虹口区2018学年度第二学期期中教学质量监控测试
高三英语 试卷 2019.4
考生注意：
1. 考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。
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word/media/image1.gif. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. At an airport. B. On a plane. C. On a bus. D. In a department store.
2. A. He is suffering a pain in the neck.
B. His roommate walks in his sleep.
C. His roommate’s bed is always in a mess.
D. He doesn’t like sharing a room with anyone.
3. A. The woman was fully absorbed in the movie.
B. The woman lost her way to the cinema that evening.
C. The woman couldn’t understand the movie very well.
D. The movie was no better than what the woman had imagined.
4. A. $160. B. $50. C. $120. D. $150.
5. A. He really likes his wife’s new hairstyle.
B. His wife didn’t take his sensible advice.
C. He didn’t want to cut his wife’s long hair.
D. His wife often complains about everything.
6. A. Puzzled. B. Regretful. C. Angry. D. Relieved.
7. A. A job offer. B. An entry form.
C. An excellent résumé. D. The position of system engineer.
8. A. Mr. James talks a lot about gardening.
B. Mr. James likes boasting of his cleverness.
C. The woman is not interested in what Mr. James says.
D. Mr. James isn’t very straightforward in what he says.
9. A. The elderly are expert at using apps.
B. The elderly don’t know how to use apps.
C. The elderly can help to develop smart apps.
D. The app developers can’t afford to ignore the elderly.
10. A. Mr. Johnson’s ideas are nonsense.
B. He quite agrees with Mr. Johnson’s views.
C. He has his own opinions on social welfare.
D. Mr. Johnson is skillful in expressing his ideas.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. In multi-cultural countries. B. In developing countries.
C. In developed countries. D. In densely-populated countries.
12. A. Lack of communication facilities. B. Temporary shelter.
C. Power failure. D. No access to recreation.
13. A. Features of different types of poverty. B. Approaches to poverty elimination.
C. Changes in three poverty categories. D. Ways to calculate the poverty line.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. Because of the course materials.
B. Because of the discussion topics.
C. Because of others’ misuse of technology.
D. Because of a rule the speaker made for his class.
15. A. The speaker’s history class received low assessment.
B. The students think highly of the speaker’s history class.
C. The speaker made the rule because he was against technology.
D. The speaker made the rule just because of his unpleasant experiences.
16. A. It may improve teaching and offer more help.
B. It may allow students to get on well with each other.
C. It may distract students from being involved in class.
D. It may help students to better understand complex themes.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. She bumped into a coffee table.
B. She chatted with the cafe owner.
C. She talked with someone she knew.
D. She was listening to a lively debate.
18. A. Newspapers were given out to customers.
B. An entrance fee was charged for getting in.
C. It was the meeting place for debating clubs.
D. It was first started in Oxford in the 16th century.
19. A. Partly right. B. Extremely interesting.
C. Very unfair. D. A bit unreasonable.
20. A. By providing free laptops for use.
B. By making sofas comfortable to sit on.
C. By engaging them in stimulating conversation.
D. By transporting customers to various destinations.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
The Best Way of Losing Weight
Forget what the skinny movie stars and the TV adverts say - losing weight is hard work. (21) ______ you do it through exercise, diet, or a bit of both, it’s extremely challenging to lose those pounds and then to keep them off. Sometimes it can involve (22) ______ (change) huge parts of your day-to-day life and it can mean breaking decades-old habits.
But it turns out there’s one little thing you (23) ______ do to help you achieve your goal and it’s got nothing to do with food or exercise. The experts at Weight Watchers did research which shows many of their members were more successful and (24) ______ (discouraged) when they shared regular updates on their new healthy lifestyle online. They found people who shared a diary of their daily lives with friends and followers were stimulated and inspired by positive feedback (25) ______ they lost some pounds and kept them off.
More than 50 per cent of people said the support of a weight loss community was crucial when it came (26) ______ changing their eating habits and 53 per cent shared photos of their meals on social media. With this knowledge under their belts, Weight Watchers (27) ______ (launch) a series of short films lately which show people recording their daily weight loss journey.
