施心远主编听力教程1第2版Unit3原文及答案

1、UNIT3Section1TacticsForListeningPART 1 PhoneticsExercise:Completethefollowingshortdialogueasyoulistentothetape.Payspecialattentiontotheweakforms,fink-upsandcontractions.Friend:Hi,Linda.IhearyouandJohngotmarried(l)lastmonth.Linda:Yeah,wedid,(smiling)Threeweeks(2)ago.Friend:Well,congratulations!Linda:

2、Thankyou.Friend:Didyou(3)haveabigwedding?Linda:No,wegot(4)marriedatCityHall.Wedidn'twanttospendverymuchbecause(5)we'resavingtobuyahouse.Friend:Wheredidyou(6)havethereception?Linda:Oh-we(7)didn'thaveareception.Wejust(8)invitedafewfriendsoverfordrinksafterwards.Friend:What(9)didyouwear?Lin

3、da:JustaskirtandblouseFriend:Oh!Linda:AndJohnworea(10)jacketandjeans.Friend:Wheredidyou(11)goforyourhoneymoon?Linda:We(12)didn'thaveahoneymoon.WewentbacktoworkthenextdayAh,herecomes(13)mybus.Friend:Listen.(14)I'dlovetohelpcelebrate.Whydon'tyoutwo(15)comeoverforadrinknextweek'?Linda:S

4、ure.We'dloveto.(16)1'lltalkJohnand(17)callyouMonday.Friend:Great.Seeyou(18)nextweek.Linda:Bye.PART 2 ListeningandNote-takingBob:LookatthatAngela.True-Valuearegoingtosellhi-fi'sfor72.64pounds,I'mgoingtobuyone.Wecansaveatleast20pounds.Angela:Yes,andlookatthewashingmachines.They'reg

5、oingtosellsomewashingmachinesfor98.95pounds,sowecansave22pounds.Awashingmachineismoreimportantthanahi-fi.Bob:Bytheway,Angela.Doyouknowhowmuchmoneywe'vegot?About200pounds,Ihope.Angela:Here'sthebankstatement.Ididn'twanttoopenit.Oh,dear.Bob:What'sthematter?Angela:Wehaven'tgot200poun

6、ds,I'mafraid.Bob:Well,comeon.Howmuchhavewegot?Angela:Only150pounds16.A:BobandAngelaarewindow-shopping.Theshopisclosed,buttheyaretalkingaboutthesalesnextweek.Theyareplanningtobuyalotofthings.Listentotheconversationandtakenotesonthefollowingitems:money they can saveat least £ 20£22Things

7、theywanttobuytheprice1. ahi-fi£72.642. awashingmachine£98.95B:CompletethefollowingSentences.Theamountofmoneytheyshouldpayforthethingstheywanttobuy:£171.59.Theamountofmoneytheythinktheycansave:42pounds.Theamountofmoneytheythinktheycanhave:200pounds.Theamountofmoneytheyactuallyhave:150.

8、16pounds.Section2ListeningComprehensionPART1DialoguesDialogues1what'shelike?A: Tellmeaboutyournewmanager.What'shelike?B: Oh,terrific.He'stall,goodlooking.,well,Ithinkhe'sgoodlooking,anyway.andhe'sabout35or36.He'sveryinterestedinallkindsofsportsfootball,basketball.oh,andtennis

9、.Myfriendtoldmehe'sverygoodattennis.Heplaysatthesametennisclub.theclubwheresheplays.youknow.A: Oh,ishefriendly?Imean,intheoffice.B: Well,Idon'tknowhimverywell.He'sabit.shy,Ithink.Heisn'tmarried;helivesinaflatonhisown.well,justhimandhisdog.A: Listentotheconversationandcompletethefollo

10、wingblanks.Age:35or36Appearance:good-lookingHobbies:sportsfootballbasketballandtennisMarriagestatus:single/notmarriedB: Listentotheconversationagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1. Whatishegoodat?Howdoeshisfriendknowthat?(Heisgoodattennis.Hisfriendknowsthatbecauseheplaysatthesametennisclubwhereshep

11、lays.)2. Doeshelivealone?Hashegotacompanion?(Yes,helivesalone.Buthehasacompanion,hisdog.)Dialogue2HowOldAreYou?Man1:Allright.Keith.Howoldareyou?Man2:Thirty-seven.Man1:Thirty-seven,yeah?And,ermyoumarried?Man2:Yes.Man1:Yeah.Haveyougotchildren?Man2:Two.Man1:Yeah.Whataretheirnames?Man2:TobyandLucy.Man1:

