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英语a级答案

2017年12月英语a级答案

听力原文

NewsReport1:

A9-year-oldgirlinNewMexicohasraisedmorethan$500forherlittlebrotherwhoneedsheartsurgeryinHouston,TexasthisJuly.AddisonWitulski'sgrandmotherKimAllred,saidAddisonprobablyoverheardaconversationbetweenfamilymemberstalkingaboutthefundsneededtogetherlittlebrothertotreatment."Iguesssheoverheardhergrandfatherandmetalkingabouthowwe'reworriedabouthowwe'regoingtogettoHouston,formygrandson'sheartsurgery,"saidAllred.Shedecidedtogooutsideandhavealemonadestandandmakesomedrawingsandpicturesandsellthem.”That'swhenAddisonandherfriendsErikaandEmilyBordendecidedtoselllemonadefor50centsacupandsellpicturesfor25centseach.

BeforeAllredknewit,NewMexicoStatePoliceOfficerswereamongthemanystoppingbyhelpingthemreachatotalof$568.Thefamilyturnedtosocialmediaexpressingtheirgratitudesaying,"Fromthebottomofourhearts,wewouldliketodeeplythankeachandeverypersonthatstoppedby!

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Q：

1:

WhodidAddisonraisethemoneyfor?

2:

HowdidAddisonraisethemoney?

NewsReport2:

Lastweek,Franceannouncedthatthecountrywillpave621milesofroadwithsolarpanelsoverthenextfiveyearswiththegoalofprovidingcheap,renewableenergytofivemillionpeople.CalledtheWardWay,theroadswillbebuiltthroughjointeffortswiththeFrenchroadbuildingcompanyColasandtheNationalInstituteofSolarEnergy.Thecompanyspentthelastfiveyearsdevelopingsolarpanelsthatareonlyaboutaquarterofinchthickandarestrongenoughtostanduptoheavyhighwaytrafficwithoutbreakingormakingtheroadsmoreslippery.Thepanelsarealsodesignedsothattheycanbeinstalleddirectlyontopoftheexistingroadways,makingthemrelativelycheapandeasytoinstall.Franceisthefirstcountrytokickaroundtheideaofpavingitsroadswithsolarpanels.InNovember2015,theNetherlandscompleteda229-footlongbikepathpavedwithsolarpanelsasatestforfutureprojects.However,thisisthefirsttimeapanelhasbeendesignedtobelaiddirectlyontopexistingroadsandthefirstprojecttoinstallthepanelsonpublichighways.

Q：

3:

WhatwasFrance’spurposeofconstructingtheWardWay?

4:

WhatisspecialaboutthesolarpanelsusedintheWardWay?

NewsReport3

LionshavedisappearedfrommuchofAfrica,butforthepastfewyearsscientistshavewonderedifthebigcatswerehangingoninremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia.Continuousfightingintheregionhasmadesurveysdifficult.ButscientistsreleasedareportMondaydocumentingwithhardevidencethediscoveryof"lostlions."AteamwithOxfordUniversity’sWildlifeConservationResearchUnit,supportedbyacharityorganization,spenttwonightsinNovembercampinginanationalparkinnorthwestEthiopiaontheEthiopia-Sudanborder.Theresearcherssetoutsixcameratraps,capturingimagesoflions,andtheidentifiedliontracks.ThescientistsconcludedthatlionsarealsolikelytoliveinaneighboringnationalparkacrosstheborderinSudan.TheInternationalUnionforConservationofNaturehadpreviouslyconsideredtheareaa"possiblerange"forthespecies,andlocalpeoplehadreportedseeinglionsinthearea,butnoonepresentedconvincingevidence.

Q:

5:

WhathasmadeitdifficulttosurveylionsinremotepartsofSudanandEthiopia?

6:

Whatwasthemainpurposeoftheresearch?

7:

Whatdidtheresearchersfindinthenationalpark?

ConversationOne

M:

Ibegyou’relookingforwardtotheendofthismonth.Aren’tyou?

W:

Yes,Iam.Howdidyouknow?

M:

Davidtoldmeyouhadaspecialbirthdaycomingup.

W:

Oh,yes.That’sright.Thisyearwouldbemygoldenbirthday.

M:

Whatdoesthatmean?

I’veneverheardofagoldenbirthday.

W:

I’veactuallyjustlearnedofthisconceptmyself.Fortunately,justintimetocelebrate.Agoldenorluckybirthdayiswhenoneturnstheageoftheirbirthdate.So,forexample,mysister’sbirthdayisDecember9thandhergoldenbirthdaywouldhavebeentheyearsheturns9yearsold.Cometothinkofit,myparentsdidthrowherasurprisepartythatyear.

M:

Interesting.ToobadImissedmine.Mygoldenbirthdaywould’vebeenfouryearsago.Iassumedlygotabigplanthen.

W:

Actuallyyes.Myhusbandisplanningasurpriseholidayforthetwoofusnextweek.Ihavenoideawhathe’sgotteninmind,butI’mexcitedtofindout.Hashementionedanythingtoyou?

M:

Hemighthave.

W:

Anythingyou’dliketoshare?

I’mdyingtoknowwhatkindoftriphehasplannedwherewe’regoing.

M:

Yeah,nothingatall.

W:

Notaclue.Hardtoimagine,isn’tit!

ThoughImustsay,Ithinkithasbeenevenmorefunkeepingthesecretformethepastfewweeks.

