湖南省长沙市雅礼中学2024届高三下学期3月综合测试（一）英语试题(附听力与参考答案)

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A【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四个供健身爱好者选择的应用程序。
21.细节理解题。根据文章 Tracy Andersn 部分“Her nline prgramme includes a new weekly wrkut, as well as access t existing classes, her digital magazine and meal planning guides.(她的在线课程包括新的每周锻炼，以及现有课程、数字杂志和膳食计划指南)”及Centr 部分“It features 20 and 40-minute sessin s f HIIT, Pilates, yga, bxing and guided meditatin, plus recipe ideas, a meal planner and stress and well being supprt.(它的特色是20 到40 分钟的 HIIT、普拉提、瑜伽、拳击和引导冥想，再加上食谱创意、膳食计划以及压力和健康支持)”可知，Tracy Andersn 和 Centre 都有膳食计划指南。故选C 项。
22.细节理解题。根据文章 Get It Dne 部分“The app includes daily live streamed and n-demand classes featuring yga, cre fitness and strength.(该应用程序包括以瑜伽、核心健身和力量为特色的每日直播和点播课程)”可知，Get It Dne 可能会提供一对一的课程。故选D 项。
23.推理判断题。根据文章 Tracy Andersn 部分“Her nline prgramme includes a new weekly wrkut, as well as access t existing classes, her digital magazine and meal planning guides.(她的在线课程包括新的每周锻炼，以及现有课程、数字杂志和膳食计划指南)”，Rar部分“The singer Ellie Gulding and the fashin designer Henry Hlland are said t be fans f Rar’s daily live classes, which include the Overdrive—a high energy weights-based wrkut fcusing n upper-bdy strengthening and cardivascular fitness.(歌手 Ellie Gulding 和时装设计师 Henry Hlland 据说是 Rar 日常直播课程的粉丝，其中包括 Overdrive，这是一种基于高能量重量的锻炼，专注于增强上身和心血管健康)”，Centr 部分“It features 20 and40-minute sessin s f HIIT, Pilates, yga, bxing and guided meditatin, plus recipe ideas, a meal planner and stress and well being supprt.(它的特色是 20 到 40 分钟的HIIT、普拉提、瑜伽、拳击和引导冥想，再加上食谱创意、膳食计划以及压力和健康支持)”及Get It Dne 部分“The app includes daily live streamed and n-demand classes featuring yga, cre fitness and strength.(该应用程序包括以瑜伽、核心健身和力量为特色的每日直播和点播课程)”可知，文章主要介绍了四个关于健身的应用程序，故本文的目标读者应为健身爱好者。故选B项。
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了来自加州圣何塞的中学生Shanya Gill 在赛默飞世尔科学少年创新者挑战赛中获得了最高奖项，因为她设计了一种优于现有系统的火灾探测系统。文章介绍了这种系统开发背后的灵感来源以及优点。
24.细节理解题。根据第二段“The tp winners have exhibited bundless curisity(顶级获奖者表现出了无限的好奇心)”可知，Shanya 表现出学者好奇的天性。故选B。
25.细节理解题。根据第三段“Shanya’s inspiratin came after a fire destryed a restaurant inher neighbrhd during the summer f 2022, reprted The Washingtn Pst.(据《华盛顿邮报》报道，Shanya 的灵感来自于 2022 年夏天一场大火烧毁了她家附近的一家餐馆)”可知，经历了一场毁灭性的火灾促使 Shanya 开发她的火灾探测系统。故选 B。26.细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“With a thermal camera and a Raspberry Pi, a tiny cmputer the device detects when a heat surce has been left unattended fr ten minutes and sends a text message warning.(该设备配有热像仪和 Raspberry Pi，配有一台微型计算机，当热源无人看管超过 10 分钟时，它就会检测到，并发出短信警告)”可知，Shanya 的发明优点在于可以发出潜在火灾的警告。故选 B。
