高考英语训练7

1、009（听力材料）(Text 1)W: Excuse me. Is the flight from New York on time?M: Yes, it is. It should be arriving in 20 minutes at Gate 5. (Text 2)W: Its very hard to decide what to eat. The pizza and the hamburgers are both good at this restaurant.M: If you cant make up your mind soon, we wont ever make it t

2、o the cinema. (Text 3)M: I met Jim on the street today.W: Really? Did he say anything about his brother?M: Yes. He will be leaving California very soon, because his wife has taken a job in Houston. (Text 4) W: Hi, Sam. I hear youre going to Chicago.M: Yeah. I have an international meeting there.W: W

3、hen are you leaving?M: This coming Friday, that is to say, the day after tomorrow. (Text 5) W: Hi, Tom! How are you today?M: Fine, thanks. Whats up, Ann?W: Theres an American folk concert tomorrow night. Do you want to go with me?M: Sorry. I dont want to miss my favorite movie on TV then, and beside

4、s, I really prefer jazz, not folk music. (Text 6) M: Have you traveled much in America?W: No, not much around America, but I travel quite a lot in Washington D.C.M: What do you think of Washingtons traffic?W: I think the subway is OK because its fast and comfortable, but I also like the buses, espec

5、ially for short journeys.M: But dont you think the buses are rather slow?W: Yes, I do, particularly in rush hour.M: What about the taxis?W: Taxis often get stuck in traffic jams, and besides, theyre too expensive.M: So what do you think is the best way to travel in Washington?W: The subway, I think.

6、 (Text 7) M: What are you mailing, Sally?W: A textbook. Its based on a new approach to the teaching of physics. I want my colleagues to take a look at it.M: Im sending my family some of the photos we took.W: Oh, this line is moving so slowly.M: David said hed meet us at the bookstore at 3:00.W: We p

7、robably wont be out of here for another 15 minutes.M: What time is it now?W: 2:30.M: The bookstore is at least a twenty-minute walk.W: We should have left the hotel earlier. Ah, well, it is useless to be impatient.M: Oh, it looks like well be through here by 2:40. Look, its our turn.W: At last.M: We

8、ll be out of here in no time. (Text 8)W: Hi, Jim. Nice to see you again.M: Hi, Daisy! I hope you are settling in at school!W: I am! Ive made lots of friends and Im really enjoying my courses.M: Good! Me too! By the way, you didnt tell me what you are studying here.W: Didnt I? Im doing business studi

9、es.M: Really? Thats great. You hope to join a company after graduation?W: Maybe. My parents moved to America the year that I was born. We live in New York. I suppose I might get a job in New York when I graduate. Its too soon to say really.M: What about your friend Janice?W: Oh, shes from South Afri

10、ca. Her father runs a hotel business there, and she is doing a degree in management.M: Management? Really? She must be very good at communication.W: I guess so. What about you, Jim?M: Im studying law. I want to be a lawyer in Mexico.W: Great! So Ill know who to call if I ever need a lawyer.M: Sure,

11、anytime. (Text 9) W: Hey, John, rise and shine.M: What time is it, Sheila? I have no idea how long Ive been here.W: Hmm the library is too quiet. You need a place that is nice and noisy to study.M: Youve got a point. I always mean to study hard but I quickly nod off. Its just too quiet here.W: Maybe

12、 you were thinking of Carlsons psychology lesson.M: Yeah, hes a nice guy, but he just cant seem to come down to earth. The whole time he seemed to be talking to himself. Thats as good as a sleeping pill.W: You should have been in my history class with Professor Rivers. One student got up and challen

13、ged him to name six women who contributed to the American Revolution. He was speechless.M: The class must have been noisy.W: Especially when the student started telling him a dozen names.M: Seems like she gave Professor Rivers a good lecture.W: Yeah, although I kind of felt that she should have give

14、n him a chance to save face. After all, I doubt whether many people can name even one.M: Thats true. I sure cant. (Text 10)Its been so warm in the United States this year, especially in March. Temperatures in the lower 48 states were 8.6 degrees above normal for March and 6 degrees higher than avera

15、ge for the first three months of the year. That is higher than the old records.“Everybody has this uneasy feeling. This is unusual. This is not good,” said Jerry Meehl, a climate scientist. “Its a guilty pleasure. Youre out enjoying this nice March weather, but you know its not a good thing.”“Its be

16、en on for several months,” said Jake Crouch, another climate scientist. Scientists say an unusual combination of several weather patterns, including La Nina, was the direct cause of the warm weather.While individual events cant be blamed on global warming, Crouch said this is like the extremes that are supposed to get more frequent because of manmade climate change from the burning of fossil fuels such as c