今年的听力内容总的而言弱化了长对话题型，那么为了平衡整个实体的难度，第一部分的短对话的难度得到进一步强化。未来考生须在这也方面做好准备。当然，长对话内容难度的下降，并不意味着未来的考生可以完全放松警惕，对话类型的题目出题来源将非常多元化。对考生的知识面也将是很大的考验。
首先，作为“短对话”部分最难题型“推理题”今年又一次占到了“短对话”部分的一半，且难度逐渐增加。从前两年开始，句意理解题就开始往“真正理解”的方向无限延伸，考察学生对英语语言习惯的掌握。以西方人喜欢“隐射”的说话特点为指南，引入地道的符合西方语言习惯的日常用语，无形中提高了学生对英语口语掌握的要求。
而这一部分的内容的出处基本上超出了教材的范围，要求学生对英语学习培养由衷的可以长期坚持的兴趣，在课后继续主动学习，多接触英语题材的听力内容，积累真正有用的英语口语。从这一个层面上来讲，这个题型的难度增加是学生们的福利，标志着英语教学更注重实用性、渐渐与国际接轨。鼓励学生跳出课本的条条框框，从生活中、从英语国家的文化中去学习、去感受，学以致用。
最后一题压轴题更是稳定了“短对话”在上海高考英语中的重要地位：
10. M: I don’t know if Steve likes the apartment or not.
W: He said he liked it, but he didn’t want to sign the contract.
Q: What can be concluded about Steve?
其次，2010高考英语听力题目的Passages部分，第一篇为lecture，第二篇为story。虽然在次序上有变，但是经过2008年的story instruction和2009的story lecture之后，现在passages的出题也开始变得稳定。
从今年的题型分析，上海高考英语听力部分Passage题型的内容日趋新颖，渐渐包含生活实际，注重语言在生活中的实际运用，结合生活中的各个领域。同时，出题点也日趋实际，重点考察学生对重要信息点的捕捉，测试中国学生在英语语言环境中是否有在不间断的语流中能力能否抓住复杂内容中的关键信息，从而达到面对面沟通无障碍。
第一篇文章的内容是起源于巴西的摔跤运动“卡波耶拉”，与去年第二篇谈论动物园的利弊一样，是典型的lecture题，模仿西方大学课堂授课。本篇延续了去年内容新颖、逻辑清晰的特点，只要考生可以抓住lecture题的内容逻辑，在存在个别生词的情况下仍然可以把题做对。
I am going to tell you about a sport: Capoeira. Capoeira came from Brazil where was started by the African slaves. They used it for entertainment and also to fight against their white masters. It is a kind of Kong Fu which is also like a dance. You need to be very fit and strong, and you should have good control of your body. You often have to use your hands to balance. Everyone sits around in a circle, singing and playing music, and two people fight in the center. To fight the other person, you kick with your feet. But nowadays, there is no contact. As soon as you see the other person’s hand or foot coming towards you, you have to move away quickly. You must be careful the other person doesn’t kick you. If the other person kicks you, then you lose. I have been doing Capoeira for three years. I have improved a lot since I first started and now I wear green belt. In the future I would like to become a trainer and teach other people about this beautiful sport.
Q11: Who first started Capoeira?
Q12: What is required if a man wants to do Capoeira.
Q13: When can a man be judged to lose in Capoeira?
第二篇文章是仍然是学生们做起来比较轻松的“故事题”。内容与2008年“银行工作”一题非常相似，只是今年的“故事题”完全围绕了一天工作的流程，而不是像2008年那样只有一段来写工作流程。前两题为细节题，最后一题为主旨题。
As a hotel manager, I have to walk around and smile all the time. Everyday I arrive at the hotel at 7:30 a.m. Before I prepare for the daily operational meeting, I first review the night manager’s reports and catch up on the emails that come through over night. Then I check on breakfast, and then walk through the restaurant to say Hello to guests. At 9:00 a.m. there is the daily operational meeting. Staffs report on what has happened the night before and what needs to be cared for. At 9:45, I am very visible and always around the hotel meeting and greeting staff. I have to keep an eye on what is going on, everything from the temperature of the shower to the variety of food. And we have to bear in mind cultural differences. For example, the Japanese want a running bath and the Americans are fine just with a shower. At 1:00 p.m. I always eat with the different member of staff. This is a valuable way of finding out what is going on. From 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. there are different meetings concerning all the aspects of hotel operation. I try to get through all the work by 7:00 p.m.
Q14: What does the speaker do first after arriving at the hotel?
Q15: Which of the following details shows the speaker’s concern about cultural differences?
Q16: What does the passage mainly tell us?
最后，今年的高考英语听力部分的长对话内容难度进一步下降。从两篇题目的设置上看，今年长对话更注重英语在生活中的实际运用，继以往的租车租房场景后，此次又引入了新的“医院看病”场景;新东方高中个性化一对一老师在课堂上曾反复提醒学生们，第一张表格作为“真实” 表格，注重生活运用实际，只要生活场景中用得到表格的地方都可能成为考试的出题点。 同时长对话第二篇的内容有所变化，从往年的文化讨论转化依旧讨论生活内容：两个学生谈论“读书”的问题：
D：Next patient, please.
P：Morning, doctor
D：It’s Mr. Gerald, doesn’t it?
P：That’s right
D：Is that GERALD?
P：Yes, it is.
D：Right. Now, what seems to be the trouble?
P：Well, I’ve had this awful flu and a terrible cough
D：I see, how long have you been feeling like this?
P：Oh, about 3 or 4 days I suppose.
D: Have you had a temperature?
P: It’s normal.
D: Ok, I’ll just look at your chest. Now, breathe then, and out slowly. And again. Good, that’s it.
P:Thank you.
D:Well. I’ll give you some cough mixture. Take one spoonful every four hours for the next five days.
P: Ok, doctor.
A：I don’t know what to read. Can you recommend anything?
B：Have you read a book by John Windom called WEB ?
A：I’ve just finished it.
B：No, I haven’t. what sort of book is it?
A：You know, John Windom writes science fiction stories. This one’s a novel set on a pacific island.
B：What’s it about then?
A:Well, the main characters are a man and a woman who joined a group hoping to start the perfect society.
B:I see, do they succeed?
A:No, it turns out that the island they go to is full of huge spiders. They are determined to destroy everything there including any people who come. But won’t tell you what happened next or you won’t want to read it.
B:Ok, I’ll give it a try. Thanks.。
综上所述，高考听力在一次一次的改变中，越来越倾向于考察学生在生活以及在未来的学习场合中运用英文这门语言获取信息，取得良好沟通的能力。因此，我们同学在学习这门语言时，一定要树立学以致用的思想。不要把英文当做是一门知识，而是一门拿来用的技能。只有这样，才能培养好高考英语所需的能力，从而在考试中披荆斩棘，取得成功。
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