2017-2020上海高考英语听力文本

2017.1

1. Man: What would you like, Linda? I think I'll have pie and ice-cream. Woman: The chocolate cake looks wonderful. But I’ll have cheese cake for a change.

Question: What would the woman most probably have?

2. Man: Dose the sign say the museum is open every day from 10 to 8? Woman: Sorry, I haven’t got my glasses.

Question: What does the woman mean?

3. Man: You know what, Betty? I've decided to give up smoking.

Woman: Once again?

Question: How does the woman feel about the man’s decision?

4. Man: Don’t you ever go home? Every time I see you, you are here in the library browsing through your books.

Woman: What do you mean? I thought this was home.

Question: What can we learn about the woman?

5. Woman: Are you skiing this afternoon?

Man: I doubt it. The weather forecast is pretty bad.

Question: what does the man mean?

6. Woman: The fridge is empty. What happened to all that food we bought? Man: My little brother has a big appetite. He really cleaned these out. Question: What does the man mean?

7. Man: I’m taking my nephew to a concert for his birthday tonight. Woman: In this T-shirt? You’d better change.

Question: What does the woman suggest the man do?

8. Woman: Martin, my car is at the repair shop. Could you give me a ride to school?

Man: Well, I would. But I’m supposed to be at the clinic in 5 minutes. Question: What is the man most probably going to do?

9. Man: Psychologists have studied thousands of pictures by kids and match them up.

Woman: I’m sorry. But I don’t quite follow you.

Question: What does the woman mean?

10. Man: I really enjoyed that quiz show last night. Did you see it? Woman: Oh, yes. But I wish I could've stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing.

Question: What does the woman mean?

Questions 11~13 are based on the following announcement.

Ladies and Gentlemen, may I have your attention, please. I’m sorry to tell you that the police have asked us to tell everyone to move out from this building as quickly as possible. A handbag possibly containing an explosive device has been found in one of the dressing rooms' back stage. Experts are on their way to examine it. We ask you to leave in a quiet and orderly way. There is

absolutely no need for panic. Please make your way out by Exit One. Leave your seats row by row as directed by our staff and give any assistance necessary to elderly and disabled people. If you have children with you, make sure you do not become separated from them. Hold small children firmly by the hand. If you forget anything, please do not try to go back for it. This will only cause unnecessary confusion and delay. If you see any suspect object, do not touch it but inform one of our staff members as you leave. Please extinguish all cigarettes. We rely on your cooperation and hope that you will be able to return to your seats shortly to enjoy the last act of the play.

Questions:

11. According to the speaker, what has been found?

12. What are the listeners advised to do when making their way out?

13. Where is the announcement most probably made?

Questions 14~16 are based on the following talk.

Welcome to Inventors' Corner. This week, we take a look at an invention that may well change the way in which you listen to your television set. 4 years and 20,000 pounds later, Susan Scofield believes she has the answer to that problem of listening to advertisements at twice the volume of the program you’re watching. She was so annoyed at having to reach for the remote control every time an advertisement comes on the screen to avoid being deafened. She came up with the idea of a small device that detects when an advertisement is being shown and automatically reduces the volume to a preset lower level. Just how the device works is a patent secret. But together with her husband, she was able to create an electronic box no bigger than your thumb that attaches to the back of the remote controller itself. The only

short-coming is the remote control must always be pointed directly at the TV set. However, Susan doesn’t think this will reduce its selling power, and Susan aught to know. It was she who invented the telephone answering machine. Looks like Susan’s done it again what she calls the "Ad Subtractor". Questions:

14. What new invention is the talk mainly about?

15. What can we learn about Susan from the talk?

16. According to the speaker, what is the short-coming of Susan’s new invention?

Questions 17~20 are based on the following convention.

Teacher: For your speaking assignment, you will want to follow a logical series of steps making preparations for your speech. The first step, of course,

is to realize the importance of the speech to you.

Student: But isn’t that always the same in this class? After all, you give us

an assignment and we want to get a good grade for it.

Teacher: Yes, that’s true. But the grade isn't the only thing that’s important. Student: So what is more important?

Teacher: Think of your listeners. They want you to believe in what you are

saying.

Student: Sorry I didn’t think of it. What’s next?

Teacher: Next, of course, you select your subject. Then decide on your

purpose. Do you simply want to inform us about your subject? Or do you want

to influence us in some way? Write down the statement of exactly what you

wish to accomplish in the speech. This is the first step on organizing your

thoughts.

Student: Is entertainment a purpose?

Teacher: It could be. Yes, your purpose could be to make your audience

laugh.

Student: After that, I suppose I can develop my ideas interestingly and

soundly.

Teacher: Right. But you’d better take the next few minutes to start brain

storming. Write down ideas that come to mind, things that matter to you.

Things you feel strongly about.

Student: I see. Many thanks.

Questions:

17. what is the conversation mainly about?

18. According to the woman, what is more important than getting a good

grade?

19. According to the woman, what should be focused on right after the

selection of the subject?

