2023高考英语听力we need to talk

二零二三年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语科听力部分。 jack are you going camping with your friends this weekend it depends if it's sunny will go the weatherman says it's going to rain in that case we'll go to the cinema instead， excuse me could you mind my bags for a moment i want to buy some food at the convenience store no problem but be quick it was a nance that my train would arrive in ten minutes bob came out of hospital last friday have you got a chance to visit him i plan to see him this saturday aren't you going to the conference then no， it has been rescheduled for next monday sorry， miss we made a terrible mistake adding up the bill here is the ten dollars we have to return to you oh， i didn't notice that it's okay don't blame the waiter he's been really nice do you think we should get steve a book for the new year books are good but steve wouldn't take just any book he has to have this particular one on geography。 第一节到此结束。 第二节，听下面五段对话或读白。每段对话或读白后，有几个小题， 从题中所给的 a、 b、 c 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或读白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题， 每小题五秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出五秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或读白。读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第六和第七 一、两个小题。现在你有十秒钟的时间阅读着两个小题。 hello， sarah， hello， david i can't come for dinner tonight， sorry， oh， what happened we've got a new case and things get pretty crazy here in the office well， then i'll come to you no， no not tonight let me see if i can arrange another night sarah， please we need to talk it's about my job then tell me me on the phone no it's better if we do it in person how about tomorrow night i'm not sure you can give me a call tomorrow afternoon okay！ hello sarah， hello david i can't come for dinner tonight， sorry， oh， what happened we've got a new case and things get pretty crazy here in the office well， then i'll come to you no， no not tonight let me see if i can arrange another night sarah， please we need to talk it's about my job then tell me on the phone no， it's better if we do it in person how about tomorrow night i'm not sure you can give me a call tomorrow afternoon okay。 听下面一段对话，回答第八和第九两个小题。现在你有十秒钟的时间阅读着两个小题。 jim will call on us this afternoon do you know where he he is now uh wait let me see he has sent two messages saying that he's done with his work at the office and got a taxi， and and he'll arrive in twenty minutes we can't keep him waiting outside our home we have to hurry， but it takes at least half an hour to get out of the city centre by bus look at the traffic let's get off we can save at least twenty minutes by walking through the park are you sure yes， a hundred percent jim will call on us this afternoon do you know where he is now er wait let me see he has sent two messages saying that he's done with with his work at the office and got a taxi， and and he'll arrive in twenty minutes we can't keep him waiting outside our home we have to hurry， but it takes at least half an hour to get out of the city centre by bus look at the traffic let's get off we can say at least twenty minutes by walking through the park are you sure yes， a hundred percent。 听下面一段对话，回答第十至第十三四个小题。现在 你有二十秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。 morning， mark， morning clara， how was your weekend great， i went to my grandpa's he invited us to pick vegetables on his farm my daughter had a great time there what about you oh， i had a truly incredible experience i dropped by a guard sale on saturday and got several books novels， a novel and two poetry collections as i leaved through the novel a piece of paper fell out it was an air ticket from 2012， the flight was from los angeles to chicago and the name on the ticket was ashley lewis was it yes， ashley my sister in two thousand and twelve she lived in los angeles and her husband worked in chicago both of them often flew between the two cities i asked the sello where he got the book he said it was bought at a second hand bookstore in los angeles three years ago last year， he and his family moved from los angeles to philadelphia so all the way across the country， your sister's old book landed in your hands that's really crazy morning， mark， morning clara， how was your weekend great， i went to my grandpa's he invited us to pick vegetables on his farm my daughter had a great time there， what about you oh， i had a truly incredible experience i dropped by a yard sale on saturday and got several books novels， a novel and two poetry collections as i leave through the novel a piece of paper fell out it was an air ticket from two thousand and twelve the flight was from los angeles to chicago and the name on the ticket was ashley lewis was it yes， ashley， my sister in two thousand and twelve she lived in los angeles and her husband worked in chicago both of them often flew between the two cities i asked the seller where he got the book he said it was bought at a second hand bookstore in los angeles three years ago last year， he and his family moved from los angeles to philadelphia so all the way across the country your sister's old book landed in your hands that's really crazy。 听下面一段对话，回答第十四至第十七四个小题。 现在你有二十秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。 victor， you've been here in indiana for six weeks now how are you feeling i think i've got used to college life going to classes working at and hanging out with my friends though this pressure to meet deadlines life here is never boring what's been hard about being an indiana basketball player well， the training is very competitive weight， lifting and running every day it's not like high school in high school i really didn't have to do that i'm just trying to get used to it and i think i am at this point how do you see yourself fitting into this group？ i think we are all different george is from britain， chris and leo are from australia， i'm from france and the rest are americans， but i get along with everybody you know we are really starting to bond it's great to see how we grow each day as a team thanks victor， i wish you a very happy and fruitful stay in indiana victor， you've been here in indiana for six weeks weeks now how are you feeling i think i've got used to college life going to classes working out and hanging out with my friends though there's pressure to meet deadlines life here is never boring what's been hard about being an indiana basketball player well， the training is very competitive wait lifting and running every day it's not like high school in high school i really didn't have to do that i'm just trying to get used to it and i think i am at this point how do you see yourself fitting into this group？ i think we are all different george is from britain， chris and leo are from australia i'm from france and the rest are americans but i get along with everybody you know we are really starting to bond it's great to see how we grow each day as a team thanks victor， i wish you a very happy and fruitful stay in indiana。 听下面一段独白回答第十八至 第二十三个小题。现在你有十五秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 good evening dear listeners when was the last time you enjoyed leisure activities do you want to live a full and happy life today， i am going to introduce to you a magazine that features the art of living the idler was launched by tom hocanson back in 1993 with the intention of providing a bit of fun， freedom and achievement in a busy world it is now published by monthly in every issue， you'll find an interesting mix of interviews and essays on the good life history， philosophy， arts and fashion photography you'll find much to laugh at and much useful stuff as well from recipes for making bacon to guides to housekeeping if you've ever felt that there's more to life than boring jobs then why not subscribe to it the idler is a cheering read that makes you feel better about life you can download download the application and subscribe today to get your first issue free good evening dear listeners when was the last time you enjoyed leisure activities do you want to live a full and happy life today， i am going to introduce to you a magazine that features the art of living the idler was launched by tom hokkenson back in nineteen ninety three with the intention of providing a bit of fun， freedom and achievement in a busy world it is now published by monthly in every issue， you'll find an interesting mix of interviews and essays on the good life history， philosophy arts and fashion photography you'll find much to laugh at and much useful stuff as well from recipes for making bacon to guides to housekeeping if you've ever felt that there's more to life than boring jobs then why not subscribe to it the idler is a cheering read that makes you feel better about life you can download the application and subscribe today to get your first issue free。

