2023-2024学年四川省凉山彝族自治州高三上学期英语模拟试题（一诊）含答案

这是一份2023-2024学年四川省凉山彝族自治州高三上学期英语模拟试题（一诊）含答案，共15页。试卷主要包含了 考试结束后，将答题卡收回等内容，欢迎下载使用。
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。第Ⅰ卷(选择题)第1至7页，第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)第7至8页，答题卡2页，共计10页，满分 150分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、座位号、准考证号用0.5 毫米的黑色签字笔填写在答题卡上，并检查条形码粘贴是否正确。
2. 选择题使用2B 铅笔涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上；非选择题用0.5 毫米黑色签字笔书写在答题卡的对应框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。
3. 考试结束后，将答题卡收回。
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What des the wman want t buy?
A. Orange juice. B. An apple. C. Water.
2. Where des the wman wrk?
A. In a park. B. In an ffice. C. In Mr. Brwn's Restaurant.
3. What des the wman mean?
A. The man shuld drive faster.
B. She likes the sunshine n Mnday.
C. The traffic is. heavier than expected.
4. When is the man free?
A. On Mnday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday:
5. What's the man's favrite sprt?
A. Swimming. B. Basketball. C. Ftball.
第二节(共 15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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和7题。
6. What is the man ding?
A. Listening t a CD. B. Brrwing a CD. C. Shpping fr a CD.
7. Hw much is the pster fr CD Eighteen-O-Five nw?
A. $9. B. $12. C. Free.
听第7段材料，回答第8和 9题。
8. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B. Clleagues. C. Husband and wife.
9. What des the wman say abut Gianni's?
A. It is nt far. B. It is crwded. C. Its pizzas are expensive.
听第8段材料，回答第 10至12题。
10. Wh did the man usually bring with fr a hliday?
A. His parents. B. His friends. C. His family.
11. Why will his sister stay at hme?
A. Because she fell ill.
B. Because she is preparing an exam.
C. Because she will treat his friends at hme.
12. Where will they stay?
A. In the ski center. B. In a htel. C. In the frest.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the wman prbably?
A. A jb hunter. B. A shp wner. C. A headmaster.
14. What is the mst imprtant t wrk in the shp?
A. Quick service. B. Friendly attitude. C. Great patience.
15. Hw will custmers feel when waiting in the shp?
A. Happy. B. Upset. C. Helpless.
16. Why will the wman call Simn?
A. Intrduce smething t him.
B. Ask smething abut the salary.
C. Seek mre infrmatin abut the man.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What did the speaker d befre the year 2012?
A. A fitness cach. B. A chess player. C. A marathn runner.
18. Why was the 2016 Olympics imprtant fr the speaker?
A. He was mtivated by Blt. B. He brke a wrld recrd. C. He wn fifth place.
19. Which is the hardest fr the speaker?
A. Getting ver an injury. B. Ding strength training. C. Representing Btswana.
20, What is the speaker mainly talking abut?
A. His plan t g fr the gld.
B. His experience n the track.
C. His. lve fr his hme cuntry.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Having lived in Beijing fr almst 12 years, I've had plenty f time t travel t different parts f the Great Wall in Beijing. Whether yu're planning t visit the Great Wall fr the first time r the 50th, the fllwing destinatins are sure t make yur trip t China even mre wrthwhile.
Yngtai . Turtle City
The Turtle City, built in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) as part f the Great Wall’s “YellwRiver Defense Line,”was cmpleted in 1608. Tday, this city is lcated in the Sitan Twnship in nrth central Gansu prvince.
Getting there: The drive t Yngtai Turtle City frm dwn twn Lanzhu takes abut 2.5 hurs. Frm Lanzhu Zhngchuan Airprt, it's nly 1.5 hurs.
Laniuwan
As the lcals say, Laniuwan is where the Great Wall and the mighty Yellw River shak
hands. Laniuwan was built in 1467. Late summer r early fall is a great time t visit this place.
Getting there: Laniuwan is difficult t get t by public transprtatin. The best ptin is t rent r bk a car t take yu frm Datng t Laniuwan.
Dushiku
Cnstructed during the reign f Emperr Jiajing (1507–1567), this single-wall sectin stands seven meters
tall in sme spts. It's lcated in Chicheng in Hebei prvince. Dushiku is best visited in the summer, specifically July and August.
