2023-2024学年黑龙江省大庆市肇州县二中高三上学期11月月考英语试题含答案

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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. Why did the man g t Mallrca?
A. Fr wrk.B. Fr study.C. Fr pleasure.
2. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Shp assistant and custmer.B. Husband and wife.C. Emplyer and emplyee.
3. What are the speakers lking frward t?
A. Visiting a lcal farm.
B. Studying farming at cllege.
C. Spending time with classmates.
4. What are the speakers talking abut?
A. A chest prblem. B. A first-aid curse.C. A plice dg.
5. What d the speakers disagree abut?
A. Hw the app will be advertised.
B. Hw much the app shuld cst.
C. What the app shuld be called.
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，选出最佳选项。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. In a bkstre.B. At a library.C. In a classrm.
7. What will the man d next?
A. Print smething. B. Write smething.C. Brrw smething.
8. What place did Suth Africa's wmen’s sccer team finish in the game?
A. The first place.B. The secnd place. C.The third place.
9. Hw did the wman feel abut Hilda’s perfrmance in the game?
A. A bit dissatisfied.B. Terribly disappinted.C. Greatly surprised.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why des the man want t transfer t anther schl?
A. Because f its lcatin.B. Because f the majr.C. Because f schl fees.
11. When are the registratin packs available fr the returning students?
A. In September.B. In Octber.C. In Nvember.
12. What will the man d t get the registratin pack?
A. Call the university infrmatin line.
B. Turn t the careers adviser.
C. G t the registrar's ffice.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Hw did the man knw the news abut the park?
A. Frm schlwrk.B. Frm TV.C. Frm the cuncil.
14. What inspired the man t rganize a fund-raising event?
A. His friend’s experience.B. His dad’s suggestin.C. His grandma’s wrds.
15. What affected the dnatin frm the man’s grandfather?
A. Hw far he ran.B. Hw fast he walked.C. What he wre.
16. Hw much mre did the man and his friends raise than they had planned?
A. £550.B. £650.C. £750.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did the event take place?
A. On May 5.B. On May 6.C. On May 7.
18. Hw did the divers help the whale?
A. By cutting the net.
B. By ffering sme fd.
C. By treating her injury.
19. What did the whale d right after she gt help?
A. She immediately swam away.
B.She struggled very hard.
C. She rested fr a while.
20. What is the speaker prbably ding?
A. Hsting a radi prgram.B. Reprting a study.C. Giving a class.
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
Cl independent bkstres
R.J Julia Bksellers
Lcated in the shreline twn f Madisn,Cnnecticut, RJ Julia Bksellers is knwn fr its fantastic selectin f bks. It’s als ntable fr hsting incredible bk launches and celebrity signings, and the shp lines its walls with phts f visiting authrs and their autgraphs (亲笔签名). With a secnd flr devted entirely t children’s bks, this inviting bkstre is a great place fr families.
Albertine
Reflecting the French gvernment’s missin t further the intellectual exchange between France and America, Albertine is the nly bkshp in New Yrk City centered entirely arund bks in French English. Albertine features mre than 14,000 cntemprary and classic bks frm dzens f French-speaking cuntries.
Laguna Beach Bks
Lcated in the Old Pttery Place in Laguna Beach, Califrnia, Laguna Beach Bks has been serving lcals and visitrs t the area since 2006. It’s a general-interest bkshp with a cllectin f fictin, nnfictin, science, and children’s bks.
Laguna Beach Bks is knwn fr its knwledgeable staff members wh are enthusiastic abut cnversing with custmers abut bks.They' re als active supprters f bk clubs, whether yu’re lking t start yur wn r want persnalized recmmendatins fr yur club’s next reads.
Argsy Bk Stre
Funded in 1925, Argsy Bk Stre is an antiquarian bkshp in New Yrk City. All six flrs are filled with ld, rare and ut-f-print bks. It specializes in first editins, art histry, American histry and the histry f medicine and science. Cllectrs can als find bks that are autgraphed by a wide variety f famus figures.
21.Where is the bkstre that features French bks?
A. In Madisn B. In Laguna Beach.
C. In New Yrk City D. In the Old Pttery Place.
22.What is Laguna Beach Bks famus fr?
