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PartⅡListeningComprehension(25minutes)

SectionA

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachnewsreport,youwillheartwoorthree

t

choothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B).C)andD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions1and2arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

1.

A)AdeadlyfishhasbeenspottedintheMediterraneanwaters.

B)Invasivespeciesaredrivingawaycertainnativespecies.

C)TheMediterraneanisanaturalhabitatofDevilFirefish.

D)ManypeoplehavebeenattackedbyDevilFirefish.

2.

A)Itcouldaddtogreenhouemissions.

B)Itcoulddisruptthefoodchainsthere.

C)Itcouldpoathreattoothermarinespecies.

D)Itcouldbadlypollutethesurroundingwaters.

Questions3and4arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

3.

A)carswillnotbeallowedtoenterthecity.

B)Abouthalfofitscitycenterwillbeclodtocars.

C)Buswillbetheonlyvehiclesallowedonitsstreets.

D)Pedestrianswillhavefreeaccesstothecity.

4.

A)TherisingairpollutioninParis.

B)Theworningglobalwarming.

CTheever-growingcostofpetrol.

D)Theunbearabletrafficnoi.

Questions5to7arebadonthenewsreportyouhavejustheard.

5.

A)Manyofhisposssionswerestolen.

B)Hishouwasburntdowninafire.

C)Hisfishingboatgotwreckedonarock.

D)Hisgoodluckcharmsankintothea.

6.

A)Changehisfishinglocations.

B)Findajobinatravelagency.

C)Spendafewnightsonasmallisland

D)Sellthepearlhehadkeptforyears

7.

A)ANewYearmuum

B)Thelargestpearlintheworldweighs

C)Hismonstrouspearlwaxtremelyvaluable.

D)Hispearlcouldbedisplayedinamuum.

SectionB

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachconversation,youwillhearfour

ouhearaquestion,youmust

choothebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),CandD).ThenmarkthecorrespondingletteronAnswer

Sheet1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions8to11arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

8.

A)Itboastsafairlylonghistory.

B)Itproducesconstructionmaterials.

C)Ithas75officesaroundtheworld.

D)Ithasover50businesspartners.

D)Ithasover50businesspartners.

9.

A)Ithasabout50employees.

B)Itwasstartedbyhisfather.

C)Ithasafamilybusiness.

D)Itisover100yearsold.

10.

A)Shortageofrawmaterialsupply.

B)Legaldisputesinmanycountries.

C)Outdatedproductdesign.

D)Lossofcompetitiveedge.

11.

A)Conductingafinancialanalysisforit.

B)Providingtrainingforitsstaffmembers.

C)Seekingnewwaystoincreaixports.

D)Introducinginnovativemarketingstrategies.

Questions12to15arebadontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

12.

A)Sheisarealexpertathoudecorations.

B)Sheiswellinformedaboutthedesignbusiness.

C)Sheisattractedbythecolorofthesittingroom.

D)Sheisreallyimpresdbytheman’shou.

13.

A)FromhisyoungerbrotherGreg.

B)Fromhomedesignmagazines.

C)Fromaconstructionbusinessman.

D)Fromaprofessionalinteriordesigner.

14.

A)Theeffortwasworthwhile.

B)Thestylewasfashionable.

C)Thecostwasaffordable.

D)Theeffectwasunexpected.

15.

A)She’dlikehimtotalkwithJonathanaboutanewproject.

B)Shewantshimtosharehisrenovationexperiencewithher

C)Shewantstodiscussthehoudecorationbudgetwithhim.

D)She’dliketoshowhimaroundhernewly-renovatedhou.

SectionC

Directions:Inthisction,ndofeachpassage,youwillhearthreeorfour

ouhearaquestion,youmustchoo

thebestanswerfromtheyourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ThenmarkhecorrespondingletteronAnswerSheet

1withasinglelinethroughthecentre.

Questions16to18arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

16.

A)Providingroutinecareforsmallchildren.

