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春中口听力原文完整版

2008春中口听力原文完整版

SpotDictation:

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearapassageandreadthesamepassagewithblanksinit.Fillineachoftheblankswiththewardorwordsyouhaveheardonthetape.WriteyouranswerinthecorrespondingspaceinyouANSWERBOOKLET.Rememberyouwillhearthepassageonlyonce.

HowdidtheOlympicGamesstart?

InancientGreece,athleticfestivalswereveryimportantandhavestrongreligiousassociations.Originally,thefestivalwasheldinhonorofZeus,thesupremeGodinGreekmythology.Eventually,theOlympianathleticfestivalhadlostitslocalandnationalcharactersandbecameaninternationalevent.NooneknowsexactlyhowfarbacktheOlympicGamesgo,butsomescholarsrecordeddatefrom776BC.Accordingtosomescholars,atfirst,theonlyOlympiceventwas200-yarddash,calledastadiumandthatwastheonlyeventuntil724BC.Afterthat,otherfieldeventswereaddedand16yearslaterin708BC,thepentathlonwasaddedandwrestlingbecamepartoftheGames.ThisPentathlonwasafive-eventmatch,whichconsistedofrunning,wrestling,leaping,throwingthediscusandhurlingthejavelin.

TheGameswereheldeveryfouryearsandafteranuninterruptedhistoryof1170years,theGameswereabolishedinAD394,theChristianera,becauseofthepaganorigin.Itwasover1500yearsbeforetherewasanothersuchinternationalathleticgathering.

In1896,thefirstofthemodernsummergamesopenedinAthens,Greece.NowadaystheGamesareheldindifferentcountriesinturn.Thehostcountryprovidesvastfacilities,suchasstadiumsandlivingaccommodation.Manymoresportsarerepresented,includingtheverycelebratedevent,themarathonraces.TheOlympicsstartwiththearrivalinthestadiumofatorch,lightedonMountOlympicsbythesun'srays.Thetorchiscarriedbyasuccessionofrunnerstothestadium.TheOlympicflamesymbolizesthecontinuationoftheancientGreekathleticidealsanditburnsthroughouttheGamesuntiltheclosingceremony.Thewell-knownOlympicflag,however,isamodernconception.Thefiveinterlockingringssymbolizetheunitingofallfivecontinents,participatingintheGames.

ListeningComprehension

I.Statements

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshortstatements.Thesestatementswillbespokenonlyonce,andyouwillnotfindthemwrittenonthepaper;soyoumustlistencarefully.Whenyouhearastatement,readtheanswerchoicesanddecidewhichoneisclosestinmeaningtothestatementyouhaveheard.TheywritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechosenisthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSEERBOOKLET.

SentenceNo.1

Dianaisworkingasasalespersonforaninsurancecompanythissummer.Itisatoughjob,andshegetstobeoutdoorsfromtimetotime,butthepayisdecent

SentenceNo.2

Pleasedon'tgetannoyedoverwhatIsaidnow;I'mjustworriedaboutthedelay.InnowaydoIblameyouforwhathappened.Youhavetriedyourbest.

SentenceNo.3

Mrs.Greencalledtheafter-salesserviceagencyandhadheralmostnewrefrigeratorrepairedforfreebecauseit'sstillunderwarrantee.

SentenceNo.4

Georgeisatruepal;heisreadytoofferanykindofassistancewheneveryouareinneed.Friendslikehimarefewandfarbetween!

SentenceNo.5

Unlessthewholeproductioncostcouldbereducedtoareasonablelimit,thecompanywouldhavetodoubleitsbudgetbynextyear.

SentenceNo.6

IfthegoodscouldnotarriveintimefortheChristmasrush,goodqualityandcompetitivepricewouldmeannothingatall.

SentenceNo.7

Well,Iamsurewecanworksomethingout,butit'salmostdinnertime.MayIsuggestthatwecomebacktomorrow,say9o'clocktocontinuethetalk?

SentenceNo.8

Ifourproductsaretocompeteontheinternationalmarket,advancedtechnologyisakeyelement.Thehigherthetechnology,thebettertheproducts,andthegreaterthecompetitiveness.

SentenceNo.9

ThefactthatMr.ParkinsonisahighrankingCEOdoesn'tmeanthathecanadviceyouaboutfinanceandinvestmentquestions.

SentenceNo.10

Inthiscounty,thetotalnumberofpeopleover65yearsoldis23milliontoday,butitwillswellto45millionbytheyear2020.

Ⅱ.TalksandConversations

Directions:

Inthispartofthetest,youwillhearseveralshorttalksandconversations.Aftereachofthese,youwillhearafewquestions.Listencarefully,becauseyouwillhearthetalkorconversationandquestionsonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefouranswerchoicesandchoosethebestanswertothatquestion.ThenwritetheletteroftheansweryouhavechoseninthecorrespondingspaceinyourANSWERBOOKLET.

Q11-14

Now,youarelookingforaflatinthisarea,correct?

Yeah,that'sright.

And,howmuchareyoupreparedtopay?

Well,IcanpayuptosixhundredpoundsamonthifIhaveto.

Well,therearesomeveryreasonableapartmentsforaroundfivehundredpounds.

Arethere?

