全新版大学英语听说教程第二册听力原文及答案

1、全新版大学英语听说教程第二册听力原文2-1-AStatement1:Hello,welcometo"ThisWeek'sSports".Thebignewsthisweekisthebasketballchampionship.ItstartedonFriday.LosAngelesLakersbeatPhiladelphia76ers,108to96.Lakerswon.Statement2:UtahJazzplayedMiamiHeat.Jazzlostthegame.Theylostbyjustonepoint.Thescorewas111to110.Stat

2、ement3:DetroitPistonsbeatIndianaPacers.Thescorewas135to130.Pistonswon.Statement4:AndinthelastgameHoustonRocketsplayedNewYorkKnicks.Knickswon,75to69.That'sitforbasketballaction.Thankyou.2-1-BWhyDon'tYouJoinMeattheGymSometime?Peter:Hi,Laura.Whereareyouheadingwiththatbigbag?Laura:Hi,Peter.I'

3、;mofftothegym.I'vegottostayinshape,youknown.Itrytogothreetimesaweek,butI'mbusysoIcan'talwaysmakeit.Peter:Iknowmorewomenwhoworkoutthanmen.What'sthemainreasonyouworkout?Foryourhealth,ortolookgood?Laura:Tobehonest,forboth.Withwomen,goodlooksarealwaysaveryimportantconsideration.Peter:Ift

4、heywerehonest,mostmenwhoworkoutwouldadmitthattheyalsodoittolookbetter,andnotmerelyforhealthreasons.Laura:Howaboutyou?Doyougetanyregularexercise?Peter:Idoalotofwalking,forexerciseandenjoyment-sometimestentotwentykilometersatatime-butInevergotothegymlikeyoudo.Laura:Well,walkingisgoodexercise.Howabouts

5、ports?Peter:Notsincemyschooldays.Iusedtoloveplayingbaseball,butit'simpossibletogetenoughpeopletogetherforagamenow.MostlyIjustwatchsportsonTV.Laura:Iplaytennisfairlyregularlywithmyfriends,andsometimesgoswimmingandcyclingbymyself.Peter:Oh,Iforgotaboutthat.Igocyclingsometimestoo.AndIoftengoswimming

6、onvacation,butonlyrecreationalswimming.Laura:Whydon'tyoujoinmeatthegymsometime?Icangetyouaguestpass.Peter:Well,maybesomeday,butI'mprettylazyaboutthingslikethat.2-1-CWatchingaGameAlan:Goingtothefootballgametoday,Betty?Betty:No,butI'llbewatchingitontelevisionwithsomefriends.Alan:Weren'

7、tyouabletogetanytickets?Betty:Ididn'ttry.Ireallydon'tgotogamessooften.Alan:Butdon'tyouenjoygoing?Don'tyoufinditexcitingtobepartofthecrowd?Betty:Ohsure,nothingbeatstheatmosphereatasportingevent:thecheering,allthatenergy.Butsometimesit'sjusttooinconvenientgettingintoandoutofthestad

8、iumbeforeandafterthegame.Andifyouwatchthegamewithfriends,oratabarorrestaurant.Alan:.you'vebasicallycreatedyourowncrowd.Betty:That'sright.AnotherreasonwhyIliketowatchsportsontelevisionisthatIsimplyfinditeasiertofollowtheactiononTV.Alan:Yeah,sometimesitisalittledifficulttokeeptrackoftheballwhe

9、nyou'resittinginthestands.Betty:Especiallywhenyourseatsarehighupinthegrandstand,andfarfromthefield.Alan:It'slikeyou'rewatchingfromanairplane,sometimes.Betty:Alsogoodsportscommentatorsontelevisioncanaddtoyourunderstandingandenjoymentofthegame.Alan:AfterlisteningtoyouI'mstartingtowonde

10、rhowtheyareabletosellanyticketstothesegames!2-2-A1. Theweathertoday:afinedayisinstorenearlyeverywhere,withthebestofthesunshineinsouthernandcentralareasofBritain.Apleasantday,then,withlongsunnyperiodsdeveloping.Lightwinds.Therewillbelightwindswithamaximumtemperatureof18degreesCelsius,64degreesFahrenh

