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2024年春期高2023级高一期中考试
英语试题
注意事项：
1.答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
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。
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．How is the weather this weekend according to the weatherman
A．Cold. B．Cool. C．Warm.
2．Why does the man want to change his personal style
A．To be more professional. B．To be more fashionable. C．To be more casual.
3．What time is it now
A．8:25. B．8:45. C．9:00.
4．What are the speakers mainly talking about
A．What the woman’s family is like.
B．How many brothers the woman has.
C．Whether the woman is from the U.S.
5．How was the weather recently
A．Rainy. B．Snowy. C．Sunny.
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。听完每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第 6 、7题。
6．What is the ride board used for
A．Offering advice. B．Giving information. C．Making schedules.
7．What are the speakers mainly talking about
A．Rides for free. B．Sharing rides. C．Cheaper vacations.
听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．When did the woman get the news
A．On Monday. B．On Tuesday. C．On Friday.
9．Where does the conversation probably take place
A．At a restaurant. B．In an office. C．In a bank.
听第8段材料，回答第 10至12题。
10．How did the man go to London
A．By bus. B．By car. C．By underground.
11．What did the man and his friends have for the meal
A．Spanish food. B．Chinese food. C．Mexican food.
12．What does the man say about the restaurant
A．It was full. B．It was quiet. C．It was expensive.
听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。
13．What can we learn about the man
A．He’s lost his way. B．He’s lost something. C．He’s going to the hospital.
14．Where does the man work
A．In a town. B．In London. C．In a hospital.
15．Why does the man come to the town
A．To do business. B．To have a holiday. C．To find a job.
16．Where are the speakers now
A．On the way to the hospital. B．On the way to London.
C．On the way to a town.
听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。
17．Why did Miriam’s uncle give her some money
A．To pay for her school tuition.
B．To celebrate her birthday.
C．To reward her for her kindness.
18．What do we know about the documentary How I Became an Elephant
A．It inspired Miriam and her mother to visit Africa.
B．It tells the abuse of elephants in Thailand.
C．It is about a boy’s campaign to save elephants.
19．How did Miriam collect money to save elephants
A．By teaching people to make clay elephants.
B．By drawing pictures about elephants.
C．By making and selling baked goods.
20．What does Kate Santorineos do
A．She’s a teacher.
B．She’s an animal doctor.
C．She’s an artist.
第二部分阅读理解(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。
A
Formula One Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024
From April 19 to 21, the much-anticipated 2024 Formula One Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix will come alive with the roar of engines at the Shanghai International Circuit. Details about tickets for the event are as follows.
Ticket Price:
[Grandstand] [Session] [Price (RMB)]
A Platinum 3 Day Ticket 3880
A High 3 Day/Fri./Sat./Sun. Ticket 2880/490/890/2490
A Low 3 Day/Fri./Sat./Sun. Ticket 2280/390/690/1990
H/K 3 Day/Fri./Sat./Sun. Ticket 1480/290/590/1290
C/F/J/L 3 Day Ticket 480
Ticketing Instructions:
This event adopts electronic tickets with one ticket per person. Children require a full-priced ticket, and children under the age of three are not allowed entry.
For each session of this event, a maximum of 4 tickets per mobile phone number and 1 ticket per ID card number can be purchased. When purchasing tickets, buyers must provide the audience’s real name, a valid personal ID, and a valid mobile phone number. After a successful purchase, ticket purchasers should retain e-ticket seat information appropriately.
Ticket refunds can be requested without fees from the date of purchase until 24: 00 on February 29, 2024. From 00:00 on March 1, 2024, to 24: 00 on April 15, 2024, refunds will invite a 10% handling fee. No refunds will be accepted from 00: 00 on April 16, 2024. Returned within 7 working days.
This event implements real-name verification with ID card and facial recognition for entry.
The schedule and arrangement of the competition may be subject to changes, and please stay tuned to Formula One Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix official WeChat and Weibo for the latest information.
21．What should be offered to buy a ticket
A．The audience’s nickname. B．The audience’s e-ticket seat information.
