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（在此卷上答题无效）2024-2025学年高三年级第一次质量检测英语试题（本试题卷共12页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。）注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后用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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.答案是C。1.Whatdoesthewomanagreetodoafterworktod

ay?A.Exercise.B.Cookathome.C.Watchamovie.2.Whydoesthemanwanttosleepinahotel?A.It’scooler.B.It’squieter.C.It’ssafer.3.Whatdoesthewomansugges

tthemando?A.Gotoatailor’sshop.B.Buyauniformonline.C.GotoSunshineUniforms.4.Whereisthesoundcomingfrom?A.Thetelevisio

n.B.Amobilephone.C.Birdsfromoutside.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Theweatherforecast.B.Exampreparation.C.Healthc

ondition.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.Whatwasthemandoingjustnow?A.Cookingameal.B.Playingthepiano.C.Paintingapicture.7.Whydid

thewomancomeupthestairs?A.Tocomplainaboutthepiano.B.Tohandleaceilingleakissue.C.Toaskforadviceonpainting.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.

Howdoesthewomanpossiblyknowoftheproject?A.FromTV.B.Fromtheman.C.Fromanewspaper.9.Whatdoweknowaboutthecity?A.Thecity’sbudgetis

generous.B.Anewurbanparkhasbeenbuilt.C.Anoldrailwaylinemightbereplaced.10.Whatispossiblytheman?A.Ateach

er.B.Adirector.C.Anarchitect.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whereisthemannow?A.InIceland.B.InDenmark.C.InNorway.12.Whatistheman’sseatnumber?A.30D.B.31B.C.31D.13

.Whatwillthemando?A.Changehisflight.B.Waitattheairport.C.Returntotheairportlater.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14

.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnThursday.15.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenth

espeakers?A.Colleagues.B.Oldschoolmates.C.Husbandandwife.16.WhatisAnny’splaceofbirth?A.Wales.B.Scotla

nd.C.England.17.HowwillthespeakersgotoBuchananStreet?A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Whatd

oweknowaboutKantamanto?听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.WhatdoweknowaboutKantamanto?A.It’sthecapitalofGhana.B.It’sasecondhandmarket.C.It’sthebiggestcit

yintheworld.19.HowmanydonatedclothesgotowasteeveryweekinKantamanto?A.About8million.B.About20million.C.About40million.20.Wh

ataretheeffectsofclothingwasteonfishinginAccra?A.Fishoftenmistakepartsofoldclothesforfood.B.Seabirdsoftengetcaughtintheoldclothes.C.Fishingn

etsoftencatcholdclothes.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。AAgoodartistwebsiteshouldshowcaseyourar

t.Thinkofhowartgalleriesaredesigned—theyarefunctionalandsimplewithplentyofwhitespaceonwalls.Theydothis

togetoutofthewayandshowcasetheart.Peopledidn’tcometoyourwebsitetolookatanartistic-lookingwebsite.Don’ttr

ytomakethewebsiteitsownpieceofart—thatrarelygoeswell.SophieKahnSophieKahnisanartistthatfocusesontheh

umanbodybyusingdigitalandsculptingtechniques.Sheusesa3Dimagelaser(激光)tobringherideastolife,andyoucanfindthese

inbothprintandvideoforms.Thiswebsite’sdesignisclassic,allowingvisitorstolearnmoreabouttheartistandexhibitionsthroughaneasynavigation(导航)bar.JasonArk

lesJasonisasculptorwithskillsthatemphasizethetasteofthe19thcentury.Althoughhistastesarehistorical,helovestoapplythatinamodernisticandforward-movin

gmanner.Thehomepageisbeautifulandsimple,withtwomainelements:theartandlinksimportantpages.BenjaminHardmanBenjami

nisaphotographerthatcatchessomeamazingimagesofsevereenvironments.Youcanfindimagesofbeautifullandscapesandanimal

sthatliveinthewildinhisworks.Thewebsiteisminimalwithpotentialclientsinmind.Withitsspecialvisualdesignittakesth

eclientswheretheywanttogo.AndreaLawlManningAndreaisanartistthatusespainttocreateuniqueandcolorfulsculptures.Thismeansdriedpaint,andthevar

iousformscancreatesomereallyincrediblestuff!Thewebsitefeaturesclickablepicturestoseetheartinfull-screenmode.21.Whatdogoodartistwebsitesmai

nlyfocuson?A.Artists.B.Artworks.C.Theirlooks.D.Theirhomepages.22.WhatisthefeatureofSophieKahn’swebsite?A.Ito

ffersauser-friendlymenu.B.Itprovidesclickablepictures.C.Itreflectsahistoricaltaste.D.Itfollowsafancydesign

