大学英语听力教程上册unit9原文及答案.doc

Unit NinePart one StatementsComplete each of the statements with what you hear and choose A or B that explains the word or phrase in bold. 1. Im one of those people who really get stressed out by the Christmas rush. ( B ) 2. The cabinet minister left government to devote more time to his young family. ( A ) 3. Keep away from this kitchen. You are in my way. ( A ) 4. Dont be so hard on him. He is only a child. ( B ) 5. He wants all people to get along and stop hurting others. ( A ) 6. One of our secretaries deals exclusively with customers complaints. ( A ) 7. Tourism has replaced agriculture as the nations main industry. (B) 8. He was ill for a week so he fell behind with his studies. ( A ) 9. There is a terrific view all the way to the scenic spot. ( B ) 10. Seeing his friend die of an overdose cured him of his interest in illegal drugs. ( B )Part Two DialoguesDialogue one Christmas Stress Marty: Are you all ready for Christmas? Jack: Are you kidding? I havent even started. Ive done zero shopping. Marty: Well, youd better getting going. Christmas is only a week away. Jack: I have to tell you that Im one of those people who really gets stressed out by Christmas rush. Marty: Oh, Im not. I love the holidays. I love the crowds, the shopping, the lights, the music, the food, the parties and all the presents. Jack: Thats just the beginning. My wife always spends too much money on Christmas. The average Christmas expense for U.S. families is about $550. But somehow we always spend about twice that much. It takes me till April to pay off all our Christmas bills. Marty: Now, lets not be an Ebeneezer Scrooge about it, Jack. Think about your kids. Didnt you use to love Christmas when you were a kid? Jack: I guess so. I dont remember. Marty: I know you did. Youve actually forgotten your children memories. I remember you were the most excited kid in the whole class. You know Jack, maybe Christmas is for kids, but you can still enjoy it through the eyes of your children. Jack: Well, kids enjoy it because they dont have to do all the shopping and pay all the bills. Marty: Maybe thats true. But you know as well as I do, that Christmas is more than tinsel and trees. Christmas is about whats in your heart and how you can make others happy.Jack: Youre fight, Marty. Youre absolutely right. Im going to try harder to be a nice personand to try to keep the true spirit of Christmas in my heart.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hoar, 1. When are they talking about Christmas? ( A ) 2. What is Jacks attitude towards Christmas? ( A ) 3. Why didnt Jack enjoy Christmas? ( B ) 4. How much money is the average Christmas expense for U.S. families? ( C ) 5. Which of the following is not mentioned according to the dialogue? ( A )II. Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions with Yes or No. 1. Is Jack ready for Christmas? ( No ) 2. Is Christmas around comer? ( Yes ) 3. Was Jack the most excited kid in the whole class when he was in school? ( Yes ) 4. Does Jacks family spend less money on Christmas than any other families in the U.S.? (N) 5. Is Jack going to be a nice person who tries to keep the true spirit of Christmas in his heart? (Yes)Dialogue Two Mountain Climbing and Picture Taking W: Tony, look, what a breathtaking sight! M1: Yes, the view is really beautiful. W: I hear this area attracts quite a few mountain climbers every year. Is that true? M1: Yes, the area first became known in 1806 or 1807. The tallest peak is called Grand Lion. It is 1,800 feet high. W: Oh, look, there are so many curiously-shaped rocks at the peak. Ml: Yes, the mountain is quite young but the rocks look very old.W: What a nice view! Id like to have my picture taken here. Please, take the old rocks as thebackground.MI: All fight. Will you stand here. Smile please. OK, got you.W: Thanks. Shall we have a picture together, Tony?MI: Id love to. (To a man passing by) Excuse me, sir. Will you take a picture for us pleaseM2: Certainly. Are you ready? Say Cheese.MI: Thats terrific. Thank you, sir.W: Shall we have our picnic over there, Tony?MI: No, thats forbidden, Ann. See the sign. We have to eat on the picnic table.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. What are they doing? ( A )2. What is the tallest peak called? ( B )3. How high is the tallest peak? ( C )4. What do they take as the background when they have their picture taken? ( B )5. Where will they have their picnic? ( C )II. Listen to the dialogue again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear. 1. The scenery is very beautiful. ( T ) 2. The area first became known in 1906 or 1907. ( F ) 3. There are many strangely-shaped rocks at the peak. ( T ) 4. They have their picture taken automatically. ( F ) 5. They go to a restaurant nearby for a meal. ( F )Dialogue Three Table Manners Mother: Go and wash your hands, Danny. Dinner is ready. Danny: Yes, Mom. Mother: All fight, everybody. Time for dinner! Father: It makes my mouth water, Mother. Mother: Set a good example for the kids, Father. (Danny stands up and reaches for the saltshaker.) Dont do that, Danny. Danny: But I want the salt. Mother: You can ask Fanny to pass the saltshaker. Danny: All fight. (To Fanny) Will