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英语试题注意事项：2023.011.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、座位号、考生号填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的

答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后、再选涂其他答案标号。3.回答非选择题时、必须用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔作答。答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应的位置，不能写在试卷上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以

上要求作答的答案无效。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。1Whatisthemangoingtodo?A.Bookaflight.B.Gototheairport.C.Sendapostcard.2.Whoismakingthephonecall

?A.Wilson.C.Linda.3.Whatmaytheweatherbelikenow?A.Cloudy.B.Rainy.C.Sunny.4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.A

tamuseum.B.Atatravelagency.C.Atabookstore.5.Whenwillthemancheckout?A.OnWednesday.BOnFriday.C.OnSunday.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.Howdoesthewomanfe

elaboutherwork?A.Satisfied.B.Stressed.C.Tired.7.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Workalittleharder.B.Useherphoneless.C.Gotobedearlier.听第7段材料，

回答第8、9题。8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Driverandpassenger.B.Chemistandcustomer.C

.Bossandsecretary.英语试题第1页共8页滁州市2023年高三第一次教学质量监测A.Hemayhaveacold.B.Hehaslosthisjob.C.Hewillgetsomerest.听第8段材料，回答第10至

12题。10.Whatsportdoesthemanliketowatchonly?A.Football.B.Golf.C.Skating.11.Whatdoesthemansayaboutswimming?AItismoreofa

hobby.B.Itisdangerous.C.Itisgoodforthebody.12.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.Dosomerunning.B.Playtennis.C.Watchagame.听第9段

材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatwillthewomandoduringthewintervacation?A.GobacktoChina.B.ShopinaChinatown.C.VisitaDisneyland

.14.Whatdothewoman'sparentsoftendoattheSpringFestival?A.Travelabroad.B.Decoratethehouse.C.Exchangegi

fts.15.Inwhichcitydothespeakersprobablylive?A.LosAngeles.B.HongKong.C.Paris.16.HowmanydayswillthemanspendinFrance?A.Two.B.Three.C.Five.听第10段材料，

回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthespeechmainlyabout?A.Adisaster.B.Anexperiment.C.Anexhibition.18.Whatisthefirstthingtobeno

ticed?A.Hundredsofboots.B.Ahugeblockofice.C.Anumberofphotos.19.Wherecanyouseetheposters?A.Outsidethehall.B.Atthee

ntrance.C.Onthewalls.20.Whatarepeopleencouragedtodoonthecomputersthere?A.Sendphotostotheirfriends.BSharewhattheyhavelearn

ed.Searchforupdatedinformation.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。AIt'snevertooearlytogetthinkingaboutthisye

ar'sbigtrip.Butwhereshouldyougo?Well,NationalGeographichasrevealedits“BestoftheWorld”listfor2023,offeringafewpointersastothetravelexperiencesoverthe

next12monthsorso.Thisyear'sNatGeolistissplitintofourcategoriesasfollows.Nature·Explorethebiodiversit

yofBotswana.·WitnessrewildingintheScottishHighlands.·GoonafoodiebikingtourofSlovenia.·VisitBigBendNation

alParkinTexas,USA.9.hatdoweknowabouttheman!·TakepartinsustainabilityprogramsintheAzores.Culture·HeadtoEgypttovisitthenewGrandEgy

ptianMuseuminCairo.·WatchfilmsanddowncraftbeersinBusan,SouthKorea.·YisittheInternationalAfricanAmericanMuseuminCharleston,USA.·SeetheLo

ngmenGrottoes’stonestatuesinHunan,China.Family·GoonanAlpinerailtripinSwitzerland.·Helpconserveturtlepopu

lationsinTrinidadandTobago.·HeadtoSanFrancisco,USA,forcity-viewcampfiresandurbanhikingtrails.·Bird-watchinColombia.·VisitfootballstadiumsinManche

ster,UK.Community·Takeawomen-ledsustainabletourintheDodecaneseIslandsinGreece.·SpendalongweekendontheGreatLakesinMilwaukee,USA.·Goonanewhig

h-speedtraininLaos.·ExploreBlackheritageinGhana.Okay,soitmightnotallbeupyourstreet—butit'sundeniablyaspectacularrangeofstuff.Youc

anreadmoreonNationalGeographic’sofficialpagehere—andgetpumpedforayearoflife-changingtravelexperiences.21

