四川省泸州市龙马潭区2023-2024学年高一下学期5月期中考试英语试题（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．Hw is the weather this weekend accrding t the weatherman?
A．Cld.B．Cl.C．Warm.
2．Why des the man want t change his persnal style?
A．T be mre prfessinal.B．T be mre fashinable.C．T be mre casual.
3．What time is it nw?
A．8:25.B．8:45.C．9:00.
4．What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A．What the wman’s family is like.
B．Hw many brthers the wman has.
C．Whether the wman is frm the U.S.
5．Hw was the weather recently?
A．Rainy.B．Snwy.C．Sunny.
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。听完每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第 6 、7题。
6．What is the ride bard used fr?
A．Offering advice.B．Giving infrmatin.C．Making schedules.
7．What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A．Rides fr free.B．Sharing rides.C．Cheaper vacatins.
听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．When did the wman get the news?
A．On Mnday.B．On Tuesday.C．On Friday.
9．Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A．At a restaurant.B．In an ffice.C．In a bank.
听第8段材料，回答第 10至12题。
10．Hw did the man g t Lndn?
A．By bus.B．By car.C．By undergrund.
11．What did the man and his friends have fr the meal?
A．Spanish fd.B．Chinese fd.C．Mexican fd.
12．What des the man say abut the restaurant?
A．It was full.B．It was quiet.C．It was expensive.
听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。
13．What can we learn abut the man?
A．He’s lst his way.B．He’s lst smething.C．He’s ging t the hspital.
14．Where des the man wrk?
A．In a twn.B．In Lndn.C．In a hspital.
15．Why des the man cme t the twn?
A．T d business.B．T have a hliday.C．T find a jb.
16．Where are the speakers nw?
A．On the way t the hspital.B．On the way t Lndn.
C．On the way t a twn.
听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。
17．Why did Miriam’s uncle give her sme mney?
A．T pay fr her schl tuitin.
B．T celebrate her birthday.
C．T reward her fr her kindness.
18．What d we knw abut the dcumentary Hw I Became an Elephant?
A．It inspired Miriam and her mther t visit Africa.
B．It tells the abuse f elephants in Thailand.
C．It is abut a by’s campaign t save elephants.
19．Hw did Miriam cllect mney t save elephants?
A．By teaching peple t make clay elephants.
B．By drawing pictures abut elephants.
C．By making and selling baked gds.
20．What des Kate Santrines d?
A．She’s a teacher.
B．She’s an animal dctr.
C．She’s an artist.
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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Frmula One Lenv Chinese Grand Prix 2024
Frm April 19 t 21, the much-anticipated 2024 Frmula One Lenv Chinese Grand Prix will cme alive with the rar f engines at the Shanghai Internatinal Circuit. Details abut tickets fr the event are as fllws.
Ticket Price:
[Grandstand] [Sessin] [Price (RMB)]
A Platinum 3 Day Ticket 3880
• A High 3 Day/Fri./Sat./Sun. Ticket 2880/490/890/2490
• A Lw 3 Day/Fri./Sat./Sun. Ticket 2280/390/690/1990
• H/K 3 Day/Fri./Sat./Sun. Ticket 1480/290/590/1290
• C/F/J/L 3 Day Ticket 480
Ticketing Instructins:
• This event adpts electrnic tickets with ne ticket per persn. Children require a full-priced ticket, and children under the age f three are nt allwed entry.
• Fr each sessin f this event, a maximum f 4 tickets per mbile phne number and 1 ticket per ID card number can be purchased. When purchasing tickets, buyers must prvide the audience’s real name, a valid persnal ID, and a valid mbile phne number. After a successful purchase, ticket purchasers shuld retain e-ticket seat infrmatin apprpriately.
• Ticket refunds can be requested withut fees frm the date f purchase until 24: 00 n February 29, 2024. Frm 00:00 n March 1, 2024, t 24: 00 n April 15, 2024, refunds will invite a 10% handling fee. N refunds will be accepted frm 00: 00 n April 16, 2024. Returned within 7 wrking days.
• This event implements real-name verificatin with ID card and facial recgnitin fr entry.
• The schedule and arrangement f the cmpetitin may be subject t changes, and please stay tuned t Frmula One Lenv Chinese Grand Prix fficial WeChat and Weib fr the latest infrmatin.
21．What shuld be ffered t buy a ticket?
A．The audience’s nickname.B．The audience’s e-ticket seat infrmatin.
