2012年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 AText 1W: 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 2W: 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 3W: So, Mr. Smith, where do you see yourself in five years?M: To tell you the truth, I see myself running this company.Text 4M: 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 5W: 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 couldnt even remember a line in the play we put on at the arts festival?Text 6M: Maybe it was the fish or meat we ate. W: Yes, it might have been.M: Or the soup.W: No, it couldnt have been the soup because I didnt 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 weve got used to sitting in the sun. M: Thats true. Now what else did we both eat? Only those lovely peers I bought. It couldnt have been them. We are used to eating peers, and you washed them.W: No, I didnt. I thought you had!M: I didnt wash them, I was sure you did. It must have been the peers then!Text 7W: Hello, Mr. Johnson. You wanted to talk to me?M: Eh, yeah, come on in. Im glad you were able to make it in such a short time. I was worried I wouldnt 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: Dont be nervous. Actually, its 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 8Good 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. Hes 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 hes come to share some of his experiences with us. Hes had many adventures along the way, missed connections, no hotel rooms, and locked concert halls. Most unbelievably, he even lost his instruments. Hes 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 BText 1M：Are you alright? You dont look well.W: Er, Im sure Im OK, really-just not very warm.M: How about a hot drink?Text 2W: Did you remember to bring the boom you promised me?M: Im sorry. It completely slipped my mind. Ill bring it tomorrow.Text3W: I cant remember whether I told you or not, but Im from France.M: Really? You hardly have an accent.Text 4W: Hey, Joe, do you think its going to rain today? M: Well, see the dark clouds over there? Its very likely. But the weather forecast says its going to be a good day. I think they will make another mistake this time. Text 5M: I cant wait to see the look on Jacks face when he sees his grade.W: Neither can I.Text 6W：Im 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, its in the round building behind Frost Hall, over there. You see?W: Yes, thank you very much!M: Youre welcome! Bu the way, the center isnt open now. Its closed every Tuesday afternoon. Youd better go there tomorrow.Text 7 M: Good morning, Susan! Did you sleep well last night?W: I fell asleep right away, didnt wake up once, and didnt you have any bad dreams!M: Great! You look much more relaxed today.W: Much better, but Im still worried about something. M: Whats that?W: Well, I have to dive to school for a meeting this morning, and Im afraid I may get stuck in the rush-hour traffic and I will be pretty upset.M: Dont worry. Just breathe deeply when that happens.W: Ok, Ill 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 Im supposed to work on a paper thats due on Monday.M: Try not to take on more than you can handle.W: Youre right. Ill probably focus on my paper. Thanks! Text 8In our program today, well 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 Isla