48，山东省济宁市第一中学2023-2024学年高二上学期第三次月考英语试题

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高二英语
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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. When will the wman meet her cusin?
A. Tmrrw evening. B. Tmrrw mrning. C. This afternn.
2. What is the man's feeling in the end?
A. Surprise. B. Sympathy. C. Relief.
3. Where des the cnversatin take place?
A. At a perfume shp. B. At a flwer shp. C. At a fruit shp.
4. What was prbably ging n in the playgrund yesterday afternn?
A. A barbecue. B. A schl sprts meeting. C. A graduatin ceremny.
5. What will Carl d?
A. Buy sme steak. B. Ck dinner. C. Bring sme wine.
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. Hw des Alina lk t the man?
A. Upset. B. Curius. C. Delighted.
7. Wh picked up Alina's purse?
A. A little girl. B. An ld lady. C. A by.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Which apartment is the man lking fr?
A. Apartment 12. B. Apartment 20. C. Apartment 24.
9. What des the wman plan t d?
A. Order sme fd. B. G t a grcery stre. C. Mail a letter.
10. Why is the wman thinking abut mving ut f the neighbrhd?
A. Her family is unhappy t live here. B. It's incnvenient fr her t g t wrk.
C. There's n supermarket nearby.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. When will the wman's flight arrive in Shanghai?
A. At 7: 00 p. m. B. At 4: 00 p. m. C. At 2: 00 p. m.
12. What des the man advise the wman t d n the plane?
A. Get sme sleep. B. D sme reading. C. Watch shrt vides.
13. Hw might the wman g t her htel?
A. On ft. B. By taxi. C. By subway.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the man ding?
A. Hsting a prgram. B. Chairing a meeting. C. Signing up fr a curse.
15. What did the wman's parents grw in their gardens?
A. Ptates and watermelns. B. Ptates and tmates. C. Carrts and tmates.
16. What can the children d in the Alice Waters Garden Prject?
A. Create recipes. B. Design a garden. C. Help build a kitchen.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where was the name Liam mst ppular in America?
A. On the west cast. B. In the Midwest. C. In the sutheastern area.
18. What was the mst ppular name fr American girls five years in a rw?
A. Emma. B. Ava. C. Katrina.
19. Wh is Jnah Berger?
A. A marketing manager. B. A scial wrker. C. A teacher.
20. Which American names became ppular in 2005 accrding t Jnah Berger?
A. Ones starting with K. B. Ones starting with H. C. Ones starting with N.
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 hearing aid is a tiny electrnic device yu put in r behind yur ear t make sunds luder. A hearing aid has three basic parts: a micrphne, an amplifier and a speaker. The hearing aid receives sund thrugh a micrphne, which changes the sund waves t electrical signals and sends them t an amplifier. The amplifier increases the pwer f the signals and sends them t the ear thrugh a speaker. There are three styles f hearing aids.
· Behind-the-ear （BTE） aids are used by peple f all ages. “Mini” BTE is a new kind. These small and pen-fit aids fit behind the ear cmpletely, with a narrw tube int the ear canal, enabling the canal t remain pen. Thus, sme peple prefer it because their wn vice des nt sund “plugged up"
· In-the-ear （ITE） aids fit cmpletely inside the uter ear. Sme ITE aids may have added features, such as a telecil that allws users t receive sund thrugh the circuitry f the hearing aid, rather than thrugh its micrphne.
· Canal aids fit int the ear canal and are available in tw styles. In-the-canal （ITC） aids are made t fit the size and shape f the ear canal. Cmpletely-in-canal （CIC） aids are hidden in the ear canal.
The hearing aid that will wrk best fr yu depends n yur hearing needs and lifestyle. Price is als a key cnsideratin. Hwever, just because ne hearing aid is mre expensive than anther des nt necessarily mean that it will better suit yur needs. Other features t cnsider include parts r services cvered by the guarantee, estimated csts fr repair, and the hearing aid cmpany's reputatin fr quality and service.
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21. What helps strengthen the pwer f electrical signals in a hearing aid?