.WhatareyouadvisedtodoinCharleston?A.Goonabikingtour.B.Visitamuseum.C.Explorebiodiversity.D.Helpconservebirds.22.Whi

chplaceissuitableforalongweekendbreak?A.TheDodecaneseIslands.B.TrinidadandTobago.C.TheScottishHighlands.D.TheGreatLakes.23.Whereisthetextproba

blytakenfrom?A.Awebsite.B.Anewspaper.C.Acourseplan.D.Anacademicarticle.BJaclynGartner,founderoftheHappilyFureverA

fterRescueinBethel,Conn.,wasscrolling(翻)throughphotosofshelteranimalswhenonecaughthereye:adognamedVanGoghwithonlyon

eear.Hisleftearhadbeentornoffinthecruelworldofdogfighting.GartnerarrangedforthenonprofitPilotsNPawstoflyVanGoghtoherinConnecticuti

nJune.SheputoutthewordonFacebook,PetfinderandRescueMethatshehadafriendly,one-eareddoginneedofahome,bu

tnobodywantedhim.Afterhe'dbeenapartofherrescueforfourmonths,GartnerlookedatVanGoghwithhisoneearandanideastruckher.“I'dseenTik

Tokvideosofotherdogscreatingpaintings,sowhynotVanGogh?”Gartnersaid.Soshedroppedsomebrightpaintonan8-inchby10-inchcanvas(画布),andcoate

dthetopwithathinlayerofpeanutbutter.Helicked(舔)thepaint,andfiveminuteslaterwhenGartnerdecidedthepain

tingwasdone,shetookthecanvasaway.Itwasperfect.VanGoghhadafastandcreativetongue,completingonepaintingafteranotherandevenrecreated

VincentvanGogh's“TheStarryNight.”“ThenIinvitedpeopletocomeandmeethimatanoutdoorartgalleryevent,”Gartnersaid.Shewasdisappointedwhenonlytwopeo

pleshowedupattheeventonOct.23.英语试题第3页共8页VanGogh'sfirstartshowwasabust,butGartnerdecidednottogiveup.Shetookactionthefol

lowingday.“IputoutapostonFacebookthatIfeltbadonlytwopeopleshowedup,andIsaidtherestoftheartwasstillavailable,”Gartnersaid

.Suddenly,everyoncwantedit.“Thepaintingssoldoutintwominutes.”Moreimportantly,shesaid,VanGoghwasfinallyadopted.24.WhatdidGartnerwanttodo

forVanGogh?A.Findhisowner.B.Havehisearcurcd.C.Takephotosforhim.D.Helphimtobeadopted.25.WhatinspiredGartnertohaveVanGoghpaint?A.Hiswell-knownname.B.He

rowninterestinpainting.C.TikTokvideosofartistıcdogs.D.PaintingsbyVincentvanGogh.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedwor

d“bust”inparagraph4mean?B.Choice.C.Solution.DFailure.27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesGartner?A.Influentialand

interesting.B.Caringandcreative.C.Humorousandhardworking.D.Practicalandprofessional.CImaginedrivingdowna10-laneh

ighwayandknowingthat,highaboveyourhead,amountainlionisquietlygoingalongitsway.Thisremarkableimagecouldsoonbetherealityfordriver

sononeofCalifornia’sbusiestroads,astheworld'slargestwildlifeoverpass(天桥)beginsconstructioninApril.Thehistory-makingprojectwi

llcompriseagreenbridgebuiltacrossthe101highwaynearLosAngeles,creatingapassagebetweentwopartsoftheSantaMonicaMo

untains.Theoverpasswillallowsafepassageforlizards,snakes,mountainlions,etc.withanacreoflocalplantsoneithersideandveget

atedsoundwallstodampenlightandnoisefornight-timeanimalsastheygoacross.Theproject,nearlyadecadeinthemaking,c

omesatacrucialtime.BethPratt,aconservationleaderwiththeNationalWildlifeFederation,feelsasifsheisrunningthelastmileofamarath

on.Pratthasspentmostofthelastdecadeplanningtheproject,persuadingtransportationofficialsofitsimportance,andbr

ingingdonorstofundit.Theprojectisbreakingrecordsinmanyways:notonlyisitthelargestcrossingintheworld,butit'salsoaneng