20. What does the woman suggest the man do at the end of the conversation?

2017.6

1.M: Programming is too tough for me to learn. I’ll quit.

W: Keep trying. You can make it!

Q: What does the woman mean?

2.M: Just look at today's paper. Nothing but accidents or gossip.

W: Right. Nothing is worth reading.

Q: What is the speaker's attitude towards today's paper?

3.W: Jane, have you turned off your mobile phone? The musical is about to start.

M: Okay, I can't wait to see Lucas Wong. My favorite actor.

Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?

4.M: Before feeding the dog, I'm going to clear up its house.

W: It's about time. Look at the mess! It smells terrible.

Q: What is the man most probably going to do first?

5.W: Shall we buy some magazines on home decoration before furnishing our new house?

M: We could, but considering the information, don't you think they are overpriced?

Q: What does the man think of such magazines?

6.M: Ms. Fang, for tomorrow's test, can we use a calculator?

W: No. You should learn basic calculation skills.

Q: Which test is the man most probably going to take?

7.W: Why didn't you go to the concert? It was marvelous.

M: I was tired out. I just came back from Chengdu by train that morning.

Q: Why was the man absent from the concert?

8.W: Robbie, I can't carry those books to the classroom. Would you please help me?

M: Sorry, Mary. I have an appointment with Professor Hanks now. Why not use your bicycle?

Q: What does Robbie imply?

9.M: Some doctors love to lecture people about their life styles.

W: Well, I don't think they can make a difference.

Q: What does the woman mean?

10.W: Alex, do you like team sports? Football? Basketball?

M: Sure. But I am a spectator rather than a player.

Q: What can we learn about the man?

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation, after each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions, the passage 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following talk.

That longer way to trip is about to begin. You've been working hard getting everything organized. I'm here to give you the tips you need to make that packing task easier. The golden rule is: The lighter, the better. Most shampoo manufacturers seem to make a special point of packaging their products in containers which are either large or heavy.

One way to decrease the weight in your bag is to buy some small bottles and pour into them just enough shampoo for the holiday. Another idea is to collect samples of shampoo throughout the year, ready for use when holiday time comes around. What else needs to go in the suitcase? Clothes, of course! Don't forget to roll them up. It not only saves space but also helps reduce wrinkling. Remember to put an alarm clock, washing powder, and medicine in the suitcase. Still on the subject of the suitcase. To keep your cases safe, keep them simple. If you use very expensive designers' suitcases, you will invite theft. A plain case won't be noticed as much by thieves.

Questions:

1.According to the speaker, how can we decrease the weight in the bag?

2.What does the speaker tell us to do to prevent theft?

3.What is the speaker mainly talking about?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following talk.

Some people believe that spending quiet hours reading and thinking in a library is the best way to prepare for a debate contest. Most memory experts, however, would recommend preparing with team members. Doing so increases the rate of learning and the likelihood of remembering. When members of a debate team prepare together, they learn facts and master issues faster and more effectively than each individual could alone.

“Communication is essential to the ability to remember well,” says a well-known psychologist. He has found that isolating yourself is about the worst thing you can do if you want to remember

information. In other words, when you talk with others, whether it is to describe a movie or complain about a difficult chapter in a textbook, you are actually strengthening your memory. The human memory works like a filing system. For a fling system to be effective, information has to be put in a logical place inside a folder that includes related information.

When the members of a debate team practise by using facts in support of an argument, they are exactly gathering related pieces of information into a single mental folder. And during an actual debate, when the pressure is on, they will be more easily recalled than those memorized as isolated pieces of information.

Questions:

4.What do memory experts think of reading and thinking quietly in debate preparation?

5.In which situation are people most likely to improve their memory?

6.In what way does human memory work like a filing system?

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

M: Last night the news said that in some cities they are thinking of turning off the public water supply during part of each day.

W: Mmm...there is a shortage of water here, too. Is there anything we can do to help? Water is so important.

M: Sure. There are many things we can do to cut down on the amount of water we use. One is to change some of the things in the bathroom.

W: Hmm....Don't you think changing the bathroom can be too expensive?

M: I don't mean to change everything, just ...Well, for instance, the shower head. There are new ones on the market that save almost 50% of the water. They don't cost very much.

W: Good idea! I read a normal flow for a shower is 20 liters per minute. By cutting down that by half, one would consume only 16 liters for a shower. If we turn off the water while we brush our teeth, that would help, too.

M: Right! I wasn't aware it could be that much.

W: There are new toilets that save a lot of water. But it isn't necessary to change them right away. M: We don't need to change them. By placing one or two brakes in the tank to take up some of the space, the amount of water flowing into the tank will be reduced.

W: That sounds great!

Questions:

7.According to the man, what was the last night's news about?

8.Which of the following is the suggestion made by the speakers?

9.With the new shower head, how much water would a person use for a shower?

10.What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

2018.1

1.M：Kate, happy new year! Are you doing anything special?

W: Oh, thanks! I’m very busy and very tired. My brothers and sisters joined us and we had a big dinner together.

