中考英语听力训练试题及原文(2)
7.M: Well, that was a wonderful meal!
W: Lovely, I enjoy eating out. Waiter, come here please.
Question:Where are they talking?
8.W: What are you doing, Daniel?
M: I'm reading this novel. It's really exciting. I can hardly put it down!
W: Shame on you, it's written for children.
M: But adults like me enjoy it too.
Question:Which is true about Daniel?
9.W: Oh, Peter, what a surprise! You use chopsticks so well!
M: People here in China always ask me if I can use chopsticks. It's not hard. In fact I could use them before I came to China. We have a few Chinese restaurants in the UK, you know. They are really very popular.
Question:When did Peter learn to use chopsticks(筷子)?
10.W: Tom, you look funny today! Ah, your shirt. Where did you get this ugly shirt?
M: Well, it was a present from my grandma. She said it was the most beautiful shirt in the world. What could I say?
W: Why didn't you wear your own T-shirt?
M: That's the thing. I don't want to hurt her feelings so I just said I loved it. And she insisted on making me wear it the whole day!
Question:What is Tom like?
听下面一段长对话，回答11—12 两个小题。
What a great professional musician, he is! Do you think of being a professional musician?
No, never. I think,to be a musician is great,but he can be quite creative. I am not able to. By the way, what kind of musician do you enjoy?
well, I enjoy the musician, who writes his own songs
Questions: 11. Does the woman think of being a professional musician?
12. what kind of musicians does the boy enjoy?
Questions:
11. How much money did Victor get in his dream?
12. What did Victor decide to do with the money in his dream?
听下面一段长对话，回答13—15 三个小题。
What are these?
They are battery-operated shoes
What are they used for?
They are used for seeing in the dark
Do you know any other new inventions?
Of course, there are shoes with adjustable heels. They are the latest invention, made by Jayce Coziar and Jamie,Ellsworth.
What are they used for?
They are used for changing, the style of shoes, according to your need
That sounds wonderful. I will get a pair. Thank you. Bye!
Questions: 13. how many new inventions do they talk about?
14. what are battery-operated shoes used for?
15. what are the latest invention made, by Jayce Coziar and Jamie Ellsworth?
Ⅲ.短文理解 根据你所听到的短文的内容及问题选择正确答案。短文和问题读两遍。(共5分，每小题1分)
When Jimmy was young, he always liked watches and clocks very much. When he was eighteen years old. He joined the army,and after a year, he began to teach himself to mend watches. A lot of his friends brought him broken watches, and he mended them for them. His captain heard about this, and one day he brought him a watch and said , “My watch doesn’t work ,can you mend it for me ?”“Yes, sir. I can.” Jimmy answered. After a few days, he brought the watch back to the captain. "How much do I pay?" "Nothing,sir." Jimmy said,"He took out a small box and gave it to the captain and said,"Here are three wheels from your watch, I couldn't find a place for them when I put everything back."
Questions:
16.When did Jim begin to mend watches?
17. Who taught him how to mend watches?
18. What did the captain do one day?
19. How much did the captain pay to Jim?
20. Did Jim make the watch work at last ?
