施心远主编听力教程1Unit3原文及答案

1、UNIT 3Section 1 Tactics For ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, fink-ups and contractions.Friend: Hi, Linda. I hear you and John got married (l) last month. Linda: Yeah, we did, (smiling) Three w

2、eeks (2) ago. Friend: Well, congratulations! Linda: Thank you.Friend: Did you (3) have a big wedding?Linda: No, we got (4) married at City Hall. We didn't want to spend very much because (5) we're saving to buy a house. Friend: Where did you (6) have the reception?Linda: Oh- we (7) didn'

3、t have a reception. We just (8) invited a few friends over for drinks afterwards. Friend: What (9) did you wear? Linda: Just a skirt and blouse Friend: Oh!Linda: And John wore a (1 0) jacket and jeans.Friend: Where did you (1 1 ) go for your honeymoon?Linda: We (12) didn't have a honeymoon. We w

4、ent back to work the next day Ah, here comes (13) my bus.Friend: Listen. (14) I'd love to help celebrate. Why don't you two (15) come over for a drink next week'?Linda: Sure. We'd love to. (16) Ill talk to John and (17) call you Monday. Friend: Great. See you (18) next week. Linda: B

5、ye.PART 2 Listening and Note-taking Bob: Look at that Angela. True-Value are going to sell hi-fi's for 72.64 pounds, I'm going to buy one. We can save at least 20 pounds. Angela: Yes, and look at the washing machines. They're going to sell some washing machines for 98.95 pounds, so we ca

6、n save 22 pounds. A washing machine is more important than a hi-fi.Bob: By the way, Angela. Do you know how much money we've got? About 200 pounds, I hope.Angela: Here's the bank statement. I didn't want to open it. Oh, dear.Bob: What's the matter?Angela: We haven't got 200 pound

7、s, I'm afraid.Bob: Well, come on. How much have we got?Angela: Only 150 pounds 16.A: Bob and Angela are window-shopping. The shop is closed, but they are talking about the sales next week. They are planning to buy a lot of things. Listen to the conversation and take notes on the following items:

8、 Things they want to buy the price money they can save1. a hi-fi 72.64 at least 20 2. a washing machine 98.95 22B: Complete the following Sentences.The amount of money they should pay for the things they want to buy: 171. 59.The amount of money they think they can save: 42 pounds. The amount of mone

9、y they think they can have: 200 pounds.The amount of money they actually have: 150.16 pounds.Section 2 Listening ComprehensionPART 1 DialoguesDialogues 1 what's he like?A: Tell me about your new manager. What's he like?B: Oh, terrific. He's tall, good looking., well, I think he's goo

10、d looking, anyway . and he's about 35 or 36. He's very interested in all kinds of sports football, basketball. oh, and tennis. My friend told me he's very good at tennis. He plays at the same tennis club . the club where she plays . you know.A: Oh, is he friendly? I mean, in the office .

11、B: Well, I don't know him very well. He's a bit . shy, I think. He isn't married; he lives in a flat on his own . well, just him and his dog.A: Listen to the conversation and complete the following blanks.Age: 35 or 36Appearance: good-lookingHobbies: sports football basketball and tennis

12、Marriage status: single / not marriedB: Listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions.1.What is he good at? How does his friend know that?(He is good at tennis. His friend knows that because he plays at the same tennis club where she plays.)2. Does he live alone? Has he got a c

13、ompanion? (Yes, he lives alone. But he has a companion, his dog.)Dialogue 2 How Old Are You? Man 1: All right. Keith. How old are you? Man 2: Thirty-seven.Man 1: Thirty-seven, yeah? And, erm you married? Man 2: Yes.Man 1: Yeah. Have you got children? Man 2: Two.Man 1: Yeah. What are their names? Man

14、 2: Toby and Lucy. Man 1: Toby and Lucy. How old are they? Man 2: One's 11, that's Lucy; and Toby's 13. Man 1: Yeah. Tell me about your job, Keith.Man 2: Well, I work at the Oxford University Press. I'm a printer's reader and copy editor.Man 1: Erin, what sort of hours of work do

15、 you have'? Man 2: Erm, 7.30 in the morning. Man 1: You start work at 7.30?Man 2: Yes. I start at 7.30 in the morning and finish at 4.15. That's with a 45-minute lunch break. Man 1: Yeah. Do you like it that way? Do you like starting very early? Man 2: No, I don't. No.Man 1: How do you g

16、o to work?Man 2: Er, well, I cycle from here to Didcot station, and then catch the train and return journey.Man 1: Tell me one or two things you like doing, and one or two things you don't like doing. What do you like doing? What do you do for enjoyment?Man 2: Well, I'm quite interested in a

17、ntiques*. Man 1: Yes.Man 2: Things I don't like- I don't like decorating. I'm not awfully keen on gardening. Man 1: OK. What reading what sort of what newspaper do you read? Man 2: The Times. Man 1: The Times, yeah.Man 2: And The Sunday Times.Man 1: Yeah. And what kind of bonks do you re

