黑龙江省哈尔滨市2022-2023学年高二下学期7月期末英语试题

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哈尔滨市2021级高二下学期学业质量检测
英语试卷
（本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
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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：How much is the shirt?
A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15.
答案是C。
1. Which color hair does the missing girl have?
A. Red. B. Black. C. Brown.
2. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Be thankful. B. Be positive. C. Be helpful.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a café. B. In a library. C. In a bookshop.
4. What time is it now?
A. 8:05 p.m. B. 8:00 p.m. C. 7:55 p.m.
5. What might bother the man?
A. His dieting. B. His weight. C. His schedule.
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 problem does the woman have?
A. She is hungry. B. She feels tired. C. She hurt her eyes.
7. What does the man offer to do?
A. Fix the computer. B. Take care of the kids. C. Make a meal.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Who gave the woman the tickets?
A. Her brother. B. Her husband. C. Her friend.
9. What will the woman probably do?
A. Sell the tickets. B. Buy some flowers. C. Get a gift for the man.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What did the woman feel scared of at university at the beginning?
A. Taking tests.
B. Leaving home.
C. Communicating with new people.
11. What is the woman studying at university?
A. English. B. French. C. Russian.
12. What does the man want to be?
A. A teacher. B. A translator. C. A historian.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Who are the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. A couple. C. Friends.
14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Whether kids should work for pocket money.
B. How kids can balance work and study.
C. What kids can do at home.
15. What did the man do when he was young?
A. He washed the dishes. B. He worked on a farm. C. He delivered newspapers.
16. What is the woman’s attitude towards sleep for young people?
A. They have too much sleep.
B. They should have enough sleep.
C. They should go to bed early.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the speaker doing?
A. Recommending a TV show. B. Introducing a song. C. Presenting a star.
18. How is the speaker feeling about tonight’s show?
A. Excited. B. Surprised. C. Confused.
19. What role is the special guest most famous as?
A. A songwriter. B. An author. C. An actress.
20. How many children are helped by the Imagination Library programme?
A. 1 million. B. 1.9 million. C. 9 million.
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
Not everyone needs or can afford the latest, most powerful laptop. For simple tasks, such as running web-based apps or sending an email, a low-powered, low-priced laptop fits the bill. That’s where budget laptops come in.
Budget laptops often come with small drive space, low memory, and slow processors. You won’t be able to use them to run the latest graphics—heavy computer games, but for giving your kids access to the web, sending a teen off to college with a computer for their, studies or for you to stay up-to-date with Facebook, a budget laptop could be an ideal purchase.
Our top pick is the HP Envy x360 15z, a 2-in-1 laptop with high quality and smart performance that can be found for under $700 and competes with laptops that cost twice as much. Many of our picks are even more affordable.
These are the best budget laptops we tested, ranked in order:
●HP Envy x360 15z
●Lenovo Chromebook Flex 5
●HP Stream 14
●Acer Chromebook Spin 514
●Asus Zenbook 14
●Acer Aspire 5
●Google Pixelbook Go
●HP Chromebook x360
●Lenovo Ideapad 3
Recommendations are independently chosen by Reviewer’s editors and you, can complete your purchases through our links.
21. In what case couldn’t a budget laptop be a good choice?
A. Sending Emails. B. Editing school work.
C. Surfing the Internet. D. Running complicated games.
22. What makes HP Envy x360 15z 3 our top pick?
A. Thinner and cool shape. B. The latest games loaded.
C. High quality with low price. D. High price with a big drive space.
23. What is the purpose of this text?
A. To rank the best budget laptops.
B. To introduce the functions of laptops.
C. To contrast the prices of some laptops.
D. To recommend some budget laptops.
B
For years, Kris celebrated Valentine’s Day with her husband, Paul. But this year’s Valentine’s Day may be the most eventful one yet. That’s because it is their 25th as husband and wife, a landmark that would be meaningful for most couples but is extraordinary for them. They were both born with Down syndrome (唐氏综合症) and are believed to be the longest-married couple with the condition in the country.
