2024江苏省决胜新高考高三下学期4月大联考试题英语含答案

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第一部分 听力（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，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 has the man been ding?
A. Ding his wrk. B. Revising fr tests. C. Planning fr his vacatin.
2. When was the man waken up?
A. At 6:00. B. At 7:00. C. At 8:00.
3. What will the man d next mnth?
A. Wrk with the wman.
B. Turn in his resignatin letter.
C. Devte himself t his wn business.
4. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. At a bank. B. At a shp. C. At a gym.
5. What des the wman think f the htel?
A. It’s expensive. B. It’s untidy. C. It’s prly equipped.
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、7 题。
6. What kind f car did the man bk?
A. A mid-size car. B. A small car. C. An SUV.
7. What des the man have t d at last?
A. Cancel the reservatin.
B. Change t anther mdel.
C. Wait patiently fr the desired car.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. The wman’s jb. B. The wman’s bss. C. The wman’s wrkmates.
9. What happened last week?
A. The staff had truble lcking the cafe.
B. The wman met a rude custmer.
C. The wrkers left wrk early.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What des the wman say abut the first package?
A. It is basic and slw.
B. It includes a wireless ruter.
C. It ffers a free persnal firewall.
11. Hw much will the man pay each mnth?
A. $30. B. $50. C. $100.
12. Why des the wman say the man is lucky?
A. The package price is lwer.
B. The pen drive is cheaper.
C. The setting-up is free.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What d we knw abut the museum?
A. It can be explred in ne day.
B. It huses a gd many exhibits.
C. It can hld thusands f peple at ne time.
14. Where are the speakers?
A. In Egypt. B. In the U.K. C. In Greece.
15. What did the speakers fail t see this mrning?
A. The mdern artwrk. B. The ancient sculptures. C. The American carvings.
16. When will the museum clse?
A. At 3:00. B. At 4:00. C. At 5:00.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What is the cmmn belief abut ur brain’s prcessing speed?
A. It reaches its peak at the age f 20.
B. It desn’t decrease befre 40.
C. It remains cnstant until 60.
18. What was the age range f the peple included in the study?
A. Frm 10 t 60. B. Frm 20 t 80. C. Frm 10 t 80.
19. Why d lder peple make decisin mre slwly accrding t Dr. vn Krause?
A. They becme mre careful.
B. They prcess infrmatin slwer.
C. They need mre time t get infrmatin.
20. What benefit can peple get frm the study?
A. It may help increase the mental prcessing speed.
B. It may imprve peple’s ability t cncentrate.
C. It may cntribute t the research n diseases.
第二部分 阅读（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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题纸上将该项 涂黑。
A
Magazines make great reading materials fr kids. Libraries ften have a large selectin f peridicals (期刊) fr every age grup and reading level, and fr many areas f interest. And sme magazines may even have issues ging back years and even decades! Belw is a list f sme f them!
Military Kids Life
It is abut finding the bright side f life as a military kid! Inside each quarterly issue, yur child will encunter inspiring stries, articles, and phtgraphs! (8 t 16 years)
Faces
With articles, flk tales, and hands-n prjects, Faces magazine takes yung readers arund the wrld fr an hnest and bjective view f hw children in ther regins live. (9 t 14 years)
Make
Make magazine publishes tested prjects, skill-building tutrials, in-depth reviews and inspiratinal stries, accessible by all ages and skill ranges. (9 t 18 years)
Bri
Bri magazine fr teen girls has a fresh new lk that includes mre pages filled with inspiring prfiles, cultural insights, health & beauty tips, faith-filled features and added fun! (13 t 18 years)
Please nte: Thugh all the magazines n this list are written fr children, sme issues may cntain cntent that yu may feel inapprpriate fr yur child. As always, please review all reading materials befre giving them t yur child t read.