One of the members who shared her journey was Danielle Duggins, and her video shows her enjoying a range of healthy meals and a few treats, while (28) ______ (play) with her children.
The company’s marketing director Claudia Nicholls said: “The support of a community has always proved to be an effective way of forming and sustaining healthy habits, but there has never been an easier or more affordable way (29) ______ (tap) into the power of the crowd for support and inspiration with the explosion of online communities. Weight Watchers owns a social community for members, Connect, (30) ______ sees over 14,000 daily posts in the UK alone, and provides our members with instant access to a community of people who are on similar journeys to them.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. scale B. engaged C. disastrous D. hotspots E. target
F. victim G. interwoven H. inevitable I. continuous J. resolve K. risky
Why Bike Theft Is Not Taken Seriously?
For many people a bicycle is the only transport they can afford and it is very convenient for them to use. Therefore, the impact of the loss of their bike can be __31__. But why is cycle theft so often seen as a minor crime?
According to the police, 96,210 bikes were stolen in 2018, and about one in 50 bicycle-owning households fall __32__ to cycle theft each year. Those who can afford a second bike might have a “beater”, a cheap bike they leave in __33__ areas, and can afford to lose — but those who cannot make both ends meet, and live below the poverty line will find themselves cornered by bike theft.
According to a survey for Bike Register, 50% of victims felt police didn’t investigate the crime, while those __34__ in cycle theft see it as low risk in terms of being caught. Police recover just 3% of stolen bikes. In fact, the problem is almost certainly much greater: People often don’t report it thinking there’s nothing the police can do, so the full __35__ of the problem remains hidden.
Cycle crime hotspots were identified as Cambridge, Oxford, Southampton, Bristol, etc. Most cycle thefts occur near or in people’s homes, but thieves also __36__ transport hubs (中心，枢纽) and university campuses. In the meantime, the police have come up with a way to __37__ the issue. Training 23 officers in regional cycle crime taskforces is part of a national cycle crime strategy, __38__ with measures like education on safe locking techniques, working with websites where more than half of stolen bikes are sold, and identifying cycle theft __39__ and priorities.
If a bike is stolen, there is about a 20% chance the victim will not replace it, losing their transport, exercise, and potential access to local communities and service. It is widely accepted that police’s __40__ effort is fundamental to a drop in cycle theft.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Technology is playing a vital role in preservation and ecology research. Drones (无人机) hold huge __41__ in the fight to save the world’s remaining wildlife from extinction. So researchers can now track wild animals through dense forests and monitor whales in vast oceans. It’s estimated that up to five living species become extinct every day, making it urgent that universities develop new technologies to capture the data that can persuade __42__ to act.
The British International Education Association hosted a conference in January to __43__ the importance of technological solutions in protecting vulnerable (易受伤害的) species and ecosystems. Speakers underlined how technology can help __44__: drones can circle high above the ocean to spot whales, while certain cameras can identify members of an individual species.
According to Claudio Sillero, biology professor at Oxford University, technology is changing how preservation research is done — but it’s in a(n) __45__ way. As technology gets better and cheaper, researchers become better at doing what they were already doing. __46__, remote sensing used to be a very technical tool but is now widespread, and everyone uses global positioning system (GPS) for surveying.
But teaching preservation and ecology courses in university __47__. Some teach drone surveying methods in depth while others don’t even mention them. “The fact is, using drones is quite a(n) __48__ to the interdisciplinary (跨学科的) ‘unknown’ of engineering, and potentially an area where lecturers may not feel confident to teach yet,” Serge Wich, an expert in primate biology says. “Students are taught about __49__ technologies such as automatic sound recorders, but drones are often missing from university teaching. Consequently, drone use among researchers is still fairly __50__ and focused on getting photos.”
Wich’s team of researchers used techniques to develop a fully automated drone technology system that __51__ and monitors the health of endangered animals globally. It’s designed to be cheap, stable and simple to use, so that local communities in developing countries can operate it __52__ without technical background. Yet it’s not more widely used on the grounds of researchers’ lack of skills to use this technology. In biology, where drones are used, few can program an algorithm (算法) specifically for their preservation or research problem. “There’s much that needs to be done to __53__ those two worlds and to make AI more user-friendly so that people who can’t program can still use the technology,” Wich says.
