2013年高考英语模拟试题及答案解析(15)
W：So how long does the journey take?
M：About forty-five minutes on a good day．
W：That’s not too bad．How much does it cost?
M：It’s twenty pounds a week．I think that’s quite a lot．
W：Oh，James．Stop complaining．And hurry up．You’11be late．
（Text 8）
W：Hello．
M：Oh，hi，Joan．It’s Mike．How are you doing?
W：Terrible．
M：Oh．What’s the matter?
M：I’ve got a fever and a really bad headache．
M：Oh, that’s too bad．Why don’t you take some aspirin?
W：I’ve already tried that．But it didn’t help．
M：Well．Maybe you should go to the health center and see a doctor．
W：Yeah，I guess I should，but you know how I hate doctors．
M：Well，you’d better stay in bed at least．You really sound sick．
W：Yeah, that sounds like good advice．1 will．I just want to finish reading this article for the English test．
M：You know, you really shouldn’t try to do any work right now．Health is more important than marks．
W：Yeah, I guess you are right．
（Text 9）
M：Kate，Nancy and Steve are breaking up．
W：It’s really a shame．I've heard that they quarrel。But they’ve always made up afterwards．
M：Things are not working out this time．They are getting a separation soon．
W：What’s going to happen to their daughter, Bonnie?
M：Nancy is going to take her．
W：The cost of living is so high．It will be difficult for her to take the
responsibility．She had better think the whole thing over．
M：She seems to have made up her mind．She said she would rather be a single parent than cope with an unhappy marriage．
W：Well，I hope her parents will be able to talk he rout of it．It’s really a silly decision and a heavy burden．
