2015广东高考英语听说考试真题下载

Part A Reading Aloud（模仿朗读）

Today, /Mars is a frozen world. /The average temperature here is lower /than at the Earth’s South Pole. /But long ago, /when water may have flowed here, /it must have been warmer. /We don’t know why Mars turned so cold, /but perhaps it could be made to change once again. /Could future generations somehow transform Mars, /into an Earthlike world where people could live? /What would life be like on Mars? /Perhaps we could build farms and cities. /Or perhaps we will leave Mars /as we found it. /Those decisions will be made by our descendants.

Part B Role Play（角色扮演）

In this part, you arerequired to act as a role and complete three communicative tasks: listen to aspeaker, ask the speaker three questions and then answer five questions.

下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。

Q1: 你做过这个话题的研究吗？

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Q2: 人们一般做些什么来减少压力呢？

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Q3: 为什么压力可以是正能量呢？

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下面用英语回答五个问题。每小题有10秒钟的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始回答。

Q1:Listen to question 1.

A1:______________________(10”)

Q2:Listen to question 2.

A2:______________________(10”)

Q3:Listen to question 3.

A3:______________________(10”)

Q4:Listen to question 4.

A4:______________________(10”)

Q5:Listen to question 5.

A5:______________________(10”)

Part C Retelling（故事复述）

In this part, you are requiredto listen to a monologue and then retell it based on what you have heard.

Now please get ready. Whenyou hear a beep, begin to retell it. (120”)

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Part B

三问部分：

1.考生问： Have youever done any research on this topic?

电脑答：Yes. Ihave been reading some books and articles looking for the academic support forthis topic. At the same time, I’ve also done some surveys asking people fortheir own ways of dealing with stress.

2.考生问： What dopeople usually do to reduce stress?

电脑答：Accordingto my research, people prefer to relax on weekends, do something fun, forgetabout the problems and worries for a moment to refresh their minds. Actually,the simplest way is to think positively. What surprises me is that stress cangive us positive energy if we deal with it wisely.

3.考生问： Why canstress become positive energy?

电脑答：That’sbecause stress makes you take action. Take myself for example, I am now undergreat pressure because of exams. So I need to work extremely hard to pass. Ifthe exam week were not approaching, I would not make effort to learn what needsto be learned. 

五答

1.电脑问：Why does Tom look tired?

考生答：Because it’s the exam week andhe has been staying up all night studying.

2.电脑问：How many pages should Tom write for the report?

考生答：Ten pages.

3.电脑问：What are Tom’s surveys about?

考生答：It’s about how to deal withstress.

4.电脑问：What is the simplest way to reduce stress?

考生答：It is to think positively.

5.电脑问：How does Tom prove that stress can give positive energy?

考生答：If the exam week were notapproaching,he would not make an effort to learn what needs to be learned.

Part C

复述要点

1.Tom’s band earned their living byplaying music on the street.

2.Some wanted to give up because theycouldn’t make much money.

3.Tom insisted that they should continueto play for those who enjoyed their music.

4 The whole band was persuaded and theydecided to perform at their best.

5.At a cold winter night,very few peoplecame,but they were happy that some people did enjoy the show.

6.When everybody left,a boy came and gavethem a note.

7.The band was surprised to see the note,because nobody had ever done it before.

8.The note was from a manager of a famousmusic company.

9.The band was invited to his officetomorrow morning.

10.From that night on,their life waschanged.

Part A Reading Aloud

In this part, you are required to watch a video clip and read after the speaker inthe video.

In the 1960s,/a group of researchers came here to study dolphins./Inspired by new discoveries about the animal mind,/the researchers believed/they could,/for the first time,/communicate with another species,/by teaching dolphins/to speak./And so,/Margaret’s extraordinary experiment began./Over the coming months,/she would live with Peter in the Dolphin House/almost fulltime./Margaret would immerse him completely in her world/to try to teach him English,/like a mother teaching a child to speak./After months of living with Peter,/the experiment was over./It was time for Margaret to say goodbye.

Part B Role Play

下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。

1.什么是改变坏情绪最有用的方法？

2.音乐有助于改变坏情绪吗？

3.颜色怎样影响我们的情绪？

下面用英语回答五个问题。每小题有10秒钟的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始回答。

Now please get ready to answer five questions.You are allowed ten seconds to prepare the answer.When you hear a beep，begin to answer the question.