B)Payinghospitalbillsforemergencycas.

C)Doingrearchonear,noandthroatdias.

D)Removingobjectsfrompatients’nosandears.

17.

A)Manychildrenliketosmellthingstheyfindorplaywith.

B)Manychildrenliketoputforeignobjectsintheirmouths.

C)Five-tonine-year-oldsarethemostlikelytoputthingsintheirears.

D)Childrenagedonetofourareoftenmorecuriousthanolderchildren.

18.

A)Theytendtoactoutofimpul.

B)Theywanttoattractattentions.

B)Theywanttoattractattentions.

C)Theyareunawareofthepotentialrisks.

D)Theyarecuriousaboutthebodyparts.

Questions19to21arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

19.

A)ItpaidforherEnglishlessons.

B)Itgaveheraudbicycle.

C)Itdeliveredherdailynecessities.

D)Itprovidedherwithphysicaltherapy.

20.

A)Expandingbike-ridinglessons.

B)Askinglocalpeoplefordonations.

C)Providingfreepublictransport.

D)Offeringwalkingtourstovisitors.

21.

A)Itisalanguageschool.

B)Itisacharityorganization.

C)Itisacounlingcenter.

D)Itisasportsclub.

Questions22to25arebadonthepassageyouhavejustheard.

22.

A)Howmiceimitatehumanbehavioraspace.

B)Howlowgravityaffectsthehumanbody.

C)Howmiceinteractinanewenvironment.

D)Howanimalsdealwithlackofgravity.

23.

A)Theywerenotutothelow-gravityenvironment.

B)Theyfounditdifficulttofigureoutwheretheywere.

B)Theyfounditdifficulttofigureoutwheretheywere.

C)Theyfoundthespaceinthecagetoosmalltostayin.

D)Theywerenotnsitivetothechangedenvironment.

24.

A)Theytriedeverythingpossibletoescapefromthecage.

B)Theycontinuedtobehaveastheydidinthebeginning.

C)Theyalreadyfeltathomeinthenewenvironment.

D)Theyhadfoundalotmoreactivitiestoengagein.

25.

A)Theyrepeatedtheiractivitieveryday.

B)TheybehavedasiftheywereonEarth.

C)Theybegintoeatlessaftersometime.

D)Theychangedtheirroutinesinspace.

录⾳⽂本及答案解析↓↓↓

Newsreport1

(1)ApoisonousfishwhichhasastingstrongenoughtokillahumanisinvadingtheMediterranean,warnthescientist.

TheInternationalUnionfortheConrvationofNaturehasraidconcernsafterthepoisonousfishwasspottedinthe

watersaroundTurkey,CyprusandtheeasternMediterranean.

NativetotheSouthPacificandIndianOcean,thepotentiallydeadlyfishhaspoisonousbarbsandanpainfulsting

capableofkillingpeople.

Althoughfatalitiesarerare,thestingscancauextremepain,andstoppeoplebreathing.

Thefish,alsoknownastheDevilFirefish,isahighlyinvasivespecies,(2)andenvironmentalistsfearitsarrivalcould

endangerothertypesofmarinelife.

AfterbeingspottedintheMed,amarinescientistsays:"Thefishisspreading,andthat'sacauforconcern.”

Q1:Whatisreportedinthenews?

Q2:WhatistheenvironmentalistconcernaboutthespreadofdevilfirefishintheMediterranean?

Newsreport2

(3)AlmosthalfthecenterofPariswillbeaccessibleonlybyfootorbicyclethisSundaytomarkWorld-Car-FreeDay.

(4)Thisisinrespontorisingairp

alsohassupportedaPairs-briefs-Dayonthefirst

400milesofstreetswillbeclod

pectedtobringsignificantreductioninpollutionlevels.(4)Lastyear'sCar-FreeDayshoweda40%drop

ingtoanindependentairpollutionmonitor,reportstheguardianand

soundlevelsdroppedby50%inthecitycenter.

