Unit 3 听力原文
Part I
B
Sam: I won?t be able to do the exam tomorrow. I just don?t feel that I?m ready.
Counselor: You say that you don?t feel ready for tomorrow?s exam ... what do you feel like right now?
Sam: Well, I?m angry with myself because I?m going to have to quit the exam and, well, I guess I?m anxious. Yes, I feel very anxious.
Counselor: When you think about this anxiety, what image do you have of yourself?
Sam: Well, I see myself trying to explain to my Dad why I didn?t make the grade on this course ... and I see him getting angry ... and, well, I start to feel I?ve let him down again.
Counselor: You don?t feel ready for your exam, you feel anxious and you don?t want to let your Dad down again. Tell me about the last time you let your Dad down.
Sam: Oh, well, it was a year ago ... He?d entered me for a chess competition and I got knocked out in the first match ... he was angry because he?d told all his friends how good I was. Counselor: What did you tell him ... as an explanation when you lost the chess game?
Sam: I told him that I wasn?t ready to play in that league.
Counselor: And now you are preparing to tell him that you?re not ready to sit this examination? Sam: Yes, I suppose I am.
Counselor: O.K. Sam, so what you are saying to me is that you feel reluctant to take the exam tomorrow because you do not like the thought of having to explain a poor grade or a failure to your father. Is that right, Sam?
Sam: Yes. That?s exactly it.
C
1. A: When I read in English, I always want to understand every single word and so I spend a lot of time looking words up in my dictionary. This makes reading difficult for me because by the time I?ve looked up the word in my dictionary, I?ve forgotten what the rest of the sentence was about. That?s my trouble really — I rely too much on my dictionary.
B: Well, why don?t you try to read a text without using your dictionary the first time you read it? You?ll probably be able to understand most of it and guess what some of the words mean.
2. A: I have to read a lot of books and articles in English for my work —I?m a consultant in business management. What I find most difficult is finding the main point in an article or a paragraph. I always try to take notes when I?m reading and so sometimes I find that I?m almost copying out the whole article because I can?t decide what the really important points are.
B: It might help if you read through the book or article very quickly first just to get an idea of what it?s about. I think it?s difficult to read something for the first time and take notes as well.
3. A: I like reading novels and short stories in my own language and in English, but there?s one thing I find very difficult in English. I?m never quite sure if the writer is being serious or not. Several times I?ve read something I thought was serious and later I?ve found out it was supposed to be funny.
B: I have exactly the same problem. I suppose the only thing to do is to read as much as possible. Then one day perhaps we?ll understand the British sense of humor.
4. A: I have to read a lot in English in my studies and this is causing me problems. I read too slowly in English. Do you think I can train myself to read quickly and at the same time understand
what I?m reading?
B: Well, there are special courses in speed reading, I think. But you could probably help yourself if you set yourself a time limit and try to read as much as you can within the time. I?ve done that and it?s helped me a lot.
Par tⅡ
(Part I)
Yes, the teacher I remember best was a teacher I had for French when I was at school ... er ... er ... Many years ago - more years than I care to remember, I?m afraid. Yes, I studied French with him for, um, ooh, let me see, it must have been five years, because I had him when I was in my first year there, when I was thirteen, and he was the main French teacher till I left. It was mainly because of him that I went on to study languages — French and German — at university. I mean, French was really the first language I ever learned. Well, I don?t count Latin, because I never managed to speak any Latin at all. Er, well, this ... this teacher didn?t make it easy ... he didn?t make it easy at all, but I found that with him I really learned a lot.
