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成都七中高2024届高二零诊模拟试卷英语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。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,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号
。3.答非选择题时,必须使用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔,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(100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个小题;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,从每题所给的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.WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheSummerHouse?A.Thefoodishealthy.B.Theserviceisgood.C.Thefoodisexpensive.2.Whichflightwillthe
manreserve?A.At16:45.B.At18:00.C.At18:45.3.Whereshouldthemanputhisgarbage?A.Thebrownbin.B.Theredbin.C.Thebluebin.4.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutlearn
ingtopaint?A.It’sgreatfun.B.Ittakesalotofenergy.C.It’sboring.5.Whogotapromotion?A.Emily.B.Henry.C.Liza.
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
至7题。6.WhatwillthewomandothisSaturday?A.Dosomereading.B.Playgolf.C.Hangoutwithfriends.7.WhenwillthewomanplaygolfnextWe
dnesday?A.At4:00pm.B.At4:15pm.C.At4:30pm.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。第1页,共9页第2页,共9页butofcourseit’srare,andthatdoes
n’tincludethetaxiandrailfarestravelingtoandfromtheairports.*One-wayfaresfromPariscanbeaslowas€49;*FromLondon,Ai
rFranceflieswithfaresaslowas£39(€46),andBritishAirwaysaslowas£48(€56).Railtrips:TheonlydirecttrainbetweenLondonandParisistheEuros
tar,whichtravels15-17timesperweekday.Eurostar’s2015editiontrainscanmakethejourneyintwohoursatspeedsofu
pto320km/h.Besides,theyoffergoodseatingspace.*Faresbeginatareasonable£58(€68),roundtrip;*Theearlieryoubook,themoreyou
save.Bustrips:ThebusisbyfartheleastexpensiveandlongestwaytotravelbetweenParisandLondon.EurolinesandOUIBUSaretwomajorbuslinestravelingbetweenthetwo
capitals.Thejourneytakesbetweensevenandninehours.BothlinesadvertisefreeWi-Fi.*One-wayEurolinesfaresbeginat€15;*One-wayOUIBUSfaresbeginat€15too,
butearlybirdsalescanevenlowerthefare.21.Whichwayisprobablythemostexpensiveforaroundtrip?A.Bytrain-ferry.B.Byair.C
.Byrail.D.Bybus.22.Whatspecialservicedoesthebustripprovide?A.Passportfreeboarding.B.Taxipickup.C.Goodseatingspace.D.FreeWi-Fi.23.Whatdothetr
ipshaveincommonwitheachother?A.Theyarecheaperifbookedaheadoftime.B.Therearedifferentcompetingcompanies.C.TheyaremoreexpensivefromthePar
isend.D.Therearestilladditionalfeestobeincluded.BTherearepeopleforwhomthemotivationliesintheirfamilyorcompanions’duties.Forsomepeop
le,thepurposeliesinasoul’sspiritualawakening.BrentClayton,afirefighterbyprofession,isonesuchindividualwho
foundhispurposeearlyinlifeandkeptworkingtofulfillit.BornonMarch3,1984,Claytonhugelyfelttheneedtoserveothers.Hefollowedhismiss
ioninlifeandacquiredhisdiplomainPublicSafety.Hegraduallyrealizedtheimportanceofsecuringpeople’slives,whichstrengthened
hisfaithinhismission.Claytonfurtherpursuedhisbachelor’sdegreefromTheUniversityofMelbourneandmaster’sdegreefromFederatio
nUniversityAustralia.Then,Claytonworkedinthemilitaryforaperiodbeforemovingintoarolewiththeprisonserviceasaprisong
uard,theyoungestpersontoeverbeemployedbytheserviceatthetime.Afterspendingadecadeinthefireserviceincludingtrainingandrecruitment(
招募),hegainedenoughexperiencetobecomeAustralia’smostprominentfireservicerecruitmentexpert.Claytondevotedmanyyearsofhislifetothefirefi
