历年高考听力原文

2011年高考（全国卷）英语听力原文

1.W:Jack,howdoyouliketheplay?

M:It'sasimplestorywithahappyending,but,luckily,theyhadaverystrongactor,hemanagedtocarrythe

wholeplay.

2.M:Havewemissedit?Themansaidil'sonlyfiveblocksawayoppositethebank.

W:Waitaminute,theChineserestaurant,thenationalbank,thereitis,theRadissonHotel.

3.M:Let'smeetat20to5.

W:Well.Couldwemakeit20past5?

W:That'sabitlateforme.Icouldmanage10past.

M:OK.Seeyouthen.

4.M:Whattimeareweleavingfortheouting?

W:PHphoneyoutomorrow.Ishouldhaveeverythingsortedoutbythen.

5.W:Thanksfbrallyou,vedoneforme.Hey,listen,wouldyouliketogotoseeafilmsometime?

M:Yeah,that'dbegreat.Tdloveit.

6~7W:Hey,whereiseverybody?

M:TheytookBentothepark.Wherehaveyoubeen?

W:Sorry,Fmlate.Ipickedupthecakeandittookmelongerthan1expected.Whenwillthepartystart?

M:Beninvitedeightchildrenfromschool.Andthey*11arriveatabout2inthealternoon.

W:OK.ThenI'llputthecandlesonthecakeandleaveitinthekitchenandthenI'llcomeandhelpsetthetable.

8〜9M:So,Macy,howwasyourholiday?

W:Oh,welovedit.TomlikedGermanybest,butFrancewasmyfavorite.

M:SodidRachaelfinallygowithyou?

W:No,shewasn'tableto.ShewascalledawayforabusinesstriptoChina.

M:That'sapity.Sowhereexactlydidyougoandvisit?

W:Well,wetraveledallover,Italy,SpainandHolland;weevenbathedinaSwisslake.

M:Youdid,really?

10-12W:Bob,I'msureyouknowaboutsecond-handsmoke.

M:Ofcourse,Ido.

W:Buthaveyouheardaboutthird-handsmoke?

M:Third-handsmoke?I'mafraidnot.Whatisthatthen?

W:Well,itishereintoday'spaper.Parentsmaythinktheyareprotectingchildrenfromsecond-handsmokewhen

theysmokeoutsidetheirhomeoronlywhenthechildrenarenotthere.Butnowresearchersarewarningabout

whattheycallthird-handsmoke.Whenyousmokedangerousmatterfromcigarettesgetintoyourhairand

clothing.Asbabiesaretheweakest,whenyoucometoababy,youpassittothebabyandincreasethechancesof

diseaseinthebaby.

M:Isthatso?InthatcaseIhavetosaythatIshouldnevergetclosetoababy.

W:That'sright.Actuallyallsmokingparentsshoulddothesameorbettergiveitupcompletely.

13-16M:Hello,welcometoourprogram“TbdayCity”.I'mLarry.We'regoingtoLouisvilleKentuckywhereour

guestMichelleRaycomesfrom.Sheisproudofhermiddle-sizedcitywithasmalltownfeelandbigcitydreams.

Now,Michelle,tellusaboutyourcity.

W:Thankyou,Larry.Hereisniycity.Louisvilleismycity.ThefirstplaceItakevisitorsfromoutoftownistothe

Highlandsforshoppingandnightlife.WhenIhavedeliciousAsianfoodIalwaysgototheZenGardenwhich

provideswonderfulallvegetabledishes.

M:Wow,ihat'sinteresting.Manypeoplegoforhealthyfoodnow.

W:Youcansaythatagain.IfIwanttogocampingandfishing,IgototheRedRiverarea.ForcompletequietI

canhideawayinmyhousewithagoodbookfromoneofourpubliclibraries.

M:Thatallsoundsveryexciting.TmsuresomeofourlistenerswillincludeLouisvilleintheirtravelplanfortheir

nextholiday.Thankyou,Michelle.

17-20M:WcarcgladtohaveDr.Garfieldtotalktoustodayaboutdreams.Letmestartbyaskingthefirst

question.Doeseveryonedream?

