天津高考英语听力原文

天津高考英语听力原文

‎2012年天津市高考英语试题听力原文 试卷 A Text 1‎ W: I saw George at the hospital today. I wonder if his wife is ill. ‎ M: No, his wife is fine. His daughter just had a baby and he was visiting her.‎ Text 2‎ W: Robert worked as a secretary for three years. Then he became a reporter. After that, he started writing novels full time. ‎ M: I know. And he has been doing nothing else ever since.‎ Text 3‎ W: So, Mr. Smith, where do you see yourself in five years?‎ M: To tell you the truth, I see myself running this company.‎ Text 4‎ M: John is certainly the funniest person in class. He can always make us laugh. ‎ W: Really? I think I still have to get used to his sense of humor.‎ Text 5‎ W: Can you believe Tom from our class acted in the movie I watched last night?‎ M: Are you kidding? You mean Tom? The Tom who couldn’t even remember a line in the play we put on at the arts festival?‎ Text 6‎ M: Maybe it was the fish or meat we ate. ‎ W: Yes, it might have been.‎ M: Or the soup.‎ W: No, it couldn’t have been the soup because I didn’t have any.‎ M: Of course. We sat in the sun for a long time, I suppose it could have been the sun.‎ W: Yes, it might have been. But we’ve got used to sitting in the sun. ‎ M: That’s true. Now what else did we both eat? Only those lovely peers I bought. It couldn’t have been them. We are used to eating peers, and you washed them.‎ W: No, I didn’t. I thought you had!‎ M: I didn’t wash them, I was sure you did. It must have been the peers then!‎ Text 7‎ W: Hello, Mr. Johnson. You wanted to talk to me?‎ M: Eh, yeah, come on in. I’m glad you were able to make it in such a short time. I was worried I wouldn’t get a chance to talk with you before the weekend.‎ W: Luckily I checked my email and got your message before leaving the campus. I thought it would be good to drop by and I am surprised you are here at such a late hour.‎ M: Oh, I usually am on Fridays. I like to review the weekly writings my students turned in before I leaving for the seaside on weekends. ‎ W: To be frank, I am a little bit nervous. ‎ M: Don’t be nervous. Actually, it’s very good news.‎ W: Oh, what is it?‎ M: I received a letter from the National Youth Funds. It says you have won a scholarship for your further studies. ‎ Text 8‎ Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Michael Brown. As you know, we hold a series of events during the school year on various cultural topics. Tonight, we are lucky to have, as our guest, a man of considerable fame in the world of music. He began to play the piano at 5. By the time he was 10, he was composing and playing his own pieces. He’s a graduate of the famous Juilliard School and playing his spent the last 40 years of his very successful career touring the world playing in concerts. We are fortunate that he’s come to share some of his experiences with us. He’s had many adventures along the way, missed connections, no hotel rooms, and locked concert halls. Most ‎ unbelievably, he even lost his instruments. He’s played for all of the most well-known conductors all over the world. The title of his talk is “The Concert Tour-40Years on 4 Continents”. Please join me in welcoming Mr. Daniel Robertson, one of the most famous pianists… (fading)‎ ‎2012年天津市高考英语试题听力原文 试卷 B Text 1‎ M：Are you alright? You don’t look well.‎ W: Er, I’m sure I’m OK, really-just not very warm.‎ M: How about a hot drink?‎ Text 2‎ W: Did you remember to bring the boom you promised me?‎ M: I’m sorry. It completely slipped my mind. I’ll bring it tomorrow.‎ Text3‎ W: I can’t remember whether I told you or not, but I’m from France.‎ M: Really? You hardly have an accent.‎ Text 4‎ W: Hey, Joe, do you think it’s going to rain today? ‎ M: Well, see the dark clouds over there? It’s very likely. But the weather forecast says it’s going to be a good day. I think they will make another mistake this time. ‎ Text 5‎ M: I can’t wait to see the look on Jack’s face when he sees his grade.‎ W: Neither can I.‎ Text 6‎ W：I’m having problems getting into the school email system. It keeps telling me that my password is wrong,‎ M: Hmm, when was the last time you checked your email?‎ W: Beats me –sometime last week, maybe Monday?‎ M: Well, if you keep having the problem, you can go to the school IT Center. Show the teachers ‎ there your student card, and they will give you a new password. You can then get in with the new one.‎ W: But where is the IT Center?‎ M: Oh, it’s in the round building behind Frost Hall, over there. You see?‎ W: Yes, thank you very much!‎ M: You’re welcome! Bu the way, the center isn’t open now. It’s closed every Tuesday afternoon. You’d better go there tomorrow.‎ Text 7 ‎ M: Good morning, Susan! Did you sleep well last night?‎ W: I fell asleep right away, didn’t wake up once, and didn’t you have any bad dreams!‎ M: Great! You look much more relaxed today.‎ W: Much better, but I’m still worried about something. ‎ M: What’s that?‎ W: Well, I have to dive to school for a meeting this morning, and I’m afraid I may get stuck in the rush-hour traffic and I will be pretty upset.‎ M: Don’t worry. Just breathe deeply when that happens.‎ W: Ok, I’ll try that.‎ M: Is there anything else bothering you?‎ W: Just one more thing. A school called me this morning to see if I could teach a few classes this weekend, but I’m supposed to work on a paper that’s due on Monday.‎ M: Try not to take on more than you can handle.‎ W: You’re right. I’ll probably focus on my paper. Thanks! ‎ Text 8‎ In our program today, we’ll talk about amusement parks. As places to have fun, they first appeared in the U.S. in the 1800s. For many years, the most famous amusement parks in the world were on Coney Island, New York. Around the 1820s, Coney Island was a popular place for wealthy people. In the late 1800s, it became popular with working-class people, too. Several amusement parks were built there in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Today, ten million people a year still visit Coney Island, although man tog its attractions are now gone.‎ The U.S. amusement parks began to change in the mid-1900s. Before that time, they were usually found in cities. Now they are mostly in the suburbs. Today, most amusement parks are called “theme parks”. Their rides, shows, restaurants, and shops follow historical or cultural themes. At most U.S. theme parks, people do not have to pay for each ride or show. They pay only to enter the park. Then they can see the shows and go on the rides as many times as they want to in one day. Of course, they must pay for any food or souvenirs they guy in the park. Next, we are going to… (fading) ‎