四川省凉山州安宁河联盟2023-2024学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

这是一份四川省凉山州安宁河联盟2023-2024学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题，共12页。试卷主要包含了答非选择题时，必须使用0，考试结束后，只将答题卡交回， B等内容，欢迎下载使用。

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。第I卷(选择题)1至7页，第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)7至8页，共8页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项:
1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考籍号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。
2.答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。
4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。
5.考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。
第I卷(选择题，共95分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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. What will the man prbably d during his hliday?
A. D his wrk. B. Travel t Qingda. C. Climb sme muntains.
2. What des the wman ffer the man?
A. Iced tea. B. Ckies. C. Chips.
3. Hw much did the wman buy her watch fr?
A. $1000. B. $800. C. $200.
4. What is the prbable relatinship between the speakers?
A. Bss and emplyee. B. Waiter and custmer. C. C-wrkers.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. Their bilgy teacher. B. The wman’s parents. C. The pet f the class.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Why is Anna ging t Greece?
A. T g n vacatin. B. T attend a wedding. C. T be n a business trip.
7. What des Tim like abut Greece?
A. The bats. B. The peple. C. The fd.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What vlunteer wrk des Lucy smetimes d?
A. She helps ld peple.
B. She takes care f animals.
C. She teaches hmeless children.
9. Hw much time per week des Lucy usually d vlunteer wrk?
A. Tw days. B. One day. C. Five hurs.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10. What did Glen add t his baklava?
A. Chclate. B. Hney. C. Nuts.
11. When did Glen get interested in baking?
A. When he was five.B. When he was twenty.C. When he was thirty-five.
12. Where did Glen get the idea fr his baklava?
A. In Turkey. B. In America. C. In France.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13. Why is the wman surprised?
A. The park is nt crwded during schl hlidays.
B. The park is crwded all year rund.
C. The park isn’t fr children.
14. What time f year is it?
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Fall.
15. Hw des the man feel abut his jb?
A. He lves it. B. He is tired f it. C. He feels stressed.
16. Where will the man prbably wrk in future?
A. At a bank. B. At a cllege. C. At Disneyland.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17. Hw lng was the baby elephant trapped in the well?
A. Fr 8 hurs. B. Fr 9 hurs. C. Fr 11 hurs.
18. What did the villagers d when they first arrived there?
A. They std watching.
B. They cut sme bananas.
C. They remved sme f the sil.
19. Wh gt the baby elephant ut f the well at last?
A. The villagers. B. The mther elephant. C. The baby elephant himself.
20. Hw is the ending f the stry?
A. Sad. B. Happy. C. Surprising.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
When yu think f a htel that checks all the bxes (utstanding service, cmfy rms, the wrks) it’s prbably ne f these winning spts. They are the Travelers’ Chice Awards Best f the Best title that celebrate the highest level f excellence in travel.
OBLU SELECT Lbigili
Check ut OBLU SELECT Lbigili, where delightful trpical landscape meets nature-inspired designs. Picture a quiet, adults-nly setting with mdern accmmdatins, private rms, and amazing views. Exciting activities like diving and fishing are just steps away frm the beach access.
Adiwana Suweta
Adiwana Suweta ffers the ultimate peaceful setting. Here yu’ll lve relax in the yga rm, rewarding yurself at the health club, r taking a dip in the pleasing pl verlking a green frest. Fr adventure-seekers, the place als ffers hiking and bicycle turs. A small number f large rms ensures a peaceful atmsphere, with expensive bathrms and ultra-cmfrtable beds.
The Ldge at Wdlch
Unwind in nature at The Ldge at Wdlch. Everything yu need is readily available—frm the indr pl (plus and adults-nly pl) t the n-site restaurant. There’s als plenty t d, whether yu’re int hiking, glfing, fishing, r yga. The friendly staff and great custmer service add t the experience, making it a truly relaxing getaway.
Sfitel Mexic City Refrma
Sfitel Mexic City Refrma is an elegant (and pet-friendly) spt that cmbines a central lcatin with a mdern beauty. The spacius rms include city views, and the attentin t detail is evident thrughut. Start yur day with their can’t-miss live pian music during breakfast.
