C. Her phone is out of order.
7. What is the woman likely to do next?
英 语 试 题 A. Watch a video.
B. Meet her mother.
（命、审题人： ） C. Send a message.
时间：120 分钟 总分：150 分 听第7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. What kind of jeans does the man need?
注意事项： A. Slim. B. Regular. C. Relaxed.
9. What does the man dislike about the first pair of jeans?
1. 答题前，务必将自己的姓名、班级、考号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。
A. Its color. B. Its material. C. Its length.
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，用橡皮擦擦干
10. What does the man ask the woman for?
净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
A. A discount. B. A receipt. C. A free gift.
3. 答非选择题时，将答案书写在答题卡相应位置上，写在本试卷上无效。 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11至 13题。
4. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 11. What are the speakers mainly discussing at first?
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） A. A phrase. B. A desert. C. A book.
第一节 (共 5 小题；每小题 1.5，满分 7.5） 12. Why will the woman’s uncle move out of the town?
A. He can’t get on with the locals.
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。听
B. He has got a new job in a city.
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。
C. He finds it inconvenient to live there.
例：How much is the shirt?
13. Where will the man probably go next?
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. A. To his home. B. To a restaurant. C. To a post office.
1. What does the woman intend to do? 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14至 16题。
A. Take a photo. B. Row a boat. C. Have a picnic.
14. Who makes the woman feel stressed?
2. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. Her boss. B. Her parents. C. Her clients.
A.Inthehospital. B.Onthebus. C.Atthebusstation.
15. What does the man suggest the woman do?
3. What will the man do next?
A. Get some rest. B. Quit her job. C. Apply for a project.
A. Go to the bathroom. B. Buy an umbrella. C. Call a taxi.
16. How does the man sound in the end?
4. What is the probable relationship between Andy and Mona?
A. Considerate. B. Uninterested. C. Humorous.
A. Brother and sister. B. Schoolmates. C. Friends.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
5. What is the girl doing?
17. Where did Hughes pass away?
A.Making a complaint. B.Making an excuse. C.Reading astory.
A. In Florida. B. In Georgia. C. In New York.
第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 1.5，满分 22.5）
18. What did Hughes do?
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
A. A real estate agent. B. A singer. C. A writer.
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 19. Which magazine did Steinem co-found with Hughes?
秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 A. Ms. Magazine. B. New York Magazine. C. Children’s Magazine.
听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。 20. What did Hughes encourage Steinem to do?
6. Why does the woman fail to use Wi-Fi? A. Travel across the country.
A. The Wi-Fi has broken down. B. Devote to children’s welfare.
B. She got the password wrong. C. Make public speeches.
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第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分） 21. Which garden should you visit if you’re into daffodils?
第一节（共 15 小题; 每小题 2 分，满分 30 分） A. The Savili Garden B. Bodnant Garden
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A，B，C，和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 C. Arduaine Garden D. The Himalayan Garden
A 22. Which of the following statements is true?
Superb Spring Gardens A. All four gardens boast magnolia and rhododendron.
Sunshine on your face, the scent of blossom in the air, the dreamy song of a blackbird. What better way to B. Two gardens are open to the public only during April.
while away a spring day than in a country garden filled with flowers like magnolia, rhododendron, primula, iris, C. The National Trust takes care of two of the four gardens.
daffodils or bluebells? Here are a four of the best. D. Tourists can call to know more about the four gardens.
23. What’s the purpose of the page?
LONDON WALES
A. To introduce the beauty of the superb spring gardens in the UK.
The Savili Garden Bodnant Garden
B. To urge garden lovers to visit the websites of the four gardens.
Egham, Surrey. Open daily. Near Colwyn Bay, Clwyd. Open daily.