W:Itappearsthateveryonedoes.Mostlywhenpeoplesaythattheyneverdrcam,whattheyreallymeanisthat

theydon'tremembertheirdreamsortheydon'tthinktheirdreamsareimportant.Thereasonbehindisthatthey

mighthavebeenmadefunofwithachildwhentheyfirstreportedtheirdrcamsoritwassofrighteningthatthey

justturnedoffdreamingcompletely.Theotherday,someonenamedDaviscametomeandsaidthatheusedtobe

agreatdreamer,butsuddenlyhestoppedhavingdrcams.Iaskedhimwhatithappened.Itturnedoutthathis

brotherdiedbyheartattackandheneverexpectedthatsuchaterriblethingwouldhappentoayoungperson.

Generally,whentherewassomefrighteningeventanddreamaboutitwastooterrible.Peopleprefernottodream

aboutit.Actuallytheworstthingyoucandoisstopdreaming.Becauseitmeansthatthebadexperiencewouldbe

toopainfultoevenappearindrcams.Aslongasyoudreamaboutitandeventhedreamisfrightening,yourmind

isworkingonit.Mypersonalopinionaboutwhatdreamsdoisthattheyhelpusdealwithourproblems.Wesee

certainpatternstakeplaceindrcams.Whenapersonishurtdeepinside,whenapersonisseriouslyillorwhena

personhasbeenreallysad,ifpeopleturnofftheirdreamstotally,itmeanstheydon,tlovethemselvestoeventhink

aboutit.

2011年高考英语真题听力（北京卷）

W:Normally,wesupply3colorsonly,black,blueandred.

M:Butwcreallywantgreenones.

W:Inthatcase,itwillbemoreexpensive.

2

M:Areyoufinishedwiththenewspaper,Mary?

W:Almost.Here,youcantakethenewssection.Andtheentertainmentsectionisinthelivingroom.

M:Oh,Ijustwanttoreadthesportssection.

3

M:Ineedasummerjobthatwillgivemesomeexercise.

W:Howaboutbeingalifeguard?

M:Lifeguardsdon'tswimthatmuch.Theyusuallyjustsit.

W:Wellthen,youcouldbecomeaswimmingcoach,oratourguide.

M:Tburguideisagoodidea.Tdwalkallday.

4

M:Areyougoingonholidaywithyourbrotheragainthisyear?

W:Yes.He'scominghomefromCanadatomorrow.

M:Whereareyougoing?

W:TvealreadybookedahotelinTurkey,butmybrotherwantedtogotoItaly,soIhopehedoesn'tmind.

5

W:Ithoughtitwasagreatmovie.Sovisuallyexcitingandthesharkslookreallyscaryattimes.

M:Ihatedtoadmitit,butitmademejumpabitoftimestoo.Iguessrecentadvancesincameratechnology

helped.

6-7

M:Hello,6632278.

W:Hi,Jack.Il'sme,Ann.Iwasn'tatschooltoday.Havewegotanyhomeworktodofortomorrow?

M:Letmesee.Well,wegottodothemathproblemsonpage40inourtextbook.

W:Allright.Tvegotit.

M:Then,wehavetogoonwithourreadingforEnglish.Thehistoryteacherwantsustoreadthechapteron

theHistoryofLondonfortomorrow,andwritedownthemostimportantdatesandeventsinthatchapter.

W:Anythingelse?Ah...music?

M:No,wehaven'tanymusichomework,butthescienceteacherisgivingusatestonFriday,sowehaveto

studyforthat.

W:Ohno.I'msobadatscience.Ihateit.Thanks,Jack.

M:Don'tmentionit.Seeyoutomorrow.

8-9

M:Stillfeelingill?

W:Yes.Thatmedicinehasn'thelped.Notagoodstarttoourvacation,Tmafraid.

M:Doyouhaveanyideawhatcausedit?

W:Well,Ithoughtitmightbelastnight'sdinner.

M:ButI'mfine.Coulditbetheheat?It'senoughtomakeanyoneill.