When I think back, I ... don?t really know why I liked him so much, because he was very strict with us. He made us work very hard — I mean, lots of grammar exercises, vocabulary tests, that sort of thing — er, and he wasn?t very friendly either, for the first two or three years. Oh, as well as that, he didn?t really try to make the classes interesting —I mean, no ... no video, of course, in those days, no cassettes ... but, er, we had a few films in French every term. No, in fact, the only time we really practiced trying to speak French was, er, was with the wife of one of the music teachers, who was French, er, and she gave us an hour?s conversation class every week. But, you know, because of that man — some people might say in spite of him ... no, that wouldn?t be fair, no — but quite a lot of us began to like France and the French a lot, and, er, to visit France in the summer holidays to see it for ourselves.
(Part II)
Yes, I think with him I learned that when you learn a foreign language ... it?s, it ... well, it?s like opening a door or a ｗｉｎｄｏｗinto a foreign country. And that?s good for you, I think, because you begin to see that the way they do things and think in your country is, um, isn?t necessarily the only way or, indeed, the best way.
It?s funny, I still have a very clear picture of that teacher. He was English but he didn?t look English somehow, …cos he had very, very black hair and very dark eyes, and he wore glasses with black frames, but you could see his eyes very well, and everyone in the class always had the feeling that he was looking at them. And he had very thick, bushy eyebrows that made him look very, er, very serious.
Yes, I remember he was very musical —played the piano very well and sang. Now, he was quite a good rugby and tennis player. Great family man, too. He had three children and a very interesting wife. I suppose he must have been in his thirties when I knew him ...
PartⅢ
Children of a Decade
keep in touch with：保持联系
soak：浸泡
come to：到达;共计;突然想起
put sb. off：使人离开、气馁
bring tears to：使落泪
emblazon：颂扬，盛饰
decade：十年
teddy：妇女连衫衬裤
chap：小伙子，小家伙，家伙
Lake District：湖区
porridge：粥;麦片粥;稀饭
incident：事件，事变
goody-goody：会巴结的人
hymn：赞美诗;圣歌
homesick：思乡病
favorite：中意的
worst：最坏的
marvelous：非凡的;神乎其神
shy：害羞的
stupid：笨
Presenter: In this edition of our series “Children of a Decade” I?ll be talking to Jack Thompson, who was born in 1940, and to Shirley Sutton, who was born in 1930. First of all, Jack, thanks for joining us. Perhaps ...
Jack: Not at all.
Presenter: Perhaps you?d tell us about your memories of your first holiday away from home? Jack: Oh ... yes ... um ... at age ten I think it was, yes, I went to stay with an aunt at the seaside. Well, it wasn?t a very happy experience. I felt very homesick at first.
Presenter: Mmm. And what about your first day at school, can you remember that?
Jack: Yes, I can. Er ... er ... I was five years old and I wanted to take all my toys with me but ... er ... they wouldn?t let me. In the end it was agreed that I could take my teddy ... er ... but only on the first day.
Presenter: Oh, I see. Your school days, were they happy ones?
Jack: Well ... er ... I didn?t have a very good time at school — I wasn?t very bright, you see. And the teachers didn?t seem to like me, but ... er ... I made a lot of friends and some of them I still keep in touch with. One of them I married.
Presenter: Oh, that?s wonderful. Well, did you have a favorite teacher?
Jack: Miss Robinson ... or was it ... no, it was Miss Robson. My first teacher, that?s right yeah ...very kind. Marvelous storyteller.
Presenter: And who was your worst teacher?
Jack: Mr. Goodman, that?s right. We used to call him “Goody”. Yeah, he pulled your ear if you made a mistake or talked in class. Yeah, my left ear is still bigger, look.
Presenter: Ha ha. Perhaps you can tell us about your last day at school?
Jack: My last day, oh yeah, that?s emblazoned on my mind. Oh, I wanted to get my own back you see on old Mr. Goodman — the chap we used to call ... er ... “Goody”— so I put this bucket of water over the classroom door but it fell on him and he got soaked, you see. Ha ha. I?ve never seen anyone so angry. Oh, it was a good one, that.
Presenter: Thank you very much, Jack. And now Shirley.
Shirley: Yes.
Presenter: Now, can you tell me about your first holiday away from home?