1.现在请准备回答第一个问题。

Please get ready to answer the first question.

2.现在请准备回答第二个问题。

Please get ready to answer the second question.

3.现在请准备回答第三个问题。

Please get ready to answer the third question.

4.现在请准备回答第四个问题。

Please get ready to answer the fourth question.

5.现在请准备回答第五个问题。

Please get ready to answer the fifth question.

Part C Retelling

In this part, you are required to listen to a monologue and then retell it based on what you have heard.

Now please get ready. When you hear a beep, begin toretell it. (120”)

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【答案及录音文本】

10.Tom decided to tell his parents thetruth.

Part A Reading Aloud

In this part, you are required to watch a video clip and read after the speaker inthe video.

60 years ago,/India threw off the chains of the British Empire,/and became a free nation./As the brief heyday of the West draws to a close,/one of the greatest players in history is rising again./India has seen the ebb and flow of huge events/since the beginning of history./In the tale of life on Earth,/the human story is brief./A few hundred generations cover humanity’s attempts/to create order,beauty and happiness/on the face of the earth./Only India has preserved the unbroken thread of the human story/that binds us all.

Part B Role Play

In this part, you are required to act as a role and complete three communicative tasks: listen to a speaker, ask the speaker three questions and then answer five questions.

下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。

Now please ask the speaker three questions.You have twenty seconds to prepare the question.When you hear a beep，begin to ask the question.

1.对你来说最大的挑战是什么？

2.你认为每个人都可以被培训成好老师吗？

3.好老师有什么特点？

下面用英语回答五个问题。每小题有10秒钟的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始回答。

Now please get ready to answer five questions.You are allowed ten seconds to prepare the answer.When you hear a beep，begin to answer the question.

1.现在请准备回答第一个问题。

Please get ready to answer the first question.

2.现在请准备回答第二个问题。

Please get ready to answer the second question.

3.现在请准备回答第三个问题。

Please get ready to answer the third question.

4.现在请准备回答第四个问题。

Please get ready to answer the fourth question.

5.现在请准备回答第五个问题。

Please get ready to answer the fifth question.

Part C Retelling

In this part, you are required to listen to a monologue and then retell it based on what you have heard.

Now please get ready. When you hear a beep, begin to retell it. (120”)

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【答案及录音文本】

Part B Role Play(角色扮演)

视频

W：Good afternoon,Mr.Brown.Welcome to our program.

M：It’s my pleasure.I finished my science class just a few minutesago.

W：How do you feel like at the end of a teaching day?

M：Well,usually,I’m very burn out,pretty tired.

W：But at the same time excited and satisfied?

M：I think it depends.You have good days and bad days.There are somedays when you feel things have gone particularly well.And you are just flyinghigh.But sometimes,you are just frustrated and not achieving anything.

三问

1.考生问：What isthe biggest challenge to you?/What is the greatest challenge to you?/What isthe biggest challenge for you?/What is the greatest challenge for you?

电脑答：Oh,thereare too many students and sometimes I don’t have enough time and energy to takecare of every student.Usually I pay most of my attention to the students whomake trouble.And I give much less attention to the silent and bright ones.That’s discouraging and it makes me feel that I’m not a good teacher.

2.考生问：Do youthink that everyone can be trained to be a good teacher?/Do you think thateveryone can be trained to become a good teacher?/Do you think everyone can betrained as a good teacher?/Can everyone be trained to be a good teacher?/Caneveryone be trained to become a good teacher?

电脑答：Well,Ithink people can learn teaching skills and technics in some teacher trainingcourses.But you need some gifts to be a really good teacher.Some people arejust born with those characteristics for an excellent teacher.

3.考生问：Whatcharacteristics do good teachers have?/What features do good teachers have?

电脑答：Usuallythey are outgoing,full of passion and sensitive to others’needs.They need tobe patient since the students might bother them frequently.It demands muchtolerance.Well,I’m afraid I don’t have much patience sometimes.

五答

1.电脑问：What class did Mr.Brown finish when you saw him?

考生答：Scienceclass.

2.电脑问：How does Mr.Brown often feel at the end of a teaching day?

考生答：Burn outand pretty tired./Very tired./Worn out and very tired./Exhausted.

3.电脑问：What kind of students gets most of Mr.Brown’s attention?

