福建省福州市2024-2025学年高三上学期8月第一次质量检测英语试题（Word版附答案）

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英语试题
（本试题卷共12页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。）
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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.
答案是C。
1. What des the wman agree t d after wrk tday?
A. Exercise.B. Ck at hme.C. Watch a mvie.
2. Why des the man want t sleep in a htel?
A. It’s cler.B. It’s quieter.C. It’s safer.
3. What des the wman suggest the man d?
A. G t a tailr’s shp.B. Buy a unifrm nline.C. G t Sunshine Unifrms.
4. Where is the sund cming frm?
A. The televisin.B. A mbile phne.C. Birds frm utside.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. The weather frecast.B. Exam preparatin.C. Health cnditin.
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。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 was the man ding just nw?
A. Cking a meal.B. Playing the pian.C. Painting a picture.
7. Why did the wman cme up the stairs?
A. T cmplain abut the pian.
B. T handle a ceiling leak issue.
C. T ask fr advice n painting.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Hw des the wman pssibly knw f the prject?
A. Frm TV.B. Frm the man.C. Frm a newspaper.
9. What d we knw abut the city?
A. The city’s budget is generus.
B. A new urban park has been built.
C. An ld railway line might be replaced.
10. What is pssibly the man?
A. A teacher.B. A directr.C. An architect.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where is the man nw?
A. In Iceland.B. In Denmark.C. In Nrway.
12. What is the man’s seat number?
A.30D.B.31B.C.31D.
13. What will the man d?
A. Change his flight.
B. Wait at the airprt.
C. Return t the airprt later.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. When des the cnversatin take place?
A. On Tuesday.B. On Wednesday.C. On Thursday.
15. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Clleagues.B. Old schlmates.C. Husband and wife.
16. What is Anny’s place f birth?
A. Wales.B. Sctland.C. England.
17. Hw will the speakers g t Buchanan Street?
A. By car.B. On ft.C. By bus.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What d we knw abut Kantamant?
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What d we knw abut Kantamant?
A. It’s the capital f Ghana.
B. It’s a secndhand market.
C. It’s the biggest city in the wrld.
19. Hw many dnated clthes g t waste every week in Kantamant?
A. Abut 8 millin.B. Abut 20 millin.C. Abut 40 millin.
20. What are the effects f clthing waste n fishing in Accra?
A. Fish ften mistake parts f ld clthes fr fd.
B. Sea birds ften get caught in the ld clthes.
C. Fishing nets ften catch ld clthes.
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
A gd artist website shuld shwcase yur art. Think f hw art galleries are designed—they are functinal and simple with plenty f whitespace n walls. They d this t get ut f the way and shwcase the art. Peple didn’t cme t yur website t lk at an artistic-lking website. Dn’t try t make the website its wn piece f art—that rarely ges well.
Sphie Kahn
Sphie Kahn is an artist that fcuses n the human bdy by using digital and sculpting techniques. She uses a 3D image laser (激光) t bring her ideas t life, and yu can find these in bth print and vide frms.
This website’s design is classic, allwing visitrs t learn mre abut the artist and exhibitins thrugh an easy navigatin (导航)bar.
Jasn Arkles
Jasn is a sculptr with skills that emphasize the taste f the 19th century. Althugh his tastes are histrical, he lves t apply that in a mdernistic and frward-mving manner.
The hmepage is beautiful and simple, with tw main elements: the art and links imprtant pages.
Benjamin Hardman
Benjamin is a phtgrapher that catches sme amazing images f severe envirnments. Yu can find images f beautiful landscapes and animals that live in the wild in his wrks.
The website is minimal with ptential clients in mind. With its special visual design it takes the clients where they want t g.
Andrea Lawl Manning
Andrea is an artist that uses paint t create unique and clrful sculptures. This means dried paint, and the varius frms can create sme really incredible stuff! The website features clickable pictures t see the art in full-screen mde.
