新发展大学英语听力教程 2(全新修订版)答案及听力原文

新发展大学英语听力教程2(全新修订版)答案及听力原文

Unit

1

Sports

Part

A]

Listening

Strategy

Identifying

Numbers

Numbers

appear

very

often

in

every

kind

of

listening

material.

The

ability

to

catch

the

exact

numbers

spoken

in

English

is

an

important

but

difficult

skill

for

a

Chinese

learner.

A

good

way

is

to

practice

over

and

over

again

the

pronunciation

of

the

numbers,

particularly

the

different

ways

to

say

thirteen

and

thirty,

fourteen

and

forty,

etc.

It

also

helps

to

practice

writing

down

the

numbers

you

hear

quickly

in

numerical

forms,

without

translating

them

into

Chinese.

You're

going

to

hear

a

passage

about

Michael

Jordan,

a

retired

American

professional

basketball

player.

Listen

carefully

and

fill

in

the

blanks

with

the

missing

numbers.

Michael

Jordan

is

the

greatest

basketball

player

of

all

time.

He

was

born

on

Feb.17,

1963,

in

Brooklyn,

New

York.

He

is

1.98

meters

tall

and

weighs

216

pounds.

Jordan

joined

the

Chicago

Bulls

team

for

the

1984

season.

In

the

1986

season

he

shot

3041

points,

the

third

highest

score

ever.

He

was

named

NBA

Slam

Dunk

Champion(扣篮冠军)in

1987

and

won

the

Most

Valuable

Player

Award

in

1988,

an

honor

repeated

four

times

in

the

next

ten

years

to

1998.

Jordan

guided

his

team

to

win

six

NBA

championships

during

the

1990s,

scoring

45

points

during

the

sixth

and

last

game

of

the

1998

NBA

finals.

In

1999,

he

was

named

the

greatest

North

American

athlete

of

the

20th

century.

Jordan

left

the

NBA

at

the

beginning

of

the

1993-1994

NBA

season

to

pursue

a

career

in

baseball.

Since

his

baseball

game

wasn't

quite

as

good

as

his

basketball

games,

he

finally

gave

it

up

to

rejoin

the

Bulls

in

1995.

Yet,

after

playing

for

five

more

years,

he

once

again

announced

his

retirement

in

1999.

But

he

returned

for

two

more

NBA

games

in

2001

as

a

member

of

the

Washington

Wizards.

[ti:Unit

1

Part

B]

Listening

Tasks

A

Conversation

Why

Don't

You

Join

Me

at

the

Gym

Sometime?

Exercise

1

Listen

to

the

conversation

and

choose

the

right

answers

to

the

questions

you

hear.

Peter:

Hi

Laura.

Where

are

you

heading

with

that

big

bag?

Laura:

Hi,

Peter.

I'm

off

to

the

gym.

I've

got

to

stay

in

shape,

you

know.

I

try

to

go

three

times

a

week,

but

I'm

busy

so

I

can't

always

make

it.

Peter:

I

know

more

women

who

work

out

than

men.

What's

the

main

reason

you

work

out?

For

your

health,

or

to

look

good?

Laura:

To

be

honest,

for

both.

With

women,

good

looks

are

always

a

very

important

consideration.

Peter:

If

they

were

honest,

most

men

who

work

out

would

admit

that

they

also

do

it

to

look

better,

and

not

merely

for

health

reasons.

Laura:

How

about

you?

Do

you

get

any

regular

exercise?

Peter:

I

do

a

lot

of

walking,

for

exercise

and

enjoyment

sometimes

ten

to

twenty

kilometers

at

a

time

but

I

never

go

to

the

gym

like

you

do.

Laura:

Well,

walking

is

good

exercise.

How

about

sports?

Peter:

Not

since

my

school

days.

I

used

to

love

playing

baseball,

but

it's

impossible

to

get

enough

people

together

for

a

game

now.

Mostly

I

just

watch

sports

on

TV.

Laura:

I

play

tennis

fairly

regularly

with

my

friends,

and

sometimes

go

swimming

and

cycling

by

myself.

Peter:

Oh,

I

forgot

about

that.

I

go

cycling

sometimes

too.

And

I

often

go

swimming

on

vacation,

but

only

recreational

swimming.

Laura:

Why

don't

you

join

me

at

the

gym

sometime?

I

can

get

you

a

guest

pass.

