2026届高三英语第一学期开学考试
I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
A. To the bank. B. To the museum.
C. To the clinic. D. To the restaurant.
2. A. It’s cool and smart. B. Her husband will like it.
C. It’s unsuitable for him. D. His teacher will like it.
3. A. Find a new apartment. B. Make use of the contract.
C. Sign a contract with the landlady. D. Make more bitter complaints.
4. A. Her doctor was unavailable then. B. She was busy taking care of a boy.
C. She was late for her appointment. D. She went to watch a baseball game.
5. A. He doesn’t know the way to the cinema. B. He has to go early to get a parking space.
C. He will miss the beginning of the movie. D. He doesn’t want to get stuck in traffic.
6. A. Wait for the bus. B. Walk to the zoo.
C. Cross the street. D. Take a taxi to the zoo.
7. A. The woman got a wrong class permit.
B. The woman arrived too early for registration.
C. The woman misplaced her class permit for biology.
D. The woman missed registration for the biology course.
8. A. They don’t agree on where to live. B. They both work in the downtown area.
C. They don’t want to live in a noisy area. D. They hope to cut expenses on the wedding.
9. A. She is inviting the man to go to the lake. B. She is going to cancel her plan if it rains.
C. It will clear up in the lake area tomorrow. D. The lake will be clear after the heavy rain.
10. A. The houses are too expensive for the couple to buy.
B. The houses for sale are of better quality than advertised.
C. The housing developers offer potential buyers free trips.
D. The woman is unwilling to take a look at the houses for sale.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one 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 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.
A. A gadget to charge the phone in a car.
B.A device to control the speed of a vehicle.
C.A gadget to hold a phone on the steering wheel.
D.A device to ensure people drive with both hands.
12. A. The car keeps flashing its headlights.
B. The car slows down gradually to a stop.
C. They are alerted with a light and a sound.
D. They receive a warning on their smartphone.
13. A. Installing a camera. B. Using a connected app.
C. Checking their emails. D. Keeping a daily record.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
A. Conflicts between labor and management.
B. Common complaints made by office workers.
C. Health and safety conditions in the workplace.
D. Rights and responsibilities of company employees.
15. A. They wanted the outdated equipment replaced.
B. They quit work to protect their unborn babies.
C. They sought help from union representatives.
D. They requested to have their posts changed.
16. A. To attract attention from the media.
B. To show how much they love winter sports.
C. To protest against the poor working conditions.
D. To protect themselves against the cold weather.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
A. Good or bad, they are here to stay.
B. Believe it or not, they have survived.
C. Like it or not, you have to use them.
D. Gain or lose, they should be modernized.
18. A. Unreasonably priced train tickets.
B. Train delays that happen frequently.
C. Food of low quality sold on the trains.
D. Poor service due to lack of competition.
19. A. The low efficiency of their operations.
B. The passing of the new transport act.
C. Constant complaints from passengers.
D. Competition from other means of transport.
20. A. They provide worse service.
B. They suffer losses in revenues.
C. They are fast disappearing.
D. They will be de-nationalized.
II. Grammar and vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Sweet Treat, Smart Choice
Ice cream is one of life’s simple pleasures-a sweet, creamy delight that brings joy whether enjoyed as a refreshing dessert or a midday pick-me-up. While grabbing a tub from the store is easy, there’s (21) _______ special about making your own. Not only is it surprisingly simple, but it also gives you complete control over what goes into it. (22) _______ (imagine) making some with wholesome, nutrient-rich ingredients using natural sweeteners instead of processed sugars or using plant-based milk-all while keeping that irresistible smoothness and indulgent flavor. With homemade ice cream you’re not just making a treat, you’re creating a guilt-free moment of happiness, perfectly tailored to your tastes and health goals.
