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2023年1月浙江省普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语选择题部分第一部分听力（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纸上。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。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.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A.Visitafriend.B.PickupBilly.C.Buy

somebeans.2.WhoisAndyClarks?A.Apubliclibrarian.B.ATVactor.C.Afamouslawyer.3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.GiftsforJason.B.Abas

eballgame.C.Thewoman'sretirement.4.WhatwentonatCooper'slastnight?A.Amovieshow.B.Abirthdayparty.C.Asalespromotion.5.Whatproblemdothespeake

rshave?A.Theyarelateforwork.B.Theygetstuckintraffic.C.Theyhavelosttheirway.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Where

arethespeakers?A.Athome.B.Attheoffice.C.Attheairport.7.HowdoesSarasound?A.Anxious.B.Surprised.C.Grateful.听第7段材料，回答第8至

10题。8.WhatmadeMissJohnsonchooseteachingasaprofession?A.Pressurefromherfamily.B.Herpassionforthework.C.Ateacher'sencou

ragement.9.WhatdoesMissJohnsonthinkisthebestpartofherjob?A.Beingwithchildren.B.Winningothers'respect.C.Learningdifferentthings.10.Whatd

oesMissJohnsonwantherstudentstobecome?A.Lifelonglearners.B.Creativethinkers.C.Goodcommunicators.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.WhatdoesBeckylikeaboutlivingwi

thherparents?A.Theyhaveabighouse.B.Theycookmealsforher.C.Theypayallherexpenses.12.WhatdoesEthansuggestBeckydoregardinghermot

her?A.Havepatience.B.Providecompany.C.Expressgratitude.13.WhyisEthanconcernedabouthisparentslivingontheirown?A.Theymayfeellonely.B.The

ymayfailtogetalong.C.Theymayhaveanemergency.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.Whosespeechdidthewomanlistentothismorning?A.JohnMiller's.B.DavidThompson's

.C.AllanBrown's.15.Whatistheworkshopintheafternoonabout?A.Knowledgeeconomy.B.Riskassessment.C.Employeemotivation.16.Whatdoesthewomansayabouthe

rjob?A.Itcanbechallenging.B.Itistrulyinteresting.C.Itwillberewarding.17.Whatdothemanandthewomanbothwanttodo?A.Applyforanewposition.B.Offe

rtheirstaffasalaryraise.C.Improvetheirmanagementskills.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatdoesthespeakerprobablydo?A.She'samedicaldocto

r.B.She'safitnessinstructor.C.She'saswimmingcoach.19.Whatisacommonworkoutmistake?A.Focusingonlyonbuildingmuscles.B.Takingt

oomanytypesofexercises.C.Doingthesameroutineallthetime.20.Howoftendoesthespeakersuggestpeopledohardworkouts?A.On

ceaweek.B.Twiceaweek.C.Threetimesaweek.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。AExplorersCamp•Fulldayca

mpforkidsaged5-13.•Monday-Friday,July8-26,9am-4pm.Week1|July8-12Week2|July15-19Week3|July22-26•Registerforas

ingleweekormultipleweeks.•Fees:$365perweek.•Thelastdaytocancelregistrationandreceiveafullrefund（退款）isJune15.CampStructureTh

edayisdividedintotwothematicsessionsperagegroup.Campershaveathree-hourmorningclassengagingwithamorningtheme（9amto12noon）an

daone-hourlunchbreak,followedbyanotherthree-hourclassengagingwithanafternoontheme（1pmto4pm）.Snackperiodsareheldthroughouttheday.A

llcampersshouldbringtheirownbaggedlunchandsnacks.CampContentExplorersCamporganizesengagingarts,historyandscience-relatedactivitiesi

nevery!class,andfocusesonarangeoftopicsthatemphasizeactivelearning,explorationand,mostofall,fun!Allcampsessionsarecreatedw

ithage-appropriateactivitiesthataretailoredtothemultiplewaysthatkidslearn.CampStaffCampersenjoyastaff-to-childratiorangingfrom1:4to1:7

dependingontheagegroup.Instructorsarepassionateeducatorswhoareexpertsintheirfieldsandhaveundergonetrainingandabackgroundcheck.21.Onwhichoft

hefollowingdatescanyoucancelyourregistrationwithafullrefund?A.June12.B.June22.C.July19.D.July26.22.H

