卷子答案网-一个不只有答案的网站2023-2024学年度（上）阶段性考试（二）
高2021级 英语
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
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. What will the woman do
A. Wipe the table. B. Wash the dishes. C. Clean the floor.
2. How often are the meetings held
A. Once a day. B. Once a week. C. Once a month.
3. What does the man mean
A. He is going blind. B. He likes darkness. C. He can’t bear the strong light.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. On a mountain. B. In a gym. C. At the speakers’ home.
5. What did the man think of the garden
A. It was beautiful. B. It was crowded. C. It was inspiring.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. How will the woman give the lucky money to William
A. By WeChat Pay. B. By bank transfer. C. In cash.
7. What will William probably do during the holiday
A. Attend classes.
B. Join his family for dinner.
C. Travel to his grandparents’ house.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. Why does the woman think young people prefer public transportation
A. Decrease in income.
B. Difficulty of parking.
C. Convenience of public transportation.
9. Why does the woman like cars
A. They run fast. B. They are cheap. C. They can go anywhere.
10. When did the man get rid of his vehicle
A. A year ago. B. Half a year ago. C. One month ago.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11 Why does Lisa want the new job
A. It pays more money.
B. It offers her career promotion.
C. It will be easy as she’s done it before.
12. How did Lisa find out about the job
A. From a co-worker.
B. From an advertisement.
C. From someone working there.
13. How many children does Lisa have
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
听下面一段对话，回答第14和第17四个小题。
14. What is the conversation mainly about
A. Suggestions about adopting a pet.
B. Ways of learning to look after a dog.
C. Job applications to an animal shelter.
15 What does the woman like best about working at a shelter
Cleaning the cages.
Getting along with pets.
C. Interacting with other volunteers.
16. What does the woman regret about her volunteering work
A. The lack of pay.
B. The long working hours.
C. The inability to adopt all the pets.
17. What will the man probably do next
A. Buy a dog. B. Talk to his roommate. C. Contact a shelter near him.
听下面一段对话，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18. What made sweet foods special in ancient civilizations
A. They were hard to make.
B. They were the safest foods.
C. They were only for important persons.
19. When was the cupcake invented
A. In the 1800s. B. In the 1300s. C. In the 1200s.
20. Why did it take so long for more recipes to be published
A. The materials were too expensive.
B. People perfected desserts early on.
C. More demand for sugar was needed.
第二部分 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）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
A
It’s easy to assume that a vacation to Bali will cost a small fortune. There are plenty of accommodations, food and local transportation, and even the spas offer massages and treatments at value prices. However, you can easily spend a week or two in Bali for under $2,000, without having to sleep on the beach. Here are a few things to consider when planning Bali on a budget.
What is the best time to visit Bali on a budget
If you’re on a budget, consider visiting Bali during the lower, wetter season, which runs from October through March. The crowds will be fewer, and both hotel rates and flights from abroad are often cheaper, except during the holiday period between mid-December and early January, when crowds swell. The only trade-off for the lower prices is the wet season. This time of year isn’t always ideal for sunbathing, and serious rainfall can make outdoor activities, such as whitewater rafting and visiting waterfalls and rice terraces, less than appealing. That said, even during rainy season, it doesn’t usually rain all day long. Expect bursts of sunshine between the storms.
What is the cheapest way to get around Bali
The absolute cheapest way to get around Bali is by local bus, but it can take a long time. There are also tourist buses, including hop-on, hop-off options, that travel between different hubs across the island. Bali is well-served by taxis, both of the car and motorbike variety, and the prices tend to be affordable by international standards. Most drivers will offer you a fixed rate for full-day hires or to get from point A to point B, rather than using a meter.
Remember to bargain; doing so is particularly easy when a driver is on his own rather than at a taxi stand.
How much does food cost in Bali
If you’re into fine dining, you can end up spending a large chunk of your budget on food. Eating at the average restaurant customized towards tourists is the best way to have a meal in Bali on a budget. A good meal should cost you around 100,000 rupiah (around $7), but if you’re willing to subsist mostly off of local specialties such as nasi goreng (fried rice) and eat at local restaurants, you can expect to pay around 30,000 rupiah ($2) to get fed. Best of all, most hotels and guesthouses in Bali come with free breakfast, and many offer heavier options of noodles and meat that may keep you full until lunch.
