浙江省宁波市效实中学2022-2023学年高一英语下学期期中考试试题（Word版附答案）

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( 说明：本卷满分为100分，考试时间为100分钟。所有试题必须答在答题卷上，否则无效。)
听力（共两节，满分10分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题0.5分，满分2.5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. Where are prbably the speakers?
A. In a car.B. On a bat.C. On a plane.
2. What des the wman want t d?
A. Have a haircut.B. Buy shamp.C. Have her hair clred.
3. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Husband and wife.B. Interviewer and interviewee.C. Emplyer and emplyee.
4. What des the man suggest the wman d?
A. Pay ff her debt.B. Have a rest.C. Wrk harder.
5. What is the man ding?
A. Asking the way.B. Giving directins.C. Crrecting a mistake.
第二节（共15小题；每小题0.5分，满分7.5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 the man make the call?
A. T cancel an appintment.
B. T reschedule an appintment.
C. T make an appintment.
7. When will the man meet Dr. Madisn?
A. At 9:00 a.m. n Friday.B. At 9:00 a.m. n Thursday.C. At 8:30 a.m. n Thursday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What did the wman leave in the stre yesterday?
A. A hat.B. A purse.C. An umbrella.
9. What des the wman say abut the yellw shirt?
A. It’s ut f style.B. Its clr is t bright.C. It’s a bit small fr her husband.
10. What des the wman want in the end?
A. A discunt.B. Attractive packaging.C. A free present.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is Eric dissatisfied with abut Hustn?
A. The parks.B. The traffic.C. The nightlife.
12. Hw des Eric find his drmitry life?
A. Uncmfrtable.B. Bring.C. Satisfactry.
13. What des the wman remind Eric t d?
A. Cmbine study with rest.
B. Be friendly t thers.
C. Spend mre time n his study.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Wh is the man prbably talking t?
A. His c-wrker.B. A reprter.C. A hstess.
15. Why des the man want t retire in advance?
A. T keep physically healthy.
B. T accmpany his family.
C. T end his unsuccessful career.
16. What will the man d this Wednesday?
A. Leave Alabama.B. Meet his friends.C. G t Alaska.
17. Hw des the man describe his jb?
A. Challenging.B. Undemanding.C. Lw-paid.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. When was “Stray” released?
A. Last year.B. Last mnth.C. This mnth.
19. What happened when “Stray” was first shwn n Twitch?
A. It ranked first amng the mst watched games.
B. It became the N.4 purchased game.
C. It enjyed a success far beynd expectatins.
20. What impact des Swann Martin-Raget hpe “Stray” will have?
A. It can inspire peple t care fr real hmeless animals.
B. It can raise mre mney fr its creative team.
C. It can prevent peple frm abusing animals.
II. 阅读理解（共两节；满分30分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
When Tnee Carter sits in frnt f a pian, his fingers take n a life f their wn, dancing acrss the keys as he smiles, clses his eyes, and sinks int a meldy.
Carter, 66, isn’t famus, but he des perfrm fr an internatinal audience nearly every day at Hartsfield-Jacksn Atlanta Internatinal Airprt. Travelers lucky enugh t hear him ften find themselves attracted by his music. That’s what happened t Carls Whittaker, a mtivatinal speaker wh was traveling hme t Tennessee. “As I was walking thrugh the hall, I heard smene playing the pian,” Whittaker, 46, tld CNN.
While listening t the music that seemed t effrtlessly flw frm Carter’s fingertips, Whittaker, the influencer n scial media als tk vides f the musician and shared them with his mre than 200,000 fllwers. And an idea hit Whittaker. “Suddenly I was like, what wuld happen if I asked my fllwers if we culd give him the biggest tip he’s ever gtten,” he said. “As f this cnversatin, we had raised $61,000.”
Carter was just 6 years ld when his father, als a pianist, tk him t a Ray Charles cncert. But Carter hasn’t had the easiest life. In fact, Carter has had serius kidney disease since 2008. “I thught he was kidding. I just culdn’t believe it,” Cater tld CNN. “This is the kind f thing I d. I lve giving and dnating and helping peple, but I never expected smene t d it fr me.”
Whittaker has used his scial media platfrm t raise funds fr thers in the past. Earlier this mnth, he and his fllwers raised $230,000 fr Brklyn T Alaska, a nn-prfit rganizatin that sends urban teenagers n an adventure t Alaska.
