2009年高考英语听力(全国卷1)
高考英语听力测试与PETS-2听力测试内容效度对比研究(2011—2016)
高考英语听力测试与PETS-2听力测试内容效度对比研究(2011—2016)孟凡娜【摘要】随着新时代对英语听说能力要求的提高,高考英语听力测试改革成为大势所趋.目前,部分省市采用PETS-2代替高考英语听力,引起了社会广泛关注.但是两项测试有何异同、是否能互相替换,目前几乎没有相关研究.本文基于Bachman&Palmer的任务特征模式,从语篇输入、预期回答、输入与预期回答的关系3个方面,对2011—2016年高考英语全国卷Ⅰ和PETS-2听力测试的内容效度进行了对比研究.结果表明:两项听力测试的内容效度都较高,基本符合各自考试大纲的要求,但PETS-2听力比高考英语听力语速更快、长度更长、难度更大;两项测试对考生听力能力的要求都在逐年增高.文章也发现了两项测试存在的一些不足,如语篇长度不够均衡,平均语速稍高于考试大纲的要求等.【期刊名称】《教育测量与评价（理论版）》【年(卷),期】2017(000)001【总页数】7页(P51-57)【关键词】高考英语听力测试;PETS-2听力测试;内容效度【作者】孟凡娜【作者单位】河南师范大学外国语学院新乡400044【正文语种】中文【中图分类】G632.474新一轮高考改革中，英语“社会化考试”“一年两考”成为了大众讨论的热门话题。
其中，听力测试作为高考英语改革的重要组成部分备受关注。
部分省市早在几年前就开始进行高考英语听力测试改革，加速了高考社会化的进程。
例如，浙江省、云南省和重庆市分别在2009年、2011年和2013年对高考英语听力测试实行了“平时考试、多次考试”的改革，听力考试总分30分，于每年3月和9月进行，采用全国公共英语等级考试二级（PETS-2）试题，考试成绩两年有效，每位考生在高考前最多可以选择参加两次英语听力考试，自主决定考试时间，自选一个成绩计入高考总分。
这些地区的高考英语听力测试改革在社会上产生了重大影响。
但是，直接采用PETS-2听力试题替代高考英语听力试题是否合适？两项测试的试题结构、考点分布、考查重点等存在哪些异同？针对这些问题，目前几乎没有相关的研究。
2009年江苏高考---英语试题+答案+解析
2009年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（江苏卷）英语第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
听力采用全国1卷的听力【答案】1．C 2．B 3．A 4．C 5．A 6．C 7．B 8．A 9．C 10．B 11．C l2．B l3．B l4．C l5．C l6．A l7．C l8．A l9．B 20．B 【解析】略第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C 、D 、四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例: It is generally considered unwise to give a child __ he or she wants.A. howeverB. whateverC. whicheverD. whenever答案是B。
21. The population of Jiangsu __ to more than twice what it was in 1949. The figure is now approaching 74 million.A. has grownB. have grownC. grewD. are growing【答案】A【解析】考察主谓一致和时态。
population是集合名词，或集体名词，即看成一个整体，所以谓语动词用单数形式。
句子说的是江苏现在的人口数量和以及增长，用完成时表示现在的状态。
22. -- Ann is in hospital.-- Oh, really? I __ know. I __ go and visit her.A. di dn’t; am going toB. don’t; wouldC. don’t; willD. didn't; will【答案】D【解析】考查时态和交际用语说话者用I _didn't_ know，是表示现在之前他不知道。
全国卷高考英语听力原文试题参考答案
2012年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试(课程标准卷)第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1．W h e r e d o e s t h i s c o n v e r s a t i o n p r o b a b l y t a k e p l a c e A．Inabookstore.B．Inaclassroom.C．Inalibrary. 2．A t w h a t t i m e w i l l t h e f i l m b e g i n A．7：20.B．7：15.C．7：00. 3．W h a t a r e t h e t w o s p e a k e r s m a i n l y t a l k i n g a b o u t A．T h e i r f r i e n d J a n e.B．Aw e e ke n d t r i p.C．A ra d i o p r o g ra m m e. 4．W h a t w i l l t h e w o m a n p r o b a b l y d o A．C a t c h a t r a i n.B．S e e t h e m a n o f f.C．G o s h o p p i n g. 5．W h y d i d t h e w o m a n a p o l o g i z e A．S h e m a d e a l a t e d e l i v e r y. B．S h e w e n t t o t h e w r o n g p l a c e. C．S h e c o u l d n't t a k e t h e c a k e b a c k.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话。
2004-2020年全国卷高考英语听力真题原文
2004-2016高考听力答案&录音材料2004年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国一）1-5 BABAC 6-10 ABBCA 11-15 CBCAC 16-20 CACBB听力原文Text 1.W: Good morning, Mr. Li. Did you sleep well last night after your long flight?M: Good morning. Yes, I did. I feel totally rested and I’m no w ready for our meeting.Text 2.M: We could go to a ball game this evening or would you rather eat in a restaurant and then see a film?W: To tell you the truth, I can’t really go anywhere this evening, because I’m expecting an important phone call.Text 3.W: Have you got any idea about what to buy for Mary’s birthday?M: Well, I’ll get her a new schoolbag, and I promise to take her to a film. What about you?W: Oh, I haven’t decided yet. I’ll probably buy her that new music record, as she likes it so much. Text 4.W: So, what do you usually do in your free time?M: At the moment I’m spending much of my free time learning German. I also enjoy playing the piano.W: Do you play any sports?M: Not much. But I go to the sports club and work out once a week.Text 5.M: Did you have a lot of friends when you were young?W: I didn’t really make any close friends then because I like going off in the morning. And I mean, this was on the school holidays: riding a bike away with a few books in the basket and finding a nice place to read.Text 6.M: Well, we’ll certainly stay here again next time we’re passing through.W: Good. Do let us know in advance