四川省凉山州2023-2024学年高二上册期末考试英语模拟试题（附答案）

这是一份四川省凉山州2023-2024学年高二上册期末考试英语模拟试题（附答案），共16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。
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第Ⅰ卷 选择题（共 95分）
第一部分 听力测试（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 are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. A panda. B. A female. C. A blgger.
2. Which mvie des the man prefer?
A. Lst in the Stars. B. Never Say Never. C. Chang'an.
3. Where is Mr. Williams nw prbably?
A. In his ffice. B. In the bss's ffice. C. In the meeting rm.
4. When will the speakers give Eric a party?
A. This Thursday. B. Next Friday. C. This Friday.
5. Why des the wman call the man?
A. T put ff an appintment. B. T make an aplgy. C. T cancel a flight.
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. Hw lng is the wman ging t stay at the htel?
A. 2 nights. B. 3 nights. C. 4 nights.
7. Why are the prices fr the tw duble rms different?
A. They have different views.
B. They are different in sizes.
C. They are f different shapes.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. What is the wman ding?
A. Breaking the glass.
B. Jumping ut f a wheelchair.
C. Watching a vide.
9. Wh wanted t destry Mna Lisa?
A. A security fficer. B. An ld lady. C. A crazy man.
10. What's the result f the incident?
A. Mna Lisa is well prtected.
B. Mna Lisa was destryed by rses.
C. Mna Lisa was dirtied by the cake.
听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。
11. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Neighbrs. B. Wrkmates. C. Classmates.
12. Why shuld the speakers arrive early?
A. T avid the traffic accident.
B. T prepare fr a presentatin.
C. T have lunch in the cafeteria.
13. When will the speakers leave fr the cnference?
A. At 11:00 am. B. At 12:00 pm. C. At 2:00 pm.
听第9段材料, 回答第14至16题。
14. What is the purpse f the tl?
A. T restre blind peple's visin.
B. T give blind peple perfect visin.
C. T prevent blindness frm happening.
15. What is in the glasses?
A. A cmputer chip. B. A vide camera. C. A special pen.
16. What des the man say abut the tl?
A. Its wrking prcess is very fast.
B. It can help peple wh are brn blind.
C. The glasses send pictures t peple's eyes.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. When did Helen becme deaf and blind?
A. In 1880. B. In 1882. C. In 1887.
18. Hw did Helen lean t say?
A. Miss Sullivan tld her.
B. Miss Sullivan sat next t her.
C. Miss Sullivan spelled wrds in her hand.
19. Which is Helen's mst famus bk?
A. Braille. B. The Stry f My Life. C. Three Days t See.
20. What's the passage mainly abut?
A. Helen's achievement. B. Helen's difficulty. C. Helen's life.
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）
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
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We are excited t launch the Lve Yur Chelmsfrd Upcycling Clthes Cntest fr secndary schl ages（11-18 years）, t prmte extending the life f ur clthes and save them frm ging t landfills! Upcycling clthes has many benefits including reducing the impact f buying new n natural resurces and reducing yur carbn ftprint.
Yu have t create clthes frm used materials, and transfrm them int smething new and exciting. Each applicant can be ne individual persn r ne grup. Applicants can apply multiple times, but nly be qualified t win with ne submissin（提交）.
Hw t Participate:
T enter, yu must be a resident f Chelmsfrd and aged 11-18. We will require a befre and after picture f yur shes r clthes upcycling prject alng with a descriptin f the materials and techniques that yu used t create yur masterpiece（作品）. Please send yur submissin t .uk by June 30, 2024.
Recmmended:
Shw the creatin prcess f yur masterpiece and share where everything came frm.
Prizes:
*Up t 100 applicants will have the ptin t be listed n ur website t sell their upcycled wrk.
*The mst impressive upcycled masterpiece will win a £100 Gift Vucher（礼品券）t shp at Glass Onin, plus there are 5 runner-up prizes f a 183-piece sewing kit.