A. The micrphne B. The speaker C. The amplifier. D. The telecil.
22. If preferring a hearing aid that keeps the ear canal pen, yu can chse
A. In-the-ear aids B. “Mini” BTE
C. In-the-canal aids D. Cmpletely-in-canal aids
23. T buy a suitable hearing aid, yu shuld
A. increase yur estimated csts B. find the ne with mre features
C. give in t the after-sale services D. cnsider yur needs and lifestyle
B
Eln Musk is a businessman, inventr and engineer and is undubtedly, ne f the leading figures in the wrld f technlgy. Musk was brn in Pretria, Suth Africa in 1971. At the age f 12, he taught himself hw t prgramme cmputers. He was accepted t university in the United States where he cmpleted a degree in Arts. After this, he started a PhD in physics at Stanfrd University. Hwever, he drpped ut t pursue his interest in startups and technlgy.
He funded an nline payment site that eventually wuld becme a glbal cmpany. In 2001 Musk
began meeting with scientists t discuss the pssibility f human habitatin n Mars. Using his wn frtune, Musk funded his cmpany that designs rckets and space vehicles. It was the first privately wned cmpany t d s. In 2012, the rckets made by the cmpany dcked with the Internatinal Space Statin. Musk als received cntracts frm NASA, thus making histry by prving that the cncept f cmmercial space explratin was bth pssible and affrdable.
Anther ne f Musk's innvatins is the electric car. Musk started a cmpany and became the CEO in 2008. The cmpany is named after Niclai Tesla, the Serbian-American inventr and physicist, wh is best knwn fr designing the AC electrical system. The cars made by Musk's cmpany are designed t end the dependence n fssil fuels and s reduce the negative effects f climate change and air pllutin frm cars.
Why des Musk devte himself t such innvatins? By creating pprtunities t explre new planets. Musk believes that in the event f a majr catastrphe n Earth, there wuld be the ptential fr the human race t cntinue elsewhere. On Earth, Musk's inventins are designed t find renewable.
envirnment-friendly slutins t meet the challenge f an ever-grwing glbal ppulatin
24. What can we learn abut Musk?
A. He learnt cmputer prgrammes frm his teacher at 12
B. He named his cmpany after a well-knwn scientist
C. He received gvernment supprt t fund the space cmpany
D. He graduated frm Stanfrd University with a degree in physics
25. Accrding t the authr, what event was histric in Musk's career?
A. Getting achievements in arts. B. Funding an nline payment site
C. Becming CEO f tw cmpanies. D. Receiving cntracts frm NASA.
26. What is Musk's mtivatin fr his innvatins?
A. T expand human reach and prtect the earth
B. T stimulate peple's curisity abut space
C. T realize his dream f becming a leading figure.
D. T make mre pr fit and set up mre cmpanies
27. Which f the fllwing best describes Musk?
A. Gifted and humrus. B. Curius and hnest
C. Creative and respnsible D. Generus and cnsiderate.
C
D humans have the ability t understand what animals are saying, r are we just barking up the wrng tree?
“Artificial intelligence （AI） hlds the key t unlcking the fascinating insights. Beynd creating chatbts that charm peple, machine learning may sn make it pssible t decde（解码） animal calls,” says Raskin, c-funder f the nnprfit Earth Species Prject. It's develping AI mdels that imitate a variety f species, aiming t have “cnversatins” with animals. Its team is cllecting diverse data frm varius species and building machine-learning mdels fr analysis. Prject CETI（鲸类动物翻译计划）fcuses n understanding a particular species, in this case the sperm whale.
Sperm whales have cmplex scial grups. When a familiar yung male rejined his family, researchers seized the chance t recrd their sunds. Fr tw decades, scientists dcumented tw sperm whale grups, capturing their clicking sunds. After manually decding sme sunds, they turned t AI fr faster translatin. Using a neural（神经的） netwrk, the team trained it t discern individual whales frm a subset f sunds. Next, their ambitius gal is t train a cmputer t speak whale.
As tech advances, the dr has been pened t using machine learning t decde unfamiliar languages. It's fund that AI tls have practical value beynd research. Translating animal sunds aids endangered species. Scientists study caged birds' calls t grasp sund changes, explaining difficulties in reintrductin. Machine learning decdes pets' signals like barks and facial expressins. Raskin's AI mdel translates dgs' expressins, revealing their surprising capabilities t wners. Additinally, it helps predict pig emtins based n their sunds, enhancing animal welfare. Advancements deepen ur understanding f animals.
Nw enthusiastic scientists are cmmitted t pen-surce data and mdel sharing. “Every time yu invent a technlgy, yu als invent a respnsibility,” Raskin says. “Designing a ‘whale chatbt’ demands we imagine an animal's experience. The true value f any language is that it helps us relate t thers.”
