2014年广东省高考英语听说考试真题C

2014年广东省高考英语听说考试真题C Part B Role Play Tapescript: 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 to choose, 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 stay over. But independence has its cost. You have to deal with everything without your parents around. You need to do all the cooking and shopping for yourself, and plan your 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 helping behind the counter. That gets me 100 yuan a week which covers my social expenses, such as dinning out with friends. 1 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. Part C Retelling Tapescript: Surprise Tom’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 what 2 he 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. 3