__54__, the sad truth is that better technology alone will not save any more species from dying out, Greengrass warns. “As human populations increase, so do threats and pressure on wild places. Preservationists are __55__ for not doing enough but it’s often an issue of people, conflict and governance.” Technology may help provide far greater knowledge, but governments still need to act.
41. A. shortage B. threats C. potential D. responsibilities
42. A. researchers B. authorities C. oponents D. professionals
43. A. highlight B. overlook C. assess D. calculate
44. A. education B. preparation C. preservation D. distinction
45. A. evolutionary B. flexible C. virtual D. dramatic
46. A. As a result B. In conclusion C. On the contrary D. For example
47. A. differs B. equals C. multiplies D. struggles
48. A. obstacle B. leap C. equivalent D. exception
49. A. ill-intentioned B. fully-prepared C. well-established D. narrowly-applied
50. A. definite B. vague C. simple D. limited
51. A. controls B. tracks C. supervises D. improves
52. A. earnestly B. independently C. secretly D. impersonally
53. A. bridge B. fix C. dismiss D. grasp
54. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Otherwise
55. A. fired B. insulted C. qualified D. criticized
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
A Different Kind of Spring Break
For many American university students, the week-long spring break holiday means an endless part on a sunny beach in Florida or Mexico. In Panama City Beach, Florida, a city with a permanent population of approximately 36,000, more than half a million university students arrive during the month of March to play and party, making it the number one spring break destination in the United States.
A week-long drinking binge is not for everyone, however, and a growing number of American university students have found a way to make spring break matter. For them, joining or leading a group of volunteers to travel locally or internationally and work to address problems such as poverty, homelessness, or environmental damage makes spring break a unique learning experience that university students can feel good at.
During one spring break week, students at James Madison University in Virginia participated in 15 “alternative spring break” trips to nearby states, three others to more distant parts of the United States, and five international trips. One group of JMU students traveled to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to help rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. Another group traveled to Mississippi to organize creative activities for children living in a homeless shelter. One group of students did go to Florida, but not to lie on the sand. They performed exhausting physical labor such as maintaining roving invasive plant species that threaten the native Florida ecosystem.
Students who participate in alternative spring break projects find them very rewarding. While most university students have to get their degrees before they can start helping people, student volunteers are able to help people now. On the other hand, the accommodations are far from glamorous. Students often sleep on the floor of a school or church, or spend the week camping in tents. But students only pay around $250 for meals and transportation, which is much less than some of their peers spend to travel to more traditional spring break hot spot.
56. How many university students travel to Panama Beach City every March for spring break?
A. Around 36,000. B. Around 50,000.
C. Around 500,000. D. Around 10,000.
57. The underlined word “binge” in paragraph 2 probably means ______.
A. doing too much of something B. studying for too long
C. refusing to do something D. having very little alcohol
58. Which of the following gives the main idea of the third paragraph?
A. One group of JMU students worked on homes damaged by a hurricane.
B. Children living in homeless shelters enjoy creative activities.
C. Some students work to help the environment on alternative spring break trips.
D. University students do different types of work on alternative spring break trips.
59. What is implied in this article is that ______.
A. university students spend more than $250 for traditional spring break trips
B. university students complain about the accommodations on alternative spring break trips
C. university students may take fewer alternative spring break trips in the future
D. university students would prefer to wait until they have their degrees to start helping people
(B)
Cropping (修剪) an Image With the Snap Shot Program
Welcome to the world of photo-editing!
word/media/image3.gifCropping an image allows you to zero in on (对准，聚焦) just the portion that is important to your project. For example, you may want to insert an image of a covered train in a report but may not want to include the whole train. Cropping the image allows you to select only the small area you wish to retain (保留) and eliminate all other portions of the original picture.