28. What is the purpse f the Earth Species Prject?
A. T gather vast data with a cmputer. B. T create chatbts that imitate animals.
C. T understand animal languages using AI. D. T study the scial behavir f sperm whales.
29. What des the underlined wrd “discern” in paragraph 3 mean?
A. Train. B. Prtect. C. Recrd. D. Recgnize.
30. Hw d AI tls prvide practical value in deepening ur insights int animals?
A. By reintrducing endangered species. B. By advancing animal well-being
C. By translating animals' calls and lks. D. By studying animals' negative emtins.
31. What can be a suitable title fr the text?
A. Lst in Translatin? Nt with AI B. A Future f Chatting with Animals
C. Whales SOS: Human-AI Unite fr Miracles D. Practical Value f Machine Learning Mdels
D
Many rbts track bjects by “sight” as they wrk with them, but ptical（光学的） sensrs can't take in an item's entire shape when it's in the dark r partially blcked frm view. Nw a new lw-cst technique lets a rbtic hand “feel” an unfamiliar bject's frm-and skillfully handle it based n this infrmatin alne.
University f Califrnia, San Dieg, rbticist Xialng Wang and his team wanted t find ut whether cmplex actins culd be achieved in rbtics using nly simple tuch data.
The researchers attached 16 cntact sensrs, each csting abut $12, t the palm and fingers f a fur-fingered rbt hand. These sensrs simply indicate if an bject is tuching the hand r nt. “While ne sensr desn't catch much, a lt f them can help yu capture different aspects f the bject,” Wang says. In this case, the rbt's task was t rtate （旋转） items placed in its palm.
They first ran simulatins （模拟） t cllect enugh tuch data as a virtual rbt hand practiced rtating bjects, including balls and ther irregular bjects. Using infrmatin frm each sensr, the team built a cmputer mdel that determines an bject's psitin at every step f the handling prcess and mves the fingers t rtate it smthly and stably.
Next they transferred this capability t perate a real rbt hand, which successfully cntrl previusly unfamiliar bjects such as apples, tmates, sup cans and rubber ducks. Transferring the cmputer mdel t the real wrld was relatively easy because the sensr data were s simple. Hwever, New Yrk University's Lerrel Pint, wh studies rbts' interactins, wnders whether the system wuld fail at mre cmplicated tasks.
S in future wrk, Wang's grup aims t tackle mre cmplex mvements as well as t add sensrs in places such as the sides f the fingers. “This means that there will be mre accurate infrmatin frm tuching that allws recnstructing the bject shape,” Wang says. The researchers will als try adding visin t cmplement tuch data fr handling cmplicated shape.
32. What was the intentin f the research cnducted by Xialng Wang's grup?
A. T develp a rbt with advanced ptical sensrs
B. T create a rbtic hand t grasp familiar bjects
C. T investigate the impact f lighting n rbtic recgnitin.
D. T explre the use f tuch data in cmplex rbtic actins
33. What is Paragraph 3 mainly abut?
A. The way that rbt hands capture different bjects
B. The functin f rbt hands in Wang's research
C. The wrking principle f rbt hands in Wang's research.
D. The type f cntact sensrs attached t the rbt hand.
34. Hw did the researchers gather tuch data fr the rbtic hand's training?
A. They used real-wrld bjects. B. They used cmplex ptical sensrs.
C. They relied n visin-based technlgy. D. They cnducted simulatins with the rbt hand
35. What is XiaLng Wang's attitude twards Pint's cncern ver the system?
A. Psitive B. Dubtful C. Unclear D. Dismissive
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山可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It has been a few rugh years. Many f us are finding urselves exhausted, burned ut, struggling t build balance back int ur lives. We need t recharge. Water can help.
Participating in water activities such as swimming r surfing can help us enter a “flw state” 36 It calms the mind, which is ften absrbed by reasning and wrry, says Ricard Gil-da-Csta, a neurscientist and chief executive f the neurtechnlgy cmpany Neurverse, wh has studied hw water affects ur brain.
Bdies f water als can prduce a glrius sense f awe—he emtinal respnse t smething vast that expands and challenges hw we see the wrld. 37 Water naturally relaxes us and helps fcus ur thughts by taking away all the nise Water has special prperties that may bst nature's psitive impact, envirnmental psychlgists say.