Getting there: Get n a bus t Chicheng and take a 45-minute taxi ride t Dushiku. Nte that public transprtatin will take ne r tw hurs lnger than private car.
21. What d Laniuwan and Dushiku have in cmmn?
A. They are near the Yellw River.
B. They are suitable t visit in summer.
C. They are hard t get t by public transprtatin.
D. They were bth cnstructed during the reign f Emperr Jiajing.
22. Which statement is true accrding t the passage?
A. All f them are in the same prvince.
B. Renting cars is an easier way t Laniuwan.
C. The lngest histry is Dushiku amng them.
D. It's incnvenient t take planes t Yangtai Turtle city.
23. In which sectin f a website can yu see the passage?
A. Travel. B. Science. C. Finance. D. Educatin.
B
Gray had great academic perfrmance in high schl and wanted t apply t Harvard University and ther tp schls, but culd nt affrd the applicatin fees, let alne schl fees. But with a passin fr business, he dreamed f attending a cllege in the nrtheast s he culd be clse t New Yrk city and ther majr business centers.
In the prcess f his applicatin, Gray was determined t deal with it by himself. He lked at hundreds f websites, checking schlarship requirements. Many schlarships had very specific qualificatins that he didn’t meet. But Gray had 600 vlunteer hurs and started a nnprfit rganizatin which rganized vlunteer pprtunities fr students when he was in high schl. S he searched fr schlarships that lked fr excellent grades cmbined with leadership and cmmunity service.
Sn, he gt the Gates Millennium Schlarship, which cvers schl fees frm a bachelr's degree t a dctr's degree. A $20,000 schlarship frm Cca-Cla fllwed. He als received a$20,000 Hrati Alger Schlarship and the $10,000 AXA Achievement Schlarship. And smaller awards just kept cming. In the end; he had amazing success, receiving 34 schlarships wrth $1.3 millin enugh t pay fr years f schl, plus cver his living expenses with sme leftver mney t invest.
Gray has used the mney fr schling, rm and bard, daily supplies, travel fr interviews and ther needs. After appearing at natinal cnferences and in the media, hundreds f students and parents have emailed and called fr advice, which inspired Gray, nw a business majr at Drexel University, t make a mbile-phne app called Schlly shrt fr “schlarships”——t help ther teens get schlarship mney.
Thugh the app has thusands f dwnlads, Gray and his clleagues decide t keep the price nly at 99 cents because their purpse is mre public service than prfit. As fr his career plans, he has the gal f a true enterprise, “Ideally nt t have t get a jb when I graduate.”
24. What makes Gray stick t his applicatin?
A. His affrdable ability. B. His 600 vlunteer's hur.
C. His parents’ help and encuragement. D. His enthusiasm fr business.
25. Why des Gray develp Schlly?
A. T prmte schlarship applicatin. B. T priritize thers apps.
C. T raise funds fr his wn schling. D. T appeal fr mre dwnlads.
26. What kind f persn d yu think Gray is?
A. Prud and creative. B. Ambitius and generus.
C. Optimistic and tlerant. D. Curageus and stubbrn.
27. What des Gray intend t d fr his future career?
A. Wrking fr charity. B. Getting a high-paid jb.
C. Starting his wn business. D. Maintaining his current jb.
C
The United Natins annunced n April 19 that India is ging t becme the mst ppulus cuntry in the wrld by the end f June. India's ppulatin by the middle f this year is estimated t cme in billin, cmpared t 1.4257 billin fr China, in the State f Wrld Ppulatin Reprt 2023 by the United Natins Ppulatin Fund. The data shwed the United States at a distant third, with an estimated ppulatin f 340 millin.
One f the main reasns fr this rapid ppulatin grwth is India's high birth rate, said Time magazine. In 2022, there were abut 23 millin newbrns in India. That's mre than any ther cuntry.
This big ppulatin has bth gd and bad effects n India. The Assciated Press nted that having a lt f peple wh are f wrking age can help the ecnmy. It means that there are mre peple wh can wrk and earn mney, which can lead t ecnmic grwth. It can als attract freign investment, meaning cmpanies frm ther cuntries and regins might want t invest in India.
