1、#*施心远听力教程 1(第二版)听力原文及答案UNIT 1 Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Phonetics Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. Woman 1: Ive got good news (1) for you! Woman 2: Oh, yes? Woman 1: Im getting
2、 married. Man: Well, well! (2) Whos the lucky man? Do we know him? Woman 1: Of course you (3) know him! Its David! Woman 2: (4) Thats wonderful news! Man: Im sure (5) youll be very happy. Woman 2: (6) Whens the wedding? Woman 1: Next June. (7)were going to have a big June wedding! Woman 2: Are we in
3、vited? Woman 1: Of course! I hope you (8) can all come. Part 2 Listening and Note-taking Telephone rings for a long time. Operator: Redman Electronics. Can I help you? Voice: At last! Why dont you answer the phone? Operator: Im sorry. I was downstairs. Voice: Well, can I speak to Mr. Redman please?#
4、*Operator: Im afraid he isnt here at the moment. Hes on holiday. Hes in the South of France. Voice: What about Mr. Gray extension 322. Operator: Mr. Grays at home. Voice: Well, may I speak to Mr. Redmans secretary? Operator: She isnt in today. Shes at her sisters. Voice: I see. Then Id like to speak
5、 to Mr. Grays secretary. Operator: Miss Jones? Voice: Thats right. Operator: Sorry. She isnt in. Shes gone to the hairdressers. Voice: Who is in today? Operator: Well, I am. But Im going home soon. Who is it please?Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes. Exercise B: Complete the follo
6、wing sentences. Where are they? Mr. Redman is on holiday in the South of France. Mr. Gray is at home. Mr. Redmans secretary is at her sisters. Mr. Grays secretary, Miss Jones, is at the hairdressers.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 Dialogue#*Dialogue 1 HelloWoman 1 : Professor Andrews, this
7、 is Dr. Baxter. Woman 2: How do you do? Man: How do you do? Man l: Hello, Al. How are you? Man 2: Fine, thanks, Eric. Nice to see you again. Woman I: Sally, do you know Steve? Woman 2: No, how do you do? Man: Hello, Sally. Im glad to meet you. Man l: Tony, Id like to introduce lny friend Mary Parker
8、. Man 2: Oh, hello. Ive heard so much about you. Woman: Hello. Woman: May I introduce myself? My name is Susan Roper. Man: Oh, hello. Im John Lee. Im sorry, I didnt catch your name. Exercise: Listen to some people talking at a party. Who is talking to whom? Who has known whom before? Complete the fo
9、llowing sentences. Names in the box are for your reference.1. Professor Andrews is talking to Dr. Baxter. 2. A1 is talking to Eric. 3. Sally is talking to Steve. 4. Tony is talking to Maw Parker. 5. Susan Rotter is talking to John Lee.#*6. A/and EL have known each other before.7. Tony has known Mary
10、 Parker before.Dialogue 2 welcome to BristolEtienne has just arrived in England, Etienne: Hello, Are you Mrs. Baker? Im Etienne Bertrand, from Switzerland. Mrs. Baker: Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol. Etienne: Hello. Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Baker: Oh, call me Nicola. And th
11、is is my husband, Nigel. Mr. Baker: How was your trip? No hijacks? Etienne: No, it was all right, thank you. But the plane was late and the airport was crowded Mr. Baker: Well, its the holiday season. You expect it at this time of the year. Here, let me take your bags upstairs. Etienne: Oh, thats al
12、l right. Ill take this one. its heavy. Mr. Baker: Well. Heres your room. I hope its big enough for you and not too cold. We do have central heating but it doesnt work very well There are extra blankets in the cupboard, I think. Oh, well ? Nicola, where are the blankets? Lets go down and meet the res
13、t of the family.#*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. Etienne Bertrand is from Switzerland. (Im Etienne Bertrand, from Switze
14、rland.) T 2. The Bakers are expecting Mr. Bertrand. (Mrs. Baker says “Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol.“) T 3. There have probably been hijacks in recent days. (Mr. Baker says “How was your trip? No hijacks?“ and Etienne answers “No, it was all fight, thank you/“ We may draw a conclusion
15、that they were serious.) F 4. the plane was late because there had been a hijack attempt. (The plane was late probably because it was the holiday season.) T 5. The airport is usually crowded at this time of the year. (It is the holiday season.) T 6. It is probably still cold. (Mr. Baker mentions cen
16、tral heating and tells Etienne to use extra blankets if he feels too cold.) F 7. The central heating doesnt work. (It doesnt work very well.) T 8. Mr. Baker cant find the blankets. (Mr. Baker asks Mrs. Baker where the blankets are.)#*Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 A young waiterThe most interesting part o