and we’ll try to get you the same room.M: That would be lovely. It may be quite soon in fact.W: Oh? How is that?M: Well. We are driving to the South of Spain in the next couple of days and we may come back this way.W: Do give us a ring if you decide to. I hope you’ll have a pleasant trip.Text 7.M: Great! This supermarket has everythin g. I hope this comes to under 75 dollars because I don’t have much money left.W: That comes to 75 dollars and 5 cents.M: I knew it. I knew I’d be over.W: Well. Don’t worry about the 5 cents. They’ll go. Have a nice day.M: Well. Thank you. See you again.Text 8.W: John, I thought you were going to leave early today to take your son to the show.M: I’m still planning to. But I can’t leave until I finish typing all the letters.W: Can you leave that until tomorrow?M: No. The boss wants them first thing tomorrow morning.W: How many have you got left?M: About five.W: Why don’t you just go ahead, John? I’ll do the letters for you.M: Thank you very much, Janet. You’re so kind.Text 9.M: Customer Service. Andney Grant speaking. How may I help you?W: I can’t believe this is happening. I called and ordered a 32-inch bag last Friday. But today I found that you sent a 24-inch one. I was planning to use that bag during our vacation in Mexico, but it doesn’t seem possible any more because we will take off on Saturday. It’s only two days away. What am I supposed to do?M: I’m really sorry, madam. I’ll check right away. Would you please tell me your order number? W: It’s CE2938.M: Just a minute. I do apologize, madam. There did seem to be a mistake. I’ll have the correct size bag sent to you by overnight mail right away. It will arrive in time for your Saturday trip. Again I apologize for any inconvenience caused by our mistake. I promise it won’t happen again.W: OK. Well. Thank you.M: Thank you, madam, for choosing Linch Mail. I hope you will a wonderful vacation.Text 10.M: Juliet, you chose not to go to college. Why? Was it about money?W: Well. I don’t want to sit here and say I was too poor to go to college. But the fact is that w e didn’t have the money, though my mum probably could have made enough somehow. I probably could have worked harder at school and gotten better grades, so, it is really, I didn’t get to go to college. I had a wish to go back to school every other week. It wasn’t just my path.M: At the time did you feel that you were missing something?W: My best friend went off to university and I just remember every time I talk to her. It all sounded so fun and so great. Here I was selling tennis shoes and getting on the bus every day to work in town. We both thought the other’s life was so much more exciting. I was trying hard to make enough to pay for my own flat every month and that seemed so exciting to her. And she would talk about studying for finals, and going to parties, and I thought, God, she is so perfect.2005年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国一）答案1-5：BACBC 6-10：ABABC 11-15：ACABA 16-20：ACBBC听力原文Text 1W: Very nice skirts. How much are they?M: $ 10 each and $ 1 off if people buy two. They're on sale.Text 2M: I know you want to talk about this report. But I'd like to talk about my new computer.W: Let's keep to the point. We can talk about that later. All right?M: OK.Text 3W: Bill, that is a lovely painting in your living-room.M: I' m glad you lik e it. It’s a Christmas gift from my son.W: Well, it's beautiful. Your son has very good taste.Text 4M: So how is your new roommate?W: She really makes me angry.M: What happened?W: She's always making loud noises at midnight. When I remind her, she's always rude.Text 5W: Excuse me, I'm looking for Mr Tang.M: Oh, he is not on this floor. He is on the fourth floor. Go down the stairs and turn left.Text 6M: Did you finish typing that report?W: Yes, I did, but I worked late.M: But it must be a long report, I guess.W: Exactly. Twelve pages. I spent three hours on it.M: By the way, what time did you go home?W: I left the office at nine o'clock. I got home at ten.M: What did have for dinner?W: I sent out for a sandwich and ate at my desk.Text 7M: Fikky, what's going on? Freggis just told me that you're going to be leaving us.W: Yes, I really