2012年广东省高考英语听说考试真题C

2012年高考广东省英语科听说考试真题（C）Part A Reading AloudMuch of my work here is to show people the diversity of the wildlife and to explain its biology. It’s important to get to know sharks. With gray sharks there is tension. They’ll eat almost anything. You know, humans are much more dangerous to sharks than they are to us. When you spend time with sharks, you begin to understand them and learn to respect them. But you have to command their respect too. They’re a vital link in the chain of life. Like wolves they weed out the sick and the injured.Part B Role Play情景介绍角色：你是Mary任务：（1）找Dr. Brown借一本小说，谈论小说的内容（2）根据谈话内容回答同学的问题。

生词：rebel（叛军）1. 这本书有什么问题？2. 为什么你认为情节难以相信？3. 报纸怎么评论这本书？W: Dr. Brown, do you have the book sunset?M: Yes. Why do you ask, Mary?W: Could I borrow it? I’ve been wanting to read it for a long time. Last Saturday I went to the biggest bookstore in town only to find that it had been sold out.M: yes, I can lend it to you after Jane returns it to me. She borrowed my book last Friday.W: Thanks a lot. I can’t wait to read it. I’ve read three of this writer’s books and thought they were all well done. Where did you get the book? I thought it had been sold out everywhere.M: I bought it online and I booked it before it was published.W: Well, I guess it is. But I want to warn you it’s not as good as they say.学生问: What’s the problem with the book?电脑答: Well, for one thing, the plot is hard to believe; for another, the characters are not like real people.学生问: Why do you think the plot is hard to believe?电脑答: Here is an example. The hero Jack joins the army and is sent to the battle against the rebels. He meets with his childhood friend who is then the leader of the rebels. Because of their old friendship, the rebels easily give in.学生问: What do the newspapers say about/comment on the book?电脑答: Most of the newspapers say that this book is not as good as his other three books. And the writer may not win the award of novel of the year which he won last year.Part C Retelling梗概：Tom要参加校篮球队的选拔，他得到妈妈的鼓励并通过了选拔。

2012年广东高考试题及答案完型填空：We all know that some things are obviously right. For example, it is right to be 1 to other people. It is also right to look after the environment. Some things are 2 wrong, too. For instance, we should not hurt or bully(欺负) others, nor should we litter. Rules often tell us what is right or wrong.Rules can help the public make the right 3 , and remain safe. Cars drivers have to obey traffic regulations that tell them the right things to do on the road to avoid crashes. Cyclists who give signals before turning or stopping help prevent 4 . If people follow rules without taking other matters into consideration, it will be 5 for them to form what is sometimes called a “black and white” view. For example, they may believe that people should always tell the truth, and that lying is 6 acceptable, such people always stick to their views, even if it means that they may get into 7 . sometimes it may not be so easy to know 8 what is right or wrong. Some people choose not to eat meat because they believe that it is 9 to eat animals, but others argue that they can eat meat and 10 be kind to animals; some insist that stealing is always wrong, but others think that one does not need to feel so 11 when stealing some food to eat, if he lives in a really a poor area and he is 12 .Rules help us live together in harmony, because they show us the right way to 13 others. However, some people argue that rules may be 14 , having observed that rules change all the time, and that some schools have some regulations and others have different ones---so who is to 15 what is right?1. A. kind B. sensitive C. fair D. generous2. A. equally B. slightly C. clearly D. increasingly3. A. suggestions B. conclusions C. turns D. choices4. A. accidents B. mistakes C. falls D. deaths5. A. interesting B. vital C. easy D. valuable6. A. seldom B. rarely C. merely D. never7. A. trouble B. power C. prison D. control8. A. roughly B. eventually C. deliberately D. exactly9. A. awful B. cruel C. unhealthy D. unnecessary10. A. still B. even C. later D. somehow11. A. nervous B. anxious C. afraid D. guilty12. A. begging B. starving C. growing D. wandering13. A. follow B. instruct C. treat D. protect14. A. disgusting B. confusing C. unsafe D. unimportant15. A. predict B. explain C. decide D. consider语法填空：Mary will never forget the time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day, 1 (wear) sunglasses. He walked in as if he 2 (buy) the school. And the word quickly got around that he was from New Y ork city.For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt 3 (please), because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her, it was probably the fact that she sat in 4 last row.5 he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong. It might have made it a little6 (hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didn’t stop the kids in the class. Of course, whenever they turned to look at him , they had to look at Mary,7 made her feel like a star.“D o you need those glasses for medical reason? ” The teacher asked. The new boy shook his head. “T hen I’d appreciate it if you didn’t wear them in class. I like to look at you eyes when I’m speaking to you.” the new boy looked at the teacher 8 a few seconds and all the other students wondered 9 the boy would do. Then he took 10 off, gave a big smile and said. That’s cool.1. wearing2. had bought(虚拟语气)3. unpleased4. the5. Although6. harder7. which8. for9. what 10. them阅读理解：“H ave a nice day!” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “Have a nice day”with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.“H ave a nice day. Next!” This version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone(腔调) with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me , not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don’t know what to say. “O h, you just had a tooth out? I’m terribly sorry, but have nice day.”The expression can be pleasant. If a strangers says “Have a nice day”to you, you may find it heart-warming because someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak itwithout thinking may not really are about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.1.How does the author understand Maxie’s words?A. Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.B. Maxie really wishes the author a good day.C. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.D. Maxie really worries about the author’s security.2.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?A. The salesgirl is rude.B. The salesgirl is bored.C. The salesgirl cares about me.D. The salesgirl says the words as a routine.3.By saying “Have a nice day,” a stranger may .A. try to be polite to youB. express respect to youC. give his blessing to youD. share his pleasure with you4.According to the last paragraph, people say “Have a nice day”.A. sincerelyB. as thanksC. as a habitD. encouragingly5.What is the best title of the passage?A. Have a Nice Day---a Social CustomB. Have a Nice Day----a Pleasant GestureC. Have a Nice Day---a Heart-warming GreetingD. Have a Nice Day----a Polite Ending of a ConversationBI have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the baby’s point of view.Mothers, doctors and nurse alike have no idea of where a baby’s blood sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. I’ve never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn’t follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby In the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.Well, at last we have copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7 , 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable.This research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample of 10,419 children born in the early 1990s, taking account of parental education, family income, a child’s sex and age,the mother’s health and fee ding style. These resu lts don’t surprise me. Feeding according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels.I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeling practices.1. According to Paragraph 2, one reason why a baby cries is that it feels .A. sickB. upsetC. sleepyD. hungry2.What does the author think about Dr King?A. He is strictB. He is unkindC. He has the wrong idea.D. He sets a timetable for mothers3.The word copper-bottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to .A. basicB. reliableC. surprisingD. interesting4.What does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand?A. The baby will sleep well.B. The baby will have its brain harmed.C. The baby will have a low blood sugar level.D. The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8.5.The author supports feeding the baby .A. in the nightB. every four hoursC. whenever it wants foodD. according to its blood sugar levelCI was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teena ger girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like th em. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads, Coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to step rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something,“I’m awfully sorry,” I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to try to guess if the bus had arrived.Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.But on this particular evening no one joined me at the stop. It seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.1.The girl refused to ask for help because she thought .A. she might be recognizedB. asking for help looked sillyC. she was normal and independentD. being fond blind was embarrassing2.After the girl got off the bus that evening, she .A. began to runB. hit a person as usualC. hit a lamppost by accidentD. was caught by something3.At the request stop that evening, the girl .A. stopped a big lorryB. stopped the wrong busC. made no attempt to stop the busD. was not noticed by other people4.What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?A. Other vehicles also stopped there.B. It was unreliable for making judgments.C. More lorries than buses responded to the girl.D. It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus.5.Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping .A. to find people thereB. to find more buses thereC. to find the bus by herself thereD. to find people more helpful thereDSports account for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public, and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.An attraction of sport programs for the major U.S. media companies is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons-the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract made viewers. They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance.Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers, and the ratings（收视率）are unusually low. However, the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars. business and personal computer, and holiday trips .This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings.Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of “company cars” and computer, with such viewers, these programs don’t ne ed high ratings to stay on the air.1.Television sport programs on weekend afternoons .A. result in more sport eventB. get more viewers to play sportsC. make more people interested in televisionD. bring more money to the television networks2.Why would weekend afternoons become dead time without sport programs?A. Because there would be few viewersB. Because the advertisers would be off workC. Because television programs would go slowlyD. Because viewers would pay less for watching television3.In many families, men make decision on .A. holidayB. sports viewingC. television shoppingD. expensive purchases4.The ratings are not important for golf and tennis programs because .A. their advertisers are carmakersB. their viewers are attracted by sportsC. their advertisers target at rich peopleD. their viewers can afford expensive cars5.What is the passage mainly about?A. Television viewers are determined by male viewersB. Rich viewers contribute most to television companiesC. Sports are gaining importance in advertising on televisionD. Commercial advertisers are the major sponsors of sport eventmaster’s degree in 2006, which was a new world record. He, always challenging himself, thought it never too late to study and resulted in gaining his first degree in 1936. After he got the medical degree as his second degree, he made a decision to study law when he was 80 years old and got his third degree, law degree, in 2006. To our surprise, he got his fourth degree in 2012 by studying on the Internet. His teacher praised that he was good at arranging his all time, which was the point of his success.读写任务：My husband received a letter a month ago from a young woman who had been his student when she was in middle school. She was writing because she wanted to thank him for having a great influence on her life.In the letter, she wrote, “Y ou were the teacher who helped me discover my talent for math. Before you came to teach us, I had been terribly poor at math, and had never thought that I would be interested in it. To my surprise, you magically showed me the beauty of math. I guess that was the turning point of my attitude towards it. Gradually my interest in it began to grow. Thanks to your encouragement, I made continuous progress in math, and finally made up my mind to study it in the university. Today I am working as an accountant at V alley Medical Center in California. Y ou play an important part. Thank you!”What a wonderful gift to a retired teacher! My husband has received many letters from students over the years. This one was special, for it arrived at this time in his life when he is in very poor health.1)上文使你想起哪位对你帮助最大的老师。

2012广东省高考英语听说Part C文本、参考答案2012.11.14Practice makes perfect![topic]1 Go to examTom was a middle school student. One day, Tom took a bus to the school for an exam. The exam was very important for him. His parents expected him to get good marks and hoped that he would get a place at a top university in the country. Suddenly a huge lorry stopped in front of the bus, and even though the bus driver had made every effort to stop, the bus crashed into the lorry. There was a terrible noise. Luckily, no one was hurt. Tom got off the bus and wondered what he could do to get to the exam in time. A police officer asked him if he was OK. Tom told the police officer that he was going to take a very important exam and that he was worried he might be late. The police officer picked up his phone and asked a police car to come at once. When it arrived, he asked Tom to get into the car. Then the police officer drove as fast as he could to the school. They arrived ten minutes before the exam started. So Tom was able to take the exam on time. PART C Retelling提示故事梗概：Tom乘坐的公交车与货车发生了碰撞，警察帮助Tom及时到达考场。