21. Which magazine can help develp kids’ internatinal awareness?
A. Military Kids Life. B. Faces. C. Make. D. Bri.
22. What can be learned frm the text?
A. Only magazines fr kids are accessible in libraries.
B. Sme magazines have lng-ag issues in libraries.
C. All the magazines have inspiring stries.
D. All the magazines are prper fr children.
23. What is the purpse f this passage?
A. T infrm. B. T argue. C. T entertain. D. T persuade.
B
There can be n dubt that Stephen King, New Yrk Time’s Best-Selling authr, has fund success in many aspects, but it wasn’t always like this. King witnessed tragedy and hrrrs frm the very beginning. When he was 2 years ld, his father tld his mm that he was ging ut t get cigarettes but in fact, he never came back, he had abandned his family.
This left his mther Ruth t care fr Stephen and his elder brther David n her wn. Ruth was frced t mve ften, desperately lking fr wrk as she was nw the nly prvider f the family, and she had t rely n relatives mst f the time. One day Stephen went ut t play with friends and when he came back, he wasn’t even able t speak a single wrd, it seemed he was hurt mentally r smething, but he still gt the curage t cntinue frward. It turned ut that ne f his friends was hit by a train and died, which left an emtinal scar n him.
King, later n, drpped ut f schl due t sme serius health cncerns and was tld that he had t enlist (入伍) again the next fall, which demtivated him t. Althugh Stephen King didn’t see his childhd as smething extrardinary r special, he did say that he was always fascinated by scary things. Peple used t acknwledge the King family by their lve f literature, in fact whenever Stephen’s mm had t g ut, she didn’t hire a babysitter, fr the kids used t read nvels t each ther s they wuld nt get bred. Stephen King’s lve f stries was develped frm a very yung age and he carried that traditin with his wn children alng with his wife Tabitha.
In 1973, Stephen King started his amazing jurney f success when he published his first nvel Carrie, which is scary. The rest fllwed frm after that as he published many amazing bks like The Shining, IT, Firestarter, and Cuj. All f these bks became instant classics and gt their wn mvie and televisin shws adaptins.
24. What is mainly talked abut abut Stephen King in the first tw paragraphs?
A. His achievements in writing. B. His unfrtunate childhd.
C. His difficulty in supprting the family. D. His mther’s bitter experiences.
25. What left Stephen King nt even speaking a single wrd?
A. He was kncked dwn by a passing train.
B. He was badly criticized by a clse friend.
C. He was depressed by the cnstant mves.
D. He was heart-struck by a terrible accident.
26. What des the underlined wrd “demtivated” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Discuraged. B. Relaxed. C. Embarrassed. D. Inspired.
27. Why didn’t Stephen’s mm hire a babysitter?
A. The family was t pr t hire a babysitter.
B. The family culd nt find a prper babysitter.
C. The children culd actually entertain themselves.
D. The children didn’t like t be cared fr by thers.
C
It was lng therized that peple make decisins based n integrated glbal calculatins that ccur within the frntal crtex (额叶皮层) f the brain, which is cnsidered the seat f higher-rder thinking. Hwever, Yale researchers have fund that three distinct brain circuits frm the frntal crtex cnnecting t different brain regins are invlved in making gd decisins, bad nes, and determining which f thse past chices t stre in memry.
The study f decisin-making in rats may help scientists find the rts f bad decisin-making cmmn t mental health disrders such as addictin, the authrs say. They used a new tl t manipulate (操纵) brain circuits in rats while they were making chices between actins that led t them receiving rewards r n rewards. If the rats made the right decisin, ne that ended in a reward, ne f the brain circuits was activated, but anther was activated if the rats made the wrng chice and received n reward. The third circuit stred past experiences and decisins t help the rats with future chices.
Stephanie Grman, lead authr f the research says, “A cmparisn wuld be deciding n a restaurant fr dinner. Fr instance, withut the ‘gd chice’ circuit yu may nt return t the restaurant with gd fd and withut the ‘bad chice’ circuit yu might nt avid the restaurant with bad fd. The third ‘memry’ circuit is crucial in making decisins such as whether t return t the restaurant after receiving ne bad meal after several gd nes.”