21. What des OBLU SELECT Lbigili and Adiwana Suweta have in cmmn?
A. They wn a peaceful envirnment. B. They have beautiful beaches.
C. They ffer adventurus activities. D. They have expensive facilities.
22. What can we d in The Ldge at Wdlch?
A. Enjy free service. B. D utdr activities.
C. Watch fishing matches. D. Experience live music.
23. Which htel will yu chse if yu want t travel with yur dg?
A. OBLU SELECT Lbigili. B. Adiwana Suweta.
C. The Ldge at Wdlch. D. Sfitel Mexic City Refrma.
B
In the 1970s, a new supermarket selling LPs arrived in my hme twn f Hrnsea, East Yrkshire, and I began spending my pcket mney n recrds. I was just 12, and fell immediately in lve with Beethven’s Mnlight Snata. I dreamed f playing that music myself.
I left schl at 16 and managed t get int the Ryal Academy f Arts. I cntinued t play pian all my life, wrking as a cncert pianist and a prfessinal prtrait painter. In my 30s, I visited Thailand fr a few mnths, where I met my wife. We married in 1996, and I’ve been in Thailand ever since.
Fr my 50th birthday, my wife persuaded the manager f Elephants Wrld t allw us t bring a pian int the sanctuary(庇护所). These elephants have wrked fr humans all their life and many are blind r disabled frm being treated badly, s I wanted t make the effrt t carry smething heavy myself.
When I started playing, it was hard t hear the pian abve the sunds f nature and the elephants eating grass. Elephants are almst always hungry – if they get the pprtunity, they’ll eat and they wn’t stp. But as sn as I started playing, ne elephant, wh was blind, stpped eating and listened. We realised that this elephant, trapped in a wrld f darkness, lved music. Frm that day, there was never any cncern abut disturbing their peace, and that was the beginning f it all. We ccasinally film the perfrmances and nw have nearly 700,000 YuTube subscribers.
I cntinue t play fr these elephants that run free in the sanctuary, thugh I culd be killed at any mment. It seems t be the male elephants, the nes wh are mdy and dangerus, that listen t the music the mst. The music smehw calms them.
24. What caused the authr’s passin fr music?
A. His dream f being a prfessinal.
B. His experience f meeting his wife.
C. His fascinatin with Beethven’s music.
D. His learning in the Ryal Academy f Arts.
25. What can we infer abut the authr frm paragraph 3?
A. He was gd at playing the pian.
B. He was nt fnd f blind elephants.
C. He gt alng well with the manager.
D. He was sympathetic t thse elephants.
26. Hw d elephants react t the authr’s music?
A. They stp standing.B. They becme quiet.
C. They begin t run free.D. They start perfrming.
27. What is the text mainly abut?
A. The authr’s jurney with his wife.
B. Challenges f playing music fr elephants.
C. The authr’s playing the pian fr saved elephants.
D. The authr’s unfrgettable experiences in Thailand.
C
On a summer day in 2019, Raj Patel and his friend Sally Blake walked past a pl. It was filled with smelly algae (水藻), making it hard fr wrkers t clean up. S the tw 17-year-ld students frm Chicag decided t create a rbt t deal with this prblem. On Aug 19 , the 18th Science and Envirnment Inventin Award was annunced. Patel and Blake’s inventin f a water surface cleaning rbt received the Gld Award.
It tk them abut fur years t finish the rbt. The rbt mves like a bat and can be cntrlled frm far away n the waterside. T cllect garbage, the rbt has tw plates as “hands”. Then a cnveyr belt is used fr sending the garbage t a basket. “There is als a heating sheet under the belt t help dry the garbage and make it easy t deal with,” said Patel.
Cmpared t ther rbts f its kind, their rbt is small, light and ec-friendly. “It has a slar panel (太阳能电池板) set n tp,” said Blake.
The jurney t build their rbt was full f difficulties. But they wrked hard t deal with these prblems. One challenge was the balance f the bat. “It used t be heavy and easy t turn ver. On the advice f ur teacher, we changed the tp part frm steel t ally (合金) t make it lighter,” said Patel.
As fr their next step, they hpe t make the rbt wrk n its wn. “We will cntinue t learn prgramming skills t make ur dreams cme true,” said Blake.