Option 1: Cropping by Placing the Image in a Shape
word/media/image4.gifUsing one of Snap Shot’s standard shapes as a photo-editing tool requires no special abilities. To crop an image with a standard shape:
a. Click Cropping & Orientation from the Effects menu.
b. Click to select one of the six shapes to frame your image.
c. Use the mouse pointer to draw a frame around the portion of the image you wish to retain. Re-size the frame by dragging the shape’s sizing handles. When you are satisfied with the results, click Cut It.
d. word/media/image5.gifSnap Shot will automatically return to the project that is open. (You may also copy or cut the cropped image and paste it into another application.)
word/media/image6.gifOption 2: Freehand Cropping of an Image
If you want to trace the shape of an object in order to crop out everything else, freehand cropping is the way to go. To crop an image freehand:
a. Click Freehand Crop from the Cropping & Orientation option on the Effects menu.
b. Using the mouse pointer, trace around the shape you want to crop. Be sure to completely enclose the image by ending at the same place you began outlining.
c. Click Cut It. Snap Shot will automatically return to the project that is open.
60. The main purpose of the passage is to ______.
A. describe the features of Snap Shot
B. explain how to use Snap Shot to select sections of a picture
C. show that Snap Shot is an easy tool to use
D. discuss how to use the features of Snap Shot
61. To perform Option 2, one should first ______.
A. select the image
B. use the mouse pointer to draw a frame
C. select Cropping & Orientation from the Effects menu
D. re-size the frame by dragging the sizing handles on the shape
62. Why is freehand cropping discussed after cropping with shapes?
A. To introduce a simpler technique before moving on to a more complex one.
B. To proceed from a more useful technique to one with fewer practical applications.
C. To order the options alphabetically.
D. To arrange the text, making space for the screen shots.
(C)
Why do so many Americans distrust what they read in their newspapers? The American Society of Newspaper Editors is trying to answer this painful question. The organization is deep into a long self-analysis known as the journalism credibility project.
Sad to say, this project has turned out to be mostly low-level findings about factual errors and spelling and grammar mistakes, combined with lots of head-scratching puzzlement about what in the world those readers really want.
But the sources of distrust go way deeper. Most journalists learn to see the world through a set of standard patterns into which they report each day’s events. In other words, there is a traditional story line in the newsroom culture that provides a backbone and a ready-made narrative structure for otherwise confusing news.
There exists a social and cultural disconnect between journalists and their readers, which helps explain why the “standard patterns” of the newsroom seem foreign to many readers. In a recent survey, questionnaires were sent to reporters in five middle-size cities around the country, plus one large metropolitan area. Then residents in these communities were phoned at random and asked the same questions.
Replies show that compared with other Americans, journalists are more likely to live in upscale neighborhoods, have maids, own Mercedeses, and trade stocks, and they’re less likely to go to church, do volunteer work, or put down roots in a community.
Reporters tend to be part of a broadly defined social and cultural elite (精英), so their work tends to reflect the traditional values of this elite. The alarming distrust of the news media isn’t rooted in inaccuracy or poor reportorial skills but in the daily conflict of world views between reporters and their readers.
This is an explosive situation for any industry, particularly a declining one. Here is a troubled business that keeps hiring employees whose attitudes vastly annoy the customers. Then it sponsors lots of symposiums (讨论会) and a credibility project devoted to wondering why customers are annoyed and fleeing in large numbers. But it never seems to get around to noticing the cultural and class prejudices that so many former buyers are complaining about. If it did, it would open up its diversity program, now focused narrowly on race and gender, and look for reporters who differ broadly by outlook, values, education, and class.
63. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Needs of the readers all over the world.
B. Causes of the public disappointment about newspapers.
C. Origins of the declining newspaper industry.
D. Aims of a journalism credibility project.
64. The results of the journalism credibility project turned out to be ______.
A. quite trustworthy B. somewhat conflicting
C. very informative D. rather shallow
65. The basic problem of journalists as pointed out by the writer lies in their ______.
A. working attitude B. traditional lifestyle
C. world outlook D. educational background
66. Despite its efforts, the newspaper industry still cannot satisfy the readers owing to its ______.
A. failure to realize its real problem B. tendency to hire annoying reporters
C. likeliness to do inaccurate reporting D. prejudice in matters of race and gender
Section C
Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A.Hence, any concerns about wet hair are theoretical.