W:Iknow.Butwe'vebeenhereaweeknow.Anyway,I'vebeencarefulinthesunandI'vebeendrinking

bottlesofwater.

M:Thenwe'dbetterstayinthehoteltoday.

10-12

M:Well,doyouhaveanythingplannedfortheSaturday?

W:Eh,I'mkindofbusy.Whydoyouask?

M:Iwaswonderingifwecouldgettogetheranddosomething,likegoingtoaconcertortakingawalkby

thelake.

W:Fdloveto,butFmreallybusythisweekend.

M:That'stoobad.

W:1havepromisedtohelpwiththecleaningofthehouseat10:30inthemorning.Andthen,Ihavean

appointmentwiththedentistat12:30pm.

M:Howaboutafterthedentist^appointment?

W:Then,IhavetomeetJimat4:30pmtohelphimwiththescienceprojectdueonMondaymorning.

M:OK,then,maybesomeothertime.

13-15

Well,wearenowlookingatwaystomakeshoppinglesstiring.Youknow,adayattheshopswearspeopleo

ut.Andwcconsideredanumberofideas.Carryingshoppingaroundisverytiring,andwelookedatwaystoavoid

that.Wethoughtofhiringoutsmallelectricallydrivencarstoshoppers,butwecameupagainstproblemsofspace.

Therejustisn'tenoughroom.Wealsothoughtaboutthosemovingwalkways,liketheonesyouseeatthe

airports.Wedecideditagainstthenthough,becausetheyrequireamajorredesignofthewholecenter.Whatwe

haveactuallycomeupwithisanewtechnologywhereyoubutwhatyouwantandthenjustleaveitontheshelf.

Thatway,youdon'tneedtocarryyourheavyshoppingaroundwithyouallday.Whenyouwanttogohome,our

computersystemautomaticallysendseverythingyou'veboughttoyourexitpoint,andyoupickitupthere.

16-20

W:Goodmorning.Sir.Canyouhelpme?

M:What'swrong?

W:Mydaughterismissing.Ican'tfindheranywhere.

M:OK,calmdown.I'mgoingtohelpyoutofindher.Howlongagodidshegomissing?

W:Aboutonehourago.At4o'clock,perhaps.Tvebeenlookingforherforalmostanhournow.

M:Andwheredidyoulastseeher?

W:Wewerejustshoppinginthevegetablesection.Iturnedaroundandshewasgone.

M:What'shername?

W:Melissa.M-E-L-I-S-S-A.She'sonlyfive.Shedoesn'tspeakSpanish.

M:OK.Whatdoesshelooklike?

W:Shehasdarkbrownhair.She'sthinandsmallforherage.

M:OK.Whatisshewearingtoday?

W:BlueshortsandapinkT-shirt.Shehasahatontoo,Ithink.

M:Don'lworry.EverythingisgoingtobeOK.

W:WhatshouldIdo?

M:Stayrightatthefrontofthestoreincasesheislookingfc）ryou.Wewillstartlookingforhernow.

2011年高考英语真题与听力（上海卷）

PartA:Shortconversations

1.

W:It'sniceofyoutocomeheretopickmeup,Mr.Smith.

M:Don'tmentionit.Howwastheflight?

Q:Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

2.

W:Iwonderifthereisaservicechargeforourmeal.

M:Ithinkso.Themenusaystheservicechargeis10percent.

Q:Howmuchistheservicechargeifthefoodcosts50dollars?

3.

M:Hereisyourroomkeyandthecheckouttimeis12noon.

W:Thankyouforremindingme.

Q:Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

4.

W:Sorry,sir,weareworkingonyourordernowandwillbedeliveringitsoon.

M:Soon?Howsoonissoon?

Q:Howdoesthemanfeel

5.

M:Hi,Jane,it'sbeenages.Youhaven'tchangedabit.

W:Exceptforthehair.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

6.

W:Ok,Matthew,timeforbed.

M:Mom,theTalentShowisstartingin5minutes.

Q:whatdoesthemanmean?

7.

M:Hi,Janny,howareyougettingonwithyourpacking.