21. What d gd artist websites mainly fcus n?
A. Artists.B. Artwrks.C. Their lks.D. Their hmepages.
22. What is the feature f Sphie Kahn’s website?
A. It ffers a user-friendly menu.B. It prvides clickable pictures.
C. It reflects a histrical taste.D. It fllws a fancy design.
23. Whse website might appeal t thse wh are interested in nature?
A. Sphie Kahn’s.B. Jasn Arkles’.
C. Benjamin Hardman’s.D. Andrea Lawl Manning’s.
B
When my editrs asked me t reprt n frest bathing, I packed a swimsuit. I assumed it must invlve getting in the water. It turns ut, my interpretatin was t literal.
I met certified Frest Therapy (治疗) guide Melanie Chukas-Bradley at an urban frest in Washingtn, D. C. Here, I began t get it. Frest bathing isn’t a bath r a hike. We did walk the frest trails, but we wandered with n particular destinatin in mind.
The aim f frest bathing, Chukas-Bradley explained, is t slw dwn and thrw neself in the natural envirnment. She helped us be aware f the smells, tastes and sights f the frest. We tk in ur surrundings by using all ur senses. As we passed thrugh a stand f trees, we tuched the trunks. We smelled the black walnuts, which give ff a lvely fragrance (香气). We gt a little shwer f ripe mulberries, t. “Clse yur eyes and just breathe.” Chukas-Bradley tld us. After I pened my eyes, the green lked a lt greener. And I began t see things I hadn’t nticed befre.
“A frest guide helps us be here, nt there,” says Ams Cliffrd, the funder f the Assciatin f Nature & Frest Therapy, the rganizatin that certifies the guides. They supprt what the frests culd ffer us, inviting us int practices that deepen physical presence, pleasure, and partnership with nature. When we cnnect with nature in this way, we are cnnecting with urselves.
Cliffrd’s gal is t encurage health care prviders t integrate frest therapy as d a stress-reductin strategy. In the United States, wrk-related stress accunts fr up t 0$190billin in health care csts each year. “It’s my hpe that the health care system will include frest therapy int the range f services,” Cliffrd says
24. What is frest bathing?
A. A hike up the muntain.B. An adventure in the wds.
C. A swimming in pen water.D. A guided nature healing practice.
25. Hw can we benefit frm frest bathing?
A. By imprving ur awareness.B. By ding intense training.
C. By experiencing nature mindfully.D. By carrying ut eyesight tests.
26. What can a guide help frest bathers d?
A. Lcate and pick ripe fruits.B. Put exercise plans int actin.
C. Identify different trees and birds.D. Cncentrate n the surrunding nature.
27. What can we learn frm Cliffrd’s wrds in the last paragraph?
A. Health care system needs updating.
B. Nature-based therapy csts t much.
C. Stress-related diseases are cmmnly seen.
D. Frest therapy culd be an alternative treatment.
C
Flating pieces f Arctic sea ice rlled int cmplicated patterns a as s cean currents carried them suth alng Greenland’s east cast in spring 2024. The MODIS (光谱仪) n NASA’s Terra satellite seized a mment f this dizzying jurney n June 4, 2024.
Much f the ice has likely flwed a great distance t get t this pint. The Fram Strait, cnnecting the Arctic Ocean with the Greenland Sea, serves as the primary rute fr sea ice ut f the Arctic.
Alng the way, it breaks int smaller pieces and starts t melt in warmer cean waters. “The smaller the flating ice, the mre ‘wispy’ the patterns,” said Walt Meier, a sea ice scientist. The small ice pieces may nly be meters acrss—t small t distinguish in MODIS imagery. Their gathering frms the smke-like cluds rising frm the water surface.
As the summer wears n, ice will cntinue t be carried ut f the Arctic. But in recent years, mre f the Arctic Ocean’s sea ice has becme t yung and thin t make the jurney suth, nted Angela Bliss, a sea ice scientist at NASA’s Gddard Space Flight Center. “Histrically, when mre f the Arctic sea ice wuld survive the summer melt seasn, grwing thicker and lder, a larger vlume f sea ice wuld be transprted thrugh the Fram Strait,” she said.
Sme climate scientists are watching this decreased flw clsely. The mvement f sea ice and freshwater ut f the Arctic is a cmpnent f cean circulatin(洋流)patterns that distribute heat arund the planet. The “glbal cean cnveyr belt” transprts cld water suth and warm water nrth, cntributing t climate cnditins wrldwide “Less ice and freshwater transprt have big impacts n cean prductivity, as well as warming upper cean temperatures, in the regin,” said Bliss.