B.In some cases, wet hair may actually be a helpful sleep aid.
C.Over time, it can lead to breakages, as well as a loss of shine.
D.There may be some mild risks associated with going to bed with wet hair.
E.Another wet-hair rumor (谣传) is the idea that harmful bacteria will colonize your pillow.
F.This idea seems to fit into the old bit of custom that getting yourself chilled and wet will cause you to come down with a cold.
If you shower before bed, you’ve probably wondered whether sleeping with damp hair is a problem. Maybe you’ve heard it could make you sick, or that it can damage your hair or skin.
What’s the truth? Let’s address the “it can make you sick” myth first. “(67)______” says Dr. William Schaffner, a professor of medicine. While this idea persists, Schaffner says it was long ago disproved. It’s true that you’re much more likely to catch a common cold during the winter months. But this has to do with the ways respiratory (呼吸的) viruses spread, he says.
(68)______ Illness-causing bacteria and viruses don’t appear naturally, and so you’re not going to make yourself ill by getting your pillow a little damp at night, Schaffner says. But there is a possible exception. Some research has shown that pillows—especially those made with synthetic materials—can contain asthma- or allergy-triggering molds (哮喘或致敏菌) and fungus, which tend to do well in damp environments, and so do dust mites, says Dr. Payel Gupta, a spokesperson for the American Lung Association.
Gupta says there’s no evidence that people who sleep with wet hair experience more allergy or asthma symptoms. (69)______ But if you wake up with a stuffy nose, itchy or watery eyes, breathing problems or other allergy or asthma symptoms—or even if you don’t—you should wash your pillow cases and sheets in hot water at least once a week to reduce your exposure to any potential irritants (刺激物).
When it comes to the health of your hair and skin, there may be a few other reasons to worry about wet hair. “Generally, it’s thought not to be good for hair to sleep with it wet,” says Dr. George Cotsarelis, a professor of dermatology (皮肤病学), “(70)______”
It’s also worth noting that almost anything you do to your hair—from brushing and blow-drying it to coloring it or exposing it to the sun—can damage it.
IV. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
71. What comes first: the optimism or the good health?
Optimism, defined as the general expectation that the future will be favorable, could provide ways to improve health, some researchers believe. But scientists remain unsure if optimism goes ahead of health improvements, or vice versa.
A recent study suggests that most people can’t help but to think optimistically. This study was conducted by Ed O’Brien, a social psychologist at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The findings suggest that people have a natural tendency to think positively about their future.
Participants were asked to create a list of imaginary personal experiences that would make them happy or unhappy over the course of the next year. They then ranked how difficult it was to plan that list and how happy they believed they would be in the future overall. The easier it was for people to think of positive future experiences, the happier they imagined they would be. However, there was no relationship between easily developing negative future experiences and expecting to be unhappy as a result.
O’Brien concluded that people seem to discount the possibility that future negative events will make them happy overall, suggesting that optimism might come more naturally. “We’re not as used to thinking about the future in terms of things that are going to go wrong.” O’Brien’s study is one of many to find that people are consistently optimistic about their future, predicting pleasant experiences and discounting unpleasant ones. If optimism may lead to better health and people generally tend to think optimistically, what does this mean for the connection between mental and physical health? “If we can make sure that optimism comes before healthy states, we might be able to involve and improve people’s optimism,” Boehm explained. However, it’s difficult to determine what comes first: the optimism or the good health.