Q3:WhatwillhappenonWorld-Car-Free-DayinParis?

Q4:WhatmotivatedthemayorofParistopromotethefirstWorld-Car-FreeDayinhercity?

Newsreport3

NewsReportThree

APhilippinefishermanwasfeelingdownonhisluckwhenahoufireforcedhimtoclearouthisposssionsand

,agoodluckcharmthathekeptunderhisbedchangedhislife.(5)Theunidentifiedmanfished

outagiantpearlfromtheoceanwhenhisanchorgotstuckontherockwhilesailingoffacoastalislandinthe

Philippines10yearsago.(6)Whenhewasforcedtollit,(7)theshockedtouristagentatPuertoFrancescatoldhim

thatthe£77giantpearlthathehadkepthiddeninhisrun-downwoodenhouwasthebiggestpileintheworld,which

wasvaluedat£76million.

ThepearlofAllah,whichiscurrentlyondisplayinaNewYorkMuum,5times

strouspearl,measuredat1footwideand2.2feet

long,isgoingtobeverifiedbylocalexpertsandinternationalauthoritiesbeforehopefullygoingondisplaytoattract

moretouristsinthelittletown.

ppenedtothePhilippinefishermanoneday?

sthefishermanforcedtodo?

dthefishermanlearnfromthetouristagent?

Conversation1

W:,it'sapleasuremeetingyou.

M:Nicetomeetyou,nIdoforyou?

W:Well,I'onsultanthasbranchesinover50countries,

offeringdifferentbusinessrvices.(8)Weareaglobalcompanywith75yearsofhistoryandourclientsincludesome

oftheworld'slargestcompanies.

M:Thankyou,stroConsultantisafamouscompany,butyousaidyouwouldshowmewhatyou

,whatexactlycanyourfirmdoformycompany?

W:Weadvibusinessonallmatters—ngofbusinesslikeyourscould

need,askyou,,totellmealittleaboutyourcompanyandthechallenges

youface?Thatway,Icouldbetterrespondastohowwecanhelpyou.

M:OK,sure.(9)

entsusuallywantaspecialkindofstonecut

'swhatwedoinourfactory.(10)Ourmainchallengeisthatournationalcurrencyisrisingand

we'relosingcompetitiveadvantagetostoneproducersinIndia.

W:'sveryinteresting.(11)Iwouldsuggestthatyouletusfirstconductafinancialanalysisofyourcompany,

ywecouldofferthebestadviceondifferentways

forwardforyou.

forwardforyou.

welearnaboutthewoman'scompany?

esthemansayabouthisowncompany?

themainproblemwiththeman'scompany?

esthewomansuggestdoingtohelptheman’scompany?

Conversation2

W:Wow,Congratulations,celooksabsolutelyamazing.

M:Really?Youthinkso?

W:Ofcour,Iloveit!didn't,didyou?

M:No.(12)Ididitallbymylf—'sactuallyintheconstruction

business,whichwasreallyhelpful.

W:Well,honestly,I'couldprobablyrepaintthewallsinmyhouoveraweekendorsomething,

idyougetyourideas?Iwouldn'tknowwheretostart.

M:(13)Well,forawhilenow,I'vebeenregularlybuyinghomedesignmagazineverynowandthen,andsaythe

eitornot,yoverallstylewasquiteminimal,I

thoughtandhopedthewholerenovationwouldn'eenough,withGreg'shelp,itwasvery

achievable.

W:Wasitveryexpensive?Iimagineaprojectlikethiscouldbe.

M:(14)Actually,edtollalotofmyoldfurniture,andputthatextramoney

salsoabletogetsomediscountofmaterialsfromarecentprojecthewasworking

onaswell.

W:on'tmind,I'anandIarethinkingofrenovatingoursitting

room,notthewholehou—notyetanyway.(15)Andwe'

freetocomeoverforacoffeeearlynextweek?

welearnaboutthewomanfromtheconversation?

idthemangethisideasfortheproject?

dthemansayabouttheprojectherecentlycompleted?

sthewomaninvitethemantoherhounextweek?

