高中英语听力模拟训练(五)Text1W:Thegreenskirtissixtydollars,theredonefiftydollars,andthebrownoneforty.Whichonedoyouwant?M:Hmm,IthinkI’dlikethecheapestone.Text2W:Davidtoldmethathegotasecondhandcar.Doyouknowhowmuchhepaidforit?M:Well,hesaidhepaid900dollars.Ithinkhegotarealbargain.Text3M:Arethereanyjobsthatmencan’tdoverywell?W:Yes.Usuallycomputerortelephonecompaniesprefertoemploywomen.Iguessmencan’tpickupthesmallpieceswiththeirbigfingerseasily.Text4W:Let’shurry,John.M:Why,what’sthetimenow?W:It’shalfpastseven.Theconcertwillstartinaquarter.Text5W:Haveyoudecidedtoorder?M:Yes,I’llhavechicken,please.W:Andwouldyoulikericeorpotatoeswiththat?M:Potatoes,please.Text6W:CanyoutellmealittleaboutAustralia?M:Sure.Whatwouldyouliketoknow?W:Well,whenisthebesttimetovisitAustralia?M:Inwinterorspring.Theviewwaswonderfulatthattime.W:Really?DoesAustraliahavegoodbeaches?M:Yes,thebeachesareexcellent.W:Oh,good.WhatplacesshouldIsee?M:Sydney,ofcourse.Andyoucan’tmissTasmania.W:Great!Ican’twaittogothere.Text7W:I’dliketosendasmallparceltotheUnitedStatesbyairmail.M:Let’ssee.Um,itweighstwokilos.Doyouwanttohaveitinsured?W:It’sabirthdaypresenttomyteacher.Icertainlydon’twantittobelostontheway.Butisitveryexpensive?M:No,itisnotveryexpensive.W:OK,withinsurance.WhenwillitarriveinNewYork?M:Itdepends.W:Myteacher’sbirthdayistwentydaysaway.Maybeit’snotaproblem.Howmuch?Will100yuanbeenough?M:Morethanenough.W:Thankyou.M:Youarewelcome.Text8W:I’mfedupwithsittingonpackingcases,Joe.Don’tyouthinkweshouldbuyatleasttwochairs?M:Doyouknowhowmuchnewchairscost?Onecheapcomfortablearmchair...eightypounds.W:Yes,Iknow.It’sterrible.ButIhaveanidea.Whydon’twelookforchairsatastreetmarket?I’vealwayswantedtoseeone.M:Allright.Whichoneshallwego?W:PortobelloRoad,Ithink.Therearealotofsecondhandthingsthere.Butwe’llhavetogotomorrow.It’sonlyopenonSaturdays.M:Whattimedoyouwanttogo?NottooearlyIhope.W:Theguidebooksaysthemarketisopenfromninetosix.It’saverypopularmarketsowe’dbetterbetherewhenitopens.M:Right.I’llsetthealarm.Text9M:Hello.IworkforSunTourHolidaysandI’minterviewingpeopleabouttheirlastholiday.Wouldyoumindansweringafewquestionsforoursurvey?W:No,notatall.M:Thankyou.First,couldyoutellmeaboutyourtravelarrangements?Didyouexperienceanydifficultiesinyourjourney?W:Well,ourplanedidn’ttakeoffontime.Itwasdelayedfivehours,sowedidn’tgettoCyprusuntilthreeinthemorningandwewereverytiredwhenwegotthere.Buttherewasabusattheairportanditdroppedusoffatthehotelintimeforbreakfast,sothatwasallright.M:Andhowwasthehotel?W:Well,wewerealittledisappointedwiththeroom.Itlookedoutontosomeratherugly,noisystreets,butthebeachwasjustastone’sthrowaway.M:Andhowimportantareholidaystoyou?W:Oh,wealwayslookforwardtogoingonholidays.Wealwaysmakesurewecangetawayatleastonceayear.Text10W:Morethan500scientists,publichealthofficialsandotherexpertsfrom40countriesmetnearWashingtonD.C.earlierthismonth.Theydiscussedthegrowingproblemofindoorairpollution.Manycountrieshavespentthousandsofmillionsofdollarsduringthepast20yearstomaketheoutsideairhealthiertobreathe.Expertssaid,however,theairinsidebuildingswasoften4to5timesmoredangerousthantheairoutside.Theairinsidewasfullofcarbonmonoxide(一氧化碳),substancesfromtobaccosmokeandsomeotherbiologicalmaterials.Breathingthemcanleadtolungcancer,breathingdisorders,headaches,stomachsicknessesorearandeyeproblems.Someofthewor...