27.推理判断题。根据第一段“But Shanya Gill, a middle schler frm San Jse, Califrnia, wn the tp award in the Therm Fisher Scientific Junir Innvatrs Challenge fr designing afire detectin system that is superir t existing nes, as stated in the press release.(但是，来自加州圣何塞的中学生 Shanya Gill 在赛默飞世尔科学少年创新者挑战赛中获得了最高奖项，因为她设计了一种优于现有系统的火灾探测系统)”可推知，Shanya 发明了一种优于现有系统的火灾探测系统，说明她很有创新精神。故选 C。
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍光污染正在夺走我们的夜空，使得星星在我们眼前消失。
28．词句猜测题。根据第一段“In the endless sky, the unaided human eye shuld be able t perceive several thusand stars n a clear, dark night.(在一望无际的天空中，在一个晴朗、黑暗的夜晚，人类的肉眼应该能够看到几千颗星星)”以及划线词上文“Unfrtunately, grwing light pllutin has”可知，人类的肉眼本来可以看到几千颗星星，不幸的是，日益严重的光污染却使人们不能欣赏夜景。故划线词意思是“使……不能”。故选 B。
29．细节理解题。根据第三段“Furthermre, the lss f visible stars is a great lss f human cultural heritage. Until relatively recently, humans thrughut histry had an impressive view f the starry night sky, and the effect f this nighty spectacle (壮观) is evident in ancient cultures.(此外，可见星星的损失是人类文化遗产的巨大损失。直到最近，历史上的人类都能看到令人印象深刻的星空，这种夜间奇观的影响在古代文化中很明显)”可知，可见星星的缺失会导致较少的夜间天空文化元素。故选 D。
30．主旨大意题。根据第五段“Researchers find that the lss f visible stars indicates anincrease in sky brightness f 9.6% per year while rughly 2% is measured by satellites. Existing satellites are nt well suited t measuring sky glw as it appears t humans, because they can nt detect wavelengths shrter than 500 nanmeters (纳米). White LEDs, with shrter wavelengths under 500 nanmeters, nw are increasingly cmmnly used in utdr lighting. But human eyesare mre sensitive t these shrter wavelengths at nighttime. Space-based instruments d nt measure light frm windws, either. But these surces are significant cntributrs t sky glw us seen frm the grund.(研究人员发现，可见恒星的消失表明天空亮度每年增加9.6%，而卫星测量的亮度大约为 2%。现有的卫星不太适合测量人类看到的天光，因为它们不能探测到短于 500 纳米的波长。白光 led 波长较短，在 500 纳米以下，现在越来越多地用于户外照明。但人类的眼睛在夜间对这些较短的波长更敏感。天基仪器也不能测量窗户发出的光。但这些光源是我们从地面上看到的天光的重要贡献者)”可推知，作者在第五段中强调了众包数据是无价的。故选 A。
31．推理判断题。根据最后一段“The Glbe at Night dataset is necessary in ur nging evaluatin f changes in sky glw, and we encurage whever can t get invlved t help prtect the starry night sky. (全球夜间数据集对于我们持续评估天空辉光的变化是必要的，我们鼓励任何可以参与的人来帮助保护星空)”可推断，Walker 期望会有更多的参与者加入。故选D。
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章介绍了儿童插画家的观点：人工智能创造的艺术不是真正的艺术。
32．推理判断题。根据第二段中“But clser examinatin shws ddities, The face f the wman in my image has very dd features, and appears t be hlding multiple bks. And, while there’s an initial thrill at seeing an image appear, there’s n creative satisfactin. (但仔细观察会发现一些奇怪的地方，我脑海中那个女人的脸有非常奇怪的特征，似乎拿着多本书。而且，虽然看到图像出现时最初会感到兴奋，但没有创造性的满足感。)”可知，作者对他的图像创作不满意，故选 C 项。