owarecampersdividedintodifferentgroups?A.Bygender.B.Bynationality.C.Byinterest.D.Byage.23.Howmanyhours

ofclasswillyouhavealtogetherifyouregisterforasingleweek?A.15.B.21.C.30.D.42.BLivewithroommates?Havefriendsandfamilyaroundyou?Chancesareth

atifyou'relookingtoliveamoresustainablelifestyle,noteveryonearoundyouwillbereadytojumponthatbandwagon.IexperiencedthiswhenI

startedswitchingtoazerowastelifestylefiveyearsago,asIwaslivingwithmyparents,andIcontinuetoexperiencethiswithmyhusband,asheisnotcompletelyz

erowastelikeme.I'velearnedafewthingsalongthewaythough,whichIhopeyou'llfindencouragingifyou'redoingyourbesttofigureouthowyouca

nmakethechangeinanot-always-supportivehousehold.Zerowastewasaradicallifestylemovementafewyearsback.IremembershowingmyparentsavideoofBeaJohnson,s

haringhowcoolIthoughtitwouldbetobuygrocerieswithjars,andhavesolittletrash!Afewdayslater,Icamebackwithmyfirstjarsofzerowastegroceries,andmydadcommente

donhowsillyitwasformetocarryjarseverywhere.Itcameoffasabitdiscouraging.Yetasthemonthsofreducingwastecontinued,IdidwhatIcould

thatwaswithinmyownreach.Ihadmyownbedroom,soIworkedonremovingthingsIdidn'tneed.SinceIhadmyowntoiletries（洗漱用品）,Iwasabletostartpersonalisin

gmyroutinetobemoresustainable.Ialsoofferedtocookeverysooften,soIportionedoutabitofthecupboardformyownzerowastegroceries.Perhapsyourhouseholdw

on'tentirelymaketheswitch,butyoumayhavesomecontroloveryourownpersonalspacestomakethechangesyoudesire.Asyoumakey

ourlifestylechanges,youmayfindyourselfwantingtospeakupforyourselfifotherscommentonwhatyou'redoing,whichcanturnitselfintoawholehousehold

debate.Ifyouhaveindividualswhoarenotonboard,yourwordsprobablywon'tdomuchandcanoftenleaveyoufeelingmorediscouraged

.Sohereismyadvice:Leadbyaction.24.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“jumponthatbandwagon”meaninthefirstparagraph?A.Shareanapartmentwith

you.B.Joinyouinwhatyou'redoing.C.Transformyourwayofliving.D.Helpyoutomakethedecision.25.Whatwastheattitudeoftheauthor'sfathertowar

dbuyinggrocerieswithjars?A.Hedisapprovedofit.B.Hewasfavorabletoit.C.Hewastolerantofit.D.Hedidn'tcareaboutit.26.Whatcanweinferaboutth

eauthor?A.Sheisquitegoodatcooking.B.Sherespectsothers'privacy.C.Sheenjoysbeingahousewife.D.Sheisadeterminedperson.27.Whatisth

etextmainlyabout?A.Howtogetonwellwithotherfamilymembers.B.Howtohaveone'sownpersonalspaceathome.C.Howtoliv

eazerowastelifestyleinahousehold.D.Howtocontrolthebudgetwhenbuyinggroceries.CAmachinecannownotonlybeatyouatchess,itcanalsooutperfo

rmyouindebate.Lastweek,inapublicdebateinSanFrancisco,asoftwareprogramcalledProjectDebaterbeatitshumanopponents,includingN

oaOvadia,Israel'sformernationaldebatingchampion.Brilliantthoughitis,ProjectDebaterhassomeweaknesses.Ittakessente

ncesfromitslibraryofdocumentsandprebuiltargumentsandstringsthemtogether.Thiscanleadtothekindsoferrorsnohumanwouldmake.Suchwrink

leswillnodoubtbeironedout,yettheyalsopointtoafundamentalproblem.AsKristianHammond,professorofelectricalengineeringandcomputersc

ienceatNorthwesternUniversity,putit:“There'sneverastageatwhichthesystemknowswhatit'stalkingabout.”WhatHammondisrefer

ringtoisthequestionofmeaning,andmeaningiscentraltowhatdistinguishestheleastintelligentofhumansfromthemosti