Shirley: Oh yes ... er ... yes ... er ... at the age of eight it was. We went on holiday to the Lake District. We stayed at a little guest house, just me and my parents. Er ... I remember we had ... er ... honey for breakfast with ... er ... the toast and ... oh ... and porridge — I hated it.
Presenter: That sounds lovely? Oh, porridge, you hated it?
Shirley: Ha ha.
Presenter: Well, what about your first day at school?
Shirley: Well, I ... I ... I don?t remember any special incidents ... er .... Oh, I was very frightened and shy at first ... er ... I ... I know that, I can remember, but I soon came to enjoy school. Presenter: So your school days, were they happy?
Shirley: Oh yes, I loved school! Oh, I was sorry when half-term came and... and when the holidays came. Oh, perhaps this was because I was a bit of a goody-goody.
Presenter: And what about your teachers? Did you have a favorite?
Shirley: I did, yes. I remember her well, she was called Miss Brown and she was our history teacher. Oh, she really made history come to life, she really did.
Presenter: Were there any bad moments? Did you have a worst teacher?
Shirley: Aye, I did and I can remember her name too. Her name was Mrs. Sharpe and she taught math. Oh, she had no patience. I wasn?t all that good at math and she always said to me, “You stupid girl!” It put me off math for life.
Presenter: Oh, what a shame.
Shirley: I know.
Presenter: Perhaps you could tell me about your last day at school?
Shirley: Oh yes, well, I?m afraid I cried. We sang our favorite hymn at the end of the term and I cried. It brought the tears to my eyes.
Presenter: Oh, and it?s bringing a tear to my eye now. Thank you very much.
Shirley: Thank you.
Presenter: And thank you too, Jack Thompson, thank you very much. Next week we?ll be hearing from two people who were born in 1920 and 1910. So from me, Libby Freeman, good-bye.
PartⅣ
School report
school report：学生成绩报告单
safety：安全
quality：质量
empowered：授权;准许;使能够
involvement：投入，介入
guarantee：保障
superior：（级别、地位）较高的;（在质量等方面）较好的;（数量）较多的;上... concentrate：集中
comment：评论
intelligent：聪明的;[计]智能的
give up on sb：放弃
biology：生物学;生物
well above：好于
guide back：保证
geography：地理（学）
oral：口头
go to pieces：零散
average：平均
positive：积极
come bottom：打底
attitude：态度
look on the bright side：看好的一面
hockey：曲棍球
Mrs. Daniels: Oh, hello, you must be Tracey?s parents? Mr. Thompson: Er, yes. Are you her class teacher, Mrs. Daniels?
Mrs. Daniels: Yes, that?s right. Now, just let me find my notes. As you know I don?t actually teach Tracey, but I do see her every day before classes begin. Is there anything you want to ask me? Mr. Thompson: Well, yes, to be honest we?re a bit worried about her last report -- she doesn?t seem to be doing as well as she was.
Mrs. Daniels: Well now, let?s see. Oh, yes, her math teacher says she?s finding the work more difficult now that they?re getting near to the exams. Mrs. Thompson: I was never any good at math.
Mrs. Daniels: And Dr. Baker feels that Tracey isn?t concentrating very hard in biology lessons. Mrs. Thompson: Oh, but she really likes biology and she?s so good at drawing.
Mrs. Daniels: Yes, but even in art her teacher thinks she tends to spend too much time talking to her friends. In fact, several of her teachers have told me that she isn?t giving in her homework. Mr. Brock has complained to me that he hasn?t had a single piece of geography homework from her all term.
Mr. Thompson: Yes, we don?t know what to do about it. She doesn?t seem to be interested in school any more.
Mrs. Daniels: I don?t think we should give up on her. Tracey?s a very intelligent girl. In English her marks are well above the average and her teacher says she always has a lot to say in lessons. Mrs. Thompson: Yes, that?s part of Tracey?s trouble. She talks too much.