ghterrecruitmentprocessandfireserviceindustry.Hewantedpeopletorealizethetruevalueofthisprofessionbyestablishingitssignificance.Toc
ommunicatehisperspective,ClaytonestablishedFireRecruitmentAustraliain2009.Heaimedtotrainthenextgenerationandpreparethemforthefuture.Claytonusedhi
sexperienceandyears-longtrainingtopreparecandidateswhowereasenthusiasticaboutthewell-beingoftheworldashim.Kee
pingthepointinmind,ClaytonwrotethebookFireServiceRecruitment—theProcesstoSuccess.Hisideawastojoinhislearningintoanacces
siblemediumsoothersdidn’thavetowasteyearswonderingwhattodowhenapplyingtobecomeafirefighter.Afterthesucc
essofthebook,Claytonintroducedcandidatestoacomprehensivetestpreparationandlearningsuitetofacilitate(促进)s
uccessthroughouteachstageoftheselectionprocess.Thisplatformhelpedhimaswellashiscandidatestoworktogetherforthebettermentof
themselvesandultimatelysocietyatlarge.第3页,共9页24.WhatmadeClayton’sbeliefstronger?A.Themilitaryexperience.B.Thesupportofhisfamily.C.Thesignif
icanceofpeople’ssafety.D.Theknowledgehelearnedfromcollege.25.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“prominent”inpar
agraph3?A.Stubborn.B.Fearless.C.Outstanding.D.Energetic.26.WhydidClaytonsetupFireRecruitmentAustrali
a?A.Becausehecouldearnagoodreputation.B.Becausehewantedtojoinhislearningintoanaccessiblemedium.C.Becausehewan
tedtorealizehisdreamofbeingafirefighterleader.D.Becausehehopedtogetyoungpeoplereadyfortheirfuturecareer.27.Whatisthebesttitleforthete
xt?A.AManwithGreatPurposeB.ABookforCareerSuccessC.AnOrganizationforWell-beingD.AStandardforFirefightersC“Inwilder
nessisthepreservationoftheworld.”Thisisafamoussayingfromawriterregardedasoneofthefathersofenvironmentalism
.Thefrequencywithwhichitisborrowedmirrorsaheateddebateonenvironmentalprotection:whethertoplacewildernessatth
eheartofwhatistobepreserved.AsJohnSauvenofGreenpeaceUKpointsout,thereisastrongappealinimagesofthewild,theuntouched;morethananythingels
e,theyspeakofthenaturethatmanypeoplevaluemostdearly.Theurgetoleavethesubjectofsuchimagesuntouchedisstrong,andthedangerexploitation(开
发)bringstosuchlandscapesisreal.Someofthesewildernessesalsoperformfunctionsthathumansneed—therainforests,forexample,storecarboninvastquantiti
es.ToMr.Sauven,these“ecosystemservices”faroutweighthegainsfromexploitation.LeeLane,avisitingfellowattheHudsonInstitute,
takestheopposingview.Heacknowledgesthatwildernessesdoprovideusefulservices,suchaswaterconservation.Butthatisnot,heargues,areasontoavoidallhuma
npresence,orindeedcommercialandindustrialexploitation.ThereareevermorepeopleontheEarth,andtheyreasonablyandrightfullywanttohavebetterlives
,ratherthanmerelystruggleforsurvival.Whilethewaysofusingresourceshaveimproved,thereisstillagrowingneedforrawmaterials,andsomewilde
rnessescontaintheminabundance.Iftheycanbetappedwithoutreducingtheservicesthosewildernessesprovide,theargumentgoes,thereisn
ofurtherreasonnottodoso.Beinguntouchedisnot,initself,acharacteristicworthvaluingaboveallothers.Ilookforwardstoseeingtheseviewstak
enfurther,andtotheirbeingchallengedbytheotherparticipants.Onechallengethatsuggestsitselftomeisthatbothcasesneedtotakeonthequestiono
fspiritualvaluealittlemoredirectly.Andthereisapracticalquestionastowhetherwildernessescanbeexploitedwithoutharm.Thisisatopicthatcal
lsfornotonlyfreeexpressionoffeelings,butalsotheguidanceofreason.Whatpositionwildernessshouldenjoyinthepreservationoft
heworldobviouslydeservesmuchmoreseriousthinking.28.JohnSauvenholdsthat.A.manypeoplevaluenaturetoomuchB.exploitationofwildernessesish