This year’s Valentine’s Day is the first on which they won’t be living together.
Paul, 54, is dealing with early-stage dementia (痴呆). Several months ago, the state moved him into a community residence with special nursing care. The couple was disappointed but not daunted. Kris visits Paul regularly, and they spend weekends together at the community residence, where Kris still cooks for her husband.
The ongoing effort to keep them together reminds Paul’s mother, of all the obstacles they have overcome. She remembered how some doctors told her not to expect much when Paul was born. Instead, he grew up to live a successful life that included a marriage lasting a quarter century.
Kris has had her struggles too. Then and now, she still encounters the occasional stranger who laughs at her abnormal behavior. The truth is that those people have no idea how rich and rewarding her life is. They cannot see the commitment that lasts after 25 years, and is still very fresh today “to have and to hold, in sickness and in health.” And they cannot see how, as Kris sits in her own living room recalling those vows (誓言) from her wedding day, she is surrounded by photos of herself with the man who changed her life.
24. Why is this Valentine Day so extraordinary for Paul and Kris?
A. Because their health conditions become worse.
B. Because they won’t be living together since the day.
C. Because they are the longest-married couple in the country.
D. Because the couple of Down syndrome has a 25-year marriage.
25. What does the underlined word “daunted” mean in the third paragraph?
A. Discouraged. B. Scared. C. Excited. D. Embarrassed.
26. What is the purpose of the fourth paragraph?
A. To Emphasize Paul’s depending on Kris.
B. To stress struggles Paul experienced.
C. To highlight the influence of Paul’s mother.
D. To show Paul’s understanding towards life.
27. What may impress the author most from the text?
A. Kris’ care of her husband.
B. The support from Paul’s mother.
C. Paul and Kris’ sufferings from diseases.
D. Paul and Kris’ commitment to marriage.
C
Black and white mountains and rocks covered in colorful mist—the combination of Chinese and Western painting styles—attracts Michela Millstein at an art exhibition in San Francisco.
“I think there are a lot of meanings behind the paintings. You can tell that it’s trying to show cultural things and not just a picture,” Millstein says. Having studied Chinese for three years, Millstein, a high school student in the San Francisco Bay Area, says she loves Chinese culture.
The exhibition, The Flying Colors, presented more than 60 pieces of Chinese ink paintings by a local artist, Arthur Ku, at San Francisco City Hall recently.
“Arthur Ku is a well-known painter, calligrapher, and artist; his endless devotion to the art community has undoubtedly contributed to the vitality (活力) of San Francisco,” the mayor said in the announcement.
Ku was born in Guangdong province in 1941 and settled down in the United States in 1977. He has been exploring the “splash ink and color” style, which is a technique of working with splashy (泼墨), colorful washes to create an abstract, expressive style. Ku’s artistic talent in traditional Chinese brush and ink painting inspired a unique style of down-to-earth and creative freedom, which created a critical attempt of traditional Chinese brush painting into modern and contemporary art, according to mayor’s statement.
Ku is also keen to promote cultural and artistic exchanges between China and the US to improve art and friendship. He has successfully held several joint painting exhibitions in the US for artists from China.
“I think inclusiveness brings unity and diversity brings vitality. We are now living in the most challenging times. So, I think it’s important for us to embrace more inclusiveness and diversity, to have more cultural dialogue, so that we can communicate better and respect each other more.” said Arthur Ku.
28. What can we learn from Millstein’s words in paragraph 2?
A. The exhibition held recently.
B. The beauty of artistic works.
C. The passion for artistic works.
D. The cultural significance of the works
29. What does the mayor probably think of Ku’s painting?
A. Innovative. B. Traditional. C. Costly. D. Inimitable.
30. Why did Ku hold painting exhibitions in the US?
A. To promote cultural and artistic exchanges.
B. To found an international charity organisation.
C. To enhance the reputation of some Chinese artists.
D. To introduce the history of Chinese traditional arts.
31. What is the passage mainly about?
A. The learning process of a Chinese artist.
B. An artist furthering cultural communication.
C. The guidance on communicating and respecting.
D. An art exhibition held at San Francisco City Hall.
D
Faking (假的) sickness is about to get harder. Trying to take a day off work by nervously coughing down the phone to your boss might no longer live up to your expectations. Very soon your company might be able to tell whether or not your symptoms are real, just from the sound of your voice.
