2024-2025九省聯(lián)考高三10月質(zhì)量檢測(山西卓越) 英語試題及答案

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1.Wherearethespeakersmostprobably?

A.Athome.

B.Atanairport.

C.Atagasstation.

2.WhatcanweknowaboutAlice?

A.Shedislikeshercurrentjob.

B.Sheislookingforanewrole.

C.Shejusttookupanewposition.

3.Whatisthemangoingtodo?

A.Cookforhimself.

B.EatoutwithSarah.

C.Seethedoctor.

C.Intheafternoon.

C.Lemonjuice.

4.Whencantheworkbecompleted?

A.Earlyinthemorning.

B.Bynoon.

5.Whatdidthemanorder?

A.Applejuice.

B.Icedtea.

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6.Whathasthewomanbeendoingrecently?

A.Lookingforajob.B.Studying.

7.Howlongdidthemanworkforthelastcompany?

C.Helpinghergrandpa.

C.Forover30years.

A.Forover2years.

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B.Forover20years.

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8.Whatisthemanstudying?

A.Writing.

B.Accounting.

C.Engineering.

9.Whatisthemanadvisedtotakeintoconsideration?

A.Hisstrengthandweakness.

B.Thejobmarketinthefuture.

C.Thebenefitofchangingmajors.

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10.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Co-workers.B.Bossandsecretary.

11.Whatisthewomangoodat?

A.Editingvideos.B.Drawing.

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C.Interviewerandinterviewee.

C.Photographing.

12.Whatisthemostimportantthinginjournalismaccordingtothewoman?

A.Sharinginformation.

B.Beinghonestwiththepublic.

C.Bringingtheworldclosertogether.

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13.Whydoesthemanmentionthearticletothewoman?

A.Thewomanisdoingresearchonthissubject.

B.Theydiscussedarelatedtopiclastweek.

C.Themanwantstogetheropinion.

14.Whatisprobablythefunctionofendorphins?

A.Itmakesusfeelhappy.

B.Itsharpensourmemory.C.Ithelpsussleeplonger.

15.Whathasthewomanconcentratedonforself-development?

A.Sleep.

B.Food.

C.Exercise.

16.Whatdoesthewomanalwayswanttodo?

A.Getalovelypet.

B.Callherrelativesregularly.

C.Spendmoretimewithherfriends.

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17.WhatdotheelephantsdoinSouthAfrica?

A.Theyattackpeople.B.Theydamagethings.

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C.Theykillcreatures.

18.Howwillthescientistskeepthecreaturesawayfromthefarm?

A.Byraisingsmellyinsects.

B.Byspreadingstrongsmells.

C.Byplayingrecordedbees’sound.

19.Whenwillthetestsend?

A.Inspring.

B.Insummer.

C.Inautumn.

20.Whowillprobablytalknext?

A.Thecenter’sowner.

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C.Ajournalist.

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LaTomatinaisafoodfightfestivalheldonthelastWednesdayofAugusteachyearinthetownofBunolclose

toValenciainSpain.Itisclaimedtobethebiggestfoodfightintheworld.

WhatHappensatLaTomatina

Ataround11am,manytruckscarrymorethanonehundredtonsofover-ripetomatoesintothecentreofthe

town,PlazadelPueblo.Technicallythefestivaldoesnotbeginuntilonebravesoulhasclimbedtothetopofatwo-

story-highwoodenpoleandreachedthehamatthetop.Inpracticethisprocesstakesalongtimeandthefestival

startsdespitenoonereachingtheprize.Thesignalforthebeginningofthefightisthefiringofawatergun.After

onehourthefightingendsandthecleaningprocessbegins.

TheRulesofLaTomatina

Donotbringbottlesorhardobjectsastheycancauseaccidentsandhurtotherparticipants;

Donottearotherpeople’sT-shirts;

Youmustsqueeze

thetomatoesbeforethrowingthem;

Assoonasyouhearthesecondshotofthewatergun,youmuststopthrowingtomatoes.

