大学体验英语听说教程2(第二版)听力原文(最后两题)

1、Experiencing English Listening SpeakingLevel 04Unit 1 Introductions“Youll really like him.”Alice: Look, there he is.Jean: Who?Alice: Robert, the guy Ive been telling you about.Jean: Oh. The guy youre going out with?Alice: I wish. The guy I WANT to go out with.Jean: Oh, hes really handsome. Um, lets

2、go talk to him.Alice: Oh, OK. Ill introduce you. I think youll really like him. Hi, Robert.Robert: Oh, hi.Alice: Have you met my friend, Jean?Robert: Hey, Jean. I think weve met before.Jean: We have? Where?Robert: Last December, at Sams party.Jean: Oh, Sam.Robert: Oh? Arent you going out with him an

3、ymore?Jean: No, we broke up a couple of mouths ago.Robert: OhOh, really?Unit 2 Personality “What do you like about him?”Sheri: Hey, I went out with the neatest guy over the weekend!Jeremy: Yeah, whats he like? Tall? Handsome?Sheri: Not really.Jeremy: Dress nice? Drive a nice car?Sheri: Not especiall

4、y.Jeremy: Then he must be buff. Does he work out a lot?Sheri: NoBut he has a nice smileDimples. I like dimples. Hes kind of cute.Jeremy: And thats what you like about him?Sheri: No, its more than that. Hes sensitive.Jeremy: Sensitive? How can you tell?Sheri: Well, we went to this really romantic mov

5、ie, and there was this really sad part, and, and heCried.Jeremy: He cried?Sheri: Yeah, he just cried and he didnt try to hide it or anything. It was so sweet.Jeremy: OhYou like that, huh? Well, I cry at movies, too!Unit 3 Home “The view is great.”Sean: This is Sean McCain, live with Julie Morris, fr

6、om Gemini One, the internatonal space station. Julie, can you hear me?Julie: Yes, I can hear you.Sean: Julie, can you tell us, what is it like living on the Gemini One?Julie: The Gemini One is wonderful. Its not so different from living on Earth, really. We have jobs, friends, entertainment, natural

7、 beauty. And we have all the modern conveniences that you have on Earth.Sean: What modern conveniences?Julie: Well, we have movie theaters, game centers, music clubs, shops, restaurantsSean: How about food? How do you get your food?Julie: I go shopping, just like everyone on Earth. You can get any t

8、ype of food here.Sean: Is food expensive?Julie: Some of it is. The stuff thats imported from Earth is very expensive. Like a banana from Earth can cost $100. But most food is really cheap.Sean: Do you miss getting away to the countryside or the mountains? Dont you miss nature?Julie: Well, we have lo

9、ts of nature up here. I can go hiking and mountain biking, riding in the hills, take a swim in a beautiful lake. Its really beautiful up here.Sean: How do people get around up there?Julie: Oh, just like we do down there. We have electric cars and trains, but not airplanes.Sean: What do you like most

10、 about living in the space station?Julie: Well, the air is clean. Theres no pollution, and its easy to get around. Its really an ideal world.Sean: And what do you like least?Julie: Well, its kind of expensive to fly home to Earth to see my parents for the holidays.Unit 4 Technology “How does it work

11、?”Cindy: What the heck is that?Dave: Its a Thai magazine.Cindy: Thai? You can read Thai?Dave: Well, a little.Cindy: How?Dave: I went to Thailand last summer and I lived with a Thai friend and his family. I had such a great experience I want to go back.Cindy: Why? What was your experience like?Dave:

12、Well, I started to learn some Thai And practiced talking with people and ordering in restaurants and everybody was so nice You know, Thailand is called the Land of the Smiles They even smiled when I made a mistake speaking the language. The people were beautiful. Everything was beautiful. It changed

13、 my life.Cindy: But Ive always heard that Thai was impossible to learn.Dave: Maybe for some people but not for me. I mean it is totally different from English. The writing system is different, they use different tones, everything is different, but I really want to learn it. I want to understand more

14、 when I go back.Cindy: I wish I felt that way about learning French. Maybe I should study another language.Dave: No, Cindy, its not the language. Youve just got to get into it.Unit 5 Nationalities “All around the world”Steve: I cant believe these people. I cant believe what they do.Trish: Calm down,