The traditional recipe for ice cream (23) _______ (consist) of milk, heavy cream, sugar, and at times, egg yolks, which help create its signature smoothness and deep mercial varieties, however, frequently contain additives to refine texture and maintain stability. The process involves churning (搅拌) the mixture at high speeds (24) _______ it reaches the desired creamy consistency. Delightful treat (25) _______ ice cream undeniably is, its frequent consumption raises the question of balance in a healthy diet. This leads to an important consideration: While you could certainly enjoy a bit of ice cream every day, (26) _______ you From a nutritional perspective, moderation is key. According to dietary guidelines, sugar intake should be limited to no more than 10% of total daily calories, (27) _______ amounts to 12 teaspoons for a standard 2,000-calorie diet. Regularly exceeding this limit can cause health concerns (28) _______ _______ weight gain and metabolic imbalances.
That said, ice cream can still be part of a balanced diet when (29) _______ (enjoy) mindfully. Making it at home allows for healthier ingredient choices: for instance, a simple homemade alternative can be made by blending frozen bananas with almond butter and a splash of milk for a naturally sweet and creamy treat. (30) _______opting for a traditional scoop or a nutritious homemade alternative, the key is moderation savoring the treat while ensuring it fits into an overall healthy eating pattern.
Section B
Direction: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. attached B. dedicated C. gains D. inclusive E. pressures
F. profile G. relatable H. sacred I. specific J. stuck
K. touch
Faceless influencers
Faceless influencers are becoming famous online. They are everywhere on social media. Just don’t ask what they look like. Meet faceless influencers, who are attracting millions of followers and are quietly conquering social media, turning their anonymity (匿名) into commercial (31) _______.
Their aesthetic is usually soothing, minimalist and domestic. Hands with shiny nails hold iced coffees; nondescript (不起眼的) figures lie in cozy bedrooms. Some accounts may show fleeting glimpses of an influencer’s (32) _______. But all hide their identities as much as possible.
On TikTok some 200,000 posts are tagged Faceless; they have a combined 1.1bn views.
Facebook groups such as “Girls Gone Faceless” boast over 100,000 members. Faceless creators have the same (33) _______ followings as traditional influencers. The only difference is that their followers are fascinated with their lifestyle, not their (34) _______ life.
Social media and influencer culture have always emphasized personal identity. But viewers are now seeking out these invisible influencers. Removing identity markers has made faceless influencing a more (35) _______ space, because the content is neutral. This often means it is more (36) _______, because audiences can imagine themselves there.
Two things changed to give rise to the new faceless trend. One was the success of Asia’s unnamed “silent vloggers”, whose cinematic videos of daily life while (37) _______ at home during the pandemic went viral. The second was the desire of people to make money as influencers without devoting their whole lives to it. Faceless influencers may be thriving today, but they are not immune to (38) _______. Some wonder whether they are more likely to be displaced by those that use artificial intelligence to create content cheaply. There is also the risk of imitation by other influencers. “It can be challenging to differentiate myself since there’s no physical identity (39) _______, so it’s important for me to always add a personal (40) _______, such as a playful tone in my captions”, says Ms. Ortega.
But there is no guarantee of success. After all, faceless influencers’ biggest competition is not other creators but the recommendation algorithm—the most important invisible influencer of them all.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
Liars get away with their deceptions for many reasons. A falsehood may seem trivial or inconsequential. Lying can be for the greater good: it is arguably ____41____ to reassure an anxious colleague over his new haircut than to stare shocked at his head.
Now psychologists have uncovered a new way in which we accept the ____42____ told to us—and it rests on our capacity to imagine the future. People are more likely to excuse what they know to be a present-day lie if they believe that it may one day become true, especially if the fiction is ____43____ their beliefs.
Whether the dishonesty in question concerns polishing a job resume or overstating the extent of gun violence, research shows that individuals can be psychologically primed to give false information a ____44____.
The work has implications for both politics and business, in which idealized, ____45____ statements are the norm. “The results are concerning because people can’t fact-check what might become ____46____in the future,” says Beth Anne Helgason, a doctoral student in organizational psychology at the London Business School.
