上海高考英语口语考试专项练习(五)听短文回答问题

上海高考英语口语考试专项练习（五）

上海高中教研教学

听短文回答问题

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此题考查在听懂短文的基础上口头回答问题。要注意，题目要求中的那句话很重要，是对短文主要内容的概括，对于听懂短文内容有很大帮助。针对每篇短文所提的两个问题会在屏幕上显示出来，所以看着问题听短文会帮助学生理解文章内容。第一个问题通常是对文中某个或某些具体信息提问，可以边听边对所需信息做些简单的记录，以便答题时用。第二个问题通常针对与短文重点有关的内容发表个人的看法和见解，.并对自己的观点和看法给予简单的论证。每个人可以根据自己的经历和见识，合理恰当地利用短文中的信息，组织好语言，清楚说出自己的见解。

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. The passage will be read twice. After you hear the passage, answer the first question with the information you hear and the second in your own opinion with at least 3 sentences. For the first-questions you will have 30 seconds to prepare and 30 seconds to talk. For the second question, you will have one minute to prepare and another minute to talk.

Passage 1

Questions：

1.What are the two reasons that the speaker mentioned for his dropping out of his college?,

2.Do you think university education is meaningful to your life? Why or why not?

Passage 2

Questions:

1.What are the needs the family want the tourist officer to meet in their travel arrangement? List at least 3 needs.

2.Would you like*to travel as part of a tour group or travel independently?

Passage 3

Questions：

1.What does the American education mainly emphasize on?

2. Are you a study machine? why or why not?

Passage 4

Questions：

1.Can you list four features of Canadian National Tower in Toronto?

2.If you were asked to choose one place in Shanghai for a visit, which one would you choose? Why?

Passage 5

Questions：

1.What are the two changes regarding the school security?

2.If you could suggest one change which should be done in your school, what would it be?

Passage 6

Questions：

1. How many examples of the word service are mentioned in the passage?

2.What kind of service would you expect in a restaurant?

Passage 7

1. From which countries do the tourists behave worst at hotels according to the survey?

2. What do you think a person should do to be a good tourist while visiting other countries?

Passage 8

Questions :

1. What kinds of business did the island of Bellonia have before the discovery of oil?

2. What would you want to know most if your company is going to have a meeting with the team from the Bank of Belllonia?

Passage 9

Questions:

1. What are the three pieces of luck the girl has in the passage ?

2. What do you think one needs to become successful from nothing ?

Passage 10

Questions:

1.Why did Max write a marvelous description of his teacher?

2.What do you thirdly should be done if students can evaluate their teachers more objectively?

Passage 11

Questions

1. List the water sports that Jason is going to choose in this year’s competition.

2. What is your favorite sport activity? Explain why you like it.

Passage 12

Questions：

1.Why will Tina choose a glass vase as a present for her mother's birthday?

2.Of all the presents you have received, what is your favorite? Why?

Passage 13

Questions：

1. What are the facilities inside Jimmy’s apartment?

2. If you travel abroad，will you exchange your home with a family like Jimmy’s? Why or why not?

Passage 14

Questions:

1. What are three problems the computerized system solves in this Japanese supermarket?

2. What do you think is the biggest problem a supermarket should solve in your city ? Why?

Passage 15

Questions:

1. Why are some breakfast cereals especially attractive to children according to the passage ?

2. Do you like your breakfast? Why or why not?

Passage 1

Listen to the following speaker talking about his college education.

At the age of 17,1 went to college. But I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive as Stanford, and all of my working-class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months , I couldn't see the value in it . I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out. And here I was spending all of the money my parents had saved in their entire life. So I decided to drop out and trust that it would all work out OK. It was pretty scary at the time, but looking back it was one of the best decisions I ever made. The minute I dropped out I could stop taking the required classes that didn't interest me, and begin dropping in on the ones that looked interesting.

Passage 2

Listen to the following speaker talking about Margaret's family travel plan.

