新策略大学英语听力教程第一册unit9——第二册unit4听力原文

1、Unit 9 HealthPart I In-class Liste ningListe ning Task 1Directi ons: Liste n to the senten ces and write dow n the nu mbers you hear from each of them.1. John was born in July, 1995.2. Does the film start at a quarter past seve n?3. The pink dress is ni ce, but its 17 yua n more expe nsive tha n the

2、 black one.4. This little girl is 134 cen timeters tall.5. Peter Smith died at the age of 30.6. This kind of pla nt can grow at eve n 45 degree cen tigrade.7. The fridge will be delivered to 1136 Greenwich Ave.8. You may call 874-6033 to ask for help.9. How much will I have to spend to rent an apart

3、ment in Britain? I only have 545 dollars a mon th.10. The roast beef is $26 a kg today.Liste ning Task 2Passage 1Prince William enrolled at Elton in September 1995 at the age of 13. He helped to supervise discipli ne in a school of 1,280 boys and could impose small fin es. The school timetable at El

4、ton is 9 AM to 11:20 AM, followed by a break until 11:45 AM whe n less on resume un til 1:15 PM. There are two further hours of less onsin the after noon but tim ings of these may vary. Prince William had to be in his room by 11 PM. Apart from the scholars in college, Etonians are divided up into 24

5、 hours named after the reside nt housemasterwho is primarily resp on sible for the 50 boys in his charge.Passage 2In 1918, the Times, owned by the New York Times Company, was awarded the first of many Pulitzer Prizes for its coverage of World War I (1914 1918). In 2002 the Times was awarded a record

6、 7 Pulitzer Prizes, including 6 for coverage related to the September 11,2001 terrorist attacks on the Pen tag on and the World Trade Cen ter. The n ewspapers owned by the New York Times Compa ny have won more tha n 100 Pulitzer Prizes.II. Un dersta nding a Conv ersati onListe ning TaskDirections: L

7、isten to the conversation and choose the best answers to the following questi ons.(Stella meets Tony at the gate of the hospital.)W: Tony? Long time no see. Are you sick?M: No, I am here to visit a frie nd of mine. Hes just found out that h6sgot a can cer.W: I am sorry to hear that. How bad is it?M:

8、 It the lung cancer. But luckily, it is in the early stage. The doctor says if he has an operation this week, therewon be much to worry about.W: What a relief! Please make me in formed if ther anything that I can do to help.M: I will. Thanks a lot.W: My pleasure. By the way, how did he know somethin

9、g was wrong?M: He is cough ing a lot, and he sgot a pain in his chest. So he went to the hospital to have a check-up the day before yesterday.W: Oh, it fortunate for him to find it out early. Did the doctor say what caused his cough?M: Yes, the tobacco did. He smokes a lot. Probably two or three pac

10、ks a day.W: Thatstoo much. Hesreally a cha in smoker.M: Stella, I heard that you also smoke.W: Yeah, thafs right. But I T on ly have one pack a day. Now, I am th inking maybe I should con sider quitti ng smok ing.III. Un dersta nding PassagesListe ning Task 1 Directions: Listen to the passage and ch

11、oose the best answers to the following questi ons.The Traffic Light Guide to Staying SlimYou are what you eat.” is a popular American saying, and what you eat can sometimes destroy your health. Accord ing to moder n research, certa in foods may do good to our health while others do harm. And for a n

12、umber of foods you have to limit their in take. If you want to stay slim, you can follow the traffic light guide ” for the purpose.Accord ing to the traffic light guide ”，foods can be divided in to three groups: red food group, amber food group and gree n food group. Red food group refers to the foo

13、ds that contain high calorie, such as sugar, sweets, chocolate, cakes, biscuits, cream, cook ing oil, fat meat, chips and pea nu ts. Whe n eat ing them, you have to stop and think. That is, to stay slim, you cannot eat too much of them. Amber food group contains the foods like sausage, eggs, milk, c

