新视野大学英语听说教程第1册听力原文及答案txt

1、Understanding wordsTask1insightembarrassingfrustratingaccessvirtual minimumpositivecommitmentbenefitgapTask2rewardingenvironmentparticipaterequiredmedium accesscommitmentfrustration; benefits; insightsUnderstanding sentencesTask1: 1. The teacher told us where to buy our textbooks.2. The text was exp

2、lained to Mary and Jack yesterday.3. Our monitor forgot the name of the actor appearing in the film.4. Last week, Dr. Brown went to Washington by train in order attend a school meeting there.5. She hasnt quite finished her assignment yet.6. Shed like to take an online course.7. John used to be a stu

3、dent in New York.8. Jack isnt a good student because he never does his homework.9. Shed like to see the professor as soon as possible.10. Jack told my sister the way to the Chairmans Office.key: 1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (A) 5. (B) 6. (B) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (B)Task2: 1. Mary was at the top of he

4、r class during the last year.2. I suppose that the teacher, Mary, wants me to finish the course.3. I came across a letter from Brown the other day.4. Jim soon got access to the library computers.5. Much work has been done to bridge the gap between what students learn and what society needs.6. Mr. Br

5、own is a good driver and his wife is just like him.7. Learning a foreign language was one of the most difficult yet most rewarding experiences of my life.8. We asked all school students to participate in an online course.9. I wouldnt trade my experience with English learning for anything in the worl

6、d.10. I cant keep up with the flow of the online course.Key: 1.(B) 2.(A) 3.(A) 4.(C) 5.(B) 6.(A) 7.(C) 8.(A) 9. (C) ,I0. (B)UNDERSTANDING PASSAGESListening Task 1 Passage one Today, there are many opportunities open to those who wish to continue their education. However, nearly all require some brea

7、k in ones job in order to attend school full time. Part time education, that is, attending school at night or for one weekend a month, usually lasts a long period of time, As a result, many people find it almost impossible to complete a degree program. In addition, such programs require a fixed time

8、, which can produce some bad effects on ones job and family time.Of the many ways of teaching and learning, however, perhaps distance learning can be said to fit our needs. Distance learning is an educational method, which allows students to study at a speed that is comfortable for them. In this way

9、, students enjoy a good opportunity to achieve the educational goals necessary in todays world. The time required to study can be fixed according to the students actual needs and wants. In addition, students can participate in distance learning courses from almost any place in the world. They can re

10、ceive teachers help through the online course, by telephone and over the Internet. Good distance learning programs have a lot of benefits. For example, students dont have to travel away from home to take a test. The distance learning course is the same as the courses students have at college. The de

11、gree offered is also the same whether distance learning or on-campus study is employed. In fact, a good distance learning program is popular not only with the students but also any company or business that wants to work for the educational benefit and business development of the company.Questions 1

12、to 5 are based on the passage you have just heard.1. According to the talk, what is meant by part time education?2 What is one of the major benefits that distance learning offers to the students?3. How many benefits of good distance learning programs are mentioned in the talk?4. How can a business b

13、enefit from distance learning programs according to the speaker?5. What benefit does distance learning bring to a worker in a business according to the speaker?Key: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. TPassage two In order to learn a foreign language well, it is necessary to get over the fear of making mistakes.

14、 If the major goal of language use is communication, the mistakes are second in importance and may be dealt with bit by bit as awareness of those mistakes increases. On the other hand, students should not ignore their mistakes. The language learner may notice how native speakers express themselves,

15、and how native expressions are different from the way the learner might say them. For example, a Chinese speaker who has been saying I11 do it lo express willingness to do something in the immediate future, could, by communicating with native speakers, realize that native speakers actually say Tll d

16、o it, when they mean right now. The resulting gap can serve as a base for the student to change his way of using the present form in English. But a student who is unwilling to communicate in the first place would lose this opportunity to learn better.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the passage you ha

17、ve just heard, c6. What does the speaker mainly discuss in the talk?7. How can language learners reduce the number of their mistakes?8. What will happen to foreign language learners who do not communicate with native speakers?9. Why shouldnt foreign language learners worry too much about making mist

18、akes?10. What does the speaker say about the use of mistakes in foreign language learning?Key: 6. F 7. T 8. T 9. F 10. FPassage three Many Chinese students have studied English for more than ten years. However, they are still unable to speak English very well when they meet a native speaker. They se

19、em to have mastered the basic language structure, but a conversation in English will make them feel uncomfortable. They are afraid that other people might find out their mistakes. Its common that many students who are bad speakers of English can write English perfectly. This proves that they are una

20、ble to think about their ideas in English. The center of the problem is that they lack practice and positive belief in themselves. Why should you be afraid? Do you fear those native speakers with whom you are speaking? Dont be shy! They will not laugh at you just for a little mistake you make. The b