W:Iamstilldecidingwhattotakewithme.

Q:WhatcanwelearnaboutJanny?

8.

M:EverybodyishereexceptJohn.Shal1westartthemeeting?

W:IfwewaitforJohn,wemightbehereallnight.

Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?

9.

M:Iamgladtofindyouaremoving.

W:Ican'ttellyouhowhappyIam.Iwon'thavetolistentomyneighbour'sTV.

Q:Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

10.

M:Welefttheroadmaphome.

W:Sincewehaven'tgoneveryfar,wemightjustaswel1turnaround.

Q:Whatmightthespeakersdo?

PartB:passages

Passage1:

TheCommonwealthisagroupof54countries.ThememberstatesalluseEnglishasacommon

working1anguage,andhavesimilarlegalandeducationsystemsbutrepresentnearlyeveryreligion,

raceandpoliticalsystemontheplanet.TheCommonwealthisactiveinahugenumberofareas

suchashealthandeconomics.TheHeadsofGovernmentMeetingisheldeverytwoyears,where

theleadersofthememberstatesgettogethertodiscusscurrentissues.CommonwealthDayisheld

inthesecondweekofMarcheveryyear,whenCommonwealthcitizens,particularlychi1dren,have

achancetocelebratetheirfriendship.

TheCommonwealthalsohostssportingandartsevents.Thereisanannualwritersprize,and

ayearlyartsandcraftscompetition.Perhapsthemostwell-knowneventsponsoredbythe

organisationistheCommonwealthGames,whichisheldeveryfouryearsinoneofthemember

countries.Thegameshavegainedanothername'theFriendlyGames'becauseoftheirreputation

forgood-naturedcompetitiveness.

11.WhatdothemenberstatesoftheCommonwealthhaveincommon?

12.WhatdopeopledoonCommonwealthDay?

13.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

Passage2:

Thereisapopularbeliefthatacollegeeducationissomethingtobeenduredinorderto

becomequa]ifiedtoobtaincertainkindsofjobsorgotograduateschool.Thisisnotwhatwe

aretryingtodoatHarvard.

Themostobviousgoalofacollegeeducationistogiveknowledge,butitisfarfromthe

mostimportant.Remarkablyfewofthefactsyoulearnherewillremaininyourmemoryformany

years,andsomeofthosethatdomightbeprovedfalsebynewknowledge.AHarvard,wehavelooked

tootherthingswecangivethatwilllastalittlelonger.Amongthesethingsarecertainhabits

ofmind-suchastheabilitytohavemorecriticalanalysis,tomakemoreaccurateandlogical

useofinformationandsoforth.

Inadditiontothesehabitsofthought,itisourhopethatwecanhelpyoudevelopcertain

attitudesofmind一一awi11ingnesstoacceptuncertainty,andthelackofdefinitetruths

Beyondgivingtheseintellectualqualities,acollegeshouldtrytolayafoundationforthe

creativeuseofleisuretime,whichcanbecultivatedintheclassroom.Yetthecultivationof

theseabilitieswillalsooccuroutsidetheclassroom,suchasonsportsfields,inmusicrooms

andsoon.

14.WhichofthefollowingisregardedasthemostimportantinHarvard?

15.Whichqualitybelowcanbebothcultivatedinsideandoutsideaclassroom?

16.Whatisthespeechmainlyabout?

PartC:Longerconversations

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.

M:Goodmorning.GreenSaints.

W:Hello.MynameisMarryWhiteandIwanttocomplainaboutaseafoodrestaurant.

M:Okay.CanItakedownyourtelephonenumber?

W:Myphonenumberis655038

M:Good.Sowhatwouldyouliketocomplainabout?

W:Actually,twothings.First,therestaurantdumpsitsrubbishonthestreet.Andyoucan

imaginewhatthatattractsrats.

M:Right,Igotthat.Andthesecondproblem?

W:Therestaurantdoesn,tputbottlesandcansinrecyclingbins.It'snotresponsible.

M:Gotit.What'stheaddressoftheseafoodrestaurant?