ntelligentofmachines.Acomputerworkswithsymbols.Itsprogramspecifiesasetofrulestotransformonestringofsymbolsintoanother.Butitdoesnotspecif

ywhatthosesymbolsmean.Indeed,toacomputer,meaningisirrelevant.Humans,inthinking,talking,readingandwriting,alsoworkwithsymbols.Butforhumans,mean

ingiseverything.Whenwecommunicate,wecommunicatemeaning.Whatmattersisnotjusttheoutsideofastringofsymbols,buttheinsidetoo,notjusthowtheyarearrang

edbutwhattheymean.Meaningemergesthroughaprocessofsocialinteraction,notofcomputation,interactionthatshapesthecontentof

thesymbolsinourheads.Therulesthatassignmeaninglienotjustinsideourheads,butalsooutside,insociety,insocialmemory,socialconventionsandsocialrela

tions.Itisthisthatdistinguisheshumansfrommachines.Andthat'swhy,howeverastonishingProjectDebatermayseem,thetraditionthatbeganwithSocrat

esandConfuciuswillnotendwithartificialintelligence.28.WhydoestheauthormentionNoaOvadiainthefirstparagraph?A.Toexplaintheuse

ofasoftwareprogram.B.ToshowtheclevernessofProjectDebater.C.TointroducethedesignerofProjectDebater.D.Toemphasizethefairnessofthecompetitio

n.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“wrinkles”inparagraph2referto?A.Arguments.B.Doubts.C.Errors.D.Differences.30.WhatisProjectDebaterunabl

etodoaccordingtoHammond?A.Createrules.B.Comprehendmeaning.C.Talkfluently.D.Identifydifficultwords.31.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Socialinteractioniskeytounderstandingsymbols.B.Thehumanbrainhaspotentialyettobedeveloped.C.Ancient

philosopherssetgoodexamplesfordebaters.D.Artificialintelligenceensureshumansabrightfuture.DAccordingtotheSolarEnergyIndustryAssociation,thenumberof

solarpanelsinstalled（安装）hasgrownrapidlyinthepastdecade,andithastogrowevenfastertomeetclimategoals.Butallofthatgrowthwilltakeupalotofspace,

andthoughmoreandmorepeopleaccepttheconceptofsolarenergy,fewlikelargesolarpanelstobeinstallednearthem.Solardeveloperswanttoputuppanelsasq

uicklyandcheaplyaspossible,sotheyhaven'tgivenmuchthoughttowhattheyputunderthem.Often,they'llendupfillingtheareawithsmall

stonesandusingchemicalstocontrolweeds.Theresultisthatmanycommunities,especiallyinfarmingregions,seesolarfarmsasdestroyersofthesoil.“

Solarprojectsneedtobegoodneighbors,”saysJordanMacknick,theheadoftheInnovativeSitePreparationandImpactReductionsontheEnvironment（In

SPIRE）project.“Theyneedtobeprotectorsofthelandandcontributetotheagriculturaleconomy.”InSPIREisinvestigatingpractic

alapproachesto“low-impact”solardevelopment,whichfocusesonestablishingandoperatingsolarfarmsinawaythatiskindertotheland.Oneoftheeasi

estlow-impactsolarstrategiesisprovidinghabitatforpollinators（传粉昆虫）.Habitatloss,pesticideuse,andclimatechangehavecauseddramaticd

eclinesinpollinatorpopulationsoverthepastcoupleofdecades,whichhasdamagedtheU.S.agriculturaleconomy.Over28stateshavepassedlawsrelatedtopollin

atorhabitatprotectionandpesticideuse.Conservationorganizationsputoutpollinator-friendlinessguidelinesforhomegardens,businesses,schools,citie

s—andnowthereareguidelinesforsolarfarms.Overthepastfewyears,manysolarfarmdevelopershavetransformedthespac

eundertheirsolarpanelsintoashelterforvariouskindsofpollinators,resultinginsoilimprovementandcarbonreduction.“T

hesepollinator-friendlysolarfarmscanhaveavaluableimpactoneverythingthat'sgoingoninthelandscape,”saysMacknick.32.Whatdosolardevelopersoftenignore?A.T

hedeclineinthedemandforsolarenergy.B.Thenegativeimpactofinstallingsolarpanels.C.Therisinglaborcostofbuildingso