A 2023 study lking at tw decades f related bservatins fund that the East Greenland Current is mving less sea ice thrugh the Fram Strait, primarily due t sea ice thinning. The researchers bserved that summertime surface water temperatures ff Greenland have risen, in part due t the increased presence f heat-absrbing pen water.
28. What des the NASA image mainly shw?
A. The length f the castline.B. The jurney t the Arctic.
C. A scene f sea ice mvement.D. A pattern f the Arctic ice.
29. What des the underlined “wispy” pssibly mean?
A. Typical.B. Delicate.C. Evident.D. Similar.
30. Why are climate scientists mnitring the reduced flw?
A. It affects the balance f glbal heat.
B. It encurages Arctic cean diversity.
C. It leads t the pllutin f freshwater.
D. It speeds up the “cean cnveyr belt”.
31. What can we knw abut the changing sea ice in the last paragraph?
A. Its theretical basis.B. Its ecnmic prmise.
C. Its impact n the Fram Strait.D. Its link with climate system.
D
In a digital, glbal wrld where thinking critically and generating new ideas cunt, a cradle-t-career apprach t educating children must be mindful f hw children learn t learn, nt just what they learn. The Intellectual Lives f Children allws readers t lk int the minds f kids as they explre and learn in everyday mments, emphasizing what cnstitutes real learning.
Children are brn with playful curisity. They ask questins abut everything—Why des a tree have leaves? Why des the Sun cme up? These questins help children discver the causal relatinships amng things—all with the guidance f adults.
Yet explratins take time. As Engel writes, “when children are allwed t dive int a tpic thrughly, they…cnnect unrelated facts and generate new ideas.” The real mental wrk takes place as they play—when a child builds a platfrm f chairs t get ckies frm an ut-f-reach ckie bx. Hidden in these mments are strengthened curisity and innvatin. Hurried parents ften lack the ability t allw that time, fearing that their children might be late fr their next scheduled activity.
“It becmes clear that the educatinal system in U.S. des n nt cncern itself with children’s intellectual lives,” warns Engel in the bk. Instead, she hpes t reimagine schls as “idea factries” built n inspiring curisity: “Imagine assessing students’ prgress under sme new headings: pses interesting questins,... and spends time slving them.”
In ne lvely example, Engel describes a teacher wh challenged her students t cnstruct a recrd-breaking straw chain measuring 3. 8 miles. “Winning wuld be fun, but the cgnitive (认知的) benefits wuld be far-reaching,” explains the teacher, whse gal was t help the children better understand the depth f the Mariana Trench.
With scientific insight and vivid examples, Engel’s bk ffers tips fr hw t make the learning mre apparent. She encurages parents t see children as active thinkers and suggests that by asking pen-ended questins and letting them explre, children will be better prepared fr a cmplex and ever-changing wrld.
32. Hw will children’s playful curisity becme real learning?
A. By giving kids a time limit.B. By planning ut extra activities.
C. By remembering casual facts.D. By allwing kids t fully explre.
33. What’s Engel’s attitude tward American educatinal system?
A. Critical.B. Unclear.C. Uncncerned.D. Tlerant.
34. What is special abut Engel’s bk?
A. It presents a cmplicated wrld.B. It prmtes scheduled activities.
C. It cmbines science and practice.D. It features pen-ended questins.
35. What is the best title fr the text?
A. Fun Inspires Kids’ Curisity B. Play Develps Better Thinkers
C. Learning Feeds Yung Minds D. Hurried Parents Teach Kids Well
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
We are all creatures f habit. We tend t wake up at the same time each day, brush ur teeth, have mrning cffee and travel t wrk, fllwing the same patterns every day. 36
Behaviral scientists wh study habit frmatin say that many f us try t create healthy habits the wrng way. 37 Here are tw tips, backed by research, fr frming new healthy habits.
38 Fr many f us, ur mrning rutine is the strngest, s that’s a great place t build a anew v habit. While brushing yur teeth, yu might stand n ne ft t practice balance. Many f us fall int end-f-the-day patterns as well. D yu tend t sink int the sfa after wrk and turn n the TV? That might be a gd time t d a single daily yga pse.