ineeringwonder.RobertRock,alandscapearchitectwholedthedesign,saysthisnature-centeredtypeofconstructionmakesitunusualamongotherwildl

ifebridgesandunderpassesaroundtheworld,whicharetypicallymadeofcement(水泥)andsteel.Thisoneisdesignedtointegr

ateintotheenvironmentonbothsides—andsendamessagetothepeopledrivingbelow.About300,000carspassthroughthisareaeachday,an

dPrattcallsitanopportunityformillionsofAngelenostoseehowhumanscanlivemoreharmoniouslywithnature.“Someonecouldb

einrush-hourtraffic,andtherecouldbeamountainlionrightabovethem,”shesays.“Ithinkthat'ssuchahelpfulimage,andonethatinspir

esmethatwecanrightsomeofthesegreatwrongs.”28.Whyistheoverpassbuilt?A.Toattractvisitorstowatchthewildlife.B.Tohelp

animalscrossoverahighway.C.TobridgetwomountainsnearLosAngeles.D.Toallowmoretrafficduringrushhours.29.WhatdoesP

rattthinkoftheoverpassproject?A.Itisalongjourney.B.Itcomesalittlelate.C.Ithaslittleofficialsupport.D.Ithasbroughteconomicbenefits.英语试题第4页共8页30.Wh

atdoestheauthortrytostressabouttheoverpassbymentioningRock?A.Itstandsoutamongsimilarstructures.B.Itdoesharmtothe

localenvironment.C.Ithasgotlittleattentionfromengineers.D.Ithasinspiredconstructionsworldwide.31.WhatmightPrattexpectofth

eoverpass?A.It'lltransformtheimageofthestate.B.It'llprovidepleasanthabitatsforanimals.C.It'llbeareminderforustocareabou

tnature.D.H'llcreatejobopportunitiesforthelocalpeople.DAresearchteamledbyDelPozoCruzfromtheUniversityofSouthernDenm

ark,recentlypublishedastudythatfoundwalking10.000stepsadayloweredtheriskfordementia(痴呆)by50%.However,ifwalkingoccurredatabrisk(轻快的)p

aceof112stepsaminutefor30minutes,itmaximizedriskreduction,leadingtoa62%reductionindementiarisk.The30minutesoffast-pacedwalkingdidn'thavetooccura

llatonce—itcouldbespreadoutovertheday.“Ourtakeisthatintensityofsteppingmatters—overandabovevolume,”saidCruz.Thenewstudyfollowed78,5

00peoplebetweentheagesof40and79fromEngland,ScotlandandWaleswhoworewriststepcountersfor24hoursadayoverasevendaystr

etch.Aftercountingeachperson'stotalnumberofstepseachday,researchersplacedthemintotwocategories:Fewerthan40steps

perminute,whichismorelikewhenyou'rewalkingfromroomtoroom—andmorethan40stepsperminute,orso-called“purposeful”walking.Athirdca

tegorywascreatedforpeakperformers—thosewhotookthemoststepsperminutewithin30minutesoverthecourseofaday.Aboutsevenyearslater,researcherscomparedtha

tdatatomedicalrecordsandfoundpeoplewhotookthemoststepsperminuteshowedthebiggestreductioninriskforcancer,heartdis

easeandearlydeathfromanycause.Researchersfoundtheassociationbetweenpeak30-minutestepsandriskreductiontobedependentonthediseasestud

ied:Therewasa62%reductionfordementia,an80%declineforcardiovasculardiseaseanddeath,andabouta20%dropinriskforcancer.What

'sthetakeaway?Youdon'thavetofixateonthenumbersofsteps.“Spend30minutesbeingbreathlessatwhateverpaceyou'reat,andt

henkeepchallengingyourselftobeslightlyunsatisfiedatyourcurrentlevelsoyoucangetbetterandbetter,”saidDr.AndrewFreeman.32.Whichaspe

ctofwalkingdoesthestudyfocuson?A.Itstime.B.Itspace.C、itslength.D.Itspopularity.33.Whatcanwelearnaboutthesubject

sinthethirdcategory?A.Theyaretheoldest.B.TheyarefromWales.C.Theywalkthequickest.D.Theywalkwithoutstepcounters.34.Whatdoesparagr

aph5mainlytellusaboutthestudy?A.Itsfindings.B.Itsprocedures.C.Itsmedicalapplication.D.Itstheoreticalsignificance.