17、f the little town was the market square, which was surrounded by cafes, restaurants and small shops full of all kinds of cheap goods likely to attract tourists. At this time of the year it was not very crowded. It was a lovely day with only a few little white clouds, like puffs* of smoke, in the sky
18、. It was not too hot, as it sometimes was during the summer, but pleasantly warm. Edward and Ann sat down at a table outside one of the cafes. After they had been sitting there enjoying the sunshine for a few minutes, a young waiter, not much more than a boy, came to take their order. He spoke no En
19、glish, but after a lot of laughter and pointing at the menu, they thought they had managed to make him understand that all they wanted was ice cream. There were several flavors*, lemon, chocolate, coffee, orange and vanilla* and they both chose coffee, “I love coffee ice cream,“ said Ana. After a li
20、ttle while the waiter returned. He was carrying a big tray, which he set down very carefully on the table in front of Edward and Ann. There were two cups of coffee and two plain ice creams on the tray. “We didnt order coffee,“ said Edward crossly*, “we ordered coffee ice cream. He ought to be able t
21、o understand simple English.“ The waiter smiled and looked pleased.#*“No,“ said Ann laughing, “its his country. We ought to be able to speak his language.“Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.B 2. C 3, D 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. APassag
22、e 2 greeting and introductionsGreetings and introductions are an essential aspect of US culture. The importance of w If you are with a group of English-speaking people and the conversation is going on in English, do not use your native or any foreign language for more than a few sentences, as it is
23、not considered to be polite. Try to avoid using any filthy*, sexually explicit* stories or jokes. When you are in a theatre, its not polite to talk or whisper during the performance.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.#*I.B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5.
24、B 6. B 7. D 8. B Part 3 News News Item 1 In Houston Texas, a federal investigating jury* has charged the Arthur Andersen Company with blocking efforts to seek justice in the Enron case. Arthur Andersen employees kept financial records and provided advice to the failed energy company Enron. The charg
25、es say Arthur Andersen destroyed tons of documents while an investigation was taking place after Enrons failure. The Arthur Andersen* Company condemned* the charges as a serious misuse of government power. Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. Arthur Andersen Compan
26、y is charged with blocking investigation in the Enron case.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again 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.F 1. Arthur Andersen Compa
27、ny was the energy company Enrons business partner. (Arthur Andersen Company just kept#*financial records and provided advice to the energy company Enron.) T 2. Arthur Andersen destroyed important documents. (Arthur Andersen destroyed tons of documents while an investigation was taking place after En
28、rons failure.) T 3. The Arthur Andersen Company did not agree with the charges. (The Arthur Andersen Company condemned the charges as a serious misuse of government power.)News Item 2 Russian engineers and an American company have presented a model of the first space vehicle designed for pleasure ti
29、ps. They presented the full size model in Zhukovskiy*, Russia. They say the space plane should be ready in three years. Travelers would experience three minutes of zero gravity during a one-hour flight. The vehicle would hold a pilot and two passengers. A flight would cost about $100,000.Exercise A:
30、 Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This item is about a model of the first space vehicle designed for pleasure trips.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks. Possible time: in three years Vehicle size: can hold a pilot and two passengers
31、Special experience: three minutes of zero gravity Length of the trip: _one hour#*Cost:$100,000News Item 3 World leaders at a United Nations1 conference in Monterrey, Mexico, have urged wealthy nations to increase their foreign aid. Peruvian president spoke Thursday at the UN conference on financing
32、for development. Mr Toledo* said terrorism could grow if poor countries do not receive help. He returned home earlier because of the bombing in Lima. Economic leaders and political activists told the conference that poverty is a major throat to world peace. The United Nations wants 22 industrial nat
33、ions to increase their foreign aid by 100,000 million dollars. The goal is to reduce by half the number of the poor by the year 2015. President Bush says a bombing near the United States Embassy in Lima will not stop him from going to Peru on Saturday. The attack Wednesday night killed at least nine
