大学英语听力教程上册unit8原文及答案.doc

Unit EightPart One Statements Complete each of the statements with what you hear and choose A or B that explains the word or phrase in bold. 1. He was caught when he was pinching a few valuable items from the big department store.(A)2. The police officers thought that they were pulling over a suspected drunk driver early Tuesday morning. ( A ) 3. If the thief is not stealing something valuable, I will mind my own business. ( A ) 4. The swimmers saw a storm arising and made for the shore. ( B ) 5. The murderer confessed his guilt to the police after he was arrested. ( B ) 6. The child ought to be punished. You shouldnt let him get away with the theft. ( A ) 7. The report of his crime was circulating quickly through the town. ( A ) 8. Harry was trying to trick the old lady out of her money. ( A ) 9. The burglary took place when the old lady was at home. ( A ) 10. We wondered why they were checking on the man who was so kind and honest. ( A )Part Two Dialogues Dialogue one Tricks Fred: Are you sure this is the fight house? Harry: Of course Im sure. I used to live next door, didnt I? Its easy and safe. Shes not been out for twenty years. Frightened to go out in case someone pinches her money. Fred: Thats just what were going to do, isnt it? Except shes in. What if she hears us? Harry: She wont. Deaf as a post. Probably half blind, too. Living in the dark all those years. Come on, get in this window. Stand on my back and give me a hand up. Right, now come on. Lets have a look around. Wendy: Ah, good evening, youve come at last. Fred: Blimey.Harry: Oh,. er. good evening. Yeah.er. sorry to be late.Wendy: Late! Oh, you are naughty. Keeping me waiting here twenty years. And then trying to surprise me by coming in the window. And youve brought a friend, I see. Good evening. I hope you didnt damage your clothes coming into the window like that. Harry is such a silly boy. Still up to his tricks. Do take a chair. And you Harry, sit down and we can all have a nice cup of tea. Youd like that, wouldnt you?Fred: Oh,. er. yeah, er. thanks very much. Er. thank you.Harry: Wendy, I want to talk to you about money.Wendy: Ah yes, Harry. I wondered. I wasnt going to mention it quite so soon, but that ten thousand pounds I lent you must have acquired quite a lot of interest by now, and times are rather hard. Now, drink your tea like a good boy and well discuss how you can pay it back. Twenty years is a long time to wait, after all. Harry? Harry, what are you doing? Come back here at once. Oh dear. He is a naughty boy. But I know hell come back. Always did. But Im afraid his tea will be cold. Ah.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. What do Harry and Fred plan to do in Wendys house? ( C ) 2. Why has the woman not been out of her house for twenty years? ( B ) 3. How does Fred get into the house? ( A ) 4. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned? ( B ) 5. What is Harry doing after Wendy ask him to pay back her money? ( A )II. Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions with Yes or No. 1. Does Harry live in the same neighbourhood as the woman? ( No ) 2. Has the woman not been out of her house because she has been blind for twenty years? ( No ) 3. Do Harry and Fred get into the house through the window with a ladder? ( No ) 4. Does the woman recognize Harry immediately because she still remembers the naughty boy next door? ( Yes ) 5. Did Harry borrow one thousand pounds from the woman twenty years ago? ( No )Dialogue Two The Wanted Person A: No luck then, John? B: Afraid not, Sir. Not yet, anyhow. Were still checking on stolen cars. A: Mm. B: Where do you think Michael will head for, Sir? A: Well, he definitely wont try to leave the country yet. He may try to get a passport, and hell certainly need clothes and money. Hell probably get in touch with his wife for those, so I expect hell make for Birmingham. B: Right, Ill put some men in the house. A: Yes, do that. Mind you. I doubt if hell show up there in person. Michael is no fool, you know. I should think hell probably telephone. B: What about his wife? A: Mm. I shouldnt think hell go anywhere near her though he might get her to join him after hes left the country. And when he does leave, he probably wont use a major airport, either. So youd better alert the guards and keep an eye on the private airfields. B: Right Sir, Id better get his pictures circulated.A: Yes. And John be careful. He could be armed. And if I know him, he certainly wont give himself up without a fight.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. What is the person wanted by the police named? ( C ) 2. Where will the wanted person probably first go, according to the police? ( C ) 3. Which of the following things will the man probably not go for? ( A ) 4. How will the man probably get in touch with his wife? ( A ) 5. How will the man probably try to leave the country? ( B )II. Listen to the dialogue again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear.1. The man escaped in a stolen car. ( T )2. The police will keep an eye on the mans wife because he is likely to come back. ( T )3. The police will send his photos to different parts of the country. ( T )4. The man might get his wife to join him after he has left the country. ( T )5. The man will kill himself before he is caught. ( F )Dialogue Three Shoplifting Woman: Well, Im not sure what I would have done. I mean, it would have depended on various things.Interviewer: On what, for instance? Woman: Well, on how valuable the things the boys stole were. I think I would have told the shopkeeper if they had stolen something really valuable. Otherwise, I would have just minded my own business. Man: Well, if you let boys or anybody else get away with the theft, theyll just go on stealing! So, I think the woman should have told, er, the shopkeeper.Interviewer: Mr. Patel. Man: Patel. She should have told him and if necessary she should have held the boys while he got the police, or she should have gone for the police herself. Interviewer : So youre saying that thats what you would have done? Man: Exactly. If I had been in that situation, thats exactly what I would have done. I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.,! 