Changes in these circuits may help explain a typical feature f addictin why peple cntinue t make harmful chices even after repeated negative experiences, The Yale researchers previusly shwed that sme f the same brain calculatins were disrupted (扰乱) in animals that had taken methamphetamine. “Because we used a test that is similar t thse used in studies f human decisin making, ur findings have direct relevance t humans and culd aid in the search fr nvel treatments fr substance abuse in humans,” Grman said.
28. Hw was Yale’s research different frm the previus thery?
A. It defined the functin f different brain regins.
B. It identified specific circuits invlved in decisin-making.
C. It fcused n the cnnectin between chices and memries.
D. It highlighted the rle f the frntal crtex in higher-rder thinking.
29. What can be inferred frm Stephanie Grman’s wrds?
A. Memries are related t all the three circuits.
B. Peple base their decisins n persnal preferences.
C. The three circuits are all f vital imprtance in making decisins.
D. The circuit related t rewards is the fundatin f deciding wisely.
30. What des the last paragraph mainly fcus n?
A. The limitatins f the present study. B. A descriptin f the research methd.
C. A pssible reasn fr the study findings. D. The ptential applicatin f the cnclusin.
31. What might be the best title fr the text?
A. Hw peple get addicted and cured
B. Hw making decisins influences ur brain
C. Hw ur brain develps when facing chices
D. Hw the brain helps us make gd decisins and bad nes
D
Nwadays, the wrld is slwly becming a high-tech sciety and we are nw surrunded by technlgy. Facebk and Twitter are innvative tls; text messaging is still a smewhat existing phenmenn and even e-mail is nly a flashing spt n the screen when cmpared with ur lng histry f snail mail. Nw we adpt these tls t the pint f essentialness, and nly rarely cnsider hw we are mre fundamentally affected by them.
Scial media, texting and e-mail all make it much easier t cmmunicate, gather and pass infrmatin. But they als present sme dangers. By remving any real human engagement, they enable us t develp ur abnrmal self-lve withut the risk f disapprval r criticism theatrical metaphr (隐喻), these new frms f cmmunicatin prvide a stage n which we create ur wn characters, hidden behind a furth wall f tweets, status updates and texts. This unreal state f uncncern can becme addictive as we separate urselves a safe distance frm the cruelty f ur fleshly lives, where we are imperfect, pwerless and insignificant. In essence, we have been prvided nt nly the means t be mre free, but als t becme new, t create and prtect a mre perfect self t the wrld. As we becme mre reliant n these tls, they becme mre a part f ur daily rutine and s we becme mre restricted in this fantasy.
S it is that we live in a cld era, where names and faces represent tw different levels f clseness, where wrking relatinships ccur nly thrugh the magic f email and where lve can start r end by text message. An envirnment such as this reduces interpersnal relatinships t mere digital exchanges.
Wuld a celebrity have been s daring t d smething dishnrable if he had had t d it in persn? Dubtful. It seems he might have been lst in a fantasy wrld that ultimately cnvinced himself int believing the digital self culd bey different rules and regulatins, as if he culd cntinually push the limits f what’s acceptable withut facing the cnsequences f “real life.”
32. The authr cmpares e-mail with snail mail t shw ________.
A. the influence f high-tech n ur life B. the histry f different types f mails
C. the value f traditinal cmmunicatins D. the rapid develpment f scial media
33. What can we knw abut new cmmunicatin tls?
A. Destrying ur life ttally. B. Psing mre dangers than gd.
C. Helping us t hide ur faults. D. Replacing traditinal letters.
34. What is the ptential threat caused by the nvel cmmunicatin tls?
A. Sheltering us frm virtual life. B. Remving face-t-face interactin.
C. Leading t false mental perceptin. D. Making us rely mre n hi-tech media.
35. What can be inferred frm the last tw paragraphs?
A. Technlgies have changed ur relatinships.
B. The digital wrld is a recipe fr pushing limits.
C. Lve can be better cnveyed by text message.
D. The digital self need nt take respnsibility.
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, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。选 项中有两项为多余选项。
“Find yur passin!” When discussing future career ptins r selecting a majr in cllege, yur parents ften say this. The very expressin is meant t inspire. But is it gd advice?