When we are near water, there is ften less visual and auditry infrmatin t prcess. Our mind can rest. 38 Besides, its smell can stir（激发） up psitive memries and assciatins. When we're flating in water, ur bdies can rest t, in a way we never can n land.
39 It mves rhythmically, prducing a play f light, clr and sund that is fascinating It hlds ur attentin, but nt in an verly demanding way. 40 It gives ur brains a break frm the intense, fcused, exhausting attentin that much f daily life requires. “Water helps yur mind wander in a psitive way,” says Mare Berman, directr f the Envirnmental Neurscience Labratry at the University f Chicag. “This is what is s restrative.”
A. Researchers call this sft fascinatin.
B. Mst imprtant: Water is dynamic
C. It means we becme fully devted t what we're ding
D. One f the mst calming prperties f water is its sund.
E. The sund f water, typically steady and sft, cmfrts us
F. Here's sme advice n hw t use the healing pwer f water
G. Awe can decrease stress and help us put things int perspective
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。
I never imagined that an interstate trip culd be s exciting. But when yur wrld has becme smaller since the pandemic hit tw-and-a-bit years ag, and then slwly 41 , the mst rdinary experience
gives new 42 t life. And s it was with me when I was 43 given the chance t take my first flight in mre than tw years.
I'd frgtten hw it felt t be amng the peple cming and ging I gt t the airprt tw hurs befre barding. Time fr the bar and, f curse, 44
That grup f yung Arab wmen laughing and psing fr phtgraphs by the expansive windws, aircraft in the 45 , lighting up the place with their happiness.
The man in the crner drinking alne. Just anther ne f the 70, 000 r s stries that wuld pass thrugh the airprt 46 .
I culdn't be calmer as a flyer. But when the plane tk ff I was 47 , in that mment f weightlessness as the wheels 48 Earth, leaning twards the windw t watch everything belw becming smaller and smaller.
Is it pssible that the denial f s much during the pandemic lckdwn had added new 49 t what was the rdinary? I think s. The plane ride, the htel stay, and the scial ccasin all nw gave me a sense f 50 that might have previusly nly arused in me nthing mre than a certain nnchalance（若无其事） r even 51 .
Last June, just ahead f the lng Sydney lckdwn, a friend 52 a birthday party. That experience fr me wuld cntinue happily thrugh sme f the 53 mnths f the lckdwn that wuld fllw. 54 the repeated fear that the pandemic hlds ver us, the memry f that celebratin still keeps its bright, warm light in my mind. That's what happens when everything ld is new again, when 55 is red is cvered as a virtue.
41. A. expands B. disappears C. escapes D. emerges
42. A. utcme B. panic C. change D. meaning
43. A. frequently B. finally C. riginally D. merely
44. A. bk-reading B. stry-telling C. peple-watching D. stranger-chatting
45. A. situatin B. backgrund C. circumstance D. maintenance
46. A. in a special way B. n a daily basis C. nce in a while D. all f a sudden
47. A. elegant B. excited C. anxius D. energetic
48. A. slid B. attached C. departed D. flated
49. A. liberatin B. cmpany C. struggle D. appeal
50. A. jy B. chas C. regret D. fear
51. A. kindness B. happiness C. tiredness D. brightness
52. A. frgt B. cancelled C. attended D. held
53. A. difficult B. permanent C. harmnius D. dramatic
54. A. Withut B. Despite C. Similar t D. Apart frm
55. A. pprtunity B. adaptatin C. simplicity D. expsure
第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
In the 12th century, the Suthern Sng Dynasty mved its capital t Lin'an. Near Lin'an, n the banks f Lake Tai is the city f Suzhu. Given its lcatin near the capital and its （56）________ （nature）beauty, Suzhu became a preferred place（57）________（live）. Thus, there were ver 300 gardens （58）________ （build） here, and mre than 60 are still in（59）________（exist）
Amng these gardens, the Humble Administratr's Garden （Zhuzheng Yuan） is the largest and the mst famus, and water pls take up（60）________ third f its area. （61）________（surrund）the water pls is a luxuriant（繁茂的） grup f flwers, plants, and trees, all carefully chsen accrding t the way their seasnal clrs reflect ff the sparkling water belw. As is typical f Suzhu gardens, this garden （62）________（separate） int different sectins, ffering varius kinds f spaces（63）________ diverse shapes and sizes that represent different mds and feelings.
