绵阳市高中2014级第三次诊断性考试
英语试题听力原文
第一部分 听力
第一节 短对话，只读一遍
Text one
W: Do you like playing tennis?
M: Yeah. Tennis is my favorite sport.  
W: Oh, really? I seldom play Tennis. Sometimes I play badminton. But I like basketball best.
 
Text two
W: What should we get for Jack’s birthday?
M: How about a basketball?
W: You know he hates doing exercise.
M: Then I guess we can buy him a guitar.
 
Text three
W: Excuse me, I am looking for a book called Little Women, but I can’t find it anywhere.
M: Let me see. I am sorry we have just sold it out.
 
Text four  
M: Hey, Kate! Can you come to my birthday party next weekend?
W: I’d love to go, but my grandparents are coming over next Saturday, and I think it’s best that I stay at home to be with them.
 
Text five
M: So , how are you adjusting to your new neighborhood?
W: It’s very quiet and pleasant. It is a bit of a challenge meeting people, though.
M: Why don’t you join a neighborhood social club? We did that when we first moved into our town.
第二节 长对话，读两遍
Text6
W: I am thinking about having a trip to Spain. Since you have travelled there before, would you please answer me some questions?
M: Ok, no problem.
W: So, when is the best time to visit Spain?
M: You will enjoy your trip very much whether it is in spring or summer. But the best months to travel to Spain are June and July.
W: Then, should I go there by train or by plane? Which is better?
M: Getting a train to Spain is more convenient, more comfortable and more relaxing. In Spain, train travel is rapidly growing in popularity because of its speed improving.
W: Well, I got it. Thanks.
 
Text 7
M: Which is your best holiday, Lucy?
W: Well, it was my trip in Tibet. We went there 5 years ago, doing some walking in the mountains.
M: How long did you stay there?
W: 10 days.
M: 10 days! That's a long time. How far did you walk every day?
W: Perhaps 15 kilometers. We have to climb up and down a lot every day.
M: So, it was very hard.
W: Yes, very hard. Though we have modern equipment with us, sometimes, it's difficult to walk in the mountains where the air is very thin, and you have a lot of problems when breathing.
M: What was the best thing about the trip?
W: The walking and the exercise. The air is very clean and it's very quiet. Tibet is a good place. You must go!
 
Text 8  
W: Hello, Jim. I didn’t see you for a long time. I heard that you changed your job last month. How do you like your new company?
M: Oh, I love it so far. It’s a great place to work, and they do a lot of good things.
W: Like what?
M: Well, every month, a group of employees get together and clean up garbage and litter from the city streets, parks, and public places.
W: Hey, what a great idea! What’s your work schedule like?
M: Oh, it’s nice. I am not as busy as I was at my last job. I don’t need to work overtime. The   company encourages the employees to balance work and family life.
W: That sounds great. So, uh, do you think your company will have a job opening for me?
 
Text 9
W: Good morning! Farming Chemicals. How can I help you?
M: Good morning! I'd like to speak to Mr. Smith, please.
W: I'm sorry he is not in at the moment. Can I take a message?
M: OK. My name is Tom Green. I'm phoning from London Travel Agency about Mr. Smith's trip to Australia. He's booked on Flight NO. BA1369 to Sydney on May 4th. The flight leaves from Gate 3. Oh, no. Sorry, it leaves from Gate 1 at 10:30am.
W: Hmm, at 10:30am.
M: But he must be there at least two hours earlier to check in.
W: And how will he get his tickets?
M: Oh, we'll send them around this afternoon.
W: OK. I will make sure he gets your message.
M: Thank you. Goodbye.
W: Goodbye.
Text 10
     Good morning, everybody. Thank you for inviting me to your writing class. I’m Henry Stone, a writer from New York. Today, I would like to share with you my writing experiences. I always like watching people passing by and start my imagination, especially while waiting for my flights at the airport. For example, the other day I saw a couple. They were buying magazines at that moment. They were not wearing business clothes, but the man was carrying a suitcase. Every few seconds, the woman looked around. I wondered someone was following them. Perhaps they were running away. This reminded me of a story in the newspaper that day: a banker stole one million pounds a week before and disappeared with his wife; there was a picture of them in the paper. The couple really looked like the thieves. Maybe I should stop them. Just then, I saw them say goodbye to each other. And the woman walked away. Well, sometimes I make mistakes like that, but I find things like that very useful for my writing.