UsefulAdvice

Wearoldshoesandclothesthatyoudonotmindthrowingawayafterwards.Theywillmostlikelyendup

damagedorincrediblydirty;

Don’twearslippers.Youmaygethurt,oryoucouldlosethemeasilyduringthebattle;

IfyouarenotfromBunol,andyouwanttostayovernight,don’tforgettolookforandsecureaccommodation

inadvance.

Staysafeandenjoythefestivitiesasmuchaspossible!

21.WhatcanwelearnaboutLaTomatina?

A.Itisanannualevent.

B.IttakesplaceinValencia.

D.Ithandsouthamsasprizes.

C.Itlastsforawholeday.

22.Whichofthefollowingsignalsthebeginningofthefightinpractice?

A.Thearrivalofthetomatoes.

C.Thefiringofawatergun.

23.Whatshouldparticipantsavoiddoingduringthefight?

A.Touchingeachother.

B.Thetakedownoftheham.

D.Thesetupofthewoodenpole.

B.Takingsoftobjectswiththem.

D.Throwingunsqueezedtomatoes.

C.WearingshoesandT-shirts.

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Thisismyfourthmissiontospace,mysecondtotheInternationalSpaceStationISS,andI’vebeenherefor

threeweeksnow.I’mgettingbetteratknowingwhereIamwhenIfirstwakeup.

Mybedroomisjustbigenoughformeandmysleepingbag,twolaptops,someclothes,photosofmywifeand

daughters,afewbooks.GettingdressedisalittlebitdifficultwhenIcan’t“sit”or“stand”,butI’vegottenusedtoit.

Themostchallengingthingisputtingonmysocks.It’snotachallengetofigureoutwhattowear,sinceIwearthe

samethingeveryday.However,withoutgravitytohelpmebendover,itisverydifficulttopullmylegsuptomy

chest.

Atpresent,wehavethreeAmericanslivingatthestation:Samantha,Terryandme.Samanthaisoneofthefew

womentohaveservedasafighterpilotintheItalianAirForce,andsheiscompetentineverythingtechnical.Sheis

alsofriendlyandquicktolaugh.Sheisespeciallygiftedforlanguage.Shehasnative-levelfluencyinEnglishand

RussianthetwoofficiallanguagesoftheISSaswellasFrench,German,andhernativeItalian.Sheisalso

workingonlearningChinese.

Forsomepeoplewhohopetoflyinspace,languagecanbeachallenge.Weallhavetobeabletospeaka

secondlanguageI’vebeenstudyingRussianforyears,buttheEuropeanandJapaneseastronautshavetheadded

burdenoflearningtwolanguagesiftheydon’talreadyspeakEnglishorRussian.

TerrywasatestpilotbeforejoiningNASA.Hehasallthepositivequalitiesofaleader—optimism,

enthusiasm,friendliness—andnoneofthenegativeones.I’vefoundhimtobeconsistentlycompetent,andI

appreciatethatasaleaderheisaconsensusbuilderratherthanabossycommander.SinceI’vebeenuphere,hehas

alwaysbeenrespectfulofmypreviousexperience,alwaysopentosuggestionsabouthowtodothingsbetterrather

thangettingdefensiveorcompetitive.

24.WhydoestheauthorfinditchallengingtoputonhissocksattheISS?

A.Hehastoomanychoices.

C.Thebedroomistoosmall.

B.Itisuneasytopullhislegsup.

D.Hecan’tfindachairtositon.

25.Samanthahasleftthedeepestimpressionontheauthorprobablybecauseofher_______.

A.goodhumor

B.technicalskills

D.loudlaughing

C.languagetalent

26.Whatcanbeinferredfromparagraph4?

A.SpeakingEnglishorRussianisamustfortheISSastronauts.

B.AlltheISSastronautshavetobeabletospeakthreelanguages.

C.EuropeanandJapaneseastronautsarenotgoodatcommunication.

D.TherearelanguageworkshopsontheInternationalSpaceStation.

27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeTerry?

A.Heiscompetitiveanddefensive.

B.Heisaperfectleader.

D.Heisjustalittlebitbossy.

C.HeisthemostexperiencedmanattheISS.