hello sarah， i can't come for dinner tonight， sorry， oh what happened we've got a new case and things get pretty crazy here in the office well， then i'll come to you no， no not tonight let me see if i can arrange another night sarah， please then tell me on the phone no， it's better if we do it in person。

这是二零二三年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语科听力部分第二次考试， 该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意，回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。 听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到答题卡上， 现在是听力试音时间。 hello， international friends club can i help you oh hello， i read about your club in the paper today and i thought i'd phone to find out a bit more yes， certainly well， we're a sort of social club for people from different countries it's quite a new club we have about fifty members at the moment， but we're growing all the time that sounds interesting i'm british actually and i came to washington about three months ago i'm looking for ways to meet people er， what kinds of events do you organize well， we have social get togethers and sports events and we also have language evenings could you tell me something about the language evenings yes， every day except thursday， we have a language evening people can come and practice their languages you know over a drink or something we have different languages on different evenings monday， spanish tuesday， italian wednesday， german and friday french on thursday we usually have a meal in a restaurant for anyone who wants to come well that sounds great， i really need to practice my french okay well， if you can just give me your name and address i'll send you the form and some more information if you join now， you can have the first month free。 致音到此结束， 听力考试正式开始。 请看听力部分第一节第一节听下面五段对话。每段对话后有一个小题， 从题中所给的 a、 b， c 三个选项中选出最佳选项。 听完每段对话后，你都有十秒钟的时间来回答有关 关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例如，现在你有五秒钟的时间看试卷上的例题， 你将听到以下内容， excuse me？ can you tell me？ how much the shirt is yes， it's nine fifteen？ 你将有五秒钟的时间将正确答案标在试卷上。 衬衫的价格为九磅十五便士，所以你选择 c 项，并将其标在 在试卷上。现在你有五秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。 tom shall we buy a gift for maggie's birthday yes， but i don't know what she likes let's call her roommate sophia she might know what to buy for her could you check this bill for me i don't think it's right certainly first did you have two coffees oh did i yes you had one before the meal and another after hi mike what are you doing here？ i remember you finished your final exams？ yes， but i've got to select next terms courses oh， that's good we can do this together how much time do we have before the movie？ we won't have to hurry will we don't worry it's six thirty now we still have two hours it takes only thirty minutes to get there good morning sir， i'd like to ask you a few questions if i may well， i'm waiting for my flight so i guess i can if you make it brief。 第一节到此结束，第二节， 听下面五段对话或读白。每段对话或读白后，有几个小题。 从题中所给的 a、 b、 c 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或读白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题， 每小题五秒钟。听完后，各小题将给出五秒钟的作答时间。 每段对话或读白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第六和第七两个小题。 现在你有十秒钟的时间阅读着两个小题。 hello can i speak to the sales manager， please yes， i'm the sales manager can i help you right well， i phoned two days ago to say， i hadn't received my order and i'm ringing again to say it still hasn't arrived can i just take your name please yes， it's frank edward ah， mr edward， i think there's been a problem with that order what kind of problem you see part of the order didn't arrive here at the storehouse， so we couldn't send it out until we received everything from the supplier well， surely that was not my problem i placed this order weeks ago， yeah， i'm sorry about this mister edward， but we'll do everything we can to send this out to you today right， please do i am badly in need of it hello， can i speak to the sales manager please yes， i'm the sales manager can i help you right， well， i phoned two days ago to say， i hadn't received my order and i'm ringing again to say it still hasn't arrived can i just take your name please yes， it's frank edward ah， mr edward， i think there's been a problem with that order what kind of problem you see part of the order didn't arrive here at the storehouse so we couldn't send it out until we'd received everything from the supplier well， surely that was not my problem i placed this order weeks ago， yeah i'm sorry about this mr edward， but we'll do everything we can to send this out to you today， right， please do i am badly in need of it。 听下面一段对话，回答第八 至第十三个小题，现在你有十五秒钟的时间阅读着三个小题。 hmm there's a wonderful smell of fresh coffee in the air oh， welcome this is the festo coffee it's the best in the world and you can only get it here and where is here the festo island festo island， so， that's where we are goodness we really have gone off course where are you heading we set off at cape island and we're supposed to be sailing toward dennis island but we got lost when our gps broke， oh you don't have to worry about that my brother fixes things i'm sure he can help let me take it for you and if you can come back at four o'clock it will be ready hopefully， brilliant and while i'm here can i buy some of those coffee beans hmm there's a wonderful smell of fresh coffee in the air oh， welcome this is the festo coffee it's the best in the world and you can only get it here and where is here the festo island festo island， so， that's where we are goodness we really have gone off course where are you heading we set off at cape island and we're supposed to be sailing toward dennis island but we got lost when our gps broke， oh you don't have to worry about that my brother fixes things i'm sure he can help let me take it for you and if you can come back at four o'clock it will be ready hopefully brilliant and while i'm here can i buy some of those coffee beans。 听下面一段对话，回答第十一至第十三三个小题，现在你有十五秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。 hey， alexis great to see you ready for a bit of skating yeah， but i haven't been skating for ages martha， me neither， but i'm a natural when it comes to sports so what's in your bag a few things， a hat gloves， a jacket the usual skating safety equipment we're only going around the park well， you never know i don't bother with hats and gloves or that sort of things i find it gets in the way， don't you worry about getting hurt no， i love adventures just the other day， i went climbing on this climbing wall and i didn't even use safety equipment if i get hurt， i just ignore the pain well， i'm not that brave hey， come on， let's get going wait a second， i need to get my equipment on hey， alexis great to see you ready for a bit of skating yeah， but i haven't been skating for ages martha， me neither， but i'm a natural when it comes to sports so what's in your bag a few things， a hat gloves， a jacket the usual skating safety equipment we're only going around the park well， you never know i don't bother with hats and gloves or that sort of things i find it gets in the way， don't you worry about getting hurt。

hello sarah， hello david i can't come for dinner tonight sorry， oh what happened we've got a new case and things get pretty crazy here in the office well， then i'll come to you no， no not tonight let me see if i can arrange another night sarah， please we need to talk then tell me on the phone no， it's better if we do it in person how about tomorrow night i'm not sure you can give me a call tomorrow afternoon okay。

