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often read his poems to me when I was young. hotel room. But he finished work and forgot to tell

His favorite poet is Oscar Wilde. He could even his colleague. By the time they arranged it, we only
remember all of his poems. had three hours to wait so there was no point in

Text 8（157 词）出海 going to the hotel. Anyway, the flight was OK.
W: I wanted to go on this trip to see the ocean We got to Athens safely. But unfortunately our bags
animals, but I’m not enjoying these large waves! I didn’t. They went to Moscow.
keep getting wet!
【点拨】 第 14 题为 推理 判断题。根 据“we were
M: I know. If we keep going up and down like this, I
there four hours before take-off”“But then there were
think we should be seasick.
delays.”以及“Ten hours!”可知女士在起飞前 4
W: I didn’t know it was going to be this windy. It
小时到达机场，航班延误 10 小时。因此女士在机
was calm and sunny yesterday.
场滞留了 14 小时，故选A。
M: I guess the weather changes all the time around here.
Let’s hope it doesn’t rain. Text 10（188 词）哈德良长城
W: Anyway, the guide said he would take us near a M: Welcome to Golden Historic Buildings, a show
small island where dolphins were usually found. But that looks back through the years and discovers

so far, I haven’t seen any of them, not even a sea wonderful buildings of the past. Today we’re looking
bird. at Hadrian’s Wall. Founded in northern Britain,
M: Me neither. Oh, yes. Hey! Did you see that Hadrian’s Wall ran from the east coast to the west

movement in the water? Was that a dolphin? coast of the country. Contrary to the popular belief,
W: Where? Oh, I see it! It seems to be moving too the wall hasn’t ever served as the state line between
slowly for a dolphin, and it’s a bit too big. England and Scotland. The wall was built in early
M: There it is again! It’s a whale! How amazing! Roman times. The Emperor Julius Caesar tried to

Text 9（171 词）旅行 take the island in England, but he failed. It wasn’t
M: How was your holiday? Did you have a good time? until the Emperor Claudius started wars that the

W: It was hell. I mean it’s a fantastic country. The Roman took and ruled the island. But the people who
originally lived in England wanted their homeland
people are lovely. The food is wonderful. But what a
back, so they made attacks all the time. A few
nightmare!
years later, the Emperor Hadrian decided to build the
M: What went wrong?
wall to prevent British people from taking their lands
W: Well, we got to Heathrow Airport early. They told us
back. The original wall was more than 70 miles long,
to get there a few hours before the departure time
but now only 10% of the original wall is able to be
because of the increased security checks. So, we
seen and visited. But the scientists are still studying
were there four hours before take-off. But then there
on it to explore more about ancient Roman history.
were delays.
Let’s move to the latest discoveries they’ve made.
M: How long?
W: Ten hours! Can you imagine how I feel about staying
in Heathrow Airport with a small baby in August? 高中英语听力模拟试题（十四）

M: Not great, I imagine. Text 1（34 词）衬衫不合身
W: The guy from the airline told us they’d give us a W: Jim, please put on that white shirt and change your

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