12、TobyandLucy.Howoldarethey?Man2:One's11,that'sLucy;andToby's13.Man1:Yeah.Tellmeaboutyourjob,Keith.Man2:Well,IworkattheOxfordUniversityPress.I'maprinter'sreaderandcopyeditor.Man1:Erin,whatsortofhoursofworkdoyouhave'?Man2:Erm,7.30inthemorning.Man1:Youstartworkat7.30?Man2:Yes.Ist

13、artat7.30inthemorningandfinishat4.15.That'switha45-minutelunchbreak.Man1:Yeah.Doyoulikeitthatway?Doyoulikestartingveryearly?Man2:No,Idon't.No.Man1:Howdoyougotowork?Man2:Er,well,IcyclefromheretoDidcotstation,andthencatchthetrainandreturnjourney.Man1:Tellmeoneortwothingsyoulikedoing,andoneortw

14、othingsyoudon'tlikedoing.Whatdoyoulikedoing?Whatdoyoudoforenjoyment?Man2:Well,I'mquiteinterestedinantiques*.Man1:Yes.Man2:ThingsIdon'tlike-Idon'tlikedecorating.I'mnotawfullykeenongardening.Man1:OK.Whatreadingwhatsortofwhatnewspaperdoyouread?Man2:TheTimes.Man1:TheTimes,yeah.Man2:A

15、ndTheSundayTimes.Man1:Yeah.Andwhatkindofbonksdoyouread?Man2:Ermtendstobemorealonghistorylines.Notnovels,generally,moregeneralhistory.Localhistoryespecially.Man1:Yeah,OK.Doyousmoke,Keith?Man2:No.Man1:Youdrink?Man2:Occasionally.Man1:Yeah.Doyougotochurch?Man2:Notveryoften,no.Man1:Right.Thankyouverymuch

16、indeed.Listentotheinterviewandcompletethefollowingreport.Nameoftheinterviewee:Keith.Keithis(1)_37yearsold.He'sgot(2)twochildren.Oneis(3)11andtheotheris(4)13.Heisa(5)printer'sreaderandcopyeditoratthe(6)OxfordUniversityPress.Hestartsworkat(7)7:30andfinishesat(8)4.15witha(9)45-minutelunchbreak.

17、Hegoestoworkby(10)bicycleandtrain.Heisinterestedin(11)antiques.Hedislikes(E2)decoratingandisnotawfully(13)keenongardening.Hereadsquitealot,(14)newspapers,books,especially(15)booksofhistory.Hedoesn't(16)smokeanddrinks(17)onlyoccasionally.Hedoesn't(18)gotothechurchoften.Part 2 PassagePassage1I

18、nformationalinterviewing1-4:DACB5-8:AABDScript:Informationalinterviewsareoneofthemostbeneficialwaysthroughwhichtolearnaboutacareerfield;theycanalsoserveasaplacetobeginnetworking.Theirpurposeistoexploreaparticularfieldororganizationandlearnthe"insandouts"ofthatfieldfromapractitioner.Rathert

19、hanbeingaskedquestions,youarethequestioner,gatheringinformationthatwillhelpyouevaluateyourinterestinandsuitabilityforaparticularopportunity.Aninformationalinterviewisafineplacetoraisedoubtsyoumighthave,explorethecompatibilityofyourworkvalueswiththoseexpressedinthefieldandaskforadvice.Anindividualwho

20、myouinterviewforinformationcanalsocritiqueyourresume.Althoughyoumaynotspecificallyfindoutaboutajobopening,informationalinterviewingwilloftenprovideleadsastowheretobeginasuccessfuljobsearchandwillhelpyouchoosebetweenfieldsyouareconsidering.Ifyouareunabletofindyourformerstudentsorparentstomeetforaninf

21、ormationalinterview,trycontactingemployersororganizationsfoundinoneoftheclosedstackdirectoriesintheCRClibrary.Part 3 NewsNewsitem1ThispresidentialelectioniscreatingunusualinterestandexcitementacrossAmerica,especiallywithyoungpeopleandDemocrats.TheDemocratshopetoreclaimtheWhiteHouseaftereightyearsofR

22、epublicanpresidency.Yetcandidatesfrombothpartiesarepromisingchange.TherearemajorissuesfacingAmericans:theweakeningeconomy,theIraqwar.Otherconcernsincludethetroubledhousingmarket,highcostsofhealthcareandenergy,andthedebateoverillegalimmigration.Butinterestintheelectionisalsobeingdrivenbythecandidates

