全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文及答案

1、全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文及答案Unit1PartBText1DatingwithMyMother(PartOne)After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.ItwasPeggy'sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,'Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywo

2、n'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.'The'other'womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlife

3、andcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.'What'sw

4、rong?'sheasked.'Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,'Isaid.'Justthetwoofus.''Iwouldlikethatalot,'shesaid.WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.'ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimp

5、ressed.Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening,'Mothersaid.Exercise1:1.c2.a3.bQuestions:1. Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?2. Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker'smother?3. WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?Exercise2:1. Shesuggestedthatherhusbandspendmoretimewithhismother.

6、Shesaidtoherhusband,"Lifeistooshort,butyouneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser."2. 1).shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoatonandshehadherhaircurled.3. Shehadtoldherladyfriendsabout

7、this.Text2DatingwithMyMother(PartTwo)Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.'Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,'shesaid.'Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,'Isaid.Wehad

8、anicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.'I'llgooutwithyouagain,'mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,'butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.'Iagreed.'Howwasyourdate?'mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.'Nice.nicerthanIthought

9、itwouldbe,'Isaid.MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthe

10、re,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican'tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelped

11、mymarriage.Exercise1:1.c2.d3.dQuestions:1. Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?2. Whichofthefollowingistrue?3. Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?Exercise2:1.F2.T3.F4.T5.FQuestions:1. Itcanbeinferredthatthespeakersmotheroftentookhimouttodinnerwhenhewassmall.2. Themotherhaspooreyesightnow.3. Ontheirfirstdatethespe

12、akertookhismotherouttodinnerandamovie.4. ThespeakersparentsworkedinthesamefactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.5. Thespeakerandhismothernowmeetonceeverymonth.PartCConversation1:W:Youknow,manyAmericanparentsarenowwonderingwhytheycan'tkeeptheirteenagechildrenfromdrinking.M:I'mawareofthat.Tomymind,it

13、'sthepermissiveattitudeoftheparentsthatistoblame.Q:Whatcanyoulearnfromtheman'sresponse?Conversation2:M:Don'tyouthinkit'sgoodtogiveourchildrenamonthlyallowance?W:Ithinkso.Itcanteachthemthevalueofmoney.Withamonthlyallowancetheycanlearntobudgettheirexpenseswisely.Q:Whataretheytalkingabo

14、ut?Conversation3:M:Mom,I'vegotapart-timejobatasupermarket.ThreehoursadayweekdaysandalldaySaturday.W:Congratulations,Tom.Butareyousureyoucanhandleit?Whataboutyourhomeworkandyourpianolessons?Q:HowdoesthemotherfeelaboutTom'spart-timejobatthesupermarket?Conversation4:M:Hey,Mary.Youlooksoupset.Wh

15、athappened?W:Myfatherhadanaccidenttheotherday.Heisnowinhospitalandwillhaveanoperationtomorrow.Yousee,hisheartisratherweak.Ireallydon'tknowwhetherhecansurviveit.Q:What'sthewomanworriedabout?Conversation5:WMother'sDayiscomingsoon.Couldyoutellmewhatsonsanddaughtersdoinyourcountryonthatday?M

16、:Well,theysendtheirmothersflowersandcardstocelebratetheoccasion.Besides,itisacommorpracticeforthemtowearpinkcarnationsonthatday.Q:WhichofthefollowingistrueofthecustomsofMother'sDayintheman'scountry?1.b2.c3.b4.d5.dPartDMyFirstJobMyparentsranasmallrestaurant.Itwasopentwenty-fourhoursaday,seven

17、daysaweek.MyfirstjobwasshiningshoesforcustomerswhenIwassixyearsold.MydutiesincreasedasIgrewolder.ByagetenIwasclearingtablesandwashingplates.MyfathermadeitclearthatI_hadtomeetcertainstandards.Ihadtobeontime,hard-workingandpolitetothecustomers.IwasneverpaidforanyworkIdid.OnedayImadethemistakeoftelling