15、 Steve. What are you talking about? What is it this time?Steve: Look at this. I just bought a donut. Im so sick of the clerk wrapping each pastry individually, then taping the bags shut, then putting those bags in another bag, folding it down, and then taping that bag shut. I cant take it anymore. I

16、ts crazy and its bad for the environment.Trish: How long have you been living here? Dont you know thats the way it is?Steve: I just want them to stick em in a napkin for me, so I can eat while Im walking to class.Trish: There you go again. Dont you know its rude to eat while you walk?Steve: Im so ti

17、red of this place. I dont have time to sit down and eat. People here are too inflexible, and they have too many rules.Trish: Yeah, right, Steve, so youre gonna convert everybody here to your way of doing things?Steve: Yeah, there has to be more individual freedom to do whatever you want.Trish: Why d

18、ont you just relax and go with the flow?Steve: Go with the flow? The whole system is a waste of my time. The clerks here should learn how to be more efficient, like in the U.S.Trish: What are you talking about? When I was in the U.S., the clerks were really rude. They just ignore you, and seem offen

19、ded if you want anything. Dont you think its better this way?Steve: Are you kidding?Trish: Well, I kind of like it. Its nice to relax and enjoy the moment while your packages are being wrapped. I like all of the traditions, and the care and attention that people give you, and the manners. To me, its

20、 a wonderful place to live.Steve: I think youre nuts.Trish: Youre not gonna last long, mate.Unit 6 Identity “Whats your number?”Int: So, Ms. Spencer, why did you apply for this job at CNN?Amy: Well, Ive always wanted to be a journalist, and I like traveling. And, you can interview lots of important

21、people.Int: Tell me about your experience in journalism.Amy: Um Well, I make a newsletter for my family. And I worked on my high school newspaper. And I read a lot of newspapers and newsmagazinesInt: Do you think youre qualified for the prestige of this job?Amy: Absolutely. Ive taken acting lessons.

22、 And I look good on camera. And I travel a lot so I think Id be good as a foreign correspondent.Int: What about teamwork? Have you ever worked as part of a team?Amy: Of course, I was really great at sports in high school, andInt: You dont seem to have much experience as a writer.Amy: Well, thats not

23、 exactly true. I write a lot of e-mail to my friends.Int: And you havent taken any journalism courses, have you?Amy: Well, I took a class in modern film, and one in communications, or something like that.Int: Well, thanks, Ms. Spencer. Well be in touch.Unit 7 Family “I really take after my dad.”Nate

24、: Are these your parents?Jane: Yeah, thats my whole family.Nate: Oh. You look a lot like your mom Especially your eyes, very deep, beautiful eyes.Jane: Oh, thank youNate: And the same figure Same shape.Jane: Uhh, hey, I dont want to hear that. I may look like my mom, but I really take after my dad.N

25、ate: Really, in what way?Jane: Weve both very adventurous. My dad was, like, into motorcycles when he was younger And he was in one of those, you know, motorcycle clubs.Nate: You mean, like a motorcycle gang?Jane: Yeah But that was before he was married. Ive been riding a motorcycle myself since I w

26、as 17.Nate: You? No way!Jane: Yeah, Ive always done stuff like that.Nate: Really, like what else?Jane: Well, surfing, snowboarding My dad and I even went skydiving once. We didnt tell my mom, though. She would have killed us!Unit 8 Directions “Are you lost?”Woman: Moshi moshi. Gengo sentea Father: H

27、ello Hello Veronica veron Ve-ro-ni-ca Smith Is Veronica Smith there, please?Woman: Ah, Ah Veronica sensei Veronica sensei? Ah, wait a moment, please Father: muttering to himself Wait a moment? Whats wrong?Veronica: Hello.Father: Hello, Veronica. Is that you?Veronica: Yes, Dad. Its me.Father: Where i

28、s this place? Somebody was speaking Japanese to me. I mean, did I call the right number?Veronica: Dad, you called the school number. And youre luky Im here now. Dad, I told you. Dont call the school number. Remember?Father: Yes, but you didnt give me your home phone number. Why didnt you call me?Ver