C．The audience’s WeChat number. D．The audience’s available phone number.
22．How much will be returned if a couple return their Sat. Ticket of K on March 15
A．59 yuan. B．531 yuan. C．1, 062 yuan. D．1, 180 yuan.
23．What can we know about Formula One Lenovo Chinese Grand Prix 2024
A．It will last 7 days. B．It will be exciting and noisy.
C．It doesn’t limit the audience’s age. D．It will never be postponed or cancelled.
B
When we drove through a twenty-foot-tall fence and entered the Okonjima Camp in central Namibia, the first question on our minds was whether the fence was being used to keep animals in or out. Our guide was quick to say, “Out.” The Okonjima Camp works with the AfriCat Foundation that accepts injured big cats. So there was no shortage of cats, and on that first night, we heard growls (咆哮) from our houses. How close we were! I hope nobody left the gate open.
The next day of our Africa trip started with a journey outside the fences and protected zone to track a mother leopard (花豹) and her baby the guide had seen the previous day, and we were happy to find them very quickly. The mother leopard was aware of our presence but was relaxed since our car was a healthy distance away, and we sat for 45 minutes watching the sweet interactions between mother and baby.
Later in the day, the guide said we would go on a hike. Everything we were told before about staying in the vehicle and not leaving the fenced arca of the camp was put aside. We were going to find cheetahs (猎豹). It is safer to approach cheetahs, keeping a safe distance, and our guide got out earphones to listen on the leopards’ radio collar (颈圈) frequency to see if any were in the area. No leopards, no problems. Let’s go look for cheetahs, and we did find them. Well, I didn’t. Our guide’s tracking skills were phenomenal. He quickly found them somehow lying in the shade of some tall grass. After some time, they stood up on their long legs. No cheetah-fast speed, but a silent walk into the bushes (灌木丛).
24．How did the author feel on the first night in the camp
A．Excited. B．Sleepy. C．Nervous. D．Curious.
25．What was the author’s purpose of going on a hike
A．To find a proper place to build a new camp.
B．To test his new radio technology.
C．To track a mother leopard
D．To observe cheetahs.
26．What does the underlined word “phenomenal” mean in the last paragraph d
A．impressive. B．limited. C．important. D．different.
27．What is the text mainly about
A．Tourism in Namibia.
B．An adventure with big cats in Namibia.
C．The importance of wildlife protection.
D．A conflict between humans and big cats.
C
The first wave of concerns over artificial intelligence(AI)in 2023 appeared soon after New Year’s Day when classrooms reopened and schools from Seattle to Paris started blocking ChatGPT, a powerful software based on AI large language models, because teenagers were using it to do their homework.
The AI large language models behind such products as ChatGPT work by repeatedly guessing the next word in a sentence after having “learned” the rules from a huge amount of/human-written works. Although they often get facts wrong, their answers appear so natural that Keven, their inventors begin to worry about their possible use for spreading false information.
People became more worried when various AI products started to create not just texts but novel images, music and human voices, which threatened the livelihoods of anyone who writes, draws or sings for a living. It led to strikes by Hollywood writers and actors and legal challenges from artists and bestselling authors. Some of the most respected scientists even warned that the technology’s unchecked progress was possibly threatening human existence. “In the longer term, they might manage our attention,” pioneering AI scientist Fei Fei Lisaid. “They would tell us which video to watch, which book to read or whose communication to respond as AI technology’s abilities improve rapidly. They could be a very good assistant, but also with really big risks.”
Li hoped that 2023 is going to be a year for people to think about what Al is, how to use it and what the effects are — all the good, the bad and the ugly.
“It’s easy to forget that they are not the first wave of AI puter vision techniques developed by Li and other scientists have helped sort through a huge database of photos to recognize objects and individual faces and guide self-driving cars. Speech recognition advances have made voice assistants like Siri and Alexa a normal thing in many people’s lives,” said Tom Gruber, co-founder of Siri Inc.
28．Why did schools try to stop their students from using ChatGPT
A．ChatGPT often got facts wrong in the class.