21. What d we knw abut the cntest?
A. Grup wrk will nt be accepted.
B. The participants can apply mre than nce.
C. One participant can win mre than ne prize.
D. Winning pieces will be selected n June 30, 2024.
22. What d the participants have t prvide alng with their wrk?
A. A picture f the remaining materials. B. A list f tls invlved.
C. A descriptin f the techniques used. D. A vide f the making prcess.
23. What will the first prize winner get?
A. A £100 Gift Vucher. B. An amunt f cash.
C. A free trip t Glass Onin. D. A 183-piece sewing kit.
B
It was between Cvid lckdwns in 2020. My daughter was struggling t care abut nline schling. As a distractin, I suggested a driving lessn in my ld car. She had her L-plates（临时驾驶许可证）but was unwilling at first because she has never been a fan f nt being able t master smething quickly.
Teaching a child t drive requires patience and a calm vice. After a week f car park driving, I tld her t hit the rad. During the secnd week f driving lessns, she mastered turning and finally remembered t take the handbrake（手刹）ff befre speeding up. By the third week, her fear had gne. She even wanted the radi n while driving. I tld her she had t reach 10 hurs withut incident and then she culd listen t my chice f music.
Each day, we'd drive fr hurs. It reminded me f all thse trips when she was in the passenger seat and cnversatin wuld flw. Sitting side by side, she'd tell me many things. Nw it was my turn t talk.
Fr the past year, we'd lived thrugh hundreds f days f restrictins. With my daughter learning t drive came laughter. The mre she drve, the mre she lved t drive. In all thse hurs f watching my daughter learn smething, and revel in it, I'd handed her the reins（控制权）.
My daughter has bked her driving test. I'll miss the hurs we've spent, sitting side by side, learning smething new abut each ther.
24. Why was the daughter unwilling t drive at first?
A. She felt driving was unsafe.
B. She disliked the slw leaning prcess.
C. She wanted t spend mre time reading.
D. She had fallen behind with her schling.
25. When culd the daughter listen t the radi while driving?
A. Until she culd drive arund in circles.
B. Until she culd make turns while driving.
C. Until she culd drive fr 10 hurs withut any difficulties.
D. Until she culd take the handbrake ff befre speeding up.
26. What des the underlined wrds "revel in” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A. Take part in. B. Take pleasure in. C. Believe in. D. Give in.
27. Which wuld be the best title fr this text?
A. My Daughter's Driving Started B. My Daughter Passed Her Test
C. The Lve fr Our Old Car Mattered D. Driving Lessns Brught Us Clser
C
Beginning cnstructin in 1632, the Taj Mahal is lcated in this city f Agra. It is cnsidered ne f the mst beautiful sites in the wrld. In fact, it was named ne f the new seven wnders f the wrld.
But it culd becme mre difficult t see and t glimpse this glrius site because f pllutin. It's an unhealthy, even hazardus（危险的）prblem fr parts f India. Delhi, Klkata, and Mumbai were amng the 10 mst plluted cities n earth this week, accrding t a Swiss cmpany called IQAir.
CNN's Michael Hlmes explains what it all means. India's icnic mnument almst lst in the smg in the city f Agra. We are facing difficulty in taking pictures f Taj Mahal due t pllutin. The Taj Mahal is nt clearly visible. Every year, when the temperatures drp and farmers bum their fields, the air turns txic（有毒的）in many Indian cities.
Delhi is ntriusly（声名狼藉）ranked amng the wrld's mst plluted cities. And the current air quality there has nce again reached hazardus cnditins, frcing primary schls t temprarily clse and many peple t wrk frm hme r just stay indrs altgether. The prblem is s serius. A recent air quality life index reprt says pr air quality culd shrten an average Indian's life expectancy by mre than five years, if Wrld Health Organizatin guidelines n cntrlling pllutin aren't met. And it's even affecting ne f the cuntry's favrite pastimes.
India is currently hsting the Cricket Wrld Cup with Bangladesh set t play Sri Lanka in a match in Delhi. But the air quality is s pr. Sme players are wearing masks and bth teams have canceled training sessins. The cach f Bangladesh's team says the cnditins have nt been ideal.
