2024 东昌中学高三英语 10 月试卷

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passages 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.

What Can One City Do?

People around the world are concerned about global warming and are talking about ways to

stop it. The city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the United States, is doing more than just

talking. Cambridge wants to become a world leader in energy-efficient buildings.

Today, Naema Omar is improving her 80-year-old house in Cambridge. To keep the heat

inside in the winter, she is filling the space inside the walls with insulation（绝缘）. Insulation is

usually made from chemicals, but in her house, she is using (21) _________ new -- insulation

made from recycled blue jeans and other clothes. She has also put in a new type of light called an

LED lamp (22) _________ uses only a tiny amount of electricity. The light-bulbs in it last for 20

to 30 years before needing (23) _________ (change).

But eco-friendly insulation and lighting are much more expensive than the usual kind (24)

_________ _________ many people in Cambridge can't afford them. A group called Cambridge

Energy Alliance (CEA) (25) _________ (work) to solve this problem. They want to help every

resident and business in the city conserve energy. People can ask the group to come and look at

(26) _________ they can make their house or office building eco-friendly. The CEA then makes

them a plan to save 15 to 30 percent on heating, gas, water, and electricity. Then the group help

people borrow money to pay for the improvements. The money that people save by being (27)

_________ (efficient) should be enough to pay back the loan.

It was ten years ago that the city of Cambridge decided to try to reduce its carbon emissions.

More than 80 percent of the carbon dioxide (28) _________ (produce) in Cambridge comes from

buildings - not from cars (29) _________ successful, the program will not only save a lot of

energy but also make new jobs for local people. Workers (30) _________ (need) to put in

insulation, install better doors and windows, and make other energy improvements on buildings.

The CEA hopes that their program will be an example for other cities.

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Section B

Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can only be

used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

A. bidding B. formerly C. survived D. classify E. version F. exceeded

G. specializing H. necessarily I. authenticity J. overstated K. antiquarian

Rare copy of Shakespeare's First Folio sold for almost $10 million Wednesday, becoming the

most expensive work of literature ever to appear at auction.

The First Folio is considered among the most important collections of literature in the

English language. It contains 18 works that had not __31__ appeared in print, and would

otherwise have been lost to history, including "Macbeth" and "Twelfth Night."

Published in 1623 by the actors John Heminge and Henry Condell, friends of the English

playwright, the book is formally titled "Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies," based on the three

genres the part used to __32__ the plays.

The __33__ sold on Wednesday was the first complete copy to appear at auction since one

went for $6.1 million in 2001. After a six-minute __34__ battle between three telephone buyers,

the item was purchased by book dealer and __35__ Stephan Loewentheil for $9.98 million. In a

phone interview following the sale, he described Shakespeare's original folios as the "holy grail

（圣杯）of books."

"It is the greatest work in the English language, surely the greatest work of theater, so it's

something that anyone who loves intellectualism has to consider a holy object," said Loewentheil,

who owns stores __36__ in rare books and photography in New York and Maryland.

Although around 750 copies of the First Folio were produced, just 235 are known to have

__37__ to the present day. Of these, only 56 are considered to be complete, with almost all of

them now held by institutions in the US and UK, according to Christie's, whose sale catalog said

the item's "extraordinary rarity ... cannot be __38__."

The book came in a binding dating back to the early 19th century. It was sold alongside a

letter by Shakespeare scholar Edmond Malone from 1809 confirming its __39__.

The final sale price __40__ the auction house's estimates, which had predicted top bids of $4

million to $6 million.

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III. Reading Comprehensions

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.

There are countless reasons to stay up late in college. Here's one good reason to go to bed.

The less a student sleeps every night, the lower their grade-point average will be, according

to a two-year study of the sleep habits of more than 600 college freshmen.

Researchers found that every lost hour of average nightly sleep at the start of an academic

term was associated with a 0.07-point __41__ in a student's end-of-term GPA. When a student

slept less than six hours a night, the __42__ of lost sleep on a student's grades was even more

__43__, said David Creswell, the lead author of the study.

"You're __44__ this sleep debt," Creswell said. "And that has a pretty negative role __45__

people's academics.

