1、广东省高考英语听说模拟考试试题04Part A: Read aloudThe first skyscrapers were built in the United States. As early as the 1880s, two new technical developments made these taller buildings possible. One development was the mechanical elevator. It meant that people would not have to climb many steps to reach the uppe
2、r floors of tall buildings. Elevators could carry them quickly to the top floors.The development of steel also helped make taller buildings possible. Walls of stones, concrete and other materials had supported earlier buildings. But such walls were too heavy for a truly tall building. Pieces of stee
3、l, however, could help form a strong skeleton for a tall building. The steel frame was strong enough to support the building. Walls could be made of glass or other thin materials. Today, most skyscrapers have steel frames with glass or metal walls connected to them.Part B: Role Play情节介绍:角色:你是Sally。(
4、1)向John询问 “magnificent town residence”的情况;(2)根据谈话内容回答问题。1. Now please listen to the speakers.John: Hi, darling.Sally: Hello, John. Well, did you see the “magnificent town residence”?John: Yes.Sally: So whats it like?John: Well, first of all its four miles out of the town centre.Sally: Oh, no! 2. Now
5、 please ask the speaker three questions.1) 中文呈现: 房子里有多少个房间?学生提问:How many rooms are there in the house? How many rooms does the house consist of?录音回答:Three bedrooms: one quite big, one smallish, and one that would be OK for the cat. The luxury bathroom doesnt have a shower, and the downstairs cloakro
6、om is at the end of the garden at the end of the jungle, I should say. The sitting and dinning room are both pretty small. 2) 中文呈现:能在厨房里面吃早餐吗? 学生提问:Is the kitchen big enough to have breakfast in? Can we/the family have breakfast in the kitchen? 录音回答:Oh, yes. Easily. If you sit on the fridge and put
7、your feet out of the window, theres plenty of room. 3) 中文呈现: 车库有多大?学生提问:How big is the garage? Whats the size of the garage?录音回答:Fine for a bicycle. A bicycle, mind. Not two bicycles. And theres oil-fired central heating, which doesnt work. And the walls and roof are in a very bad state. Apart from
8、that, its fine. 2. Now please answer the speaker five questions.1) 录音问:How many miles is the house out of the town center? 学生答:Four miles. It is four miles out of the town center. The house is four miles out of the town center.2) 录音问:What are the three bedrooms like? 学生答: One is quite big, but the o
9、ther two are small. One is quite big, one is small, and another one would be OK for a cat. One is quite big, one is small, and another one is even smaller.3)录音问: Is there a shower in the bathroom? 学生答: No, there isnt. No, there isnt a shower in the bathroom. No, the bathroom doesnt have a shower. 4)
10、 录音问:How many bicycles can you put into the garage?学生答:One. One bicycle. A bicycle. You can put one bicycle into the garage. You can only put a bicycle into the garage.5)录音问:What wrong with the oil-fired central heating? 学生答:It doesnt work. The oil-fired central heating doesnt work. It is broken. Th
11、e oil-fired central heating was broken. It cant work. The oil-fired central heating cant work.Part C: Retelling 梗概:Betty第一天上班,由于交通拥挤,她迟到了。她到达办公室时,她的老板(Mr. Crump)正生气地训斥他的员工。原来,当天他碰巧比以往早到办公室,却发现没有一个员工在干活。关键词:第一天上班 start work at an office拥挤 dense迟到了几分钟 a few minutes late到达 arrive at生气地训斥 speak to in an
12、 angry voice碰巧 happen toIt was Monday morning. Betty left home early that day because she was going to start work at an office. She was only sixteen and this was her first job. Unfortunately, the traffic was so dense that she was a few minutes late when she arrived at the office.When she entered the
13、 office, she saw Mr. Crump, her boss, speaking to the people in an angry voice. She was very afraid and didnt dare to say anything.Later that day, she found out what had happened. As a rule, Mr. Crump came to the office at about 9:30, because he lived a long way out in the country and came up by tra
14、in every day. That morning, however, he happened to catch an earlier train, and when he arrived at the office, he was greatly annoyed to see that no one was working. All the clerks were standing around, smoking, laughing and telling jokes. 叙述要点:1. Betty left home early and was going to start work at
15、 an office.2. She was only sixteen years old and this was her first job.3. She was a few minutes late because of the dense traffic.4. Her boss was speaking to the people angrily.5. She was very afraid and didnt dare to say anything.6. She found out what had happened later that day.7. Her boss usuall
16、y came to the office at about 9:30.8. But he arrived at the office earlier than usual that morning.9. He was annoyed to see that no one was working.10. All the clerks were standing around, smoking, laughing and telling jokes.参考范文:Betty left home early and was going to start work at an office on Mond
17、ay morning. She was only sixteen years old and this was her first job. But unfortunately, she was a few minutes late because of the dense traffic. When she arrived at the office, she saw her boss was speaking to the clerks angrily. She was very afraid and didnt dare to say anything. Later that day,
18、she found out what had happened. Her boss usually came to the office at about 9:30 a.m because he lived far from the office. However, he arrived at the office earlier than usual that morning. He saw all the clerks were standing around, smoking, laughing and telling jokes. He was greatly annoyed to see that no one was working.