高二英語聽力錄音文稿第2023-2024學年度（下）學期期末監測高二英語聽力錄音文稿【命題單位：遼寧沈文新高考研究聯盟】Part1.聽力試音文稿Howspongecitiescouldpreventfloods?Devastatingfloodsarebecomingmoreandmorecommonaroundtheworld.Thewarmingclimateisleadingtoheavierrainfall,butcouldthewaythatcitiesaregrowingbemakingthingsworse?Couldwedesigncitiesinadifferentwaytoreducetheriskofflooding?Ascitiesexpand,andmoreandmorelandisunderneath

concrete

or

paving,lesswaterisabsorbedandmoreneedstobe

channelled

away

by

stormdrains

and

seweragesystems.Astheybecome

overwhelmed

bythevolumeofwater,theriskof

flashflooding

increases.Coulditbethatwe’vebeentakingthewrongapproach?Chinese

landscapearchitect

YuKongjiancertainlythinksso.In2013,heproposedtheconceptof‘spongecities’,whicharedesignedto

soakup

water—likeasponge—reducingtheriskofsuddenfloods.Naturalsolutionsareencouraged,usingriversideparksandpondsto

absorb

floodwater.Approachesinspiredbythishavebeentakenbycitiesacrosstheworld.Auckland,inNewZealand,wasnamedthespongiestcityinonestudy.Ithasreplacedtheconcrete

culverts

aroundtheOakleycreekstreamwithgreen

banks

andconnectedparks.Thishasreducedfloodinginthenearbyresidentialareasaswellastheamountofassociatedcontaminationwhichusedtobe

washedinto

thesea.Aucklandhastakenanaturalapproach,butamuchmorehigh-techmethodcanbeseeninAmsterdam.TheDutchcityhasinstalled

blue-greenroofs

onanumberofbuildings.Theseroofshavealayerofplantsontheoutside,andthenlayersunderneathwhichcollectandstorerainwater.Thiswatercanbeusedbypeopleinthebuildingbelowtowaterplantsorflushtoilets.Sophisticatedsoftwarecaneventelltheroofstoreleasewateraheadofupcomingstormstomaximisethesystem’sabilitytosoakuprainwater.Itcanevenidentifywhichareasofthecityareatmostriskandtailortheresponseaccordingly.YuKongjiandescribesthespongecityapproachasusingTaiChiwithnatureinsteadofboxing.Questionshavebeenraisedastowhetheranaturalapproachissufficientwhenfacedwithincreasedrainfallglobally.Whatremainstobeseeniswhetherincreasedscaleandcombinationwithmoderntechnologycanhelpnaturalmethodssavemanymorepeoplefromflooding.Part2.聽力錄音文稿Text1(36詞)坐車W:ShouldItakeataxiorabustothetowncenter?M:Eitherwilldo.Butthesubwaygoesdirectlythereandit’scheaper.W:Thanks.I’lltakeitinstead.Text2(30詞)購物狂W:Iboughtafewclothesinthenewshoppingmall.Wouldyouliketohavealookatthem?M:Afew?Itlookslikeyouboughtoutthestore.Text3(30詞)停電W:Thelighthasgoneout!M:Ithappenswhentoomanypeopleareusingair-conditioning.W:Doyouoftenhavepowerfailureinthiscity?M:SincethisJune.Text4(44詞)去派對M:Hi,Cathy.We’regoingtohaveapartythisevening.Willyoucome?W:Yes,I’dloveto.Whattime?M:6:30.W:I’mafraidIwillbealittlelate.Mypianolessonfinishesat7.Text5(46詞)電影院維修W:MayIhelpyou?M:Yes,please.Iwanttobuyaticketforthefilmonthecomingweekend.W:I’msorry,Sir,butthecinemaisbeingrepairedanditwillbetwomoreweeksbeforeit’sdone.Text6(95詞)記性差M:Hi.Uh,haven’twemetbefore?It’sSherry,right?W:No,butyougotthefirstletterright.M:It’sonthetipofmytongue.Wait.Uh,Sandy,Susan.Wait,wait.It’sSharon.W:Yougotit...andonlyonthefourthtry.M:So,well,Sh...ImeanSharon.Whatdoyoudo?W:I’magraduatestudentmajoringinTESOL.M:Uh,TESOL...What’sthat?W:ItstandsforTeachingEnglishtoSpeakersofOtherLanguages.M:Oh,yeah.Soundsgreat.Text7(102詞)看房M:Hereweare.Iknowit’ssmallerthanyouexpected,butit’soneofthenicestflatsinthebuilding.W:Doesithavethreebedrooms?M:No.Therearetwo.Themasterroomisquitelargethough.W:Yeah.Thethree-bedroomflatsthatIhavefoundareallextremelyexpensive.M:Butthisoneonlyneeds350dollarsamonthincludinggasandwater.W:Thissoundsbetter.ButIwouldlikemyhusbandtoseeit.M:Ofcourse.Ourofficeisopenuntilseveno’clock.W:Seeyouthen.Text8(131詞)邀約看電影M:Hi,Joanie.Whereareyougoing?W:Oh,hi,Paul.I’monmywaytothelibrary.M:Yeah?Ijustwonderifyouwanttogotothecinemawithme.W:I’dloveto,butIcan’tbecauseofalltheworkIhavethisterm.Ionlyhavethreeclasses,butinallofthemIhavelotsofreading,researchpapers,reportsandexams.IfeelasifI’llnevergetthroughanything.M:That’sterrible.IfeltlikethatlastyearIspentalotoftimeinthelabs.Butcan’tItalkyouintogoingtothecinemaanyway?W:Oh,nowI’msureIwon’tgo.Text9(184詞)花式滑冰W:Hey!John,guesswhat?M:Howcomeyoulooksoexcited?W:OfcourseIamexcited!TheworldchampionsShenXueandZhaoHongbohavejustwontheWorldFigureSkatingChampionshipsagain.M:Really?Don’tyouknowthatIamabigfanoffigureskating?W:OfcourseIdo.TheeventcalledTheCupofChinajusttookplaceyesterdayattheCapitalGymnasium.M:Howcomeyoudidn’ttellmeanythingaboutit?W:Sorry,Ididn’tknowIcouldgetaticket.Mybrothertriedtobuyticketsaheadoftimebutwasunsuccessful.Hefinallygottwoticketsthelastminuteonline.M:Well,howwastheperformance?W:Fantastic!Theopeningceremony,thepairskating,andicedancingwereextremelygood.M:Howmanyskaterswerecompetingforthechampionships?W:Iamnotsure.TheprogramsaidthatfigureskatersfromAmerica,Canada,France,Japan,RussiaandGermanywereallhere.AndsomeofthemevencompetedinthelastWinterOlympics.M:Wow!PityImissedit.Text10(208詞)放假安排W:Thankyouforcomingtothismeetingforstudentswhowillberemainingoncampusduringthetwenty-daywinterbreak.It’smyresponsibilitytomakeitknownwhatyoushoulddoandtohaveyoufillintheformsgivingthedatesyouwillbeoncampus.Toreduceheatingcosts,ButlerHallwillbetheonlydormitoryopen.Alltheotherdormswillcloseat5p.m.onFebruary3andwillnotreopenuntil6p.m.onFebruary