2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（广东卷）A“Have a nice day!”may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression.When my friend Maxie says“have a nice day”with a smile,I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me.I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.“Have a nice day.Next!”this version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door.The words come out in the same tone with a fixed procedure.They are spoken at me,not to me. Obviously,the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other.Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting.As soon as you hear it,you know the meeting is at an end.Sometimes the expression saves us when we don’t know what to say.“oh,you just had a tooth out?I’m terribly sorry,but have a nice day.”The expression can be pleasant.If a stranger says“Have a nice day!”to you,you may find it heart-warming became someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.Although the use of the expression is an insincere,meaningless social custom at times,there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The sale girl,the waitress,the teacher,and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day.But in a strange and comfortable way,it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much.While the expression may not often he sincere,it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.26.How doesn’t the author understand Maxie’s word?A.Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.B.Maxie really wishes the author a good day.C.Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.D.Maxie really worries about the author’s security.27.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph2mean?A.The salesgirl is rude.B.The salesgirl is bored.C.The salesgirl cares about me.D.he salesgirl says the words as a routine.28.By saying“Have a nice day,”a stranger may______.A.try to be polite to youB.express respects to youC.give his blessing to youD.share his pleasure with you.29.According to the last paragraph,people say“Have a good day”__________A.sincerelyB.as thanksC.as a habitD.encouragingly30.What is the best title of the passage?A.Have a Nice Day----a Social CustomB.Have a Nice Day-----a pleasant GestureC.Have a Nice Day-----a heart-warming GreetingD.Have a Nice Day-----a polite ending of a ConversationBI have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly.As a doctor,mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it,from the baby’s point of view.Mothers,doctors and nurses alike have no idea of where a baby’s blood sugar level lies.All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed.In this state,the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible.The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied.The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr.Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night.I’ve never heard anything so ridiculous.Baby feeding shouldn’t follow a timetable set by the mum.What is important is feeding a baby in the best way,though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.Well,at last we have copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding.The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age5,7,11and14,than babies fed according to the clock.By the age of8,their IQ（智商）scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable.This research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample（样本）of10,419children born in the early 1990s,taking account of parental education,family income,a child’s sex and age,the mother’s health and feeling style.These results don’t surprise me.Feeding according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels.I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeling practices.31.According to Paragraph2,one reason why a baby cries is that it feels______.A.sickB.upsetC.sleepyD.hungry32.What does the author think about Dr.King?A.He is strict.B.He is unkind.C.He has the wrong idea.D.He sets a timetable for mothers33.The word copper-bottomed in Paragraph4is closest in meaning to_________.A.basicB.reliableC.surprisingD.interesting34.What does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand?A.The baby will sleep well.B.The baby will have its brain harmed.C.The baby will have a low blood sugar level.D.The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of8.35.The author supports feeding the baby_______.A.in the nightB.every four hoursC.whenever it wants foodD.according to its blood sugar levelCI was blind,but I was ashamed of it if it was known.I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help.After all,I was a teenage girl,and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them.I must have been a terrible danger on the ing across me wandering through the traffic,motorists probably would have to stop rapidly on their brakes.Apart from that,there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.One evening,I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something.“I’m awfully sorry,”I said and stepped forward only to run into it again.When it happened a third time,I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost.This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me.So I carried on and found the bus stop,which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off.No one else was there and I had to guess if the bus had arrived.Generally in this situation,because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound.Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away.In the end,I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.But at this particular evening no one joined me at the stop;it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus.Of course I heard plenty of buses pass,or I thought I did.But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself,I let them all go by.I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one.Then I gave up.I decided to walk on to the next stop.36.The girl refused to ask for help because she thought.A.she might be recognizedB.asking for help looked sillyC.she was normal and independentD.being found blind was37.After the girl got off the bus that evening,she.A.began to runB.hit a person as usualC.hit a lamppostD.was caught by something38.At the request stop that evening,the girl.A.stopped a big lorryB.stopped the wrong busC.made no attempt to stop the busD.was not noticed by other people39.What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?A.Other vehicles also stopped thereB.It was unreliable for making judgments.C.More lorries than buses responded to the girl.D.It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus.40.Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop,hoping.A.to find people thereB.to find more buses thereC.to find the bus by herself thereD.to find people more helpful thereDSports accounts for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies.Many television companies have used sports to attract views from particular sections of the general public,and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.An attraction of sports programs for the major U.S.media company is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons—the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing.Sport events are the most popular weekend programs,especially among male viewers who may not watch much television at other times during the week.This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports.The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract male viewers.They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers,cars and life insurance.Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming.These sports attract few viewers,and the ratings(收视率)are unusually low.However,the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers.It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States,including many lawyers and business managers.This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars,business and personal computers,and holiday trips.This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings.Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousands of“company cars”and computers.With such viewers,these programs don’t need high ratings to stay on the air.41.Television sports programs on weekend afternoons___________.A.result in more sport eventsB.get more viewers to play sportsC.make more people interested in televisionD.bring more money to the television networks.42.Why would weekend afternoons become dead time without sport programs?A.Because there would be few viewersB.Because the advertisers would be off work.C.Because television programs would go slowly.D.Because viewers would pay less for watching television.43.In many families,men make decisions on_________.A.holiday tripsB.sports viewingC.television shoppingD.expensive purchases44.The ratings are not important for golf and tennis programs because_______.A.their advertisers are carmakersB.their viewers are attracted by sportsC.their advertisers target at rich people.D.their viewers can afford expensive cars 45.What is the passage mainly about?A.Television ratings are determined by male viewers.B.Rich viewers contribute most to television companies.C.Sports are gaining importance in advertising on mercial advertisers are the major sponsors of sport events.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

