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漳州市2020-2021学年（下）期末高中教学质量检测高一英语试题考试时间120分钟；满分150分注：每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题纸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。不能答在试卷上。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.WhatisJenny?A.Aworker.B.Ateacher.C.Astudent.2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytake

place?A.Inarestaurant.B.Inasupermarket.C.Athome.3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Classmates.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Colleague

s.4.Howwillthewomangotothechurch?A.Onfoot.B.Bysubway.C.Bybus.5.Whydoesthemantalktothewoman?A.Toaskforadvice.B.Totakeavaca

tionwithher.C.Tolearnaboutsomehistoricalsites.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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout

?A.Sam'sschoolwork.B.Acomingtest.C.Abookreport.7.HowwillthewomanhelpSamtonight?A.Byprintinghispaper.B.Bysolvingmathpr

oblems.C.Bycheckinghisreport.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Whenwillthewomaneatoutwithherparents?A.OnSunday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnMonday.

9.Whatwillthemandothisweekend?A.Dosomehousework.B.Restathome.C.Takeabusinesstrip.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.Whatimpressedthewomanmostabo

uttheClassicalCafe?A.Theprice.B.Thefood.C.Thewaiters.11.WhatdoesKarlthinkofthefestival?A.Justso-so.B.Inter

esting.C.Boring.12.WhatdoesKarladvisethewomantodo?A.Gotothefestival.B.Trytherestaurant.C.Learntocook.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13

.Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?A.Buyaflat.B.Sellaflat.C.Rentaflat.14.Howmuchshouldbepaidforatwo-bedroomflatinth

esouthernarea?A.About$650amonth.B.About$380amonth.C.About$180amonth.15.Whatistheadvantageoftheeasternarea?A.Thereisabeach.B.Therearelot

sofparks.C.Therearelow-pricedflats.16.Whydofewpeoplewanttoliveinthenorthernarea?A.Itistooexpensive.B.Therearemanyfactories.C.Therear

emanyinsects.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.WhatdidWangmakewithwoodinhismostpopularvideo?A.Adoor.B.Abridge.C.Ap

otcover.18.WhydidWanglearnwoodworkinginthebeginning?A.Tosupporthisfamily.B.Tomakehisowntoys.C.Torealizehismother'swish

.19.WhosharedWang'svideosonline?A.Hisgrandson.B.Hisson.C.Alocalfarmer.20.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?A.Wang'sw

oodworkingskill.B.Wang'schildhoodexperiences.C.Wang'seffortstosellthefarmproduce.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5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。AExploreGreensboro,NCCentrallylocatedinNorthCarolina'spicture-likeheartland,there'ssomethingforeveryone.We'retakingextr

ameasurestokeepyouhealthy,apartofCountonMeNC.FeelathomeinGreensboro，NC.Call336.274.2282orvisitVisitGreensboroNC.comforafreeVisitorsGuide.Expl

oreHendersonville,NCMorethanever,gettingoutdoorsisimportant.HeadtotheBlueRidgeMountainsforhikingpaths,bikingpaths,orchard

paths,craftpathsandtheCheers!Path,whichshowsdiversewines.Call800.828.4244orvisitVisitHendersonilleNC.orgform

oreinformation.ExploreFairbanks,AKExploreFairbanks,Alaska.BeinspiredbythelightoftheAuroraBorealis（北极光）.RenewyourenergyundertheMidnightSun.Experiencet

hewarmthofFairbanks.ImagineYourselfHere.ExploreFairbanksResponsibly.Call1.800.327.5774orvisitExploreFairbanks.comforafreeVisitorsGuide.VisitA

nchorage,AKAlaska'swideopenspaceshaveawayofdrawinggenerationsclosertogether.Reconnectoverglaciers（冰川）,goldwashing,wi

ldlifewatching,andmore—itallbeginsinAnchorage.Startplanningtoday.Formoreinformation,visitVisitAnchorag

e.netorcall1.907.257.2363.ExploreSt.LawrenceCruiseLineExperiencethebeautyandhistoryofCanada'sriversaboardaclassicriverboat.Oursmallsh

ipovernightcruisesaredesignedforsafetyandcomfort.RequestourtravelguideatStLawrenceCruiseLines.comor1.800.267.7868.ForMoreInformationVisit