Carter plans t use the mney t help peple the way Whittaker has helped him. “That $61,000 is nt mine. It’s the mney that’s ging t g t thers,” Carter said. “There is nly ne way t say thank yu, because wrds aren’t enugh. And that is t pay this frward.
21. What d we knw abut Tnee Carter and Carls Whittaker?
A. They met by chance.B. They had met befre.
C. They were gd friends.D. They were bth musicians.
22. What made the fllwers n scial media help Carter?
A. Carter’s reputatin.B. Carter’s serius disease.
C. Whittaker’s influence.D. Whittaker’s inspiring stry.
23. Which wrd best describes Whittaker?
A. Knwledgeable.B. Intelligent.C. Generus.D. Humrus.
24. What will Carter chse t d in the end?
A. Keep the mney.B. Help thse in need.
C. Help Whittaker in return.D. Treat his disease with the mney.
B
Anyne wh cmmutes (通勤) by car knws that traffic jams are an unavidable part f life. But humans are nt alne in facing ptential jams.
Ants als cmmute — between their nest and surces f fd. The survival f their clnies depends n ding this efficiently.
When humans cmmute, there’s a pint at which cars becme dense (稠密) enugh t slw dwn the flw f traffic, causing jams. Mtsch, a mathematician in Arizna State University, and his clleagues wanted t knw if ants n the mve culd als get jammed. S they regulated traffic density by cnstructing bridges f varius widths between a clny f Argentine ants and a surce f fd. Then they waited and watched. “The gal was t try t find ut at what pint they are ging t have a traffic jam.” said Sebastien Mtsch.
But it appears that that never happened. They always managed t avid traffic jams. The flw f ants did increase at the beginning as ants started t fill the bridge and then levelled ff at high densities. But it never slwed dwn r stpped, even when the bridge was nearly filled with ants.
The researchers then tk a clser lk at hw the behaviur f individual ants impacted traffic as a whle. And they fund that when ants sense vercrwding, they adjust their speeds and avid entering high-density areas, which prevents jams. These behaviurs may be prmted by phermnes, chemicals that tell ther ants where a trail is. The ants als manage t avid clliding (碰撞) with each ther at high densities, which culd really slw them dwn. The study is in the jurnal eLife.
Can ants help us slve ur wn traffic prblems? Nt likely, says Mtsch. That’s because when it cmes t getting frm pint A t pint B as fast as pssible, human drivers put their wn gals first. Individual ants have t be mre cperative in rder t feed the clny. But the research culd be useful in imprving traffic flw fr self-driving cars, which can be designed t be less like selfish humans—and mre like ants.
25. What des the underlined wrd “this” in para.2 refer t?
A. Surviving. B. Cmmuting.C. Finding fd. D. Aviding jams.
26. Accrding t the research, ants can avid traffic jams mainly because ________.
A. they fllw a special rute.
B. they level ff at high densities.
C. they never stp r slw dwn n the way.
D. they depend n their natural chemicals t adjust their speeds.
27. What is the best title f the passage?
A. Traffic jams. B. Unavidable? Nt fr ants!
C. Survival f an ant clny. D. Difference between humans and ants.

C
One f the biggest prblems when we are talking is the awkward silence. Encuntering this situatin is s uncmfrtable that yu wuld avid meeting new peple in the first place. In the past, I struggled with this and I even thught it had t d with my DNA r smething… But later I learned that nce yu knw hw t keep thse wrds flwing, yu can meet and talk t anyne yu like, which helps create great pssibilities fr friendship, fun and shared activities that yu wuld therwise have missed ut n.
After studying this in depth, I had different pinins and fund that ne f these cmmn behavirs is the habit f filtering (过滤)—hlding back frm saying smething until yu've "checked" t make sure that what yu're abut t say is cl, impressive and interesting. Anther prblem is nt learning t get in the md fr cnversatin. If yu dn't knw hw t change frm subjects, then it can take a lt f time t warm up.
It is the reflex (习惯性思维) that allws yu t say whatever ges n in yur mind. It's fun t realize that yu're allwed t say whatever is n yur mind. As lng as yu dn't say anything that culd land yu in jail (监狱).
