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云南省昆明市2021届高三摸底调研测试

英语试题

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3．考试结束后，将答题卡交回。

第一部份：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三个选项当选

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．Wherearethetwospeakers？

A．Inacanteen．B．Athome．C．Atabookstore．

2．Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo？

A．LearntodriveB．Findanapartment．C．Seekajob．

3．Whataffectsteenagers’weight？

A．Feelings．B．Junkfood．C．Longworkinghours．

4．WhoisJenny？

A．John’steacher．B．Anna’ssister．C．Anna’sroommate．

5．Whatwillthewomanprobablydotonight？

A．WatchtheWorldCup．B．Prepareforherexam．C．Playa

game．

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

三个选项当选出最佳选项，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。

听第6段材料，回答第六、7题。

6．Whatwillthewomandowithhermeeting？

A．Delayit．B．Cancelit．C．Attendit．

7．What’sthematterwiththeman？

A．He’sgotjetlag．B．He’sgotflu．C．He’sgotsunburnt．

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8．What’stheconversationabout？

A．Culturecollections．B．Ancientcollections．C．Modern

collectnions．

9．HowmanykindsofculturecollectionsdoesChinahave？

A．About200．B．About400．C．About600．

10．Whatcanvisitorseinprivatecollections？

A．Modelinstruments．B．Miniashells．C．Ancientcoins．

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．Howdothecouplegetaroom？

A．Byphone．B．Inperson．C．Overtheinternet．

12．Wheredidthecoupleprobablystaylastnight？

A．Inthehotel．B．Intheoffice．C．Intheirtent．

13．Whenwillthecouplegetthemorningcall？

A．At7：00am．B．At7：30am．C．At7：56am．

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．Whatdoesthemanthinkofskiing？

A．It’sacoolsport．B．It’Sdangerous．C．Itcauspollution．

15．Whyistheskiingshowheld？

A．Toteachskiingskills．B．Toadmitclubmembers．C．Toattract

morevisitors．

16．Whatistheman’sfather？

A．Agreatskier．B．Ascientist．C．Thebossoftheskiingresort．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．WhatmadeCarydisabled？

A．Abrainbleeding．B．Acaraccident．C．Aparkingexperience．

18．HowdidCarysolvetheproblem？

A．Bylookingforthecarowner．

B．Bywaitingforthecartoleave．

C．Byturningtothedoctorforhelp．

19．Whosuffermostfromparkingoverthebluelines？

A．Thedisabled．B．Thecarmakers．C．Familieswithchildren．

20．Whydoesthewomangivethespeech？

A．TocomplainaboutCary’sproblem．

B．Toblamethoparkingoverlines．

C．Todrawattentiontoparkingrules．

第二部份：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

HikingEngland

DAY1：ST．BEESTOENNERDALEBRIDGE

OurjourneytsoutearlythismorningwithaCoasttoCoasttradition，

approachingtheIrishSea．ThentoffalongtherocksofSt．Bees

Head．Turninginland，we’llpauforatypicalpublunchonourwayto

EnnerdaleBridge，locatedatthefootoftheLakeDistrictmountains．（15miles

hiking，8hours）

Accommodations：EnnerdaleCountryHouHotel

DAY2：ENNERDALEBRIDGETOHONISTER

Todaywe’llwalkintoimpressiveLakeDistrictNationalPark，where

glass-likelakesreflect

mountainsthatrifromtheirshores．Ourpleasantwalkcoversthe

southernedgeofEnnerdaleWater，thepark’smostwesternlake．Afterlunch

neartheBlackSailHut，climba2，000-footmountainandtakeinthebeautiful

viewsoflakesandpastures（牧场）．WefinishinBorrowdale，ashorttransfer

（转乘）fromourhotel．（13mileshiking，9hours）

Accommodations：InnontheLake

DAY3：GRASMERETOGLENRIDDLNG

TakeashortdrivetoGrasmere，wherethegreatpoetWilliam

Wordsworthwrotesomeofhismostwell-knownworks．Visitthepoet’shome，

andwalkthroughthevillagewherehefoundinspiration．Thenclimbover

GridaleHauenjoyingviewsofHelvellyn，England’sthird-highest

mountaintop．HikedownthevalleytowardLakeUllswaterandspendthenight

in

Glenridding．（9mileshiking，5hours）

Accommodations：GlenriddingLakeHote!

