1、2023高考临考预测押题密卷-A卷 听力文本Text 1W: What terrible weather!I dont think we can go to the forest today. The paths must be very muddy.M: I agree, but we can do that tomorrow afternoon. The weather forecast said the sun would finally come out tomorrow.Text 2W: Lisa is inviting some people to the party at her
2、 house tomorrow night. Do you know why?M: She got the news from our teacher last week that she is the top prize winner of the yearly writing competition.W: Thats amazing. Ill buy her a great gift.Text 3M: How much are the cupcakes?W: The cupcakes are $4 each. But if you buy five or more, well take $
3、1 off each cupcake.M: In that case, Ill take five.Text 4M: Do you remember in elementary school I brought some insects to school?W: Of course I do. The science teacher got so angry. But by the end of the class, even she was laughing!Text 5W: John, let me help you with this table. It looks really big
4、 and heavy.M: Yeah, I have put some stuff inside the drawers.W: Where do you want to put it?M: Next to the sofa.Text 6M: How many chicks did your parents buy last week?W: Four.In fact, weve already had five hens.M: OK. My mother used to raise rabbits and she was fond of growing flowers before we mov
5、ed here.W: Rabbits are lovable. Id love to have some, too. By the way, my father got a pony for me and my brother to ride.M: Great. I really hope I can have the chance to ride my own horse.Text 7M: Hi, Julia, I havent seen you over the weekend. Where did you go?W: Hi, Lucas. I went camping in the co
6、untryside.M: Sounds nice. Did you go with your friends?W: No. I was all alone.M: How was that?W: Actually, the farmers there were friendly. I could read novels at night and hear birds singing in the morning. I recorded all the sounds there. They were inspirations for my new songs.M: Truly splendid!W
7、: And I met the Collins. They were having a picnic and shared fruit and drink with me. I picked a bunch of roses for them.M: Ha-ha, no wonder I couldnt find Mr Collin. I wanted to go fishing with him then.Text 8W: Mathew, have you ever taken part in adult education?M: Yes. Im taking an accounting co
8、urse on Tuesday and Thursday evenings.W: Do you plan to change your job?M: No, I just want to master a new skill. I think Ill benefit from it in my life.W: Can you get a certificate in the end to prove what youve done?M: Yes, Ill receive a completion certificate. There are some classes that will off
9、er a professional certificate. These days Im thinking about signing up for drawing classes too. Drawing adds color to my life.W: Sounds interesting. I bet adult education must be popular in your country.M: You can say that. Millions of Americans do that. The office workers attend classes on weekends
10、 or weekday evenings. There are even community colleges providing the classes.W: After hearing this, I guess I should take evening classes right away.Text 9W: Hey, George. Congratulations! How are you feeling right now?M: Tired but excited. I finally won the championship in the Tour of Switzerland.W
11、: You did so well.This is your second victory after the Tour of Colombia, right?M: Yes. And Im one of the lucky ones today. You know, Thomas and Karl have taken part in the race. Theyre both excellent and experienced cyclists.W: We know Karl has struggled with injuries, particularly those affecting
12、his back and legs. What happened to Thomas?M: Well, he fell off his bike on a wet corner in the final stage. Then he found it hard to hold the handlebars tightly. But still he got the second place.W: Some might have given up at that point.M: Thats the spirit of a professional cyclist. Without it, on
13、e cant finish the race.W: The Tour of France is about to begin. So have you intended to join it?M: Yeah. I would like to be there and to do well again.W: We shall be looking for your performance.Thanks for speaking to us.Text 10Good morning, everyone. Our company is going to close five of the shops
14、in the city this month. This means that there will only be two shops left here. Dont worry. If you have ordered products in the closing shops, you will receive them in the next five to six days. You wont have to pay for the transport.Our company faces growing competition from other similar organizat
15、ions like Sony, HP, Samsung, and Dell. We tried to lower the prices of our products, but this decision didnt seem to produce the desired results, and our sales continued to go down. We hired a new team of computer experts. We are hoping that well be able to raise the quality of our products again wi
16、th their help.Another reason for our poor sales is the increased use of smart phones for computer-related activities. We understand that using a phone to search the Internet is more convenient than carrying a big computer everywhere. So we will start working on a small portable computer. It will be only a bit bigger than a normal phone. We hope this new invention will bring you back.
