2019年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(1月份)上海市普通高校春季招生统一文化考试英语听力试运转听力材料录音文字I. Listening comprehensionSection ADirections: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. Al 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 a 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: I thought you would be picking up your sister to the airport.W: Oh, she called last night to say she had the flu.Question: What does the woman imply?2.M: I think I' run down to the classroom and take up a few thingsW: But aren't we going to meet Mary at the library, she is expecting us at five, it's almost that now.Question: What does the woman mean?3.W: Doctor Smith, those stretching exercises you recommended are really helpful to my sore muscles, but the pills I took are giving me a headache.M: Let's try cutting back to just one pill a day.Question: What does the man suggest the woman do?4.M: Do you know where the nearest subway station is? I need to be at the industry exhibition by eleven thirty.W: The number eight bus nearby will take you directly there, and it's only a fifteen-minute rideQuestion: What does the woman imply?5.W: Two hundred dollars to fix my cell phone? I thought you said you could do it for forty dollars.M: I did, but it's not the screen after all. The major part inside the phone does cost a lot more.Question: What does the man mean?6.M: I really enjoyed that TV special about dolphins last night. Did you get home in time to see it?W: Well, yes. But I wish I could have stayed awake long enough to see the whole thing. Question: What does the woman mean?7.M: That university I am applying for requires a letter of reference, I guess the one my principal wrote for me last term should be fine.W: It's a little dated, though.Question: What does the woman imply?8.W: Sally and Mark haven't been talking to each other lately. I wonder what happenedM: I'd stay out of it if I were you.Question: What does the man mean?9W: what's the problem, Paul?M: I'm going to give a lecture about economics at a high school this afternoon, but I have no idea how I'm going to simplify some of the concepts for them.Question: What can be inferred about the man?10.M: I'm having a hard time keeping up my chemistry class. I am seriously considering hiring a tutorW: A word of advice, don't make a mistake I made last term and waituntil after mid-term exam to do it.Question: What does the woman suggest the man do?Section BDirections: In section B, you will hear two passages and one longerconversation, after each passage or conversation you will be asked several questions. 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 eleven through thirteen are based on the following passageDo you know anything about narrow boats in Britain? Their boats you see in the British canals which are truly narrow, about two meters wide. They are, however, long enough to have bedrooms, kitchens and bathrooms, where people can live for weeks at a time. These days more and more people are spending their vacations on narrow boats. We cantrace the origin of the boats to the beginning of the IndustrialRevolution. In the mid-eighteenth century, British people constructed many canals all over the island of Great Britain. The canals were narrow, and the boats had to be narrow too. The boats were used to transport coal, iron and steel. After railroads became common, narrow boats went out of fashion and were forgotten, only the canals remained. Why are the boats so popular today? First, as there are canals all over Britain, narrow boats can be easily accessed. People do not have to travel far or rush to an airport to start their vacations; Second, the boats are safe and easy to steer. Even though they have engines now, they sail just a little faster than walking speed, so no license is required; Finally, the slow pace makes the voyage fun. People on board enjoy saying hello to other boaters when they pass each other. Since most of the canals are for leisure use, nobody is in a hurry. In this way, British people can refresh themselves and forget about their busy life. What used to carry iron and steel now provides a slow, peaceful experience.（Now listen again, please.）Questions:11. Why did people once stop using narrowboats?12. According to the passage, what is true of modern narrowboats?13. What is the passage mainly about?Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passageIkea is known for designing furniture that people can put together themselves. Recently, five Ikea designers spent three days inside a Mars Research Center to get new design ideas. The Mars Desert Research Station in the U.S. State of Utah operated by the Mars Society attempts to create a Mars environment for humans taking part in experiments and training. There are also separate areas for eating, sleeping and other activities to prepare future space travelers for living in very small areas with limited supplies. Constance Adams, a space architect from NASA said the experience was meant to show the team how conditions in space affect the whole design process. For example, air is very limited in space and must be reused for many months, even years. Another consideration is the huge cost of space transportation. Adam said it would currently cost about two million dollars to transport just one kilo of mass to the surface of Mars. Marcus Engman Ikea'shead of design, "my dream outcome would be to solve the biggest problem on earth, I guess it's the same problem in space, and that is the thing about storage, how could you make storage in a completely new way. Being put in such a different and demanding environment forces us to think much morecreatively." The Ikea designers are also working with NASA to create aspace-inspired furniture collection to launch in 2019, and who knows. Ikea might even make it to Mars someday. If so, the company's popular products could be discovered by new life forms we don't even yet know about(Now listen again, please.)Questions:14. Why did Ikea send a team to a Mars Research Center recently?15. What is true of the Mars Desert Research Station?16. What's the biggest problem Ikea is facing when designing space-inspired furniture Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.M: Today our guest is Sarah Jones who recently did a survey of manners. I'll let her explain what she did. WelcomeW: Thank you! Many people are complaining lately that people are becoming very rude, so we try to find out if that's true.M: I see, but it'd be hard to test manners, how did you do it?W: We sent two reporters to large cities all around the world, to be exact, thirty five countries. We tested many different people, men, women, business people, high school students, police officers, anyone and everyone.M: So what's the test?W: Well, the reporters did two things, a door test and a paper drop. First, we wanted to see if people would hold the open for the reporters.M: Hmm, that's simple, then a paper drop?W: The reporters dropped a pile of papers to see if people would help pick them up.M: So what did you find?W: Ninety percent of the people passed the door test.M: Wow!W: But only fifty-five percent helped pick the papers up.M: Only fifty-five? That's not very good. But sometimes you just can't help. What if your hands are full?W: Yes, but one woman had two cups of coffee on a tray and her keys and wallet in the other hand, she put everything in one hand and helped. The reporter wanted to help her M: Did the reporter ask why she wanted to help?W: Well, she said: "I was standing there, of course，I would help."M: Oh! What a warm story!(Now listen again, please.)Questions:17. What is the survey mainly concerned about?18. How did the reporter's test people in the survey?19. How many countries were involved in the survey?20. Why does Sarah Jones mention the woman at the end of the interview?That's the end of listening comprehension.。