Mrs. Daniels: Well, nevertheless, oral skills are very important and if we can all guide her back to a more positive attitude to school work, she?ll do very well.
Mr. Thompson: Well I hope so. I?m very disappointed in her. She was doing so well, especially in English and French, and now everything seems to be going to pieces. She came bottom of the class in French this term.
Mrs. Daniels: Well it?s not because she can?t do French — she just prefers to chat in English! At least she?s doing well in sport. She?s in the hockey team and you know we haven?t lost a single match this year!
Mr. Thompson: Well, it?s nice to know she does something well.
Mrs. Daniels: Oh, come now, Mr. Thompson, let?s look on the bright side.
Part V Memory test: Study Habits
Man: Do you find that you get a lot of students asking you for advice about revision techniques? Woman: Well, yes, I mean, they do, but, when they?ve got quite big exams coming up, (yeah), you know I really find it quite a problem because (pause) (laugh) well, I don?t have to revise myself very often these days, and ... but when I ... when I was at university, erm I mean, well, it just seems to be a matter of what suits one person doesn?t suit another. (Oh yeah) I mean, because,
well, the girl I shared a house with at university. Now she worked, erm, she used to get up amazingly late, and, er, she didn?t really start work until, er, in the evening I think, an?, then she liked to have rock music on really loud an? she used to, you know, play records really loud right through until sort of very late at night, you know, into the small hours (Oh God!) and I was, sort of, well I was just the opposite and er, well, the only way I could ever get any work done was to make myself wake up incredibly early and well, then work a bit and have some breakfast and, then, well, you know, I?d sort of potter about a bit and then I?d go and do my shopping and things, well that?d be about getting on towards midday, but then in the afternoon I?d have a rest and when I woke up I?d think about eating and I suppose I?d call that my supper, and but, er, I mean she was, I mean, it was her lunch or even her brunch that she was having at that time.
Man: Yeah, yeah, I suppose I?m a bit like you really. I like to get up fairly early, say around seven, might have a cup of coffee, and... before I started get myself totally organized so that I knew ... exactly what I was doing, get it all organized, and then work solidly, well maybe do six hours revision without stopping and that was the only way I could do it.
Woman: Yes, yes, and would you say to yourself, you know, er, “well, I?m gonna do six hours today and I?m not gonna, go, I?m not gonna have any fun until I?ve done six hours,”?
Man: Yeah, it was very much like that, erm, an unpleasant thing that you had to regulate. Woman: Mmm. I mean, well, I just hate revising anyway, I mean, you know I hate that sort of thing, I mean, and in fact, I did very little solid, sensible work, and, er ... what I?d do is, because I was doing literature, I used to re-read the novels, you know, on the course, and I?d have ... erm ... classical music on the radio, because well I used to find that I used to get very bored if there was just nothing, you know nothing at all in the background.
Man: Yes, I think of the people who do revise, there are two sorts, there are those who ... work almost by topic, they select a topic, and plough through it regardless, and then, there are, there are those who set themselves a time limit of an amount to be done rather than working through a specific topic regardless of the limit ... of time ... as I say ...
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Unit 1-Conversation 1**（1）Janet: So this is the Cherwell Boathouse — it's lovely! And look at those people punting! It looks quite easy. Mark: I'm not so sure about that! Janet, there's something Kate and I wanted to discuss with you. Some people in college are organizing charity events this term. We've decided to get involved. Janet: Raising money for charity Right. In China, people raise money for charity but students don't usually do that. Mark: Students often do that here. Anyway, we're thinking of doing sponsored punting. Janet: Sponsored punting! What's that Kate: Sponsoring is when people pay you to do something — like run a long distance. So people would be sponsoring students to punt. Janet: What a great idea! I'd love to join you! Mark: That's why we're telling you about it. So that's decided then. Let's make a list of things we need to do. Kate: I'll do that. One of the first things we should do is choose the charity. Mark: Yes. And choose a day for the event. And we need to design the sponsorship form. I've got one here. Kate: That looks fine, but we must change the wording. Who wants to do that Mark: I'll do that. What have we got so far Kate: Choose a charity. Also a day for the event. Change the wording on the sponsorship form... Um ...