W:It*s449,ShanghaiStreet.

M:Okay.We'11lookintoitandcallyouback.

W:Thankyou.Byebye.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefoliowingconversation.

W:What*sthearticleabout?

M:It'sbasicallyaboutmemory.Itsaysyou,vegot3memories-shortterm,mediumtermand

longterm.

W:Em.

M:Theysaytheshorttermmemorylastsonlyafewseconds.Soyoujustsortofreadsomething.

Yourememberthebeginningofasentencejustuntilyougettotheendofthesentence.

W:Oh.

M:Andthenthemediumtermmemory.Theexampletheygiveissomething1iketryingtoremember

thatyou,vegottobuybread.

W:Likesortofashoppinglistofthingstodo.

M:Yeah.Afteryoubuythebread,youdon,tneedtostorethatmemory.It1sjusterased.

W:Justsortofday-to-daymanagement.

M:Er.Thenlongtermmemory.Theyaretalkingaboutmajoreventshappeninginyour1ife,

suchasyourwedding.

W:Andyouneverforgetthem.

M:Isupposeso,permanentmemory.

2010年全国卷英语听力原文

材料i.

M:Doyouhaveanyplansfortheweekend,Dorothy.Wouldyouliketojoinmeforanouting?

W:Thanks,butIamgoingtoworkonmypaperallweekend.

材料2.

W:So,whatdidyoubuy?

M:AT-shit,itwasarealbargain.Igotithalfprice,saving15dollars.

材料3.

M:IamgoingtothemuseumSundayafternoon.ThereisanewexhibitionofIndianart.Wantto

comewithme?

W:I'dloveto,butmybestfriendisgettingmarriedonSunday,andIwon'tmissitforanything.

材料4.

W:NationalBank,canIhelpyou?

M:Yes,please.Whatareyourbusinesshours?

W:Weopenat9:00andcloseat4:00duringtheweek,onSaturdaywecloseonehourearlierat

3:00,andweareclosedonSunday.

材料5.

W:MayIhelpyou,sir.

M:Yes,Iseemtohavelostmyroomkey.

W:Inthatcase,youneedtogotothefrontdesktogetanotherone.

材料6.

M:Hello,Nora,Iheardaboutaflatthatmightinterestyougirls.Itsnearthecentralbusstationon

themainroad,andabout75poundsaweek,quitereasonable.Theproblemis,it'sonlygottwo

bedrooms,butIexpecttwoofyoucouldshare.

W:Well,aslongasit*stome,Evegottohavemyownroom,becausePvebeenworkingathome

mostofthetime,anyotherinformation?

M:Yes,it'sgotaverybigandwellequippedkitchen,andIknowyoulikecooking.Sothat's

anotherpointinitsfavor.Butthereisasmallsittingroom,andnotmuchfurnitureyet.Soletme

knowquicklyifyouwantitoritwillbetaken.

材料7.

M:Hello,Barbara,welcomeback.Youlookgreat.

W:Rod,it'slovelytoseeyouagain.

M:Howwasyourtrip?

W:Finebuttiring.Milanwasinteresting,it*sbiggerthanIexpected,noisieranddirtier,too.

M:AndFlorence,whatdidyouthinkofFlorence?

W:Well,Ididn'tgothere.Haveyoubeenthere?

M:No,TveneverbeentoItaly.I*dreallyliketogotoRoma.Well,thecarsareinthecarpark.Is

thisallyourluggage?

W:Yes,butthesuitcaseisveryheavy.

M:Barbara,what*sinit?Booksorstones?

W:Just20pairsofshoes.

材料8.

W:Hello,ThomasBrothers.

M:Hello,thisisMikeLandonhere.IsJackCoopertherebyanychance?

W:Iamafraidnot,heisawayforadayortwo,backon,let'ssee,Mondaymorning.

M:Oh,wellperhapsIcanliveamessageforhim.

W:Yes,ofcourse,justaminute.Now,let'ssee,toJackCooperfromMikeLondon.

M:No,Landon,L-a-n-d-o-n.