28. Which is the least plluted city accrding t. the text?
A. Agra. B. Mumbai. C. Delhi. D. Klkata.
29. What caused the air pllutin in many Indian cities?
A. Frest fires and farmers' burning. B. Lw temperature and frest fires.
C. Glbal warming and lw temperature. D. Lw temperature and farmers' burning.
30. What can be inferred frm the passage?
A. Taj Mahal is ne f the mst beautiful scenic spts.
B. All schls were frced t clse in many Indian cities.
C. Indians may have a shrter lifen if n measures are taken.
D. In the Cricket Wrld Cup, India is set t play Bangladesh in a match.
31. What des the authr want t cnvey in the passage?
A. T reveal the real cause fr air pllutin.
B. T express cncern fr the athletes in the match.
C. T prve the Taj Mahal has lst its charm in smg.
D. T shw the impact f air pllutin in India n all sides.
D
The Olympic Games are ld and s are the fans. The median age（中位年龄）f American viewers f the games in Barcelna in 1992 was 39. That increased t 53 fr the Ri de Janeir games f 2016. Overall viewing figures are sinking, t. At the mst recent games in Tky in 2021, they were a third lwer than in 2008.
Thmas Bach, president f the Internatinal Olympic Cmmittee（IOC）, has admitted that the games risk lsing cnnectin. T keep cnnected with sciety, the Olympics are expanding, adding what Mr Bach described as "yuth-based" sprts. In Tky, climbing, skatebarding and surfing were put n the schedule. In Paris this year, breakdancing will feature fr the first time. Undubtedly the yuth will be excited. But if Mr Bach wants the Olympics t becme mre relevant t mre peple, the best idea wuld be t include e-sprts.
S far the IOC has apprached e-sprts like an uncl dad. An inaugural（首次的）Olympic E-sprts Week tk place in Singapre in June. But the chice f events puzzled fans. The archery game, fr instance, had been dwnladed nly 100 times befre the turnament was annunced. The mst recgnisable event, "Just Dance", is nt cnsidered an e-sprt by fans. The experiment resulted in widespread dubt. Peak viewership was nly mre than 22,000.
E-sprts cmmand a huge audience. Attracting a big audience matters fr the Olympics, which have seen the csts f infrastructure（基础设施）in recent years. The inclusin f e-sprts wuld add incme frm media rights and spnsrship. Besides, the IOC has ther reasns fr changing its stand. Fr ne, e-sprts may bring Olympic glry t a mre diverse grup f cuntries and just like traditinal sprts, it can shw three f the Olympic values: excellence, friendship and respect.
32. What can we knw frm Paragraph 1?
A. The viewing number f the Olympics is reducing.
B. The Olympic Games are always ppular in America.
C. The IOC didn't realize the prblems f the Olympics.
D. The median age f Olympic viewers remained the same.
33. Hw d the Olympics keep cnnected with sciety?
A. By fcusing n mre ppular and cntemprary events.
B. By adding mre sprts attracting the yunger generatin.
C. By cutting dwn the number f traditinal sprts in the Games.
D. By hsting the Olympics in mre cuntries with diverse cultures.
34. What was viewers' attitude tward the inaugural Olympic E-sprts Week?
A. Unclear. B. Satisfied. C. Tlerant. D. Uninterested.
35. What is the last paragraph mainly abut?
A. Differences between traditinal sprts and e-sprts.
B. Advantages f culturally diverse natins in e-sprts.
C. Ptential benefits f including e-sprts in the Olympics.
D. Suggestins n building a safe gaming envirnment fr e-sprts.
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。
Fur Mst Imprtant Eye Expressins
The language f ur eyes is ne f the mst pwerful and useful tls f nn-verbal（非语言的）cmmunicatin. 36 . The fllwing are fur mst imprtant eye expressins that we see every day.
1. 37
Researchers have lng nticed that a sincere smile starts with ur eyes. When we are sincerely happy, the skin arund the crners f ur eyes wrinkles（起皱纹）. But a scial, plite smile tuches nly ur lips（嘴唇）. The smile yu are given is nt in the eyes. Fr example, when a shp assistant smiles at yu, ffering help , yu will immediately get the feeling that they are just trying t sell yu smething.