armfulC.wildernessesprovidehumanswithnecessitiesD.theurgetodeveloptheecosystemservicesisstrong29.Whatisthemaini
deaofPara.3?A.Theexploitationisnecessaryforthepoorpeople.B.Wildernessescannotguaranteebetteruseofrawmate
rials.第4页,共9页C.Usefulservicesofwildernessesarenotthereasonfornoexploitation.D.Allthecharacteristicsconcerningtheexploitationshouldbetreatedequall
y.30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsthisdebate?A.Objective.B.Disapproving.C.Skeptical.D.Optimistic.31.Whicho
fthefollowingshowsthestructureofthepassage?A.B.C.D.CP:CentralPointP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C:ConclusionDAssassin(暗杀者)bugsliveuptotheirname.Theinsect
sexpertlyhuntandfeeduponothersmallinvertebrates(无脊椎动物),givingthemapoisonousbite.Somespeciesevenhuntspidersanduseastra
ngetricktogaintheupperhand.Usingtheirantennae(触须),assassinbugstapspiders,whichappearstoconfusethemlongenoughtoletth
ebugsmakeapoisonousstrike,researchersreportedonSeptember29.Thefindingsprovideinsightintosomeofthecomplexhuntingtacticsthatpred
ators(捕食性动物)evolvewhentargetingdangerousprey(猎物).Assassinbugsspendtheirlivesinaplacemostinsectsavoid:spiderwebs.Thebugssilentlycreepalongthe
spider’ssilk,takingcaretomaketheirmovementsseemharmlessbeforeviolentlykillingtheweb’sarchitect,seizingthespiderswiththe
irfrontlegsandinjectingthemwithpoison.Whilewatchingtwospeciesofassassinbugshuntspiders,ecologistsAnneWignall
andFernandoSoleytooknoteofthebugs’habitoflightlyknockingtheirantennaeonspidersoncethebugswerewithinstrikingdistance.“Itstrucku
searlyonthattappingpreywasareallystrangethingtodo,”saysWignall.Spiderscouldeasilydefendthemselvesandkillthebugs.“Watchingthebugsspe
ndsomuchtimeandeffortonavoidingdetection,onlytopracticallytapthespidersontheshoulderwasabsolutelyfasc
inating.”Tofigureoutwhythebugstap,WignallandSoleytestedthebehaviorof30spidersinthelaboratory.Theresearcherscopiedthebugs’an
tennaetappingbygentlybrushingthespiders’legwithadoghair.Afterthetapping,theteammeasuredthespiders’responsestom
ovementsontheweb,copyingastrugglinginsect.Tappedspiderswerefarlessaggressivethanthosethatweren’ttapped,fullyignoringthemovementsfourt
imesasoften.Tappedspidersalsoattackedabout25percentasoftenastheiruntappedcounterparts.Wignallthinksthattheassa
ssinbugsarereducingspiders’aggressionlevelsbyimitatingthetypesofphysicaltouchthatthesetypicallysolita
ry(独处的)spidersexperiencenearfellowspiders.“Whenevertheydocomeacrossanotherspider,it’susuallybecauseit’sacloserelativeinthene
st,orapotentialmate.Bothofwhicharesituationsinwhichaggressionwouldnotbeagoodidea,”shesays.ZoologistOndřejMichálek,whowasnotinvolvedwi
ththestudy,saysthattheresearchershavea“completelyvalidtheory.”Manyspidersavoidcannibalism(同类相食)byusingspecialtouchsigna
lsthatcouldbecopiedbyskilfulpredators,thustrickingthespiders,hesays.32.Whatisunusualaboutassassinbugs?A.Theirbi
teispoisonous.B.Theirmovementsmakelittlenoise.C.Theydon’tavoidspiders’webs.D.Theykilltheirpreyviolently.第5页,共
9页33.WhatsurprisedWignallaboutthebugs’behaviour?A.Theyusedagreatdealoftimeandeffort.B.Theywereabletodefendthemselves.C.Theydeliberatelytouch
edthespiders.D.Theywereabletokillthespiders.34.Whydothebugstapthespiders?A.Theyarekeenonphysicaltouch.B.Theyarepretend
ingtobespiders.C.Theyareusuallysolitary.D.Theyarelookingforamate.35.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Whyanimalsusecomplexhuntingtactics.