DAY4：LAKEULLSWATERTOSHAP

ThedaybeginswithascenicjourneyonLakeUllswaterto

Howtown．Fromhere，wecrossahistoricRomanroadonourwayto

Bampton．Hiketothe12th-centuryShapAbbey．Ashorttransfertakesusto

ourhotelinthetypicalEnglishvillageofRavenstonedale．（12mileshiking，7

hours）

Accommodations：TheBlackSwan

21．Whendotravellerswalkthelongestdistance？

A．OnDay1．B．OnDay2．C．OnDay3．D．OnDay4．

22．WhereisWilliamWordsworth’shome？

A．AtGridaleHau．B．AtHelvellyn．C．At

Grasmere．D．AtGlenridding．

23．WhatisspecialaboutRavenstonedale？

A．Itofferstravelersanicepublunch．

B．Itprentsbcautifulviewsofpastures．

C．IthasEngland’sthird-highestmountaintop．

D．ItisanexampleoftraditionalEnglishvillages．

B

Ninemonthsago，Iwaspackingmydaughter’sbackpackwithnew

schoolsupplies，wonderinghowIwasgoingtondherofftokindergarten．I

stoodontheplayground，tearspouringdownmyfacebecauIwasn’tready

forthisfirstdayofkindergarten——butshewasready．TodayIwillbestanding

ontheplayground，onceagainwithtears，becauthisprecioustimewentby

tooquickly．ThisweekIrealizedthatInevertoldyou"thankyou"．Idon’tknow

howtoexpressamother’sthanksinthewayateacherderves．

Wefirstmetyouattheopenhoutheweekbeforeschoolstartedand

Iimmediatelyknewyouwouldbethetypeofteacherwewouldappreciate

forever．Whilethestudentslinedupfortheday，youtouchedeachoneonthe

shoulderasyougreetedthem．IfastudentwashavingatoughIgottoknow

youasIvolunteeredinthelunchroom．Youmadesureyourstudentswereall

readyforIunchbeforeyouwentonyourownlunchbreak．Youkepttrackof

theirbigthingsandsmallthings，becauasaveterankindergartenteacher，

youknowthatthesmallthingsarethebigthings．Ilovedthewayyoumade

eachstudentfeelspecial．Youhelpedthemfallinlovewithschoolwhichisso

importantatthestart．

Toalloftheteachersintheworldwhoarelikeyou．Iwishyouknew

howgratefulparentsareforyou．Weadoreyou．respectyou，andappreciate

you．Wedon’ttellyouenough——weprobablydon’itellyouever．Iwishwe

couldtakeyouwithustothenext12grades．

24．Whydidtheauthor’stearscomedownonherdaughter’sfirstdayof

kingdergartern？

A．Shehadn’tmadefullpreparationsforherdaughter．

B．Herdaughterwasn’twillingtogotokindergarten．

C．Shefeltworriedaboutherdaughter’sbeingaway．

D．Herdaughterwasn’tfamiliarwiththeteachers．

25．Theauthornoticedtheteacher’scharacteristicswhen．

A．shestoodontheplayground

B．shewasattheopenhou

C．shesaidgoodbyetotheteacher

D．sheWorkedasateacheratlunchtime

26．Whatdoestheunderlinedword"veteran"inparagraph3mean？

A．Beautiful．B．Generous．C．Skillful．D．Humorous．

27．Whatisthistextmainlyabout？

A．Goodwishestoakindergartenteacher．

B．Sincerethankstoakindergartenteacher．

C．Asweetmemoryofkindergartenlife．

D．Akid’sdailybehaviorinthekindergarten．

C

Astudyof500，000songsrelead（发行）intheUKbetween1985and

2021showedthatpopmusichasdecreadinhappinessandincreadin

sadness．

InareportpublishedinthejournalRoyalSocietyOpenScience，

rearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaexaminedhundredsofthousandsof

songsandclassifiedthembytheirmood．"‘Happiness’isgoingdown，

‘sadness’isgoingup，andatthesametime，thesongsarebecomingmore

‘danceable’andmore‘party-like，’"co-authorNataliaL．KomarovatoldThe

AssociatedPress．

Thestudyfoundsongsin2021like"StayWithMe"bySamSmith，

"Whispers"byPasngerand"Unmissable"byGorgonCitytohavea"low

happiness"trend．However，tracksfrom1985like"GloryDays"byBruce

Springsteen，"WouldILieToYou？"byEurythmicsand"Freedom"byWham

hadahigh"happiness"trend．"Thepublicemstopreferhappiersongs，even

thoughmoreandmoreunhappysongsarebeingreleadeachyear，"the

rearcherswrote．

Apartfromtheemotionaltrends，rearcheisdiscoveredthatdance

andpopwerethemostsuccessfulstylesofmusicandthattherewasa"clear

downwardtrend"，withthepopularityoFrockbeginningintheearly2000s．"So

itlookslike，whiletheoverallmoodisbecominglesshappy，peopleemto

wanttoforgetitallanddance，"Komarovawroteinanemail．

Itwasalsofoundthatthe"maleness"ofsongs——thefrequencyof

malesingersinpopularmusic——haddecreadduringthelast30years

"Successfulsongsarecharacteridbyalargerpercentageoffemaleartists

comparedtoallsongs，"theyWrote．

Thisdiscoveryappearsatatimewhentheconvcrsationaroundx

equalityinthemusicindustryisatitsheight，withmoremaleartistsand

songwriters．

28．Therearcherxaminedlotsofsongsto．

A．findsongsfordanceandparty

B．choosongsforajournal

C．releamoresongs

D．knowbetteraboutsongs

29．Whomusicstyletendstobringyoumorehappiness？

A．NataliaL．Komarova’s．B．SamSmith’s．

C．GorgonCity’s．D．BruceSpringsteen’s．

30．Whatdoweknowaboutsongsoverthepastthreedecades？

A．Rockbecamepopularintheearly2000s．

B．Fewerunhappysongscometolighteveryyear．

C．Malesingersarebetteratperrormingpopmusic．

D．Femaleartistsarelessskilledinwritingsongs．

31．Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext？

A．PopMusicIsGettingSadder

B．MusicCallsforSexEquality

C．PopMusicHasaLongHistory

D．MusicIndustryIsGoingDown

D

Anewstudyshowsthatrisinglevelsofplanet-warminggasmay

reduceimportantnutrients（营养物质）infoodcrops

Rearchersstudiedtheeffectsofcarbondioxideonrice，Inthe

experiment，scientistsgrew18kindsofriceinfieldsinChinaandJapan．They

tcarbondioxidelevelstowhatscientistsarepredictingforourplanetbythe

endofthecentury．Ricegrownunderhighcarbondioxideconditionshad，on

average，13t030percentlowerlevelsoffourBvitaminsand10percentless

protein（蛋白质）Thecropsalsohad8percentlessironand5percentlesszinc

thanricegrownundernormalconditionsHowever，vitaminEleveLsincread

byabout13percentonaverage．

Therearcherssaidtheeffectsofplanet-warminggaswouldbe

mostvcreforthepoorestcitizensinsomeoftheleastdeveloped

countries．Thepeoplegenerallyeatthemostriceandhavetheleastcomplex

diets．Thatincludesabour600millionpeopleinIndonesia，Cambodia，

Myanmar，Bangladesh，Laosandothernations，mainlyinSoutheastAsia．

Otherstudieshaveshownthathighertemperaturesfromclimate

changeandweatherextremeswillreducefoodproduction．Butscientistsare

findingthatrisinglevclsofcarbondioxideandotherplanet-warminggas

threatenfoodquality．

Earlierstudiesshowedthatwheat，rice，fieldpeasandsoybeansgrown

underhighcarbondioxideconditionsallhadIowerlevelsofproteinand

mincrais．Scientistspredictedthatalmost150millionpeoplemightbeatriskof

havingtoolittleproteinorzincintheirdietby2050．