.23.Whosewebsitemightappealtothosewhoareinterestedinnature?A.SophieKahn’s.B.JasonArkles’.C.BenjaminHardman’s.D.AndreaLawlManning’s.BWhenm

yeditorsaskedmetoreportonforestbathing,Ipackedaswimsuit.Iassumeditmustinvolvegettinginthewater.Itturnsout,myinterpretat

ionwastooliteral.ImetcertifiedForestTherapy(治疗)guideMelanieChoukas-BradleyatanurbanforestinWashington,D.C.Here,Ibegantogetit.Forestbathingisn’tabat

horahike.Wedidwalktheforesttrails,butwewanderedwithnoparticulardestinationinmind.Theaimofforestbathing,Choukas-Bradleyexplained,istoslo

wdownandthrowoneselfinthenaturalenvironment.Shehelpedusbeawareofthesmells,tastesandsightsoftheforest.Wetookinoursurroundingsbyusi

ngalloursenses.Aswepassedthroughastandoftrees,wetouchedthetrunks.Wesmelledtheblackwalnuts,whichgiveoffalovelyfrag

rance(香气).Wegotalittleshowerofripemulberries,too.“Closeyoureyesandjustbreathe.”Choukas-Bradleytoldus.AfterIopenedmyeyes,thegreenlo

okedalotgreener.AndIbegantoseethingsIhadn’tnoticedbefore.“Aforestguidehelpsusbehere,notthere,”saysAmosClifford,th

efounderoftheAssociationofNature&ForestTherapy,theorganizationthatcertifiestheguides.Theysupportwhattheforestscouldofferus,invitin

gusintopracticesthatdeepenphysicalpresence,pleasure,andpartnershipwithnature.Whenweconnectwithnatureinthisway,weareconnectingwithourselves.Cliffo

rd’sgoalistoencouragehealthcareproviderstointegrateforesttherapyasdastress-reductionstrategy.IntheUnitedStates,work-relatedstressacc

ountsforupto0$190billioninhealthcarecostseachyear.“It’smyhopethatthehealthcaresystemwillincludefores

ttherapyintotherangeofservices,”Cliffordsays24.Whatisforestbathing?A.Ahikeupthemountain.B.Anadventureinthewoods.C.Aswimminginopenwater.D.Aguidedna

turehealingpractice.25.Howcanwebenefitfromforestbathing?A.Byimprovingourawareness.B.Bydoingintensetraining.C.Byexperiencingnaturemindfully.D.Byc

arryingouteyesighttests.26.Whatcanaguidehelpforestbathersdo?A.Locateandpickripefruits.B.Putexerciseplansintoaction.C.Identifydiff

erenttreesandbirds.D.Concentrateonthesurroundingnature.27.WhatcanwelearnfromClifford’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Healt

hcaresystemneedsupdating.B.Nature-basedtherapycoststoomuch.C.Stress-relateddiseasesarecommonlyseen.D.F

oresttherapycouldbeanalternativetreatment.CFloatingpiecesofArcticseaicerolledintocomplicatedpatternsaassoceancurrentscarriedthe

msouthalongGreenland’seastcoastinspring2024.TheMODIS(光谱仪)onNASA’sTerrasatelliteseizedamomentofthisdizzyingjourneyonJune4,2024.Muchof

theicehaslikelyflowedagreatdistancetogettothispoint.TheFramStrait,connectingtheArcticOceanwiththeGreenlandSea,servesas

theprimaryrouteforseaiceoutoftheArctic.Alongtheway,itbreaksintosmallerpiecesandstartstomeltinwarmeroceanwaters.“Thesmallerthefloatin

gice,themore‘wispy’thepatterns,”saidWaltMeier,aseaicescientist.Thesmallicepiecesmayonlybemetersacross—toosmalltodistinguish

inMODISimagery.Theirgatheringformsthesmoke-likecloudsrisingfromthewatersurface.Asthesummerwearson,icewillcontinuetobecarriedoutoftheAr

ctic.Butinrecentyears,moreoftheArcticOcean’sseaicehasbecometooyoungandthintomakethejourneysouth,notedAngela