18、DadIthoughtheshouldgivemetenpoundsaweek.Hesaid,"OK,thenhowaboutyoupayingmeforthethreemealsadaywhenyoueathereandforthetimesyoubringyourfriendshereforfreedrinks?"HefiguredIowedhimabout40poundsaweek.Thistaughtmequitealot.Statements:1. Thespeakerhadmorethanoneresponsibilityathisparents'res

19、taurant.2. Thespeaker'sparentskepttheirbusinessopenaroundtheclock.3. Itcanbeinferredthatthespeaker'sfamilylivedintheUnitedStates.4. Itseemsthatthespeaker'sfatherwasverystrictwithhimbutquitekindtohisfriends.5. Thefatherfinallyagreedtopayhischildforhisworkbutwoulddeductthecostofhismeals.6.

20、 Thisstoryshowsthatthespeakerhasveryunhappymemoriesofhischildhood.Unit2PartBText1WhataCoincidence!(PartOne)Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitionforamedicalschoolin1984was15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldafford.Tohelphimrealizehisdream,hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,be

21、gansearchingthehouse-for-saleadsinnewspapersinordertofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouseinanearbytown.Mr.Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.Somehowhesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogetagooddealwithhispresentagent

22、.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscussthething.Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthadtobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3o'clockintheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.Hisheartsankashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.And

23、soitwas.Theownertoldhimthathecouldn'tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomerightthen,theycouldtalkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverythingaside,heimmediatelysetouttodrivetothehouse.Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.Thestreets,thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamili

24、artohim.Andwhenhefinallyreachedthehouse,somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouseofhisfather-in-law!Theoldmanhaddiedfifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.Herememberedthat,likehissonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand,failingtodoso,hadalways

25、hopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencouldsomedaybecomeadoctor.Exercise1:1.b2.a3.d4.cQuestions:1. Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard?2. HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse?3. WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave?4. Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard?Exercise2:

26、1984/son/medicalschool/tuition/affordit/realize/newspaperads/extrabusiness/advertisement/succeeded/agent/changed/phonecall/putaside/doing/immediately/familiar/father-in-law's/visited/hisfather-in-lawalive/coincidenceText2WhataCoincidence!(PartTwo)Whenheenteredthehouse,Mr.Stewartwasevenmoreamazed

27、tofindthatthehousewasdecoratedexactlyashehadrememberedit.Hetoldtheowneraboutthisandthelatterbecameintriguedtoo.However,theywereinforevengreatersurprises.Itsohappenedthatinthemiddleoftheirdiscussion,apostmancametodeliveraletter.AndtheletterwasaddressedtoMr.Stewart'sfather-in-law!WereitnotforMr.St

28、ewart'spresencethereandthen,theletterwouldbereturnedasnopersonofthatnamelivedinthehouseanylonger.Asthepostmandemandedasignatureonthereceiptslip,Mr.Stewartsignedforhislong-deceasedfather-in-law.Mystified,theownerurgedMr.Stewarttoopentheletterandseewhatitcontained.Theletterwasfromabank.Whenheopene

29、dit,twowordsimmediatelymethiseye-'Foreducation'.Itwasabankstatementofanamounthisfather-in-lawhadputinyearsagoforhisgrandchildren'seducationneeds.Withtheinterestithadearnedovertheyears,thestandingvalueoftheamountcametoalittleover$15,000,justenoughmoneytocoverthetuitionofAndrew'sfirsty

30、earatamedicalcollege!Anotherthingthatisworthmentioningisaboutthepostman.Theoriginalpostman,whohadworkedinthisneighborhood,calledinsickthatday.Sothepostman,whowasnewtothearea,cametodelivermailinhisplace.Haditbeentheoldpostman,theletterwouldundoubtedlybereturnedtothesenderasheknewfullwellthatnopersonb