18、ad?Man 2: Erm tends to be more along history lines. Not novels, generally, more general history. Local history especially. Man 1: Yeah, OK. Do you smoke, Keith? Man2 : No.Man 1: You drink?Man 2: Occasionally.Man 1: Yeah. Do you go to church?Man 2: Not very often, no.Man 1: Right. Thank you very much

19、 indeed.Listen to the interview and complete the following report. Name of the interviewee: Keith.Keith is (1) 37 years old. He's got (2) two children. One is (3)11 and the other is (4)13. He is a (5) printer's reader and copy editor at the (6) Oxford University Press. He starts work at (7)

20、7:30and finishes at (8) 4.15 with a (9) 45-minute lunch break. He goes to work by (10) bicycle and train.He is interested in (11) antiques. He dislikes (E2) decorating and is not awfully (13) keen on gardening. He reads quite a lot, (14) newspapers, books, especially (15) books of history.He doesn&#

21、39;t (16) smoke and drinks (17) only occasionally. He doesn't (18) go to the church often. Part 2 PassagePassage 1 Informational interviewing 1-4: D A C B5-8: A A B DScript: Informational interviews are one of the most beneficial ways through which to learn about a career field; they can also se

22、rve as a place to begin networking. Their purpose is to explore a particular field or organization and learn the "ins and outs" of that field from a practitioner. Rather than being asked questions, you are the questioner, gathering information that will help you evaluate your interest in a

23、nd suitability for a particular opportunity.An informational interview is a fine place to raise doubts you might have, explore the compatibility of your work values with those expressed in the field and ask for advice. An individual whom you interview for information can also critique your resume.Al

24、though you may not specifically find out about a job opening, informational interviewing will often provide leads as to where to begin a successful job search and will help you choose between fields you are considering. If you are unable to find your former students or parents to meet for an informa

25、tional interview, try contacting employers or organizations found in one of the closed stack directories in the CRC library.Part 3 NewsNews item 1This presidential election is creating unusual interest and excitement across America, especially with young people and Democrats.The Democrats hope to re

26、claim the White House after eight years of Republican presidency. Yet candidates from both parties are promising change.There are major issues facing Americans: the weakening economy, the Iraq war. Other concerns include the troubled housing market, high costs of health care and energy, and the deba

27、te over illegal immigration.But interest in the election is also being driven by the candidates themselves. Democrats Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama would become America's first female or first black president. Republic John McCain would become, at age seventy-two, the oldest president elected

28、to a first term.A: Listen to the news item again and complete the following summary.This news item is about the presidential election in the USA. B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks.1. D 2. B 3. B 4.A 5. D News item 2The space shuttle Discovery landed at Kennedy Space

29、Centre in the state of Florida last month. It was the one hundred twentieth shuttle flight and the twenty-third to the International Space Station.The United States space agency had two main goals for this flight of Discovery. First, the crew was to move a structure from one side of the space statio

30、n to the other. And then they were to add a new room to the space station.NASA calls the new addition to the space station the Harmony connecting modules. It is the first new room added to the space station since 2001. Harmony is about seven meters long and about four meters wide. It will be a passa

31、geway between the laboratories and the rest of the space station.A: Listen to the news item again and complete the following summary.This news item is about the one hundred twentieth flight of the space shuttle Discovery.B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks.Landing time

32、 : last monthLanding site: Kennedy Space Centre in the state of FloridaIt was the one hundred twentieth shuttle flight and the twenty-third to the International Space StationTwo main goals for this flight:the crew was to move a structure from one side of the space station to the other.They were to a

33、dd a new room - Harmony -to the space station. - it is a connecting module. - it is the first new room added to the space station since 2001. - it is about seven meters long and about four meters wide. - it will be a passageway between the laboratories and the rest of the space station. News item 3n

34、The World Health Organization is urging countries to follow six policies to prevent millions of tabacco-related deaths. The six policies are known as MPOWER, spelled M-P-O-W-E-R.nThe M is for monitoring tobacco use and prevention polices. The P is for pretecting people by establishing smoke-free are

35、as. The O stands for offering service to help people stop smoking. The W is for warning people about the dangers of tobacco. The E is for enforcing bans on tobacco advertising and other forms of marketing. And the R is for raising taxes on tobacco.nThe WHO says tobacco now causes more than five mill

36、ion deaths a year. It predicts this number will rise to more than eight million by the year 2030. By the end of the century, it says, tobacco could kill one billion people- ten times as many as in the twentieth century.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is a

37、bout tobacco risk to a billion lives this century, as predicted by the WHO.B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to answer each of the following questions.1. What is the World Health Organization is urging countries to do?The World Health Organization is urging countries to fol

38、low six policies to prevent millions of tobacco-related deaths.2. The six policies are known as MPOWER, spelled M-P-O-W-E-R. What does each letter stand for?The M is for monitoring tobacco use and prevention polices. The P is protecting people by establishing smoke-free areas. The O stands for offer