Peter:

Well,

maybe

someday,

but

I'm

pretty

lazy

about

things

like

that.

Questions

1.

What

do

you

know

about

Peter?

2.

Where

might

the

two

speakers

be

having

this

conversation?

Speaking

Tasks

Pair

Work

Listen

to

the

following

conversations

and

repeat

after

the

recording.

Then

role-play

them

with

your

partner.

Conversation

1

A:

What's

your

plan

for

this

evening?

B:

Well,

there's

a

good

game

at

the

stadium

but

I

haven't

got

a

ticket

yet.

A:

I'm

going

to

the

gym.

Would

you

like

to

come

along?

I

can

get

a

guest

pass

for

you.

B:

That's

wonderful.

I'd

always

wanted

to

work

out

in

the

new

gym.

Thank

you

very

much.

Conversation

2

A:

Hi,

Xiao

Wang.

Fancy

meeting

you

here!

How

are

you

doing?

B:

Can't

complain.

I'm

busy

with

my

experiments

in

the

lab.

But

after

work

I

often

play

some

sports．

A:

Like

what?

B:

Like

swimming,

running

and

sometimes

tennis.

A:

Tennis?

That's

my

favorite

game.

Say,

what're

you

doing

this

weekend?

B:

Nothing

particular.

I

guess

I'll

probably

just

work

in

the

lab.

A:

Come

on.

You

need

to

relax.

What

about

a

game

of

tennis?

B:

OK.

Conversation

3

A:

Are

you

doing

anything

special

tomorrow,

Bob?

B:

Not

really.

Why

do

you

ask?

A:

Some

of

us

are

going

motorcycling.

Would

you

like

to

join

us?

B:

Motorcycling?

I've

never

done

that.

Isn't

it

a

bit

dangerous?

A:

Maybe,

but

it's

really

exciting.

B:

I

enjoy

jogging.

It's

more

relaxing.

A:

That's

a

good

form

of

exercise.

It

can

help

you

stay

in

shape.

B:

Yes,

it's

also

safer.

Now

make

similar

conversations

according

to

the

given

situations.

Use

the

structures

and

expressions

above

in

your

conversations

where

appropriate

[ti:Unit

1

Part

C]

Test

Your

Listening

You're

going

to

hear

five

short

conversations.

Listen

carefully

and

choose

the

right

answers

to

the

questions

you

hear.

1.

W:

I

like

playing

basketball,

volleyball

and

table

tennis.

What

about

you?

M:

Well,

tennis

is

my

favorite

sport.

Q:

What

sport

does

the

man

like?

2.

W:

You

don't

like

boxing

very

much,

do

you?

M:

It's

far

from

being

my

kind

of

sport.

Q:

What

does

the

man

mean?

3.

W:

I

think

yesterday's

football

game

was

quite

exciting.

What

about

you,

John?

M:

You

said

it.

But

it

was

a

bit

long.

Q:

What

does

the

man

think

about

the

football

game?

4.

W:

Do

you

like

to

play

chess?

M:

I

like

the

game,

but

I

don't

play

it

often

enough.

I'm

afraid

I'm

not

a

very

good

chess

player.

Q:

What

does

the

man

mean?

5.

M:

I

knew

the

names

of

all

the

football

players

and

the

dates

of

all

the

games

in

my

high

school

days.

But

recently

I

have

failed

to

keep

up

with

football.

W:

Now

you

are

busy

with

your

golf

games.

Q:

What

do

you

know

about

the

man

from

the

conversation?

Unit

2

Food

and

Drinks

Part

A

Listening

Strategy

Listening

"Between

the

Lines"

People

do

not

always

say

directly

what

they

mean.

Very

often,

we

have

to

listen

"between

the

lines".

The

English

language

offers

many

ways

for

people

to

imply,

rather

than

directly

state,

their

meaning.

To

find

out

what

a

speaker

really

means,

we

can

rely

on

such

things

as

the

context,

the

meaning

of

an

idiom,

and

the

intonation

used.

For

example,

if

someone

says

"I

have

an

essay

to

write"

in

answer

to

an

invitation

to

go

somewhere,

we

can

infer

from

the

context

that

he

cannot

accept

the

invitation.

And

if

someone

says

"Andrew

passed

with

flying

colors"

in

reply

to

an

inquiry

about

how

Andrew

did

on

a

test,

we

can

infer

from

the

meaning

of

the

idiom

"to

pass

with

flying

colors"

that

Andrew

did

very

well

on

the

test.