23、themselves.DemocratsHillaryClintonorBarackObamawouldbecomeAmerica'sfirstfemaleorfirstblackpresident.RepublicJohnMcCainwouldbecome,atageseventy-two,theoldestpresidentelectedtoafirstterm.A: Listentothenewsitemagainandcompletethefollowingsummary.ThisnewsitemisaboutthepresidentialelectionintheUSA.B:

24、 Listentothenewsitemagainandcompletethefollowingblanks.1. D2.B3.B4.A5.DNewsitem2ThespaceshuttleDiscoverylandedatKennedySpaceCentreinthestateofFloridalastmonth.Itwastheonehundredtwentiethshuttleflightandthetwenty-thirdtotheInternationalSpaceStation.TheUnitedStatesspaceagencyhadtwomaingoalsforthisflig

25、htofDiscovery.First,thecrewwastomoveastructurefromonesideofthespacestationtotheother.Andthentheyweretoaddanewroomtothespacestation.NASAcallsthenewadditiontothespacestationtheHarmonyconnectingmodules.Itisthefirstnewroomaddedtothespacestationsince2001.Harmonyisaboutsevenmeterslongandaboutfourmeterswid

26、e.Itwillbeapassagewaybetweenthelaboratoriesandtherestofthespacestation.A: Listentothenewsitemagainandcompletethefollowingsummary.ThisnewsitemisabouttheonehundredtwentiethflightofthespaceshuttleDiscovery.B: Listentothenewsitemagainandcompletethefollowingblanks.Landingtime:lastmonthLandingsite:Kennedy

27、SpaceCentreinthestateofFloridaItwastheonehundredtwentiethshuttleflightandthetwenty-thirdtotheInternationalSpaceStationTwomaingoalsforthisflight:thecrewwastomoveastructurefromonesideofthespacestationtotheother.Theyweretoaddanewroom-Harmony-tothespacestation.- -itisaconnectingmodule.- -itisthefirstnew

28、roomaddedtothespacestationsince2001.- -itisaboutsevenmeterslongandaboutfourmeterswide.- -itwillbeapassagewaybetweenthelaboratoriesandtherestofthespacestation.Newsitem3TheWorldHealthOrganizationisurgingcountriestofollowsixpoliciestopreventmillionsoftabacco-relateddeaths.ThesixpoliciesareknownasMPOWER

29、,spelledM-P-O-W-E-R.TheMisformonitoringtobaccouseandpreventionpolices.ThePisforpretectingpeoplebyestablishingsmoke-freeareas.TheOstandsforofferingservicetohelppeoplestopsmoking.TheWisforwarningpeopleaboutthedangersoftobacco.TheEisforenforcingbansontobaccoadvertisingandotherformsofmarketing.AndtheRis

30、forraisingtaxesontobacco.TheWHOsaystobacconowcausesmorethanfivemilliondeathsayear.Itpredictsthisnumberwillrisetomorethaneightmillionbytheyear2030.Bytheendofthecentury,itsays,tobaccocouldkillonebillionpeople-tentimesasmanyasinthetwentiethcentury.A: Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.Th

31、isnewsitemisabouttobaccorisktoabillionlivesthiscentury,aspredictedbytheWHO.B: Listentothenewsitemagainandchoosethebestanswertoanswereachofthefollowingquestions.1. WhatistheWorldHealthOrganizationisurgingcountriestodo?TheWorldHealthOrganizationisurgingcountriestofollowsixpoliciestopreventmillionsofto

32、bacco-relateddeaths.2. ThesixpoliciesareknownasMPOWER,spelledM-P-O-W-E-R.Whatdoeseachletterstandfor?TheMisformonitoringtobaccouseandpreventionpolices.ThePisprotectingpeoplebyestablishingsmoke-freeareas.TheOstandsforofferingservicestohelppeoplestopsmoking.TheWisforwarningpeopleaboutthedangersoftobacc

33、o.TheEisforenforcingbansontobaccoadvertisingandotherformsofmarketing.AndtheRisforraisingtaxesontobacco.3. Howmanydeathsdoestobaccocausenow?TheWHOsaystobacconowcausemorethanfivemilliondeathsayear.4. Willthisnumberrisebytheyear2030?Yes,theWHOpredictsthisnumberwillrisetomorethaneightmillionbytheyear203