A. Its lng histry. B. Its learned emplyees.
C. Its incredible bk launches. D. Its huge numbers f celebrity signings.
23. Which bkstre may appeal t a rare bk cllectr?
A. Albertine. B. Argsy Bk Stre.
C. Laguna Beach Bks. D. RJ Julia Bksellers.
B
A dinsaur ftprint fund by a fur-year-ld girl n a Welsh beach has been regarded as the “finest find in a decade” by experts.
Lily Wilder was walking her dg with her family at Bendricks Beach in Barry when she sptted the fssilized (石化的) ftprint in the rcks. Her mther said that after making the find, she upladed a picture t Facebk and was shcked t receive a “huge respnse” frm fssil hunters. Mrs. Wilder then cntacted Natinal Museum Wales, wh advised her t take dwn the pst t avid a wild rush f fssil fans twards the prtected sectin f land.
The 110-mm ftprint fssil has nw been legally detached, after permissin was given by the landwners and Natural Resurces Wales, and is currently in safekeeping. The ftprint fssil, believed t be arund 220 millin years ld, will be taken t Natinal Museum Wales, n a temprary r permanent basis.
Cindy Hwells, wh arranged fr the legal remval f the ftprint, said: “This is an amazing discvery. It’s the best-preserved ftprint fssil that’s ever been fund in Suth Wales-nrmally they’re hllw (中空的) r less well-defined, but n this ne yu can see the claws (爪子) and the pints at the end. This discvery is unique and wrth prtecting — we will be studying the ftprint and it will teach us a lt mre abut dinsaur feet and their bne and muscle structure.”
The ftprint is believed t be that f a meat-eating dinsaur frm the early days when dinsaurs were first starting t evlve (进化), arund 10 millin years after dinsaurs first emerged n Earth.
Lily, wh nw plans t get mre dinsaur tys, will frever be named as the ftprint fssil’s finder and will be invited int the museum nce it repens.
24. Why was Mrs. Wilder advised t take dwn her pst?
A.T avid misleading fssil hunters. B. T blck ut negative respnses nline.
C. T keep her daughter frm being expsed. D. T prtect the ftprint frm fssil fans.
25. What des the underlined wrd “detached” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Named. B. Purchased. C. Remved. D. Recgnized.
26. What can we learn frm Cindy’s wrds abut the ftprint?
A. It is cmplete and clear. B. It will end up in a museum.
C. It is arund 110 millin years ld. D. It belngs t a grass-eating dinsaur.
27. What can be the best title fr the text?
A. The significance f dinsaur ftprints B. The finest find in the fssil wrld
C. Little girl’s lve fr dinsaurs D. Little girl’s big discvery
C
It’s a cmmn belief that cats hate water. They dn’t beg t play with water r jump in a pnd r pl like dgs d. But what makes them hate ne f the mst plentiful substances n Earth? They have t drink it t survive, s what’s the big deal?
The easy answer is that they’re just nt used t being wet. Cats clean themselves by licking (舔), s humans dn’t usually bther t intrduce them t bathing in water the way we d with dgs. Shw cats, fr example, t learn very early n t take baths and they dn’t have that typical fear f water. If yu want a cat that likes water, intrduce it as a kitten t the idea that water is nice. Ideally, yu start intrducing them t water during their scializatin perid befre they reach l6 weeks ld.
The cat’s preference fr bathing itself withut any help frm humans is anther factr in its dislike f water. All that licking means cats have little il buildup n their fur. Oil helps avid water, s when cats d get wet, the water saks all the way dwn t their skin. It makes their fur feel heavy and they can feel less quick and flexible.
We als use water fr punishment. When they jump n the cunter r lick ur bwl f ygurt, r scratch (抓) the arm f the cuch, we ften spray (喷洒) them with water. It wrks because it’s an unpleasant surprise. It’s cld and uncmfrtable, s they stp the behavir we dn’t want them t d and run ff t stare at us frm a distance.
But nt all cats hate all water. Big cats—like tigers—ften even g fr a dip. Even huse cats like t drink frm running water r play at the edge f a filled bathtub. They seem t enjy the splashy nise and the sparkle f light n the water’s surface. Sme breeds f pet cats even like t swim!