28. What inspired the inventin f the cleaning rbt?
A. The desire t win an award. B. The difficulty f cleaning smelly algae.
C. The passin fr cleaning rbts. D. The terrible situatin f the pl.
29. What is paragraph 2 mainly abut?
A. The rbt’s benefit.B. The rbt’s influence.
C. The rbt’s develpment.D. The rbt’s wrking principle.
30. Hw is the cleaning rbt different frm ther rbts f its kind?
A. It uses the bats. B. It wns a slar panel.
C. It can wrk n its wn. D. It changes sme metals.
31. In which sectin f a newspaper may this text appear?
A. Envirnment. B. Ecnmy. C. Sciety. D. Entertainment.
D
Japan’s first fully AI-created cmic, Cyberpunk: Peach Jhn, was released n March 9 by Shinchsha, a majr publishing huse.
The cmic is based n the futuristic imaginatin f the authr, whse pen name is Rtprt. It describes hw the Japanese flk tale her Mmtar, wh is said t have been brn frm a giant peach, lives in a dystpian (反乌托邦的) future. All the fancy futuristic bjects and creatures in the bk, hwever, were cnceived and created by Midjurney alng with ther ppular nline image-generatin AI tls such as Stable Diffusin and DALL-E 2.
Unlike traditinal manga (日本漫画) which are usually black-and-white and shrt in length, Cyberpunk: Peach Jhn cmes in full clr and spans mre than 100 pages. A wrk f this scale wuld nrmally take ver a year t cmplete by hand. Hwever, with AI creatin, it tk him a surprisingly shrt perid - nly six weeks - t finish the whle wrk, Rtprt tld CNN.
Despite gaining widespread attentin as the first fully AI-drawn manga in Japan, the wrk has als raised sme questins and panic as well. Accrding t Gulf News and CNN, sme peple are wrried that AI technlgy will threaten jbs and (版权) wnership in the natin’s thriving cmic bk industry, as well as creativity and artistic value. One Twitter user described the prject as “an abslute shame t manga and mangaka (manga artists) everywhere.” Anther wrte: “Odd t publish a manga by AI when yur cuntry (has) sme f the mst talented artists in existence.”
But Rtprt has insisted that his cmic bk shuld be cnsidered a wrk f art. “AI cannt yet create a perfect wrk n its wn. Human assistance is essential,” he tld CNN.
32.What des the underlined wrd “cnceived” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. designed. B. intrduced. C. changed. D. mentined.
33.What d we knw abut the AI Creatin manga?
A. It has tw clrs. B. It gains little attentin.
C. It takes less time t finish. D. It is praised by many peple.
34. What des Rtprt want t cnvey in the last paragraph?
A. Human can nt create a perfect wrk withut AI.
B. AI technlgy can take the place f human beings.
C. Human’s favr is necessary t create a perfect AI wrk.
D. The cmic bk shuld be finished by AI dependently.
35. What is the suitable title f this passage?
A. AI Cmic Bk Is Well Received in Japan
B. AI Cmic Bk Gains Widespread Attentin
C. AI Cmic Bk Changes The Cmic Industry
D. AI Brings Benefits and Cncerns t Cmic Industry
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。
Hw t stp dubting yurself and build self-cnfidence
We may nt be able t cntrl what happens utside urselves. 36 . We have the pwer t cntrl ur respnse and build ur internal strength. The thing we need t create and take care f is ur self-belief. Then, hw d yu build self-belief and vercme self-dubt?
Build yur identity
D the same every time yu prepare fr grwth and yur cnfidence needs an upgrade (提升). Take pen and paper and write ut the sentence: “Reasns Why I Am Uniquely Qualified t D X.” Yur mind will start searching fr evidence t prve yur pint. 37 !
Mve yur bdy
One f the simplest ways t build self-cnfidence is t mve yur bdy. It’s been shwn that as little as 10 minutes f brisk walking can increase yur mental alertness(警觉) and energy. 38 . Yu can ften find a slutin t a prblem and a fresh new perspective frm getting ut f yur mind and int physical activity.
39
Yu can be a great partner r a great enemy fr yurself. There is n ne wh can d mre damage t yur self-belief than—yu! Shw sympathy t yur “mistakes” and failings. See that n ne creates success withut learnings alng the way. Let g f what yu may be blaming yurself fr, either in yur prfessinal life r persnal. Frgive yurself, r yu may stay stuck in blame.
Build yur team
40 . They will either make yu feel mre cnfident r less cnfident. Yu need peple wh “get yu”, and see yur true ptential. When the ging gets tugh, yu may need t lean n their belief in yu and brrw it until yur wn has recvered and bunced back!