35.WhatdoesFreemansuggestwalkersdo?A.Counttheirstepsasexactlyaspossible.B.Sparethemselves30minutesevery

day.C.Aimalittlehigherthantheirpresentlevel.D.Setaspecificgoalforthemselveseachday.英语试题第5页共8页第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文

，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。You'vejustturnedthefinalpageofyourbookandgotallsortsofthoughtsandemotions.You'redying

totalktosomeoneaboutit._36_Andthosewhohaveexperiencedthemagicofbookclubsknowhowamazingitistodiscussyourlatestr

eadwithotherbooklovers.Lookingtospreadthemagic?We'vegotyoucovered,explaininghowtostartabookclub.Deci

dethetypeofbookclub.37However,therearelotsofcreativebookclubsoutthere,andthespecificitycanbewhatdrawspeopletojoinandconvincesth

emtostay.Ifyoulovesciencefictionandfantasynovels,goaheadandstartthatniche(小众的)bookclub.Whateveryoudecide,ma

kesuretosetanintentionforyourbookclub._38_.Youcanreachouttofriendsandco-workerspersonallyorputupasocialmediapostandencourageyourfollowerstoshare

.Iftheseoptionsaren'tavailabletoyou,youcanalsoaskyourlocallibraryorbookstoretoputupaflyer.Don'tbediscouraged

ifyouonlygetafewpeopleatfirst.Pickthebook.Differentbookclubstakedifferentapproaches.Somealloweachmembertotake

aturnpickingthebook,whileothershavevotingsystemsinplace.Ifyou'restrugglingtomakeaselection,looktobestselli

ngandaward-winningbooks._39_Figureoutameetingschedule.Schedulingisoneofthemostchallengingelementsyou'llencounterwhe

nlearninghowtostartabookclub.Withbusywork,andbiglifeevents,itcanbetrickytogeteveryonetogetherinthesameplaceatthesametime.40Thebookc

lubmeetingdateshouldworkwithmostpeople'sschedules.A.They'realwaysagreatchoice.B.Findyourbookclubmembers.C.Manybook

clubskeepitgeneral.D.Itmaybealittleawkwardatfirst.E.Allbookloversknowthisfeeling.F.Decideonaregulardateforget-togethers.G.Pickdiscussionquestion

stoinspireyourmembers.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。Myna

meisMaggieandIamabigredmapletreeinthecenterofCentralParkinNewYork.Everypartofmeis41shaped.Iloveseeingallthepeople42,stareatme

,andsay“Thattreeisbeautiful!”Those_43makemefeelspecial.Oneday,Iseeabigstorm44myway.Icanhearallthefrighteningsoundsnearing,butthemostfrighteni

ngoneisthesoundofalmosthalfofmybarkbeingtomoff.Ifeel45.Whatwillpeoplethinkwhentheywalkuptoaworn-downtreeinthe46

ofCentralPark?Willtheycutmedown?Thisthoughtmakesmybranchesache.Hourslater,whenthestorm47,aniceopossum(负鼠)famil

ycomestomeandasks48theycanspendthenightinoneofmyholes.ThebabyopossumissocutethatIcan't49_.Soon,roundtwoofthestormcomes.It50anotherpartofmy

bark,butitdoesn't51measmuchbecauseIhaveadistraction(分散注意力的事物):theopossumfamily.Otheranimalsseemy52actandcomestome,too.EventhoughIfeelg

reatfor53alltheanimals,Istillhaven'tcompletelyforgottenaboutwhatpeoplemightthinkaboutmy_54_.Beyondallexpectations,peoplelovemeevenmoreforshe

lteringallthoseanimalsfromtheterriblestorm.Iwillforever_55_that“beautiful”doesn'talwaysrefertolooks.41.A.perfectlyB.similarlyC.oddlyD.randomly

42.A.waitBstopC.hesitateD.debate43.A.noisesB.treesC.namesD.words44.A.headingB.choosingC.exploringD.seeking45.A.angryB.anx

iousC.doubtfulD.wonderful46.A.frontB.cornerC.middleD.back47.A.blowsupB.diesdownC.movesinD.drawsnear48.A.ifB

howC.whyD.when49.A.decideB.standC.refuseD.move50.A.picksoutB.looksforC.fallsintoD.tearsoff51.A.blockB.botherC.dislikeD.disappoint52.A.fr

uendlyB.voluntaryfoolishD.public53.A.feedingB.reçognizingC.warningD.protecting54.A.dutiesB.worriesC.looksD.hopes

