新动力大学英语听力原文-Unit5-6

Unit5PlaceandDirection(1)PartOneWarming-upActivityDirections:studythefollowingproverbsandsayings,andthenputthemintoChinese.Ayoungidler,anoldbeggar.少壮游手好闲，老大乞食可怜。Beswifttohear,slowtospeak.听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。Constantdrippingwearsawayastone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。Everymanisthearchitectofhisownfortune.自己的命运自己掌握。Don’tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday.今日事，今日毕。Careanddiligencebringluck.谨慎和勤奋带来好运。Experiencekeepsadearschool,butfoolslearninnoother.经验学校学费高，愚人旁处学不到。Idlenessistherootofallevil.懒惰乃万恶之源。Itislostlabortosowwherethereisnosoil.没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。Itisnotworkthatkills,butworry.工作不会伤身，伤身乃是忧虑。PartTwoStatementsDirections:listentothefollowingshortstatementsandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices.EveryoneexceptJeanwenttotheparty.(A)Howmuchwillthedressbeafteritisputonsale?(B)Marywillgotothecinemawhetherhermothersaysyesornot.(B)IcalledTomwhileJohnwasplayingtabletennis.(D)Mr.Johnsonhardlyeversmokes.(C)PartThreeShortConversationsStudythefollowingbeforelistening.地点与方向类的对话指根据会话中直接或间接地提到有关某个地点或方向的内容、关键词及对话者的相互关系进行推理，排除干扰，辨别出对话场所。此类题目提问形式简单明了。最常见的是：Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?Listentotheconversationsandchoosethebestanswertothefollowingquestionsyouhear.W:IneedabookofstampsandI’dalsoliketosendthispackagefirstclass.M:Hereareyourstamps,butyouhavetotakethepackagetothenextwindow.Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?(C)W:Whydidn’tyourwifecomeheretogetherwithyoufordinneryesterday?M:Oh,shewasjustbackhomefromKoreayesterdayandwastootiredtocome.ShealsovisitedJapan,SingaporeandMalaysia.Q:whichcountrydidtheman’swifevisitlast?(A)M:Well,letmelookatthisone.Yes,Ithinkwecangetoffhereandseewhat’son.W:It’sanair-conditionedone;let’shaveagoodtimehereinsteadofthetheatre.Q:Wherearetheyprobablygoing?(B)M:CanyoutellmehowmuchliquorI’mallowedtotakeintoyourcountry?W:Threebottles,andtheyaredutyfree.Q:Wherearetheytalking?(C)M:Couldyoutellmehowtogettothebookstore?W:Goeastwardalongthisstreet,andthenturntotheleftandwalkforthreeminutes.Youaresuretofinditonyourleft.Q:Whichdirectiondoesthebookstoreface?(A)PartFourShortPassageStudythefollowingbeforelistening.psychologistn.心理学家dulladj.迟钝的sillyadj.愚蠢的smartadj.聪明的Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothefollowingquestionsyouhear.Whatmakesonepersonsmarterthananother?Thisquestionisveryoldandtheanswerstoitarestillnotclear.Manychildpsychologiststhinkthatparentsshouldplaywiththeirchildrenmoreoftenandgivethemproblemstothinkabout.Thechildrenarethenmorelikelytogrowupbright.If,ontheotherhand,childrenareleftaloneagreatdealwithnothingtodo,theyaremorelikelytobecomedull.Parentsshouldalsobecarefulwithwhattheysaytoyoungchildren.Accordingtosomepsychologists,ifparentsarealwaystellingachildthatheorsheisafool,thenthechildismorelikelytokeepdoingsillyandfoolishthings.Soitisprobablybetterforparentstosayveryhelpfulthingstotheirchildren,suchas“Thatwasaverycleverthingyoudid.”or“Youaresuchasmartchild.”Questions:Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?(A)Whatisthequestionmentionedinthepassage?(A)Accordingtothepassage,whoplayanimportantroleinthechild’sgrowing-up?(A)Whatshouldtheparentsdowhentheyplaywiththeirchildren?(B)Whatshouldtheparentssaytotheirchildren?(B)PartFiveSpotDictationDirections:Listentothefollowingpassagetwice,andfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.Americansdonotalwaysknowwhattocalloneanother.Whenyoutalktoaperson,titleandlastnameexpress(1)respecttosomeoneyoudon’tknow,tosomeonewhose(2)positionishigherthanyours,toamucholdperson,and,ingeneral,in(3)formalsituations.Firstnameexpresses(4)friendshipforfamily,children,andwithinagroupoffriends.Forinstance,allthemembersofaclubwillprobablyusefirstnames,eveniftheiragesandpositionsarevery(5)different.Whatdopeopledoaboutnamesat(6)university?Studentsusefirstnameswithoneanother.(7)Professorsusuallyusefirstnamesamongthemselvestoo.Mostinstructorscall(8)undergraduatestudentsbytheirfirstnameandcallteaching(9)assistants“Mr.”or“Ms.”andlastname.Graduatestudentsareoftennotsurewhattocalltheirprofessorsandtheylistentootherstudentstoseewhatis(10)appropriate.PartSixFunTimeAburglarbrokeintoahouseonenight.Heshonehisflashlightaround,lookingforvaluables,andwhenhepickedupaMP3toplaceinhissack,astrangevoiceechoedfromthedark,saying“Jesusiswatchingyou.”Thethiefnearlyjumpedoutofhisskin,clickinghisflashlightoffandfroze.Whenheheardnothingmore,heclickedthelightbackonandbegansearchingformorevaluables.Justashewastryingtoputacellphoneintohissack,clearasabell,heheard,“Jesusiswatchingyou.”Frightened,heshonehislightaroundtolookforthesourceofthevoice.Inthecorneroftheroom,hesawaparrot.