While research on ____47____ has traditionally focused on understanding how people are tricked into mistaking lies for the truth, Helgason and her colleague Daniel Effron wanted to investigate cases where people recognized that a statement was factually false but nevertheless judged it to be ethically ____48____. They ran a mixture of online and laboratory studies with about 3,600 participants, who were asked to make moral ____49____ on various forms of untruths.
In one experiment that involved more than 400 MBA students from 59 countries, most ____50____ it was unacceptable to falsely claim financial modelling skills on a resume. Yet when asked to imagine that an applicant’s business school might offer a summer course on this very subject, their disapproval ____51____.
Helgason explains: “If the applicant could ____52____ learn financial modelling skills at some time in the future, then students didn’t think it was so unethical to be falsely claiming knowledge of these skills in the present, even if there was no ____53____ that the learning would happen.”
Unfortunately, she points out, people tend to ____54____ both their abilities and the speed with which they can learn new things: “Our research shows that people think it’s not so bad to lie about having a skill they might have in the future, but if you combine that with people being really bad at knowing what skills they’ll have in the future, it becomes very ____55____.”
A. harder B. easier C. crueler D. kinder
A. misfortunes B. untruths C. dissimilarities D. imbalances
A. in line with B. in opposition to C. in place of D. in exchange for
A. red light B. quick license C. moral pass D. free ride
A. clear-cut B. misleading C. forward-looking D. official
A. inevitable B. vital C. widespread D. true
A. gossip B. misinformation C. integrity D. impoliteness
A. acceptable B. unconscionable C. questionable D. debatable
A. apologies B. accusations C. judgements D. reflections
A. dismissed B. questioned C. predicted D. thought
A. intensified B. emerged C. disappeared D. softened
A. potentially B. individually C. diligently D. secretly
A. doubt B. evidence C. record D. guarantee
A. downplay B. overestimate C. misinterpret D. dislike
A. urgent B. convenient C. dangerous D. enlightening
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
It’s bad, but its not all bad. During the lockdown, to be confined in your home with the people you love most against an invisible disease may be, at times, uncomfortable. But it can also be like living inside a poem.
For me, especially early in the pandemic, it was also more than a little like living in a war zone again. The danger is real but also in some ways random. You assess risk constantly. In the first days of New York’s lockdown, at the market closest to my house, the handle of the shopping cart stared up at me. It was a bluish-purple strand of plastic that seemed to hold death. I had left the house without wipes. My son was climbing on everything.
People said it felt like living in a horror movie. That was not the sensation. A horror movie moves between fear and the delighted anticipation of fear. The feeling in the market was the leaden tug of dread. It was steady, and pressed you down, the way a survivor of a bombing says a blast wave does.
It was also a kind of gift. Against this backdrop, what you value in life is more vivid. You can’t call it a silver lining, but there is a quality of light involved, a lining that lights up edges. As a friend said after receiving a stage 4 cancer diagnosis, “A mirror doesn’t work without backing. You need the black.”
That is the value in these days.
Ordinarily, to experience what much of the country was experiencing in kitchens and family rooms, you would have had to get yourself to join the army. I once was a war correspondent and ran a news center for a while in a war zone. The danger was real but also in some ways random. We assessed risk constantly. And it was understood that any one of us would die for the other: “The truth of war,” David Finkel wrote in Thank You For Your Service, “is that it’s always about loving the guy next to you.”
And if you’re already in love with that person Think of a man in bed, his family asleep down the hall as he dreams of faraway places. I was in faraway places, dreaming of a family asleep down the hall.
After we left the market I kept telling my son not to touch his face. So of course he reached for his cheek. Then he walked down a sidewalk that was all but empty. Knowing what’s important, people were staying home.