C. To promote different regions in the UK by introducing their gardens.
Part of the Windsor Great Park estate, with one Rightly considered one of the UK’s finest
of the country’s finest plant collections. Aptly gardens, Bodnant springs to life with pools of D. To advertise four spring gardens and encourage visits to them.
named Spring Wood is planted with magnolia daffodils in Old Park Meadow, along with B
and rhododendron, including many Loderi national collections of magnolia and In 1959, Handler changed how toy dolls were made when she introduced “Barbie” to the world. With her
hybrids, the flowers of which are deliciously rhododendron. Extensive plantings of cherry mature figure, Barbie was one of the first “grown-up” dolls to hit the retail market.
scented, while the Azalea Walk is at its peak in fill the garden with sweet scent in mid-spring, Handler wanted to create a toy that was different from the baby dolls that dominated little girls’ toy boxes.
mid to late May. Brilliant for families with a alongside plentiful bluebells. For these weeks She wanted a doll that girls could project their future dreams upon and allowed for limitless clothing and career
great cafe, too. from mid-May, the famous Laburnum Arch, a choices. Inspired by paper dolls of the time, Handler, to much disagreement, made sure Barbie had the body of
windsorgreatpark.co.uk/en long walkway with golden-yellow flowers, a grown woman.
alone is worth a visit to experience it. “My own philosophy of Barbie,” Handler wrote in her autobiography, “was that through the doll, the little
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girl could be anything she wanted to be. Barbie always represented the fact that a woman had choices.”
nationaltrust.org.uk/bodnant-garden
There’s even a Barbie for cancer patients — Brave Barbie — a partnership between Mattel and
SCOTLAND YORKSHIRE
CureSearch that sends a bald (光头的) Barbie to families affected by cancer. “Gifting my daughter a Barbie
Arduaine Garden The Himalayan Garden
who suffered from cancer was tremendous,” Michelle, a cancer survivor said, “We would play with that Barbie
Near Oban, Argyll. Open daily from 1 April. Grewelthorpe, North Yorkshire. Open daily
Set on Scotland’s west coast amid stunning from 12 April. together and I’d heartbreakingly watch her pretend to take the doll to the hospital for chemo (化疗), or place its
scenery, this beautiful garden benefits from the Set in a valley between Harrogate and Ripon, long wig on top of its head and tell the doll ‘It’s time to be beautiful again.’”
influence of the Gulf Stream. Now in the care this garden features hundreds of native Bald Barbie was super brave and went on awesome adventures after chemo. Sometimes she felt sick and
of the National Trust for Scotland, the historic Himalayan plants in a setting that is perhaps as needed to sleep, but would feel much better after a rest. Bald Barbie always beat the cancer and went on to live
garden featured over 200 rhododendrons by the close as you can get to being in an actual a long and happy life with her family. That Barbie became so much more than a plastic doll — she was a
1920s, which are still spring highlights, as are Himalayan valley — especially on a misty means of communication and a coping mechanism during an extremely distressing time for little families.
stands of primula and iris. But the real stars are morning. Many of the rhododendrons are wild
24. Why did Handler create Barbie?
the stretches of colourful and jaw-droppingly species, collected and grown from seed and
A.To make a hit in the retail market.
beautiful Himalayan plants. now in their mature prime.
B. To appeal to girls with her diverse outfits.
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C. To do a project on women’s career choices.
nationaltrust.org.uk/arduain-garden himalayangarden.com
D. To inspire girls to make choices as they wish.
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25. How might Michelle feel when watching her daughter with Brave Barbie? 29. What did Frank R. Lin’s clinical trial reveal?
A. Sad yet comforted. B. Envious yet proud. A. Hearing aids helped reduce cognitive decline.
C. Sympathetic and ashamed. D. Heartbroken and regretful. B. Hearing aids worked on healthy people.
26. What does Brave Barbie mean to Michelle’s family? C. Cognitive decline could result in hearing loss.
A. A reliable emotional support. B. A glue for broken relationships. D. Cognitive decline was unrelated to age.
C. An effective practical treatment. D. A secret medium of negotiation. 30. What is paragraph 4 centred on?
27. Where is the text probably taken from? A. What sign will appear before losing hearing.
A. A medical journal. B. A charity brochure. B. How hearing loss impacts cognitive decline.
C. A financial report. D. A story collection. C. Why hearing loss is left untreated by people.
C D. How our brain discourages cognitive decline.