RD.COM/TRAVELTIPS.21.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthesetrips?A.TheGreensboro,NCtripprovidesdrinksfortourists.B.TheHen

dersonville,NCtripisspeciallydesignedforfamilies.C.YoumayseethesunatmidnightinFairbanks,AK.D.St.LawrenceCruiseLineoffersmanyout

dooractivities.22.Freeguideservicesareofferedinthetripsto.A.Greensboro,NC&Anchorage,AKB.Greensboro,NC&Fairbanks,AKC.Hendersonville,NC&F

airbanks,AKD.Hendersonville,NC&St.LawrenceCruiseLine23.Whatisthetextintendedtodo?A.Advertisesomewebsites

.B.Comparevarioustrips.C.Introducedifferentcities.D.Attractpeopletotravel.BCHINADAILY—In2011,scientistsmovedeightRothschild's

giraffestoLongicharoIsland.Theyhopeditwouldsavetheendangeredanimalsfromhuntersandallowtheirnumberstoincrease.However,thelargeamountofraininAugust2020

causedthelakewaterleveltorise,cuttingtheareaofffromthemainlandandreducingtheonce100-acrehabitattoabout8acres,whichmadeitnecessarytorelocate（转移

）theanimalstoasaferhabitat.InDecember2020,therescuersteamedupwithUK-basednon-profitorganizationSaveGiraffesNo

wtoconstructabarge（驳船）,whichisdesignedandbuiltspecificallytocarrytall,heavygiraffes.Itfloatsatopaseriesofemptydrumswithitssidesma

dehighertokeeptheanimalsfromjumpingoutasthebargewasgentlypulledbyboats.TheirfirstgiraffetobesavedwasAsiwa,whowastrappedalonewit

hnofoodsources.However,makingthegentlegiantgetonthebargewasnoteasy.Thegiraffesdon'tknowthatyou'retryingtohelpthem,"O'Connor,presidentofSaveGi

raffesNow,says."Theythinkyou'llhurtthem.Sothey'rereallytryingtoworkagainstyou,whichmakesitevenharder."AfterseveralattemptstoleadAsiwaonboar

dthebargewithtreatsfailed,thescientistshadnochoicebuttosedate（注射镇定剂）her.Whileit'softenusedtotransportlargeanimals,itisnotthep

referredmethodforgiraffessincethechangeinbloodpressurecoulddamagetheirbrains.Topreventanyaccidents,therescuersgavetheg

iraffealightsedativeandthenquicklyguidedherontothebarge.ToensureAsiwawouldnotfrighten,theycoveredherheadwithahoodandputsocks

inherearstoblockoutsound."Thewonderfulpartwaswatchinghergentlywalkofftheboatoncethehoodwasremovedasifnothinghadhappe

ned,"saidphotographerAmiVitale.Weatherpermitting,therescuershopetorelocatetheisland'sremainingsevengiraffesbyMarch2021tothe44

,000-acreRukoCommunityWildlifeConservancy.Oncewerescuethem,that'snottheendofit,"O'Connorsays."That'sactuallyjustthebeginningoftryingtor

epopulatetheentireWesternRiftValleywiththistypeofgiraffe,wheretheybecamelocallyextinct70yearsago."24.Whatmightdirectlycausetherel

ocatingofthegiraffes?A.Aheavyrain.B.Thekillingfromhunters.C.Asmallerhabitat.D.Theconstructionofabarge.25.Whatcanbein

ferredfromthetext?A.Asedativewouldfrightengiraffes.B.IttookeffortstorelocateAsiwa.C.Asiwareadilyfollowedtherescuers'orders.D.Therescuersmanaged

tosaveallthegiraffes.26.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Rothschild'sgiraffeslosttheirhabitat.B.Whyitwasdi

fficulttotransportthegiraffes.C.RescuersmovedRothschild'sgiraffestosafety.D.Howtherescuersgotthegiraf

feontothebarge.27.Whereisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.Anewsstory.B.Aresearchreport.C.Abiologybook.D.Apetmagazine.CFacedwithadropof

populationandworkforce,Japanhasbeenincreasinglyturningtorobotsforhelp.Overtheyears,robotshavebeenusedto

performalargenumberofhumantasks,includingbuildingproductsandprovidingcareandcompanyforoldpeople.ThelatestadditiontotheJapanese"workforce

