1、新视野大学英语听说教程第三册原文和答案旧版UNIT ONE THE EXPENSIVE FANTASY OF LORD WILLIAMSUNDERSTANDING SHORT CONVERSATIONS1. M: Did you read todays newspaper? “Lord Williams“ was arrested two days ago.W: Why? I heard he poured a lot of cash into a beautiful mountain village and gave jobs to many people.M: You could neve
2、r have possibly guessed the truth. He stole funds from Scotland Yard, and the fund was supposed to be used to pay spies and conduct secret activities against the Irish Republican Army.Q: What is the conversation about?2. M: Did you attend yesterdays lecture?W: Yes.M: The lecture was supposed to star
3、t at 9:00 , m., but the professor was an hour late.W: He would have arrived on time, but an accident jammed the main road for one and a half hours.Q: What does the woman mean?3. W: Robert, what a surprise! Its nice to see you again!M: Hello, Susan! My gosh! How long has it been? Wasnt it several mon
4、ths ago, the last time we saw each other?W: I think youre right. You know, we bought a cottage in a mountain village. Weve been transforming it from a mess into a good place to spend our holiday.M: Sounds good!Q: What can be learned from the conversation?4. M: Did you hear that they are going to bui
5、ld a first-class hotel here, with furnished rooms, wood-paneled stairs and an outstanding restaurant?W: Oh, no. Its going to ruin the neighborhood. They will have to tear down all those nice old houses.Q: What is the womans reaction to the new hotel?5. W: Hows your job going?M: Great! Im enjoying it
6、 a lot. At first I was chosen to manage the construction work. And now Im in charge of running the business. The only problem we have is that its hard to obtain all the bank loans we need.Q: What is the problem the man has in his job?6. M: Did you hear the latest about David? He is going to move to
7、Seattle.W: To Seattle? Thats a long way from here! What in the world made him decide to move there?M: He inherited a large sum of money from a rich uncle there.Q: How does the woman feel?7. M: I know the foundation has given the community $10,000 to improve its environment.W: The money will bring th
8、e community back to life. $10,000! They gave twice that amount, I bet.Q: How does the woman feel about the money?8. W: I can hardly believe it! Such a soft-spoken, well-dressed middle-aged man fired three shots into a crowded birthday party, killing one man.M: To be more exact, he killed one man and
9、 wounded two other people.W: Has he already been sentenced?M: Yeah, he was arrested soon after the police arrived. He has been brought into court and sentenced to thirty years in prison.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?9. W: Im taking my daughter out for her birthday tonight - you know, to
10、that outstanding restaurant.M: You cant go like that. Youd better change.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?10. M: Whats your opinion of the village? Youve spent your holidays twice there.W: It captured my heart when I first saw it.M: Is it a special village?W: Yes, there are fine stone cotta
11、ges, a central area of green grass and a fantastic view of rolling fields and pine forests.M: If only I had some free time.Q: What does the man mean?11. M: More and more people are paying attention to the problem of computer crime. Have you heard about it?W: Of course. A month ago one of my colleagu
12、es was arrested because she transferred funds at our bank to accounts she had set up in other banks.M: How did they find out?W: Her bank deposits were so large that they were noticed by the banks management. The bank notified the police.Q: What are the man and woman talking about?12. M: How do you l
13、ike our boss?W: I find him a very charming man, very friendly, considerate - not at all proud. M: I certainly cant disagree with you on that.Q: What does the man think of the boss?13. W: To his terrible embarrassment, there were many people around at the time.M: Youre right. He was really embarrasse
14、d. He still turns red when anyone mentions what happened. The best thing to do is not to talk about it when he is around.Q: What does the man think they should do?14. M: How did you enjoy your trip to China?W: It was a wonderful trip. We went to Beijing to see the Great Wall, the Ming Tombs and Beij
15、ing s Siheyuan.M: But I heard they have tom down a lot of such houses because people in the city need better housing.W: Yeah, I think no one goes anywhere in the world to see apartment houses. How canBeijing be Beijing without Hutongs?Q: What conclusion can be drawn from the conversation?15. W: What
16、 made you steal so much money? Did you need so much?M: First, I discovered this huge amount of money. Then I went from the need to pay off a few debts to what can only be described as greed.W: You just couldnt hold back your greed for money?M: Yeah, there is no way to justify it.Q: What is the possi
17、ble relationship between the two speakers?16. W: Good evening. Can I help you?M: Oh, good evening. Yes, please. Id like to have some information about nice places where I can have a drink.W: Well, you could go to the pub not far from the hotel. Its a fine place to have a glass of Scotch whisky.M: Oh