All f the "Oh! That's interesting…" "Hmm, I've never heard f that" "Hmm, cl!" expressins are reactinary bits f cnversatin that prve t the ther persn that yu're really listening. This wrks 99% f the time. S, if yu shw sme interest, they'll hang arund and want t talk t yu even mre.
Everyne knws that stries juice-up cnversatins, but mst peple nly talk abut stries f their wn lives. When smene mentins smething related t any f them, just tell the stry, even if it's nt frm yur life. The mre interesting, stranger r mre frightening they are, the harder they are t frget.
28. If peple can deal with the awkward silence, they can _____.
A. prmte their wrking skill B. imprve their life quality
C. enrich their scial lifeD. establish their wrking relatinship
29. Accrding t the passage, what d the speakers care much abut?
A. The attractive tpics f cnversatin.B. The atmsphere f the cnversatin.
C. The listener's experiences and tastes.D. The listener's curisity and cncern.
30. What des the underlined part "juice-up cnversatins" mean?
A. making cnversatins mre difficult
B. making cnversatins livelier
C. making cnversatins faster
D. making cnversatins mre relaxing
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。有两项为多余选项。
Jhn Myatt is an artist. He may nt be the greatest artist in the wrld, but he is pssibly the wrld’s greatest frger(伪造者). He is able t paint pictures in the style f famus artists like Mnet and Matisse.
31 This unusual skill gt Myatt int a lt f truble in the 1990s. Fr many years he taught art at a secndary schl, but then he gt divrced(离婚) and he gave up his jb t spend mre time with his children. In rder t make sme mney he started painting pictures in the style f famus artists and selling them.
32 He was hnest abut his wrk—he wrte his name n the back, and he sld them fr ￡150 each. Hwever, ne f his custmers, Jhn Drewe, started t resell Myatt’s paintings as genuine, riginal wrks. Drewe had sld ne f Myatt’s paintings fr￡25,000. He cntacted Myatt and suggested that they g int business tgether. Myatt agreed. He cntinued t paint and Drewe sld his paintings t art cllectrs arund the wrld. 33
The amazing thing is that Myatt painted his pictures with decratr’s paint. 34 But it sn came t an end. Drewe was divrced t, and his ex-wife fund ut abut the frgeries. She went t the plice and they arrested Dewe and Myatt. At their trial Drewe was sent t prisn fr six years and Myatt fr less than ne year.
35 When he came ut he started t prduce pictures in the style f famus artists again. But he put his name n the back, as he’d dne befre he met Drewe. Myatt is nw famus and instead f charging￡150 fr a painting, he can charge￡40-50,000.
A. It wasn’t illegal.
B. Then he decided t stp cpying famus paintings.
C. It was the same paint that peple use t paint huses!
D. Myatt nly spent fur mnths in prisn fr gd behavir.
E. That’s mre than Drewe gave him fr his ‘genuine’ paintings!
F. His pictures are s gd that experts can’t tell that they are nt riginals.
G. Between 1986 and 1994 they sld abut 200 paintings and made ver a millin punds.
III. 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四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Camel wrestling is a rarely-knwn sprt that has been held in Turkey since the 1900s. The sprt 36 tw male camels wh are wrestling against each ther in a wide field, and whever is 37 in tppling (推翻) dwn their cmpetitr wins the match. The current Turkish gvernment 38 camel wrestling t be held annually, as they believe that it is part f their 39 . Hwever, there have been many animal rights activists wh are trying t 40 the sprt because f animal cruelty (虐待). 41 the prtest against camel wrestling, the sprt is still played until tday.
There are 42 mre than 25 camel wrestling cmpetitins held in Turkey each year, and mst f these turnaments (锦标赛) are 43 t an annual festival. There are abut 100 camels 44 in these events every year, and ne camel will have t fight ten r mre matches in a single event.
The 45 fr the events are in ftball stadiums r an pen field where there are fences t 46 the camels frm escaping. At the end f the camel wrestling seasn, which is in the third r furth week f March, the camels wh 47 the mst matches will fight against each ther, 48 t hw “All-Star” events fr sme sprts like basketball, baseball, and American ftball are played.
Camel wrestling has been a big turist attractin fr Turkey since the 1960s, as many turists believe that 49 a live camel wrestling event will let them be immersed in Turkey’s culture. The sprt is als quite 50 amng lcals and has becme a natinwide sprt in Turkey alngside il wrestling and ftball.