31. What can be a suitable title for the text?
It is reported that about 14 percent of Americans aged over 12 have trouble in hearing. And hearing loss
A. Hearing loss—a new factor connected with dementia
increases dramatically to 50 percent or more for those aged over 70. It often comes on so gradually that many
B. Cognitive decline, caused by more than hearing loss
ignore it. Only an estimated 15 to 25 percent of adults would use hearing aids, and the use is lowest among
C. Dementia—an incurable but preventable disease
people who have less access to health care.
D. Hearing loss, having limited access to healthcare
However, recent research has revealed that even mild or moderate hearing loss in older adults is
D
associated with cognitive decline. Older adults with hearing loss are more likely to develop dementia (痴呆),
Do you remember all those years when scientists argued that smoking would kill us but the doubters
and the likelihood increases with the severity of the loss.
insisted that we didn’t know for sure? That the evidence was not enough, the science uncertain? They even
In July, Frank R. Lin, a professor from Johns Hopkins University, presented results from a first-of-its-kind
thought that the anti-smoking group was out to destroy our way of life and the government should stay out of
randomized clinical trial. Participants are 977 adults aged between 70 and 84, including those who have more the way. Lots of Americans believed that nonsense, and over three decades, some 10 million smokers went to
risk factors for developing dementia and those who are relatively healthy. They received best-practice hearing early graves.
care, including hearing aids. Three years later, hearing aids did make a difference to the participants in There are upsetting similarities today, as scientists try to awaken us to the growing threat of global
cognitive decline. Especially for those who were at the higher risk for dementia, a 48 percent cut in risk of warming. The latest was an expert group from the National Academy of Sciences, telling us that the Earth’s
cognitive decline could be made if they got hearing aids. atmosphere is definitely warming and that the problem is largely man-made. The president of the National
When hearing loss is untreated, the brain’s organization changes, says Anu Sharma, an auditory Academy, Bruce Alberts, added that “Science never has all the answers. But science does provide us with the
neuroscientist of the University of Colorado Boulder. In adults with mild hearing loss, studies show a decrease best available guide to the future, and it is critical that our nation and the world base important policies on the
in gray matter (灰质) in brain. Sharma found early signs that vision and touch areas of the brain cover and best judgments that science can provide concerning the future consequences of present actions.”
change underused hearing areas. Adults with hearing loss also show more activity in working memory areas. Just as on smoking, voices now come from many quarters insisting that the science about global warming
They need to make extra efforts just to listen, Sharma says, which may exhaust cognitive reserves. is incomplete, that it’s OK to keep pouring smoke into the air until we know for sure. This is a dangerous game:
Hearing loss is also associated with more falls, higher health-care costs, and increased loneliness and by the time 100 percent of the evidence is in, it may be too late. With the risks obvious and growing, a careful
social isolation. “Hearing is fundamental to healthy aging,” says Nicholas Reed, who worked with Frank R.Lin people would take out an insurance policy now.
on the cognitive-decline study. Fortunately, the government is starting to pay attention. But it’s obvious that a majority of the president’s
28. What can we learn from the figures in the first paragraph? advisers still don’t take global warming seriously. Instead of a plan of action, they continue to ask for more
research—a classic case of “paralysis by analysis”.
A. Americans pay special attention to their hearing.
To serve as responsible keepers of the planet, we must press forward on deeper atmospheric and oceanic
B. Americans are unaware of danger of hearing loss.
research. But research alone is inadequate. The legislative(立法的) action should be taken to protect the planet,
C. Many Americans with hearing loss stay untreated.
and to protect ourselves.
D. Most Americans are suffering serious hearing loss.
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32. What statement did lots of Americans agree with? already known and understood. 40 More importantly, the real secret lies in selecting examples that are
A. Smoking was closely connected with death. not just familiar but also deeply relevant—those are the ones that will truly ring with your listeners.