33．细节理解题。根据第三段中“Fundamentally, art is all abut translating smething thatyu feel internally int smething that exists externally. Whatever frm it takes, true art is abut the creative prcess much mre than it’s abut the fin AI piece. And simply pressing a buttn t generate an image is nt a creative prcess. (从根本上说，艺术就是将你内在感受到的东西转化为外在存在的东西。无论采取何种形式，真正的艺术都关乎创作过程，而不是最终作品。简单地按下按钮来生成图像并不是一个创造性的过程。)”可知，儿童插画家最看重艺术创作过程，因为艺术的核心是将内在感受转化为外在存在，真正的艺术更多地关注创作过程而不是最终作品，故选 A 项。
34．主旨大意题。根据文章第四段“Beynd creativity, there are deeper issues. T create images frm prmpts, AI generatrs rely n databases f already existing art and text. This culd lead t the creatin f images that are intentinally meant t imitate the style f ther artists, withut their agreement. There is an argument that AI generatrs wrk n differently t humans when it cmes t being influenced by thers’ wrk, Hwever, a human artist is als adding emtin and nuance (细微差别) int the mix. AI desn’t d the same—it can nly cpy. (除了创造力之外，还有更深层次的问题。为了从提示创建图像，AI 生成器依赖于现有艺术和文本的数据库。这可能导致在未经其他艺术家同意的情况下故意模仿其他艺术家风格的图像。有一种观点认为，在受到他人作品的影响时，人工智能发电机的工作方式与人类没有什么不同，但是，人类艺术家也在混合中添加了情感和细微差别。人工智能不会做同样的事情——它只能复制。)”可知，第四段主要讲述了人类和人工智能艺术创作中使用的不同手段，故选C项。
35．主旨大意题。根据最后一段“The increasing use f AI will als lead t a devaluing f the wrk f artists. There’s already a negative prejudice twards the creative industry. Peple will begin t think that their “wrk” is as valid as that created by smene wh has spent a career making art. It’s nnsense, f curse. Yu can use yur mbile phne t take a nice picture f yur daughters, but yu are n match fr prfessinals. (人工智能的使用越来越多也会导致艺术家作品贬值。对创意产业已经存在负面偏见。人们会开始认为他们的“作品”与那些以艺术创作为职业的人所创作的作品一样有效。当然，这是无稽之谈。你可以用手机给你的女儿拍一张漂亮的照片，但你不是专业人士的对手。)”可知人工智能的使用会使艺术家的作品贬值。人们会认为他们用 AI 创作的作品和以艺术创作为职业的人的作品有同样的价值。作者认为这是错误的，在最后一句中，作者认为尽管普通人可以创作出漂亮的作品，也比不上专业人士。作者暗示艺术创作需要经过长期的训练。A. Art is the mirrr f life. (艺术是生活的镜子) B. Rme is nt built in a day. (罗马不是一日建成的。意指任何伟大的事物都需要时间和耐心来建立。) C. N man can d tw things at nce. (一心不可二用。) D. Jack f all trades, master f nne. (百事皆通，一样不精。)，故选 B 项。
【导语】本文是说明文。介绍了学校的好处和学校产生的历史。
36．根据前文“Why was schl created?(为什么要创建学校?)”以及后文“Especially n test days, many students wnder exactly why they’re being subjected t such terrible and unusual punishment!(特别是在考试的日子里，许多学生都想知道为什么他们会受到如此可怕和不寻常的惩罚!)”可知，此处通过从学生的角度谈论创建学校的理由，E 项“We’re sure that’s a questin that every student asks frm time t time.(我们确信这是每个学生都会时不时问的问题)”承接上文，学生问的问题就是前文的问题，并引出下文。故选 E 项。
37．根据前文“If yu’re hnest with yurself, thugh, yu knw what a great place schl is.(如果你对自己诚实的话，你就会知道学校是一个多么好的地方)”可知，此处讲述学校是个好地方，G 项“Yu have fun, learn all kinds f interesting things, and get t spend time with yur friends.(你玩得很开心，学习各种有趣的东西，并与你的朋友们共度时光)”符合此处主题，说明学校提高的益处，承接上文。故选 G 项。
