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大学英语（第二版）听说教程

听力原文

Test1

PartA

Directions:

Youaregoingtoheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Eachwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatyouhaveheard.Listenonceandchoosetherightanswertothequestionyouhear.（8points）

1.M:

Youlikemusic,don’tyou,Sally?

W:

Yes.Classicalandlightmusic.Butnowwhatyouheareverywhereisonlynoisymusic.Ican’tstandit.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.W:

IthinkI’llwearmyredblousetothepartytonight.

M:

Whydon’tyouweartheblueone?

Ithinkyoulookinbetterinit.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.W:

Howdoyoulikethepieyou’vehad?

M:

NeverhaveIhadsuchadeliciouspie.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

4.W:

Oh,Peter.I’mhungry.Ican’twalkanyfurther.

M:

Howaboutgettingsomethingtoeatintherestaurantjustroundthecornerbytheparkinglot?

Q:

Wherearethetwospeakers?

5.W:

Niceday,isn’tit?

Wanttojoinusforaswim?

M:

WouldyoumindwaitingforaminutewhileIgetprepared?

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

6.W:

Hi,Tony.Haven’tseenyouforsometime.Howhaveyoubeen?

M:

Ihaveacaraccidentlastweek,butonlysomeminorinjuries.

Q:

WhathappenedtoTony?

7.W:

Maggie,couldyouforwardthismailtoProfessorWang?

M:

Sorry,Phil.Mycomputerhasbrokendown.ButI’lldoitassoonasIhaveitfixed.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

8.W:

I’vebeenundertheweatherforquiteafewdays.Ithoughtmycoldwasgoingaway.Butitseemstogetworsenow.

M:

You’vebeencomplainingtoomuch.Whydidn’tyoumakeanappointmentwiththedoctorearlier?

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

PartB

Directions:

You’llheartwoconversations.Eachwillbereadonce.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.（7points）

Conversation1

Alan:

Areyougoingtothefootballgametoday,Betty?

Betty:

No,Alan.ButI’llbewatchingitontelevisionwithsomefriends.

Alan:

Weren’tyouabletogetanytickets?

Betty:

Ididn’ttry.Ireallydon’tgotogamessooften.

Alan:

Butdon’tyouenjoygoing?

Don’tyoufinditexcitingtobepartofthecrowd?

Betty:

Oh,that’sforsure.Nothingbeatstheatmosphereatasportingevent:

thecheering,allthatenergy.Butsometimesit’sjusttooinconvenientgettingintoandoutofthestadiumbeforeandafterthegame.Andifyouwatchthegamewithfriends,oratabarorrestaurant…

Alan:

…you’vebasicallycreatedyourowncrowd.

Betty:

That’sright.AnotherreasonwhyIliketowatchgamesontelevisionisthatIsimplyfinditeasiertofollowtheactiononTV.

Alan:

Yeah,sometimesitisalittledifficulttokeeptrackoftheballwhenyou’resittinginthestands.

Betty:

Especiallywhenyourseatsarehighupinthegrandstandandfarfromthefield.

Alan:

It’slikeyou’rewatchingfromanairplane,sometimes.

Betty:

Also,goodsportscommentatorsontelevisioncanaddtoyourunderstandingandenjoymentofthegame.

Alan:

Afterlisteningtoyou,I’mstartingtowonderhowtheyareabletosellanyticketstothesegames!

Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.

9.Whatdoyouknowaboutthetwospeakers?

10.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

11.WhydoesBettyprefertowatchgamesonTV?

12.Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?

Conversation2

W:

OK,everyone.Pleasebequiet.Todaywe’resopleasedtohaveTomJohnsonheretotalktous.Heisgoingtosharesomesafetytipswithus.OK,Tom,they’reallyours.

Tom:

Thanks.Goodmorningeveryone!

I’mTomJohnson,andI’mafirefighteratStation11.Well,weliveinCalifornia.Asweknowtherearealotofearthquakeshere.Manyaresmall.But,ifthere’sastrongearthquake,whatshouldwedo?

Doesanyoneknow?

Girl:

Iknow!

Iknow!

Getunderastrongpieceoffurniture—likeadeskoratable.

Tom:

That’sright.Whatelse?

Boy:

Moveawayfromthewindows.Theyaresodangerousbecausetheycanbreak.

Tom:

Good,good.Whataboutafteranearthquakethen?

Whatshouldyoudo?

Boy:

Well,weshouldn’tusematches.

Tom:

Whynot?

Boy:

Becausemanyterriblefiresstartafteranearthquake.

Girl:

Yeah,andwhentheshakingstops,don’tgooutside.

Tom:

Exactly.Alotofpeopleruntothestoresforfoodandwaterafteranearthquake.Butit’snotsafe.It’sbettertostayindoors.

Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyou’veheard.

13.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?

14.Whichofthefollowingarethestudentsadvisedtodoifthere’sastrongearthquake?

15.Whatarethestudentsadvisedtodoafteranearthquake?

PartC

Whatdotwentymillionpeoplearoundtheworldhaveincommon?

TheansweristheyallusetheInternet.

Infactfromyourdesk,youcanchecktheweatherinRio,buystocksinHongKong,orseethelatestexhibitionintheLouvremuseuminParis.Also,specialistuserslikelanguageteacherscandiscussthelatestclassroomtechniquesandactivities.Onamoreseriousnote,doctorsinAfricancangetup-to-the-secondinformationonmedicalresearcharoundtheworld.

