2025届高三英语二轮复习听力专项突破之数字类听力题训练Listening Skill Training: Identifying and Calculating Figures
Class:______________ Name:______________
I. Listen to the following sentences extracted from several pieces of news report and fill in the missing figures.
1.About __________ babies in Brazil were born recently with extremely small heads.
2.To date, __________ of these babies have died. The number of microscopically cases in Brazil is about __________ times higher than what the country usually sees in a year.
3.The CDC says that Brazil reported its first case of Zika virus in May __________.
4.There are more than __________ museums in the US that celebrate the history of the military.
5.The US Diplomacy Center (USDC) will feature __________ years of American diplomatic history, as well as an education area for students interested in diplomatic careers. The USDC has collected over __________ objects to display in the new, __________-square-foot museum. Building started on the museum in __________.
6.The city grants __________ food vending permits every __________ years.
7.Most of the permit holders pay $__________ to renew their permit every _________ years.
8.Some cart or truck operators pay more than $__________ for a food vending permit.
9.There are more than __________ graves there.
10.The cemetery pays her company more than $__________ to have the goats remove unwanted plants from each hectare of the cemetery.
11.It will bring the total number of armed officers in the capital to __________.
12.More than __________ Guardsmen will be in place by Friday in Flint, which has __________ people. Mr Snyder has described the situation as a crisis and declared an emergency last week.
13.Chances of guessing the correct combination are an astronomical __________ -million-to-one.
14.More than __________ bodies have been found in one village alone in central Nigeria, following clashes between Christians and Muslims.
15.At least __________ shops and homes in the market were destroyed in the inferno.
II. Listen to the following sentences and fill in the blanks with proper figures, dates or time.
1.Dr. Brian received his B.A. in Management at Yale University on ___________________ , 1964.
2.I should be at the meeting at ___________________, but I got stuck in the traffic.
3.Her monthly expense is about ___________________ not including the rent.
4.The results of the two subtractions are ___________________ & ___________________.
5.The mileage between Los Angeles and Chicago is ___________________.
6.Mike's telephone number is copied here, ___________________.
7.Moscow has population of ___________________.
8.There are as many as ___________________ bicycles in Beijing.
9.The taxi fare from the square to the airport is ___________________.
10.Do you believe ___________________ characters can be written on this piece of paper
11.The ___________________ bus is more expensive but much faster.
12.For reservation or more information, call your travel agent, or call the toll-free number:
___________________.
13.Laser light can burn holes in a steel plate ___________________ mm thick at a distance of several feet.
14.Asia occupies ___________________ of the world's land.
15.The tuition is ___________________ per term and MBA students attend four terms.
16.China's population at that time was ___________________.
17.It is currently ranked ___________________ among private universities awarded federal funds for research.
18.Now as the second largest university in the country, it has an enrollment of about
___________________.
19.He won the men's javelin competition. He threw it ___________________ meters.
20.Children need to spend at least ___________________ hours a week reading books, magazines or newspapers.
III. Listen to the following two dialogues and fill in the blanks with a word or words you have heard.
1）The man has been waiting for the train for ___________. The train he expects to take is the ___________ one to Baker Street. When he is told he has made a ___________, he is surprised and refers to his timetable. But the lady tells him that it was changed at ___________ April and today is ___________ May. The train now leaves at ___________.
2）Sandy buys a ___________ bottle of ___________, which costs ___________, a ___________ tube of toothpaste, which costs ___________, and a film of ___________ exposures for his camera, on which he spends ___________. He gives the assistant ___________ and gets a change of ___________.
IV. Listen to the passage below and fill in the blanks with a word or words you have heard.
China's unmanned spacecraft Shenzhou-8 ___________ perform China's first space docking with Tiangong-1, or Heavenly Palace-1, a space lab that was ___________ in September, Xinhua news agency mander-in-chief of China's manned space program Chang Wanquan ___________ early Tuesday that the launch of Shenzhou-8 unmanned spacecraft ___________. The spacecraft was successfully sent into the designated orbit after the blastoff at ___________ at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwestern ___________, carried by an upgraded Long March-2F rocket. It is ___________ to rendezvous with the Tiangong-1, or "Heavenly Palace-1" that was put into space on ___________ for the country's first space docking. The docking, ___________, will pave the way for China to operate a permanent space station ___________, and make the nation the worlds third to do so. The docking will happen within two days after the launch of the Shenzhou-8 at a height of ___________ above Earth's surface. The spacecraft will return to Earth after two docking ___________.China's space projects have ___________ of high-intensity China development and launching, an aerospace ___________ in Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center said on Sunday. While preparation work for the launch of Shenwhou-8 is in ___________, testing on another satellite is going on at the assembly and ___________, ___________ kilometers away from the launch pad. China launched ___________ rockets to send 20 satellites into space in 2010, comparable numbers to the United States and Russia, historically the world's ___________ prolific launchers of spacecraft, according to Yuan Jiajun, deputy ___________ of China Aerospace and Technology Corp.