As anyone has woken up with a runny nose and a sore throat, infection with the common cold virus change how a person’s voice sounds. That is because the tissue in vocal cord (声带) temporarily swells (肿胀) and, therefore, shakes at a lower pitch (音阶), which tends to make people with a cold develop a deeper voice.
A research team in Surat, India, tried to find exactly how a “cold voice” differs from a healthy voice. Their research makes use of the fact that human speech does not produce single frequencies of sounds. The dominant notes in the human voice are instead accompanied by a series of higher pitched tones.
Together these sets of notes fit into mathematical patterns called harmonics (和声), with higher pitched tones having frequencies that are multiples of the original note. The loudness of these harmonics in speech has to do with the frequency scale.
To find out how infection with a cold might change the frequency, the scientists made use of an unusual resource: recordings of the voices of 630 people in Germany, 111 of whom were suffering from a cold. Each was asked to count from 1 to 40 and describe what they did at the weekend.
By breaking down each person’s speech into component wave lengths, the researchers could identify the dominant frequency in each case. They then used machine-learning calculation to find frequency changing patterns that could distinguish the cold voices from the healthy voices.
The Indian team’s diagnosis (诊断) of cold voice is not fully reliable. The results show it can correctly diagnose a cold up to around 70% of the time. Faced with another scary Monday at the office, would you take the risk?
32. What is the function of Paragraph 1?
A. To introduce the topic of the passage.
B. To warn readers not to pretend to be sick.
C. To provide the background of the research.
D. To stress the development of scientific technology.
33. Why does a person with a cold have a different voice?
A. Swollen vocal cord produces lower pitched tones.
B. They produce deeper voices to protect vocal cord.
C. Their voices are from deeper part than normal ones.
D. A runny nose and a sore throat change some sounds.
34. How did the research team do their research?
A. By applying a method to changing voice frequencies.
B. By identify the frequency of high pitched tones.
C. By observing the voices of 630 people chosen.
D. By referring to the data of wave length.
35. Which of the following is the best title of the text?
A. Taking Sick Leave will be Risky
B. A Voice from a Real Cold or not
C. Voice Changes Might Cure a Cold
D. An AI Distinguisher of Voices
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。
Working from home has its advantages, but a sense of community is not one of them. Still, feeling connected at work is necessary for our success in our jobs and lives. Research finds that people with friends at work are more satisfied with and perform better at their jobs. 36
Schedule an informal meeting just to chat.
You can’t build a friendship if you only ever talk about work. One study found that while people feel closer the more time they spend together, this wasn’t true at work. 37 This is likely because when we only focus on work, we don’t reveal anything about ourselves. If you want to make friends at work, stop talking about work.
38
Friendship is not built from one interaction; it grows gradually. We unconsciously like those we are more exposed to. Scheduling an informal chat is great, but this chat needs to be repeated for a friendship to develop. The best way to do this is to put a standing meeting on your calendar, perhaps once a week or once a month, depending on preference.
Share more of yourself.
Now that you have stopped talking about work, start sharing stories. Study shows that people like people who share details about themselves. 39 Use interesting questions to get to know your co-workers. Some good options are: What do you do for fun? What were you like in high school?
Express praise.
We often think likable people are funny or smart, but the secret to being likable is actually to like people. 40 Co-workers will be more likely to want to be your friend if you show them you like them by doing things like greeting them warmly and celebrating their success.