Bliss,aseaicescientistatNASA’sGoddardSpaceFlightCenter.“Historically,whenmoreoftheArcticseaicewouldsurvivethesummermel

tseason,growingthickerandolder,alargervolumeofseaicewouldbetransportedthroughtheFramStrait,”shesaid.Someclimatescientistsarewatchingthisdecrea

sedflowclosely.ThemovementofseaiceandfreshwateroutoftheArcticisacomponentofoceancirculation(洋流)patternsthatdistributeheataroundtheplanet.The“globalo

ceanconveyorbelt”transportscoldwatersouthandwarmwaternorth,contributingtoclimateconditionsworldwide“Lessiceandfreshwatertransporthavebigimpactsonoce

anproductivity,aswellaswarmingupperoceantemperatures,intheregion,”saidBliss.A2023studylookingattwodecad

esofrelatedobservationsfoundthattheEastGreenlandCurrentismovinglessseaicethroughtheFramStrait,primarilyduetoseaice

thinning.TheresearchersobservedthatsummertimesurfacewatertemperaturesoffGreenlandhaverisen,inpartduetotheincreasedpresenceofheat-absorbingopenwa

ter.28.WhatdoestheNASAimagemainlyshow?A.Thelengthofthecoastline.B.ThejourneytotheArctic.C.Asceneofseaicemovement.D.ApatternoftheArcticice.29.Whatdoes

theunderlined“wispy”possiblymean?A.Typical.B.Delicate.C.Evident.D.Similar.30.Whyareclimatescientistsmonitoringthereducedflow?A.Itaffectsthebalanceofg

lobalheat.B.ItencouragesArcticoceandiversity.C.Itleadstothepollutionoffreshwater.D.Itspeedsupthe“oceanconveyorbelt”.31.Whatcanweknowabou

tthechangingseaiceinthelastparagraph?A.Itstheoreticalbasis.B.Itseconomicpromise.C.ItsimpactontheFramStrait.D

.Itslinkwithclimatesystem.DInadigital,globalworldwherethinkingcriticallyandgeneratingnewideascount,acradle-to-careerapproachtoeducating

childrenmustbemindfulofhowchildrenlearntolearn,notjustwhattheylearn.TheIntellectualLivesofChildrenallowsreaderstolookintothemindsofkids

astheyexploreandlearnineverydaymoments,emphasizingwhatconstitutesreallearning.Childrenarebornwithplayfulcuriosity.Theyaskquestionsabou

teverything—Whydoesatreehaveleaves?WhydoestheSuncomeup?Thesequestionshelpchildrendiscoverthecausalrelationshipsamongthings—a

llwiththeguidanceofadults.Yetexplorationstaketime.AsEngelwrites,“whenchildrenareallowedtodiveintoato

picthoroughly,they…connectunrelatedfactsandgeneratenewideas.”Therealmentalworktakesplaceastheyplay—whenachildbuildsaplatformofchairstogetco

okiesfromanout-of-reachcookiebox.Hiddeninthesemomentsarestrengthenedcuriosityandinnovation.Hurriedparentsoftenlacktheabilitytoallowthattime,fear

ingthattheirchildrenmightbelatefortheirnextscheduledactivity.“ItbecomesclearthattheeducationalsysteminU.S.doesnnotconcerni

tselfwithchildren’sintellectuallives,”warnsEngelinthebook.Instead,shehopestoreimagineschoolsas“ideafactories”builtoninspiringcu

riosity:“Imagineassessingstudents’progressundersomenewheadings:posesinterestingquestions,...andspendstimesolvingthem.”Inonelovelyexample,Engeld