Itdependsonthesize,ofcourse.Wehaveflatsthatcan'tberentedforonlyfourhundredpoundsamonth.Whatsizedidyouhaveinmind?

Imeanhowmanybedrooms?

Howmuchspace,ect.,doyouneed?

Weneedatleastthreebedrooms,aswehavetwochildrenandmymother-in-lawliveswithus.Sheisawidownowandcan'tstandlivingalone,youknow.

Well,I'vegotjusttheplaceforyou,aniceflatnearStationStreet.

Oh,yes,IknowStationStreetquitewell.It'sveryconvenientfortransportationandshopping.

It'shandytoalmosteverything.Verygoodpositionindeed.

Now,howbigisthishouse?

Howmanyroomsarethere?

Therearesevenincludingthebathroom.

Soundslikethereisplentyofroom,allright?

Butjustaminute,howmuchistherent?

Andthat'sthebestpart.It'sonlyfourhundredandfiftypoundsamonth.Wouldyoulikemetorunyouaround.

Whynot?

SoundslikejustwhatI'mlookingfor.

Yeah,couldbeyourluckyday.

Questions：

11.Howmuchisthemangoingtopayfortheflat?

12.WhatdoesthemanknowabouttheStationStreet?

13.Whydoesthemanneedaflatwiththreebedrooms?

14.Accordingtothewoman,whatisthebestpartoftheflatatissue?

Q15-18

Willyouenjoyacupoforangejuiceeverymorning?

Myadviceispleasemakesurethatyoudoso.Orangejuiceisanintegralpartofahealthydiet.Todaytheflavoroforangeistheworld'sthirdfavoriteflavornexttochocolateandvanilla.Asacommonkindoffruits,theorangehasadditionalnutritionalcontentsthanothercitrusfruits.ThemajornutritionalcontentinorangesisvitaminC.Asawhole,thevitaminCcontentinorangefruitscankeepyourimmunesystemstrongandhealthy.Anothernutritionalcontentinorangesiscalcium.Itcanensurestrongteethandbone.Calciumalsosupportstomaintainahealthybloodpressurelevel.Calciuminorangesalsoassistsforahealthymusclefunction.Thehealthbenefitsoftheorangeneverendhere.Adailyglassoforangejuicecanhelppreventtherecurrenceofkidneystones,betterthatothercitrusfruitjuices,suchaslemonade.Thefiberintheorangereduceshighcholesterollevelinthebody.Thenaturalfoodsugar,fructoseintheorangecontrolstherisingbloodsugarlevelsafterameal.Sonexttimeyougotoasupermarketordineinarestaurant,makesurethatyoubuyandhavethatdeliciousfoodasapartofyoureverydaydiet.

Questions:

15.Whatisthemainideaofthistalk?

16.Accordingtothetalk,whichofthefollowingistheworld'sfirstfavoriteflavor?

17.WhatisgoodaboutvitaminCintheorange?

18.Whichofthefollowingassistsforahealthymusclefunction?

Q19－22

George,asauniversitystudent,you'vebeenhereforalmostayear.Doyoumissyourhomecookingalot?

OrareyougettingusedtoourEnglishfood?

OhtherearequitealotofdishesImissverymuchindeed.Youseeinmycountrywehaveamuchgreatervarietyofdishes,butImustsayEnglishfoodismuchbetterthanIthoughtitwasgoingtobe.

Really,whatareyourfavoriteEnglishdishes?

Well,firstofallIthinkthequalityofyourfoodisexcellent.Yourdairyproductsaresofreshandyourmeatisusuallysotender.Forexample,thestrawberryyoghurtandporkribchop.Andthereissomuchtochoosefrom（in）theshops.

Yes,butwhatEnglishdishesdoyouparticularlylike?

Ordon'tyoulikeanyofthem?

Well,I'malittletiredofyourfishingchips,androastbeefandYorkshirepuddingisonlygoodwhenproperlycookedathome.Idon'tlikethewayyoucookyourvegetables,either.And...

Soyoudon'treallylikeanyofourfood,doyou?

Oh,no.Ididn'tsaythat.

Well.

I'mveryfondofthesteakandkidneypuddingyoumake.AndIlikeyourapplepies.Youknow,allthehome-madestuff.

It'sveryniceofyoutosayso.

AndIthinkyourcookedbreakfastsaresimplymarvelous.NothinglikethemwhereIcomefrom.

Questions:

Question19Whatisthemandoingatthemoment?

Question20WhatdoesthemanthinkoftheEnglishfood?

Question21Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueabouttheman?

Question22Accordingtotheman,whydoeshelikethesteakandkidneypuddingsomuch?

Q23-26

Moreoftenthannot,I'vebeenaskedbymystudentsthisquestion:

howcanIimprovemylisteningskills?

Letmefirstciteaverycommoninstanceofpoorlisteningatthisschool.Youdon'tknowhowithappened.Youknowyouwerepayingattentionwhenyourhistoryclassstarted.Butsomewherealongthewayyoureyesglazedoverandtheteacher'svoicebecameadullhuminthebackgroundofyourmind.Whenyoufinallyshookyourselfoutofyourtrends,hewasaskingyouaquestion,"SowhathappenedatHastingsintheyearof1066?

"Onceagain,poorlisteninghasyouinhotwater.Aslisteners,wetendtothinkthattheresponsibilityforasuccessfulco