36. A. representsB. highlightsC. invlvesD. measures
37. A. expertB. successfulC. richD. frtunate
38. A. frbidsB. persuadesC. frcesD. encurages
39. A. cultureB. ecnmyC. educatinD. agriculture
40. A. break dwnB. set dwnC. shut dwnD. slw dwn
41. A. Regardless fB. Apart frmC. Except frD. In favr f
42. A. histricallyB. currentlyC. surprisinglyD. naturally
43. A. viewedB. cmparedC. advisedD. cnnected
44. A. hldingB. escapingC. participatingD. remaining
45. A. surrundingsB. situatinsC. lcatins D. chances
46. A. preventB. prmteC. gatherD. save
47. A. surviveB. winC. watchD. attend
48. A. familiarB. usefulC. imprtantD. similar
49. A. filmingB. experiencingC. cachingD. recrding
50. A. ppularB. uniqueC. thrillingD. pleasant
语言运用（共五节，满分45分）
IV. 语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Many will take bat turs n the Seine River. The Seine, France’s secnd’s 51 (lng) river, is 52 invaluable treasure all by itself. In ancient Rman times, it served 53 a vital transprtatin and trade rute and it remains a main artery(要道) tday. In 1991, its banks 54 (annunce) t be a Wrld Heritage Site.
The Seine flws westerly thrugh the center f Paris, dividing the city in half. Maps shw the Right Bank rughly t the nrth and the Left Bank t the suth. The Right Bank is 55 (traditin) assciated with cmmerce and plitics, while the Left Bank is knwn fr educatinal and cultural activities.
The Eiffel Twer is the symbl f Paris wrldwide. The pen-wrk irn structure weighs mre than 7000 tns, and 56 ( measure ) a height f 1,063 feet, making it the tallest structure in Paris.
Tw f Paris’ mst imprtant museums are beside the Seine. The d’Orsay Museum displays art 57 (date) frm 1845 t 1914 in a splendid building 58 was previusly a huge railway statin. The main structure f the Luvre Museum was a castle 59 (cnstruct) in the 12th century. Later it became a ryal palace and nw huses ne f the wrld’s greatest art 60 (cllectin).
V. 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
请在空白处填入一个恰当的单词，使句意完整。
61. Accrding t a survey, mst Chinese yung netizens are in favr f vides _______(以...为特征) traditinal culture.
62. She fund her image _______(反映) in the windw.
63. As principal Wang puts it, all the students in Xiashi High Schl shuld wrk hard t be _______(装备) with knwledge.
64. The universities have expanded, _______(因此) allwing many mre peple the chance f higher educatin.
65. English peple lve t make jkes ut f their wn failures s as t shw they are mre humble and _______(可接近的).
66. In the ability t plan and understand the tl’s functin, apes are _______ (引人注目地) different frm mst mnkeys.
67. I wanted t tell her, but the wrds were _______(卡住) in my thrat.
68. We wuld appreciate the _______(确认) f yur acceptance f ur invitatin t take part.
69. Upn hearing the news that their sn survived the earthquake, they gave a _______ (宽慰的) smile.
70. It is nt easy t reap the _______(收获) f yur hard wrk.
VI．词法句法（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
仔细阅读下列句子，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
A. Lucifer 71 (fascinate) by the pwer f nature since his childhd. Thugh 72 (face) with difficulties, he has had several gals 73 (achieve) s far. And the research that 74 (cnduct) nw is likely t bring further breakthrughs.
B. One day, with nthing 75 (d), a shepherd by planned t make fun f the farmers 76 (wrk) at the ft f the hill. Up a big rck he climbed, 77 (shut) ludly, ‘Wlf! Wlf!’ The farmers nearby came 78 (rush) uphill t help. They asked where the wlves were, nly 79 (tell) it was a jke. S 80 (anny) were they that they rughed the by a bit.
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VII. 句子翻译 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
翻译下列句子，在空白处填入适当的内容。
81. 我很感激我的朋友约翰，正是在他的帮助下我才有机会和贵公司合作。
I ___________ __________ __________ my friend Jhn; it was with his help that I ___________ __________ __________ __________ cperate with yur cmpany.
