2023-2024学年浙江省三锋教研联盟高一上学期期中联考英语试题含答案

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英语学科试题
考生须知：
1. 本卷共8页满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2. 答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。
3. 所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效。
4. 考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。
选择题部分
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. Wh clred the trees in the picture?
A. Jhn. B. Luis. C. Shelly.
2. When will the speakers leave fr the cncert?
A. At 5: 50 p. m. B. At 5: 40 p. m. C. At 5: 30 p. m.
3. Why des Helen want t ask fr leave?
A. She fell dwn the stairs. B. She needs t care fr a relative. C. She plans t visit her parents.
4. Hw des the man sund?
A. Cheerful. B. Cnfused. C. Unhappy.
5. What is the cnversatin mainly abut?
A. Married life. B. Dream schls. C. Future plans.
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 happened t the by?
A. He gt lst. B. He was pushed ver. C. He was blamed by his parents.
7. What des the wman ffer t d fr the by?
A. Lk fr his dg. B. Ring up his father. C. Drive him hme.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where are mst prbably the speakers?
A. In a hspital. B. At Tby's place. C. In a cmpany.
9. Wh suggested the name Arthur?
A. The wman's sister. B. Tmmy. C. The wman.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Hw did the wman knw abut the sales prmtin?
A. Frm a friend. B. Frm the TV. C. Frm the newspaper.
11. What day is it tday?
A. Thursday. B. Wednesday. C. Friday.
12. What will the man d next?
A. Clean his new huse. B. Buy a flr lamp. C. Cntact his clleague.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the relatinship between the speakers?
A. Teammates. B. Classmates. C. Family members.
14. What des the wman ften d n Sunday afternns?
A. Play vide games. B. Watch mvies. C. D sme sprts.
15. What des the wman advise the man t buy?
A. An alarm clck. B. A baseball bat. C. A new phne.
16. What d the speakers mainly talk abut?
A. Hw t manage screen time. B. Hw t imprve sleep quality.
C. Hw t increase learning efficiency.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why did Miriam's uncle give her sme mney?
A. T pay fr her schl tuitin. B. T reward her fr her kindness.
C. T celebrate her birthday.
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 making and selling baked gds.
C. By drawing pictures abut elephants.
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（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
Frm Pland t Slvenia? Central Eurpe is yur best destinatin!
Slvenia: Friendly farm stay
Surrunded by grasslands, Dlinar farmhuse ffers simple duble rms with wden furnishings as well as large apartments. Outside, crickets sing at sunset, and guests can help milk the gats if they wish, r even jin in with haymaking.
Duble rms frm £44 B & B, apartment fr E70 a night.
Cratia: Cycle Istria
The Istria peninsula's cast attracts crwds f sun seekers, but travelling inland is mre abut hilltp villages. It is als a paradise with fresh seafd.
Frm £ 895 fr seven-night B & B, three dinners, cycle hire, maps and ntes, and luggage checking.
Czech Republic: Three-cuntry tur
Families wh want t mix sme urban explratin int a rural getaway （适合休假的地方） might like the Families Wrldwide's eight-day Prague and Tatras Adventure （fr children aged 8and ver）. Crssing the Pland brder, it takes in Niedzica Castle and bating in the Dunajec River Grge.
Frm £ 1, 099 （f 999 children） including B & B and activities, but nt flights.
Pland: High Tatra trek
Between Pland and Slvakia, the High Tatras has sme f the finest wilderness in Eurpe and is hme t wlves, brwn bears and glden eagles.
£ 685 including transfers, accmmdatin and meals but nt flights, departures June t September.
21. Where can yu bserve wild animals?
A. Slvenia: Friendly farm stay. B. Cratia: Cycle Istria.
C. Pland: High Tatra trek. D. Czech Republic: Three-cuntry tur.
22. Hw much d they need t pay at least if an adult and a child take the Families Wrkdwide's eight - day Prague and Tatras Adventure?