"maybeModel-T.Thisseven-foot-tallrobotiscurrentlytakingtestsrestocking（补给）sandwiches,drinks,andreadymealsonshelvesatl

ocalconveniencestorechainsLawsonandFamilyMart.Model-T,whosefaceissomewhatlikethatofakangaroo,iscerta

inlynotthefirstrestockingrobot.However,thewarehouse（仓库）robotscurrentlybeingusedbysupermarkets,likeWalmart,areonlyabletoco

mpletesingle,repetitivetasks,suchasstacking（堆积）boxes.Model-T,ontheotherhand,hasawiderangeofmovementandcanbeusedtorestock

objectsofvarioussizes.Soitisperfectforconvenienceandgrocerystores,whichsellalargevarietyofitems."Itisabletohold,orpickandplace,objectsofseveraldi

fferentshapesandsizesintodifferentlocations,"Telexistence,thecompanybehindModel-T,said.Model-Tisnotautonomous.I

nstead,itisoperatedbyhuman"pilots"wearingvirtualglassesandspecialgloves.Therefore,theoperatorsareableto"fe

el"theproductthattherobotisholdingintheirhandsandthenguideittotherightshelf.Sincetheconnectionbetweentherobotandthehumanoperatoronlyhasa0

.05secondslatency（时延）,theoperationprocessisnearlyseamless.TelexistencesaystheVR-controlledrobotsareeasiertodevelop.Theyarealsotentimescheaper

thanautonomousrobots,whichrequiremuchmoreprogramming.Model-T'seasy-to-usecontrolsrequirelittletrainingandcanbeo

peratedfromafarawaylocation.DuringthetestataTokyoFamilyMartstore,therobotwascontrolledfromtheTelexistenceo

fficeaboutfivemilesaway.28.WhydoestheauthormentiontherobotsusedbyWalmartinParagraph3?A.Toillustratethewideuseofrobots.

B.TostresstheadvantagesofModel-T.C.Tocomparesupermarketswithgrocerystores.D.Toshowthelonghistoryofwarehouserobots.29.Whatdoestheunderl

inedword"seamless"probablymeaninParagraph5?A.Impossibletocomplete.B.Quiteeasytogowrong.C.Changingatahighspeed.D.Con

tinuingwithoutstopping.30.Accordingtothetext,Model-Tcan.A.helppreparemealsB.becontrolledonlywithinashortdistanceC.se

llgoodsinstoresD.placeitemsofvariousshapesproperly31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsModel-T?A.Uncertain.B.Doubtful.C.Positive.

D.Worried.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）根据下面短文，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。Ascollegestudents,weoftenhavealotofassig

nments（作业）toattendto.Reading,essays,andexercisescanbuildupveryquickly!32.Inthisarticle,wewilldiscusshowtostayontopofyourassi

gnmentsandreading.Payattentiontothesyllabus（教学大纲）33.Youcandothisbycheckingyourclasssyllabusoften.Asyllabuswillstateclearlywhatassignmentsyouar

eexpectedtohandinandonwhichdate.Writedownallthesedatesinyourplannersoyouwon'tforgetthem.Setasidetimetoreadandworkony

ourassignmentsAnotherwayistosetasidetimetodothem.Youwillbemuchmorelikelytodoyourworkifyouplantimeforit.Whenyouschedu

leyourtime,youcanalsochoosethetimewhenyouworkbest.34.Paceyourself（控制节奏）Don'twaittogetstartedonituntilthelastminute.35.Decidewhi

chtasksyouwilldooneachdaysoyoucancompletetheassignmentslowlywithoutburningyourselfout.Whenyoupaceyourself,youwillbe

abletogeteverythingdone,butwithoutthestressofhavingtodoitallatthelastminute.36We,ashumans,tendtoputoffthetaskstroublingusandtrytoavoidthem.Un