C．The audience’s WeChat number.D．The audience’s available phne number.
22．Hw much will be returned if a cuple return their Sat. Ticket f K n March 15?
A．59 yuan.B．531 yuan.C．1, 062 yuan.D．1, 180 yuan.
23．What can we knw abut Frmula One Lenv Chinese Grand Prix 2024?
A．It will last 7 days.B．It will be exciting and nisy.
C．It desn’t limit the audience’s age.D．It will never be pstpned r cancelled.
B
When we drve thrugh a twenty-ft-tall fence and entered the Oknjima Camp in central Namibia, the first questin n ur minds was whether the fence was being used t keep animals in r ut. Our guide was quick t say, “Out.” The Oknjima Camp wrks with the AfriCat Fundatin that accepts injured big cats. S there was n shrtage f cats, and n that first night, we heard grwls (咆哮) frm ur huses. Hw clse we were! I hpe nbdy left the gate pen.
The next day f ur Africa trip started with a jurney utside the fences and prtected zne t track a mther lepard (花豹) and her baby the guide had seen the previus day, and we were happy t find them very quickly. The mther lepard was aware f ur presence but was relaxed since ur car was a healthy distance away, and we sat fr 45 minutes watching the sweet interactins between mther and baby.
Later in the day, the guide said we wuld g n a hike. Everything we were tld befre abut staying in the vehicle and nt leaving the fenced arca f the camp was put aside. We were ging t find cheetahs (猎豹). It is safer t apprach cheetahs, keeping a safe distance, and ur guide gt ut earphnes t listen n the lepards’ radi cllar (颈圈) frequency t see if any were in the area. N lepards, n prblems. Let’s g lk fr cheetahs, and we did find them. Well, I didn’t. Our guide’s tracking skills were phenmenal. He quickly fund them smehw lying in the shade f sme tall grass. After sme time, they std up n their lng legs. N cheetah-fast speed, but a silent walk int the bushes (灌木丛).
24．Hw did the authr feel n the first night in the camp?
A．Excited.B．Sleepy.C．Nervus.D．Curius.
25．What was the authr’s purpse f ging n a hike?
A．T find a prper place t build a new camp.
B．T test his new radi technlgy.
C．T track a mther lepard
D．T bserve cheetahs.
26．What des the underlined wrd “phenmenal” mean in the last paragraph? d
A．impressive.B．limited.C．imprtant.D．different.
27．What is the text mainly abut?
A．Turism in Namibia.
B．An adventure with big cats in Namibia.
C．The imprtance f wildlife prtectin.
D．A cnflict between humans and big cats.
C
The first wave f cncerns ver artificial intelligence(AI)in 2023 appeared sn after New Year’s Day when classrms repened and schls frm Seattle t Paris started blcking ChatGPT, a pwerful sftware based n AI large language mdels, because teenagers were using it t d their hmewrk.
The AI large language mdels behind such prducts as ChatGPT wrk by repeatedly guessing the next wrd in a sentence after having “learned” the rules frm a huge amunt f/human-written wrks. Althugh they ften get facts wrng, their answers appear s natural that Keven, their inventrs begin t wrry abut their pssible use fr spreading false infrmatin.
Peple became mre wrried when varius AI prducts started t create nt just texts but nvel images, music and human vices, which threatened the livelihds f anyne wh writes, draws r sings fr a living. It led t strikes by Hllywd writers and actrs and legal challenges frm artists and bestselling authrs. Sme f the mst respected scientists even warned that the technlgy’s unchecked prgress was pssibly threatening human existence. “In the lnger term, they might manage ur attentin,” pineering AI scientist Fei Fei Lisaid. “They wuld tell us which vide t watch, which bk t read r whse cmmunicatin t respnd as AI technlgy’s abilities imprve rapidly. They culd be a very gd assistant, but als with really big risks.”
Li hped that 2023 is ging t be a year fr peple t think abut what Al is, hw t use it and what the effects are — all the gd, the bad and the ugly.
“It’s easy t frget that they are nt the first wave f AI prducts. Cmputer visin techniques develped by Li and ther scientists have helped srt thrugh a huge database f phts t recgnize bjects and individual faces and guide self-driving cars. Speech recgnitin advances have made vice assistants like Siri and Alexa a nrmal thing in many peple’s lives,” said Tm Gruber, c-funder f Siri Inc.
28．Why did schls try t stp their students frm using ChatGPT?
A．ChatGPT ften gt facts wrng in the class.
B．Students spent t much time n the sftware.