Unit 5 听力原文 Part I B Man: I suppose my career’s a bit unusual because I went to university when I was twenty-five — a lot later than most people go. When I left school, I went straight out to work: I worked as a clerk in a small office. My father criticized me, I remember, for not going on studying while I had the chance, but I wanted to earn myself some money. Anyway, that job didn’t last long because I had to go into the army when I was twenty. I stayed in for five years. I don’t know what good my university course did because I’m unemployed now. Oh, I know I got a job when I finished my university course — I was twenty-nine then — but it didn’t last long. Well, I never really thought I would enjoy teaching very much. So, as I say, I’m unemployed now and looking for something else. C Interviewer: Sergio. Thank you for agreeing to this interview. How old are you? Sergio: Um, I’m fifty-one. Interviewer: and what is your profession? Sergio: I’m an accountant. Interviewer: Are you married? Sergio: Yes, I’m married. Interviewer: Does your wife work? Sergio: Yes, luckily. She’s a teacher. Interviewer: Could you tell me about your last job? Who did you work for? Sergio: Um. I worked for a chemical company near Milan. Interviewer: How long did you work there? Sergio: Um, for fourteen years. Interviewer: How did you lose your job? Sergio: The company was taken over by a Swedish firm and I was made redundant. Interviewer: So, how long have you been unemployed? Sergio: Um, for about 6 months. Interviewer: So, Sergio. It must be difficult being unemployed at your age. Sergio: Of course. Many people don’t want to employ someone over fifty. Interviewer: So how do you spend your days? Sergio: I get the newspaper every day and look at the job advertisements. When I see something interesting I apply. Interviewer: Any luck so far? Sergio: Yes, I was offered something last month, but the job was not very interesting. Interviewer: Do you meet other unemployed people? Sergio:Not really. Um, I prefer to stay at home and work on my PC. I’m also studying psychology. Interviewer: That’s an interesting idea. What else do you do? Sergio: I have lunch with my former colleagues about once a month. They often hear about jobs and so on. They often have useful information. Interviewer: Have you registered with a recruitment agency? Sergio: No, I haven’t. I think they already have too many people on their books.
新世纪大学英语视听说教程2的listening 原文及答案 Unit One, Book 2 Listening 2 Just a few old keepsakes Boy: Hey, Grandma, what’s in this box? Grandma: Oh, nothing really… Just a few old keepsakes. B: Keepsakes? G: Young man, you know what a keepsake is! B: No, I don’t. I really don’t. G: Well, it’s something you keep. It’s something that gives you a lot of memories. B: Oh. What’s this? G: Now don’t go just digging around in there! ... Hmmm, let’s see…. that’s my first diary. B: Can I….? G: No, you can’t read it! It’s perso nal! I wrote about my first boyfriend in there. He became your grandfather! B: Oh, ok…. Well then, what’s that? It has your picture in it. G: That’s my passport. Y ou can see, I traveled to Europe by ship. B: What’s that big book? G: My yearbook. It’s my hi gh school book of memories. B: Class of 1961! Boy, that’s old! G: That’s about enough out of you, young man. I think it’s time we put this box away and… 男孩:嘿,奶奶,这个盒子里是什么? 奶奶:哦,没什么…几个旧的纪念品。 纪念品吗? 旅客:年轻人,你知道什么是纪念品! B:不,我不喜欢。我真的不喜欢。
新视野大学英语视听说教程三――听力原文及答案新视野大学英语视听说教程第三册 听力练习录音文本和答案 完整版 Uint1 II. Basic Listening Practice 1. Script W: Ok. It‘s your turn to pay the bill. I paid last time. M: What? You have a selective memory. You tried to pay last turn, but your credit card fail ed; so I ended up paying! It‘s definitely your turn. Q: What is true according to the conversation? 2. Script M: I‘m having real trouble reviewing for this French exam. I just can‘t memorize all the vocabulary. W: Me too. I hate having to learn things by heart. I guess we just have to keep reading the texts over and over. Q: What does the woman prefer? 3. Script W: Oh look! There‘s that guy we saw last week, playing football in the park! He
