2024届四川省绵阳南山中学高三模拟预测英语试题

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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。
例: Hw much is the shirt?
A．£19.15．B．£9.18．C．£9.15．
1．What des the man drive nw?
A．A truck.B．A mtrcycle.C．A sprts car.
2．Hw might the speakers knw each ther?
A．They are mther and sn.B．They are clleagues.C．They are flatmates.
3．What are the speakers lking fr?
A．A birthday card.B．A hliday card.C．A thank-yu card.
4．Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A．In a restaurant.B．In a cffee shp.C．In a supermarket.
5．What des the wman mean?
A．It’s the man’s fault that she’s sick.
B．She wuld have gtten sick anyway.
C．She is nt that sick.
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 is the cnversatin mainly abut?
A．Cleaning the flr.B．Sandra’s ft.C．Husekeeping csts.
7．Wh is Brenda?
A．Dave’s sister.B．Dave’s huse cleaner.C．Sandra’s bss.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Why is the man surprised abut Julie’s behavir this mrning?
A．Julie didn’t leave him a nte.
B．He thught Julie hated taking the bus.
C．He thught Julie hated getting up early.
9．What instrument des Julie play?
A．The vilin.B．The flute.C．The drums.
10．What des Julie think f the band unifrms?
A．Ugly.B．Expensive.C．Ht.
听第8段材料， 回答第11至13题。
11．Which address is the package being sent frm?
A．2078 Anchr Way.B．6397 Spruce Street.C．1256 Cape Hrn Street.
12．What des the man ask the wman fr?
A．A bx.B．A frm.C．A passprt.
13．Hw much is shipping?
A．$10．B．$50．C．$100．
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What type f place is the man staying at?
A．A fancy htel.B．A restaurant.C．An ffice building.
15．Where is the pl?
A．Next t the gym.B．Behind Building A．C．By the parking area.
16．When are the tennis curts pen?
A．8 a. m.-8 p. m.B．7a. m.-9p. m.C．10 a. m.-10 p. m.
17．Which ballrm will the man g t tmrrw?
A．The Dragn.B．The Diamnd.C．The Ltus.
听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。
18．What are pulsars?
A．Radi telescpes.B．Light years.C．Large stars.
19．Why is the FAST famus?
A．It is ne f the biggest radi telescpes.
B．It has a cmmn and simple design.
C．It did nt cst much t make.
20．Hw des the FAST perate?
A．By cmputer.B．By slar panel.C．By telescpe.
第二部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The Children’s Museum f Manhattan Exhibitins Beginning in 2024
Adventures with Dra and Dieg（Ages: 3-6 years）
Jin Dieg n a series f animal rescue missins. Learn facts abut animals and their habitats by helping Dieg rescue animals in truble. Explre a cave, a beach and the rainfrest r rub animal ftprints, even build a Bear’s nest! By helping Dra and her friends, kids will learn prblem-slving skills, and gain a greater appreciatin and awareness f Latin American culture.
Inside Art（Ages: 4-10 years）
The exhibitin cntinues ur traditin f prviding families with access t beautiful, cmplex, and challenging art, as well as access t wrking artists and pprtunities fr art making. Cme t celebrate art as a vehicle fr building healthy cmmunities and explre ideas f hme and identity.
PlayWrks（Ages: frm birth）
We’ve designed every aspect f PlayWrksTM t help families prepare children t enter schl. By cmbining hands-n games and learning, PlayWrksTM creates a fun and rewarding experience fr children.
Fr adults, PlayWrksTM prvides an pprtunity t bserve each child’s unique learning style and appreciate hw play creates a strng fundatin fr later learning. This innvative envirnment includes Alphie —a giant talking dragn wh “cats” letters! Cme t get mre resurces t supprt yur child’s language develpment.
Superpwered Metrplis: Early Learning City（Ages:2-6 years）
The exhibit invites children and their grwn-ups t feel like heres, building their learning brain skills tgether. These skills, knwn as executive functins, include self-cntrl. wrking memry, and mental flexibility. Children practice these learning “superpwers” with Zip, Zap, and Zm, wh guide families n a series f city adventures explring the subways, parks, music, travel, tree huses, and mre.
21．What is a child expected t learn after attending Adventures with Dra and Dieg?
A．Draw a map f city subways and parks.B．Learn mre abut nature and culture.
C．Graduate with a specific qualificatin.D．Get resurces fr language learning.
22．Which exhibitin is suitable fr a by aged 3 wh is learning spelling?