Thenewstudysuggestsawaytolowerthenutritionalharmofclimate

change．Thatistogrowdifferentformsofricethatcanadapttohighercarbon

dioxidelevels．

32．Growingriceunderhighcarbondioxideconditionsmay____．

A．increaironintherice

B．makeitlessnutritious

C．caulossofVitaminE

D．makeitmoredelicious

33．Howcanpeoplereducethenutritionalharmofclimatechange？

A．ByimportingricefromChinaandJapan．

B．Bytakingotherkindsoffoodinsteadofrice．

C．ByavoidingeatingricefromSoutheastAsia．

D．Bygrowingricesuitablefortheenvironment．

34．What’stheauthor’spurpoofwritingthetext？

A．Toinfomreaderswhatnurrientsfoodcropscontain．

B．Tocallonpeopletocarefortheplanettheyliveon．

C．Tosharetheresultsofsomestudiesonpeople’sdiets．

D．Totellreaderswherefoodcropsaremainlyproduced．

35．Inwhichpartofamagazinecanyoureadthetext？

A．Advertiments．B．Artsandculture．

C．Sciencereport．D．Businessnews．

笫二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

按照短文内容，从短文后的选项当选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为

多余选项。

HowtoBeaGoodListenertoYourFamily

Communicationisimportantforstrongfamilyrelationships．36

Workingonyourlisteningskillscanhelpyoucommunicatebetterandform

strongerbonds．

Listenactively．Whenlisteningtoafamilymember，donotletyour

mindwandertootherthings．lt’simportanttomakeyourfamilymemberfeel

heardandvalued．Putyourphoneawayandgivethemyourfull

attention．Neverthinkaboutotherthingswhensomeoneistalking．37．

Repeatwhathasbeensaid．Breeflysummarizingwhatthespeakerhas

saidcangoalongwaytowardffectivecommunication．Everyonewantsto

feelvaluedandheard，sorepeatingafamilymember’spointcanshowyou

werelistening．38Itcanreallyallowyouandyourfamilytocommunicate

betteraswell．

39Interruptingcanputbreaksoneffectiveconversation．Always

allowafewcondsofsilenceaftersomeonefinishestalkingbeforeoffering

yourrespon．Thisallowsyoutomakesurethespeakerhasfinished

talking．Donottalkoversomeoneeither．Nomatterhowcuriousyoufeelabout

asubject，donotstarttalkinguntiltheotherpersonhasfinished．

Avoidhurryingthespeaker．40Donotbreakinbeforethespeaker

isfinishedjusttohurrythespeakeralong．Neversaythingslike，"Canyouget

tothepoint？"ThiswillmakeitemLikeyou’renotinterestedinthe

conversation．

A．Donotinterrupt．

B．Neverrushthepersontalking．

C．Instead，focusonwhat’sbeingsaid．

D．Peopletendtopauwhentheyspeak．

E．Itcanhelpyoumakesureyouunderstoodthespeaker．

F．Whensomeonefinishestalking，askquestionsifnecessary．

G．However，ifyoudon’ttrulylistentoothers，itcanbedifficultto

communicate．

第三部份：语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空

白处的最佳选项。

Youmayalwayshearaboutpeoplewhoknewexactlywhattheywanted

todowiththeirlifefromthetimetheywereinkindergarten．Ihadn’t

consideredlotsofcareer41whenIgraduatedfromhighschool．Likemost

studentswhoearngoodgradesinmathandscienceclass，Ifoundpeople

42metobeanengineer．ButallofthatchangedwhenIwenttomy43．

IwillneverforgetthefeelingofwalkingintomyveryfrrstBiology

44．Inervouslyfoundaatandwaitedforthetypeof45youeinTV

shows，oldandstrict．WhatIgotwaxactly46．Dr．Espinozawasacaring

and47teacher，andtwotermsofherclassmademefallinlovewith

Biology．Herexcitingclassmademe48thatIhadotherchoicesbesides

beinga（n）49．ItmeantIwasheadedforacareerinbiologicalrearch．

50Dr．Espinozaandmanyotherprofessorslikeher，Ifoundthat

