专项技能训练（11）

第一部分：听力（共两节）
第一节（共 5 小题）
请听下面 5 段对话，选出最佳选项。
1. What will the woman do?
A. Look for some materials. B. Answer the man’s questions.
C. Review the materials.
2. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C. Old friends.
3. How will the woman go to the party?
A. By subway. B. By car. C. By bus.
4. Who is the woman speaking to?
A. Her husband. B. A repairman. C. A salesperson.
5. When will the woman watch the new film?
A. This Thursday. B. This Saturday. C. This Sunday.
第二节（共 15 小题）
请听下面 5 段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。
请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。
6. How long does the man work daily?
A. For 11 hours. B. For 7 hours. C. For 4 hours.
7. Why does the man like working at the café?
A. He can get a good salary.
B. He can do a lot of writing there.
C. He can learn about different people.
请听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. What was the man doing when the earthquake struck?
A. Trying on some clothes.
B. Taking a shower in the bathroom.
C. Getting ready to take a shower.
9. What did the man do to survive the earthquake?
A. He ran outside.
B. He hid under a table.
C. He hid in the bathroom.
10. How many people were in the apartment when the earthquake happened?
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
请听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. Who is the main character in Star vs. the Forces of Evil?
A. An alien. B. A pink cat. C. An ancient princess.
12. Why is Star Butterfly sent away from her home?
A. To learn how to behave properly.
B. To look for a boy called Diaz.
C. To stay away from danger.
13. What does Disney think of Star vs. the Forces of Evil after previewing it?
A. It is out of date.

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 B. It is interesting.
C. It is strange.
请听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。
14. Why does the woman buy junk food?
A. She likes eating junk food.
B. She lacks healthy food choices.
C. She always buys junk food for the man.
15. What do we know about the woman’s community?
A. Most people there don’t care about their health.
B. Some people live an extremely rich life there.
C. Over one-third of people there live in poverty.
16. What news did the man hear on the radio?
A. Junk food will be cheaper soon.
B. Healthy food will be cheaper soon.
C. There will be more kinds of healthy food.
17. Where will the two speakers go next?
A. To a restaurant. B. To the office. C. To the woman’s home.
请听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。
18. What made Grandma Moses try painting?
A. She always liked trying new things.
B. She could no longer do needlework.
C. She needed to make money faster.
19. How old was Grandma Moses when she first became known as a painter?
A. 75. B. 78. C. 80.
20. What did Grandma Moses achieve in 1940?
A. Her works were first shown in a museum.
B. She received a prize at the Women’s Exchange.
C. She had her first solo exhibit in New York.

Key: 1-5 CABBC 6-10 ACCBC 11-15 ACBBC 16-20 BABBC

湖南 曾集华 山西 张瑜

专项技能训练（11）
(Text 1)
M: Now if you have any questions about the project, I’d be happy to answer them.
W: Nothing comes to mind right now, but I’d like to go over all the material about the project one
more time.
(Text 2)
M: We are out of paper for the printer.
W: I ordered some online yesterday and it will be here by noon.
M: In this case, I’ll answer the e-mails first and print the document this afternoon.
(Text 3)
W: I can’t decide how to go to the party tomorrow. I don’t want to take a bus or the subway.
M: Don’t worry. I’ll be glad to give you a ride if you want to go.