考生答：Thestudents who make trouble.

4.电脑问：What can people learn in teacher training courses?

考生答：Teachingskills and technics.

5.电脑问：Why do teachers need to be patient?

考生答：Since thestudents might bother them frequently./Since the students might disturb themoften.

Part C Retelling(故事复述)

Mary’s Secret

Mary was a high school student and she had been arriving home very late these few months.Her parents were very worried.But every time they asked her about that,Mary always had different excuses.Her father wanted to find out what happened to her.One day after class,Mary’sfather secretly followed her to a park.Mary sat down and began to paint apicture alone.Her father stood in a distance and watched her painting forhours.“This little girl comes here to paint every day.I think she lovespainting,”the cleaner there told him.Her father felt sorry,because he hadnever tried to understand what his daughter really liked.He and his wifeconsidered painting a waste of time and never supported Mary’s idea of going toart school.They thought Mary should focus more on her studies,especiallyscience.Because they only wanted to make her a doctor or an engineer.Now herealized what Mary really liked.The father was moved by Mary’s determinationand changed his mind.He left the park alone and decided to have a good talkwith his wife that night.

复述要点

1.Mary had been arriving home late thesefew months.

2.Her parents were very worried.

3.Her father wanted to find out whathappened.

4.Mary’s father followed her to a park.

5.Mary sat down and began to paint apicture.

6.Her father stood in a distance andwatched her painting for hours.

7.The cleaner there told him that Marycame here to paint every day.

8.Her father felt sorry,because he hadnever tried to understand what Mary really liked.

9.Her father was moved by Mary and changedhis mind.

10.He decided to have a good talk with hiswife that night.

Part A Reading Aloud

In this part, you are required to watch a video clip and read after the speaker in the video.

Two out of three of us now feed wild birds in our gardens,/spending over 150 million pounds a year in the process./Yet a century ago,/most of us did not even have gardens./We took little interest in the welfare of our feathered neighbors,/and were more likely to eat a blackbird/than feed it./And the very concept of garden birds was meaningless./The term hadn’t even been invented./Garden birds are creatures of our making./And by watching and feeding them,/we’ve come to know them intimately./And we’ve drawn them deeper into our lives/than any other group of birds.

Part B Role Play

In this part, you are required to act as a role and complete three communicative tasks: listen to a speaker, ask the speaker three questions and then answer five questions.

下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。

Now please ask the speaker three questions.You have twenty seconds to prepare the question.When you hear a beep，begin to ask the question.

1.两者之间的区别是什么？

2.我需要参加每一次的活动吗？

3.我怎样才能加入这个协会呢？

下面用英语回答五个问题。每小题有10秒钟的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始回答。

Now please get ready to answer five questions.You are allowed ten seconds to prepare the answer.When you hear a beep，begin to answer the question.

1.现在请准备回答第一个问题。

Please get ready to answer the first question.

2.现在请准备回答第二个问题。

Please get ready to answer the second question.

3.现在请准备回答第三个问题。

Please get ready to answer the third question.

4.现在请准备回答第四个问题。

Please get ready to answer the fourth question.

5.现在请准备回答第五个问题。

Please get ready to answer the fifth question.

Part C Retelling

In this part, you are required to listen to a monologue and then retell it based on what you have heard.

Now please get ready. When you hear a beep, begin to retell it. (120”)

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【答案及录音文本】

Part B Role Play(角色扮演)

视频

W：Hi,Tom.Do you have any plans for the coming weekend?

M：Why do you ask?

W：There is a book fair in the school this weekend.Do you want to gothere with me?

M：I’m afraid I can’t.

W：Are you busy preparing for the final exam?

M：No.I’m going to an elder’s home with members of the volunteerclub.Would you like to join us?

W：I’m afraid I don’t have the time.I just quit the job in theStudent Union.I don’t want to be so busy.

M：Our volunteer work won’t take you much time.Come on!You won’tregret it.It’s different form the Student Union.

三问

1.考生问：What arethe differences between the two?

电脑答：Our clubonly has activities on weekends.We usually do something for local community.Isn’t that great?You will enjoy it.You can also learn a lot in this club,such as organizing activities and cooperating with your group members.

2.考生问：Do I haveto take part in every activity?/Do I have to join in every activity?

