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2019-2019廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題模擬朗誦匯總2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題ATheSouthPacificOceanisonthesurfaceofitstillahealthyocean.Wedependonit.Over60%oftheworld’sfishcatchcomesfromthePacific.Butlikealloceans,ithaslittleornoprotection,soitmaynotstayhealthymuchlonger.FortheSouthPacific,thisisacriticaltime.It’schanginginwaysthat.Ifleftunchecked,coulddevelopintoaglobalcrisis.Someofitsresidentshavebeenthroughcrisisbefore.AndprotectingthefishwillensureahealthyoceanforallthemarinelifeofthePacific.Itwillrequireinternationalcommitmentandcooperation.2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題BTortoises,asheavyasfourgrownmen.Intheirhugebodiestheycanstoreenoughfattogoforayearwithouteatingordrinkinganything.Tosurvivehere,itseemsyouneedtobeamonster.Orisitjustthatyouneedtobedifferent?Theirrichat,theirgiantsizemadetortoisesperfectfortheship’slarder.In200years,over200,000weretaken.Onsomeislandstortoiseswerecompletelywipedout.Butoutofthetragedycamesomegood.AsmorepeoplecametoGalapagos,aclearerpictureoftheislandsbegantoappear.Eachgotitsownname.2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題CTheRoadtellsusstoriesofcities,storiesofwars,allpassedonthroughtravelers’tales.ThehardestpartoftheSilkRoadjourneywascrossingthevastexpanseofdesert,called“TheSeaofDeath”.TheMogaoCaveisanintersectionbetweentheedgeoftheSilkRoadandstartingpointofthe“DesertofDeath”.ThenumerousstoriesoftheSilkRoadtalewerehiddeninthedesert.Thedesertsandwindhastwodifferentsides,andthedesertdoesnotleaveanytraces.However,uncoveringtheSilkRoad’sstoriesissimilartocountingthegrainsofsandinethdesert.2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題DThedesertleavesnotatraceofwhathasbeen.Storiesofpeoplewhopassed第-1-頁throughtheSilkRoadhavebecomelegendary.Twothousandyearsago,howdidpeopleknowthatonthefarsideofanendlessdesertlayaworlddifferentfromtheirs?TotraveltheSilkRoadcontainingtwothousandyearsofhistoryisajourneyofmanyfaceswithhardshipsanddangeraroundeverycorner.Endlessdesertspreadsbeforeus.Afterpassingthroughthisdesert,whatkindoflandwillwediscover?AspecialrecordreportsandeighthcenturySilkRoadjourney.TheSilkRoadisapathforthoseseekingBuddhism.2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題ENavigatingandsurvivinginthisvast,remotewilderness,hadprovedalmostimpossibleforthisexperiencedsailors.Andattimes,eventheultimateoceantravelersneedhelp.Naturalharboursmaybesafeheavensforsailors,butforthemigratorywhales,theycanbedeathtraps.Onewhaleisstillalive.Leftlikethis,hewilldiewithindays.Buthe’sheldThefastonly.opinionleftistousenets.Atlasthe’sfree.Buthe’snotoutoftroubleyet.First,hemustnegotiatetherockyheadsofthebay.Hissensitiveskin,neverdesignedtotouchrock,isbadlylacerated.Heisthroughandbackintothesafetyoftheendlessblue.2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題ANaturalmedicines,madefromflowers,seeds,rootsandleaves.TheChinesewerethefirsttodiscoverthepowerofplants,makingmedicinefor4000years.Focusonpreventionratherthancure.Populartodayintheeastandthewest.Healthyformind,bodyandsoul.Pastandpresent,tribalpeoplealwaysmadethemostofnature.Explorersandbotanistsmadethemavailabletotherestoftheworld.Westernandtraditionalmedicineunite,returningtomorenaturalcures.Copytheirchemicalsorusethemdirect.Whentheyfail,wegobacktonatureforthenextmagiccure.