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W: That would be great! Thank you so much.
(Text 4)
W: My washing machine is more than ten years old and it has worked just fine until last night.
Can you fix it?
M: Sorry, but it’s impossible for me to get parts for it now. I’m afraid you’ll need to get a new one.
(Text 5)
M: I can’t believe it’s already Thursday. What do you plan to do this weekend?
W: I’m going to go on a hike with my friends this Saturday, and I’ll go to the cinema this Sunday.
A new film is coming out that day.
(Text 6)
W: Do you work for seven hours every day, Henry?
M: No. I work four hours longer than that.
W: Do you mean you have to work in the evening?
M: Yes, and I work at the weekend, too, but I can usually get one day off work every week.
W: Do you love your job?
M: Yes. Many people come to eat at the café. I can meet many different people every day. It is
very helpful to my writing.
W: Do you mean you’re writing a book?
M: Yes. I work there just because I need money to support my writing.
(Text 7)
W: Do you still remember the day when you experienced the earthquake, Sam?
M: Yes, I remember that day very well. I don’t think I’ll ever forget it.
W: What were you doing when the earthquake happened?
M: I was just starting to take off my clothes because I wanted to take a shower. When I realized an
earthquake was happening, I quickly put my clothes back on.
W: What did you do next?
M: I knew there was no way that I could run outside because I lived on the eighth floor, so I hid
under a hard table.
W: Was anyone else with you when the earthquake happened?
M: Yes. My little sister and her babysitter were also in the apartment. The babysitter had come a
little early that day. We were all terrified. We all hid under the table together and prayed it
wouldn’t be a bad earthquake.
W: How long did you hide under the table?
M: For several minutes, but it seemed like hours.
(Text 8)
M: Daron, when did you fall in love with creating cartoons?
W: When I was in the fourth grade. My first attempt was a pink cat named Uh-oh.
M: What are you working on now?
W: Now I’m making magic on my cartoon Star vs. the Forces of Evil.
M: Could you tell me something about it?
W: Sure. The cartoon follows the fearless Star Butterfly. She is a princess from another planet. To
protect her from an evil man, Star’s parents send her to live with the Diaz family on Earth.
M: Does she know how to act on Earth?
W: No. She behaves really strangely, but she has a good heart and will do anything to protect

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 Diaz’s son, Marco.
M: When will the cartoon be aired?
W: I’m not sure, but when a preview of the cartoon aired at San Diego Comi-Con 2014, a Disney
representative told me that it will definitely attract a large audience.
M: Congratulations. I really cannot wait to watch it on TV.
W: Thanks.
(Text 9)
M: Look at all this food you bought today. It seems you really like eating junk food.
W: Actually I don’t like eating junk food, but I don’t have many other choices. You know, my
community is a food desert.
M: Food desert? What does that mean?
W: A food desert is a place where fresh, healthy food is expensive and hard to find. It’s especially
common in low-income communities, like where I live. You know, 38% of the population here
lives at the poverty level.
M: I’m sorry to hear that, but I’ve some good news for you. I just heard on the radio that there will
be a 2% tax on junk food.
W: That’s good news? Now I’ll have to pay even more for food.
M: Let me finish. The law will also remove the 5% sales tax on healthy foods, like fresh fruit and
vegetables.
W: Ah, now that’s really great news. Now I can buy more healthy foods.
M: Yes.
W: So do you like eating junk food?
M: No. I hardly ever eat junk food. Eating junk food can lead to obesity and type 2 diabetes.
W: That’s really horrible.
M: Hey, it’s already 12 o’clock. Would you like me to take you to a new restaurant near our
office? It has really good seafood.
W: Great! Then I’d like to invite you to dinner in my home tonight.
(Text 10)
Grandma Moses’ real name is Anna Mary Robertson Moses. She did needlework for many
years. But at the age of seventy-six, she found it very difficult to do needlework because she could
no longer hold a needle. So she decided to try something else. She decided that painting was what
she should do for the rest of her life. Though she hadn’t painted before, she painted well because
of the needlework she had done. She became well-known as a painter just two years after she
started painting.
At that time, Grandma Moses’ family lived a very poor life because of the bad economy. She
really needed to make money selling her paintings. Luckily, her paintings were discovered by a
collector at the Women’s Exchange. Thanks to that collector, she made some money, and then in
1939, she had three pieces shown in the Museum of Modern Art in New York. A year later she had
her first solo exhibit at the Gallerie St. Etienne in New York.