14、heese, thick soup, bread, rice and potatoes. To keep slim, you should be careful with their in take. In gree n food group are such foods as fresh fruit, green vegetable, fish, chicken and clear soups. You can eat them as much as you like without worry ing about beco ming fat. You can use the three g

15、roups to choose what you eat and decide how much you eat. The most importa nt thing is to discover a reas on able bala nee which suits you.Remember: it is easier to stay slim than to lose weight once youve put it on. A little care in choos ing what you eat and regular exercise will go a long way to

16、keep you slim and healthy.Liste ning Task 2 Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with the exact words, phrases or senten ces you hear.For thousa nds of years, people have used Yoga to help search for happ in ess and conten tme nt. Stude nts of Yoga ofte n study for as long as 20

17、years before beco ming masters, or Yogis. They lear n many differe nt physical exercises. These exercises are desig ned to put the stude nts in good physical con diti on. Then they can concen trate on deep religious thoughts without worry ing about physical discomforts.Many Yoga exercises invo Ive p

18、utt ing the body into difficult positi ons. Some of them are very hard to lear n. Have you ever tried to fold your legs over one ano ther? This is one of the basic Yoga positions. It is called the lotus position. Most people find it difficult to stay in that position for even a few minutes. But Yogi

19、s train themselves to rema in in the lotus positi on for hours or eve n days. They are taught to overcome the physical discomforts of holdi ng these positi ons.Other exercises and rules teach concen trati on, or meditati on. Yogis believe this is the key to finding inner peace. Yogis practice medita

20、tion. They claim that it makes them feel relaxed and peaceful. Some say that it makes them feel physically better while others believe that it is a way to achieving a strong religious feeling. These people say that meditati on helps them feel much closer to God.Unit 10 MoviesPart I In-class Liste ni

21、ngI. Un dersta nding Basic SkillsListe ning Task 1Directi ons: Liste n to the tape and write dow n the miss ing ordinal nu mbers for each group.2. eightieth, eighty-eighth4. thirty-first, forty-third6. sixty-fifth, fifty-sixth1. first, fourth3. seve nth, eleve nth5. thirtee nth, thirtiethListe ning

22、Task 2Directions: The following sentencescontain either cardinal or ordinal numbers or both. Listen carefully and write down the missing numbers.1. Mr Brow n lives at 54, 88th Street.2. We had invited 200 people, but only two-fifths of them turned up.3. He has finished reading the first 20 pages.4.

23、The 13th less on is the most difficult of the 30 less ons.5. Lance Armstr ong competed in the 1992 Olympics in Barcel ona, Spain and placed 14th in the road race.6. The 76th Academy Awards Ceremony was held on February 29th at the Kadak Theater in Hollywood.7. Harvard College has built less in the p

24、ast 15 years than at any period since the mid-19th cen tury.8. It is the Double Ninth Festival and our gran dma 90th birthday, too. Let chip in and buy her a prese nt.II. Un dersta nding Conv ersati onsListe ning Task 1Directions: Listen to the conversation and decide whether the following statement

25、s are true or false.M: Hey, Elizabeth, how would you like to go and see a movie toni ght?W: Sounds great! What would you like to see, Harry?M: I don t know.how about that new horror movie at the Arlington Theater?W: Oh, I heard about that. It sounds a little scary to me. I m more into romanticmovies

26、. Or maybe a roma ntic comedy.M: No way! I hate that kind of stuff!W: Really? Well then, what kinds of movies do you like?M: I guess I m really into action and adventurei topmovies.W: Oh yeah. Well, I guess they are okay, as long as they aren too bloody. I also heard about the great new musical that

27、 just came out. What do you think about that?M: Musical? I don t know. That doesn t sound too exdhieire anything we can agree on?W: It doesn t seem likOh, I remember another movie that came out last weekI.t s a mystery and it had a little romance and some action, too. I heard it pretty excit ing bec

28、ause no body can guess who the killer is and it has a surprise ending. What do you think about that one?M: I guess that doesn t soundWbab Oidne does it start?Liste ning Task 2Directions: The following conversation is adapted from the film Roman Holiday. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with t