21. Which of the following situation can be best described by the underlined word trade-off in paragraph 2
A. Jack got a reward after he returned the lost bag to its owner.
B. Lily spent much money buying some handicrafts at the local fair.
C. Wendy cancelled her trip in order to prevent the spread of the virus.
D. Sam was scolded by his parents for what he did in school last night.
22. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage
A. It’s better for outdoor enthusiasts to visit Bali during the off season.
B. Passengers had better fix the price with drivers before the taxi pulls out from the station.
C. If on a tight budget, one is advised to visit Bali at the end of December every year.
D. It’s relatively economical to eat merely at average restaurants tailored to visitors.
23. In which column of a magazine can you most probably find this passage
A. City and Transport. B. Travel and Recreation.
C. Nature and Environment. D. Food and Health.
B
For most of the year, Embleton Bay is almost deserted, a magical curve of sand on edge of the world. This is where the pupils of Embleton Primary School, a beach school, a very Friday——to learn.
Nicola Threlfall, head teacher of the school, says that teachers employ a range of teaching methods to realize teaching objectives, from more traditional written work to teach paths in the sand with sticks, covering diverse topics.
Sometimes the environment itself works wonder. Nicola explains there are huge benefits to giving children the opportunity to just “be”. Watching the waves, lying on the sand feeling the wind and sun on their faces, or rolling down sand dunes are all an essential part of the beach- school experience, enabling children, to explore, test their own limits and understand their place in their environment.
Online resources are provided, too, in terms of engaging children and fostering an interest in beaches. During lockdown, the students enjoyed a virtual online lecture with the Rock Pool Project, a social group that encourages people of all ages to discover marine life.
During the winter months, sand blows in ripples across the beach under the biting north winds. How do the children cope with the difficult weather Nicola says they like to get the kids out on the beach in all weather. If it’s raining, they head to the bird hide; when it’s cold, the kids warm up by doing more physical activities. On warmer days, they sit on picnic tables outside to enjoy their lunch.
The beach is within walking distance of the school gates but the one kilometre down the hill-and another one back up still proves challenging for little legs. Nicola confirms that noticeable improvement in the children’s endurance and fitness level is one of the main advantages.
Embleton Primary School is demonstrating how successful outdoor learning can be. Can more school modify The curriculum to include regular time outside for their students
24. How does the school carry out outdoor learning
A By giving lectures regularly. B. By integrating diverse approaches.
C. By inspiring students to write more. D. By centering on environmental issues.
25. What do teachers do in tough winter days
A. Shorten beach hours. B. Adjust student activities.
C. Postpone outdoor events. D. Change teaching objectives.
26. How does the author find the beach lessons
A. Fully-researched. B. Widely-provided.
C. Confidence-boosting. D. Character-building.
27. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Start from Beach B. Live with Sea life
C. Enjoy Beach Activities D. Reform Future Education
C
The surface of Mars is etched (蚀刻) with ancient river valleys and lake basins. Some researchers think that liquid water once flowed on the Red Planet. Today, Mars is too cold for much, if any, liquid water to exist. And 3.8 billion years ago, when the flowing water formed，the sun was fainter than it is today, making it even harder to imagine a warm Martian climate. That's why many researchers think Mars may have gone in and out of deep freezes.
Some researchers have suggested that early Mars only thawed out（解冻）when large asteroid（小行星） impacts or volcanic eruptions temporarily warmed the planet. But Kasting, a geologist at Penn State University, thinks warm windows from such dramatic events would have been too brief to carve the vast canyons（峡谷） that exist on Mars. Now, Kasting and his colleagues have come up with an alternative explanation. They think Mars may have experienced a series of climate cycles.
The idea goes like this: When Mars was cold and frozen, volcanoes continued to belch out（喷出）the greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and hydrogen into the atmosphere. There, the gas blanket trapped heat and warmed the planet up until liquid water began to flow, forming Mars' rivers and lakes. However, warm temperatures and abundant water would also have sped up certain chemical reactions that consumed carbon dioxide, reducing the greenhouse effect and cooling the planet back down again. Then the cycle would repeat.