Since it is such a large garden, n simple descriptin f the garden will d. （64）________ yu have t d is walk amng the water and plants, enjy every mment, （65）________ find yur wn treasures depending n yur md that day.
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，写信给留学生朋友Jhn，告知他国际学生服务中心（Cnfucius Institute）正面向留学生开展主题为My China Surprises的短视频征集活动，内容包括：
1. 活动介绍；
2. 视频要求；
3. 鼓励参加。
注意：
1. 写作词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jhn,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
I live in a small but lvely neighbrhd. Our huse is neither large nr luxurius, but it has a fairly big garden. My father lves his garden. He planted sme seeds in it and tk gd care f the plants, watering them, applying fertilizer, weeding and getting rid f bugs. He was never tired f ding all that stuff. But at that time, I didn't understand why wrking in the dirt excited him s much.
Unfrtunately, in the summer vacatin befre senir high schl, my father was seriusly injured in an accident. He had t stay in bed fr a while. My mther had several business trips, s she culdn't take care f the garden. I didn't want my father t wrry. I said that I wuld take care f his garden until he recvered. I assumed that the little plants wuld cntinue t grw as lng as they had water, and luckily it rained fairly ften, s I didn't think much abut the garden.
One Saturday mrning, my father said t me, “Christine, the vegetables shuld be abut ready t be picked. Let's have a salad tday!” I went ut t the garden and was upset t see that many f the lettuce leaves and carrts had been half eaten by bugs. There were hundreds f bugs all ver them!
I panicked fr a mment but then I quietly went t the nearest supermarket t buy sme vegetables. When I was making the salad, my mther came hme and saw the bag frm the supermarket in the kitchen. I was embarrassed and admitted, “Dad wuld like a salad, but the garden is a disaster. I dn't want t disappint him, s I went t the stre and bught sme vegetables.” My mther smiled, saying, “Hney, yu knw what is the right thing t d.”
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1:
My father seemed very pleased when I tk the salad t him. _________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Feeling guilty, I decided t d the right thing. ______________________________________________________
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济宁市第一中学
2023-2024学年度高二年级第一学期教学质量检测（三）
参考答案
第一部分 听力
1-5 CBACC 6-10 CCBCA 11-15 ABCAC 16-20 ABACA
第二部分 阅读
第一节
21-23 CBD 24-27 BDAC 28-31 CDCB 32-35 DCDA
第二节
36-40 CGEBA
第三部分 语言运用
第一节 完形填空
41-45 ADBCB 46-50 BBCDA 51-55 CDABC
第二节 语法填空
56. natural 57. t live 58. built 59. existence 60. a/ne
61. Surrunding 62. is separated 63. in 64. What 65. and
第四部分
第一节
Dear Jhn,
Gd news! Cnfucius Institute is cllecting shrt vides frm freign friends wh are learning in China, and I'm writing t invite yu t get invlved.
Themed My China Surprises, yur wrk is expected t fcus n yur amazing experience in this amazing cuntry, yur understanding f the unique Chinese culture frm a freigner's perspective, r sme stunning achievements in China that surprise yu. Vides in any frmat will d, with a time limit f 5 minutes. Given that yu have been in China fr quite a while, yur stry will surely make a valuable additin t the event.
If interested, please yur wrk t www. myhinasurprise. cm befre December 31st with yur persnal infrmatin attached. Lking frward t yur participatin.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节
One pssible versin
My father seemed very pleased when I tk the salad t him. “It lks s gd. Yur salad makes my muth water.” Dad culdn't wait t try it. He frked a piece int his muth and chewed slwly, a satisfied smile spreading ver his face. Giving me a thumbs-up, he said, “Little did I knw yu are s gd at gardening. Yu are a man f yur wrd.” My father kept praising me, which made my ears burning. Feeling bad abut what I had dne, I frced a bitter smile. Hw culd I cheat my father?
Feeling guilty, I decided t d the right thing. With tears welling up in my eyes, I tld my father I didn't live up t his expectatins and that the garden was a mess. T my surprise, instead f sclding me, my father patted me n the shulder gently and tld me t tum t him if I needed any help. Under his guidance, I learned t apply fertilizer, weed and remve bugs. The vegetables became better and better day by day, and s did my father. I began t enjy taking care f vegetables and I finally understd my father's pleasure f wrking in the dirt.
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M: Gwen came back frm Shanghai last night. Let's hang ut with her this afternn!