A. Stp the criticism
B. Prmte inner peace
C. It can als imprve yur md
D. Chse yur cmpanins carefully
E. Sn, yu will have sld yurself t yu
F. Yu need t feel a sense f belnging and cmmunity
G. Hwever, we have the pwer t cntrl what happens inside
第三部分 语言知识运用（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，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A few years ag, I walked int Panera and placed my rder. After I paid, I 41 further int the cafe t find a seat. As I sat dwn, I 42 that at the table next t me, there was an lder man with a cap eating his sup 43 . He wasn’t saving the seat; the 44 in frnt f him was empty. As I saw the 45 , a feeling f sadness began t 46 me. Why was he eating alne? Was he lnely? Did he want smene t keep him 47 ?
This wasn’t the first time I’d felt 48 when I nticed smene eating alne. I dn’t like being alne very much, s I dn’t like seeing peple eat alne. I autmatically(自动地) 49 they’re lnely and need smene t be there fr them.
Fr sme reasn, eating with ther peple is a 50 . Mdern sciety has 51 t the pint where mst peple eat with thers and d almst every 52 tgether. If we need t get lunch befre a class, we’d rather ask arund t see if smene will cme with us. S many peple are always arund smene else, and that may make peple think we always need smene with us t feel better abut urselves.
But that’s nt true. We can enjy being alne – nt everyne needs t be cnstantly 53 by friends t be happy. And we shuldn’t be 54 t eat alne if that’s what we want t d. We dn’t have t d what everyne else des. S it’s 55 t realize seeing smene ding smething alne desn’t mean they’re lnely.
41. A. jumpedB. rushedC. walkedD. slipped
42. A. learnedB. nticedC. discveredD. realized
43. A. hardB. fastC. alneD. alud
44. A. chairB. tableC. cafeD. bttle
45. A. menuB. crwdC. resultD. scene
46. A. appeal tB. belng tC. aim atD. wash ver
47. A. cmfrtB. cmpanyC. lnelinessD. shelter
48. A. sadB. specialC. angryD. happy
49. A. suspectB. claimC. assumeD. expect
50. A. trendB. mustC. mannerD. lifestyle
51. A. tendedB. evlvedC. turnedD. adapted
52. A. ckingB. husewrkC. activityD. sprt
53. A. valuedB. recgnizedC. rememberedD. surrunded
54. A. afraidB. disappintedC. nervusD. annyed
55. A. easyB. reasnableC. imprtantD. necessary
第II卷(非选择题，共55分)
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Open AI has intrduced Sra, an advanced AI mdel designed t make vides frm written descriptins r pictures. This 56 (represent) OpenAI's mve int the vide creatin area, jining ther leading cmpanies and new businesses. Sra stands ut by making high-quality vides 57 can shw cmplex scenes with many characters, different mvements, and detailed backgrunds. It can als imprve existing vides by filling in missing parts, shwing 58 (it) strng grasp f language and 59 (understand) f the real wrld.
Sra can make vides in 60 variety f styles, including pht realistic and cartn, lasting up t a minute. Demnstratins by OpenAI shw Sra's ability t prduce vides that tell clear stries and shw deep emtins, aviding typical mistakes 61 (make) by AI. Hwever, even with its advanced features, Sra has its challenges. It may have truble cpying the 62 (nature) laws f cmplex scenes r shwing actins and their utcmes 63 （accurate）, like a ckie nt having a bite mark.
Aware f sme 64 （risk）f misuse, OpenAI has nt released Sra fr general use. The rganizatin stresses the need fr careful develpment and use f AI, aiming t stp negative uses. Fr this, OpenAI is lking int ways t cnfirm vides made by Sra, which is regarded 65 the future research trend.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
上周，你校举行了春季运动会，你参加了其中的一项比赛项目。请你用英语写一篇短文，描述这次有意义的经历并向学校英文报投稿，内容包括：
1.遇到的困难及解决办法；
2.你的感受。
注意：
1.词数80词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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。
Willis knew it was meaningless t argue with his lder brther Jack. Their mther had packed sme sandwiches and a large plastic bttle full f juice and allwed them t g wandering alng the cast.
Jack was in charge (负责), Mther had said. Just because Jack was 15, tw years lder than him, their mther thught Jack was smarter. But he wasn’t acting smart nw. Even Tanya wuld nt be s silly, and she was nly 8.