2012年广东省高考英语听说考试真题APartAReadingAloudNaturalmedicines,madefromflowers,seeds,rootsandleaves.T heChinesewerethefirsttodiscoverthepowerofplants,makingmedic inefor4000years.Focusonpreventionratherthancure.Populartoda yintheeastandthewest.Healthyformind,bodyandsoul.Pastandpres ent,tribalpeoplealwaysmadethemostofnature.Explorersandbotan istsmadethemavailabletotherestoftheworld.Westernandtraditio nalmedicineunite,returningtomorenaturalcures.Copytheirchemi calsorusethemdirect.Whentheyfail,wegobacktonatureforthenext magiccure.(98words) PartBRolePlayNowpleaseaskthespeakerthreequestions.Youhavetwentyseco ndstopreparethequestion.Whenyouhearabeep,begintoasktheques tion.1.你和你的室友相处得如何？Question:HowdoyougetalongwithyourroommatesAnswer：Notverywell.Myroommatesnevercleanthedormitory.Theyleavedirtyclothesandsockseverywhere.SometimesIfindsomeone’sdirtysocksandjeansonmybed.Ireallycan’tbearitanylonger.2.为什么你不直接与他们谈一谈？Question:Whydon’tyouhaveatalkdirectlywiththemAnswer：Myteacheralsoadvisesmetodoso,butIjustdon’tknowhowtosayittothem.Ifeelit’stoodirecttotellthemtheyshouldn’tbehavethatway.WeChinesepeoplearealwayssayingthat“oneshouldsavefaceforothers.”What’smore,sometimestheyhelpmewithmystudy.I’mverygratefultothem.3.你的老师的建议是什么？Question:Whatareyourteac her’ssuggestions/Whatisyourteache r’sadviceAnswer：Well,hetellsmetomakeasuggestionoftakingturnstocleanthedormitory.HesaysIshouldbethefirstoneinturn,thenmaybetheywillacceptthisidea.Butifthisdoesnotworkout,hesaysIcanhaveaheart-to-heart,friend-to-friendtalkwiththem.Nowpleasegetreadytoanswerfivequestions.Youareallowedte nsecondstopreparetheanswer.Whenyouhearabeep,begintoanswert hequestion.1.Question:WhatisJane’sgoodnewsAnswer:Shepassedherswimmingtest.2.Question:HowmuchtimedoesJanespendonherwayhomeintheafterno onAnswer:Fiftyminutes.3.Question:WhatdoesJanefindonherbedsometimesAnswer:Dirtysocksandjeans.4.Question:WhyisJanegratefultoherroommatesAnswer:Sometimestheyhelpherwithherstudy.5.Question:Whodoestheteacheradvisetocleanthedormitoryfirst Answer:Jane.PartCRetellingKey:Oneday,astudentnamedTomwastakingabustohismiddleschool.Hewa sgoingtowriteanexamthatday,whichwasveryimportant.Hisparent shopedhe’ddowellontheexamandthenbeacceptedintoatopunivers ity.Butsuddenlyalargelorrystoppedintheroadandthebuscrashed intoit.Nobodywashurt,butTomwonderedwhattodowhenhegotoffthe bus.Hetoldapoliceofficeratthescenethathewassupposedtowrite averyimportantexaman dthathewasworriedhe’dbelate.Thepolice officerunderstood,andcalledapolicecartocometothescene.When itarrived,Tomgotinandthepoliceofficerdroveasfastaspossible .HemanagedtogetTomtotheschooltenminutesbeforetheexamstarte d.SoTomwasabletowritetheexam,afterall.DPartAReadingAloudWhyarewehereWheredowecomefromThesearethemostenduringofq uestionsandit'sanessentialpartofhumannaturetowanttofindthea nswers.But,inreality,ourstoryextendsfarfurtherbackintime.Ou rstorystartswiththebeginningoftheuniverse.Itbegan13.7billio nyearsago.Andtoday,it’sfilledwithover100billiongalaxies,ea chcontaininghundredsofbillionsofstars.Inthisseries,Iwanttot ellthatstory.Wearepartoftheuniverse,soitsstoryisourstory.Th isfilmisaboutthestuffthatmakesusandwhereitallcamefrom.(108words) PartBRolePlayNowpleaseaskthespeakerthreequestions.Youhavetwentyseco ndstopreparethequestion.Whenyouhearabeep,begintoasktheques tion.1.我一次可以借几本书呢？Question:HowmanybookscanIborrowatonetimeAnswer:Twelveatonetimeifyouareastudent,andthatincludesCDs,D VDsandvideos.2.我可以借多长时间呢？Question:HowlongcanIkeepthebooksAnswer:Well,youcanhavebothfictionandreferencebooksforfourwe eks,whichisn'tbadreally.3.我如果还书晚了会怎么样？Question:WhatwillhappenifIreturnthebookslateAnswer:Likealllibraries,thereisafinesysteminplace.Theminimu mfineis1.5poundsbutitcanbemuchhigherforsomebooks,uptoonepou ndsperweek.We'llgiveyouaguidewithalltheinformationwhenyoujo in.Youcanalwaysrenewbooksbyloggingontoourwebsite,iftheyaren otrequiredbyanyoneelse.Nowpleasegetreadytoanswerfivequestions.Youareallowedte nsecondstopreparetheanswer.Whenyouhearabeep,begintoanswert hequestion.1.Question:Answer:2.Question:Answer:3.Question:Answer:4.Question:Answer:5.Question:Answer:PartCRetellingKey:TheBrownsadoptedakangarootenyearsago.TheynamedherLulu. LululikedfollowingMr.Brownaroundthefarm.Oneday,aheavybroke nbranchhappenedtohitMr.Brownandhewasseriouslyinjured.Lulu,whothenwasfollowinghim,begantobarkcontinually.Mrs.Brownhea rdLulu’sbark,andwenttoseewhathadhappened.ShesentMr.Brownt ohospitalimmediately.Mr.Brownwassavedandhewasverythankfult oLulu.EPartAReadingAloudThehistoryofgoldisthehistoryoftheworld.Sinceearliesttim esgoldhasbeenadoredandtreasuredbyman.Asymbolofenduringvalue ,goldhasbeenusedasacurrencyforcenturies.In1847onemanfoundgo ldinthebedofaCalifornianriver.AndsobegantheCalifornianGoldR ush.MencameintheirthousandsandthecitythatwenowknowasSan Franciscowasborn.Todaymostoftheworld’sgoldisfound,not inriv ers,butdeepwithintheearth.Gold,nowevenmoreprecioustomanthan ever.(97words) PartBRolePlayNowpleaseaskthespeakerthreequestions.Youhavetwentyseco ndstopreparethequestion.Whenyouhearabeep,begintoasktheques tion.1.你想在艺术学院学习什么专业？Question:Whatsubjectdoyouwanttostudyattheartscampus Answer:2.你在这一领域得过奖吗？Question:HaveyouwonanyracesinthisfieldAnswer:3.你是如何发展出对历史的兴趣的？Question:HowdoyoudevelopaninterestinhistoryAnswer:Nowpleasegetreadytoanswerfivequestions.Youareallowedte nsecondstopreparetheanswer.Whenyouhearabeep,begintoanswert hequestion.1.Question:Answer:Nextmonth.2.Question:Answer:Onlyonemonth.3.Question:Answer:Herteacher.4.Question:Answer:InthemuseuminNew York.5.Question:Answer:Historyislikeamirror.PartCRetellingKey:OnedaywhenthetrainTomwastakingsloweddownatanunder-deve lopedplacebecauseofasharpbend,hefoundanordinaryhousealones tandingbesideit.Hebecameinterestedinit,sohegotoffthetraina tthenearstationandmanagedtofindtheownerofthehouse.Theowner ofthehousecomplainedtoTomthathecouldn’tbearthenoiseofthet rainanddecidedtosellit,butit’sdifficultforhimtofindabuyer .Tomboughtitatalowprice,thenhesucceededinpersuadingabigcom panytorenthishouseforadvertising.Therentforthreeyearswaste ntimesthepriceofthehouse!。