B.Whyassassinbugstaptheirprey.C.Assassinbugshaveapoisonousbite.D.Assassinbugs–adangerouspredator.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10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。Criticalthinkingismakinganefforttoimprovethewayyouthink.36.Weusethisproc
esstosolveproblems,makeargumentsandevaluateclaims.It’simportantinjustabouteveryareaoflife.Mostofourthin
kingisnotcriticalthinking.Wedon’tneedtomakemanyjudgmentstotraveltoworkorcookdinner.37.Criticalthinkingcansaveusfromblindlym
akingpoorchoices.Sohowcanyouimproveyourcriticalthinkingskills?Youneedtopractise.Therearemanywaysofdoingthat.Hereareafew:●38.Lookatarticlesorbookswri
ttenbypeopleonallsidesoftheissue.Foreachsource,evaluatetheargument:Whatclaimisitmaking?Whatreasonsdoesitgive?Arethereasonslogical?●Whe
nyouseeorhearaclaim,askquestionsaboutit.Whoismakingtheclaimandwhy?Whatistheclaimant’sbackgroundandhowdoesthismo
tivatetheiropinion?●Evaluateyourownthinking.Wheredoyoutendtonotthinkcritically?Whydon’tyou?Howcanyouimprove?●Questionthingsyouassume.Whatclaimsdoy
ouacceptwithoutknowingthereasonsforthem?39.Trytofindoutwhatothersbelieveaboutthatclaimandwhy.Asyougrowincriticalthinking,you’ll
becomeawiserandmorethoughtfulperson.40.A.Sticktoyourclaim.B.Readaboutatopicpeopledisagreeon.C.Whenyouthinkofone,dosomeresearch.D
.It’sanalyzingfactsseparatelysoyoucanmakedecisions.E.Anditmayhelpyoutosucceedatworkorschoolaswell.F.We’llonlyuseitifwemakeac
onsciousefforttoaskquestionsaboutwhatwesee.G.Butwhenaproblemcomesourway,weneedtothinkcriticallytodecideho
wtosolveit.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分;满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。第6页,共9页MyPerf
ectImperfectLifeAfewyearsago,Iwasstandingatthebarre(扶手杠)waitingformyadultballetclasswhenIheardavoicebehindme.“So,doyouhavethisperfectlife?”Myfirstrea
ctionwasto41whowasbeingaskedsuchanoddquestion.ThenIrememberedtherewereonlytwoofusintheroom.WhenIturned42,theotherwomanwaslookingstraightatme.Ihad
noideahowtoanswerit.Wasshe43?Whohasaperfectlife?Sure,occasionallyIdidfindtheperfectdressortheperfectpa
irofshoes,44neverwouldIusethatwordtodescribeanythingaboutmeormylife.Ifeltatwingeofguiltforsomehowgivi
ngherthat45.Shewatchedme.Ifinally46towhisperaquick“No”.Bythen,theteacherhadenteredtheroomandturnedonthemusi
ctostartclass.Withasighof47,Imovedmyfeetintothebestposition.Butassoonasmykneesbentforourfirstpose,Irealizedmy48hadbeendisturbed.Thiswoman’swordswou
ldn’t49echoinginmythoughts.Iwantedtoknowhowshecameupwithherverymistaken50.Ifsheknewanythingaboutmylife,sheneve
rwouldhavehadthe51toaskmethatquestion.Ididmybesttodoourfloorexercisesinfrontofthemirror.Forafewmoments,Ididn’tseetheus
ual52ofmyolderselfattemptingtouseabeautifulartformto53mygracefulness.Ionlysawthelittlegirlwhosefatherdiedwh