1. Which of the following questions are they expected to answer? ( C ) 2. How did the woman answer the question? ( C ) 3. Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned by the man? ( B ) 4. Who is Mr. Patel? ( D ) 5. Why should the woman have told the shopkeeper according to the man? ( B ) II. Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear.The woman said she would have told the shopkeeper if the boys had stolen something reallyvaluable, otherwise, she would have minded her own business. But the man believed that if she letthe boys or anybody else get away with the theft, they would just go on stealing. Therefore, she should have told the shopkeeper. Part Three PassagesPassage one Murderer Wants Movie Made A man killed three women. He confessed to the crimes. He is now in jail. A reporter wanted to talk to the man about the murders. He agreed to talk if the reporter would do something for him. He wanted the reporter to put him in contact with people in Hollywood.This confessed murderer wants a movie made about his crimes. He wants to talk to people in Hollywood, so he can tell them everything that happened. He hopes to become very famous. Many people have said that police and investigators did not do a good job in this case. Police did not think this man was the killer. Someone gave the mans name and picture to the media who showed it on television.Someone recognized the mans picture. She called the police. Police then arrested the man ant he later confessed.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. Why was the man sent to jail? ( B ) 2. What did the man want the reporter to do before he agreed to talk with him? ( A ) 3. Why did the man want to talk with people in Hollywood? ( C ) 4. Which of the following facts led to his arrest? ( D ) 5. How does the man feel about his action? ( D )II. Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences with the information you hear. 1. He wanted the reporter to put him in contact with people in Hollywood. 2. This confessed murderer wants a movie made about his crimes. 3. Many people have said that police and investigators did not do a good job in the case. 4. Someone gave the mans name and picture to the media who showed it on television. 5. Someone recognized the mans picture.Passaic Two Police Arrest ParentsSometimes kids skip school. This means that they do not go. Kids need to go to school to learn. People from the schools call the parents of these kids. They want to let parents know that their kids are regularly missing school. Some parents do not seem to care.People from the schools also try to set up meetings with these parents. They often do not show up. They do not seem to be worded that their kids are skipping school.The police and workers at the schools are frustrated. They think that parents should be responsible for keeping their kids in school. They have decided to do something.One day officers went out to look for these parents. Many of them were found. They were arrested.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions your hear. 1. What is meant by the phrase skipping school ? ( C ) 2. Why do people from the school call the parents? ( B ) 3. Which of the following statements is NOT true about the parents? ( D ) 4. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the school workers and the police? ( D ) 5. Whats the purpose of the police arresting some parents? ( A )II. Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions. 1. What do kids sometimes do? They sometimes skip school. 2. What do people from the school want parents to know? Their kids are regularly missing school. 3. Who should be responsible for keeping kids in school, according to the passage? The parents. 4. How do the police and workers at the school feel about parents irresponsibility? They are frustrated. 5. What do the police decide to do with parents irresponsibility? To look for and arrest them.Passage Three Police Find DrugsPolice officers saw someone driving badly. They decided to pull the driver over. They thought it was a drunk driver.The officers turned on their sirens. The driver was pulled over. The officers walked up to the car. They spoke to the driver of the car. They searched the driver. One of the officers found some drugs in the drivers pocket.The officers arrested the person. While they are making the arrest one of the officers looked into the back of the car. He saw supplies for making a lot of drugs.It is illegal to have drug making supplies. The driver was taken to jail. This person is in a lot of trouble.