研究生英语听力原文.docx

第二单元Part Four Exercise 11. Was her flight from New York on time?2. Did you get the rental car information?3. Which bus do I take to go downtown?4. Is Alice meeting us at the train station?5. Why was the man yelling at the stranger?6. Are you going to call the travel agent today?7. How long do we have to wait for the next bus?8. Where are you going after the meeting?9. What did you do with your extra ticket?10. Were you going to go to the airport alone?Exercise 21. What time did the plane arrive?2. How often do you take the bus?3. Did someone meet them at the airport?4. Why didnt she tell us she would be late?5. Who will pay for the extra ticket?6. Were you at the bus station yesterday?7. How far is it from here to New Jersey?8. Which bus do you think we should take?9. Whose purse was left on the bus?10. Are you meeting your brother at the bus station?Part FiveExercise 11. How much is the fare to Kansas ST.?2. When is the next Yonkers train?3. Does this bus go to City Hall?4. How long does it take to get to Park Lane?5. Which line do I need to take to get to the Macarthur Station?6. Can you tell me how far the trip from Boston to San Diego is?7. Whats the fastest way to get to Grand Central Terminal from here?8. Do you know where the train for Atlanta stops?Exercise 21. The 12:20 train to Seattle will leave in two minutes.2. The next train to Yonkers will leave from Grand Central Terminal in ten minutes.3. A round-trip ticket from JFK Boulevard to Kansas St. is $2.90.4. Were sorry, but the 12:10 train Riverdale will be six minutes late.5. The bus from Los Angles to Burbank leaves every fifteen minutes at that time of the day.6. The next Fremont train will leave from platform number 4 in half an hour.Exercise 31. Question:Where does this person want to go?A: Pardon me, how much does it cost to go to the Jefferson Auditorium?4B: Thats $1.80 one way, but you cant go directly there after 6:00 PM. Youll have to take a Lenox train at that hour and then transfer to a Hastings train at the Portsmouth station.2Question:What time will the next bus for Chicago leave?A: Excuse me, when does the next bus to downtown Chicago leave?B: Lets see. One just left at 8:00. The schedule says that that bus leaves every fifteen minutes,soA: Uh-oh;its already 8:10. Id better hurry.B: Ooh, I hope you make it.3. Question:What is the total round-trip fare for the children?A: May I help you?B: Yeah, wed like to get tickets from Portland to Long beach.A: When are you planning on going?B:We were thinking of going the week of June 15th.A: Gook. Thats far enough in advance to take advantage of our supersaver fares. If you purchaseyour tickets thirty days in advance, it will only cost $240 round trip.B: $240. That sounds good.A: How many people are in your party?B: Theres my wife and me, plus our two kids.A: Ooh, we have a special discount available for our young travelers. Lets see, kids under twelvefly for half price and those under three can go for free.B:Well, Evelynne is six and Renee is two.A: Very good. Let me check the computer to see which flights are open the week of the 15th.Exercise 41. Its really easy to get to school from my house by bus.2. Greenwich is very close to London.3. I take a 20-minute bus ride from home to work every day.4. I leave my house each day at 8 am.5. Were going to Hawaii for our next vacation.6. According to this, the train to Vancouver will arrive in ten minutes.7. Do I need a Bakerloo or a Victoria train to get to Picadilly Circus?8. How much is a ticket to Baltimore and then back again?9. You need to take a #5 bus to the Berman Station. Then, catch a #12.10. This bus is too crowded between 7am and 9am.