1、施心远主编听力教程1 ( 第 2 版)Unit 6 文本和答案Unit 6Section 1Part 1 PhoneticsComplete the following short dialogue as you listen to it. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Professor Archer is having lunch with the Director at the Restaurant Avenida.Director: What would you like, Prof
2、essor?Archer: What do you suggest?Director: Perchaps caldeirada?Archer: Whats that?Director: Fish soup.Archer: That sounds nice.Director: And you must have some feijoada.Archer: Whats that?Director: Its a local specialitypork with black beans.Archer: Yes, Id like some of that.Director: Is there anyt
3、hing you cant eat?Archer: I dont like chili.Director: Thats all righttheres no chili in feijoada. Do you mind if I smoke?Archer: Not at all. Would you excuse me for a moment? (To waiter)Excuse me, can you tell me where the toilets are?Waiter: Over there, sir.Part 2: Listening and Note-TakingTAPESCRI
4、PTEric: Excuse me. What times the first train to London?Clerk:Eight thirty.Eric: I see. And are there any other trains? I want to arrive before lunch.Clerk:Well, now . theres one at nine fourteen, . nine twenty, . nine forty-two. .Eric: Oh, just a minute. Youre saying them very quickly . Er, yes . a
5、nd after nine forty-two?Clerk:After nine forty-two, theres . theres one at ten fifteen . and eleven twenty. .Eric: Ten fifteen and eleven twenty?Clerk:Yes, thats right.Eric: OK. Thanks very much.Exercise A: Listen to Eric and the booking-clerk at the railway station. Look at the timetable. After eac
6、h bleep, draw a ring round the time of the train.BIRMINHAM - LONDON1 2 3 4 5 6Birmingham 8.13/8.30 9.14 / 9.40 9.20/9.30 9.32 / 9.42 10.15/10.50 11.20/11.30TAPESCRIPTOperator: Hello! Can I help you?Nancy: Yes. Whats the number of the Leicester Hotel, please?Operator: The Leicester? Thats 837 5234.Na
7、ncy: I see. And what about the New Norwich Hotel?Operator: Thats 785 2491.Nancy: Thanks. And the Royal Buckingham?Operator: Just a minute . thats . um . 249 6360.Nancy: Uh-huh . and the Gloucester?Operator: The Gloucester . um . 564 8844. .Nancy: Thanks, . oh . heres one more . the, um, the Peterbor
8、ough Hotel.Operator: Oh, thats 684 2549.Nancy: Oh . and the last one, the Old Bedford?Operator: The Old Bedford? Thats 327 6975.Nancy: Well, thats all now. Thanks very much for your help. Bye.Exercise B: Listen to the operator. After each bleep, write down the phone number of the hotel.1. The Leices
9、ter Hotel 837 52342. The New Norwich Hotel 785 24913. The Royal Buckingham Hotel 249 63604. The Gloucester Hotel 564 88445. The Peterborough Hotel 684 25496. The Old Bedford Hotel 327 6975Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 What a Super FlatAnn Morris and her friend, Sheila, have been invited
10、to Jack and Rebeccas for supper. Although they know each other well, it is the first time Ann and Sheila have visited the couples flat.Jack: Hi, Ann! Hello, Sheila! Come on in. I say, youre both looking very smart!Ann: Thanks. Its nice to be invited out. What a super flat youve got, Jack!Sheila: Yes
11、, you never told us you lived in such luxury. Its so cosy*! Jack: Im glad you like it. Sit down and Ill get you a drink. Ann: Wheres Rebecca?Jack: She wont be long. Shes just popped* out for a few things at the last minute (Later)Sheila: Mm! This spaghetti* is really good. I didnt know you could coo
12、k.Jack: Im afraid it had to be something cheap. You know how it is!Ann: Its delicious. Is it your own recipe*, by any chance?Jack: No, I just followed what is said in the book.Sheila: Can you give me the name of the book?Rebecca: Sure, Italian Cooking Made Easy it has to be, for him!Exercise A: List
13、en to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write Tor F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. Jack and Rebecca live in the country. (They live in a flat, so probably they live in the city.)T 2. The
14、guests are surprised to see that Jack and Rebecca live in such a nice place. ( Ann: What a super flat youve got, Jack! Sheila: Yes, you never told us you lived in such luxury. Its so cosy!)T_ 3. Jacks spaghetti is very delicious. (Sheila: Mm! This spaghetti is really good.)F 4. The guests know Jack
15、is a good cook. (Sheila: I didnt know you could cook.)Exercise B: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions.1. What did the guests think of the flat?(They thought the flat was super, luxury and cosy.)2. How many friends did Jack invite to his home?(Two, Ann and Sheila.)3. What
16、did they have for dinner?(They had spaghetti.)4. Why did Jack cook it instead of buying it?(He thought it was cheaper.)5. Who gave Jack the recipe?(He got the recipe from a book.)Dialogue 2 Back form WorkIt is seven oclock. Clive Sutton has just arrived home from work. Clive: Its not good enough, yo
17、u know. Cathy: Whats wrong, Dad? Clive: When I came in, the house was a disgrace. One of you was lying on the settee* and the other was nowhere to be seen. Cathy: It wasnt my turn to tidy. It was Emmas. Emma: I did it yesterday. Besides, I had a lot of homework to do. Cathy: When I came in, you were