31、earingthatnamelivedinthathouseanylonger.ThemiraclewasablessingforAndrew.Withthemoneygiventohimbyhisgrandfatherhewasabletostudymedicine.NowheisadoctorinIllinois.Exercise1:1.t2.f3.f4.f5.fStatements:1. Severalcoincidenceshappenedinthestory.2. Thecoincidencesmadeitpossiblefortheownertosellhishouseatagoo

32、dprice.3. Nooneactuallybenefitedfromthecoincidences.4. ItcanbeinferredthatMr.Stewartdidnothavetoseekextraworkfromthenon.5. WiththeextramoneyMr.Stewarthadearned,Andrew'sdreamfinallycametrue.Exercise2:1. Hewasintrigued.2. Abankstatement.3. hisfather-in-lawhadputanamountofmoneyinthebankforhisgrandc

33、hildren'seducation.4. Alittleover$15,000.5. Hecouldusethemoneytocoverthetuitionofhisfirstyearatamedicalcollege.6. HeisadoctorinIllinois.PartCDadStopsforGas,FindsLostSonNuengGarciawasthesonofanAmericanservicemanstationedinThailandin1969.ButhisfatherwentbacktotheStateswhenNuengwasonlythreemonthsol

34、d.WhenhegrewupNuengimmigratedtotheUnitedStatesandworkedasagasstationclerkinPueblo,Colorado.HisdreamwastofindhisfatherJohnGarcia.Yearafteryear,hetriedinvaintosearchforinformationaboutthewhereaboutsofhisfather.ItwasafinedayinPueblo.Therewasnotacloudinthebluesky.Butforhim,itwasjustanotherdayonthejob.Su

35、ddenlyhenoticedthenameofonecustomerwhopaidwithacheck.Theman,whowasinhisfifties,hadthesamesurnameashisown.Nuengraisedhisheadfromthecheckandlookedattheman.Couldthisbehisfather?"AreyouJohnGarcia?"heasked."Yes,"cametheanswer."WereyoueverintheAirForce?""Yes.""

36、WereyoueverinThailand?""What'sthattodowithyou?"answeredtheman,whobecamesuspiciousbythen."Wereyouorwereyounot?"Nuengpersisted."Yes.""Didyoueverhaveason?"Atthistruthdawnedontheman.Theystaredateachotherandrealizedatthesamemomentthattheywerefatherandsonwh

37、owereseparated27yearsagoandhalfaworldaway.JohnGarciahadn'tseenhissonsince1969.HelosttouchwithNueng'smotherwhenshestartedseeinganotherman.HemovedtoPueblonineyearsago.Hesaidheneverwenttothatgasstation,wasn'tevenlowongasthatdayandhardlyeverpaidwithacheck.Exercise:1.F2.T3.F4.F5.T6.T7.F8.TSta

38、tements:1. Nueng'sparentsdivorcedwhenhewasonly3monthsold.2. AftermovingtotheU.S.A.,NuengworkedatagasstationinColorado.3. Nuengnevergaveuphiseffortstofindhisfather,butJohnGarciahadneverlookedforhisson.4. OnedaywhileatworkNueng'seyesfellonthephotoofacustomer'sdriver'slicense,andthemani

39、nthephotolookedlikehisfather.5. JohnGarciawasonceintheU.S.AirForcestationedinThailand.6. JohnGarciaandhissondidn'tmeeteachotheragainuntil1996.7. Nueng'sfathersaidheoftenwenttothatgasstationbutneverpaidwithacheck.8. ItwasbycoincidencethatJohnGarciaandhissonwerereunitedaftermanyyearsofseparati

40、on.PartDUnexplainedParallelsOneofthebest-knowncollectionsofparallelsisbetweenthecareersofAbrahamLincolnandJohnF.Kennedy.BothwereshotonaFriday,inthepresenceoftheirwives;bothweresucceededbyaSouthernernamedJohnson;boththeirkillerswerethemselveskilledbeforetheycouldbebroughttojustice.Lincolnhadasecretar