Allyouneedisabasiccomputer,amodemandthesoftwaretoaphoneline.Withasinglekeystrokeyou’reonlineandyoudon’thavetowaitlongforinformation.Deliverytimefore-mailfromEuropetotheUSAisabout10seconds.Butisitexpensive？

Notreally–atypicalonlinemonthlychargefeeintheUScanbeaslowas$10.

What’sreallyextraordinaryabouttheInternetistheamountandvarietyofinformationavailable.YoucanfindoutaboutkiteflyinginKorea,thepricesofhotelsinPakistan,andthebestplaysonBroadway.Youcanuseelectronicbulletinboardstojoininpoliticaldebates,getadviceaboutlove,orevenanalyzeyourfavoritesportsteams’performance.Servicesareavailablethatallowyoutodoyourbanking,reserveairlinetickets,andevenshopforaMother’sDaygift.

PartD

Passage1

Insomecountriesvideogamesarefastbecomingasocialproblem.TheyarebannedinthePhilippinesandIndonesia.InJapan,thosewhoareunder15yearsoldareforbiddentousethepublicmachinesatnight.CityeldersacrosstheUnitedStatesarecampaigningtorestricttheirnumbers,whiletheHongKonggovernmentisproposingtolicensetheiroperation.Thesevideogamesarecausingchildrentowastetheirmoneyonthem.Evenadultsareluredintospendingworkinghoursplayingthem.

InSingapore,thebattleofmanagainstthemachinestakesplaceinlicensedamusementcenters,mostlylocatedinshoppingcenters.Accordingtooneestimated,eachestablishmentcanmakebetween＄250and＄1,500aday.Theschoolchildreninuniformstherearenotallowedintothesecenters.However,onecannothelpnoticingthatthemajorityofthosewhoareoftenfoundintheseplacesareyoungsters.Manyofthemareschoolchildrenwhohavechangedoutoftheiruniforms.Someplayforthefunofit,othershaveturnedthemintoaformofgambling,andsomearehopelesslyaddictedtothem.

Nowkidsandadultsalikeplaythesegamesintheprivacyoftheirhomes.Videogamesetshaveinvadedmosthomes.Thequestionthatmustbeaskedis:

Havetheyanyeducationvalue？

Passage2

AmyJohnsonwasapioneerairwomaninBritain.ShewasbornonJuly1,1903,inYorkshireandlivedthereuntil1923whenshewenttoSheffieldUniversitytostudyforaBA.AftergraduationshetookajobasasecretarytoaLondonlawyer.Atthesametimeshebecameinterestedinflying.Soonherhobbybecameadetermination,notsimplytomakeacareerinaviation,buttosucceedinsomeprojectwhichwouldprovetotheworldthatwomencouldbeascompetentasmeninamale-dominatedfieldinthosedays.

Earlyin1930,shechoseherobjective:

toflytoAustraliaallbyherselfandtobreakthepreviousrecordof16days.Herparentsandsomeofherfriendslenthermoneytobuyausedairplane.

AmysetoffonMay5,1930.HerroutetookheroverViennaandBaghdad.Shewascaughtinasandstormandhadtomakeanemergencylandinginthedesert.SixdayslatershelandedinIndia.Afterexperiencingmuchhardship,shefinallyreachedAustraliaonMay24,completingaflightof11,000miles.ShewasthefirstwomantoflyalonetoAustralia.Inlateryears,shesetseveralotherrecordsinflighthistory.

DuringWorldWarⅡ,Amyjoinedotherprofessionalpilotstoservehercountry.HerflyingdutiesconsistedoftransportingaircraftfromfactoriestoBritishairbases.Itwasduringoneofthoseflightsin1941thatAmycrashedintoariverandwasdrowned,atragicandearlyendtothelifeofBritain’smostfamouswomenpilot.

Passage3

Bargainingcustomsareverydifferentaroundtheworld.Fewtouristswouldgoshoppinginanothercountrywithoutknowingtheexchangerate.However,manytravelersdonotlearnanythingaboutthelocalshoppingcustomstheplacetheyarevisitingbeforespendingmoney.UnderstandingwhenitisOKtobargaincansaveyoualotofmoneyandmakeyourshoppingexperiencemuchmoreenjoyable.

Insomecountries,bargainingisanimportantofpartoftheshoppingculture.Inothers,bargainingisnotdoneatall.Hereisabargainingguideforsomecountriesaroundtheworld:

Morocco:

Bargainingisalwaysexpectedintheshoppingmarkets.Herebargainingismorethanjustgettingthebestprice.Ifyougointoashopandagreetothefirstpriceaselleroffers,thesellermaynotbehappy.ForMoroccans,bargainingisaformofentertainment;itisagameofskill,alittlebitofacting,anditisachancetochatabouttheweather,business,andfamily.Sobesuretohavefunandtrytogetabetterprice!

Switzerland:

Bargainingisnotthecustomhere.Shopclerkscanalmostnevergiveyoualowerprice.However,somehotelsmaygiveyoualowerrateduringthelesspopulartimesoftheyear.Itcannothurttoask.

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