scientistsaren’tjustwhatyou51ontheNationalGeographicchannel．They

arerealpeoplewhoanswerrealquestionsand52realproblems．Thisledme

toekout53todorealscienceprojectsandeifI54it．WhileIwasat

university，Ilearnedhowtoaskgoodquestions，howto55experimentsand

collectdata，andhowtosharewhatIlearnedwithpeople．Asit56Iloved

everyminuteofit．

Fallinginlovewith57wasalongprocessforme，butitledmetoa

jobIlove．Likethescienceitlf，myjourneytowardbeingascientistwas

58，buthelpedalongbymanyteachersandprofessorswho59methe

way．Now，Itrymybesttolearnnewthingsand60newknowledge．

41．A．developmentB．difficultyC．choicesD．requirements

42．A．appointingB．forcingC．allowingD．encouraging

43．A．universityB．officeC．roomD．lab

44．A．experimentB．lectureC．testD．teamwork

45．A．agentB．volunteerC．hostD．professor

46．A．oppositeB．traditionalC．typicalD．similar

47．A．averageB．casualC．enthusiasticD．vere

48．A．realizeB．regretC．refuD．recall

49．A．lawyerB．educatorC．scholarD．engineer

50．A．AstoB．DuetoC．OnbehalfofD．Inspiteof

51．A．takecareofB．makefunofC．learnaboutD．archfor

52．A．solveB．bringC．raiD．ignore

53．A．conceptsB．opportunitiesC．faithD．ambition

54．A．enjoyedB．doubtedC．recommendedD．ackhowledged

55．A．replaceB．predictC．conductD．copy

56．A．cameaboutB．brokeupC．toffD．turnedout

57．A．literatureB．scienceC．languageD．art

58．A．preciousB．smoothC．beneficialD．slow

59．A．promidB．showedC．leftD．awarded

60．A．recordB．admireC．createD．forget

笫二节（共10小题；每小题1．5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Lions，tigersandotheranimalsarestayingawakeatnight61（avoid）

humanbeings，anewstudyfinds．

Scientistshaveknownthathumanactivitiescanleadtochangesin

nature．Manyanimalsmaymovearoundlessortraveltofarplacestokeep

away62people．Bybeingawakeatnight，animalscanalsobeonguard

againstpossibleenemiesandspendlesstime63（look）forfood．

Thelatestrearchfoundevenactivitieslikefarmingandcampingcan

64（fright）animalsandcauthemtobecomemoreactiveatnight．65had

beenstudiedwerelionsinTanzania，tigersinNepalandmonkeysin

Brazil．Rearcherscompared66（careful）howmuchtimethoanimals

wereactiveatnightinareasofhumanactivities，suchashuntingand

farming．67washumanactivitiesthatcaudanincreaofabout20

percentinnighttimeactivities，evenincreaturesthatusuallysleepat

night．Results68（publish）inthejournalSciencetwomonthsago．

Thenewfindingsare69（usual）becaunooneelhaslookedatit

insuchdetailbeforeEcologistMarleeTuckerwas70（surpri）thatanykind

ofhumanactivitiesinoughforanuimalstoepeopleasathreat．

第四部份：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，老师要求同桌之间互换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。

作文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下面画一横线，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。

Ihavea5-year-oldsister．Sometimesshefightsagainstmylffor

candies．WhenMom

makesmetogivemysharetoher，Ialwaysfeelunwillingly．Lastweek，I

caughtriouscoldand

hadtofollowthedoctor’sadvicestotakemedicine．BeforeIcamehome

fromschool，Inoticed

herleavingcandiesbesidemymedicine．Igouptoherandasked“Hey，

whatareyoudoing？”Ina

smile，shesaidtome，“CandiesmakemehappybecauIputthemhereto

makeyouhappy

today．”ThatwasthegreatestthingwhichI’deverexperienced．

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，英国网友Tom对你的家乡菜很感兴趣，你买了一本英文版的中国