B. People had the freedom to choose their own way of life.
A. Show, don’t tell.
C. The number of early deaths of smokers was small.
B. Make every word count.
D. Anti-smoking people were usually talking nonsense.
C. This makes the complex concepts less new and more familiar.
33. According to Bruce Alberts, what can science serve as?
D. If you don’t sound excited, the listeners won’t feel excited either.
A. A guide. B.A judge. C.A critic. D. A protector.
E. Storytelling is another powerful tool of communicating complex concepts.
34. What does the underlined phrase “paralysis by analysis” in paragraph 4 mean?
F. Communicating complex information is a common challenge in presentations.
A. Endless studies kill action.
G. For example, allow them to choose the content route they wish to take and control the pace.
B. Careful investigation reveals truth.
第三部分 英语知识运用
C. Adequate planning ensures success.
第一节 （共 小题；每小题 分，满分 分）
D. Extensive research helps decision-making. 20 1.5 30
35. Why does the author associate the issue of global warming with that of smoking? 阅读下列短文，从短文后每题所给的 A，B，C，和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A. Both of them are ignored by the government. Iarossi is a 10-year-old softball player from Tampa, FL. She was tired of having her practices canceled
B. A lesson from the latter can be applied to the former. because of an 41 between girls and boys sports. Her community has many baseball fields but only
C. The outcome of the latter worsens the former. one softball field. When baseball teams need more 42 , they will often take up the softball
D. Both of them have turned from bad to worse. field, 43 her team’s practice.
Iarossi said the effect wasn’t just 44 . “Many of my teammates seemed less 45 . They felt
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
discouraged from continuing and therefore some 46 . They thought they didn’t get the practice
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处得最佳选项。
and thus 47 to be as good.” To change that, she decided to send a 48 to the mayor. “I said it’s
How to communicate complex information? not the 1800s anymore, and girls would like to play sports too. Please give girls and boys sports an
Did you ever have to read a presentation where you felt like you’re lost in confusing terms, data and equal 49 , “Iarossi said. “I hope all girls get 50 to softball. It’s just fair for all in sports.”
concepts? Are you giving others this same experience? 36 But there are ways you can simplify your Her initial goal was to 51 support for the cause, but it did much more. Her action 52 the
presentation and reengage your audience. Here’s how you can get complex information across. city’s government to construct multi-use fields 53 for both girls softball and boys baseball teams.
Use interactive content. It gets the readers more involved in your presentation by letting them play an Iarossi’s mom said, “ 54 , to write to the mayor was all my daughter’s 55 — no one told her to. I
active part. 37 Beyond that, questionnaires and chatbots provide personalized and specific answers feel proud of her 56 to turn to the mayor as a little child and excited by the 57 from the
to readers as part of your presentation. Making your presentation interactive used to be hard, but now you can authorities. It is really 58 to see there are other people who 59 this and help enable all of our
just use Storydoc. Go make your first interactive presentation. It’s easy as pie. children to 60 this wonderful game.”
38 No one will read a presentation with a thousand words. Do everyone a favor and use 41. A.exchange B.agreement C.association D.imbalance
images. Images can be super effective at communicating complex information and save you a lot of needless 42. A.support B.training C.room D.audience
text. In fact, visual representation of data and concepts can often convey what words cannot. Use diagrams and 43. A.reducing B.ruining C.changing D.joining
images to illustrate your points and simplify the complex. 44. A.annoying B.noticeable C.complex D.predictable
Narrate your content. 39 Whether it’s through text to speech AI or video bubbles, centering your 45. A.curious B.pleased C.enthusiastic D.patient
presentation around a story can help guide your audience through the complexity, making it more digestible, 46. A.complained B.quit C.argued D.fought
engaging, and memorable. 47. A.unqualified B.unprepared C.unthinkable D.unable
Use examples and fables. They can help explain clearly the complexity of ideas for they are what we’ve 48. A.letter B.video C.gift D.package
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49. A.privilege B.pay C.shot D.salary 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
50. A.access B.permission C.attachment D.connection 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
51. A.offer B.express C.strengthen D.gain
2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者 (从第 11 处起) 不计分。
52. A.motivated B.forced C.required D.persuaded
I enjoy learning English but can remember individual words easy. However, when it comes to reading
53. A.necessary B.available C.favourable D.responsible
comprehension, it’s really the challenge. Last weekend, I tried to read a storybook write in English to improve
54. A.Thankfully B.Unwillingly C.Hopefully D.Actually
my reading. At first, I refer to the dictionary every time I came across a new word, which I found it not very
55. A.advice B.intention C.idea D.concern
helpful. I often felt puzzling about what I had read. Then I tried to finish a chapter completely with looking up
56. A.daring B.affording C.promising D.begging
the new words. What surprised me was I could understand the story merely from the context. I hope I will
57. A.allowance B.commitment C.response D.instruction
make great progresses in English in this way.