29、onica: I just got here a few days ago Okay, let me give it to you. Are you ready?Father: Uh, ready. Ready. Okay.Veronica: Okay. Its 798-55-4123.Father: 798-55-4123.Veronica: Oh, oh, wait. Dial the country code. And thats 81 and then and then the number.Father: Why is the number so long?Veronica: Bec

30、ause it is, Dad.Father: Do you have a place yet?Veronica: Yeah. Let me give you the address. Are you ready?Father: Um yeah. Okay. What is it?Veronica: Its one dash one dash one fifty-five Uegahara B356.Father: Uh, w-wh-wait. Wait. One one what? Why is it so long?Veronica: Dad, Ive got to go Ill send

31、 it to you by e-mail. Bye.Kiss soundFather: But, whats your e-mail address?Unit 9 Jobs “The benefits are great!”Kevin: Hey, Cathy, I found a good place for a vacation this summer.Cathy: What is it?Kevin: Its called Camp Star.Cathy: Hmmm. Looks pretty. But what can you do there?Kevin: Its kind of iso

32、lated.Cathy: Isolated? What do you mean?Kevin: Its off the coast, and you have to take a boat to get there. This weeks program is that you hike and hear lectures and talk about current issues.Cathy: Where do you stay? Tents?Kevin: No, its an old hotel. They have a couple of rules, though.Cathy: Uh-h

33、uh?Kevin: It says here theres no TV and you cant use any electrical appliances.Cathy: No TV? And no electrical Wait a minute. What about my notebook computer?Kevin: No, no computers, and theres only one telephone on the whole island.Cathy: What? So I wont be able to check my e-mail either?Kevin: You

34、ll get by. Itll be fun! Look, you can read, and talk, and think. And every morning you go for a long hike.Cathy: Ahh. Sounds like work.Kevin: I think it would be relaxing. Id like to get away from the phone for a week. And I think itd be good for you.Cathy: So youre telling me theres no TV, no compu

35、ters, and I have to wake up every morning to go hiking. Why on earth would anybody want to go there?Unit 10 Style “It means a lot to me.”Jean: Im ready, are you? Why dont you take that necklace off before you go in the pool?Chandra: Oh, this? No, I never take it off. I wear it all the time. Ive had

36、it since I was a kid.Jean: Really? Youre worn it since you were little? Why?Chandra: Well, when I was a baby, I lived in India. And I was sick all the time, so my parents took me to a doctor. And, well, the doctor at first didnt want to treat me because Jean: What: Why?Chandra: Well, because I was a

37、 girl.Jean: Huh? Because you were a girl?Chandra: Yeah, well, thats the way it was. Anyway, so my parents took me to this witch doctor, and I Jean: A witch doctor?Chandra: Yeah, well, I guess you could call her a I dont know, a spiritual healer. She was an old woman in our village. And she took a lo

38、ok at me and she said I needed silver.Jean: Silver?Chandra: Yeah. She said I needed silver so that I could get better. And then my grandmother went to a jeweler and she had this silver necklace made for me. They put it on me, and I got better.Jean: I dont believe that.Chandra: Well, I didnt either f

39、or a while. But you know what? When I was 20 I took it off and I put it in a drawer for a little while. And then, I started to get sick again. And I didnt get better. I was just sick all the time. And then I remembered the necklace, and I put it on. And after that, I was fine.Jean: Wow.Unit 11 Trave

40、l “They lost my luggage!”Angela: Im thinking about going to Costa Rica Trevor: Great. I went to Costa Rica once but I had a terrible time getting there Angela: Oh, yeah? What happened?Trevor: Well, when I got to the airport, I realized I didnt have my passport Angela: Oh no.Trevor: So I called a fri

41、end and he broke into my house Got my passport and brought it to me. But I missed that flight so I had to stay overnight in San Francisco.Angela: Oh, thats too bad.Trevor: Yeah. So I got the flight the next day and of course on the way we had engine trouble so we had to stop in Mexico City I was stu

42、ck there for another, like, 22hours while they got the part.Angela: Oh, my gosh!Trevor: And I mean stuck. They wouldnt even let us out of the airport Angela: Youre kidding!Trevor: Im telling you. So finally, we, like, after all this time, I got to Costa Rica two days late and-Angela: And dont tell m