第三单元Part Four Exercise 1Example: Isnt the rent due on the first day of the month?1. Cant a landlord throw you out without 30 days notice?2. Dont you own your own home?3. Did you complain to the housing authority about your broken toilet?4. Didnt you have a view from the apartment on Main Street?5. Are the utilities included in the rent?6. Cant the landlord evict you because you complain to the housing authority?7. Arent you going to stop paying your rent until the landlord fixes your sink?8. Dont you have a two-bedroom condominium?9. Isnt Petes apartment under rent control?10. Did Barbara just refinish her hardwood floors?Exercise 21. Cant a landlord throw you out without 30 days notice?2. Dont you own your own home?3. Did you complain to the housing authority about your broken toilet?4. Didnt you have a view from the apartment on Main Street?5. Are the utilities included in the rent?6. Cant the landlord evict you because you complain to the housing authority?7. Arent you going to stop paying your rent until the landlord fixes your sink?8. Dont you have a two-bedroom condominium?9. Isnt Petes apartment under rent control?10. Did Barbara just refinish her hardwood floors?Exercise 3ACindy: Well, Ive just moved here from Chicago. I dont know anyone in this city yet, butthe people at work are very friendly. I work downtown and dont have a car, so Id reallylike to find a place that has a bus line that goes directly downtown. Even though Im single,I would like a two-bedroom apartment, but I can only pay $600 a month. Since Im new inthis city, I dont have any furniture, so Ill need a furnished place. Now, I wont need a verybig kitchen. I dont really like to cook. But I must have a bathtub.Exercise 3B1. Now, lets see. Dont you need a one-bedroom apartment?2. Didnt you say you wanted to drive to work?3. Didnt you tell me you found a job?4. Cant you pay $700 a month?5. Dont you live with someone?6. Didnt you live in Chicago before?7. Dont you have some friends in this city?8. Wont you need a garage?9. Didnt you want a furnished apartment?10. Dont you prefer a place with a bathtub?PART FIVE Listening practiceExercise 11. Havent you moved in yet?2. Whats your new apartment like?3. When will the landlord fix the stove?4. Where is all of that noise coming from?5. What seems to be the problem?6. How do you like your new house?Exercise 21. He suggested that I deduct the cost from next months rent.2. Doesnt this city have rent control?3. Poor Mr. Thompson. His heater is broken again.4. Theres a one-bedroom apartment with a garage, and a studio with a view.5. I dont want Jeffrey to move in with me because Edward says hes a real pig in the kitchen.6. My bathroom sink is broken again.7. Sam is looking for a studio apartment near his office.Exercise 31. QUESTION: Where is this conversation probably take place?Advocate: How can I help you?Tenant: The heater in my apartment is broken. I asked the landlord to fix it four weeksago, but he still hasnt done it. He says that since my rent is so low, I have to pay for anew heater. Is that true?Advocate: No, it isnt. The law in this city says that your landlord must make sure thatyour heater works.Tenant: But, Ive asked him many times to fix it, and he wont do it. I dont have themoney to move to another apartment! And, if I make trouble, he might make me leave!Advocate: Dont worry, that wont happen. We will help you deal with your landlord.First,Well write him a letter, and if that doesnt work, well take legal action.2. Question: How many rooms are there in this house?Agent: Come right this way, Ms. Lindeman. Take a look at the view from that window.Isnt it spectacular?Ms. Lindeman: Oh my, yes, it is quite lovely, but this room isnt big enough for my desk.I do need a large space for my desk.Agent: No problem. Its just you and your husband, right? So you could use the secondbedroom as an office.Ms. Lindeman: Yes But what if we have guests I really dont like having guestssleep in the living room.Agent: No, I agree, but you could put a sofa bed in the dining room. You know thedining room has a really lovely picture windowthe sofa bed would go very well underthat window.Ms. Lindeman: Oh I dont think I want a sofa bed in the dining room.Agent: Its really a very big room. And speaking of big, you have got to see the kitchen.Its the most modern updated kitchen Ive shown anyone in a long time3. Question:Who is causing noise problems in the building?Rob: Yes?Adele: Hi. My names Adele. Im your downstairs neighbor.Rob: Oh, hi. My names Rob; Rob Adams.Adele: yeah, well listen, Rob, we need to talk about the noise problem.Rob: Im glad you stopped by, Adele. Ive been having a problem with noise myself.Adele: Well, Im sure its not coming from my apartment. I never play my stereo afternine at night because I go to bed early. Unfortunately, you dontRob: I didnt realize my stereo was waking