湖南农业大学出社研究生英语听力教程原文

1、Tapescript: Chapter One: Listening Attack Strategies Unit One: Cracking numbers Part A: Basic Practice Many nonnative English speakers have trouble hearing the difference between numbers in the teens (thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, and so on) and numbers in increments of ten (thirty, forty, fifty, and

2、 so on). English uses stress( increased loudness and length of the sound) to clarify the difference between these numbers. Exercise 1: Tapescript: 1. 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. St

3、evens is on April 30th.5. Your daughter was born at exactly 3:40 yesterday afternoon. 6. Johnnys cut required over fourteen stitches. 7. Thelma Watkins 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 o

4、ld. 10. George was really sick last year. He was in bed for eighteen days. Answer: 1. a 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. b 6. a 7. a 8. b 9. b 10. a Exercise 2:Tapescript: 1. Thirteen students at Christines school have the flu.2. That X-ray cost him $90.3. I bought some vitamins for $18.4. To stay healthy you shou

5、ld 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 develo

6、p allergies after age thirty.9. The new baby was nineteen inches and six pounds fifteen ounces. 10. My friend told me that eighty percent of the people with asthma are over seventy. Answer: 1) 13, 2) 90, 3) 18, 4) 60, 5) 50% 6) 314 7) 16, 8) 30 9) 19; 6.15 20) 80%; 70 Part B: Comprehensive Practice

7、Exercise1: Tapescript: 1. Only point eight percent of the place is in use as farm land.2. Do you want to sell one third or two thirds of the shirts in Sheffield?3. Is the number you said just now: “ five hundred and six point eight one nine”?4. The workers just received an average nought point five

8、percent increase in salary at the end of the profit year.5. The difference between imports and exports left the US trade deficit with China at a record $13.57 billion for the month, up 6.9% from September.6. Product D-413 still has five eighths in the stock.7. Its the fortieth time you asked me the

9、same question in one day! 8. University of Canterbury ranks the third in New Zealand but the sixty-fourth in the whole of Asia.9. I wont change my mind and I just want two and a half percent.10. Speaker1: Thats twelve and a half percent, right?Speaker 2: Correct11. I was sent to work in a big countr

10、y with a population of 1,870,006,033 (one billion, eight hundred and seventy million, six thousand and thirty three.)12. Speaker 1: Can I find you at this number? Speaker 2: Yep. 43 for Austria, 1201 809 856 ( one two oh one eight oh nine eight five six) 13. Man: Excuse me, can I get a 314 (three on

11、e four )bus here? Woman: No, you can only get a 341 (three four one) bus here.14. Woman: Hello, 582961 (five eight two nine six one) Man: Oh sorry, wrong number, I want 582960 ( five eight two nine six oh)15. Man: Could you ask him to call me at the Hilton Hotel? Room No. 579(five seven nine)Woman:

12、Certainly, Mr. Deng. Hilton Hotel, Room 579 (five seven nine)16. Man: Did you tell me the number is 993 333 66 (double nine triple three double six)?Woman: No. Its 663 33 99( double six triple three double nine)17. Bondi Beach near Sydney has welcomed 2,001,082 ( two million, one thousand and eighty

13、-three) tourists? Im not so sure.18. If you have any questions, please call Europe by Satellite at Tel: 32 2 295 1173 ( three two, two, two, nine five, one one, seven three) or send a fax at 32 2 299 0309 .19. Speaker 1 : Could I have the number for the Accommodation Service?Speaker 2: Yes, its a 18

14、00 number, 1800 777 9181.20. Man: I want to get through 505303 ( five oh five three oh three) Woman: Sorry, the number is unavailable. Answer:1) 0.8% 2) 1/3, 2/3 3) 506.819 4) 0.5% 5)$13.57billion, 6.9% 6) 413, 5/8 7) 40 8) 3rd, 64th 9) 2.5% 10) 12.5% 11) 1,870,006,033 12) 43 1201 809 856 13) 314, 3

15、41 14) 582961, 582960 15) No. 579 16) 993366, 663339917) 2001082 18) 32 2 295 1173, 32 2 299 030919) 1 800 777 9181 20) 505303 Exercise2: Tapescript: 1. The second largest marine park is Western Australias Ningaloon reef, covering 5,000 square kilometers of ocean, and famous for whale shark diving.2