W:Sorry,yes,gotthat,andwhat'sthemessage?

M:Wellifsjustthis:couldhecometoameetingonMondayafternoonat5:00pm?

W:That'sthiscomingMonday,October12th?

M:Right,it'stodiscussthenewfactoryinFrance.

W:Fine,I'vegotthat.IwillseethathegetsitassoonashecomesinonMonday.

M:Good,thankyou,goodbye.

材料9.

M:Now,Mrs.Franks,Ijustliketoreadyourstatementbacktoyou,andthenyoucanwriteyour

nameonit.

W:Fine.

M:IwasstandinginfrontoftheSecondNationalBankbuildingatabout8:50am,Isawasmall

redcarheadingforthecrossroadsofChurchillAvenue,andYorkRoad,itwascomingtowards

mealongChurchillAvenueatabout40milesperhour.ThetrafficlightsonYorkRoadchangedto

green,andadeliverylorrybegantomoveforwardatabout5milesperhour.Thedriverofthecar

probablydidn'tseethathistrafficlighthaschangedfromorangetored,andranintothesideofthe

lorry.

W:That'scorrect.

材料10.

WelcometoMontfortSchool,thankyouforchoosingourschoolandforjoiningthehappy

Montfortfamily,whichhasbeeneducatingboyssince1916.Wearesohappythatyouhavetaken

timeofftobewithustoday.Itiswithgreatpleasurethatwehavepreparedsomeeventsthatwe

hopewillpleaseyou.At9:00am,ourheadmasterwillgiveawelcomespeech.Thiswillbeinthe

schoolhall.Pleasebesitedby8:45am.Followingthespeech,it'stheguidetouroftheexhibition

at9:30,hereyoucanseetheproudhistoryofourschoolandourachievementsinthefieldof

education.Theexhibitionislaidoutintheclassroomsonthe2ndfloor.

Thentheguidetourofsciencelabsat10:20am,hereyoucanseethesubjectsthatnewstudents

willbestudying.Youwillalsonoticethatourlabshaveexcellentequipment.At11:00am,you

willbeguidedtothetooltopracticalareas.Thiscoversourtechnicalworkshops,music,andother

areasofourschoollife.AtMontfort,webelieveinallarounddevelopmentofourstudents.

Lunchwillbeat12:00.Ithasbeenspeciallypreparedforourguests.Allourteachersandstudent

leaderswillbepresenttoansweranyquestionsthatyouhaveinyourminds.Wearesohappythat

youcouldbewithustoday.

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2010上海听力原文

听力原文

I.ListeningComprehension

SectionA

Direction:InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwo

speakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhat

wassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.After

youhearaconversationandthequestionsaboutit,readthefourpossible

answersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestion

youhaveheard.

1.

W:Excuseme,Ireceivedthiselectrictoothbrushasagift,andI'dliketoreturn

itasIalreadyhaveone.

M:Sorry,youcanonlyexchangeitforsomethingelseofequalvalue.

Question:

Whafsprobablytheman?

2.

M:Bequiet!IamtryingtowatchourfootballteamintheWorldCup!

W:Sowhat'sgoingon?Whafsthescore?

Question:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

3.

M:Excuseme,couldyoutellmewherethepencilboxesare,please?

W:Yes,theyareonthenextfloor,thestationerydepartment.

Question:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

4.

W:Doyougetupat5everymorning?

M:Yes,andIneed7hoursofsleep,Ishouldgotobedby9or10.

Question:

Howmuchsleepdoesthemanneed?

5.

M:HaveyouheardaboutTim?Hehadtoberushedtotheemergencyroom.

W:Really?Ihopeifsnottooserious.

Question:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

6.

M:IthoughtwecouldallgotoFrancethisyear.

W:Oh,dad,Iam18now.Tmtoooldforfamilyholidays.

Question:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

7.

M:Diditcostverymuchtostayovernightinthehotel?

W:Morethanyouwouldbelieve.

Question:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

8.

M:Doyoufancyanice-cream?

W:What?Youwantanice-cream?Now?

Question:

Whatisimpliedinthewoman'sreply?