这是二零二三年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语科听力部分。 could you please tell me how i can get to the student dorm building sure turn left when you walk out of this register office pass the bookstore and you'll see it we couldn't ask for a better day could we barbara， i know steve there isn't a cloud in the sky i love this time of year me too the flowers are beautiful but calling for rain though we got any plans this weekend we might start with our vegetable garden then the barbecue sounds fun but i still want to go fishing with george lisa i saw jack this morning you mean the former designer of our company what's he doing these days？ he said he's got a new job as an art reporter do you often go to the student union？ andrew pretty much once in a while i meet friends there and i spend a lot of time organizing activities in different clubs or associations what do you think terry well， it has one more bedroom than the last flat and the sitting room is big but there is not enough cupboard space in the kitchen it's cheaper than the last one we saw and it is in a good neighborhood well， maybe we'll have to see if the agent has anything else to show us thank you mrs johnson for what you've shared with our listeners now please tell us do you sometimes feel worried about your daughter now that she's grown up oh， i worry about her like all parents do after she graduated from medical school she went to volunteer medical service in africa wow， that's okay if communication was fine， but if there was no internet or telephone connection we could sometimes go two weeks without getting in touch with each other that often worries me now sell yourself in a minute please i graduated from university two years ago and have since been working in an accounting company apart from the knowledge and skills related to my major i'm really good with computers i have a large amount of experience working with big data i think i'm well qualified for the accountant position here good why did you choose this company？ peterson has been my dream company all along you value progress and focus on the quality of work more than the quantity the flexible working hours and working from home is also attractive uh huh， what do you think is your biggest weakness well when i work i often concentrate so much on what i'm doing that i may have a hard time dealing with things that come up unexpectedly that may be annoying to some people all right thank you very much so robert i guess you must be well into your third decade as a writer how is life treating you fourth decade as a writer hmm let me get my calculator out well， i guess i've been writing novels since the nineteen eighties so you're right but i have been writing all my life and to answer your question life has been treating me excellently can i ask you about your childhood were you a bookish child in a strange way i was a non reader until i turned nine i used to play basketball in the school yards of brooklyn， my father was a high school teacher of physics and chemistry and he was a big reader he would bring books back from his high school library one day i read the last chapter of a book the title of which i've long since forgotten i liked it so much that i started reading the remainder interestingly i read the chapter's backwards until i got to the beginning i really loved the experience and i soon became an eager reader then my father would bring piles of books， home from the library and i would read them all and they were all fiction i must add that i started reading the books from the start as opposed to working backwards hello， i'm maxim van gorov and i'm very happy to share with you my connection with open chicafsky competition it was june nineteen eighty six when i came to moscow to participate in open tikovsky competition at the age of ten from celia binsk， this was actually the turning point of my life then i attended a world music festival in berlin， and it was interesting to say that a kid made his breakthrough already at the age of ten and that was me now as a judge of the competition i can see clearly the huge challenges facing the musicians in the competition where else can you see young players playing within ten days， classical works and russian traditional music before coming to the final stage as a musician it's important to give maximum attention and time to your own reflections of your own feelings so what i'm really looking for in the competition is to meet someone who can touch me musically i want to see the seed at least the seed of the great tree that can grow i would go for this violinist， i would go for this musician。

jack are you going camping with your friends this weekend it depends if it's sunny will go the weatherman says it's going to rain in that case we'll go to the cinema instead， excuse me could you mind my bags for a moment i want to buy some food at the convenience store no problem but be quick it was enhanced that my train would arrive in ten minutes bob came out of hospital last friday have you got a chance to visit him i planned to see him this saturday aren't you going to the conference？ then， no， it has been rescheduled the next monday sorry， miss， we made a terrible mistake adding up the bill here is the ten dollars we have to return to you， oh， i didn't notice that it's okay don't blame the waiter he's been really nice do you think we should get steve a book for the new year books are good but steve wouldn't take just any book he has to have this particular one on geography hello sarah， hello david， i can't come for dinner tonight， sorry， oh， what happened we've got a new case and things get pretty crazy here in the office well， then， i'll come to you， no， no， not tonight let me see if i can arrange another night sarah， please we need to talk it's about my job then tell me on the phone no， it's better if we do it in person how about tomorrow night？ i'm not sure you can give me a call tomorrow afternoon okay， hello sarah， hello david， i can't come for dinner tonight， sorry， oh， what happened we've got a new case and things get pretty crazy here in the office well， then， i'll come to you， no， no， not tonight let me see if i can arrange another night sarah， please we need to talk it's about my job then tell me on the phone no， it's better if we do it in person how about tomorrow night i'm not sure you can give me a call tomorrow afternoon okay。 听下面一段对话，回答第八和第九两个小题。 现在你有十秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。 jim will call on us this afternoon do you know where he is now uh wait let me see he has sent two messages saying that he's done with his work at the office and got a taxi， and and he'll arrive in twenty minutes we can't keep him waiting outside our home we have to hurry， but it takes at least half an hour to get out of the city centre by bus look at the traffic let's get off we can say that least twenty minutes by walking through the park are you sure yes， a hundred percent jim will call on us this afternoon do you know where he is now uh wait let me see he has sent two messages saying that he's done with his work at the office and got a taxi， and and he'll arrive in twenty minutes we can't keep him waiting outside our home we have to hurry， but it takes at least half an hour to get out of the city centre by bus look at the traffic let's get off we can save at least twenty minutes by walking through the park are you sure yes， a hundred percent。 听下面一段对话，回答第十至第十、三、四个小题。现在你有二十秒钟的时间阅读着四个小题。 morning， mark， morning clara， how was your weekend great？ i went to my grandpa's he invited us to pick vegetable on his farm my daughter had a great time there what about you oh， i had a truly incredible experience i dropped by a yard sale on saturday and got several books novels， a novel and two poetry collections as i leaped through the novel a piece of paper fell out it was an air ticket from two thousand and twelve the flight was from los angeles to chicago and the name on the ticket was ashley lewis was it yes， ashley， my sister in two thousand and twelve she lived in los angeles and her husband worked in chicago both of them often flew between the two cities i asked the sello where he got the book， he said it was bought at a second hand bookstore in los angeles three years ago last year he and his family moved from los angeles to philadelphia so all the way across the country your sister's old book landed in your hands that's really crazy morning， mark， morning clara， how was your weekend great i went to my grandpa's he invited us to pick vegetables on his farm my daughter had a great time there what about you oh， i had a truly incredible experience i dropped by a yard sale on saturday and got several books novels， a novel and two poetry collections as i leaped through the novel a piece of paper fell out it was an air ticket from two thousand and twelve the flight was from los angeles to chicago and the name on the ticket was ashley lewis was it yes， ashley， my sister in two thousand and twelve she lived in los angeles and her husband worked in chicago both of them often flew between the two cities i asked the sellow where he got the book he said it was bought at a second hand bookstore los angeles three years ago last year he and his family moved from los angeles to philadelphia so all the way across the country your sister's old book landed in your hands that's really crazy。 