58. A.desirable B.inspiring C.appealing D.reasonable
59. A.introduce B.appreciate C.treasure D.back 第二节 书面表达 （满分 25 分）
60. A.pick up B.participate in C.make out D.take to 假如你是李华，你的外国朋友 Albert 想了解中国高中生对于是否需要开设学生职业生涯规划 (career
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） planning) 课程的想法，请你写一封信给他，内容包括：
The sheepskin raft(羊皮筏), the oldest means of transportation along the Yellow River, has a history of 1. 你的观点；
nearly 2,000 years. The airbag of the raft is made of 61 whole sheepskin and goes through many 2. 你的理由；
processes, including heating to remove hair, soaking in salty oil, sewing, drying 62 blowing.Then the 3. 你的建议。
airbags 63 (fasten) to a wooden stand, enabling its use for transporting people and goods across the 注意：
water.
1. 词数 100 左右
It is said that the largest sheepskin raft in old times 64 (consist) of more than 600 sheepskin
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
airbags, with an impressive length of 22 meters and a 65 (wide) of 7 meters. It was capable of carrying
，
around 30 tons of goods and drifting over 200 kilometers in one day. Dear Albert
In the early 20th century, before the 1950s, 66 railways were not yet in operation and road traffic _________________________________________________________________________________________
was 67 (convenient), the sheepskin raft served as the most important means of transportation for _________________________________________________________________________________________
residents 68 (live) along the Yellow River. Yours,
However, with the rapid development of society, the sheepskin raft has largely played its historical Li Hua
role 69 transporting people and goods. Nowadays, it can only be found along the banks of the Yellow
River in some cities in Gansu province. It has become a tool for people 70 (do) some sightseeing on
the Yellow River.
第四部分 写作
第一节 短文改错
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 10 处语言
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。
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英语答案
一：听力
1-5 ABACB 6-10 BCBAC 11-15 ACBCB 16-20 AABAC
二：阅读理解
21-25 BCDDA 26-30 ADCAB 31-35 ABAAB 36-40 FGAEC
三：完形填空
41-45 DCBAC 46-50 BDACA 51-55 DABDC 56-60 ACBDB
四：语法填空
61. a 62.and 63.arefastened 64.consisted 65.width
66.when 67.inconvenient/lessconvenient 68.living 69.in 70.todo
五：短文改错
I enjoy learning English but can remember individual word easy. However, when it comes to
and easily
reading comprehension, it’s really the challenge. Last weekend, I tried to read a storybook write in
a written
English to improve my reading. At first, I refer to the dictionary every time I came across a new
referred
word, which I found it not very helpful. I often felt puzzling about what I had read. Then I tried to
或 which --but/yet puzzled
finish a chapter completely with looking up the new words. What surprised me was I could
without that
understand the story merely from the context. I hope I will make great progresses in English in
progress
this way.
六：书面表达参考范文
Dear Albert,
I hope this letter finds you well. Learning that you wonder whether a career planning course
is needed for Chinese high school students, I’m writing to share with you my opinion on it.
I believe that introducing career planning courses in Chinese high schools is crucial. The
society, as you know, is increasingly competitive now. It can’t be better for our high school study
and college major selection if we have a general plan and a top-level design for our future career
in high school. It is highly recommended to invite university professors or career planners to guide
students in career planning. Organizing students to participate in various social practice is also
preferable, which helps to expose the students to the characteristics of all walks of life, and locate
their employment directions.
Thank you for considering my opinion. I’m confident that the course will benefit students in
their future endeavors.