28. Why d cats hate water accrding t the text?
A. They dn’t need any water.
B. Water is harmful t their health.
C. Being wet makes them uncmfrtable.
D. Their masters frbid their playing with water.
29. What can we d t make cats like water?
A. Intrduce water t cats when they are yung.
B. Stp cats cleaning themselves by licking.
C. Let cats take baths with water like dgs.
D. Try t spray them with water.
30. What can be knwn abut the cat after being sprayed with water?
A. It wuld wander abut lking fr fd.
B. It wuld expect lve and care frm its master.
C. It wuld enjy the cl feeling f being wet and cld.
D. It wuld feel angry abut being sprayed.
31. What des the text mainly talk abut?
A. Hw d peple punish cats?
B. Why d mst cats hate water?
C. When is the best time fr cats t bathe?
D. What is the difference between cats and dgs?
D
A new study has fund that light pllutin is making the night sky brighter and the stars dimmer (暗淡的). The study examined data frm mre than 50, 000 citizen star watchers acrss the wrld, It fund that man-made, r artificial lighting is making the night sky abut 10 percent brighter each year. Data fr the study was cllected frm 2011 t 2022.
The result was a much faster rate f change than scientists had estimated in the past. As cities expand and put up mre lights, a “skyglw” is created in the sky. Skyglw is a term scientists use t describe light that becmes mre intense. The research team gave an example t explain the result. If a child is brn where 250 stars can be seen n a clear night, by the time that child turns 18, nly 100 stars will be seen.
Past studies invlving artificial lighting used satellite images f the Earth at night. They had estimated the yearly increase in sky brightness t be abut 2 percent a year. But the satellites used are nt able t identify light with wavelengths tward the blue end f the spectrum (光谱)— including light given ff by energy-effective LED bulbs. The researchers nted that mre than half the new utdr lights put in acrss the United States during the past 10 years have been LED lights. The satellites are als better at finding light that gets spread upward like a sptlight than light that spreads ut frm side t side, Kyba said.
“Migratry sngbirds nrmally use starlight t rient (确定方向) where they are in the sky at night,” said Gergetwn University bilgist Emily Williams. She was nt part f the study. And when sea turtle babies hatch, they use light t rient tward the cean—light pllutin is a huge deal fr them.
Falchi, the physicist at the University f Santiag de Cmpstela, said part f what is being lst is a universal human experience. “The night sky caused the generatins befre urs t have exciting new ideas r made them want t create smething, especially in art, music, science and literature,” he added.
32. What des the new study find accrding t Paragraph 1?
A. Stars are bserved by mre citizens.
B. Stars are much brighter than in the past.
C. Light pllutin cntinues t darken stars.
D. Light makes the night sky mre beautiful.
33. Why did the research team give an example f a child?
A. T highlight an experiment.
B. T present an assumptin.
C. T clarify a cncept.
D. T explain the result f artificial light.
34. Hw d baby turtles rient tward the cean?
A. By the mnlight.B. By the starlight.
C. By the sunlight.D. By the sptlight.
35. What might the generatins befre urs think f the night sky accrding t Falchi?
A. Inspiratinal.B. Mysterius.C. Awesme.D. Scared.
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。
Whether yu’re traveling fr business r pleasure, every trip needs a little planning. Things like flights and htels have t be bked in advance. 36 As lng as yu allw yurself plenty f time t lk arund, cmpare prices, and make sure yu have everything yu need befre yu leave, yu can plan a great travel experience.
Start planning 3-6 mnths in advance. 37 Internatinal trips can take mnths t plan prperly. Likewise, trips during high seasns, such as summer r ver the hlidays, need t be bked further ut than trips during lw seasns.
38 Befre yu d anything, yu need t knw hw much mney yu will have at yur dispsal. It’s easy t verspend when yu’re traveling if yu dn’t plan ahead, s start yur planning by breaking dwn hw much yu want t spend n transprtatin, fd, ldging, sightseeing, nightlife, and any ther activities yu hpe t include in yur trip.
Pick a vacatin destinatin that yu will enjy. If yu’re traveling fr pleasure, lk fr a destinatin that will be enjyable fr everyne ging. Think abut yur interests and the interests f the peple traveling with yu, and cnsider destinatins that wrk fr everyne. 39 If yu’re bringing kids, lk fr a destinatin that has kid-friendly activities.