A．Adventures with Dra and DiegB．Inside Art
C．Superpwered Metrplis: Early Learning CityD．PlayWrks
23．What d the fur exhibitins have in cmmn?
A．They prvide kids with hands-n experience.
B．They are nly participated by kids.
C．They imprve kids’ academic perfrmance.
D．They are free f charge fr kids.
B
Lsing an eye might be an unthinkable thing, especially fr a yung wman, but nt fr Xintng. She chse t becme an cularist（义眼师）wh makes prsthetic eyes（义眼）fr herself and peple in the same situatin t help them get back their cnfidence. Xintng is the name that she gave t herself-which she prefers peple t call her instead f her real name –because “xintng” in Chinese sunds like “new pupils”.
Nearly 10 years after lsing her right eye in a car accident, 28-year-ld Xintng frm Beijing transfrmed the hllw f her eye scket-a “flaw” she used t hide-int a fashin statement. She shared a shrt vide nline in which she wears a glwing prsthetic eye. As she waves her hand, the prsthetic eye begins t shine with red light. With anther wave, the light changes t green and then purple and white.
The vide sn went viral n scial media, with many cmments praising her fr being “creative”, “beautiful” and “ptimistic”. But that wasn’t the case 10 years ag.
“The prsthetic eye I wre at that time was trturing me,” Xintng said. “It hurt and gave me a red and swllen eye scket, and it lked s dull and fake. I was yung and I wanted t lk attractive.”
She tk matters int her wn hands and began researching prsthetic eyes. Beginning in 2019, she dedicated abut tw years t mastering the prductin techniques and skills under the guidance f an cularist. This jurney led her t establish her wn prsthetic eye studi, prviding persnalized services fr thse requiring them.
She prduces prsthetic eyes as if she is creating pieces f artwrk. “The psitin, directin, and even strke thickness f the bld streaks n the prsthetic eyeballs matter,” the cularist said. Smetimes she als paints special patterns accrding t custmers’ needs: twinkling stars, cartn characters like Cardcaptr Sakura and effects like clred cntact lenses.
Nw when Xintng hears her custmers say wrds such as “Finally, I can accept myself” r “Nw I feel free t take selfies”, she feels deeply mved.
24．Why did Xintng give the name “Xintng” t herself?
A．T start a brand new life.B．T frget her real name.
C．T lk like new pupils.D．T attract mre peple.
25．Why did the vide gain much ppularity n scial media?
A．The prsthetic eyes had varius clrs.
B．She cured her hllw by waving her hand.
C．Many cmments praised her fr her beauty.
D．She changed a “flaw” int a fashinable state.
26．What can we learn abut Xintng frm paragraph 5?
A．She failed t set up her wn prsthetic eye studi.
B．She began researching prsthetic eyes n her wn.
C．She was able t ffer sme specific services n prsthetic eyes.
D．She paid n attentin t grasping the prductin techniques and skills.
27．What can be inferred frm the passage?
A．Xintng is a wman with determinatin and creativity.
B．Becming an cularist helped Xintng gain much prfit.
C．Xintng lst all her hpes in her life after the car accident.
D．Many custmers are deeply mved by Xintng’s artwrks.
C
Imprved mental health is n the agenda fr many peple in 2024 and being rganized is the preferred methd f realizing it.
Disrganizatin is ften cnsidered t have a negative impact n the way we see urselves and the lives we lead. The studied dwnsides f living in a disrganized envirnment include memry prblems, pr eating habits, and decreased self-cntrl. “There’s an bvius link between increased stress and anxiety disrders and living in a messy space,” says Daniel Levitin, a behaviral neurscientist（行为神经科学家）at McGill University.
“Disrganizatin brings a lss f prductivity that is difficult t quantify（量化）,” says Levitin. He pints t the amunt f time peple lse lking fr lst items, missing appintments, r falling behind at wrk r schl because f disrdered living. “The average persn likely lses 5 percent f their time due t disrganizatin,” he says. “Take yur annual salary, multiply that by 5 percent, and yu can measure what disrganizatin may be csting yu.”
Jseph Ferrari, ne f the mst recgnized schlars n disrganizatin research, says that nearly every mental health dwnside that cmes frm disrganizatin can be imprved by getting rganized. “Yu’ll feel mre energetic, enhance yur prductivity in the ffice, and greatly imprve the quality f yur life,” he says.