you up.Adele: I dont think youre playing it that loud, Rob. Its just that I can feel thevibrations through the ceiling. All that thump-thump-thumping drives me crazy.Rob: Yeah, I guess it would. Stereo are almost as annoying as the sound of a TV brightand early in the morning.Adele: You can hear my TV?Rob: It wakes me up all the time.Adele: Gee, these walls are a lot thinner than I thoughtRob: Uh-hum; and since our schedules are so different, were going to have to makesome changes.4. Question:What kind of place will Alice probably get?Frank: So Alice, how do you like where youre living?Alice: Well Frank, the neighborhood is very safe and shopping is really convenient. ButIm kind of getting ready to look for a new place.Frank: Why? What s the matter?Alice: I dont know. I guess its just such an old house. Theres always something goingwrong. Last week it was the water heater. This week the sink got stopped up. Andtheres always the lawn.Frank: Yeah, I guess it must be difficult. Having your own home is a lot of work. Ifsomething breaks you have to fix it. How about selling your house and buying a condo?They just built those beautiful new condos over by the golf course. I bet you can get agreat place with two bathrooms and a private deck for good price.Alice: Im just not crazy about condos. They feel like apartment, but you pay almost asmuch as you would for a house.Frank: Well, now that your kids are grown, you rally dont need that much room. Maybeyou should rent a small apartment. You could rent a four-room place at a prettyreasonable rate. If you had any trouble, all youd need to do is call the landlord to comeand fix it.Alice: Oh, Im too used to having privacy and not worrying about noise. No, I just needa place thats in better condition. I dont want to spend all of my time fixing things. Still,I want my own place. But next time I want a place thats in perfect condition. No morefixer-uppers.Exercise 31. Dont forget to sign your complete name and add the date. Otherwise, it wont be legal.2. Im warning you. If you dont pay the rent by Friday, youre out of here.3. My landlords fantastic. Every time I have a problem, hes there the next day.4. My neighbors were at it again until 7 AM this morning.5. Im looking for an apartment thats not too expensive, but I am willing to pay enoughfor a nice place.6. In my new apartment, Ill have my own room, where I can keep my computer, andwhere no one will bother me.7. My landlord just raised my rent from $800 to $1200 a month.8. Sam spilled a glass of red wine one the couch and I cant get it out.9. Oh boy! The kitchen sink is full of water and the plunger wont work.10. The total for my electric, gas and water bills was over $250 last month.第四单元PART FOURFOCUS: NUMBER STRESSExercise 11. My appointment is at 2:15.2. You need to get a yearly check-up after you turn fifty.3. The new patient is in room 1335.4. Your appointment with Dr. Stevens is on April 30th.5. Your daughter was born at exactly 3:40 yesterday afternoon.6. Johnnys cut required over fourteen stitches.7. ThelmaWatkins didnt see a doctor until she was sixteen years old.8. That medical center has seventy nurses on staff.9. The patient in room six is ninety years old.10. George was really sick last year. He was in bed for eighteen days.Exercise 21. Thirteen students at Christines school have the flue.2. That x-ray cost him $90.3. I bought some vitamins for $18.4. To stay healthy you should drink more than sixty ounces of water each day.5. At least 50% of the people in my office got poison oak at the company picnic.6. A new allergy treatment is discussed on page 314 in the new medical journal.7. This medicine is only good for sixteen days.8. Doctors now say that many people develop allergies after age thirty.9. The new baby was nineteen inches and six pounds fifteen ounces.10. My friend told me that 80% of the people with asthma are over seventy.PART FIVE LISTENING PRACTICEExercise 11. How are you feeling today?2. What kind of symptoms are you experiencing?3. Has your child had a vaccination yet?4. What kind of prescription did the doctor give you?5. Im having trouble breathing. What should I do?6. What do you need for your first aid kit?7. What is the treatment for allergies?Exercise 21. Tim is in bed with the