年江蘇省初中英語聽力口語自動(dòng)化考試綱要第一部分朗讀短文1Hello,everyone!I’vegotsomegreatnewsforyoutoday.Ourschoolbasketballteamisinthefinalroundofthebasketballcompetition!ThematchwillbeonSunday,the7thofNovember,atSouthHillSchool.Now,listencarefullytotheplanfortheday.At9a.m.,we’llmeetattheschoolgate.We’llarriveatSouthHillSchoolat10a.m.Thematchwillstartat10:30a.m.Afterthematchfinishes,therewillbethepresentationofthecupandmedals.Thebuswillleaveat12noonfromSouthHillSchoolandbringyoubacktoschool.Pleasecomeandsupportourteam.2UNICEFwassetupin1946tohelpchildrenafterthewar.Now,UNICEFhelpschildrenallovertheworld.Itworksinover190countriesandareas.Ithelpsgovernmentsandfamiliesmaketheworldabetterplaceforchildren.UNICEFgetsitsmoneyfromdonations.Itraisesmoneybysellingholidaycardsandorganizingotherfund-raisingactivities.PeoplecanhelpUNICEFbydoingvoluntarywork.UNICEFbelievesthatallchildrenshouldhavecleanwaterandfoodsothattheycanbehealthy.Italsobelievesthattheyshouldgotoschoolinsteadofworkingtosupporttheirfamilies.3DinosaurslivedontheEarthalongtimeago.Wenowknowthatthefirstdinosaursappearedabout245millionyearsago.Therewerehundredsofdifferentkindsofdinosaurs,buttheydidn’tliveatthesametime.Somedinosaurswerereallysmall.Oneofthesmallestdinosaurswasaboutonemetrelongandweighedaboutthreekilograms.Otherswerereallybig.Someverylargeonesweighedover100000kilogramsandsomewereabout40metreslong.Somedinosaursateplantsandothersatemeat.Dinosaurswalkedoneithertwoorfourlegsandlivedonland.4Myidealschoolstartsat8a.m.andfinishesat3p.m.Ilovesportsandcomputers,sowehavePEandcomputerlessonseveryday.Theclassesarequitesmall.Thereareabout20studentsineachclass.Thereisabigdininghall.Therewecaneatandchatwithourfriends.Thereisaparkononesideofourschoolandashoppingmallontheother.Wehaveabiglibrary.Wealsohaveatenniscourtandaswimmingpool.Therearelotsofclubsandafter-schoolactivities.Everymonth,wegoonaschooltriptoamuseumoratheatre.5ZhalongNatureReserveisinnorth-eastChina.Itisoneoftheworld’smostimportantwetlands.Theareaprovidesfoodandcoverforalotofwildlife.Itisaperfectplaceforsomerarebirds.Somepeoplewanttomakethewetlandssmallerinordertohavemorespaceforfarmsandbuildings.Thiswillleadtolessandlessspaceforwildlife.NowtheChinesegovernmenthasmadelawstoprotectZhalong.Wetlandsareimportantbecausetheyprovidefoodandshelterforwildlifeincludingsomeendangeredbirds,andtheyalsohelppreventfloods.Wemustprotectthehomeofplants,fishandbirds.6Winterismyfavouriteseason.Itisverycoldandeveryonehastowearthickwarmclothes,butIalwaysenjoythewinterhereinHarbin.Thetemperatureisusuallybelowzeroanditisoftensnowy.Everythingiscoveredindeepwhitesnow,andthelakesandriversarefrozen.Duringthisseason,youcannotseebeautifulflowersorgreentrees,butthelandisquietandbeautiful.MyfriendsandIloveplayingoutsideinwinter.Itisexcitingtohavebigsnowballfights.Wealsomakesnowmenandusecarrotsfortheirnoses.Theylookfunny.Winterisgreat!7MyfavouritefestivalistheChineseNewYear.Peopleusuallycleantheirhousesbeforethefestival.Allthefamilymemberscomebackhomefromfarawayplaces,becauseit’stimetogettogether.TheyhaveabiganddeliciousdinnerontheChineseNewYear’sEve.ThentheywatchTVtillmidnight.Whentheclockstrikes12,peoplesaygoodbyetotheoldyearandwelcomethenewoneindifferentways.OnthemorningoftheChineseNewYear’sDay,peoplewearnewclothesandvisittheirfriendsandrelatives.Mostofthempreferredbecausetheythinkredcanbringgoodluck.8MynameisLucy.IaminYear9atWoodlandSchoolnearLondon.Itisamixedschool.Boysandgirlshavelessonstogether.MyfavouritesubjectisFrench.Learningforeignlanguagesisfun.OurschoolhasaReadingWeekeveryyear.Duringtheweek,wecanborrowmorebooksfromtheschoollibrary.Wecanalsobringinbooksandmagazinesfromhome.Ioftenreadmorebooksthanmyclassmates.Neartheendoftheweek,wediscussthebookswithourclassmatesinclass.Timeseemstogofasterwhenwearereadinginterestingbooks.9Ihavetochooseanewcolourformybedroom.It’saveryimportantdecision,becausecolourcanchangeaperson’smood.Ilikeorange,becauseit’sahappy,warmcolour.Itcanmakepeoplefeelcomfortable.MybestfriendJackdoesn’tagreethough.Hethinksgreenisbetter.Jacksaysthatgreenrepresentsnatureandthatitcanmakeyoufeelenergetic.IremindJackthatgreenisalsothecolourofenvy.Mymotherrecommendsblue.Shethinksblueisacalmandpeacefulcolour,soitwillmakemelessstressedandhelpmerelaxafterschool.Perhapssheisright.10OurgoodfriendJasonisleavingBeijingtomorrow.Jasonisanexchangestudentwhostudiedatourschoolforsixmonths.Jasonissmart.HeisgoodatMaths,andheoftenhelpeduswithourhomework.Helikesourschoolbecausewehavemoreafter-schoolactivitiesandmoreclubs.EveryonelikesJasonbecauseheisalwayskindandgenerous.Heiswillingtosharethingswithothers.Jasonalsohasagreatsenseofhumour.Wewillneverforgethisjokes.NowJasonhastogobacktohisfamilyandfriendsinNewYork.Wewillallmisshimverymuch.Wewishhimgoodluck.11Mum’sbirthdayiscomingnextSaturday,soIdecidedtomakeherabirthdaycardbymyself.IwenttoSandy’shometomakethecardbecauseIwantedtokeepitsecret.Iplannedtomakethecardwithsomerosesonit.Sandyhelpedmewiththedrawing.Wehadfunworkingtogether.Ittookmetwohourstofinish.Icolouredtherosesred,blueandpink.Ialsocutoutapictureofcolourfulballoonsandstuckitonthecover.ThisisthefirstcardImadeforMum.Ihopeshewilllikeit.12Allaroundtheworld,peopledrinktea,butteadoesnotmeanthesamethingtoeveryone.Indifferentcountriespeoplehaveverydifferentideasaboutdrinkingtea.InChinapeopleliketohaveteatogetherwiththeirfriends.Theydrinkteaatanytimeoftheday.Theyputonlytealeavesintheircups.Theypreferteawithnothinginit.TeaisalsopopularinJapan.Peoplehaveteaeveryday,butthewaytheydrinkitisdifferentfromthatinChina.IntheUSApeopledrinkteaatbreakfastoraftermeals.Theyusuallyuseteabagstomaketheirtea.13Manyyoungpeoplearenowgivinguptheirsparetimetobecomevolunteers.Itisaverymeaningfulactivitybecausevolunteeringhelpsandgivessupporttodifferentgroupsinsociety.Youngpeoplecanchoosetovolunteerinmanydifferentcharities.Forexample,Idovoluntaryworkfortwocharities:thefirstonegiveshelpandsupporttohomelesspeople,andthesecondonetakescareofthedisabledpeople.Anotherchoiceistotakepartinspecialprojectsoreventstoraisemoneyforcharity.Somepeopletakepartincharitywalks,ortheydonatemoneytocharities.Youcanevenorganizeoneoftheseeventsyourself.14YaoMingwasborninShanghaiin1980.Hegothisfirstbasketballwhenhewasonlyfouryearsold,buthedidnotbecomeseriousaboutbasketballuntilhewas12.YaojoinedtheHoustonRocketsin2002andbecamethebestChineseplayertoeverplayintheNBA.WhenYaoMinglivedintheUSA,hereturnedtoChinawheneverhewasneeded.HetookpartintheOlympicsin2004andin2008asoneoftheChineseathletes.Sinceheendedhisbasketballcareer,Yaohasdonealotofcharitywork.15“Eastorwest,Guilinlandscapeisbest.”GuilinisreallyabeautifulcityinsouthernChina.ItliesonthetwosidesoftheLijiangRiver.Allaroundthecity,mountainsstandindifferentshapes.ManyvisitorscomeandvisitGuilinbecauseofitsfantasticlandscape.Inthenorth-westofthecityistheReedFluteCave.Inthisundergroundcave,itisamazingthattherearesomanyrocksinunusualshapes.Thecaveispraisedasthe“ArtPalaceofNature”.TouristsliketotakeaboattripalongtheLijiangRiver.Itisgreatfun.16Mydreamhomeisatthefootofahill.Ithasthreefloors.Thereisafootballfieldbehindmyhouseandaswimmingpoolbesideit.Thereisakitchenandahomecinemaonthegroundfloor.Thekitchenisveryclean.Thereisalwaysmorethanenoughfoodthere.ThecinemahasalargeTV.Iwouldliketoinvitemyfriendstowatchfilmswithmeattheweekend.Onthefirstfloor,therearesixbedrooms.Eachroomhasanewcomputerandallthebedsarecomfortable.Therearetwolargeroomsonthesecondfloor.MyfriendsandIhavepartiesthere.Itisgreatfun!17Wearegoingtoholdatalkongoodtablemannersthisafternoon.Thepurposeistoteachstudentsrulesforeating.Therewillbealotofrulesoftablemanners.Aboveall,whenyouaresittingatthetable,youshouldnotstarteatinguntileveryoneisready,anditisimpolitetomaketoomuchnoisewhileyouareeatingordrinking.Youshouldnoteatwithyourmouthopenortalkwithfoodinyourmouth.Beforeyouleavethetable,waitforeveryonetofinish.Theserulesareimportantbecauseweshouldmakesurethatbothguestsandhostsarecomfortableatthetable.18Pollutionisoneofthebiggestproblemsintheworldtoday.Inmanyplaces,rubbishisthrownintolakesandrivers,somanyofthemarepolluted.Insomecities,theairisfilledwithpollution.Weneedtotakeactiontoprotecttheenvironment.Switzerlandisbeautifulwithhighmountainsandcleanbluelakes.InSwitzerland,thingslikeglass,plasticandpaperareseparatedintodifferentgroupsandthenrecycled.Evenoldclothesandshoescanberecycled.Thegovernmenthasmanylawstoprotecttheenvironment.Forexample,peoplearenotallowedtocutdowntrees.Otherwise,theywillbepunished.Rememberthateveryonecandosomethingtomakeadifference.19Thisyear’sBeijingMusicAwardswillbecoveredlivethisSaturday.ManyAsianpopstarswillattend.Beforetheawardsstart,wewillinterviewsomeofthemostfamousmusicians.Threehundredthousandfanshavevotedonlinefortheirfavouritesongs,singersandmusicvideos.Theresultswillbeannouncedduringtheshow.Thensomequestionswillfollow.Asyouarewatchingtheshow,writedownyouranswersandsendtextmessagesto1396.Ifyouareluckyenough,youcouldwintwofreeconcerttickets.20WelcometoBeijing!Letmeshowyoumyfavouriteplaceshere.ThePalaceMuseumisinthecentreofBeijing.Withwonderfulbuildingsandarttreasuresinside,itiswellworthavisit.NexttothePalaceMuseumisTian’anmenSquare.Manyvisitorscometogetherearlyinthemorningtowatchtheraisingofthenationalflag.Ialsorecommendyouvisitasiheyuan,atraditionalChinesebuilding.Areyoufeelinghungry?TrysomedeliciousBeijingroastduck.You’llloveit!Atnight,doremembertoseeBeijingOperaatalocaltheatre.YouwillexperienceafantasticChineseart.Don’tmissit!21WhatiftheplanetEarthcouldspeak?Whatwouldthedifferentlandscapessaytous?Iamariver.Ihavetwofaces.Igivelife.However,whenIflood,Imaydestroyhomesandlives.Iamadesert.Iseldomseerain.Icanbesuperhotduringthedayandverycoldatnight.Fewplantsandanimalscansurvive.Iamtheocean.IcovermorethantwothirdsoftheEarth’ssurface.IamhometomillionsoftheEarth’splantsandanimals.Iamaforest.Iliketoweardifferentcoloursindifferentseasons,usuallygreeninsummerandgoldeninautumn.22Hi,everyone.Herewe’reinfrontoftheSouthGate.Gostraighton,andyou’llfindthePandaHouse.Pandasliketoeatbambooandliedownalldaylong.Walkalongtheroad.TothenorthofthePandaHouse,you’llfindthelions.Lionsarethekingsoftheanimalworld.Turnleft,andyou’llfindtheWorldofBirds.Birdsmakebeautifulsounds.TothenorthoftheWorldofBirdsistheMonkeys’Forest.Monkeysarecleverandfunny.Thenturnright,crossthebridge,andyou’llseetheelephants.Theirlargeearsarelikeopenfans.Hereyoucanseeallkindsofanimals.Haveanicetrip!23DearMillie,Thankyouverymuchforyourletter.IhopeIcanofferyousomeusefuladvice.Yousaidyousometimesfindithardtofinishallyourhomeworkontime.Planyourdaycarefully.Makealistofallthehomeworkyouhave.Thenworkouthowmuchtimeyouneedtofinishitall.Thiswillgiveyouanideaofhowmuchsparetimeyouhave.Youalsosaidthatyoudonothaveenoughtimeforyourhobbies.Whataboutchoosingyourhobbyaccordingtothetimeyouhave?Ihopeyouthinkmyadviceisworthtaking.Bestwishes,Helen24TodayDanielandItookanonlinetouronthewebsite“AroundtheWorldinEightHours”.Sydneyisonthesouth-eastcoastofAustralia.ItisthelargestcityinAustralia.Onthewebsite,wesawlotsofpicturesofSydney.Sydneyisnearthesea.Therearemanybeautifulbeachesthere.WealsosawawonderfulbuildingcalledtheSydneyOperaHouse.Itisatheatreandlookslikeashipwithmanysails.NeartheSydneyOperaHouseisthefamousHarbourBridge.Peoplecanclimbit.Ittakesaboutthreehours.Itisreallycool!Australianseasonsaretheoppositeofours.Forexample,inApril,itisautumninAustralia!25Ourenvironmentischangingfortheworse,soitistimeforustogogreen.Herearesomesimplestepstotake.Wecansavewaterbytakingshortershowersandturningoffthetapwhenwebrushourteeth.Inordertosavepower,weshouldturnoffthelightswhenweleavearoom.Someothergoodhabitscanhelpreducepollution.Weshouldnotuseplasticbagswhenshopping.Recyclingisalsoagoodwaytohelpreducepollution.Weshouldseparatewasteintodifferentgroupssothatitcanberecycled.Followthesesmallsteps,andyoucanmakeabigdifferencetotheEarth!26Recentlywedidasurveyinourclassinordertolearnaboutstudents’idealjobs.Here’sareportaboutmygroupmembers’ideas.Marywantstobeateacherwhenshegrowsup.Sheisverypatientandenjoysworkingwithchildren.Now,sheisinterestedinallthesubjectsandworksveryhard.Mikewouldliketobeawriter.Heiswillingtosharehiswonderfulstorieswithothers.Nowhekeepsreadingandwritingeveryday.IwanttobeadancerbecauseIlikedancingverymuch.Ipractisedancingeveryday.Hopefully,everyonecanrealizetheirdreamsinthefuture.27TanDunisoneofthegreatestartistsintheworldtoday.Whenhewasveryyoung,Tanshowedaninterestinmusic.Tohim,thebestmusiccomesfromnature.Ashelikesthesoundsofnature,Tanusesthemalotinhismusic.Forexample,inoneofhisworks,Water,hedoesn’tuseanymusicalinstruments.Hemakesover50soundsfromwaterbycontrollingthespeedofwaterflow.That’sreallyamazing!TanhassuccessfullybroughtChineseandWesternmusictogether.HehashelpedbuildabridgebetweentheEastandtheWest.Inhiswo