(98)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題BTheabsenceorpresenceofwatergovernslifeonland.Itdetermineswhereandhowanimalslive.Butfallingrainisnotalwayswelcome.Thepowerofwaterisimmense.Onceonland,itbeginsitsjourneybacktothesea,carvingitswaythroughtheearth.65%ofthehumanbodyiswater.Itisourabsolutenecessity.Wecannot第-2-頁livewithoutit.Weneeditfordrinking,forbathingandtogrowfood.Andwehavegonetogreatlengthstogetittowherewewantittobe.Water,thegiveroflife,essentialtoallandforeversacred.(103words)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題CMuchofmyworkhereistoshowpeoplethediversityofthewildlifeandtoexplainitsbiology.It'simportanttogettoknowsharks.Withgraysharksthereistension.They'lleatalmostanything.Youknow,humansaremuchmoredangeroustosharksthantheyaretous.Whenyouspendtimewithsharks,youbegintounderstandthemandlearntorespectthem.Butyouhavetocommandtheirrespecttoo.They'reavitallinkinthechainoflife.Likewolvestheyweedoutthesickandtheinjured.(93words)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題DWhyarewehere?Wheredowecomefrom?Thesearethemostenduringofquestionsandit'sanessentialpartofhumannaturetowanttofindtheanswers.But,inreality,ourstoryextendsfarfurtherbackintime.Ourstorystartswiththebeginningoftheuniverse.Itbegan13.7billionyearsago.Andtoday,it’sfilledwithover100billiongalaxies,eachcontaininghundredsofbillionsofstars.Inthisseries,Iwanttotellthatstory.Wearepartoftheuniverse,soitsstoryisourstory.Thisfilmisaboutthestuffthatmakesusandwhereitallcamefrom.(108words)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題EThehistoryofgoldisthehistoryoftheworld.Sinceearliesttimesgoldhasbeenadoredandtreasuredbyman.Asymbolofenduringvalue,goldhasbeenusedasacurrencyforcenturies.In1847onemanfoundgoldinthebedofaCalifornianriver.AndsobegantheCalifornianGoldRush.MencameintheirthousandsandthecitythatwenowknowasSanFranciscowasborn.Todaymostoftheworld’sgoldisfound,notinrivers,butdeepwithintheearth.Gold,nowevenmoreprecioustomanthanever.(97words)第-3-頁2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題AIntheheartofLondonsitsoneofBritain’smostrecognisablebuildings.Yetitsstoryisoneoftheleastunderstood.Butwhatisnowthesiteofasplendidpalacewasonceopencountryside.Asroyalresidencesgo,BuckinghamPalaceissomethingofanewcomer.Thestateroomsarelessthan200yearsold.Yetitshistoryismucholderandmoredramaticthanyoumightthink.Itsroomsarefilledwithobjectsthatarecluestothecharacterofkingsandqueenspast.AndtheartandarchitecturecombinetomakeastatementaboutBritain’splaceintheworld.2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題BIn1939,ontheeveoftheSecondWorldWar,AlbertEinsteinwrotealettertotheAmericanPresident.TheletterwasaboutanapplicationofEinstein’sfamousequation,EequalsMCsquaredandhisfearthattheNaziscoulduseittobuildanatomicbomb.EequalsMCsquaredisthesymbolofEinstein’sgenius.It’sanequationthatsumsuponeofthemostpowerfultruthsabouttheuniverse.Itcombinestwoideas,whichuntilEinsteincamealong,noonehadeverdreamedcouldbeconnectedinsuchapowerfulway.Theideaofmass,andtheideaofenergy.2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題CIsaacNewtonhasalwaysbeenaheroofmine,andprobablyeveryphysicistyou’llevermeet.Hewasn’taneasycharacter.HearrivedinCambridgein1661afteradifficultchildhood.Hisfatherhaddiedbeforehewasbornandhismotherhadabandonedhimattheageofthree.ButtheyoungNewtonshowedhisgeniusatanearlyage.Hewonderedwhatlightmightbemadeofandwantedtoknowhowvisionworked,andhewaspreparedtotryanythingtofindout.Onenightinhisdarkenedlaboratory,hedecidedtoexperimentonhisowneye.1002019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題DThemostambitiousmapinhistoryistakingshapebeforeoureyes.Andscientistsareheadingfortheedge.Itmaybethestrangestmapyou’lleversee.Ait’sbiggerthanyoucanbelieve.It’samapoftheentireuniverse.They’ree第-4-頁buildingpicturesoftheinvisible.Thisisamapofeverythingweknow.Andit’gettingbiggereveryday.Theuniverseissobig,wemayneverfindtheedge.Mappingtheuniverseisajobforpioneers.Nickwantstoputourentiregalaxyonthemap.He’sonsinglea-handedmission,tophotographtheMilkyWay.(68”)102words2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題EIllustratedbookssetouttoprovideafullerreadingexperience.Whatapictureaddstoastory,andwhatthewordsleaveout,iskey.Buthowexactlydoesthatrelationshipwork?Althoughtherewereillustratedbooksforadults,byfarthemajoritywereforchildren.Onestandsoutaboveallothers—AliceinWonderland.Wordsandpicturescreatedahandshakeonthepagefargreaterthanthesumoftheparts.Andwhiletheaudienceisnowmostlyyoungchildren,thecombinationofartistandwriterisaliveandwell.Thebestillustratedbooksformaninseparable,timelessbondthatendurelongafterourchildhoods.(67”)106words2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題FEversinceIcanremember,I’vebeendrawntowildplaces.Iguessit’sreallyhowmyinterestinbearsstarted.Tome,bears,morethananyothercreature,representwilderness.Andmorethanthat—wildnessitself.BrownbearsonceroamedacrossEuropeandNorthAmericabuttodaythey’refoundinjustafewsmallpocketsofreallywildland.Alaskaisoneofthebears’laststrongholds.Inmostplaces,bearskeepahealthydistancefromeachotherbutthesebearshavesomehowlearnedtolivewithoneanother.Leftalone,ithasbecomeacityofbears(67.”)99words2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題AOneofthemostextraordinarycivilizationstheworldhasknowndisappeared.Millionsofpeopledied,someweresavagelymurdered.Whyithappenedisamystery.Thisisthestoryofoneman’ssearchforthetruth.TheMayalivedinwhatistodaySouthernMexicoandcentralAmerica.Theyweredeeplyspiritual,worshippingdozensofgodsofthesunandthemoon,theearthandwind,fireandrain.Fromthejunglesandplainsrosecitiesandtowns,greatcentersofworship,ofartandlearning.第-5-頁TheMaya’sachievementswerestaggering.Theydevelopedtheirownwriting,andmasteredastronomyandmathematics.2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題BWhatisnothing?It’sanextremely,extremelydifficultquestiontoanswer.Becauseifyouthinkaboutit,whereveryoulookaroundyou,therealwaysseemstobesomethingthere.Thingsappearalmostimpossibletoescapefrom.Evenjusttryingtoimaginetruenothingnessseemslikeanimpossibletask.Butthisismorethanjustaphilosophicalquestion.Ihavehereabox.What,then,existsinsidethespaceinthebox?Isitreallynothing?Youmightwonderwhythismatters.It’saboutrealityattveryfurthestreachesofhumanperception,aplacewherethedeepestmysteriesoftheuniversemaybeheld.2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題CChimpanzees.Aswemovethroughthelookingglassintotheirworld,wearetransformed.Theirsociallifereflectsours,too.Thetenderaffectiontheyshowforoneanother,theirgesturesandexpressionsallseemstrangelyfamiliar.Andnowwediscoverthatchimpsdevelopednotonlytools,butentirecultureswhichtheypassontotheiryoung.Evenmedicineseemswithintheirgrasp.Comewithusonavoyageofdiscovery,ajourneyintoourcollectivepast.Theinventionanduseoftoolswassupposedtosetusapartfromtheotheranimals.Chimpsmakeandusemanytools.2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題E150yearsago,CharlesDarwinpublished“OntheOriginofSpecies”.Andinthaonegreatbook,heaskedtherightquestion,andgavetherightanswer.Darwin’sexplanationforlifeonearthwassoseductiveandsosimplethatitseemsobvioustoday.Andyet,Darwin’sexplanationofhowevolutionworkswasriddledwithholes.Itslogicalfoundationswereshaky.Hisevidencewasweak.Therewassomuchhedidnot,couldnot,know.Darwintrustedthatfuturegenerationsofscientistswouldcompletehiswork,andprovetheessentialtruthofhisvision,andfor150yearsthatiswhatwehavebeendoing.第-6-頁2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題AToday,Marsisafrozenworld.TheaveragetemperaturehereislowerthanattheEarth’sSouthPole.Butlongago,whenwatermayhaveflowedhere,itmusthavebeenwarmer.Wedon’tknowwhyMarsturnedsocold,butperhapsitcouldbemadetochangeonceagain.CouldfuturegenerationssomehowtransformMars,intoanEarth-likeworldwherepeoplecouldlive?WhatwouldlifebelikeonMars?Perhapswecouldbuildfarmsandcities.OrperhapswewillleaveMarsaswefoundit.Thosedecisionswillbemadebyourdescendants.962019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題BInthe1960s,agroupofresearcherscameheretostudydolphins.Inspiredbynewdiscoveriesabouttheanimalmind,theresearchersbelievedtheycould,forthefirsttime,communicatewithanotherspecies,byteachingdolphinstospeak.Andso,Margaret’sextraordinaryexperimentbegan.Overthecomingmonths,shewouldlivewithPeterintheDolphinHousealmostfull-time.MargaretwouldimmersehimcompletelyinherworldtotrytoteachhimEnglish,likeamotherteachingachildtospeak.AftermonthsoflivingwithPeter,theexperimentwasover.ItwastimeforMargarettosaygoodbye.992019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題C60yearsago,IndiathrewoffthechainsoftheBritishEmpire,andbecameafreenation.AsthebriefheydayoftheWestdrawstoaclose,oneofthegreatestplayersinhistoryisrisingagain.Indiahasseentheebbandflowofhugeeventssincethebeginningofhistory.InthetaleoflifeonEarth,thehumanstoryisbrief.Afewhundredgenerationscoverhumanity'sattemptstocreateorder,beautyandhappinessonthefaceoftheearth.OnlyIndiahaspreservedtheunbrokenthreadofthehumanstorythatbindsusall.992019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題DTwooutofthreeofusnowfeedwildbirdsinourgardens,spendingover150millionpoundsayearintheprocess.Yetacenturyago,mostofusdidnotevenhave第-7-頁gardens.Wetooklittleinterestinthewelfareofourfeatheredneighbors,andweremorelikelytoeatablackbirdthanfeedit.Andtheveryconceptofgardenbirdswasmeaningless.Thetermhadn’tevenbeeninvented.Gardenbirdsarecreaturesofourmaking.Andbywatchingandfeedingthem,we’vecometoknowthemintimately.Andwe’vedrawnthemdeeperintoourlivesthanyaothergroupofbirds.1052019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題EThewindsthatbringtherainmoveinanorth-southcycleupanddownthecontinent.Thewetseasonsbringdownpours,butnottoeverywhereatonce.Theseisolatedrainsmeanthatsomeanimalshavetorunforthousandsofmilesinsearchoffreshlygrowngrass.Grass,unlikeotherplants,growsfromitsrootsinsteadofthetip.Itmeansitcanbealmostconstantlycropped—anever-endingsupplyoffood.Andasgrassmakesupover50%ofanelephant’sdiet,it’sintheirownintereststoclearthetreesandmaintainspaceforgrasstogrow.992019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題FOutofallofBritain’scities,there’sonethatstandsalone,London.ButhowLondoncametolookthewayitdoescanalsobeseenfromabove.Because60yearsago,theRoyalAirForcephotographedthewholeofLondonfromendtoend,andleftusauniquerecordofacitytornapartbywar.Nowexactlythesameprocessisbeingrepeated.AndbydirectlycomparingLondonthenwithLondonnow,wecantellthestoryofthegreatesttransformationinthecity’shistory.It’satransformationtcontinuesfasternowthanatanytimesincethewar.1022019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題AThemoderncityisanewkindofnature,man-madenature.Itreflectsbackanimageofourselvesthroughthethingswehavedesigned.Butforthedesigner,theworldisnotenough.Plansforanew,improvedversionarealwaysonthedrawingboard.AttheHomeExhibitioninLondon,peoplecomeandgo,dreamingaboutnewlabor-savingdevices,newpossibilities,newdesignsforliving.Noteverythinghereisadesignclassic,buteverythingherehasbeendesignedtomeetaneed,fulfilladesire,第-8-頁orsimplytoraiseacheeratthebreakfasttable.(61”)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題BAlmostelevenkilometersdeep,thePacificisthedeepestbodyofwaterontheplanet.Butsometimes,theseabedshootstothesurface.Thecreationofanewisland.ThisisKavachi,oneofthemostactiveunderseavolcanoesintheworld.Powerfulwaveskeepsweepingitseffortsaway.Today,only1%ofthisvastoceanisland,andmuchofitowesitsexistencetothepowersofvolcanoeslikeKavachi.Thenever-endingriseandfalloflandinthePacificwillcontinuetoproducestrangeandwonderfulworlds.Thenaturalforcethatcreatedlandhereinthefirstplace,theoceanvolcano.(66”)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題CIbetyoucantguesswhatthisis.Itlooksstrange.Itcouldbeapieceofartor,perhaps,adeadtreethat’sfallenover,butthisusedtobeunderground.Itmightbehardtoimagine,butthisusedtobearabbitshome,’awarren.Andthesearetunnelsandroomswhichwecallchambers.Wepouredconcreteintoanoldwarren.Thenwewaiteduntiltheconcretewenthardandthenwedugaroundthesoilsowecouldseetheshapeofthewarren.Sowhatyou’relookingatnowisawarrenfromtheoutside.Andit’samazing.(57”)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題DBesidemanyatropicalriver,therehangsthebiggestofallseedpods,theseabean.Thesehugecontainershouseoneofthemostsuccessfulofallvegetabletravelers.Onebyone,theseabeansstartontheirvoyages.ThisoneissettingoffdownasmallriverinAfrica.Afterafewmiles,even,perhaps,afewhundredmiles,theseedarrivesathemouthofitsriver.Itcanvoyagethroughgroupsofislandsandoutintotheopenseatoridethegreatoceancurrentsforasmuchasayearandstillremainalive(57.”)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題EEversinceIwasachild,foodismeanttheworldtome.Iopenedmyfirstrestaurantattheageoftwenty.NowI’mbetterknownforwritingcookbooks.Forme,nothing第-9-頁beatscookingathome.It’smyrealinspiration,andIwanttosharemyloveofitwithyou.I’mgoingtoshowyoufiverecipesagoodcookwouldbeproudof.Mealsyoucouldmakeinyourownkitchen.Lovelyhome-madedishesthatwouldimpressyourfamilyandfriends.Followmyleadandyou’bellabletocooksomeexceptionallygoodfood.