Make meal plans befre yu g. Yu dn’t need a restaurant reservatin fr every meal when yu’re gne, but yu shuld think abut meal plans befre yu g. Think abut what meals may be included with yur accmmdatins. Des yur htel ffer free breakfast? 40 .
A. Set a travel budget.
B. Make an emergency kit.
C. Cnsider the age grups traveling with yu.
D. Travel planning desn’t have t be stressful, thugh.
E. If nt, yu may need t adjust yur budget t include breakfast.
F. The further away yu want t g, the sner yu shuld start planning.
G. N matter where yu’re ging, there are sme things that are essential t pack.
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。
My mther wrked as a husekeeper, and she ften brught many leftver things hme, including used 41 as well as many ther things.
One December day, an ld-mdel ty car 42 amng a lad f ther things. It was as lng as my frearm and tk bth hands t lift. I immediately began 43 it and plishing (抛光) it t a bright candy-apple red. It was a thing f 44 , and I glwed (容光焕发) as much as it did frm the pride f 45 .
Our relatives frm France came t visit that Christmas, and my yung French cusin 46 that wnderful, shiny red autmbile. He’d been 47 s far in life, suffering severe illnesses as a child and 48 himself badly earlier in the year when his bicycle hit a plate-glass windw.
By nw, everyne 49 hw I felt abut the car, s nbdy dared suggest that I give it t him. But, deep dwn, I knew it was the 50 thing t d. S, when they 51 , my red car went with him. Thugh I was sad t see it g, my heart 52 when I saw the pleasant smile n his face as he tightly held it.
I still 53 that car and miss it t this day. But with that belved 54 Christmas gift, I bnded (建立亲密关系) with my cusin fr life.
Giving that gift away shwed me that it is better t give than t receive. It was the first gift that I gave that keeps me 55 .
A. candiesB. tysC. clthesD. bks
A.arrivedB. returnedC. hidD. parked
A. drivingB. packingC. cleaningD. studying
A. memryB. magicC. interestD. beauty
A. wnershipB. membershipC. cmpaninshipD. leadership
A. tk pride inB. gt hld fC. kept an eye nD. fell in lve with
A. indecisiveB. independentC. unfriendlyD. unlucky
A. treatingB. hurtingC. findingD. cntrlling
A. agreedB. reflectedC. wnderedD. knew
A. finalB. safestC. rightD. easiest
A. leftB. visitedC. waitedD. searched
A. racedB. sangC. penedD. brke
A. play withB. lk frC. think abutD. run int
A. repaidB. preservedC. recycledD. imprved
A. mvingB. givingC. livingD. changing
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。
Whether it is watching televisin r using cmputers, teens experience serius physical and mental health 56.___________ (cnsequence) after just tw hurs f screen use, accrding t University f Queensland-led research.
UQ researcher Asad Khan said the 57._________ (glbe) study f mre than 400, 000 teens is the first 58.___________ (prvide) evidence that teens are mre likely t reprt physical and psychlgical cmplaints, if they exceed (超过) tw hurs f screen time.
“Psychlgical cmplaints frm teens included feeling lw, nervusness and sleeping difficulty, and physical cmplaints included headaches, backaches and 59._______ n, ” Khan said.
Key study findings shwed teen bys wh watched mre than tw hurs f televisin per day, cmpared with thse 60._________ watch less than tw hurs per day, 61._________ (be) 67 percent mre likely t reprt high physical and psychlgical cmplaints while girls were at 62.__________ (slight) higher risk at 71 percent.
High cmputer use fr entertainment purpses was als reprted t result 63. __________ high physical and psychlgical cmplaints, with 84 percent higher risk in bys and 108 percent in girls.
“Our findings supprt existing public health recmmendatins f 64. _____________ (limit) screen use t a maximum f tw hurs per day fr teens’ health,” Khan said.
The research 65.___________ (cnduct) in cllabratin (合作) with Queen’s University f Ottawa, Canada.
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，你的英国朋友Eric来信说他在上学途中右腿受伤并在医院接受了手术，现在他情绪低落，请你给他写封回信，内容包括：
1. 表示慰问；
2. 提出建议；
3. 表达祝愿。
注意：1. 词数80左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Eric,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
It was a lng, tiring day because Carl had driven fr 12 hurs withut a break. He was crssing a crner when he nticed a panic-stricken wman getting ut f a taxi with a child in her arms.
