2014年高考英语听力（全国卷Ⅰ）听力原文

年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（全国卷）听力原文2014I1—5ABCBA6-10BCACA11-15ACBCA16-20CBCAB录音原文Text1W:Excuse me.This isthe address.How doI finditM:Right.Youll needa streetmap.Heres one,and Illshow youwhere itis.Text2W:Oh my!My carbroke down,and Ihave tomeet myaunt at the railwaystation beforenoon.M:Youre lucky.I candrop youoff onmy way.Text3W:Did youhear thatMr.Peterson iscoming nextweek,GordonM:Yes,so Icalled allthe departmentheads tomy officethis morning.We need to givehim reportsonour program.Text4W:I hopeyou likethe bookI lentyou.I wasntsure if youd beinterested.M:I hadthe samedoubt atfirst.But onceI started,I simplycouldnt putit down.Text5W:What isgoing onIts May,and westill have to wearwarm clothes.M:Well,theres somegood newson theradio.You probablycan wearshorts tomorrow.Text6W:Harry,lefs playsome ping-pong today.M:rd loveto playa setor two,but myright armhurts.Fve decidedto stopplaying ping-pong untilit feelsbetter.W:Well,how aboutgoing skatingM:Id liketo,but myknee hurts,too.W:Harry,stop makingexcuses!You5re justlazy.M:No,Im not!You know,theres abasketball matchon TVtoday.Lefs juststay homeand watchit.W:OK.You stay,and Illplay withHelen.Text7W:What doyou wantto dotonightM:How aboutgoing tothe cinemaI shouldbe homefrom workat5:

45.Then wecan goout andeatbefore wesee afilm.W:What doyou wantto seeM:Theres agood artfilm atthe GreenHouse Cinema.W:Lets see...it starts at6:

15.I dontthink wecan getthere intime tosee thebeginning.How abouttheaction filmattheNew StateCinema Itstartsat6:

50.Perhaps the7:00one atthe UMECinema isevenbetter.It starsJackie Chan.M:OK,thats fine.I likehim,too.Text8M:Hey,Lucy.Do you have sometime totalk aboutnext weekstrip withmeW:Sure,Dave.M:OK.So,were leavingon Mondayfrom HartsfieldInternational Airport,and returningon Friday.Dowe takeourselves tothe airportMaybe weneedtobook ataxi,or justgo bybus.W:No,we dont haveto.The companycar willpick us up andtake usthere.M:Oh,thats good.WhenW:Our flightleaves at11:00a.m.,so theyshould pickusupbetween8:00and9:00a.m.Besides,thecompany paysfor ourtrip,including hoteland food.M:How muchwill thatbeW:Well,New Yorkis apretty expensivecity.So,each ofus willget$200a day.M:Oh,OK.Thanks fortelling methat.W:Youre welcome.Text9W:Please sitdown.Lets see...youre Mr.Smith.Is thatcorrectM:Yes.John Smith.W:And youreinterested in this jobM:Yes,I am.Til graduatefrom collegethe comingJune.My majoris Chinese.W:I see.Have youever doneany workinthisfieldM:Yes,I usedto bea tourguide forChinese travellers.W:Good.Now,how muchmoney doyou expectto havefor a yearM:From whatIve read,it seemsthat astarting paywould bearound$12,000ayear.W:Here,you wouldstart at$10,500for thefirst year...a kindof trainingperiod.Then youwould goto$15,

000.M:That soundsfair enough.What doyou thinkare thechances forme toget ajob hereW:Well,Im talkingto threepeople todayand fourtomorrow.Well behiring twopeople.Youll hearfromus sometimenext month.Good luck!And thanksfor comingin today.Text10M:Well,rd loveto sharewith youmy personalopinions oncity lifeand lifein small towns.I grewup ina small townuntil Iwas18and thenmoved toa big city,so Ihave experiencedthe goodand badsides ofboth.I neverthought thatI wouldlike living in abigcity,but Iwas wrong.After tenyears ofliving inone,I cantimagine everlivingin asmalltown again.Surely smalltowns andbig citiesboth havesomeproblems interms oftransport.In asmalltown,you haveto owna carto makelife comfortable.Youcant getaround withoutone becausethere isntany kindof public transport.Big citiesgenerally haveheavytraffic andexpensive parking,but thereyouhavea choiceof takingpublictransport,which ischeaperthan driving.So,ifyoudonthavea car,youd betterlive inthe city.I alsolove theexciting lifeinbig cities.I canalways enjoya lotof films,concerts,and otherwonderful shows.However,these thingsarenot commonin smalltowns.The finalthing Ilike aboutlarge citiesis thatyou canmeet differentkindsof people.However,you seldomfind sucha varietyof peopleinasmaller town.I thinkthat livinginan areawhere everyonewas justlike mewould quicklybecome dull.Of course,safety shouldbeconsidered,and thafsone areawhere smalltowns arebetter thanbig cities.Still,I wouldrather bea bitmorecareful andlive ina largecity thanto feelsafe butdull.。