11、eit.Lookingattheoutlookforthenextfewdays,itwillbecomemostlycloudywithheavyshowersmovinginfromthewest.2. AstorminChangchun,capitalofNortheastChina'sJilinProvince,claimedfourlivesonSunday.Thestormlastedaboutthreeminutesfromaround8p.m.Thewindsreachedspeedsofoverahundredmilesanhour,causingseriousdam

12、ageandawidespreadpowerfailure.2-2-BDidYouHeartheWeatherForecast?Alan:Oh,lookatthesky,Michelle!It'sstartingtogetcloudy.Michelle:Iseeit.Ihopeitdoesn'train.Ithoughtitwasgoingtobeafinedaytoday.Alan:That'scertainlywhatthedepartmentwashopingforwhentheychosetodayasthedatefortheannualpicnic.Mich

13、elle:Youcan'thaveapicnicwithoutgoodweather.Youneedsunshineforalltheeatingandgamesandentertainment.Alan:Yeah,sunshine-butnottoomuch!Doyourememberlastyear?Michelle:Isuredo.Itwassohotallwedidwaslookforshade,lookforwaystoescapefromthesun.Alan:Andnoonewantedtoparticipateinanyoftheplannedactivities.Al

14、lwewantedwascolddrinks.Andthendozedoff.Michelle:Iftherehadjustbeenthetiniestbreezetocoolusoff.Alan:Buttherewasn't.Justthatburningsun,withoutacloudinthesky,andthetemperaturejustseemedtoclimbhigherandhigher.MichelleWell,wedon'thavethatproblemthisyear,apparently.Alan,didyouheartheweatherforecas

15、t?Isitsupposedtorain?Alan:Idon'tknow.Ididn'tcatchtheweatherreport.Butmaybeifitrains,itwillonlybeashortshowerwhichcoolsthingsoffalittle.Thatmightnotbebad.2-2-CAThunderstormLili:Look,Betty,theskyhasturnedcompletelyblack!Betty:Oh,wow.Abigthunderstormiscoming.ButIguessitwon'tlastlong.Lili:Ye

16、ah,maybeforabouttwentyminutesorsoit'sgoingtoseemlikeit'stheendoftheworld.Andthenthesunwillcomeoutagain.Betty:Ilikestormslikethis.Summerisdramatic.Whatdoyouthink,Lili?Lili:Yes,thesestormsdocomequitesuddenlyinthesummer.Ioftenseemtogetcaughtwithoutanumbrella.Betty:Butit'snotsoterriblygettin

17、gcaughtintherainoccasionallyinthesummer.Nowifyougotallwetduringacold,drearywinterday-thatreallywouldbehorrible.Lili:True.Ah,it'sstartingtorainnow.Hereitcomes.Yes,it'sstartingtopour.Betty:Herecomesthelightningandthundertoo.Lili:Atleastit'ssupposedtoclearuplaterthisafternoon,andtobefinethi

18、sevening.Betty:That'sgood,becauseI'mgoingtomeetsomefriendstonight.Lili:Well,mostlikelyyouwillhaveaverypleasantevening,becausethisstormshouldtakesomeofthehumidityfromtheair.Betty:Yes,ImustadmitthattheseChinesesummersareveryhumid.Lili:MorehumidthanintheUS?Betty:Well,Ican'tspeakaboutthewhol

19、ecountry.ButasfarasNewYorkgoes,I'dsaythattheweatherhereinShanghaitendstobehotterandmorehumid.Lili:ButIthinkourwintersaremilder.Betty:Yes,I'msuretheyare.WeprobablyalsogetmoresnowinNewYorkthanyoudohere.2-3-A1.M:Haveyoueverbeentothatbigrestaurantoppositetheschoolgate?W:Yes,manytimes.Whenevermyf

20、riendscometovisitme,I'lltakethemtheretoeat.Q:Doesthewomanenjoythefoodinthatrestaurant?2.W:Istheresomethingwrong,sir?M:MywifeandIhavebeenkeptwaitingfornearlyanhourforourmeal.Q:Isthemansatisfiedwiththerestaurant'sservice?3.W:WhereisthecakeImadethismorning?M:Weateit,mom.Canyoumakeanotheroneforu