39 Wendy Wd, a research psychlgist, calls the frces that get in the way f gd habits “frictin”. In ne study, researchers changed the timing f lift drs s that wrkers had t wait nearly half a minute fr the drs t clse. 40 Many peple are therefre cnvinced that taking the stairs was easier than waiting fr the lift. It shws hw sensitive we are t small frictin in ur envirnment. Just slwing dwn the lift gt peple t take the stairs, and they stuck with it even after the lift went back t nrmal timing.
A. It was just enugh f a delay.
B. Why d we stp ding what’s gd fr us?
C. But why is it s hard t frm new healthy habits?
D. We prbably frm new habits when we clear away the barriers.
E. The better way t frm a new habit is t tie it t an existing habit.
F. It explains why frictin prevents the prgress f frming gd habits.
G. Fr example, we set big gals t lse weight withut taking prper steps.
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。
Cking has always been a small enjyment f mine. Abut a decade ag, I fund great 41in creating delicius meals frm beginning. Hwever, a series f 42 , including a few unfrtunate cuts, left me 43 t ck. S I gradually distanced myself frm 44 , relying mre n my husband t ck r takeut. Recently, hwever, I decided t 45 my lve fr cking, and it’s been transfrmative.
Getting back int cking g wasn’t easy. Memries f past accidents with my hands remained, and the fear f 46 myself again appeared. Hwever, as the 47 f living cntinued t rise, I realized that relying nly n restaurants wasn’t sustainable. S, with 48 , I stepped back int the kitchen.
One 49 that has truly refueled my passin fr cking is Julia Child’s Beef Burguignn(红酒炖牛肉). When the mvie Julie and Julia came ut, I fell in lve with cking but never 50 this classic French dish. It’s certainly a 51 f lve, requiring a lt f time, 52 , and attentin t detail. Frm seasning the beef with salt and pepper t mixing it with wine, every 53 is a jyus celebratin f flavr and technique. Making it fr the first time gave me a sense f 54 , reminding me why I fell in lve with cking.
Cking desn’t have t be a 55 —it can be a frm f self-expressin.
41. A. lss B. jy C. curage D. truble
42. A. chices B. treatments C. accidents D. questins
43. A. hesitant B. excited C. curius D. ready
44. A. cleaning B. cking C. hspital D. restaurant
45. A. cnvey B. test C. frget D. rediscver
46. A. injuring B. excusing C. blaming D. changing
47. A. level B. value C. quality D. cst
48. A. energy B. dream C. determinatin D. pleasure
49. A. gift B. recipe C. idea D. advertisement
50. A. sld B. mentined C. attempted D. accepted
51. A. labr B. rule C. mark D. prmise
52. A. space B. belief C. cautin D. patience
53. A. dish B. event C. step D. secret
54. A. relief B. accmplishment C. warmth D. respnsibility
55. A. burden B. surprise C. regret D. danger
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。
The term Xuan paper first appeared in On Famus Paintings thrugh the Ages, a bk written by Tang Dynasty schlar Zhang Yanyuan, 56 he described Xuan paper as an ideal carrier fr calligraphy and painting. Handmade Xuan paper frm Jingxian cunty, East China’s Anhui prvince, 57 (list) as a gift t the imperial curt then fr its supreme quality.
During the Tang and Sng Dynasties Xuan paper reached its peak f 58 (ppular) and quality. The traditinal craft(工艺) f making Xuan paper is extremely 59 (demand). Sandalwd bark, a plant native t suthern China, 60 (g) thrugh 108 prcedures ver the curse f three years befre it can transfrm int fine Xuan paper.
The flw f ink determines the utput f Chinese art, and Xuan paper utshines thers with its excellent ability 61 (give) full play t ink. Different prprtins(比例) f bark t straw during the paper-making prcess can create different canvases (帆布)best suited 62 artistic expressin in freehand ink paintings r calligraphy. The unique quality f Xuan paper is 63 (high) valued in the wrld f Chinese calligraphy and painting.