escribesateacherwhochallengedherstudentstoconstructarecord-breakingstrawchainmeasuring3.8miles.“Winningwouldbefun,butthecognitiv

e(认知的)benefitswouldbefar-reaching,”explainstheteacher,whosegoalwastohelpthechildrenbetterunderstandthedepthoftheMarianaTrench.Withscientific

insightandvividexamples,Engel’sbookofferstipsforhowtomakethelearningmoreapparent.Sheencouragesparentstoseechi

ldrenasactivethinkersandsuggeststhatbyaskingopen-endedquestionsandlettingthemexplore,childrenwillbebe

tterpreparedforacomplexandever-changingworld.32.Howwillchildren’splayfulcuriositybecomereallearning?A.Bygivingkidsatimelimit.B.Byplannin

goutextraactivities.C.Byrememberingcasualfacts.D.Byallowingkidstofullyexplore.33.What’sEngel’sattitudetowardAmericaned

ucationalsystem?A.Critical.B.Unclear.C.Unconcerned.D.Tolerant.34.WhatisspecialaboutEngel’sbook?A.Itpresentsacomplicatedwor

ld.B.Itpromotesscheduledactivities.C.Itcombinesscienceandpractice.D.Itfeaturesopen-endedquestions.35.Whatist

hebesttitleforthetext?A.FunInspiresKids’CuriosityB.PlayDevelopsBetterThinkersC.LearningFeedsYoungMindsD.HurriedParentsTeachKidsWell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。Weareallcreaturesofhabit.Wetendtowakeupatthesametimeeachday,brushour

teeth,havemorningcoffeeandtraveltowork,followingthesamepatternseveryday.36Behavioralscientistswhostudyhabitformationsaythatmanyofustrytocreatehealt

hyhabitsthewrongway.37Herearetwotips,backedbyresearch,forformingnewhealthyhabits.38Formanyofus,ourmorn

ingroutineisthestrongest,sothat’sagreatplacetobuildaanewvhabit.Whilebrushingyourteeth,youmightstando

nonefoottopracticebalance.Manyofusfallintoend-of-the-daypatternsaswell.DoyoutendtosinkintothesofaafterworkandturnontheTV?Thatmightbeagoodtime

todoasingledailyyogapose.39WendyWood,aresearchpsychologist,callstheforcesthatgetinthewayofgoodhabits“

friction”.Inonestudy,researcherschangedthetimingofliftdoorssothatworkershadtowaitnearlyhalfaminutefo

rthedoorstoclose.40Manypeoplearethereforeconvincedthattakingthestairswaseasierthanwaitingforthelift.Itshowshowsensitivewearetosmallfrictioninour

environment.Justslowingdowntheliftgotpeopletotakethestairs,andtheystuckwithitevenaftertheliftwentbacktonormaltiming.A.Itwas

justenoughofadelay.B.Whydowestopdoingwhat’sgoodforus?C.Butwhyisitsohardtoformnewhealthyhabits?D.Weprobablyformnewhabitswhenweclearawaythebarriers

.E.Thebetterwaytoformanewhabitistotieittoanexistinghabit.F.Itexplainswhyfrictionpreventstheprogressofformi

nggoodhabits.G.Forexample,wesetbiggoalstoloseweightwithouttakingpropersteps.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。Cookinghasalwaysbeenasmallenjoymentofmine.Aboutadecadeago,Ifoundgreat41i

ncreatingdeliciousmealsfrombeginning.However,aseriesof42,includingafewunfortunatecuts,leftme43tocook.SoIgraduallydistancedmyselffrom44,relyingmoreon

myhusbandtocookortakeout.Recently,however,Idecidedto45myloveforcooking,andit’sbeentransformative.Gettingbackintocookinggwasn

