Unit 6 When was it invented 听力部分

第一节

   听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话读两遍。

1.W: I think the mobile phone is the most important invention. What do you think, Jack?

M: I agree with you. It is also my favorite invention.

2.W: Basketball is popular around the world. It must have a long history.

M: I don’t think so. In fact, it is not as old as soccer and tennis.

3.M: Look at the new invention. Do you know what it is used for?

W: Maybe it’s used for planting vegetables in space.

4.W: Did you enjoy Mrs. Cooper’s soup?

M: To be honest, it was terrible. I think she put too much sugar in it.

5.W: Who’s your hero?

M: It’s Zhang Boli! He’s a great doctor. I think he is calm and brave in fighting against COVID-19.

第二节

  听下面几段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。每段对话或独白读两遍。

  听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。

W: My favorite invention is the car and my sister Jenny’s is the plane. What’s yours, Henry?

M: Mine is the Internet.

W: Oh, I see. By the way, have you ever invented anything?

M: Yeah. In 2012, I invented a kind of machine to cut up meat. At that time, I was only eleven years old.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。

W: What is the most important invention to you?

M: Oh, it’s difficult to say. There are a lot of useful things around us. They help us a lot.

W: Can you name only one of them?

M: Only one? Well, then I think it is my mobile phone.

W: Why? Can’t you live without it?

M: Well, I think I can’t live without it because I have to communicate with a lot of people every day.

W: If you don’t have it, what will you do?

M: I think I have to sit in the post office and send letters to my friends in other cities.

W: Oh, no. It’s impossible.

听下面一段独白，回答第10至第12三个小题。

M: Whitcomb Judson was a really clever man. In 1893, he invented something like a zipper. It could be used to open and close clothes. It could be used on men’s trousers and on ladies’ dresses. Whitcomb did not call his invention zipper but everybody says that he was the" father of zipper". Mr. Judson tried to sell his invention but no one wanted it because it did not work very well. A Canadian improved Mr. Judson’s invention and made it better. Then the zipper became popular around 1917.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第15三个小题。

W: Look, it’s so interesting and strange!

M: Oh, it’s a great invention of ancient China.

W: Really? When was it invented.

M: It was invented in the Han Dynasty.

W: Whom was it invented by?

M: It was invented by the farmers at that time.

W: What was it used for?

M: Guess first!

W: Was it used for harvesting the crops?

M: No, it wasn’t. It was used for carrying water from low land to high land.

W: It’s quite special. How does it work?

M: Please read the instructions. And you will know how it works.

W: OK. Thank you.

第三节

 听下面几段短文。按照你所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序。短文读两遍。

 M: Hello, I’m watching a robot show in Japan. There are all kinds of robots. They are so cool and interesting. Look！The first robot named Jack was invented in 2006. He is cooking. People taste the meal and say it’s very delicious. The second robot named Mary was invented in 2008. She is dancing. She dances so well that I want to learn to dance from her. The third robot named David was invented in 2012. He is riding a bike. Listen! Who is speaking English so well？It’s the fourth one named Jenny. She was invented in 2009. She is talking to two children. Can you hear the nice music? Oh, the fifth robot named Linda is playing the violin. She was invented in 2010.How great they are!