V. Comprehensive exercise.
Land Underwater
This listening is a college student's class presentation about the effects of climate change in the Maldives. She outlines three steps the government took to protect the country.
Part 1 BEFORE YOU LISTEN
Words and Expressions the Maldives 马尔代夫 dispersed 分散的 coral island/coral reef珊瑚岛/礁 atoll 环形珊瑚岛 latitude 纬度 longitude 经度 sand bar (河口或港湾的)沙洲 ground level 地平面 submarine ridge 海脊，海岭 respectively 各自地 sea level 海平面 submerged淹没(在水中)的 uninhabitable 不适宜居住的 devastate 毁坏 tsunami海啸 evacuate 疏散 infrastructure 基础设施 resort island 度假岛屿 mitigate缓和，减轻 continental shelf/land mass 大陆架
1.1 LISTEN FOR MISSING INFORMATION
Listen to a short passage about melting ice and rising waters. Supply the missing information in the box below.
Melting Ice, Rising Waters The world's average temperature ___________. The higher temperature __________________. This melted ice __________________ and causes __________________. Higher sea levels lead to __________________ and __________________ along the coasts.
1.2 RECOGNIZE FACTS
Listen to a short passage about the plete the following fast facts.
Fast Facts Name of the country:___________________ No. of coral islands: _________, covering _________ of the country's land No. of atolls: _________ Area: ____________________________________ Latitudes: between _________ and _________ Longitudes: between _________ and _________ Length of submarine ridge: __________________ Maximum natural ground level: _________ above sea level Average natural ground level: _________ above sea level Ground level of coral islands: _____________ above sea level Possible year of becoming uninhabitable: _________ Ranked the _________ most endangered nation
1.3 LISTEN FOR DETAILS
Listen to the following news report, focusing on the numbers. What do they refer to
26 Dec. 2004:________________________________________________________________
9:________________________________________________________________
57:________________________________________________________________
14:________________________________________________________________
6:________________________________________________________________
21:________________________________________________________________
400 million /62:________________________________________________________________
14 feet:________________________________________________________________
Part 2 LISTEN
Words and Expressions Malé 马累（马尔代夫首都） Maldivian 马尔代夫的，马尔代夫人 Mohamed Nasheed穆罕默德·纳希德(马尔代夫总统，2008-2012) plead 恳请 National Geographic 《国家地理》
2.1 LISTEN FOR MAIN IDEAS
Read the statements below.Then listen to the student presentation.Write T for true, F for false, or N for not mentioned.
1. ________ Climate change has affected the Maldives more than other countries.
2. ________ The situation in the Maldives could happen to other countries in the future.
3. ________ The Maldives has not had a flood since the 2004 tsunami.
4. ________ Many coastal areas in Asia could be flooded by rising sea levels in the future.
5. ________ Most of the world's ice will probably melt by 2100.
2.2 LISTEN FOR DETAILS
In the presentation, the student described three steps the Maldives government took after the 2004 tsunami. Listen to segment 1 of the student presentation and complete the details in the mind map below.
The Maldives' response to rising sea levels Built a _________ _________ feet high Symbolic action Helped protect from tsunami in _________ Tsunami killed _________ people II. Constructed an artificial island About _________ feet above sea level Has a hospital, _________, shops, and _________ Government hopes more than _________ people will live there III. Held an _________ meeting Signed a document Wanted to get _________ to work together
Answers
(1) 2400 (2) 29; 10 (3) 2015 (4) 400 (5) 238; 6200; 20000; 2014 (6) 5100; 2
200; 2 (8)20000 (9) 65000 (10) 11000 (11) 2800 (12) 30; 99000 (13) 622
100 (15) 1000
(1) the fifteenth of July (2) 8:45 (3) 374.50 (4) 5 ; 7.94 (5)2054
89117346 (7) 8070312 (8) 43628 (9) 19.75 (10) 5089162773 (11) 11:42
800565-7000 (13) 0.125 (14) 29.4% (15) $12580 (16) 792677000
9th (18) 31579 (19) 47.96 (20) 3.5
(1) ages; 8:18; mistake; the end of; the first of; 8:08
small; shampoo; 98 pence; large; 56 pence; 24; 1.72; 5; 1.74
IV. is expected to; launched; announced; is successful; 5:58 a.m.; desert area; heading;
September 29; if successful; around 2020; 343 km; operations; entered a stage; expert;
its final stages; testing center; 1.5; 15; two most; general manager
V.
1.1
is rising; causes sea ice to melt; runs into the oceans; the sea level to rise; more frequent floods; more dangerous storms
1.2
The Maldives; 1,192; 80%; 26; roughly 90,000 square kilometers; 1°S; 8°N; 72°E; 74°E;
960 kilometers; 2.4 meters; 1.5 meters; less than 1 meter; 2100; 3rd
Script:
The Maldives is situated in the Indian Ocean. It is one of the world's most dispersed countries. It consists of 1, 192 coral islands, grouped in a double chain of 26 atolls, along the north-south direction. It has an area of roughly 90, 000 square kilometers. It lies between latitudes 1°S and 8°N, and longitudes 72°E and 74°E.The atolls are composed of live coral reefs and sand bars, situated atop a submarine ridge960 kilometers long.