Hwever, there are als sme challenges that cme with having such a big ppulatin. One challenge . is that there might nt be enugh resurces such as fd, health care and educatin——fr everyne.
CNN stated that it can als be hard fr peple t find jbs because s many peple are lking fr wrk. Accrding t a 2021 reprt frm the Wrld Bank, India's labr frce participatin rate, which is the prprtin (比例) f the active labr frce in the wrking-age ppulatin, is 46 percent the lwest in Asia.
Online news magazine The . Diplmat said that, despite these challenges, India is still a cuntry with many pprtunities fr grwth. Many manufacturing cmpanies are chsing t set up factries in . India, especially fr making things like mbile phnes and semicnductrs (半导体).
Mrgan Stanley, a US investment bank, said that India is n track “fr unprecedented (空前的) ecnmic grwth” that will allw it t vertake Japan and Germany t becme the wrld's third-biggest ecnmy by 2027.
28.. What is ne f the main reasns fr India's rapid ppulatin grwth mentined in the text?
A. Birth bm. B. Birth decline.
C. High immigratin rates. D. Imprved living cnditins.
29. What ptential benefit des India's large ppulatin ffer. fr its ecnmy?
A. Lwer unemplyment rates. B. A higher labr frce participatin rate.
C. Increased levels f educatin. D. Mre pprtunities fr freign investment.
30. What challenge culd cme with having a large ppulatin in India?
A. Higher . pverty rates. B. Higher levels f pllutin.
C. Lack f access t resurces. D. Decreased ecnmic grwth.
31. Which f the fllwing can replace the underlined wrd “vertake” in the last paragraph?
A. Cntrl. B. Exceed. C. Overestimate. D. Cmpare.
D
Animal lvers visiting the China Cnservatin and Research Center fr the Giant Panda in Ya'an f Sichuan prvince earlier this week were in fr a pleasant surprise. They gt t see cuddly pandas and watched animal-themed films as part f the 9th Ya’an Panda and Nature Film Week that cncluded n Friday.
Spnsred by the China Film Archive and the Ya’an gvernment, the event, which began n Mnday, held a series f activities, including a children's film develpment sympsium(研讨会),film screenings and displays shwing paintings f giant pandas.
One f the highlights f the event was that 1,735 films frm 109 cuntries and regins were submitted, f which 104·were selected fr the film week, accrding t its rganizing cmmittee.
These selected films featured themes such as animal prtectin, the envirnment, rainfrest eclgy, wildlife and caring fr endangered species. Thanks t the recmmendatin f experts frm varius fields and representatives frm the film industry, 42 f the films were shwn t the public at 48 sites in Ya’an frm Mnday t Friday, with 57 free screenings, the cmmittee had said.
Jiang Duan, a lcal resident f Yucheng district f Ya’an, said that he had been deeply mved after watching a film abut hw lcal fficials in charge f envirnmental prtectin and lcal villagers in a Chinese city wrk tgether, vercming multiple difficulties t imprve the quality f water in the village. “Thanks t the hard wrk f peple in charge f envirnmental prtectin natinwide, the envirnment is imprving”, Jiang said.
The event aimed t prmte the cncepts f green technlgy, eclgy, lw-carbn emissins and envirnmental prtectin. The inherent green status f Ya'an is quite in line with the green, lw-carbn and envirnmentally friendly status advcated by the film week, said Lin Siwei, deputy directr f the China Film Archive.
Ya’an will take this film week as an pprtunity t make psitive cntributins t cexistence between humans and nature and accelerate the cnstructin f an imprtant destinatin fr giant panda cultural turism, Mayr Peng Yingmei said.
32. What is the purpse f Paragraph 1?
A. T present a fact. B. T raise a questin.
C. T intrduce a tpic. D. T make a cmparisn.
33. What's the typical theme f the selected films?
A. Endangered animals’ prtectin. B. Caring fr children.
C. Turism eclgical envirnment. D. Cperatin f 109 cuntries.
34. What can we learn abut Jiang Duan accrding t Paragraph 5?
A. He advcates envirnmental prtectin natinwide.
B. He deeply impresses the lcal residents in Ya’an.
C. He takes charge f the envirnmental prtectin department.
D. He appreciates the cperative wrk f lcal fficials and villagers.
35. What is the best title fr the passage?
A. Pandas Need, t Be Prtected
B. Ya’an Is a Place Wrth Visiting
C. A Wnderful Envirnmental Prtectin Activity
D. Animals and Nature in Fcus at Ya’an Film Week
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Hw t Prepare Fr a Lng Distance Run
A lng distance race will leave yu sweaty, sre, and deeply satisfied. 36 . Hwever, wrking yur way up t that lng run is a challenging prcess that requires bth mental and physical preparatin.