Sleep, especially undisturbed sleep, helps the brain __46__ and retain information it has

learned. And when someone is sleep-deprived, attention span and memory are also impaired.

But students face a variety of "__47__ pressure" that keep them up late in college, which is

often the first time students are living away from home, Creswell said. The average student in the

sample group typically fell asleep at about 2:30 a.m. __48__ any of the students went to bed

before midnight. And, on average, they slept 6.5 hours a night.

It's not clear why less sleep would cause someone to have a lower GPA, Creswell said.

Sleeping for longer, __49__ periods of time allows for REM sleep, a period of unconscious rapid

eye movement that corresponds with high activity in the brain. Creswell said he __50__ that a

regular pattern of __51__ sleep creates a "sleep debt" over time, leaving students unable to

concentrate. "These college students are going to class with a ton of sleep debt, and they're having

trouble staying focused and __52__ in college classrooms," Creswell said. "Those thing can really

harm your ability to really __53__ with the material."

Obviously, the findings could inform systemic changes at university campaigns or workshops

to help students have a better night's sleep. There are multiple pathways to get to a GPA, and sleep

is like the __54__ that holds students' lives together in lots of domains.

"Fundamentally, it __55__: If we're not sleeping well, all systems are not a go," Creswell

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said. "Our body is not prepared for the day ahead of us and what we're asking it to do if we don't

have that good, basic chunk of night-time sleep."

41. A. consistent B. parallel C. rise D. drop

42. A. efficiency B. elite C. effect D. edge

43. A. proportioned B. pronounced C. promoted D. proceeded

44. A. accumulating B. accusing C. relieving D. refunding

45. A. in accordance with B. in terms of C. in line with D. in a state of

46. A. preoccupy B. produce C. process D. privilege

47. A. complimenting B. comprehending C. complicating D. competing

48. A. Briefly B. Brilliantly C. Barely D. Bitterly

49. A. unpredicted B. uninterrupted C. undetermined D. undermined

50. A. suspects B. suspends C. sustains D. subscribes

51. A. improper B. insufficient C. adequate D. extraordinary

52. A. building B. returning C. learning D. enrolling

53. A. engage B. emerge C. evolve D. evaluate

54. A. glance B. gossip C. grade D. glue

55. A. comes up to B. comes down to C. goes in for D. gets down to

Section B

Directions: Read the following two passage. 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)

At first glance Esther Okade seems like a normal 10-year-old. She loves dressing up as Elsa

from "Frozen", playing with Barbie dolls and going to the park or shopping. But what makes the

British-Nigerian youngster stand out is the fact that she's also a university student.

Esther, from Walsall, an industrial town in the UK's West Midlands region, is one of the

country's youngest college freshmen. The talented 10-year-old enrolled at the Open University in

January and is already top of the class, having recently scored 100% in an exam.

"It's so interesting and super easy," she laughs. "My mum taught me in a nice way." She adds,

"I want to finish the course in two years. Then I'm going to do my PhD in financial maths when

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I'm 13. I want to have my own bank by the time I'm 15 because I like numbers and I like people

and banking is a great way to help people."

And in case people think her parents have pushed her into starting university early, Esther

disagrees. "I actually wanted to start when I was seven. But my mum didn't agree." After three

years of begging, Mother Efe finally agreed to explore the idea.

Esther has always jumped ahead of her peers. Her mother noticed her daughter's gift for

figures shortly after she began homeschooling her at the age of three. Initially, Esther's parents had

enrolled her in a private school but after a few short weeks, the usually-energetic youngster

refused to go back to that school because the teachers didn't let her talk in class. In the UK,

education is not compulsory until five, so Efe stared to do little things at home by teaching basic

number skills but Esther was smiles ahead. By four, her natural talent for maths had seen the eager

student move on to algebra（代数学）and quadratic equations（二次方程式）.

And Esther isn't the only maths miracle in the family. Her younger brother Isaiah, 6, will soon

be sitting his first A-level exam in June.