16、. The Australian runner, Raelene Boyle, ran 400 meters in 51.26 seconds.3. The salary I should require would be Canadian $60,000 a year, plus 1% commission on all sales.4. Since there are 3,851,809 square miles of Canada, you cant see too much in one trip.5. Speaker 1: Could you tell me the weather

17、forecast for London tonight? Speaker 2: Periods of rain. Low 42 D. Winds westly at 10 to 12 mph. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around a quarter of an inch.6. Three liters of water is enough for an athlete a day.7. Speaker 1: Could you tell me the exchange rate from ounce to gram? Speaker 2: Yes. One

18、ounce equals to 38.36 grams.8. The resulting rich soils in the west provide excellent pasture, and the farms there are quite large, typically roughly 900 hectares.9. The value of everything you want to insure is 4,000,000 Japanese Yen, divided byplus 10%.this kind of insurance, er, thats Private Con

19、tents insurance, it comes to 184,000 Japanese Yen.10. The gap must be at least 8 centimeters and the inside should be 7 and a quarter centimeters .Answer:1) 2nd, 5000 square kilometers 2) 400 meters, 51.16 seconds 3) Canadian $60,000, 1% 4) 3,851,809 square miles 5) 42D, 10 to 12 mph, 90%, 1/4 inch

20、6) 3 liters 7) 1 ounce, 38.36 grams 8) 900 hectares 9) 4,000,000 Japanese Yen, 10%, 184,000 Japanese Yen 10) 8 centimeters, 7.25 centimeters Exercise3: Tapescript: 1. The souvenir shopping is open daily from 8:30 AM to 5:00 P.M 2. Restaurants are to people in the 80s while theater was to people in t

21、he 60s .3. World trade shrank 4% in 2001, after growing at a 5% annual pace for a decade.4. The news is released on December 17, 2003.5. These masses linens belong to the 18th century. 6. The trial account expires on February 11, 1985 at 11:59 PM PST .7. Sorry I cannot meet you in the common room at

22、 a quarter to five this afternoon.8. The term “civil rights movements” refers to the activism of the 1950s and 1960s in the US.9. The airport closes from 6 pm to 7 am and the noise from the traffic is reduced between 7:30 pm and 5:30 am.10. The office is open between 9:30 and 6:00 on weekdays and fr

23、om 10 to 4 on Saturdays. Answers: 1) 8:30 A.M.-5:00 P.M 2) 80s/ 80s; 60s /60s 3) 2001, a decade 4) Dec.17, 2003 ( 12/17/2003) 5) 18th century / C18 6) Feb.11, 1985 (02/11/1985), 11:59 P.M 7) 4:45 P.M 8) 1950s 9) 6P.M7A.M; 7:30 P,.M-5:30A.M 10) 9:306:00 weekdays, 10:00-4:00 Saturdays Supplementary： 英

24、语数字表达方式 1、英语中时间的表达方法（1）直接法，如： 六点三十二six thirty two八点正eight o'clock（2）借用介词法，如：八点四十五a quarter to nine七点零五分five past seven七点五十四six to eight六点半half past six（3）表示正点的用法，如：十一点正at 11 o'clock sharp at 11 o'clock on the hour at 11 o'clock on the strike正午12点at noon午夜12点at midnight（注：12点22分可读作：tw

25、elve twenty-two： twenty-two past twelve（英式说法）；twenty-two after twelve（美式说法）1点15可读作：one fifteen； a quarter past one（英式说法）：a quarter after one（美英说法）8点50分可读作：eight fifty； ten to nine（英式说法）；ten before nine（美式说法）1点40分可读作：one forty； twenty to two（英式说法）；twenty before two（美式说法）“提前半小时”可用：half an hour early；

26、thirty minutes early； early by half an hour； half an hour ahead of time； half an hour ahead of schedule等来表示。）2、英语中日期的表达方法：(1) 21century-C21; (2) a decade-10years, a century-100 years, millennium-1000 years , a quarter-15minutes (3) short form of month: January-Jan. February-Feb. March-Mar. April-Apr

27、. May, June, July, August-Aug. September-Sept. October-Oct. November-Nov. December-Dec. (4) short form of weekdays: SundaySun. Monday-Mon. Tuesday-Tue. Wednesday-Wed. Thursday-Thu. Friday-Fri. Saturday-Sat. (5) date: Sept. 10, 2007 (09/10/2007)-U.S. 10 Sept. 2007 (10/09/2007)-G.B.3.英语中货币的表达方法 curren