larfarms.D.Themostrecentadvancesinsolartechnology.33.WhatdoesInSPIREaimtodo?A.Improvetheproductivityoflocalfarm

s.B.Inventnewmethodsforcontrollingweeds.C.Makesolarprojectsenvironmentallyfriendly.D.Promotetheuseofsolarenergyinruralarea

s.34.Whatisthepurposeofthelawsmentionedinparagraph4?A.Toconservepollinators.B.Torestrictsolardevelopment.C.T

odiversifytheeconomy.D.Toensurethesupplyofenergy.35.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.Pollinators:ToLe

aveortoStayB.SolarEnergy:HopefortheFutureC.InSPIRE:ALeaderinAgricultureD.SolarFarms:ANewDevelopment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。选项中有利项为多余选项。Withgaspricesrisingandairportsecuritylinessnakinglongerthanever,whynotbookyournextdomesticvacationonatrain?Compar

edtootheralternatives,it'scomfortableandrelaxing.Hereissomeadviceonhowtomakeatripbyrailaspleasantaspossible.Planahead.Mostlon

g-distancetrains,especiallythesleepingcaraccommodations,selloutveryquickly.36Butnomatterwhenyoutravel,it'sagoodideatomakeyourreservationsatleast

90daysinadvance.Useatravelagent.Considerturningyourtravelplanovertoatravelagentandlettinghimdouble-ch

eckallthedetails,makesuggestions,andthenhandletheactualreservations.Agoodonecansometimesfindyoudiscountedtickets.37Theny

ouwon'thavetowalkthroughseveralcarsonamovingtrainthreetimesadayforyourmeals.Bringablanket.Whenyou'rer

idingontrains,youwon'tbeprovidedwithablanketforfree,evenifyourtripisanovernightone.38Inthesummerinparticular,theairconditioningcanmakethemq

uitecold.Arriveearly.Mosttrainsoperatejustonceadayandsomerunonlythreetimesaweek,somissingyourscanbeadisaster.39Note:Thetimeslistedonthesc

hedulesaredeparturetimes,notarrivaltimes.Havefun.40Readabook,knit,doacrosswordpuzzle,orsimplywatchtheworldunfoldoutsidethewindow.Tocalculateyour

speedasyoudo,divide3,600（thenumberofsecondsinanhour）bythenumberofsecondsittakesyoutotravelonemile（thedistancebetweentw

omileposts）.Ifittakesthetrain53secondstotravelonemile,you'regoing67.92mph.A.Traintripsaren'tforimpatienttypes.B.You'llhaveviewsfrombothsidesofthe

train.C.Thetemperatureonrailcarsisoftenhardtocontrol.D.That'sparticularlytrueduringbusysummermonths.E.Youmighthavetowaitlongerthan2

4hourstocatchthenextone.F.Chancesarethecostwillbealotlessthanthecostofonebedroom.G.Hemayalsobookyouinasleepingc

arthat'srightnexttothediner.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。Thesunwasbeginningtos

inkasIsetoffintotheHarennaForest.Iwasonmywayto41auniquehoneyharvest.Here,insouth-eastEthiopia,hand-carvedbeehives（蜂箱）areplacedinthe42.Reachingth

emtogetthehoneyisdifficult—andoften43.I44beekeeperZiyadoverawidestretchofgrasslandbeforeenteringathickjungle.Zi

yadbeganpreparations.He45handfulsofdamptreeleaves,wrappedthemwithstring,and46thebunchtocreateatorch（火把）.Then,withone

endofaropetiedtohiswaistandtheotherendaroundthetrunkofatree,Ziyadbegan47.Hestoppedeveryfewminutestomovethe48higherupthetreetrunk.49,Ziya

dgotclosetothehivewhichwasaround20metresabovetheground.Sittingonabranch,he50towardsitandblewsmokefromhistorchintoat

inyholeinthehive.Suddenly,Ziyadletoutasharpcry.Withinseconds,he'd51thetrunkandwasbackontheground.Itwastoo52tocollectthehoney.Acoolsummerhadde

layed53.Babybeeswerestillinthehoneycombs（蜂巢）.Theadultbeeswere54andkeptattackingasZiyadescapedfromthetree.Hehadtowaitfortheright55togoback

up.41.A.shareB.collectC.celebrateD.witness42.A.courtyardsB.fieldsC.treetopsD.caves43.A.urgentB.dangerousC.expensiveD.pointl

ess44.A.searchedB.recognisedC.followedD.invited45.A.gatheredB.cleanedC.droppedD.checked46.A.shookB.litC.m

easuredD.decorated47.A.jumpingB.talkingC.testingD.climbing48.A.hivesB.leavesC.ropeD.honey49.A.FinallyB.SurprisinglyC.NaturallyD.