Kasting shared his theory with other astronomers at the December meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco, and in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters. So far, Kasting's team has only shown that such an explanation is possible, according to climate models. But the researchers say field trips could help test the idea by looking for evidence of multiple warm events, and their durations.
What made researchers believe that liquid water once existed on Mars？
A. The surface of Mars is with liquid water. B. The temperatures of the sun.
C. The geological features of Mars. D. The faintness of the sun.
29. What is Kasting's theory based on？
A. Large asteroids had no impact on Mars.
B. Deep valleys couldn't be formed in a short period of time.
C. Volcanic eruptions were very frequent on Mars.
D. Carbon dioxide and hydrogen were abundant in the atmosphere.
30. What do we know about the climate cycles？
A. Carbon dioxide and hydrogen would not be changed.
B. The greenhouse gases played an important role in this cycle.
C. The climate cycles would experience three times in total.
D. Hot environment would accelerate reactions to generate carbon dioxide.
31. Which is the most suitable title for the text？
A. Climate Cycles Could Have Carved Canyons on Mars
B. Large Asteroid Impacts on the Red Planet
C. Liquid Water Existing on Mars
D. Ancient River Valleys Have Been Found on Mars
D
Personalized medicine changes conventional medicine which typically offers blanket recommendations and offers treatments designed to help more people than they harm but that might not work for you. The approach recognizes that we each possess unique characteristics, and they have an outsize impact on our health.
Around the world, researchers are creating precision tools unimaginable just a decade ago: superfast DNA sequencing (排序), tissue engineering, cell reprogramming, gene editing, and more. The science and technology soon will make it possible to predict your risk of cancer, heart disease, and countless other illnesses years before you get sick. The work also offers prospects for changing genes in removing some diseases.
Last spring, researchers at the National Cancer Institute reported the dramatic recovery of a woman with breast cancer, Judy Perkins. The team, led by Steven Rosenberg, an immune (免疫的) treatment pioneer, had sequenced her cancer cells’ DNA to analyze the sudden change. The team also removed a sampling of immune cells and tested them to see which ones recognized her cancer cells’ genetic faults. The scientists reproduced the winning immune cells by the billions and put them into Perkins to attack her cancer cells. More than two years later, Perkins, a retired engineer from Florida, shows no signs of cancer.
Thirty years ago, scientists thought that it would be impossible to understand our genetic rules and sequence the 3. 2 billion pairs of different elements in our DNA. “It was like you were talking fairy tales,” Kurzrock said. “The conventional wisdom was that it would never happen. Never! And then in 2003, never was over.”
It took the Human Gene Project 13 years, roughly one billion dollars, and scientists from six countries to sequence one gene complex. Today sequencing costs about a thousand dollars. The latest machines can produce the results in a day. The technology, combined with advanced cell analysis, clarifies the astonishing biochemical variations that make every human body unique.
32. What can we know about personalized medicine
A. It has emerged a decade before.
B. It offers blanket recommendations.
C. It uses genetic information to help patients.
D. It administers treatment intended for most people.
33. Which best describes those precision tools
A. Promising. B. Highly risky. C. Fruitless. D. Strictly confidential.
34. What happened in the process of treating Judy Perkins’ breast cancer
A. Sequencing her immune cells. B. Reprogramming her cancer cells.
C. Analysis of her lifestyle changes. D. Identification of cancer-fighting cells.
35. What’s the last paragraph mainly talking about concerning sequencing
A. Its recent advances. B. Its wide applications.
C. Its major disadvantages. D. Its attractive prospects.
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。选项中有两项为多于选项。
Have you ever struggled to understand how someone else feels Building up your empathy (同理心) skills helps you connect with your friends. 36
What is empathy
Empathy is a kind of capability that lets you step into someone else’s shoes and then figure out how they are feeling. For instance, if you can see your friend is upset after losing a football match and you support them by telling them some warm and motivating words, you are showing empathy. Miranda McKeamey set up an organization called EmpathyLab that builds empathy through reading. 37 “Empathy is a force for change,” she says.