18、, thats a good idea.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?17. W: Harry, I heard you bought an estate with a fine brick house and a run-down hotel.M: Yes, indeed. Im trying to have the hotel totally restored.W: Hows it coming along?M: Im just taking it one step at a time.Q: What doe
19、s the man imply?18. M: The city is going to put up a new shopping center in the neighborhood.W: Another shopping center? Thats nothing new.Q: What does the woman mean?19. M: Id like to know some information about Mr. Smith.W: He was born in Scotland and educated in England. He has worked for the Lon
20、don police since the 1980s.M: Thanks a lot.Q: Where did Mr. Smith get his schooling? 20. M: Whats your family like?W: Well, I come from the mountain area. My family has been farming the surrounding hills for generations.M: Dont your parents want to live in the city?W: No, they are used to the life t
21、here.Q: How do the womans parents get along?Key: 1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (C) 4. (D) 5. (B) 6. (C) 7. (B) 8. (C) 9. (C) 10. (A)11. (B) 12. (D) 13. (C) 14. (C) 15. (A) 16. (B) 17. (D) 18. (D) 19. (A) 20. (B)UNDERSTANDING LONG CONVERSATIONSConversation1 (Dr. Scott and Thomas Hunt talk about a man called Marti
22、n.)M 1: Dr. Scott, I have had some problems since my father died and left me all his money. Do you remember Martin, the man who took care of my fathers gardens for many years?M2: A smiling, polite fellow, right?M 1: Thats the man. I told him his job ended the day my father died. Well, three days ago
23、 he came to my office, smiling as always, and demanded that I pay him $100,000. He claimed to have been taking care of the trees outside my fathers room when Dad prepared another will, leaving all of his money to his brother in New Zealand.M2: You believed him?M 1: I admit the news surprised me. Som
24、etime during the last week in November, Dad and I had argued about my plans to marry Elizabeth. Dad did not want us to marry, so it seemed possible that he had decided to change his will and leave all his money to his brother instead of to me. Martin said he had my father s second will and offered t
25、o sell it to me and keep it a secret for one hundred thousand dollars. He told me that the second will would be considered legal because it was dated November 31, the day after the will that left my fathers money to me. I refused. He tried to bargain, asking $50,000, and then $25,000.M2: You paid no
26、thing, I hope?M 1: Nothing at all. I told him to get out of my house.M2: Quite right. The story is clearly not true! Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard.1. Who was Martin?2. According to Martin, who did Thomas father leave his money to?3. What did Thomas and his father
27、 argue about?4. How much did Martin demand first in order to keep the “secret“?5. Why did Dr. Scott say the story was clearly not true?Conversation 2 M: Excuse me, madam.W: Yes?M: Would you mind letting me take a look in your bag?W: I beg your pardon?M: Id like to look into your bag, if you dont min
28、d.W: Well Im afraid I certainly do mind, if its all the same to you. Now go away.M: Im afraid I shall have to insist, madam.W: And just who are you to insist, may I ask? I advise you to go away before I call a policeman.M: I am a policeman, madam. Heres my identity card.W: What? Oh. well, and just w
29、hat right does that give you to go around looking into peoples bags?M: None whatsoever, unless I have reason to believe that theres something in the bags belonging to someone else?W: What do you mean belonging to someone else?M: Well, perhaps, things that havent been paid for?W: Are you talking abou
30、t stolen goods? I dont know what things are coming to when perfectly honest citizens get stopped in the street and have their bags examined.M: Exactly, but ifthe citizens are honest they wouldnt mind, would they? So may I look in your bag, madam? We dont want to make a fuss, do we?W: Fuss? Whos maki
31、ng a fuss? Stopping people in the street and demanding to see what theyve got in their bags. Now go away. Ive got a train to catch.M: Im sorry. Im trying to do my job as politely as possible but Im afraid youre making it rather difficult. However, I must insist on seeing what you have in your bag.W:
32、 And what, precisely, do you expect to find in there? The jewels?M: Madam, if theres nothing in there which doesnt belong to you, you can go straight off and catch your train and Ill apologize for the inconvenience.W: Oh, very well. There you are.M: Thank you. And ten mens watches?W: Er, yes. I get
33、very nervous if I dont know the time. Anxiety, you know. We all suffer from it in this day and age.M: I see you smoke a lot, too, madam. Fifteen cigarette lighters?W: Yes, I am rather a heavy smoker. And. and I use them for finding my way in the dark and.and for finding the keyhole late at night. An