21、est way to get rid of mistakes is to learn to speak by speaking more. I am sure that continual practice will help you succeed. Questions 11 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. What does this talk mainly discuss?12. Why are so many Chinese students good at writing English but poor

22、at speaking English?13. Why are so many Chinese students afraid to speak to native speakers?14. How can we speak English well?15. What does the phrase get rid of mean in the talk?Key: 11.F 12. F 13. F 14. T 15. FTask 2 Passage one Imagine you are a doctor of medicine from Japan. You are at an intern

23、ational meeting in Europe. You want to communicate with a doctor from Africa. What language do you speak with him? The answer is probably English.Today, nearly 600 million people around the world use the English language. Only half of them speak English as their first language. Why is English useful

24、 for international communication? For one thing, many books and papers in special fields are in English. As a result, people with great knowledge in these special fields often learn English. Such people from different countries can use their English for international communication. English is really

25、 a world language.Key: 1. C 2. A 3.B 4.C 5.DPassage two Many people go to school for an education. They learn languages, history, political methods, geography, physics, chemistry and mathematics. Others go to school to learn skills in order to make a living. Traditional education is very useful and

26、important. Yet, no one can learn everything from school. A teacher, no matter how much he knows, cannot teach his students everything they want to know. The teachers main job is to show his students how to learn. He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, much more is to be learned outside sc

27、hool by the students themselves. It is always more important to know how to study by oneself than to remember some facts or a formula. It is quite easy to learn a certain fact in history or a formula in mathematics. But it is very difficult to use a formula in working out a math problem. Great scien

28、tists before us didnt get everything from school. Edison didnt even finish junior school. He made so many things for us. These scientists were so successful, but their teachers only showed them the way. The reason for their success was that they knew how to study. They read books that were not taugh

29、t at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did thousands of experiments. They worked hard ail their lives, wasting not a single moment. Most important was that they knew how to use their brains. Kay: 6. C 7.D 8.D 9.C 10.DPassage three When you are reading something in English, you

30、 may often come across a new word. Whats the best way to learn it? You may look it up in an English-Chinese dictionary. It will tell you a lot about a word: the pronunciation, the part of speech, the Chinese meaning and how to use this word. But how can you know where to find a word among thousands

31、of English words? How do you find it both quickly and correctly in the dictionary?First, all the English words are listed in alphabetical order. In the dictionary, first you will see all the words beginning with the letter A, followed by those beginning with B, C, and D and so on. That means with tw

32、o words like desert and pull, desert must come before pull. Then, if two words both begin with the same letter, you look at the second letter, then the third, the fourth and so on. For example, pardon comes before plough, judge before just, and so on.Do you understand now how to look up a word in a

33、dictionary? The dictionary will be your good friends. I hope youll use it as often as possible in your English learning.Key: 11.D 12. D 13. A 14. B 15. CUnderstanding wordsTask11. . annoy 2. blast 3. offensive 4. powerful 5. disgusting6. definitely 7. horrible 8. rhythm 9. disturb 10. toastKey: 1.(B

34、)2.(C) 3.(A) 4.(B) 5.(A) 6.(A) 7.(C) 8.(B) 9.(A) 10.(A)Task21. annoyed; 2. disgusting; 3. disturb; 4. jeans; 5. powerful6. grab; 7. definitely 8. stuff 9. rhythms 10. horribleUnderstanding sentencesTask1: 1. When he heard the music blast forth, Tom bolted out of bed like shot from a gun.2. Sandy san

35、g along with the music as she lay listening to her favorite record.3. Not stopping to knock, the children burst into the room,4. It must be weird for him to listen to such horrible stuff as a youngster.5. He asked Sandy to turn down her music so that it did not wake her younger sister. 6. The music

36、is so loud that it will hurt your ears as well as your brain, so mm it off. 7. Please hurry up or youll be late for the concert. 8. Wed better get there early, or someone else will grab the best seats. 9. She stayed a long time in the shower and washed thoroughly. 10. The teacher banged on the table

37、 to rush the students into handing in their papers. Key: 1. (A) 2. (B) 3. (B) 4. (A) 5. (A) 6. (A) 7. (B) 8. (B) 9. (A) 10. (A)Task2: 1. It was so cold that he wrapped his sweater around his shoulders to keep warm.2. As usual for this time of year, all of the restaurants are closed. 3. While standin

38、g by the sink, I heard Mother enter the kitchen. 4. Just one more question and Im done. 5. She pretended that she didnt mind, but I knew that she did. 6. Normally she wore little make-up, except for this evening. 7. We dont go far enough in trying to stop young people from smoking. 8. She bolted to