43、e, your luggage isnt there.Trevor: You guessed it. I go into the airline office to complain and there was this really wonderful woman working at the counter.Angela: Oh, yeah?Trevor: And she was really nice and helped me out Angela: Mm-hmm Trevor: and we sort of hit it off Angela: Yeah? And then what

44、?Trevor: About two months later we got married!Unit 12 Food “Whats for dinner?”Rob: Hey, Tony! Whats up?Tony: Hey, Rob. Check this out. I got a package from my Mom.Rob: Oh, yes! Cookies, I hope.Tony: Nah, its a cookbook. Twenty-Minute Meals. Its perfect for us, dont you think?Rob: Yeah, I guess. But

45、 I wish she wouldve sent you cookies instead.Tony: Think about it, though. No more instant ramen, no more fast-food burgers. Twenty minutes in the kitchen, and voila! We have a well-balanced meal. Are you in?Rob: Whatever you say, Chef Tony. Lets have a look. How about this? Super Nachos. Now thats

46、my kind of food.Tony: All right! Lets get started. What do we need?Rob: What we really need is for you to find a girlfriend who can cook.Tony: Yeah, right. And then youll find one, too, and they can take turns cooking for us. So what are the ingredients?Rob: Hmm chips, salsa, can of chili, and shred

47、ded cheese. That sounds easy enough.Tony: Well, weve got half a bag of nacho chips. Think thats enough?Rob: Itll have to be. Lets see whats in the fridge. Weve got lots of soda Half a submarine sandwich Cheese! Weve got that Oh, its kind of moldy, though.Tony: Kind of? Its green! Do we have any chil

48、i?Rob: Sorry, man, I think I ate it the other night.Tony: That wasnt yours. Anyway, I had a coupla cans. There must be at least one left.Rob: Lets see Box of cereal some instant ramen and a jar of peanut butter. Thats it.Tony: Oh, rats. It looks like we cant have nachos tonight after all.Rob: I gues

49、s not. Well, whats it gonna be? Instant ramen for the third night in a row? With peanut butter?Tony: Im so sick of that junk! Lets go to the supermarket and get what we need to make Super Nachos.Rob: Yeah, and on the way, lets stop for hamburgers or a pizza.Tony: Yeah, cool.Unit 13 Schedules “Ill pe

50、ncil it in.”Manager: Ok, time to get up, women! Your public is waiting for you!Woman1: Huh? What day is it?Manager: Its Wednesday. Were in Middleburg. Ohio, tonight at the Summer Fest in the town park.Woman2: Yeah. Hope it doesnt rain.Manager: Then tomorrow its up to Cleveland to play for Sarahs ind

51、uction into the Hall of Fame, followed by an autograph signing session.Woman1: Wish it was us being inducted. The first all-girl rock band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Whats on for Friday?Manager: Friday we have to be in the studio in Akron. Were doing a live online chat on MTV.com. Come on guy

52、s. Youll love it. Its at 4:00, and then weve in the Starlight Dome that night.Woman1: Where are we playing Saturday?Manager: Pittsburgh, at the Waterfront Fair. Well be there Sunday afternoon, too.Woman2: This schedule is brutal. When do we get a day off?Manager: Hah! Were booked through the weekend

53、, but we have a light schedule on Monday. We just have to drive out to record the new CD in St. Louis, but at least you can sleep on the bus. Hmm?Unit 14 Weather “Its raining cats and dogs.”Alex: Grandma, what are these pictures?G: These are pictures of Alaska.Alex: Thats where you grew up, right?G:

54、 Thats right, dear I lived there until I was 19 years old.Alex: Is that you in this picture?G: Yes, thats me And my sister Ruth and our dog, Kusko. That was out behind our house.Alex: Wow. It looks cold!G: Yes, that was in the winter and it was cold It snowed a lot! And boy, Kusko just loved the sno

55、w. Ruth and I and Kusko used to play in the snow for hours.Alex: Did you make snowmen?G: Oh, we made some great snowmen Alex: Is that you in this picture, too?G: Yes, thats me and Ruth again I guess we were both in high school then Alex: Where are you?G: We were hiking near Seward We hiked a lot in those days.Alex: But wheres the snow?G: Well, it doesnt snow A