A. £2, 098. B. £1, 998. C. £1, 790. D. £2, 198，
23. What can yu learn frm the passage?
A. Cratia is a place where yu can nly enjy fresh seafd.
B. Any child interested in explratin can take the Prague and Tatras Adventure.
C. Turists can enjy a life like a lcal farmer in Slvenia.
D. The fur cuntries mentined abve will attract thse interested in central Asia.
B
Wrld Bk Day falls n April 23rd every year, but d yu knw that it is als Shakespeare Day? Everybdy may have heard f Shakespeare, but d yu knw hw many plays he wrte?
Shakespeare's plays have three kinds: tragedies, cmedies and histries. His mst famus play is the tragic stry f Rme and Juliet, which deals with tw yung lvers wh are nt allwed t marry by their parents. Other tragedies include Hamlet, Othell, and Macbeth.
Shakespeare's cmedies include Much Ad Abut Nthing, A Midsummer Night's Dream and Twelfth Night. Twelfth Night is a play abut unclear identities. Tw twins are shipwrecked （遭海难） and the sister, Vila, dresses up as her brther, Sebastian, wh she thinks is dead. It's funny, because the brther reappears and there's a big lve prblem ging n: Vila is in lve with the Duke, wh is in lve with Olivia, wh falls in lve with Sebastian except that she desn't realize that Sebastian is actually Vila dressed up!
Everybdy falls in lve with the wrng persn, but it is all made right in the end.
Sme f his histry plays, such as Antny and Clepatra, Richard III and Henry V, are based n the lives f real histrical peple. In Antny and Clepatra, Clepatra becmes Antny's girlfriend and Antny becmes s crazy abut her that he lses cntrl f the army. Clepatra kills herself in the end and Antny kills himself t.
Shakespeare's plays can be very difficult smetimes. Sme f the themes they deal with are heavy, s they almst always include a lighter subplt with characters that are nt s imprtant. They are ften used in tragedies t lighten the md f the play and t keep the audience interested in the main plt.
24. Which is a tragedy character?
A. Vila. B. Antny. C. Sebastian. D. Hamlet.
25. What can be inferred frm paragraph3?
A. Vila likes dressing up as her brther fr fun. B. The Duke marries Olivia at last.
C. Twelfth Night has a sad ending. D. Olivia finally falls in lve with Sebastian.
26. What can we knw abut Shakespeare's histry plays?
A. There are nly tw famus histry plays.
B. Sme f them are inspired by real peple living in the past.
C. Real histrical events can be fund in every histry play.
D. They are mre difficult than tragedies and cmedies.
27. Why is the subplt added t Shakespeare's plays?
A. T help relax the audience and attract their interest in the main theme.
B. T make it easy fr audience t understand the plays.
C. T make the difficult plts simple.
D. T help develp the main plt.
C
I tk my elementary-aged sn and his tw hungry friends t a cafeteria within a stre fr lunch after church, because it's really affrdable and we are nt all that cmfrtable financially.
Hw awful t lad up ur trays, get up t the register and then find ut my wallet was missing! Yet the cashier empathized with the situatin and helped me think thrugh sme ideas fr alternative payment. Then the cashier ffered t pay fr the meal and have me reimburse her via a payment app. S, I std t the side t dwnlad it, but because my phne is an ld ne and there were tech prblems, this was taking me a very lng time.
I came s very clse t panicking（恐慌） . Everything was lud, it gt s ht there, I was dizzy. The bys were jumping arund and freaking me ut, s I sent them n varius “errands（差事）” t keep them busy. And then I remembered t breathe. Finally the cashier called me back ver t the register and handed me a receipt, telling me, “Here yu g. It's paid fr. It's n me. Enjy yur meal.” I was tuched and sincerely thanked her! Reading the receipt, it lked like she actually paid fr the meal persnally withut using a discunt cde.
The cashier hadn't knwn my sn's tw friends came frm an insecure fd situatin at hme. I tried t invite them ver fr snacks and meals as ften as pssible. They hadn't eaten yet, and this cafeteria meal with us was likely t be their nly ne tday. My gratefulness fr this cashier's genersity went deeper than her simply saving me frm the embarrassment f a missing wallet. Her kindness ensured these bys had fd fr the day— literally.
