施心远主编《听力教程》1_(第2版)Unit_12听力原文和答案

1、.word格式,Un it 12Secti on One Tactics for Liste ningPart 1 Pho neticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listento the tape. Pay special atte ntio n to the weak forms,lin k-ups and con tracti ons.Sound of busy streetJeff: Hi, Carl, (I)_Whaf s up ?Carl: Hey, Jeff. We're (2)on our

2、 way to see that new comedyRunning From the Mob. Want to (3) go with us ?Jeff: I (4) hear it's really funny.Carl: Yeah, it's got a lot of good (5)people in it . Shouldbe great. Let's go.Jeff: Ah, I (6) wish I could, but I've got to study.Carl: Well,maybe next time. You're (7) mis

3、s ing a good thi ng.Jeff: I know. (8) Got to go. See you.Carl: Bye.Part 2 Liste ning and Note-Tak ingTAPESCRIPTExercise: Complete the passages as you listen to it.The (1) firstthing I do at the office is to (2)open all theboss' s letters, I (3) answer the easy ones and I (4) leave the difficult

4、ones on the (5) boss' s desk. At about (6) 10 o' clock I make (7) a cup of coffee for the boss and for myself. Then the boss (8) dictates letters for about (9) an hour. Of course, I answer the phone (10) all day. Sometimes it doesn' t (11) stop. I have about (120 half an hour for lunch a

5、t about (13)oneo' clock . Then I do jobs in the (140 office till about (15) five o' clock.Secti on Two Liste ning Comprehe nsionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Job In terviewTAPESCRIPTMs Brow n: What was your previous job?Mr Wigmore: I worked for the Nati onal Bus Compa ny.Ms Brow n: And how long

6、 have you worked for them?Mr Wigmore: I ' ve worked for them for f ive years.Ms Brow n: How long have you bee n an area sales man ager?Mr Wigmore: Eightee n mon ths.Ms Brown: And what did you do before joining the Bus Company?Mr Wigmore: I worked for a chain of hotels as junior manager.Ms Brown:

7、 The post you ' ve applied for invoIves a lot of traveli ng. Have you bee n abroad much?Mr Wigmore: I ' ve been to most of Western Europe, and I ' ve bee n to easter n Europe on ce, to Hun gary.Ms Brow n: Why did you go there?Mr Wigmore: The hotel sent me to atte nd a conferen ce.Ms Brow

8、 n: I see. Have you ever orga ni zed a conferenceyourself?Mr Wigmore: Y es. I have actually. Why?Ms Brow n: Well, this job would require rather a lot oforga nizing meeti ngs and conferen ces.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.1. How many jobs has the in terviewee had before he

9、 applies for this job? What are they?(He has had two jobs. He worked for the National Bus Companyas an area sales manager. Before that, he worked for a chain of hotels as junior man ager.)2. What are the requireme nts for this job?(This job invo Ives a lot of traveli ng and requires rather alot of o

10、rga ni zatio n meeti ngs and conferen ces.)3. Do you thi nk the in terviewee is qualified for this job?Give your reas ons.(Probably he is qualified for the job. Because he has beena man ager for many years and he has bee n abroad much. Hehas bee n to most of Western Europe. He actually has the exper

11、ie nee of orga ni zati on a conferen ce.)Dialogue 2 Job RedundancyDavid: Cheer up, George. What ' s happened to that happy smile we all know and love?George: Oh, hello, Davidwas miles away, I' m afraid.David: Whaf s the problem? You look as if you' ve lost a pound and found 10 pen ce.Geo

12、rge: Decisions, decisions. I' ve lost my job.David: You haven ' t.George: I have.David: I thought you were doing so well.George: So did I. Then yesterday they gave us all the officialletter. Appare ntly the bus in ess has bee n los ing mon ey, sothey ' ve decided to close it down.David:

13、Gracious, whe n?George: End of the week.David: You' ve worked there for quite a long time, haven' t you?George: Nearly six years.David: So you ' re entitled to some redundancy* money?George: Not a lot. Not if they' ve been losing money.David: What are you going to do? Are you going t

