Unit 12 听力材料及参考答案

1、Unit 12 听力材料及参考答案听力材料：(Text 1) W: My bag is only 2.5 dollars. Ive bought it in the shop on the other side of thestreet.M: Really? But mine is twice as much as yours. Ive bought it in the same shop.(Text 2) M: Did you get home when your daughter did at 8:50 last night?W: No, I was 15 minutes late bec

2、ause of the heavy traffic.(Text 3) W: You were absent from class yesterday, Tom.M: I couldnt come, Mrs Hart. I hurt my foot and my mother took me to the doctors.(Text 4) W: Lets try to find seats near the stage, shall we?M: Listen, well be lucky if we find a place to stand at this concert.(Text 5) W

3、: There are still so many things to organize before the party.M: Id like to help. But Im afraid Ive got much to do.W: Never mind. Well be ready one day, I suppose.(Text 6) W: Look at all the beautiful things these people have made. Im really impressed. I wish I could do something artistic. M: So do

4、I. It looks like a museum of art around here, doesnt it? W: Lets walk around. I want to find something for my parents. M: Are you looking for anything special? W: Im looking forward to finding something to make their new house more beautiful. M: Have you noticed these weavings? I am quite taken with

5、 them. W: Yes, I have. They are beautiful but a little expensive. M: Why dont you buy weaving materials and make something for them yourself? W: I dont have the talent or the time. I wish I did.(Text 7) W: OK, your driving license.M: Here! Listen to me, officer, it wasnt my fault. It was that dog.W:

6、 What dog? I didnt see any dogs.M: Its true, officer. There was a dog in our street. If it wasnt for the dog, we wouldnt have almost hit you.W: How fast were you going?M: Well, it was about 50 mph or less. I was driving very slowly.W: 50 mph? Dont you know the speed limit in the business center of a

7、 city is 40 mph? All right. Thatll be one hundred dolars.M: Wait a second! What do you mean “one hundred dollars”?W: Its one hundred dollars. Speeding and driving after drinking. You cant fool me with that smell on your breath.(Text 8) W: Christmas used to be my favorite time of year. But right now

8、I feel terrible.M: No wonder. Its your first Christmas away from home. And mine.W: What do you miss most about Christmas back in America?M: I miss lots of thingsthe Christmas Music, the colored lights, the parties and the snow. But most of all, I miss my family.W: Me, too. Theres nothing better than

9、 being with family at Christmas time.M: At least your brother is here with you.W: Thats true. Im really glad about it, too. He can be boring sometimes. But at this time of year, its great to have him around.M: Where is he? I thought he was coming over.W: He should be here soon. He said he needed to

10、do a little shopping first.M: I hope hell like the gift we bought for him.W: Im sure hell love it. Hes always wanted a good camera. And here in Beijing there are lots of interesting things to photograph.(Text 9) W: Hi, Henry, Whats new?M: Where have you been? Ive been trying to get in touch with you

11、 for two days. W: I went to New York on business. Whats up?M: Im out of work.W: How come? Last time I saw you, you told me it was a good job and you would like to take it. That was only one month ago. Why this sudden change?M: Its a long story. In a word, I didnt do a good job of it.W: What are you

12、going to do now?M: Im trying to find a job as soon as possible. Nancy doesnt know yet. I didnt tell her. I spent the past three days at the coffee shop next to your office. She thought I went to work as usual.W: Thats not the way to solve the problem. Did you look in the advertisements column?M: Yes

13、, I did. But I wasnt able to get most of the jobs that I was interested in.W: Listen. Ill see what I can do, OK? You go home and tell Nancy about this problem you have now. She is your wife, and Im sure shell understand.M: I just dont know how to bring it up. Well, all right. She has the right to kn

14、ow anyway. (Text 10) I made my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes after my starting to pick up rubbish, my bag was full! There were cans, bottles, broken glass and newspapers in it.Since that first trip three years ago, Ive been to the

15、forest four times a year to pick up rubbish. Im often there for three hours. It makes me feel great to do something for the environment. After each trip, I look at all the rubbish Ive found. If any of it is recyclable, Ill keep it.I cant understand why people drop rubbish. But I will keep picking it

16、 up until they stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit to help the earth, but I still think it is important.参考答案： 1-5 CBCAC 6-10 BCBCA 11-15 BACBC 16-20 ACABA21-25 CCACD 26-30 BABCB 31-35 DADAA 36-40 BACDC41-45 BABCA 46-50 BDADB 51-55 BCCAC 56-60 AABBC61-65 DABBC 66-70 BBDBD 71-75 CABDB

17、76. story前加a/one 77. watches watched 78. plantplants79. happyhappiness 80. hardlyhard 81. 82. herhis 83. the前加did 84. 去掉其中一个on 85. ButSoOne possible version: Nowadays television has become a necessity in almost every family and it is playing an important role in our daily life. On one hand, televisi

18、on presents a very vivid world to us. On television, we can watch exciting Olympic football matches. We can travel to New York or go sightseeing in London. We can also “go” to a concert with a cup of tea in our hand. On television, we can learn many things happening in the world without having to go outside our houses.