听下面一段对话，回答第十四至第十七四个小题， 现在你有二十秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。 victor， you've been here in indiana for six weeks now how are you feeling？ i think i've got used to college life going to classes working out and hanging out with my friends though this pressure to meet deadlines life here is never boring what's been hard about being an indiana basketball player？ well， the training is very competitive weight lifting and running every day it's not like high school in high school i really have to do that i'm just trying to get used to it and i think i am at this point how do you see yourself fitting into this group？ i think we are all different george is from britain， chris and leo are from australia i'm from france and the rest are americans but i get along with everybody you know we are really starting to bond it's great to see how we grow each day as a team thanks victor， i wish you a very happy and fruitful stay in indiana victor， you've been here in indiana for six weeks now how are you feeling？ i think i've got used to college life going to classes working out and hanging out with my friends though this pressure to meet deadlines life here is never boring what's been hard about being an indiana basketball player？ well， the training is very competitive wait lifting and running every day it's not like high school in high school i really didn't have to do that i'm just trying to get used to it and i think i am at this point how do you see yourself fitting into this group？ i think we are all different george is from britain， chris and leo are from australia i'm from france and the rest are americans but i get along with everybody you know we are really starting to bond it's great to see how we grow each day as a team thanks victor i wish you a very happy and fruitful stay in indiana。 听下面一段读白回答第十八至第二十三个小题。现在你有十五秒钟的时间阅读着三个小题。 good evening dear listeners when was the last time you enjoyed leisure activities do you want to live a full and happy life today， i am going to introduce to you a magazine that features the art of living the idler was launched by tom holkinson back in nineteen ninety three with the intention of providing a bit of fun freedom and achievement in a busy world it is now published by monthly in every issue， you'll find an interesting mix of interviews and essays on the good life history， philosophy， arts and fashion photography you'll find much to laugh at and much useful stuff as well rum recipes for making bacon to guides to housekeeping if you've ever felt that there's more to life than boring jobs then why not subscribe to it the idler is a cheering read that makes you feel better about life you can download the application and subscribe today to get your first issue free good evening dear listeners when was the last time you enjoyed leisure activities do you want to live a full and happy life today， i am going to introduce to you a magazine that features the art of living the idler was launched by tom hocanson back in 1993 with the intention of providing a bit of fun freedom and achievement in a busy world it is now published by monthly in every issue， you'll find an interesting mix of interviews and essays on the good life history， philosophy arts and fashion photography you'll find much to laugh at and much useful stuff as well from recipes for making bacon to guides to housekeeping if you've ever felt that there's more to life than boring jobs then why not the idler is a cheering read that makes you feel better about life you can download the application and subscribe today to get your first issue free。

这是二零二三年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语科听力部分第二次考试。 现在你有五秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。 tom shall we buy a gift for maggie's birthday yes， but i don't know what she likes let's call her roommate sophia she might know what to buy for her could you check this bill for me i don't think it's right， certainly first did you have two coffees oh did i yes， you had one before the meal and another after hi mike， what are you doing here？ i remember you finished your final exams？ yes， but i've got to select next terms courses oh， that's good we can do this together how much time do we have before the movie？ we won't have to hurry will we don't worry it's six thirty now we still have two hours it takes only thirty minutes to get there good morning sir， i'd like to ask you a few questions if i may well， i'm waiting for my flight so i guess i can if you make it brief。 听下面一段对话，回答第六和第七两个小题。 hello， can i speak to the sales manager please yes， i'm the sales manager can i help you right well， i phoned two days ago to say， i hadn't received my order and i'm ringing again to say it still hasn't arrived can i just take your name please yes， it's frank edward ah mister edward， i think there's been a problem with that order what kind of problem you see part of the order didn't arrive here at the storehouse so we couldn't send it out and until we received everything from the supplier well， surely that was not my problem i placed this order weeks ago， yeah， i'm sorry about this mister edward， but we'll do everything we can to send this out to you today right， please do i am badly in need of it hello， can i speak to the sales manager please yes， i'm the sales manager can i help you right， well， i phoned two days ago to say， i hadn't received my order and i'm ringing again to say it still hasn't arrived can i just take your name please yes， it's frank edward ah mister edward， i think there's been a problem with that order what kind of problem you see part of the order didn't arrive here at the storehouse so we couldn't send it out until we'd received everything from the supplier well， surely that was not my problem i placed this order weeks ago， yeah， i'm sorry about this mr edward， but we'll do everything we can to send this out to you today right， please do i am badly in need of it。 听下面一段对话，回答第八至第十三个小题。 hmm there's a wonderful smell of fresh coffee in the air， oh， welcome this is the festo coffee it's the best in the world and you can only get it here and where is here the festo island besto island so， that's where we are goodness we really have gone off course？ where are you heading we set off at cape island and were supposed to be sailing toward dennis island but we got lost when our gps broke， oh you don't have to worry about that my brother fixes things i'm sure he can help let me take it for you and if you can come back at 4 o'clock it will be ready hopefully， brilliant and while i'm here can i buy some of those coffee beans hmm there's a wonderful smell of fresh coffee in the air， oh welcome this is the festo coffee it's the best in the world and you can only get it here and where is here the festo island bestow island， so that's where we are goodness we really have gone off course where are you heading we set off at cape island and we're supposed to be sailing toward dennis island， but we got lost when our gps broke， oh， so you don't have to worry about that my brother fixes things i'm sure he can help let me take it for you and if you can come back at four o'clock it will be ready hopefully brilliant and while i'm here can i buy some of those coffee beans。 听下面一段对话，回答第十一至第十三三个小题 alexis great to see you ready for a bit of skating yeah， but i haven't been skating for ages martha me neither， but i'm a natural when it comes to sports so what's in your bag？ a few things， a hat gloves， a jacket the usual skating safety equipment we're only going around the park well， you never know i don't bother with hats and gloves or that sort of things i find it gets in the way don't you worry about getting hurt no， i love adventures just the other day i went climbing on this climbing wall and i didn't even use safety equipment if i get hurt， i just ignore the pain well， i am not that brave hey， come on， let's get going wait a second， i needed to get my equipment on hey， alexis great to see you ready for a bit of skating yeah， but i haven't been skating for ages martha me neither， but i'm a natural when it comes to sports so what's in your bag？ a few things， a hat gloves a jacket the usual skating safety equipment we're only going around the park well， you never know i don't bother with hats and gloves or that sort of things i find it gets in the way don't you worry about getting hurt no， i love adventures just the other day i went climbing on this climbing wall and i didn't even use safety equipment if i get hurt， i just ignore the pain well， i am not that brave hey， come on， let's get going wait a second， i needed to get my equipment on。 听下面一段对话，回答第十四 至第十七四个小题。 hello， claudia， do you remember me of course？ hello chris you look well it must be eight years since you left school that's right you were four years below me i was in the same year as your older sister stephanie， yes， you two were very close is stephanie here for the fifty year celebration of our school no， she is in denmark for business what are you doing now after school i got a place at university and i am majoring in business studies that sounds interesting i got a job as an interpreter what languages do you speak apart from english i speak french and german i didn't get on well with my french teacher here at school so i dropped the subject at the end of my fifth year where do you study in london？ i enjoy living in london i sometimes travel to different parts of britain with my boss to do interpreting for him next week he has a conference in london will you have time to call and visit me， while you are in the area？ yes， i'd love to i'll give you my phone number ring me in the evening thank you we'll be able to have more time to catch up hello， claudia， do you remember remember me of course？ hello， chris you look well it must be eight years since you left school that's right you were four years below me i was in the same year as your older sister stephanie， yes， you two were very close is stephanie here for the fifty year celebration of our school no she is in denmark for business what are you doing now after school i got a place at university and i am majoring in business studies that sounds interesting i got a job as an interpreter what languages do you speak apart from english i speak french and german i didn't get on well with my french teacher here at school so i dropped the subject at the end of my fifth year where do you study in london？ i enjoy living in london i sometimes travel to different parts of britain with my boss to do interpreting for him next week he has a conference in london will you have time to call and visit me， while you are in the area？ yes， i'd love to i'll give you my phone number ring me in the evening thank you we'll be able to have more time to catch up。 听下面一段独白回答第十八至第二十三个小题， welcome aboard our city tour bus first let me tell you about the tour we're going to travel through the most historic parts of the city for about an hour with lots of chances for you to take photos or just enjoy the wonderful buildings like the city hall and the royal theater then we'll drop you off at the museum you have about two hours there at 11， 30 we'll start for our next destination the stanley market you may buy some fruit and cheese from the marketplace and have a light meal in the park nearby but please please please come back on time at one thirty pm we can't wait for any late comers now， i'll give you some instructions on safety welcome aboard our city tour bus first let me tell you about the tour we're going to travel through the most historic parts of the city for about an hour with lots of chances for you to take photos or just enjoy the wonderful buildings like the city hall and the royal theater then we'll drop you off at the museum you have about two hours there at eleven thirty will start for our next destination the stanley market you may buy some fruit and cheese from the market place and have a light meal in the park nearby but please please please come back on time at one thirty pm we can't wait for any late comers now， i'll give you some instructions on safety tom shall we buy a gift for maggie's birthday yes but i don't know what she likes let's call her roommate sophia she might know what to buy for her could you check this bill for me i don't think it's right certainly first did you have two coffees oh did i yes you had one before the meal and another after hi mike what are you doing here i remember you finished your final exams？ yes but i've got to select next terms courses oh， that's good we can do this together how much time do we have before the movie？ we won't have to hurry will we don't worry it's six thirty now we still have two hours it takes only thirty minutes to get there good morning sir， i'd like to ask you a few questions if i may well， i'm waiting for my flight so i guess i can if you make it brief hello， can i speak to the sales manager please yes i'm the sales manager can i help you right well， i phoned two days ago to say i hadn't received my order and i'm ringing again to say it still hasn't arrived can i just take your name please yes， it's frank edward ah mister edward i think there's been a problem with that order what kind of problem you see part of the order didn't arrive here at the storehouse so we couldn't send it out until we'd received everything from the supplier well， surely that was not my problem i placed this order weeks ago， yeah i'm sorry about this mr edward， but we'll do everything we can to send this out to you today right， please do i am badly in need of it hello， hmm there's a wonderful smell of fresh coffee in the air oh， welcome this is the festo coffee it's the best in the world and you can only get it here and where is here the festo island festo island so that's where we are goodness we really have gone off course？ where are you heading we set off at cape island and we're supposed to be sailing toward dennis island but we got lost when i our gps broke， oh， you don't have to worry about that my brother fixes things i'm sure he can help let me take it for you and if you can come back at four o'clock it will be ready hopefully， brilliant and while i'm here can i buy some of those coffee beans hey， alexis great to see you ready for a bit of skating yeah， but i haven't been skating for ages martha me neither， but i'm a natural when it comes to sports so what's in your bag a few things a hat gloves a jacket the usual skating safety equipment we're only going around the park well， you never know i don't bother with hats and gloves or that sort of things i find it gets in the way don't you worry about getting hurt no， i love adventures just the other day i went climbing on this climbing wall and i didn't even use safety equipment if i get hurt， i just ignore the pain well， i'm not that brave hey， come on， let's get going wait a second i needed to get my equipment on hello claudia do you remember me of course？ hello， chris you look well it must be eight years since you left school that's right you were four years below me i was in the same year as your older sister stephanie， yes， you two were very close is stephanie here for the fifty year celebration of our school no she is in denmark for business what are you doing now after school i got a place at university and i am majoring in business studies that sounds interesting i got a job as an interpreter what languages do you speak apart from english？ i speak french and german i didn't get on well with my french teacher here at school so i dropped the subject at the end of my fifth year where do you study in london？ i enjoy living in london i sometimes travel to different parts of britain with my boss to do interpreting for him next week he has a conference in london will you have time to call and visit me， while you are in the area？ yes， i'd love to i'll give you my phone number ring me in the evening thank you we'll be able to have more time to catch up welcome aboard our city tour bus first let me tell you about the tour we're going to travel through the most historic parts of the city for about an hour with lots of chances for you to take photos or just enjoy the wonderful buildings like the city hall and the royal theater then we'll drop you off at the museum you have about two hours there at eleven thirty will start for our next destination the stanley market you may buy some fruit and cheese from the marketplace and have a light meal in the park nearby but please please please come back on time at one thirty pm we can't wait for any late comers now i'll give you some instructions on safety。