’teasy.Memoriesofpastaccidentswithmyhandsremained,andthefearof46myselfagainappeared.However,asthe47oflivingcontinuedtorise,Irealizedthatrelyingonlyo

nrestaurantswasn’tsustainable.So,with48,Isteppedbackintothekitchen.One49thathastrulyrefueledmypassionforcookingisJuliaChild’sBeefBourg

uignon(红酒炖牛肉).WhenthemovieJulieandJuliacameout,Ifellinlovewithcookingbutnever50thisclassicFrenchdish.It’scertainlya51of

love,requiringalotoftime,52,andattentiontodetail.Fromseasoningthebeefwithsaltandpeppertomixingitwithwine,ev

ery53isajoyouscelebrationofflavorandtechnique.Makingitforthefirsttimegavemeasenseof54,remindingmewhyIfelli

nlovewithcooking.Cookingdoesn’thavetobea55—itcanbeaformofself-expression.41.A.lossB.joyC.courageD.trou

ble42.A.choicesB.treatmentsC.accidentsD.questions43.A.hesitantB.excitedC.curiousD.ready44.A.cleaningB.cookingC.hospitalD.

restaurant45.A.conveyB.testC.forgetD.rediscover46.A.injuringB.excusingC.blamingD.changing47.A.levelB.valueC.qualityD.cost48.A.energyB.drea

mC.determinationD.pleasure49.A.giftB.recipeC.ideaD.advertisement50.A.soldB.mentionedC.attemptedD.acce

pted51.A.laborB.ruleC.markD.promise52.A.spaceB.beliefC.cautionD.patience53.A.dishB.eventC.stepD.secret54.A.reliefB.accomplishmentC.warmthD.re

sponsibility55.A.burdenB.surpriseC.regretD.danger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。T

hetermXuanpaperfirstappearedinOnFamousPaintingsthroughtheAges,abookwrittenbyTangDynastyscholarZhangYanyuan,56hedescribedXuanp

aperasanidealcarrierforcalligraphyandpainting.HandmadeXuanpaperfromJingxiancounty,EastChina’sAnhuiprovinc

e,57(list)asagifttotheimperialcourtthenforitssupremequality.DuringtheTangandSongDynastiesXuanpaperreacheditspeakof58(popular)an

dquality.Thetraditionalcraft(工艺)ofmakingXuanpaperisextremely59(demand).Sandalwoodbark,aplantnativetosouthernChina,60(go)through108proceduresovert

hecourseofthreeyearsbeforeitcantransformintofineXuanpaper.TheflowofinkdeterminestheoutputofChineseart

,andXuanpaperoutshinesotherswithitsexcellentability61(give)fullplaytoink.Differentproportions(比例)ofbarktostrawduringthe

paper-makingprocesscancreatedifferentcanvases(帆布)bestsuited62artisticexpressioninfreehandinkpaintingsorc

alligraphy.TheuniquequalityofXuanpaperis63(high)valuedintheworldofChinesecalligraphyandpainting.Xuanpaperisv

eryresistanttodamagebroughtbytime.Itisthisdurability64hasmadethepreservationofmanyvaluableworksfromancientChinapossible.Thel

onghistory,uniquecraftsmanship,andhighqualityofXuanpaperhavemadeita65(treasure)culturalheritageofChina.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，你校每周开设一节劳动课，请你给外国朋友Mike写一封邮件分享其中的一次经历，内容包括：1.活动过程；2.你的感想。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。第二节（满分25分）DearMike,I’

mwritingtosharewithyouaclassoflaboreducation.Yours,LiHua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。EmilyHarpersatatherdesk,sta

ringblanklyratatthemathproblemsinfrontofher.Numbersandvariablesdancedconfusinglyacrossthepage,laughingathereveryeffort.A

tschool,Emilywasknownforherartistictalents,butmathhadalwaysbeenherweakness.Nomatterhowhardshetried,shejustc

ouldn’tmakesenseofit.Herstrugglesonlyworsenedinthe10thgrade.Thepressuretokeepupwithherclassmatesgrew,andthep

oorgradesshookherconfidence.Herparentsdecidedtostepin.“Weneedtofindyousomehelp,”hermothergentlysuggestedoneevening.Thenca

meMr.Jenkins,aretiredlocalteacherknownforhisuniqueteachingstyle.Emilywasinitiallyresistant;theideaofspen

dingextrahoursonasubjectshehatedseemedlikeapunishment.Butsheunwillinglyagreed,knowingsomethinghadtochange.