Margaret's family has won a holiday to Saipan. Margaret's father is a businessman and is often away from home. Since he usually spends so much time rushing from place to piece, he would like a relaxing, holiday with as much swimming as possible. Her mother works five days in a hospital. She prefers to be more active on holiday and loves walking and playing games on the beach. Margaret and her brother Kevin would like to meet some people of a similar age and think that the best way to do this is to go to disco in the evening. The children are happy with their father's choice of hotel. They don't like to eat in local restaurants and would prefer to eat at the hotel. The family has sent their needs to the Saipan Tourist Office. It offers a free service to holiday-makers who want to visit the island.

Passage 3

Listen to the following speaker talking about American education.

In the United States we emphasize a lot on building a person's leadership, organizational skills , and just everything as a whole . You are not just a study machine . You are someone who needs to develop your talent. If you have any inner talent, they want to just get it out, you know. So if they see potential in you in sports, they will ask you to join a sports team. A lot of people get scholarship because they are excellent in football, or basketball or baseball. They can get scholarship for that, for their college education. And if you are a good leader you can join or start a student club and become the president of the student club, so that's ... And also for many schools it's one of the requirements for students to do community service, meaning to volunteer for businesses, or non-profit organizations, and stuff like that. They must do that in order to earn enough points, and if s one of the requirements for them to graduate.

Passage 4

Listen to the following speaker talking about Canadian National Tower.

If you come to Toronto, Canadian National Tower is a place you must see, taste and experience. Tourists can take glass-faced lifts outside the tower up to the Sky Pod viewing platform at 340 meters. Then it's another 100 meters up to the Observation Decks. There you can see Toronto with a 360 degree viewing, and see as far as Niagara Fall, New York State and more. Tourists can enjoy a fine dinner at world’s highest revolving restaurant, or have a drink at the world ‘s highest bar called Horizon Bar. It seems to me the biggest attraction is the Glass Floor. It is 113 storeys above the ground! Walking on it is like as if you were walking on air. You can do it if you dare! Take another lift from Observation Decks and go up an additional 33 storeys to the Space Deck. It's the world's highest observation gallery. There you can see an even more spectacular view of Toronto.

Passage 5

Listen to the following speaker talking about security changes being made on his school campus.

In the past few weeks, a couple of big changes regarding the school security have taken place. The biggest change is making everyone show ID to enter the campus. Whenever you enter the school, you must have your ID card out and present it to the guard. Guests must make an appointment ahead of time in order to enter the school You may also have noticed that you cannot get back on campus after 6:00 p.m. Some of you leave your bags in your desks while you go off campus to get food or play sports, and then discover you cannot get back inside. Entry after 6:00 p.m. will not be allowed unless you are part of a school event It means you must leave school by 6:00 p.m. I want to emphasize that you need to take note of your surroundings and any unfamiliar people to ensure a safe campus for everyone.

Passage 6

Listen to the following speaker talking about the service in Britain.

I read in the newspapers that Britain has the biggest service industry in Europe: I have-never seen it: This-is strange because “service” is a word we use a lot in English. Most hotels have terrible room service. It's impossible to get a meal in your room after nine o’clock Banks promise a high level of customer service if there’re advertisements, but when I go to the bank there are only two bank clerks available. Of course, at lunch time when lots of people need to go to the banks it's different. Then there’s only one clerk! And in most shops it’s hard to find “service with a smile”.

Last week at the Sasasara Restaurant in Wellington Road, I had my worst ever experience of service in this country! My main course took one hour to arrive at the table. Looking at the food made me feel ill and I suffered three days of food poisoning after I ate it. I have recovered now but I don’t plan to go back for dessert!

Passage 7

Listen to the following speaker talking about a recent survey online.

A recent survey by an online travel agency found that British people were the worst at speaking a foreign language while the Germans were the best. The French were second. The British, Americans and Indians were also the worst at trying local food and adapting to local ideas and customs. Best were the Italians, Spanish and Germans.…

The survey also asked hotel staff to comment on the behavior and politeness of different nationalities. Once again, the Germans were seen as the most polite. Americans, Japanese and Italians came second. Tourists from Ireland, Denmark and Britain were the worst.

This not to say that the Germans were the best at everything, however! When it comes to giving tips the United States came out on top, with Japan a close second. Germans were a long way down the list. Interestingly, Germans were also seen as unfriendly to foreigners in their own country.

Listen to the following speaker talking about the island of Bellonia.