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Scientists say empathy isn’t something you are born with, it’s a skill you can acquire through learning. One way you can do this is by active listening. When someone is talking to you, listen closely and respond in a way that shows you understand their situations and emotions thoroughly. Reading, advocated by EmpathyLab, is also a great way to boost empathy, since stories can take you inside someone else’s mind and show you the world through their eyes and emotions.
Put empathy into action.
39 This could mean trying out something that is important to a friend or family member, like exploring their favorite place. EmpathyLab advocated ideas for putting empathy into action in schools or at home. That might be connecting with someone new in your class and having a friendly conversation, or making small changes to your behaviour. All small acts of kindness to others can make a difference, which in turn will be copied by someone else. 40
A. How can you have more empathy
B. Who need empathy most in daily life
C. Besides, it also spreads kindness and inspires them to do the same.
D. To find out more conducts you can do, log in EmpathyLab. .
E. Only by putting empathy into action can you relate to others’ bad lives.
F. She believes even small, supportive actions can have a positive impact.
G. Miranda recommends going into the thick of people’s lives to show empathy.
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。
Eradajere Oleita thinks she may have a partial solution for two of their country's persistent problems：garbage and poverty. It's called the Chip Bag Project. As a student and 41 , she is asking local snack lovers a 42 . Rather than throw empty chip bags 43 into the trash, 44 them! Then she can turn them into sleeping bags for the homeless.
Chip 45 drop off their empty bags at two 46 : a print shop and a clothing store where Oleita and her volunteer helpers collect them. After they sanitize the chip bags in soapy hot water, they slice them open, 47 them flat, and iron them together. They 48 fillings to line the insides.
It takes about four hours to 49 a sleeping bag, and each takes around 150 to 300 chip bags, depending on whether they're single-serve or family 50 . The 51 is a sleeping bag that is “waterproof, lightweight, and easy to carry around,” Oleita told the News.
Since its start in 2020，the Chip Bag Project has 52 more than 800，000 chip bags and, 53 last December, created 110 sleeping bags.
Sure,it would be 54 to raise the money to buy new sleeping bags. But the project is only half the 55 for—Oleita whose family moved to the United States from Nigeria a decade ago with the hope of attaining a better life—and her fellow volunteers. “We are dedicated to making an impact not only 56 but environmentally,” she says.
And, of course, there's the symbolism of recycling bags that would 57 land in the trash and using them to help the homeless. It's a powerful 58 that environmental 59 and poverty often go hand in hand. As Oleita told , “I think it's time to show 60 between all of these issues.”
A. instructor B. helper C. tailor D.environmentalist
A. criterion B. qualification C. question D. favor
A. lightly B. deliberately C. occasionally D. indirectly
A. sell B. empty C. clean D. donate
A. producers B. eaters C. sponsors D. buyers
A. dustbins B. locations C. bags D. streets
A. lead B. lie C. lay D. print
A. check B. need C. reach D. use
A. sew B. design C. offer D. discover
A. member B. size C. mission D. debt
A. result B. relief C. method D. produce
A. made B. decorated C. accumulated D. charged
A. in terms of B. regardless of C. instead of D. as of
A. busier B. simpler C. heavier D. smaller
A. goal B. stage C. procedure D. chance
A. objectively B. politically C. socially D. secretly
A. moreover B. otherwise C. instead D. besides
A. report B. blame C. reminder D. solution
A. problems B. groups C. regulations D. protection
A. divisions B. similarities C. messages D. connections
第II卷 非选择题
（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Roujiamo,also called rougamo, is one of the most popular Chinese snacks. Despite its
61 (compare)to a hamburger, it carries far more geographical and historical meaning.
Roujiamo is 62 (close) associated with the north-central city of Xi'an, in Shaanxi province. Since 202 BCE, Xi'an has been both the eastern terminal of the Silk Road and the capital for 13 more-or-less successive Chinese 63 (dynasty).