Often,

intonation

also

helps

to

reveal

the

real

meaning

of

a

message.

For

example,

"He

is

very

clever"

said

with

an

ironic

tone

means

just

the

opposite.

You

are

going

to

hear

eight

short

conversations

between

two

speakers.

Listen

carefully

and

write

down

"Yes"

or

"No"

to

each

of

the

following

questions.

1.

M:

Have

you

ever

been

to

that

big

restaurant

opposite

the

school

gate?

W:

Yes,

many

times.

Whenever

my

friends

come

to

visit

me,

I'll

take

them

there

to

eat.

2.

W:

Is

there

something

wrong,

sir?

M:

My

wife

and

I

have

been

kept

waiting

for

nearly

an

hour

for

our

meal.

3.

W:

Where

is

the

cake

I

made

this

morning?

M:

We

ate

it,

mom.

Can

you

make

another

one

for

us?4.

W:

I

hear

you

like

chicken

very

much.

M:

Next

to

beef.

5.

M:

Have

you

tried

this

wine

before?

W:

No,

never.

It's

my

first

time,

but

it's

really

to

my

taste.

6.

W:

John,

do

you

want

a

soda?

M:

Soda?

I

think

it

tastes

like

medicine.

7.

W:

Why,

the

fish

is

left

almost

untouched.

M:

Well,

it

would

be

good

if

it

were

less

salty.

8.

M:

Hi,

Sue,

would

you

like

to

eat

out

tonight?

W:

Oh,

I'd

really

like

to,

but

my

sister

may

come

to

visit

me

this

evening..

[ti:Unit

2

Part

B]

Listening

Tasks

A

Conversation

What

About

Dining

Out?

Exercise

1

Listen

to

the

conversation

and

complete

the

following

sentences.

Peter:

Hi,

Kate.

Kate:

Hi,

Peter.

How

have

you

been?

Peter:

Oh,

OK,

I

guess.

And

you?

Kate:

Not

too

bad.

We

haven't

seen

each

other

for

a

while,

have

we?

Peter:

No,

we

haven't.

So

that

makes

me

ask.

Do

you

have

any

plan

for

this

Saturday?

Kate:

No,

not

yet,

I

don't

think

so.

Why?

Peter:

What

do

you

think

about

getting

together

and

going

out

to

dinner

this

weekend?

Kate:

That

would

be

great.

Do

you

have

any

particular

place

in

mind?

Peter:

Well,

I

think

I'd

like

to

eat

something

that's

not

too

heavy.

I've

been

eating

a

little

too

much

lately.

Kate:

Me

too.

Peter:

I

love

Italian

food,

but

maybe

we

should

skip

that

this

time.

They

always

seem

to

serve

so

much

food

in

Italian

restaurants,

and

you

end

up

eating

more

than

you

wanted

to.

Kate:

Chinese

food

would

be

good.

Peter:

Yes,

or

maybe

some

Japanese

sushi.

That

style

uses

a

lot

of

natural

flavors,

and

not

much

oil

or

cream

or

heavy

sauces.

Kate:

Yes,

either

of

those

choices

would

be

good.

Let's

just

meet

on

Saturday

night,

and

decide

then

where

to

eat.

Peter:

That's

fine

by

me.

Speaking

Tasks

Pair

Work

Listen

to

the

following

conversations

and

repeat

after

the

recording.

Then

role-play

them

with

your

partner.

Conversation

1

(At

the

school

canteen)

A:

What

a

crowd!

B:

This

is

the

worst

time.

The

morning

classes

are

just

over.

Everybody

is

hungry

and

rushes

here

to

have

lunch.

A:

That's

true.

I'm

starving

and

I

can't

wait.

I'd

rather

not

stand

in

a

long

line.

B:

Why

don't

we

have

some

fried

noodles?

A:

Noodles

are

sold

at

No.

2

Box.

No

queue

there,

you

see.

B:

That's

great.

(At

No.

2

Box)

Counter

hand:

What

can

I

get

you?

A:

One

plate

of

fried

noodles,

please.

B:

Make

it

two.

Counter

hand:

OK.

Two

plates

of

fried

noodles.

Anything

else?

A:

How

much

is

the

tomato

soup?

Counter

hand:

It's

free.

It

goes

with

the

noodles.

A:

I

see.

(to

B)

Do

you

want

any

soup?

B:

Yes.