21、s?Q:Dothechildrenlikethecake?4.W:Ihearyoulikechickenverymuch.M:Nexttobeef.Q:Doesthemanlikechickenbest?5.M:Haveyoutriedthiswinebefore?W:No,never.It'sthefirsttime,butit'sreallytomytaste.Q:Doesthewomanlikethewine?6.M:John,doyouwantasoda?W:Soda?Ithinkittasteslikemedicine.Q:DoesJohnwantasoda?7.W:

22、Why,thefishisleftalmostuntouched.M:Well,itwouldbegoodifitwerelesssalty.Q:Doesthemanlikethefish?8.M:Hi,Sue,wouldyouliketoeatouttonight?W:Oh,I'dreallyliketo,butmysistermaycometovisitmethisevening.Q:WillSueeatoutwiththemantonight?2-3-BWhataboutDiningOut?Peter:Hi,Kate.Kate:Hi,Peter.Howhaveyoubeen?Pe

23、ter:Oh,OK,Iguess.Andyou?Kate:Nottoobad.Wehaven'tseeneachotherforawhile,havewe?Peter:No,wehaven't.Sothatmakesmeask.DoyouhaveanyplansforthisSaturday?Kate:No,notyet,Idon'tthinkso.Why?Peter:Whatdoyouthinkaboutgettingtogetherandgoingouttodinnerthisweekend?Kate:Thatwouldbegreat.Doyouhaveanypar

24、ticularplaceinmind?Peter:Well,IthinkI'dliketoeatsomethingthat'snottooheavy.I'vebeeneatingalittletoomuchlately.Kate:Metoo.Peter:IloveItalianfood,butmaybeweshouldskipthatthistime.TheyalwaysseemtoservesomuchfoodinItalianrestaurants,andyouendupeatingmorethanyouwantedto.Kate:Chinesefoodwouldb

25、egood.Peter:Yes,ormaybesomeJapanesesushi.Thatstyleusesalotofnaturalflavors,andnotmuchoilorcreamorheavysauces.Kate:Yes,eitherofthosechoiceswouldbegood.Let'sjustmeetonSaturdaynight,anddecidethenwheretoeat.Peter:That'sfinebyme.2-3-CEatingOutA: Well,hereweare-nottoocrowded.B: Great!Let'sorde

26、rquicklysowecanchatalittle.A: OK.Whatareyouinthemoodfor?B: Somethinglight.IwentoutforpizzaatlunchandI'mstillfull.A: Therearethreesalads.Oryoucouldhavesoupandasandwich.B: Whatareyouhaving?Ahamburger,Isuppose.A: No,actuallyIateoutlastnighttoo,butwehadfastfoodatMcDonald's,thenalatesnackatKentuc

27、kyFriedChicken.B: Oh,dear.Well,maybeyoushouldhavethechickensalad.A: Yes,Ithinkso.Look,thedailyspecialisspaghetti.Thatsoundsgood.B: Oh,thepricesaregreat,too.I'llhavethataswell.A: Nowlet'sdecideondrinks.B: I'lljusthavecoffeeandaglassoficedwater.A: Italianfoodneedsredwine.youknow.B: Butweha

28、vetogobacktowork.A:OK,aCokethen.8: Herecomesthewaitress.Letmeorderfirst.2-4-ADialogue1:M:What'sthetrouble?W:Ifeeldizzyandmywholebodyaches.M:Howlonghaveyoubeensick?W:Twoorthreedaysnow.M:How'syourappetite?W:I'vegotnoappetite.Thesightoffoodsimplyturnsmystomach.What'swrongwithme?M:Yousee

29、mtobegenerallyrun-down.Q:Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?Dialogue2:W:What'sthematter,Jack?Youlookpale.M:Oh,Ifeelterrible.W:Why?What'sthematter?M:Ihaveasplittingheadacheandasorethroat.W:Whydidn'tyoutellme?M:Ithoughttheymightgoaway,butIfeelworsethismorning.I'mach

