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英语听力材料

LESSONONE

Music

1.M:

Bytheway,Jane,didyoutalktotheconsultantaboutournewhealthprogram?

W:

Icontactedhisofficebuthissecretarysaidhewouldbeoutforlunchuntiltwo.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.W:

Weneedtoleteveryoneknowaboutthecharityconcert,butwedon'thavemuchmoneyforadvertising.

M:

Howaboutusingtheschoolradiostation?

Theybroadcastfreepublicserviceannouncements.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?

3.W:

Idon'tunderstandwhythisbookforself-studydoesn'thaveanswerstothequestions.

M:

Butitdoes.Youcanfindthematthebackofthebook.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansayabouttheself-studybook?

4.M:

Thenewsalesmanagersayshehasnevermetyoubefore.

W:

We'vebeenintroducedaboutthreetimes.Heseemsalittleforgetful.

Q:

Whatdowelearnaboutthenewsalesmanager?

5.M:

Haveyouhadthebrakesandtireschecked?

Anddoyouhaveenoughmoney?

W:

Ihavetakencareofeverything.AndI'msureit'sgoingtobeawonderfultrip.

Q:

What'sthewomangoingtodo?

6.M:

I'vehadmynewstereoforawholeweek,butIhaven'tyetfiguredouthowtorecordacassette.

W:

Didn'tanyinstructionmanualcomewithit?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

7.W:

Iwanttopayyouforthatlong-distancecallImade.But,Isupposeyouhaven'tgottenyourphonebillyet,

M:

Oh,butIhave.

Q:

Whatcanbeknownabouttheman?

8.M:

ProfessorSmithassignedusthreemorenovelstoread.

W:

Hemustthinkyoudon'thaveanyotherclasses.

Q:

WhatcanbeinferredaboutProfessorSmith?

9.M:

Let'sgowatchthefireworkstonight.

W:

Ihaveticketstothetheater.

Q:

Whatplandoesthemanhavethatnight?

10.M:

Iamexhausted.Istayedupthewholenightstudyingformyhistorymidtermexam.

W:

Whydoyoualwayswaittillthelastminute?

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredabouttheman?

11.M:

I'llbecomingstraightfromwork,soI'llhavetopackachangeofclothes.

W:

It'sonlyabarbecue.JeansandT-shirtswillbefine.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

12.W:

I'mgoingtothesnackbarforacupofcoffee.Wouldyoulikemetobringyoubacksomething?

M:

Notfromthesnackbar,butcouldyoupickupapaperforme?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?

13.M:

Idon'tunderstandhowthisbudgetwascalculated.

W:

Letmehavealook,OK?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

14.W:

Weneedafourthplayerfortennisthismorning.Doyouwanttojoinus?

M:

I'vegotaclassatnine,butCarolisfreeandsheisreallygood.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

15.W:

Haveyousavedenoughtobuythatnewprinterforyourcomputeryet?

M:

Youknow,moneyseemstobeburningaholeinmypocketlately.Maybenextmonth.

Q:

Whatisthemanlikelytodothefollowingmonth?

PARTBIntensiveListening:

Music

PassageI:

AmericanMusic

OneofAmerica'smostimportantexportsishermodernmusic.Americanmusicisplayedallovertheworld.Itisenjoyedbythepeopleofallagesineverycountry.AlthoughthelyricsareEnglish,peoplewhodonotspeakEnglishcanenjoyittoo.Thereasonsforitspopularityareitsfastpaceandrhythmicbeat.

ThemusichasmanyoriginsintheUnitedStates.Countrymusic,comingfromtheruralareasinthesouthernUnitedStates,isonesource.Countrymusicfeaturessimplethemesandmelodiesdescribingday-to-daysituationsandthefeelingsofcountrypeople.Manypeopleappreciatethismusicbecauseoftheemotionsexpressedbycountrymusicsongs.

AsecondoriginofAmericanpopularmusicistheblues.ItdepictsmostlysadfeelingsreflectingthedifficultlivesofAmericanblacks.Itisusuallyplayedandsungbyblackmusicians,butitispopularwithallAmericans.

Rockmusicisanewerformofmusic.Thismusicstyle,featuringfastandrepetitiousrhythms,wasinfluencedbythebluesandcountrymusic.Itwasfirstknownasrock-and-rollinthe1950s.Sincethentherehavebeenmanyformsofrockmusic:

hardrock,softrock,andothers.Manyperformersofpopularmusicareyoungmusicians.

Americanpopularmusicismarketedtoademandingaudience.Nowpopsongsareheardontheradioseveraltimesaday.Somesongshavebecomepopularallovertheworld.PeoplehearthesesongssungintheiroriginalEnglishorsometimestranslatedintootherlanguages.Thewordsmaydifferbuttheenjoymentofthemusicisuniversal.

I.

1.WhichgroupofpeopleenjoyAmericanmusic?

2.WhyisAmericanmusicsopopularinallcountries?

3.Whatcanbelearnedfromthepassage?

4.Whatdoyouknowfromthepassage?