Q: What made Kate busy and tired

2.M: Caroline, could you take the kids to the movie Spider Man?

W: Yeah…but don’t you think the movie is too violent for them?

Q: What does the woman mean?

3.M: Take a seat here. There are some interesting magazines on the tea table.

W: Thank you. I guess I can only understand the pictures because they are all Chinese magazines. Q: What can we know about the woman?

4.M: I need toothpaste and shampoo. Do you think we can find the drug store here?

W: I’m sure we can. But those items are often cheaper in the supermarkets. Let’s go down to the other end of the mall.

Q: Where will the speakers most probably to go?

5.W: Why don’t you come over. I was thinking about doing some cooking.

M: I suppose I could. It’d probably be healthier than my frozen food options.

Q: What does the may imply?

6.M: Is there any way I can take 6 courses?

W: It depends. If you are a full-time student, you can. If you are a visiting scholar, a part-time student, or an exchange student, you can take up to 5 courses.

Q:Who can take as many as 6 courses?

7.M: Many of your colleagues describe you as soft-spoken, are you?

W: Well, I’m not bossy. They seem to regard me as reliable.

Q: How is the woman in her colleagues’ eyes?

8.W: John first worked as a businessman, and then a teacher. Ten years later, he quit his job and started to write novels.

M: And he has been doing nothing else ever since.

Q: What is John now?

9.W: If we hurry, we can take the express train rather than the local train and save an hour. M: Great! The express train takes only two hours to get to Shanghai.

Q: How long does it take the local train to get to Shanghai?

10.W: I heard you did some hiking last weekend.

M: Yes, I really wore myself out, so I stopped halfway.

Q: Why did the man give up the hiking trip halfway?

Section B

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

Researchers from Ohio State University exposed their lab mice to artificial light at night. And they found that it took only a few weeks for the mice to develop signs of depression, such as being less active, having less interest in their favorite foods and more anxiety when placed in water. The brains of the mice also showed similar changes to what occurs in depressed people. Artificial light at night like television, computer screens and night lights has been linked to other negative health

effects. Nighttime lighting can disturb the body’s clock and increase the risk of overweight and certain diseases. The good news is that the signs of depression in the mice went away after they went back to a regular sleep schedule. That is eight full hours of darkness at night. This means that by unplugging the electronics and closing the window curtains in your bedroom, you may be able to undo some of the harmful effects of your smartphone letting out light all night.

11.What happened to the mice after they were exposed to artificial light at night for weeks?

12.Which of the following will most probably disturb your body’s clock?

13.What are you recommended to do at night according to the research?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

Here’s the good news: global poverty has fallen by half over the past decade. But there’s the bad news: 71% of the world’s population remain low income or poor. They live off ten dollars or less a day according to a new Pew Research Center report that look at changes in income for 111 countries between 2001 and 2011. Unlike in America, where the middle class has been facing difficulties in recent years, some researchers say that strong economic growth in developing countries has helped shrink poverty and expand the middle class globally. But the report from the center disagrees, saying that a global middle class is far from reality. “True, the global middle class nearly doubled over the decade to 13 percent in 2011, but it still represents a small part of the world’s population.” Professor Rickashcockle, associate director at the center, said, “The world has made tremendous progress in pulling people out of poverty, but most of the growth has been limited. People are potentially one step away from slipping back into poverty.”

14.What does the passage mainly tell us?

15.Which of the following statement is true according to the Pew Research Center report?

16.Which of the following worries professor Rickashcoclke at the center?

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

M: George Cable, can I help you?

W: Yes. Hi, we have an emergency. Our TV went out in the middle of our favorite show, American Idol.

M: I am sorry to hear that, ma'am. Can I have your name and the account number, please?

W: Yes, it's Gwen Stanpania, and my account number is 854452.

M: Can you please give me the last 4 digits of your social security number?

W: Yes, it's 0253.

M: OK, our system is showing that there are strong thunderstorms in your area. Did you hear any noise when the TV went out?

W: Yes, we heard a loud noise.

M: Oh. Your TV could have been struck by lightning? Is the TV still on?

W: Yeah, it’s on, but the s creen is just all blank.

M: Okay, please turn the TV off until one of our technicians can come out and take a look at it. W: Can someone come right now to fix it?

M: I don't think so, ma'am. Let me check our computer systems. The next available appointment is going to be next Tuesday morning.

W: But today is Saturday.

M: I'm sorry, that's the earliest available time.

W: All right, I can be here on Tuesday morning. What time?

M: Our technician will be there sometime between 8 am and 11 am.

W: Okay, I’ll be home during that time.

M: Is there anything else I can do for you today?

W: No, thank you.

M: Goodbye.

17.What are the two speakers talking about?

18.According to the man, what caused the woman’s emergency?

19.What does the man suggest the woman do before the technician comes?

20.When is the technician most likely to arrive?

2018.6

1.M: Good morning.Can I help you?

W: Yes, this dress is too long. Would you please shorten it for me?

Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

2.W: Jack,you look tired.