B．Students spent too much time on the software.
C．ChatGPT helped students spread false information.
D．Students used the software to cheat at their homework.
29．What are the second and third paragraphs mainly about
A．AI’s training costs. B．ATs amazing abilities.
C．AI’s possible threats. D．AI’s fast developments.
30．What would Tom Gruber most probably suggest people do
A．Think carefully about AI’s impact. B．Welcome AI technology
C．Do use ChatGPT more carefully. D．Upgrade ChatGPT in time.
31．Where is the text most probably taken from
A．A news report. B．A guide book to a software.
C．A product review. D．An introduction to a person.
D
In an effort to help out important insects like bees and butterflies, bus stops across the United Kingdom (UK) are getting living roofs. Small gardens on bus shelter roofs are being planted with flowers chosen to help support the struggling insects. The gardens provide much-needed islands of nature in a man-made environment of a city.
Humans count on bees and other “pollinators (授粉者)” like butterflies to help grow plants, such as flowers and trees. But with humans taking over more and more land for cities, roads and farms, more natural areas have disappeared. The Wildlife Trusts, a group which works to protect wildlife in the UK, says that 97% of England’s wildflower fields have been lost since World War II and the insect numbers there have dropped by 50% since 1970. Bee bus stops are a small step toward supporting these important insects.
The advertising company Clear Channel is working with The Wildlife Trusts and city governments to set up bee bus stops in cities across the UK. Bee bus stops are like ordinary bus shelters, but small gardens have been added to the roofs. The gardens are filled with flowers and plants chosen to attract bees and butterflies. The company plans to set up 1,000 bee bus stops in the UK.
Clear Channel already has bee bus stop programs in several countries in Europe. In the Netherlands, the city of Utrecht has 300 bee bus stops. Research shows that these bus stops—along with many other steps taken to support pollinators—may be helping. After decades of dropping numbers, bee populations in the Netherlands seem to have become more stable over the last few years.
The little gardens can also help to slightly lower city temperatures. Even though the bus shelter gardens are small, together they add up to a much larger area. Thirzah McSherry, who works for The Wildlife Trusts, says, “We’re living through a nature and climate crisis and we need to use every tool we’ve got to deal with it.”
32．Why are bee bus stop gardens being built in the UK
A．To beautify the city. B．To improve urban farming.
C．To solve the environmental pollution. D．To provide shelters for pollinating insects.
33．What leads to the insect numbers dropping sharply in England
A．Losses of forests. B．Climate changes.
C．Human activities. D．Natural disasters.
34．How does the author prove the effect of the bee bus stop programs
A．By analyzing the data. B．By making a comparison.
C．By showing similar examples. D．By presenting its bright future.
35．What is the text mainly about
A．The urban environment is getting worse.
B．The United Kingdom is building bee bus stops.
C．City should build larger gardens for the insects.
D．The bee bus stop is the best way to save the city.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Every week for the past thirty years, I have hosted a Sunday dinner in my home. People, including total strangers, call or e-mail to book a spot. I hold the salon in my studio. The first fifty people who call may come-twice that many when the weather is nice and we can overflow into the garden.
36 Last week it was a philosophy student from Lisbon, and next week a dear friend from London will cook.
People from all corners of the world come to break bread together，to meet to talk，and often to become friends. All ages, nationalities, races, and professions gather here, and since there is no organized seating, the opportunity for connecting couldn’t be better. I love the randomness (随意).
I have a good memory^ so each week I make a point to remember everyone’s name on the guest list and where they’re from so I can introduce them to one another. If I had my way, I would introduce everyone in the whole world to one another.
37 Many travelers go to see things like the Tower of London, the Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower, and so on. I travel to see friends，even-or especially-those I’ve never met.
In the late 1980s, I edited a series of guidebooks to different countries. 38 Instead, each book contained about a thousand biographies of people who would be willing to welcome travelers in their cities. Hundreds of friendships evolved from these encounters, including including marriages and babies.