“Finding” a passin implies that it already exists and is simply waiting t be discvered. Unfrtunately, this idea is nt what science tells us. 36
T study this, researchers use a framewrk f “fixed” and “grwth” mindsets. They argue that encuraging peple t “find” their passin may cause them t eventually believe that interests and passins are inbrn and relatively unchangeable. 37 In cntrast, peple wh view interests and passins as develped have a grwth mindset f interest.
Researchers have revealed that a fixed mindset f interest can decrease creativity. If peple believe they are limited t nly a few inbrn interests and, in cnsequence, d nt explre ther areas, they may miss seeing imprtant cnnectins acrss dmains. 38
Evidently, peple can d a lt t embrace a grwth mindset f interest. First, realize that yur interests and passins aren’t pre-existing. Take an active rle in develping yur passins. Secnd, practise psitive self-talk. When yu lack interest in a new task, pay attentin t yur inner dialgue. 39 Fr example, change “I’m nt interested in this” t “I’m nt interested in this yet, but I knw that interest can develp with time and engagement.”
40 But a grwth mindset f interest will help yu remain pen and curius. The science tells us we shuld wrk tward lving what we d. We might becme mre creative and resilient as a result.
A. S can a grwth mindset f interest be taught?
B. Instead, passins, like interests, are develped.
C. Peple wh think this have a fixed mindset f interest.
D. Of curse, nt every activity will becme a burning passin.
E. As such, seeing interests as fixed limits their creative ptential.
F. Dn’t expect that pursuing new interests will always be easy r exciting.
G. Replace self-critical thughts with psitive nes that encurage grwth and learning. 决胜
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。并在答 题纸上将该项涂黑。
After my mther suffered frm Alzheimer’s disease (阿尔茨海默病), the plants in ur huse began t die. In years past, I remember the deep, earthy smell that wuld 41 in ur huse after my mther had made her weekly watering runds. Back then, I never cnnected it with the care that was at the 42 f everything she did.
But nw, leaves were 43 , sme dry and edged with brwn, and many f the stems (茎) bare. It was a mark f hw my mther can n lnger attend t all the things that she lvingly cared fr. I was s fcused n the increasing 44 f her wn care that her belved plants had escaped my 45 .
I began her ld runds, puring water int the thirsty sil, and sn the plants 46 . That’s the thing abut huseplants: They demand nthing. They wait quietly, n matter hw 47 they are. But even after my best 48 , sme f the plants culdn’t survive. My mther’s kind caregivers have since brught new nes t add t her 49 , and my father buys fresh flwers every week.
Thugh Alzheimer’s disease 50 s much f her memry, her desire t care is still there. I wuld guide her dwn the steps t water the plants herself. I watched as her shaking hands picked the brwn leaves. Each time, she smiled up at me with 51 satisfactin because being able t 52 smething is still what brings her the greatest jy.
I lk at plants 53 these days. I see them as my mther des: 54 reminders f the need fr kindness tward all living things. It is clear t me that the things we spend a lifetime 55 are never truly lst and the lve she has planted in me still blms (开花).
41. A. pile n B. rise up C. cme ver D. wander ff
42. A. beginning B. tp C. fundatin D. thught
43. A. drpping B. appearing C. turning D. waving
44. A. prcesses B. pssibilities C. gals D. demands
45. A. desire B. memry C. prtectin D. ntice
46. A. recvered B. absrbed C. dried D. shne
47. A. lnely B. helpless C. thirsty D. anxius
48. A. cntributins B. attempts C. chices D. explratins
49. A. cllectin B. lve C. sharing D. amusement
50. A. recalls B. hides C. steals D. escapes
51. A. deep B. passing C. slight D. lnging
52. A. live with B. find ut C. care fr D. fcus n
53. A. definitely B. curiusly C. strangely D. differently
54. A. final B. quiet C. permanent D. quick
55. A. grwing B. seeking C. expecting D. saving
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 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，并将答案写在答题纸上 相应题号的横线上。
Ging n a vacatin might seem like a rather uncnventinal way t try t imprve yur sleep habits, 56 sleep turism has been grwing in ppularity in recent years. An increasing number f sleep-fcused 57 (stay) are ppping up in htels and resrts (度假胜地) acrss the wrld.