M:Yes.I got piles of work to do.But it gives me a great sense of achievement.

Q:What can we learn about the man?

3.W:John,what’s up?Why are you standing on the desk?

M:The lights suddenly went off.The bulb must have burnt out.

Q:What is the man most probably doing?

4.W:I will take this room,how much is the rent?

M:Well,two hundred pounds each month.You need to pay three months’ rent in advance,

plus a deposit of 100 pounds.

Q:According to the man,how much should the woman pay in total?

5.W:I’ll take an interview for a part-time librarian tomorrow.

M:Don't worry.Others stand no chance,if you take the interview.

Q:How does the man feel about the woman’s chance of getting the job?

6.M:I couldn’t sleep at all last night.The bed is not comfortable.

W:Don’t blame the bed.You should stop drinking wine.

Q:What does the woman imply?

7.W:Andy.I bought a shirt for you.

M:Thank you.I hope you kept the receipt.I’ve put on some weight.

Q:What does the man imply?

8.W:I’m terribly sorry,but your flight has been canceled.

M:What?In that case,I hope you will put me up somewhere tonight.

Q:What does the man expect a woman to do for him?

9.W:A new hotel is looking for workers.They need three hundred new workers.But over 4,000 people showed up.

M:Yes,I saw the news on TV.I still have my job,thank goodness.

Q:What are the speakers talking about?

10.W:Professor smith explained the physics problem very clearly.

M:Did he?Unfortunately,it is still all Greek to me.

Q:What can we learn from the conversation?

Section B

Directions:In Section B,you will hear two passages and one longer conversation.After each passage

or conversation,you will be asked several questions.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 is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

With a fascinating past and more than four centuries of history.St.Augustine is one of the nation’s oldest cities and an American treasure.Located on Florida’s Atlantic coast,it is home to many fine examples of European architecture and wild scenic views.In 1513, while looking for the storied fountain of youth,an explorer found this land and called it La.Florida,and claimed it for Spain,then in 1565,a Spanish conquer established a settlement there and named it St.Augustine,except for a twenty-year period of English rule.Florida remained under Spanish rule until the United States took control in 1821.In the years after its founding,the city of St.Augustine was attacked by the French and English and by native Americans,you are said to have shot flaming arrows at the city’s defensive building,setting it on fire.More recently, nature has stricken the region with hurricanes,Matthew in 2016 and Irma in 2017.Still.St Augustine endures.As the region recovers,visitors shouldn’t overlook it.St.Augustine has suffered much in its long history.Hopefully,visitors will come and perhaps support the Florida’s coast recovery.while discovering its centuries of history and miles of coastal beauty.

(Now,listen again.)

Questions:

11. Which country first governed Florida in history?

12. Which of the following statements is true of Saint Augustine?

13. What is the passage mainly about?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

Transport for London has a lost property office which collects the items left behind as people flow through the city’s transport system each day.It is the biggest lost property offi ce in Europe,beaten globally only by Tokyo’s.Sixty-five staff sort through hundreds of thousands of lost and forgotten items each at the office,which is run by Paul Cowan. According to the latest data, Cowan’s team dealt with over three hundred thousand it ems in the first quarter of the year. As the data reveals,very few are claimed.For example,of the nearly 13,000 keys handed into lost property last year,just under 1,400 were returned to their owners,says Cowan. Overall, twenty percent of stock is claimed within three months.After that time,stock becomes the property of transport for London.And it’s not necessarily the items you’d expect.A wander through the three basement floors that make up the lost property office gives us an idea of what we value enough to recover and what we’re happy to let go. Cowan has discovered something interesting about the complexity of lost shoes.He said,if you have one shoe,you are more likely to go looking for the other.If you lose two shoes,well,it’s slightly out of sight,out of mind.He guesses many people regard loss as an opportunity to treat themselves to something new.

(Now,listen again.)

Questions:

14.What is the passage mainly about?

15.Which of the following is true of the lost items?

16.According to Cowan, why don’t some people get their lost shoes back?

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

W:I have a good feeling about this house.

M:If you like the outside,you’re going to really love the inside.

W:What a beautiful home!And I like the way the window screen gives you privacy from the street. M:Follow me into the kitchen.You will love it.

W:Wow!They put a wine storage area in the kitchen.I love it!The best part is the bedroom and attached bathroom.I love the relaxing colors of the wall and floor covering.I’d like to make an offer on this house.

M:As your house agent,I’m here to take care of this process.How much were you planning on offering?

W:I really like the house and will pay the full asking price of 380,000 dollars.

M:We’d better leave ourselves some bargaining room.Let’s offer 350,000 dollars.

W:That sounds good.But I don’t want this house to get away from me.

M:The market is fairly down right now.So the offer is a realistic once.

W:When will we know if they’ll accept the offer?

M:The owners usually respond to an offer within a few days?

W:Should I be contacting my bank in the meantime?

M:You’re already pre-qualified for your loan.So you’re in good shape. (Now,listen again.) Questions:

17.What is the woman most probably doing?

18.What does the woman like best in the kitchen?