The same can be said for my salon. At a recent dinner a six-year-old girl from Bosnia spent the entire evening glued to an eight-year-old boy from Estonia. Their parents were surprised, and pleased, by this immediate friendship.
39 Most of them speak English, at least as a second language. Recently a dinner featured a typical mix: a beautiful painter from Norway, a truck driver from Arizona, a newspaper editor from Sydney and students from all over.
It is unnecessary to understand others; one must, at the very least, simply tolerate others.
40 No one can ever really understand anyone else, but you can love them or at least accept them.
I am a world citizen. All human history is mine. My roots cover the earth. We should know each other. Okay, now come and dine.
A．I believe in introducing people to people.
B．People are the most important thing in my life.
C．There were no sights to see, no shops or museums to visit.
D．Tolerance can lead to respect and, finally, to love.
E．After all, our lives are all connected.
F．Every Sunday a different friend prepares a feast.
G．There is always a collection of people throughout the world.
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共215小题；每小题1分，满分15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。
It wasn’t easy to practice gratitude (感激) every day. After I 41 Cushing’s disease (库兴综合征) and had an operation a few years ago, my 42 was that everything would be OK. However, I was wrong. I had ongoing aches and pains, and 43 myself to a new life was difficult for me. 44 , I began to notice that I’d become a hateful person.
One day, I heard a discussion about gratitude by Dr Tony Evans. It 45 me and forced me to take a long, hard, honest look at myself. I have a(n) 46 spouse (配偶) and parents. I’d heard the stories of other people’s 47 with Cushing’s disease. Their spouses had left them and they didn’t have family to 48 . I didn’t face any of these problems, yet I didn’t realize that.
I made a decision to start practicing gratitude daily. Once I decided that, my 49 improved, and I began to approach situations differently. 50 viewing situations negatively, I started to see them as opportunities.
This led me to practice the concept of 51 and reaping (收获), which I learned from my parents. They didn’t just talk the talk, but rather they 52 his concept to us. However, it wasn't until I had my own experiences that I understood what it meant.
Let me explain. When I was 53 in my own pity, my 54 in life was ruined, because everything I was sowing was negative. Since I started practicing gratitude, so many different doors of opportunity have opened up for me.
My advice is starting practicing gratitude until it becomes a part of your daily routine. Take note of the 55 it will make in your life.
41．A．studied B．caught C．struck D．treated
42．A．solution B．ambition C．assumption D．determination
43．A．adapting B．showing C．releasing D．referring
44．A．Immediately B．Frequently C．Occasionally D．Gradually
45．A．annoyed B．challenged C．fooled D．amused
46．A．gentle B．wise C．supportive D．active
47．A．competitions B．promotions C．connections D．struggles
48．A．rely on B．take on C．live on D．carry on
49．A．image B．mood C．ability D．character
50．A．Even if B．Apart from C．Instead of D．Owing to
51．A．taking B．gaining C．sowing D．learning
52．A．explained B．demonstrated C．reported D．translated
53．A．involved B．interested C．engaged D．lost
54．A．harvest B．achievement C．interest D．pleasure
55．A．energy B．effort C．opportunity D．difference
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。
Bike sharing is a new choice for short journeys in cities. It is good 56 the healthy development of big cities. 57 report by a company found that shared bikes started the nation’s love for bikes again. Now more and more Chinese people 58 (choose) bikes instead of cars to make short journeys in cities.
Since the start of shared bikes, people have made 59 (few) trips by car. The love for shared bikes is not only among young people, 60 were born in the 1980s and 1990s, but also among the old people who are over 60. The shared bikes like Mobike and ofo are useful to people. You can use them by 61 (simple) using your smart phone. People can ride these shared bikes to some places where the subways and the buses don’t go.
However, bad things happen. Some people damage the QR code(二维码) on the bike, or use their own lock, which causes trouble to other users. As for the situation, it’s difficult 62 (correct) these people’s behaviors in a short time. Therefore, bike-sharing companies need to do something. For example, people can 63 (ask) to register as a user with 64 (they) real names. It’s a good way to connect to one’s personal credit. People who damage the bikes should pay for their 65 (act).