After ur meal, I went back t the register t thank her and repay her, as I'd finally gtten the app
wrking n my phne. But she was gne, and the ther wrkers weren't sure f her name because she was new. I made sure t write t the cmpany and tell them hw awesme their cashier was.
28. Why did the authr treat the children t lunch in a cafeteria?
A. Because free fd was prvided there.
B. Because it was a shrt distance away frm the church.
C. Because the fd there was inexpensive.
D. Because the fd there suit their taste.
29. What des the underlined wrd “reimburse” in Paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A. ask fr. B. pay back. C. lk fr. D. bring back.
30. The authr sent the children n varius “errands” s as t ________.
A. let them have fun B. teach them smething useful
C. make them wrk hard D. stp them disturbing her
31. Which f the fllwing is NOT the reasn fr the authr's gratefulness t the cashier?
A. Because the cashier ffered t pay fr them.
B. Because the cashier saved her frm the truble f missing a wallet.
C. Because the cashier freed the bys f hunger fr that day.
D. Because the cashier taught the authr hw t dwnlad a payment app.
D
Stayathme kids are named “generatin nini” in Spain. They are thse adults wh still live at hme and are neither wrking nr studying. But the prblem is by n means limited t Spain. It is a wrldwide prblem.
In Italy, they are knwn as “bambccini” r big babies. There are nearly 60 percent f 18 t 34-year-ld adults still living in their parents' hme, up frm almst 50 percent since 1983. Last year, an Italian gvernment minister admitted that his mther washed his clthes and made the bed fr him until he was 30. He demanded a law frcing yung Italians t leave their parents' hme at 18 t stp them becming hpelessly dependent n their parents.
In the UK, the gvernment has made the term NEETS— nt in emplyment, educatin r training fr these children. In England alne, the percent f NEETS aged 19-24 surged t 18. 8 percent f the age grup in the last quarter f 2010, up 1. 4 percent n the same perid a year befre. The number f British men in their 20s living with their parents has risen frm 59 percent t 80 percent in the past 15 years, while the number f wmen has risen frm 41 percent t 50 percent. The average age f the first-time huse buyers is nw 38.
In the US, the prblem is knwn as the “Full Nest Syndrme （综合症）”. Adults there are left struggling t supprt adult children wh have stayed at hme with student debts and facing few jb pprtunities in a weak ecnmy. A recent study shwed almst a third f American adults aged 34 and under are living with their parents.
32. What's the purpse f the first paragraph?
A. T intrduce the main tpic. B. T shw the authr's attitude.
C. T describe a situatin. D. T analyze causes.
33. The Italian gvernment minister hlds the belief that ________.
A. it is nrmal fr adult children t live with their parents.
B. parents shuld never wash clthes fr their children.
C. yung peple shuld live n their wn after 18.
D. parents shuld take care f their adult children.
34. Which f the fllwing is TRUE accrding t the last paragraph?
A. American parents are willing t live with their adult children.
B. Sme American adult children becme a heavy burden t their parents.
C. Mst America adults aged 34 are living with their parents.
D. It is widely accepted fr adult children t live with their parents in America.
35. Where is this text taken frm?
A. An advertisement. B. A science reprt. C. A newspaper. D. A brchure.
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。
Festivals and cncerts draw huge crwds, and are ppular with peple. But nce a crwd reaches six r seven peple per square meter, sme may be crushed（挤压）against each ther s tightly that they cannt mve. Experts refer t such an accident as a crwd crush. 36 , s hw can yu increase yur chances f survival in it?
First f all, try nt t panic and save yur energy. 37 . Stay calm and fcused. If there is a crwd crush, yu'll need all the physical energy yu can gather. And yelling and screaming will tire yu ut.
It's best t g with the flw when the crwd is mving in ne directin. 38 . If the grup crwds tgether tightly , yu will run ut f air with the heavy weight ver chest and the airway t yur lungs will be blcked. In ther wrds, yur breathing will be prevented because f all the utside pressure.