2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（广东卷）I．语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完型填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）We all know that some things are obviously right. For example, it is right to be 1 to other people. It is also right to look after the environment. Some things are 2 wrong, too. For instance, we should not hurt or bully(欺负) others, nor should we litter. Rules often tell us what is right or wrong.Rules can help the public make the right 3 , and remain safe. Car drivers have to obey traffic regulations that tell them the right things to do on the road to avoid crashes. Cyclists who give signals before turning or stopping help prevent 4 .If people follow rules without taking other matters into consideration, it will be 5 for them to form what is sometimes called a “black and white” view. For example, they may believe that people should always tell the truth, and that lying is 6 acceptable. Such people always stick to their views, even if it means that they may get into 7 .Sometimes it may not be so easy to know 8 what is right or wrong. Some people choose not to eat meat because they believe that it is 9 to eat animals, but others argue that they can eat meat and 10 be kind to eat animals; some insist that stealing is always wrong, but others think that one does not need to feel so 11 when stealing some food to eat, if he lives in a really poor area and he is 12 .Rules help us live together in harmony, because they show us the right way to 13 others. However, some people argue that rules may be 14 , having observed that rules change all the time, and that some schools have some regulations and others have different ones— so who is to 15 what is right?1. A. kind B. sensitive C. fair D. generous2. .A. equally B. slightly C. clearly D. increasingly3. A. suggestions B. conclusions C. turns D. choices4. A. accidents B. mistakes C. falls D. deaths5. A. interesting B. vital C. easy D. valuable6. A. seldom B. rarely C. merely D. never7. A. trouble B. power C. prison D. control8. A. roughly B. eventually C. deliberately D. exactly9. A. awful B. cruel C. unhealthy D. unnecessary10. A. still B. even C. later D. somehow11. A. nervous B. anxious C. afraid D. guilty12. A. begging B. starving C. growing D. wandering13. A. follow B. instruct C. treat D. protect14. A. disgusting B. confusing C. unsafe D. unimportant15. A. predict B. explain C. decide D. consider第二节语法填空Mary will never forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day, 16 (wear) sun glasses. He walked in as if he 17 (buy) the school. And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City.For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt 18 (please), because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her, it was probably the fact that she sat in 19 last row.20 he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong. It might have made it a little 21 (hard) for everybody because it meant they had to turn around, but that didn’t stop the kids in the class. Of course whenever they turned to look at him, they had to look at Mary, 22 made her feel like a star.“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?” the teacher asked. The new boy shook his head. “Then I’d appreciate it if you didn’t wear them in the class. I like to look at your eyes when I’m speaking to you. ” The new boy looked at th e teacher 23 a few seconds and all the other students wondered 24 the boy would do. Then he took 25 off, gave a big smile and said, “That’s cool.”II．阅读（共两节；满分50分）第一节阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）A“Have a nice day!” may be a pleasant gesture or a meaningless expression. When my friend Maxie says “have a nice day” with a smile, I know she sincerely cares about what happens to me. I feel loved and secure since another person cares about me and wishes me well.“Have a nice day. Next!” this version of the expression is spoken by a salesgirl at the supermarket who is rushing me and my groceries out the door. The words come out in the same tone with a fixed procedure. They are spoken at me, not to me. Obviously, the concern for my day and everyone else’s is the management’s attempt to increase business.The expression is one of those behaviors that help people get along with each other. Sometimes it indicates the end of a meeting. As soon as you hear it, you know the meeting is at an end. Sometimes the expression saves us when we don’t know what to say. “oh, you just had a tooth out? I’m terribly sorry, but have a nice day.”The expression can be pleasant. If a s tranger says “Have a nice day!” to you, you may find it heart-warming became someone you don’t know has tried to be nice to you.Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it is a little uninteresting. The sale girl, the waitress, the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day. But in a strange and comfortable way, it’s nice to know they care enough to pretend they care when they really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it is always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.26. How does the author understand Maxie’s words?A. Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.B. Maxie really wishes the author a good day.C. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.D. Maxie really worries about the author’s security.27. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?A. The salesgirl is rude.B. The salesgirl is bored.C. The salesgirl cares about me.D. The salesgirl says the words as a routine.28. By saying “Have a nice day,” a stranger may______.A. try to be polite to youB. express respects to youC. give his blessing to youD. share his pleasure with you.29. According to the last paragraph, people say “Have a good day” __________A. sincerelyB. as thanksC. as a habitD. encouragingly30. What is the best title of the passage?A. Have a Nice Day---- a Social CustomB. Have a Nice Day----- a pleasant GestureC. Have a Nice Day----- a heart-warming GreetingD. Have a Nice Day----- a polite ending of a ConversationBI have been consistently opposed to feeding a baby regularly. As a doctor, mother and scientist in child development I believe there is nothing to recommend it, from the baby’s point of view.Mothers, doctors and nurses alike have no idea of where a baby’s blo od sugar level lies. All we know is that a low level is harmful to brain development and makes a baby easily annoyed. In this state, the baby is difficult to calm down and sleep is impossible. The baby asks for attention by crying and searching for food with its mouth.It is not just unkind but also dangerous to say a four-hourly feeding schedule will make a baby satisfied. The first of the experts to advocate a strict clock-watching schedule was Dr. Frederic Truby King who was against feeding in the night. I’ve never heard anything so ridiculous. Baby feeding shouldn’t follow a timetable set by the mum. What is important is feeding a baby in the best way, though it may cause some inconvenience in the first few weeks.Well, at last we have copper-bottomed research that supports demand feeding and points out the weaknesses of strictly timed feeding. The research finds out that babies who are fed on demand do better at school at age 5, 7, 11 and 14, than babies fed according to the clock. By the age of 8, their IQ（智商）scores are four to five percent higher than babies fed by a rigid timetable. This research comes from Oxford and Essex University using a sample（样本）of 10,419 children born in the early 1990s,taking account of parental education, family income, a child’s sex and age, the mother’s health and feeling style. These results don’t surprise me. Feeding according to schedule runs the risk of harming the rapidly growing brain by taking no account of sinking blood sugar levels.I hope this research will put an end to advocating strictly timed baby feeling practices.31. According to Paragraph 2, one reason why a baby cries is that it feels______.A. sickB. upsetC. sleepyD. hungry32. What does the author think about Dr. King?A. He is strict.B. He is unkind.C. He has the wrong idea.D. He sets a timetable for mothers33. The word copper-bottomed in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _________.A. basicB. reliableC. surprisingD. interesting34. What does the research tell us about feeding a baby on demand?A. The baby will sleep well.B. The baby will have its brain harmed.C. The baby will have a low blood sugar level.D. The baby will grow to be wiser by the age of 8.35. The author supports feeding the baby_______.A. in the nightB. every four hoursC. whenever it wants foodD. according to its blood sugar levelCI was blind, but I was ashamed of it if it was known. I refused to use a white stick and hated asking for help. After all, I was a teenage girl, and I couldn’t bear people to look at me and think I was not like them. I must have been a terrible danger on the roads. Coming