安徽省马鞍山市高中六校联考2023-2024学年高一下学期4月阶段检测英语试题

这是一份安徽省马鞍山市高中六校联考2023-2024学年高一下学期4月阶段检测英语试题，共11页。试卷主要包含了本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分等内容，欢迎下载使用。

1．本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2．答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3．考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑：非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
第Ⅰ卷
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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．Hw des the wman usually travel?
A．By planeB．By trainC．By car
2．What has the man been ding recently?
A．Traveling in SanyaB．Sitting in the sunC．Playing ftball
3．Hw des Mike prbably feel nw?
A．DisappintedB．WrriedC．Happy
4．Wh kept cughing in the cinema?
A．The ld wmanB．The yung cupleC．The little by
5．What will the man d next?
A．G t see a custmerB．G t Mr Black’s fficeC．Start writing his reprt
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，每个小题将给出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至7题。
6．Where is the man nw?
A．In BeijingB．In TkyC．In New Yrk
7．What d we knw abut the man?
A．He didn’t like his jb in Tky
B．He didn’t like traveling arund
C．He liked teaching very much
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What’s the pssible relatinship between the tw speakers?
A．ClassmatesB．Teacher and studentC．Mther and sn
9．What des the wman suggest the man d?
A．Ask Alice fr helpB．Ask Tm fr help.C．Ask his teacher fr help
10．What will the man prbably d?
A．Jin several clubs with Tm and Alice.
B．Teach Tm hw t slve math prblems.
C．Teach Tm Spanish and learn math frm him.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．When des the cnference（会议）begin?
A．At3:30B．At4:00C．At 4:30
12．What happened t the speakers?
A．They gt stuck in a traffic jam.
B．There was smething wrng with the taxi.
C．They gt lst n the street.
13．Why was the wman late last time?
A．Because she wke up late.
B．Because the traffic was bad.
C．Because she had a traffic accident.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What was the weather like last Saturday?
A．Windy at first but fine later
B．Fine at first but wind y later
C．Fine at first but rainy later
15．What des the wman think f the man?
A．He is very kind-hearted.B．He is very brave.C．He is nt careful enugh.
16．What d we knw abut Jenny?
A．She desn’t like utdr activities.
B．She lves her grandma very much.
C．She desn’t like spending time with the man.
17．What will the man d tmrrw?
A．G t visit Jenny’s grandmaB．G bating with JennyC．G t watch a mvie
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What des the father d at Wild Dg Research Camp?
A．He teaches lcal childrenB．He studies wild animalsC．He cks and keeps the camp clean
19．Hw many tents are there?
A.5B．10C．15
20．What des Jack want t d when he grws up?
A．T train dgs fr mviesB．T be a mvie starC．T study animals in Africa
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
Step int Sme f the Mst Magical Places
That Sell Bks
Many bkshps hld events such as authr readings, and the bksellers are usually happy t help visitrs find their perfect title. T celebrate bkshps, here are sme f the mst interesting nes arund the UK.
Tales n Mn Lane
This shp w n Children’s Bkseller f the Year at The British Bk Awards in 2020 and 2021. There are nw tw branches（分店）in Lndn and ne in Ramsgate, Kent. Tamara Macfarlane, the wner says, “The true magic f a bkshp is that the peple wh wrk there hld all the glden tickets ----and all yu have t d t get ne is just ask fr sme advice.”
Richard Bth Bkshp
The Welsh twn f Hay-n-Wye is famus fr its bkshps. Richard Bth was the persn respnsible fr turning the small market twn int a literary（文学的）destinatin. He pened his first bkshp in the twn’s ld fire statin in 1962 and it is still there tday.
Hw Brave Is the Wren
This is a mbile bkshp and turs the cuntry visiting schls, festivals and markets. Jenny Mre, wh creates and runs the mbile bkshp, says that ne f the best parts f her jb is selecting bks t send ut.