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OnSeptember9,2024,ApplereleaseditslatestiPhone16seriesataneventcalled“It’sGlowtime”.Atthe

event,TimCook,thecompany’sCEO,playedupthepromiseofthephones’AIfeaturesinapre-recordedvideo.

Indeed,thedemonstrationseemedimpressive.WhenCookpointedthecameraatarestaurant,theAIassistant

Siricouldtellhimwhatwasonthemenu.Italsocouldanswerhisquestionsfairlywellandlearnabouttheusers

fromtheirinteractionswiththeirdevices.Forinstance,Siricouldknowifauser’smotherwascallingandacted

appropriately.

AppleisoneofmanyfirmsthatwanttotakeAIbeyondhugedatacentres,knownasthecloud,andruniton

smallerdevices,knownastheedge.Samsung,Apple’smajorcompetitor,launcheditsGalaxyS24withsomeAI

featuresearlierthisyear.SodidMicrosoft,whichhaslaunchedWindowsPCsdesignedforAI.Buttheirefforts

haveshownthatitisnoteasytoshiftcloud-basedAImodelstotheedgedevices.

Atpresent,cloud-basedAImodelsaremostlytrainedongraphicsprocessingunitsGPUsthatconsumeso

muchenergythatitcantakeanuclear-powerplanttofuelthem.Theyalsoneedhugeamountsofmemoryanddata.

Allthesecancosthundredsofmillionsofdollars.Evenoncetheyaretrained,runningtheseAImodelsiscostly.

Accordingtooneestimate,itcostsOpenAI,themakerofChatGPT,36centseverytimesomeoneasksitsAImodel

aquestion.

Companiesareexperimentingwithvarioussolutionstotheseproblems.Applewillofferon-deviceAItodeal

withtheeasiesttasks,butsendtrickierproblemstothefirm’sprivatecloud.Theservicewilldirectthemost

difficultrequeststothird-partymodelssuchasChatGPT.Butevensuchsmalleron-deviceAImodelsrequirealot

ofcomputingpowertorun,whichputshugestressontheedgedevices’batteries.

“Makingthetechnologyworkcouldnotonlystartasupercycleindevicesales,butalsocreatenew

opportunitiesforappsanddigitaladvertising,”saysNeilShahofCounterpoint,aresearchfirm.“Butforthe

moment,edgedevicesarebarelyreadyforbasicfunctions,letaloneGlowtime.”

28.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?

A.TheGlowtimeevent.

B.iPhone16’sAIfeatures.

D.ThefutureofAIphones.

C.TimCook’sperformance.

29.WhyareSamsungandMicrosoftmentionedinthetext?

A.Totellreadershowbadcompetitioncanbe.

B.TowarnAppleofthepotentialconsequences.

C.Tocomparetheirnewlyreleasededgedevices.

D.ToshowhowharditistoapplyAItoedgedevices.

30.Whatistheproblemwithcloud-basedAImodels?

A.OpenAIchargestoomuchmoney.

B.AllofthemhavetobetrainedonGPUs.

C.Itistooexpensivetotrainandrunthem.

D.Theycanonlydealwiththeeasiesttasks.

31.WhatdoesNeilShahmostprobablyimply?

A.iPhone16isboundtodisappointitsusers.

B.AIphones’successwilldependonnewapps.

C.SalesofAIphoneswillincreasegreatlysoon.

D.TimCookwasnothonestwiththeAIfeatures.

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TheGreekphilosopherHeraclitustaughtthatyoucan’tstepintothesamerivertwice,foryouaren’tthesame

personateachvisit,andthewateriseverflowing.Itisapowerfulwaytorepresenttherealitythateverythingis

alwayschanging.

Yetsomanyofushavedifficultyadaptingtochange.Wedenyit,resistitorattempttocontrolit,theresultof

whichisalmostalwayssomecombinationofstress,anxietyandburnout.

Itdoesn’thavetobethatway.Nodoubt,changecan,andoftendoes,hurt.Butwiththerightmind-set,itcan

alsobeaforceforgrowth.It’snotasifwehaveanychoiceinthematter.Likeitornot,lifeischange.We’dbe

wisetoshiftourpositionfromuselessresistancetobeinginconversationwithchangeinstead.