looked great in his kit, remember? M: Him? I don‘t remember him. I‘ve got a terrible memory for faces. I have a hard time even recording people I‘ve been introduced to. Q: According to the conversation, what is the man‘s problem? 4. Script M: Why is there a big sign on the back of your door that says ―keys‖? W: It‘s to remind me to take my keys when I go out because I‘m always locking myself out by accident! It doesn‘t help enough. Now I just forget to read the sign. Q: Why is there a sign on the back of the door? 5. Script M: That history exam was really hard. The essay question was terrible! W: I know, I wish I were like David. He has a photographic memory, you know. How useful that would be! Q: What is true of David? Keys: 1.C 2.D 3. A 4.B 5.C III. Listening In Script M: Tell me your secret. You‘re suddenly getting excellent marks in every subject, and
Unit 6-Conversation 1 Janet: What are you reading, Kate Kate:Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Do you know it Janet: I've heard of it, yes, but I've never read it. It's a 19th century children's story, isn't it K a te: That's right. It's very famous. It's set in Oxford. It starts with this young girl sitting on a river bank. The interesting thing is, the author, Lewis Carroll, he was an Oxford professor and he used to have tea with the girl's family on this river bank. Ja net: Oh, that's fascinating! I'll put it into my diary. Kate: Is that what you're writing I know you've been keeping a diary all the year. Janet: It's been a great year. I've had such a good time — so lucky to have Mark and Kate as friends. Feel I've been doing well with work. Much happier about asking questions in tutorials. Janet: My screen's gone dark. Mark: You're using the battery, remember. It's run out, obviously. Janet: It can't be the battery. It's still charged. Oh no it's still black. Oh dear, I hope it's nothing serious. I haven't backed anything up recently. Kate: That's not like you, Janet. Janet:I know, but I lost my memory stick. I really should have backed things up. How stupid of me not to do that! Supposing I've lost everything! Mark: Let me take a look. The power is still on. And also the operating system still seems to be working ... I think it has to be the graphics card ... But maybe that's not the problem ... Janet: If only I'd backed things up! Kate: Relax, Janet! We'll take it to the computer shop this afternoon. I'm sure it'll be OK. Janet: I hope so. Unit 6-Conversation 2 Janet: Tell me about Alice in Wonderland. Kate: I tell you what, I'll read it to you. Kate: Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank and having nothing to do: Once or twice, she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation" So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid) ... Janet: Kate, Mark, where are you going You've got my laptop! Kate: It's all right, Janet, we're taking it to the computer shop. We'll be back soon. Mark: It's not like Janet to forget to back up her work. Kate: She should have been more careful. Janet: It was stupid of me, I know! Stupid, stupid! Janet: Oh! It was a dream! What a relief! Kate: You were talking in your sleep. Janet: What was I saying Kate: "Stupid, stupid." M ark: I've sorted out your computer. Janet: Have you Oh, thank goodness! What was the problem Mark:It was the graphics card, as I predicted ... Janet: Is that what it was! I'm so relieved! Thanks, Mark. Kate: He's great, isn't he Janet: Yes. So are you, Kate. Kate: You're such a good friend. Unit 6-Outside view Computers are a very important part of our lives. They tell us about delays to transport. They drive trains, analyze evidence and control buildings. Did you know that 60 per cent of homes in Britain have got a PC (a personal computer) For many young people, playing computer games is their favorite way of spending spare time. Computers are a very important part of most areas of life in Britain-libraries, the police and in school. But they are becoming more important in our homes as well. They’ll even control the way we live-in “smart homes” or computer-controlled houses. The smart home is now a real possibility. It will become very common. A central computer will adjust the temperature, act as a burglar alarm and switch on lights, ready for you to come back home. And of course you will be able to give new instructions to the computer from your mobile phone. So if your plans change, your home will react to match. Many homes have got