In fact, interest 58 (increase) since the pandemic, with a number f htels fcusing their attentin n thse 59 (suffer) frm sleep disrders. Over the past 12 mnths, Park Hyatt New Yrk has pened the Bryte Restrative Sleep Huse, an 800-square-ft suite (套房) filled with sleep-enhancing facilities, 60 are designed t “prmte rest”.
The glbal pandemic appears 61 (play) a huge part in this. A study published in the Jurnal f Clinical Sleep Medicine fund that 40% f the ver 2,500 adults wh tk part 62 (reprt) a reductin in their sleep quality since the start f the pandemic.
But can shrt term sleep-fcused travel experiences actually have a lng term impact n a persn’s verall sleep? Accrding t Dr. Rbbins, 63 sleep researcher and c-authr f the bk Sleep fr Success, travel experiences centered arund “healthy sleep strategies” that aim t help guests t imprve their sleep 64 (be) hugely beneficial.
“The cncept f travel actually allwing yu t return hme 65 (refresh) is a really exciting prpsitin,” she adds.
第四部分 写作（共两节 满分 40 分）
第一节 （满分 15 分）
假定你是李华。你校英文报 New Campus 计划进行栏目调整，向学生征集建议。请你用英语给编辑 写一封邮件，内容包括：
1. 建议增加或删减的栏目；
2. 说明理由。
注意：
1. 词数 80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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。
Isla and I were studying in the same schl. We had been friends since we were six years ld. I tk Isla as a smart, funny friend, but nt all students at ur schl did, especially the girl students. Girls in ur schl wre fashinable branded clthes, but Isla sewed hers and her curly hair and thick glasses made her lk like a fish, which made her stand ut like a sre thumb (招眼).
Fr me, smetimes I felt embarrassed t be arund Isla, particularly when students said rude wrds abut her hair, clthes, glasses — even abut the fact that she gt really gd grades. Isla always seemed t be able t ignre what ther students thught, but I culdn’t. I began t distance myself frm her. Our schl had a traditin — there was a talent shw every spring. Students wuld sing, dance, play musical instruments, and d whatever they culd t shw their talents. Being ur graduatin seasn in this senir schl, this year’s talent shw wuld be bviusly different. It wuld be a huge night.
Ava, wh was an utging girl, invited me t be n her dance team. “We win the talent shw every year, and we expect a satisfactry graduatin this year,” Ava said t me excitedly. “We need a new dancer. But nly yu, nt her!” Ava pinted t smene behind me.
I didn’t need t turn arund t see wh she meant. “Oh, I see,” I said quietly. Ava had hardly headed ut when smene tapped n my shulder. It was Isla. When I saw her cnfused face, it was like waking up frm a dream. Isla asked me eagerly, “Emily, are yu ging t take part in the talent shw?” I hesitated withut respnse. “That’s great, Emily!” Isla tld me withut waiting fr my answer that she was als ging t participate this year. I culdn’t believe what I had heard. I started t wrry abut her when I imagined that she was in frnt f a huge crwd, and that everybdy wuld laugh at her.
Time passed quickly, and I had barely seen Isla since then. Fr me, I had t practice hard every day with Ava and the team t keep up since the ther dancers had already knwn the steps.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为 150 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
决胜新高考——2024 届高三年级大联考
英 语
参考答案及评分标准
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
1-5 BCCAC 6-10 ABBAA 11-15 BCBBA 16-20 CACAC
第二部分 阅读（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)
21-23 BBA 24-27 BDAC 28-31 BCDD 32-35 ACCA
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
36-40 BCEGD
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
41-45 BCADD 46-50 ACBAC 51-55 ACDBA
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
56. but 57. stays 58. has increased 59. suffering 60. which
61. t have played 62. reprted 63. a 64. are 65. refreshed
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
Dear Editr,
I’m Li Hua frm Senir 3. I’d like t recmmend the additin f a new clumn entitled Cultural Exchange, which fcuses n explring freign cultures, traditins and custms.