M:

I’msurebothofyouwillhaveafantastictime.Happygoldenbirthday!

Ican’twaittohearallaboutitwhenyougetback.

Q:

8.Whatdoesthewomanlookingforwardto?

9.Whatdidthewoman’sparentsdoonhersister’sluckybirthday?

10.Whatisthewomaneagertofindoutabout?

11.Whatdoesthemansayattheendoftheconversation?

ConversationTwo

W:

Mr.Green,Whatdoyouthinkmakesasuccessfulnegotiator?

M:

Well,Itdoeshardtodefine,butIthinksuccessfulnegotiatorshaveseveralthingsincommon.Theyarealwayspoliteandrationalpeople,theyarefirm,butflexible.Theycanrecognizepowerandknowhowtouseit.Theyaresensitivetothedynamicsinthenegotiation,thewayitraisesandfalls,andhowmaychangethedirection.Theyprojecttheimageofconfidence,andperhapsmostimportantly,theyknowwhentostop.

W:

Andwhataboutanunsuccessfulnegotiator?

M:

Well,thisprobablyallofuswhenwestartout.Weareprobablyimmatureandover-trusting,tooemotionaloraggressive.Weareunsureofourselvesandwanttobelikedbyeveryone.Goodnegotiatorslearnfast,poolnegotiatorsremainlikethatandgoonlosingnegotiations,

W:

Inyouropinion,cantheskillsofnegotiationbetaught?

M:

Well,youcanteachsomeonehowtopreparefornegotiation.Thereperhapssixstagesineverynegotiation,gettoknowtheotherside,stayyourgoals,starttheprocess,clarifythereisadisagreementorconflict,reassessyourposition,makingacceptablecompromise,andfinallyreachsomeagreementsandprincipals.Thesestagescanbestudied,andstrategiestobeusedineachcanbeplannedbefore-hand.ButIthinkthereallysuccessfulnegotiatorisprobablybornwiththesixthsensethatmayrespondproperlytothesituationathand.

W:

Theartisticsenseyoujustdescribed?

M:

Yes,that’sright

Q:

12.What’sthemansayaboutgoodnegotiators?

13.Whatdoesthemansay,maybethemostimportantthingtoasuccessfulnegotiator?

14.Howisagoodnegotiatordifferentfromapoorone?

15.What’sthefirststageofanegationaccordingtotheman?

PassageOne

Somepeoplewonderwhycountriesspendmillionsofdollarsonspaceprojects.Theywanttoknowhowspaceresearchhelpspeopleonearth.Actually,spacetechnologyhelpspeopleoneartheveryday.Thisiscalledspin-offtechnology.Spin-offtechnologyisspacetechnologythatisnowusedonearth.Inearlyspaceprograms,suchastheApollomissionsofthe1960sand1970sandinthespaceshuttlemissionstoday,scientistsdevelopedobjectsfortheastronautstouseonthemoonandinspace.Wenowusesomeoftheseobjectseveryday.Forexample,wehavequartzcrystalclocksandwatchesaccuratetowithinoneminuteayear.Wepurifythewaterwedrinkwiththewaterfilterdesignedfortheastronautstouseinspace.Thecordlesshandheldtoolsweuseinourhomes,suchasvacuumcleaners,flashlights,drillscamefromthetechnologyoftheseearlyspaceprograms.Oncoldwinterdays,wecanstaywarmwithbattery-operatedglovesandsocks,especiallymadecoatsandjackets.Alltheclothesaresimilartothespacesuitsdesignsthatkeptastronautscomfortableinthetemperaturesofthemoon,inourspinoffsfromspacetechnology.Theseproductsareonlyafewexamplesofthemanywaysspacetechnologyhelpsusinoureverydaylives.Nooneknowshownewspinofftechnologyfromtheinternationalspacestationwillhelpusinthefuture.

Q:

16.Whatdosomepeoplewanttoknowaboutspaceexploration?

17.Whatdidscientistdoforthespaceshuttlemissions?

18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthequartzcrystalclocksandwatches?

PassageTwo

Well,ifIcouldgetbackinhistoryandlive,I'dliketogetbacktothe18thcenturyandperhapsincolonialAmericainYankeenewEnglandwhereoneofmyancestorslived,becauseitwasthebeginningofsomething.Bythe18thcentury,therewasafeelingofcommunitythathadgrown.Myancestorwasthepreachertravelingaroundcountryside.Peoplelivedinsmallcommunities.Itwasfishermanandfarmerswhoprovidedfreshfoodthattastedandlookedlikefood.Unliketoday’ssupermarkets,andthereweresmalltownsandNewYorkwasn'tthatfaraway.I'mdeeplyattachedtothepuritantraditionnotinareligioussense.Buttheybelievedinworkingforsomething,workingforgoals.AndIlikethat.Theyworkedhardatwhatevertheydid,buttheyhadasenseofachievement.Theybelievedingoodness,incommunity,andhelpingoneanother.Ilovethecolonialfabricsorthesilverworks,thefurnishings,thecombinationofelegancesimplicity.I'dloveit.Theprinting,thebooks,I’mveryattachedtoallthatkindofthing.Thatmaynotallbeveryentertaininginthemodernsenseoftheworld,butIwouldhaveenjoyedspendingmyeveningsinthatenvironment,discussingnewideas,buildinganewworld,andIcanseemyselfsittingonasmallchairbythefiredoingneedlework.

Q:

19.Whydoesthespeakersayshewouldliketogobackandliveinthe18thcenturyAmerica?