14、o try and getano ther job in the music bus in ess?George: Well, I thought I might start a little bus in ess of my own.David: That' s a good idea. What sort of bus in ess? A music shop?George: No. A record ing studio. Record ing studios charge theearth these days and there are lots of youngsters

15、whocan' t afford those prices. I thoughtif I find suitablepremises* I could offer a cut-price* recording service.David: That sounds a marvelous idea. Then, as you get morefamous, you could in crease your charges.George: No, I ' d rather encourage young mus icians to come and maketheir firstr

16、ecording with meand then I thought maybeI could branch out and become an age nt.David: Ah, I see. Then you could sell the recording madeby your prot e g e s* to the big record companies.George: That ' s the general idea.David: Great. Well, if you decide you need someoneto look after the acco unt

17、s and make the coffee, let me kno w. I might be in terested.George: OK. I may take you up on* that offer. Bye.David: Bye.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you th ink the

18、 statement is true or false.T 1. George is usually happy and gay. ( David:Whaf shappe ned to that happy smile we all know and love?)F 2. George works miles away. ( When George says“ Oh, hello,David. I was miles aways, I ' m afraid, ” he mean she is not pay ing any atte nti on.)F 3. George has ju

19、st bee n to an in terview. ( Probably Georgehas just bee n back from his work.)T 4. George look s depressed. ( David: You look as if you ve lost a pound and 10 pen ce.)F 5. Since the bus in essis not doing well, the compa ny decidesto reduce the nu mber of its workers. ( Since the bus in ess is not

20、doing well, the company decides to close it down.)T 6. The compa ny just gave George a week no tice. ( the compa nywill be closed dow n by the end of n ext week.)T 7. Since George has bee n work ing for the compa ny for n earlysix year, he should be given a sort of compensation. (Since George has be

21、en working for the companyfor nearly six year, he should be given a sort of compensation, which is called red undancy mon ey.)F 8. George is going to look for a new job. ( George is goingto start his own bus in ess.)F 9. George thinks his recording studio can attract youngsters by offeri ng a high-q

22、uality record ing service. ( George thinks his record ing studio can attract youn gsters by offeri ng a cut-price record ing service.)F 10. George would start a recording studio rather a music shop because he thinks he can make much more mon ey. ( Though recording studios charge the earth these days

23、, George would just offer an opport unity for the young musicia ns to come and make their first recording with him.)F 11. George' s ambition is to establish a big record company. (George ' s ambiti on is to branch out and become an age nt and sell the recordings made by his prote g e s to th

24、e bigrecord compa ni es.)F 12. George has accepted David' s offer to be his accountant.(George may consider David ' s offer later on.)Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 Burglary (1)The old lady was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived. Her shopping had tired her. In the lift her thoug

25、hts were on lunch and a good rest; but whe n she got out at her own floor, both were forgotte n in her sudde n discovery that her front door was ope n. She was thinking that she must reprima nd* her daily maid the next morning for such a monstrous negligenee, whe n she remembered that she had gone s

26、hopp ing after the maid had left and she knew that she had tur ned both keys in their locks. She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the room doors were open, yet following her regular practice she had shut them before going out. Look ing into the draw ing room, she saw a scene

27、of confusion over by her writing desk.Exercise:Listen to the passage and choose the best answer tocomplete each of the followi ng senten ces.1 .D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. D 7.A 8.CPart 3 NewsNews Item 1TAPESCRIPTWater has long been considered important to the development of life. That is why scientist

28、s are so interested in finding water in our solar system. Now, the America n space age ncy has con firmed that there is water ice on the pla net Mars.The discovery is a major step in the search for the con diti ons for life on the red pla net. The discovery was made with the help of an American spac

29、ecraft, the Phoenix Mars Lander. The spacecraft Ian ded on the extreme north of Mars on May 25.On June 15, it dug a hole about seven centimeters deep in theMartian soil. The hole contained small particlesof alight-coloredsubstanee. Scientists wondered whether thesubsta nee was froze n carb on dioxid