这是二零二三年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语科听力部分第一次考试。 现在你有五秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。 billy needs some beans for his science project at school maybe we can stop by a store on our way home let's go to greens it's just around the corner okay hi， steven guess， who i saw at the city library andy clarks the leading actor in the good lawyer， the famous tv series what was he doing there his popularity has slipped since the final season of the show it seems as if everybody's talking about jason's retirement yes， his office is filled with gifts i gave him a t shirt with a baseball pattern on it that's nice i'll get him something this afternoon hope it's not late did you go to cooper's last night no was there anything special yes the employees dressed up as movie characters and every customer received a discount card that was interesting oh the road is jammed with traffic again we're going to be late for work let's make a u turn at the next crossroads and try another way。 听下面一段对话，回答第六和第七两个小题。 do you think janet could make it i'm sure she can have you tried calling her yes of course， but i can't get through the flight has already been called twice what are we going to do bored without her i should have reminded her at the office？ yesterday she may have totally forgotten it take it easy error let me call her home number oh， there， she is do you think janet could make it i'm sure she can have you tried calling her yes of course， but i can't get through the flight has already been called twice what are we going to do bored without her i should have reminded her at the office？ yesterday， she may have totally forgotten it take it easy sarah let me call her home number oh， there， she is。 听下面一段对话，回答第八至第十三个小题。 welcome to our program miss johnson， congratulations on winning the teacher of the year award thank you peter， i'm more than happy to be here what inspired you to be a teacher？ miss johnson， well， i've always loved to learn， but i've enjoyed teaching others even more it's in the family could you tell us what the best part about your job is getting to know all of the different kids and communicating with them i have always loved kids so i will always enjoy that part of my job then what do you hope to achieve by being a teacher my goal is to help my students develop awareness of their strengths， weaknesses and learning needs and to enable them to learn throughout their lives that sounds great！ welcome to our program miss johnson congratulations on winning the teacher of the year award thank you peter， i'm more than happy to be here what inspired you to be a teacher？ miss johnson， well， i've always loved to learn， but i've enjoyed teaching others even more it's in the fact family could you tell us what the best part about your job is getting to know all of the different kids and communicating with them i have always loved kids so， i will always enjoy that part of my job then what do you hope to achieve by being a teacher my goal is to help my students develop awareness of their strengths weaknesses and learning needs and to enable them to learn throughout their lives that sounds great。 听下面一段对话，回答第十一至第十三三个小题。 ethan have you thought about getting your own house yeah， but i'm convinced my parents love having me back what about you um not sure yet right now i enjoy getting my meals cooked for me every day do you pay a contribution to the house of course i do， but it's still much less than i would pay to live in my own flat right obviously the only thing i don't like is that my mom wants to know every part of my life life becky what are you doing tomorrow where with whom the same questions every day mums are like that they ask because they care you've got to be patient with them my parents ask those questions too， but i may not move out soon though thought of leaving them fills me with fear what if one of them falls over what if they both have a fall together that would be terrible ethan have you thought about getting your own house yeah， but i'm convinced my parents love having me back what about you um not sure yet right now i enjoy getting my meals cooked for me every day do you pay a contribution to the house of course i do， but it's still much less than i would pay to live in my own flat right obviously the only thing i don't like is that my mom wants to know every part of my life becky what are you doing tomorrow where with whom the same questions every day mums are like that they ask because they care you've got to be patient with them my parents ask those questions too， but i may not move out soon though thought of leaving them fills me with fear what if one of them falls over what if they both have a fall together that would be terrible？ 听下面一段对话，回答第十四至第十七四个小题。 it's a pretty good conference huh yeah all speakers are well known and knowledgeable in the subject matter， did you listen to john miller's speech on how to avoid business risks this morning， no i missed that one i went to a speech at allen brown hall the speaker was david thompson oh that should be a good one too i attended his lecture last year by the way， there will be a workshop this afternoon on how to motivate employees are you interested sure i was promoted to the position of manager a few months ago and i have to manage a staff of twelve people it can be quite a difficult situation sometimes that's why i am here today same here i only have seven people reporting to me yet sometimes i feel like pulling my hair out， i need to find a way to create harmony within my department it's a pretty good conference huh yeah all speakers are well known and knowledgeable in the subject matter did you listen to john miller's speech on how to avoid business risks this morning， no i missed that one i went to a speech at allen brown hall the speaker was david thompson， oh that should be a good one too i attended his lecture last year by the way， there will be a workshop this afternoon on how to motivate employees are you interested sure i was promoted to the position of manager a few months ago and i have to manage a staff of 12 people it can be quite a difficult situation sometimes， that's why i am here today same here i only have seven people reporting to me yet sometimes， i feel like pulling my hair out， i need to find a way to create harmony within my department。 听下面一段独白回答第十八至第二十三个小题， welcome to star fitness club i'm tina harrison， before you start， i'd like to offer you some tips we all know that regular exercise is important but few of us know how to exercise properly i've seen many people make the same workout mistakes in this place one mistake people often make is sticking to the same routine it is not good for building up your muscles i'd like to suggest that you change your routine every other month what's more you can try different kinds of workouts such as jogging biking or swimming this can help keep your whole body in shape another mistake most people make is to work out intensely almost every day you need to give your body a break and allow time for the muscles to grow it is not the harder the better to hard work out days every week is enough if you really hate to skip a day you can plan easy exercises on other days however， expert suggestion is that you take one day off completely each week welcome to star fitness club i'm tina harrison， before you start， i'd like to offer you some tips we all know that regular exercise is important， but few of us know how to exercise properly， i've seen many people make the same workout mistakes in this place one mistake people often make is sticking to the same routine it is not good for building up your muscles i'd like to suggest that you change your routine every other month what's more you can try different kinds of workouts such as jogging biking or swimming this can help keep your whole body in shape another mistake most people make is to work out intensely almost every day you need to give your body a break and allow time for the muscles to grow it is not the harder the better too hard work out days every week is enough if you really hate to skip a day you can plan easy exercises on other days however， expert's suggestion is that you take one day off completely each week 第二节到此结束。 