2008年高考英語聽力廣東卷

2008年高考英語聽力廣東卷LtD2008年高考英語聽力廣東卷聽力原文1.W:Hi,Jack.Iheardthatyouarebackatschoolnow.M:Yes,Susan.Ijuststartedcollegeaftertakingthreeyearsoffafterhighschool.W:Oh,yeah?M:I’mfeelingcompletelyoutofpractice.Idon’tknowhowtohandleit,becausemyformerclassmatesarealreadyseniors,andtheyaregraduatingthisyear.AndI’mjustfirstyearstudentand…Ifeelkindofatthisdisadvantage.W:Really?Well,Idon’tknow.Ikindof/kindadidthesamething.Istartedcollegerightafterhighschool.W:AnyhowbacktoChineseNewYear.Sodoyouknowwhatyearofthisyearis?It’stheyearofthepig.M:Howmanydifferentanimalsdotheyhave?W:Twelve.Twelvedifferentanimals.M:Oh,yeah?W:Yeah,It’sreallyinteresting.Butdoyouknowwhatyear,whatanimalyouare?M:Uh…Idon’tknowwhyIknow.ButIwasbornintheyearoftherooster.W:Oh,Yeah?I’manox.3.

Themarathonisanexcitingeventinanyyearasrunnerspushthemselvestoextremelimitoftheirbodytocompletetheover42kilometerrace.Butduringthe1968MexicoCityOlympic,threerunnersperformedsuchgreatactsthatraceisconsideredatrulyhistoricevent.Oneoftherunners,AbebeBikilafromEthiopia,isfamousforhavingwontheOlympicmarathonsattheRomeandTokyogames.HehopedtowinathirdinMexicoCity.Bikilawasreallystrongashebeganthemarathon.Butatthethirdofthewayintotheracehesuddenlydroppedout.He’dbeensufferingfromapaininhisleftlegandcouldrunnomore.MamoWolde,anotherEthiopianrunnersawBikiladropoutandimmediatelypouredonthespeedasifhewasfillinghisfallenteammate’sshoes.WoldegaveEthiopiaitsthirdmarathonvictory.ButthedramaofthismarathondidnotendwhenWoldecrossedthefinishingline.Alittlemorethananhourlater,wordwaspassedtotheremainingaudiencethatthelastrunnerofmarathonwasarriving.Intothestadium,cameAkhwariofTanzania,hislegwasbloodyandbandaged.Movingwithpainateverystep,hepressedonandfinallygotpassedthefinishingline.Thecrowdcheeredasifthislastrunnerhadbeenthewinner.4.

M:Hey,Lucy.IhaveaquestionI’dliketoaskyou.W:Yes,goahead.M:Well,don’tlaughbutImetthisreallynicewomanfromonlinemusicgroup.Ineedsomeadvice.Yousee,Claudia…W:Ok.Soit’sClaudia,right?M:Yeah,yeah.SheinvitedmetospendtwoweeksinGermany.She’splanningonintroducingmetoherparents.WhatshouldyoudowhenyougreetsomeoneforthefirsttimeinGermany?W:Well,itdependsuponyourrelationshipwiththeperson.Now,speakingofyourgirlfriendClaudia…M:Hey,hey,Ididn’tsayshewasmygirlfriend.W:Oh,OKOK.Now,ifyou’remeetingsomeoneforthefirsttimelikeClaudia’sparents,youshouldmakesureyouarriveontime.M:Ok.Soarriveontime.Whataboutcommongreetings?W:Well,Germansoftenshakehandsandtheyusetheperson’sfamilynameunlesstheyarereallyclosefriends.M:Ok.WhataboutwithClaudia?W:Uh,youcancallherClaudia,shakehandsandwhydon’tyoutakehersomeflowers?5.

Rainforestsarethelungsoftheplanet–storingvastquantitiesofcarbondioxideandproducingasignificantamountoftheworld’soxygen.Rainforestshavetheirownperfectsystemforguaranteeingtheirownsurvival;thetalltreesmakeacoverofbranchesandleaveswhichprotectthemselves,smallerplants,andtheforestanimalsfromheavyrain,dryheatandstrongwinds.

Amazingly,thetreesgrowinsuchawaythattheirleavesandbranches,althoughclosetogether,neveractuallytouchthoseofanothertree.Scientiststhinkthisisadeliberatemethodtopreventthespreadofanytreediseasesandmakelifemoredifficultforleaf-eatinginsects.Tosurviveintheforest,animalsmustclimbfromtreetotree.Thegroundflooroftheforestisnotallcoveredwithleavesandbushes,butiswhereleavesturnintofoodforthetreesandotherforestlife.Theyarenotcalledrainforestsfornothing!Rainforestscanproduce75%oftheirownrain.Atleast80inchesofrainayearisnormal–andinsomeareastheremaybeasmuchas430inchesofrainannually.Thisisrealrain.Injusttwohours,streamscanrisetentotwentyfeet.

6.W:Hello?M:Hello.Isthat8821199?W:Itis.Janespeaking.M:Oh,areyou…ImeanI’dliketospeaktothesecretaryofthereaders’club?W:Yes,speaking.M:Oh,oh.Hello.MynameisDenis.Iaminterestedinjoiningthereaders’club.AndI’dlikesomemoreinformation.Wouldyoumindtellingmehowmuchitcoststojoin?W:Membershipfee,foranadultis￡2.50forayearofcourse.

M:Whatsortofeventsdoyouhave?Imean…W:Well,there’stheclubeveningsforinstanceonceamonth,usuallyWednesdaysfrom8tillabout10.M:Andwheredoyouholdthem?W:Thelocation,it’susuallytheBeachHotel.Doyouknowit?M:Yes,IthinkIdo.Doyouhaveanyotherinterestgroups?Ikindalikethecomputerthing.W:Thereyouarethen.Theclub’sgotacomputergroupthatpracticeseveryFridayafternoon