29、he exact words or phrases you hear. Joe: Everything is ruined? (Referring to the clothes) Prin cess: Oh, no. Theyllbe dry in a few minu tes.Joe: Suits you. You should always wear my clothes. Prin cess: It seems I do.Joe: I thought a little wine might be good.Prin cess: Shall I cook somethi ng?Joe: N

30、o kitche n. Noth ing to cook. I always eat out.Prin cess: Do you like that?Joe: Well, life isn always what one likes, is it?Prin cess: No, it isnJoe: Tired?Prin cess: A little.Joe: Youe had quite a day.Prin cess: A won derful day. (Voice of the n ewsma n)May I have a little more wine? Sorry I can co

31、ok us some dinner.Joe: Did you lear n how in school?Prin cess: Im a good cook. I could earn my liv ing at it. I can sew, too, and clea n the house and ironve learned to do all those things. I just haventthe chanee to do it for anyone.Joe: It looks like I ll have tGanubvet myself a place with a kitch

32、en.Princess: Yes(Silent for a while.) II have to go now.Joe: Theressomething that I want to tell you.Prin cess: No, please, nothin g. I must go and get dressed.III. Un dersta nding a PassageListe ning Task Directions: Listen to the passage and choose the best answers to the following questi ons.In 1

33、930sAustria a young nun called Maria is finding it hard to adjust to her new life in the abbey. The Abbess decides that the best thi ng to do is to send her into the world to discover life. She is sent to the Von Trapp family to work as a governess for Captai n Vop Trapps seve n un ruly childre n. V

34、on Trapp, a widowed ex-n aval capta in, runs his household like a ship because he knows no other way and is in deep grief for his wife. When Maria arrives on the scene she is met with oppositions from the childre n and is put off by the capta in attitude. Withi n a short time, however, Marias warmth

35、, charm and songs win the hearts of not only the children, but also their father as well. But just when things look their brightest, Germany has unified with Austria and the captain must decide whether to serve the Nazis or escapewith his family before it is too late. As a nationalist, the captain o

36、pposes the Nazis and will not conform, so he decides to escape over the border to Switzerland with his family. Going through lots of difficulties, the V op Trapps succeed in escaping to Switzerland with the help of the nuns.Unit 11In ternetPart I In-class Liste ningI. Un dersta nding Basic SkillsLis

37、te ning Task 1Directions: Listen to the numbers and write them down.1. one hun dred and sixty six point five seve n eight2. zero point nine six eight3. four twenty seve nths4. seve nty five nine hun dred and eighty seve nths5. zero point zero zero nine six6. one thousa nd and eighty seve n point one

38、 two three7. seve nty one point five recurri ng8. one thirty fourths9. three quarters10. five eighthsListe ning Task 2Directi ons: Liste n to the sen ten ces and fill in the bla nks with the miss ing nu mbers.1. One foot is equal to zero point three zero four eight meters.2. One pound is about equal

39、 to four hun dred and fifty three point six grams.3. The river running around the small village is one hundred and twelve point five meters long.4. The exhibition covers a floor space of three thousand point nine eight square meters.5. About four fifths of the workers in the steel works are men.II.

40、Un dersta nding a Conv ersati onListe ning TaskDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best answers to the following questi ons.M: I believe computers save millio ns of hours every day for people in all walks of life, but have you ever heard ofa compute that saved a person? s lifeW: I thi n

41、k you want to tell me a story, so out with it.M: Yes, I did hear a really amazing story the other day. It was about two young students who saved their classmate s life by sending a message on the Internet.W: Sounds interesting. How did it happen?M: This girl was a chemistry student in Tsinghua Unive

42、rsity in Beijing. She was rushed to the hospital in terrible pain and then slipped into a coma . The doctors tested for everyth ing they could think of, but got n egative results on everythi ng.W: But where does the computer come in?M: One of her frie nds knew that foreig n medical experts could be

43、con tacted through computer“neweoups ” . He looked through the directory until he found severalthat looked promising and sent out his SOS message. They said their friend was dying and told all they could about her case history.W: What resp onse did they get?M: The message went to many, many sites, b