fortunately,youcan'tputthemoffifyouwanttostayontopofyourassignments.Instead,asksomeoneforhelpwhenyou'restuck.The

bestpersonyoucouldturntowouldbeyourprofessorsincetheywillverylikelybetheonesgradingyourassignment.Attendingtheirofficehoursistheperfecttimeto

doit.A.AskforhelpifyouneeditB.PutofftheassignmentswhennecessaryC.It'seasytofallbehind,butyoudon'thavetoD.Apartfromsettingasidetime,you

shouldalsosetgoalsforyourselfE.Instead,plantocompletetheassignmentoverthecourseofafewdaysF.Thebestwaytostayontopofyourassignmentistobeaw

areofwhat'sgoingoninclassG.Forexample,ifyouareamorningperson,youcangetyourworkdoneinthemorningratherthanatnight第三部分语言运用（共三节，满分45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。TheBoyWhoHadEverythingWhenIwasababy,myparentsgavemeanythingIwanted.Whenmydad

died,mymom37metoevenmoreasshetriedtomakemefeelbetter.Itcontinueduntiltherealestate（房地产）market38.Mymomhadspentnearlyallthe39init.Thuswehad

toliveonatightbudget（预算紧张）.WheneverIaskedforanewtoy,orbike,or40toseeamovie,mymomwouldsaywecouldn'taffordthat.Ididn'tknowmy41werenothelpingmy

mom.Shewas42topayourwaterandpower43.WhenIgotT-shirtsformy15thbirthdayinsteadofavideogame,whichIalways44mymommu

sthavesensedhow45Iwasandstartedcrying.SuddenlyIrealizedshecouldn'taffordtogivemeanythingIdidn'tneedandthat

Iwasbeingso46.FromthenonIlearnedto47thetoysorgamesIdidhave.WhenIwantedanewiPod,Ihadtoworktobuyit.Itmayhavebeenatough48,butIlearnedthe49betwee

nwhatIwantedandwhatIneeded.NowI'mgratefulforeverythingIhaveandunderstandthatthefeelingofhavingtruly50s

omethingisoneofthebestfeelingsintheworld.IguessI'vereally51.37.A.ledB.introducedC.treatedD.drew38.A.

crashedB.settledC.developedD.disappeared39.A.timeB.energyC.effortD.money40.A.alsoB.evenC.ratherD.still41.A.requestsB.complaintsC.suggestionsD.orders

42.A.planningB.strugglingC.helpingD.promising43.A.menusB.listsC.dataD.bills44.A.playedB.ownedC.desiredD.recommended45.A.shockedB.anxio

usC.embarrassedD.disappointed46.A.unhappyB.unluckyC.ungratefulD.unfriendly47.A.appreciateB.storeC.shareD.identify48.A.expe

rienceB.decisionC.testD.job49.A.competitionB.similarityC.unityD.difference50.A.hadB.earnedC.boughtD.lost51.A.believedB.succeededC.ch

angedD.survived第二节单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面句子，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。52.Shefoundherlostringwhile（fold）clothes.53.Hefinall

y（admit）thathehadmadeamistake.54.Our（origin）planwastostayforjustafewdays.55.Fewpeoplevisitthevillage（surround）bymountains.56.

Tom（remind）manytimesbynownottotalkinclass.57.I'm（absolute）confidentthatmydaughterwilldoagoodjob.58.Hisgreat（achieve）istomakealltheplayersinto

aunitedteam.59.Theycarriedontheresearchfor（decade）beforetheysucceeded.60.Thehotelwehavereservedrang（confirm）ourtimeofarrival.61.Th

epowerfultyphoonyesterdayresultedgreatdamageinourtown.第三节词组填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面句子，选择一个适当的词组填入空白处。adapttonowthatbelongt

otryouttakeadvantageofinspiteofonaverageinmemoryofbringaboutfigureout62.Lionsandtigersthecatfamily.63.Shewenttoworktheheavyrain.64.I'mg

oingtothegoodweathertogoforawalk.65.Tomcametoforthefootballteambutwasrejected.66.Wecallforeverycount

rytomakeeffortstopeace.67.Ittookthemawhiletohowtooperatethenewmachine.68.Thestatueisthesoldierswhodied

indefenceofthecountry.69.Accordingtoastudy,highschoolstudentssleepfor6.5hours.70.Everyonebecomesaneighbo

rweareallpartoftheglobalvillage.71.Theworldwillbedifferentandwewillhavetothechange.第四部分写作（35分）第一节英汉互译（共5小题