Xuan paper is very resistant t damage brught by time. It is this durability 64 has made the preservatin f many valuable wrks frm ancient China pssible. The lng histry, unique craftsmanship, and high quality f Xuan paper have made it a 65 (treasure) cultural heritage f China.
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，你校每周开设一节劳动课，请你给外国朋友Mike写一封邮件分享其中的一次经历，内容包括：
1.活动过程；
2.你的感想。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike,
I’m writing t share with yu a class f labr educatin.
Yurs,
Li Hua
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。
Emily Harper sat at her desk, staring blankly rat at the math prblems in frnt f her. Numbers and variables danced cnfusingly acrss the page, laughing at her every effrt. At schl, Emily was knwn fr her artistic talents, but math had always been her weakness. N matter hw hard she tried, she just culdn’t make sense f it.
Her struggles nly wrsened in the 10th grade. The pressure t keep up with her classmates grew, and the pr grades shk her cnfidence. Her parents decided t step in. “We need t find yu sme help,” her mther gently suggested ne evening.
Then came Mr. Jenkins, a retired lcal teacher knwn fr his unique teaching style. Emily was initially resistant; the idea f spending extra hurs n a subject she hated seemed like a punishment. But she unwillingly agreed, knwing smething had t change.
Their first sessin was tense. Mr. Jenkins, sensing her frustratin, didn’t dive straight int prblems. Instead, he asked abut her interests. When Emily spke passinately abut her painting, he smiled. “Math is like art, Emily. It has patterns and beauty if yu knw where t lk.”
Dubtful but inspired, Emily listened as he began t explain cncepts thrugh visual examples. He used clrs and shapes, turning abstract numbers int smething almst tangible (有形的). Fr the first time, math seemed less like a freign language and mre like a puzzle waiting t be slved.
Hwever, prgress was slw. Weeks passed with minimal imprvement, and Emily’s patience wre thin. A particularly difficult quiz left her in tears, cnvinced she was sure t fail. Mr. Jenkins said. “Remember, Emily, every artist starts with a blank canvas. Masterpieces aren’t created vernight.”
Encuraged by his firm belief, Emily pushed n. She began t see the cnnectins between the steps, hw each slutin fllwed a lgical path. Small victries in practice prblems gave her sme hpe. Mr. Jenkins was always there, celebrating her successes, n matter hw minr.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
Gradually, Emily’s cnfidence grew with Mr. Jenkins’ help.

Emily’s heart raced when the results day arrived.

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
2024—2025学年福州市高三第一次质量监测
英语试卷参考答案
第一部分
1-5 ABABC 6-10 ABCCB 11-15 BCCCA 16-20 BABAC
第二部分
21-23 BAC 24-27 DCDD 28-31CBAD 32-35 DACB 36-40 CGEDA
第三部分
41-45 BCABD 46-50 ADCBC 51-55 ADCBA
56. where 57. was listed 58. ppularity 59. demanding 60. ges 61. t give 62.fr/t 63. highly
64. that 65. treasured
第四部分
(略)
听力部分原文
第一节
(Text 1)
W: I’m feeling s burnt ut frm wrk. I need smething fun.
M: Hw abut we hit the gym tgether tnight, and then watch a mvie befre heading hme?
W: The first part sunds gd
(Text 2)
M: Why are there s many insects? It’s nisy.
W: And it’s s ht. I tld yu, camping is like this.
M: Let’s drive int twn and find a htel t get away frm the nise. It might be expensive, but at least we can sleep in peace tnight.
W: Gd idea.
(Text 3)
M: My schl unifrm is t tight arund the ankles. D yu knw where I can buy a new ne?
W: Sunshine Unifrms at Maple Street. It ffers bth nline and in-stre shpping. But why nt just get yur unifrm fixed t fit better?
M: great. I can save sme mney that way.
(Text 4)
W: Jimmy, are yu watching a bird shw n TV?
M: N, I’m ding my hmewrk. Maybe it’s the birds singing by the windw?
W: Oh, it’s my phne ringing. Wh changed my phne tne?
M: It must have been Cindy.
(Text 5)
W: Tm, yu lk under the weather. What happened?
M: I trusted the weather frecast and didn’t bring an umbrella, s I ended up getting wet n the way hme. Then, I stayed up late studying fr an exam last night.
