大学英语听力应用(第2册)An Unusual Car Race

Unit15AnUnusualCarRacePartOneWarming-upActivityPartTwoConversationsPartThreePassagesPartFourCompoundDictationPartFiveStoryAppreciationPartOneWarming-upActivityDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearanEnglishsongorapoemthreetimes.Thefirsttime,youjustlistenforitsgeneralidea,andthesecondtime,youarerequiredtocommitittomemory.Finally,youcansingalongandenjoyit.NeverGiveUp—CharlieRemiggioNevergiveup,Neverlosehope.Alwayshavefaith,Itallowsyoutocope.Tiringtimeswillpass,Astheyalwaysdo.Justhavepatience,Yourdreamswillcometrue.Soputonasmile,You’lllivethroughpain.Knowitwillpass,Andstrengthyouwillgain.PartTwoConversationsSectionAShortConversationsDirections: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) Shehadtoflyoutoftown. B) She’ssick. C) Shesaidthatshe’dcomelater. D) Shedecidedtostayhome.2. A) Heissick. B) Heisworried. C) Heisangry. D) Heisconfident.3. A) Atawedding. B) Onahoneymoon. C) InFlorida. D) Atanairport.4. A) Thewomanhadn’tsentathank-younote. B) Thewomanhadn’tnoticedhim. C) Thewomanhadlefthimanote. D) Thewomanhadn’tgottenhisnote.5. A) Themanisalwayseating. B) Sheagreeswiththeman. C) Shewantsthemantotellherwhatheate. D) Thisisthesecondtimeshesaidthat.6. A) Shedoesn’tknowwhentheywillgo. B) Shebelievesthereisaroaddetour. C) Shewon’tbereadyateighto’clock. D) Shewantsthemantogoaway.7. A) Buyingsomemoreapples. B) Eatinguptheapples. C) Eatingsomefruit. D) Buyingsomeotherfruit.8. A) Ajanitor. B) Aplumber. C) Asalesman. D) Ashoemaker.SectionBLongConversationsDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearlongerconversations.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearseveralquestions.Theconversationsandquestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourbookandchoosethebestanswer.Ⅰ．Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9. A) Hismother. B) Hiskids. C) Hiswife. D) Hisson-in-law.10. A) Lifeinsurance. B) Houseinsurance. C) MedicalInsurance. D) EndowmentInsurance.11. A) Fireman. B) Boxer. C) Doctor. D) Lawyer.12. A) Themantookoutaninsurancepolicybecausehethoughtthathishealthwasnotgood. B) Thewomandidn’tagreewiththeman’sdecision. C) Thewomanhadnojobatall. D) Themantookoutthemedicalinsurancepolicy.Ⅱ.Questions13to16arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13. A) Sendingmail. B) Savingmoney. C) Sendingorcollectmoney. D) EMS.14. A) Theprocessismuchmorecomplexthanbefore. B) Theinterestrateislowerthanbefore. C) Nowthepostofficehasseveralkindofaccounts. D) Alltheaccountshavethesameinterestratenow.15. A) Youcanbuystampsonlyatpostoffice. B) Postofficesaretheplacetogotocollectwelfarebenefits. C) Youonlyreallyusedthepostofficetosendmail,savemoney,andsendorcollectmoneynow. D) Theman’ssonwenttothepostofficetobuysweetsandchocolates.16. A) Thequeueareverylongonthedayswhenpeoplecollectpayment. B) Thepostofficeshouldhaveaphilatelycounterforkids. C) Ifyouneedtopostsomethingitsometimestakeslongerthanitusedto. D) Thepostofficeshouldhavemoreservicesthanbefore.PartThreePassagesDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Passage1DoYouSpeakEnglish?NewWords:askforalift搭便车Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhavejustheard.1. A) Hisvillage. B) Inthesouthofhiscountry. C) AsmallvillageinFrance. D) AtowninFrance.2. A) Hewantedtospeaktohim. B) Hewantedafreerideinthecar. C) Herecognizedhim. D) HespokeFrench.3. A) neitherofthemspokeFrench. B) neitherofthemspokeEnglish. C) theyeachthoughttheotherwasFrench. D) theyeachthoughttheotherwasEnglish.4. A) English. B) French. C) EnglishandFrench. D) Locallanguage.Passage2AnUnusualCarRaceNewWords:explosionn.轰鸣声rivaln.竞争对手Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhavejustheard.5. A) ARolls-RoyceSilverGhost. B) AToyota. C) ABenz. D) AFord.6. A) TheRolls-RoyceSilverGhost. B) TheBenzwhichwasbuiltin1885. C) Allthecarwereold. D) Thereweremanyloudexplosions.7. A) butonlyafewcompletedthecourse. B) andtheyallcompletedthecourse. C) andmostofthemcompletedthecourse. D) Butonlyoneofthemcompletedthecourse.Passage3CapitalPunishmentListentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhavejustheard.8. A) Slightpunishment. B) Deathsentence. C) Lifesentence. D) Alargefine.9. A) Itusedtopreventcrimes. B) Itusedtobeseenashavingnovalue. C) Itusedtohelpcriminals. D) Itusedtobeinnameonly.10. A) Thespeakerdoesnotcareaboutcapitalpunishment. B) Thespeakerseescapitalpunishmentashavingnovalue. C) Thespeakerisagainstcapitalpunishment. D) Thespeakerisinfavorofcapitalpunishment.11. A) “Lifesentence”meanswhatitsays. B) “Lifesentence”doesnotmeanwhatitsays. C) “Lifesentence”isequalto“deathsentence”. D) “Lifesentence”isforsomecruelcriminalsonly.PartFourCompoundDictationDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom1to7withtheexactwordsyouhaveheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom8to10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.ForAmericans,the(1)

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