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牛津版广州深圳九年级下册 Unit 1 Great explorations
话题1：社会问题和现象（提高版）
一、听短对话，选图片
根据所听到的话和卷面的问题，选择符合题意的图画回答问题，并将答题卡上对应题目所选的选项涂
黑。每小题听一遍。听每小题之前，你有5秒钟时间阅读题目，每小题听完之后你有5秒钟答题时间。
1.W: Hi, Tony. I missed the History lesson today. Can you tell me what you learnt, please?
M: Of course. We learnt about Zheng He and his voyages.
2.W:Tom, do you know this person? He was an Italian and lived in Italy for some time. He was one of the first
Europeans who came to visit China.
M: Oh, I know, he was also a traveller.
3.W: How was your National Day holiday, Peter?
M: We had a great time in Shanghai. We visited the Bund.
4.M: What do you know about Christopher Columbus?
W: He travelled across the Atlantic and opened up the New World in 1492.
5.W: I’m going to Thailand next week. What should I prepare?
M: You’d better take your hat. The sun can be strong and the temperature will be over 40℃.
二、听长对话，选信息
听三段对话，回答每段对话后面的问题，在每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案，并将答题卡上
对应题目所选的选项涂黑。每段对话听两遍。听每小题之前，你有8秒钟时间阅读题目，每小题听完之
后你有8秒钟答题时间。
听下面第一段对话，回答第6-7两个问题。
M: I want to be known as a modern Columbus when I grow up.
W: But there are no new places to open up now.
M: That’s not really true. Most places in space haven’t been explored yet. Who knows? There may be other
planets like the Earth.
W: That sounds crazy.
M: No, it doesn’t. Perhaps I could go on a trip to space and find these new planets. I would be a real pioneer. And
if I find other people on these planets, I could develop a relationship with them. I could even set up trade with
them and make a lot of money.
W: Keep dreaming! I don’t think you will travel into space.
听下面第二段对话，回答第8-9两个问题。W: Ben, who do you think was a great man in history?
M: George Stephenson. He invented a lot of things in his life.
W: Oh, he invented the telephone, didn’t he?
M: No, I am afraid not. Actually he built the first public railway in the world. We can now travel from place to
place by train because of him.
W: You are right. He was really great.
M: So how about you?
W: Mm ... I think Confucius was great.
M: What do you know about him?
W: Well ... he was wise and he was the greatest thinker in Chinese history. People from all over the world learn a
lot from his famous sayings.
M: That’s true. Oh, the bell is ringing. It’s time for Mr Smith’s class.
W: We’d better hurry up.
听下面第三段对话，回答第10-11两 个问题。
M: Karen, you look worried. What’s the matter?
W: Well ... it will be my turn to give a speech in the history class next week. But I still have no idea about what I
should talk about. Could you give me some advice?
M: What about introducing a famous explorer?
W: That’s a good idea. But who should I introduce?
M: What about the famous French explorer, Jacques Cartier?
W: Jacques Cartier? Can you tell me something about him?
M: Well ... Jacques was ordered to find a way to Asia which was believed to be a place full of treasure. Although
he never found it in his life, he discovered Canada and gave the country its name. Also, his travels had great
meaning to French early exploring in North America.
W: He was amazing. But how can I learn more detailed information about his voyage?
M: I have a great book about that and you may find something useful for your speech.
W: But I am bored with reading.
M: Well ... there are many videos about the great explorer on the Internet. I am sure they can help you a lot.
W: Sounds great. I’ll do it right away.
三、回答问题
听下面一段短文。请根据所听内容回答12-15四个问题，录音播放两遍。听短文之前，你有25秒钟时间阅读题目，听完之后你有25秒钟答题时间。
James Cook, also known as Captain Cook, was a famous explorer of Britain. Early in the 18th century, he saw
an unusual animal during his first visit to Australia. The animal had a large mouth-like head and jumped along on
its large legs. Captain Cook was surprised. He pointed to the animal which was eating grass in the distance and
asked his local guide what that animal was. The guide seemed not to know what he was pointing at and finally
said Kang a roo. Cook carefully wrote down Kang a roo as the animal’s name in his word book. The Europeans
who later got to Australia were also interested in the unusual animal “Kang a roo” and wanted to have a look at it.
However, when they were saying the animal’s name to the local, none of them knew what the animal was. Later
the Europeans found out that the local guide who made the answer to Cook’s question really meant, “I don’t know
what you are pointing at.” Funny enough, the name “Kang a roo” is still in use today.
四、听填信息
你将听到的是一段短文。请你根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡，并将答案写在答题卡相应题目的答题
位置。短文听两遍。听短文之前，你有25秒钟时间阅读题目，听完之后你有25秒钟答题时间。
Charlie Chaplin is considered as one of the greatest actors in the world. He was born in London in April
1889. He led a hard life as a child but he was a clever boy. At the age of 14, he began to give shows all over
Britain. In 1913, he went to the USA and started his film career there. His first film came out in 1914 and it told
the story of a little man who always faced difficulties. Although Charlie Chaplin was not satisfied with the film,
people liked it very much. After that he kept working on films and he made more than 80 movies in his life. Many
of his works described the poor life and hard time of the working people during that time. Charlie Chaplin died in
December 1977.
五、听独白
请根据所听内容，在每小题所给出的三个选项中，选出一个能完成句子的最佳答案，并将答题卡上对应
题目所选的选项涂黑。独白听两遍。听独白之前，你有25秒钟时间阅读题目，听完之后你有25秒钟答题
时间。
Amsterdam attracts many visitors every year. It’s known as the “Venice of the North” because of its system
of bridges and canals. Amsterdam Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. It’s located in the southwest
of the city. You can catch a train from the airport to Amsterdam Central Station. It’s not a good idea to drive a car
to the city centre because parking is difficult to find. You can choose cycling which is popular here, and it’s easy
to find cheap bikes around town. Most visitors start their trip in the Old Centre, where you can find many
traditional buildings, shopping centres, and coffee shops.答案1.A 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.B 11.A
12.In the 18th century.
13.He felt surprised.
14.No, it wasn’t.
15.He didn’t know what Captain Cook was pointing at.
16.actor 17. April 18.the USA 19. the poor life 20. 88
21.A 22.B 23.C 24.C 25.B
