviting views f western Massachusetts have tricked hikers t its steep and slippery cliffs, resulting in cuntless injuries and even deaths.
Henry Grant, a freshman at Ithaca Cllege, was well aware f the danger f Squaw Peak. Thus, he stayed ten feet frm the edge while waiting fr his mther t catch up t him ne day in August 2019.He watched sme hikers enjy the remarkable view; amng these hikers, ne wman, arund 60 years ld and dressed in pink, was admiring the view ver the lip f the cliff with her husband.
When Grant's mther rejined him, the tw turned t cntinue n their way. Suddenly, be heard a tumbling（摔倒），and a thump（撞击声）. Then he heard smething frightening： ＂Paula！ Paula!＂， a man yelled desperately. Grant turned arund. The wman in pink was nwhere t be seen. Obviusly, she'd fallen ff the side f the muntain.
Several hikers immediately started lking fr her, but their view was blcked by trees. Grant tld his mther, “I hate t say this, but they're prbably ging t find a bdy." Uncertain whether they culd help, Grant and his mther beaded dwn the trail.
But when he saw hikers still searching, he decided t lend a hand. After assuring his mther that he wuld be safc, he made his way dwn the muntain alne, hpin he wasn't t late.
After 15 minutes f pushing past the brush and slipping dwn the trail, Grant sptted a figure abut 25 feet abve him. She was dressed in pink, in a kneeling psitin n a small stick-ut rck. The wman had fallen abut 75 feet. Amazingly, she was alive. “Paula!" Grant shuted. “Paula! Is that yu?” The wman barely respnded. She was hurt and her mind was nt s clear. She kept trying t mve, and every time she mved, she slipped a little mre
注意：
1．续写调数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Parngraph 1:
With his heart racing, Grant was afraid that she might fall ff the rck.
Paragraph 2:
Abut 45 minutes later， first rescuers climbed dwn frm the tp with a stretcher（担架）．
厦门双十中学2024-2025学年第一学期期中考试
高三英语试题答案
听力理解 1-5 CCAAB 6-10 BCBCA 11-15 CBAAA 16-20 BBACB
阅读理解 21-23 BCC 24-27 BDBD 28-31 BAAC 32-35 BCBA 36-40 DAGFE
完形填空 41-45 DCDBA 46-50 DCABC 51-55 CBDAD
语篇语填 56.cmbining 57.easier 58.a 59.hw 60.digital 61.have becme
62.n 63.autmatically 64.filled 65.r
应用文范文
Dear Tm,
Knwing that yu are interested in ur schl's upcming lecture series, Career Planning fr future, I am delighted t share sme infrmatin with yu.
The lectures will take place in the main auditrium every Friday at 3 p.m. ver the next mnth. Each sessin will kick ff with an intrductin t career chices and gal setting, after which experienced prfessinals will share insights n building essential skills fr different career paths. The series will end up with an interactive Q&A sessin, allwing students t gain valuable preparatin fr their future careers.
This is undubtedly a rewarding activity that yu shuldn't miss ut n. Start planning yur career early t pen drs t new pprtunities! Lking frward t attending it tgether!
Yurs,
Li Hua
读后续写范文
With his heart racing, Grant was afrald that she might fall ff the rck Grant knew that he had t act fast befre things turned fr the wrse. Withut hesitatin, getting n all furs, Grant crawled up a steep path, digging int the dirt with his fingers and feet. Luckily, it didn't take lng befre he reached Paula. Having checked Paula's cnditins, Grant reached fr his cellphne and dialed the rescue team t reprt their psitin. Nervus as he was while waiting fr the rescue, he cmfrted the wman in gentle vice t kindle a glimmer f hpe in her mind.
Abut 45 minutes later， first rescuers climbed dwn frm the tp with a stretcher（担架）．Breathing a sigh f rellef, Grant felt it was a blessing t see rescue team emerge in time. With a swift mtin, Grant secured Paula t the stretcher. Thugh shaken and slightly bruised, she was carefully lifted t the tp and rushed t the hspital with her husband. Cautiusly and steadily, he navigted his way thrugh the bush t rejin his mum, wh was relieved t see his sn with nly a few scratches. Grant's quick thinking and bravery were widely praised, and the experience serves as a reminder that better safe than srry.
听力录音稿
Text 1
M:Did yu g t the ftball game yesterday?
W: N, I culdn't make it. I was stuck in the lab.
M:Yu missed a really gd game. Our schl team played very well.
Text 2
W: Everyne, please cme clser. Nw we're visiting Tiger-running Spring.
M:I dn't think the spring lks like a running tiger.
W:Well,its name cmes frm a stry that tw tigers ran here and made a hle, and then a spring came ut f it.
Text 3
W:OK.Back t Catch-22.Can anybdy remember where we left ff last time?
in Chapter 31,I think.
W:Ah,yes.Here we are. Mrs. Danccka had just reccived the letter frm the War Department and was ging t cllect the mney.
Text 4
M:I need yu t secure this entrance. Make sure n ne cmes in r ut until we've cleared the building.
W: Is this a test, sir? Or is there a real threat?
M: I'm nt sure, s let's assume it's real.