Two years ago, nobody had heard of the island of Bellonia. This beautiful island with a population of 500,000 people had some hotels, sugar plantation, a small fishing industry and not much else. But everything changed with the discovery of oil. Lots of oil! So much, that this tiny country is now making more money than Saudi Arabia! The Bellonia government is looking for ways to make sure that when the oil is eventually gone, the country stays rich.

According to my information a team from the Bank of Beilonia is currently visiting European companies, looking for suitable business partners for many kinds of government projects. The areas include tourism, technology, education, banking, telecommunications and so on. The plain is to invest at least 5 billion over the next five years. Any company which can start business with Bellonia now has a very good chance of making a lot of money over the next twenty years.

Passage 9

Listen to the following speaker talking about a story of an African girl.

I was a girl born in the deserts of Sornaliarb When I was about T3 my father said to me, I've found you a husband! We have arranged that he will give me five camels." That night I ran away. For almost three weeks, I walked through the desert, but finally I got to my auntie's house. Auntie's husband was an ambassador and in a few months I flew to Britain to work at his London house.

One day, a photographer called Michael Goss saw me in the street. He took my picture and the photographs were beautiful. 'You should try and do modeling", he told me. Then one day I took these photographs to an agency. They sent me to a studio, and my picture appeared on the cover of _a .calendar. Soon after that, the agency got me a part in the James Bond film The Living Daylights.

That was seven years ago. Since then I've done modeling all over the world and I've appeared in magazines such as V ogue and Elle. Once I was worth five camels. Now I can earn up to ￡5,000 for one day's work. I've gone from the bottom to the top.

Passage 10

Listen to the following speaker talking about the evaluation of teachers.

Every Semester we are given the opportunity to evaluate our teachers. We are supposed to judge their lectures, interest in student problems, methods of assigning work, and general ability to conduct a class.

It is very, difficult to evaluate another person's performance objectively. For example, Viviane recently wrote irresponsible remarks about her teacher because she was failing the course. Her friend Max wrote a marvelous description of the same teacher because he was receiving an A in the course. Both Viviane and Max were not fairly evaluating the teacher. They were influenced by the grades they were earning and were misled in their judgment.

Viviane and Max have not thought about their teacher's teaching abilities. They have written unfair evaluations and have not given thought to their ratings. They have not made fair judgments, but instead have been influenced by personality and have considered little work with excellence in teaching.

Passage 11

Listen to the following speaker talking about Jason’s favorite sports.

Since early childhood, Jason has loved practicing every kind of water sports. As he lives in Saipan, he has easy access to shallow water on the beaches and to deep water in the sea. By now he is an expert swimmer and diver. He is also good at rowing, sailing and water skiing. Moreover, his favorite activity is windsurfing. In 2010, Jason took part in the Sea Water Sports Competition and won a bronze medal, coming third in the deep-sea

The Sea Water Sports Competition will be held in October this year again and Jason is going to choose diving, swimming and sailing, but he has no doubt that his best chance of a medal this time will be in windsurfing. If he is successful in this competition Jason plans to try for a scholarship to a college, where he can be trained as a water sports instructor. After that he would be able to have a job teaching a variety of activities on rivers , lakes or oceans.

Passage 12

Listen to the following speaker talking about Tina's choice of a present for her mother..

Tina currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand. It's her mother's birthday in two weeks' time and she has to buy a present for her mother. The big problem is that her mother lives in Australia, and Tina will not be able to give it to her personally. She has decided to select a suitable present from the catalogue of a company called Delightful Home. This company specializes in delivering to different countries. Tina has used this company before and found the service excellent.

Her mother, Barbara, lives in a house with a big garden. She has a passion for growing plants. At most time of the year, the house is filled with the scent from the flowers she has picked from the garden. She needs vases for all these flowers, so Tina has decided to buy a nice glass vase from the catalogue. Tina wants the present to be delivered directly to her mother's address. Tina thinks this will be a nice surprise to Barbara.

Passage 13

Listen to the following speaker talking about Jimmy's idea of exchanging apartment for holiday.