Passage1

(16)RemovingforeignobjectsfromearsandnoscostsEnglandalmost￡3millionayear,astudysuggests.

Childrenwereresponsibleforthevastmajorityofcas.95%ofobjectsremovedfromnos,and85%fromears.

Everyyear,anaverageof1,218no，and2,479earremovalstookplacebetween2010and2016.(17)Accordingto

England'shospitalepisodesstatistics,childrenaged1to4werethemostlikelytoneedhelpfromdoctorsforaforeign

objectintheirno.5to9-year-oldscometothehospitalwithsomethingintheirearsthemost.

Jewelryitemsaccountedforupto40%ndplastictoysforthe

buds,andpencilswerealsofoundinyears.

(18)Accordingtothestudy,theoccurrenceofforeignobjectsinchildrenisgenerallyattributedtocuriosity.

ear,noandthroatsurgeonhasmanyweird,storiesaboutwonderfulobjectsfoundinthenosandearsofchildren

as,whymanytoys

izingproblemarlyandekingmedicalattentionisimportant.

Question16WhatdoesEnglandspendanannual￡3millionon?

Question17WhatdowelearnfromEngland'shospitalepisodesstatistics?

Question18Whatisgenerallybelievedtoaccountforchildrenputtingthingsintheirearsornos?

Passage2

,IwouldliketotalktoyouaboutmycharityRe-bicycle.

Butbeforethat,soscaredwhenshefirstmovedtonew

estruggledtoleavethehou?Iwouldspenddaysworkingupthecouragetowalktothe

supermarketforbasicsupplies.(19)Afterafewmonthsofbeingquitedownandunhappy,shewasinvitedtojoina

time,weeks,her

ycletotallychangedherlife,givingherhopeandatruefeelingof

freedom.(20)Todate,Re-bicyclehasdonatedmorethan200bikestothoinneedandisnowexpandingbike-riding

ike,3hoursaday

theyudtospendwalkingtoandfromEnglishlanguagelessonshasbeenreducedtojust1hour.

Ourbikeridinglessonsaresosuccessfulthatweareurgentlylookingformorevolunteers,learningtorideabikeis

yofyouhave

somefreetimeduringtheweekend,pleacomejoinusatRe-bicycleandmakeadifferenceinsomeone’slife.

dRe-bicycledotohelpLaylaRahimi?

Re-bicycledoingtohelpthoinneed?

welearnfromthepassageaboutRe-bicycle?

Passage3

Thankstotheinternationalspacestation,(22)weknowquiteabitabouttheeffectsoflowgravityonthehuman

body,end,theyhavebeenstudyinghowotherspeciesdealwithlow

gravity,entistsfirstntsome

eallowedthemtostudythebehaviorof

themiceremotelyfromearth,viavideo.

Asyou’llnoticeinthevideo,(23)ve

aroundclumsily,driftingwithinthesmallconfinesofthecageanddotheirbesttofigureoutwhichwayisup,but

r,it’aptremarkablywelltotheirnew

environment,andevenuth’s

whenthingsreallygetwild.(24)The11thdayoftheexperimentshowsthemicearenotjustdealingwiththegravity

change,

scientistswantedtoewhetherthemicewouldcontinuedoingthesamekindsofactivitiestheywereobrveddoing

onearth.

(25)Thestudyshowedthatthemicekeptmuchoftheroutinesintact,includingcleaningthemlvesandeatingwhen

hungry.

hungry.

Question22:WhatdoNASAscientistswanttolearnabout?

Question23:Whatdoesthepassagesayaboutthemiceatthebeginningoftheexperiment?

Question24:Whatwasobrvedaboutthemiceonthe11thdayoftheexperiment?

Question25:Whatdidthescientistsfindaboutthemicefromtheexperiment?

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harityorganization.

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