30、ingallover.W:Hmm.Youfeelwarm,too.Youmusthavegotafever.There'saprettybadflugoingaround,youknow.Q:Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?2-4-BGoingtoSeetheDoctorD:Sowhat'syourtrouble?P:Well,doctor,Ihaven'tbeenfeelingwelllately.MybiggestproblemisthatI'mhavingtroublesleep

31、ing.D:Haveyoutriedanyofthesleepingmedicationsavailable?P:I'vetriedoneortwo,buttheydon'tseemtohelp.D:Howlonghaveyouhadthisproblem?P:Threeorfourmonths-it'sbeenratheralongtimenow.D:Areyousufferingfromanunusuallevelofstressinyourlifelately?P:Notmorethanusual.MybiggestworryisthefactIcan't

32、sleep.D:Well,somepeopledon'tneedasmuchsleepasothers.P:ButIfeeltiredallday,soitisaproblemforme.D:Haveyoubeenexperiencinganyothersymptoms?P:I'vealsohadalotofindigestionlately.D:Well,youarealittleoverweight,aren'tyou?P:Yes.AndI'vegainedaboutsevenkilogramsthispastyear.D:Youreallyshouldtr

33、ytoloseatleastthatextraweight.Doyougetmuchexercise?P:No,notverymuch.D:Physicalactivityisveryimportant.P:Sowhatdoyourecommend,doctor?D:Iwillgiveyousomemedicationforyourinsomniaandyourindigestion.ButIalsorecommendthatyoubeginaregularexerciseprogram.P:ButIhaveneitherthetimenorthemoneytogotoagym.D:Youdo

34、n'tneedtogotoagym.Asimplewalkingprogramwouldbeverybeneficialforyou.Ithinkyou'llfindthatdietandexercisewillbeveryhelpfulintakingcareofyourrecentcomplaints.2-4-CEatingApplesYouprobablyknowafamoussayingabouttheimportanceofeatingapples.Itis,"Anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway.Now,anewAmericanstu

35、dyshowseatingapplesmayhelpfightcancer,too.ResearchscientistsatCornellUniversityinNewYorksayacombinationofchemicalsfoundinapplesisimportantforgoodhealth.Thestudyshowsthatthecombinationofchemicalsplaysanimportantpartinanti-canceractivity.Thescientistssaythechemicalsareinboththeskinandthefleshofapples.

36、ResultsofthestudywerereportedinthepublicationNature.TheCornellresearchersstudiedthechemicals,orextracts,takenfromtheskinandfleshofredapplesgrowninNewYorkState.Theystudiedtheeffectivenessoftheappleextractsinfightingcancer.Theresearcherstreatedcolon（结肠）cancercellswithfiftymilligramsofappleextract（苹果汁）

37、.Extractsfromtheappleskinreducedthegrowthofcancercellsbyforty-threepercent.Extractsfromthefruit'sfleshreducedthegrowthofcancercellsbytwenty-ninepercent.Theresearchersalsotreatedhumanliver肝（）cancercellswithappleextract.Extractsfromtheappleskinreducedthegrowthofthosecellsbyfifty-sevenpercent.Extra

38、ctsfromthefleshypartoftheapplereducedthecancercellsbyfortypercent.LeadresearcherLiuRuihaisaidscientistshavelongknownthatapplesaregoodforhumanhealth.Hesayssomescientistsareinterestedintestingsinglevitaminsorothersubstancestoseeiftheyalonefightdisease.Hesayshisstudyshowsnosinglesubstanceworksalonetore

39、ducecancer.Instead,thecombinationofchemicalsinapplesiseffectiveandeatingfruitandvegetablesisbetterthantakingextravitaminpills.2-5-A1. Mostpeoplelikemusic.Infact,wearesurroundedbyit.It'sontheradioandtelevisionandcanbeheardinstoresandoffices.However,noteveryonelikesthesamekindofmusic.2. Themanager

40、ofthemusicshopwascalledBrianEpstein.BecausesomanypeoplehadaskedforarecordbytheBeatles,Epsteindecidedtogoandlistentothegrouphimself.3. FirstlyIwouldliketotalkaboutclassicalmusicanditsrepresentativecomposers,thenIwillmoveontojazzmusic,andfinallyIwillfocusonpopmusicinthelastcentury.4. Welistentoexcitin