；每小题3分，满分15分）72.这两座城市有很多共同点。（common）73.如果可能的话，你最好8点出发。（setoff）74.摄入足够的水对你的健康有好处。（benefit,takein）75.Tobefrank,itisagreatrelieftohearthenews.7

6.InoticedamanrunningoutofthebankwhenIgotoffthecar.第二节书面表达（满分20分）假定你是李华，你的美国朋友Sarah打算暑假来漳州旅游，来信询问漳州古城的情况。请你写封回信，简单介绍以下

内容：1.位置：九龙江北岸、市中心；2.概况：0.86平方千米、历史悠久、第一个闽南文化生态保护区的重要组成部分；3.特色：古式建筑群、孔庙、中山公园、闽南小吃等；4.交通：公共汽车13、17、31路。参考词汇：闽南文化生态保护区MinnanCul

turalEcologicalReserve孔子Confucius平方千米squarekilometer注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头结尾已给出，不计入总词数。DearSarah,Thankyouforyourl

etteraskingabouttheOldTownofZhangzhou.Hereissomethingaboutit.Yours,LiHua漳州市2020-2021学年（下）期末高中教学质量检测高一英语试题参考答案第一部分听力1-5CABCA6-10ACABC11-

15BACBB16-20CBABA第二部分阅读21-23CBD24-27CBCA28-31BDDC32-36CFGEA第三部分语言运用完形填空37-41CADBA42-46BDCDC47-51AADBC语法填空52

.folding53.admitted54.original55.surrounded56.hasbeenreminded57.absolutely58.achievement59.decades60.toconfirm61.in词块填空62.belongto63.inspiteof64.t

akeadvantageof65.tryout66.bringabout67.figureout68.inmemoryof69.onaverage70.nowthat71.adaptto第四部分写作英汉互译：72.Thetwocitieshave/

hadalot/agreatdeal/muchincommon.1分1分1分73.If（itis）possible,youhad/you'dbettersetoffat8（am/pm/o'clock）.1分1分1分74.Takingin/Totakeinenoughwaterisofbenef

itto/for/benefitsyourhealth.1分1分1分或Itisofbenefitto/for/benefitsyourhealthtotakeinenoughwater.1分1分1分75

.坦白说，听到这个消息我感到很轻松/松了口气。1分1分1分76.（当）我下车的时候，（我）注意到/看到一个男人（正）从银行跑出来。1分1分1分书面表达OnepossibleversionDearSarah,Thankyouforyourl

etteraskingabouttheOldTownofZhangzhou.Hereissomethingaboutit.Covering0.86squarekilometers,theOldTownislocateddowntowna

ndonthenorthoftheJiulongjiangRiver,whichmeansit'sconvenienttogettherebybus.YoucantakebusNo.13,17or31.Withalonghistory,i

t'swell-knownforitsgoodpreservationofMinnanculture,makingitanimportantpartofthefirstMinnanCulturalEcologicalReserve.TheOldTownis

notonlyaneyeopenerforyoutoadmireoldbuildings,andvisitthefamousConfuciusTempleandZhongshanPark,butalsooffersachanceforyoutota

stevariouslocalsnacks.Ifyou'reinterestedinMinnanwayoflife,youcan'tmissit!Yours,LiHua听力原文Text1M:DoesJennyplan

togotosummerschool?W:No,shewantstoworkandsavesomemoneyduringthesummerholiday.M:That'sgood.Maybeshecanhelpandpaysomeofhercollegetuitionnex

ttime.Text2M:HereisamenuprintedinEnglish.Whatwouldyoulike,Judy?W:Well,IthinkI'llhavefriedchickenfirst.It'soneofthem

ostpopularfoodshere.Text3W:John,putdownyourpennow.Thetestisoverandyouarenotallowedtowriteinanymoreanswers.M:Ms.Mille

