施心远主编《听力教程》1-(第2版)Unit-11听力原文和答案

unit11

SectionOneTacticsforListening

PartIPhonetics

A:Hello,how(1)canIhelpyou?

B:Goodmorning.Iseemto(2)havehurtmytwist.

A:Yes?How(3)didyoudothat?

B:Well,I’mnotactuallysure.Ithink…Ididgotoapartylastnig

htandumI(4)sortoffellupthesteps,youseeandImay(5)have

doneitthen.

A:Youfelloffit,youthink?

B:Well,Ithinkso.Idoremember(6)fallingover.

A:OK,letme(7)havealookatit,couldI?Yes,itisratherswoll

en.Doesthishurt?

B:Yes,itdoesactually,yes.

A:Yes,right,well,my(8)adviceisthatyoushouldgotothehos

pitaland(9)getitX-rayed.Ithinkitcouldbebroken.

PartIIListeningandNote-Taking

Well,inJanuaryitcanbeverycoldwithsnoweverywhere!Buthighinthemountainstheskyisusuallyblue,andit’swarmenoughto

havelunchoutside.Youshouldbringwarmclothesandsomestrongwaterproofshoes.

Mostpeoplegoskiingeveryweekend,andifthere’snosnowyoucanstillgowalkinginthemountains.Alotofthetownsareverypretty.Theylookexactlythesametodayastheydidfourhundredyearsago!

Youmusttryfondue,whichischeesemeltedinapot,andyouputpiecesofbreadonalongforktogetitout…mm!It’svery,verygood.

Iftheweather’sgood,youcangoforaboattriponthelake.Thenyoucanreallyseehowbeautifulthemountainsare!

Exercise：

Location:amountainousarea

Climate:coldinwinter

Touristattractions:skiing,walkinginthemountains,prettyto

wnsoffourhundredyearsold,aboattripinthelake

Food:fondue

Thingsneededfortravellingthere:warmclothes,strongwater

proofshoes

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogues

Dialogue1Job

AjournalistisinterviewingMr.Williamsabouthisjob.Journalist:What’syourjob,Mr.Williams?

Mr.Williams:I’mawriter.

Journalist:That’sinteresting.Whatsortofthingdoyouwrite?

Mr.Williams:Well,um,articlesfornewspapersandmagazines,er…filmreviews,youknow,um,andoccasionallysomefictions,poems,andshortstories.

Journalist:Doyoufinditaverydemandingjob?

Mr.Williams:(Sigh)Well,yesandno.It’sverynicetoworkathome,ofcourse,and,andhavethechoiceofwhentowork.ButIlonghoursathome,usuallytenhoursormoreaday,andit’sverylonelysometimes,sittinginfrontofatypewriter.

Journalist:Whatareyouworkingonatthemoment?

Mr.Williams:Well,actuallyI’mdoingsomethingverydifferentfrommyusualwork.I’mwritingabiographyofLeonardBenson,thejazzmusician.

Journalist:SoIsupposeyou’respendingalotoftimetogether.

Mr.Williams:(Laugh)Well,no,infact.HelivesintheStates.I’mdoingalotofresearch,naturally.He’svisitingthiscountryatthemoment,andIhaveanappointmentwithhim,butwehaven’tmetveryoften.

Journalist:Well,thankyou,Mr.Williams.Thatwasveryinterestingandgoodluckwiththebook.

Mr.Williams:Notatall.

ExerciseA:

1.WhatisMr.Williams’sjob?

Heisawriter.

2.Whatdoesheusuallywrite?

Heusuallywritesarticlesfornewspapersandmagazines.

3.Whatishewritingnow?

Heiswritingabiographyofajazzmusician.

ExerciseB:

1.FMr.Williamsworksforanewspaper.(Heworksathome.)

2.__F_Heoftenwritessomefictions,poemsandshortstoriesto

o.(Heoccasionallywritessomefictions,poemsandshortstories.)

3.__T_Heisinterestedinfilms.(Yes.Becausehewritesfilmre

viewsforthenewspapersandmagazines.)

4.__T__Heworkshard.(Yes,it’sademandingjob.Sometimesheworkslonghours.)

5.__T__Hegetstoknowthejazzmusicianbyreadingarticles.(Hehasdonealotofresearchworktowritethebiography.Possiblyhehasreadmanyarticlesabouthim.)

Dialogue2Women’sWork?

Interviewer:Careersofficersaroundthecountryarereportingthatmorewomenareapplyingforjobswhichhavetraditionallybeenheldbymen.ThismorningIamspeakingtoJaneRichards,aschoolscareersofficerbasedinLondon.Goodmorning,Jane.