Traditionally, Roujiamo mainly consists of two parts---the flatbread and the filling. The meat preparation used to make the filling for roujiamo dates back 64 the Warring States period. The introduction into China of Central Asian-style flatbreads, like the kind used in roujiamo, in general, 65 (owe) to Ban Chao, a Chinese general who spent over 30 years battling 66 union of nomadic（游牧的）tribes to regain control of the farthest western reaches of China. The flatbread bun, called baijimo, takes its name from 67 is today known as Beiji township. There exist differences between the flatbreads used for different districts in Shaanxi. For example, the flatbread used for Tongguan roujiamo is unlike 68 used in the Xi'an style. Tongguan roujiamo,was named after a town that, in days long past, 69 （guard）a strategic pass roughly 120km east of Xi'an.
Despite its tasty flavor, it's risky 70 (eat) on the go. Proper roujiamo is filled to bursting, regardless of the potential consequences for one's clothes and dry-cleaning budget.
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:在缺词处加一个漏字符号() 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:在错的词下划一横线，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。
As we all know, a year consists of four seasons, each of them has its own features. However, my favourite one is summer. The reasons are as followed.
First of all, summer was “hot”. I am not just referring to temperature. People as well become enthusiastic. In summer, people will go to skating, swimming, running, climbing and anything excited. Besides, sceneries in summer is the most appealing, which causes people to go out and feels the vivid life surrounding them.
In my opinions, four seasons make a complete circle of the year, or at least one season is your cup of tea, just as summer is mine.
第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)
假定你是李华，你将去北京参加寒假中学生英语演讲比赛。你在准备过程中遇到了困难，请用英语给美国好友Tom写一封信。内容包括：
1. 求助内容；
2. 希望得到帮助；
3. 邀请观看比赛。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 文章开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
How are you getting on
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Yours,
Li Hua2023-2024学年度（上）阶段性考试（二）高三英语答案
听力:（每个1.5分x20=30分）：
1-5 BCCAB 6-10 BAACB 11-15 BCABB 16-20 CCCAA
阅读理解：（每个2分x20=30分）
21-23 CDB 24-27 BBDA 28-31 (
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)CBBA 32-35 CADA
七选五：（每个2分x5=10分）
36-40 CFAGD
完形填空：（每个1.5分x20=30分）
41-45：DDADB 46-50：BCDAB 51-55： ACDBA 56-60：CBCAD
语法填空：（每个1.5分x10=15分）
61. comparison 62. closely 63. dynasties 64. to 65. is owed
66. a 67. what 68. that 69 guarded 70. to eat
短文改错：（每个1分x10=10分）
them→which或在each前加and 2. followed→follows 3. was→is
4. 在temperature前加the 5. 删除go后的to 6. excited→exciting 7. sceneries→scenery
8. feels→feel 9. opinions改成opinion 10. or→and
书面表达：(25分)
Dear Tom,
How are you getting on With the winter vacation drawing near, I’m to participate in an English speech contest of middle school students to be held in Beijing. Faced with so many challenges in the course of the preparation, I have no alternative but to turn to you (in the hope that you will be so kind as to do me a favor).
First and foremost, I find it exceedingly challenging for me to collect some useful information on the Internet(, without which my speech wouldn’t be rich in content). Besides, I have a great desire to polish my spoken English, especially the pronunciation and intonation. Nothing could be better if you could lend me a helping hand with respect to these problems.
(In the meanwhile,) I’d like to extend my warmest invitation to you to make a trip to Beijing to enjoy the competition in person. Looking forward to your presence.
Yours,
Li Hua
听力原文
1.M: Right, we need to get this place tidy before Mom gets home or she will go crazy. You wash the dishes and I will clean the floor.
W: OK. You’d better wipe the table as well.
2.M: Why didn’t we discuss the new order at our last meeting
W: It was too late to discuss it at the December meeting. I’ve carried it forward to the January meeting.
M: OK, so we should have a decision in time for the February meeting.
3.M: Eek, you are blinding me. Turn that light away.
W: Sorry, I forgot how powerful it is.
M: It’s OK. It was just a shock, stepping out of darkness into that.
4.W: How much further do we have to walk I thought we would be at the top by now.
M: What’s the matter Haven’t all those gym sessions strengthened your legs Come on, we’ll be back home in no time.
5.W: Mark took me to the botanical garden over the weekend. All the plants were very pretty and colorful. They inspired me to paint later that day.
M: I went there last month, but it was so busy that I couldn’t enjoy it.
W:Good morning, William. I wanted to wish you a happy Lunar New Year. What time is it there
M:Thanks, Mom. It’s 9:00 a, m. I wish I could be there to join the family celebration.
W:Well, we still have some lucky money for you. Can I send it on WeChat
M:That’s inconvenient to use that here. Can you send it to my US account
W:I’d love to give you a red envelope as usual, but that’ll work, instead.
M: Thanks, Mom. I still have school these weeks. Unfortunately, I won’t have much time off.
W:I’m sorry. We’ll call you from your grandma’s house when we get there!
7.W: Did you know it is more common for young people to take taxis and public transportation than to own a car.
M: I saw that this morning in the newspaper as well.
W: I guess it’s because income levels have really dropped since the last decade. Can you imagine taking a bus everywhere
M: Traffic has gotten so bad in the city. Since last year, it’s been nearly impossible to park anywhere. That must have led to the fact that nobody is buying cars. Also, people can order taxis on their phones now—it’s so convenient.
W: But when you are driving, you feel so free. There are so many places a bus can’t take you to.
M: Well, I haven’t had a car for six months till now and have never looked back. Getting around has not gotten any harder, either by bus or taxi.
W: Don’t you have to wait a long time when getting a taxi
M: No way. These days they come so fast. The last time I had to wait more than 10 minutes was over a month ago.
8.M: So, Lisa, what makes you believe that you’re the best person for the job
W: Well, I have five years of experience in a similar position at another company.
M: And why is it you are looking to leave that company
W: Well, the pay is better, but I’m looking for a place where I can grow.
M: And you think that is with us
W: Yes. One of my friends works for you. She told me about the role. She’s always talking about how the company supports her in learning new skills and pushing her to advance.
M: We do have a skills training school and we expect our employees to try and better themselves.
W: Well, I’m definitely eager to learn.
M: We also offer flexible working hours if that suits.
W: It would. We have two girls aged three and four.
M: Lovely. We like to think of ourselves as a family, so as long as you do the work, we’re happy for you to set your own schedule.
W:That sounds perfect,
9.M:Hi. My roommate wants to get a dog but I have never owned one before. Where can I learn how to take care of a dog
W:You might try volunteering at a local animal shelter.
M:Oh How will that help me
W:It will teach you how to properly feed, exercise and clean up after a dog. You get to work with abandoned animals, helping them become used to human beings so they can find new homes.
M:Is working at a shelter expensive
W:No, other than maybe buying some clothes you can get dirty. Cleaning-up can be messy and smelly.
M: What is the best part about working at a shelter from your experience
W:You get to interact with dogs and cats, while cleaning their cages. You get to give them love and attention, and they will give you far more of both than you give them.
M:Is there anything you regret about volunteering at a shelter
W:Only that I am unable to adopt every animal. I learned a lot and enjoyed it.
M:Thank you for the advice. I will look into helping a shelter near me.
If you’re anything like me, then your favorite foods are the sweet ones. But do you know that these foods have a culture as rich as their tastes In ancient civilizations, sweets were special because they were only given to the most important people. Dried fruits and honey were among the first things used to sweeten meals. The sweet foods were not able to spread around until the “sugarcane” began to be developed in India. Once people found a way to transport sugar easily, they were able to bring it to other countries. Macedonia received this type of sugar in 300 BC, and then over 1000 years later, it spread to China. It wasn’t until the 12th century that its uses spread to Europe. However, even after sugar became well-known, it was still too expensive for most people to buy on special occasions. Some of the desserts that we still eat and love today were designed hundreds of years ago. The first recorded recipe of an apple pie was published in 1381. The first cupcake recipe happened nearly 450 years later. Due to the expensive materials needed to cook desserts, most people didn’t try to experiment with new techniques. In the present, open trade and access to information and resources has brought us the world’s knowledge of desserts. Sweet foods, candies and desserts can be found almost anywhere.
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