听力录音材料

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.M: What beautiful flowers! They look just like real ones. Are they made of silk or plastic?

W: Neither. I used paper to make them.

M: You are so talented!

2.M: Mom, guess how much I paid for this shirt?

W: Oh, I've no idea. Forty pounds?

M: No, Mom. It was thirty-five pounds, but I got it for thirty. It's on sale.

W: Sounds good. It's very pretty.

3.W: I am going to buy a floor-cleaning robot on the Internet. This new report says it can make our life easier.

M: Ugh! Another AI product! Maybe AI will take control of your life one day.

4.W: What will we make for the Spring Festival, Mike?

M: Some beautiful paper cuttings.

5. W: The scientists are creating a new kind of robot.

M: I know about it. These robots can look after children.

W: How interesting it is!

M: Yes, I want to make a robot for my own.

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。

M: What's that?

W: It's a new kind of machine that tells how many steps you walk each day.

M: Why do you want to know that?

W: To keep healthy, you need to walk at least 10,000 steps a day! It's important not only for a healthy heart but also for you to feel good.

M: Did you use to be interested in exercise?

W: No. But two weeks ago my cousin told me about the machine. I began to fall in love with it.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

W: Good morning! Jack, come in, please. I haven't seen you for a long time.

M: Yes, Li Jia. I have been in Shanghai for two months.

W: Would you like to drink some tea? And I have nice oranges I'd like you to try.

M: Yes, please. Wow, the tea is very nice. Where is it grown?

W: It's grown in Zhejiang.

M: What about the oranges? Are they grown in South China?

W: I think so.

M: What about your new TV? Was it made in Japan?

W: You're right.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第12两个小题。

M: Hey, Linda! That's a cool microwave oven. Is it new?

W: Yeah, John. It's the latest model. I can heat up a whole meal for my husband. He always says that I am the best cook.

M: Wow, that's great! Is the microwave oven your favorite invention?

W: Yes! I can't imagine my life without it.

M: Well, do you know when and by whom it was invented?

W: Yes. It was invented in 1945 by an American scientist.

听下面一段独白，回答第13至第15三个小题。

Good afternoon, dear customers. We need your attention. We have a lost boy here. He has been in the manager's office for 10 minutes, but no one has come forward to ask for him. He has black hair and blue eyes. He wears a red T-shirt and brown jeans. He has a white T-shirt in his hand.He says his  name is Jack. He doesn't know his mother's name because he says he calls her "Mom". He doesn't know his address. He appears to be about six years old. A salesgirl found him sitting in a toy store. If you are his mother, please come to the manager's office and pick up your son.

第三节

听下面一篇短文。按照你所听内容的先后顺序将下列图片排序。短文读两遍。

Many inventions are useful in our life. But do you know when they were invented? Now let's talk about some of them. The pencil was invented in 1761. We can use it to write and draw. The first stamp was invented in 1840 in the UK. It is used to communicate and make a collection. The light bulb was invented in 1879 by Thomas Edison. Today, it is used by every family. The car was invented in the 1880s in Germany. It is convenient for people to go to work and travel. The pen was invented in the early 1800s. And it is widely used by students today.