MAN: Good morning, Kenton Festival box office. How can I help you?
WOMAN: Oh, good morning. I’m coming to Kenton for a few days’ holiday next month, and a friend told me there’s a festival. She gave me this number to find out about it.
MAN: That’s right, the festival begins on the 16th of May 【Example】 and goes on till the 19th.
WOMAN: Oh, that’s great. I’ll be there from the 15th till the 19th. So could you tell me the programme, please?
MAN: Well, on the first day, there’s the opening ceremony, in the town centre. People start gathering around 2 o’clock, to get a good place to see from, and the events will start at 2.45 【Q1】, and finish about 5.30.
WOMAN: OK, thanks. I’ll make sure I get there early to get a good spot.
MAN: The festival will be officially opened by the mayor. He’ll just speak for a few minutes, welcoming everyone to the festival. All the town councillors will be there, and of course lots of other people.
WOMAN: Right.
MAN: Then there’ll be a performance by a band 【Q2】. Most years we have a children’s choir, but this year the local army cadets offered to perform, and they’re very good.
WOMAN: Uhuh.
MAN: After that, a community group from the town will perform a play they’ve written themselves, just a short one. It’s about Helen Tungate 【Q3】. I don’t know if you’ve heard of her?
WOMAN: I certainly have. She was a scientist years ago. 【Q4】
MAN: That’s right. She was born in Kenton exactly 100 years ago, so we’re celebrating her centenary.
WOMAN: I’m a biologist, so I’ve always been interested in her, I didn’t realise she came from Kenton.
MAN: Yes. Well, all that will take place in the afternoon, and later, as the sun sets, there’ll be a firework display. You should go to the park to watch, as you’ll get the best view from there, and the display takes place on the opposite side of the river 【Q5】. It’s always one of the most popular events in the festival.
WOMAN: Sounds great.
WOMAN: And what’s happening on the other days?
MAN: There are several events that go on the whole time. For example, the students of the art college have produced a number of videos, all connected with relationships between children and their grandparents. 【Q6】
WOMAN: That sounds interesting. It makes a change from children and parents, doesn’t it!
MAN: Exactly. Because the art college is in use for classes, throughout the festival, the videos are being shown in Handsworth House. 【Q7】
WOMAN: How do you spell the name?
MAN: H-A-N-D-S-W-O-R-T-H. Handsworth House. It’s close to the Town Hall.
WOMAN: Right.
MAN: Now let me see, what else can I tell you about?
WOMAN: Are there any displays of ballet dancing? I’m particularly interested in that as I do it as a hobby.
MAN: There isn’t any ballet, I’m afraid, but there’ll be a demonstration of traditional dances from all round the country. 【Q8】
WOMAN: Oh, that’d be nice. Where’s that being held?
MAN: It’s in the market in the town centre – the outdoor one, not the covered market 【Q9】. And it’s on at 2 and 5 every afternoon of the festival, apart from the first day.
WOMAN: Lovely. I’m interested in all kinds of dancing, so I’m sure I’ll enjoy that!
MAN: Mmm. I’m sure you will.
WOMAN: And I’d really like to go to some concerts, if there are any.
MAN: Yes, there are several. Three performed by professionals, and one by local children.
WOMAN: And where is it being held?
MAN: It’s in the library, which is in Part Street. On the 18th, at 6.30 in the evening.
WOMAN: I presume I’ll need tickets for that.
MAN: Yes, you can book online, or you can buy them when you arrive in Kenton, either at the festival box office, or from any shops displaying our logo in the windows. 【Q10】
WOMAN: Well, I think that’ll keep me busy for the whole of my stay in Kenton. Thank you so much for all your help.
MAN: You’re welcome. I hope you enjoy your stay.
WOMAN: Thank you. Goodbye.
Complete the notes below.
Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
听前预测：定位词 town centre；提示词 starting at。此处应填一个时刻点。
题目解析：首先听到了定位词 town centre，然后紧接着出现了提示词 start at，因此其后的时间 2.45（读作 two forty-five）即为答案。注意前面出现了干扰信息 2 o’clock，
这个时间指的是人们集合的时间，而不是活动开始的时间。
听前预测：定位词 perform；提示词 A。此处应填单数名词，且应该是能表演的一个人或者团队。
题目解析：首先听到第 1 题和第 2 题之间的已知信息中的关键词 mayor，然后定位词、提示词和答案一起出现了：“Then there’ll be a performance by a band”，其中 then 是逻辑连词，performance 为 perform 的同义替换，因此答案为 band。
听前预测：定位词 Performance；提示词 a。此处应填单数名词，且应该是表演的一种形式。
题目解析：首先听到明显的逻辑连词 after that，然后就出现了答案对应信息“a community group from the town will perform a play”，其中 perform 和定位词 performance 为同义替换，因此答案为 play。
听前预测：定位词 Helen Tungate；提示词 a。此处应填单数名词，且其应是 Helen Tungate的同位语，解释说明 Helen Tungate 的身份或者职业。
题目解析：听到定位词 Helen Tungate 之后马上出现了答案对应信息“She was a scientist years ago”，因此答案为 scientist。
听前预测：定位词 fireworks display；提示词 situated across、the。此处应填名词，且该名词含有一定的地理位置信息。
题目解析：首先听到定位词 firework display，然后听到了答案对应信息“and the display takes place on the opposite side of the river”，其中 on 对应题干 situated，the opposite side 对应 across，因此答案为 river。
听前预测：定位词 Videos、children；提示词 relationships、with their。此处应填表示人的名词。
题目解析：首先听到了定位词 Videos，然后听到了提示词 relationships，紧接着出现了答案对应信息“all connected with relationships between children and their grandparents”，其中 between…and… 对应题干 have with，因此答案为 grandparents。
听前预测：定位词 House；提示词 Venue。此处应填表示地点的专有名词，通过 House 还可以判断出答案首字母需大写。另外，这是一道笔记填空题，通过 Other events 这个大标题下面的第一个小圆点，可判断出这里的 Venue 指的就是上一行 Videos 的举行地。
题目解析：本题直接给出答案对应信息“the videos are being shown in Handsworth House”， 其中介词 in 后面接地点，对应题干 Venue，因此答案为 Handsworth，且文中还给出了该词的拼写，所以这一题属于送分题。
听前预测：定位词 Performance；提示词 dances。此处应填形容词或名词。
题目解析：首先听到了“Are there any displays of ballet dancing?”但是不能急着写答案，因为这是一个 dialogue，还需要听第二人的回答。紧接着我们听到“There isn’t any ballet”，就能排除掉 ballet。紧接着我们听到了转折词 but，答案马上出现“there’ll be a demonstration of traditional dances from all round the country”，其中 demonstration 和定位词 Performance 为同义替换，因此答案为 traditional。
听前预测：定位词 market；提示词 Venue、town centre。此处应填形容词。
题目解析：首先听到“Where’s that being held?”其中 where 对应题干 Venue，这就提示我们答案马上来了。然后出现了答案对应信息“It’s in the market in the town centre—the outdoor one, not the covered market”，其中 town centre 为提示词，not the covered market 帮我们排除掉了 covered，因此答案为 outdoor。
听前预测：定位词 box office、shops；提示词 Tickets、online、windows。此处应填名词。
题目解析：首先听到了提示词 Tickets、online，紧接着我们听到了定位词 box office 以及答案对应信息“either at the festival box office, or from any shops displaying our logo in the windows”，其中 displaying 对应题干 have，因此答案为 logo。