feel bad out of it. But B. N. D. came up with really good offer.M: Well, I didn't know you were going to look for a new job.W: Well, just between you and me. I think we have some real problems in this department. Don't get me wrong. It has nothing to do with you, Frank. Everybody says you are an excellent manager. M: Problems, what problems? Do we have time to talk about it?Text 8W: You know I just finished some very interesting research for the newspaper about things people do in their spare time.M: Really? What did you learn?W: Well, I talked to 20 people and 19 of them watch TV.M: That's interesting. I never watch it, do you?W: Not much. Anyway, about half of them, 9 people, play some kind of sport.M: I'm not surprised. People are getting more exercise these days.W: Yes, a few of them go to movies.M: Mm, I do, too.W: But here is the most interesting result: only one of them reads.M: That's terrible.Text 9M: Excuse me, do you mind if I sit here?W: No, not at all. Go ahead.M: Thank you.W: Are you going somewhere or meeting someone?M:I am on my way to Washington. And you?W:I am on my way to San Francisco.M: Really? I think San Francisco is probably the most exciting city in the U-S.W: So do I. No other city has as many good restaurants or as much good music.M: Is San Francisco your hometown?W:I am from a very small town in Pennsylvania. I wouldn't want to live there again, either. I don't like to live in a small town very much.M: Neither do I. But small towns have their advantages: less traffic —W: And friendlier people. You know, I'm beginning to feel homesick. By the way, where are your from?M: China.W: China? But you speak English like a native speaker. I didn't have any idea.M: Oh, excuse me. It's time for my flight. Well, it's been nice talking with you.W: You, too. Bye!Text 10M: Could you suggest some ways to bring family members closer together?W: Well, I feel it is very important for families to have regular meals together. One of my good childhood memories was dinner with my parents and two sisters. Because my husband and I both worked and our three children were busy with their studies, we seldom had a chance to get together as a family. But we thought it would be possible for us to sit down and enjoy meals together every week. First we tried setting fixed days: Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. But almost everyone was unhappy. Then my son had the idea that everyone told his or her most convenient days and I would choose the two best days. For a while the children were still unhappy with the idea. They said they would rather spend the time with their friends playing sports. Gradually, though, they began to see the evenings together as interesting and helpful. We loved a lot. We made plans for trips. We discussed each other’ s problems. After a couple of months anyone who had to miss a family meal felt regretful. And now we all feel than we have been able to build stronger relationships within the family that we had before.2006年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国一）全国卷I卷高考英语听力录音原文答案1－5 B C A A C 6-10 C A A C A11-15 B B A B B 16-20 C A B B C(Text 1)M: How much are the tickets?W: There are 15 pounds each, but student tickets are half price.M: Could I have two students’ tickets please?(Text 2)M: Excuse me. I just want to check the boarding gate for BA16 to London, isn’t it 22?W: Oh it just changed, be 25, down that way on the right. Thanks.(Text 3)W: Do you live very far from your school?M: About 8 kilometers, but it doesn’t seem very far, there is much traffic along this road. It’s great to go by bike.(Text 4)W: Now, can we get the computers before Wednesday?M: Well, it depends, if it is less than 10 kilometers, we can deliver them on Tuesday, but it is further away, it will be on Thursday. Where is your office?W: Just around the corner.(Text 5)W: You can’t wear that, John. It’s black.M: What’s wrong with a black shirt, everybody has a black shirt.W: It doesn’t look like going to a party.听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
全国乙卷01(含听力)-2024年高考英语一轮复习测试卷(答题卡)
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2009年高考英语听力(全国卷)