82. 拥有广泛而多样的动植物品种，亚马逊在平衡气候方面起到了重要作用。
__________ __________ ____________ __________ __________ animal and plant species, the Amazn___________ __________ __________ __________ __________ balancing the climate.
83. 史密斯先生曾对我的人生有深远影响，因为他鼓励我度过了艰难时期。
Mr. Smith ___________ __________ __________ _________ __________ my life because he encuraged me __________ __________ __________ __________ __________.
84. 自从可以使用互联网之后，他就沉浸在了和陌生人网聊中。
Since he___________ _____________ ____________ the Internet, he __________ __________ __________ __________ ____________ with strangers nline.
85. 不能亲自照顾他的奶奶，他提出了请个保姆的想法。
__________ ___________ __________ taking care his grandmther by himself, he __________ __________ __________ __________ ____________ ___________ hiring a caregiver.
VIII. 书面表达（满分10分）
假如你是李华，目前在爱尔兰进行交流学习。上周末你受当地学生Chris邀请参加了“爱尔兰传统音乐节”活动。 请你写一封邮件给Chris, 内容包括：
感谢邀请；
分享你的活动收获；
表示期待。
注意：
1. 词数80个左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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宁波效实中学2022学年第二学期高一英语期中试卷答案
听力：1—5 BACBA6—10 CAACB11—15 BCACB16—20 CABCA
阅读: 21-25 ACCBB 26-30 DBCDB 31-35 FAGCD
完形: 36-40 CBDAC 41-45 ABDCC 46-50 ABDBA
语篇填空：
51. lngest 52. an 53. as 54. were annunced 55. traditinally
56. measures 57. dating 58. which/that 59. cnstructed 60. cllectins
单词：
61. featuring 62. reflected 63. equipped 64.thus 65. apprachable/accessible
66. strikingly 67. stuck 68. cnfirmatin 69. relieved 70. harvest
词法句法：
71. has been fascinated 72. faced 73. achieved 74. is being cnducted75. t d
76. wrking 77. shuting 78. rushing 79. t be tld 80. annyed
词组：
81. I was grateful t my friend Jhn; it was with his help that I had the pprtunity t cperate with yur cmpany.
82. Having/With a wide range f animal and plant species, the Amazn plays a significant rle in balancing the climate.
83. Mr. Smith had a great/deep influence/impact n my life because he encuraged me t g thrugh tugh times.
84. Since he had access t the Internet, he has been absrbed in / addicted t chatting with strangers nline.
85. Nt capable f / Being incapable f taking care his grandmther by himself, he came up with the idea f hiring a caregiver.
应用文：
Pssible versin
Dear Chris,
Thank yu fr inviting me t the Irish Traditinal Music Festival last weekend. It was an amazing experience and I thrughly enjyed spending time with yu.
The festival left me with a deeper appreciatin fr Irish music and culture. What impressed me mst were the talent f the musicians and the lively atmsphere f the event. Old Irish meldies gently tuched my sul, my pressure melting away.
I am s grateful fr the chance t have a clse taste f the lcal culture. And I am lking frward t mre pprtunities t explre Ireland with yu in future.
Best regards,

Yurs,
Li Hua
录音原文：
Text 1
W: Nick, my head is spinning. I’m afraid I’m a bit seasick.
M: Oh, pr yu. D yu get airsick r carsick t?
W: Of curse nt. It’s just that the sea is t rugh.
Text 2
W: I’d like t have my hair cut shrt.
M: Okay. D yu want t clr yur hair reddish-brwn? It’s the big clr this year.
W: N, thanks.
M: Alright. Let me shamp yur hair first.
Text 3
W: Hi, Jim. I’ve decided t leave the cmpany.
M: May I ask why, Cynthia? Yu’ve wrked fr me fr 5 years.
W: I’d like t wrk in my husband’s city. He gt a prmtin t wrk in Califrnia.
Text 4
W: Thank gdness, I’m finally clear f debt. I can live a nrmal life frm nw n.
M: Ww, it’s a great cmfrt t knw such gd news. Yu deserve a rest after all that hard wrk.
Text 5
M: Excuse me. Can I take the N.5 bus t the nearest library?
W: Hmm… It’s nt cnvenient, because yu have t change buses. Yu can take the N.7 bus t get there directly.
M: Oh, thanks.
Text 6
W: Gd afternn. Cmmunity Clinic. Sphie speaking. Hw can I help yu?