“It isn’t far,” Jack said, “I can d it easily.” They lked at the small island just ff the beach. Jack was talking abut swimming arund the island.
“But it’s a lt rugher (风浪很大的) nce yu get ut f the bay.” Willis said, “Yu knw there are currents (水流) all alng this cast.”
“Lk, wh’s in charge here?” Jack said.
“Yu are,” said Willis.
“Right. Nw yu and Tanya stay here while I swim arund this island. It shuld nly take a shrt while.” They watched as Jack waded (趟水) int the water and set ff.
Willis pened the juice, filled tw plastic cups and passed ne t Tanya. After a while, Tanya said, “We’d better leave sme sandwiches fr Jack. He might be hungry when he gets back.”
“He’s been gne a lng time.” Willis said, “Let’s see if he’s made it.” They walked dwn t the ther side f the bay.
“Lk!” Tanya screamed as she pinted. Jack was there – hlding nt a rck, halfway ut f the water.
Jack must have heard Tanya fr he shuted, “Help! Help!”
“We’ve gt t d smething,” said Willis. “But what? ... if nly we had a rpe.”
“The sheep!” Tanya said, pinting t the lw cliff (悬崖) behind the bay. “The sheep we saw when we were cming here. They were tied up with rpe!”
注意：
1.续写词数应为150个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
Willis gt up the cliff as fast as he culd. ______________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
Willis swung (摆动) the rpe end with the bttle abve his head and let it g. _________________
安宁联盟2023-2024学年度下期高2022级期末联考
英语参考答案及评分标准
第一部分 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1～5 ACBCC 6~10 ACBCA 11~15 BCBBA 16~20 ACABB
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
21～23：ABD 24～27：CDBC 28～31：BDBA 32～35: ACCD
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
36～40：GECAD
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
41～45：CBCAD 46～50：DBACA 51～55：BCDAC
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
56. represents 57. that/which 58. its 59. understanding 60. a
61. made 62. natural 63. accurately 64. risks 65. as
评分标准：有任何错误,包括用词错误、单词拼写错误(含大小写)或语法形式错误，均不给分。
第四部分
第一节：写作（满分15分）
Last week, the Spring Sprts Meeting was held in ur schl. And the running race I participated in has made a prfund impressin n me.
As I raced arund the track, I encuntered a difficult mment when I felt my energy waning and my legs starting t tire. Suddenly, I fell n the track. Hwever, I gt up at nce and fcused n cntrlling my breathing and maintaining a steady rhythm. With each stride, I prpelled myself frward with determinatin. Finally, I managed t finish the race.
This race was a rewarding experience that taught me the pwer f perseverance and the satisfactin f pushing myself beynd my limits. I am grateful fr the pprtunity t test my endurance.
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Willis gt up the cliff as fast as he culd. Wrried and uneasy, he checked a rpe n the grund, which was t shrt, but wuld hld sme weight. He kept searching amng the sheep. Luckily fr him, the head sheep had a gd length f nyln rpe arund its neck. He quickly cllected them and climbed dwn back. “Give me the laces ut f yur sneakers,” Willis said t Tanya as he hurried t tie the rpes tgether, with a plastic bttle fastened t ne end f the rpe with a shelace.
Willis swung the rpe end with the bttle abve his head and let it g. “Jack! Grab it!” Jack let g f the rck and slipped int the water. Five strkes and he was near the bttle. Willis gently pulled n the rpe, feeling his brther’s weight n its end. Tgether Tanya and Willis pulled the rpe. Willis hped the rpe wuld hld, while they pulled Jack in until he finally struggled t his feet ashre. Jack hugged his brther and sister tightly. They all smiled with relief. Nw his brther was safe.
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M: What’s yur plan fr the summer hliday?
W: I’m thinking f ging t Qingda t visit my friend Lily.
M: Sunds great. I want t g t the muntains, but I have t much wrk t d. (1)
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M: I’ll rder sme ckies and a cup f iced tea, please.
W: All right. We are having a big sale n chips right nw — three bags fr the price f ne. (2)
M: Well, I dn’t really need any mre chips…
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M: Yur watch is really nice! I gt my wife the same ne fr her birthday last year. It cst me $1000.
W: Yu spent $1000? Ww. I have a friend wh wrks at a jewelry stre, s I paid $200 less. (3)
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M: Want t g t lunch tday? That new restaurant acrss frm the ffice is suppsed t be gd.
