江苏省扬州中学2018-2019学年高二下学期期中考试+英语听力原文

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M: Jenny, what about going to the Museum of Ice Cream today?

W: I’d love to, but my boyfriend and I planned to go to the movies.

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W: Henry, what happened? Why did it take you so long to get here?

M: I actually set off early today and arrived at the hospital twenty minutes ago. But I just couldn’t find directions.

W: I’m not surprised. The hospital is too large.

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M: Madam, may I ask what lectures are offered?

W: Certainly. There are lectures in painting, local history, book reviews, WWI and WWII events, and aging brain issues.

M: Great! I’m especially interested in the last one.

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W: Adam, do you want to work while in college?

M: No. I think working is totally unnecessary. Besides, I have too many classes to go to. And there are clubs, sports, and after-school activities. What about you?

W: I think totally differently.

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W: Sam, have you watched the news about Hayabusa 2?

M: Yes. It has arrived at its destination after traveling for more than three years. And it’ll spend about two months looking for safe landing places. After landing, it’ll collect rocks for research. Text 6

W: Mr. Rowse, why did you start blogging?

M: Well, I started blogging as a hobby. I blogged about the Olympics and my passion for photography.

W: So why did you start Problogger?

M: ⑥I started it to help other bloggers.

W: So how do you make money out of blogging?

M: I make money from advertising deals, programs, and selling an e-book.

W: So is blogging your full-time job?

M: You can say so, and I really love it. Now I live with my family. ⑦Because of my work, I can work wherever I want. I usually work at home and can spend more time with my children.

W: That sounds really great to me!

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M: Jennifer, Mother’s Day is just a week’s time away. Have you figured out what to buy for Mom this year?

W: Yes. ⑧Since Mom has fallen in love with drinking coffee, I’ll buy her some coffee beans this year.

M: ⑨So when will you go downtown? I want to pick a handbag for Mom this year.

W: I’m not going downtown for the gift. I’ll just visit atlascoffeeclub. com and buy coffee beans on it. It has coffee beans from all over the world, including Peru, Brazil, Papua New Guinea and more.

M: Well, I don’t want to pick a handbag on the Internet. Then I’ll ask Dad if he can drive me downtown.

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W: You look worried. What’s wrong?

M: I just read about an accident. Four men were napping in their snow vehicle when disaster struck. The ice under them gave way(塌陷) and the vehicle fell into the freezing water.

W: I knew about the accident. It happened in the west coast of Hudson Bay in 2017, didn’t it?

M: Yes, you’re right.

W: I remember only one man escaped.

M: Yes.

W: So what do you think was the cause of the accident?

M: I think it has something do to with global warming. Warmer winters have brought a deadly risk to those who travel on the sea ice there.

W: Global warming is a really big issue today. I hope it can be solved.

M: Me, too. But I know it won’t be easy! And I think we all should take action to prevent it.

W: How?

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W: Chris, can you believe it? The European Union has fined Google $5 billion.

M: What? $5 billion? That’s really unbelievable. But why?

W: It’s because Google broke EU rules for market competition. Google is the maker of the Android mobile operating system for mobile phones and similar devices. Google requires mobile phone producers to install Google Search software in their phones. Google made having the search software a condition of letting phone makers link to Google’s app store. Also Google paid big phone producers to only install the Google search app.

M: I think it must be the biggest EU fine for anti-competitive methods.

W: You’re right. The fine is the biggest the EU has ever given to a company for anti-competitive activities.

M: Will Google be able to pay it?

W: Don’t worry about that. The size of the fine isn’t that large if the company’s income is considered. Google is part of the technology company Alphabet, based in Mountain View, California. Alphabet had income of about $31 billion in the first three months of 2018.

M: It really makes a lot of money.

W: Definitely. Do you know the EU also fined Google in June of 2017?

M: No. How much was it fined?

W: Just $2. 2 billion less. Oh, the manager is getting in. Let’s return to work.

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W: Thank you very much. Well, it is really great to talk at university. I think most of you already know my name. I’m Chloe Kim. On February 13th, 2018, I became the youngest woman to win an Olympic snowboarding medal when I won gold in the women’s snowboard halfpipe(单板滑雪U 型池赛) at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in Pyeong Chang.

While my success largely depended on my skill and great efforts, my parents certainly deserve some credit. They introduced me to snowboarding at the age of four. Two years later, I won my first junior snowboarding competition. To nurture my natural talent, my dad decided to give up his career, telling my mother that he was going to make her daughter to an Olympian. They have dedicated their lives to making sure I receive the best training.

I’m very lucky to have found my passion. And I’m also lucky that my parents really support my passion. The advice I want to give you today is to find your passion and then pursue it.