If yu fall dwn in a large crwd , try t get up as quickly as pssible. If yu can't, get in the right psitin. 39 , yu can prtect yur head and nt be kncked when lying n the grund.
Crwd crushes happen at varius types f gatherings arund the wrld. 40 . With sme preparatins and the suggestins abve, yu can avid being ne f the peple wh dn't make it ut.
A. Panic will nt help yu free yurself frm a develping disaster.
B. This can get dangerus very quickly.
C. But they are whlly predictable and can be prevented in advance.
D. Placing yur hands n yur chest and maintaining firm fting.
E. Mve t a safer lcatin.
F. If yu dn't, the crwd behind yu culd crush yu.
G. With yur back curved （弯曲） frwards and yur arms and legs flded in frnt f yur bdy.
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。
Fur mnths int my mther's pregnancy （孕期）, we learned that my brther wuld be brn with Dwn syndrme （唐氏综合征）. But we knew we wuld 41 him exactly the way he is.
42 , after birth, Lipe was healthier than we 43 . He is the mst cheerful persn I have 44 met. Anything is a reasn fr him t flash a smile. But we still 45 what thers wuld say abut him. In rder t prtect him, I kept his cnditin a 46 . I was als afraid f being treated badly by thers because f his cnditin. But I sn realized 47 I truly lved him, I shuldn't be 48 f him. Actually all that my brther needed was my lve and 49 .
Because f my brther, I have learned the meaning f 50 . Befre his birth, if I saw smene wh acted 51 , I simply thught it t be strange and started laughing. I am nw glad that I have changed. I nw cnsider what they culd pssibly be 52 in life, and the many reasns why they culd be 53 like that. We may live in a wrld in which the sciety cldly 54 every inch f yu, but we can 55 treat thers with kindness. Only in this way can we expect t create a better sciety.
41. A. change B. shck C. remember D. accept
42. A. Obviusly B. Thankfully C. Finally D. Additinally
43. A. expected B. knew C. learnt D. tld
44. A. ever B. never C. already D. yet
45. A. gave up B. believed in C. cared abut D. learned frm
46. A. jke B. message C. secret D. rule
47. A. if B. althugh C. because D. unless
48. A. prud B. ashamed C. fnd D. afraid
49. A. hpe B. peace C. supprt D. interest
50. A. pride B. hnesty C. patience D. respect
51. A. differently B. happily C. quickly D. quietly
52. A. experiencing B. chsing C. enjying D. achieving
53. A. speaking B. walking C. behaving D. learning
54. A. imprves B. refuses C. judges D. discvers
55. A. at mst B. at least C. at last D. sner r later
非选择题部分
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 wrds “sprt is pwer” prved true when China hsted the FISU Wrld University Games in Chengdu, Sichuan prvince, frm July 28 t Aug 8. Nthing was 56 （pwer） than letting thusands f freign athletes and visitrs frm arund the wrld see the achievements f China. The games 57 （success） shwed natinal pride with amazing results, and 58 （impress）every athlete with the excellent cmpetitin facilities and the efficient rganizatin f the atheltes' village, where they had the pprtunity 59 （enjy） Chengdu's famus spicy fd 60 attend cultural activities. The games als fstered cultural exchanges, mutual understanding and friendships 61 crssed brders. Cmpetitrs were fund 62 （hug） each ther while ffering their rivals encuragement and warm cngratulatins. Handwritten letters frm individual students in Chengdu 63 （hand） t verseas jurnalists t shw their welcme and 64 histry and attractins f the prvincial capital. Additinally, the games were helpful 65 develping the sprts industry in 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，得知你的朋友Jack由于期中考试临近，身心压力较大，复习效率低下。请你根据实际情况给他写一封建议信。内容包括：
1. 写信目的；2. 提出建议；3. 表达期望。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80词左右；2. 可适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
Every year, thusands f runners gather in Australia t run the yearly 543. 7- mile （875- kilmeter）endurance（忍耐力） curse frm Sydney t Melburne.