“Why is the wman shuting at the driver?” Carl wndered and slwed dwn near them. Then he realized the wman was pleading (恳求) with the driver nt t leave.
“Hey... Please ... I’ll pay yu mre...”
But the taxi driver cldly drve away.
Carl was curius and gt ut f his car t find ut what had happened. Then he saw that the little by held by the wman was having difficulty breathing. Carl realized he was having a seizure (发病). “Get in my taxi. I’ll take yu t hspital,” said Carl.
Carl drve as fast as he culd, hping nt t get trapped in heavy traffic. The wman tld Carl that she and her fur-year-ld sn, Tyler, were returning frm the park when it started raining. “I tld the driver I wuld pay him nce I gt hme because I didn’t have my purse with me. But when my sn suddenly had a seizure and I asked him t take us t the Children’s Hspital instead, he refused,” said the wman in a sad, wrried vice.
“Dn’t wrry. I’ll get yu there sn.”
A few minutes later, they arrived at the hspital, and Tyler was rushed inside fr treatment.
An hur later, the by was ut f danger. “It culd have been fatal (致命的) if yu hadn’t made it here in time.”said the dctr. The wman culdn’t help crying and thanked Carl fr saving her sn’s life. Carl was just glad Tyler was safe. Then Carl drpped them ff at hme, and when the wman asked Carl t wait fr a few minutes s that she culd pay him, he refused —“I have a principle: N fees fr thse making trips t hspital!”
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在以下的相应位置作答。
Many years later, 66-year-ld Carl was ging t hspital fr sme tests. ____________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
“Free trips t hspital? But why?” Carl asked in surprise. _________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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21-40 CBBDCADCADBCDBA DFACE
41-55 BACDA DDBDC ABCCB
56.cnsequences 57.glbal 58.t prvide 59.s 60.wh/ that
61.were 62.slightly 63.in 64.limiting 65.was cnducted
Dear Eric,
I am very srry t hear f yur present situatin that yu are s depressed after the accident. I was shcked at the news that yur were kncked dwn while cycling t schl. Knwing that yu have had an peratin n yur injured right leg and that yu have t stay in the hspital, I feel wrried abut yu.
At present, it’s imprtant that yu accept the present situatin and stay in a gd md, which is significant t yur recvery. Besides, yu’d better fllw yur dctr’s advice because they are mre prfessinal in treating yur leg. I believe yu can make every effrt t vercme all kinds f difficulties, n matter hw hard they are.
Hping yu recver sn.
Yurs,
Li Hua
Many years later, 66-year-ld Carl was ging t hspital fr sme tests. He had ended his driving career wing t sme health issues. He was waiting utside when a taxi pulled up. He gt in and tld the driver t drp him ff at the hspital in the city center. “Alright, sir!” the driver replied. They didn’t talk much in the car, and when they arrived, Carl suddenly realized he’d frgtten t bring his wallet. “Sir, yu dn’t have t pay me. All trips I make t hspital are free!” the yung driver said.
“Free trips t hspital? But why?” Carl asked in surprise. “When I was little, I had a seizure. A warm-hearted driver drve me t hspital fr free and saved my life. His kindness inspired me t d the same,” said the yung driver. Carl culdn’t help laughing and asked again, “What’s yur name?” Then when Carl heard his answer “Tyler,” the ld man’s eyes were flded with happy tears. “Hw time flies,”Carl said, “Gdness has its reward.” Speaking n mre, Carl thanked the driver and went int the hspital.
第一节:
(Text 1)
W: Le, I heard yu went t Mallrca last mnth. S did yu g there t visit friends r d sightseeing?
M: Neither. I went there as an exchange student.
(Text 2)
M: Imagine my disappintment when I pened the bx and fund that the item was brken. When I rang yur shp, yur phnes were always busy.
W: I’m terribly srry abut that. I’ll replace the item r give yu the mney back if yu prefer.
(Text 3)
W: We’re ging t take the schl trip t a lcal farm next week! I can’t wait!
M: Me t. I’ve never been t a farm befre. We’ve been studying farming and agriculture at schl and I hpe this trip culd teach us a bit mre abut that.
(Text 4)
W: Jack, have yu heard f a plice dg called Pnch?
M: N. What did he d?
