广东高考英语听说考试真题及参考答案

2014年广东省高考英语听说考试真题ATapescript: 110W: Good morning, Dr. Brown.M: Good morning, Mary.W: Haven’t seen you since last summer. What are you busy doing these days?M: I have just written a book and got it published by the University Press.W: Oh, great. What is the book about?M: It is about how colors affect us in the world of advertising. It is called Market Colors. W: That sounds interesting. You must have done a lot of research on people’s feelings about colors.M: That’s very true.I have spent 13 months on this book doing surveys and interviews. I’ve had many interesting findings about the relationship between colors and buying decisions.三问部分：Question 1:How do colors affect our buying decisions?/How do colors influence our buying decisions?/How do colors influence our purchasing behavior?/How do colorsaffect our buying behavior?/How do colors influence our buying behavior?/Howdo colors affect our purchasing behavior?Answer 1: People have different feelings about colors and their feelings help them decide what to buy. For example, blue makes people feel peaceful, quiet. It doesn’t createstrong emotions. So it’s a favorite for banks and insurance companies. And forselling products, it’s often used to suggest something pure and fresh.Question 2:What color is more attractive to customers?/What color can attract customers more?/What color can appeal to more customers?/What color can attract people’sattention more?/What color can draw people’s attention more?Answer 2:Well, you ca n sell almost anything with a red. It’s a hot color, which suggests a feeling of energy and even excitement, it catches your attention. You often see redon magazine covers. But if you use it too much, it looks cheap and may makepeople tired.Question 3:Is green a popular color in advertising?/Is green a fashionable color in advertising? Answer 3:Surprisingly, green isn’t used much in advertising except for garden products.Although it’s friendly and cool, it can also be quite strong and many peopleassociate it with unpleasant ideas. 128五答部分：Question 1:How did Dr. Brown do his research?Answer 1:By doing surveys and interviews.Question 2:How much time did Dr. Brown spend on his book?Answer 2:Thirteen months.Question3:What does blue suggest in advertising?Answer 3: Something pure and fresh.Question 4:Why can’t we use red too much in advertising?Answer 4:It looks cheap and may make people tired.Question 5:What color is suitable for garden products?Answer 5:Green.Tapescript:A Lucky BrakeTom liked everything about cars and often helped his father repair his old car. One morning, Tom was on the school bus with other children. They were chatting and laughing loudly as usual. But the bus driver was not feeling very well that day. While he was trying to stop the bus by the roadside. The driver suddenly became unconscious. It all happened without any warning. The bus was out of control and started running off the road. The children on the bus were terrified and began screaming. Tom was sitting in the back of the bus, but he rushed to the front within seconds. He tried his best to move the bus driver aside and stepped hard on the brakes. The bus finally stopped. Tom saved himself and all the other children from disaster. The quick reaction of Tom made the news all over the country. He appeared on TV as a hero. His school hung a medalof honor around his neck and the bus company gave him a toy bus as a reward. Tom’s father was very proud of his son. He promised to teach him how to drive when Tom was older.参考复述：One morning, Tom was on the school bus with other kids. But then the bus driver, who was feeling unwell, suddenly passed out. It happened very quickly, and the bus began to run off the road. All the kids screamed except Tom, because he knew a lot about cars and often helped his father repair his car. So Tom ran to the front of the bus, and pushed the bus driver to one side. He stepped on the brakes and stopped the bus. Nobody was hurt, and the story ofTom saving the kids on the bus became well known. He even appeared on television, and his school gave him an award. Tom’s father was proud of him, and said he’d teach Tom to drivewhen Tom was old enough.2014年广东省高考英语听说考试真题BTapescript:W: Good morning, Dr. Brown.M: Good morning.W: This is a very good place for old people. They are taken good care of here. It’s very impressive. M: Yes. They can enjoy their life comfortably.W: What do they do every day here?M: Well, as they like, we have a TV room, a chess room and a library. We even have a piano.Mrs. Jones, that old lady there plays the piano very well. She used to be a piano teacher. W: That’s great. So they’ve got many activities and their life is very colorful and meaningful. M: Yes. We are trying our best to make them feel at home.三问部分：Question 1:How do you solve old people’s health problem?/How do you deal with old people’s health problem?Answer 1: Yeah, old people tend to have poor health. We have two doctors and fourteen nurses here. They deal with small problems such as colds and stomach problems.But for some major health problems, we send them to the nearby hospitals.Question 2:Who pays for their living expenses here?