Jimmy and his family have a small apartment in Warsaw, Poland. They would like to exchange their apartment for holiday with people from other countries. The apartment is situated on the second floor of a block near the city center. The transport facilities to get from their home to the shops are good with many bus services. It's possible to walk to the city center.

The apartment has two bedrooms, a kitchen and a sitting room. It's possible for four people to sleep in the apartment. There are machines for washing and drying clothes, and a telephone, a computer and an access to the internet.

The area has facilities for leisure activities within walking distance: a cinema and a large supermarket nearby, a small swimming pool to the east and a national park to the west.

When the exchange family arrives, they can pick up the key to the apartment from local agency next to the apartment block. Exchange families can contact the agency by email at exchangehome@https://www.360docs.net/doc/9a16079247.html,.

Passage 14

Listen to the following speaker talking about a Japanese supermarket.

One supermarket in Tokyo has managed to solve the problems of shoplifting, mistakes by cashiers, and long lines of customers waiting at cash registers. It is Japan's advanced computer technology that has come up with the answer.

Shoppers at an OK supermarket of the City now push a cart with a plastic card chained to it and buy from glass cases where the goods are on display. The plastic card has a magnetic number imprinted on While shopping, the customer pushes the card into a slot beside whichever items are wanted and push a button or two. The glass-covered machines are connected to a computer that knows the price of every item in the store. Prices of every purchase are added up automatically. When she has finished shopping, the customer hands her card to a cashier who feeds it to the register. A second later the total pops out.

Shoplifting is physically impossible.. Once you touch a commodity, the computer remembers it no matter how you hide it or even if you eat it on the spot.

A cashier at the OK supermarket is now able to work 15 times faster than her colleague at a conventional supermarket. Only two cashiers, for instance, are required at the store, which sells 2,500 separate items.

Passage 15

Listen to the following speaker talking about different breakfasts.

Different people eat different foods, especially for breakfast. Atypical Japanese breakfast, for example, includes various kinds of seaweed and either raw or cooked fish in different sauces. Most Chinese like to begin the day with a bowl of thin rice soup or a similar dish called congee. The Swiss invented a breakfast called muesli,: which is a mixture of different grains and dried fruits. Nowadays muesli can be bought already mixed, but many people like to buy the separate ingredients and mix their own muesli according to their tastes.

For most American families, however, and increasingly throughout the Western world, manufactured and packaged breakfast cereals are gaining in popularity. Western supermarkets sell a wide variety of breakfast cereals. They often contain a lot of sugar and many of them have fun names and sometimes include little toys，which make them especially attractive., to children. Most of these cereals are crushed and then cooked under pressure until it is light and crunchy. It is usually eaten with milk, and most people also add fruit or sugar.

Passage 1

1.The college was so expensive arid his working class parents couldn't offer to pay his education. He couldn't see the value in college education.

2. A lot of examples show that college education will be meaningful to my life because having special knowledge will help me to make my dream come true. I want to be a doctor, so I must have a higher education. Most successful people are well educated. Only few people, like Jobs and Gates, can be successful without a higher education background.

Passage 2

1.They want a hotel with a swimming pool. Children want to go to disco in the evening . Mother prefers to walk and play games on the beach.

2.I prefer travelling independently. The process of making my own travel plan is exciting since I have to read a lot about the place I am going to visit. Most of the time during the visit, I can have my own choice of sightseeing and eat what I like.

Passage 3

1.Building a person's leadership, organizational skills and just everything as a whole.

2.I am like a study machine. There are too many assignments for me to complete everyday. I don't have time for any non-school reading for my own pleasure. The competition for a good university is giving the pressure. I wish the academic scores should not be the only requirement for university selection.

Passage 4

1.You can enjoy a meal and a drink at the world's highest restaurant and bar there. The glass floor is thrilling to walk on. Up on the decks, you can see the whole Toronto and even as far as Niagara fall and New York. The glass-faced lift's riding is also thrilling.

2.I would like to recommend Yu Garden, a famous classical garden built during the Ming Dynasty. It is a

landmark of Shanghai. The shopping mall there sells a variety of goods and we can always find attractive traditional handicrafts and tourists souvenirs. If you like local food, you can tiny one of the restaurants, where local special Shanghai food is provided.