34、 people mid wounded many others. Mr Bush says he is sure Perus president will do everything possible to make Lima safe for his trip. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about a IN conference on f
35、inancing for development. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. BSection 3 Oral Work Part 1 Questions and Answers Peter and William have just arrived at the door of Peters house. Peter is#*looking in all his po
36、ckets. Peter: Oh dear. I cant find my door key. Williams: If your sister Anns at home, shell let us in, wont she? Peter: Shes out. The door wouldnt be locked if she was at home. William: Lets hope it doesnt rain again then. If it does well get soaked. Peter:I tell you what. If you let me climb on yo
37、ur shoulders, Fit get in through the pantry*window. William: Right. Up you go. (sound effects) Whats the matter? Peter: Its no good. If it were two inches wider, I could do it. William: And all the other windows are shut, otherwise it would be easy. Peter: 1 suppose we could break one. William: I do
38、nt think your father would be very pleased if we did. Peter: No, I dont suppose he would. Well, what shall we do? William: I dont know. If only you werent so careless, you wouldnt get into such trouble. Peter: Walt! Whats this in the grass? William: Your key! You must have dropped it when you came o
39、ut. You really are careless. Peter: Itfs lucky I am, really, otherwise wed have to wait till Ann comes home. Exercise“ Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it, You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have
40、heard it. Questions:1. What is Peter looking for?#*(He is looking for his door key.)2. Is Ann at home?(No, she is not at home.)3. What is William worrying about?(He is worrying about the weather.)4. What does Peter want to do?(He wants to get into the house through the pantry window.)5. Why cant he
41、get in through the window? (Because the window is not wideenough.)6. Peters father wont mind if Peter breaks one of the windows, will he? (Yes, hewill.)7. Where is the door key? (Its in the grass.)g. What does William think of Peter? (He thinks he is really careless.) Par2 RetellingThe children had
42、desperately wanted to go to the circus. Every day after school they had gone down to the field behind the pub to see what was happening. First the men had put up tile big tent, and then moved in all the seats, and finally they had fixed the coloured lights round the outside of the tent.#*In another
43、part of the field, the children watched as the animals were fed and exercised. Sometimes, to their delight, two young women stood on the horses backs and galloped round and round. But the most exciting moment of all was when the trainer allowed them to watch him go into them lions cage. The children
44、 were sure he would be attacked, but he came out again unhurt and smiling. At last the opening night came round. Then the most terrible thing happened; their mother forbade them to go because she said it was unkind to put animals in a circus. The children were unable to make her change her mind, and
45、 they had to sit at home while the music and lights in the field reminded them of what they were missing. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. Youwill hear the passage only once.Section Four Supplementary Exercises Part1 Listening Comprehension#*The native people of
46、North and South America were given the name “Indians“ by the explorer Christopher Columbus*. He thought he had reached a place called the Indies. In time, the terms American Indian and Indian became widely used. About 2,000,000 native Americans live in the United States today. Some Indians live on g
47、overnment lands called reservations*, or on tribal* lands. Others live in cities. Traditional culture remains strong in areas where large numbers of Indians live. But many native Americans worry that their cultural traditions will be lost as young people leave these areas for economic reasons. The e
48、conomic situation of American Indians as a group is not good. About 50% of those who live on reservations have no jobs. Those who do have jobs earn less than other Americans. Most Indians hold low-paying unskilled jobs. Indians have many health problems and do not live as long as other Americans. Bu
49、t the situation is improving as more Indians are becoming educated. Today, most native Americans graduate from high school. At least 9% of all Indians 25 years old or older have finished college. The economic situation also has improved as native American tribes* create businesses on their lands. One example is the Pequot tribe of the northeast. The tribe owns and operates a hotel, gambling casino*, and a museum of its culture and history. Today, American Indians are trying to control their land without in