电脑答：No,youdon’t have to.We’ve got a variety of activities,and you can choose those thatsuit you.For example,you major in medical care,so you can go and help thepeople in need of your professional knowledge.This can also provide some workexperience for your future career.

3.考生问：How can Ijoin the club?/What can I do to enter the club?/How can I become a member?

电脑答：Oh,it’ssimple.You just need to fill out an application form with all the basicinformation,such as age,hobbies,what you major in and what you are good at.Remember to take a photo with you because the club will make a member card foryou.

五答

1.电脑问：What is Tom going to do this weekend?

考生答：He is going to an elder’s homewith members of the volunteer club.

2.电脑问：Why did you quit the job in the Student Union?

考生答：I don’t want to be so busy.

3.电脑问：What will people learn from the volunteer activities?

考生答：They can learn a lot in thisclub,such as organizing activities and cooperating with your group members.

4.电脑问：How can volunteer activities be helpful to your future career?

考生答：The activities can provide somework experience for your future career.

5.电脑问：What is the photo for?

考生答：It’s for making a member card.

Part C Retelling(故事复述)

A Christmas Gift

It was a rainy and cold Christmas eve.Tomwas having dinner near the comer in a small restaurant.The door slowly openedand Tom noticed an old woman enter.She was carrying a basket of flowers in herhands.She was in rags and looked very tired.Walking along slowly from tableto table,she asked if anyone needed flowers for one dollar each.But all thecustomers were enjoying their dinner and no one bothered to buy any flowersfrom her.Feeling a bit disappointed,she walked to the corner and sat down atthe empty table next to Tom.She felt in her pocket,but found only a fewcoins.So she ordered a bowl of soup.She looked at her flowers and said toherself,“Ah,I haven’t sold any flowers for the whole day!”On hearing this,Tom turned around and looked at her.He stood up and walked to her.“MerryChristmas,Madam!”he said,picking out two flowers and then handing theold woman a fiftydollar note.“Twodollars,sir.But I don’t have enough change,”she said.“No,Madam,”said Tom,“this is a Christmas gift for you!”

复述要点

1.Tom was having dinner in a smallrestaurant.

2.Tom noticed an old woman enter.

3.The old woman was carrying a basket offlowers.

4.She was in rags and looked tired.

5.She walked along from table to table tosell flowers.

6.No one bothered to buy any flowers fromher.

7.She felt disappointed and sat down atthe table next to Tom.

8.She ordered a bowl of soup because shefound only a few coins.

9.She hadn’t sold any flowers for thewhole day.

10.Tom picked out two flowers and gave hera fiftydollar note as a Christmas gift.

Part A Reading Aloud

In this part, you are required to watch a video clip and read after the speaker in the video.

The winds that bring the rain /move in a northsouth cycle up and down the continent. /The wet seasons bring downpours, /but not to everywhere at once. /These isolated rains mean that some animals have to run for thousands of miles /in search of freshly grown grass. /Grass, /unlike other plants, /grows from its roots instead of the tip. /It means it can be almost constantly cropped /— a neverending supply of food. /And as grass makes up over 50% of an elephant’s diet, /it’s in their own interests to clear the trees and maintain space for grass to grow.

Part B Role Play

In this part, you are required to act as a role and complete three communicative tasks: listen to a speaker, ask the speaker three questions and then answer five questions.

下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。
Now please ask the speaker three questions.You have twenty seconds to prepare the question.When you hear a beep，begin to ask the question.

1.你的家乡离这里远吗？

2.回家乡的路上给你印象最深刻的是什么？

3.你现在更喜欢在哪儿过春节呢？

下面用英语回答五个问题。每小题有10秒钟的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始回答。

Now please get ready to answer five questions.You are allowed ten seconds to prepare the answer.When you hear a beep，begin to answer the question.

1.现在请准备回答第一个问题。

Please get ready to answer the first question.

2.现在请准备回答第二个问题。

Please get ready to answer the second question.

3.现在请准备回答第三个问题。

Please get ready to answer the third question.

4.现在请准备回答第四个问题。

Please get ready to answer the fourth question.

5.现在请准备回答第五个问题。

Please get ready to answer the fifth question.

Part C Retelling

In this part, you are required to listen to a monologue and then retell it based on what you have heard.

Now please get ready. When you hear a beep, begin to retell it. (120”)

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【答案及录音文本】

Part B Role Play(角色扮演)

视频

W：Happy New Year,Tom!I heard that you went back to your hometown inthe countryside for the Spring Festival this year.