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节、书信写作（满分15分）
66．假定你是李华，你校下周将举办题为“The Relationship between Humans and Animals”的英文演讲比赛。请给外教Frank写封邮件邀请他当评委，内容包括：
1. 活动时间和地点；
2. 活动的目的。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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第二节、读后续写（满分25分）
67．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。
John could not shut out his wife’s complaint anymore. He was tired of hearing her laughing at him, for example, what a bad husband he was. Mary was never satisfied with anything that he did. If he brought home $ 4,000, she would tell him stories of how much her colleagues’ husbands earned. If he had bought her flowers, she would still complain about how other people received diamonds instead. She was impossible to please.
He decided to take a walk along the quiet banks of the lake. It was always a good way to calm down himself after an argument with his wife. As he walked towards the bus stop, he thought over his life. Sometimes, he wondered that it must be a mistake for him when he married Mary. Perhaps, they had been happy in the early days, but those days were definitely behind them now.
As he approached the bus stop, he spotted a white basket on the seat. Curiosity caught him, so he walked closer to take a look. To his surprise, it was a baby all wrapped up in a rough white towel. As he reached out to touch the baby, it suddenly stretched out to try to hold his fingers. John was amused. As he laughed with happiness at the beautiful face of the baby, waves of being gentle washed over him. What a beautiful baby! He wondered who could have the heart to abandon (抛弃) such a joy.
Suddenly, John picked up the basket and ran quickly to the police post just some distance away. He reported finding the baby and, when it was discovered that no one had come to report a missing baby, he was asked to keep the baby for the time being. Although doubtful at the beginning, the policeman soon gave in to John’s obvious honesty. Somehow, John knew that Mary would welcome this baby into their childless marriage.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
True enough, she got over her complaint and started to smile at the baby.
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Weeks later the baby was returned to its parents.
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英语试题参考答案：
一．听力
1．C 2．A 3．B 4．A 5．B 6．B 7．C 8．A 9．A 10．A
11．B 12．A 13．A 14．B 15．B 16．C 17．B 18．B 19．C 20．C
二．阅读理解
21．D 22．C 23．B 24．C 25．D 26．A 27．B 28．D 29．C 30．B
31．A 32．D 33．C 34．C 35．B 36．F 37．B 38．C 39．G 40．D
三．完形填空
41．B 42．C 43．A 44．D 45．B 46．C 47．D 48．A 49．B 50．C 51．C 52．B 53．D 54．A 55．D
四．语法填空
56．for 57．A 58．are choosing 59．fewer 60．who 61．simply 62．to correct 63．be asked 64．their 65．actions
五．书面表达
66．Dear Frank,
Next week, our school will hold an English Speech Competition titled "The Relationship between Humans and Animals" . I know you’re doing research on animals’ protection, so I’m more than glad to write to invite you to be our judge. The contest will take place in our school dining hall at 3:00 p.m. this Friday. As we all know, with the development of modernization, our nature is being destroyed by human beings very seriously, and animals are losing their habitats. So we must raise the awareness of people to protect animals and keep the harmony between humans and animals.
Looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours,
Li Hua
67．One possible version:
True enough, she got over her complaint and started to smile at the baby. Mary no longer complained or laughed at John, but happily took care of the baby, talking to the baby to make it happy as if it were hers. In the evening when John came home from work, the wife eagerly told John the interesting things happened during the day. John felt relived and at ease with his wife at home. There was so much joy in the house because of the baby.
Weeks later the baby was returned to its parents. The parents of the baby cried with joy when they saw the baby. The mother held the baby tightly and kept saying words of gratitude to Mary. To their relief, the parents loved the baby so much. Mary and John were moved when they saw the scene of reunion. Mary realized that the meaning of life is to spend time together, be close to each other and love each other.
听力原文
Text1：
W: I really want to go to the beach this weekend. The weatherman said it’s going to be warm.
M: Good. I hope it doesn’t cool off. You know that the weather in California is really changeable. One minute it’s hot, and then the next minute it’s cold.