enshewastwo,thechildwhowalkedhomefromelementaryschooleverydaytoanemptyhouse,wholearnedtosewherownclothesto54money.Perfect.Mylifehadbeenfarfromit.Whe
nthosememories55,IwasleftwithavisionofthewomanIhadbecome,thewoman56byallthosethingsIconsideredimperfect.Inowsawthewomanwhohadlear
nedtobeself-reliant,who57herfamilyandherfriends,whodidn’ttakelifeforgranted.Wasthatthe“perfect”thiswomanha
ddetected?Istilldon’tknow,butInolongerfeel58orfeellikeImustkeeptrackofallthedifficulttimestoprovemylifeisn’t59.Ifeveragainaskedwhethe
rmylifeisperfect,Iwouldhaveadifferent60.BecausenowIseethat,despiteallitsimperfection,itis.41.A.noticeB.understandC.wonderD.expe
ct42.A.upB.awayC.overD.around43.A.fairB.seriousC.anxiousD.wise44.A.butB.orC.forD.and45.A.intentionB.instructio
nC.impressionD.information46.A.learnedB.managedC.agreedD.planned47.A.sadnessB.surpriseC.pleasureD.relief48.A.concentrationB
.patienceC.confidenceD.effort49.A.escapeB.keepC.stopD.stand50.A.ideaB.adviceC.reasonD.theory51.A.rightB.urgeC.excuseD.honor52.A.reflectionB.
preferenceC.appearanceD.expression53.A.experienceB.describeC.replaceD.improve54.A.collectB.earnC.spendD.sa
ve55.A.fadedB.failedC.floatedD.flashed56.A.buriedB.shapedC.watchedD.followed57.A.changedB.welcomedC.valuedD.protec
ted第7页,共9页58.A.worriedB.guiltyC.cautiousD.desperate59.A.comfortableB.ordinaryC.perfectD.meaningful60.A.soluti
onB.messageC.approachD.answer第II卷(50分)注意事项:用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分
)阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Qiangembroidery(羌绣)hasalongandrichhistory.ItdatesbacktotheHanDynasty,61_______itwa
sadoptedforuseonclothing.Usuallypracticedbywomen,it62_______(feature)abolduseofbrilliantcolorsandmakesuseofmanykindsofstitches(针法).TheQiang
peopleadorenature,soflowers,grasses,fruits,vegetables,andanimalsareusedasinspirationfortheembroidery’smostcomm
onpatterns.Asthelocaltourismindustrybegantodevelop,ChenYunzhen,63_______masterofQiangembroideryfromBeichuan,
SichuanProvince,decidedtopromotetheembroideryasabrandtoattractmoretourists.Manylocalwomen,64_______(great)encouragedbyChen,be
gantoearntheirlivingthroughQiangembroidery.Inaneffort65_______(stop)theendangeredtechniquefromdisappea
ring,sheestablishedaworkshopin2014that66_______(provide)freetrainingtoover20,000peopleeversince.Tobreathenewlife67_______Qiangembroidery,Chenhascont
inuedtokeepanopenmind,introducingnewproductslikepersonalaccessories(配饰),notebooksandbags,and68_______(co
mbine)metalworkandQiangembroiderytocreateearrings,ringsandnecklacesthatenjoyincreasing69_______(popular)amongyoungconsumers.ForChen,Qia
ngembroideryismuchmorethanapieceofarttoappreciate.TheQiangpeopledonothavea70_______(write)language,soQiangembroiderymustbew
ellpreservedanddevelopedaspartofeffortstosustainitsculture.第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)假定英语
课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每次错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用(\)划掉。修改:在错的词下画