39、ing services to help people stop smoking. The W is for warning people about the dangers of tobacco. The E is for enforcing bans on tobacco advertising and other forms of marketing. And the R is for raising taxes on tobacco.3. How many deaths does tobacco cause now?The WHO says tobacco now cause more

40、 than five million deaths a year.4. Will this number rise by the year 2030?Yes, the WHO predicts this number will rise to more than eight million by the year 2030.5. How many people will be killed by the end of the century?By the end of the century, tobacco could kill one billion people- ten times a

41、s many as in the twentieth centurySection 3 Oral WorkMrs White: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book coming along all right?Mr White: I'm not sure. I think the rest of it will be difficult to write. There are still some problems to solve.Mrs White: I expect you'll find the answe

42、rs interesting to work out.Mr White: If I can work them out. Thank goodness the house is easy to work in. I shall at least be able to think.Mrs White: You've forgotten something. Peace and quiet will be difficult to guarantee much longer.Mr White: Good, heavens, yes. The school holidays start in

43、 a week, don't they? The house will be impossible to work in while they last.Mrs White: Well, some extra noise is hard to avoid. But I'll keep them away from the study as much as I can. That'll be all right to work in.Mr White: What about the garden? It was beautifully peaceful and quiet

44、 out there this morning.Mrs White: Well, you'd better make the most of it while it lasts. Peace and quiet will be hard to find in the garden pretty soon, I'm afraid.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only onc

45、e. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.Questions:1. What was Mr White doing this morning?(He was writing his book this morning. ) 2. According to Mr White, was the book coming along all right?(No, he thought the rest of the book would be difficult to write.) 3. What

46、 did Mrs White expect?(He expected that Mr White would find the answers interesting to work out.) 4. Why did Mr White think the house was easy to work in?(Because he would at least be able to think) 5. When would the school holidays start? (They would start in a week.)6.Was it possible for Mr White

47、to work in the house during the school holidays?(No, it was impossible for him to work in the house.)7.Could Mr White work in the garden this morning?(Yes. he could work in the garden this morning.) Why? (Because it was peaceful and quiet) 8. Why should Mr White make most of it while the garden was

48、peaceful and quiet?(Because peace: and quiet would hard to find in the garden pretty soon.)Part 2 Retelling To the American people, education is very important. The first twelve years of public school are free of charge. As a result, about 93 percent of the teenagers from fourteen to seventeen years

49、 old are in high school.However, 200 years ago, education was not free. American elementary schools were only for rich people. Most young people were not in school.The first public high school was in 1832. The purpose of the school was to prepare students for college. Its most important subjects wer

50、e mathematics and foreign languages.Nowadays, American education is a big business. There are about 45 million students in the nation's elementary schools and high schools. Each year there are about three million high school graduates. The main purpose of high school is still to prepare students

51、 for college. There are also job-training programmes in high school and programmes to teach useful skills for everyday life - for example, driver training, first aid, and even cooking.Section 4 Supplementary Exercises Part I Listening ComprehensionPassage 1 British postmen and milkmenBritish postmen

52、 and milkmen have a reputation for being cheerful. As they both arrive very early in the morning, when you are perhaps not feeling very good-tempered, their brisk* knocking and bright whistling may get on your nerves. Of course, there are some gloomy postmen, who make you think that every letter con

53、tains tragic news, but the majority are jolly and good-humoured. This is quite surprising, because delivering the mail each morning is a job which is not very well paid and there are a great many problems.The city postman has to go on foot, not only along streets but also up and down stairs, as many

54、 blocks of flats still have no lifts and no downstairs letterbox. If he has a registered letter to deliver, he has to wait for someone to come to the door to sign for it. That person may greet him in a most unfriendly way if he has just been woken from a deep sleep very early in the morning.In the c

55、ountry, a postman may have a bicycle or a small van, so he does not have to walk so far, but nevertheless he has his problems too. It is very annoying to be compelled* to go all the way to an isolated house simply to deliver a postcard or a circular, when this makes the journey half an hour longer.

56、In winter, weather conditions are bad, but the postman must carry on in the rain or the snow.Sometimes it is impossible to use a van or a bicycle in these conditions, and he has to do his round*on foot, like his city colleague. Most country people keep a dog. Although there may be a notice on the ga

57、te, "BEWARE OF THE DOG," this is of little help to the postman- He is forced to go in, whether the dog is dangerous or not. So every day the country postman knows that, if the dog is not safely tied up, it may bite him on the leg or tear* the seat* out of his trousers.Exercise: Listen to t

58、he passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. BPassage 2 Study in the United StatesThe latest report from the Institute for International Education gives information from the school year that began in September of last year and ended in May of this year. It says more than 500,000 foreign college students attended American schools during that school year.New York University in New York City had the largest number of foreign students. Almost 5,0