W: I can’t. I brught my wn lunch tday because the bss tld me t finish sme writing. I need t stay in the ffice.
M: All right. Maybe next time.
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M: Did yu hear abut Mr. Smith’s bilgy class? We are studying fish, and we’re getting a class pet tday! It’s a gldfish. We can take him hme with us fr a night!
W: I hpe I can take him! I’m asking my parents fr permissin tnight. (5)
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W: My husband is taking me t Greece fr vacatin! (6) I’m excited. I’ve never been there. We get t fly acrss the wrld. And when we get there, we’re ging t ride a bat n the sea.
M: That’s exciting, Anna! (6) Greece is beautiful. (7) I went there five years ag fr my sister’s wedding and last year n a business trip. The water is s clear and blue, and the fd is delicius. (7)
W: It sunds amazing, Tim. (7) I heard that the peple are als very friendly. Yu shuld tell me sme wnderful places there that yu like t visit.
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M: Hell, Lucy! (8)
W: Hi, Jim! Have yu ever dne vlunteer wrk? (8)
M: I’ve thught abut it, but I dn’t knw what I shuld d. What abut yu?
W: I d it all the time.
M: Like what? Teaching hmeless children? Helping ld peple?
W: I ften clean up parks, and smetimes I wrk at an animal hspital. (8)
M: Dn’t yu find it a little bring?
W: N. In fact, I even like ding the cleaning.
M: Hw much time d yu spend n it? Sme peple I knw d it ne r tw days a week.
W: I dn’t d it that much…usually, five hurs a week. (9)
M: Culd I d vlunteer wrk with yu next week?
W: Of curse.
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W: We jin ur cks as they are making this week’s dish: Turkish baklava. Glen is adding chclate t his. (10) Glen, tell us hw lng yu’ve been interested in baking. (11)
M: My grandmther taught me when I was five, but I didn’t really get interested in it until I was twenty. (11)
W: And here yu are, nly thirty-five years ld and n TV fr yur baking skills.
M: I was happy t win the prize last week, but this week hasn’t gne s well. I’m nt sure if I’ll get first prize this time.
W: Baklava usually has hney and nuts in it. What made yu think f adding chclate? (12)
M: I saw this at a bakery in France, (12) and I thught it wuld be gd fr my American custmers.
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W: It sure is crwded here. Yu can tell schl is ut!
M: Oh, it’s nt just like this during schl hlidays. We’re busy all year rund. (13)
W: Really? I thught nly children wanted t visit Disneyland. (13)
M: Yu’d be surprised. It’s an internatinal turist attractin.
W: Yeah, I guess it’s always vacatin time smewhere in the wrld. Yu must hate wrking here. Standing in that cstume under the ht sun all day… (14) Aren’t yu tired by the end f the day?
M: I’m used t it, I guess. I d enjy it mre in the spring and fall. Winter is the wrst. (14)
W: Why d yu keep ding it? (15)
M: It’s fun. (15) I stay in shape and make peple happy.
W: D the kids really believe yu’re Mickey Muse?
M: The little nes d. Children have t believe in smething.
W: I see. But dn’t yu ever think abut finding anther jb?
M: Smeday. I’ll finish cllege in tw years, and then I’ll prbably wrk at my dad’s bank. (16)
W: Sunds like a gd plan. Well, my kids are cming back frm their ride. It was nice talking t yu.
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This is a wrrying mment: mther elephant tries t pull her baby frm a well after staying there fr 11 hurs. (17) The mm refused t leave her baby, first using her trunk and then her feet t get her baby t safety. Unfrtunately, the anxius mther elephant made matters wrse by pushing mre mud int the well, and it almst cvered the baby, wh was trapped frm 9:00 p.m. t 8:00 a.m. the fllwing mrning. The life f the little elephant was in great danger. But thankfully, peple living nearby heard the sad cries f the mther elephant. They immediately rushed ver t see what had happened. (18) The villagers fund the mther, wh refused t leave her baby. S, the villagers had t stand far away t watch everything. (18) Then the kind-hearted villagers tried their best t get the mther away fr a while using bananas, in rder t remve sme f the sil stpping her frm getting the baby ut. At last, the mther tightly wrapped her trunk arund the baby’s bdy and pulled him ut. (19) Then the tired mther and her baby happily walked side by side as they cntinued their jurney. (20)