30、e, salt or water ice.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.The n ews item is aboutthe experime nt carried out on Mars bya spacecraft.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and answer thefollowing questions.1. The America n space age ncy has con firmed that there i

31、s water ice on the pla net Mars.2. The discovery was made with the help of an Americanspacecraft.3. The Phoenix Mars Lander.4. It is a major step in the search for the conditions for life on Mars.5. The spacecraft Ianded on the extreme north of Mars on May25.6. It dug a hole about seven centimeters

32、deep in the Martian soil.7. The hole contained small particles of a light-coloredsubsta nee.8. Scie ntistswon dered whether the substa nee was froze n carb ondioxide, salt or water ice.News Item 2An American study has suggested that melting ice in theArctic Sea is threate ning perma nen tly froze n

33、soil. The study found that rates of warm ing in no rther n Alaska, Can ada andRussia could in crease whe n the sea ice melts quickly. Duringsuch periods, the in crease could be more tha n three times greater tha n the average twen ty-first cen tury warmi ng rates predicted in earlier studies.The new

34、 study is the work of scie ntists from the Nati onalCen ter for Atmospheric Research and the Nati onal Snow and IceData Center.The findings were reported last month inGeophysical Research Letters, a publicatio n of the America n Geophysical Union.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the

35、following summary.The news item is aboutmelting ice in the Arctic Sea that isthreate ning perma nen tly froze n soil.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and answer the follow ing questi ons.1. It has suggested that melting ice in the Arctic Sea is threate ning perma nen tly froze n soil.2. In

36、northern Alaska, Canada and Russia.3. The in crease could be more tha n three times greater tha n the average twen ty-first cen tury.4. Last mon th.5. In Geophysical Research Letters.6. The American Geophysical Union.News Item 3TAPESCRIPTSpace scientists have been searching nearby stars for pla nets

37、 with great success. The Un ited States space age ncy says that 264 exopla nets have bee n discovered so far. But, un til now, few of the pla netary systems found orbit ing other stars have bee n like our own solar system. That has all cha nged with the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting a star ca

38、lledFifty-Five Cancri in the constellation Cancer.The star is forty-one light years away from Earth. It isalso very similar to our own sun.Last mon th, astr ono mers announ ced the discovery of a fifth pla net orbit ing Fifty-Five Can cri. What makes the discovery extraordinaryis that the new exopla

39、net orbits in whatastronomers call a "habitable zone." Thismeanstemperatureson the pla net maybe warme no ugh for liquid water to exist either on its surface or on one of its moons.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.The news item is about the discovery o

40、f a fifthplanet orbitinga star called Fifty-Five Cancri.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the follow ing passage.Last mon th, astr ono mers announ ced the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting Fifty-Five Cancri. The star is41 light yearsaway from Earth and it is very similar to o

41、ur own sun.According to the United States space agency, 264 exoplanets have bee n discovered so far and few of the pla netary systems found orbit ingother stars are like our own solar system. Thathas all cha nged with the discovery.What makes the discoveryextraord inaryis that the newexopla net orbi

42、ts is in ahabitable zone , which means liquidwater may on its surface or on one of its moons.Section There Oral WorkPart 1 Questi ons and An swersTAPESCRIPTJenny: Would you like a game of tennis n ext Thursday?Chris: I can't, I'm afraid, I'm going to Bristol.Jenny: What for?Chris: I have

43、 an in terview for a job as man ager of a recordshop.Jenny: I did n't know you wan ted to move.Chris: Well,myparents are going to retire to Bath next year,and I want to be n ear them.Jenny: How are you gett ing to Bristol?Chris: I have a bit of a problem, actually. My car isn'tworking at the

44、 moment. I'm thinking ofgetting a taxi to the station,and then getting a train.Jenny: I'II give you a lift to the station. Don't worryabout a taxi.Chris: Really?Jenny: Mmm.Chris: OK. The n I'll get a taxi home.Jenny: Well, what time is your train back?Chris: It gets in at 21.15what&#