Aconceptcalledallostasiscanhelp.Developedinthelate1980sbyPeterSterlingandJosephEyer,allostasis

isdefinedas“stabilitythroughchange”.Inotherwords,thewaytostaystablethroughtheprocessofchangeisby

changing,atleasttosomeextent.

Fromneurosciencetopainscienceandpsychology,allostasishasbecomethestandardmodelfor

understandingchangeinthescientificcommunity.Thebrainisatitsbestwhenitisconstantlymakingnew

connections.Overcomingpain,beitphysicalorpsychological,isnotaboutresistancewhichoftenworsensthe

experienceortryingtogetbacktowhereyouwerebeforeadistressingeventorsituation.It’saboutbalancing

acceptancewithproblem-solvingandmovingforwardtoanewnormal.

Yetthisconceptisstilllittleknowntoordinarypeopleanditistimetostartpracticingitnow.Overthepast

fewyears,theriverofchangehasbeenflowingmercilessly,anditshowsnosignsoflettingup.Hardlyadecade

afterthewidespreadadoptionofsocialmedia,anewtechnologythatmaybefarmorepowerful,artificial

intelligence,isbeingwidelyused.

It’slikewhatourfriendHeraclitusadvised:Takepartinchangebyfocusingonwhatwecancontrolandtrying

toletgoofwhatwecan’t.Ourabilitytoworkwiththesechangesisdirectlyrelatedtoourlifesatisfaction.

32.Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?

A.Wecouldhavearightmind-set.

C.Somepeoplearewiserthanothers.

B.Philosophyexistseverywhere.

D.Changeisunavoidableinlife.

33.Howshouldwedealwithchangesaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Ignorethem.

B.Participateinthem.

D.Putthemundercontrol.

C.Fightagainstthem.

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“l(fā)ettingup”inparagraph6probablymean?

A.Slowingdown.B.Settingoff.C.Marchingon.

D.Pullingin.

35.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.WhyCan’tWeAdapttoChangesinLife?

B.HowCanWeIncreaseOurLifeSatisfaction?

C.Let’sTransformOurRelationshipWithChange

D.TrytoHelpthePublictoUnderstandAllostasis

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Here’sthebadnews:misunderstandingaboutmasculinity

forthemtomaintainfriendships.36.Theylistentoeachother.Theyreadeachother’semotions.However,

theytendtohidetheirtruefeelingsintheirlateteenagebecausesocietyexpectsthemtobetough.37

Don’tblameyourself.Youareaproductofasocietythatexpectsveryparticularthingsofmasculinity.Sostop

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.Ifyouacceptyourowndesireforcloserelationshipinyourlife,youwillfindthe

Getinvolvedattoughmoments.Boyssometimesareworriedwhethertheymightappeartoocuriousabout

theirfriends’privatematters.39.Butifyougetinvolvedatsuchmoments,youwillopenthedoortoall

kindsofgrowthinyourrelationship.Sotaketheopportunitytoshowthemthattheymatterbyfollowingup.

40.ResearcherssaythattheNo.1thingthathelpschildrenespeciallyboysgrowuptohaveenriching

friendshipsistobeclosewithadultrelativeswhoarenotafraidtoexpresstheiremotions.So,ifyouhave

expressivegrownuprelatives,trytobeclosetothem.Theycanserveasrolemodelsforyoutoshowyourtrue

feelingsinabetterway.

A.Lookatmasculinitycritically

B.Sohereiswhattheyshoulddo

C.Getclosetoexpressiveadultsinyourlife

D.Youneedtofacesomethingreallydisturbing

E.Instead,focusonundoinghurtfulandrestrictingbeliefsystems

F.Itisespeciallytruewhentheirfriendsaresharingsomethingtough

G.Thegoodnewsisthatboysareborncaringandloving,justasgirlsdo

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The21-year-oldOlympicchampionZhengQinwenmadehistoryasthefirstAsianplayertowinanOlympic

singlestitleby56defeatCroatia’sDonnaVekicinthefinalmatchinParisonSaturday.Itwasthefirst

singlesmedalforChinaintennissincethesportreturnedtotheOlympicsin1988.