you please pass me the saltshaker? Fanny: Sure. Here you are. Danny: Thank you. Fanny: Youre welcome. Shall I serve the soup, Mother? Mother: Yes, please. (Fanny serves everybody soup.) Danny! Danny: What is it this time? Mother: Dont make any sound when you have your soup. Danny: Yes, Mother. Father: Dont be so hard on him, Mother. Hes only a child, Mother: Hes old enough to learn table manners. Father: You can teach him in a more pleasant way. Youll spoil his appetite. Mother: Maybe youre fight. I shouldnt have blamed him before I taught him. I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. What does the mother ask Danny to do before dinner? ( A ) 2. How many people are there in the conversation? ( C ) 3. What does the mother ask Danny not to do while he is having soup? ( B ) 4. Why does the father ask the mother not to be so hard on the kids while they are eating?(A) 5. Who do you think usually prepares dinners? ( B ) II. Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. As soon as Father saw the dinner was ready, he can not help eating. He said it would make his mouth water. Mother blamed Father for what he said and asked him to set a good example for the kids.Part Three PassagesPassage One Social Culture There was a time when, if a lady got onto a crowded bus or train, a gentleman would immediately stand up and offer her his seat. Today a gentleman will probably look out of the window or hide behind his newspaper. Either way, the lady will have to stand until someone gets off. You cant entirely blame men for this change in manners. The days are gone when women could be treated as the weaker sex. A whole generation of women has grown up demanding equality with men; not just equality in jobs or education, but in social attitudes. Hold a door open for somewomen and youre likely to get an angry lecture on treating women as the weaker sex, unable to open doors for themselves. Take a girl out for a meal and shell probably insist on paying her share of the bill. Its no wonder, then, that men have given up some of the doing of politeness and consideration which they used to show towards women. On the other hand, mens politeness is perhaps slowly being replaced by true consideration for the needs and feelings of women, so that men can see women as equal human beings.I, Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. What will a gentleman usually do when a lady gets on a crowded bus or train? ( C ) 2. Which of the following statements is true? ( D ) 3. Why is a woman likely to get angry if a man holds the door open for her? ( B ) 4. What is replacing mens doings of politeness? ( B ) 5. What did men use to do when a lady got on a crowded bus or train? ( A )II. Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences with the information you hear.1.Today a gentleman will probably look out of the window or hide behind his newspaper when a lady gets on the crowded bus.2. You cant entirely blame men for this change in manners.3.Take a girl out for a meal and shell probably insist on paying her share of the bill.4. Men can see women as equal human beings.5. A whole generation of women has grown up demanding equality with men.Passage Two Attitudes Towards Work Japan has a problem many other countries would envy-its workforce works too hard. Curing Japanese workers of the disease workaholism is providing a difficult job, partly because many of them like work better than anything else, experts say. Last month, the Japanese government passed a law for a 40-hour working week, down from 48 hours, to let people spend time away from the office or factory. But it could be many years before average work hours fall to the new level. In 1985, Japanese workers worked an average of 2,168 hours a year. By comparison, people in Britain worked 1,952 hours, the United States 1,924, Germany 1,659 and France 1,643.Many Japanese workers work longer hours not only because of devotion and the pleasure of the job, but also because of fear and inefficiency (无效率). Many people feel that if they take a week off, they will lose touch with the business and fall behind other people. So they would rather stay at their desks. It is also considered bad form in many offices to leave before the boss. So workers will sit at their desks pretending to be busy until their boss finally puts on his jacket and heads out of the door.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. What does the passage tell us about Japan? ( D ) 2. What is the Japanese government trying to get workers to do? ( C ) 3. What is the meaning of the word workaholism? ( D ) 4. What problem do Japanese face according to the passage? ( B ) 5. How many hours did a Japanese worker work for a year in 1985? ( A )II. Listen to the the passage again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear, Many Japanese workers work longer hours not only because of devotion and the pleasure of the job, but also because of fear and inefficiency. Many people feel that if they take a week off, they will lose touch with the business and behind other people. So they would rather stay at their desks. It is also considered bad form in many offices to leave before the boss. So workers will sit at their desks