56. Living in a war zone is similar to living in a locked down city in that ________.
A. people constantly evaluate risks of real but random dangers
B. people are confined to their homes against invisible dangers
C. people delightedly anticipate sliver linings lighting up their lives
D. people have to join certain organizations to have same experience
57. By saying “the leaden tug of dread” (para. 3), the author means that ________.
A. the market was a horrible place in a thriller
B. the fearful survivor often recalls blast waves
C. the fear was deeply depressing and frustrating
D. the horror movie offered long-lasting sensation
58. According to the author, what gift does the lockdown afford us
A. We are clearer about what we value in life.
B. We start to be in love with the person next to us.
C. We know our images better against the backdrop.
D. We increasingly miss our family in faraway places.
59. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. the handle of the shopping cart is poisonous
B. the author revealed the truth of war in a book
C. the author’s friend likes wearing black clothes
D. the author’s son didn’t realize the danger at all
(B)
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60. For a first-time cruiser who experiences strong homesickness and desires a scenic view from the room, which option is recommended
A. 17 Night Cruise to Transatlantic. B. 10 Night Cruise to Europe-All.
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61. If a budget-conscious couple has a 10-day Christmas holiday for Bahamas, what’s the minimum they will pay
A. $750. B. $900. C. $1000. D. $1440.
62. Which cruise ship is suitable for families with young children looking for interactive experience？
A. Princess. B. Celebrity Solstice. C. Voyager of the Seas. D. DELFIN III.
(C)
Nowhere does landscape marry passion quite so much as in Yorkshire’s Wuthering Heights. The wild Pennine slopes and rushing streams perfectly frame Emily Bront ’s stormy romance. From the moorland (广袤的荒野) peaks to the Bront village of Haworth, the scene is untouched—until now.
Enter Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, who appears willing to sacrifice this iconic landscape for the Calderdale Energy Park, the largest onshore windfarm in England. The plan calls for 41 wind turbines (涡轮机), each 200 meters tall—40 meters higher than Blackpool Tower—planted across the moors. It’s hard to believe. The glorious Pennine Way would become a stroll through an industrial park of roads, depots, and trucks. A Saudi-backed firm, Calderdale Wind Farm Ltd, even considered coating the peat (泥炭地) with solar panels.
Miliband’s arguments for onshore wind are familiar: Britain must show global leadership on net zero. Yet Britain’s emissions are minor, and many suspect this is more about political signaling than environmental necessity. Opponents are dismissed as romantics, blind to climate urgency and economic growth.
But language matters. Yes, renewables are vital—but specifics demand compromise. Critics note that Britain’s net-zero ambitions, more political than practical, help explain why UK households pay some of the world’s highest energy bills, driven by unclear subsidies (补贴) and wasteful nuclear spending.
Meanwhile, construction—responsible for 25% of national emissions—goes unchecked. The government taxes improving old buildings but doesn’t tax carbon-heavy new ones, effectively rewarding pollution. The hypocrisy is glaring.
A real debate is needed on where, if anywhere, onshore turbines should go. They dominate landscapes, their height and motion unavoidable. Some sit harmlessly in industrial zones. Others ruin rural Northamptonshire and threaten the mountains of mid-Wales. Offshore turbines, by contrast, are less intrusive and less controversial—but more expensive.
Miliband has reversed the cautious stance on onshore wind, removing local councils’ power to resist. Without a shared language of beauty and place, money will always win. Since the 1940s, we assumed some landscapes deserved protection. That agreement is gone.
Would Miliband propose turbines on Parliament Hill Fields in his native Camden If so, how would his neighbours react Likely with great anger. And if he backed down, what argument would he offer Perhaps he should try it. We might all learn something.