55.A.regretB.wishC.argueD.remember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。Arecommenda

tiontodrinkeightglassesofwateradayhasbecomeacceptedwisdomandoftenappearsinhealthguidance.Alateststudy,however,

revealsthatpeoplehave56widerangeofwaterintakes.Manypeopleonlyrequireabout1.5to1.8litresaday,5(low)thanthetwolitrestypicallyrecomm

ended.“Thecurrentrecommendationisnotsupported58(scientific)atall,”saidtheresearcher.“Mostofthescientistsarenotsurethi

srecommendationcamefrom.”Oneissueisthatpreviousestimatesofwaterrequirementshavetended60(ignore)thewater

contentoffood,whichcancontributeasubstantialproportion(比例)ofouroverallintake.Ifyoujusteatbreadandbaconandeggsyouwillnotgetmuchwaterfromfood,butify

oueatmeat,vegetables,fish,pastaandriceyoucangetabout50%yourwaterneeds.Thestudyshowsthata“one-size-fits-allpolicy”forwaterintakeis

notsupportedbythedatainmost62(sītuation).Althoughdrinkingmorewaterthanyourbodyrequires63(be)unlikelytobeharmfulforhealth,cleandrinkingwaterisnotfree

toproduce,theresearcherspointout.“If40millionadultsintheUKwerefollowingthe4(suggest)andtheydrunkhalfalitreofcleanwatermoretha

ntheyneedeachday,that's20mlitresof_65_(waste)watereveryday.”第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你和交换生David约好本周末一起去图书馆。现在你因身体不适，不能按时赴约。请给他写邮件表达歉意，

内容包括：1.说明原因；2.另约时间。英语试题第7页共页注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearDavid,Yours,LiHua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。Oneweekend,MumandDadbothhadtowork,whichmeantthatneitherofthemhadtimetolookafterJoeandBella.Butthetwoki

dsdidn'tmind.TheyweregoingtospendtheweekendwithGran,andGranhadpromisedtotakethemtothebeach!ButwhentheywokeuponSaturdaymorni

ng,andlookedoutofthewindow,theyfoundtherainwaspouringdown!Bellapressedhernoseagainsttheglassandsaidhopefully,“W

ecanstillgo,can'twe?”ButwhenGranarrivedtocollectthem,itwasstillpouring,andGransaidtheywouldjusthavetospendthedayatherhouse

instead.TheytriedtakingGran'sdog,Selby,forawalk,butwhentheyopenedthedoor,Selbytookonelookandranbackinsideagain!Theydidsomehomew

ork,readyforMonday,andwhentheystopped—itwasstillraining!Eventually,Granwentofftodosomehousework.Joedecidedtodomorehomework.Heh

adtestscomingupatschoolandMumandDadwerealwaysonathimtoworkharder.Joeaskedhissistertokeepquiet.Afterawhile,though,heheardnoisesfro

mthekitchen.WhatwasBellaupto?Hegotupandlookedroundthedoor.Bellawasmixingsomethinginahugemixingbowl.“What'sthat?”

Joeasked,alittleannoyed.“It'salovelycake,”saidBellahappily.“Butyoucan'thaveany.”“That'sarelief,”saidJoe.“Becauseitlooksterrible.Anditsmellswo

rse!”ThecakemixturehadallkindsofthingsinitandthesmellwaslikenocakethatJoehadeversmelledbefore!“It'snotforhumans,”saidB

ella.“It'sfordogs.I'vemadeitspeciallyforSelby,becausehecouldn'tgoforhiswalk.”“Well,IhopeSelbylikesit,”Joesaid.ButSelby

didn'tlikeit.WhenBellaputitdownonthefloorforhimtoeat,Selbytookonesmellandthenranoutoftheroom!Bellaburstintotears.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。Grancamerunningintothekitchen.Sheaskedwhathappened.Aftertheymadeabeautifulcakeforhumans,therainstopped.2023年高三年级第一次