原文出处：
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/which-comes-first-optimism-or-good-health.html
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 看来小王并不满足于已取得的进步。(It)
73. 除非你注意言行，不然你会发现很难和新同事和睦相处。(get along)
74. 无论什么情况都决不能饶恕那些企图在学术研究中弄虚作假的人，毕竟学习无捷径。(Never)
75. 让教练倍感欣慰的是，队员们并没有因为球迷的吹毛求疵而垂头丧气，而是取长补短，更加努力地训练。(make up for)
VI. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
请认真观察这幅图片，然后结合自己的生活实际写一篇发言稿，在班会上与同学们分享你对该现象的思考。你的作文中必须包括：
1、 简述图片内容；
2、 分析产生这一现象的原因；
3、 谈谈你的看法。
注意：作文中不得出现你本人的姓名、班级及学校等真实信息；
虹口区2018学年度第二学期期中学生学习能力诊断测试
高三英语 试卷
参考答案
听力部分：1-10 BCADB CADDB 11-20 BDA DBC CBDB
语法部分：21. Whether 22. changing 23. can 24. less discouraged 25. that
26. to 27. has launched 28. playing 29. to tap 30. which
词汇部分：31-40 CFKBA EJGDI
完型填空：41-55 CBACA DABCD BBACD
阅读理解：56-59: CADA 60-62: BCA 63-66: BDCA
选句填空：67-70: FEAC
概要写作：71. Despite the claim that optimism benefits fitness, scientists are uncertain. (要点1&2) O’Brien’s study indicates it’s human nature to expect a promising future. (要点 3) For instance, those with positive future plans were more likely to achieve happiness, yet those having/with negative ones didn’t expect unhappiness. (要点4) Above all, optimism may not necessarily precede good health. (要点5) (59 words)
翻译部分：
72. (3分) It looks as if / seems / appears that Xiao Wang is not content(ed) / satisfied / happy / pleased with the progress (that / which) he has made.
73. (3分) You will find it (is) hard to get along (well) with new colleagues unless you pay attention to / attend to / see to / watch your words and behaviors / what you say and (what you) do. (主将从现得一分)
74. (4分) Never can those who attempt / intend to cheat in academic research(es) be spared / excused / forgiven / pardoned in any case / in all cases / whatever happens / no matter what happens, and, after all, there are no shortcuts to study / learning.
75.(5分) To the coach’s / trainer’s great relief, the team members / players did not lose heart / were not discouraged / frustrated because the fans were critical of / were particular about / found fault with them, but learned from others’ strengths to make up for their own weaknesses and trained harder. (用instead of结构亦可)
作文： 略
虹口区2018学年度第二学期期中学生学习能力诊断测试
高三英语 试卷
听力材料
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. M: Excuse me, but I’m not feeling quite well. I think I’m going to throw up.
W: There is an airsickness bag in front of you, sir.
Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?
2. W: Patrick, how do you like your roommate?
M: It’s a pain in the neck sharing a room with him. He talks in his sleep and never makes the bed. I’m simply fed up with him.
Q: What can we learn about Patrick from the conversation?
3. M: You went to the cinema last night, didn’t you? How was the movie The Wandering Earth?
W: It couldn’t be better. I lost myself in it the whole evening.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
4. W: Do you rent room by the week? You see, I’m not sure whether I’ll stay for a whole month.
M: Yes. The rents are higher, however. It’s $50 a week, but only $160 a month.
Q: How much will the woman pay if she rents the room for three weeks?
5. W: Mike, look at my new hairstyle. I wish my hair were longer.
M: Yes, honey. If only you’d listened to me.
Q: What does the man imply?
6. W: Sorry, sir. I am calling to inform you that the book you ordered online is out of stock.
M: Why didn’t you update the information online then? I need it urgently to carry on my research.
Q: How does the man feel?
7. W: I think your résumé is excellent, but I’m afraid we don’t have any vacancy for the position of system engineer at the moment.
M: Well, there must be some position open somewhere … perhaps something more entry-level?
Q: What does the man want?
8. M: Do you understand what Mr. James just said?
W: Not really. He always beats about the bush, and I just can’t get his points.
Q: Why can’t the woman understand Mr. James?
9. W: Do old people in your country like to use apps?
M: Yeah, of course, how can the smart app developers miss out on so important and vast a population?
Q: What does the man mean?
10. W: I don’t agree with Mr. Johnson on his views about social welfare. He seems to suggest that the poor are robbing the rich.