pretending to be busy until their boss finally puts on his jacket and heads out of the door.Passage ThreeHate CrimesSome people do not like people that are different from them. They might hate someone because of their skin color. They might even hate people that believe in a different religion. There is a man that is in charge of making sure all people are treated fairly. He is worried about the bad things that have been happening to some groups of people. He is looking for signs of hate and also learning what makes people work well together. He visited three churches. These churches were burned by someone. It is believed that the person who burned the churches did not like people of that religion. This man thinks that more work needs to be done to stop hate crimes like these. He wants everyone to work together to make changes in the way people treat others. He wants to help this happen. Hate crimes hurt people in many ways. This man says that his office will help groups that are dealing with the effects of them. He wants all people to get along and stop hurting others. He hopes that people will see the good in all people. He will try his best to help stop the hate crimes.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear. 1. Why do some people hate other people? ( A )2. What is the man in charge of? ( B )3. What happened to some churches? ( D )4. Why did the person bum the churches? ( C )5. How does the man make people stop hurting each other? ( B )II. Listen to the passage again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear.1. There is a man that is in charge of making sure all people are living happily. ( F )2. He visited three churches which were burned by someone. ( T )3. This man thinks that more work needs to be done to stop hate crimes. ( T )4. He wants some of them to live together to make changes in the way people treat others. ( F )5. Hate crimes hurt people in many ways. ( T )Part four Idioms and ProverbsI. In this part, you will be presented with ten sentences. Listen carefully and write them down.1. Early to bed and early to rise, make a man healthy, wealthy and wise.2. Experience is the mother of wisdom.3. Speak when you are spoken to.4. Theres a black sheep in every flock.5. Dont count your chickens before they are hatched.6. Still waters run deep.7. Goodness is better than beauty.8. The best goes first.9. Charity begins at home.10. Marriages are made in heaven.II. In this part, you will hear ten sentences. In each sentence there is one idiom that is give below. Listen and guess its meaning from the context.Script:1. The best way to gamble is to only bet small amounts of money and never put all your weggs in one basket.2. I wish you hadnt been rude to that man just now; he is very important in this town and you shouldnt go around burning bridges. 3. Id like to do something to change the world but whatever I do seems like a drop in the bucket. 4. Bob didnt tell anyone that he was sick, but his wife let the cat out of the bag. 5. Ever since this new project started I have been burning the candle at both ends. I cant take much more of it. 6. Im turning over a new leaf; Ive decided to quit smoking. 7. We worked against the clock all day to get this report done by 5pm. 8. I have only known her for one week. How could I know what skeletons she has in her closet? 9. Dont trust the salespeople at that store; they are all wolves in sheeps clothing! 10. A: I found a new job after all and I like this one much better than the last! B: You see, every cloud has a silver lining. Keys: 1. dont risk everything all at once 2. dont do harm to relationships 3. not important 4. revealing a secret 5. working for many hours without getting enough rest 6. take action to change ones life for the better 7. working hard to finish by a certain time 8. secrets which one tries not to show to other people 9. one who is dangerous while pretending to be harmless 10. be hopeful because difficult times always lead to better daysPart 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. M: Sally, heres a letter from Tonny. W: Really? Can you read it to me? My hands are all covered with sticky pastry. Q : Why cant the woman read the letter herself? ( A )2. W: Ill go to change my clothes as soon as I finish typing this letter. M: Okay. Then well take my car and go out for a picnic. Q : What is the woman doing now? ( D )3. M: Where are you going on vacation this summer? W: Ive heard about a nice place called the Swiss Chalet. Its $18 a day or $115 a week. Q: How much would it cost to stay at the Swiss Chalet for a week? ( B )4. M: Do you have a seat for the concert tomorrow? W: No seat at all, but we sell standing-room tickets two hours before the performance. Q: What does the woman mean? ( D )5. W: Youre looking pleased. Did your exam go well? M: No, actually. But I have just had a job offer for next year. Q: What does the man mean? ( C )6. W: Was your sister hurt in the accident? M: She was shaken by the experience, but shes okay physically. The car is a wreck though. Q: What happened to the mans sister? ( C )7. W: Tickets are four dollars for adults. Childrens tickets are half price. M: Okay. Id like two adults and two childrens tickets, please. Q