Identify yur gal
37 、Lng distance runs n a range frm a 3K (three kilmeters) all the way up t a marathn (ver 40 kilmeters) r an ultra-marathn (ver 60 kilmeters). Think abut yur previus athletic experience and hw hard yu want t push yurself.
Figure ut a training plan
Yu prbably dn't want t wait, but it's imprtant t give yur bdy time t adjust t lng-distance running. Depending n yur fitness level, it takes a new runner abut 3 t 6 mnths t prepare fr a half marathn and abut 6 t 12 mnths t prepare fr a marathn. If yu're running a very lng race, like a half r full marathn, make use f a prfessinally develped training plan. 38 , r yu can turn t an experienced cach fr advice.
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This sunds surprising but is essential. Yu can't keep a quick run fr ten miles, s dn’t try. Pace yurself ——yu can always build up speed later in yur training. The mst imprtant thing right nw is learning t cver a lt f grund.
Find a runner's grup
If yu want t get feedback, mtivatin, and ptential new friends, lcate a runners grup near yu. They're all ver the place and they exist fr all different levels and events. 40 .
A. Run slw
B. Make steps faster
C. Yu have the freedm t decide yur distance
D. There are many plans available n the Internet
E. Yu can try Ggling yur area's running grups
F. Arm yurself with hard wrk and yu will make it
G. It's difficult t meet the challenge withut preparatin
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5 分，满分 30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Staying awake and preparing mrning fd during the wee hurs (凌晨) has been a perfectly nrmal rutine fr a cuple wh has perated a small bazi shp fr ver tw years in Jiaxing city, Zhejiang prvince. Hwever, due t their early 41 , a crying tddler(蹒跚学步的孩子) wh appeared n street alne late at night was returned t her parents safe and 42 .
At arund 3 am n Oct 29, Yang Xiajuan and her 43 Gu Qingshun, the shp 44 wh were busy making bazi, were disturbed by lud 45 nearby their shp. Then Yang 46 a little girl wh was running bareft n the street, with nly a baby diaper (尿布) n her bdy, when she 47 t check ut the situatin.
Seeing her withut an y 48 parents r adults, Yang immediately carried the girl int the shp and wrapped her in thick cat t 49 her. Gu reprted the 50 t the plice right away. “Are yu lking fr yur mm?” Yang asked the girl. Much frightened and with her teeth 51 frm the cld, the girl ndded.
“Her face lks kind f 52 . She must have run ut frm a nearby neighbrhd, 53 I culdn't figure ut wh her 54 are,” said Yang. After the 55 fficers came, the girl was brught t the plice statin and the task f lking fr her parents was 56 - by the plice.
Very sn, the parents 57 their daughter at the plice statin after the plice 58 them. On their way back hme, the parents came t the bazi shp and 59 their thanks t Yang and Gu 60 .
第Ⅱ卷
注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第三部分 语言知识运用
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5 分,满分 15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。
Few peple expected that a new sng 61 (write) by Chinese pp singer sngwriter Dalang, wh kept himself ut f the sptlight fr years, wuld g viral (爆火) n scial media. Hwever, the track Lucha Haishi ne f the 11 riginal sngs frm the 52-year-ld artist's latest album titled Shan Ge Liaò Zai (Flk Sngs Fading Away) 62 (becme) ne f the biggest hits f the year s far. The sng, which 63 (release) n July 19, gt 8 billin streams by 6 pm n July 30.
The curisity surrunding the sng seems t be driving its 64 (ppular). Scial media users are 65 (fierce) debating if the lyrics have hidden meanings. Reading between the lines, sme nline listeners said the sng is ạ stinging sat ire (尖锐的讽刺) n the current “unhealthy and chatic(混乱的) envirnment in shw business”, while thers see Lucha Haishi 66 Dalang’s “revenge” n peple wh nce criticized 67 (he) music.