41、gmusicandourheartsbeatfaster,ourbloodpressurerises,andourbloodflowsmorequickly.Inshort,we'restimulated.2-5-BBackgroundMusicBackgroundmusicmayseemharmless,butitcanhaveapowerfuleffectonthosewhohearit.Recordedbackgroundmusicfirstfounditswayintofactories,shopsandrestaurantsintheUSA.Verysoonitspreadt

42、ootherpartsoftheworld.Nowitisbecomingdifficulttogoshoppingoreatamealwithoutlisteningtomusic.Tobeginwith,backgroundmusicwasintendedsimplytocreateasoothingatmosphere.Recently,however,it'sbecomingabigbusiness.AnAmericanmarketingexperthasshownthatmusiccanboostsalesorincreasefactoryproductionbyasmuch

43、asathird.Butithastobethelightmusic.Livelymusichasnoeffectatallonsales.Slowmusiccanincreasereceiptsby34%.Thisisprobablybecauseshoppersslowdownandhavemoreopportunitytospotitemstheywouldliketobuy.Yet,slowmusicisn'talwaystheanswer.Theexpertfoundthatinrestaurantsslowmusicmeantcustomerstooklongertoeat

44、theirmeals,whichreducedoverallsales.Sorestaurantownersmightbewelladvisedtoplayfastermusictokeepthecustomersmoving-unless,ofcourse,theresultingindigestionleadstocomplaints.2-5-CCelineDionCelineDionistheyoungestof14childreninaworking-classfamilyinQuebec,Canada.Herparents,whobothlovedmusic,encouragedhe

45、rtodevelophermusicaltalent.At12,Celinehadcomposedthesong"ItWasOnlyaDream".HermotherandbrotherhelpedhertomakearecordingofthatsongandsentitofftoanaddresstheyfoundonanalbumofapopularFrenchsinger.TheaddresswasthatofReneAngelil,whobecameherfirstconquest,buttherewouldbemillionsmore.Celine'sr

46、isefromateenagesingertoapopsuperstarhasbeensteady,butnotwithoutdifficulties.RecordcompanieswereatfirstlessenthusiasticaboutinvestinginateenagerthanAngelil,whomortgagedhisownhometopayforherfirstalbum.Butherfirsttwoalbumswonagreatsuccess.Andby1983shebecamethefirstCanadianevertohaveagoldrecordinFrance.

47、In1990,CelinemadeherfirstEnglishlanguagerecordwithUnisonbutherrealbreakthroughinAmericacamewhenshewasselectedbyDisneytosingthethemesongofBeautyandtheBeast.ThesongwenttoNo.1onthechartandwonbothaGrammyandanAcademyaward.In1996sheperformedattheopeningceremoniesofthe1996AtlantaOlympicGamesandin1997,shere

48、cordedthethemesongforTitanic,andhernamebecamesynonymouswiththeenormouslysuccessfulfilm.CelineDion'sfavoritethemeislove.Shesingsthedepthandthepowerofloveinagreatmanyofherhitssuchas"LoveCanMoveMountains","BecauseYouLovedMe","ThePowerofLove"and,ofcourse,thethemesongofT

49、itanic,"MyHeartWillGoOn".2-6-AIdentifyingtheMajorEventinaConversationW:Hereweare,Mr.Wang.Thisisanewly-builtbuilding.M:Whatafinebuilding!Howmanyfloorsarethere?W:Forty.Ourcompanyhasofficesonfourfloorsinthebuilding.M:Yoursisreallyabigcompany.W:Yes,itis.Thesalesofficeisonthefirstfloor.Themarke

50、tingandaccountingofficesareonthesecondfloor.Andwehavemanyotherdepartments:personnel.research,etc.Theyareallonthe8thfloor.M:Where'sthemanager'soffice?W:It'sonthe9thfloor.Passage:Ladiesandgentlemen,welcometoourcompany.Ourcompanywasestablishedin1999.Itisajoint-venturecompanyspecializinginsp