Bags f Bks
This stre in Lewes, England, aims t inspire yung peple. Owner Rachel Givertz and supervisr Nika Pavlinic say their favurite part f the jb is “when peple cme back t tell yu they lved the bk yu recmmended”. They say if yu’re feeling sad r angry, bks can take yu away frm reality fr a little while.
21．Which f the fllwing w n Children’s Bkseller f the Year in 2021?
A．Richard Bth BkshpB．Hw Brave Is the Wren
C．Tales n Mn LaneD．Bags f Bks
22．Wh pened the bkshp in an ld fire statin?
A．Jenny MreB．Richard Bth
C．Rachel GivertzD．Tamara Macfarlane
23．What d we knw abut Hw Brave Is the Wren?
A．It has many branches.B．It was pened in 1962．
C．It welcmes kids and teens nly.D．It can travel t different places.
B
Mther Teresa was brn in Skpje n August 27, 1901．Her father wrked in a stre. Her family was nt rich, but it was a happy family. She went t schl when she was seven years ld. She said that she had wanted t be a Missinary（传教士）when she was nly 12．She tk part in a nun（修女）rganizatin when she was 18 years ld. In 1928, she was sent t a church schl t teach. But she left the schl and went ut t help the peple wh suffered frm hunger and cld in 1946．Then she left the nun rganizatin and set up a schl in the pen t accept the children wh had n hme.
She set up a nun rganizatin in 1950．Nw the rganizatin is an internatinal rganizatin with 3500 nuns t accept the refugees（难民）. She gt the Nble Peace Prize in 1979．But she cntributed all f the mney t the pr peple and the patients wh suffered frm illnesses. Als she sld the medal t help the peple wh needed help. We wn’t frget the great wman, wh lks like a sunshine and is the her f the wrld!
24．In which year did Mther Teresa say that she wanted t be a Missinary?
A．1908B．1913C．1928D．1946
25．Fr what kind f children was the schl she set up?
A．Sick childrenB．Small childrenC．Hmeless childrenD．Rich children
26．What can be learned frm the article?
A．Mther Teresa used t be a teacher in a church schl.
B．Mther Teresa was brn int a rich and happy family.
C．Mther Teresa set up a church fr hmeless children.
D．Mther Teresa wrked hard t supprt her wn family.
27．Hw did Mther Teresa deal with the medal f the Nble Peace Prize?
A．She sld it t buy a new huse.B．She kept it in a museum.
C．She cntributed it t an rganizatin.D．She sld it t help peple in need.
C
Cats are ften cnsidered t be clder especially when cmpared with dgs. But if yu find yur cat friend is a little hard t get clse t, maybe yu’re just nt speaking their language.
Research shws that it’s actually nt s difficult. Yu just need t smile at them mre. Nt smile in the human’s way, by shwing yur teeth, but the cat’s way: by narrwing yur eyes and blinking（眨眼睛）slwly. It’s similar t hw human eyes narrw when they are smiling, and usually ccurs when cats are relaxed and cntent. The expressin is explained as a kind f cat smile.
Jacksn Galaxy, a cat behavir expert, says there are sme pretty strng feelings behind the cat’s slw blink. He calls it “I Lve Yu Blink”. Galaxy says the cat will blink slwly when cats and peple are cmpletely pening up t ne anther in sharing affectin.
Researchers carried ut tw experiments. In the first experiment, wners slw-blinked at 21 cats frm 14 different families. Once the cat was settled and cmfrtable in ne spt in their hme envirnment, the wners were asked t sit abut a meter away and slw-blink when the cat was lking at them. The secnd experiment included 24 cats frm 8 different families. This time, it wasn’t the wners ding the blinking but the researchers, wh’d had n earlier cntact with the cats. They fund that nt nly were the cats mre likely t bl ink back, but that they were mre likely t reach the human’s hand after the human had blinked.
Dr Tasmin Humphrey, the first authr f the study frm the University f Sussex, said: “Understanding psitive ways in which cats and humans interact can increase public understanding f cats, imprve its welfare, and tell us mre abut the sci-cgnitive（社会认知）abilities f this species.”