Yours,
Li Hua
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听力原文
Text 1
W: Look! There’s a man boating on that river. It is a beautiful scene that makes me want to
take a picture.
M: Yes. I’m thinking about having a picnic by the river next time.
Text 2
M: You can sit in my seat, ma’am. I’ll get off at the People’s Hospital Station soon.
W: Okay. Thanks a lot.
Text 3
W: You are all wet. Where is your umbrella?
M: I left it in a taxi.
W: Well, go and have a hot bath in case you catch a cold.
M: OK.
Text 4
M: Mona, who was that man you were talking to? Your brother?
W: No. He’s Andy. Our moms are schoolmates, so we’ve known each other since childhood.
M: I see.
Text 5
M: Why are you late again?
W: I got up late. It was already 7:30 a.m. when I left the house.
M: I don’t buy your story. I called your mom, and she said you left home at 7:00 a.m.
Text 6
W: Are you using Wi-Fi? I can’t connect to it.
M: Yes. The right network is KMZ. Are you connecting to this one?
W: Yes. I typed in the password, but it kept saying “Connection failed”.
M: Let me have a look. Oh, the third letter is “a”, not “o”. Well, now you can watch a video.
W: Thanks. I’m not going to watch a video. I’ll send the pictures I took to my mom and tell
her I’m having a great time here.
Text 7
W: Hello. What can I do for you?
M: Hello. I’d like a pair of jeans.
W: What style do you need: slim, regular or relaxed?
M: Just a regular pair.
W: OK. Hmm, how about this one? The material feels very comfortable.
M: It’s the right length. But I forgot to tell you that I like blue pants, not black ones.
W: Got it. I guess you’ll like this one.
M: Good. How much is it?
W: $50. It is sold at a discount. It’s a good deal.
M: I think so. Here’s the money. Well, can you give me a pair of socks as a present?
W: Of course. Here’s your receipt and present.
Text 8
W: Do you know “food desert”?
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M: A desert where people can’t grow food?
W: No. It is an area where access to affordable and nutritious food is limited. I read about
it in a book.
M: I see.
W: My uncle lives in such a place. He gets along well with people there, but the town is so
remote that it brings much inconvenience to his life. Therefore, he plans to move to a big
city and find a new job.
M: Sounds reasonable. I like eating all kinds of delicious foods. It’s hard to imagine what would
happen if I lived there. Speaking of food, I’m going to buy my favorite hamburger and
take it home.
W: OK. And I have to go to the post office. Bye.
Text 9
M: You look unhappy. What’s wrong?
W: I’m under a lot of pressure. The clients keep asking for changes, and they are even
expecting the project to be finished ahead of schedule. My plan to visit my parents this
weekend is going to fail.
M: That’s bad. What should you do?
W: My boss will try to talk the clients into leaving the deadline unchanged, but I don’t think she
will succeed.
M: Ever since you started this job, you’ve been getting more and more anxious. Maybe
this job is not suitable for you. I recommend you find a satisfactory job that interests you.
What do you think?
W: But it’s so hard to find a job now. I just want to get some rest after this project.
M: Well, if you ever need someone to talk to, please feel free to call me.
W: Thanks. I appreciate it.
Text 10
W: Dorothy Pitman Hughes, the co-founder of Ms. Magazine, died at the age of 84 on
December 1st, 2022 in Tampa, Florida, according to her longtime colleague and friend
Gloria Steinem.
Hughes was born in Lumpkin, Georgia in 1938, and eventually moved to New York at
the age of 19, where she began doing several jobs including as a house cleaner and a
nightclub singer. By the late 1960s, Hughes organized a daycare center, which got the
attention of Gloria Steinem, the future co-founder of Ms. Magazine, who wrote an article
about the business in New York Magazine. Ms. Magazine, initially created in the 1970s as a
“sample insert in New York Magazine”, soon became “a landmark institution in both women’s
rights and American journalism”.
“I have been lucky to call Hughes a friend and lifelong colleague,” Steinem said. “She
encouraged me to speak in public, and we spent years traveling across the country. Her
devotion to children’s welfare, racial justice and economic liberation means that she left the
world in a better place than she found it,” she added.
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