38．根据前文“Schls are nt a new inventin. Yu may have seen sme ld ne-rm schl huses that have been arund fr several hundred years r mre.(学校并不是一项新发明。你可能见过一些已经存在了几百年甚至更久的单间校舍)”可知，此处讲述学校的历史，B项“The earliest schls, thugh, date back thusands f years.(然而，最早的学校可以追溯到几千年前)”符合本段主题。故选 B 项。
39．根据后文“They educated yung peple within the family unit. Over time, hwever, ppulatins grew and scieties frmed.(他们以家庭为单位教育年轻人。然而，随着时间的推移，人口增长，社会形成)”可知，此处讲述早期的教育，F 项“The earliest human beings did’t need schls t pass alng infrmatin.(最早的人类不需要学校来传递信息)”引出下文，符合语境。故选 F 项。
40．根据前文“Rather than every family being respnsible fr educatin, peple sn fund ut that it wuld be easier and mre efficient t have a small grup f adults teach a larger grup f children.(人们很快发现，让一小群成年人教育一大群孩子，会更容易、更有效，而不是每个家庭都负责教育)”可知，本段主要讲述学校诞生的原因，A 项“In this way, the idea f schl was brn.(就这样，学校的概念诞生了)”是对前文的总结，符合文意。故选A 项。
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【答案】41—45 ．BACBC 46—50．DACDB 51—55．ADCAB
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者 2018 年穿越南极洲的单人探险，一路上遇到了很多困难，虽然最后没有达到最初的目标，但作者还是为自己感到骄傲。
41.考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了获得一些经验，我参加了一个为期两周的培训课程。A．dnatin 捐赠；B．experience 经历；C．attentin 注意力；D．rescue 救援。根据后文“I did a tw-week training curse”可知，参加培训课程是为了获得经验。故选B。
42.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我学会了所有的基本知识：如何在雪地里露营，如何拉雪橇以及穿什么衣服。A．basics 基础；B．risks 风险；C．benefits 利益；D．aids 帮助。后文“hw t camp in the snw, hw t pull a sled and what clthing t wear”是作者学到的基本知识。故选 A。
43.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我安排了 70 天的时间，这将使它成为穿越南极洲最长的无支持的单程探险 A．cperative 合作的；B．rmantic 浪漫的；C．unsupprted 无支持的；D．abnrmal 反常的。呼应上文“d a sl expeditin”作者是独自去的，所以无支持。故选 C。
44.考查名词词义辨析。句意：我只带了必需品。A．cmpanins 同伴；B．necessities必需品；C．cashes 现金；D．credits 信用。根据后文“I didn’t even take a hairbrush.(我甚至都没带梳子)”可知，作者只带了必需品上路。故选 B。
45.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最初的几天很难熬。A．pleasant 令人愉快的；B．calm平静的；C．tugh 艰难的；D．lucky 幸运的。根据后文“The winds were abut 60mph, and mysled weighed 120kg.(风速约为每小时 60 英里，我的雪橇重达 120 公斤)”可知，一开始很困难，风速约为每小时 60 英里，雪橇重达 120 公斤。故选 C。
46.考查动词词义辨析。句意：即使能见度很好，你也看不见很多东西——这是一片白色的地平线。A．talk 谈话；B．hear 听见；C．feel 感觉；D．see 看见。上文“Even if the visibilityis gd”提到了能见度，对应的是看到东西，故选 D。
47.考查动词短语辨析。句意：我每两个小时摔倒 14 次。A．fell ver 摔倒；B．drppedut 辍学；C．lked away 转移目光；D．put up 放置。上文“Then, I fund the cnditins t bemuch wrse.”提到了情况更糟糕了，结合上文提到风速大，视野差，说明作者经常摔倒，选项中 fell ver 符合语境。故选 A。
48.考查名词词义辨析。句意：结果，我落后于计划。A．fundraising 资金筹集；B．supply供给量；C．schedule 计划；D．hmewrk 家庭作业。根据后文“fell mre than 100 miles shrtf my gal”可知，作者落后于计划了。故选 C。49.考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后，我走了 922 英里，离我的目标还差100 多英里。A．measured 测量；B．designed 设计；C．searched 搜索；D．cvered 覆盖，行走。根据后文“922 miles”表示走了多少距离，应用动词 cver。故选 D。