19.What does the woman think of the man’s offer on the house at first?

20.Which of the following is true according to the passage?

2019.1

1. W: This table is reserved for you, sir.

M: It looks like a nice table, but it's too close to the kitchen door.

O: Where does the conversation most probably take place?

2. M: I saw you on TV yesterday. You were ever so good. You didn't look nervous.

W: To be frank. When it was my turn to speak, I really had my heart in my mouth.

Q: What does the woman mean?

3. M: Shall we go and try that snack bar around the corner?

W: I can't eat anything. My headaches.

Q: What can we learn about the woman?

4. W: A single room is fifty pounds per night, and a double room sixty pounds per night. Stay two nights and you'll get another for free.

M: A single room for three nights, please.

Q: How much should the man pay for his room?

5. W: How did you do in the writing contest?

M: If only I had paid more attention to spelling.

Q: What can we learn about the man?

6. M: Hey. Joan, what's up?

W: Nothing much. It's my son! It doesn't seem easy for him to get used to the new school

Q: How does Joan most probably feel about her son?

7. M: Have you heard from Mary lately? It's said she is not working as a fitness coach.

W: I got an email from her last week. She has been working at a school since she left our firm.

Q: Who are the two speakers talking about?

8. W: How did the lecture go?

M: Oh, you should have seen those young people. Thirsty for knowledge, drinking in my wisdom. Q: What does the man mean? (《生活大爆炸》)

9. M: Look at the menu. Everything looks great, but that's too expensive.

W: Have anything you like? Tom said it's on our boss.

Q: Who will pay the bill?

10. W: David, I got you a present, a solar-powered calculator.

M: I don't need a calculator, Mom. I have one

Q: What does David imply?

Section B

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

The calm waters of Rose Bay in Sydney are disturbed only when a seaplane comes into land and take off again. In some way, Rose Bay has witnessed the surprising history of flying boats, type of early seaplane. On the fifth of Julv, 1938, an empire class flying boat departed from here, Australia's first international airport. It was heading for England and mark the start of the golden age of flying boats. Over ten days, with thirty stops along the route, passengers enjoyed a first class service, including breakfasts of fruit, steak, juice and wine.

But the flight didn't come cheap. Tickets were far beyond the reach of most Australians at a price that was equivalent to an annual salary. The service was suspended in 1942 as war took hold and the planes were officially-used by the air force. By the time normal life started again after the war, land-based aircraft had developed rapidly, and flying boats were looking increasingly out of date. However. Sydney and its vast waters remained well-placed to exploit their resources, and so began a new age for the flying boats

Questions:

11. When did the golden age of flying boats start?

12. Why was the service of empire class flying boats stopped in the early 1940s?

13. What is the speaker mainly talking about?

Questions 14through 16 are based on the following passage.

According to some psychologists, intelligence is the ability to learn from experience, adapt to new situations, understand and handle abstract concepts, and use knowledge to change one's environment. Skills like learning, memory, reasoning, and problem solving enhance these abilities. Therefore, certain habits may be evidence you've got these skills. For example, it is commonly thought that those who are intelligent are organized and have everything in their workspace arranged neatly. But that's not the case.

In an experiment from the University of Minnesota, people in a messy setting came up with more creative ideas than those in a neat space. Kathleen Watts, study author says disorderly environments seem to inspire breaking free of tradition, which can produce the fresh idea. Orderly environments, in contrast, encourage following traditions and playing it safe. But according to Jonathan White, a research scientist at Duke University, creativity is one of the qualities that smarter people tend to possess, and it may actually lead to messiness. He says it's not messiness that helps creativity, but

creativity which may create messiness. Such people tend to get lost in thought while focusing on a problem or issue. And cleanliness becomes of less importance that focusing on the problem at hand. Questions:

14. According to the passage, what are intelligent people like in most people's eyes?

15. According to Jonathan White from Duke University. Which of the following statements is true?

16. What is the passage mainly about?

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

W: James, have you read about the new research into the human brain?

M: Not yet. What does it say?

W: It says men are better at some things like map reading and finding direction, while women are better at other things like remembering words and faces.

M: Interesting! Now I understand why I'm the one of my family who does all the map reading. W: The research was done by a team from the University of Pennsylvania. They looked at the brains of nearly one thousand men and women and found they are wired differently

M: Wired differently? You mean "connected in different ways"?

W: Right! In males, the stronger connections run within each half o the brain. In women. The stronger connections are between the two sides of the brain.

M: I see.

W: The difference might explain why men are better at learning and performing a single task, like reading maps or cycling. But women are often better at doing several things at the same time. They can also concentrate on a task for longer.

M: Now. I can understand why I cannot do several things together.

W: But not everyone agrees. A professor from the University of Oxford said the connections inside the brain are not permanently fixed, and the brain is very complex. Without sufficient data, you can't jump to any general conclusions.

M: I guess the professor is right now.

(Now, listen again.)

Questions:

17: What is the conversation mainly about?