Theirfirstsessionwastense.Mr.Jenkins,sensingherfrustration,didn’tdivestraightintoproblems.Instead,heaskedaboutherintere

sts.WhenEmilyspokepassionatelyaboutherpainting,hesmiled.“Mathislikeart,Emily.Ithaspatternsandbeautyif

youknowwheretolook.”Doubtfulbutinspired,Emilylistenedashebegantoexplainconceptsthroughvisualexamples.Heu

sedcolorsandshapes,turningabstractnumbersintosomethingalmosttangible(有形的).Forthefirsttime,mathseemedlesslikeaforeignlanguageandmorelikeapuz

zlewaitingtobesolved.However,progresswasslow.Weekspassedwithminimalimprovement,andEmily’spatienceworethin.Aparticularlydifficultqu

izleftherintears,convincedshewassuretofail.Mr.Jenkinssaid.“Remember,Emily,everyartiststartswithablankcanvas.Mast

erpiecesaren’tcreatedovernight.”Encouragedbyhisfirmbelief,Emilypushedon.Shebegantoseetheconnectionsbetweenthesteps,howeachsolutionfollowedal

ogicalpath.Smallvictoriesinpracticeproblemsgavehersomehope.Mr.Jenkinswasalwaysthere,celebratinghersuccesses,nomatterhowminor.注意：1.续写词数应为15

0个左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Gradually,Emily’sconfidencegrewwithMr.Jenkins’help.Emily’sheartracedwhentheresultsd

ayarrived.2024—2025学年福州市高三第一次质量监测英语试卷参考答案第一部分1-5ABABC6-10ABCCB11-15BCCCA16-20BABAC第二部分21-23BAC24-27DCDD28-31CBAD32-35DACB36-40CGEDA第三部分41-45BCAB

D46-50ADCBC51-55ADCBA56.where57.waslisted58.popularity59.demanding60.goes61.togive62.for/to63.highly64.tha

t65.treasured第四部分(略)听力部分原文第一节(Text1)W:I’mfeelingsoburntoutfromwork.Ineedsomethingfun.M:Howaboutwehitthegymtogether

tonight,andthenwatchamoviebeforeheadinghome?W:Thefirstpartsoundsgood(Text2)M:Whyaretheresomanyinsects?I

t’snoisy.W:Andit’ssohot.Itoldyou,campingislikethis.M:Let’sdriveintotownandfindahoteltogetawayfromthenoise.Itmightbeexpensive,butatleastwecanslee

pinpeacetonight.W:Goodidea.(Text3)M:Myschooluniformistootightaroundtheankles.DoyouknowwhereIcanbuyanewone?W:

SunshineUniformsatMapleStreet.Itoffersbothonlineandin-storeshopping.Butwhynotjustgetyouruniformfixedtofitbetter?M:great.Icansavesomemoneythatway.(

Text4)W:Jimmy,areyouwatchingabirdshowonTV?M:No,I’mdoingmyhomework.Maybeit’sthebirdssingingbythewindow?W:

Oh,it’smyphoneringing.Whochangedmyphonetone?M:ItmusthavebeenCindy.(Text5)W:Tom,youlookundertheweather.Whathappened?

M:Itrustedtheweatherforecastanddidn’tbringanumbrella,soIendedupgettingwetonthewayhome.Then,Istayeduplatestudyi

ngforanexamlastnight.第二节(Text6)M:Hello!HowcanIhelpyou?W:Hi,Iliverightbelowyou.I’vebeenknockingforawhile.Wereyoubusywithsomething?M:

[6]Sorryaboutthat,Iwasinthekitchenandmykidwasplayingthepiano,soIdidn’thearyou.And,whatbringsyouupstairs?W:[7]It

looksliketheremightbealeakonyourfloor.Wateriscominginontotheceilingofmystudyandhasevendamagedsomeofmypaintings.M