(54”)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題ABy1850,almostallofNewEngland’hadsforbeestnchoppeddown,andmuchofthiswasturnedtofarmland,surroundedbystonewalls.Buttheneverythingchanged,asricherfarmlandandgoldwerediscoveredinthewest.Andmanyofthesettlerschasedtheirfortuneselsewhere.TownslikeLivermoredisappearedasquicklyastheyhadbeenformed.Slowly,thetreesofNewEnglandgrewaroundtheruinsandreclaimedtheland.Thisnewforestwasverydifferent.Bychoppingdowntheold-growthtrees,peoplehadgivenfast-growingmaplesandoaksachancetoclaimtheland.Theygrewbackingreaternumbersthaneverbefore.(66”)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題BAgingishappeningtousallofthetime.Ourownfamilyisoftenourbestguidetowhatitwillmean.Whenweimagineourolderage,alotofuslookatourparents.Weknowwe’veinheritedtheirgenesandsuspectthatwhat’shappeningtothemnowmaywellbewhathappenstousinthefuture.Andthat'ssomethingwe'relikelytohavemixedfeelingsabout.Becauseweinheritourparents’genes,wemightalsobvulnerabletosomeofthesameillnesses.Ourskincellssimplycan’treplacethemselvesaswellastheydid.Evenifyouhavespectaculargenes,eventuallywe'llstarttolookolder.(68”)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題CAtthetimeHawkingwasworkingonblackholes,he’dachievedamazinginsightsintotheworkingsoftheseobjects.Blackholesarethemostterrifyingplacesintheuniverse.Createdwhenagiantstardies,attheirdarkheartsisapointofinfinitegravity.Sopowerful,nothingcanescapeit,notevenlight.Blackholes,insteadoflastingforever,aseveryonethought,eventuallydisappear,leavingnotraceof第-10-頁anything,includinginformation.Everyblackholehasaboundary.It’sthepointoreturn.Ifanythingpassestheboundary,ittakesitsinformationwithit.(61”)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題DWhendowefirstbecomeawareofourselves?Toaddressthatveryquestion,watchawell-establishedexperimentknownasthemirrortest.Firstupis16-month-oldOwen.IfOwenknowswhoheis,heshouldnoticethemarkandknowitisonhischeek.Nextit’stheturnofBethan.Hermumputsthemarkonherfaceasinstructed.Timeandtimeagainthistestdemonstratesthatit’sbetweentheagesand24monthsthatwebecomeself-aware.Itisthisthatdistinguishesusfromotheranimalsandgivesusauniquerelationshipwiththeworld.(65”)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題EAstheweatherwarms,watercoursesthrougheverytreeanditpicksupsugarstoredinthewood.Thisliquidenergyisthelifeforceoftheentireforest.Thespringsunshinewarmsthelandandthesugarsurgesfaster,fuellingthegrowthofnutrient-richbuds.Thesetinypackagescontaineverythingneededtobuildaleaf.Butfromthispointon,thebudsracetoopenbeforetheycanbeattacked.Graduallythefirstflushofgreenspreadsacrosstheforest.Butitwillbeafewweeksbeforetheleavesarefullyexpandedandtheywillneedaconstantsupplyofsugarysapfromunderthebark.(65”)2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題AThisisoneofthegreatestmasterpiecesofChineselandscapepainting.WhenwesternersfirstdiscoveredChinesepaintingslikethisone,theycouldnotseetheirvalue.Tounderstandpainting,youneedtounderstandcalligraphy.Thecharacterisnotapictureofanobjectintherealworld,butasymbolforanidea.AsChinesecharactersaresymbolsforideas,soelementsinaChineselandscape,rocks,water,treesandmountains,becamesymbolsofconcepts.FortheChinese,picturespaintedwithabrusharesymbolsthatcarryboththesurfacemeaningandadditionalhiddenmeanings.Chinesepaintingsarenotjustprettypictures.Theymeansomething（105.）第-11-頁2019年廣東省高考英語聽聞考試真題BEve