9.

M:Ohthisissoannoying.WhereonearthdidIputmycopies?

W:Ybuneverlearnyourlessons.

Question:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

10.

M:Idon'tknowifStevelikestheapartmentornot.

W:Hesaidhelikedit.Butthenhedidn'twanttosignthecontract.

Question:

WhatcanbeconcludedaboutSteve?

SectionB

Directions:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbe

askedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,

butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthe

fourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebest

answertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

I'mgoingtotellyouaboutasport,Capoeira.CapoeiracamefromBrazilwhere

itwasstartedbytheAfricanslaves.Theyuseditforentertainmentandalsoto

fightagainsttheirwhitemasters.ItisakindofKungfuwhichisalsolikeadance.

Ybuneedtobeveryfitandstrongandyoushouldhaveagoodcontrolofyour

body.Youoftenhavetouseyourhandstobalance.Everyonesitsaroundina

circle,singingandplayingmusicandtwopeoplefightinthecenter.Tofightthe

otherperson,youkickwithyourfeet,butnowadays,thereisnocontact.As

soonasyouseeotherperson'shandorfootcomingtowardsyou,youhaveto

moveawayquickly.Youmustbecarefultheotherpersondoesn'tkickyou.Ifthe

otherpersonkicksyou,thenyoulose.IhavebeendoingCapoeiraforthree

years.IhaveimprovedalotsinceIfirststarted,andnowIwearagreenbelt.In

thefuture,Iwouldliketobecomeatrainerandteachotherpeopleaboutthis

beautifulsport.

Questions:

11.WhofirststartedCapoeira?

12.WhatisrequiredifamanwantstodoCapoeira?

13.WhencanamanbejudgedtoloseinCapoeira?

Questions14throughl6arebasedonthefollowingpassage:

Asahotelmanager,Ihavetowalkaroundandsmileallthetime.Everyday,I

arriveatthehotelat7:30a.m.BeforeIprepareforthedailyoperational

meeting,Ifirstreviewthenightmanager'sreportsandcatchupontheE-mails

thatcomethroughovernight.ThenIcheckonbreakfastandwalkthroughthe

restauranttosayhellotoguests.At9a.m.,thereisthedailyoperational

meetingwherestaffreportonwhafshappenedthenightbeforeandwhatneed

tobecareful.At9:45,Iamveryvisibleandalwaysaroundthehotelmeeting

andgreetingstaff.Ihavetokeepaneyeonwhatisgoingon,everythingfrom

thetemperatureoftheshowertothevarietyoffood.Andwehavetobearin

mindculturaldifferences.Forexample,theJapanesewantarunningbathand

theAmericansarefinejustwithashower.At1p.m.,Ialwayseatwithadifferent

memberofstaffasthisisavaluablewayoffindingoutwhatisgoingon.

From2p.m.to7p.m.,therearedifferentmeetingsconcerningalltheaspectsof

hoteloperation.Itrytogetthroughalltheworkby7p.m.

Questions:

14.Whatdoesthespeakerdofirstafterarrivingatthehotel?

15.Whichofthefollowingdetailshowsthespeakerconcernsaboutthecultural

differences?

16.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

SectionC

Directions:InsectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.The

conversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youare

requiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.

Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation:

W:Nextpatient,please.

M:Morning,Doctor.

W:IfsMr.Gerald,isn'tit?

M:Thafsright.

W:IsthatG-E-R-A-L-D?

M:Yes,itis.

W:Right.Now,whatseemstobethetrouble?

M:Well,Tvehadthisawfulflu,andaterriblecough.

W:Isee.Howlonghaveyoubeenfeelinglikethis?

M:Oh,aboutthreeorfourdays,Isuppose.

W:Haveyouhadatemperature?

M:Ifsnormal.

W:Okay.PHjustlookatyourchest.Nowbreatheinandoutslowly.Andagain.

Good.Thafsit.

M:Thankyou.

W:Well,111giveyousomecoughmixture,lakeonespoonfuleveryfourhours

forthenextfivedays.

M:OK,Doctor.

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