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

PassageII:

MusicinDifferentCultures

Inwesternculturemusicisregardedasgoodbybirth,andsoundsthatarewelcomearesaidtobe"musictotheears".Insomeothercultures--forexample,Islamicculture--itisoflittlevalue,associatedwithsinandevil.IntheWestandinthehighculturesofAsia,itissaidthattherearethreetypesofmusic.First,classicalmusic,composedandperformedbytrainedprofessionalsoriginallyunderthesupportofcourtsandreligiousestablishments;second,folkmusic,sharedbythepopulationatlargeandpassedonorally,andthird,popularmusic,performedbyprofessionals,spreadthroughradio,television,records,film,andprint,andconsumedbythemasspublic.

Thenewsofhisresignationwasmusictomyears.

听说他辞职，我高兴极了。

HowIhatedbiology!

Hearingthebellringattheendofthelessonwasmusictomyears!

我多么讨厌生物课!

听见下课铃响我真高兴!

Musicisamajorcomponentinreligiousservices,theater,andentertainmentofallsorts.Themostuniversaluseofmusicisasapartofreligiousritual.Insometribalsocieties,musicappearstoserveasaspecialformofcommunicationwithsupernaturalbeings,anditsprominentuseinmodernChristianandJewishservicesmaybetheleftoverofjustsuchanoriginalpurpose.Anotherlessobviousfunctionofmusicissocialadherence.Formostsocialgroups,musiccanserveasapowerfulsymbol.Membersofmostsocietiessharekeenfeelingsastowhatkindofmusicthey"belongto".Indeed,someminoritiesincluding,intheU.S.A.,blackAmericansandEuro-Americanracialgroupsusemusicasamajorsymbolofgroupidentity.Musicalsosymbolizesmilitary,patrioticandfuneralmoodsandevents.Inamoregeneralsense,musicmayexpressthecentralsocialvaluesofasociety.Inwesternmusic,theinterrelationshipofconductorandorchestrasymbolizestheneedforstrongcooperationamongvariouskindsofspecialistsinamodernindustrialsociety.

I.

1.Inwhatcultureismusicregardedasgoodbybirth?

2.Whichofthefollowingisperformedbyprofessionals?

3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

4.Accordingtothepassage,whatisthemostuniversaluseofmusic?

5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTsymbolizedbymusic?

LESSONTWO

1.M:

Doyoustillwanttogotograduateschoolafteryougetoutofcollege?

W:

I'vechangedmymindaboutthat.IwanttostartworkingbeforeIgobacktoschool.

Q:

Whatisthewoman’splan?

2.M:

We'vegotawholehourbeforetheBrownscomebytopickusup.

W:

Yeah.Butwe'dbettergetmoving.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?

3.M:

I'mthinkingofgettinganewprinter.

W:

I'dinvestinalaserprinter.Theprintqualityismuchbetter.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

4.W:

I'vegotacouponforhalf-offdinneratthatnewrestaurantdownthestreet.IthinkI'lluseitwhenmycousincomesforavisitthisweekend.

M:

Wheredidyougetit?

Iwouldn'tmindtryingthatplaceouttoo.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow

5.W:

What'sLauradoingheretoday?

IthoughtshewassupposedtobeoutoftheofficeonMondays.

W:

Shedecidedshe'dratherhaveFridaysoffinstead.

Q:

WhatcanbeinferredaboutLaura?

6.M:

Ineedtofindanewroommate.

W:

SoJohn'sgoingtoCaliforniaafterall.

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

7.M:

Mymathassignment'sduetomorrowmorningandIhaven'tevenstartedityet.

W:

I'llmissyouatthepartytonight.

Q:

Whydoesthewomansayso?

8.W:

Thosepackagestookforevertoarrive.

M:

Buttheydidarrive,didn'tthey?

Q:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthepackages?

9.M:

Myparentsarecomingtoseeourapartmentthisweekend.

W:

LooksasifI'dbetterlendyoumyvacuumcleanerthen.

Q:

Whatisthewoman’simplication?

10.M:

Sarah,didyouhaveachancetobuythatnewnovelyouwanted?

W:

No,butIhadDorisgetitforme.

Q:

WhatdoesSarahsayaboutthenovel?

11.M:

I'vebeenwaitingallweekforthisconcert.Thephilharmonicissupposedtobeexcellentandwithourstudentdiscounttheticketswillbereallycheap.

W:

Uh--uh,I'mafraidIleftmystudentIDinmyotherpurse.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

12.M:

Theuniversitybookstoreopensat9inthemorning.

W:

Oh,dear.Ineedatextbookformyeighto'clockclasstoday.

Q:

Whatisthewoman’sproblem?

13.M:

Thestormlastnightdamagedsomeoftheneighbor'sroofs.

W:

Nowonder.

Q:

What’sthewoman’sreactiontowhatthemansays?

14.M:

You'vecertainlybeenreadingthatonepageforalongtimenow.

W:

Well,I'mbeingtestedonittomorrow.

Q:

Whatdoyouinterpretwhatthewomansays?

15.W:

Anotherthingweneedtodoisshowthenewstudentsaroundthetown.Youknow,showthemallthesightsofthearea.

M:

Idon'tseewhyweneedtodothatourselves.Iunderstandthevisitors'centeroffersawonderfulbustour.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?

PARTB

PassageI:

PeopleintheUSgetatwo-weekpaidvacationfromtheirjobeveryyear.MostBritishpeoplehavefourorfiveweekspaidholidayayear.AmericansoftencomplainthattwoweeksarenotenoughespeciallywhentheyhearaboutthelongerholidaysthatEuropeans