18: Compared with women's brains, what does the new research find out about men's brains? 19. According to the new research, which of the following are women better at?

20: What does the professor from the University of Oxford think of the new research findings?

2019.6

1. M. Is there a new bookstore on Fuzhou road?

W: Yes, it's got very good novels of the 20th century

Q: What are the speakers mainly talking about?

2. W: Mike, are you OK?

M: I injured my back yesterday just by sneezing. My doctor said I need surgery.

Q: What can be learned about the man?

3. M: Which team are you going to support?

W: You're not going to talk about football again, are you? That’s it.

Q: How does the woman feel about discussing football?

4. M: Mary is not in the company. Has she returned from Xi’an yet?

W: Yes. But before she went to Chengdu yesterday, she had been home for only one day.

Q: Where is Mary Now?

5. M: What? Steven is drinking orange juice.

W. You can’t believe it. Now, he's careful about what he eats and takes regular exercise.

Q: What does the woman imply about Steven?

6. M: I’ve moved the flower into the garden and watered it every day. How come it is still not doing well?

W: Well, why not add some fertilizer? Maybe that 'll help.

Q: According to the woman, what may the flower need?

7. M: Wow, you won the first prize in the writing contest. You haven’t taken any courses on reading and writing.

W: But I've been keeping a diary since childhood.

Q: According to the woman, what helped her win the contest?

8. M: You like tennis so much. Why not take some lessons? They start next week.

W: How am I going to fit that into my crowded schedule?

Q: What does the woman mean?

9. W: Walk to the park? You must be kidding! It takes only five minutes to drive there.

M: If I had remembered to charge my car.

Q: What can be learned about the man?

10. W: You’ve been dealing with that budget report for nearly an hour. Anything wrong?

M: I keep adding and reading the numbers, but they just don’t balance.

Q: What is the man doing?

Section B

Directions: I n Section B, you will hear two passages and a 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 question will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage

It's common for you, nonfiction writers, to go forth into an area you know little about. You may worry that you are not qualified to bring the story back. I feel that anxiety every time I start a new project. I felt it when I went to Bradenton to write my baseball book Spring training. Although I’ve been a baseball fan all my life, I had never done any sports reporting, never interviewed a professional athlete. Any of the man I approached with a notebook could have asked. What else have you written about baseball? But nobody did.

They didn’t ask, because I was sincere. It was obvious to those man that I really wanted to know how they did their work. Remember this when you enter a new area and need a shot of confidence, what matters is how you do it. Also remember that your assignment may not be as narrow as you think. Often it will turn out to touch some unexpected corner of your experience or your education, enabling you to broaden the story with strength of your own. Every such production of the unfamiliar will reduce your fear.

Questions

11. According to the speaker, when may non-fiction writers feel worried?

12. Why didn’t nobody in Bradenton care about what the speaker had written before?

13. According to the speaker how does non-fiction writers' experience or education benefit them? Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

The accepted definition of creativity is production of something original and useful, and it is commonly thought that creativity occurs on the right side of the brain, and the arts play an important role in enhancing it. But according to a new research, creativity isn’t about freedom from concrete facts.

Rather, fact-finding is vital in the creative process. It's the result of both sides of your brain working together. To understand this, we need to take a look at what leads to creativity. When you try to solve a problem, you begin by concentrating on obvious facts and familiar solutions to see if the answer lies there. This is done mostly by the left side. However, if the answer doesn't come, the right and left sides of the brain activate together. The right-side scans remote memories that could be vaguely relevant.

A wide range of distant information that is normally ignored becomes available to the left side. Then the left side catches whatever connection it may have with the problem, and quickly locks in on it before it escapes. With extremely focused attention, the brain quickly pulls together these pieces of thought and combines them into a new single idea, as the brain recognizes the originality of what it has come up with. A sense of pleasure will arise.

Questions

14. What do people commonly think of creativity?

15. According to the passage, how does the left side of the brain contribute to creative process?

16. What is the passage mainly about?

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation

W: Hello, Peter. I heard you worked in a remote village last month.

M: Yes, as a volunteer teaching in a primary school in southeastern China.

W: A good choice for the summer vacation.

M: For me, it's not only a choice, but a responsibility.

W: You’re right. What can a volunteer generally do?

M: Many things, like creating a change in the surroundings, providing shelter and food to the needy ones.

W: So you mean volunteering is not just donating cash or things?

M: Right! We prefer to call that charity

W: How did you come up with the idea of volunteering?

M: It was my father. He used to supervise a volunteer program in a non-profit art gallery.

W: Was it a full-time job for him?

M: No, in fact, a part-time job. He went to the gallery nearly every weekend.

W: Wow. This requires great passion.

M: Sure. The best way to volunteer is to get involved in activities we are passionate about.

W: Have you had any difficulties as a volunteer?

M: Definitely Lack of respect, acknowledgement, and lack of funds now and then.

W: Oh, my! Many obstacles!

M: So the most important spirit is perseverance.

W: I’d like to join you someday.

M: Any time.