C．ChatGPT helped students spread false infrmatin.
D．Students used the sftware t cheat at their hmewrk.
29．What are the secnd and third paragraphs mainly abut?
A．AI’s training csts.B．ATs amazing abilities.
C．AI’s pssible threats.D．AI’s fast develpments.
30．What wuld Tm Gruber mst prbably suggest peple d?
A．Think carefully abut AI’s impact.B．Welcme AI technlgy
C．D use ChatGPT mre carefully.D．Upgrade ChatGPT in time.
31．Where is the text mst prbably taken frm?
A．A news reprt.B．A guide bk t a sftware.
C．A prduct review.D．An intrductin t a persn.
D
In an effrt t help ut imprtant insects like bees and butterflies, bus stps acrss the United Kingdm (UK) are getting living rfs. Small gardens n bus shelter rfs are being planted with flwers chsen t help supprt the struggling insects. The gardens prvide much-needed islands f nature in a man-made envirnment f a city.
Humans cunt n bees and ther “pllinatrs (授粉者)” like butterflies t help grw plants, such as flwers and trees. But with humans taking ver mre and mre land fr cities, rads and farms, mre natural areas have disappeared. The Wildlife Trusts, a grup which wrks t prtect wildlife in the UK, says that 97% f England’s wildflwer fields have been lst since Wrld War II and the insect numbers there have drpped by 50% since 1970. Bee bus stps are a small step tward supprting these imprtant insects.
The advertising cmpany Clear Channel is wrking with The Wildlife Trusts and city gvernments t set up bee bus stps in cities acrss the UK. Bee bus stps are like rdinary bus shelters, but small gardens have been added t the rfs. The gardens are filled with flwers and plants chsen t attract bees and butterflies. The cmpany plans t set up 1,000 bee bus stps in the UK.
Clear Channel already has bee bus stp prgrams in several cuntries in Eurpe. In the Netherlands, the city f Utrecht has 300 bee bus stps. Research shws that these bus stps—alng with many ther steps taken t supprt pllinatrs—may be helping. After decades f drpping numbers, bee ppulatins in the Netherlands seem t have becme mre stable ver the last few years.
The little gardens can als help t slightly lwer city temperatures. Even thugh the bus shelter gardens are small, tgether they add up t a much larger area. Thirzah McSherry, wh wrks fr The Wildlife Trusts, says, “We’re living thrugh a nature and climate crisis and we need t use every tl we’ve gt t deal with it.”
32．Why are bee bus stp gardens being built in the UK?
A．T beautify the city.B．T imprve urban farming.
C．T slve the envirnmental pllutin.D．T prvide shelters fr pllinating insects.
33．What leads t the insect numbers drpping sharply in England?
A．Lsses f frests.B．Climate changes.
C．Human activities.D．Natural disasters.
34．Hw des the authr prve the effect f the bee bus stp prgrams?
A．By analyzing the data.B．By making a cmparisn.
C．By shwing similar examples.D．By presenting its bright future.
35．What is the text mainly abut?
A．The urban envirnment is getting wrse.
B．The United Kingdm is building bee bus stps.
C．City shuld build larger gardens fr the insects.
D．The bee bus stp is the best way t save the city.
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。
Every week fr the past thirty years, I have hsted a Sunday dinner in my hme. Peple, including ttal strangers, call r e-mail t bk a spt. I hld the saln in my studi. The first fifty peple wh call may cme-twice that many when the weather is nice and we can verflw int the garden.
36 Last week it was a philsphy student frm Lisbn, and next week a dear friend frm Lndn will ck.
Peple frm all crners f the wrld cme t break bread tgether，t meet t talk，and ften t becme friends. All ages, natinalities, races, and prfessins gather here, and since there is n rganized seating, the pprtunity fr cnnecting culdn’t be better. I lve the randmness (随意).
I have a gd memry^ s each week I make a pint t remember everyne’s name n the guest list and where they’re frm s I can intrduce them t ne anther. If I had my way, I wuld intrduce everyne in the whle wrld t ne anther.
37 Many travelers g t see things like the Twer f Lndn, the Statue f Liberty, the Eiffel Twer, and s n. I travel t see friends，even-r especially-thse I’ve never met.
In the late 1980s, I edited a series f guidebks t different cuntries. 38 Instead, each bk cntained abut a thusand bigraphies f peple wh wuld be willing t welcme travelers in their cities. Hundreds f friendships evlved frm these encunters, including including marriages and babies.
