2016届高考英语高分冲刺特训听力素材1（word版）35_高考复习指南

2016届高考英语高分冲刺特训听力素材1（word版）35

　　The Empty Chair:

　　A friend of mine, Rob Jenkins, almost had a nervous breakdown last year. I told him to go to the doctor.

　　Doctor: Hello, Mr. Henkins. What can I do for you?

　　Mr. Jenkins: Well, doctor ... I’m very tense and nervous. I haven’t been able to sleep for several days.

　　Doctor: Hmm ... have you been working hard?

　　Mr. Jenkins: Oh, yes. I’ve been very busy. I’ve been working twelve hours a day.

　　Doctor: Have you been taking any pills?

　　Mr. Jenkins: No, but I’ve been smoking too much, and I’ve been drinking a lot of coffee.

　　Doctor: Well, you should take a holiday. You should go somewhere quiet and peaceful, like Cornwall. Why don’t you go there?

　　Rob decided to go to Cornwall the next weekend. Penquay was a very small fishing village on the north coast of Cornwall. There were no trains or buses to Penquay, so he had to drive. It was a long journey, and Rob arrived late on Friday evening. The landlady of the guest house, Mrs. Doone, answered the door and showed him to his room. Rob was very tired and went straight to bed. He slept well and didn’t wake up until nine o’clock the next morning.

　　Rob went downstairs for breakfast. Because there were no other guests, Mrs. Doone invited him to have breakfast with her and her daughter, Catherine. Catherine was already sitting in the dining room. She was about thirteen years old, with long, black hair and clear, grey eyes. Mrs. Doone went to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Rob and Catherine looked at each other nervously for a few seconds.