大学英语听力应用(第2册)A New TV Show

Unit12ANewTVShowPartOneWarming-upActivityPartTwoConversationsPartThreePassagesPartFourCompoundDictationPartFiveStoryAppreciationPartOneWarming-upActivityDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearanEnglishsongorapoemthreetimes.Thefirsttime,youjustlistenforitsgeneralidea,andthesecondtime,youarerequiredtocommitittomemory.Finally,youcansingalongandenjoyit.WastedLoveMarieSerneholt

Soyousaythere’snothingwrongThentellmewhyIdon’tbelieveyouMaybeyousoundjusttosincereMaybeIjustsawrighttroughyouCausewho’sthegirlWalkingtherebyyoursideThewayshesmilesIjustknowIwastedloveIwastedloveIwastedallmyemotionsonyouIwastedloveSoherethewallscometumblingdownAheart’sbreakingintoathousandpiecesImightbedamagedbutI’llbeokEverythinghappensforareasonWho’sthegirlWalkingtherebyyoursideThewayshesmilesIjustknowIwastedloveIwastedloveIwastedallmyemotionsonyouIwastedloveEverythinghappensforareasonWho’sthegirlWalkingtherebyyoursideThewayshesmilesIjustknow[Icantellbythewayyousmile,yeah]IwastedloveIwastedloveIwastedallmyemotionsonyouIwastedloveIwastedallmyemotionsonyouIwastedlovePartTwoConversationsSectionAShortConversationsDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause,duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:M：Isitpossibleforyoutoworklate,MissGrey?W：Worklate?Isupposeso,ifyoureallythinkit'snecessary.Q：Wheredoyouthinkthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?Youwillread:A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA)ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer:A)B)C)D)1. A) LucyusedtoworkforUnitedAirlines. B) Lucyhaschangedherjob. C) Lucyisabankclerk. D) Lucyenjoysherworkverymuch.2. A) Shecooksverynicemeals. B) Shedoesn’tlikeherpresentjob. C) Shehasherdinnerataprettygoodrestaurant. D) Shedoesn’thaveenoughtimeforrest.3. A) Makingaplan. B) Takingpartinthesportsmeet. C) Sailing. D) Goingoutwiththeman.4. A) Thewomandrivesfast. B) Thewomanhasgotonlyoneticketsofar. C) Themanadvisedthewomantobecareful. D) Themanisworriedaboutthewoman’ssafety.5. A) Sheisgettingfat. B) Shelivesinthecountryside. C) Sheworksasamodel. D) Sheeatsonlyvegetablestoloseweight.6. A) Theyhatecomputergames. B) Theytelltheirsonwhattheyreallythink. C) Theydonotwanttohurttheirson’sfeelings. D) Theywanttheirsontotellthemthetruth.7. A) Theyshouldmoveoutbeforetheyare20. B) Theyshouldearntheirownliving. C) Theyshouldlivewiththeirparents. D) Theyshouldlearntorelyonthemselves.8. A) Prepareforexams. B) Studyasusual. C) MeetClintEastwood. D) Seeamovie.SectionBLongConversationsDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearlongerconversations.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearseveralquestions.Theconversationsandquestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourbookandchoosethebestanswer.Ⅰ．Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9. A) Eightyearsold. B) Sixyearsold. C) Eightmonths. D) Sixmonths.10. A) Dogsaremoreloyalthancats. B) Dogseatmorethancats. C) Dogsaredirtythancats. D) Catsarewell-knownforbeingmoreindependentthandogs.11. A) Thecatalwaystravelsandthemandoesnotnowheresheis. B) Thecatnevercatchmouse. C) Thecatalwaysfightsdogs. D) Thecatiskeenofmeetverymuch.12. A) Dog. B) Fish. C) Bird. D) Rabbit.Ⅱ．Questions13to16arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13. A) Walkadog. B) Cleanthehouse. C) Gotothedentist’s. D) Finishherhomework.14. A) 12:30. B) 2:00. C) 4:30. D) 5:30.15. A) Exciting. B) Rewarding. C) Disappointing. D) Exhausting.16. A) Theycan’tdecidedonavideo. B) Susan’smotherisgoingtousethevideomachine. C) Susanwillbeaskedtodosomethingelse. D) Themachineisn’tworking.PartThreePassagesDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Passage1ANewTVShowNewWords:candidaten.应考者hairdressern.理发师Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhavejustheard.1. A) Germany. B) Japan. C) USA. D) French.2. A) Becausethewinnercangetaluxurycar. B) Becausethewinnercanenjoyanexcitingholiday. C) Becausemanypeoplearecuriousabouttheprogram. D) Becausethewinnercangetajob.3. A) Theythinktheprogramshowsnorespecttothoseunemployed. B) Theydon’tthinktheprogramcansolvetheunemploymentproblem. C) Theybelievetheshowisagoodopportunityforthosesingers. D) Theyhopetheprogramcanattractmoreviewers.4. A) ThedirectorofTVshow. B) TheTVaudience. C) Theemploymentexperts. D) Themanagersofthecompanies.Passage2OvertheSouthPoleListentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhavejustheard.5. A) In1919. B) In1929. C) In1939. D) In1949.6. A) Atthebeginningoftheflying. B) Beforetheycouldtakeagreatmanyphotographs. C) Whenitseemedcertainthattheirplanewouldcrash. D) Aftertheycouldtakeagreatmanyphotographs.7. A) Heorderedtothrowouttwoheavyfoodsacks. B) Heorderedtothrowoutonebigheavyfoodsack. C) Heorderedtothrowouttenheavyfoodbags. D) Heorderedtoprepareforlayingoff.8. A) becausehisplanerose400feet. B) bymakinghisplanelighter. C) becausetherewereheavysacksintheplane. D) becausetheywereunder10,000feethigh.Passage3ISucceededListentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhavejustheard.9. A) Becausehewasacookatacountry-musicclub. B) Becauseheperformedforguestswhileheworkedasacook. C) Becauseheoftensangwhilecooking. D) Becausehelikedsingingbetterthancooking.10. A) Hisbrother. B) Hismanage. C) Hisfather. D) Abusinesswoman.11. A) Ataclub. B) Onafarm. C) Ataconstructionsite. D) Inarecordcompany.12. A) Hisabilitytoliveindependently. B) Histalentinsinginginhisearlydays. C) Hiscourageinthefaceofrejections. D) Hissenseofresponsibilityinwhateverhedid.PartFourCompoundDictationDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom1to7withtheexactwordsyouhaveheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom8to10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.Foodpricesarerisinginmanycountries.Economicpolicymakerswarnthattheeffectofrisingfoodpricescouldpushmillionsofpeopleinto(1)

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International(2)

officialsmetinItalylastweektodiscusswaysofdealingwithfoodproblemsaroundtheworld.Themeetings(3)

representativesoftheU.N.FoodandAgricultureOrganization,CAREandOxfam.

Theaidagenciessayabouteighthundredfiftymillionpeoplehavebeensufferingfromhunger.Andthatwasbeforethelatestpriceincreasesbegancausingfood(4)

andunrest.Atleasttenmillionpeoplediefromtheeffe