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Where can you look if you want to know how tall the tallest person in the world is, or who the oldest person in the world is? There is only one place where you’ll find all these information, and that’s in the Guinness Book of World Records. This morning we have someone from the Guinness Company that produced that famous book, Thomas Manning. “Welcome to the program, Thomas!” “Thanks, Sue. It’s a pleasure to be here.” “Perhaps you could start by telling us where the idea for the book came from.” “Well, it was first suggested in the early 1950s. Sir Hugh Beaver, the managing director of Guinness, was out shooting birds with some friends. A bird flew away so quickly that no one was able to shoot it. Sir Hugh wondered whether this bird was the fastest bird in Europe, and if it wasn’t the fastest, he wondered what was.” “So I suppose he went to the nearest library to look for the information and he couldn’t find it?” “Yes, that’s exactly what happened. And this made Sir Hugh think there must be other people in the same situation who wanted this kind of information. He thought that, like himself, people would be interested in finding facts of all records to satisfy their curiosity.” “So the idea for a book of records was born. And when did the first book come out?”“A few years later, in 1955. So, to ask your first question: the tallestperson in the world is 231.7cm tall. And the oldest person is Jeanne. L. Calment, who was born in February, 1875.”“There are also some rather strange records, aren’t there, Thomas?” “Yes ,that’s right. Did you know, Sue, that the shortest time it is taken …”
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2013年全国高考英语(新课标、江西、云南、河北卷)听力原文
1.A: I’ve got my camera with me. Am I allowed to take photos for you? B: I think so. It doesn’t say you can’t.
2. A: I really like living here in this flat, because it’s so near to central town. B: That’s true. But it gets really noisy at night.
3. A: Hi, Maggie. I’m coming, but it’s snowing and the traffic is moving slowly. B: Ok, David. Take your time. We’ll wait for you, so we can have dinner
together.
4. A: Celia, you see those girls over there? They need another player for a
basketball game. Would you like to join them?
B: Seems like it’s a game for fun. Sure, I’ll be there in minute.
5. A: I won’t have anything to wear to work on Monday unless I pick up my
clothes at dry cleaners’.
B: Then you’d better hurry. It closes at noon on Sundays. A: Oh! I should have gone there on Saturday.
6. A: Alright, Sara, we know that you are planning something big for John’s
birthday. Could you tell us just what you have in your mind?
B: I want to make his birthday a very special event. John has a sister living in France. And I’ll send her a plane ticket, so that she can be here for his birthday.
A: Boy! What an excellent plan! That’s something special. I can’t guess some secret plans and we are waiting for the right time to tell him. B: Well, I didn’t want to say anything until I was sure she could come. 7. A: Hey, Peter, I’m sorry! B: Hi, Diana, what’s wrong?
A: We were going to Hong Kong this weekend, but I’m afraid I can’t go. B: How come?
A: I have a really big geography test and I have to study for it. B: We can go next week instead.
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A: No, I don’t want to ruin your weekend. You go ahead and please take the book I bought to my friend Sally. Tell her I have to study all weekend, because I can’t afford to fail the test.
B: Ok, then I’ll go with them. But it’s a pity you can’t come. 8. A: Hello, this is Andrea.
B: Hello, Andrea, this is Alex. I have some very big news for you. Miranda was very satisfied with you and said she was very much looking forward to working with you. Isn’t that wonderful? Congratulations dear! How does it feel to be Miranda’s new assistant? How I imagine that you’ll just be delighted with this news. So let’s see, you can start on Monday, right? A: Umm, well, I don’t think I can start on Monday. I am visiting my father in Baltimore. And because I don’t live in New York, I’ll need a couple of days to find a flat and buy some furniture and move my things from Avon. B: Oh, well then, in that case I suppose Wednesday will be good. Ok, see you then!
9. A: Hello, Mr. Jan Erick Freedman. You’re a frequent traveler. And we also
know that you eat out twice a day. How can you get so far and eating out. B: When I my first job back in 1982 and started travelling. I had no other choice but eat out I found that I felt different due to what I was eating, so I tried to find places that served food that made me feel good. The secret was the quality of the food and how well the food was prepared. I made an effort to find out good restaurants as well as nice dishes. A: How did you manage to make a list of 218 favorite restaurants? B: I’ve lived in cities and when I moved back to Sweden from the United States, people asked me where to go and eat and went to the cities I know. I got a lot of ideas. Then I wrote about restaurants for a Swedish club magazine and some suggested I gather information about restaurants together since I had all the facts about the restaurants I’ve been to. I started to do that.
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A: How do you find restaurants?
B: The best way is to ask the people there. I may talk to the people at the street market or take a walk and look for place for myself. I never
asked hotel clerks or taxi drivers. I don’t go either restaurants or places with menus too difficult to understand. 10.
At the beginning of the tour, we all started the most important place at my town which is the Plaza Leon. The Plaza Leon is more than 100 years old. It’s a gathering place for young people on Friday and Saturday nights, and for parents and children on Sunday afternoon. Four streets lead to the Plaza which have white sidewalks and tree lined. Hemandes Street which was named after writers born in the city contains all of the food stalls fish markets and vegetable stands. Femando Street which was named after a famous educator is where all of the government offices, shops and houses. Via del Mar Street which is the only street which has old stone surfaces. Finally we came to the Hewish’s Street on which there are two universities, one of which is the most famous university in my country. That’s why it’s my favorite street of all.
2014年高考英语听力真题（全国卷）听力原文
Text 1
W: Excuse me. This is the address. How do I find it?
M: Right. You'll need a street map. Here's one, andI'll show you where it is. Text 2
W: Oh my! My car broke down, and I have to meetmy aunt at the railway
station before noon.
M: You're lucky. I can drop you off on my way. Text 3
W: Did you hear that Mr. Peterson is coming next week, Gordon?
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M: Yes, so I called all the department heads to my office this morning. We
need to give himreports on our program.
Text 4
W: I hope you like the book I lent you. I wasn't sure if you'd be interested. M: I had the same doubt at first. But once I started, I simply couldn't put it
down.
Text 5
W: What is going on? It's May, and we still have to wear warm clothes. M: Well, there's some good news on the radio. You probably can wear shorts
tomorrow.
Text 6
W: Harry, let's play some ping-pong today.
M: I'd love to play a set or two, but my right arm hurts. I've decided to stop
playing ping-ponguntil it feels better.
W: Well, how about going skating? M: I'd like to, but my knee hurts, too.
W: Harry, stop making excuses! You're just lazy.
M: No, I'm not! You know, there's a basketball match on TV today. Let's just
stay home andwatch it.
W: OK. You stay, and I'll play with Helen. Text 7
W: What do you want to do tonight?
M: How about going to the cinema? I should be home from work at 5:45.
Then we can go outand eat before we see a film.
W: What do you want to see?
M: There's a good art film at the Green House Cinema.
W: Let's see…it starts at 6:15. I don't think we can get there in time to see
the beginning. Howabout the action film at the New State Cinema? It
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