56. Which of the following makes Esther Okade different from her normal peers?

A. She is the youngest college student in the UK.

B. She goes to university at a much earlier age.

C. She often gets full marks in maths exams.

D. She loves acting as a university student.

57. From the passage we can learn that _________.

A. Esther thinks her parents expect too much of her

B. Esther cannot adapt herself well to college life

C. Esther asked to go to university even earlier

D. Esther dislike being taught at home

58. What might be a main factor that has led to Esther's being a math genius?

A. The gene from her family. B. Her course in the university

C. The criticism from her teachers. D. Her mother's homeschooling

59. Esther can be described as a girl who _________.

A. is creative and loves exploring the unknown

B. is ambitious and has a clear goal

C. is rebellious but ready to help others

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D. is energetic but reluctant to challenge herself

(B)

Exhibition of the week

Charles II: Art & Power

Queen's Gallery, London SW1 (0303-123 7300, www.royalcollection.org.uk), until 13 May.

Charles II had the misfortune to be in a time "loaded with a rare tonnage of national tension",

said Waldemar Januszczak in The Sunday Times. His father Charles, of course, "paid the price for

his royalty" when he died in 1649. Arguably Charles II, who regained the throne（王位）in 1660,

occupied "an even hotter seat". He was well aware that the might suffer the same fate as his father.

Yet, as this "uplifting" new exhibition at the Queen's Gallery reveals, Charles was a "brilliant

operator who played his moves likes a chess grand-master" -- and who used art to glorify the

monarchy（君主制）and to justify his rule. The exhibition brings together a wealth of paintings,

drawings and furniture he inherited or collected over the course of his "remarkably successful

reign（统治）". The result is a "grand" celebration of "a king who brought happiness back to his

nation."

Art certainly played a "vital" role in establishing the Restoration, said Laura Cumming in the

Observer. Prints in the exhibition show Charles "effortlessly" calming a horse or offering his

"healing touch to the sick". The Shropshire oak in which he famously hid from the Round-heads

after the Battle of Worcester can be seen again and again. Most "striking" of all is John Michael

Wright's painting, which is so big that the viewer is "just about on kissing level with the royal

feet". But the show has an inherent flaw, said Nancy Durrant in the Times. On climbing up to the

throne, Charles found that most of his father's vast art collection had been sold off by Oliver

Cromwell, and he set about securing its return. While this ambitious initiative was "effective" in

England, it worked less well in recovering the masterpieces that were sold overseas -- and their

absence is disappointing once you learn what was lost.

Nevertheless Charles added some marvelous art to the Royal collection, said Jonathan Jones

in the Guardian. There are many fine British works in this show -- notably Peter Lely's painting of

a royal mistress, Louise de Kerouaille, Duchess of Portsmouth. However, the "drop-dead

highlights" of Charles's collection come from abroad: they include Lorenzo Lotto's "intensely

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atmospheric" 1527 portrait of Andrea Odoni, and the hundreds of "amazing" drawings by

Leonardo da Vinci, four of which are on show here. What an "absorbing" exhibition this is.

60. According to the passage Charles II _________

A. suffered the same fate as his father, Charles I

B. ruled the nation in an incomparably fierce way

C. was one of the greater chess players in history

D. started his reign while the nation was in trouble

61. According paragraph 2, the "inherent flaw" refers to the fact that _________.

A. Charles II brought most of his father's vast art collections abroad

B. visitors will feel disappointed to see what is on show in the exhibition

C. Oliver Cromwell wasn't able to recover the masterpieces he once sold

D. the exhibition fails to include some masterpieces sold overseas in history

62. Which of the following statements is true of the exhibition?

A. It is most famous for its local collections.

B. It shows how art was used to restore the nation.

C. It excludes what Charles II collected in his reign.

D. It includes hundreds of drawings by Leonardo da Vinci.

(C)

Between the last application season and the current one, Swarthmore College, a school

nationally renowned for its academic rigor, changed the requirements for students for admission

into its next freshman class. It made filling out the proper forms easier.

Swarthmore is hardly alone in the desire to eliminate obstacles for a bounty of applicants.

Over the last decade, many elite colleges have adjusted their applications in ways that remove

disincentives and maximize the odds that the number of students contesting to get in remains

robust - or, even better, grows larger.