45、39;s that?quarterpast nine in the eve ning.Jenny: It's all right. I'll pick you up as well. It's notrouble.Chris: That's great! Thanks a lot. Jenny.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer somequestions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only on ce. An swe

46、r each questi on with a complete sentence after you have heard it.Questi ons:1. What does Jenny want to know?(She wants to know whether Chris would like a gameof tennis next Thursday.)2. Can Chris play tennis with her next Thursday?(No, he is un able to.)3. Why isn't he able to de that?(He will

47、go to Bristol to have an in terview for a job.)4. What kind of job does au-is apply for?(He applies for a job as man ager of a record shop.)5. Why does Chris want to move?(His pare nts are going to retire n ext year and he wants tobe n ear them.)6. How is Chris getting to Bristol?(He's thi nking

48、 of gett ing a taxi to the stati on and the ngett ing a train.)7. Why needn't Chris worry about a taxi?(Je nny will give him a lift.)8. What time is his train back?(It is a quarter past nine in the eve nin g.)Part 2 Retelli ngRuth Lawre nee, a 13-year-old En glish girl, was awarded adegree at th

49、e University of Oxford. When speaking to the reporters from television, radio and the press Ruth said that she was not a geni us, and her success was the result of a lot of hard work.Ruth is very special girl. At Oxford University Ruth completed her degree in two years in stead of the usual three.He

50、r teachersays that Ruth has the quickest mind tha n any stude nt she has ever known.Ruth has never attended school. Ruth's father has been her teacher for the most of her life and he stopped working for his computer compa ny to go to Oxford with her. Mrs. Lawre nee has bee n managing the compute

51、r compa ny since Ruth and her father went to Oxford.Ruth's father said that he was very happy with his daughter's success. And he hoped that Ruth was going to stay in Oxford and do researchExercise: Listen tothe passage and then retell it in your ownwords. You will hear the passage only on c

52、e.Secti on Four Suppleme ntary ExercisesPart 1 Liste ning Comprehe nsionPassage 1 Burglary (2)TAPESCRIPTIt was as clear as daylight then that burglars had forced an entry during her absenee. Her first impulse was to go round all the rooms looking for the thieves, but then she decided that at her age

53、 t might be more prude nt to have some one with her, so she went to (etch the porter from his basement. By this time her legs were beginning to tremble, so she sat down and accepted a cup of very strong tea, while he telepho ned the police.They went through the rooms, being careful to touch nothing,

54、 as they did not want to hinder* the police in their search for fingerprints.It seemedas though everything she possessed hadbeen tossed out and turned over and over. At least sorting out the things she should have discarded* years ago was being made easier lot her. The n a police in spector arrived

55、with a con stable and she told them of her discovery of the ran sacked flat. The in spector bega n to look for fin gerpri nts, while the con stable checked that the front door locks had not been forced, thereby proving that the burglars had either used skelet on keys or en tered over the balc ony. T

56、here was no trace of fin gerpri nts, but the inspectorfound a dirty red bundle that containedjewellery whichthe old lady said was not hers. So their entryinto this flat was apparently not tile burglars first job that day.Exercise: Liste n to the passage and choose the best an swer toeach of the foll

57、owi ng questi ons.I. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8.BPassage 2 Nursing CrisisThe World Health Organization says the number of flumes and midwives around the world is decreasing. Nurses are health care workers who are tra ined to care the sick people. Midwives are health care workers who are train

58、ed m assist women during childbirth. The World Health Orga ni zati on says this decrease in skilled health cam providers will hurt health care services in many coun triesMost nurses and midwives are said to be leaving the health care professi on because of several reas ons. They in clude low pay and poor work ing con diti ons Health care experts discussed these problems daring a meeting in December. They met al the World Health Organizationheadquarters in Geneva, SwitzerlandExperts said the problems explain why it is becoming more difficult to bring new people into