18、 in your room listening to records.Emma: At least my rooms tidy. Yours is a real mess.Clive: Look! I dont care whose turn it was yesterday or today. It just wont do! I expect you to sort out* your jobs between you. Youre both old enough now. When I came in, the break-fast dishes were still in the si
19、nk and there were clothes lying all over the furniture, waiting to be ironed.*Emma: Im always doing the ironing. Cathy used to help with it, but now she says shes too busy. Cathy: Ive got exams this year. You havent. Clive: Girls, girls, thats enough. Have either of you eaten yet? Emma: Ive had a sa
20、ndwich. Im trying to lose some weight. Cathy: And I dont feel hungry.Clive: Well, I do. In future, make sure one of you makes a meal. Weve got to live, you know. And Ive got to work to keep us. If you want spending money and holidays, youll have to do your share of the housework!Emma: Im sorry, Dad.
21、Cathy: Me too. Look, Emma, why dont we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall?Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.T 1. The hou
22、se was a mess when the father came in. (Clive: When I came in, the house was a disgrace.)T 2. The children do the chores by turns. (Cathy: It wasnt my turn to tidy. It was Emmas.) F 3. When the father came in, one of the girls was lying on the settee and the other was doing her homework. (Clive: One
23、 of you was lying on the settee and the other was nowhere to be seen. Cathy: When I came in, you were in your room listening to records.) F 4. When the father came back, the girls had done the washing-up. (Clive: When I came in, the breakfast dishes were still in the sink . )T 5. Emma usually does t
24、he ironing. (Emma: Im always doing the ironing.) T 6 Both of the girls are students. (Emma: I had a lot of homework to do. Cathy: Ive gotexams this year.)T 7. Emma is probably on a diet. (Emma: Im trying to lose some weight.) T 8. The father has to cook dinner for himself. (Clive: Girls, girls, that
25、s enough. Have either of you eaten yet? Emma: Ive had a sandwich. Cathy: And I dont feel hungry. Clive: Well, I do. In future, make sure one of you makes a meal.) T 9. The girls will sort out the housework between themselves. (Cathy: Look, Emma, why dont we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall
26、?)Part 2 Passage The “Lost” ReceiptTAPESCRIPTAs my train was not due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some magazines to read on the journey, I made my way to the luggage office to collect the heavy suitcase I had left there three days before. There were only a f
27、ew people waiting, and I took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt did not seem to be where I had left it. I emptied the contents of the wallet, and railway tickets, money, scraps* of paper, and photographs tumbled* out of it; but no matter how hard I searched, the receipt was
28、nowhere to be found.When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me suspiciously as if to say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the case. I told him that it was an old, brown-looking object no different from the m
29、any cases I could see on the shelves.The assistant then gave me a form and told me to make a list of the chief contents of the case. If they were correct, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles I had hurriedly packed and wrote them down as they came to me. After I
30、had done this, I went to look among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there and for one dreadful moment, it occurred to me that if someone had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed* the case already. This had not happened fortunately, for after a time, I found the case lying on
31、 its side high up in a corner. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was soon satisfied that it was mine and told me I I could take the case away. Again I took out my wallet: this time to pay. I pulled out a ten-shilling note ; and the “lost“ receipt slipped out with it. I could not hel
32、p blushing* and glanced up at the assistant. He I was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happen before, too!Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1. Why did he buy the magazines before getting on the train?A. B
33、ecause he enjoyed reading.B. Because he needed something to kill the time.C. Because he needed something to read on a journey.D. Because the magazines were on sale at that time.2. How long did he have his suitcase in the luggage office?A. For 3 days. B. For 3 hours. C. For one day. D. For half a day
34、.3. What was demanded when he wanted to collect his suitcase?A. The receipt. B. The fee. C. The railway ticket. D. The ID.4. What did the assistant ask him to do when he couldnt find the receipt?A. TO wait until he found it. B. To make an explanation of the situation.C. To continue to search for it.