34、0.5. Howmanypeoplewillbekilledbytheendofthecentury?Bytheendofthecentury,tobaccocouldkillonebillionpeople-tentimesasmanyasinthetwentiethcenturySection3OralWorkMrsWhite:Howdidyourwritinggothismorning?Isthebookcomingalongallright?MrWhite:I'mnotsure.Ithinktherestofitwillbedifficulttowrite.Therearest

35、illsomeproblemstosolve.MrsWhite:Iexpectyou'llfindtheanswersinterestingtoworkout.MrWhite:IfIcanworkthemout.Thankgoodnessthehouseiseasytoworkin.Ishallatleastbeabletothink.MrsWhite:You'veforgottensomething.Peaceandquietwillbedifficulttoguaranteemuchlonger.MrWhite:Good,heavens,yes.Theschoolholid

36、aysstartinaweek,don'tthey?Thehousewillbeimpossibletoworkinwhiletheylast.MrsWhite:Well,someextranoiseishardtoavoid.ButI'llkeepthemawayfromthestudyasmuchasIcan.That'llbeallrighttoworkin.MrWhite:Whataboutthegarden?Itwasbeautifullypeacefulandquietouttherethismorning.MrsWhite:Well,you'dbe

37、ttermakethemostofitwhileitlasts.Peaceandquietwillbehardtofindinthegardenprettysoon,I'mafraid.Exercise:Listentothedialogueandthenanswersomequestionsaboutit.Youwillhearthedialogueandthequestionsonlyonce.Answereachquestionwithacompletesentenceafteryouhaveheardit.Questions:1. WhatwasMrWhitedoingthis

38、morning?(Hewaswritinghisbookthismorning.)2. AccordingtoMrWhite,wasthebookcomingalongallright?(No,hethoughttherestofthebookwouldbedifficulttowrite.)3. WhatdidMrsWhiteexpect?(HeexpectedthatMrWhitewouldfindtheanswersinterestingtoworkout.)4. WhydidMrWhitethinkthehousewaseasytoworkin?(Becausehewouldatlea

39、stbeabletothink)5. Whenwouldtheschoolholidaysstart?(Theywouldstartinaweek.)6. WasitpossibleforMrWhitetoworkinthehouseduringtheschoolholidays?(No,itwasimpossibleforhimtoworkinthehouse.)7. CouldMrWhiteworkinthegardenthismorning?(Yes.hecouldworkinthegardenthismorning.)Why?(Becauseitwaspeacefulandquiet)

40、8. WhyshouldMrWhitemakemostofitwhilethegardenwaspeacefulandquiet?(Becausepeace:andquietwouldhardtofindinthegardenprettysoon.)Part2RetellingTotheAmericanpeople,educationisveryimportant.Thefirsttwelveyearsofpublicschoolarefreeofcharge.Asaresult,about93percentoftheteenagersfromfourteentoseventeenyearso

41、ldareinhighschool.However,200yearsago,educationwasnotfree.Americanelementaryschoolswereonlyforrichpeople.Mostyoungpeoplewerenotinschool.Thefirstpublichighschoolwasin1832.Thepurposeoftheschoolwastopreparestudentsforcollege.Itsmostimportantsubjectsweremathematicsandforeignlanguages.Nowadays,Americaned

42、ucationisabigbusiness.Thereareabout45millionstudentsinthenation'selementaryschoolsandhighschools.Eachyearthereareaboutthreemillionhighschoolgraduates.Themainpurposeofhighschoolisstilltopreparestudentsforcollege.Therearealsojob-trainingprogrammesinhighschoolandprogrammestoteachusefulskillsforever

43、ydaylife-forexample,drivertraining,firstaid,andevencooking.Section4SupplementaryExercisesPartIListeningComprehensionPassage1BritishpostmenandmilkmenBritishpostmenandmilkmenhaveareputationforbeingcheerful.Astheybotharriveveryearlyinthemorning,whenyouareperhapsnotfeelingverygood-tempered,theirbrisk*kn

44、ockingandbrightwhistlingmaygetonyournerves.Ofcourse,therearesomegloomypostmen,whomakeyouthinkthateverylettercontainstragicnews,butthemajorityarejollyandgood-humoured.Thisisquitesurprising,becausedeliveringthemaileachmorningisajobwhichisnotverywellpaidandthereareagreatmanyproblems.Thecitypostmanhasto

45、goonfoot,notonlyalongstreetsbutalsoupanddownstairs,asmanyblocksofflatsstillhavenoliftsandnodownstairsletterbox.Ifhehasaregisteredlettertodeliver,hehastowaitforsomeonetocometothedoortosignforit.Thatpersonmaygreethiminamostunfriendlywayifhehasjustbeenwokenfromadeepsleepveryearlyinthemorning.Inthecount