billy needs some beans for his science project at school maybe we can stop by a store on our way home let's go to greens it's just around the corner okay hi， steven guess who i saw at the city library andy clarks the leading actor in the good lawyer the famous tv series what was he doing there his popularity has slipped since the final season of the show it seems as if everybody's talking about jay person's retirement yes， his office is filled with gifts i gave him a t shirt with a baseball pattern on it that's nice i'll get him something this afternoon hope it's not late did you go to cooper's last night no was there anything special yes the employees dressed up as movie characters and every customer received a discount card that was interesting oh the road is jammed with traffic again we're going to be late for work let's make a u turn at the next crossroads and try another one way do you think janet could make it i'm sure she can have you tried calling her yes of course， but i can't get through the flight has already been called twice what are we going to do bored without her i should have reminded her at the office yesterday， she may have totally forgotten it take it easy sarah let me call her home number oh there， she is welcome to our program miss johnson， congratulations on winning the teacher of the year award thank you peter， i'm more than happy to be here what inspired you to be a teacher miss johnson， well， i've always loved to learn， but i've enjoyed teaching others even more it's in the family could you tell us what the best part about your job is getting to know all of the different kids and communicating with them i have always loved kids so i will always enjoy that part of my job then what do you hope to achieve by being a teacher my goal is to help my students develop awareness of their strengths weaknesses and learning needs and to enable them to learn throughout their lives that sounds great ethan have you thought about getting your own house yeah， but i'm convinced my parents love having me back what about you um not sure yet right now i enjoy getting my meals cooked for me every day do you pay a contribution to the house of course？ i do， but it's still much less than i would pay to live in my own flat right obviously the only thing i don't like is that my mom wants to know every part of my life becky what are you doing tomorrow where with who the same questions every day mums are like that they ask because they care you've got to be patient with them my parents ask those questions too， but i may not move out soon though thought of leaving them fills me with fear what if one of them falls over what if they both have a fall together that would be terrible it's a pretty good conference huh yeah all speakers are well known and knowledgeable in the subject matter did you listen to john miller's speech on how to avoid business risks this morning， no i missed that one i went to a speech at allen brown hall the speaker was david thompson oh that should be a good one too i attended his lecture last year by the way there will be a workshop this afternoon on how to motivate employees are you interested sure i was promoted to the position of manager a few months ago and i have to manage a staff of twelve people it can be quite a difficult situation sometimes that's why i am here today same here i only have seven people reporting to me yet sometimes i feel like pulling my hair out i need to find a way to create harmony within my department welcome to star fitness club i'm tina harrison before you start i'd like to offer you some tips we all know that regular exercise is important but few of us know how to exercise properly i've seen many people make the same workout mistakes in this place one mistake people often make is sticking to the same routine it is not good for building up your muscles i'd like to suggest that you change change your routine every other month what's more you can try different kinds of workouts such as jogging biking or swimming this can help keep your whole body in shape another mistake most people make is to work out intensely almost every day you need to give your body a break and allow time for the muscles to grow it is not the harder the better too hard work out days every week is enough if you really hate to skip a day you can plan easy exercises on other days however， expert suggestion is that you take one day off completely each week。

这是二零二三年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试英语科听力部分。 jack are you going camping with your friends this weekend it depends if it's sunny will go the weatherman says it's going to rain in that case we'll go to the cinema instead， excuse me could you mind my bags for a moment i want to buy some food at the convenience store no problem but be quick it was enhanced that my train would arrive in ten minutes bob came out of hospital last friday have you got a chance to visit him i plan to see him this saturday aren't you going to the conference？ then， no， it has been rescheduled for next monday sorry， miss， we made a terrible mistake adding up the bill here is the ten dollars we have to return to you， oh， i didn't notice that it's okay don't blame the waiter he's been really nice do you think we should get steve a book for the new year books are good but steve wouldn't take just any book he has to have this particular one on geography hello sarah， hello david， i can't come for dinner tonight， sorry， oh， what happened we've got a new case and things get pretty crazy here in the office well， then， i'll come to you， no， no， not tonight let me see if i can arrange another night sarah， please we need to talk it's about my job then tell me on the phone no， it's better if we do it in person how about tomorrow night i'm not sure you can give me a call tomorrow afternoon okay hello sarah， hello david， i can't come for dinner tonight， sorry， oh， what happened we've got a new case and things get pretty crazy here in the office well， then， i'll come to you no， no not tonight let me see if i can arrange another night sarah， please we need to talk it's about my job then tell me on the phone no it's better if we do it in person how about tomorrow night i'm not sure you can give me a call tomorrow afternoon okay， jim will call an us this afternoon do you know where he is now uh wait let me see he has sent two messages saying that he's done with his work at the office and got a taxi， and and he'll arrive in twenty minutes we can't keep him waiting outside our home we have to hurry， but it takes at least half an hour to get out of the city centre by bus look at the traffic let's get off we can say at least twenty minutes by walking through the park are you sure yes， a hundred percent jim will call on us this afternoon do you know where he is now uh wait let me see he has sent two messages saying that he's done with his work at the office and got a taxi， and and he'll arrive in twenty minutes we can't keep him waiting outside our home we have to hurry， but it takes at least half an hour to get out of the city centre by bus look at the traffic let's get off we can save at least twenty minutes by walking through the park are you sure yes， a hundred percent morning mark morning clara how was your weekend great i went to my grandpa's he invited us to pick vegetables on his farm my daughter had a great time there what about you oh， i had a truly incredible experience i dropped by a yard sale on saturday and got several books novels， a novel and two poetry collections as i leaved through the novel a piece of paper fell out it was an air ticket from two thousand and twelve the flight was from los angeles to chicago and the name on the ticket was ashley lewis was it yes， ashley， my sister in two thousand and twelve she lived in los angeles and her husband worked in chicago both of them often flew between the two cities i asked the cellar where he got the book， he said it was bought at a second hand bookstore in los angeles three years ago last year， he and his family moved from los angeles to philadelphia， so all the way across the country your sister's old book landed in your hands that's really crazy morning， mark， morning clara， how was your weekend great i went to my grandpa's he invited us to pick vegetables on his farm my daughter had a great time there what about you oh， i had a truly incredible experience i dropped by a yard sale on saturday and got several books novels， a novel and two poetry collections as i leaved through the novel a piece of paper fell out it was an air ticket from two thousand and twelve the flight was from los angeles to chicago and the name on the ticket was ashley lewis was it yes， ashley， my sister in two thousand and twelve she lived in los angeles and her husband worked in chicago both of them often flew between the two cities i asked the seller where he got the book， he said it was bought at a second hand bookstore in los angeles three years ago last year， he and his family moved from los angeles to philadelphia， so all the way across the country your sister's old book landed in your hands that's really crazy victor you've been here in indiana for six weeks now how are you feeling i think i've got used to college life going to classes working out and hanging out with my friends though there's pressure to meet deadlines life here is never boring what's been hard about being an indiana basketball player well， the training is very competitive wait lifting and running every day it's not like high school in high school i really didn't have to do that i'm just trying to get used to it and i think i am at this point how do you see yourself fitting into this group？ i think we are all different george is from britain， chris and leo are from australia i'm from france and the rest are americans but i get along with everybody you know we are really starting to bond it's great to see how we grow each day as a team thanks victor， i wish you a very happy and fruitful stay in indiana victor， you've been here in indiana for six weeks now how are you feeling i think i've got used to college life going to classes working at and hanging out with my friends though this pressure to meet deadlines life here is never boring what's been hard about being an indiana basketball player well， the training is very competitive weight lifting and running every day it's not like high school in high school i really didn't have to do that i'm just trying to get used to it and i think i am at this point how do you see yourself fitting into this group？ i think we are all different george is from britain， chris and leo are from australia i'm from france and the rest are americans but i get along with everybody you know we are really starting to bond it's great to see how we grow each day as a team thanks victor i wish you a very happy fruitful stay in indiana good evening dear listeners when was the last time you enjoyed leisure activities do you want to live a full and happy life today， i am going to introduce to you a magazine that features the art of living the idler was launched by tom hokkenson back in nineteen ninety three with the intention of providing a bit of fun， freedom and a achievement in a busy world it is now published by monthly in every issue， you'll find an interesting mix of interviews and essays on the good life history， philosophy arts and fashion photography you'll find much to laugh at and much useful stuff as well from recipes for making bacon， two guides， two housekeeping if you've ever felt that there's more to life than boring jobs then why not subscribe to it the idler is a cheering read that makes you feel better about life you can download the application and subscribe today to get your first issue free good evening dear listeners when was the last time you enjoyed leisure activities do you want to live a full and happy life today， i am going to introduce to you a magazine that features the art of living the idler was launched by tom hokkenson back in nineteen ninety three with the intention of providing a bit of fun， freedom and achievement in a busy world it is now published by monthly in every issue， you'll find an interesting mix of interviews and essays on the good life history， philosophy arts and fashion photography you'll find much to laugh at and much useful stuff as well from recipes for making bacon， two guides， two housekeeping if you've ever felt that there's more to life than boring jobs then why not subscribe to it the idler is a cheering read that makes you feel better about life you can download the application and subscribe today to get your first issue free。 第二节到此结束。 jack are you going camping with your friends this weekend it depends if it's sunny we'll go the weatherman says it's going to rain in that case we'll go to the cinema instead， excuse me could you mind my bags for a moment i want to buy some food at the convenience store no problem but be quick it was enhanced that my train would arrive in ten minutes bob came out of hospital last friday have you got a chance to visit him i plan to see him this saturday aren't you going to the conference then no it has been rescheduled for next monday sorry， miss we made a terrible mistake adding up the bill here is the ten dollars we have to return to you oh， i didn't notice that it's okay don't blame the waiter he's been really nice do you think we should get steve a book for the new year books are good but steve wouldn't take just any book he has to have this particular one on geography hello sarah hello david i can't come for dinner tonight sorry， oh， what happened we've got a new case and things get pretty crazy here in the office well， then i'll come to you no， no not tonight let me see if i can arrange another night sarah， please we need to talk it's about my job then tell me on the phone no， it's better if we do it in person how about tomorrow night i'm not sure you can give me a call tomorrow afternoon okay jim will call on us this afternoon do you know where he is now uh wait let me see he has sent two messages saying that he's done with his work at the office and got a taxi， and and he'll arrive in twenty minutes we can't keep him waiting outside our home we have to hurry， but it takes at least half an hour to get out of the city centre by bus look at the traffic let's get off we can save at least twenty minutes by walking through the park are you sure yes， a hundred percent morning， mark， morning clara how was your weekend great i went to my grandpa's he invited us to pick vegetables on his farm my daughter had a great time there what about you oh， i had a truly incredible experience i dropped by a yard sale on saturday and got several books novels， a novel and two poetry collections as i leaved through the novel a piece of paper fell out it was an air ticket from two thousand and twelve the flight was from los angeles to chicago and the name on the ticket was ashley lewis was it yes， ashley my sister in two thousand and twelve she lived in los angeles and her husband worked in chicago both of them often flew between the two cities i asked the seller where he got the book he said it was bought at a second hand bookstore in los angeles three years ago last year， he and his family moved from los angeles to philadelphia so all the way across the country your sister's old book landed in your hands that's really crazy victor you've been here in indiana for six weeks now， how are you feeling？ i think i've got used to college life going to classes working at and hanging out with my friends though this pressure to meet deadlines life here is never boring what's been hard about being an indiana basketball player well， the training is very competitive wait lifting and running every day it's not like high school in high school i really didn't have to do that i'm just trying to get used to it and i think i am at this point how do you see yourself fitting into the group？ i think we are all different george is from britain， chris and leo are from australia i'm from france and the rest are americans but i get along with everybody you know we are really starting to bond it's great to see how we grow each day as a team thanks victor i wish you a very happy and fruitful stay in indiana good evening dear listeners when was the last time you enjoyed leisure activities do you want to live a full and happy life today， i am going to introduce to you a magazine that features the art of living the idler was launched by tom hoakenson back in nineteen ninety three with the intention of providing a bit of fun freedom and achievement in a busy world it is now published by monthly in every issue， you'll find an interesting mix of interviews and essays on the good life history， philosophy， arts and fashion photography you'll find much to laugh at and much useful stuff as well from recipes for making bacon， two guides two housekeeping if you've ever felt that there's more to life than boring jobs then why not subscribe to it the idler is a cheering read that makes you feel better about life you can download the application and subscribe today to get your first issue free。