M：Yes,my family and I went there together.It has been 13 yearssince we were back last time.

W：How was it?

M：It was great!I felt like I had a real Spring Festival.People litfireworks in the countryside.It was so beautiful.

W：Haven’t you seen fireworks before?

M：Well,I’ve seen it only for an official ceremony in big cities.Fireworks are not allowed in the city for safety reasons.But in my homevillage,every household can light fireworks.It was much more fun for peopleduring the festival.

三问

1.考生问：Is yourhometown far from here?

电脑答：Yes,wespent twelve hours on the train to get to the capital city of our homeprovince.Then we took the bus to our home village.It was a four hour ride.We were very tired when we finally arrived there.

2.考生问：Whatimpressed you most on the way to your hometown?/What impressed you best on theway to your hometown?/What gave you the deepest impression on the way to yourhometown?/What was the most impressive thing on your way to your hometown?

电脑答：I wasamazed at the scene of millions of families traveling thousands of miles for afamily reunion.Most of the people were very happy,no matter how tired theywere.That was so touching.This trip changed my ideas on family andtradition.

3.考生问：Where doyou prefer to spend the Spring Festival?/Where do you like more to spend theSpring Festival?

电脑答：I didn’tfeel much about the Spring Festival before.There was nothing unusual.But nowI love the Spring Festival.Anywhere can be good to me as long as the familyget together.That is the meaning of the Spring Festival to me.

五答

1.电脑问：When did Tom go back to his hometown last time?

考生答：13 yearsago.

2.电脑问：Why are fireworks not allowed in the city?

考生答：Forsafety reasons./Because of safety reasons.

3.电脑问：How did Tom go back to his hometown?

考生答：By trainand by bus.

4.电脑问：What change did the trip bring to Tom?

考生答：Familyand tradition.

5.电脑问：What does the Spring Festival mean to Tom?

考生答：Anywherecan be good as long as the family get together.

Part C Retelling(故事复述)

A Promise of a Child

It was the 60th birthday of Tom’s father.Long before that day,Tom had decided to hold a special birthday party for him.He had secretly sent invitations to his father’s best friends.Early thatmorning,Tom and his wife carefully arranged everything for the party.Theymade a birthday cake and cooked delicious dishes.After all the guests arrived,Tom brought out the beautifully decorated cake,and walked to his father,

“Happy birthday,Dad.”All the people inthe house sang the birthday song cheerfully.The father started to cut thecake,and then suddenly stopped—something hard was in the cake.It was a key.Tom said to his father,“Dad,let’s go into the garage.”In the garage therewas a shining new car.His father was so excited and could not believe hiseyes.“Oh,my goodness!That’s my dream car.”Tom hugged his father and said,“Happy birthday,Dad.When I was 8,I promised I would buy you a car on your60th birthday.Do you still remember?”The father got into the driver seat andsaid,“Thank you,my son.You won’t kid me.”

复述要点

1.It was the 60th birthday of Tom’sfather.

2.Tom had decided to hold a birthday partyfor him.

3.Tom had invited his father’s bestfriends.

4.Tom and his wife arranged everything forthe party.

5.Tom brought out the cake.

6.All the people sang the birthday song.

7.The father found a key in the cake.

8.Tom asked his father to go into thegarage.

9.His father was excited to see a shiningnew car.

10.Tom promised he would buy his father acar when he was a child.

Part A Reading Aloud

In this part, you are required to watch a video clip and read after the speaker in the video.

Out of all of Britain’s cities,/there’s one that stands alone,/London./But how London came to look the way it does/can also be seen from above./Because 60 years ago,/the Royal Air Force photographed the whole of London/from end to end,/and left us a unique record of a city torn apart by war./Now exactly the same process is being prepared./And by directly comparing London then with London now,/we can tell the story/of the greatest transformation in the city’s history./It’s a transformation that continues faster now/than at any time since the war.

Part B Role Play

In this part, you are required to act as a role and complete three communicative tasks: listen to a speaker, ask the speaker three questions and then answer five questions.