In one sense, that's an egalitarian（平等主义的）approach worth compliment and a sensible

attempt to be sure that no qualified candidate is missed. But there's often a less pure motive in

play. In our increasingly status-oriented society, a school's reputation is improved by a low

acceptance rate, which can even influence how U. S. News & World Report ranks it. And unless a

school is shrinking the size of its students body, the only way to bring its acceptance rate down is

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to get its number of applicants up. So, many colleges methodically generate interest only to

frustrate it. They woo applicants for the purpose of turning them down.

And there can be other justifications for what looks like a loosening of application demands.

Smith College and several other similarly prominent colleges no longer require the SAT or ACT,

and Kathleen McCarney, the president of Smith College, said that that's not a bid for more

applicants. It's a recognition that top scores on those tests correlate with high family income and

may say more about an applicant's economic advantages -- including, say, private SAT tutoring -

than about their academic potential.

Jim Bock, Swarthmore's dean of admissions, said that by lightening the essay load for its

current applicants, the college was less concerned about increasing its overall number of

applicants than about making sure candidates of great merit didn't miss out on Swarthmore and

vice versa. He mentioned the hypothetical example of a high school student from a low-income

family who works 10 or more hours a day and doesn't have sufficient time to do different essays

for different schools.

But will Swarthmore's applicants this year give quite as much thought regarding whether it is

suitable and the right home for them? I'm betting not.

When it's very easy for a student to apply to yet one more college and each school is simply

another desirable box of cereal on the top shelf that he or she is determined to reach, there's

inadequate thought to a tailored match, which is what the admission process should strive for. It's

what the measure of success should be.

63. What changes has Swarthmore College made in the application process?

A. It simplified its application procedure.

B. It lowered its requirements for admission.

C. It expanded the size of its next freshman class.

D. It eliminated obstacles for minority applicants.

64. The underlined word "woo" (Para.3) is closest in meaning to _________.

A. respect B. pursue C. impose D. cheat

65. Kathleen McCarney holds that the results of the SAT or ACT _________.

A. should pay an essential role in the admissions process

B. conceal the uneven distribution of educational resources

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C. reflect test-takers' academic potential to a large extent

D. are closely related to test-takers' family income levels

66. According to the author, the success of a school's admission process lies in _________.

A. improving the school's reputation nationwide

B. increasing the overall number of applicants for the school

C. recruiting as many genuine students as possible

D. making suitable matches between applicants and the school

Section C

Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box.

Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.

A. Being a star in the video age means having the right set-up, speaking well and listening well

B. whether providing decent home-working equipment or giving feedback on how people appear

on screen, employers can help everyone improve their video game

C. Whether you are on camera or in the room, it is always easier to listen when there is something

worth hearing

D. Executives realized that they could send video messages to their workforces rather thanhaving

to assemble in town halls

E. However, not everyone needs to look like an A-lister

F. After all, one great benefit of the virtual meeting is that you can get actual work done in it

How to Thrive in a video age

The pandemic embedded video into the workplace. Workers who had never previously been

on camera suddenly spent every hour of the day getting used to the sight of themselves and their

colleagues on screen. _________67_________

There is no going back. Blogs have become vlogs. Meetings are now recorded as a matter so

that people can fail to watch them back later. Some firms routinely ask applicants to record

answers to certain questions on video, so that people can't see how well prospective recruits

communicate.

Since video has become more central to work, it pays to be good at it.

_________68_________. Workers can improve under their own steam, but companies can help,

too.

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 To see what the right set-up looks like, just observe the range of images on your next, video-

conferencing call. It will probably be a complete mishmash （ 大 杂 烩 ） . Some people will be

bathed in the warm glow of a ring light; others will be emerging from the shadows like the

Emperor Palpatine. Obviously, there is a limit to how level the playing-field-between home offices

can be, when living environments between employees differ so greatly. _________69_________:

people who regularly make presentations or see clients have greater claim on fancier equipment.

