五市三区09届高三第一学期期中考试试卷英语听力材料及参考答案2008.11听力材料Text1W:MayIseeyourticket,please?Ithinkyouaresittinginmyseat.M:Oh,you’reright.Myseatisinthebalcony.I’mterriblysorry.Text2W:Listentome,Joe,theexamisalreadyathingofthepast.Justforgetaboutit.M:That’seasiersaidthandone.Text3W:Whataboutyourchemistryclassthismorning,Paul?M:Weweresupposedtohaveachemistryclass,butMr.Andersonwasoutoftownforameeting.Sowehadahistorylessoninstead.Text4M:Thinkitovercarefully,youmusthaveleftitsomewhere.W:ButtheproblemisthatIhavetohaveitnow.Ineedittousemycar,andwhenIgethome,toopenthedoor.Text5M:Hereyouareatlast.We’llbelateandMarywillbeupset.W:I’msorry,John.Ihadtofinishmyworkathand,andthenbuyabirthdaypresentforMaryontheway.Text6M:Soyousayyouhadyourhandbagstolenthisafternoon.Aboutwhattime?W:Itmusthavebeenthreehoursago,aboutfouro’clock.Iwasdoingmyshoppingwhenafellowsuddenlyseizedmybagandranoff.M:Isthereanythingvaluableinsidethebag?W:Notreally.Butthebagitselfisanexpensiveone—itcostmeabout$500.M:Andareyouabletorecognizetheman?W:Ididaquicklookathim.Hewastall,bearded,andhehaddarkbrownhair.I’msureI’drecognizehimifIsawhimagain.M:OK,Ijustneedtofindoutafewmoredetailsbeforewetakeaction.Text7M:Hello.MayIsendaparceltoTorontohere?W:Yes,whatisinsideyourparcel?M:Twoshirts,atieandasuit.W:Byregularmailorairmail?M：HowlongdoesittaketogobyregularmailfromheretoToronto?Andhowlongtogobyairmail?W:Ah--,ittakestwoweeksbyregularmail,whileittakesthreeorfourdaysbyairmail.M:Howmuchforregularmail?W:Itdependsontheweightofyourparcel.Letmeweighitfirst.It’sthreepoundsandeightounces,soitcostselevendollarsandtwelvecentsbyregularmailandeighteendollarsandtwentyfivecentsbyairmail.M:Byair,please.Hereisthemoney.Text8W:Dad.Allowanceday.CanIhavemyallowance?M:Oh.Iforgotaboutthat.W:YouALWAYSforget.M:IguessIdo.HowmuchdoIoweyou?W:Just$13.M:Thirteendollars!?WhydoIoweyouthatmuch?JustseemslikeIpaidyoutheotherday.W:No.YouforgeteverySaturday,andithasbeenpilingup.M:Well,I’mnotsureifIhavethatmuch.W:Gotothebank.Youhavelotsofmoney.M:Lotsofmoney,uh?Uh,well,Ithinkthebankisclosed.W:Then,whataboutyoursecretmoneyjarunderyourbed?M:Oh,IguessIcoulddothat.So,whatareyougoingtodowiththemoney?W:I’mgoingtoputsomeinsavings,givesometothepoorpeople,andusetheresttobuybooks.M:Well,thatsoundsgreat,Joshua.Text9W:AndhowdidyoufindCambridgewhenyoufirstarrived?M:Well.Ilikeithere.Ithinkthecityisverybeautiful.W:Whataboutyouraccommodation?WasthatOK?M:Yes,OK.AtfirstIstayedwithafamilyforthreemonths.TheywereverykindtomebuttheyhadthreeyoungchildrenandIfounditdifficulttostudy.W:Right.Isee.M:SoafterthreemonthsImovedoutandnowIlivewithtwootherstudentsinastudenthouse.It’smuchcheaperandwelikeitthere.W:Good,andwhataboutyourstudies?Whatareyoustudying?M:I’mdoingComputing.W:Computing.Isee.Um,apartfromthelanguagedifficulties,howhaveyoufoundthecourse?M:Well,themaindifficultyformeisgettingtimeonthecomputersinthecomputerroom.It’salwaysbusyandthismakesitveryhardtodomypracticalwork.W:Canyoureservetimeinthecomputerroom?M:No,...butitwouldcertainlyhelpifwecouldreservecomputertime.W:Yes,I’lllookintothatandseeifsomethingcanbedonetoimprovethingsoverthere.Text10JohnSteinbeckisoneofAmerica’sgreatestwriters.Manyofhisnovelsandshortstoriesareaboutpeoplewithtroublesandproblems.“TravelswithCharley”isdifferent;it’sabookabouttravelingaroundtheUnitedStates.JohnSteinbeckandCharley...