A. Get intentional with team building.
B. Make informal meetings consistent.
C. People like people who they think like them.
D. Here are some tips on how to make friends at work.
E. It pays to build a network of co-workers who see your value.
F. They will feel closer when people answer a series of personal questions.
G. In fact, people will find more separate when they spent more time together at work.
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。
Deserts, rainforests and wildlife are just some of the difficulty that Russell Cook says he’ll 41 as he attempts to complete the task of running the length of Africa. Starting at the most southerly point in South Africa, the 26-year-old Briton is 42 reach the most northerly point in Tunisia by Christmas—that’s the equivalent of running 360 marathons in 240 days.
Supported by a small crew of friends, Cook will pass through 16 countries in a physically demanding, mentally exhausting and challenging 43 as he raises money for both The Running Charity and Water Aid. “There’s no 44 worrying about it until it’s right in your face. We can plan and try to 45 as much as we can along the way but none of these things keep me stay up at night. Handle the day, wake up, and handle tomorrow.”
Life hasn’t always been so 46 for Cook. Like many young men, Cook 47 his mental health as a teenager, unable to find 48 in the multiple jobs he was doing to make a living. 49 new horizons, he decided to run. A friend asked Cook to run a local half marathon. He completed it. He then thought he’d try a 50 marathon a few weeks later. He 51 that as well. “For the first time in a long time, I felt 52 ,” says Cook. “Trying to improve myself and then putting more 53 energy out there, putting the work in, working on myself and then slowly but surely, climbing the ladder.”
His 54 for adventure is very strong. 55 his heart is beating, Cook says, he will be moving down the road.
41. A. account B. prepare C. encounter D. predict
42. A. aiming to B. pretending to C. suffering to D. refusing to
43. A. chance B. tour C. flight D. journey
44. A. desire B. point C. order D. risk
45. A. edit B. worsen C. ease D. learn
46. A. remarkable B. difficult C. attractive D. promising
47. A. debated with B. chatted with C. caught up with D. struggled with
48. A. value B. boredom C. solution D. courage
49. A. In search of B. In place of C. In favor of D. In memory of
50. A. national B. full C. legal D. mini
51. A. accepted B. completed C. admitted D. dropped
52. A. amused B. casual C. confident D. frightened
53. A. negative B. general C. usual D. positive
54. A. dislike B. concern C. appetite D. panic
55. A. As soon as B. In order that C. When D. As long as
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个适当的词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Yaji Cultural Salon, a 56 (globe) event hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, 57 (launch) on May 15 at the Prince Kung’s Palace Museum in Beijing.
The event intended to give tea a greater role 58 enhancing friendly dialogue and mutual (相互的) learning between civilizations. It raised 59 (aware) of Chinese tea culture around the world, 60 (follow) the writings of traditional tea processing techniques and their associated social practices in China on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity in 2022.
A yaji was featured at the launch ceremony, 61 the guests sampled various types of tea from different 62 (region) of China, Sri Lanka, Turkey and Zimbabwe, watched the performance of intangible cultural heritage chabaixi (painting on the ground tea leaves with plain water), 63 enjoyed the smell of incense (薰香) and the music of guqin and the bamboo flute xiao.
China International Culture Association, 64 non-profit organization, signed a cooperation letter with Zhejiang Huzhou municipal people’s government and both parties 65 (joint) launched the Lu Yu Tea Culture Promotion Foundation.
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，你校上周末组织同学去熊猫馆近距离观察熊猫并亲身参与熊猫的保育工作。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，介绍此次活动。
内容包括：
1. 活动内容；
2. 参与感受；
3. 呼吁大家保护熊猫。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：熊猫馆：Panda House
A Date with the National Treasure
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第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
（1）续写词数应为150左右；
（2）开头已给出。
Pansy Takes a Trip
Very excited, Anika hugged her favorite doll tight as she followed her parents through the airport. It was going to be her first time on an airplane. When she walked down the narrow aisle (走廊、过道) of the plane to find her seat, a tall flight attendant (服务人员) smiled at her and asked where they were going. “Walt Disney World,” Anika said with a smile, “We’ll be there for a week.”
“Have a wonderful trip,” replied the flight attendant, pointing to her name tag (名签), “I’m Leanne. You let me know if you and your pretty doll friend need anything.”