35、D. To make a list of the main contents of the suitcase.5. What did he say about his suitcase?A. It had some special marks on.B. It was an old, brown case.C. It was an old, dark brown case.D. It was a new brown case.6. What did it occur to him when he found hundreds of cases there?A. It might be diff
36、icult to find his.B. It might be lying among them.C. It might take time to spot this.D. It might have been taken away.7. How did the assistant feel when the case had been examined?A. He was a bit disappointed.B. He was quite relieved.C. He was happy that the speaker had found his case.D. He was conv
37、inced that it was the speakers case.8. How did he feel when he found the “lost” ticket out?A. Shameful. B. Foolish. C. Angry. D. Annoyed.9. What is the reaction of the assistant then?A. Mocking. B. Joking. C. Understanding. D. Laughing.Keys1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. D 8.A 9. CPart 3 NewsNews I
38、tem 1Voters have approved (1) political changes that will establish an elected parliament. State television said (2) more than 98% of the voters approved the proposal for democratic reforms. The measures also will give women (3) the right to vote and to be candidates for office, making Bahrain* (4)
39、one of the only Gulf Arab states to do so. And (5) equality will be guaranteed among (6) the different religious groups in Brunei*. The Emir of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa* (7) welcomed the results. The changes are expected (8) to take effect by the year 2004 at the latest.Exercise A: Listen to
40、 the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about democratic reforms in Bahrain and Brunei.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.1) political changes2) more than 98% of the voters3) the right to vote4) one of the only5) equality6) the d
41、ifferent religious groups 7) welcomed the results8) to take effectNews Item 2Opposition Parties are demanding a new election after a violent protest over voting problems Tuesday. At least 6 people were killed and many injured during the voting. People at over 100 voting places were not able to vote
42、Tuesday. Official said Wednesday that those voting centers would be open soon. Early election results show the ruling General Peoples Congress Party in the lead. Final results are expected by the end of the week. Election officials say many people took part in the voting. Voting hours were extended
43、to give people more time to vote. More than 20,000 candidates are competing for 7,000 seats in the local council* in Yemen*.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about the local council election in Yemen.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again an
44、d choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1. Opposition parties are demanding a new after a violent protest over voting problems Tuesday.A. election B. selection C. elector D. selector2. There were at least people killed and injured during the voting.A. sixmany B. somemany
45、 C. sixsome D. manysome3. People at more than 100 voting places .A. were not able to vote Thursday B. were not able to vote TuesdayC. wont be able to vote today D. wont be able to vote4. Officials sais Wednesday that those would be open in a short time.A. those vote centers B. those voter centersC.
46、those voting centers D. these voting sites5. show the ruling General Peoples Congress Party in the lead.A. Final election results B. Final resultsC. Early elections D. early election results6. More than candidates are competing for 7, 000 seats in the local council in Yemen.A. 2,000 B. 20, 000 C. 20
47、0, 000 D. 2, 000, 0001. A 2. A 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. BNews Item 3More than 300 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced following a disputed presidential vote. The government has agreed to hold a new election if ordered by a court.The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful coun
48、try into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger. The crisis began Sunday after election officials declared President Mwai Kibaki the winner of a second term. On Friday Kenyas main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, called for a new election. A spokesman for the
49、president said the government will accept another election if a court orders a new vote.Kenya became independent from Britain in nineteen sixty-three. It has the largest economy in East Africa.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about Kenyas election violence that threatens gains in East Africas top economy.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide
