2018年上海春考英语听力文本

2018上海春考听力部分I.ListeningComprehensionSectionADirections:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeaks.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwiltbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.AfteryouhearaconversationandaquestionaboutIt,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.M:Kate,happynewyear!Areyoudoinganythingspecial?W:Oh,Bob,thanks!I'mverybusyandverytired.Mybrothersandsistersjoinedusandwehadabigdinnertogether.Q:WhatmadeKatebusyandtired?2.M:Caroline,couldyoutakethekidstothemovieSpiderMan?W:Yeah...butdon'tyouthinkthemovieistooviolentforthem?Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?3.M:Takeaseathere.Therearesomeinterestingmagazinesontheteatable.W:Thankyou.IguessIcanonlyunderstandthepicturesbecausetheyareallChinesemagazines.Q:Whatcanweknowaboutthewoman?4.M:Ineedtoothpasteandshampoo.Doyouthinkwecanfindadrugstorehere?W:I'msurewecan.Butthoseitemsareoftencheaperinthesupermarkets.Let'sgodowntotheotherendofthemall.Q:Wherewillthespeakersmostprobablytogo?5.W:Whydon'tyoucomeover.Iwasthinkingaboutdoingsomecooking.M:IsupposeIcould.It'llprobablybehealthierthanmyfrozenfoodoptions.Q:Whatdoesthemanimply?6.M:IsthereanywayIcantake6courses?W:itdepends.Ifyouareafull-timestudent,youcan.Ifyouareavisitingscholar,apart-timestudent,oranexchangestudent,youcantakeupto5courses.Q:Whocantakeasmanyas6courses?7.M:Manyofyourcolleaguesdescribeyouassoft-spoken,areyou?W:Well.I'mnotbossy.Theyseemtoregardmeasreliable.Q:Howisthewomaninhercolleagues'eyes?8.W:Johnfirstworkedasabusinessman,andthenateacher.Ten^yearslater,hequithisjobandstartedtowritenovels.M:AndhehasbeendoingnothingelseeversinceQ:WhatisJohnnow?9.W:Ifwehurry,wecantaketheexpresstrainratherthanthelocaltrainandsaveanhour.M:Great!TheexpresstraintakesonlytwohourstogetShanghai.Q:HowlongdoesittakethelocaltraintogettoShanghai?10.W:Iheardyoudidsomehikinglastweekend.M:Yes,Ireailyworemyselfout,soIstoppedhalfwayQ:Whydidthemangiveupthehikingtriphalfway?SectionBMDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwopassagesandonelongerconversation.Aftereachpassageorconversation,youwillbeaskedseveralquestions.ThepassagesandconversationwHIbereadtwice,butthequestionswilibespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleansweronyourpaperanddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.ResearchersfromOhioStateUniversityexposedtheirlabmicetoartificiallightatnight.Andtheyfoundthatittookonlyafewweeksforthemicetodevelopsignsofdepression,suchasbeinglessactive,havinglessinterestintheirfavoritefoodsandmoreanxietywhenplacedinwater.Thebrainsofthemicealsoshowedsimilarchangestowhatoccursindepressedpeople.Artificiallightatnightliketelevisions,computerscreensandnightlightshasbeenlinkedtoothernegativehealtheffects.Nighttimelightingcandisturbthebody'sclockandincreasetheriskofoverweightandcertaindiseases.Thegoodnewsisthatthesignsofdepressioninthemicewentawayaftertheywentbacktoaregularsleepschedule.Thatiseightfullhoursofdarknessatnight.Thismeansthatbyunpluggingtheelectronicsandclosingthewindowcurtainsinyourbedroom,youmaybeabletoundosomeoftheharmfuleffectsofyoursmartphonelettingoutlightallnight.11.Whathappenedtothemiceaftertheywereexposedtoartificiallightatnightforweeks?12.Whichofthefollowingwillmostprobablydisturbyourbody'sclock?13.Whatareyourecommendedtodoatnightaccordingtotheresearch?Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Here'sthegoodnews:globalpovertyhasfallenbyhalfoverthepastdecade.Buthere'sthebadnews:71%percentoftheworld'spopulationremainlowincomeorpoor.TheyliveofftendollarsorlessadayaccordingtoanewPewResearchCenterreportthatlookedatchangesinincomefor111countriesbetween2001and2011.UnlikeinAmerica,wherethemiddleclasshasbeenfacingdifficultiesinrecentyears,someresearcherssaythatstrongeconomicgrowthindevelopingcountrieshashelpedshrinkpovertyandexpandthemiddleclassglobally.Gutthereportfromthecenterdisagrees,sayingthataglobalmiddleclassisfarfromreality.True,theglobalmiddleclassnearlydoubledoverthedecadeto13percentin2011,butitstillrepresentsasmallpartoftheworld'spopulation.,professorRickashcockle,associatedirectoratthecenter,said,theworldhasmadetremendousprogressinpullingpeopleoutofpoverty,butmostofthegrowthhasbeenlimited.Peoplearepotentiallyonestepawayfromslippingbackintopoverty.14.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?15.WhichofthefollowingstatementistrueaccordingtothePewResearchCenterreport16.WhichofthefollowingworriesprofessorRickashcockleatthecenter?Questions17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.M:CharterCable,canIhelpyou?W:Yes,hi,wehaveanemergency.OurTVwentoutinthemiddleofourfavoriteshowAmericanidol.M:Iamsorrytohearthatma'am.CanIhaveyournameandaccountnumberplease?W:Yes,it’sGS(女生的名字）andmyaccountnumberis854452.M:Canyoupleasegivemethelastfourdigitsofyoursocialsecuritynumber.W:Yes,it's0253.M:Okay,oursystemisshowingthattherearestrongthunderstormsinyourarea.DidyouhearanynoisewhentheTVwentout?W:Yes,weheardaloudnoise.M:Oh,yourTVcouldhavebeenstruckbylightning.IstheTVstillon?W:Yeah,it