Advice on how to present well on video is not that different to advice on presenting in

general. But there are some specific pitfalls with video. One is where to look. Staring into the

camera is unnatural. Some advice pinning a photo of someone you respect right by the lens. But

looking at the camera is harder if you are referring to notes no the screen at the same time.

Teleprompter（提词器）software maybe the right answer.

Perhaps the least recognised skill in the video age is listening well. _________70_________

-- being able to turn your camera off when your time is being royally wasted may be the

pandemic's greatest gift to productivity. Yet one of the downsides is how distracting it can be: as

well as checking yourself out and following the online chat, you can comment on someone's new

wallpaper while watching their neighbour shovel noodles into their mouth. It takes real effort to

stay focused in such circumstances.

IV. Summary Writing

Directions: Read the following three passages. 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.

Changing Times Bring New Standards

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, have long been one of the film

industry's most famous awards. However, despite its 92-year history, the awards show has come

under fire in recent years for not recognizing enough multicultural performers and directors.

In response to this lack of representation, the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and

Sciences, the group that oversees that Oscars, has announced new diversity requirements for

future films to be submitted to the Best Picture category in 2024.

They require nominees（提名者）to meet at least two out of four sets of standards, aiming

to increase inclusion for underrepresented groups -- people of color, women and people with

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disabilities -- both on and off-screen. These standards include a minimum requirement for

underrepresented groups at the executive level.

Four years ago, OscarsSoWhite quickly drew attention, highlighting the absence of minority

representation among previous nominees. It also pointed out that the voting committee has been

largely white and male for decades, noted The New York Times.

Ever since, the Academy has looked to increase its diversity by promising to double female

and minority members in 2016. For example, the South-Korean film Parasite （《寄生虫》） ,

which features an all-Asian cast, won four Oscars at the 2020 Academy Awards.

However, the latest move has its doubters. Some have said that the awards body should be

focusing on awarding what they consider to be the best film, rather than limiting what can be

nominated, noted Forbes. Richard Grenell, the current US ambassador to Germany, also criticized

the move, saying that "It's no longer the Best Picture, it's the Most Politically Correct Picture."

Others, though, have praised the initiative. Culture critic Sonny Bunch wrote that, "The

academy is finally -- finally! -- doing something to ensure that underrepresented groups have a

shot."

Arguably, The New York Times said it best. While it noted that the requirements were, "easy

for most studios to satisfy", the initiative will show votes the extent to which diversity standards

were met.

V. Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

72. 每一架飞机起飞前都会接受彻底的检查和必要的保养。(prior to)

73. 信息技术是否改变了年轻一代对世界的认知方式？(perceive)

74. 三个月后，我们将参加人生最重大的考试之一，它的结果也许会决定我们的人生轨迹。

(course)

75. 新落成的学校拔地而起，已不是 5 年前的学校了，它配以现代化设施，为学生营造出良

好的学习环境。(equip)

VI. Guided Writing

Directions:Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given

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below in Chinese.

仔细阅读下图，针对图片反应的情况，谈谈你的看法。内容须包括：

1. 简要描述图片；

2. 结合自身实际谈谈你的看法。

I. Listening Comprehension
1-5 BABDB 6-10 DDABC 11-13 AAD 14-16 CDB 17- 20 CAAC

II. Grammar and Vocabulary (每题 1 分，共 20 分)

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21. something 22. that/which 23. to be changed/changing 24. so that
25. are working 26. how 27. more efficient 28. produced
29. If/Once 30. will be needed
31-40 BDEAK GCJIF

III. Reading comprehension:

41-45 DCBAB 46-50 CDCBA 51-55 BCADB
56-59 BCAB 60-62 DDB 63-66 ABDD
67-70 DAEF

IV. Summary (共 10 分)
71. Recently Oscars have been blamed for underrepresenting minorities, like colored
people， women and the disabled. The governing group has issued new criteria intended to
include more underrepresented people. People's attitudes to the change are mixed. Doubters
argue Oscars shouldn't focus on political correctness, while advocates think the initiative will
give minorities more opportunities and show efforts to include diversity. (60 words)

