cheaper.
Q: What does the woman mean? 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 9.
A. The man is looking for a needle in his uniform. B. The woman thinks it difficult to find the uniforms. C. The woman doesn't know the location of the school.
D. The man implies his uniforms are hidden in a haystack(干草垛). 【答案】B 【解析】 【分析】
M: Mum, do you know where my primary school uniforms are?
W: They are around here, but finding them will be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。 10.
A. They used to be buried underground. B. They can’t represent the look of the area. C. They are hidden danger in the neighborhood.
D. They have historical values and should be protected. 【答案】C 【解析】 【分析】
W: The overhead power lines are a great concern of this neighborhood. They are very old and a lot of people we spoke to asked if something could be done about them.
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M: Well, I’m happy to tell you that the power company has agreed to move the power lines underground. I think that will really improve the look of the area, as well as being safe.
Q: Why are people worried about the overhead power lines? 【详解】此题为听力题，解析略。
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions are based on the following passage. 11.
A. To raise money for a local charity. B. To kill time when waiting for the train. C. To record the details of the train delays. D. To prove her knitting skills and efficiency. 12.
A. A less than five minutes’ delay. B. A delay of five to thirty minutes. C. A delay for more than thirty minutes. D. Two delays to and from work. 13.
A. The Germany woman was too unlucky and deserved sympathy. B. A hand-made scarf could be sold at such a high price on eBay. C. Its owner donated so much money to help the homeless people. D. It was a creative idea and represented many people’s frustration. 【答案】11. C 12. B 13. D
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【解析】
A scarf knitted by a German woman to document her frustrations with frequent train delays has sold for 7,550 euros on eBay.
The \delay scarf\drew widespread attention when Sara Weber, a journalist, posted a photo of it on Twitter earlier this month. Her mother, who took a train ride to work every day in Munich area was frustrated at the company's persistent delays and decided to start detailing her daily travel troubles by translating the delays into a wool scarf. Each evening in 2018, she would knit two new lines to represent how long she was delayed. The scarf is color-coded: gray meant her delay was less than five minutes, pink signified delays of between five and thirty minutes, while red meant she was delayed for more than thirty minutes or was delayed both directions. The scarf was about 1.5 meters long and represented many Germans’ frustrations with train delays, despite their country's reputation for efficiency and punctuality. After it became a hit, Weber and her mother decided to auction the scarf off to raise money for a charity that provides assistance for the homeless. Questions:
Why did Sara’s mother knit the scarf?
What do every two pink lines on the scarf mean? Why did the scarf draw widespread attention in Germany? 【11题详解】
此题为听力题，解析略。 【12题详解】
此题为听力题，解析略。 【13题详解】
此题为听力题，解析略。
Questions are based on the following passage. 14.
A. A funny engineer.
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B. A skillful cook. C. A popular comedian. D. A talented clown(小丑). 15.
A. It takes about 225 days to reach the destination. B. Astronauts feel stressed and worried in a small space. C. Astronauts have to pull each other to keep their balance. D. Mechanical problems are more likely to occur in a spacecraft. 16.
A. What explorers eat on their journey is of crucial importance. B. An amateur can play a more important role than a professional. C. Humorous people can keep the group together in difficult situations. D. A mission to Mars is more difficult than a journey to the South Pole. 【答案】14. A 15. B 16. C 【解析】
NASA has a new job listing, and it's no joke. The US space agency is looking for a \
A mission to Mars is no laughing matter. On average, Mars is 225 million kilometers away from Earth. A trip there would take around eight months in a small spacecraft. \as on a mission to Mars, problems are likely to occur,\at the University of Florida, told the Guardian.
This is probably why NASA wants an astronaut with a sense of humor. \are people that have the ability to pull everyone together,\
In stressful situations, perhaps humor is a way to know we aren't alone. By laughing together, we share our stress. Then we can focus on our jobs instead of just worrying. There are other examples of team \Pole led by Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen in 1911. It was a difficult journey, full of danger. Adolf Lindstrom, a cook at Amundsen's team, was a \people laugh through the whole journey. Amundsen later wrote that Lindstrom was the
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