“As a researcher n classic Chinese literature, I appreciate Dalang whse new sng is 68 (create) and gives Liazhai Zhiyi a new interpretatin. I dn't knw whether the sng is targeted at a certain grup f peple 69 ne persn. 70 makes it meaningful is that it fuels discussins and makes peple think,” said Mia Huaiming, a prfessr at Nanjing University's Schl f Liberal Arts.
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
下面短文中有 10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词；
删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每句不超过两个错误； 2.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Our schl had carried . ut an activity t fight against white pllutin and develp a green cmmunity yesterday. As yu knw, white pllutin affects the naturally envirnment and the wellbeing f bth animals and humans. In an activity, we cleaned up plastic waste at r arund the campus. In additin, we called n peple use recyclable items instead f plastic bags and prvided them fr free cttn bags.
I really appreciate this experience as it raised my aware f white pllutin. I'd avid use plastics and urge thers t d the same. Like a famus saying ges, many hands make light wrk. S let's start frm us and act frm nw n.
第二节 书面表达 (满分 25 分)
假定你是李华，你校英文报就关于校园霸凌(schl bullying)的话题向全校同学征稿，请你写一篇英语文章投稿，要点如下：1. 谈谈你的观点；2. 应采取什么措施(教师，父母和社会三方面)。
注意:字数 100左右。
英语答案
第一部分
1-5 BCCAA 6-10 ACCBB 11-15 ABBAB 16-20 CBCAB
第二部分 第一节
21-23 B B A 24-27 D A B C 28-31 A D C B 32-35 C A D D
第二节
36 F 37 C 38 D 39 A 40 E
第三部分 第一节
41-45 BCCDD 46-50 AADBB 51-55 ACABD 56-60 BADCC
第二节
61. written 62. has becme 63. was released 64. ppularity 65. fiercely
66. as 67. his 68. creative 69. r 70. What
第四部分 第一节
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第二节 One pssible versin:
I’m happy t have the chance t vice my pinin n the ht tpic—schl bullying. Nwadays, it has raised cncern f a large number f peple frm all walks f life.
As fr my pinin, there is n dubt that schl bullying has caused severe impact n thse invlved, which is f great harm t the teens physically and mentally. It is high time that the teachers as well as parents and ur sciety shuld d smething t slve the prblem effectively.
Fr teachers, they shuld strengthen mral educatin and management and have heart-t-heart talks with thse victims t help them ut. Fr parents, they shuld develp the children’s self-prtectin skills. Meanwhile, ur sciety must cmbine all effrts t raise the public’s awareness abut the great harm f schl bullying, making peple clear abut related laws and regulatins.
In cnclusin, nly when all aspects f ur wrld wrk tgether can we prtect ur teenagers frm being hurt inside and ut.
英语听力原文
Text 1
M: Anna, yu can have ne f these cans f range if yu like.
W: N, thanks. I’ve gt a bttle f water. I want t buy an apple.
M: OK, I’ll keep the place fr yu.
Text 2
M: Shall we g fr a picnic in the park tmrrw?
W: Srry, Jhn. I have t g t Mr. Brwn’s restaurant.
M: Are yu ging t eat there?
W: N, I’ve gt a jb there.
Text 3
M: We’re ging t miss the start f the game, yu knw.
W: Yes. Yu said the traffic wuld be light n a Mnday.
M: Well, it usually is.
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W: Mark, what abut ging t the z at the weekend?
M: Oh, srry, Natalie, but I’m ging shpping n Saturday and I’m ging t see my grandparents the next day. But I’m free in the week.
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W: Have yu gt a favrite sprt?
M: Sure. Cmpared with ftball, I can play basketball much better, but my favrite ne is swimming. I usually g swimming with my friends.
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W: Hi, Rbert, what are yu ding?
M: Oh, I’m listening t a CD.
W: I bught myself a CD called Get Set. It’s great. I play it all the time.
M: I’m lking fr a CD called Eighteen-O-Five by the Bees.
W: Oh, I saw that in the sales at Selectadisc.
M: Great. Hw much is it?
W: It was $12, but there is a sale, s it is nly $9. It als cmes with a free pster.
M: Oh gd, s it’s under $10. It’s really cheap.