Tidy hmes have been fund t be a predictr f physical health. “Thse whse huses are cleaner are mre active and physically healthy,” says Libby Sander, an assistant prfessr f rganizatinal behavir. Part f this is due t rganized peple being better at managing their time, but it’s als because research demnstrates that less clutter can help imprve ne’s diet. “Studies shw an assciatin between clutter and verweight,” says Libby.
Getting rganized has als been shwn t decrease ne’s stress levels, increase persnal efficiency, and even imprve sleep. Anther studied advantage f getting rganized may be imprving the quality f ne’s relatinships. Libby explains that relatinships can be negatively impacted when t much clutter affects cmmunicatin r distracts ne’s brain frm nticing imprtant message frm their partner. Research shws this can cause thers t feel ignred, misunderstd, r unimprtant.
28．What des Levitin say cncerning living a disrganized life?
A．It has been well realized by peple.
B．It’s many peple’s New Year reslutin.
C．It has an bvius impact n mental state.
D．It’s clsely related t the living envirnment.
29．Hw des Levitin supprt his pinin?
A．By giving examples.B．By making cmparisns.
C．By repeating ther experts’ wrds.D．By referring t previus studies.
30．What des the wrd “clutter” mean in paragraph 5?
A．decratin.B．mess.C．furniture.D．light.
31．What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A．The Neurscience Behind Healthy Minds
B．The Cst f Chas—Hw Disrganizatin Affects Yur Life
C．Mental Health in 2024—Self-cntrl as a Pririty
D．Organize fr Success—Bsting Health and Prductivity
D
The maker f ChatGPT recently annunced its next mve int generative（有生产力的）artificial intelligence. San Francisc-based OpenAI’s new text-t-vide generatr, called Sra, is a tl that instantly makes shrt vides based n written cmmands, called prmpts.
Sra is nt the first f its kind. Ggle, Meta and Runway ML are amng the ther cmpanies t have develped similar technlgy. But the high quality f vides displayed by OpenAI —sme released after CEO Sam Altman asked scial media users t send in ideas fr written prmpts —surprised bservers.
A phtgrapher frm New Hampshire psted ne suggestin, r prmpt, n X. The prmpt gave details abut a kind f fd t be cked, gncchi（意大利团子）, as well as the setting —an ld Italian cuntry kitchen. The prmpt said: “An instructinal cking sessin fr hmemade gncchi, hsted by a grandmther —a scial media influencer, set in a rustic（土气的）Tuscan cuntry kitchen.” Altman answered a shrt time later with a realistic vide that shwed what the prmpt described.
The tl is nt yet publicly available. OpenAI has given limited infrmatin abut hw it was built. The cmpany als has nt stated what imagery and vide surces were used t train Sra. At the same time, the vide results led t fears abut the pssible ethical and scietal effects.
The New Yrk Times and sme writers have taken legal actins against OpenAI fr its use f ed wrks f writing t train ChatGPT. And OpenAI pays a fee t The Assciated Press, the surce f this reprt, t license its text news archive（档案）. OpenAI said in a blg pst that it is cmmunicating with artists, plicymakers and thers befre releasing the new tl t the public.
The cmpany added that it is wrking with “red teamers” — peple wh try t find prblems and give helpful suggestins — t develp Sra. “We are wrking with red teamers wh will be adversarially（对立地）testing the mdel,” the cmpany said. “We’re als building tls t help detect misleading cntent such as a detectin classifier that can tell when a vide was generated by Sra.”
32．What makes Sra impressive?
A．Its artificial intelligence histry.
B．Its extrardinary vide quality.
C．Its ethical and scietal influence.
D．Its written cmmands and prmpts.
33．What is the main idea f Paragraph 6?
A．The cmpany’s current challenge.
B．The cmpany’s advanced technlgy.
C．The cmpany’s prblems in management.
D．The cmpany’s effrts fr Sra’s imprvement.
34．What can we infer frm the text?
A．Sme disagreements ver Sra have arisen.
B．Sra is the first text-t-vide generatr in histry.
C．OpenAI CEO Altman wrte a prmpt as an example.
D．All the details abut hw Sra was built have been shared.
35．What is the authr’s attitude twards Sra?
A．Pessimistic.B．Optimistic.C．Neutral.D．Cautius.
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。
Time is a valuable resurce, especially fr thse wh need t deal with academic demands, persnal grwth, and scial activities at the same time. Effective time management nt nly leads t increased prductivity, but reduces stress. 36 Here are sme strategies t help yung adults master the art f time management.