Question:

17. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

18. What volunteer service did the man’s father do?

19. What does the man think is the best way to volunteer?

20. According to the man, which of the following is the most important for a volunteer?

2020.1

1.M: Good morning. Please have a seat here. What's the problem?

W: I've taken the pills as you instructed, but I still keep sneezing.

Q: What is most probably the man?

2.W: Jane was reported missing yesterday, but it turned out to be a false alarm.

M: Great! You can't imagine how worried I was yesterday.

Q: How is the man feeling now?

3.W: I never fancy you playing the violin so wonderfully.

M: Thanks. This year's competition is just around the corner.

Q: What can we learn about the man?

4.W: Don't you think the ticket is cheaper for this week's ballet show?

M: Cheaper? Maybe for you.

Q: What does the man mean?

5.W: The rhythm is slow and weird. Who on earth wrote it?

M: Hmm... I'm in the dark as much as you are.

Q: What are the speakers most probably talking about?

6.M: What do you think of our most valuable player of this year?

W: I don’t want to talk about our basketball team anymore. Every time I thought we would win, I was discouraged.

Q: What does the woman mean?

7.M: Is the position you mentioned last month still vacant?

W: If only you had asked me yesterday! You always have bad timing.

Q: What does the woman imply?

8.M: I’m taking a badminton class this afternoon. Do you want to go with me?

W: Why not? I need to do some exercise to lose weight.

Q: What are the speakers most probably going to do this afternoon?

9.W: Wow, that’s a big assignment we’ve got for the project.

M: Wow, it’s not as bad as it looks. It isn’t due until next month.

Q: What does the man imply?

10.W: Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to the nearest Bank of China?

M: It’s over there, but it’s open on weekdays only. You’d better go the day after tomorrow.

Q: On what day does the conversation most probably take place?

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear two passages and one longer conversation, after each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions, the passage 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 is the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following talk.

When you order a pizza online, it goes through quite a journey before arriving at your door, from kitchen oven to warming counter to the backseat of a car. That is why it can be only slightly warm by the time you take your first bite. A pizza house in new York has fixed that. Its secret weapons are robots. After a customer places an order online, the request comes into its central kitchen at its headquarters. There, robots and a few humans staff start preparing the pizza. Each robot has a name and a duty, like spraying the sauce, or putting the pizzas into the oven. Each pizza is baked first for 90 seconds in an 800 degree oven. Then, the half baked pizza is loaded into one of the mobile ovens in the truck. Another robot takes over the task of loading and reloading the pizza into the truck’s oven. When the truck is four minutes away from its destination, the oven containing the order will turn on to finish cooking the pizza. Thanks to the assistance of robots, delivery orders take an average of 20 minutes, 10 minutes less than before. The pizzas are hot when they reach you.

11. What problem has the pizza house in New York solved?

12. On average how long did it take the pizza house to deliver an order in the past?

13. What can we learn about the pizza house?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following talk.

The next time you end up on the slowest moving queue at the supermarket, don’t blame your bad luck anymore. According to queuing theorists, mathematicians who predict queue lengths and waiting times, you are not alone in such an unpleasant situation. Queuing theory explains why there’s probably no way you can always be in the fastest line. The explanation goes something like this. A supermarket tries to have enough checkout counters open to get all their customers through with minimum delay. Despite the well-trained workforce and ever upgrading security systems, there are always going to be busy periods. Because supermarkets don’t have the physical space to add more checkout lines during these busier times, their system becomes overloaded. One small interruption, such as a price check or a chatty customer, results in a chain of reactions to affect the entire line behind them. If there are three lines at a store, these delays will happen randomly at different checkout counters. The chances of your line being the quickest are only one in three, so you are not just imagining it. Another line probably is moving faster than yours.

Questions:

14.According to the passage, why are there long queues in supermarkets during busy hours?

15.What does queuing theory try to tell us?

16.What is the passage mainly about?

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

W: Jake, I want to talk to you about our little brother, George.

M: What's the matter with him?

W: I’m worried about him. We must do something. He's been in low spirits for weeks.

M: Come on, Maggie. You know George. He's changeable like the weather. He could be laughing next week.

W: Jake, he's our brother. And we are supposed to be there for him, aren't we?

M: Yes, but you know how independent he is. We can't help him if he doesn't want it, can we? W: Well, I feel guilty. He is family after all. We mustn't ignore problems in the family or they will just get bigger.

M: Do you want me to encourage him to consult a psychologist?

W: No, you don't have to do that. But he should talk about things with people that he knows.

M: Yes, he should. He keeps all things inside.

W: Exactly! Just talking will help him so much.

M: He's very unhappy about not getting the promotion he was promised.

W: Of course. We should get George to know every cloud has a silver lining.

M: You think?

W: Well, he can't get any better chance in his terrible apartment, can he? Watching baseball 24 hours

M: Basketball.

W: Please, Jake. I hate to see George like that. Do something next week. You must get him out of that apartment. Get him doing something new.

M: I'll do it. I hope you'll help me like this if the same thing happens to me.

W:You bet! We are family.

