21世纪大听说第一册script

21世纪大学英语听说第一册Unit 1Passage 1When a child enters school, he will learn many different kinds of skills. For example, he will learn to speak correctly, to read well, and to behave properly. One of the most important skills that he must acquire is good handwriting.There are two main ways in which the English language is written by hand. The first form is called printing. It looks much like the letters in a book. The letters have simple lines or curves. They are not connected. The second method of writing is called cursive. Cursive letters are slanted to one side. They are usually connected. Printing is usually learned before cursive writing.Each person has his own style of cursive writing which is difficult to copy exactly. For example, its difficult to forge a persons signature on a check or credit card bill. Some people believe that your handwriting shows a lot about your personality. The study of predicting a persons character or personality from handwriting is called graphology. Passage 2Mrs. Black was having a lot of trouble with her skin, so she went to her doctor about it. He couldnt find anything wrong with her, however, so he sent her to the local hospital for some tests. The hospital, of course, sent the results of the tests directly to Mrs. Blacks doctor, and the next morning he telephoned her to give her a list of the things that he thought she should not eat, as any of them might be the cause of her skin trouble.Mrs. Black carefully wrote all the things down on a piece of paper, which she then left beside the telephone while she went out to a meeting.When she got back home two hours later, she found her husband waiting for her. He had a big basket full of packages beside him, and when he saw her, he said, “Hullo, dear, Ive done all your shopping for you.”“Done all my shopping?” she asked in surprise. “But how did you know what I wanted?”“Well, when I got home, I found your shopping list beside the telephone,” answered her husband, “so I went down to the shops and bought everything youd written down.”Unit 21.W:Harry! Whats the matter? You look pale. Are you sick?M:I just had a terrible experience.W:Sit down. Let me get you a glass of water.M:No thanks, Jenny. Ill be fine in a minute.Q:Whats the matter with the man?2.M:Judy! Where have you been? Its after six oclock.W:Wait until I tell you, Fred! Ive been downtown and I saw just what I wanted for our house.M:Our house? What is it?W:A sofa. A beautiful yellow one.Q:What is the possible relationship between the man and woman?3.W:Bill, whats the date today?M:Uh September twentieth, nineteen ninety-nine.W:The twentieth? Oh! I have a meeting at seven thirty.M:Im afraid youre already forty minutes late.Q: What time is it now?4.M:Would you mind helping me for a minute, Barbara?W:Id be glad to. What do you want me to do?M:Help me hang up this picture. Hold it straight while I put in the nail.W:All right.M:There. How does that look? Tell me if I have it straight.W:Yes, its straight, but its upside down.Q: What did the man ask the woman to do?5.M:Excuse me. Can you tell me how to get to the bookshop?W:Of course. Its not far from here. Go to the corner and turn left. Walk two blocks and turn left again. The bookshop is right on the corner. You cant miss it.M:Thank you very much. Im sure Ill find it.W:But there is one other thing.M:Whats that?W:Today is a holiday. The bookshop is closed.Q:What does the woman mean at the end of the conversation?6.M:Have you met our new neighbors yet? They moved in last Saturday.W:No, I havent. I understand theyre renting the house, not buying it.M:Thats what I heard too. Lets go and welcome the new family to the neighborhood. Perhaps theres something we can do for them.W:Thats a good idea. Everyone was very kind when I moved here last year. Its good to feel welcome in a new neighborhood.Q:What are talking about? 7.M:Were having a picnic tomorrow. Why dont you come with us?W:Id like to, but I think its going to rain. The weatherman says it is.M:I dont think hes right. It hasnt rained for a week, and it isnt cloudy today either. Im sure well have fine weather for our picnic.W:But hes usually correct in his weather news. Well, Ill take my umbrella with me.Q:What does the woman insist?8.M:Id like to make an appointment to have the dentist look at my teeth.W:Lets see. I can arrange for you to see the doctor two weeks from now.M:Cant I see him tomorrow?W:Im afraid Dr. Smith wont be able to see you then. His appointment book is filled for the next couple of weeks.M:Oh, but I dont have to see him. Ill just leave my teeth in his office and he can look at them when he has time. Theyre false teeth!Q:What is the womans job?9.W:You look happy!M:I am happy. I just heard I passed my physics exam.W:Congratulations! Im glad somebodys happy.M:Why? Whats the matter?W:Oh, Im just worried, I guess. I have to take a history exam.Q: Why isnt the woman very happy?10.M:Excuse me. Is this table taken?W:Yeah. Im saving these seats for friends.M: Is this one taken?W:No. Go ahead, sit down.M:Thanks. Im from Colombia. Where are you from?W:Japan. Im here to attend the English Language Institute.Q:Where does the conversation most probably take place?Passage 1On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clark got dressed to go out. She took her purse, with her money and keys inside it, and left her house, pulling the door behind her to lock it. She went to the Over 60s Club. On Thursday afternoons she always went to the Over 60s Club. It was a nice outing for an elderly woman who lived alone, as Mrs. Clark did.At six oclock she came home and unlocked the door. At once she smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? Had someone broken in when she was at the club? She checked the back door and downstairs door; they were both securely fastened. There was no sign that anyone had forced his way in. But one thing was certain: a cigarette had been smoked in her house that afternoon.1. When did Mrs. Clark usually go out? 2. What did she take before leaving her house? 3. Which of the following is NOT true? 4. What did she do when she came back? 5. What did she find when she got into her house?Passage 2As the American author Mark Twain once said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather; its the most common subject of conversation there is. “Isnt it a nice day?” “ Do you think itll rain?” “I think its going to snow.” These are common ways of starting a conversation.Many people think they can tell what the weather i