2009年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt?A. ￡19.15B.￡9.15C. ￡9.18答案是B。
1. What do the speakers need to buy?A. A fridgeB. A dinner tableC. A few chairs2. Where are the speakers?A. In a restaurant.B. In a hotelC. In a school.3. What does the woman mean?A. Cathy will be at the party.B. Cathy is too busy to come.C. Cathy is going to be invited4. Why does the woman plan to go to town?A. To pay her bills in the bank.B. To buy books in a bookstore.C. To get some money from the bank5. What is the woman trying to do ?A. Finish some writing.B. Print an article.C. Find a newspaper.第二节（共15小题，每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。
2009年高考英语试卷听力+原文+答案(全国卷Ⅰ、Ⅱ)
2009年全国统一高考英语试卷（全国卷I）听力试题第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题，每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳答案。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt?A. £ 19.15.B. £9.18.C. £9.15.答案是C.1. What do the speakers need to buy?A. A fridge.B. A dinner table.C. A few chairs.2. Where are the speakers?A. In a restaurant.B. In a hotel.C. In a school.3. What does the woman mean?A. Cathy will be at the party.B. Cathy is too busy to come.C. Cathy is going to be invited.4. Why does the woman plan to go to town?A. To pay her bills in the bank.B. To buy books in a bookstore.C. To get some money from the bank.5. What is the woman trying to do?A. Finish some writing.B. Print an article.C. Find a newspaper.第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
1999——2008高考英语听力
答案2008年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷Ⅰ）听力部分1. B2. A3. C4. A5. B6. A7. C8. C9. A 10. A11. C 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. B 19. A 20. C2007年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷）听力部分1. B2. A3. B4. A5. C6. C7. A8. C9. B 10. B11. A 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. C2006年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷Ⅰ）听力部分1. B2. C3. A4. A5. C6. C7. A8. A9. C 10. A11. B 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. B 20. C2005年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷Ⅰ）听力部分1. B2. A3. C4. B5. C6. A7. B8. A9. B 10. C11. A 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A 16. A 17. C 18. B 19. B 20. C2004年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷Ⅰ）听力部分1. B2. A3. B4. A5. C6. C7. C8. A9. B 10. B11. C 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. C 16. A 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. A2004年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷Ⅱ）听力部分1. B2. A3. B4. A5. C6. A7. B8. B9. C 10. A11. C 12. B 13. C 14. A 15. C 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. B 20. B2004年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷Ⅲ）听力部分1. A2. B3. C4. B5. A6. C7. B8. C9. A 10. C11. A 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. B 16. C 17. B 18. A 19. A 20. B2004年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷Ⅳ）听力部分1. C2. C3. A4. B5. B6. A7. C8. B9. A 10. C11. B 12. A 13. C 14. A 15. C 16. B 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. B2003年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷）听力部分1. A2. B3. C4. B5. C6. C7. B8. A9. C 10. A11. C 12. A 13. B 14. A 15. C 16. B 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C2002年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷）听力部分1. C2. A3. B4. B5. C6. B7. A8. C9. B 10. A11. C 12. A 13. B 14. C 15. B 16. C 17. A 18. C 19. B 20.C2001年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷）听力部分1. C2. A3. C4. B5. A6. B7. A8. C9. B 10. A11. B 12. C 13. B 14. A 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. B2001年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（上海卷）听力部分1. A2. C3. B4. A5. C6. D7. B8. C9. D 10. A11. D 12. B 13. A 14. C 15. B 16. D 17. A 18. A 19. B 20. C2000年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷）听力部分1. A2. B3. B4. C5. B6. A7. A8. C9. C 10. A11. B 12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C 16. C 17. A 18. B 19. A 20. C1999年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语（全国卷）听力部分1. B2. A3. C4. C5. B6. B7. A8. A9. C 10. B11. A 12. C 13. B 14. B 15. A 16. C 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C。
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2009年高考试题—英语听力（全国1）
1.