50.考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我看到远处的那个点时，我感到难以置信的宽慰。A．burden 负担；B．relief 安慰；C．pain 痛苦；D．anxiety 焦虑。根据后文“I felt when I sawthe dt in the distance was unbelievable”可知，作者到达了终点，所以是感到宽慰。故选B。
51.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我花了一段时间才为我所取得的成就感到自豪，因为我没有达到我最初的目标，但我知道改变目标是可以接受的。A．prud 骄傲的；B．skeptical怀疑的；C．shy 害羞的；D．ashamed 羞愧的。根据后文“f what I’d achieved”指为取得的成就感到自豪，应用 be prud f。故选 A。
52.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我花了一段时间才为我所取得的成就感到自豪，因为我没有达到我最初的目标，但我知道改变目标是可以接受的。A．insignificant 不重要的；B．unbearable 难以忍受的；C．disturbing 令人不安的；D．initial 最初的。根据上文“because I had failed t reach my”以及后文提到了改变目标可以接受，说明作者没能达到最初的目标。故选 D。
53．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我花了一段时间才为我所取得的成就感到自豪，因为我没有达到我最初的目标，但我知道改变目标是可以接受的。A．regrettable 后悔的；B．unnecessary 不必要的；C．acceptable 可接受的；D．inapprpriate 不合适的。上文“ It tk me a while t be 51 f what I’d achieved, because I had failed t reachmy
52 gal, but I’ve learned it’s”中 but 表示转折，说明虽然没有达到最初目标，但指导改变目标也是可以接受的。故选 C。
54.考查名词词义辨析。句意：你以尊重的态度对待每个地方，希望它们能让你安全通行。A．respect 尊重；B．curage 勇气；C．carelessness 粗心；D．cldness 寒冷。根据上文“I dn’t agree with the idea f cnquering smewhere.(我不同意征服某个地方的想法)”可知，作者认为要尊重对待每个地方。故选 A。
55.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：你以尊重的态度对待每个地方，希望它们能让你安全通行。A．narrw 狭窄的；B．safe 安全的；C．limited 有限的；D．challenging 挑战性的。根据上文“hpe they’ll allw yu”指尊重每一个地方，他们才能让你安全通行。故选B。
【答案】56．has been perfrmed 57．What 58．wrapped 59．in 60．strngest61．the 62．mving 63．applause 64．basic 65．t inspire
【导语】本文为一篇说明文，介绍了香港传统舞蹈文化——大坑火龙舞的相关信息。
1. 考查动词时态和语态。句意：大坑是香港一个现代化的社区，是大坑火龙舞的故乡，这是一种民间艺术形式，已经在中秋节表演了 100 多年。根据 fr ver 100 years 可知，使用现在完成时，且 that 指代的先行词 a flk art frm 与 perfrm 构成被动关系，用现在完成时的被动语态。主语为单数。故填 has been perfrmed。
2. 考查名词性从句。句意：一开始是为了摆脱这个渔村的厄运，现在已经成为一种文化财富。has becme 是谓语部分，前面是主语从句，从句里主语缺失，且指代件事，用连接代词，放在句首，首字母大写。故填 What。
3. 考查非谓语动词。句意：这条龙长约 70 米，重达 200 多磅，全身包裹着珍珠草。with结构中 bdy 和 wrap 是被动关系，空处用过去分词作宾补。故填 wrapped。
4. 考查介词。句意：在节日期间，数百人轮流在大坑的街道上游行燃烧的龙。in turn是固定搭配，意为“轮流”。故填 in。
5. 考查形容词最高级。句意：这群人中最强壮的人有幸支撑着 30 公斤的头。空处前面有定冠词 the，此处表示“队伍里最强壮的那个人”，用形容词最高级。故填strngest。
6. 考查冠词。句意同上。have the hnr f ding sth.是固定搭配，意为“有做……的荣幸”，表示特指。故填 the。
7. 考查非谓语动词。句意：数十名表演者在空中平稳地上下移动龙，吸引了周围人群的欢呼声和掌声。分析句子可知，空处缺少非谓语动词作定语修饰 perfrmers，与mve 构成主动关系，用现在分词。故填 mving。
8. 考查名词。句意同上。根据前文 cheers，可知此处用名词与 cheers 并列，applaud 对应的名词为 applause，不可数。故填 applause。
9. 考查形容词。句意：舞龙的传承人已经建立了工作坊来展示传统艺术的各个方面，从制作技巧到基本的舞蹈技巧。空处用形容词作定语修饰 dance skills，base 对应形容词basic，意思为：基础的。故填 basic。
10. 考查非谓语动词。句意：2022 年 6 月，香港大坑火龙博物馆开馆，让更多人了解这一传统舞蹈文化。根据句意可知，香港大坑火龙博物馆开馆的目的是让更多人了解这一文化，空处用不定式作目的状语。故填 t inspire。写作（40 分）
【第一节】
A Week In the Wild