r,Iforgottosignmyname.Iampassingmypapertothefrontnow.Text4W:Excuseme,sir.CouldyoutellmehowIcangettothechurch?I'dliketogotherebybus.Thesubw

ayisalwayscrowdedatthemoment.M:Whynotwalkalongwithme?I'mheadinginthedirectionwhereyoucancatchthebus.W:It'ssokindofyo

u.Text5M:MywifeandIarethinkingabouttakingourparentsonavacation.Doyouhaveanysugestionsaboutwheretogo?W:Whynottrysomehistoricalplacesofinterest?Th

eycanhavefunthere.Text6M:It'sMondaytoday.There'ssomuchschoolworktodo.IhaveabookreportthatImusthandintomorrow,amathtestonWednesday,andapaperthat

IhavetofinishonFriday.W:Sam,you'reintheninthgradenow.Itisnormalthatyouhavealotmoreschoolworkthanbefore.M:Iknow.IamjustafraidthatIcan'tcompletethemont

ime.W:CanIhelpyouwithanyofthem?M:Ineedsomeonetohelpmeworkoutsomemathproblemsandcheckmypaper,butthosethi

ngscanwaituntiltomorrow.Ihavetoworkonmybookreporttonight.Canyoucheckitforme?W:Sure.M:Thankyou.Text7M:Haveyougotanythingexcitingpla

nnedfortheweekend?W:No,notreally.IwasplanningtogoroundtoMary'sbutunluckilyshe'sgotabadcold.So,IwillplaytenniswithPeter

onSaturday.M:Iftheweatherletsyou.W:AndonSundayI'mgoingtoseemyparentsandeatoutwiththem.ThenIwilldosomelighthouse

workafterIgetbackhome.M:Oh,verybusy.Idon'tfeellikegoingout.IpreferalazyweekendbecauseI'mgoingtotakeabusinesst

ripnextMonday.Text8W:Karl,Itriedanewrestaurantlastweek,theClassicalCafe.Haveyoueverbeenthere?M:No,Ihaven

't.What'sitlike?W:Itwaswonderful.Thefoodwasgreat,andthepriceswerereasonable.Butwhatreallyattractedmewasthewaiterswhotookmyord

ers.Theysang.M:Wow,thatsoundslikefun.W:Andwhataboutyou,Karl?Haveyoudoneanythinginteresting?M:Yes,Iwenttoaf

oodfestivallastweek.Itwasreallyfun.Itastedfoodsfromdifferentcountries.W:Really?I'veneverbeentoafoodfestival.AndIlovetryingalltyp

esoffood.M:ThatwasthefirsttimeIhadgonetosuchafestival.Everythingwasexcellent.NowI'mlearningtocookfood.It'sworthavisit

.You'dbetternotmissit.ItlastsuntilnextSunday.You'llneverthinkitboring.Text9M:CanIhelpyou?W:I'minterestedinfindingatwo-bedroomflat.Howmuchdoesitcost

intheseareasonaverage?M:Well,themostexpensiveneighborhoodswouldbeintheeasternpartofthecity,whereyouwouldbepayingabout$650amonth.Inwesternandso

uthernareas,$380amonth.Thenorth,$180amonth.W:Whataretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheseareas?M:Therearelotsofparksallaroundtheeasternpartofthecity

.Inthesouthyou'vegotabeach,andtherearemanyfactoriesalongsidethebeach.Thenorthernareaismadeupofwetlands.It'sbeautifulinoneway,butitattra

ctsmanyinsects.Sofewpeoplehaveanyrealwishtoliveintheneighborhoodsthere.W:Canyoushowmesomeflatsinwest

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aughtmillionsofviewers'eyesonlineforhisamazingwoodworkingskill.HeisWangDewen,whoisknownas“GrandpaAmuon”YouTube.Hismostpopularvideo,whichshowshimmakin

gafantasticwoodenbridge,gainedmorethan42millionviews.Wang'sfamilylivedahardlifeinShandongProvince.Therewerefourkidsandhismotherdidn

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edthemonline.HewantedmorepeopletoknowtheseancientChineseskillsandhopedtousetheirinfluencetohelpthelocalvillagerstoselltheirfarmproduce.