2011 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛(NEPCS)决赛高三年级组试题听力部分(录音原文)

2011 年全国中学生英语能力竞赛（NEPCS）决赛高三年级组试题听力部分（录音原文）

I Responses

Listen to the following sentences and choose the best response to each one. Each sentence will be read only once.

1. I was sorry to hear about your illness.

2. A good education benefits a person in the future.

3. Florida is popular with tourists.

4. Does the leaflet make people want to go on the trip?

5. You could have all your money stolen while travelling.

II Dialogues

A) Listen to the following five mini-dialogues. Each dialogue is followed by a question. Choose the best answer or picture for each question. Each dialogue and question will be read twice.

6. M: The buildings are so tall in Beijing. You can barely see the sky!

W: Yes. Beijing is famous for its skyscrapers now.

Q: What place did they talk about?

7. W: What do some of the students do after school?

M: There are also club activities, such as Debate Club.

Q: What activity did they talk about?

8. W: This is the National Air and Space Museum. Here you can see the

history of flight.

M: Yes, visitors can see from the first plane flown by the Wright Brothers to the Apollo space ship.

Q: Where can visitors find the first plane?

9. M: Studying at this international school is really interesting because I have the opportunity to meet people from all over the world.

W: I also enjoy meeting people from other cultures.

Q: What might be the man’s occupation?

10. W: The climate in Cuba is varied. Do you remember the violent storm that whipped through the city last year?

M: Yes, it left four people dead and several dozen injured.

Q: Why did the four people die?

B) Listen to the following dialogue and choose the best answer to each question. The dialogue will be read twice.

M: Do you mind if I sit here?

W: No, not at all. Go ahead.

M: I’m James. Nice to meet you.

W: Hi, I’m Lucy.

M: Er ... What class are you doing? W: Advanced woodwork. M: Oh, that sounds good. Do you like it? W: It’s OK, I guess. M: Only OK?

W: It’s a bit too hard for me, actually. I can’t really understand what to do half the time!

M: Oh dear! Why don’t you change to an easier class? I think there’s a beginners’woodwork class, isn’t there?

W: Yes, but I like the teacher ... Mr. Benson. He says I just have to be more patient, so I’ll try. How about you?

M: I’m doing Yoga. W: Nice. I bet that’s fun. M: I love it. It’s really relaxing. The teacher’s from India. Mrs. Nara, maybe you’ve seen her? She wears Indian clothes. W: Hm. I think I remember reading something about a Mrs. Nara ...

in ...

M: Oh, look at the time. I’d better go. My class starts at seven.

W: Quick! You don’t want to be late.

M: Isn’t yours starting too? W: No. Mine’s at seven thirty. M: Lucky you!

W: OK James, see you later maybe? M: Yeah, see you later ... Lucy.

C) Listen to the following dialogue and match the information in the two columns. The dialogue will be read twice.

W: Could you tell me something about yourself?

M: Er, well, you ve got my application form and

It’s all there. What sort of thing do you want to know?

W: Well, for example, how do you get on with people? M: Fine.

W: I see. Well, perhaps you could tell me why you want this job.

M: Er, I’m out of work at the moment and this is really near my house. I could walk to work. Oh, and the pay is good.

W: I see. What do you know about the company and the job itself? M: We ll,