Since Oscar awards were attacked for underrepresenting minority performers and directors,
the Oscar governing party worked to include more diversity in its voting community in 2016.
In 2024 the body announced new standards for films to be submitted, such as works by
colored people. People's attitudes towards the change are different, but the initiative shows
efforts to include more minorities. (60words)

V. Translation (3+3+4+5，共 15 分)
72. 每一架飞机起飞前都会接受彻底的检查和必要的保养。(prior to)
Every plane will receive/receives a thorough examination/checkup and necessary maintenance
0.5 1 0.5
prior to take-off/ taking off.
1

73. 信息技术是否改变了年轻一代对世界的认知方式？（perceive）
Has information technology changed the way the younger generation(s) perceive the world ?
0.5 1 0.5 1

Has information technology changed how the younger generation(s) perceive the world?

74. 三个月后，我们将参加人生最重大的考试之一，它的结果也许会决定我们的人生轨迹。
（course）
It will be three months before we take one of the most significant exams in life, whose result may
1 1 1
determine our life course.
1

We will take one of the most significant exams in life in three months, whose result

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0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1
may determine our life course.
0.5 0.5

75. 新落成的学校拔地而起，已不是 5 年前的学校了，它配以现代化设施，为学生营造出良

好的学习环境。(equip)
The newly-completed/built school rises from the ground,
0.5 0.5
which is no longer what it was/used to be five years ago.
1 1
It is equipped with modern facilities to provide/, providing a good learning environment for
students.
1 1

76. Guided writing

As is vividly depicted in the picture, a student is bearing a heavy burden on his back,
feeling at a loss and depressed when faced with the choice of university. Two ways diverge in
front of him─one according to his personal interest, and the other based on his parents'
expectation. What is illustrated in the picture mirrors a thought-provoking
phenomenon─whether to follow one’s heart or to obey his parents’ requirements in making
such a critical choice.
Personally, it is pursuit of personal interest that matters. One explanation lies in the
motivation, a driving force of learning. Without interest, hardly can we find any motivation to
commit ourselves to learning anything new. Taking myself as an example, passionate about
photographing, I've been attending photography-related courses for 2 years. And now I've
become a part-time Vlogger with scores of followers. Therefore, interest indeed plays a
central role in learning.
For another, parents' expectation can sometimes be counterproductive. It cannot be
denied that parents may offer valuable suggestions and relevant experience in choosing an
ideal university. Yet, with overloaded expectation from parents, the already heavily-burdened
boy is likely to become increasingly powerless and tends to have less confidence in himself,
leading to weariness of learning in the long run. That is definitely not a good bargain.
Simply put, as the saying goes, interest is the best teacher. Compared with echoing
parents' expectations, sticking to our own interest may prove to be a better alternative. Only
by arousing our interest in what we are going to do can we be substantially motivated, and
thus become who we want to be.

Listening Script
Section A Short Conversations

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1. M: I’m not sure which tie to wear in my interview. What do you think of this red one?
W: Maybe you should consider wearing a different one.
Q: What does the woman imply?
2. M: I’d like to buy a copy of Professor Franklin’s book on marketing.
W: I’m sorry, sir. That book has been out of print for some time.
Q: What does the woman say about the book?
3. M: Hey, how come you never took that introductory math class? You know, the one everyone
else had to take. I thought it was a requirement for graduation.
W: Oh, I took a similar class in high school. They said that’s all I needed.
Q: What does the woman mean?
4. M: I was expecting another hot, wet day.
W: But the wind’s cooled things off, hasn’t it?
Q: What does the woman mean?
5. M: Excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest payphone is?
W: Well, the nearest one is in the library. But that closed an hour ago. I think the next closest one is
probably in the student center.
Q: What does the woman mean?
6. M: Look, we’re almost out of gas. We’d better stop at the next gas station.
W: We have enough to make it to the campus. If we stop now, we’ll be late for class.
Q: What does the woman imply?
7. W: Excuse me, do you sell calculators? I looked over in the office supply section, but I couldn’t
find any.
M: That is where you’d find them, but we’re all sold out. We probably won’t have any in for a few
more weeks.
Q: What does the man mean?
8. M: Do you have a few minutes to look over this outline for next week’s debate with me?
W: I’m tied up at the moment. Why don’t you come back during my office hours?
Q: What does the woman mean?
9. M: Would you like me to water your plants while you are away?
W: Thanks for the offer, but Mark already said he’d keep an eye on them.
Q: What does the woman mean about Mark?
10. M: Are we still going ice-skating after work today?
W: Ice-skates. Oh, no, I knew I left something at home when I got here this morning.
Q: What does the woman imply?