28．What is “a kind f cat smile”?
A．Shwing teeth.B．Narrwing eyes.
C．Narrwing eyes and blinking slwly.D．Smiling like a human.
29．Hw many cats were there in the experiments?
A．45B．24C．21D．14
30．Why did the researchers d the experiments?
A．T help cats live well.B．T explain cats are clever.
C．T prvide a way in which humans can tuch cats.D．T shw hw humans can cmmunicate with cats.
31．What is the best title f the text?
A．Cats and their “I Lve Yu Blink”B．Lve yur cats mre
C．Ways t get clse t yur catsD．Cats and their wners
D
Arund 2 millin deaths each year are linked t physical inactivity. And a sedentary（久坐的）lifestyle is ne f the leading causes f death in the wrld.
A new study published in the jurnal f the American Cllege f Sprts Medicine suggests that regular shrt exercise “snacks” thrughut the wrking day might be enugh t mitigate the effects f a sedentary lifestyle.
Fr the study. 11 participants（参与者）sat fr 8-hur sessins. During the sessins, they fllwed ne f fur exercise “snacks”---I minute f walking after every 30 minutes f sitting, I minute after 60 minutes, 5minutes every 30 minutes, and 5minutes every 60 minutes --- r a “snack” with n walking.
The researchers fund that participants’ bld sugar and bld pressure levels were reduced after 5minutes f walking fr every 30 minutes f sitting.
Lead study authr Dr Keith Diaz, assciate prfessr f behaviral medicine, said the mst exciting part f the new research is that they’ve answered hw t prevent the harmful health effects f sedentary sitting.
The researchers als fund that all exercise “snacks” resulted in a reductin in participants’ tiredness, and an imprvement in md when cmpared t n walking at all.
“Beynd imprving yur physical health,” Dr Diaz said, “having regular walks t break up yur sitting will put yu in a better md and help yu feel mre energetic.”
Dr Diaz added that the next steps fr the research include finding mre ways t reduce the harmful effects f sitting.
“We hpe t find the least amunt f mvement yu have t d t prevent the health harm f sitting.” Dr Diaz said. “The reality is that many adults will find it hard t walk every half hur. S finding a mre practical recmmendatin is still needed.”
32．What des the underlined wrd “mitigate” in Paragraph 2 prbably mean?
A．MeasureB．ReduceC．DecideD．Manage
33．What abut the study excited Dr Diaz the mst?
A．It gt published in a jurnal.
B．It used a new research methd.
C．It prved the harmful effects f sitting t lng.
D．It fund a way t prevent the harm f t much sitting.
34．What can all f the fur exercise “snacks” reduce?
A．Peple’s tirednessB．Peple’s weight
C．Peple’s bld pressureD．Peple’s bld sugar
35．Why des Dr Diaz plan t cntinue the research?
A．The finding is likely t be wrng.B．The slutin may have side effects.
C．The slutin is nt suitable fr all.D．The study hasn’t gt much attentin.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Dealing with schl stress is smething mst students have t learn t d during the curse f their educatin. 36．______. Here are sme tips fr yu t beat schl stress.
37．______. Is there a certain persn, r thing that’s causing yu t feel stressed ut? An imprtant tl in learning t deal with yur stress is t find ut mre abut what’s causing it. Cmmn reasns fr stress at schl include hmewrk, grades, the lack f sleep and bullying. If yu are being bullied, talk t yur parents and yur teachers.38．______.
Ask fr help.39．______, find smene t help yu. Everyne has t ask fr help at times. Asking fr help desn’t mean yu’re nt independent r clever. Instead, it’s a sign f real cleverness t knw yur limitatins.
Practice thught-stpping. Smetimes feeling verwhelmed（不知所措）in a stressful situatin leads t fast, r “racing” thughts. If this happens t yu, try a way named “thught-stpping”.40．______. Yu may try saying. “That’s enugh f thse thughts fr nw. I will get busy and cme back t this after lunch.”