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sendtoYuLiqiao.Knownforherstrictandtoughcoachingstyle,Yuwasfamouslydemanding.Zhengremarked

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ZhengfirstcoachwasXiaXiyao.AftertrainingunderXiaforayear,she

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ThanksagainandI’mlookingforwardtoseeingyouinChinasoon!

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Emmacomesfromaremotevillagesurroundedbymountains.UnlikehertrendyclassmatesinNewYorkwho

areaddictedtosuchhigh-techthingsassmartphonesandsocialmedia,sheprefersknitting

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Emma’sloveforthetraditionalskillisdeeplyinfluencedbyhermother,whocancreateallkindsofbeautiful

thingswithapairofsimpleneedles.Wheneversheisfree,shewillsitdownandstartknittingallkindsofthingsfor

herchildrenandneighbors.Whetheritisaminibagorascarf,eachitemisauniquegiftfullofloveandwarmth.

Andtheyaredeeplylovedbythereceivers.

Hermother’spassionforknittingandgenerousspiritofhelpingothershaveinspiredEmmatofollowinher

footstepsandshehastakenupknittingasahobby,too.Bytheageof14,Emmahasbecomeespeciallygoodat

makingscarvesandgloves.Withbeautyandpracticality,Emma’shand-madegiftsneverfailtoimpressherfriends

aswellasherrelatives.

Lastweek,thecitywashitbyaheavysnowstorm,whichleftmany,particularlythehomeless,inadesperate

situation.AsEmmamadeherwaytoschool,shenoticedamanshakingunderthebridgenearherschool.Itwasa

homelessmansheoftensawontheroute.Buttodayhelookedparticularlymiserable

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-hiddenunderapieceofworncloththathardlyservedasprotectionagainstthecold.Touchedbythesight,Emma

approachedthemanandpresentedherscarftothehomelessman.

“Forme,Miss?”askedthemaninsurprise.“Itistooexpensive!”

“Pleasedon’tmindit.IhavemadeitformyselfandIcanmakeanotheroneinafewdays!”Emmareplied

whileshewaswrappingthescarfaroundthepoorman’sneck.“Ihopeitmightkeepyouawayfromtheterrible

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Text1

W:I’mready.Areyoudonewithpackingyet?Wemustdrivetotheairportandstopforgasontheway!

M:I’vepacked,Abby.Andacabisontheway.Thedriverwillpickusupandbringusrighttotheairport.

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M:Hi,Alice.Howwasyourfirstweekinyournewrole?

W:It’sbeenquitechallenginglearningallthesenewsystemsandcontrols,butI’mgettingthehangofit.

M:Goodtohear.Inamonth’stime,you’llbeabletodoitwithyoureyesclosed.

Text3

W:It’salmostquittingtime,Ben.Areyoujoiningusfordinnerafterwork?

M:Nottonight,Sarah.MydoctorsaidIshouldplanafewquietnightseachweek.So,I’lljustmakemyselfanice

mealandhaveahotbathatmyflat.

Text4

W:Thanksforcoming.We’veheardalotaboutyourservices.Ourentireyard’sgrassmustgetcut.Then,youcan

beginlayingoutsoilandplantingourflowerandtomatoplantseeds.

M:Noproblem,madam.MylandscapingteamandIshouldbefinishedbylunchtime.

Text5

M:Isthispineapplejuice?Iaskedtheserverforacupoflemonjuice.

W:Oh,thepineappleoneismine.Shemusthavemixedourrequestsup.Youaskedforthejuicewithnoadded

sugar,right?

M:Exactly.Icedsodawaterwithlemon—that’showIlikeit.

Text6

W:Ineedyourhelp.Grandpa.I’vebeenoutofworkforovertwomonths.Ithoughtit’dbeeasytofindanewjob,

butI’mlookingeverydayandhaven’tfoundanything.

M:That’stoobad.IwishIcouldhelp,butIhaven’tlookedforajobsinceIwas20!

W:Stopjoking,Grandpa.I’vebeenlookingeverywhereforapositionwithgoodpayandbenefits.ThisisallIdo

daily!