across me wandering through the traffic, motorists probably would have to stop rapidly on their brakes. Apart from that, there were all sorts of disasters that used to occur on the way to and from work.One evening, I got off the bus about halfway home where I had to change buses, and as usual I ran into something. “I’m awfully sorry,” I said and stepped forward only to run into it again. When it happened a third time, I realized I had been apologizing to a lamppost. This was just one of the stupid things that constantly happened to me. So I carried on and found the bus stop, which was a request stop, where the bus wouldn’t stop unless passengers wanted to get on or off. No one else was there and I had to guess if the bus had arrived.Generally in this situation, because I hated showing I was blind by asking for help, I tried to guess at the sound. Sometimes I would stop a big lorry and stand there feeling stupid as it drew away. In the end, I usually managed to swallow my pride and ask someone at the stop for help.But at this particular evening no one joined me at the stop; it seemed that everyone had suddenly decided not to travel by bus. Of course I heard plenty of buses pass, or I thought I did. But because I had given up stopping them for fear of making a fool of myself, I let them all go by. I stood there alone for half an hour without stopping one. Then I gave up. I decided to walk on to the next stop.36. The girl refused to ask for help because she thought .A. she might be recognizedB. asking for help looked sillyC. she was normal and independentD. being found blind was embarrassing37. After the girl got off the bus that evening, she .A. began to runB. hit a person as usualC. hit a lamppostD. was caught by something38. At the request stop that evening, the girl .A. stopped a big lorryB. stopped the wrong busC. made no attempt to stop the busD. was not noticed by other people39. What was the problem with guessing at the sound to stop a bus?A. Other vehicles also stopped thereB. It was unreliable for making judgments.C. More lorries than buses responded to the girl.D. It took too much time for the girl to catch the bus.40. Finally the girl decided to walk to the next stop, hoping .A. to find people thereB. to find more buses thereC. to find the bus by herself thereD. to find people more helpful thereDSports accounts for a growing amount of income made on the sales of commercial time by television companies. Many television companies have used sports to attract viewers from particular sections of the general public, and then they have sold audiences to advertisers.An attraction of sports programs for the major U.S. media company is that events are often held on Saturday and Sunday afternoons —the slowest time periods of the week for general television viewing. Sport events are the most popular weekend programs, especially among male viewers who may not watchmuch television at other times during the week. This means the television networks are able to sell advertising time at relatively high prices during what normally would be dead time for programming.Media corporations also use sports to attract commercial sponsors that might take their advertising dollars elsewhere if television stations did not report certain sports. The people in the advertising departments of major corporations realize that sports attract male viewers. They also realize that most business travelers are men and that many men make family decisions on the purchases of computers, cars and life insurance.Golf and tennis are special cases for television programming. These sports attract few viewers, and the ratings(收视率) are unusually low. However, the audience for these sports is attractive to certain advertisers. It is made up of people from the highest income groups in the United States, including many lawyers and business managers. This is why television reporting of golf and tennis is sponsored by companies selling high-priced cars, business and personal computers, and holiday trips. This is also why the networks continue to carry these programs regardless of low ratings. Advertisers are willing to pay high fees to reach high-income consumers and those managers who make decisions to buy thousan ds of “company cars” and computers. With such viewers, these programs don’t need high ratings to stay on the air.41. Television sports programs on weekend afternoons ___________.A. result in more sport eventsB. get more viewers to play sportsC. make more people interested in televisionD. bring more money to the television networks.42. Why would weekend afternoons become dead time without sport programs?A. Because there would be few viewersB. Because the advertisers would be off work.C. Because television programs would go slowly.D. Because viewers would pay less for watching television.43. In many families, men make decisions on _________.A. holiday tripsB. sports viewingC. television shoppingD. expensive purchases44. The ratings are not important for golf and tennis programs because _______.A. their advertisers are carmakersB. their viewers are attracted by sportsC. their advertisers target at rich people.D. their viewers can afford expensive cars45. What is the passage mainly about?A. Television ratings are determined by male viewers.B. Rich viewers contribute most to television companies.C. Sports are gaining importance in advertising on television.D. Commercial advertisers are the major sponsors of sport events.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。

2012年广东高考英语听说考试真题1W elcome to Computer-based English Listening and Speaking T est. CELST is a module of National Matriculation English T est (Guangdong V ersion), consisting of three parts. Part A is Reading Aloud. In this part, you are required to watch a video clip and read after the speaker in the video. Part B is Role Play. In this part, you are required to act as a role and complete three communicative tasks: listen to a speaker, ask the speaker three questions and then answer five questions from the computer acting as another role. Part C is Retelling. In this part, you are required to listen to a monologue, and then retell what you have heard in your own words.PART A Reading AloudIn this part, you are required to watch a video clip and read after the speaker in the video.Natural medicines, made from flowers, seeds, roots and leaves. The Chinese were the first to discover the power of plants, making medicine for 4000 years. Focus on prevention rather than cure. Popular today in the east and the west. Healthy for mind, body and soul. Past and present, tribal people always made the most of nature. Explorers and botanists made them available to the rest of the world. Western and traditional medicine unite, returning to more natural cures. Copy their chemicals or use them direct. When they fail, we go back to nature for the next magic cure.(98 words)现在你有一分钟的准备时间。

2012年广东高考英语听说考试真题1Welcome to Computer-based English Listening and Speaking Test. CELST is a module of National Matriculation English Test (Guangdong Version), consisting of three parts. Part A is Reading Aloud. In this part, you are required to watch a video clip and read after the speaker in the video. Part B is Role Play. In this part, you are required to act as a role and complete three communicative tasks: listen to a speaker, ask the speaker three questions and then answer five questions from the computer acting as another role. Part C is Retelling. In this part, you are required to listen to a monologue, and then retell what you have heard in your own words.PART A Reading AloudIn this part, you are required to watch a video clip and read after the speaker in the video.Natural medicines, made from flowers, seeds, roots and leaves. The Chinese were the first to discover the power of plants, making medicine for 4000 years. Focus on prevention rather than cure. Popular today in the east and the west. Healthy for mind, body and soul. Past and present, tribal people always made the most of nature. Explorers and botanists made them available to the rest of the world. Western and traditional medicine unite, returning to more natural cures. Copy their chemicals or use them direct. When they fail, we go back to nature for the next magic cure.(98 words)现在你有一分钟的准备时间。