A．Knw the surce f yur stress
B．When yu have stress, keep an bjective attitude
C．Get t knw the way yur bdy experiences stress
D．If yu dn’t knw hw t deal with a stressful thing
E．They may try their best t help yu slve the prblem
F．Hwever, many students still dn’t knw hw t deal with it
G．This means stpping yur thughts and turning yur attentin t smething else fr a while
第三部分：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）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上相应位置将该项涂黑。
It was in the muntain s f Kashmir that we realized hw peple can shw kindness.
On ur 41 tward Pahalgam, we came t a sudden 42 . We had been driving alng the muntain rads f Kashmir, 43 the beautiful views spreading befre us. Five hurs int the 44 , we came acrss a lng line f vehicles ahead f us.
We waited fr the rads t 45 . Sn we learned that the rads were all 46 because there was a terrible accident. We were full f 47 as we waited, feeling nervus that we wuldn’t reach the twn befre sunset. 48 , it was already afternn and we were hungry. Even wrse, we’d already finished whatever fd and water we had with us.
Fr a lng time, we sat there, 49 . At ne pint, we saw a grup f peple 50 the buses, taking ut stves and sme fd and starting t ck. They then 51 whatever fd they had with all the 52 peple that were stuck in the traffic jam.
After waiting fr what felt like a century, the cars started 53 slwly. Our driver had all the while been the perfect gentleman. Being a lcal, he ffered t put us up in his hme, if required. We reached ur destinatin almst arund midnight, and he 54 that we gt a prper place t stay that night.
We were really 55 fr his care. Truly, there are still many peple wh live by the values f kindness and understanding.
41．A．batingB．ridingC．driveD．flight
42．A．stpB．realizatinC．endD．decisin
43．A．recgnizingB．expectingC．keepingD．watching
44．A．taskB．jurneyC．jbD．research
45．A．crssB．turnC．emptyD．clear
46．A．widenedB．blckedC．prtectedD．checked
47．A．angerB．interestC．wrryD．pleasure
48．A．NaturallyB．FinallyC．HpefullyD．Additinally
49．A．helplessB．relaxedC．alneD．satisfied
50．A．waiting frB．running intC．getting ffD．lking at
51．A．ckedB．sharedC．cllectedD．sld
52．A．hungryB．hmelessC．yungD．sick
53．A．changingB．mvingC．leavingD．returning
54．A．figured utB．dubtedC．made sureD．questined
55．A．cncernedB．readyC．srryD．thankful
第二节 语法填空（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。
When I was yung, I lved a bk 56．_______（call）Grandmther. It’s abut a girl 57．_______ grandmther went t heaven. At that time, I didn’t really knw what the wrds meant, but I liked the sunds f them when they were being read.
One night, I asked my grandmther 58．_______（read）it t me. I smiled 59．_______（sweet）while she read. When she finished, I asked, “Grandma, d all peple die?” “Yes,” she answered, “sne r r later.” “Why?” I asked. “Hw culd yu enjy every secnd f yur life if yu knew yu culd live frever? But, what if yu die?” She explained in a ca lm and 60．_______（peace）state f mind.“Yu never knw hw much yu enjy smething until yu lse it. It takes lsing smething t knw 61．_______（it）value.”
I gave my grandmther a kiss n her face and 62．_______（say）gdnight befre 63．_______（fall）int sleep. I tld her that I wuld lve her frever. It was later 64．_______ my life that I learned the meaning and the 65．_______（imprtant）f her wrds.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
你的朋友Kate学习英语有困难，苦恼之余在博客上寻求建议。请你以李华的名义写一篇博文，给她提供一些英语学习方面的建议。要点如下：
1、学习英语时，要有积极的态度，不要轻言放弃；
2、尽量多读英语文章，丰富词汇量，培养学习英语的兴趣；
3、……
注意：1、词数80左右：2、开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
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。
My name is Padmanaban and I am an average kid. My father is a great scientist wh is knwn all ver the wrld and is interested in making new things. Hwever, I usually get arund 50 pints ut f 100 in my exams.