Jane:Goodmorning.

Interviewer:Jane,areyoufindingthatwomen’scareerchoicesarechanging?

Jane:Yes,Iam.

Interviewer:Andwhydoyouthinkthat’shappening?

Jane:Well,therearemanyreasons.Averyimportantoneisthemedia,radioandtelevision.Girlsseeapopularyoungactressplayingacarmechanic,forexample,andthismakesthemthink–well,wh

atically.Atthemoment,thechangeisn’tbigorfastenough,andinsomecasesBritainisseriouslylaggingbehindothercountries…

ExerciseA:

Jobstraditionallyheldbywomen

Clericalwork

Housekeeping

Nursing

Workinginshops

Jobstraditionallyheldbymen

Acarmechanic

Anelectrician

Aplumber

ExerciseB:

1.__T___Themediahasplayedanimportantroleinwomen’scareerchoices.(Averyimportantoneisthemedia,radioandtelevision.)

2.__F___Careersofficershavepersuadedmostgirlstochoosenon-traditionaljobs.(Mostfirlsstillchoosestereotypedjobs.)

3.___T__Probablytherehasbeenasharpdropinbirthrateint

hepasttwodecades.(Yes.Because,atthemoment,therearefewerandfewerchildrenleavingschoolinBritain.)

4.FMorewomenareneededtodojobstraditionallydonebymenprobablybecausethenewjobsaremoresuitableformen.(Morewomenareneededtodojobstraditionallydonebymenprobablybecausethereisashortageofworkforceonthewhole.)

5.TItseemsthattheBritishwomenandmenaremoreconservativethanthewomenandmeninothercountries.(Becauseatthemoment,thechangeisn’tbigorfastenough,andinsomecasesBritainisseriouslylaggingbehindothercountries.)

Part2Passages

PassageCyclingaccidents

Cyclingaccidentsoftenhappenbecausechildrenareallowedout

ontheroadsbeforethey’rereallyready.Afterall,ittakestimetolearntorideabikesafely,andridingsafelymeansmuchmorethanjuststayingon.Forexample,achildmustbeabletoturnandlookbehind,anddohandsignalswithoutwobbling.Andatthesametimeashandlingthebikesafely,thechildmustbeabletocopewiththeroadsandtraffic.

Howtopreventaccidents?Makesurethatyourchild’sbikehastherightsizeofframeandthatthesaddleandhandlebarsarecorrectlyadjusted.Whensittingonthesaddle,achild’sfeetshouldcomfortablytouchthegroundandhandsmustbeabletoworkthebrakelev

ers.Makesurechildrencanridesafelyandcancopewithroadsand

trafficbeforeyouletthemoutalong.Asageneralrule,childrenundernineyearsoldshouldneverbeallowedoutortheroadsonabikealone.Anadultshouldalwaysbewiththem.

EncourageyourchildtogoinforaCyclingProficiencyTest.You

cangetdetailsofcoursesfromyourRoadSafetyOfficeratyourlocalauthority.Lookinyourtelephonedirectoryforthelocalauthoritynumber.Butrememberthatthesecoursesareoftenfuninschoolplaygrounds,soit’simportanttomakesurethatwhat’slearntisthenput

intopracticeontheroads.Makesurethatyourchildunderstandsroadsigns.

Explain,forexample,that“crossroads”doesnotmean“crosstheroad”.Wordslike“one-waystreet”and“trafficisland”canalsobedifficultforchildrentounderstand.Makesurethatyourchildwearsreflectiveclothingwhenoutonabike,especiallyinthedarkorinbadw

eather.Fornight-timeriding,lightsmustbeworkingandreflectorsmustbeclean.

Bicyclemaintenancecanbelife-saving.It’suptoparentstochecktheirchildren’sbikesregularlyandgetrepairsdoneproperly.Teachyourchild,too,tocheckbrakesandlightsregularly.

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Part3News

Newsitem1

PeoplehavebegunvotinginaspecialelectiontodecidewhetherAustraliashouldanditsconstitutionaltieswithBritainandbecomea

republic.RecentstudiesofpublicopinionshowthatmostAustralianswanttoendtheconstitutionalties,buttheymayvoteagainstthechange.OpponentsoftheRepublicplansaytoomanyquestionsabout

theproposedsystemremained.AustraliagainedindependencefromBritain98yearsago.However,AustraliastillrecognizesQueenElisabethasitsheadofstate.

ExerciseA:

ThenewsisaboutavoteinaspecialelectiontodecideAustr

alia’sfuture.