41、ycalledKennedy;KennedyasecretarycalledLincoln.LincolnwaskilledintheFordTheater;KennedymethisdeathwhileridinginaLincolnconvertiblemadebytheFordMotorCompany-andsoon.Similarcoincidencesoftenoccurbetweentwins.AnewsstoryfromFinlandreportedoftwo70-year-oldtwinbrothersdyingtwohoursapartinseparateaccidents,

42、withbothbeinghitbytruckswhilecrossingthesameroadonbicycles.Accordingtothepolice,thesecondvictimcouldnothaveknownabouthisbrother'sdeath,asofficershadonlymanagedtoidentifythefirstvictimminutesbeforethesecondaccident.Connectionsarealsofoundbetweenidenticaltwinswhohavebeenseparatedatbirth.DorothyLow

43、eandBridgetHarrisonwereseparatedin1945,anddidnotmeetuntil1979,whentheywereflownoverfromBritainforaninvestigationbyapsychologistattheUniversityofMinnesota.Theyfoundthatwhentheymettheywerebothwearingsevenringsontheirhands,twobraceletsononewrist,awatchandabraceletontheother.Theymarriedonthesameday,hadw

44、ornidenticalweddingdressesandcarriedthesameflowers.DorothyhadnamedhersonRichardAndrewandherdaughterCatherineLouise;BridgethadnamedhersonAndrewRichardandherdaughterKarenLouise.Infact,shehadwantedtocallherCatherine.BothhadacatcalledTiger.Theyalsohadastringofsimilarmannerismswhentheywerenervous.Howcanw

45、eexplaintheabovesimilarities?Exercise:1) Shot,Friday,wives2) Succeeded,Johnson3) killers,brought,justice4) secretaries5) Fordtheater,Lincoln6) Died,accidents7) trucks,sameroad8) met,34,sevenrings,wrist,watch9) Married,weddingdresses,sameflowers10) similar,children11) cat,TigerStatements:1. BothAbrah

46、amLincolnandJohnF.KennedywerekilledbyaSoutherner.2. JohnF.Kennedy'ssecretarywasnamedafterAbrahamLincoln.3. Thenewsstorytoldaboutthetrafficaccidentsthatkilledtwotwinbrothers.4. ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatmoreparallelphenomenaarestudiedintheUnitedStatesthaninanyothercountry.5. Coincidencesoc

47、curringinthreenationsaredescribedinthepassage.6. Somepsychologists'interestistheresearchoncoincidencesbetweentwins.7. Accordingtothespeaker,coincidencesoccurmuchmoreoftenbetweentwinsthanbetweenpeoplewhoarenotrelated.8. Thespeakerdoesnotmentionhis/herownopiniononwhethertheseparallelscanbeexplaine

48、d.Unit3PartBText1AMarriageAgreement(PartOne)(TomandLindahavesignedamarriageagreement.Bothagreenottobreaktherulesoutlinedintheagreement.John,areporter,istalkingtothemabouttheagreement.)John:Tom,Linda,firstI'dliketoaskyouwhyyoudecidedtowritethisunusualagreement.Tom:Wefoundthatmanyproblemsarecaused

49、whenapersonhasdifferentexpectationsfromhisorherspouse.Wewantedtotalkabouteverythingopenlyandhonestlybeforewestartedlivingtogether.Linda:Alsowebothknowhowimportantitistorespecteachother'spetpeeves.Like,Icangetveryannoyedifothersleavestuff-clothing,papers,everything!-lyingaroundonthefloor.Itreally

50、buggedme,soweputthatintheagreement.John:ThisismentionedinArticle1:CleaningUp,isn'tit?Itsays,"Nothingwillbeleftonthefloorovernight.Everythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed."Tom:ThenI'llknowclearlywhatLinda'sexpectationsare.John:Isee.WhataboutArticle2:Sleeping?Itsays,&