Immediately50.A.backedB.divedC.shoutedD.inched51.A.cutoffB.goneupC.sliddownD.heldonto52.A.highB.earlyC.fastD.close53

.A.hatchingB.trainingC.sowingD.trading54.A.curiousB.hungryC.boredD.angry55.A.momentB.equipmentC.personD.order非选择题部分注意：将答案写在答题纸上，写在本试卷上无效。第三部分语言运用（共两

节，满分30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。DuringChina'sdynasticperiod,emperorsplannedthecityofBeijing56arrang

edtheresidentialareasaccordingtosocialclasses.Theterm“hutong”,57（original）meaning“waterwell”inMongolian,appearedfirstdurin

gtheYuanDynasty.IntheMingDynasty,thecenterwastheForbiddenCity,58（surround）inconcentric（同心的）circlesbytheInnerCityan

dOuterCity.Citizensofhighersocialclasses59（permit）toliveclosertothecenterofthecircles.Thelargesiheyuanofthesehigh

-rankingofficialsandwealthybusinessmenoften60（feature）beautifullycarvedandpaintedroofbeamsandpillars（柱子）.Thehuton

gstheyformedwereorderly,linedby61（space）homesandwalledgardens.Fartherfromthecenterlivedthecommonersandlaborers.Theirsiheyuanwerefarsma

llerinscaleand62（simple）indesignanddecoration,andthehutongswerenarrower.HutongsrepresentanimportantculturalelementofthecityofBeijing.ThankstoBei

jing'slonghistory63capitalofChina,almosteveryhutonghasitsstories,andsomeareevenassociatedwithhistoric64（event）.Incontrasttothecour

tlifeandupper-classculturerepresentedbytheForbiddenCity,theSummerPalace,andtheTempleofHeaven,thehutongsreflect65cultur

eofgrassrootsBeijingers.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）上周末你参加了校学生会组织的“认识我们身边的植物”活动。请为校英文报写篇报道，内容包括：1.活动的过程；2.收获与感想。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题纸

的相应位置作答。GettingtoKnowthePlantsAroundUs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。Iwasinvitedtoacookoutonanoldfriend'sfarminwest

ernWashington.Iparkedmycaroutsidethefarmandwalkedpastamilkinghousewhichhadapparentlynotbeenusedinmanyye

ars.Anoiseatawindowcaughtmyattention,soIenteredit.Itwasahummingbird（蜂鸟）,desperatelytryingtoescape.Shewascoveredinspider-webs（蛛网）andwasbarelyab

letomoveherwings.SheceasedherstruggletheinstantIpickedherup.Withthebirdinmycuppedhand,Ilookedaroundtoseehowshehad

gottenin.Thebrokenwindowglasswasthelikelyanswer.Istuffedapieceofclothintotheholeandtookheroutside,closingthedoorsecurelybehindme.WhenIopenedmyhand

,thebirddidnotflyaway;shesatlookingatmewithherbrighteyes.Iremovedthestickyspider-websthatcoveredherheadandwings.Still,shemadenoattempttofl

y.Perhapsshehadbeenstrugglingagainstthewindowtoolongandwastootired?Ortoothirsty?AsIcarriedheruptheblackberry-linedpathtowardmycarwhereIkeptawaterb

ottle,shebegantomove.Istopped,andshesoontookwingbutdidnotimmediatelyflyaway.Hovering（悬停）,sheapproachedwithinsi

xinchesofmyface.Foraverylongmoment,thistinycreaturelookedintomyeyes,turningherheadfromsidetoside.Thens

heflewquicklyoutofsight.Duringthecookout,Itoldmyhostsaboutthehummingbirdincident.Theypromisedtofixthewindo

w.AsIwasdeparting,myfriendswalkedmetomycar.Iwasstandingbythecarwhenahummingbirdflewtothecenterofourgroupandbeganhovering.Sheturnedfrompersontope