Questions:

17.What is Maggie trying to do?

18.What does Jake think of George?

19.What happened to George?

20.What can be concluded about Maggie from the conversation?

2020.7

1.W: Good afternoon, take a seat, please.

M: Thank you. I want to have my hair cut and dyed black today.

Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?

2.W: Excuse me, where is the dining hall?

M: On the 1st floor of the dormitory building. But I’m afraid it’s closed now. Anyway, the coffee shop next to the library is still open.

Q: Which place does the man imply the woman should go to?

3.W: Did you see my passport? I can’t find it anywhere in my handbag.

M: I remember you used it yesterday to pay for those shoes with your credit card.

Q: What is the woman looking for?

4.M: That’s the best lecture I’ve ever been to. I really enjoyed it.

W: But you fell asleep right after it started.

Q: What can we learn from the conversation?

5.W: Should we go shopping or take some snacks?

M: Whatever you decide is cool with me.

Q: What does the man mean?

6.M: Look, page after page of advertisements. It’s a waste of time reading them.

W: Well. Though some may cheat people into buying products. Many are quite informative.

Q: What is the woman’s opinion of the advertisements?

7.W: Hi, Wong. Welcome back. How was your training program in Shanghai?

M: It was fruitful, although I didn’t have much time to walk around as expected.

Q: How does the man feel about his training program?

8.W: Would you like to come around for dinner on my birthday? It’s next Saturday, the 18th.

M: But for the school charity sale on that very day, I would come.

Q: What does the man mean?

9.W: You kept coughing all night. Didn’t you take the pills?

M: No, I didn’t. I couldn’t see the point.

Q: What does the man imply?

10.W: You were on the phone for an hour.

M: It was my mum. Rarely do we run out of the conversation.

Q: What can we learn about the man?

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following talk.

Every year in the US, about 133 million pounds of food goes to waste. A lot of it is fruits and vegetables like three -legged carrots and forked strawberries. They are deserted simply because they are not pretty enough to be displayed on the store shelves. If you look at the big picture, about a third of the planet's food goes to waste for the same reason. That's enough to feed two billion people.

Now a company called Imperfect Me is trying to change that situation. The company collects ugly fruits and vegetables from farmers and markets, and sells them to local residents at a deep discount. It can be thirty to fifty percent off the regular price.

Similar campaigns are under way in places like Boston as well as Portugal and the UK. For now, most chain supermarkets don't carry ugly fruits and vegetables, but Steve Clark's of Imperfect Me hopes the supermarkets will come around because customers want such food. He says it is really easy to convince people when they realize they can pay a lower price to get the same kind of taste and health.

Questions:

11.According to the passage, for what reason is a third of the world's food deserted?

12.What can be learned about the company Imperfect Me from the passage?

13.What is the passage mainly about?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following talk.

A city in England has started an ambitious plan to plant as many as one million trees every year for the next decade. The project is called The City of Trees. Project director Tony Brown explained that the green venture has three main aims. He said, “One is to plant a tree for every man, woman, and child over the next decade. Next, we are very much focused on bringing existing woodland into management because it doesn't make any sense to plant new woodland if you can't manage what you've got already. Finally, we want to engage people a lot more in their natural environment -- that is in planting trees in managing areas and in understanding more about the benefits that trees and woodlands bring to our society. Mr. Brown further outlined the reasons for the recently launched environmental project. He said our city wants to be a world class region. We have a lot of fantastic economic development going on, but the natural environment needs to keep up with that.

He believes the project will reconnect people with trees and the natural world, provide benefits to health and reduce stress. He said woodlands can do great things in terms of air pollution reduction and can help to protect against noise pollution. They can also help cities and towns reduce the urban heat island effect and flooding.

14. According to the passage, how many trees will be planted in all in the next decade?

15. According to the passage, which of the following is the main goal of the project?

16.According to Tony Brown, which of the following is a reason to launch the project?

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation at a campus police station.

W: How can I help you?

M: I think my car has been stolen.

W: Can you give me the details?

M: It's a red minivan.

W: When and where did you last see it?

M: This morning I left it in front of number one classroom building.

W: Let me check. It appears your van was in the staff only parking zone.

M: I'm sorry. I was a bit late for my class. I had to find a place so I could get to my classroom quickly. W: But since you shouldn't have left your car there, it was moved away.

M: Em, Then how do I get my car back?

W: Well, Go to the campus traffic office.

M: That's opposite the administration building. And on the left side of the stadium, please bring your student card along.

W: I will. Do I have to pay a fine?

M: I'm sorry to say yes. There's a parking fine. And before taking your car, you also have to pay for the storage fee.

W: OK! How much will that be?

M: The storage fee is $5 per day. So you'd better pick up your car today if possible. The fine is 50. But if you pay within three days, the fine is reduced to 20.

W: I see. Thanks.

Questions:

17. What happened to the man's car?

18. What can be learned about the staff only parking zone?

19. To get back his car, where should the man go?

20. How much should the man pay altogether if he picks up his car this afternoon?