44、ut the one to pick on it was a doctor in Washing, DC. He had worked in China and was familiar with many of the doctors at the girl hospital. He con tacted some of his colleagues through the Intern et, asking them to search for specialists who could help. There were doctors all over the world resp on

45、ding to the cry for help.W: Were they dole to save the girl s life?M: Yes, fortun ately. The treatme nt suggested by the Los An geles Pois on Con trol Center was sent to the US embassy in Beijing and they rushed it over to the hospital.W: Is the girl all right now?M: She was in a coma for five mon t

46、hs, butshe is slowly recoveri ng.W: What an amaz ing story!III. Un dersta nding PassagesListe ning Task 1 Directions: Listen to the passage and choose the best answers to the following questi ons.Computer shows around the country are attracting thousands of computer en thusiastswho buy parts, take t

47、hem home and assemble their own computers.Mike Williams, who works as a continuing education teacher and part-time support tech ni cia n, finds it easy to learn eno ugh to build your own PC. He learns what to do by read ing booksa nd computer magaz inesand check ing out sites on the Internet about h

48、ome-built PCs sites that an swer questio ns for people doing it for the first time.Today he has bee n to a computer show look ing for his latest project, a powerful Pentium 4-based personal computer. He bought the parts cheaper than the ones offered by Gateway on the In ternet.These days, as compare

49、d to ten to fiftee n years agcthe job of assembly is made simpler by manu facturers of parts that are largely sta ndardized.Eve n so, assembly ends up tak ing more tha n an hour. Then comes the time for a final check.Liste ning Task 2Directi ons: Liste n to the passage and decide whether the followi

50、 ng stateme nts are true or false.When you connect your computer by clicking Internet Explorer, you are connecting to the World Wide Web. The Web is composed of different Web sites, which are created by people and organizations around the world. You can easily jump from one Web site to ano ther.Thin

51、k of the Web as a large library. Web sites are like the books, and Web pages are like pages in the books.These pages can be located on computers any where in the world. The Web contains a wide variety of in formatio n everyth ing from share prices to job opportunities, sports results to news, previe

52、ws of films to song files. When people talk about surfing the Web, they mean browsing its sites. Surfing means exploring sites about which you may never have heard, along the way meeting new people, visiting new places, or learning about people and organizations all over the world.For surfing the We

53、b, you should use a modem that runs at a speed of at least 9,600 bits per second. The faster your modem is, the less time it takes to display pictures and dow nl oad files and the more in teractive the sessi on can be.Unit 12In tellige neePart I In-class Liste ningI. Un dersta nding Basie SkillsList

54、e ning TaskDirections: Listen to the tape and fill in the table with the numbers you hear.Asia has an area of 44,000,000 square kilometers and its population is 3,570,000,000. Africa has an area of 30,200,000 square kilometers and its population is 767,000,000. North America has an area of 24,228,00

55、0 square kilometers and its population is 468,000,000.South America has an area of 17,970,000 square kilometers and its population is 327,000,000.An tarctica has an area of 14,000,000 square kilometers.Europe has an area of 10,160,000 square kilometers and its population is 730,000,000. Oceania has

56、an area of 8,970,000 square kilometers and its population is 29,000,000.II. Un dersta nding a Conv ersati onListe ning TaskDirections: Listen to the conversation and fill in the blanks according to what you hear.W: My classmates are talk ing a lot about IQ these days. Do you know what it is all abou

57、t?M: Yes. IQ, or intelligenee quotient, is a number used to indicate a person s in tellige nee.W: Yeah, and what is it based on?M: It based on a comparison of his or her score on an intelligence test with the scores of others on the same test.W: Well, I see. And what is the purpose for thsesearchers

58、 to test people s IQ? M: Different IQ tests are carried out in different fields and they are of great help. Take the school for example. Teachers in some coun tries use IQ scores to help judge whether childre n are progress in g. If a child scores high on IQ tests but does poorly in class, the teacher may try to determ ine what circumsta nces keep the child from learning. If a child scores low on IQ tests and is doing poorly in class, the teacher may try to s