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2023 年长沙市新高考适应性考试
英语听力文本
Text 1
W：Ijust bought some strawberries from the supermarket. The salesperson said they were fresh from
thefarm.
M：I’llgotothekitchenandwashthem.
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W：Bill, I’m busy preparing meeting materials. I was wondering if you could help me translate
thisfile.
M：Isthaturgent?Ineedtomeetaclientlater.
W：Yes.Inthatcase,I’llasksomeoneelseforhelp.
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M：Ilikethisactor.Hisactingisexcellent.Heonceplayedanastronautinaplay.
W：I like his role as a policemanwho solves manytough cases.He reallyinspires me.I wanttobelike
him whenIgraduate.
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M：I heard that Jacob had a quarrel with our boss. He is not experienced in work andbecomesangry
veryeasily.
W：ButIthinkJacobisquitecapableofdoingmuchwork.
Text5
W：Mycomputerdoesn’tworkproperly.IwonderifIcanuseyoursforawhile.
M：YoucertainlycouldifIhadone,butIgaveminetomysonlastmonth.
Text6
W：I didn’tseeAnna atthe conference.Whathappened?
M：She asked for leave. Her dad was supposed to take a vacation, but he had a minor accident on
the road.Therefore,Annaneededtobewithherdadinthehospitalforawhile.
W：I’m sorrytohearthat.Whenwillshereturntowork?
M：OnWednesday,thedayaftertomorrow.
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W：Our company is having an annual party in your restaurant.Can you show me theway?
M：I’m sorry. May I know your company’s name? We have two annual parties here. One is for
SwipeWire, andtheotherisforCrowdstage.
W：Swipe Wire, please. Crowdstage is my friend’s company. Can you tell me how many people
have arrived?
M:：20guestssignedinatthereceptiondesk,whichisonethirdoftheexpectednumber.
W：Oh.I seemyworkmates.Thankyou.
M：Mypleasure.
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W：DoyouknowPigcasso?
M：IonlyknowapainternamedPicasso.WhoisPigcasso?
W：A painting pig named Pigcasso, who was saved from being killed by his owner before becoming
famous.Andhisabstractworkwassoldfor£20,000,breakingarecord.
M：Areyoukiddingme?Apigcanpaint?
W：Of course, it’s true. It breaks the previous record of £14,000, set by an animal named Congo in the
Animal’sArtworkEventof2005.
M：My God! It’s incredible.Where is this painting now? I’d love to see it.
W：I’mafraidyouwon’tgetthatchance.ThepaintinghasbeenboughtbyaGermanbuyer.Butyoucanlook
it up on the Internet. Pigcasso has many works, including the Blue Elephant, the Queen, and the record-
breakingpaintingiscalledWildandFree.
M：Who is the owner ofthis pig? A farmer or a painter?
W：Neither. To be precise, she is an animal rescuer who discovered and developed Pigcasso’s talent for
painting.
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M：Youhaveworkedinyourpresentcompanyfor4years,haven’tyou?
W：Yes,Ihave.
M：Why do you want to resign?
W：I work as an assistant to a director. Although the salary has been raised in the past two years, I
can’tseeanyfutureinthatposition.Ireallywanttolookforamorechallengingopportunity.
M：What kind ofwork would you like to try?W：Just as you advertised in the newspaper.
M：But being a fashion editor is demanding, and you have to work overtime a lot.Have youeverthought
aboutthat?
W：Yeah. I think I’ll get used to it soon. I have a sharp eye for this industry and I often look
through relevant information on the Internet.
M：All right.Today is May 10th.We will keep you informed of the interview result byemail in one
week.
W：Okay.Thankyou.
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The Chicago Intercultural Language School introduced the Mandarin program in 2009 based on
suggestions from parents. Since then, the program has grown. Of the 300 students at the school, more
than 100 aretaking Chinese classes.
MananneSmith started to learn Chinesewhen shewas 2.Herparents encouragedherto do it because
they thought it may give her more work opportunities when she grows up. “But I am still learning
Chinese, because I like my teacher and classmates, and I like Chineseculture,” says Mananne, now 13.
Miriam Mitchell, 12, started to learn Chinese when she was a first-grader.“My parentswant me to
have more work opportunities,”says Miriam,addingthatherfamilyisplanningatriptoChinanextyear.
Lily Rabb, 14, chose to learn Chinese in 2011. She wants to be a fashion designer, and she’s
interested inChinese fashion.
“Initially, interest came from parents of Chinese origin, but then non-Chinese Americans who are
doingbusinesswithChinajoinedin,”saystheschoolprincipalRoderick Shaw.
Liu Jiang has worked at the school for 11 years. “Most ofthe students who take Chinese classes at
the school are from native American households,”she says.“They may initially takeup studying Chinese
as another language, or a gateway to future opportunities.Afterstudying for a period oftime, it’s their love
for the language and culture that keepsthemgoing.”