28、cy (1) 英国货币：penny（便士）/pence （penny的复数），pound （）e.g. 20.50：twenty pounds fifty pence，也可以简单地写作：twenty fifty(2) 美国货币：1美元钞票dollar ($)1 dollar=100 cents; 25美分1 quarter; 10美分1 dime; 5美分1 nickel1美分1 penny表示正常价格： regular price， normal price表示价格划算：a good buy， a better buy， an excellent price， a good price/ b

29、argain.表示价格较贵：dear， expensive， more expensive， steep.表示价格便宜：cheap， inexpensive， bargain price， less expensive.表示减价出售：sale price， on sale， garage sale， Christmas sale， special price, discount 4、英语中温度的表达方法： 表示温度时，用below zero表示零下温度，温度用基数词+degree（s）+单位词（centigrade摄氏或Fahrenheit华氏）表示，如：thirty-six degrees

30、centigrade 或 36 摄氏 36度four degrees below zero centigrade 或 -4 摄氏零下4度5、英语中小数的表达方法“0”-zero, nought, null, nil 1/2 : one-half;a half1/3 : one-third3/4 : three-fourths 2 1/2:two and one half; two and a half4 2/3:four and two-thirds 0.17 zero point one seven / point seventeen / zero point seventeen100% :

31、 one hundred per cent0.5% : point five per cent0.46% : point four six per cent2.05 : two point nought five; t wo point O five6.003 : six point nought nought three; six point O O three78.12 : seventy-eight point one two6、计算单位units (1) 长度单位： unit of length meter, centimeter, millimeter, kilometer, mil

32、e, inch, foot, yard(2) 重量单位 unit of weightgram, kilogram, pound, ton(3) 容量单位 unit of capacityliter, gallon, pint, ounce(4) 面积单位unit of areasquare, acre(英亩), hectare(公顷), square miles, square kilometers7、英语中关于数字的计算 在需要简单的加减法计算的题型中，对话中至少出现两个数字，它们之间的关系往往用“多少”、“迟早”、“快慢”、“前后”的形容词、副词或介词短语等来表达。还要注意一些能够表示数的

33、存在或引起数的变化的动词，这些动词也能确定数字之间的加减关系，例如： (1)be， have， start， begin， spend， miss， leave， postpone， prolong， increase， add， borrow， lend， loan， delay， save， go up， go down， rate， at x% off the price等。(2)more（多），less（少），late（晚），early（早），fast（快），slow（慢），before（前），after（后），add/addition（加上），plus（加上），subtract/ s

34、ubtraction（减去），minus（减去） Chapter One: Listening Attack Strategies Unit Two: Using what you already know，context clues and intonation cluesPart A: Basic Practice 1. It is very important to use all of the information that you already have about a topic when you listen to English. This will help you pr

35、epare for what you may hear. For example, if you know that you will visit your school counselor on the first day of school, you should first think about the kinds of things you will probably discuss. 2. Understanding the meaning of what you hear is more important than knowing all of the vocabulary w

36、ords that you hear. Sometimes you will hear words that you dont know, but you can still figure out the meaning because you know what the speakers are talking about. The words and even the sentences around the new words help you understand the meaning. 3. Intonation means the music of the speakers vo

37、ice. Its the way the speaker changes his or her voice to show special meaning. Intonation can change meaning by making words and sentences longer or shorter, louder or softer, higher or lower, and so on. Sometimes, intonation can show how the speaker feels about a person or situation (his or her emo

38、tions). When intonation shows emotions, the changes in intonation ( loudness, rising or falling, and length) are usually rather strong. Exercise 1: Tapescript: 1. Narrator: 1. Hes a real stickler.Narrator: Context A: Who is your history professor? B: Im in Dr. Leydorfs class. A: Oh. How is he? B: Th

39、e class is interesting and I really like him, but he is a real stickler. If you are more than fifteen minutes late, he marks you absent, and you have to hand in every assignment on time or he lowers your grade. A: Ooh! He sounds really tough!2, Narrator: 2. You could have knocked me over with a feat

40、her. Narrator : Context A: How did you do on your composition? B: Oh, you wont believe it. I hadnt worked on it very long and I didn't have time to check it over. When the teacher returned it to me with an A on it, you could have knocked me over with a feather. A: Wow. Thats great! You must be v

41、ery smart. B; Or else just lucky.3. Narrator: 3. Ive got a cram for a test.Narrator: Context: A: Lets go to a movie tonight. B: Sorry, Ive got a cram for a test tonight. I havent had a chance to study before now. A: Well, how about going to the late show? B: No, Im going to need a good nights sleep.