“Thanks. I’m Anika, and this is Pansy,” said Anika, holding the doll up to show her, “Do you fly to Disney World every day?”
Leanne shook her head. “I get to fly all over the world. It can be fun to explore new places.”
The flight was going to be a few hours. Anika read a book with Pansy and did some puzzles her mother had packed for the trip. Soon she was getting a little tired and asked Leanne for a pillow (枕头). The flight attendant returned with a pillow, a blanket, and a sleep mask to cover her eyes. Anika tucked Pansy under the blanket with her and fell asleep quickly. In no time, it seemed, she was being woken up again because it was time to land. They had arrived!
“Already?” yawned (打哈欠) Anika. She wasn’t quite awake yet. Her parents were busily packing up their bags and jackets, ready to leave the plane. Leanne walked past them, collecting the pillows and blankets from passengers as she went.
“Now you will have lots of energy to enjoy your visit to Disney World!” She smiled to Anika. “I will see you next week on your return flight home.”
Anika was delighted to be in the new city. When her family got to the hotel, she couldn’t wait to bring Pansy along to see all the amazing sights with her. She looked around, but she couldn’t find her doll.
She searched through the bags and jackets, but Pansy was nowhere to be found. __________________________
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Hugging Pansy tight again, Anika felt even more excited than she was on vacation last week. ________________
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2023年哈尔滨市高二期末质量检测
英语科答案
第一部分 听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1—20 BACCB BCABC AACAB BCAAB
第二部分 阅读（每小题2.5分，满分50分）
21—23 DCD 24—27 DABD 28—31 DAAB 32—35 AADB 36—40DGBFC
第三部分 完形填空（每小题1分，满分15分）
41—45 CADBC 46—50 ADAAB 51—55 BCDCD
第三部分 语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. global 57. was launched 58. in/of 59. awareness 60. following
61. where 62. regions 63. and 64. a 65. jointly
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
A Date with the National Treasure
Last weekend witnessed our trip to the Panda House.
With the guidance of the zookeepers, we cut and harvested bamboo to prepare meals for the pandas for about an hour. The highlight of the day came when we eagerly helped milk baby pandas. So fragile were they that we had to be very careful in case to hurt them. The activity is highly thought of. Not only does it enrich our knowledge, but it also raises our awareness to protect pandas.
As an endangered species, pandas are in desperate need of protection. It’s high time that we spared no effort to protect them.
第二节（满分25分）
She searched through the bags and jackets, but Pansy was nowhere to be found. On thinking Pansy might have been left behind along the way, Anika burst into tears. Seeing this, her parents comforted that Pansy might turn up somewhere when they visited Disney World. There seemed to be no better choice after all. Anika went to Disney World, enjoying all the fantastic views, but when she boarded the flight back a week later, she was missing Pansy in her deep heart. It is when she walked down the narrow aisle that she saw Leanne smiling, reaching a doll to her. That was Pansy!
Hugging Pansy tight again, Anika felt even more excited than she was on vacation last week. Leanne told Anika she found Pansy in the blanket and took Pansy to fly around the world along with her. “She visited many beautiful places and couldn’t wait to tell you all that she saw.” Leanne gently patted Anika’s hair, “but never leave her alone again, for she is missing you so much.” Grateful and happy, Anika nodded, “Thank you for giving Pansy such a good trip.” and she thought to herself that she would take all her trips with Pansy in the future.

英语听力原文
Text 1
M: Look at the girl in a red skirt over there. She looks like the missing girl in the newspaper.
W: But the description said the missing girl had black hair. That girl over there has brown hair.
Text 2
W: Please, Steve. When you ask for help, it makes others upset if you don’t express your thanks.
M: You’re right. There are just so many things on my mind. But sorry, it won’t happen again.
Text 3
W: Wow, this place has got all sorts of books. There is also a nice café nearby. I can’t believe I’ve never been here before!
M: Great, isn’t it? It’s definitely my favorite place to buy books, even if they are a bit more expensive here than they are online.
Text 4
M: Put your coat on. The taxi will be here in five minutes.