M:Iknow,dear.Iretiredsixmonthsagoafterworkingforthiscompanyforover30years!Myadvice:don’tbe

shy,don’tfearfailure,andkeepanopenmind.

Text7

W:It’sgreattohaveyoubackfromuniversity,dear!Pleasecomeinside.Thewholefamilywillreturnhomefrom

thesupermarket.We’llseethecarpullintothedrivewayanyminute.

M:Thanks,Mom.

W:So,howwasyourfirstsemester?

M:Istartedawork-studyprogramatanaccountingfirm,butI’vehadasuddenchangeofheart.I’drathernotwork

withnumbers.Instead.Iwanttoswitchtoacreativefield,likeliterature.

W:That’sabigchange!

M:Doyouthinkit’sstrangetochangemajors?

W:Oh,IchangedmymajorwhenIwasyourage,too.Iknowyou’lldowellinanyfield.Myonlyconcernisabout

thecareeropportunitiesincreativefields.Pleasekeepthisinmindwhilechoosingamajor.

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W:Hi,I’mHelen.I’mretiringsoon,soI’mgoingaroundthisofficetospeaktoalltherecentlyhiredstaffmembers

likeyou.

M:It’sanhonor,Ms.Schmitt.I’vebeensoinspiredbythemanyfamousphotosyou’vetakenthroughoutyour

career.

W:I’mgladtohearthat.Areyoualsoaphotographer?

M:No.Thiscompany’sownerhiredmeandmyteamasvideocreators.ButIlovephotography,too.

W:Backintheday,Iwasaphotographerbecausethatwasthebestwaytoshareinformation.Butnowadays,I

admirethemodernjournalistswhousevideos.

M:That’sinteresting.Sharingphotos,writtenarticles,andinterviewshaschangedourworld.Butnow,I’m

wonderingwhatyouthinkisthemostcriticalpartofjournalism.

W:I’velearnedthatit’snotjustaboutbeinghonestandsharingrecentevents,althoughthat’scrucial.Themost

essentialfactorisbringingtheworldclosertogether.Globally,wemustcelebratevictoriesandsupportothers

duringdifficulttimes.

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M:Here’sanarticlefromtoday’spaper.Ithoughtyoumightbeinterested.Itshowsthatpeoplewithstrong

connectionstendtolivelongerandhappierlives.

W:Oh,thisiswhatwewerechattingaboutlastweek!

M:That’sthereasonIbroughtitforyou.Mentalhealthexpertsshowthatpositiverelationshipscanreducestress,

whichisoftenlinkedtohealthissues.Whenyouspendtimewithyourfamilyandfriends,yourmindproducesfeel

goodchemicalscalledendorphins

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W:I’vefocusedoneatingwellforself-improvement.ButshouldIconsiderthisalongwithexerciseandsleep?

M:Yes.Theseareallimportant.Butkeepinggoodrelationshipsispowerfulyeteffortless.Owningapet,calling

relatives,oreatingdinnerwithfriendscanpositivelyaffecthealth.

W:I’vealwaysdreamedofkeepingadogathome.MaybeI’llvisitapetshopthisweekend.

M:Greatidea.Plus,justremindyourselftoenjoythosemeaningfulmomentswithyourlovedones!

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W:Today,Ihavesomeinterestingnewsforanimallovers.Scientistshavecreatedacleverwaytoprotect

farmsfromelephantsinSouthAfrica.Ofcourse,elephantsdon’tattackhumansortrytoeatpets.Butwhenthese

creatureswandernearfarmsorhouses,theycaneasilycrushplants,structures,orcarswiththeirfeet.Recently,

farmershavestartedusingbeestokeepelephantsaway.

Whywouldthiswork?Elephantsaren’tbigfansofbees.Whentheyhearrecordingsofbeesthroughspeakers

aroundthefarm,theyrunaway.Beescansting,andelephantscanbreatheintheseinsectsthroughtheirsensitive

noses.

Thebestpartisthatitdoesn’tharmtheelephants.Itjustremindsthemtostayaway.Thiscreativesolutionwas

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