2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（广东卷）A英语I语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

We all know that some things are obviously right. For example, it is right to be ___1___ to other people. It is also right to look after the environment. Some things are ___2___ wrong, too. For instance, we should not hurt or bully(欺负) others, nor should we litter. Rules often tell us what is right or wrong.Rules can help the public make the right ___3___, and remain safe. Car divers have to obey traffic regulations that tell them the right things to do on the road to avoid crashes. Cyclists who give signals before turning or stopping help prevent ___4___.If people follow rules without taking other matters into consideration, it will be ___5___ for them to form what is sometimes called a “black and white” view. For example, they may believe that people should always tell the truth, and that lying is ___6___ acceptable. Such people always stick to their views, even if it means that they may get into ___7___.Sometimes it may not be so easy to know ___8___ what is right or wrong. Some people choose not to eat meat because they believe that it is ___9___ to eat animals, but other argue that they can eat meat and ___10___ be kind to animals; some insist that stealing is always wrong, but others think that one does not need to feel so ___11___ when stealing some food to eat, if he lives in a really poor area and he is ___12___.Rules help us live together in harmony, because they show us the right way to ___13___ others. However, some people argue that rules may be ___14___, having observed that rules change all the time, and that some schools have some regulations and others have different ones —so who is to ___15___ what is right ?1. A. kind B .sensitive C. fair D. generous2. A. equally B. slightly C. clearly D. increasingly3. A. suggestions B. conclusions C. turns D. choices4. A. accidents B mistakes C. falls D. deaths5. A. interesting B. vital C. easy D. valuable6 .A. seldom B. rarely C. merely D. never7.A. trouble B. power C. prison D. exactly8. A. roughly B. eventually C. deliberately D. exactly9. A. awful B. cruel C. unhealthy D. unnecessary10. A. still B. even C. later D. somehow11. A. nervous B. anxious C. afraid D. guilty12. A. begging B. staving C. growing D. wandering13. A. follow B. instruct C. treat D. protect14. A. disgusting B. confusing C. unsafe D. unimportant15. A. predict B. explain C. decide D. consider第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用口号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。

Computer-based English Listening and Speaking Test ofGuangdong VersionAPart A Reading AloudNatural medicines, made from flowers, seeds, roots and leaves. The Chinese were the first to discover the power of plants, making medicine for 4000 years. Focus on prevention rather than cure. Popular today in the east and the west. Healthy for mind, body and soul. Past and present, tribal people always made the most of nature. Explorers and botanists made them available to the rest of the world. Western and traditional medicine unite, returning to more natural cures. Copy their chemicals or use them direct. When they fail, we go back to nature for the next magic cure.(98 words)Now please ask the speaker three questions. You have twenty seconds to prepare the question. When you hear a beep, begin to ask the question.1.你和你的室友相处得如何？Question:How do you get along with your roommates?Answer：Not very well. My roommates never clean the dormitory. They leave dirty clothes and socks everywhere. Sometimes I find someone’s dirty so cks and jeans on my bed. Ireally can’t bear it any longer.2.为什么你不直接与他们谈一谈？Question:Why don’t you have a talk directly with them?Answer：My teacher also advises me to do so, but I just don’t know how to say it to them. I feel it’s too direct to tell them they shouldn’t behave that way. We Chinese people arealways saying that “one should save face for others.” What’s more, sometimes theyhelp me with my study. I’m very grateful to them.3.你的老师的建议是什么？Question: What are your teacher’s suggestions? /What is your teacher’s advice?Answer：Well, he tells me to make a suggestion of taking turns to clean the dormitory. He says I should be the first one in turn, then maybe they will accept this idea. But if this doesnot work out, he says I can have a heart-to-heart, friend-to-friend talk with them.Now please get ready to answer five questions. Y ou are allowed ten seconds to prepare the answer. When you hear a beep, begin to answer the question.1. Question: What is Jane’s good news?Answer: She passed her swimming test.2. Question: How much time does Jane spend on her way home in the afternoon?Answer: Fifty minutes.3. Question: What does Jane find on her bed sometimes?Answer:Dirty socks and jeans.4. Question: Why is Jane grateful to her roommates?Answer: Sometimes they help her with her study.5. Question: Who does the teacher advise to clean the dormitory first?Answer: Jane.One day, a student named Tom was taking a bus to his middle school. He was going to write an exam that day, which was very important. His parents hoped he’d do well on the exam and then be accepted into a top university. But suddenly a large lorry stopped in the road and the bus crashed into it. Nobody was hurt, but Tom wondered what to do when he got off the bus. He told a police officer at the scene that he was supposed to write a very important exam and that he was worried he’d be late. The police officer understood, and called a policecar to come to the scene. When it arrived, Tom got in and the police officer drove as fast as possible. He managed to get Tom to the school ten minutes before the exam started. So Tom was able to write the exam, after all.BPart A Reading AloudThe absence or presence of water governs life on land. It determines where and how animals live. But falling rain is not always welcome. The power of water is immense. Once on land, it begins its journey back to the sea, carving its way through the earth. 65% of the human body is water. It is our absolute necessity. We cannot live without it. We need it for drinking, for bathing and to grow food. And we have gone to great lengths to get it to where we want it to be. Water, the giver of life, essential to all and forever sacred.(103words)question. When you hear a beep, begin to ask the question.1. 我为什么不能与朋友们一起开车？Question：Why can’t I drive with my friends?Answer:Teenagers are not mature enough to drive carefully, especially when they are driving together. I mean, they speed, they ride for pleasure, they drive around town while aftermidnight. What is more, who really needs a car when a bike can work? I mean, life wasdifferent when I was your age. In fact, I used to go to school by bike.2. 我真的需要这些规则吗？Question: Do I really need these rules? / Are these rules necessary for me?Answer: Absolutely. Oh, where were we? Oh, yes, rule No. 2 –you must always wear your seat belt and obey the rules of the road. OK, rule No.3 –you can’t drive long distances atnight because you might get sleepy and drive off the road. And rule No.4 –youshould never use a mobile phone while driving – that could cause an accident.3. 这些规则有什么用处？