W: I need to brush my hair. I thought I had told you to order it for 8:00 p.m.
M: I did. Just hurry up now.
Text 5
M: I’m trying to lose weight but nothing seems to be working. I’ve tried running and cycling.
W: You should try counting calories. You decide what to eat and measure how many calories to burn every day according to your own plan. You’ll see and feel the difference.
Text 6
M: You look tired. Has it been a long day?
W: Yes. I can hardly keep my eyes open now. I started working at my computer at nine o’clock this morning and I don’t think I looked away until five.
M: Really? No breaks at all?
W: Not one.
M: Well, you’re home now. Just relax and have an early night.
W: I wish I could. But now I have to cook dinner. The kids need to be fed.
M: Oh, don’t worry about that. I’ll take care of it.
W: Thank you. You are so sweet.
Text 7
W: Want to go to a concert tonight?
M: Which concert?
W: The Peppers at the City Stadium.
M: How on earth did you get tickets for that? They must have been sold out as soon as they went on sale.
W: My brother and his wife were planning to go but they’ve had to cancel. His wife is ill, so I got the tickets.
M: Sorry to hear that. By the way, where are the seats?
W: In the third row.
M: Wow, those are really good seats! They must have cost a lot. I can usually only afford seats at the back or upstairs.
W: Yes, it’s a pity that they can’t go.
M: We should get them a gift as a way of saying thank you.
W: How about some flowers for his wife?
M: OK.
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M: Have you ever experienced any fears?
W: Oh, lots of fears. Especially since I came to university.
M: What do you mean— leaving home, taking exams…that sort of thing?
W: Not really, those things haven’t bothered me too much. But meeting other people was scary to me at first.
M: Why? You had met people before, hadn’t you?
W: Yes, but I had known them all my life. Here I had to get to know various new people and learn how to communicate with them.
M: Weren’t they friendly?
W: They were friendly enough. But they come from all over the world — from France, Russia, Poland…everywhere. Fortunately, we can all communicate in English, which happens to be my major in college.
M: Yes, even in your spare time, it is helping you study.
W: Exactly.
M: What do you want to be when you leave school? A translator or something?
W: I’m hoping to go into teaching.
M: Oh, the same as me. I want to teach history.
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W: Do you think young people should also have jobs when they are at school?
M: I do. I think kids should work for their pocket money.
W: What kind of work?
M: Helping with the washing up, cleaning…whatever. They should realize they need to work if they want to have money.
W: My kids are very good at those things. Both of them help with jobs around the house.
M: That’s good, but I don’t think all young people are like that these days.
W: To be fair, I suppose a lot of parents want their kids to concentrate on their schoolwork.
M: I always had enough time to do my schoolwork in my youth, even though I also worked on my dad’s farm.
W: I used to deliver newspapers. I had to be up at 6:00 a.m. , whatever the weather.
M: It didn’t do you any harm, did it? I bet you still did well at school.
W: I did OK, although I was tired all day. I really think young people need to get enough sleep. It is sleep that helps their brains develop.
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Hello, and welcome to That’s Entertainment! I’m Sally Withers, and tonight, I am so excited to have one of my own personal heroes on the show! Now, I don’t want to give the surprise away too quickly. So how about if I give you some information, and see if you can guess?
Tonight’s guest star was born in 1946, as the fourth of 12 children. Besides her charity work, she’s also an actress, author and businesswoman. However, none of these amazing achievements are what she is most famous for!
Confused yet? Well, let’s see… She’s most famous for being one of America’s most popular and productive songwriters, with 51 records to her name. Twenty—five of her songs reached number one on the Billboard country music charts. She’s won Grammy Awards many times throughout her unbelievable career!
Her Imagination Library programme currently gives free books to 1.9 million children around the world. Back in 2016, she raised $9 million to help the victims (受害者) of the Great Smoky Mountains wildfires. And most recently, during COVID-19, she donated $1 million to fight against the disease.
Yes, you’ve guessed it. Our special guest tonight is Dolly Parton!