2. Shy eyes
Peple wh avid eye cntact during a cnversatin are ften cnsidered as insincere. What des little r n eye cntact mean then? 38
3. Friendly eyes
When yu are carrying n a cnversatin, lking the speaker straight in the eyes sends a clear message t him: 39 . This is why s many public speaking experts advise keeping eye cntact with the speaker.
4. "Shut" eyes
Cvering the eyes fr a lng perid f time sends a message that yu are trying t blck ut smething that yu d nt want t hear. Fr example, a man wh is asked t wrk n the weekend may cver his eyes with his fingers as he answers, "N prblem." 40 .
A. Empty eyes
B. Smiling eyes
C. Such behavir is seen with liars
D. Yu are listening t him carefully
E. Anything frm shyness t nervusness
F. What his gestures are shwing is that he is nt happy abut it at all
G. S it is imprtant t learn hw t read the bdy language f the eyes
第三部分 英语知识运用（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）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One spring mrning many years ag, I had been searching fr gld alng Ch Creek in sutheastern Alaska. Suddenly, n mre than 20 paces away was a huge Alaskan timber wlf —caught in a（n） 41 .
Frm her appearance, I guessed she had been in the trap fr several days, because her te was swllen（肿了）. She needed 42 , I thught. But if I tried t free her immediately at that time, shed wuld tum 43 t me. Each time I mved clser, she wuld make a 44 grwl（咆哮）. Hw I wish I culd 45 her trust.
Over the next few days, I talked 46 with her, thrwing her sme meat. Gradually, I kept walking clser, but beynd the 47 f her trap chain.
At dusk n the fifth day, I 48 her dinner. Suddenly, I saw a slight wagging（摆动）f her tail. When I mved within the length f her chain, she remained 49 .
The next mrning, I slwly 50 my hand n the wlf's injured leg. 51 , she made n threatening mve. I knew it was the 52 and I pened the trap, and the wlf pulled herself free.
My experience tld me the wlf wuld 53 int the wds quickly. Instead, she crept tward me and sniffed my hands and arms. This went 54 everything I'd ever heard abut timber wlves. Yet, strangely, it all seemed s 55 .
41. A. hle B. trap C. disaster D. hunter
42. A. encuragement B. escape C. supprt D. help
43. A. aggressive B. thankful C. appreciative D. friendly
44. A. lvely B. scared C. frightening D. impressive
45. A. win B. deserve C. preserve D. defeat
46. A. strictly B. gently C. seriusly D. precisely
47. A. strength B. weight C. width D. length
48. A. stretched B. surrunded C. delivered D. bught
49. A. painful B. still C. crazy D. excited
50. A. placed B. fcused C. attached D. expsed
51. A. Gradually B. Frequently C. Suddenly D. Unexpectedly
52. A. ccasin B. time C. chain D. emergency
53. A. disappear B. lk C. dive D. break
54. A. n B. fr C. against D. ver
55. A. distinguished B. unaware C. cmmn D. natural
第II卷非选择题（共55分）
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。
56 （sit）back in my seat, I can't quite believe that I'm abut t travel alng the railway that many freign experts 57 （claim）was "impssible". The train has been racing alng 58 （steady）since it left Xining. All this time, the sng "Sky Railway” has been playing inside my head. The wrds "railways like 59 （mass）dragns are winding amng the muntains" seem particularly vivid as I travel 60 the "rf f the wrld".
I was ne f the peple 61 came frm all parts f China t wrk n this railway. Taking years 62 （cmplete）, the Qinghai-Tibet Railway is a recrd f all f ur effrts t vercme 63 mst difficult engineering challenges. Hw t prtect the delicate ecsystem was amng the tp 64 （cncern）.
Nw, thanks t s many wrkers' effrts, the cnstructin finished successfully. I am prud that we 65 （build）ur "impssible" railway, and did s with the care that the envirnment deserves. It truly is an extrardinary “Sky Railway”.