Setting clear and achievable shrt-term and lng-term gals is essential fr yuth. 37 They’ll als distribute time accrdingly. Whether it’s studying fr exams r pursuing persnal interests, having well-defined gals prvides a sense f directin. Meanwhile, imprtance levels f tasks can vary. By fcusing n key tasks and minimizing time spent n unimprtant nes, yung adults can perfect their time management.
38 It makes efficient use f their time. Whether using a planner r a calendar app scheduling specific blcks f time fr different activities, including study time, exercise, scializing, can lead t better time use.
Furthermre, learning t say n is a valuable skill fr yuth. With numerus pprtunities and interests, it’s easy t becme verwhelmed. By being selective abut cmmitments, yung adults can arrange their time and energy wisely. Saying n t nn-essential activities frees up time fr imprtant tasks. 39
In the pursuit f persnal success, yung adults ften find themselves caught up in a series f respnsibilities and cmmitments. Hwever, it’s essential fr them t recgnize that life shuldn’t be like this. Self-care plays a vital rle in time management. 40 By ensuring they maintain a healthy wrk-life balance, yung adults can recharge their energy levels, imprve fcus, and increase prductivity. That way, they perfect time usage and pave the way fr success.
A．That actually prevents ver-cmmitment.
B．One shuld cnstantly review hw time is spent.
C．It creates pprtunities fr persnal develpment as well.
D．Develping a daily schedule helps yung adults stay rganized.
E．Putting things ff cnstantly is a cmmn time management prject.
F．By knwing what they want t accmplish, they can priritize their tasks.
G．Yuth shuld value adequate rest and activities that prmte their well-being.
第三部分 英语知识运用（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
On the mrning f Jan.21st,2023, I was taking the subway t wrk as usual. A quiet subway ride felt like a mini 41 frm my busy life. Yet I fund myself spending that 42 time brwsing my endless messages n the phne.
One day, I put dwn my phne and started writing 43 ntes t peple wh had cntributed t a dnatin activity I had 44 . When I gt ff the train, I was in a nticeably 45 md. Then an idea struck me that I culd write ne fr every day f that year. As an rganizer and cnsultant, I had n 46 f peple I culd write t, s I picked ut a different 47 fr each mnth t keep n task. January was “charity”, February was …, and I thught f 48 names right away.
In July, my “ 49 ”mnth, I had becme gd at getting my memries back and 50 peple t send my ntes t. On the tp f the list was Jenny, a（n） 51 chef. She had cked at my favrite restaurant（It is nw clsed dwn）. I thanked her and specially mentined her biscuits 52 int the Rman number VI fr ur sixth wedding anniversary.
53 , I received a nte back frm her, 54 “I have never received such a tuching letter befre. It was 55 expectatin and unbelievably thughtful. And s needed at a time when I’m 56 prfessinally. Yur letter was a fantastic reminder that 57 back is a gd mtivatin fr mving frward.”
Part f the 58 f what I did was 59 with peple like Jenny —peple, wh weren’t 60 visitrs in my life but made a lasting impact. And I wuldn’t have knwn if I had nt reached ut.
41．A．activityB．vacatinC．adventureD．carriage
42．A．nervusB．tempraryC．preciusD．unfrgettable
43．A．aplgyB．invitatinC．cheer-upD．thank-yu
44．A．hstedB．witnessedC．attendedD．missed
45．A．betterB．calmerC．funnierD．heavier
46．A．resurceB．awarenessC．ideaD．shrtage
47．A．persnB．clurC．themeD．letter
48．A．sevenB．twelveC．thirtyD．thirty-ne
49．A．neighburB．familyC．tripD．fd
50．A．requiringB．identifyingC．encuragingD．cntacting
51．A．gentleB．respnsibleC．cnsiderateD．hnest
52． A．shapedB．filledC．drawnD．develped
53．A．LuckilyB．SurprisinglyC．FinallyD．Hpefully
54．A．writingB．addressingC．printingD．reading
55．A．free frmB．wing tC．ut fD．up t
56．A．strugglingB．thinkingC．hesitatingD．prgressing
57．A．mvingB．callingC．steppingD．lking
58．A．magicB．taskC．cnceptD．praise
59．A．reunitingB．fightingC．recnnectingD．exchanging
60．A．usefulB．imprtantC．frequentD．necessary
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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Sitting inside the Shenzhu XVI spacecraft, Gui Haicha, the first Chinese civilian n a spaceflight, tgether with the ther tw astrnauts, 61 （launch）by a 20-stry-tall Lng March 2F carrier rcket, 62 tk ff at 9:31 am n May 30, 2023 at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
Brn in 1986, Gui’s 63 （enthusiastic）fr science has been develping since childhd. He had a set f encyclpedias（百科全书）frm which he gained a lt f basic space knwledge. Years later, Gui Haicha attended Beihang University, 64 （majr）in spacecraft design and engineering.