51、quot;Wewillgotobedat11p.m.andgetupat6:30a.m.exceptonweekends."I'msuresomepeoplehearingthiswillthinkthatthisagreementisn'tveryromantic.Tom:Well,wedisagree.Wethinkit'sveryromantic.Thisagreementshowsthatwesatdownandtalked,andreallytriedtounderstandtheotherperson.Alotofproblemsoccurinam

52、arriagewhenpeopledon'ttalkaboutwhattheywant.Linda:That'sright.Whenwedisagreedaboutsomething,weworkedoutasolutionthatwasgoodforbothofus.IwouldmuchratherhaveTomreallylistentomeandunderstandmyneedsthangivemeabunchofflowersoraboxofcandy.Exercise1:1.b2.c3.aQuestions:1. Whichstatementbestsummarize

53、sthemarriageagreementbetweenTomandLinda?2. AccordingtoTom,whatwillgiverisetoproblemsinamarriage?3. WhatcanbeinferredaboutLindafromtheconversation?Exercise2:1. Becauseshewantedtounderstandeachother'sexpectationssothatpotentialproblemscouldbeavoidedandtheycouldlivehappilytogether.2. Cleaningup.Eve

54、rythingmustbecleanedupandputawaybeforegoingtobed.3. Sleeping.Timeforbed:11pm;timetogetup:6:30amexceptonweekends.Text2AMarriageAgreement(PartTwo)John:Linda,doyouspendalotoftimecheckingtoseeiftheotherpersonisfollowingtherules?Arguing?Linda:No,notatall.Tom:Alotofcouplesarguebecausetheydon'tundersta

55、ndeachother'sexpectations.Ithinkwespendlesstimearguingthanmostcouplesbecausewebothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.John:Whathappensifoneofyoubreaksarule?Tom:Well,that'sinArticle13ofouragreement.John:Isit?Ohyes,Article13:BreakingRules."Ifyoubreakarule,youmustapologizeanddosomethingniceforth

56、eotherpersontomakeitup."Linda:Yeah,likelasttimeTombroketheruleofdriving.John:What'stherule?Linda:Theruleiswemustaskfordirectionsifwearedrivingandgetlostformorethanfiveminutes.John:Whathappened?Tom:Weweredrivingtoafriend'swedding,andwegotlost.Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoaskfordirecti

57、ons,butIthoughtIcouldfigureitout.Linda:Thenwedrovefortymilesinthewrongdirectionandendedupbeinglateforthewedding.Tom:SoItookherouttodinner.IknewwhatIshoulddotoapologize.John:That'sveryimportant,Ithink,knowinghowtoapologize.Bytheway,doyouplantoupdateyouragreementatall?Whatifthingschangeinyourlifea

58、ndaruledoesn'tworkanymore?Linda:We'vethoughtaboutthattoo.Article14statesthatwemustreviewthisagreementonceayearandmakenecessarychanges.John:Well,itwasreallynicetalkingtoyouboth.Thankyouverymuchforyourtime.Tom&Linda:Thankyou.Exercise1:1.F2.F3.T4.TStatements:1. TomandLindaneverarguebecauset

59、heybothknowwhattheotherpersonexpects.2. OnceTombrokeArticle14andapologizedtoLindabytakingherouttodinner.3. Ifsomeoftherulesinthemarriageagreementbecomeoutdated,changeswillbemadetoupdatethem.4. ItseemsthatbothTomandLindaaresatisfiedwiththeirmarriageagreement.Exercise2:1. Onerulesaysthatiftheygetlostf

60、ormorethanfiveminuteswhentheyaredriving,theymuststopandaskfordirections.2. OnceTomandLindagotlostwhentheyweredrivingtoafriend'swedding.3. Lindawantedtostopatagasstationtoasktheway,butTomthoughthecouldfigureitout.4. Asaresult,theywerelatefortheweddingbecausetheywentinthewrongdirectionforfortymiles.PartCAPerfectMatchAreyoulookingforagoodrel