One time, my scres were 45,54,65,29, and 48, as lw as usual. My class tpper Benjamin made fun f me like he usually did, “Here cmes the sn f the greatest scientist in the wrld. I wnder why he did nt inherit（继承）his father’s brain!” The whle class laughed fr the jke ging n fr years.
Then I fund myself waiting fr my birthday and my father called me t chse my present.
“What d yu want fr the gift?” he asked.
“I just want t beat Benjamin!” I said t him.
“Yu have t study fr that,” my father said.
After tw mnths, my father tld me his new inventin was cmplete. “I created the micrsensr（微型传感器）!” he said. He gave it t me as my birthday gift.
“What des it d?” I asked.
“What yu need t d is a little thing. Yu put n the pwer glasses, insert（插入）the sensr in it and allw it a few mments t start. Then the sensr is cnnected t yur brain. Yu just think, ‘OK, micr.’ Then yu ask a questin. It will answer it perfectly in yur brain. It’s gd fr yur study when yu meet prblems yu can’t slve.”
A week later, my teacher said that whever gets the highest grade in the exam will be given a tur t the Disneyland. Ww! All I wanted t d in my life was t visit the Disneyland.
S n the day f the exam, even thugh I did nt study, I had cnfidence in the sensr. It was already cnnected t the glasses.
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。
Paragraph 1:
I asked my father whether I culd use it .
____________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
S, with ne last lk n the glasses. I slwly kept it in my bag.
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2023—2024学年高一年级下学期阶段检测
英语试题答案
一、听力（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1-5．BCCAB 6-10．CAABC 11-15．BAABC 16-20．BABCA
二、阅读理解（每小题2分，满分40分）
21-23．CBD 24-27．BCAD 28-31．CADA 32-35．BDAC
七选五
36-40 FAEDG
三、完型填空（每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45．CADBD 46-50．BCDAC 51-55．BABCD
四、语法填空（每小题1.5分，满分15分）.
56．called 57．whse 58．t read 59．sweetly 60．peaceful
61．its 62．said 63．falling 64．in 65．imprtance
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
Dear Kate.
I am glad t ffer yu sme advice n hw t learn English well.
Frm my pint f view, firstly, yu shuld develp a psitive attitude twards English learning. It is nt easy t learn English well, but never give up. Secndly, yu shuld ften read English wrds t enrich yur vcabulary. Yu can als g t the English crner where yu can practice yur spken English. In additin, try t read sme English articles which are full f interesting sentences. Reading English articles is f great imprtance fr yu t learn English well. Gradually, yu will be interested in English.
I’m lking frward t hearing gd news frm yu.
Yurs,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
I asked my father whether I culd use it. “N! I will never allw yu t d that! Yu have t use yur brain! First, t be a great man, yu need t be hnest!” my father yelled. But I have t win. S, I stle the glasses and ran ff. On the exam day, I started t write the paper. I culd easily win. But suddenly, my father’s wrds rang in my ears. I culdn’t d this. I shuld nt be greedy.
S, with ne last lk n the glasses, I slwly kept it in my bag. The exam results came the same day. I gt 46.5. As usual, Benjamin was the tpper. He gt the chance t visit the Disneyland. Then I met my father in his rm. “I culd nt beat him. I am srry. I shuld nt have dne it,” I said. “Even thugh yu tk it, yu did nt use it. Yu are a really gd by. Yu are hnest. Fr that, I am taking yu t the Disneyland,” he said. And that was the happiest day f my life.
听力原文
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
（Text 1）
M: I prefer t travel by train. It’s mre enjyable.
W: Me, t. I seldm travel by plane r car.
（Text 2）
W: Have yu been t Sanya recently? Yu’re much darker than befre.
M: I’ve been playing ftball in the sun these days.