W: Srry, I have t visit my cusin then. I wn't be back until tmrrw mrning.
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W: Lucy brke up with Csm!
M: N way! They lve each ther.
W: It's true. Lucy tld me that herself. She said Csm ffered t break up with her.
M: Oh, pr Luey She had always lnged t marry Csm.
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M: Welcme t ur shp, ma'am. What kind f perfume d yu like?
W: I prefer smething that smells sweet and clean.
M: Hw abut this ne? It has a smell f rses. And this brand f cherry perfume is als ppular.
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W: Did yu g t the playgrund yesterday afternn?
M: N, I was having a barbecue with my friends then. Was there anything special?
W: Yes. The speech delivered by ur headmaster tuched every graduate deeply.
M: After all, their cllege life is cming t an end.
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M: Hi, Ann. This is Carl. What are yu ding?
W: I'm cking sme steak. Wuld yu like t cme ver fr dinner, Carl?
M: Why nt? Then I'll bring a bttle f red wine.
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M: （6）Alina, I heard yu gt fired. I thught yu'd be upset, but it's actually the ppsite.
W: I was really sad at first. As I sat n a park bench and cried, a little girl handed me a rse and her grandmther cmfrted me.
M: They were s kind.
W: Yeah. On my way hme, （7）a by picked up my purse and returned it t me. I felt like I was surrunded kindness. All the bad mds were gne. I'm sure I'll get a jb sn.
M: I'm glad t hear that.
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M: Hi, I'm delivering fd. （8）Culd yu tell me hw t get t Apartment 20?
W: This is Apartment 12. The building yu are heading fr is behind Apartment 24, near the west gate. （9）I am ging t pst a letter. We can g tgether.
M: Great. This is a really pretty neighbrhd. 10
W: Yes, it surely is. And it's very cnvenient t buy grceries with several supermarkets arund. （10）But I'm cnsidering mving. My husband thinks it's t crwded in the day and my children think it's a little nisy in the evening.
M: As the saying ges, “Every cin has tw sides.”
W: Yeah. Anyway, this is Apartment 20.
M: Thank yu s much. W: Yu are welcme.
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W: My flight is leaving at 4: 00 p. m. , isn't it?
M: （11）N, it will leave at 2: 00 p. m. and reach Shanghai at7: 00 p. m. W: Really? Then I dn't have much time t prepare. M: Dn't wrry. I've rdered a taxi fr yu W: Yu are s sweet. But hnestly, I'm nt used t lng jurneys. I have nthing t d but watch shrt vides n my phne r get sme sleep.
M: 5 hurs is nt very lng （12） Yu can read magazines. I'm just wrried it will get a little dark when yu get there. Hw can yu get t yur htel?
W: That wn't be a prblem. （13） It's always cnvenient t take the undergrund Text 9
M: （14）Hell, welcme t this week's Meeting Artists. Our guest tday is Mildred Hward. She will talk abut her stry with gardens. Welcme, Mrs. Hward.
W: Thank yu. T begin with, I'd like t share my childhd memries. （15） Well, my parents had gardens. S I culd always pick fresh tmates, pull ut carrts and taste sweet watermelns M: Interesting! Many kids dn't knw where fd cmes frm.
W: （16） That's why I started the Alice Waters Garden Prject.
M: Can yu tell us smething abut it? Fr example, hw des it wrk?
W: We design and build a 5-acre garden first. （16）The kids, mainly aged frm 7 t 12, wrk in the garden with their hands in the dirt. Then they take what they've grwn t the kitchen and spend time cking and develping recipes. This is the way they learn smething abut teamwrk, creativity, and mst imprtantly where the fd they eat every day cmes frm.
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M: What is in a name? Fr many peple, their names ften pint twards their culture. Recently. the Scial Security Administratin released a list f the mst ppular US baby names. “Emma” was the mst ppular name in states n the west cast, （17） while “Liam” was the tp chice in the Midwest. But in the sutheastern area f the cuntry, parents were mre likely t name a by “William” while “Ava” was a ppular name fr girls. And “Liam” has been at the tp f the list fr bys in the past tw years. （18）“Emma” was the mst ppular name fr girls fr the fifth year in a rw. （19） Jnah Berger is a marketing prfessr at the University f Pennsylvania. （20） He fund that names starting with K became ppular after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, Luisiana in 2005. Americans heard the name f the strm in the news s ften that it became familiar and appealing.