2014廣東省高考英語聽說試題BPartAReadingAloudWhatisnothing?It’sanextremely,extremelydifficultquestiontoanswer.Becauseifyouthinkaboutit,whereveryoulookaroundyou,therealwaysseemstobesomethingthere.Thingsappearalmostimpossibletoescapefrom.Evenjusttryingtoimaginetruenothingnessseemslikeanimpossibletask.Butthisismorethanjustaphilosophicalquestion.Ihavehereabox.What,then,existsinsidethespaceinthebox?Isitreallynothing?Youmightwonderwhythismatters.It’saboutrealityattheveryfurthestreachesofhumanperception,aplacewherethedeepestmysteriesoftheuniversemaybeheld.PartBRolePlay情景介紹角色： 你是記者。任務：（1）向Dr.Brown了解老年人生活問題; （2）根據(jù)談話內容回答另一同學的提問。W:Goodmorning,Dr.Brown.M:Goodmorning.W:Thisisaverygoodplaceforoldpeople.Theyaretakengoodcareofhere.It’sveryimpressive.M:Yes,theycanenjoytheirlifecomfortably.W:Whatdotheydoeverydayhere?M:Well,astheylike.WehaveaTVroom,achessroom,andalibrary.Weevenhaveapiano.Mrs.Jones,thatoldladythere,playsthepianoverywell.Sheusedtobeapianoteacher.W:That’sgreat.Sotheyhavegotmanyactivitiesandtheirlifeisverycolorfulandmeaningful.M:Yes.We’retryingourbesttomakethemfeelathome.W:Howdoyoudealwiththeirhealthproblems?M:Yeah,oldpeopletendtohavepoorhealth.Wehavetwodoctorsandfourteennurseshere.Theydealwithsmallproblemssuchascoldsandstomachproblems.Butforsomemajorhealthproblems,wesendthemtothenearbyhospitals.W:Whopaysfortheirlivinghere?M:Well,thegovernmentpaysformostoftheirlivingexpenses,suchasfood,accommodation,medicalcareandsoon.Andtheoldpeoplejustneedtopayasmallsumofmoney,about200dollarsamonth.Mostofthemcanaffordit.W:Howoftendotheirchildrencometoseethem?M:Someoldpeoplehopetoseetheirfamiliesveryoften,butnormallyonweekends,theirchildrencomeandvisitthem.Onsomespecialdays,suchasbirthdaysandfestivals,theytaketheirparentshometocelebratewithotherfamilymembers.Questionstoraise:1.你們怎么解決老人的健康問題？ Howdoyoudealwith/solvethehealthproblemsoftheoldpeople? (語言1分，信息1分)2.誰支付他們在這里的生活費用？ Whowillpayfortheirliving(costs/expenses)here?(語言1分，信息1分)Whopaysfortheirlivinghere?(語言1分，信息1分)2.他們的子女多久來看望他們一次？ Howoftendotheirchildrencomeandvisitthem?(語言1分，信息1分) Howoftendotheirchildrencometoseethem?(語言1分，信息1分)Questionstoanswer:WhatdidMrs.Jonesusetobe?(Mrs.Jonesusedtobe)apianoteacher.(語言1分，信息1分)Howmanynursesarethereinthisplace?(Thereare)fourteennurses.(語言1分，信息1分)Whatwillbedonewhenoldpeoplehaveseriousdiseases?Theywillbesenttothenearbyhospitals.(語言1分，信息1分)4.Whopaysformostoftheirlivingexpenses?Thegovernment(paysformostoftheirlivingexpenses).(語言1分，信息1分)5.Whenwillthechildrentaketheirparentshome?(Theywilltaketheirparentshome)ontheirbirthdaysandfestivals/onsomespecialdays.(語言1分，信息1分)PartCRetelling梗概：Mary很怕黑，姨媽教她秘訣，幫助Mary克服了恐懼。關鍵詞：terrified（害怕）courage（勇氣）secret（秘訣）touch（觸摸）realize（意識到）FearoftheDarkMarywasterrifiedofthedark.Whenthelightswereoffatnight,everythinginherbedroomlookedliketerriblethings.Manytimesherparentsexplainedthatpeoplecouldnotseeclearlyinthedark,soeverythingbecamestrange.ButMarystillhadanawfulfeelingoffearinthedark.Onedayherauntcameforavisit.Shewasfamousforhercourage,andforhermanyadventures.Maryaskedherauntforhelptoovercomeherfear.HeraunttoldMaryasecret,“Whenyouareafraidofthethingsinyourbedroom,closeyoureyesandtouchthemwithyourhands.You’llknowthereisnothingtobeafraidof.”Thatnight,Maryturnedoffthelight.Afterawhile,shefeltafraidofthethingsinthebedroomagain.Followingheraunt’sadvice,sheclosedhereyes.Gatheringallhercourage,shethenmovedforwardandtouchedsomethingsoft.AbigsmileappearedonMary’sface.Sherealizedthatitwasherfavoritetoybear!Excited,Marytouchedeverythinginherroomwithhereyesclosed.Allthethingsthatseemedterriblewereactuallyhertoys.Marywasnotafraidofthedarkanym