It is thught t be ne f the wrld 's tughest ultra - marathns （超级马拉松）, which can take up t five days t crss the finish line. S nly the tp athletes f the game typically dare t take it n. They are yung （generally under 30）, and bviusly well equipped and trained. Mst imprtantly, with the help f high-level teams, they will draw up a detailed plan t make sure that they will have enugh time fr running and sleeping during the race.
But all that changed when a 61- year - ld cmpetitr by the name f Cliff Yung entered it. Cliff had always dreamed f taking part in the ultra - marathn since he heard f the event when he was yung. Finally, with the supprt f his family, he signed up fr it and nw he wandered t the starting blcks （起跑器）. But he made a strange sight. Everyne was laughing at his everyday veralls（连体工装裤） and wrk bts （靴子） with his race number prudly displayed n the back f his shirt.
Hwever, Cliff never cared abut it. When questined by the media why he dared t take part in such a challenging running, he tld the curius press that his hard - wrking backgrund gave him all the skills and endurance he'd need t finish the race, saying: “I grew up n a farm where we culdn't affrd hrses r tractrs, and the whle time I was grwing up, whenever the strms wuld rll in, I'd have t g ut and rund up the sheep. We had 2, 000 sheep n 2, 000 acres. Smetimes I wuld have t run thse sheep fr tw r three days. It tk a lng time, but I'd always catch them. I believe I can run this race. S d my family!” Hearing this, they were s shcked and thught him t be t cnfident. N ne believed he wuld win, and sme even dubt whether he wuld finish the game.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
And frm the mment the runners left the starting blcks, it lked like the skeptics （怀疑者） wuld be prved right. __________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Hwever, accrding t Cliff, it was all part f his plan. ______________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
三锋教研联盟2023-2024学年高一上学期期中联考
英语学科参考答案
一、听力（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
1-5 CABCC 6-10 CBAAA 11-15 ACBCA 16-20 ACBBC
二、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）
21-23CAC 24-27 DDBA 28-31 CBDD 32-35 ACBC
第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分）
36-40 BAFGC
三、语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41-45 DBAAC 46-50 CABCD 51-55 AACCB
第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
56. mre pwerful 57. successfully 58. impressed 59. t enjy 60. and
61. that/which 62. hugging 63. were handed 64. the 65. in
四、写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）
Pssible versin ne:
Dear Jack,
I'm terribly srry t learn that yu are s anxius abut the cming mid-term examinatin that yu are suffering frm bad sleep and inefficient reviewing. I'd like t share sme suggestins with yu.
First f all, I think making a reasnable and practical plan is f great benefit, which will remind yu t d smething regularly s as t fundamentally reduce yur stress. Meanwhile, dn't frget t spare a certain perid f time fr daily exercise t relax yurself bth physically and mentally, which will in turn ensure a gd sleep. Last but nt the least, d have self-cnfidence. As lng as we have made every effrt t study, it will pay ff finally.
I hpe my advice will get yu thrugh the challenging mment. Lking frward t yur reply.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节：读后续写（满分25分）
pssible versin:
And frm the mment the runners left the starting blcks, it lked like the skeptics(怀疑者) wuld be prved right. In the first miles f the race, Cliff was quickly left trailing behind his mre experienced cmpetitrs. He didn't even seem t be running prperly - he dragged himself frward slwly, which put him in danger f injury, let alne cmpleting the curse. That first night, when all the cmpetitrs went t sleep after almst 18-hur running, he just put his head dwn and cntinued his slw pldding thrughut the night and int the early mrning. All the audience were mre certain f his failure.
Hwever; accrding t Cliff, it was all part f his plan. He intended t run cnstantly, refusing t stp fr sleep. Cilff shuffled n and n, as if there were cuntless sheep waiting fr him t rund up in frnt. Gradually, he narrwed his gap, getting clser and clser t the frnt f the pack. By the last night, his unique shuffle wasn't s funny anymre - it had pwered him right thrugh t the first psitin, and even help him set a new wrld recrd. Cliff was crwned the winner, and the whle wrld cheered with him.