42、 I want to make sure that Im ready for the test.4. Narrator: 4. Lets get cracking.Narrator: Context A: All right. We promised each other we'd get this report done today. Lets get cracking. B; Aw, its such a beautiful day. Cant we go for a walk and do this later? A: No, well need to return these

43、books to the library by five oclock. We really have to do this now. 5. Narrator: 5. fat chance Narrator: Context A: Gee. Its already a quarter after ten. Maybe Ms Hughs is absent today. B: Fat chance. Shes never been absent a day in her life. I was in her class last year and she even came in when sh

44、e had the flu. A: Well, I guess she really loves teaching. Oh, here she comes now. Answer: 1) a 2) b 3) b 4) b 5) aExercise 2: Tapescript: 1. Narrator: 1. Its really getting tough to make ends meet.Narrator: Context Gloria: I havent had a raise in more than four years. And with inflation, its really

45、 getting tough to make ends meet.2. Narrator: 2. I was somewhat apprehensive. Narrator : Context Reporter: This is a high-security prison that houses 1500 women convicted of kidnapping, robbery, and murder. I must say that it is an extremely uninviting place. When I was given this assignment, I was

46、somewhat apprehensive, and I can honestly say that I am still quite frightened as I approach the main gate.3. Narrator: 3. The strong smell of disinfectant is almost overpowering.Narrator: Context: Reporter: Walking down the block, the strong smell of disinfectant is almost overpowering. This is def

47、initely not the kind of place someone would want to be sent to.4. Narrator: 4. Thats a really fascinating theoryNarrator: Context Don: Oh, Yeah. Actually, thats a really fascinating theory. According to scientists, animals are born with certain kinds of memory.5. Narrator: 5. It needs to avoid feroc

48、ious animals. Narrator: Context Don: For example, a deer naturally knows that it needs to avoid wolves, bears, and other ferocious animals even if it has never seen one before.Answer: 1) b 2) a 3) b 4) b 5) a Exercise 3: Tapescript: 1. I really wanted the new David Sedaris book. The professor in my

49、contemporary lit class praised it all last semester. The bookstore hasn't been able to get a single copy for the last month. Oh, well, maybe I can find a copy on A.2. I used the new computer registration system to charge my tuition on my credit card, and they totally messed it up. They were supp

50、osed to charge me $500 for the two art classes, and instead, it says that Im enrolled in three history classes to the tune of $900. This is ridiculous!3. Today is my graduation day. I am done! Now, I can finally spend my weekends doing something other than cramming for exams and writing term papers.

51、 Yippe! 4. This schedule is baffling. It says that English 90 is offered at both the midtown and downtown campuses, but the times are vague. Look here, does this nine mean Am or PM? Humm, I was stumped.5. Oh yeah. I absolutely recommend professor Ponz. She is a real dilly, let me tell you. If you en

52、joy writing endless term papers on meaningless subjects, participating in class activities that have zero relevance to the topic of the course, she is the teacher for you! Answer:1. disappointed 2. angry, upset 3. happy, excited 4. confused, upset 5. ironic Part B: Comprehensive PracticeExercise 1:

53、Tapescript: Jeff: Have you lived here in Michigan a long time?Karen: No, only about two years. I am originally from Canada.Jeff: Really? People speak French in Canada, don't they?Karen: Yes, thats true. Bell Sound Karen: But I don't come from French-speaking Canada. Im from Winnipeg, Manitob

54、a.Bell Sound Jeff: Where do they speak French in Canada?Karen: In Quebec. French is the official language in that province.Jeff: Isnt Montreal the biggest city in Quebec?Karen: Yes, it is.Jeff: Have you even been to Montreal?Karen: Yes, many times.Bell Sound Jeff: Youre so lucky! Ive heard that Mont

55、real is a very beautiful and exciting city. It has all the charm of old Europe and all the conveniences of a modern North American city. But why am I telling you this! Youve been to Montreal and I havent. Its obviously your favorite vacation spot!Karen: I havent actually been there on vacation. I had to Mon