The same can be said fr my saln. At a recent dinner a six-year-ld girl frm Bsnia spent the entire evening glued t an eight-year-ld by frm Estnia. Their parents were surprised, and pleased, by this immediate friendship.
39 Mst f them speak English, at least as a secnd language. Recently a dinner featured a typical mix: a beautiful painter frm Nrway, a truck driver frm Arizna, a newspaper editr frm Sydney and students frm all ver.
It is unnecessary t understand thers; ne must, at the very least, simply tlerate thers.
40 N ne can ever really understand anyne else, but yu can lve them r at least accept them.
I am a wrld citizen. All human histry is mine. My rts cver the earth. We shuld knw each ther. Okay, nw cme and dine.
A．I believe in intrducing peple t peple.
B．Peple are the mst imprtant thing in my life.
C．There were n sights t see, n shps r museums t visit.
D．Tlerance can lead t respect and, finally, t lve.
E．After all, ur lives are all cnnected.
F．Every Sunday a different friend prepares a feast.
G．There is always a cllectin f peple thrughut the wrld.
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共215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。
It wasn’t easy t practice gratitude (感激) every day. After I 41 Cushing’s disease (库兴综合征) and had an peratin a few years ag, my 42 was that everything wuld be OK. Hwever, I was wrng. I had nging aches and pains, and 43 myself t a new life was difficult fr me. 44 , I began t ntice that I’d becme a hateful persn.
One day, I heard a discussin abut gratitude by Dr Tny Evans. It 45 me and frced me t take a lng, hard, hnest lk at myself. I have a(n) 46 spuse (配偶) and parents. I’d heard the stries f ther peple’s 47 with Cushing’s disease. Their spuses had left them and they didn’t have family t 48 . I didn’t face any f these prblems, yet I didn’t realize that.
I made a decisin t start practicing gratitude daily. Once I decided that, my 49 imprved, and I began t apprach situatins differently. 50 viewing situatins negatively, I started t see them as pprtunities.
This led me t practice the cncept f 51 and reaping (收获), which I learned frm my parents. They didn’t just talk the talk, but rather they 52 his cncept t us. Hwever, it wasn't until I had my wn experiences that I understd what it meant.
Let me explain. When I was 53 in my wn pity, my 54 in life was ruined, because everything I was swing was negative. Since I started practicing gratitude, s many different drs f pprtunity have pened up fr me.
My advice is starting practicing gratitude until it becmes a part f yur daily rutine. Take nte f the 55 it will make in yur life.
41．A．studied B．caught C．struckD．treated
42．A．slutin B．ambitin C．assumptinD．determinatin
43．A．adapting B．shwing C．releasingD．referring
44．A．Immediately B．Frequently C．OccasinallyD．Gradually
45．A．annyed B．challenged C．fledD．amused
46．A．gentle B．wise C．supprtiveD．active
47．A．cmpetitins B．prmtins C．cnnectinsD．struggles
48．A．rely n B．take n C．live nD．carry n
49．A．image B．md C．abilityD．character
50．A．Even if B．Apart frm C．Instead fD．Owing t
51．A．taking B．gaining C．swingD．learning
52．A．explained B．demnstrated C．reprtedD．translated
53．A．invlved B．interested C．engagedD．lst
54．A．harvest B．achievement C．interestD．pleasure
55．A．energy B．effrt C．pprtunity D．difference
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。
Bike sharing is a new chice fr shrt jurneys in cities. It is gd 56 the healthy develpment f big cities. 57 reprt by a cmpany fund that shared bikes started the natin’s lve fr bikes again. Nw mre and mre Chinese peple 58 (chse) bikes instead f cars t make shrt jurneys in cities.
Since the start f shared bikes, peple have made 59 (few) trips by car. The lve fr shared bikes is nt nly amng yung peple, 60 were brn in the 1980s and 1990s, but als amng the ld peple wh are ver 60. The shared bikes like Mbike and f are useful t peple. Yu can use them by 61 (simple) using yur smart phne. Peple can ride these shared bikes t sme places where the subways and the buses dn’t g.
Hwever, bad things happen. Sme peple damage the QR cde(二维码) n the bike, r use their wn lck, which causes truble t ther users. As fr the situatin, it’s difficult 62 (crrect) these peple’s behavirs in a shrt time. Therefre, bike-sharing cmpanies need t d smething. Fr example, peple can 63 (ask) t register as a user with 64 (they) real names. It’s a gd way t cnnect t ne’s persnal credit. Peple wh damage the bikes shuld pay fr their 65 (act).