教学质量检测英语答案听力1-5BCABC6-10ABBAC11-15ABABA16-20CCACB阅读21-23BDA24-27DCDB28-31BAAC32-35BCAC七选五36-40ECBAF完形41-45ABDAB46-50CBACD51-55

BADCD语法填空56.a57.lower58.scientifically59.where60.toignore61.of62.situations63.is64.suggestion65.wasted听力录音稿Text1W:Hurryup,ory

ou'llmissyourflight.M:Noworries.Mytaxishouldbehereanyminutenow.W:Callusfromtheairport—anddon'tforgettose

ndapostcard.Text2W:Hi,isthatWilson?M:No,thisishisbrotherPeter.Wilsonisnotavailablenow.CanItakeamessage?W:Sure.CouldyoutellhimtocallL

indawhenhegetsback?Ihavesomethingimportanttotellhim.Text3M:Doyouuseadryerafteryou'vedonethewashing?W:

Well,Iusuallyhangthemuponsunnydays.Butonsuchadayliketoday,Ihavetouseadryer.M:Yeah,itlooksasifitisgoingtorain.Text4W:Excusem

e,canIhavesomeinformationonatriptoChicago,please?M:Certainly.Butdoyoumindlearningaboutityourselffirst?Weh

avesomebrochuresoverthere.Youcanaskmeifyouhaveanyquestions.W:OK.Text5W:Goodmorning,FloraHotel.WhatcanIdoforyou?M:I'vemadeareservatio

nforthisWednesday.MynameisSteve.I'mcallingtochangeittothisFriday,andfortwonights.W:Allright.Text6M:Karen,howisyourworkgoing

?W:Prettywell.I'minchargeofintroducingnewtechproductsintothemarketandencouragingpeopletousemoretechno

logy.I'vebecomeverygoodatitafterworkinginthefieldforfiveyears.M:Butyoulookabittired.Istheworkverytiringforyou?W:No.it'snot

likethat.IthinkI'vebeenusingmysmartphonetoomuch.Ioftenuseituntilmidnightinbed.M:Well,Iguessyoushouldconvinceyourselftousetechnologyless.W:Icerta

inlyshould.Text7M:Hi,there.IthinkI'mcomingdownwithsomething.Ineedsomemedicinetogetmethroughthenextfewdays.W:Wow,youlookterrible.What'

sgoingon?M:Mynosehasbeenrunning,andIhaveaheadache.W:Doyouhaveacough?M:No,andIdon'thaveafever.W:Well,it

couldjustbeacold.Youshouldgetsomerest.M:IhaveaveryimportantjobandIcan'tmissanywork,sopleasegivemesomethingstrong.W:Allright.Ifyou'

restillsickinthreedays,youshouldgotoseeadoctor.M:Thanksforyourhelp.Text8W:Jim,what'syourfavoritesport?M:Tow

atchortoplay?W:Both!M:Well,football,ofcourse.Tojustplay,itwouldbegolf.Towatchonly,itwouldbeskating.W:Interesting

.Whydon'tyouskate?M:Ithinkskatingisabitdangerous.W:Whataboutswimming?M:Ilikeswimming,butIconsideritmoreofahobbythanasport.Howab

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afantasticexhibitionattheScienceMuseum.It'scalled“AChangingWorld”anditisallaboutglobalwarming.TheexhibitionwillstartonOctober3rdanditwillla

stforaweek.Thefirstthingyou'llnoticewhenyouwalkinishundredsofpairsofbootsbecausethewholeexhibitionareaisfloodedwithwater.Theideaistoshowwha

twillhappenifsealevelscontinuetorise.Itreallymakesyouthinkdeeply.OneofthebestshowsistheoneabouttheArctic.Intheroom,ther

eisahugeblockofice,whichisslowlybecomingliquid.Therearealsoanumberofphotos,whichshowclearlyhowtheseaiceisdisapp

earingyearafteryear.Asyouwalkaroundtheexhibition,you'llseethatalloverthewallsthereareposterswhichexplainthecausesandeffectsofglobal

warming.Thecontentwaswrittenespeciallyforthisexhibitionbysomefamousscientists,soyoucanbesurethatyouaregettingthemostup-to-dateinformation.Ther

earesomecomputersavailableattheendoftheexhibitionhall.Youcanusethemtosende-mailstoyourfriendsandletthemknowwhatyouhavelearned

orgivethemadviceonwhattheycandotofightglobalwarming.