By carrying articles, interviews, and stries prviding insights int the rich diversity f glbal cultures, the new clumn can expse students t different ways f life, braden their hrizns, and inspire curisity abut the wrld beynd their wn experiences.
I firmly believe that the suggested clumn will be a valuable additin t the newspaper, fstering a spirit f glbal citizenship and prmting intercultural awareness amng students. I wuld appreciate it if yu culd take my recmmendatin int favrable cnsideratin.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写（满分 25 分）
Finally, it was my turn t perfrm, and I felt extremely nervus. I didn’t want t be regarded as different frm the thers. Isla walked t me and hugged me tightly. “Cme n, Emily!” Isla encuraged me. “I believe yu will d great because yu are a wnderful dancer. Dn’t care t much abut what thers think. Just trust yurself." Sn, I tk my place n the stage. I remembered every step and every mve. When the music was ver, the crwd burst int cheers. At that mment, I felt like a dancing queen!
I stepped ff the stage and expressed my thanks t Isla, wh was ready t sing. I was a little wrried at the beginning because the crwd became restless. Luckily, Isla ignred it. I std up, shuting, “Isla, yu are the best!” Her hmemade dress was shining in the light, but her eyes were cluded with tears. When Isla’s singing died dwn, all the students were still lst in her unique vice. Sme even began singing like her, and then mre. Their singing resunded arund the hall. I rushed t the stage after her perfrmance, hugging her cheerfully. That was enugh! We culd never be distanced.
分值说明：
选择题部分 95 分
1. 听力 1-20 题，1.5 分 1 题，共 30 分；
2. 阅读理解 21-35 题，2.5 分 1 题，共 37.5 分；
3. 阅读“七选五”36-40 题，2.5 分 1 题，共 12.5 分；
4. 完形填空 41-55 题，1 分 1 题，共 15 分。
非选择题部分共 55 分
1. 语法填空 56-65 题，1.5 分 1 题，共 15 分；
2. 应用文写作，15 分；
3. 读后续写，25 分。
听 力 材 料
Text 1
M: It’s been a lng time since I last saw yu. Where have yu been?
W: The cming exams and plans are driving me crazy.
M: It’s the same fr me. I’m up t my neck in preparing fr the finals, but at least we’ll have a vacatin sn.
Text 2
M: Why didn’t yu wake me up at seven like I asked yu t?
W: Seven? I thught yu asked me nt t wake yu up at seven, s I let yu sleep an hur lnger! Text 3
W: Are yu leaving the cmpany?
M: Yes. I turned in my resignatin letter last week. But I’ll still be here until the end f the mnth. W: Are yu planning t start yur wn business?
M: Yes, I’ve been saving up mney fr the past tw years getting ready t invest.
Text 4
W: Hell, I wuld like t check my balance. Here is my card.
M: OK. Please type in yur passwrd and press “Yes.” OK. Yu have $5,000 in yur accunt.
Text 5
M: Anne, I’m bking ur accmmdatins. Hw abut this place? It’s really inexpensive. And it’s as clean as any f these ther places.
W: I dn’t knw. There’s n swimming pl … r air cnditining. Can’t we stay smewhere nice fr a change?
Text 6
M: Hi, I made a reservatin. The name is Jimmy Fx.
W: I’m srry. We have n mid-size available at the mment.
M: I dn’t understand. I made a reservatin.
W: Yes, sir. Unfrtunately, we ran ut f thse cars.