rsonuntilshecametome.Sheagainlookeddirectlyintomyeyes,thenletoutasqueakingcallandwasgone.Foramoment,allwerespeechless.Thensomeo

nesaid,“Shemusthavecometosaygoodbye.”注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。Afewweekslater,Iwenttothefarmagain.Iwasjustabouttoleavewhentheh

ummingbirdappeared.听力原文：Text1M:Billyneedssomebeansforhisscienceprojectatschool.Maybewecanstopbyastoreonourwayhome.W:Let’sgotoGreens.It’sjusta

roundthecorner.M:Okay.Text2W:Hi,Stephen,guesswhoIsawatthecitylibrary?AndyClarkes—theleadingactorinTheGoodLawyer—the

famousTVseries.M:Whatwashedoingthere?Hispopularityhasslippedsincethefinalseasonoftheshow.Text3W:Itseemsasifeverybod

yistalkingaboutJason’sretirement.M:Yes,hisofficeisfilledwithgifts.IgavehimaT-shirtwithabaseballpatternonit.W:That’snice.I’l

lgethimsomethingthisafternoon.Hopeit’snotlate.Text4W:DidyougotoCooper’slastnight?M:No,wasthereanythingspecial?W:Yes,theem

ployeesdressedupasmoviecharacters,andeverycustomerreceivedadiscountcard.M:Thatwasinteresting.Text5W:Oh,thero

adisjammedwithtrafficagain.Wearegoingtobelateforwork.M:Let’smakeaU-turnatthenextcrossroadsandtryanotherway.Text6W:DoyouthinkJanetcou

ldmakeit?M:I’msureshecan.Haveyoutriedcallingher?W:Yes,ofcourse.ButIcan’tgetthrough.Theflighthasalreadybeencalledtwice.Whatarewegoing

todo?Boardwithouther?Ishouldhaveremindedherattheofficeyesterday.Shemayhavetotallyforgottenit.M:Takeiteasy,Sarah.Letmeca

llherhomenumber.Oh,theresheis.Text7M:Welcometoourprogram,MissJohnson.CongratulationsonwinningtheTeacher

oftheYearaward.W:Thankyou,Peter.I’mmorethanhappytobehere.M:Whatinspiredyoutobeateacher,MissJohnson?W:Well,I’vealwayslovedtolear

n,butI’veenjoyedteachingothersevenmore.It’sinthefamily.M:Couldyoutelluswhatthebestpartaboutyourjobis?W:Gettingtoknowa

llofthedifferentkidsandcommunicatingwiththem.Ihavealwayslovedkids.So,Iwillalwaysenjoythatpartofmyjob.M:Then,whatdoyouhop

etoachievebybeingateacher?W:Mygoalistohelpmystudentsdevelopawarenessoftheirstrengths,weaknesses,andlearningneeds,andtoenable

themtolearnthroughouttheirlives.M:Thatsoundsgreat.Text8W:Ethan,haveyouthoughtaboutgettingyourownhouse?M:Yeah.ButI’mconvincedmyparentslovehavingmeba

ck.Whataboutyou?W:Um...Notsureyet.Rightnow,Ienjoygettingmymealscookedformeeveryday.M:Doyoupayacontributiontotheh

ouse?W:Ofcourse,Ido.Butit’sstillmuchlessthanIwouldpaytoliveinmyownflat.Right?M:Obviously.W:TheonlythingIdon’tlikeisthatmymomwantstoknoweverypartof

mylife.Becky,whatareyoudoingtomorrow?Where?Withwhom?Thesamequestionseveryday.M:Momsarelikethat.Theyaskb

ecausetheycare.You’vegottobepatientwiththem.Myparentsaskthosequestionstoo,butImaynotmoveoutsoon.Thethoughtofleavingthemfi

llsmewithfear.Whatifoneofthemfallsover?Whatiftheybothhaveafalltogether?W:Thatwouldbeterrible.Text9W:It’sa

prettygoodconference,huh?M:Yeah.Allspeakersarewell-knownandknowledgeableinthesubjectmatter.DidyoulistentoJohnMiller’sspeechonhowtoavoid

businessrisksthismorning?W:No,Imissedthatone.IwenttoaspeechatAlanBrownHall.ThespeakerwasDavidThompson.M:Oh,thatshouldbeagoodone,too.Iatte

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