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, 上周五你所在的1班和7班举行了篮球比赛。请你给学校英语报写一篇报道, 要点如下: 1. 篮球比赛的时间、地点; 2. 比赛的精彩瞬间; 3. 比赛的意义。
注意: 1. 词数 100 词左右;
2. 可适当增加细节, 使文章连贯。
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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。
Mrs Smith taught seventh-grade scial studies. She was the kind f teacher that just abut everyne has had at least nce: Scary. Her reputatin was nt unlike that f Dracula. Mrs Smith allwed n nnsense（胡言乱语）. She drilled us and taught us t take schl seriusly. She als intrduced us t the cncept f "extra credit”（额外学分）fr a crrect answer t a randm questin—and a frwn fr an incrrect ne. Mrs Smith had been teaching fr a lng time and knew hw t frighten even the naughty bys in the back rw, including me. She managed t scare us all.
But I als had a life utside f schl and had just discvered cheap trick（恶作剧）pieces—an ink bttle painted t lk as if it had verturned, and a piece f shiny black metal shaped like a puddle（水坑）f ink.
Of all the peple I culd have played tricks n, I chse—Mrs Smith smehw. At the beginning f the class, befre she'd returned t her classrm, I dared t apprach her desk. I pened her grade bk and placed the ink bttle and the black metal n ne f the pages, prudly nting that it truly did lk like spilled ink! Then I went t my desk and waited fr the fun.
I wasn't disappinted. When Mrs Smith saw the items, she let ut a little cry and lked fr smething t wipe up the ink. The trick had succeeded the way beynd my expectatins. But immediately she discvered that it was just a piece f black metal. She picked up the "puddle”, then the bttle, and examined them. She lked up with eyes sweeping arund the classrm with a deadly stare. Sme f my classmates wh had seen me set up the fake spill carefully avided lking at me, s as nt t give me away. Then came the unavidable questin: "Wh did this?"
注意: 1. 续写词数为150左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
After a few vilent beats in my heart, I slwly raised my hand.
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Mrs Smith was as strict as befre, but smething changed in me.
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高二英语答案
听力
1-5: A C B C A 6-10: B A C C A 11-15: B B A A B 16-20: A B C B C
阅读理解
21-23：B C A 24-27: B C B D 28-31: A D C D 32-35: A B D C
七选五
36-40: G B E D F
完形填空
41-45: B D A C A 46-50: B D C B A 51-55: D B A C D
语法填空
Sitting 57. claimed 58. steadily 59. massive 60. acrss
wh/that 62. t cmplete 63. the 64. cncerns 65. built
写作第一节
Last Friday afternn witnessed an intense basketball match between Class 7 and my class n the schl basketball curt.
It was an extrardinary experience and smething I will never frget. In the first half, my class was 10 pints behind. Exhausted as the players were, they never gave up. As time went by, the scre came t 66:67. During the last secnds, my classmate Wang Xin caught the ball, turning swiftly t get rid f the ppnent and with a beautiful slam dunk, the ball fell int the basket. Everyne was n their feet, cheering. I was als caught up in the excitement and cheered s hard that I thught my lungs wuld burst.
Nt nly did the basketball match reduce us students’ pressure, but als taught us the imprtance f teamwrk. I’m lking frward t activities like this next time.
写作第二节
After a few vilent beats in my heart, I slwly raised my hand. Mrs Smith fixed me with a stare that struck terrr int my heart. The whle classrm was in dead silence. I thught a strm f criticism was cming, but unexpectedly, she just laughed. “Well, it certainly fled me!” she said, with a satisfying expressin spreading acrss her face. She returned the trick items t me, and fr a few secnds a sweet little ld lady appeared right where Mrs Smith std.
Mrs Smith was as strict as befre, but smething changed in me. She cntinued t lead us in ur scial studies with her serius attitude. I didn’t play tricks n thers any lnger and was mre fcused n my study. And she became a gd teacher wrthy f respect in my heart just because I started t understand that Mrs Smith had a warm heart under her serius face. That may have been the lngest and mst meaningful “extra credit” I received in seventh-grade scial studies.
听力原文
Text 1
M: D yu knw Huahua?
W: Sure. She is a female panda at the Chengdu Research Base f Giant Panda Breeding. I knw her thrugh a blgger’s phts and vides.
Text 2
M: Let’s enjy a mvie tnight!
W: Okay. Which ne d yu want t see, Lst in the Stars, Never Say Never r Chang’an?
M: Chang’an. It’s gd fr ur kids t learn mre abut Li Bai.