lots of televisions and several computers. The smart home will provide TV and Internet sockets in every room, so you’ll be able to do what you want whenever you want. If the temperature outside changes, the smart home will adjust the temperature levels inside. The computer will also close the blinds when it gets dark or to stop so much sun from entering a room. And if you want to eat when you get home, the computer will turn the oven on for you! Are computers taking over our lives In a survey, 44 per cent of young people between 11 and 16 said their PC was a trusted friend. Twenty per cent said they were happier at their computer than spending time with family or friends. Another survey found that people in Britain spend so much time on the phone, texting and reading emails that they no longer have time for conversation. What do you think about that Unit 6-Listening in
Listen this way 听力教程第三册-5 Unit 5 Meet People from around the World Part I Getting ready Audioscript: Presenter：Today Selina Kahn is in the arrival area at Gatwick Airport checking out today's topic -- national stereotypes. Selina ... Selinar：Thanks, John. I have with me Eric, who's just flown in with Virgin Atlantic from the USA. Eric：That's right. I've just come back from New York. Selinar：Is it as dangerous as they say? Eric：No, New York isn't dangerous, no more than any other big city, especially if you're careful and don't advertise the fact that you're a tourist. Selinar：And is it true what they say about New Yorkers, that they're rude, and that they only care about themselves?
Eric：Well, I found the people were very friendly. However, they do have a reputation for not caring about other people. I think the reason for this is that life in New York is incredibly stressful. People just don't have the time to think about anybody else. It isn't that they don't care. Selinar：Is there anything else you noticed about New Yorkers? Eric：Two things I had heard about before I went to New York did seem to be true, though. First is that they are always talking about money and how much things cost. Secondly, it's that people eat all the time as they go about their daily lives, you know they "graze on the hoof" as they walk about the streets. Selinar：Thanks Eric, and now I have with me, Sue, who's been to the south of France ... Part II New Icelanders Audioscript: New Zealand is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean about 1 200 miles southeast of Australia. It has about 2 575 000 people. Two thirds live on the North Islands, and one third on the larger South Island. Most of them are of British descent. Almost everyone in New Zealand knows how to read and write. The
Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. A: How are you getting along, Julie B: After the vacation Much refreshed. A．It is interesting. B．It is tiring. C．It is exciting. D．It is refreshing. A: Why are you so cheerful while I'm so stressed all day B: Well, you should work off your stress. A．work not so hard B．work on easier problems C．eat healthy D．get rid of her stress I see you laughing all the time. B: Oh Eric. I'm ... reading a comic book. A: Comic book I didn't know you are interested in it. B: Well, it's a recent interest. When I was low in spirit three months ago, a friend gave me a comic book to read. And I became instantly addicted to such books. You know ... the pictures are so funny ... now I feel much better. A: I didn't know that. No wonder you are always in good spirits these days. B: Yes, and maybe you should read them, too, Eric. A: I ... I don't know. I'm just too busy with my thesis. It's for my master's degree and time is running out ... Ah, pretty much stress on me. B: Now you see Eric That's why you need to give yourself a break to read something amusing. It helps, I promise. A: Really Can reading comic books reduce your stress B: Of course. I'm a living example. Actually I'm having stress too ... you know, the tests, the job, things like that. But when reading the fun stuff, I just forgot all my worries. Later I find myself more powerful to deal with the issues in my life. A: That sounds magical. I'd like to try. Er ... what are you reading now B: Garfields, the cat. It's good. There's another one and you can borrow it. A: Oh, thank you, Penny. You're very helpful. Questions 3 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard. months ago, a friend gave Penny _____ when she was in low spirits. （岭师分享群4发布） A．a flower B．a comic book C．a comic DVD