Question: What are these rules for? / What’s the use of these rules?Answer: Oh, that’s rule No.5 –remember that I love you and I’m just a loving father who wants his daughter to always be safe and the best dad in the world.Now please get ready to answer five questions. Y ou are allowed ten seconds to prepare the answer. When you hear a beep, begin to answer the question.1. Question: What news did you tell your father?Answer:I got my driving license.2. Question: Where did your mother say you could drive to?Answer:School.3. Question: How did your father go to school when he was young?Answer:By bike.4. Question: What’s the danger of driving long distances?Answer: Getting sleepy and driving off the road. / You might get sleepy and drive off the road.5. Question: Why has your father made so many rules?Answer: He loves me and wants me always to be safe.Key:When Tom was six years old, he suffered from a rare disease and was put in a hospital. Bored of watching TV there, he went on the Internet. He soon found a website that taught people how to cook. He found it extremely interesting, and found it kept his mind off everything. He fell in love with cooking. After he recovered, Tom tried his best to learn to cook at home. Most of his spare time was spent learning to cook. He’d try a recipe over andover until he got it right. Now, five years later, Tom is a famous cook and has his own cook book. He uses his skills to raise money for children suffering from the same disease he had. He’s raised over 100000 dollars so far. He says, “Children can do much more than watch TV –they can also learn to cook by themselves.”CPart A Reading AloudMuch of my work here is to show people the diversity of the wildlife and to explain its biology. It's important to get to know sharks. With gray sharks there is tension. They'll eat almost anything. You know, humans are much more dangerous to sharks than they are to us. When you spend time with sharks, you begin to understand them and learn to respect them. But you have to command their respect too. They're a vital link in the chain of life. Like wolves they weed out the sick and the injured.(93words)question. When you hear a beep, begin to ask the question.1. 这本书有什么问题?Question: What’s the problem of the book?Answer: Well, for one thing, the plot is hard to believe. For another, the characters are not like real people.2. 为什么你认为情节难以相信？Question: Why do you think the plot is hard to believe/ unbelievable?Answer: Here’s an example. The hero Jack joins the army and is sent to the battle against the rebels. He meets with his childhood friend who is then the leader of the rebels. Becauseof their old friendship the rebels easily give in.3. 报纸怎么评论这本书？Question: How do the newspapers comment on/upon this book?/ What are the newspapers’ comments on this book?Answer: Most of the newspapers say that this book is not as good as his other three books. And the writer may not win the award of Novel of the Year, which he won last year.Now please get ready to answer five questions. Y ou are allowed ten seconds to prepare the answer. When you hear a beep, begin to answer the question.1. Question: Where did you go last Saturday?Answer: The biggest bookstore in town.2. Question: How did Doctor Brown get the book?Answer: He bought it online.3. Question: What does Doctor Brown say about the characters of the book?Answer: They are not like real people.4. Question: Who does the hero Jack meet with in the battle?Answer: His childhood friend.5. Question: What award did the writer win last year?Answer: The award of Novel of the Y ear.Tom woke up early because he wanted to try out for the school basketball team. He was looking forward to it, but was too nervous to eat breakfast. His mother told him to eat something anyway, because it would give him the energy he needed. Tom felt a bit sick, but ate some in the end. Before he went, his mother kissed him and wished him good luck.After Tom got to the basketball court, the coach asked the boys to run, catch, and throw balls. Tom lost the ball a few times, but he still thought he did quite well. Afterwards, Tomwas tired and began to walk away. But then a coach called his name. He asked Tom if he would like to join the school basketball team. Even though he was tired, Tom was extremely happy and excited. “That would be really great!” he shouted.DPart A Reading AloudWhy are we here? Where do we come from? These are the most enduring of questions andit's an essential part of human nature to want to find the answers. But, in reality, our story extends far further back in time. Our story starts with the beginning of the universe. It began 13.7 billion years ago. And today, it’s filled with over 100 billion galaxies, each containing hundreds of billions of stars. In this series, I want to tell that story. We are part of the universe, so its story is our story. This film is about the stuff that makes us and where it all came from.(108words)question. When you hear a beep, begin to ask the question.1.我一次可以借几本书呢？Question: How many books can I borrow at one time?Answer: Twelve at one time if you are a student, and that includes CDs, DVDs and videos.2.我可以借多长时间呢？Question: How long can I keep the books?Answer: Well, you can have both fiction and reference books for four weeks, which isn't bad really.3.我如果还书晚了会怎么样？Question: What will happen if I return the books late?Answer: Like all libraries, there is a fine system in place. The minimum fine is 1.5 pounds but it can be much higher for some books, up to one pounds per week. We'll give you a guide with all the information when you join. You can always renew books by logging on to our website, if they are not required by anyone else.Now please get ready to answer five questions. Y ou are allowed ten seconds to prepare the answer. When you hear a beep, begin to answer the question.1. Question:Answer:2. Question:Answer:3. Question:Answer:4. Question:Answer:5. Question:Answer:The Browns adopted a kangaroo ten years ago. They named her Lulu. Lulu liked following Mr. Brown around the farm. One day, a heavy broken branch happened to hit Mr. Brown and he was seriously injured. Lulu, who then was following him, began to bark continually. Mrs. Brown heard Lulu’s bark, and went to see what had happened. She sentMr. Brown to hospital immediately. Mr. Brown was saved and he was very thankful to Lulu.EPart A Reading AloudThe history of gold is the history of the world. Since earliest times gold has been adored and treasured by man. A symbol of enduring value, gold has been usedas a currency for centuries. In 1847 one man found gold in the bed of a Californian river. And so began the Californian Gold Rush. Men came in their thousands and the city that we now know as San Francisco was born. Today most of the world’s gold is found, not in rivers, but deep within the earth. Gold, now even more precious to man than ever.(97words)question. When you hear a beep, begin to ask the question.1.你想在艺术学院学习什么专业？Question: What subject do you want to study at the arts campus?Answer:2.你在这一领域得过奖吗？Question: Have you won any races in this field?Answer:3.你是如何发展出对历史的兴趣的？Question: How do you develop an interest in history?Answer:Now please get ready to answer five questions. Y ou are allowed ten seconds to prepare the answer. When you hear a beep, begin to answer the question.1. Question:Answer:Next month.2. Question:Answer:Only one month.3. Question:Answer:Her teacher.4. Question:Answer:In the museum in New York.5. Question:Answer:History is like a mirror.Key:One day when the train Tom was taking slowed down at an under-developed place because of a sharp bend, he found an ordinary house alone standing beside it. He became interested in it, so he got off the train at the near station and managed to find the owner of the house. The owner of the house complained to Tom that he couldn’t bear the noise of the train and decided to sell it, but it’s difficult for him to find a buyer. Tom bought it at a low price, then he succeeded in persuading a big company to rent his house for advertising. The rent for three years was ten times the price of the house!。