2010年广东高考英语听力原文

Man struggles upwards; water flows downwards.人往高处走,水往低处流。 Man errs as long as he strives. --Goethe失误是进取的代价。--歌德

M: Thank you so much for all your advice.

听第三段对话，回答第7至第9三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 W: Hi, Mike. Are you going to the barbecue tonight?

M: Maybe.

W: Why maybe? Are you sure?

M: I don’t know. All those people, I won’t know anyone.

W: But that’s the idea. You go to these things to meet new people.

M: But I don’t think barbecue is the best way.

W: Why not?

M: Because it’s just hard to meet friends.

W: Well, I love meeting people in a big group because there are more possibilities.

M: But don’t you think it’s hard to get to know people? Besides, it’s noisy. You can’t always have a great conversation.

W: Then how do you like to meet people?

M: I think small groups are the best way to meet people. I meet the most interesting people in class. I see how they think and talk every day. If I like someone, then we might get together later on.

W: You’re such a serious guy. I met my best friend in the sports club. We came to know we had a lot in common. If you ask me, big parties are the best way to meet people.

M: Well, maybe. Mmm, I should try my chances of the barbecue. I’ll see you tonight, Mary.

听第四段独白，回答第10至第12三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 W: British families started going on holiday to the seaside around the middle of the 19th century.

The invention of the railways made this possible. The first holidaymakers were quite rich and went for their health and education. The seaside was a place to be cured of illness. And doctors recommended bathing in the sea and drinking sea water. At that time ordinary working people had very little time off work. However, in 1871 the government introduced four “Bank Holidays”, that is national holidays. This allowed people to have a day or two out now and then, which gave them a taste for leisure and seaside. At first, they went on day-trips, taking advantage of special trip tickets on the railways. By the 1880s, rising incomes meant that many ordinary workers and their families could have week’s holiday at the seaside. Welfare was reduced and cheap hotels were built for them. Holidaymakers enjoy sitting on the beach, bathing in the sea and eating ice-cream. Cheap entertainment was an offer and holidaymakers went to have fun. Today the English seaside remains popular with more than 18 million holidays taken there each year.

听第五段对话。回答第13至第15三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 W: So, you’re going back to the United States tomorrow.

M: Yes, that’s correct. I’m flying home.

W: I’m afraid of flying, are you?

M: No, flying is fine with me.

W: That’s great. Er, back home, do you fly quite often for your job?

M: No, I go to the work by bus and drive to different business appointments, but sometimes I take the train to go to the business conferences in other cities or things like that.