34、d. and I happen to collect lighters.M: I bet you do, madam. Well, Im afraid Im going to have to ask you to come along with me.W: How dare you! I. Questions 6 to 10 are based on the conversation you have just heard.6. What does the man do?7. Where does the conversation probably take place?8. Why does
35、 the man stop the woman?9. What is the woman going to do?10. What does the man find in the womans bag?Key:Conversation 1: 1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (B) 5. (A)Conversation 2: 6. (C) 7. (A) 8. (C) 9. (B) 10. (A)UNDERSTANDING PASSAGESListening Task 1 Passage1Are you forty years old and fat? Do you wear f
36、ine clothes? Do you look rich? If so, be careful. There is a pickpocket looking for you. World travelers, away from home and usually carrying a lot of money, are often troubled by pickpockets in foreign countries, but they should remember that there are pickpockets in their own countries, too.A typi
37、cal pickpocket is under forty years of age, usually a male. He has trained himself in running. Generally, he carries a newspaper or magazine in his hand. He may appear fairly clever and pretend to be calm. He has learned his job from another pickpocket, and he pays his “teacher“ back by giving him a
38、 percentage of the money or things which he steals.The good pickpocket always operates in crowded places. Very well-dressed men and slightly drunken men are the favorite objects of the pickpocket.An average-sized department store hires about six or seven men and women who are looking for pickpockets
39、 and thieves all the time. Many police districts have such people whose only job is to catch the pickpockets quickly. But a good pickpocket knows these things and is very careful. He is especially busy on buses, trains and subways between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. when there are many shoppers with a
40、lot of money to spend. He carefully remembers the payday ofcompanies.Pickpocketing and stealing from a shop together represent about 75% of daytime crime in America. The sentence for these crimes is usually from three to five years in prison. After finishing their sentence, pickpockets and thieves u
41、sually advance to more serious crimes.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the passage you have just heard.1. What does a typical pickpocket look like?2. Where does a good pickpocket always operate?3. What will happen to a pickpocket if he is caught in America?4. What will a pickpocket most probably do aft
42、er finishing his sentence?5. What is the main purpose of the author of the passage?Passage2 A wise man once said that the only thing necessary for the triumph of evil was for good men to do nothing. So, as a police officer, I have some things to say to good people.Day after day my men and I struggle
43、 to hold back a wave of crime. Something has gone terribly wrong with our once proud American way of life. It has happened in the area of values.A key ingredient is disappearing, and I think I know what it is: accountability.Accountability isnt hard to define. It means that every person is responsib
44、le for his or her actions and for their consequences.Of the many values that hold civilization together - honesty, kindness, and so on -accountability may be the most important of all. Without it, there can be no respect, no trust, no law - and, ultimately, no society.My job as a police officer is t
45、o impose accountability on people who refuse, or who have never learned, to impose it on themselves. But as every policeman knows, external controls on peoples behavior are far less effective than internal controls such as guilt, shame and embarrassment.Yet more and more, especially in our large cit
46、ies and suburbs, these inner controls are loosening. Someone considers your property his property; he takes what he wants, including your life.The main cause of this break-down is a radical shift in attitudes. Thirty years ago, if a crime was committed, society was considered the victim. Now, shocki
47、ngly, its the criminal who is considered the victim because of the school that didnt teach him to read, because of the church that failed to reach him with moral guidance, and because of the parents who didnt provide a stable home.I dont believe it. If we free the criminal, even partly, from account
48、ability, we become a society of endless excuses where no one accepts responsibility for anything. We in America badly need more people who believe that the person who commits a crime is the one responsible for it.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.6. According to the auth
49、or, what is wrong with the American way of life?7. What do people in large cities and suburbs tend to have?8. What is the shift in most peoples attitude towards criminals?9. What will be the consequences if criminals are considered victims?10. What is more effective than external controls on peoples behavior?Passage3 Lillian Beard smiled while she worked. “Why are you so happy?“ her coworkers asked her.“Last week some of my income tax was paid