63. The author mentions Wuthering Heights mainly in order to ________.
A. stress the symbolic value of the landscape under threat
B. imply that Yorkshire has long attracted artistic attention
C. suggest that literature romanticizes remote British regions
D. show how novels can influence modern environmental decisions
64. By stating “The hypocrisy is glaring,” (para.5) the author is criticizing the government for ________.
A. failing to reduce household energy bills despite investing in renewables
B. supporting offshore wind while ignoring the damage of onshore alternatives
C. supporting carbon-heavy construction while claiming to fight climate change
D. allowing foreign corporations to build on protected land without public consultation
65. Which of the following would most weaken the author’s argument against the windfarm project
A. Other areas of the Pennines already contain industrial developments.
B. The turbines are expected to reduce local energy bills by a small percentage.
C. Local councils have recently approved similar renewable projects elsewhere.
D. Environmental assessments show that the moorland ecosystem will not be harmed.
66. What is the writing purpose of the last paragraph
A. To highlight the inconsistency in Miliband’s approach through irony.
B. To criticize local councils for failing to resist onshore wind development.
C. To propose a practical solution for locating new renewable energy projects.
D. To suggest that Camden has greater responsibility for environmental change.
Section C
Directions: After reading the passage below, choose the best answers from the six statements according to what you have just read.
In the UK, views that once belonged to the political extremes have moved into the mainstream.
He says he backs green energy and believes wind and solar should play a role in the energy mix.
The world’s failure to reduce carbon emissions remains deeply concerning.
Domestically, Britain must ensure a fair and well-planned green transition.
Public awareness of energy issues is growing, but many remain unsure about what net zero really means.
He also supports the cancellation of major green investments.
The Fight for a Clean Energy Future
Net zero climate policies are increasingly under threat. Elected far-right populists and authoritarian oil-rich states are pushing back against global climate efforts. Meanwhile, Europe is facing yet another summer of record-breaking heatwaves. (67) ______________
Yet UN secretary general António Guterres offered a note of hope in a recent speech. “The sun is rising on a clean energy age,” he said, highlighting the falling costs of solar and wind energy. He warned of future gas-price shocks and urged major tech companies—whose energy-hungry data centres are driving up electricity demand—to commit to using 100% low-carbon power by 2030.
Given US president Donald Trump’s open hostility toward renewable energy, Mr. Guterres may be right to focus on businesses rather than politicians. In Scotland this week, Mr. Trump once again launched a misleading attack on wind turbines. (68) ______________ This makes him a uniquely damaging figure—but he’s not alone. In several countries, populist parties are stepping up their opposition to climate goals.
(69) ______________ Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has questioned net zero and even suggested leaving the Paris Agreement. Her acting shadow energy secretary accused the UN’s top climate scientists of bias.
Labour’s Ed Miliband responded firmly, calling such attitudes anti-science and irresponsible. With the UN climate deadline approaching, political courage is essential. The goal of tripling global renewable capacity by 2030 is still far out of reach.
(70) ______________ Grid systems need upgrading. Supply chains must be improved. Labour’s proposal for fairer billing through a social energy tariff (关税) could protect vulnerable households. Real progress will take honesty, ambition—and determination.
IV. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
71. Light the Cities of the Future
A previously unlit cycle path in the Netherlands has recently drawn our attention. It has been resurfaced with a material that consists of thousands of shining stones in order to create a well-lit route. The Van Gogh Path, so called after the artist who lived in the town of Nuenen in 1883 combines the traditional with the contemporary in a gesture that acknowledges Van Gogh’s masterpiece The Starry Night, but also shows the way ahead for city lighting. The Van Gogh Path is not a single case; it is not difficult to foresee a time when natural materials could help light the cities of the future.
Why should we care about city lighting What’s wrong with current electrical city lighting anyway Well, the problem that it causes is two-fold. First, of course, electrical lighting in most cities comes from non-renewable resources. According to the International Energy Agency, almost 20% of global electricity is consumed for lighting, which is responsible for high levels of carbon emissions. But there’s also the belief that electrical light itself is a form of pollution by destroying our view of the night sky.
For the above reasons, then, it seems wise to investigate other approaches. The city of Glasgow is attempting to use intelligent street lighting to monitor how citizens interact with the urban landscape and minimise electrical consumption and thus emissions. This ‘Smart City’ approach is seen by many as the way of the future, but some designers aren’t convinced. They are pioneering the altogether more original approach of using materials from the natural world in order to replace electrical light entirely. They believe that this new technology can one day completely replace microchips and digital systems as we find better ways of making use of the light-producing mechanisms (机制) that already exist in the natural world.
