听力

　　Section B

　　Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C)and D).Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

　　注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。

　　Passage 1

　　Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　26.A)Her parents thrived in the urban environment.

　　B)Her parents left Chicago to work on a farm.

　　C)Her parents immigrated to America.

　　D)Her parents set up an ice-cream store.

　　27.A)He taught English in Chicago.

　　B)He was crippled in a car accident.

　　C)He worked to become an executive.

　　D)He was born with a limp.

　　28.A)She was fond of living an isolated life.

　　B)She was fascinated by American culture.

　　C)She was very generous in offering help.

　　D)She was highly devoted to her family.

　　Passage 2

　　Questions 29 to 32 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　29. A)He suffered a nervous breakdown. B)He was wrongly diagnosed.

　　C)He was seriously injured. D)He developed a strange disease.

　　30. A)He was able to talk again. B)He raced to the nursing home.

　　C)He could tell red and blue apart. D)He could not recognize his wife.

　　31. A)Twenty-nine days. B)Two and a half months.

　　C)Several minutes. D)Fourteen hours.

　　32. A)They welcomed the publicity in the media.

　　B)They avoided appearing on television.

　　C)They released a video of his progress.

　　D)They declined to give details of his condition.

　　Passage 3

　　Questions 33 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.

　　33. A)For people to share ideas and show farm products.

　　B)For officials to educate the farming community.

　　C)For farmers to exchange their daily necessities.

　　D)For farmers to celebrate their harvests.

　　34. A)By bringing an animal rarely seen on nearby farms.

　　B)By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket.

　　C)By offering to do volunteer work at the fair.

　　D)By performing a special skill at the entrance.

　　35. A)They contribute to the modernization of American farms.

　　B)They help to increase the state governments’ revenue.

　　C)They provide a stage for people to give performances.

　　D)They remind Americans of the importance of agriculture.

　　听力原文及答案

　　Passage 1

　　My mother was born in a small town in northern Italy. She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926. They lived in Chicago when my grandfather worked making ice cream. Mama thrived in the urban environment. At 16, she graduated first in her high school class, went onto secretarial school, and finally worked as an executive secretary for a railroad company. She was beautiful too. When a local photographer used her pictures in his monthly window display, she felt pleased. Her favorite portrait showed her sitting by Lake Michigan, her hair went blown, her gaze reaching toward the horizon.

　　My parents were married in 1944. Dad was a quiet and intelligent man. He was 17 when he left Italy. Soon after, a hitandrun accident left him with a permanent limp. Dad worked hard selling candy to Chicago office workers on their break. He had little formal schooling. His English was selftaught. Yet he eventually built a small successful wholesale candy business. Dad was generous and handsome. Mama was devoted to him. After she married, my mother quit her job and gave herself to her family. In 1950, with three small children, dad moved the family to a farm 40 miles from Chicago. He worked the land and commuted to the city to run his business. Mama said goodbye to her parents and friends, and traded her busy city neighborhood for a more isolated life. But she never complained.

　　26. C)。属细节归纳。 四个选项均以her parents开头，因此，可推知本题考查的重点是在她幼年时父母的情况，听时着重注意听她幼年时其父母所做的事。由短文的第二句话：She was three when her parents immigrated to America in 1926.可知答案为C)。

　　27. B)。属语义转述。 He was crippled in a car accident对应于原文中的a hitandrun accident left him with a permanent limp， 关键词limp和crippled。故选项为B)。

　　28. D)。属细节归纳。只有D)项与原文内容相符，其他三项讲的都与问题无关，没切中要害。highly devoted to 高度献身于。

　　Passage 2

　　During a 1995 roof collapse, a firefighter named Donald Herbert was left brain damaged. For ten years, he was unable to speak. Then, one Saturday morning, he did something that shocked his family and doctors. He started speaking. “I want to talk to my wife.” Donald Herbert said out of the blue. Staff members of the nursing home where he has lived for more than seven years, raced to get Linda Herbert on the telephone. “It was the first of many conversations the 44-year-old patient had with his family and friends during the 14 hour stretch” Herbert’s uncle Simon Menka said. “How long have I been away?” Herbert asked. “We told him almost ten years,” the uncle said, “he thought it was only three months.” Herbert was fighting a house fire December 29,1995 when the roof collapsed, burying him underneath. After going without air for several minutes, Herbert was unconscious for two and a half months and has undergone therapy ever since. News accounts in the days and years after his injury, described Herbert as blind and with little if any memory. A video shows him receiving physical therapy but apparently unable to communicate and with little awareness of his surroundings. Menka declined to discuss his nephew’s current condition or whether the apparent progress is continuing. “The family was seeking privacy while doctors evaluated Herbert”, he said. As word of Herbert’s progress spread, visitors streamed into the nursing home. “He’s resting comfortably,” the uncle told them.

　　29. C)。属同义转述。 四个选项皆以he开头，由suffered,was...diagnosed,was...injured和developed a strange disease可推知本题考查的是He所受到的意外伤害，D)项与其他三项内容不相符，可先排除D)项。听时重点区分A),B),C)三项的关键词语。由短文首句中...was left brain damaged可知C)项为正确选项。

　　30. A)。属综合推断。由听力短文第三句和第四句话：He started speaking.“I want to talk to my wife”Donald Herbert said out of the blue可知A)项是对上述文句的综合表述。

　　31. B)。属同义转述。B)项的内容与短文中...was unconscious for two and a half months的内容相同,其他三项讲的都与问题无关，故选B)。

　　32. D)。属语义转述。 原话是The family was seeking privacy 家人追求保护隐私。

　　Passage 3

　　Almost all states in America have a state fair. They last for one, two or three weeks. The Indiana state fair is one of the largest and oldest state fairs in USA. It is held every summer. It started in 1852. Its goals were to educate, share ideas, and present Indiana’s best products. The cost of a single ticket to enter the fair was 20 cents. During the early 1930’s, officials of the fair ruled that the people could attend by paying with something other than money. For example, farmers brought a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket. With the passage of time, the fair has grown and changed a lot, but it’s still one of Indiana’s most celebrated events. People from all over Indiana and from many other states attend the fair. They can do many things at the fair. They can watching the judging of the price: cows, pigs, and other animals; they can see sheep getting their wool cut, and they can learn how that wool is made into clothing; they can watch cows giving birth. In fact, people can learn about the animals they would see except at the fair. The fair provides a chance for the farming communities to show its skills and farming products. For example, visitors might see the world’s largest apple, or the tallest sunflower plant. Today, children and adults at the fair can play new computer games, or attend more traditional games of skill. They can watch performances performed by famous entertainers. Experts say such fairs are important, because people need to remember that they’re connected to the earth and its products, and they depend on animals for many things.

　　33. A)。属同义转述。四个选项中提出了三个对象：for people,for officials和for farmers。一个州的贸易会同时为农民提供2个主要(main)目的不合逻辑。因此，可先排除C),D)两项。因此，听时只注意到底是for people还是for officials即可找到答案。由文中的“Its goals were to educate,share ideas,and present lndianas best products”可知答案为A)。

　　34. B)。属语义转述。By bringing a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket带一袋粮食换票， 是对原文中farmers brought a bag of grain in exchange for a ticket. 的同义转述。

　　35. D)。属语义转述。由听力短文中最后一句话：Experts say such fairs are import,because people need to remember that they re connected to the earth and its products。可知D)项的说法与此句义相同，故D)项是原文意思的同义转述。其他三项讲的都与问题无关。

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