Text 5
W: The deadline fr the paper is April 20th. But it's April 21st tday. When will yu hand in the paper,
David?
M:Srry, Mrs. Smith. Culd yu extend the deadline? I prmise I will e-mail it t yu tmrrw mrning.
W:OK.But just this nce.
Text 6
M: Yes, is that Phyllis Wheatley? This is Simn frm Dr. Mrgan's ffice. I'm calling t remind yu that yur physical exam is scheduled fr Tuesday at 10 a.m. Can yu make it n time?
W: Oh, thank yu fr calling. I cmpletely frgt I'm a bit tied up right nw. Can I reschedule?
M: Sure. We have penings at 8:00 n Wednesday mrning r 4: 00 in the afternn. There's als Thursday at 11 a.m. , and n Friday in the afternn, either 1:00 r 3:00.
W:Let's see. I'll be ut f twn fr business n Tuesday and Wednesday, and 1 have meetings all day Thursday. OK, put me dwn fr Friday at 3:00. Thanks.
Text 7
W:Hell,hw may I help yu?
M:Oh,I'm calling t see what flats yu have fr rent at the mment.
W:Right.What kind f flat are yu lking fr?
M: Well, it's fr myself and tw friends. It needs t have at least three bedrms. Actually, we'd prefer a furth rm fr strage.
W: OK.Are yu interested in any particular area?
M: Well,the city centre wuld be ideal fr me and Chris, but we are als cnsidering the west suburbs-actually, Phil wuld prefer that. We're nt interested in the nrth r the east f the city.
W: Well, I'm afraid there are nly tw that might interest yu. The first ne is in Bridge Street, very clse t the bus statin. It's gt three bedrms, a bathrm, a kitchen, and a large living rm. It's £450 a mnth. But there's n shwer, and that lcatin can be nisy.
M:What abut the ther ne?
W: This ne n Hills Avenue is very mdem. It's gt fur big bedrms and a spacius living rm. It hasgd facilities, including a shwer. It's £800 a mnth.
M: That sunds a bit mre than we can affrd.
W: Well, I can send yu all the details, and yu can decide if either ne is wrth a visit.
M: Thanks.
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M: Oh ,the line here takes frever.
W: Well ,this is her last pian cncert, and nbdy wants t miss it. We're lucky if there're still tickets left.
M:Wait, d I knw yu frm smewhere? Yu lk s familiar.
W: I dn't think s.
M:Oh,yes. Were yu als in Prfessr Rbertsn's class back in 1992?
W:Wait a minute. Yu are Chris, Chris Debrain.
M:Yu are Sarnh, Sarah Elmre.
W:What a nice surprise! Hw have yu been all these years?
M: Well, I'm still in the cmputer business. I've just set up my wn cmpany.
W:Hw wnderful! Yu haven't changed a bit. Still Debrain, the smartest in the class.
M:Then,hw's everything with yu? I heard yu married Antny, the ftballer and mved t Chicag.
W:Yes, but we are separated nw. Only this year, I have gt a jb ffer in Seattle t teach cmputer science. S here I am. Did yu als mve here frm Ls Angeles? Is yur family with yu?
M:Yes,we mved here last year. Susan is wrking in a hspital. Oh, here she cmes. Susan, I'd like yu t meet my friend Sarah...
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M:I've gt Mlly in the studi tday. She lives in a new husing zne named BedZED. Welcme t the prgram, Mlly.
W:Thank yu.
M:Hw d yu like BedZED?
W:It is a great zne. Yu knw, all the energy in BedZED is prduced by special bards n the rfs f the buildings. The bards can tum sunlight int electricity, s I dn't feel guilty abut harming the envirnment.
M:S,even in the British climate, it's pssible t generate enugh slar energy fr residents. By the way, what kinds f peple live there?
W: All kinds, such as teachers, nurses and yung prfessinals. BedZED has shared wrkspaces where peple share cmputers t save energy. There's als a library fr us. Instead f backyards, the gardens are n the rfs!
M: I'd lve t see this place.
W: Well, yu can, But dn't drive. There's nwhere t park. I g everywhere by bike r by public transprt.
M:Yu really have a green life style. Then hw are yu getting hme tday?
W:I'll take the bus.
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Thank yu, everyne, fr giving me this award. I find it really hard t believe and I'm almst lst fr wrds. But dn't wrry, I'll find sme. I believe that an individual award always reflects a team effrt, and there are s many peple wh made this mment pssible that I dn' knw where t start, really. I'd like t thank my directr, Charles Parker, fr believing in me when n ne else did, and my prducer, Lance Beaumnt, fr taking a chance n an unknwn name. Carl Martinez, my c-star, brught ut the best in me, and the whle staff f the mvie were unbelievably talented. And f curse, I can't frget April Delaney, ur screenwriter, wh wrte such a fantastic stry. I als want t thank my friends, wh gave me valuable suggestins when I first started this career. Lastly, I'd like t thank my family, wh have supprted my dream every step f the way thrugh gd times and bad. I am hnred t accept this award, nt nly fr myself, but als n behalf f everyne in my life wh has helped make my dream cme true.
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