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
当心不要让花瓶里的水太多。(See)
她极有绘画天赋，不知接下来会有何等佳作面世。(no telling)
我刚才一不小心点了“提交申请”，还有可能撤回吗 (withdraw)
在 90年代，这种疾病因其复杂性，曾被误诊为流感类疾病，如今人们已经认识到它是一种罕见的精神障碍。(whose)
VI. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
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1）对调查结果的简单描述；
2）对数据的原因分析；
3）你的看法。
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3 持无所谓态度 28.57%I. Listening Comprehension 202110奉贤高三月考
Section A
1-10 DCBAB CBABD
Section B
11-20 DCB CDC CDDB
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
21. nothing 22. Imagine 23. consists 24. until/before 25. as/though
26. should 27. which 28. such as 29. enjoyed 30. Whether
Section B
31—40 CFBID GJEAK
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
41—55 DBACC DBACD DADBC
Section B
(A) 56—59 ACAD
(B) 60—62 DBC
(C) 63—66 ACDA
Section C
67—70 CFAD
IV. Summary
The Van Gogh Path promises a trend of using natural light-producing materials for city lighting as electrical lighting consumes too many non-renewable resources and causes light pollution. Although intelligent street lighting, one alternative method, has been piloted in Glasgow, some designers think it is far from enough. They advocate using purely natural materials for future city lighting.
V. Translation
当心不要让花瓶里的水太多。(See)
See to it that there is not too much water in the vase.
她极有绘画天赋，不知接下来会有何等佳作面世。(no telling)
She is so talented at painting that there is no telling what masterpiece will come out.
我刚才一不小心点了“提交申请”，还有可能撤回吗 (withdraw)
I have just clicked (on) “Submit Application” by accident/mistake, and is it possible to withdraw it
在 90年代，这种疾病因其复杂性，曾被误诊为流感类疾病，如今人们已经认识到它是一种罕见的精神障碍。(whose)
The disease, whose complex nature/complexities led to it being diagnosed mistakenly as a flu-like illness in the 90s, is now recognized as a rare mental disorder.
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Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. M: Hurry up! I’m starving.
W: Don’t worry. It’s Monday and there won’t be a queue.
Q: Where are the speakers most probably going
2. M: Mum, what do you think of my new hairstyle Do you find your son smart and cool
W: You are lucky that your father won’t be back from his trip till next week. And I wonder your teacher will allow you to step into the school on Monday.
Q: What does the woman think about her son’s new hairstyle
3. W: I wish I could move out of my apartment today. The dishwasher, the air conditioning, nothing works well. And the landlady just ignores my complaint.
M: I remember you have signed a contract with her. Maybe you can find what you can do under the agreement.
Q: What does the man suggest the woman do
4. M: I heard you were on sick leave yesterday. Did you finally get your nose checked
W: I planned to, but my doctor was too busy helping a boy who hurt his nose during a baseball game. He just prescribed me some medicine and told me to make another appointment.
Q: Why couldn’t the woman have her nose checked
5. W: Why are you leaving so early The movie won’t start until eight.
M: I don’t want to spend a quarter looking for a parking spot and another quarter walking to the cinema. You know, I missed the beginning of a movie last time.
Q: What does the man mean
6. M: Is this where the bus to the zoo stops
W: No, it’s on the other side of the street.
Q: What will the man probably do next
7. W: My name is Taylor Swift. S-W-I-F-T. Can I get a class permit for biology
M: Oh, no. Not now. Registration for students whose last names begin with an S doesn’t start until tomorrow.
Q: What does the man mean
8. M: Hi, Monica! Have you decided where to live when you get married
W: I’d like to live in the downtown area near my work but Irving wants to live in the suburbs to save our expenses.