A:

(to

counter

hand)

Two

bowls

of

soup,

please.

Conversation

2

(At

a

fast

food

restaurant)

Counter

hand:

What

can

I

do

for

you?

Customer:

I'll

have

one

order

of

chicken

nuggets

and

a

chicken

sandwich.

Counter

hand:

Anything

to

drink?

Customer:

A

small

Sprite.

No

ice,

please.

Counter

hand:

Okay.

For

here

or

to

go?

Customer:

For

here.

Conversation

3

(At

a

Chinese

restaurant)

Waiter:

Are

you

ready

to

order?

A:

Do

you

have

any

recommendations?

Waiter:

Yes.

The

Sichuan

style

crispy

whole

fish

is

very

good.

It's

today's

special.

A:

Mary,

would

you

like

to

try

that?

I

hear

it's

very

good.

B:

Why

not?

And

I'd

like

shrimp

in

black

bean

sauce,

too.

It's

my

favorite.

Waiter:

Okay.

Anything

else?

A:

What

about

some

vegetables,

Mary?

B:

Yes.

How

about

spinach?

A:

Spinach

is

fine

with

me.

Waiter:

Anything

to

drink?

A:

Yes.

I'd

like

one

Bud

Light,

please.

What'll

you

have,

Mary?

B:

Orange

juice,

please.

Waiter:

One

Bud

Light

and

one

orange

juice.

Is

that

right?

A:

Right.

Now

make

similar

conversations

according

to

the

given

situations.

Use

the

structures

and

expressions

above

in

your

conversations

where

appropriate[ti:Unit

2

Part

C]

Test

Your

Listening

Listen

to

the

conversation

and

choose

the

right

answers

to

the

questions

you

hear.

A:

Well,

here

we

are,

not

too

crowded.

B:

Great!

Let's

order

quickly

so

we

can

chat

a

little.

A:

OK.

What

are

you

in

the

mood

for?

B:

Something

light.

I

had

a

huge

breakfast

and

I'm

still

full.

A:

There

are

three

salads.

Or

you

could

have

soup

and

a

sandwich.

B:

What

are

you

having?

A

hamburger,

I

suppose.

A:

No,

actually

I

ate

out

last

night.

We

had

pizza

at

Pizza

Hut,

then

a

late

snack

at

Kentucky

Fried

Chicken.

B:

Oh,

dear.

Well,

maybe

you

should

have

a

salad.

A:

Yes,

I

think

so.

Look,

the

daily

special

is

spaghetti.

That

sounds

good.

B:

Oh,

the

prices

are

great

too.

I'll

have

that

as

well.

A:

Now

let's

decide

on

drinks.

B:

I'll

just

have

coffee

and

a

glass

of

iced

water.

A:

Italian

food

needs

red

wine,

you

know.

B:

But

we

have

to

go

back

to

work.

A:

OK,

a

Coke

for

me

then.

B:

Here

comes

the

waitress.

Let

me

order

first.

Questions

1.

What

is

the

relationship

between

the

two

speakers?

2.

Where

does

the

conversation

take

place?

3.

What

will

they

order?

Unit

3

Weather

Part

A

Listening

Strategy

Listening

for

Important

Details

Besides

understanding

the

main

idea

of

a

listening

text,

we

often

find

it

necessary

to

grasp

the

important

details

as

well.

What

counts

as

important

details

depends

on

the

kind

of

information

we

want.

Generally

speaking,

if

we

are

listening

to

the

narration

of

an

event,

we

need

to

sharpen

our

ears

not

only

for

what

happened,

but

also

when

and

where,

how

and

why

it

happened.

In

listening

to

a

weather

report,

on

the

other

hand,

the

important

details

we

should

watch

out

for

are

the

current

weather

conditions,

temperature,

and

weather

outlook.

You're

going

to

hear

two

short

passages

about

weather.

While

listening,

pay

attention

to

such

details

as

the

weather

conditions,

temperature,

weather

outlook,

damage

caused

by

bad

weather

and

so

on,

and

write

them

down

in

note

form.

Then

complete

the

exercises

in

your

book.

1.

The

weather

today:

a

fine

day

is

in

store

nearly

everywhere,

with

the

best

of

the

sunshine

in

southern

and

central

areas

of

Britain.

A

pleasant

day,

then,

with

long

sunny

periods

developing.

There

will

be

light

winds

with

a

maximum

temperature

of

18

degrees

Celsius,

64

degrees

Fahrenheit.