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节、书信写作（满分15分）
66．假定你是李华，你校下周将举办题为“The Relatinship between Humans and Animals”的英文演讲比赛。请给外教Frank写封邮件邀请他当评委，内容包括：
1. 活动时间和地点；
2. 活动的目的。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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第二节、读后续写（满分25分）
67．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。
Jhn culd nt shut ut his wife’s cmplaint anymre. He was tired f hearing her laughing at him, fr example, what a bad husband he was. Mary was never satisfied with anything that he did. If he brught hme $ 4,000, she wuld tell him stries f hw much her clleagues’ husbands earned. If he had bught her flwers, she wuld still cmplain abut hw ther peple received diamnds instead. She was impssible t please.
He decided t take a walk alng the quiet banks f the lake. It was always a gd way t calm dwn himself after an argument with his wife. As he walked twards the bus stp, he thught ver his life. Smetimes, he wndered that it must be a mistake fr him when he married Mary. Perhaps, they had been happy in the early days, but thse days were definitely behind them nw.
As he apprached the bus stp, he sptted a white basket n the seat. Curisity caught him, s he walked clser t take a lk. T his surprise, it was a baby all wrapped up in a rugh white twel. As he reached ut t tuch the baby, it suddenly stretched ut t try t hld his fingers. Jhn was amused. As he laughed with happiness at the beautiful face f the baby, waves f being gentle washed ver him. What a beautiful baby! He wndered wh culd have the heart t abandn (抛弃) such a jy.
Suddenly, Jhn picked up the basket and ran quickly t the plice pst just sme distance away. He reprted finding the baby and, when it was discvered that n ne had cme t reprt a missing baby, he was asked t keep the baby fr the time being. Althugh dubtful at the beginning, the pliceman sn gave in t Jhn’s bvius hnesty. Smehw, Jhn knew that Mary wuld welcme this baby int their childless marriage.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
True enugh, she gt ver her cmplaint and started t smile at the baby.
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Weeks later the baby was returned t its parents.
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英语试题参考答案：
一．听力
1．C 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．B 6．B 7．C 8．A 9．A 10．A
11．B 12．A 13．A 14．B 15．B 16．C 17．B 18．B 19．C 20．C
二．阅读理解
21．D 22．C 23．B 24．C 25．D 26．A 27．B 28．D 29．C 30．B
31．A 32．D 33．C 34．C 35．B 36．F 37．B 38．C 39．G 40．D
三．完形填空
41．B 42．C 43．A 44．D 45．B 46．C 47．D 48．A 49．B 50．C 51．C 52．B 53．D 54．A 55．D
四．语法填空
56．fr 57．A 58．are chsing 59．fewer 60．wh 61．simply 62．t crrect 63．be asked 64．their 65．actins
五．书面表达
66．Dear Frank,
Next week, ur schl will hld an English Speech Cmpetitin titled "The Relatinship between Humans and Animals" . I knw yu’re ding research n animals’ prtectin, s I’m mre than glad t write t invite yu t be ur judge. The cntest will take place in ur schl dining hall at 3:00 p.m. this Friday. As we all knw, with the develpment f mdernizatin, ur nature is being destryed by human beings very seriusly, and animals are lsing their habitats. S we must raise the awareness f peple t prtect animals and keep the harmny between humans and animals.
Lking frward t hearing frm yu sn.
Yurs,
Li Hua
67．One pssible versin:
True enugh, she gt ver her cmplaint and started t smile at the baby. Mary n lnger cmplained r laughed at Jhn, but happily tk care f the baby, talking t the baby t make it happy as if it were hers. In the evening when Jhn came hme frm wrk, the wife eagerly tld Jhn the interesting things happened during the day. Jhn felt relived and at ease with his wife at hme. There was s much jy in the huse because f the baby.
Weeks later the baby was returned t its parents. The parents f the baby cried with jy when they saw the baby. The mther held the baby tightly and kept saying wrds f gratitude t Mary. T their relief, the parents lved the baby s much. Mary and Jhn were mved when they saw the scene f reunin. Mary realized that the meaning f life is t spend time tgether, be clse t each ther and lve each ther.
听力原文
Text1：
W: I really want t g t the beach this weekend. The weatherman said it’s ging t be warm.
M: Gd. I hpe it desn’t cl ff. Yu knw that the weather in Califrnia is really changeable. One minute it’s ht, and then the next minute it’s cld.