“Didyousaythat?”heasked.“Yep,”theparrotconfessed,“I’mjusttryingtowarnyou.”Theburglarrelaxed.“Warnme,huh?Whoareyou?”“Moses,”repliedthebird.“Moses??!!”theburglarlaughed.“WhatkindofstupidpeoplewouldnameaparrotMoses?”“ProbablythesamekindofpeoplethatwouldnamearottweilerJesus,”thebirdanswered.Unit6PlaceandDirection(II)PartOneWarming-upActivityDirections:studythefollowingproverbsandsayings,andthenputthemintoChinese.Asingleflowerdoesnotmakeaspring.一花独放不是春，百花齐放春满园。Amanofwordsandnotofdeedsislikeagardenfullofweeds.光说空话不做事，犹如满园杂草重生。Astitchintimesavesnine.小洞不补，大洞吃苦。Betterlatethannever.不怕慢，单怕站。Bettertoaskthewaythangoastray.问路总比迷路好。Chooseanauthorasyouchooseafriend.择书如择友。Complacencyistheenemyofstudy.学习的敌人是自己的满足。Confidenceinyourselfisthefirststepontheroadtosuccess.自信是走向成功的第一步。Customisasecondnature.习惯是后天养成的。Everymanisthearchitectofhisownfortune.自己的命运自己掌握。PartTwoStatementsDirections:listentothefollowingshortstatementsandchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoices.SamwalkedtotheparkandhecameacrossBillontheway.(D)Susanwantedicecreambuttheygavehergeeseinstead.(B)Inourschool,noonewasnotinsured.(A)Johnshouldhavehandedinhishomeworkyesterday.(B)Themanwhocaughtthethiefwasawardedbythelocalgovernment.(C)PartThreeShortConversationsStudythefollowingbeforelistening.地点与方向类的对话不会直接地谈及东西南北，而是要经过分析和思考才能得出答案。此类对话经常以先后顺序，场景辨别，地点名称混合的方式来干扰听者思路。因此，不能单凭录音中某个孤立的信息做出判断。Listentotheconversationsandchoosethebestanswertothefollowingquestionsyouhear.W:Areyougoingtoservelunchonthisexpressandarethereanysoftdrinks?M:Yes,madam.Weservelunchanddrinksuntilwegettothenextstation.Q:Wherearetheytalking?(B)M:Hello,I’dliketoreserveasingleroomwithabath.W:Justgotothefrontdeskandtheywillhelpyou.Q:Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?(C)W:Hello,Iwanttoopenanaccount.ShallIfillinthisform,please?M:Yes,you’dbetterfillintheform,butnotthisone.Goovertothatdeskandthemantherewillhelpyou.Q:Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?(D)M:Mary,juststay.Don’tgetintothewater;theseaisgettingroughnow.W:Isee,andIpreferhereonsands.Q:Wheredoesthewomanwanttostay?(D)M:Iwanttohavethisshirtwashedandthissuitdry-cleaned.WhencanIhavethemback?W:Oh,I’llsendthemtoyourhomeassoonasI’vegotthemdone.Q:Whereisthemantalkingnow?(B)PartFourShortPassageStudythefollowingbeforelistening.headquartersn.总公司，总部Seattlen.西雅图ordern.订购，订单creditn.信用Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothefollowingquestionsyouhear.In1995,asmallcompanybegansellingbooksfromitsheadquartersinthewesterncityofSeattle,Washington.Itwasanunusualcompany.Itdidnothaveastoreyoucouldvisit.TheonlywayyoucouldbuyabookfromthecompanywastouseacomputerlinkedwiththeInternet.ItwasoneofthefirstbusinessestoofferproductsforsalebyusingtheInternet.Thecompanymadeiteasytobuyalmostanybookyouwanted.Youusedyourcomputertolinkwiththecompanysoyoucouldreadaboutmanydifferentbooks.Whenyoufoundthebookyouwanted,youplaceanorderandtypedthenumberofyourcreditcardtopayforit.Aworkeratthecompanyplacedthebookinaboxandusuallymailedittoyouthenextday.Itwasreallyverysimple.BusinessexpertssaybuyingproductsusingtheInternetisbecomingincreasinglypopular.TheysaybuyingontheInternethasincreasedasmuchasthirty-sixpercentoverlastyear.Expertssaypeoplehavespentalmostten-thousand-milliondollarsbuyingproductsontheInternetduringthefirstninemonthsofthisyear.Questions:Whendidthesmallcompanybeginitsbusiness?(C)Whywasthissmallcompanyunusual?(B)Accordingtothepassage,howdidyoupaythebillwhenyouboughtbooksontheInternet?(A)HowmuchhadbeenspentonbuyingproductsontheInternet?(C)Whatdoyoulearnfromthepassage?(D)PartFiveSpotDictationDirections:Listentothefollowingpassagetwice,andfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.WomeninChinaandmanyothercountries(1)participateinagrowingnumberofsports.Butthishasnotalwaysbeenthecase.Infact,womenwerenotas(2)activeasmen.Partoftheirexplanationforthiswasthatwomendidn’thavetime.Manywomenhadtocookand(3)careforchildrensotheydidn’thavetime.Asecondreasonwasthatthewoman’s(4)imageappearstoo(5)delicateandevensicktobe(6)involvedinanysports.Butgreatchangeshavetakenplaceandthe(7)generalviewofwomenhaschanged(8)gradually.Peopledo