46、ry,apostmanmayhaveabicycleorasmallvan,sohedoesnothavetowalksofar,butneverthelesshehashisproblemstoo.Itisveryannoyingtobecompelled*togoallthewaytoanisolatedhousesimplytodeliverapostcardoracircular,whenthismakesthejourneyhalfanhourlonger.Inwinter,weatherconditionsarebad,butthepostmanmustcarryoninthera

47、inorthesnow.Sometimesitisimpossibletouseavanorabicycleintheseconditions,andhehastodohisround*onfoot,likehiscitycolleague.Mostcountrypeoplekeepadog.Althoughtheremaybeanoticeonthegate,"BEWAREOFTHEDOG,"thisisoflittlehelptothepostman-Heisforcedtogoin,whetherthedogisdangerousornot.Soeverydaythe

48、countrypostmanknowsthat,ifthedogisnotsafelytiedup,itmaybitehimonthelegortear*theseat*outofhistrousers.Exercise:Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.1. B2.A3.C4.A5.D6.A7.D8.BPassage2StudyintheUnitedStatesThelatestreportfromtheInstituteforInternationalEducation

49、givesinformationfromtheschoolyearthatbeganinSeptemberoflastyearandendedinMayofthisyear.Itsaysmorethan500,000foreigncollegestudentsattendedAmericanschoolsduringthatschoolyear.NewYorkUniversityinNewYorkCityhadthelargestnumberofforeignstudents.Almost5,000foreignstudentsattendedNYUlastyear.TheUniversity

50、ofSouthernCaliforniaatLosAngeleshadthesecondlargestnumberofstudents,about4,500.ThereportsaystheStateofCaliforniahadthemostforeignstudents,withabout66,000livingtherelastyear.NewYorkStatewasnext,withabout55,000foreignstudents.ChinasentthemostforeignstudentstotheUnitedStateslastyear.Morethan54,000Chine

51、sestudentsattendedAmericanschools.Japansentthenexthighestnumberofstudents,almost47,000.Indiawasnext,withabout42,000.AndKoreawasfourth,sendingmorethan41,000studentstotheUnitedStates.ThereportsaysthemostpopularsubjectsofstudyforinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStateslastyearwerebusinessandmanagement.Tw

52、entypercentofallforeignstudentswerestudyingthosesubjects.Fifteenpercentstudiedengineering.Nineteenpercentstudiedmathematicsandcomputerscience.A: Listentothepassageanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTorFinthespaceprovided.Discusswithyourclassmateswhyyouthinkthestatementistrueor

53、false.F1.TheschoolyearintheUnitedStatesbeginsinSeptemberofthisyearandendsinJuneofnextyear.(TheschoolyearintheUnitedStatesbeginsinSeptemberofthisyearandendsinMayofthenextyear.)F2.NewYorkUniversityintheStateofNewYorkhadthelargestnumberofforeignstudents.(NewYorkUniversityinNewYorkCityhadthelargestnumbe

54、rofforeignstudents.)T3.TheStateofCaliforniahadthemostforeignstudentslivingtherelastyear.(ThereportsaystheStateofCaliforniahadthemostforeignstudents,withabout66,000livingtherelastyear.)F4.Morethan50,000foreigncollegestudentsattendedAmericanschoolsduringthatschoolyear.(Morethan500,000foreigncollegestu

55、dentsattendedAmericanschoolsduringthatschoolyear.)F5.LastyearthemostpopularsubjectofstudyforinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStateswascomputerscience.(LastyearthemostpopularsubjectofstudyforinternationalstudentsintheUnitedStateswasbusinessandmanagement.)B: Listentothereportagainandmatchthenumberofstu

56、dentswiththecorrespondingcountry.54,000China47,000Japan42,000India41,000KoreaPart2OralWorkInarecentbroadcast,Iheardawomansaythatshefeltguiltybecauseshespent20atanauctionsale.Shewasafraidherhusbandmightaccuseherofbeingextravagant.Ifindthisattitudedifficulttounderstand,for,obviouslyamarriedwomanhasasm

57、uchrighttospend£20asherhusband.Sometimesbothhusbandandwifegoouttowork.But,inacasewherethewomanstaysathometolookafterthechildren,itisstillunfairthatsheshouldfeelguiltyaboutspendingasmallsumofmoneyonherself.Exercise:Listentothepassageandthengiveyouropiniononthefollowingtopic.Doyouagreewiththespeakerthatthewoman'sattitu