M: Gd afternn. This is Peter Jnes speaking. = 6 \* GB3 ⑥I’m calling t make an appintment t see Dr. Madisn.
W: Alright. What day wuld yu like t cme?
M: Thursday r Friday wuld be kay.
W: Let me see… = 7 \* GB3 ⑦Dr. Madisn is free at 8:30 a.m. n Thursday and 9:00 a.m. n Friday.
M: = 7 \* GB3 ⑦I chse the latter.
W: = 7 \* GB3 ⑦Okay. I’ll put yu dwn. See yu then.
M: See yu.
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M: Gd mrning. Oh, I remember yu, madam. = 8 \* GB3 ⑧Yu left yur hat here and came back fr it yesterday.
W: = 8 \* GB3 ⑧Yes. I have a bad memry. I als left my purse and umbrella in a taxi the day befre yesterday.
M: I see. What can I d fr yu tday, madam?
W: = 9 \* GB3 ⑨I want a shirt fr my husband as his birthday present.
M: OK. What d yu have in mind, like the clr and style?
W: My husband likes very bright clrs.
M: = 9 \* GB3 ⑨What abut this yellw ne?
W: Gd. = 9 \* GB3 ⑨Oh, I frgt t tell yu that he’s fat. S please give me a larger ne. ⑩And please wrap it nicely. After all, it is a present.
M: OK. If yu apply fr a membership card, yu can get a 10% discunt. D yu need it?
W: N, thanks.
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W: Eric, this is yur secnd semester, right?
M: Right.
W: ⑪What d yu think abut Hustn s far?
M: There’re s many parks. That’s what I lve mst. The nightlife is great, t. ⑪But I hate the traffic here.
W: I see. Where d yu live?
M: ⑫I live in the drmitry.
W: ⑫Is it cmfrtable t live there?
M: ⑫Yes, it isn’t crwded at all. And I get alng well with my rmmates.
W: That’s gd. Hw d yu get alng with the ther students?
M: T be hnest, I haven’t managed t make many friends. I spend all the spare time studying in the library.
W: ⑬Well, it’s gd t study, but dn’t g verbard n it. Try t relax and d fun things t, therwise yu’ll burn yurself ut.
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W: ⑭Mr. Judsn, thank yu fr taking time ut f yur busy schedule t answer a few questins in ur prgram.
M: It’s my pleasure.
W: Mr. Judsn, yu’ve had such a successful career. ⑮Why d yu want t retire in advance? Yu’re nly 57. And yu’re s energetic.
M: ⑮Well, I just want t be able t spend mre time staying with my family. My wife and I want t travel and see ur friends arund the cuntry. ⑯This Wednesday we’re flying back t ur hmetwn, Alaska. And we’ll head fr Alabama t see ur sns next week.
W: I can imagine hw excited yu are abut that. Wn’t yu get bred in yur retirement, thugh?
M: I dn’t think s. ⑰My jb is demanding and time-cnsuming. I have cancelled many activities I like because f the busy wrk. My incme and savings can cver mre than my expected needs in retirement. I believe I can live a stress-free life after I retire.
W: I wish yu well as yu clse this chapter f yur life and start a new ne.
M: Thanks!
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M: A new vide game that includes a brave cat is ppular with cat lvers. Sme f them are using the game t raise mney fr real cats. ⑱The game called “Stray” was released last mnth. A stray animal is ne withut a hme. Gamers are playing “Stray” live fr audiences t raise mney fr animal shelters and ther cat-cnnected rganizatins.
Livestreaming game play fr charity is nt new. ⑲But the quick ppularity f “Stray” is a bit unusual. It was the furth mst watched game n the day it was first shwn n Twitch, the vide game streaming site. The game is available n many nline game platfrms. Steam mnitr SteamDB said “Stray” has been the N.1 purchased game fr the past tw weeks.
“Abut 80 percent f the game’s creative team are cat wners and cat lvers,” the game’s prducers said.
⑳“I certainly hpe that maybe sme peple will be inspired t help actual stray animals in real life,” said Swann Martin-Raget. He is a game prducer f “Stray”.
Jeff Legaspi is a marketing directr f Annapurna Interactive, the game’s creatr. He said that he hpes the game will “make mre peple aware f adpting a pet rather than shpping fr a new ne”.