Unit 5 Disasters and Calamities Section A warming up 1. snowfalls blizzards disputed 2. worsening drought 3. struck aftershocks 4. collapsed 5. debris trapped crushed 6. relief supplies devastating 7. tornado forecasters 8. locusts 9. tropical storm hurricane 10. battling toxic spill spill Section B 1. C 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A Tapescript: 1.An Air France passenger plane has skidded off the runway and burst into flames on landing at Pearson Airport in Toronto, Canada. 2.In Nigeria at least 12 people were reported drowned after an overcrowded dugout canoe capsized in a remote creek in the oil-producing Niger Delta. 3.A full-scale relief operation is underway on Indonesia’s Java Islan d where a tsunami hit Monday, killing at least 340 people. 4.The bodies of 10 New Jersey senior citizens killed in this week’s tour bus crash in the mountains of northern Chile are being flown home. 5.Hurricane John has been downgraded to a tropical storm after hitting the Baja California Peninsula on the west coast of Mexico. The storm struck the tourist port city of Lepas, bringing down trees and power lines and flooding streets. It had earlier inundated the seaside resort of Los Cabos. Section C Item 1 1—(H) 2—(G) 3—(D,F) 4---B 5---(J) Tapescript: Iraqi police say more than 640 people have been killed in a stampede that broke out today near a Shiite shrine in Baghdad. Authorities say some 300 were hurt in ths stampede that erupted on a Tigris River bridge when thousands of people crushed a railing and plunged into the river. Officials say bodies are still being recovered from the river and that the final death toll could rise. The incident occurred when a rumor spread that a suicide bomber was in the crowd. Item 2 Task 1 1. T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.T
全新版大学英语听说教程3 听力原文Unit 1 Parents [00:04.58]Part B Listening Tasks [00:11.63]Passage 1 [00:14.25]Dating with My Mother (Part One) [00:17.81]Exercise 1 [00:20.81]Listen to the recording [00:22.55]and choose the right answers to the questions you hear. [00:26.00]After 22 years of marriage, [00:30.70]I have discovered the secret [00:32.83]to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. [00:36.99]I started dating with another woman. [00:40.18]It was Peggy's idea. [00:42.76]One day she said to me, [00:44.75]"Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. [00:49.67]You probably won't believe me, [00:51.84]but I know you love her [00:53.46]and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, [00:56.60]it will make us closer." [00:58.71]The "other" woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, [01:04.27]a 72-year-old widow [01:06.55]who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. [01:10.59]Right after his death,
UNIT 5 Section One Tactics for listening Part 1 Sport Dictation Wind In the past we watched the wind closely. (1) Hunters knew that game moved (2) with the winds, that keeping the wind in (3) one's face was essential to a successful (4) stalk. Farmers knew that changing winds brought (5) rain or drought. Polynesian* sailors could find islands beyond the (6) horizon by lying on their backs in their (7) canoes and feeling the swells* caused by winds (8) rushing onto islands many miles away. Eskimos could (9) navigate in Arctic whiteouts*, when fog or snow (10) obscured all landmarks, by following remembered currents of air over the snow and ice. Today few people can tell where the wind comes from. We live inside walls, (11) surrounded by chrome and glass, and the winds outside are often (12) gusts of our own making - the wake of (13) rushing automobiles, the tunneling of air down narrow city streets. We get our weather (14) from the news, not from the wind behind us. We hear the wind as house sounds: the (15) rattle of windows, the scratching of branches at a window (16) screen, the moan of a draft under the (17) hall door. These are pop music, not the (18) classical style of the wind, which is the collision of leaf and blade, the (19) groan of branches under stress, the (20) stirring of ocean waves.