Look

at

the

outlook

for

the

next

few

days:

it

will

become

mostly

cloudy

with

heavy

showers

moving

in

from

the

west.

2.

A

storm

in

Changchun,

capital

of

Northeast

China's

Jilin

Province,

claimed

four

lives

on

Sunday.

The

storm

lasted

about

three

hours

from

around

8

p.m.

The

winds

reached

speeds

of

over

a

hundred

miles

an

hour,

causing

serious

damage

and

a

widespread

power

failure.

[ti:Unit

3

Part

B]

Listening

Tasks

A

Conversation

Did

You

Hear

the

Forecast?

Exercise

1

Listen

to

the

conversation

and

choose

the

right

answers

to

the

questions

you

hear.

Alan:

Oh,

look

at

the

sky,

Michelle!

It's

starting

to

get

cloudy.

Michelle:

I

see

it.

I

hope

it

doesn't

rain.

I

thought

it

was

going

to

be

a

fine

day

today.

Alan:

That's

certainly

what

the

department

was

hoping

for

when

they

chose

today

as

the

date

for

the

annual

picnic.

Michelle:

You

can't

have

a

picnic

without

good

weather.

You

need

sunshine

for

all

the

eating

and

games

and

entertainment.

Alan:

Yeah,

sunshine

—

but

not

too

much!

Do

you

remember

last

year?

Michelle:

I

sure

do.

It

was

so

hot

all

we

did

was

look

for

shade,

look

for

ways

to

escape

from

the

sun.

Alan:

And

no

one

wanted

to

participate

in

any

of

the

planned

activities.

All

we

wanted

was

cold

drinks.

And

then

we

dozed

off.

Michelle:

If

there

had

just

been

the

tiniest

breeze

to

cool

us

off.

Alan:

But

there

wasn't.

Just

that

burning

sun,

without

a

cloud

in

the

sky,

and

the

temperature

just

seemed

to

climb

higher

and

higher.

Michelle:

Well,

we

don't

have

that

problem

this

year,

apparently.

Alan,

did

you

hear

the

weather

forecast?

Is

it

supposed

to

rain?

Alan:

I

don't

know.

I

didn't

catch

the

weather

report.

But

maybe

if

it

rains,

it

will

only

be

a

short

shower

which

cools

things

off

a

little.

That

might

not

be

bad.

Questions

1.

What

are

Alan

and

Michelle

mainly

doing?

2.

What

do

you

know

about

Alan?

3.

What

can

you

infer

from

the

conversation?

Speaking

Tasks

Listen

to

the

following

conversations

and

repeat

after

the

recording.

Then

role-play

them

with

your

partner.

Conversation

1

A:

What

lovely

weather

we're

having!

Nice

and

cool.

B:

Yeah,

I

really

like

this

kind

of

weather.

A:

What's

the

temperature

today？

B:

The

high

is

26

and

the

low

is

20.

The

weather

forecast

says

the

good

weather

is

likely

to

last,

too.

A:

I

hope

so.

Conversation

2

A:

It

seems

to

be

clearing

up.

All

the

dark

clouds

are

gone

and

the

sun

is

coming

out.

B:

Yes.

Let's

just

hope

it

stays

this

way.

I

hate

rainy

days.

A:

I

think

it

will

continue

to

be

fine

for

the

next

few

days.

Anyhow,

that's

what

the

weatherman

says.

B:

That's

great.

Let's

go

for

a

walk,

shall

we？

A:

All

right.

Conversation

3

A:

It's

hot

and

humid,

isn't

it?

I

can

hardly

breathe.

B:

Yeah.

I

feel

suffocating

too.

A:

Are

summers

always

this

hot

here?

It's

almost

like

in

the

desert.

B:

Yes,

especially

in

July

and

August.

A:

Well,

what

did

the

weatherman

say?

B:

He

said

another

heat

wave

is

on

the

way.

A:

Oh

no!

I

hope

not.

B:

How

about

going

out

to

the

beach

to

cool

off？

A:

Good

idea.

Maybe

it's

the

only

place

for

this

sort

of

weather.

Now

make

similar

conversations

according

to

the

given

situations.

Use

the

structures

and

expressions

above

in

your

conversations

where

appropriate..

[ti:Unit

3

Part

C

Test

Your

Listening

You're

going

to

hear

five

short

conversations.