地方菜谱（localrecipe）快递给他，请给他写一封电子邮件提示他接收，内容包括：

1．礼物简介；

2．估计收件时间。

注意：

1．词数100左右；

2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

英语参考答案及评分标准

一、听力部份（共20小题，1.5分／题，满分30分）

1-5ABBCA6-10ACABC11-15BCBAC16-20BABAC

二、阅读理解（共20小题，2分／题，满分40分）

21-23ACD24-27CBCB28-31DDAA32-35BDBC36-40

GCEAB

三、完形填空（共20小题，1.5分／题，满分30分）

41-45CDABD46-50ACADB51-55CABAC56-60DBDBC

四、短文填空（共10小题，1.5分／题，满分15分）

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五、短文改错（共10小题，1分／题，满分10分）

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六、书面表达（共1题，满分25分）

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Text1

M:I'foodsmellstastytodayandmakesmymouthwater.

W:Let'neemsalittleshorter.

Text2

W:Ireallyappreciateyourdrivingmearoundthecity.

M:It'smypleasure.I'mavailabletoday,andit'simportantthatyoucanfind

agoodapartmentnearyournewjob.

Text3

M:Whyaretheresomanypeopleoverweight?

W:Well,therearemanythingsthataffectpeople'ssizeandweight,suchas

nagersoftenfindit

hardtorefuattractionofjunkfood.

Text4

W:John,canIborrowyournotesofthelectureyesterdayafternoon?

M:Sorry,askyourroommate?

W:IcalledJennythismorning,butIcouldn'tgetthrough.

Text5

M:Hey,goingtowatchtheWorldCuptonight?

W:Yeah,Iwish!I'

youknow……theexam……

M:gowithus?

W:You'reright.

Text6

M:Youdon'oushouldtakethedayofffromwork.

W:Icouldn'nimportantmeetingtoday.

M:DoyoufeelOK?

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thinkI'vealsogotflu.

M:Whydon'tyoucallyourcretaryandtellhertoputoffthemeeting?

Youshouldreallygetsomerestoryou'llendupfeelingevenworthanyoudo

now.

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M:Itlooksabitred,butIdon'tknowwhy.

W:slikethatyou''dbettergototheclinic

'sgo.

Text7

W:TomorrowI'lltakeyoutosomeplacesyouwillhaveaninterestin.

M:Whereelhaven'twebeenyet?

W:TheCultureCollectionExhibitionHalls.

M:Soundsgreat!Howmanykindsofculturecollectionsdotheyhave?

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collectors.

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W:Thecollectionsincludepreciousashells,dramacostumes,ancient

coins,mini-musicalinstrumentsandmodelships……

M:Enough!Ican'twaitanymore.

Text8

M:Goodevening,nIdoforyou?

W:andandIwouldlikearoom,eany

roomavailable?Wedon'thavearervation.

M:,''sthelastone.

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forwardtorelaxinginacomfortableroom.

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It'squiteacomfortableroom.

W:Howmuchisitforonenight?We'regoingtocontinueourtrip

tomorrowmorning.

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cashorwithacreditcard?

W:'

wewouldlikeamorningcalltomorrowmorning.

M:Whattimewouldyoulike?

W:7:ou.

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W:No,nothingel.

M:parkyour

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withus.

Text9

W:Wow,thisisamazing.I'mgladwe'!

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withmeandyouwillbecool,too.

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W:Doyouthinkthesnowmakingmaycaupollution?

M:It'bossheresaidtheyweredoingwhateverthey

couldtoavoidthat.

W:It',let'sgoskiing.

Text10

Parkingrulesarerulesforareason——andI'mremindingeveryone

whyit'ssoimportanttofollowthem.

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ult,go,Iwas

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struggleswewouldmeetwithwhileraisingachildwithspecialneeds.

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besttobepositiveinsteadofblamingpeoplejustbecautheydonotknow.

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