Q: What can we learn about Monica and Irving
9. M: It has been pouring for days now.
W: Tomorrow is my day at the lake. I’ll just forget about it if it doesn’t clear up.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation
10. W: The article is nothing but advertising for housing developers. I don’t think the houses for sale are half that good.
M: Come on, Sarah. Why so negative We are thinking of buying a home, aren’t we Just a trip to look at the place won’t cost us much.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one 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 questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
Texting while driving was listed as a major cause of road deaths among young Americans back in 2013. A recent study said that 40% of American teens claim to have been in a car when the driver used a cell phone in a way that put people in danger. This sounds like a widespread disease but it’s one that technology may now help cure. T.J. Evarts, a 20-year-old inventor, has come up with a novel solution that could easily put texting drivers on notice. It’s called Smart Wheel, and it’s designed to fit over the steering wheel of most standard vehicles to track whether or not the driver has two hands on the wheel at all times. Evarts’ invention warns the drivers with light and sound when they hold the wheel with one hand only, but as soon as they place the other hand back on the wheel the light turns back to green and the sound stops. It also watches for what’s called “close by hands,” where both hands are close together near the top of the wheel so the driver can type with both thumbs and drive at the same time. All the data Smart Wheel collects is also sent to a connected app. So, any parents who install Smart Wheel can keep track of their teens’ driving habits. If they try to remove or damage the cover, that’s reported as well.
Questions:
11. What is Smart Wheel
12. What happens if the driver has one hand on the wheel
13. How do parents keep track of their teens’ driving habits
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Since a union representative visited our company to inform us about our rights and protections, my co-workers have been worrying about health conditions and complaining about safety risks in the workplace. Several of the employees in the computer department, for example, claim to be developing vision problems from having to stare at a video display terminal for about seven hours a day. An X-ray technician is refusing to do her job until the firm agrees to replace its outdated equipment. She insists that it’s exposing workers to unnecessarily high doses of radiation. She thinks that she may have to contact the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to inspect the department. I’ve heard that at a factory in the area two pregnant women, who were working with paint, requested a transfer to a safer department because they wanted to prevent damage to their unborn babies. The supervisor of personnel refused the request. At another firm the workers were constantly complaining about the malfunctioning heating system, but the owner was too busy or too mean to do anything about it. Finally, they all met and agreed to wear ski-clothing to work the next day. The owner was too embarrassed to talk to his employees. But he had the heating system replaced right away.
Questions:
14. What does the talk focus on
15. What does the speaker say about the two pregnant women
16. Why did the workers in the firm wear ski-clothing to work
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
W: There is an element there about competition, isn’t there Because British Railways are a nationalized industry. There’s only one railway system in the country. If you don’t like a particular kind of beans, you can go and buy another. But if you don’t like a particular railway, you can’t go and use another.
M: Well, some people who write to me say that if there were another railway system in the country, you wouldn’t be able to do the things you do now. But I don’t think we do anything intentionally to upset our customers. Since 1946, when the Transport Act came in, we were nationalized.
W: Do you think that’s a good thing Has it been a good thing for the railways, do you think, to be nationalized
M: Oh, yes, because in general, means of transport are all around. Let’s face the reality. The car arrived. The car is here to stay. There is no question about that.
W: So what are you saying then That if the railways haven’t been nationalized, they would simply have disappeared
M: Oh, I think they would have. They’re disappearing fast in America. Er, the French Railways lose 1 billion pounds a year; the German Railways, 2 billion pounds a year. But you see, those governments are prepared to pour money into the transport system to keep it going.
W: So in a sense, you are caught between two extremes. On the one hand, you’re trying not to lose too much money. On the other, you’ve got to provide the best service.
M: Yes, you are right.
Questions:
17. What does the woman say about British Railways？
18. What do some people who write to the man complain about？
19. What does the man say threatens the existence of railways？
20. What does the man say about railways in other countries？