ExerciseB:

1.F

2.F

3.T

Newsitem2

TheBritishgovernmentsaysitisworriedaboutoneofitscitizenswhoisinjailinBurma.BurmeseofficialshavenotpermittedBritish

Reasonof

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Newsitem3

enteringBurmaillegallywith

anti-g1o7vrenamrnitnprison

publications

embassyofficialstovisitJamesMasley.MrMasleywasarrestedlastweekforenteringBurmaillegallywithanti-governmentpublications.Hewassentencedto17yearsinprison.ABritishForeignOfficespokesmantoldthewriters’newsagencythataBritishwomanhasalsobeenarrestedinBurma.NewsreportsfromRangoonsaidRichardGormanwasarrestedformakingpro-democracystatements.

ExerciseA:

Thisnewsitemisabout2Britishcitizenswhoareinjailin

Burma.

ExerciseB:

Man

Woman

NameJamesMasleyRichardGorman

makingpro-democracystatements

Officialsnowsaymorethan7,500peoplehavebeenkilledinasevereoceanstormthatmovedacrosstheeasternstateofOrissatwoweeksago.Officialssaymorebodiesarebeingrecoveredasfloodingeasesinthearea.Andtheysaythenumberofdeadisexpectedt

orise.Emergencyofficialshaveclearedroadstoallvillagesblocked

bytheflooding.Theyalsobeganeffortstomakedrinkingwatersafe.

Aidworkersaregivingpeopleinvillagesfoodandmedicineinexchangeforhelpinburninghumanandanimalremains.

ExerciseA:

Officialssaymorethan7,500peoplehavebeenkilledinasev

ereoceanstorm.

ExerciseB:

Officialssaymorebodiesarebeingrecoveredasfloodingease

sinthearea.Andtheysaythenumberofdeadisexpectedtorise.

Emergencyofficialshaveclearedroadstoallvillagesblockedbyt

heflooding.Theyalsobeganeffortstomakedrinkingwatersafe.A

idworkersaregivingpeopleinvillagesfoodandmedicineinexcha

ngeforhelpinburninghumanandanimalremains.

SectionThreeOralWork

Part1QuestionsandAnswers

SamandJoe,theshipwreckedsailors,havebeenontheirdesert

islandformanymonths.Joeissittingnearthebonfiretheyhavebuiltforadistresssignalincaseashipshouldpass.Suddenly,Samcomesrunning.

Sam:Joe.Joe.Lightthebonfire.Aship.

Joe:Atlast.Whereisit?

Sam:Totheeastoftheisland.Sailingwestward,butrightonthehorizon.Hurry,orit’llhavegonebeforewe’veevenlitthefire.

Joe:Thereyouare.Nowit’sburning.Assoonasit’sburningproperlywe’llthrowthesewetleavesontoit.That’llmakeplentyofsmoketosignalwith.

Sam:Whatdoyouthinkthey’lldowhentheyseethesignals?Joe:They’llturnaround,ofcourse.

Sam:Let’sthrowtheleavesonnow.

Joe:Right.That’ssplendid.(Coughing)There’scertainlyplentyofsmoke.I’llstartsignaling.

Sam:Theyaren’talteringcourseatall.

Joe:Toosoon.Oncetheyrealizewe’resignaling,they’llaltercourseallright.

Sam:Howlongwillyougoonsignaling?

Joe:Untiltheyanswer.

(Ship’ssiren)

Joe:There.They’veseenus.

Sam:Yes,theyarebeginningtoaltercourse.

Joe:They’recoming.We’resaved.

Sam:Joe.

Joe:What’sthematter?

Sam:Nowitcomestothepoint,Idon’tthinkIwanttoberescued

.

Joe:Don’tberidiculous!Thinkofyourwife.

Sam:Iamdoing.TheminuteIgethome,she’llstartcomplainingagain.

Joe:You’retoosoftwithher,Sam.Whenyougetback,youmustn’tletherhavesomuchofherownway.

Sam:It’seasytotalk.Wemustbemad,wantingtoberescued.Plentyofpeoplepayafortuneforholidayslikethis.Sunshineallthetime…

Joe:Well,youknowwhat?

Sam:What?

Joe:Afterwe’vemadeourfortunes,we’llcomebackwithourwivesandchildrenandhavearealfamilyholiday.

KeytoExercises:

1.It’llhavegonebeforethey’veevenlitthefire.

2.They’llthrowwetleavesontothefireassoonasit’sburn

ingproperly.

3.They’llturnaroundwhentheyseethesignals.

4.They’llaltercourseoncetheyrealizeSamandJoearesig

naling.

5.He’llgoonsignalinguntiltheyanswer.