（Text 3）
W: Mike is different tday.
M: He has wn a big prize.
W: N wnder he’s n tp f the wrld nw.
（Text 4）
M: Did yu enjy the mvie this afternn?
W: The yung cuple in frnt f me kept talking all the time. The little by n my left didn’t stp mving and the ld wman n my right kept cughing.
M: Yu shuld have gne swimming with me.
W: Yes, I shuld have.
（Text 5）
W: Ted, where have yu been? Mr Black needs yur reprt nw.
M: I went t see a custmer in the cnference rm.
W: Explain that t Mr Black. He’s still waiting fr yu in his ffice.
M: I’ll g immediately.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
（Text 6）
W: It’s been ne year since the last time I saw yu. Where have yu been?
M: I went t Beijing and Tky. I came back t New Yrk nly tw days ag.
W: What did yu d in China?
M: I taught English in an English training schl. But I didn’t like that jb because it was a little bring. S I traveled t Japan and wrked in a big cmpany.
W: Hw did yu like yur jb there?
M: It was even mre bring than my teaching jb.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
（Text 7）
W: What is trubling yu?
M: I dn’t knw hw t slve this math prblem. Culd yu help me?
W: Are yu kidding? I als need help with my studies. Why nt ask Tm fr help? He knws everything abut math.
M: But he is nt in the classrm nw. He went ut with Alice a mment ag.
W: Where did they g?
M: They went t the language club. They are learning Spanish nw.
W: Dn’t yu knw Spanish? Yu can teach him and he can help yu with yur math.
M: That sunds like a gd idea.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
（Text 8）
M: It’s already half past three. There is nly half an hur left. I’m afraid we’ll be late fr the cnference.
W: We shuld have taken a taxi.
M: But a taxi culd have als gt stuck in the traffic jam.
W: What shuld we d? Call Mr Smith and tell him that we’ll be late?
M: Nt nw. We may get there in time if the traffic gets better sn.
W: But I dn’t think it’s ging t happen. I dn’t want t be late again. Mr Smith was very angry last time.
M: Why were yu late last time?
W: I fell asleep and wke up late. But the traffic was gd last time.
M: Lk. The cars ahead are mving.
W: I hpe we’ll be lucky this time.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
（Text 9）
W: Did yu enjy yur time with Jenny last Saturday?
M: Nt s much. We went bating in the afternn. The weather was fine at first, but then it became windy. It was quite dangerus. Jenny almst fell int the water.
W: Why didn’t yu check the weather reprt?
M: I didn’t expect there wuld be wind.
W: Yu are nt a careful guy. Yu haven’t dne enugh t shw yur lve fr Jenny.
M: I guess yu are right. Jenny didn’t lk happy after we came back. I asked her t g t see a mvie with me tmrrw, but she said she wuld stay with her grandma instead.
W: She has a reasn.
M: Yu mean she’s angry with me?
W: N. Jenny hasn’t seen her grandma fr mnths and she lves her grand ma very much . S she f curse wants t spend sme time tgether with her.
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听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
（Text 10）
Jack is a 12-year-ld by. He has an 8-year-ld brther called Ted. They live in a suthern African cuntry. There they live at Wild Dg Research Camp, where their father studies wild dgs and ther wild animals. Their mther teaches lcal children abut the natural wrld there. Mre than 12 adults live at the camp, including their teacher wh is als their mther. The thers are wrkers wh help ck and keep the camp clean, and researchers wh have cme t learn abut wildlife. There are fifteen tents in the camp. Ten f them are fr researchers and five f them are fr camp wrkers. Jack and Ted take classes in the camp abut fur mnths ut f the year. Ted’s favrite part f the day is when schl is ver. Then he can g and d ther things, like ging ut with sme f the students t research wild animals. Jack wants t train dgs fr mvies when he grws up. He likes the wild dgs best. He thinks they are very scial animals and are always nice t each ther. Bth the bys have learned a lt abut the animals that their father wrks t understand and prtect.