Listen

carefully

and

choose

the

right

answers

to

the

questions

you

hear.

1.

W:

It's

been

freezing

for

the

last

few

days.

M:

Yes.

And

the

forecast

says

there

will

be

more

snow

next

week,

accompanied

by

strong

winds.

Q:

What

will

the

weather

be

like

next

week?

2.

M:

We

haven't

had

such

a

severe

winter

for

a

long

time,

have

we?

W:

No,

and

the

forecast

says

it's

going

to

get

worse

before

it

warms

up.

Q:

What

can

we

learn

from

the

conversation?

3.

W:

What

if

it

rains

hard?

What

are

we

going

to

do?

M:

I

think

it

will

clear

up

soon.

But

if

it

keeps

raining,

the

whole

thing

will

have

to

be

cancelled.

Q:

What

can

we

learn

from

the

conversation?

4.

M:

How

was

the

weather

when

you

left

New

York?

W:

It

was

very

much

like

the

weather

in

Beijing.

You

don't

have

to

take

a

lot

of

clothes.

Q:

What

can

we

learn

from

the

conversation?

5.

W:

If

it

is

this

hot

tomorrow,

we

may

have

to

give

up

the

idea

of

playing

tennis

in

the

afternoon.

M:

The

weather

forecast

says

it

will

cloud

over

by

noon.

Q:

What

does

the

man

mean?

Unit

4

Music

Part

A

Listening

Strategy

Listening

for

Signal

WordsThe

ability

to

identify

signal

words

can

help

us

follow

the

thread

of

the

speaker's

thought.

People

often

use

signal

words

or

phrases

like

"but",

"therefore"

and

"as

a

result"

to

add

a

comment

that

contrasts

with

what

has

just

been

said

or

to

signal

what

they

are

about

to

say

is

the

result

or

cause

of

their

previous

remarks.

Similarly,

words

and

phrases

like

"for

example",

"most

importantly",

"first",

"second",

"finally"

and

"then"

usually

signal

that

the

speaker

is

going

to

provide

an

illustration

or

emphasize

a

certain

point

or

discuss

several

aspects

of

a

certain

topic.

So

we

should

pay

attention

to

signal

words

in

listening

as

they

will

prepare

us

for

what

is

going

to

be

said.

You're

going

to

hear

four

short

passages.

Listen

carefully

and

write

down

the

signal

word(s)

in

each

passage.

Then

choose

a,

b,

c

or

d

to

indicate

the

function

of

the

signal

word(s)

used

in

each

of

the

passages.

1.

Most

people

like

music.

In

fact,

we

are

surrounded

by

it.

It's

on

the

radio

and

television

and

can

be

heard

in

stores

and

restaurants.

However,

not

everyone

likes

the

same

kind

of

music.

2.

The

manager

of

the

music

shop

was

called

Brian

Epstein.

Because

so

many

people

had

asked

for

a

record

by

the

Sun,

Epstein

decided

to

go

and

listen

to

the

group

himself.

3.

Firstly

I

would

like

to

talk

about

classical

music

and

its

representative

composers,

then

I

will

move

on

to

jazz

music,

and

finally

I

will

focus

on

pop

music

in

the

last

century.

4.

We

listen

to

exciting

music

and

our

hearts

beat

faster,

our

blood

pressure

rises,

and

our

blood

flows

more

quickly.

In

short,

we're

stimulated.

[ti:Unit

4

Part

B]

Listening

Tasks

A

Passage

Background

Music

Exercise

1

Listen

to

the

passage.

As

you

listen,

read

the

signal

words

in

your

book

and

put

a

tick

()

in

the

brackets

after

the

ones

you

have

heard.

Background

music

may

seem

harmless,

but

it

can

have

a

powerful

effect

on

those

who

hear

it.

Recorded

background

music

first

found

its

way

into

factories,

shops

and

restaurants

in

the

USA.

Very

soon

it

spread

to

other

parts

of

the

world.

Now

it

is

becoming

difficult

to

go

shopping

or

eat

a

meal

without

listening

to

music.

To

begin

with,

background

music

was

intended

simply

to

create

a

soothing

atmosphere.

Recently,

however,

it's

becoming

a

big

business.

An

American

marketing

expert

has

shown

that

music

can

boost

sales

or

increase

factory

production

by

as

much

as

a

third.

But

it

has

to

be

the

light

music.

Lively

music

has

no

effect

at

all

on

sales.

