新动力大学英语听力教程第一册Unit_11-12.doc

Unit 11 Attitude and Response ()Part Two StatementsDirections: Listen to the following statements and complete each statement by filling in the blanks with the missing words.1. The Statue of Liberty was declared a national monument by the President on October 15, 1924. 2. In order to conduct a conversation, we must first identify the roles of the participants and function of the conversation. 3. Meanings of words do not usually stay the same. As time passes, words often come to mean more or less than they used to.4. When people discuss education they insist that preparation for examinations should not be the main purpose.5. Believe it or not, while I was wearing the hat, things never go wrong. Part Three Short Conversations1. M: I hear you drive long to work everyday.W: yes. Its about 100 miles. But the road is in good condition and there isnt much traffic.Q: how does the woman feel about driving to work? ( D )2. M: What did you think of Prof. Li?W: I still could not catch up with his words even at the end of the lecture.Q: How did the man feel about the professor? ( B )3. M: You look nice in white and black clothes.W: Yes, I agree. But I like pink.Q: What color does the woman like best? ( C )4. M: Do you think Ed could accomplish the task on time?W: Nobody could do it better than him.Q: What is the womans opinion? ( A )5. M: Its wonderful to spend the summer vacation at the sea shore. Dont you want to go with us?W: Ill think before deciding. It seems not so practical for me.Q: How does the woman think of the mans advice? ( B )Part Four Short PassageShopping-bag ladies dont beg publicly, but they do not refuse what is offered. Once a shopping-bag lady appears where you live, it is as hard to pass her by without giving her some money as it is to pay no attention to the collection box in church. And although you may not like it, if she chooses your doorway as her place to sleep in the night, it is as morally hard to turn her away as it is to do with a lost dog.Most shopping-bag ladies seem to be between the ages of 40 and 65. They wear layers of clothes even in summer time, with newspapers filled between the layers as something against bad weather. No one knows how many shopping-bag ladies there are in New York. The number is going up. Some persons and researchers spend a great deal of time taking care of or observing shopping-bag ladies and doing what they can to better the life of those ladies whore down.Questions: 1. What are the shopping-bag ladies? ( C )2. How old are those ladies? ( A )3. What do they win summer? ( B )4. How many shopping-bag ladies live in New York? ( D )5. What do the other people do to those ladies? ( C )Part Five True or False ExercisesDirections: listen to the following passage and decide whether the following statements are true of false, write T for true, F for false.I used to be a full-time thief specializing in picking pockets. Its an honorable profession in southeastern London. Anyone can break in a house and steal things, but picking somebodys pocket takes skill. I had ever worked in hotels, theatre lobbies, airports, shopping centers and restaurants. Since stealing is worldwide, how could you protect yourself? Professional pickpockets do not see victims only handbags, jewels and money, mothers with babies, the elderly, the disabled are fair games. I prefer lonely female with handbag at her side, the right side to be exact. Only about one woman in a thousand carries her bag on the left and I tended to steer clear of them. Women whose bags are hanging in front of them are tricky for the pickpockets as there isnt a blind side. For a man, one of the best places to keep a wallet is the back pocket of tight trousers. You will feel any attempts to move it. A pickpocket needs targets who are relaxed and off guard. The perfect setting is the clothing store. When customers wander among the racks, they are completely absorbed in the items they hold up. The presence of a uniformed security guard is even better. A full sense of security makes a pickpockets job much simpler.F 1. Picking pockets is an honorable profession since it is a full-time job.T 2. A lonely lady with a handbag at her right side is likely to be stolen.T 3. The back pocket of tight trousers is the best place for a man to keep his wallet.F 4. Victims of a pickpocket are those who are keeping on guard and look cautiously around.T 5. When customers are absorbed in the items on the shelves, they might be the targets of the pickpockets.Part Six Fun TimeA 747 was halfway across the Atlantic when the captain got on the loud speaker. “Attention, passengers. We have lost one of our engines, but we can certainly reach London with the three we have left. Unfortunately, we will arrive an hour late as a result.”Shortly thereafter, the