W：What do you think we need to buy for our new kitchen?
M：We’ve got a fridge and a dinner table already, we needs some chairs.
2.
M：I like to stay two nights, please.
W：Do you want full board or half board?
M：What’s the difference?
W：Full board includes all meals and half board includes just breakfast and dinner.
3.
M：Shouldn’t we invite Cathy to the party tonight?
W：Invite Cathy? She is the one who is complaining whole thing.
4.
M：Did you say you were driving to town this morning?
W：Yes, I have to draw some money from the bank to pay my bookstore bills.
5.
M：What are you working on so hard?
W：An article for the newspaper, if I am late, it won’t get printed until next week.
6-7
M：Excuse me, I think you are in my seat.
W：Sorry, but it says 7A on my boarding card.
M：Oh, uh, right, I asked for window seat, you see.
W：yes, so did I, what’s your seat number?
M：Let’s see, oh, it’s 8A.
W：Yes, I guess you are in the seat behind me.
M ：Oh, yes, sorry about that.
8-9
M：Can I help you?
W：Yes, how mush are these T-shirts?
M：They are 12 dollars 50 cents each.
W：I like the green one, but it isn’t big enough. Have you got larger size?
M：Just a minute. No, I am sorry, we haven’t. What about the black one?
W：No, it is too dark, I prefer something lighter, yellow or pink?
M：How about the pink one?
W：That’s nice, I will take it.
M：That’s 12 dollars 50cents then.
W：Here you are.
10-12
W：So how long have you been living in London?
M：A couple of years. How long have you been working here?
W：Only a few months. I moved down here for the job. There is no work for me where I came from.
M：Where did you come from then?
W：I came from a small village called Arnside near Lancaster a year ago. There is nothing to do there, so I moved to London. M：Do you enjoying working here in this restaurant?
W：Very much so.
13-16
M：I am sure you’ve noticed a lot of things that are different about our school.
W：Oh, yes, in the United States, we don’t have to carry a big school bag with us like you do.
M：Why is that?
W：We have a locker of our own which is a small box with a lock within textbooks and our personal things in it. I just bring a day pack to school.
M：A day pack?
W：Yes, it is a small bag which you carry on your back.
M：What do you carry in it?
W：My notebooks, or a few books for homework.
M：That’s convenient. Is there anything else you’ve noticed about our school?
W：Yes, I am surprised that everyone is so silent in class.
M：What do you mean?
W：Well, we usually ask questions about exams, homework or textbooks on the first day of the school year. The teachers like such questions.
M：So you thought it different.
W：Yes, I expected to see a lot of discussions in class, because we learned that way in the United States.
M：I see, that would be a good topic for our school newspaper for the fist month of the term. Nice talking with you. See you around. Bye.
W：Bye.
17-20
W：Good morning, everybody. Today for our writing class, we are glad to have Mr. Henry Stone with us. A well know writer in this country, he is going to share with us his writing experiences. Now, Henry, please tell us how you find so many interesting things for your stories.
M：Ok, I watch people a lot, I do that when I travel, I have been to many countries such as Britain, Italy, and Sweden. So I spent a lot of time at the airports, while waiting for my flights, I watch people passing by and start my imagination. For example, the other day when I was waiting for my flight to Greece, I saw a couple, they were buying magazines at that moment, they were not wearing business clothes, but the man was carrying a suitcase, every few seconds, the women looked around, I wondered someone was following them. Perhaps they were running away and, you know, this reminded me of a story in the newspaper that day：a banker stole one million ponds a week before and disappeared with his wife, there was a picture of them in the paper, the couple really looked like the thieves, maybe I should stop them. Just then, I saw them say goodbye to each other. And the women walked away. Well, sometimes I make mistakes like that, but I find things like that very useful for my writing,。