Text2：
M: My interview is n Mnday, but I nly have the frmal shirts I bught fr the schl dance.
W: These shirts are fine. We shuld g get yu a trendier hairstyle.
M: Yu think s? I think all f these shirts are t clrful r casual.
Text3：
M: Miss, can I interest yu in the seafd special tnight? It wn’t start until nine, but it’s nly $25, half the usual price.
W: Oh really? There is nly fifteen minutes t g.
Text4：
M: Amy, d yu cme frm a large family r a small ne?
W: Neither. Actually I cme frm a medium-sized family frm the U.S. I have tw brthers wh are lder than me.
Text5：
M: Dctr, I slipped and fell. The grund is s slippery frm the snw yesterday.
W: Let me see. Um... it’s swllen and red here. I’m afraid we’ll need t take an X-ray t see if it’s brken.
Text6：
M: Hey. What’s up? Yu lk wrried.
W: Nt really. I’m just trying t figure ut hw t get t New Yrk fr a vacatin.
M: Well, the cheapest way is t ride with smene. Have yu checked the ride bard?
W: What’s that?
M: It’s a big bulletin bard in the students’ unin. If yu want a ride smewhere, yu shuld put a card up.
W: Where can I get a card?
M: It’s next t the ride bard. Just fill in yur name and phne number, destinatin, and the day f departure. If yu’re lucky, yu’ll get a ride fr free.
W: Oh, many thanks.
Text7：
M: Hi, Mary, hw are yu ding? Srry, I’m late.
W: Ah, that’s OK. I just gt here. I haven’t rdered yet. Are yu hungry?
M: Yeah, a little. Hw’s wrk?
W: Oh, pretty gd. Guess what?
M: What? G n. Tell me.
W: I gt a raise.
M: Hey, that’s great news. When?
W: Just heard n Mnday.
M: Cngratulatins!
W: Thanks. I’m really pleased. Let’s call the waiter nw.
Text8：
W: I tried t phne yu yesterday.
M: Oh, srry. I was busy all day and then I went t Lndn in the evening fr a meal with sme friends.
W: Did yu take yur car?
M: I left it at hme. Parking is such a prblem, but the undergrund was clsed fr repairs s I had t take the bus. It was quite slw.
W: Did yu g t yur favrite Spanish restaurant?
M: I was hping t try sme Mexican fd, but my friends bked a table in a Chinese place.
W: Was it expensive?
M: Quite cheap actually, and the fd was very gd, but it’s nly a small restaurant s a lt f peple had t wait fr tables and it was quite nisy.
W: Yu didn’t stay there and talk afterwards then.
M: We went fr a walk alng the river. I had a really gd evening.
Text9：
W: Can I help yu? Have yu lst smething?
M: N. I have nt lst anything. I am nt sure f the way.
W: Where d yu want t g?
M: Int twn. Am I ging the right way?
W: N, I‘m afraid nt. This way takes yu t the hspital.
M: Am I ging the right way if I turn back?
W: Yes, I can shw yu the way. I’m als ging int twn.
M: I hpe I’m nt making yu late.
W: Oh n. I am nt in a hurry. Are yu a stranger here? On a visit, perhaps?
M: Yes. I’m a secretary with a big gvernment ffice in Lndn. I’m n hliday nw.
W: I’m sure yu are nt here t see the sights. This twn is just full f industry. The buildings are very ugly.
M: I wrk in Lndn, but I cme frm the cuntry. I miss the cuntry life n the farm and the animals. I just want t get a htel rm in twn and then visit the cuntryside.
Text10：
W: On Miriam Gardsbane’s 9th birthday, she gt sme mney frm her uncle as her birthday gift. Miriam gave the mney t an African grup that cares fr elephants. Miriam and her mther then visited Africa t learn hw that mney was used t supprt elephants. Miriam fell in lve with the animals and wanted t help save them. A few mnths after visiting Africa, Miriam watched Hw I Became an Elephant, a dcumentary abut the abuse f elephants in Thailand and a yung girl’s campaign t save them. Miriam decided t raise mney t save elephants. She made and sld baked gds. She als plans t make and sell clay elephants. She wants her art teacher t help her draw the elephants. Kate Santrines, an artist, will pen her art studi t Miriam and Miriam’s friends n weekends s they can make the clay elephants. Miriam’s mther is a dctr wh cares fr animals. She and Miriam als traveled t Kenya and Thailand s they culd help elephants.