M: Well, the reservatin keeps the car here. That’s why yu have the reservatin. But yu just dn’t hld the reservatin and that’s really the mst imprtant part f the reservatin, the hlding. W: I’m really srry, but we d have a small car r an SUV if yu’d like.
M: Fine. I’ll take the SUV.
Text 7
M: Hi, Emma. Are yu enjying yur new Saturday jb at the cafe?
W: Yes, it’s fine. M: What’s yur bss like?
W: Mr. Trent? Oh, he’s very cheerful. He’s gd t wrk fr, because he’s patient and he always tries t help if yu dn’t understand smething. And he’s lyal, t. Smetimes the custmers can be a bit rude, but Mr. Trent always defends the peple wh wrk at the cafe.
M: He sunds like an ideal bss.
W: Well, yes and n. He’s very easy-ging, but that means that he can be a bit lazy smetimes and unreliable. Like last week he went hme early, but tk the keys with him, s we culdn’t leave the cafe when we finished until the keys were sent back.
Text 8
W: Welcme t Galanet. Hw can I help yu?
M: Hi. I wuld like t get an Internet plan fr my huse.
W: Of curse. We have three different plans with different prices yu can chse frm. The first ne is the cheapest which is thirty dllars a mnth. This is fr bradband Internet with a dwnlad speed f five hundred and twelve kbps.
M: Well, I want t be able t get nline, playing games, chatting with my friends and watching mvies.
W: Well, this cnnectin might be a bit t slw fr yur needs. I suggest yu get the package fr fifty dllars a mnth. This package als includes a wireless ruter and a persnal firewall abslutely free!
M: D I have t pay extra fees?
W: Lucky fr yu, this mnth we aren’t charging fr setting up. Yu are saving yurself 100 dllars right there! And we’ll thrw in this pen drive!
M: Awesme!
Text 9
W: The artwrks and artifacts in this museum are incredible.
M: I knw. I can’t believe there is such a wide cllectin f pieces frm different parts f the wrld.
W: Yeah, we’ve seen sculptures frm ancient Egypt and Greece, as well as carvings frm Nrth and Suth America.
M: I dn’t think we’ll be able t see all f the exhibits in a single day. I wish we had mre time.
W: Yu’re right. I heard there are thusands f items n displays here.
M: D yu think we shuld g back tmrrw?
W: I’m nt sure. There are still lts f ther great sites arund Lndn.
M: Oh, lk at this. It’s a brchure fr virtual turs f the museum.
W: That’s s cl. Lk! We can take a virtual tur f the mdern artwrk shwcase that we skipped this mrning.
M: Nice. Let’s d that nce we’re hme frm ur trip.
W: OK. It’s 4 p.m. nw, s we’ve still gt an hur t wander arund the museum until it clses.
M: Hey, let’s check ut the exhibit n Nrthern India. That lks really cl.
W: Great idea!
Text 10
M: Scientists in Germany have cast dubt n a previusly believed assumptin that the prcessing speed f ur brain starts t decline frm the age f 20. Until nw, it has been thught that ur level f understanding peaks when we are 20 and declines thereafter. Lead researcher dctr Mischa vn Krause, f Heidelberg University, ffered hpe t lder peple wh wrry abut increasing frgetfulness r reduced brainpwer. He said mental abilities were still pwerful at the age f 60 and d nt decrease befre then.
The study was based n data frm ver 1.1 millin peple, aged between 10 and 80 years ld. The results shwed that ur mental prcessing speed remains relatively cnstant until the age f 60, but des start t decline frm ur seventh decade. The researchers said peple’s mental prcessing speed actually increases in their 20s and remains high until 60. Dr. vn Krause said until lder adulthd, the speed f infrmatin prcessing in the task they studied hardly changed. He added that lder peple d take lnger t make decisins, but said this was because we becme mre cautius and respnsible as we age. The study culd cast light n diseases such as Alzheimer’s.
Dear Editr,
Yurs,
Li Hua
Finally, it was my turn t perfrm, and I felt extremely nervus.
I stepped ff the stage and expressed my thanks t Isla, wh was ready t sing.