Gui then pursued pstdctral research verseas and published abut 20 SCI academic papers in tp internatinal jurnals. After returning t China, he received Beihang’s invitatin t teach 65 an assciate prfessr.
In the spring f 2018, Gui was tld that China’s manned space authrities had made a decisin 66 （select）the third grup f astrnauts, including the first spaceflight engineers and science paylads specialists. “I have been 67 fan f space explratin fr many years and smetimes dreamed abut ding my research in space. S excited was I n hearing this news 68 I signed up withut much thught. Eventually I was 69 （successful）admitted fllwing several demanding runds f 70 （prfessin）tests,” he recalled.
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）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）画掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2．只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
The ther day, ur class watched a shrter mvie abut nise pllutin. The film shws us that lng-term expsure nise pllutin can cause 12,000 early deaths and 48,000 new case f heart disease annually in Eurpe alne. Never did I thught lud nises d s many damage t ur health. Nw, I always warn me t be cnsiderate f the cmfrt f thse nearby when used my electrnic devices. I never yell at the tp f my vice in the public. I ften remind my parents t grw mre plants in ur yard, what absrb sund energy but clean the air as well.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是高中生李华，你的英国朋友Peter不喜欢运动，请你给他写一封信，鼓励他参加体育锻炼，内容包括：
1．运动的重要性；
2．推荐的运动项目。
注意：
1．写作词数应为100左右；
2．可适当增添内容。
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高考仿真演练1英语答案
听力： 1---5 BCBCB 6—10 AACBC 11—15 CABAA 16—20CBCAA
阅读：
21-23 BDA 24-27ADCA 28-31 CABB 32-35 BDAC
七选五：
36．C 37．F 38．D 39．A 40．G
完形: 41-45．BCDAA 46-50．DCBDB 51-55．CABDC 56-60．ADACC
语法填空：
41．was launched 62．which 63．enthusiasm 64．majring 65．as 66．t select 67．a 68．that 69．successfully 70．prfessinal
短文改错：
1．shrter→shrt 2．在 expsure 后加 t 3．case→cases 4．thught→think
5．many→ much6． me→myself 7．used→using 8．删除 the 9．what→which 10．but→and
作文范文：
Dear Peter,
I am terribly srry t hear that yu are nt interested in sprts. In my mind, physical exercise plays a pivtal rle in enhancing academic success and verall well-being amng high schl students. Engaging in regular physical activity nt nly cntributes t physical health but als psitively impacts cgnitive and emtinal statues, thereby facilitating achievement and persnal grwth.
Amng all exercise, hiking must be placed n the tp f my recmmendatin list. First and fremst, it is hiking that helps t reduce a risk f heart disease and strengthen ur leg muscles. Additinally, frm a mental health perspective, hiking is beneficial t lwer stress level and alleviate mental fatigue. Furthermre, we can g fr a hike with ur friends. It can’t be a better way t cmmunicate and frge internatinal bnds.
In a nutshell, sprts bring us immense benefits. Please give yurself a chance t hit the trail and take advantage f whatever benefits hiking ffers us.
听力原稿：
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W: First, yu had a red sprts car. Then yu bught a yellw truck. Nw, yu are driving this?
M: That’s right. I figured that having a black mtrcycle wuld be the mst fun.（1）And it sure is fast!
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W: Can yu d me a favr and turn the vlume dwn? I’m talking t my mther n the phne.
M: Srry abut that, Lucy. I was just listening t sme music while I was ding sme schlwrk. I didn’t realize yu were hme.（2）
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M: Christmas is cming. I want t send my aunt a card.（3）What d yu think f this ne?
W: Did yu read the inside? It’s a birthday card! Let me pick ne ut. I am better at this than yu.
M: Thanks.
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M: I’ll g get sme fruit, and yu get the cffee and the milk. We’ll meet back here in ten minutes.
W: OK. Dn’t frget t get sme vegetables while yu are ver there.（4）
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M: I’m srry yu’re sick, Lucy. I feel like it’s my fault.