Text 3
W: Steven Harris wants t see Mr. Williams. Culd yu d me a favr and see if he’s in his
ffice?
M: Mr. Williams just went ut. He said he was ging t talk t the bss abut next
week’s meeting.
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W: Is Eric cming back sn? I miss him very much.
M: He planned t arrive next Friday, but he’s cming this Thursday.
W: Let’s give him a party n the fllwing night after his arrival.
M: Great.
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W: Hell, Mr. Smith. I’m afraid Dr. Brwn wn’t be able t see yu tday. He’s still waiting fr a flight ut f New Yrk. He said he wuld meet yu tmrrw afternn. Is it OK?
M: Sunds gd. Thanks fr calling.
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M: Hell, Victria Htel. Can I help yu?
W: Hell. I’d like t make a reservatin fr July the 1st thrugh the 4th. I’m checking
ut n the mrning f the 4th.
M: OK. Single rm r duble rm?
W: I’d like a duble rm. What’s the rate?
M: We have nly tw duble rms available. One is $180 and the ther $200.
W: Why are the prices different?
M: Well, they are bth standard duble rms, but the 200-dllar rm faces the garden.
W: OK, I see.
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W: Oh, lk at the vide. A crazy man dressed as an ld lady jumped ut f a wheelchair and attempted t break the glass f the famus painting Mna Lisa.
M: Why? He’s really crazy!
W: I think s. Lk! He rushed twards the painting and spread the cake n the glass and threw rses everywhere.
M: Did smene stp him?
W: Yes, the security fficers came quickly and tk him away.
M: Thank gdness. I thught the painting might be dirtied and destryed.
W: N. It is prtected by bulletprf glass, s Lenard da Vinci’s mst famus artwrk is unharmed.
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W: Jhn, when is the cnference tday?
M: It starts at 2:00 pm, but we have t be there at least an hur early t set up the equipment fr the presentatin.
W: Why dn’t we have lunch early and take ff at 12:00?
M: Actually, the traffic during lunch hur culd get bad, and I dn’t want t take any chances f getting stuck in traffic. Let’s leave at 11:00 am and grab smething t eat there. There is a cafeteria.
W: That’s fine. I have t step ut f the ffice right nw t meet a friend, but I will be back here by 11:00.
M: OK.
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W: Dr. Spenser, what are the scientists at yur cmpany ding?
M: We’re develping a tl t help peple t see again, the peple wh lst their sight because f an accident.
W: S, tell us hw it wrks.
M: Well, it uses a cmputer chip and special glasses. We put an extremely small chip in the blind persn’s eye. they have a very small vide camera inside.
W: S, hw d the cmputer chip and glasses wrk tgether?
M: Well, a blind persn puts n the glasses and lks at smething, fr example, this pen. Then the vide camera in the glasses, takes a picture f the pen. Then the camera sends the picture t the cmputer chip in the persn’s eye.
W: And then the persn can see the pen!
M: Exactly! This whle prcess happens very quickly.
W: Ww! Nw, using this tl, will a blind persn be able t see as well as a nrmal persn?
M: N, they wn’t have perfect visin, but they will be able t see many things.
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Helen Keller was brn in Alabama in 1880. Tw years later, Helen gt an illness, which made her becme deaf and blind. Her parents did nt knw what t d. In 1887, her parents gt her a special teacher, that is Miss Anne Sullivan. Wrking with Helen all day, Miss Sullivan tk Helen’s hand and spelled wrds in her hand. Helen sn learned t say what she wanted in this way. In 1900 Helen entered Radcliffe Cllege. Miss Sullivan sat next t Helen in class. She spelled all the wrds int Helen’s hand. At that time there were nly a few bks fr the blind. These were Braille bks. They had a special alphabet made with dts that blind peple culd read with their fingers. Helen graduated frm Radcliffe with hnrs.
Helen wrte several bks. The mst famus ne is The Stry f My Life. Her essay Three Days t See is ppular. She als wrte magazine articles and made speeches all ver the cuntry t cheer up peple. It was nt easy t understand her, s Miss Sullivan helped t repeat what she said. Helen became a symbl f new hpe fr the deaf and blind．