/Who pays them for the living expenses here?Answer 2:Well, the government pays for most of their living expenses, such as food, accommodation, medical care and so on. And the old people just need to pay asmall sum of money, about $200 a month. Most of them can afford it.Question 3:How often do their children come to see them?/How often do their children come to visit them?Answer 3:Some old people hope to see their families very often, but normally on weekends their children come and visit them. On some special days, such as birthdays andfestivals, they take theirparents home to celebrate with other family members.五答部分：Question 1:What did Mrs. Jones use to be?Answer 1:A piano teacher.Question 2:How many nurses are there in this place?Answer 2:Fourteen.Question3:What will be done when old people have serious diseases?Answer 3: They will be sent to the nearby hospital.Question 4:Who pays for most of their living expenses?Answer 4:The government.Question 5:When will the children take their parents home?Answer 5:On some special days, such as birthdays and festivals.Tapescript:Fear of the DarkMary was terrified of the dark. When the lights were off at night, everything in her bedroom looked like terrible things. Many times her parents explained that people could not see clearly in the dark, so everything became strange. But Mary still had an awful feeling of fear in the dark.One day, her aunt came for a visit. She was famous for her courage and for her many adventures. Mary asked her aunt for help to overcome her fear. Her aunt told Mary a secret: when you are afraid of the things in your bedroom, close your eyes and touch them with your hands. You’ll know there is nothing to be afraid of.That night, Mary turned off the light. After a while, she felt afraid of the things in the bedroom again. Following her au nt’s advice, she closed her eyes, gathering all her courage. She then moved forward and touched something soft. Her big smile appeared on Mary’s face. She realized that it was her favorite toy bear. Excited, Mary touched everything in her room with her eyes closed. All the things that seemed terrible were actually her toys. Mary was not afraid of the dark anymore.参考复述：Mary was afraid of the dark. When she looked around when the lights were off, she seemed to see all kinds of scary things. Her parents said she shouldn’t be afraid, but their advice didn’t help her. Then one day her aunt visited. Her aunt was famous for her adventures and bravery, so Mary was eager to talk with her. Her aunt told Mary that she should just touch whatever was scaring her. T hen she’d see there is nothing to be scared of. That night, Mary tried it. She saw something scary, but when she touched it, she found it was only her favorite toy bear. She felt happy, and touched everything else in her room. They all turned out to be toy s. After that, she wasn’t afraid of the dark anymore.2014年广东省高考英语听说考试真题CTapescript:W: Hi, Tom. I haven’t seen you for a while. So, what’s new?M: Well, nothing much.W: You look a bit worried. What’s troubling you?M: Well, I had a phone call from my parents, and that made me feel upset. It happens every time they call and gets me down.W: I’m sorry to hear that. I know how you feel. You think they are still keeping an eye on you. M: Yes, they call me almost every day, and they make me feel as if I were still five years old.三问部分：Question 1:Do your parents usually allow you to make decisions by yourself?/Do your parents usually permit you to make decisions by yourself?Answer 1: For small decisions such as what clothes to wear, they’ll let me do what I like. But for some major decisions such as what university to go to, what girl friend tochoose, they will have tons of opinions.Question 2:Why do you want to live without your parents?/Why do you want to leave your parents and live alone?Answer 2:Independence mainly. Living at home you don’t have the same freedom as you do in your own place, for example, if you want to have a party or have friends stayover. But independence has its cost. You have to deal with everything without yourparents around. You need to do all the cooking and shopping for yourself, and planyour money carefully.Question 3:Who pays for your living costs?/Who pays for your living expenses?/Who pays you for the living costs?/Who pays you for the living expenses?Answer 3:Well, my parents pay for the tuition and the living costs, but I still need to earn some pocket money. I work Saturday mornings in the local grocery store helpingbehind the counter. That gets me 100 yuan a week which covers my socialexpenses, such as dinning out with friends.