Last week, I, tgether with 30 ther students, went t Yunan and tk part in the Wildlife Prtectin winter camp held by WWF. We spent ne week in the wild rainfrests learning abut endangered animals frm wildlife prfessinals.
We bserved hw different species f mnkeys adapted themselves t their natural habitats. Plus, varius activities t help prtect them have been rganized, such as picking up plastics, remving nets and traps and putting up psters. We were amazed by the tireless effrts that the lcals were making.
The camp nt nly raised ur envirnmental awareness, but als deepened ur understanding f wildlife prtectin. Only when we learn t exist in harmny with nature can we enjy a better future tgether.
【第二节】
The next day witnessed Philip getting dwn t wrk. With a heavy heart, he wrte an article abut the terrible cnditin f the park and the unfrtunate incident invlving Rbin. Puring his heart int the wrds, he appealed t the cmmunity t help restre the ld park. Never befre had he felt that wrds culd be s pwerful. Later that day, Philip handed the article t Mrs. Frd, wh appreciated his deep cncern fr the park and managed t put the article n lcal news.
As the article spread, ffers f help pured in. Peple went ut f their way t dnate materials and help fix the brken facilities. Philip’s classmates were impressed by the changes taking place in the park, astnished that his effrt culd make such a significant difference. Once labeled a "nerd", Philip was nw admired as a surce f inspiratin. Seeing the ld park transfrmed int an inviting place, Philip was glad he hadn’t quit writing. It turned ut that writing culd be put t practical use.
Text 1
M: Hi, Mary, why d yu want t g t Rme?
W: I was planning t take sme curses abut medieval architecture. It is said that Rme is the best in that field.
Text 2
M: Hey, Lucy, did yu g t the Panda Research Base last weekend?
W: Yes. It was wnderful. It’s really wrth visiting. We saw lts f pandas. They were really cute.
Text 3
M: Where did yu and Jhn g n vacatin?
W: We spent fur days in Vienna, ne week in Paris, and five days in Rme and we had a tw-day delay in Geneva befre we went t Italy.
Text 4
M: Yu shuld try this. My aunt cked it.
W: Hmm... delicius. What is it?
M: It’s called “cuscus”. It’s made frm wheat. There’s sme meat n tp f it.
Text 5
M: Lk at thse beautiful birds ver there. I think yu can teach them hw t talk. W: But lk at the price! I’d rather have a cat.
Text 6
M: We’d like a table fr 4, please.
W: Have yu made a bking?
M: N, we haven’t.
W: I’m afraid there’ll be abut a ten-t fifteen-minute wait.
M: That’s OK. Oh, by the way, we prefer a table by the windw.
W: In that case, yu’ll prbably have t wait lnger.
M: It desn’t matter.
W: OK. I’ll call yu when the table is ready. Yur name, please?