passengers heard the captains voice again, “Guess what, folks. We just lost out third engine, but please be assured we fly with the only one left. We will now arrive in London three hours late.”At this point, one passenger became furious. “For Peters sake,” he shouted, “if we lose another engine, well be up here all night.”1. What was informed on the loud speaker? There was something wrong with one of the engines.2. When could the flight reach London with one engine lost? One hour later than usual.3. What happened a moment later?News came that they had lost the third engine.4. How many engines had left when the passengers heard the captains voice at the second time?Only one worked.5. What was the attitude of the passenger at the news?The passenger became furious.Unit 12 Attitude and Response ()Part Two StatementsDirections: Listen to the following statements and complete each statement by filling in the blanks with the missing words.1. Although men and women have been growing crops for thousands of years, they have not always had enough to eat.2. The cost is going up for just about everything and college tuition is no exception. 3. The study of mathematics began in ancient Greece thousands of years ago. It has influenced every branch of scientific discovery through the centuries.4. In fact, too much emphasis on individual words both slows your speed and reduces your understanding. 5. Physical fitness is the result of many factors good medical care, proper food, enough rest and relaxation. Part Three Short Conversations1. M: Im so tired to day. It seems the harder I work, the more the assignment becomes.W: Leave it to me and have a rest.Q: what is the womans response towards the mans complaint? ( A ) 2. M: Id rather go to the movie than work on my paper.W: I wouldnt if I were in your shoes.Q: What is the womans suggestion? ( B )3. M: I have been so busy this semester that I often work until midnight everyday.W: I wouldnt have troubled you so much if I had known you were so busy.Q: What does the woman mean? ( B )4. M: A good performance, isnt it?W: Im afraid its a waste of time. We should have stayed comfortably at home instead of standing coldly outside.Q: What is the womans attitude? ( C )5. M: Why isnt Jane here yet? Do you think we should try to call her or go look for her?W: Give her a few more minutes.Q: What does the womans attitude to Jane? ( D )Part Four Short PassageIt began as a game. High school and college students thought they could use personal computers to go into telephone company computers and make free, long-distance telephone calls. These young people soon gained the name hackers.As hackers gained experience, they began going into computers at banks, airlines and other businesses. In one case, a hacker instructed an airlines computer to give hem free airplane tickets. In November 1988, a college student went into a U. S. Defense Department computer network. The hacker put into a computer program. This program could copy itself. Government officials shut down the network before the program reached every computer in the system. Shutting down the system angered many researchers who were using the computers. The hacker turned himself in to police and told them how to get his program out of the computer system. He was charged with a crime.Questions:1. What did the hackers want when they planned to go into the telephone company computers? ( D )2. Why is the U.S. government worried? ( B )3. When did a hacker go into the defense system? ( A )4. What did he do when he got into the defense system? ( C )5. What was the consequence of the hacker? ( C )Part Five True or False ExercisesDirections: listen to the following passage and decide whether the following statements are true of false, write T for true, F for false.The Polish takes his pleasure seriously. He likes to have an aim even when spending his spare time. During the summer, people start work very early in the morning so that they can finish early and enjoy a leisurely afternoon. It is difficult to imagine Polish people going aimlessly for a walk in the country, though they might go to pick wild fruit, to visit a place of interest or to walk 20 kilometers as a training exercise. They are often respected for their immense enjoyment of the arts. All parks are beautifully cared for and are for the use and enjoyment of the people. Quite ordinary people will talk with obvious delight about concerts. There is always a crowd at the door of the theatre, asking for returned tickets. People in Poland now have far more leisure time and more money than ever before. It is therefore possible to spend the weekends in many new ways. Many people now have over 20 days holiday a year. This provides an opportunity for holidays in the country or at the seaside.F 1. Polish people usually spend t