W: He saved his partner’s life! His partner fell t the grund. He ran t him and tried t help him. He started jumping n his chest t perfrm CPR. After a while, the fficer gt up.
(Text 5)
W: Let’s call the app “Game Finder”. It tells peple where the nearest games shp is and hw t get there.
M: OK. Peple will lve it. Hw much can we charge? Similar apps are abut five punds.
W: I’m nt cnvinced that’s true. We might need t d a bit mre research.
第二节：
(Text 6)
W: Mrning. I’m lking fr an article in Men’s Health Jurnal. But I dn’t knw hw t find it. Culd yu help me ut?
M: Sure. I can check ur nline database. D yu knw the issue, date r any keywrds?
W: It’s abut the dangers f a lack f sleep. I think it came ut in the year 2012.
M: OK. A mment … Is it this issue?
W: Yes. By the way, can I have the full text?
M: Yes. I’ll print it fr yu.
W: Thank yu.
(Text 7)
M: What are yu ding n the Internet, Melisa?
W: I’m reading sme news. I just read that Suth Africa’s wmen’s sccer team wn its first title against the hme cuntry Mrcc at the Wmen’s Africa Cup f Natins.
M: Oh, that’s really great news fr the team. S are yu a fan f the team?
W: Yes. I especially like Hilda Magaya.
M: Hw did she d in the game?
W: She did s well — beynd all my expectatins. Yu knw, she scred tw times in an eight-minute time frame t gain the 2-1 victry.
(Text 8)
W: Hell, Registrar’s ffice.
M: Hell, I’m calling abut applying t study at yur university.
W: OK. What wuld yu like t knw?
M: Well, I’m currently studying educatin, but I’m mre interested in accunting in yur university. Yu’re always famus fr this majr, s that’s why I am here.
W: Okay. Yu have t get a registratin pack. These are usually available in September fr first-year and transfer students and in Nvember fr returning students.
M: I see. Hw can I get ne?
W: If yu’re clse t a high schl, the registratin packs are available frm the careers adviser.
M: Oh, the clsest schl is a little far away. Are there any ther ways?
W: Hmm … The registratin packs are als available frm the university infrmatin line. Wuld that be helpful?
M: Okay, sunds gd.
(Text 9)
W: Aled, yu’ve just raised an amazing amunt f mney fr yur lcal park. Hw did all this cme abut?
M: One day, I was ding my hmewrk and my dad was watching TV. Then an item came n the lcal news abut the park. They said n the news that the park was ld, but the cuncil culdn’t affrd t replace it.
W: S yu wanted t find the mney.
M: Yes. My dad tld me his schl did a spnsred walk fr charity when he was a kid. He said it was ne f the best ways f raising mney, s I tk Dad’s idea and changed it slightly cming up with the idea f a fun run in fancy dress. Sn, many f my friends jined me.
W: Hw did the idea wrk?
M: Well, there were tw main ways. Yu culd get yur friends and family t spnsr yu, either per kilmeter r fr yur cstume. My grandma spnsred me, £5 per kilmeter. I ran 5 kilmeters and gt £25. My grandpa als spnsred me. He said, “If yu dress up like a “Spider-man” and run rund, I’ll give yu £30.”
W: Yu reached yur target then?
M: Actually we did better than that. We needed £6,000. As yu knw, the final ttal was £6,750, s there was plenty fr the new playgrund.
(Text 10) M
Gd evening, everyne. Tday is Sunday, May 7. I’m yur ld friend Henry Brwn. Nw let’s learn abut a whale trapped in an illegal fishing net yesterday. The whale was sptted by a ship. A diver n the ship dived int the sea t help. He discvered the whale cmpletely trapped in the red fishnet s she culd nt even pen her muth. After initial attempts t cut the net frm a bat failed, sme divers frm tw diving centres jined the effrt. Fr the first ten secnds the whale gt a bit nervus, but then she knew the divers were there t help her and she just relaxed. The rescuers started wrking frm the frnt f her muth backwards. They kept cutting and cutting. Finally, the whale struggled a while and then set herself free. But she didn’t leave immediately. She stayed fr a bit t regain her strength in the cmpany f the divers. Then befre she left, she even gave what lked like a little thank-yu sign. That’s all fr tnight’s prgram. Thank yu fr yur listening.