Passage 5

1. Whenever students enter the school, they must show their ID card to the guard; students must leave school by 6:00 p.m. and are not allowed to enter the school after 6:00 p.m.

2. I would suggest that we should start our morning dasses at 9:00 a.m. instead of 8:00 a.m.. Starting our school day an hour late will have quite a few benefits. a The biggest one is that we can have one more hour's sleep so that we will be more energetic in school learning. We can also have adequate time to enjoy our breakfast. Some of us even can do exercises in the morning.

Passage 6

1.There are 4,

2I think the service we expect in a restaurant usually includes delicious food, comfortable surroundings and helpful waiters. The cooking of expert chefs is the main attraction of a restaurant. In restaurants people would like to enjoy some dishes-they can't-cook by themselves. Besides, clean and comfortable surroundings in restaurants are very important. Comfortable surroundings will provide people with a good place to relax. Finally, well-trained and waitresses are absolutely essential. They can do a good service for the customers.

Passage 7

1.From Ireland, Denmark and Britain.

2.First, I think, he should respect the local customs. For example, giving tips when necessary according to the local customs. Second, being polite is always very important, such as talking with people friendly and speaking quietly in public places. No smoking is also the rule that should be observed.

Passage 8

1.Some hotels, sugar plantation and a small fishing industry.

2.I think the following important information should be got to know dearly: What kind of project is Bellonia interested in? When are they thinking of starting these projects? How much money has the bank got to invest in the projects?

Passage 9

1.Her auntie's help, meeting with the photographer and the agency's value of her photos.

2.I think one's personal will and strong determination are the most important. They made the girl in the story walk through the desert for three days. Then, good luck is necessary. Her auntie, the photographer and the agency are all her luck fairies. Without their help, she would be nothing.

Passage 10

1.Because he got an A in the course the teacher taught.

2.Before they do their evaluation, students should be given some guidance. It includes why they should evaluate teachers, what the evaluation standards are, and how they rate the teaching, etc. These instructions can help them to give a more objective and fair evaluation and avoid something irresponsible.

Passage 11

1.Swimming, diving, sailing and windsurfing.

2.My favorite sport activity is jogging. Unlike s6me of the sport activities, jogging doesn't need any equipment, except a pair of comfortable running shoes. I can do jogging along the street, on the playground or in the gym. I can do it alone or in a group with my friends, or even with my dog. Jogging is not only a lot of fun, but it also makes me healthy and dynamic.

Passage 12

1. Her mother loves growing flowers in her garden and needs vases for the flowers to put in her house.

2：My favorite gift is a music box. I got it as a birthday present at the age of eight from my grandma. When I opened it, the music Happy Birthday played and a little plastic pink girl danced gracefully on the box. Grandma_knew I loved dancing and music. It once gave me a lot of imaginations. I still keep the music box because it reminds me of my grandma's love and thoughtfulness.

Passage 13

1.Machines for washing and drying clothes, a telephone, a computer and an access to the internet.

2.I won't exchange my home with a foreigner's family because we definitely have a different life style. I "won't feel comfortable if strangers stay in my bedroom or if I live in other's bedroom since at least we have different body smell. My family will prefer to stay in a hotel so that the room service can do everything for us. Holiday is for relaxing and a change. Stay in a stranger's home is a continuation of your daily life at home, but under more pressure.

Passage 14

1.Shoplifting, mistakes by cashiers and long lines of customers waiting at cash registers.

2.I think it is the long lines of customers waiting at cash registers. If you go to some supermarkets at the weekend, things will be worse.. Half an hour’s waiting is an routine. People would like to buy things they need during a week, so every cart is full of food and daily necessities. It takes about five to ten minutes for a customer to pay for his goods. Some cashiers are not skilled at their work. That's another reason for the long lines problem.

Passage 15

1.They often contain a lot of sugar and have fun names and sometimes include little toys.

2.Not really. Every morning my breakfast is always the same: some bread and a cup of milk. Mother gets up at six in the morning and I get up about half an hour later. Since ifs quite a long way to go to school, we leave home at seven. There is no time to prepare and enjoy a hearty breakfast. Though I don't like my breakfast, it can at least provide the basic nutrition I need.