下面请用英语提出三个问题。每个问题有20秒的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始提问。
Now please ask the speaker three questions.You have twenty seconds to prepare the question.When you hear a beep，begin to ask the question.
1.你怎么看待穿校服？

2.穿同样的衣服不烦吗？

3.你小时候穿校服吗？

下面用英语回答五个问题。每小题有10秒钟的准备时间。当你听见“滴”声时，开始回答。

Now please get ready to answer five questions.You are allowed ten seconds to prepare the answer.When you hear a beep，begin to answer the question.

1.现在请准备回答第一个问题。

Please get ready to answer the first question.

2.现在请准备回答第二个问题。

Please get ready to answer the second question.

3.现在请准备回答第三个问题。

Please get ready to answer the third question.

4.现在请准备回答第四个问题。

Please get ready to answer the fourth question.

5.现在请准备回答第五个问题。

Please get ready to answer the fifth question.

Part C Retelling

In this part, you are required to listen to a monologue and then retell it based on what you have heard.

Now please get ready. When you hear a beep, begin to retell it. (120”)

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【答案及录音文本】

Part B Role Play(角色扮演)

视频

W：Good morning,Dr.Brown.Are you just back from class?

M：Yes,I just had a history class.

W：Can you spare me a few minutes?I’d like to ask you a fewquestions.

M：Go ahead,please.

W：I’m writing a report for the school newspaper.And I’m collecting people’s opinions on wearing school uniforms.

M：Oh,that’s interesting.I think people will give you very different thoughts about it.

三问

1.考生问：How doyou think about wearing school uniforms?/What do you think of wearing school uniforms?/What’s your opinion about wearing school uniforms?

电脑答：Well,basically I think it is a good idea.Wearing the same clothes,students feel equal.It also saves time.Because when students wake up in the morning,they don’t have to think about what to wear for that day.They can have more time in bed maybe.And for their parents,it saves them a lot of money.

2.考生问：Isn’t itboring to wear the same clothes?/Isn’t wearing the same clothes boring?/Don’tyou feel bored to wear the same clothes?

电脑答：To somedegree,it is boring,and makes children dull.Some people even say thatchildren can learn to make choices and decisions if they have the freedom to decide what to wear.

3.考生问：Did you wear school uniforms when you were young?/Did you wear school uniforms when you were a kid?/Did you wear school uniforms when you were a child?

电脑答：Yes,I was born in Germany,but I went to school in England,and almost all schoolshad uniforms.So for me,it was very normal.When I was in primary school,we had a uniform,and in secondary school,a different uniform.And my brother school also had a uniform.Sometimes,we did get bored.But I think overall,it saved us time in the morning.

五答

1.电脑问：What class did Dr.Brown just have?

考生答：History class.

2.电脑问：What is your report about?

考生答：Wearing school uniforms.

3.电脑问：What is the advantage of wearing school uniforms for parents?

考生答：It saves them a lot of money.

4.电脑问：What can children learn by choosing what to wear every day?

考生答：To make choices and decisions.

5.电脑问：Where did Dr.Brown go to school?

考生答：In England.

Part C Retelling(故事复述)

An Unexpected Discovery

One Sunday morning,Tom,a young chemistryprofessor,was waiting for his coffee in the college restaurant.A few minutes later,Mary,a young waitress,came to him with the cup of coffee he ordered,but spilled some coffee on his new jacket.The coffee stain left on the jacket seemed impossible to wash off.Mary felt so sorry.But Tom smiled at her and said it was alright.Mary asked Tom to leave the jacket with her,and said shewould return it to him very soon.The next day,the jacket was sent back toTom’s office.To his surprise,the coffee stain had disappeared.He had been working on a new powerful washing powder for years,but he couldn’t make it.So he went to the restaurant again,and asked Mary how she did it.Mary pointed to some purple flowers outside the restaurant window and said that it was a specialmethod passed on from her grandma.Tom thanked Mary and picked up a purpleflower.He took it to his lab to study.Later he found that it was the very natural element that he had been searching for.

复述要点

1.Tom was waiting for his coffee in the college restaurant.

2.Mary spilled some coffee on his new jacket.

3.The coffee stain seemed impossible towash off.

4.Mary asked Tom to leave the jacket withher.

5.The jacket was sent back to Tom’s officeand the coffee stain had disappeared.

6.He had been working on a new powerfulwashing powder.

7.He went to the restaurant to ask Maryhow she did it.

8.Mary said that it was a special method passed on from her grandma.

9.Tom picked up a purple flower to study.

10.He found that it was the element that he had been searching for.