M: He could have used better words to express his idea. But I’ve found what he said makes a lot of sense.
Q: What does the man imply?
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
Hello! Today I am going to talk about poverty, a critical issue in today’s world. One useful way to understand poverty is to distinguish between three degrees of poverty.
The first type of poverty is extreme poverty. In extreme poverty, households cannot meet basic needs for survival. People suffer from long-term hunger. They have no access to safe drinking water, let alone health care. They cannot afford education for their children. In short, people who live in extreme poverty do not have even the minimum resources to support themselves and their families. Then, where does extreme poverty occur? Well, you can find it only in developing countries.
Well, what about moderate poverty? Unlike extreme poverty, moderate poverty generally refers to rarely meeting the basic needs of life condition. People living in moderate poverty have the resources to keep themselves alive, but only at a very basic level. For example, they may have access to drinking water but not clean, safe drinking water. They may have a home to shelter themselves but it does not have power supply, or a telephone.
The third kind of poverty is relative poverty. Relative poverty is generally considered to be a household income level which is below a given proportion of average family income. The relatively poor live in high income countries but they do not have a high income themselves. The methods of calculating the poverty line vary from country to country, but we can say that basically the income of a family living in relative poverty is less than that of the average family. They can meet their basic needs but they lack access to cultural goods, and entertainment. They also do not have access to quality health care.
We should keep these distinctions in mind when we research people’s living conditions either in the developing or the developed world.
(Now listen again, please.)
Questions:
11. Where does the speaker say we can find extreme poverty?
12. Which of the following features can be seen in relative poverty?
13. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Like many other people, I love my smartphone, which keeps me connected with the larger world. I also love my laptop, because it holds all of my writing and thoughts. However, I know there are times when I need to move away from these devices and truly communicate with others.
On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters to a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the materials and exchange their ideas with each other in the classroom, I have a rule — no laptop, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.
Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technology. There’s a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. There’s no truth in that at all. The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places in which we can have deep conversations and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas.
I’ve been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the evaluations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create. Students realize that with deep conversation and challenge, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course materials beyond the classroom.
(Now listen again, please.)
Questions:
14. Why were some of the students in the history class unhappy?
15. What can be learned from this passage?
16. What can be inferred from the passage about the use of technology in classrooms?
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
W: Here’s your cup of coffee, Bob.
M: Thanks! But what took you so long, Catherine?
W: Sorry, Bob. I bumped into somebody I knew in the cafe and stopped for a chat.
M: OK, well. Catherine, did you know that coffee houses were originally a meeting place for lively debates and intellectual discussions?
W: Really? I didn’t know that, Bob. So how long ago was this debating society formed?
M: The first coffee house was set up in Oxford in 1650. But they quickly became popular and soon they were all over London too. You paid a penny to get in, and this included access to newspapers—and stimulating conversation!
W: But I have to say, while I was getting our coffees earlier, there was nobody else in the cafe talking except me and my friend. Everybody was sitting on their own, tapping away on their laptops. So the spirit of those 17th century coffee houses has disappeared then? No more lively debates and intellectual discussions?
M: It seems so. As Douglas Fraser, BBC Business and Economy Editor says, the coffee shop’s free Wi-Fi is transporting its customers to different destinations far from the person beside them. As you can see, so many people sit along plugged into their laptops—and they’re all doing different things—working, writing, messing about on social media.
W: I think the cafe owners should turn off the free Wi-Fi. I don’t think people should be allowed to sit all day using the Internet—occupying tables—and not talking to anybody! Especially when some of them don’t even buy a coffee!
M: That’s a bit extreme, Catherine. Cafe owners need customers—and they encourage people to stay by having comfortable sofas and newspapers to read and the free Wi-Fi!
W: I suppose you’re right.
(Now listen again, please.)
Questions:
17. Why did it take Catherine a long time to bring back the coffee?
18. What can be learned about the earlier coffee house from this conversation?
19. What does Bob think of the idea of turning off the Wi-Fi?
20. How do the cafe owners attract customers?
（That’s the end of listening. 听力部分到此结束，请同学们继续答题。）
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