五答部分：Question 1:What made Tom feel upset?Answer 1:A phone call from his parents./His parents’ phone call.Question 2:How often do Tom’s parents call him?Answer 2:Almost every day.Question3:Who will probably decide Tom’s choice of university?Answer 3: His parents.Question 4:Where can young people have the freedom to have a party?Answer 4:In their own places./In his own place.Question 5:How does Tom get his pocket money?Answer 5:He works Saturday mornings in the local grocery store./By helping behind the counter in the local grocery store.Tapescript:SurpriseTom’s birthday was approaching. His wife Mary wanted to give him a present, but she wanted it to be a surprise, so she had to keep everything a secret. But she had a problem: how could she find out what he wanted for his birthday. Soon, she got an idea and decided to ask Tom’s sister for help. His sister would telephone him and ask him what he would like to receive and Mary would listen to the conversation without Tom knowing it. Everything went smoothly as planned. Mary listened carefully from the other room and finally heard what Tom wanted — a pair of sneakers. Full of excitement, she rushed off to the shop and bought a pair of shiny sneakers.Finally the day arrived. Mary brought in the box of sneakers packed in colorful paper. “Wow,” Tom said with a big smile, “I wonder what it can be.”“Open it and see for yourself,” Mary replied happily. Tom opened the box but did not seem that happy. Mary noticed that something was wrong. “Didn’t you tell your sister that you wanted a pair of sneakers?” she asked. “A pair of sneakers?” Tom started to laugh, “I said a pair of speakers.”参考复述：Mary wanted to buy a birthday present for her husband Tom, but she wanted to surprise him. So instead of asking him directly, she asked Tom’s sister to phone him and ask him whathe wanted for his birthday. Then, she could listen to the conversation from the next room. While they were talking, she heard Tom say he wanted a pair of sneakers. Soon after, Mary went to a shop and bought a pair of nice new sneakers for him. When Tom’s birthday arrived, Mary gave him the present. Tom opened the package, and looked at the shoes, but he didn’t seem very excited. Mary asked him what was wrong. She said she thought he had wanted a pair of sneakers. Tom laughed. He said that actually, he’d wanted a pair of speakers.2014年广东省高考英语听说考试真题DTapescript:W: Hi, Tom. Did you know that a cat was found in our dormitory building?M: Was it? Where did it come from?W: I have no idea. She doesn’t have a name tag on her.M: Do you think that I can keep her?W: I’m afraid not. We are not allowed to keep pets in college. Maybe we should send her to the animal protection organization where she can be taken good care of.M: You are right. But I do miss my dogs back home.W: Oh, so you keep pets at home?M: Not really. In fact, my family raises dogs for helping the blind. And we have really good experience with dogs.三问部分：Question 1:When did your family begin to raise dogs for the blind?/When did your family start raising dogs for the blind?/When did your family begin raising dogs for theblind?/When did your family start to raise dogs for the blind?Answer 1: Actually, about 40 years ago. My grandfather started the whole thing to help his blind neighbor. Gradually, the whole family joined in and began to train dogs forthe blind.Question 2:How do you train these dogs?Answer 2:Well, it’s a long process. We get the dogs when they are very young. And then we teach them some basic things like sit, come and so on. When they are about twoyears old, they go on a different training course. They are taught more professionalskills for helping the blind.Question 3:Did you see the dogs you trained in the street?/Did you see the dogs you trained on the road?/Have you seen the dogs you trained before in the street?/Have youseen the dogs you trained before on the road?Answer 3:Umm…over the last five years, we’ve trained…15 dogs. They were sent to different families, yet we seldom see them. But one of them happens to live nearby,so I see him quite often. And I can tell that he is doing a great job.五答部分：Question 1:Where will the cat probably be sent?Answer 1:The animal protection organization.Question 2:Why did Tom’s grandfather start raising dogs?Answer 2:To help his blind neighbor.Question3:When are the dogs trained with professional skills?Answer 3: When they are about two years old.Question 4:How many dogs have they trained over the last five years?Answer 4:Fifteen.Question 5:Why does Tom often see one of the trained dogs?Answer 5:It happens to live nearby.Tapescript:Mary’s InvitationMary was seven years old. She was often left alone at home by her parents, so she wanted to have someone to talk to. Mary loved to play with the phone in the living room.Beside the phone was a list of names with phone numbers.One day, Mary tried to call the first number on the list. Afamiliar voice came from the phone. That wa s one of her mother’s best friends. Mary was greatly excited and invited her to dinner. After the first call, she phoned everyone on the list inviting all of them to dinner. Mary’s parents returned home and found their living room full of friends. Too late to prepare dinner, they started ordering food for the guests. When the father and mother finally had time to talk to each other, they found out that neither of them had invited the guests. Then Mary said proudly, “It’s my party. Iinvited them all by phone.” All the guests laughed. They were surprised that little Mary held a big dinner party by herself. Before leaving, each guest thanked Mary and invited her to their home. Now little Mary had many people to talk to.