Text2：
M: My interview is on Monday, but I only have the formal shirts I bought for the school dance.
W: These shirts are fine. We should go get you a trendier hairstyle.
M: You think so I think all of these shirts are too colorful or casual.
Text3：
M: Miss, can I interest you in the seafood special tonight It won’t start until nine, but it’s only $25, half the usual price.
W: Oh really There is only fifteen minutes to go.
Text4：
M: Amy, do you come from a large family or a small one
W: Neither. Actually I come from a medium-sized family from the U.S. I have two brothers who are older than me.
Text5：
M: Doctor, I slipped and fell. The ground is so slippery from the snow yesterday.
W: Let me see. Um... it’s swollen and red here. I’m afraid we’ll need to take an X-ray to see if it’s broken.
Text6：
M: Hey. What’s up You look worried.
W: Not really. I’m just trying to figure out how to get to New York for a vacation.
M: Well, the cheapest way is to ride with someone. Have you checked the ride board
W: What’s that
M: It’s a big bulletin board in the students’ union. If you want a ride somewhere, you should put a card up.
W: Where can I get a card
M: It’s next to the ride board. Just fill in your name and phone number, destination, and the day of departure. If you’re lucky, you’ll get a ride for free.
W: Oh, many thanks.
Text7：
M: Hi, Mary, how are you doing Sorry, I’m late.
W: Ah, that’s OK. I just got here. I haven’t ordered yet. Are you hungry
M: Yeah, a little. How’s work
W: Oh, pretty good. Guess what
M: What Go on. Tell me.
W: I got a raise.
M: Hey, that’s great news. When
W: Just heard on Monday.
M: Congratulations!
W: Thanks. I’m really pleased. Let’s call the waiter now.
Text8：
W: I tried to phone you yesterday.
M: Oh, sorry. I was busy all day and then I went to London in the evening for a meal with some friends.
W: Did you take your car
M: I left it at home. Parking is such a problem, but the underground was closed for repairs so I had to take the bus. It was quite slow.
W: Did you go to your favorite Spanish restaurant
M: I was hoping to try some Mexican food, but my friends booked a table in a Chinese place.
W: Was it expensive
M: Quite cheap actually, and the food was very good, but it’s only a small restaurant so a lot of people had to wait for tables and it was quite noisy.
W: You didn’t stay there and talk afterwards then.
M: We went for a walk along the river. I had a really good evening.
Text9：
W: Can I help you Have you lost something
M: No. I have not lost anything. I am not sure of the way.
W: Where do you want to go
M: Into town. Am I going the right way
W: No, I‘m afraid not. This way takes you to the hospital.
M: Am I going the right way if I turn back
W: Yes, I can show you the way. I’m also going into town.
M: I hope I’m not making you late.
W: Oh no. I am not in a hurry. Are you a stranger here On a visit, perhaps
M: Yes. I’m a secretary with a big government office in London. I’m on holiday now.
W: I’m sure you are not here to see the sights. This town is just full of industry. The buildings are very ugly.
M: I work in London, but I come from the country. I miss the country life on the farm and the animals. I just want to get a hotel room in town and then visit the countryside.
Text10：
W: On Miriam Gardsbane’s 9th birthday, she got some money from her uncle as her birthday gift. Miriam gave the money to an African group that cares for elephants. Miriam and her mother then visited Africa to learn how that money was used to support elephants. Miriam fell in love with the animals and wanted to help save them. A few months after visiting Africa, Miriam watched How I Became an Elephant, a documentary about the abuse of elephants in Thailand and a young girl’s campaign to save them. Miriam decided to raise money to save elephants. She made and sold baked goods. She also plans to make and sell clay elephants. She wants her art teacher to help her draw the elephants. Kate Santorineos, an artist, will open her art studio to Miriam and Miriam’s friends on weekends so they can make the clay elephants. Miriam’s mother is a doctor who cares for animals. She and Miriam also traveled to Kenya and Thailand so they could help elephants.

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