听力原文
Text 1
W: Jhn, this picture is beautiful. Did yu finish it all by yurself?
M: N. Lu is helped me draw the birds and Shelly clred the trees.
Text 2
M: Hney, hurry up! It's 5: 30 p. m. We shuld arrive at the cncert 10 minutes earlier.
W: Take it easy. The cncert starts at 7: 00 p. m. Please give me 20 mre minutes t finish my wrk. I prmise yu we'll set ff as sn as I'm dne.
M: Alright.
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W: Mr. Brks, may I ask fr a 3-day leave?
M: What's wrng, Helen?
W: My niece fell dwn the stairs, but her parents are bth away n business. S I need t lk after her.
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W: Lk, bees! Spring cmes at last!
M: Well, I dn't like spring at all!
W: Are yu serius? Dn't yu think spring is cheerful? Everything cmes t life M: But the bees are s annying Text 5
M: What are yu ging t d after graduatin?
W: I think I'll find a jb in a schl first. I want t be a teacher. And yu?
M: I intend t g back t my hmetwn t start my wn business and then get married.
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W: Why are yu crying? Are yu lst?
M: N, ma'am. I pushed ver my sister, s my parents criticized me.
W: Why did yu d that?
M: My sister and I bth wanted t be the wner f the pet dg. S we quarreled and I pushed her ver.
My parents said they wuld give the pet dg t my grandma.
W: Well, I guess yur parents said that because they were t angry. It's getting dark. Yu'd better g hme. What's yur dad's number? Let me call him t pick yu up.
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M: Cngratulatins! I can't believe yu are a mther nw!
W: Oh, Tby. Thank yu fr cming here.
M: Cme n. Hw culd I miss yur big mment! I came here frm my cmpany as sn as I gt Tmmy's call. Yur baby by is s cute!
W: Thank yu s much. We're ging t name him Arthur.
M: It's a gd name! I guess Tmmy gave this name, right?
W: N. My sister recmmended this name.
M: I see. Well, yu lk tired.
W: It's really exhausting t give birth t a baby. The dctr said I needed mre rest.
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M: Ww! yu bught a new flr lamp!
W: Actually, I bught tw flr lamps. The ther ne is in the bedrm.
M: Yu must have spent a lt n them.
W: N, they didn't cst t much. I bught them in a newly pened shpping mall. My friend wrks there and she tld me that there was a sales prmtin every Wednesday and Friday.
M: Really? Are husehld appliances n sale? I'd like t buy a new TV.
W: I have n idea. Well, this is tday's lcal newspaper. There is sme latest prmtin infrmatin abut the mall in it.
M: Thanks a lt! Let me see. Oh! It says there is a 20% discunt n appliances. Let's g t that mall! I can't wait t buy a new TV.
W: Calm dwn. Dn't yu remember there's n sales prmtin tday? Tmrrw is Friday. Let's g there then.
M: Alright. I'll text my clleague. She has just bught a new huse. I guess she als needs t buy sme appliances.
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W: Oh, Carsn, yu lk pale. Are yu OK?
M: N, I just slept fr 2 hurs. I stayed up late finishing my hme wrk last night.
W: But Mr. Thmpsn didn't assign that much hmewrk, did he? I finished mine within 2 hurs last night.
M: I just culdn't help playing with my phne when I was ding my hmewrk last night. I just wanted t search fr smething n the Internet, but I ended up spending several hurs watching vides nline.
W: I used t play games r watch mvies n my phne all night. But nw I hardly ever play with my phne.
M: Hw did yu manage t d that?
W: Well, first, I've been trying t take part in mre utdr activities. I have jined a baseball team and we usually play baseball n Sunday afternns. S I'm n lnger just addicted t the Internet. Then, I asked my parents t keep my phne every night befre I g t bed.
M: That's impssible fr me. I can't fall asleep withut playing with my phne. Besides, I need an alarm n my phne t wake me up in the mrning.
W: Yu can buy an alarm clck, r yu can ask yur parents t wake yu up.
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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.