Slow

music

can

increase

receipts

by

34%.

This

is

probably

because

shoppers

slow

down

and

have

more

opportunity

to

spot

items

they

would

like

to

buy.

Yet,

slow

music

isn't

always

the

answer.

The

expert

found

that

in

restaurants

slow

music

meant

customers

took

longer

to

eat

their

meals,

which

reduced

overall

sales.

So

restaurant

owners

might

be

well

advised

to

play

faster

music

to

keep

the

customers

moving

—

unless,

of

course,the

resulting

indigestion

leads

to

complaints.

Questions

1.

Where

was

recorded

background

music

first

used?

2.

What

was

the

original

purpose

of

background

music?

3.

What

kind

of

music

can

have

a

powerful

effect

on

customers

in

shops?

4.

Why

doesn't

the

same

kind

of

music

work

in

restaurants

according

to

the

passage?

Speaking

Tasks

Pair

Work

Listen

to

the

following

conversations

and

repeat

after

the

recording.

Then

role-play

them

with

your

partner.

Conversation

1

A:

Do

you

like

English

songs?

B:

I'm

crazy

about

them.

A:

What's

your

favorite

song?

B:

It's

hard

to

say.

There

are

so

many

beautiful

songs.

A:

Who's

your

favorite

singer

then?

B:

Sarah

Brightman,

undoubtedly.

I

do

admire

her,

you

know.

I

love

all

her

songs.

A:

I

like

her,

too,

but

not

that

much.

Conversation

2

A:

Do

you

care

for

opera?

B:

Yes,

I

do,

very

much.

A:

Which

do

you

like

better,

opera

or

musical?

B:

Opera.

A:

Do

you

just

listen

to

it

or

go

to

performances?

B:

I

prefer

going

to

a

performance.

It

has

everything,

color

and

spectacle

and

great

music.

A:

Why

don't

we

go

and

see

Aida

together?

It's

being

performed

at

the

Grand

Theater.

B:

I've

seen

it

already.

It's

excellent.

A:

Oh,

lucky

you!

Conversation

3

A:

Do

you

enjoy

listening

to

music?

B:

Yes,

very

much.

I

enjoy

listening

to

music

more

than

any

other

pastime.

A:

What's

your

favorite

music?

B:

It

depends.

When

I

am

in

a

good

mood,

I'd

prefer

something

exciting,

with

a

fast

rhythm.

But

if

I

feel

low,

I

can

only

listen

to

something

soft

and

quiet.

A:

Mm,

me

too.

Now

make

similar

conversations.

Use

the

structures

and

expressions

above

where

appropriate.

Your

conversations

should

include

the

following

points.

[ti:Unit

4

Part

C]

Test

Your

Listening

Listen

to

the

passage

three

times

and

supply

the

missing

information.

Celine

Dion

is

the

youngest

of

14

children

in

a

working-class

family

in

Quebec,

Canada.

Her

parents,

who

both

loved

music,

encouraged

her

to

develop

her

musical

talent.

At

12,

Celine

had

composed

the

song

"It

Was

Only

a

Dream".

Her

mother

and

brother

helped

her

to

make

a

recording

of

that

song

and

sent

it

off

to

an

address

they

found

on

an

album

of

a

popular

French

singer.

The

address

was

that

of

Rene

Angelil,

who

became

her

first

conquest,

but

there

would

be

millions

more.

Celine's

rise

from

a

teenage

singer

to

a

pop

superstar

has

been

steady,

but

not

without

difficulties.

Record

companies

were

at

first

less

enthusiastic

about

investing

in

a

teenager

than

Angelil,

who

mortgaged

his

own

home

to

pay

for

her

first

album.

But

her

first

two

albums

won

a

great

success.

And

by

1983

she

became

the

first

Canadian

ever

to

have

a

gold

record

in

France.

In

1990,

Celine

made

her

first

English

language

record

with

Unison

but

her

real

breakthrough

in

America

came

when

she

was

selected

by

Disney

to

sing

the

theme

song

of

Beauty

and

the

Beast.

The

song

went

to

No.1

on

the

chart

and

won

both

a

Grammy

and

an

Academy

award.

In

1996

she

performed

at

the

opening

ceremony

of

the

1996

Atlanta

Olympic

Games

and

in

1997

she

recorded

the

theme

song

for

Titanic,

and

her

name

became

synonymous

with

the

enormously

successful

film.