:Ohno,let’sgodownstairsandtakealooktogether.(Text7)M:Haveyouheardaboutthenewurbanparkprojectdowntown?W:[8][9]Yes,Ireadthatthey’replanningtotran

sformanoldrailwaylineintoagreenspace.[8]②It’sonthefrontpageofGreenvilleDaily.M:Itcouldprovideagreatplayareaforthecity.B

utdoyouthinkit’sworththehighcost?W:Honestly,Ithinkputtingmoneyintogreenspacesisvitalforimprovingcitylife.It’sgoodfortheenvi

ronmentandthecommunity.M:Iagree,butwithourcity’stightbudget,mighttherebeabetteruseforthefunds?W:Possibly,butIbelievethatthebenefitsof

moregreenspaces,likecleanerairandahappiercommunity,outweighthecostsinthelongrun.M:[10]Goodpoint.I’mlookingtofeaturetheprojectinmynextTVprog

ram.W:[10]Great!Letmeknowwhenitairs.(Text8)W:Hello.HowmayIhelpyou?M:Hi,Ileftmyshoppingbagundertheseatontheplane.W.Whichflightwasit?M:[11]MF

302,adirectflightfromIcelandtoDenmarkat9:30a.m.W:[12]Couldyoupleaseprovideyourseatnumber?M:[12]31D,it’snexttothewalkway.O

h,wait,Iactuallyplacedthebagundertheseatinfrontofme.W:Alright,thatwouldbeseat30D.Letmecheck,sir.M:Okay.W:Yourshoppingbagisstillontheplane

.Thecrewhasputitasideforyou.However,theplanetookoffhalfanhourago.[11]Sinceit’saroundtripbetweenIcelandandDenmark,itwillarrivebackattheD

enmarkairportinsixhours.[13]Youcancomebackheretotheservicedeskat7p.m.topickitup.M:[13]Thatworksforme.Myfl

ighttoNorwayisat8:40p.m.tonight,willImakeit?W:Itshouldbefine,sir.(Text9)W:Hi,Jonny.[14]There’saparty

atHummingbirdthisSaturdaytocelebrateAnny’spromotion.Comejoinus?M:Sure.She’sbeingshiftedtotheheadquartersinLondon,right?W:Yes,she

’sleavinginOctober,probablyamonthafterthepromotionannouncementgoesofficialnextTuesday.Everyoneshouldhavereceivedanemailbythen.M:That’ssoon.Ine

edtogetheragiftW:Me,too.Doyouhaveanyidea?M:[16]I’mthinkingofbuyingaScottishmusicCDsoshecanrememberuswhenshelistens

tomusicfromherhometownwhilerelaxing.W:Niceone!Iplantogiveheradinnerset.IrememberedsheboughtabunchofspoonslasttimeshewasinWalesfortraining.M:[14][1

7]Let’sheadforBuchananStreetthedayaftertomorrowtopicksomething,thenwecandrivestraighttoAnny’spartyafterwar

d.W:[17]Thatworks.BuchananStreetistoofartowalk.M:Deal.I’llpickyouupatSpringburnRoadstationat2p.m.(Text10)W:Manyofusdonat

eoldclothestocharityshops,butdidyouknowthatmostaren’tsold?AccordingtoTheGuardian,onlyabout20%aresold.Therestarepack

edandsentabroad,oftentoplaceslikeGhana,eitherforresaleortobethrownaway.[18]InGhana’scapital,Accra,thereisahugesecondhandclothingmarketcalledKantam

anto.It’soneofthebiggestmarketsintheworld.[19]Everyweek,thismarketreceivesaround20millionpiecesofusedclothing.Unfortunately,about40%oftheseclothesen

dupaswaste.Workerseitherburnthiswasteorburyitunderground,butsinceAccraisclosetotheseaanddoesn’thaveen

oughspaceforlandfills,alotofwasteendsuponthebeachesandinthewaterThisisabigproblemfortheenvironment.Clothingwasteharmssealife.Seabirdsm

ightmistakepartsofoldclothesforfood,andfishoftengetcaughtintheoldclothes,preventingthemfromgrowingproperly.Th

isalsohurtsthelocaleconomy.[20]Fishermenfindithardertocatchfishbecausetheirnetsoftenbringupclothesinstead.