The Maldives is the lowest country in the world. Its maximum and average natural ground levels are only 2.4 meters and 1.5 meters above sea level, respectively. More than 80% of the country's land is composed of coral islands which rise less than one meter above sea level. As a result, the Maldives is at high risk of being submerged due to rising sea levels.The UN's environmental panel has warned that, at current rates, sea level rise would be high enough to make the Maldives uninhabitable by 2100. The Maldives is ranked the third most endangered nation due to flooding from climate change.
1.3
the date on which the Maldives is devastated by a tsunami
number of islands that have escaped any flooding
number of islands that faced critical infrastructure damage
number of islands that had to be totally evacuated
number of islands that were destroyed
number of resort islands that were forced to close
the total damage in US dollars and percentage of GDP
the height of the tallest waves
Script:
On 26 December 2004, following the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, the Maldives is devastated by a tsunami. Only nine islands were reported to have escaped any flooding. Fifty-seven islands faced serious damage to critical infrastructure. Fourteen islands had to be totally evacuated, and six islands were destroyed. A further twenty-one resort islands were forced to close because of tsunami damage. The total damage was estimated at more than US$400 million, or some 62% of the GDP. The destructive impact of the waves on the low-lying islands was mitigated because there was no continental shelf or land mass.So the waves could not gain height.The tallest waves were reported to be 14 feet high.
2.1
1-5 NTNTF
Script:
Take a look at this photo, It shows the Maldives Islands – the lowest, flattest country on Earth, The Maldives are in the warm waters of the Indian Ocean. More than a million tourists visit the Maldives every year.
In our class we've talked a lot about climate change. But many people are getting kind of tired of the topic. Why aren't we taking it seriously Maybe because most of the impact of climate change is in the future, it's easy not to think about the effects. But to the people of the Maldives, the effects are already very real.
Most of the Maldives are barely above sea level – just about seven feet. Any increase in the sea level could lead to dangerous floods. So the government took three steps to protect the country and its population.
First, the government built an 11.5-foot high wall around Malé, the country's capital. The wall gave the city some protection from a tsunami in 2004, but there was still a lot of flooding. 88 people died, and more than 10, 000 people lost their homes as a result of the floods. But without the wall, it would have been much worse. Scientists predict that global warming will cause the sea level to rise between three and five feet by the end of this century. Next time, the people of Malé may not be so lucky.
But the Maldivian government is not waiting for the next tsunami. It has built an artificial island about ten feet above sea level. The island has a hospital, schools, shops, and homes. The government hopes that one day in the future, more than 100, 000 people will live there.
Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed knows that he cannot protect his country by himself. Because he wanted to get the world's attention, Nasheed held the world's first underwater governmental meeting. In the meeting, Maldivian leaders signed a document pleading with world leaders to work together against climate change. However, it was mostly a symbolic action and may not result in much change.
The Maldives will be the first to feel the impact of climate change. For these islands, even a small change in sea level may have serious consequences. But what if all the ice melted This was a question the folks at National Geographic recently asked. Naturally, the sea level would go up – and by a lot. Scientists predict that it would rise by about 216 feet – about the height of a 20-story building. What would our world look like with all that extra sea water This map shows that it would be very, very different. For one thing, the Maldives would be gone forever. This map shows what part of Asia might look like if all the ice melted. In China, cities on the coast, home to 600 million people today, would disappear.
These predictions may seem dramatic. All of our ice is probably not going to melt, at least not soon. At its current rate, scientists think that would take about 5, 000 years. However, we are already seeing the effects of higher sea levels. These changes have real consequences for ordinary people – like us.
2.2
wall; 11.5; 2004; 88 II. 10; schools; homes; 100,000 III. underwater; world leaders
Script:
First, the government built an 11.5-foot high wall around Malé, the country's capital. The wall gave the city some protection from a tsunami in 2004, but there was still a lot of flooding. 88 people died, and more than 10, 000 people lost their homes as a result of the floods. But without the wall, it would have been much worse. Scientists predict that global warming will cause the sea level to rise between three and five feet by the end of this century. Next time, the people of Malé may not be so lucky.
But the Maldivian government is not waiting for the next tsunami. It has built an artificial island about ten feet above sea level. The island has a hospital, schools, shops, and homes. The government hopes that one day in the future, more than 100, 000 people will live there.
Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed knows that he cannot protect his country by himself. Because he wanted to get the world's attention, Nasheed held the world's first underwater governmental meeting. In the meeting, Maldivian leaders signed a document pleading with world leaders to work together against climate change. However, it was mostly a symbolic action and may not result in much change.