一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Theotherday,IdiscoverIcouldn'tmovemyrightarmandfingersaftersleepingthro
ughaflight.Havingdiagnosedmewithneuralinjury,thedoctorsuggestedIcouldtryacupuncture(针灸).SoIfollowedhisadvicesandbeg
anmytreatment.Dozenstinyneedleswereinsertedacrossmyarmandfingers.Idarednotmove,becauseevenasmallchangeofpositioncouldca
useaacutepain.TwoweekswentbysinceIcouldeatamealwithchopsticksandittookamonthformyarmandfingerstoreturnbacktotheirnormalfunctions.Iwasveryamazingat
howmagictheseneedleswere.ThatIhadalwaysconsideredold-fashionedanduselessturnedouttobeofgreatuse.Ihopeacupunctur
e,withitshelpIrecovered,willcontinuetobringhealthtootherpeople.第8页,共9页第二节书面表达(满分25分)近年来,科技的高速发展给人们的生活带来了巨大的改变。假设你是李华,有意参加你校将举办的TECHTALK活动。请以“Technolo
gyandLifestyles”为题,写一篇演讲稿,内容如下:1.科技的重要性2.举例说明科技对人类生活的积极影响3.你对科技应用的态度注意:词数120字左右。Ladiesandgentlemen,__________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________第9页,共9页成都七中高2024届高二零诊模拟试卷英语参考答案听力1-5ABCCA6-10ABBAC11-15ACB
CA16-20BACAA阅读理解(共两节,满分50分)第一节21-23BDA24-27CCDA28-31BCAD32-35CCBB第二节36-40DGBCE完形填空41.C42.D43.B44.A45.C46.B47.D48.A49.C50.A51.B52.A53.D
54.D55.A56.B57.C58.B59.C60.D语篇填空61.when62.features63.a64.greatly65.tostop66.hasprovided67.into68.combining69.
popularity70.written短文改错1.discover→discovered2删除could或could→should3.advices改→advice4.Dozens后加of5.a→an6.since→before7.删除back8.amazing→amazed9.Tha
t→What10.its→whose第四部分写作(共两节,满分40分)OnepossibleversionLadiesandGentlemen,I’mLiHua.Iamdelightedtospeakonthetopicof“T
echnologyandLifestyles”attheTECHTALKevent.Thedevelopmentoftechnologyhasbroughtamassivetransformationtoourlives.Technolo
gyhasimpactedourlivesinsomanyareas,includinghealthcare,communication,andtransportation.Forexample,medical
technologyhasadvancedtreatments,allowingustosavemorelives.Communicationtechnologyenablesustoconnectacrosstheglobe,furtherexpandingourhorizons
.Additionally,transportationtechnologyhasmadetravelmoreefficientandcost-effective.However,inspiteofitsmanyadvances,technologyhassomelimitationsandneg
ativeimpacts.Over-dependenceontechnologycancreatesocialandpersonalproblems,suchasaddictionandmentalissues.Toconc
lude,technologyplaysacriticalroleinsociety,andwemustuseitwiselyandresponsibly.Wemustutilizethebenefitsoftech
nologywhilealsobeingmindfulofitspotentialnegativeconsequences.Byworkingtogether,wecancreateahealthier
andmoresustainablefuture.you.It’ssurprisingtoseeyouinsuchgoodshape,andhavenoneofthetiredlookonyourface.Youmusthaveexercis
edquitealot.M:Well,Ijuststartedworkingout.IjoinedtheSamsungHealthClublastmonth.W:Ishouldstartexercisingmore.Ihavearunningmachineathome.Iused
touseit,butIalreadygotsickofit.M:Exercisingathomeishard.Theenvironmentisn’tsuitedforexercising.Ihaveacoupleofguestpasses.If
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