参考复述：There was a seven-year-old girl named Mary. Her parents were usually out of the house, so she often felt lonely. One day, she noticed there was a list of names and phone numbers next to the phone in the living room. So she picked up the phone and dialed the first number. It was one of her mother’s friends, and Mary was excited. Mary invited her mother’s friendfor dinner.Then she phoned everyone on the list and invited each one for dinner as well. When Mary’s parents got home, they were surprised to find all their friends there. It was too late to cook, so Mary’s parents ordered food for their friends. Then Mary proudly told them she’d wanted a party and had invited everyone. All the guests thought it was funny, and they all thanked Mary before leaving and inviting her to their home. So Mary had lots of people she could talk to.2014年广东省高考英语听说考试真题ETapescript:W: Look, Tom. There’s a job fair on campus this Saturday. Do you wanna go?M: What happens in a job fair?W: There are lots of different companies and they give you information about jobs, advice, that kind of thing.M: OK. I’ll go. But I know you have already decided on your job. You are going to be a lawyer, right?W: That’s the plan. I’m going to work in a law firm as soon as I get my degree.M: You are so lucky. I wish Iknew what I wanted to do.三问部分：Question 1:Didn’t you say you wanted to be a language teacher?/Didn’t you say you wanted to become a language teacher?/Didn’t you say you wanted to work as a languageteacher?Answer 1: Yes, I am thinking about it. I’m quite interested in teaching and I enjoy communicating with students. Last summer, I worked as a language teacher in anEnglish camp in China, and taught some English classes for a month.Question 2:How do you feel the first day of teaching?/How was your first day of being a teacher?/How was your first day of teaching?Answer 2:It was all right. Wasn’t as terrifying as I thought it would be. I think the students were happy. The interesting thing is that we speak English and we think we knowthe gramma r. But when I was teaching, I sounded that I didn’t know much aboutgrammar.Question 3:Why do you think you can become a language teacher?/Why do you think you can be a language teacher?Answer 3:That’s a good question. I study education and I’ve gotten to know some education theories and teaching methods. Usually, a language teacher should have goodlanguage skills and needs to be patient and enthusiastic. I think I’m the rightperson. Don’t forget, I am a native speaker of English.五答部分：Question 1:What’s new on campus this Saturday?Answer 1:There’s a job fair./There will be a job fair.Question 2:What are you going to do after you get the degree?Answer 2:Work in a law firm.Question3:Where did Tom teach English last summer?Answer 3: In an English camp in China.Question 4:How is Tom’s English grammar?Answer 4:He doesn’t know much about grammar.Question 5:What does a language teacher need?Answer 5:He needs to be patient and enthusiastic and have good language skills./He needs good language skills and to be patient and enthusiastic./Good language skills,patience and enthusiasm.Tapescript:The Pet ShopTom and Mary always wanted a dog and finally their parents agreed. So the kids went to the local pet shop and had a look around. It was a very small shop that didn’t have many pets. The shop owner said that there were only two dogs to choose from, one was a big black dog, and the other was a tiny white one. Tom wanted the big dog, while Mary preferred the tiny one. T hey couldn’t persuade each other. Mary suggested they race home and the winner could choose the dog. Tom agreed, but he wanted to win the race so much that he played a trick on Mary. “Look at your shoes,” Tom said. When Mary looked down, he ran off and got a head start. He ran as fast as he could. And soon Mary was left far behind. Finally, Tom got home and Mary arrived a few minutes later. “It was unfair!” she shouted angrily. So they decided to race back to the shop. However, when they arrived, they could n’t see the dogs. They asked the owner where the dogs were. The owner explained that a few minutes after they left, a man walked in and bought the two dogs.