第二节
(Text 6)
M: Hell! Hw can I help yu?
W: Hi, I live right belw yu. I’ve been kncking fr a while. Were yu busy with smething?
M: [6] Srry abut that, I was in the kitchen and my kid was playing the pian, s I didn’t hear yu. And, what brings yu upstairs?
W: [7] It lks like there might be a leak n yur flr. Water is cming in nt the ceiling f my study and has even damaged sme f my paintings.
M: Oh n, let’s g dwnstairs and take a lk tgether.
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M: Have yu heard abut the new urban park prject dwntwn?
W: [8][9] Yes, I read that they’re planning t transfrm an ld railway line int a green space. [8]② It’s n the frnt page f Greenville Daily.
M: It culd prvide a great play area fr the city. But d yu think it’s wrth the high cst?
W: Hnestly, I think putting mney int green spaces is vital fr imprving city life. It’s gd fr the envirnment and the cmmunity.
M: I agree, but with ur city’s tight budget, might there be a better use fr the funds?
W: Pssibly, but I believe that the benefits f mre green spaces, like cleaner air and a happier cmmunity, utweigh the csts in the lng run.
M: [10] Gd pint. I’m lking t feature the prject in my next TV prgram.
W: [10] Great! Let me knw when it airs.
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W: Hell. Hw may I help yu?
M: Hi, I left my shpping bag under the seat n the plane.
W. Which flight was it?
M: [11] MF302, a direct flight frm Iceland t Denmark at 9:30 a.m.
W: [12] Culd yu please prvide yur seat number?
M: [12]31D, it’s next t the walkway. Oh, wait, I actually placed the bag under the seat in frnt f me.
W: Alright, that wuld be seat 30D. Let me check, sir.
M: Okay.
W: Yur shpping bag is still n the plane. The crew has put it aside fr yu. Hwever, the plane tk ff half an hur ag. [11] Since it’s a rund trip between Iceland and Denmark, it will arrive back at the Denmark airprt in six hurs. [13] Yu can cme back here t the service desk at 7 p.m. t pick it up.
M: [13] That wrks fr me. My flight t Nrway is at 8:40 p.m. tnight, will I make it?
W: It shuld be fine, sir.
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W: Hi, Jnny. [14] There’s a party at Hummingbird this Saturday t celebrate Anny’s prmtin. Cme jin us?
M: Sure. She’s being shifted t the headquarters in Lndn, right?
W: Yes, she’s leaving in Octber, prbably a mnth after the prmtin annuncement ges fficial next Tuesday. Everyne shuld have received an email by then.
M: That’s sn. I need t get her a gift
W: Me, t. D yu have any idea?
M: [16] I’m thinking f buying a Scttish music CD s she can remember us when she listens t music frm her hmetwn while relaxing.
W: Nice ne! I plan t give her a dinner set. I remembered she bught a bunch f spns last time she was in Wales fr training.
M: [14][17] Let’s head fr Buchanan Street the day after tmrrw t pick smething, then we can drive straight t Anny’s party afterward.
W: [17] That wrks. Buchanan Street is t far t walk.
M: Deal. I’ll pick yu up at Springburn Rad statin at 2 p.m.
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W: Many f us dnate ld clthes t charity shps, but did yu knw that mst aren’t sld? Accrding t The Guardian, nly abut 20% are sld. The rest are packed and sent abrad, ften t places like Ghana, either fr resale r t be thrwn away.
[18] In Ghana’s capital, Accra, there is a huge secndhand clthing market called Kantamant. It’s ne f the biggest markets in the wrld. [19] Every week, this market receives arund 20 millin pieces f used clthing. Unfrtunately, abut 40% f these clthes end up as waste. Wrkers either burn this waste r bury it undergrund, but since Accra is clse t the sea and desn’t have enugh space fr landfills, a lt f waste ends up n the beaches and in the water
This is a big prblem fr the envirnment. Clthing waste harms sea life. Sea birds might mistake parts f ld clthes fr fd, and fish ften get caught in the ld clthes, preventing them frm grwing prperly. This als hurts the lcal ecnmy. [20] Fishermen find it harder t catch fish because their nets ften bring up clthes instead.