Celine

Dion's

favorite

theme

is

love.

She

sings

the

depth

and

the

power

of

love

in

a

great

many

of

her

hits

such

as

"Love

Can

Move

Mountains",

"Because

You

Loved

Me",

"The

Power

of

Love"

and,

of

course,

the

theme

song

of

Titanic,

"My

Heart

Will

Go

On".

Unit

5

Health

Part

A

Listening

Strategy

Identifying

the

Relationship

Between

the

Speakers

in

a

Conversation

Identifying

the

relationship

between

the

speakers

in

a

conversation

is

an

important

skill

in

listening

comprehension.

Although

sometimes

the

conversation

itself

does

not

contain

words

that

say

exactly

what

the

relationship

is,

we

can

rely

on

contextual

clues

to

find

it

out.

Such

clues

include

the

degree

of

intimacy

(e.g.,

how

intimately

the

speakers

address

each

other,

what

endearments

are

used),

the

degree

of

politeness

(strangers

tend

to

be

more

polite

towards

each

other

than

friends

or

family

members),

and

the

particular

situation

(at

a

doctor's

consulting

room,

at

a

shop,

etc.).

Listen

to

the

following

conversations

and

choose

the

right

answers

to

the

questions

that

follow

the

conversations.

1.

M:

What's

the

trouble?

W:

I

feel

dizzy

and

my

whole

body

aches.

M:

How

long

have

you

been

sick?

W:

Two

or

three

days

now.

M:

How's

your

appetite?

W:

I've

got

no

appetite.

The

sight

of

food

simply

turns

my

stomach.

What's

wrong

with

me?

M:

You

seem

to

be

generally

run-down.

Q:

What

is

the

mnost

probable

relationship

between

the

two

speakers?

2.

W:

What's

the

matter,

Jack?

You

look

pale.

M:

Oh,

I

feel

terrible.

W:

Why?

What's

the

matter?

M:

I

have

a

splitting

headache

and

a

sore

throat.

W:

Why

didn't

you

tell

me?

M:

I

thought

they

might

go

away,

but

I

feel

worse

this

morning.

I'm

aching

all

over.

W:

Hmm.

You

feel

warm,

too.

You

must

have

got

a

fever.

There's

a

pretty

bad

flu

going

around,

you

know.

Q:

What's

the

most

probable

relationship

between

the

two

speakers?

[ti:Unit

5

Part

B]

Listening

Tasks

A

ConversationGoing

to

See

the

Doctor

Exercise

1

Listen

to

the

conversation

and

choose

the

right

answers

to

complete

the

statements.

D:

So

what's

your

trouble?

P:

Well,

doctor,

I

haven't

been

feeling

well

lately.

My

biggest

problem

is

that

I'm

having

trouble

sleeping.

D:

Have

you

tried

any

of

the

sleeping

medications

available?

P:

I've

tried

one

or

two,

but

they

don't

seem

to

help.

D:

How

long

have

you

had

this

problem?

P:

Three

or

four

months

—

it's

been

rather

a

long

time

now.

D:

Are

you

suffering

from

an

unusual

level

of

stress

in

your

life

lately?

P:

Not

more

than

usual.

My

biggest

worry

is

the

fact

I

can't

sleep.

D:

Well,

some

people

don't

need

as

much

sleep

as

others.

P:

But

I

feel

tired

all

day,

so

it

is

a

problem

for

me.

D:

Have

you

been

experiencing

any

other

symptoms?

P:

I've

also

had

a

lot

of

indigestion

lately.

D:

Well,

you

are

a

little

overweight,

aren't

you?

P:

Yes.

And

I've

gained

about

seven

kilograms

this

past

year.

D:

You

really

should

try

to

lose

at

least

that

extra

weight.

Do

you

get

much

exercise?

P:

No,

not

very

much.

D:

Physical

activity

is

very

important.

P:

So

what

do

you

recommend,

doctor?

D:

I

will

give

you

some

medications

for

your

insomnia

and

your

indigestion.

But

I

also

recommend

that

you

begin

a

regular

exercise

program.

P:

But

I

have

neither

the

time

nor

the

money

to

go

to

a

gym.

D:

You

don't

need

to

go

to

a

gym.

A

simple

walking

program

would

be

very

beneficial

for

you.

I

think

you'll

find

that

diet

and

exercise

will

be

very

helpful

in

taking

care

of

your

recent

complaints.

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