W: Dn’t be silly. It’s that time f year. If yu didn’t make me sick, smebdy else wuld have.（5）
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M: The flr lks super clean. Did yu call the cleaning cmpany?
W: Npe. My ft is brken. I stay at hme. S I did it myself.
M: With a brken ft? Was that a gd idea?
W: Dn’t wrry, Dave.
M: Yu culd have called Brenda.（7）She wuld have dne it fr yu.
W: I’m nt asking yur little sister t clean my flrs, Dave.（7）Anyway, it wasn’t as hard as yu think. I have been using a Rmba recently.
M: Oh, that cleaning rbt? I’m jealus, Sandra. I wanted ne, but I didn’t have 500 extra dllars.
W: I knw. They’re s expensive. I gt mine frm my bss when I was Emplyee f the Year tw years ag.
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M: Where were yu this mrning, Julie?（8）Mm and I were ging t take yu t schl. W: Oh, thanks, Dad. I thught yu saw my nte. I tk the bus early in the mrning.
M: An early bus? I thught yu were a night persn.（8）
W: We had band practice. We’re playing at the game next mnth, and I was excited. But nw... M: Uh-h. What happened?
W: It’s the unifrms. I saw them, and nw I’m srry I ever started playing the flute.（9）
M: Ugly? I’m sure yu’d lk great in anything, Julie.
W: It’s nt that. They’re made ut f wl. Wl! In August!（10）
M: Dear Lrd! Yu’ll all get way t ht.（10）
W: Well, it’s wrse fr the vilin players.
M: I guess the drummers have the same prblem.
W: Yes. They cmplained, but the schl desn’t have mney t buy new clthes fr us..
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M: Hell, I’d like t send a package t 6397 Spruce Street, Trnt. Here is my member number.
W: OK, sir. Will yu be sending it frm 2078 Anchr Way, Pittsburgh?（11）
M: N, I have a new address, actually. It’s 1256 Cape Hrn Street.（11）
W: All right, I’ll input that int ur system. What are the cntents f yur package?
M: It is just a bunch f small gifts:. scks, a tthbrush, sme magazines, and bks.
W: Hw heavy is the package?
M: Abut three punds I think. D yu have a bx I can use?（12）
W: Yes, we can prvide that fr yu. Yu just need t fill ut this frm. Please list every item and the price. Canada custms will tax yu 10% f the ttal cst f the items.
M: That is $10．Hw much is shipping?（13）
W: That will be $50, nt including the custms tax.（13）Please als include the passprt number f the persn yu are sending it t.
M: OK, thanks.
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M: Hi there, we’re lking fr the pl.（15）Are we n the right flr, r d we have t g dwn anther level?
W: Yu’re n the right level. Yu just have t pass thrugh the gym, and it’s t yur right.（15）Yu will need t use yur rm card t pen the drs, thugh.
M: What abut the tennis curts?（16）I talked t a cuple in the lift, and they said they just came back frm lessns. Is there a cach here?
W: Yes. Yu can sign up fr lessns at the frnt desk. The curts are usually pen frm ten in the mrning until ten at night.（16）They’re behind Building A by the parking lt.
M: Thanks. Hw late is the pl pen? We were thinking f having a lafe dinner and a nighttime swim.
W: Seven in the mrning until nine at night n weekdays, and nine t eleven n weekends.
M: Great. One mre thing. I’m attending a wedding here tmrrw in ne f yur ballrms.（17）
W: The Diamnd ballrm fits abut 80 peple. The Dragn ballrm fits arund 130．And the Ltus ballrm fits 300．
M: Yu knw what? I remember seeing a diamnd n the invitatin.（17）Thanks s much fr yur help.
W: Anytime, sir.
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It is called The Eye f Heaven. In the first year f its peratin, it discvered tw new “pulsars” which are very large, pwerful stars.（18）It cst 180 millin U. S. dllars, and a whle village had t be mved t make rm fr it. It is China’s FAST, r Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radi Telescpe. A chief scientist and engineer at the Chinese Academy f Sciences helped create it. The FAST is ne f the wrld’s largest and mst impressive radi telescpes,（19）lcated in a natural basin in suthwest China. It was built frm 2011 t 2016．And it quickly helped scientists find sme incredible stars that exist thusands f light years away. It is nt nly very large and expensive, but it als has a unique design. It is made up f metal panels cntrlled by cmputers. The cmputers direct the telescpe t view the sky frm many different angles.（20）The FAST is an imprtant scientific develpment that shws the impressive Chinese research being dne tday.