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M: Thank gdness, it’s Friday. I’m s tired. What abut ging ut smewhere t eat? We seldm eat ut after we gt married.
W: Great—I’m t tired t ck tnight.
M: Well, where shall we g? There’s that new Indian restaurant that pened last week. It’s just arund the crner.
W: Oh, I knw it’s nt far t walk, but I dn’t want any ht fd tnight.
M: Hw abut that Italian restaurant, yu knw, Gianni’s? Their pizzas are delicius.
W: I knw, but it’s always full at weekends and yu have t wait ages fr a table. It’s just t ppular.
M: Then let’s get sme fish and chips and eat in frnt f the TV!
W: Yes, we can be really lazy.
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M：I’m ging t Chile sn. It’s a skiing hliday.
W: Great! Wh are yu bringing with—friends again?
M: My parents. I was ging t take all my family, but my sister gt ill. We decided t g anyway; she’ll just have t stay at hme.
W: Where will yu stay?
M: We’ve bked this lvely htel dwn by the river. It’s far enugh frm the frest s I wn’t find it scary, and nt t near the ski center, either.
W: Hw lng will yu be away this time—a week?
M: I had planned t stay fr a mnth, but nw, we’ve shrtened the hliday t 15 days.
W: Well, I hpe yu have a great time.
M: Thanks.
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W : Gd mrning Jack, please have a seat. S yu’d like a jb in my shp fr six mnths.
M: Yes. I’ve finished schl and I want t wrk and travel befre I g t university next year. When I finish wrking here, I’ll prbably travel abrad. That’s why I want t earn sme mney.
W: I see. Have yu wrked in a shp befre?
M: Yes, well, a camera shp. D yu knw it? The ne near the park.
W: Oh, right. Yes, I knw the wner. Simn Brwn, isn’t it? S, what’s the mst imprtant thing abut wrking in a shp?
M: Well, the mst imprtant pint is that yu have t serve peple quickly. Custmers get annyed if they have t wait. Besides, yu must als smile and be friendly.
W: That’s quite right. If I phne the camera shp, will Simn intrduce yu?
M: Yes, I think s.
W: OK. Yu’ll start wrk n Mnday unless I phne yu. I just want t have a quick chat with Simn first, but I’m sure everything will be fine.
M: OK. Thank yu fr yur time.
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Being an athlete is very fun, painful, and exciting. Every time I cme t the track, I feel like I’m ut f this place. This is Btswana Natinal Stadium. This is where I train. When I saw Usain Blt running in 2012 Lndn Olympics, I was amazed. Just watching him run, gt me mtivated. I quit being a chess player and started t run. I went t the 2016 Olympics and went t the finals at the age f 18. And ww, I finished fifth. It was a dream cme true t me, but I still wanted mre. The training is super hard. But the hardest part fr me is that I gt an injury, an injury which may take me ut fr years. Fr a perid f time, as a yung athlete, I didn’t knw what t d. I lst fcus. But nw, I’m back n the track. I really want t be there at the Olympics and d what I did befre. D much, much greater. I dn’t care abut the gld, I dn’t care abut the silver. I want t d my best, yu knw, take everything and shw it t the wrld.42. A. naughty
B. weak
C. sund
D. lively
43. A. wife
B. sister
C. husband
D. brther
44. A. pedestrians
B・ custmers
C. audiences
D. wners
45. A. laughter
B. curse
C. shut
D. cry
46. A. sptted
B. felt
C. smelled
D. heard
47. A. rushed
B. stepped
C. escaped
D. crawled
48. A. shpping
B. caring
C. mnitring
D. accmpanying
49. A. punish
B. cmfrt
C. hide
D. blame
50. A. accident
B. incident
C. matter
D. fair
51. A. shaking
B. clsing
C. freezing
D. hlding
52. A. strange
B. particular
C. familiar
D. cute
53. A. but
B. and
C. s
D. r
54. A. friends
B. parents
C. partners
D. relatives
55. A. cmpany
B. gvernment
C. cmmunity
D, plice
56. A. taken in
B. taken ver
C. taken dwn
D・ taken back
57. A. picked up
B. picked ut
C. picked fr
D. picked ff
58. A. detected
B. caught
C. arrested
D. cntacted
59. A. abused
B. wrte
C. expressed
D. declared