M: It’s Mntague, M--n-t-a-g-u-e. Culd we lk at the menu while we are waiting?
W: Certainly! Here yu are.
Text 7
M: Jenny, thanks fr telling me abut the painting curses at the cmmunity center. I signed up fr it yesterday.
W: Yu are welcme. S when will yu take the curses?
M: On Tuesday and Thursday. Nw I need t get sme paintbrushes. Can yu recmmend a gd art supplies stre near here?
W: I like the ne n Washingtn Street next t the histry museum.
M: I think I’ve seen the cmmercial psters abut the stre befre.
W: Actually, I just gt an email abut a sale the stre’s having this week. Yu’ll get extra savings this week.
M: Hmm. Washingtn Street is kind f far frm me but I think I can get there this weekend. W: I’ll send yu the email I gt frm them. With the special discunt, it’s definitely wrth the trip t the stre.
M: I hpe s. My class starts frm next week. I need t buy the supplies this week.
Text 8
M: Welcme t the flwer stre. What can I d fr yu?
W: I want t rder sme flwers here.
M: Well, yu are at the right place. What kind f flwers d yu like?
W: D yu have any rses?
M: Oh, what a pity. Rses are s ppular these days that they are sld ut tday. Are yu ging t give them t smene special?
W: Yeah, my mther’s birthday is n May 9th. I want t give her a surprise.
M: Ww, yu are s sweet. Maybe yu can change it t lilies. I’m sure yur mther will like them.
W: Oh, that’s fine. By the way, can I write smething dwn n a card and put it in the flwers?
M: N prblem. I will chse a pink card fr yu, which matches the flwers better. W: Well, it shuld lk elegant. Oh, this is my hme address…
M: Finally, let’s make an appintment. Tday is May 5th, and the flwers will arrive at yur huse n time in fur days. Text 9
M: Welcme t tday’s prgram. We have Lisa Gaye with us. Gd mrning, Lisa.
W: Mrning, everyne!
M: Yur Fd Exchange really takes ur twn by strm these days, Lisa. Abut 1,000 peple intwn have jined it. Where did yu get this brilliant idea?
W: Well, my neighbr has plenty f vegetables in her backyard. She ften shares them with me, r they may g bad. S, I came up with the idea f starting a fd exchange. In this way, peple can share fd with each ther. N fd will g t waste.
M: Nice ne! We’ve heard that the Fd Exchange was built by the radside, right?
W: Yeah. Actually, it’s just a simple wden stand. Peple bring their hme-grwn vegetables and fruits there and take hme what they want. And they’re expected t pst a vide r sme phts n their scial media. Thus, thers knw what has been added r taken.
M: What abut thse peple wh dn’t grw anything?
W: Ha-ha, I’m ne f thse peple. I usually take sme fresh fruit, jam r dried vegetables there.
Text 10
W: Mr. Day was n hliday. He was staying in a small twn famus fr blankets. One sunny mrning he went t the market, and saw a beautiful blanket there. It was big and full f rich clrs. He lked at it fr a lng time, and then went away. The next day he asked abut the price. “This ne, Sir? This is a very special blanket,” said the wman. “Yes, but hw much is it?” “It’s a special ne, Sir, s it is nt cheap. It’s beautiful, isn’t it?” “Yes, it is very beautiful but…”“It is als very ld. It belnged t a great man many years ag. S I can’t sell it cheap.” “N. Hw much is it?” Mr. Day asked again. “A beautiful ld blanket, Sir, and als a magic ne. A magic flying blanket. A man came this mrning and ffered me five hundred punds fr it.” “Oh,” said Mr. Day. “But I like yu, Sir. Yu lk like a very nice gentleman. I will sell it t yu. Five hundred and fifty punds.” “Hmm,” Mr. Day thught fr a mment, “All right.” “Very gd, Sir,” said the wman. “Will yu pay nw and take it with yu?” “N,” said Mr. Day. “Here is my address. Flyver n the blanket. I’ll pay yu when yu arrive.”