参考复述：Tom and Mary’s parents said they could have a dog. They were very happy and went to their neighborhood pet shop. But it was small, and there were only two dogs. One was big and black, and the other was small and white. Tom wanted the black one, and Mary wanted thewhite one. They couldn’t convince each other, so they decided to race home to decide who’d choose the dog. But before the race started, Tom told Mary to look at her shoes. When she looked down, he quickly ran ahead. So he got home first, but Mary said the race had been unfair. Then they agreed to have a race back to the pet store. But when they got there, the dogs were gone. The pet shop manager told them that a man had come while they were gone and had bought both of the dogs.2014年广东省高考英语听说考试真题FTapescript:W: Hi, Tom! What are you doing? You seem to be lost in thought.M: Well, yes. I’ll be going back home to visit my family for a couple weeks.W: That’s great. You’ll see your family soon.M: Yes. I miss them very much. It’s been fourteen months since I came to China.W: So you must be thinking about how happy y ou’ll be to see them again.M: Yes, that’s true. But I’m also thinking about what kinds of gifts I should bring back from China for everyone, my brother, my sister, and of course for my parents. It’s not easy to buy the right gift for each of them.三问部分：Question 1:What do your parents like about China?/What do your parents love about China?/What are your parents fond of about China?Answer 1: Well, they like music and operas. My mother told me that she was amazed at Beijing Opera, the singing and the dancing impressed her so much. She said shewould like to visit Beijing just for the opera. And my father likes whatever mymother likes.Question 2:Why don’t you buy some Beijing Opera DVDs as gifts?/Why don’t you buy some Beijing Opera DVDs as presents?/Why not purchase some Beijing Opera DVDsas presents?/Why not purchase some Beijing Opera DVDs as gifts?Answer 2:Hey, that’s a good idea. DVDs are easy to carry and they save space. My parents may watch Beijing Opera together at home.Question 3:What gifts do you plan to buy for your brother and sister?/What presents do you plan to buy for your brother and sister?/What presents do you plan to purchase foryour brother and sister?/What gifts do you plan to purchase for your brother andsister?/What gifts do you decide to buy for your brother and sister?/What presentsdo you decide to buy for your brother and sister?/What gifts do you decide topurchase for your brother and sister?/What presents do you decide to purchase foryour brother and sister?Answer 3:Th at’s tough. My sister is just twelve years old. She likes running. I think I can get her a flying kite, yes, a lovely and fancy flying kite for the little girl. What aboutthe 18-year-old boy? Hmm…he is learning Chinese now and he hopes to visitChina soon. So maybe I can get him a T-shirt printed with some Chinesecharacters. That’ll make a good gift.五答部分：Question 1:How long has Tom been in China?Answer 1:For fourteen months.Question 2:Why was he deep in thought?Answer 2:He thinks about how happy he’l l be to see his family and what kinds of gifts he should bring back from China for everyone./He thinks about how happy he’ll be tosee his family and what gifts he should buy for them.Question3:What might be the reason for Tom’s mother to visit China?Answer 3: She likes Beijing Opera.Question 4:What are the advantages of DVDs as gifts?Answer 4:They are easy to carry and they save space.Question 5:What gift will Tom buy for his sister?Answer 5:A lovely and fancy flying kite./A flying kite.Tapescript:Where is My Money?Tom is very careless with money. He often forgets his money in his desk drawer at school or even finds that his pet dog has eaten his bank notes.Accidents still happen. One day, Tom gave his mother an old pair of trousers to wash and went into the study to read. His mother would usually go through his pockets before washing his clothes, but for some reason, she failed to do so this time. As he was reading, Tom suddenly remembered that there was a ten-pound note in one of the pockets of the trousers. He dropped his book and rushed into the bathroom. “Mum, you didn’t put my trousers into the washing-machine, did you?” he asked. But it was too late. His mother told him that his trousers had been in the machine for 20 minutes already. Tom stopped the machine and pulled out his trousers as quickly as possible. He went through all the pockets looking for the note. At last, he managed to find the ten-pound note that had turned into a white piece of paper. To his great disappointment, the note had lost its color and might not be of any use.参考复述：Tom is very forgetful and careless with his money. He often forgets his money at school, or finds that his dog has eaten some of his cash. One day, his mother was washing some of Tom’s clothes. She usually checks his trouser pockets before putting them in the washingmachine, but this time she forgot. Tom was reading in another room, when suddenly he remembered he’d had a ten-pound note in his trouser pockets. He quickly ran to his mother and asked her if she’d put his trousers in the machine. She said she had put them in about twenty minutes before. Tom went to the machine and took his trousers out. He finally found the ten-pound note in the pocket of his trousers, but it had lost its color and looked like a piece of white paper. Tom was very disappointed.。