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear 1. Why did police officers decide to pull the driver over? ( B ) 2. What did one of the police officer find? ( D ) 3. What else did the officers discover in the back of the car? ( A ) 4. What can you infer about the driver from this passage? ( A ) 5. What was the drivers trouble ? ( D )II. Listen to the passage again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear. 1. Police officers saw someone driving mad. ( F ) 2. The officers turned off their sirens and pulled the driver over. ( F ) 3. Some drugs were found in the drivers pocket. ( T ) 4. Its legal to have drug making supplies. ( F ) 5. The driver was arrested and taken to jail. ( T )Part Four Idioms and ProverbsI. In this part, you will be presented with ten sentences. Listen carefully and write them down. 1. Love sees no fault. 2. There is nothing constant except change. 3. Tomorrow is another day. 4. Prevention is better than cure. 5. Live and Learn. 6. Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. 7. As soon as man is born he begins to die. 8. If a jobs worth doing, its worth doing well. 9. He is the best general who makes the fewest mistakes. 10. When in Rome, do as the Romans do.II. In this part, you will hear ten sentences. In each sentence there is one idiom that is given below. Listen and guess its meaning from the context.Script:1. The child was shaking like a leaf while he was meeting with the principal.2. A: How are your final exams? B: So far so good, but I have two more tests tomorrow. They are the most difficult ones.3. The tickets for the ceremony were sold out in 60 minutes.4. Speak of the devil! We were just talking about you! How did you know that?5. The students stayed up late last night to prepare for the final exam.6. I will take a leaf out of his book. Its clear to see how he learned to become a fluent English teacher.7. Dont worry too much about the exam. Take it easy everything will be okay.8. Sam is really a natural programmer. He took to programming like a duck to water even before he graduated from elementary school.9. That movie was really a tearjerker.10. A: I wish I didnt have to take so many final exams this week. B: Yeah, that makes two of us.Keys:1. be shaking your body a lot because you are cold, nervous, or frightened 2. Things have been going on well until now. 3. Nothing is left to sell. 4. You say speak of the devil when someone you have been talking about comes unexpectedly 5. not go to bed at a time when most people are in bed or when you would be normally in b 6. behave like him/her 7. Relax; Dont worry. 8. to learn how to do something very easily, quickly and well 9. a movie, book, or story that makes you sad and cry 10. I agree with you; I understand what you feel.Part Five Exercises for HomeworkI. Short Conversations In this part, you will hear ten short conversations. Each of them is followed by a question After the question, you are supposed to choose a correct answer from the four choices 1. W: Did you graduate when your sister did in 1970? M: No, I finished school a year before she did. Q: When did the man graduate? ( C ) 2. W: John, you did quite well on the test last time? M: I did? Q: Whats Johns reaction to the news? ( D ) 3. W: I cant seem to find Waterloo Station on the map. M: Why not ask someone where it is? Q: What does the man mean? (B) 4. W: Good Afternoon. May I help you? M: Yes, Id like to cash these travelers checks first and then open a savings account. Q: Where does the conversation probably take place? ( C ) 5. W: Jane is supposed to be here at the meeting today. Where is she? M: She came down with the flu and had to stay home. Q: Why didnt Jane attend the meeting? ( A ) 6. W: Whatll you do with your dog when you leave for vacation? M: Im having my neighbor take care of it. Q: Whatll happen to the mans dog? ( C )7. W: What would you recommend for a cough? M: Well, I can give you some cough medicine, but if its very bad, you ought to see a doctor. Q: What is the man most likely? ( B )8. W: Hello, Dave, pleased to meet you. Welcome to the company. My names Kate and Im going to show you around the office. M: Hello, Kate! Thank you very much. Q: Whats the probable relationship between the man and the woman? ( C )9. W: How long did it take you to finish the homework? M: Ages. What about you? Q: What do we learn from the dialogue? ( C )10. W: When do you leave for holiday? M: On the fifteenth. Were flying. Well be back on the twenty-fourth. Q: How many days will the man be traveling? ( A )II, Passages Passage One Language Schools200,000 students come every year to one of Britains 650 language schools, and they bring with them a total of 600 million pounds! 60% of the students come from Europe, mainly Germany, Switzerland, France and Italy. 30% are from the Middle East, Iran and North Africa, and 10% are from Japan and Thailand.There were some language schools in Britain before 1939, but the number of them really began to grow after the end of the Second World War. The South of England became the most popular place for language schools.Usually, the towns with language schools welcome the students. Many language schools are only open in the summer, and all of them find that the summer months are the most popular. Some of Britains language schools are very good indeed, but some are very bad! Sometimes students are unlucky and stay with a family they dont like. Its fair to say, though, the most students enjoy themselves and work hard at a good school.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. How many students come to Britain to learn English every year? ( C ) 2. Where do 10% of the students come from? ( B ) 3. Which part of England became the most popular place for l