上海市继光高级中学高二英语下学期《听力训练》

上海市继光高级中学高二下学期英语听力训练(六)Section A1.A. At a post office.B. At the railway station.C. At a bank.D. At the airport.2.A. Go to the library.B.Visit her sister.C. Go skating.D. Attend a lecture.3.A. Convenient languages.B. Internet service.C. Learning online.D. Money management.4.A. A physical checkup.B. A blood test.C. A job interview.D. A cosmetic surgery.5.A. Rachel has changed her schedule.B. The plane has already landed.C. Rachel probably wont come.D. The plane will probably arrive late.6.A. Repair the computer for her.B. Check the website address.C. Send someone to help her.D. Go to the womans office.7.A. It has been put off.B. It has been cancelled permanently.C. It is a waste of time. D. It is not worth preparing for.8.A. The disappearance of an ancient village.B. Severe damage caused by a natural disaster.C. Rescue teams swept away by flood. D. Transportation improvement in rural areas.9.A. The woman hates parties. B. The woman was not invited to the party.C. Steves parties are very boring. D. Steve does not like the woman.10.A. They stay closed until summer comes.B. Their customers are mostly tourists.C. They are busy all the year round.D. Their service is far from satisfactory.Section BQuestions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. He bought over 1,000 dictionaries.B. He learned over 59 million words.C. He read through the Oxford English Dictionary.D. He sold his diary at a good price.12. A. For extra credits.B. To learn fancy words.C. To sound more intelligent.D. For enjoyment.13. A. He couldnt help using those big words.B. He often forgot simple vocabulary.C. He could not form sentences with the words.D. He suffered from a serious headache.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. They introduced courses on public health.B. They increased their physical education.C. They changed students diet at school.D. They employed specially trained teachers.15. A. To improve efficiency.B. To employ more teachers.C. To teach more sports games.D. To ensure safety.16. A. The serious weight problem among children in USA.B. The development in physical education in USA.C. The increasing number of injuries in PE class in USA.D. The measures taken to prevent injuries in PE class in USA.Section CBlanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Ticket InformationName: Fred CooperDestination: San FranciscoFlight Number: Flight _(17)_Date : _(18)_ 1stClass: _(19)_ classDeparture time: 1:25 p.mArrival time: _(20)_a.m.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.1.W: Can I help the next person in line？M: I just need to send this parcel to Australia the fastest way possible.Q: Where does the conversation take place？2.M: I dont think you are free to go skating on Saturday afternoon, are you?W: Actually I am. I was planning to go to a lecture with my sister in the public library, but it was called off.Q: What will the woman probably do on Saturday afternoon?3.M: Jane, I hear you are learning Chinese.W: Yes. Im taking a Chinese learning course on the Internet. I think its convenient and it costs less.Q: What are the two speakers talking about?4.W: Dont be nervous. A nurse will measure your height and weight first and then take your blood pressure.M: That doesnt sound too bad. I think Im ready for it.Q: What are the two speakers talking about?5.W: Ive got to leave for the airport right away. Rachels plane is due in an hour.M: Judging by the weather outside, I doubt that the plane will land on schedule.Q: What does the man imply?6.W: Hi, Jeff, Im sorry but I cannot log on to our website now. Could you get someone up here to have a look?M: Dont worry. Ill ask an engineer to check it for you.Q: What is the man probably going to do?7.W: The speech contest has been cancelled. The hours Ive spent preparing for it are totally wasted.M: Not really. As far as I know its just been postponed until next week.Q: What can we learn about the speech contest?8.W: Did you watch the documentary last night?M: Yes, it was scary how the tornado wiped out entire villages. So many villages were cut off from rescue teams because roads and bridges were swept away by the raging waters.Q: What was the documentary mainly about?9. M: Shall we go to Steves house-warming party this weekend? Everybody is invited.W: Well, you know what Steves last party was like. Do you think I will go again?Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?10. M: It seems the restaurants here have little business these days.W: Thats true. But this is not the busy season. When summer comes, youll see armies of tourists waiting in line in order to get a seat.Q: What do we learn from the conversation about the restaurants in the town?Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.Mr Shea owns over 1,000 dictionaries and he likes to read them for fun. He recently spent a year reading all 20 volumes of the Oxford English Dictionary. The dictionary contains more than 20,000 pages and over 59 million words. As he read from A to Z, he noted down interesting words in a notebook. This includes words such as happify, meaning to make someone happy, and tripudiate which means to dance, skip or leap for joy. Mr Shea also kept a diary about his experience which has since been turned into a best-selling book.Why did he do this?He claims it was fun: Ive always enjoyed reading dictionaries. They are far more interesting than people give them credit for. It appears that it was not his goal to sound more intelligent through learning and using larger and more complex words. Im not against big words or fancy words, but Im opposed to using them for their own sake, he said. In fact, as a result of reading so many words, Mr Shea often forgot his everyday vocabulary. He wrote, My head was so full of words that I often had trouble forming simple sentences. (Now listen again)Questions:11. What did Mr. Shea do in the recent year?12. Why did Mr. Shea like reading dictionaries?13. What problem occurred to Mr Shea after reading so many words?Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.Different explanations are offered for Americas weight problem - a problem increasingly shared by other countries. Almost one-fifth of American children and teenagers are overweight.Schools have been urged to increase physical education, an important tool for public health. And many have. Yet now comes a study showing an increase in the number of injuries in PE class.The researchers did not try to identify the causes of the increase, but they have some theories. One possibility is a change in the traditional idea of physical education. This New P.E. expands the kinds of sports that are taught. But activities t