measles.2. Ms. Pinter needs radiation treatment.3. Lets see. You gave me two dollars and the antacid cost a dollar fifty.4. Be careful. Theres something going around.5. Mrs. Blackstone has just found out that she has poison oak.6. The doctors dont know how to treat Mr. Masons illness.7. When I went to the drugstore, I got a bottle of cough medicine for Bob andsome deodorant for Jerry.Exercise 31. QUESTION: What illness does this person have?Husband: You were in there for a long time!Wife: It took a while for the doctor to get to me. Have you ever seen the clinic thiscrowded before?Husband: So, what did Dr. Johnson do?Wife: Not too much, really. He checked my heart and my lungsyou know, the usualstuffand asked me some questions.Husband: Did you ask him about your hair?Wife: Hu-huh. He said that it wont start growing back until after the last chemotreatment.Husband: And does he know if the treatment is working?Wife: No, he couldnt say for sure. He did tell me that all of my symptomsthe diarrhea,vomiting, and fever are very normal and that my body is pretty strong.Husband: But I want to know if this is working!Wife: I guess well just have to wait and see. My chances are pretty good. We caught itearly, and since I began treatment right away, I should be all right.Husband: I sure hope so.Wife: Yes, I want to live a long, long time.2. QUESTION: Which symptom does Mary have?Mom: Hi, Honey; how was school today?Mary: Okay, I guess.Mom: Come here a minute, Mary; let me have a look at you. Are you feeling all right?You dont look good.Mary: Im just a little tiredMom: Let me feel your forehead. Goodness, youre burning up! I think you may becoming down with something.Mary: Come on, Mom; Im fine. Janet and I just ran from the bus stop, thats why Imhot.Mom: No, I dont think that explains this. How does your throat feel?Mary: Fine.Mom: How about your stomach? You havent had diarrhea, have you? Last time youwere sick, you had diarrhea and chills, remember?Mary: I told you I feel okay.Mom: I would feel better if you took some aspirin and rested just to be sure youre notgetting that bug thats been going around.Mary: But, Mom; tonights Emilys birthday party! I dont want to miss it. Everybodysgoing to be there.Mom: Im sorry honey; if youre sick, youre going to have to stay at home.3. QUESTION: Why is the woman going to the doctor?Female 1: I cant believe Im leaving for Africa in twelve days!Female 2: Are you all set to go?Female 1: I think so. Ive already gotten my ticket, my passport, and my visas.Female 2: What about clothing? Is the weather going to be extreme where youre going?Female 1: No, not really. I did a web search about that, and Im just going to bring myusual camping gear.Female 2: Thats convenient.Female 1: There are only two more major things that I need to do on my check list andIll be ready to leave.Female 2: Yeah?Female 1: I need to swing by Star Drugs and get my prescriptions refilled.Female 2: Ow. That doesnt sound like fun.Female 1: I know, but its worth it for a trip to Africa!4. QUESTION: Why is this person visiting the doctor?Doctor; Okay. Let me just ask you a few questions.Patient: All right, Doctor.Doctor: Now, do you have any chronic health problems?Patient:Well, nothing very serious, although I do have allergy problems sometimes.Doctor: Have you been tested for hay fever? I can give you a test today.Patient: No, I dont think I need a test. If I have a problem, I buy over-the-counterantihistamines, and they work fine.Doctor: Okay. Now, let me ask you another question. Have you ever had any seriousillnesses?Patient: No, Ive been lucky. Im really pretty healthy. Ive just had the usual childhooddiseases.Doctor: And your family? Has anyone in your family suffered from any seriousdiseases?Patient: My grandmother died of cancer and my uncle has heart trouble, but everyoneelse is in good shape.Doctor: No diabetes of high blood pressure?Patient: Not that I know of.Doctor: Great. Now, the nurse will be in a second to take a blood test. Im going to sendthe test off to the lab.Patient: Should I call you in a few days?Doctor: No, Ill call you if there are any problems.Exercise 41. A: Now, dont worry. This will only hurt for a sec B: Ouch!2. Ooh, thats a nasty cut. You really need to take care of it.3. Eddys having trouble b