6.She’llstartcomplainingagaintheminutehegetshome.

7.Hemustn’tletherhavesomuchofherownway.

8.They’llcomebackforaholidayafterthey’vemadetheirfo

rtunes.

Part2Retelling

BillandSimoneButler,acouplefromNewYork,spentsixdaysinalife-raftintheseasofCentralAmericaaftertheiryachtsank.ThreeweeksaftertheyleftPanama,theymetsomesharks,whichhitthesideoftheboatuntilitsank.BillandSimonhadtwolife-rafts,sotheyjumpedintothebiggerone.

Fortwentydaystheyhadtinsoffood,fruit,andbottlesofwater.Theycaughtfisheverydayandcookeditindifferentways.Thentheylosttheline,butBillmanagedtocatchfishincup.

Oneortwoshipspassedthem,butnoonestopped.Thensuddenlyafishingboatsawthem,andBillandSimonejumpedintoit.ThecaptainoftheboattookthemtoPanama.Theirdramawasover.

SectionFourSupplementaryExercises

Part1ListeningComprehension

Passages1HiddenPassengers

Hiddenpassengerstravelinginships,trains,orevencarscanbeaterriblenuisanceespeciallywhentheyareinsects.Inthisrespectthereisagreatdifferencebetweenhumanbeingsandinsects.Theformermakeeverypossibleefforttoavoiddiscovery,whilethelatterquicklyattentiontothemselves.

WecanonlysympathizewiththeunfortunatemanwhohadtostophiscarsoonaftersettingoutfromacountryvillagetodrivetoLondon.Hearingastrangenoisefromthebackofthecar,henaturallygotouttohavealook.Heexaminedthewheelscarefullybutashefoundnothingwrong,hecontinuedhisway.Thenoisebeganalmostimmediatelyandnowitwaslouderthanever.Quicklyturninghishead,themansawwhatappearedtobeagreatblackcloudfollowingthecar.Whenhestoppedatavillagefurtheron,hewastoldthataqueenbeemustbehidderninhiscarastherewerethousandsofbeesnearby.

Onlearningthis,themanrealizedthattheonlywaytoescapewouldbetodriveawayasquicklyaspossible.Afteranhour’sharddriving,hearrivedinLondonwhereheparkedhiscaroutsideahotelandwentintohaveadrink.Itwasnotlongbeforeacustomerwhohadseenhimarrivehurriedintoinformhimthathiscarwascoveredwithbees.Thepoormotoristtelephonedthepoliceandexplainedwhathadhappened.Thepolicedecidedthatthebestwaytodealwiththesituationwouldbetocallabeekeeper.Inashorttime,thebeekeeperarrived.Hefoundtheunwelcomepassengerhiddennearthewheelsatthebackofthecar.Verygratefultothemotoristforhisunexpectedgift,thekeepertookthequeenandherthousandsoffollowershomeinalargebox.Equallygrateful,themotoristdroveawayinpeace,atlastfreefromthe“blackcloud”whichhadhungoverhiscar.

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Passage2TheDifferenceBetweenaCollegeandaUniversity

Peopleattendacollegeorauniversitytocontinuetheireducationafterhighschool.Thispreparesthemforwork.Italsoprovidesthemwithagreaterunderstandingoftheworldanditspast.Andithelpsthemvaluetheartsandsciences.

Studentsusuallyattendacollegeforfouryearsandgainabachelor’sdegree.Collegegenerallydonotsupportresearchoroffergraduatedegrees.Universitiesusuallyaremuchlargerthancolleges.Universitiescarryoutresearch.Andtheyofferseveralkindsofdegreesinmanyareasofstudy.

Theyofferbachelor’sdegreeafterfouryearsofstudy.Universitiesalsooffergraduatedegreethatrequireadditionalyearsofstudy,suchasamater’sdegreeandadoctoraldegree.ModernuniversitiesdevelopedfromthoseoftheMiddleAges.TheytooktheirnamefromtheLatinword“universitas.”Itmeantagroupofpeopleorganizedforonepurpose.

ThefirstEuropeancollegesweregroupsofstudentswhocametogetherbecauseofthesameinterests.InEngland,collegeswereformedtoprovidethemwithlivingplaces.Usuallyeachgroupwasstud

yingthesamething,sotheword“college”cametomeanoneareaofstudy.

MostAmericancollegestodayteachanareaofstudycallliberalarts.TheliberalartsweresubjectsfirstdevelopedandtaughtinancientGreece.Theytrainedaperson’smind.Theywereconsidereddifferentfromsubjectsthatwereusefulinlife.

Theword“colle