2023年下学期期中考试高三英语听力材料Text1W:HowlongwillwestayinSydney?M:Forthreedays,sowe'llcomebackonDecember20.Text2M:Haveyoualmostfinishedreadingthepaper,Liz?W:Yes.Here,youcantakethis.Andthelocalnewstodayisreallyamazing.M:Ijustwanttoknowsomethingaboutthelastbasketballgame.W:Uh-oh,Ithrewthatsectionaway.Wouldyouliketoseetheentertainmentinstead?Text3M:HaveagoodtriptoNewYork.W:Thanks.I'llringyouassoonasIarriveatthehotel.M:Fine.RememberI'meatingoutwithHenrytonight.W:Well,I'llleaveamessageontheanswermachine.Text4M:Oh,darling.I'vebeencoughingverybadlyrecently.W:I'vetoldyoutoquitsmokingforathousandtimes.Butyouneverlisten.Didyouseeadoctor?M:Yes.I'vetriedafewtimestostopsmokingbutalwaysfailed.W:Whynottrychewingguminstead?Text5W:Wherewillyouandyourfamilyspendthesummervacation?M:WearearrangingaholidayinEurope.WewillstayinAustriaforthreedays.Italyforfivedays,andSwitzerlandfortwodays.Text6M:Couldyoucleanandpressthesetwoshirtsandrepairthisjacket?W:Sure.Whendoyouneedthem?M:Iwillattendameetingat2o'clockthisafternoon.AndI'dliketostartoutat12o'clock.W:I'msurewecanhavetheshirtsreadybefore11o'clock,butunluckilywewon'tbeabletogetthejackettoyoubeforetomorrow.Allrepairshavetobesentoutofthehotel.Text7M:CongratulationsonyoursuccessintheLondonMara-thontoday!W:Thanks.It'sanewrecordforme.M:SocouldyoutellmeaboutyourearlydaysinKenya?W:Ilivedabout10milesfromthenearestprimaryschoolandIusedtoruntoschoolandback,sowhenIwenttohighschoolanduniversity,itwasnaturalformetoenterraces.M:Isithardtobealong-distancerunner?W:Well,wehavebeautifulcountryside.It'sapleasurejusttorunoverthosehills.M:That'samazing.Sowhatareyourplansforthefuture?W:TheBostonMarathonandtheBerlinMarathonnextyear.Text8M:Hi,Zoe,wheredidyoubuyyourmountainbike?W:FromCycleway.TheyhaveshopsinHammersmithandKilburnbuttheydidn'thavetheoneIwanted.IfinallygotitinFinchley.M:I'dliketogoandsee.CanIgetabusthere?W:Yeah,youcan.Thenumberthirty-twostopsoutsidetheshopandthere'sanundergroundstationnearthere,butmybrothercantakeyouonhismotorbike.M:Thatwouldbegreat.Thanks.Whenishefree?W:Well,he'susuallyfreeonThursdayafternoon.M:Great!Whatelsedoyouwantmetobuyforyou?W:I'vegotsomebikelightsandawaterbottlebutyoucanhelpmegetsomeeyclingshorts--they'remorecomfortablethanjeans.M:OK.Text9M:Goodmorning,Jenny.BHowcanIhelpyoutoday?W:Goodmorning.I'mherebecauseofsleepingproblems.ShallItakesomemedicine?M:Howlonghasthisbeengoingon?W:Sinceabout6monthsago.M:Isee.Wasthereastressfuleventinyourlifeatthattime?W:Well,Istartedanewjobthen.Idoresearchforatechcompany.Ilikemyjob,butIworkabout60hoursaweek.M:Thatsoundsstressful.W:Yeah.Andmyhusbandisnotveryunderstanding.Heisaprofessorofauniversity.Hisworkisnotasdemandingasmine.M:Isitpossibleforyoutoworkfewerhours?W:No,I'manewemployeeandIhavetoprovemyworthtothecompany.Idon'tthinkIcanreducemyhoursforatleastayear.M:Wellthen,youneedtofindwaystoreducestress.Exercisecanbehelpful.Perhapsyoucouldgotothegymafterwork.W:OK,Icouldmanagetogotothegymafeweveningsaweek.Listeningtothemusicisalsoagoodwayofreleasingstress,right?I'dtryit.Text10W:Haveyoueverforgottenanappointmentatthedoctor'sorbeenlateingettingtoyourpart-timejob?Occasionally,thesethingshappentoeverybody.IforgettolockthedoorwhenIwentoutthreeweeksago.However,wecanavoidsuchproblemsifwewriteoutschedules.Scheduleshelpusseehowmuchtimewehavetodothethingsthatareimportant,aswellasthosethatarefun.Amasterschedulecanbeusedtofindouthowmuchtimewereallyhaveforactivities.Thisschedulelistsalltheactivitiesthatwemustcomplete.Aweeklyschedulecanbeusedtohelpusplantimeforthethingsthatwereallyliketodo.Ourweeklyscheduleshouldincludetimeforactivities.Itshouldalsoincludeactivitiesthatwillhelpusachievelong-termandshort-termgoals.Finally,itshouldincludeourstudytimeandfreetime.Freetimeisnecessarysothatwecanmakeneededchangesinourschedule.Adailyscheduleisafinalsuggestiontohelpusplanourtime.Istartedmakingdailyschedulesthreemonthsago.Gradually,Ibegantousethefirsttwokindsofschedules,andtheyhavereallyhelpedmealot.