Section B

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

VIVOBAREFOOT is a new kind of shoes based on the idea that being barefoot is very
healthy. The shoes are designed so you feel as if you are not wearing anything on your feet, but you

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are actually protected by the extremely thin, but very strong soles, or the bottoms of the shoes. The
manufacturers claim that the shoes make you stand correctly and strengthen the muscles in your
feet. They also say that, because you can feel the ground through the shoes, the 200,000 nerves
which end in your feet are all stimulated as you walk.

I like the trendy, grey and yellow trainers I bought, but some of the other models on the
website look old-fashioned. At first I was a bit nervous about going outside and feeling the ground
under my feet, but the soles do seem to be very strong and my feet have been protected. Having
worn my trainers for a week now, I’m not sure whether my feet are stronger, whether I am standing
straighter, or whether all my 200,000 nerve-endings have been stimulated, but the shoes are
certainly very comfortable. To sum up, although the shoes are rather expensive, I would
recommend buying them. Your feet will thank you for them.

Now listen again.

Questions
11. What is the purpose of the talk?
12. What is the idea behind VIVOBAREFOOT?
13. What is the speaker certain about in terms of VIVOBAREFOOT?

Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.

The way you use your smartphone is unique. By using software to find the pattern of how,
where and when you use it, your phone may lock up if it looks like someone else has got hold of it.

Mike Just and colleagues at Glasgow Caledonian University, UK, created software that
monitors which cellphone towers the owner is normally nearby, which Wi-Fi networks are close
by, which apps they use and when they access them. The system also measures noise and light
levels with the phone’s microphone and light sensor, to learn what environmental patterns are
particular to the device’s owner.

“Your phone’s loaded with sensors that can sense its environment and sense your behaviour,”
says Just. It takes just over a week on average for the phone to model its user’s behaviour and
establish a pattern of their activity. It then switches to a protective mode. Minor differences from
the pattern are acceptable, but if the software detects big changes in how the phone is being used,
the device demands a password.

During tests, the team found that if someone took the device to an unfamiliar location and
began using it in a different way, the software requested a password within 3 minutes.

Now listen again.

Questions
14. What can the software developed by Mike Just and colleagues do?
15. Which of the following helps the software to establish a pattern of how you use your phone?
16. What will the software do if it finds the phone taken to a strange place and used in a strange
way?

Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.

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M: Is that a map? You’re going sailing or something?

W: I wish. It’s a hurricane tracking chart. It’s a map of tropical ocean areas southeast of us. It
follows the development of tropical storms, even hurricanes. They develop and move around the
Atlantic in Caribbean and here on Florida coast. We got hit a lot by those in July and August, at
least winds and rain.
M: Do you think the tropical storm is on the way?
W: Too early to tell, but we need to be prepared.
M: Really? It’s that serious?
W: You’d better believe it. Late summer is hurricane season. The television updates locations and
speeds every hour.
M: What did they say is out there now?
W: A couple of tropical depressions, two storms and two hurricanes.
M: What’s the difference?
W: Wind speed. A depression is least serious actually, and a hurricane is the most serious.
M: How serious are the winds in hurricanes?
W: They have sustained winds of 74 mph and up.
M: What are the names on the map? David, Arlene, Francisco, and Gina.
W: You know weather forecasters give the hurricanes the names of people to make storms easy to
identify.
M: I wonder what the status of the storm is now.
W: You shall turn on the television, and it has the best coverage. There is an up-date coming up in
five minutes.
Now listen again.

Questions
17. What is the conversation mainly about?
18. How is one tropical weather system distinguished from the other?
19. How do weather forecasters identify hurricanes?
20. What are the man and the woman going to do next?
That’s the end of listening comprehension.

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