39、the phone to ring for an ambulance. 9. Its nice to have someone with whom you can share your problem. 10. Since her brother had left, her mother bugged Sandy a lot more than before. Key: 1. (B) 2. (B) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (B) 6, (B) 7. (C) 8. (B) 9. (B) 10. (A)UNDERSTANDING PASSAGESListening Task 1 Pass

40、age one Until now, happy parents found themselves ignored by their young rebels, who charged them with being too concerned with money and too anxious to influence the neighbors. Young people thought true success was a matter of self-satisfaction. And self-satisfaction included reaching ones goals an

41、d achieving happiness in ones own way without paying attention to rules, duties, or the opinions of others. Most parents found it hard to accept their childrens thinking. They themselves had been brought up to respect traditional values; they had also learned to respect money because it was hard to

42、find during their teenage years. They had married in the late 1930s or early 1940s, at a time when it was difficult to give their children a carefree life. A married couples first duty, therefore, was to think of their childrens happiness. If the parents felt tired and unsatisfied, they didnt dare a

43、dmit it: it was not done. On the other hand, while Mom and Dad were going without things, they expected their children to obey the rules of nice manners, and to grow up into adults that make parents proud. These were the very ideas against which the young rebels of the 1960s rebelled.Questions 1 to

44、5 are based on the passage you have just heard.1. According to the passage, what did children think of their parents?2. What was true success according to young people?3. What did most parents learn to do when they were young?4. What did parents think was their first duty?5. What did parents expect

45、their children to be?Key: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. TPassage two My grandfather lives with us and hes making my life a pain. When I was small he was kind and happy. But now hes always negative and finding fault. I mustnt break in when hes talking. Its not polite. He doesnt like my clothes. Nice girls d

46、ont dress like that. I shouldnt wear makeup. Existing beauty is best. Sometimes he disturbs my homework. When I was young we used to do maths differently, he says. Honestly, hes so old he doesnt know anything. But that doesnt stop him from finding fault with me. He doesnt like my friends or my favor

47、ite records. Youre making too much noise, he calls, I cant get to sleep. When hes not being negative, he asks questions, Where are you going? Where have you been? Why arent you helping your mother? He thinks Im six, not sixteen. Anyway, why cant I do what I like? Its my life, not his. Questions 6 to

48、 10 are based on the passage you have just heard.6. What is the talk mainly about?7. What does the speakers grandfather think she should do?8. Why does the speakers grandfather sometimes disturb her homework?9. When does the speakers grandfather stop being negative?10. Why does the speakers grandfat

49、her never stop bugging her?Key: 6. F 7. F 8. F 9. T 10. FPassage three David Brown and Ann Ramos are two patients participating in the Adult Day Care Program at Mercy Hospital.David Brown is seventy-two years old. Hes friendly and likes to talk. He lives with his wife in a small flat in the city. Bu

50、t David is becoming forgetful. His wife says, Hell heat up some soup, then forget to turn off the cooking equipment. She is sixty-one and still works. Shes worded about leaving her husband alone by himself.Ann Ramos is eighty and lives with her daughter, who is sixty. Her daughter says that she need

51、s a break. Mom follows me everywhere. She follows me from room to room when I clean. She sits down next to me when I read the newspaper. She even follows me out of the house when I take out the refuse. I need a break and she does, too. And so, several times a week, David and Anns families take them

52、to the Adult Day Care Center. Many hospitals now offer this program.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. Who are David Brown and Ann Ramos?12. What does the speaker say about Ann Ramos?13. Whats wrong with David?14. How often do David Brown and Ann Ramos go to Mercy Ho

53、spital?15. What can we learn about the Adult Day Care Program?Key: 11. T 12. T 13. T 14. F 15. FTask 2 Passage one When I was a child there were some people whose ideas I respected. My uncle John, I thought, knew everything about the world; he had traveled and seen all there was to see. I believed a

54、nything he told me about places like Japan, Australia and America. When I was 16 years old I got the idea that my parents, while they were very nice people and I loved them, really didnt know very much. I, of course, knew everything. Then, when I was 18, I realized my mother and father had learned a

55、 lot in just two years. I now respected their opinions on different subjects. It took two years of growing up for me to realize that they had had these opinions and ideas all the time. Key1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 APassage Two Nine out often parents hit their children according to a report printed today. Bu

56、t many of them also feel that hitting is wrong. The report also says that parents often do not understand their childrens bad ways. Although about nine out of ten parents use hitting as a punishment, half of them feel shame about using it, while the other half do hit their children and think they ar

57、e right. It seems most parents we talked to hit their children more than once a week and five percent actually hit their children every day. Parents should make more efforts to understand their children; hitting isnt always the best answer if children are bad. If parents tried harder to understand how their children feel and why they act in certain ways, it would be better not to hit them because when a childs acting badly, she/he needs love and attention, not anger and violence.KEY: 6. D 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. C Passage three Whe