51、ortswear.Mostofourproductsareforyoungstudents;someareforadults.Allourproductssellwellbothathomeandabroad.Inrecentyears,wehaveexpandedourmarketsfromChinatoSoutheastAsia,EastAfrica,NorthAmerica,andSouthAmerica.2-6-BWhoIstoBePromoted?(ThePersonnelDepartmentishavingameeting.JoanBlackisthechairpersonofth

52、emeeting.)Joan:IthinkJohnJeffrey'salreadybeenwiththecompanyfor20years.Surelyhe'snotstillexpectingpromotion.Doyouagree,Peter?Peter:Well.inmyopinion,John'salwaysshowngreatloyaltytothecompany.It'stimethiswasrewarded.Whatdoyouthink,Clive?Clive:It'snotjustaquestionofloyalty.Wouldhebea

53、nygoodatthejob?Hewouldneedtomanageasmallteam-he'sgotnoexperienceofthatyet.Peter:Heneverwillhaveanyexperienceunlesswegivehimachance!Joan:Wecan'taffordtobesentimental.Idon'tthinkhe'sthemanforthejob.He'salwaysbeenafollower,notaleader.Let'smoveontotheothercandidates.RitaHaydenhas

54、alreadyshowngreatpersonnelmanagementskill,Ifeel,evenifshe's.Peter:Oh,comeon,Joan!Rita'sstilllearninghertrade!Wecan'taffordtotakeariskwithsomeonesoinexperienced.Clive:IagreewithPeter.IfavorSusanPalmer.She'sgotalotofexperience.She'salreadyworkedinthedepartmentonotheroccasionssoshek

55、nowstheropesandshe's.Joan:ButSusan'salwaysstruckmeasabitcautious.Weneedsomeonedynamicforthisjob.Peter:I'dagreewithClive.IthinkSusanPalmerwoulddoagoodjob.Maybeshe'sabitcautiousbutshe'ssolid,reliable.Weneedthosequalitiestoo.Joan:Well,ifyou'rebothsosure,IsupposeI'llhavetoagr

56、ee.Still,we'llwaitaweekbeforeconfirmingitjustincaseanyotherapplicantsputtheirnamesforward.2-6-CAGoodSalesmanMrStevensonwastheownerofageneralappliancestore.Hehadseenmanynewly-wedscomingintohisstoretoshopfortheirfirstrefrigerator,washeranddryer,andair-conditioner.Penandpencilinhand,theywouldaskhim

57、alotofquestionsaboutprice,featuresandafter-saleservices,buttheywouldusuallywalkawayattheendoftheirinquiry.Theotherdayayoungcouplecameintohisstore.Theyaskedhimalltheusualquestionsandheansweredallofthempatiently.Butwhenhesuggestedanorderattheend,theyrepliedfirmly,"We'llhavetolookaroundplacesf

58、irst."Althoughfeelingabitdisappointed,MrStevensondidnotshowit.Instead,hesmiled,movedcloserandsaid,"IknowyouwillgotoDiscountDantolookatthepricetags.That'sperfectlyunderstandable.Idothesame.Infact,theysellthesamestuffaswedo.Butifyoubuythingsthere,thereissomethingyouwillnotget.Andthatisme

59、.IcomewitheverythingIsell.I'vebeeninthebusinessforthirtyyearsandinafewyears'timeI'mgoingtogivemystoretomydaughterandson-in-law.Ihopetheywillcarryonthefamilybusiness.IstandbehindeverythingIsellandIwillmakesurethatyouwillneverregretbuyingthingsfromme."AfterthisshortspeechMrStevensonof

60、feredtheyoungcouplesomeicecreamtothankthemfortheirinterest.Impressedbyhishonestyandsincerity,theyoungcoupledecidedtoplaceanorder.2-7-ADialogueM:Excuseme,doyouhaveaT-shirtofthiskindinalargersize?W:Whatsizedoyouwant?M:Medium.W:Pardon?M:Iwantamedium.W:Here'samediuminblack.Doyoulikeit?M:Well,Ilikethepictureonthefront,butI'dpreferawhiteonewithasloganonthefront.W:Here'sawhiteoneinmedium.Andit's100%cott