2017广东高考英语听说考试E试题及其参考答案

Part A Reading Aloud

As the weather warms, water courses through every tree and it picks up sugar stored in the wood. This liquid energy is the life force of the entire forest. The spring sunshine warms the land and the sugar surges faster, fuelling the growth of nutrient-rich buds. These tiny packages contain everything needed to build a leaf. But from this point on, the buds race to open before they can be attacked. Gradually the first flush of green spreads across the forest. But it will be a few weeks before the leaves are fully expanded and they will need a constant supply of sugary sap from under the bark.

Part B Role Play

视频对话

W: Good morning, Dr. Brown. 

M: Good morning, Mary. 

W: You know what? I went to your lecture yesterday. 

M: How did you like it? 

W: It was really great. I learnt a lot. 

M: Thank you. It’s part of the book that I’m going to publish. 

W: Can you tell me something more? 

M: It’s about silk history on production, culture, trade and so on. 

W: I’m looking forward to having a copy. 

M: Hopefully it’ll be published in October.

三问部分

1.你什么时候开始对丝绸历史感兴趣的？

（回答：It was in 2002 when I first came to China for a conference as a historian. I happened to attend a lecture about silk history. I learnt a story about a lady in ancient China, who devoted herself to silk production. I was deeply impressed. Then I began to focus on silk history and development.）

2. 中国丝绸如何传播到其他国家？

（回答：Well, the silk trade began in the early years of the second century B.C. A trade road linked China with the outside world. Silk was transported from China to Italy and some other European countries. But silk production had remained a secret for about 3,000 years. In about 300 A.D., a group of Japanese obtained silkworms and they also took 4 Chinese girls back to Japan to teach how to produce silk. ）

3. 丝绸工业的现状是什么？

（回答：The silk industry has been affected by man-made fibers, which are produced at a lower cost and are generally stronger. Silk still ranks first in the high-quality clothing market though it has been largely replaced. ）

五答部分

1.What did you do yesterday?

2. When will Dr. Brown’s book be published?

3. Why did Dr. Brown come to China in 2002?

4. What did the four Chinese girls do in Japan in about 300 A.D.?

5. What are the advantages of man-made fibers?

Part C Retelling

The Worth of Honesty

Mary was a young painter. Recently she was short of money, so she decided to sell some of her paintings. Tom, a rich man, who was particularly fond of Mary’s paintings, heard about this. One day, Tom asked Mary to sell him one of her paintings. Mary asked for 500 dollars for the painting that Tom chose. Tom thought it was a fair price and agreed. He quickly wrote out a check, put it into an envelope and gave the envelope to Mary. Later that day, Mary went to a local bank. She handed the envelope to a clerk. The clerk opened it, read the check and told Mary that it was 5,000 dollars. Mary was surprised at the large amount of money and thought that Tom must have made a mistake. So she hurried back to Tom and told him about the mistake. Hearing this, Tom had a look at the check and thought for a while. Then he replied with a smile, “Yes, I did make a mistake. I wrote 5,000 instead of 500. But please accept the 5,000 dollars because your honesty is worth far more than that.”

参考答案1：

Mary was a young painter. Recently she was short of money and wanted to sell some of her paintings. Tom, who was particularly fond of Mary’s paintings, heard about this. He asked Mary to sell him one of her paintings. Mary asked for 500 dollars for the painting Tom chose. Tom quickly wrote out a check and gave it to Mary. Later that day, Mary went to a local bank and handed the check to a clerk. The clerk told Mary it was a 5,000 dollars’ check. Mary thought Tom must have made a mistake. So she went back to Tom and told him about it. Tom thought for a while and asked Mary to accept the 5,000 dollars because he thought Mary’s honesty was much more valuable.

参考答案2：

Mary was a young painter. She decided to sell some of her paintings because she lacked money recently. Tom liked Mary’s paintings very much. He learnt about the news. So he wanted to buy one of Mary’s paintings. Mary sold him a painting for 500 dollars. Tom paid it with a check. Later that day, Mary went to a local bank to cash the check. She handed the check to the clerk. The clerk told her it was 5,000 dollars. Mary was surprised and knew that Tom had made a mistake. So she hurried back to Tom and told him about the mistake. Tom thought for some time and replied with a smile, “Please accept the 5,000 dollars because your honesty is worth far more than that.”