大学英语初级听力文本Unit13-Unit14

Lesson 13

Section one

Task 1: Guessing what people are talking about

A: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. T 5. F 6. T

B:

1. wine and good food

2. the river

3. walking along the river and all the couples

4. paintings there

C:

1. reminds, of

2. got something about it, sort of charm …

3. unusual, in the center of

4. from the top

5. down by the river

Task 2: Nice to see you!

A. 1. c 2. a

B: (1) –(d, i); (2) – (a); (3) –(e, f) (4) –(b, c, f); (5) – (h); (6) –(g) C:

1. are keeping you busy

2. in the process, doing it up

3. give you a hand with, something of

4. see myself leaving, foreseeable

5. my butting in

6. over here on a scholarship, the Royal Academy of Music Section two:

Task 1: What do you like about your job?

A: 1. a 2. c 3. b 4. c

B: 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. T 6. F 7. F 8. T

C:

1. a night person

2. on the lookout for, stump me

3. plan on sticking around

4. the Beatles, a great beat to move to

5. coming up with

6. at the end of, have slimmed down, built up

7. against a tight deadline

8. At first, working with

Task 2: What do you think of yourself?

A: 1. a 2. c 3. a 4. c 5. b 6. a

B:

1. a. a secretary

b. good at her job

c. different in her private life

d. pretty tidy in office

e. incoherent in her behavior

2. a. concerned about state affairs

b. critical of the political system

c. eager to bring law and order to his country

3. a. easy-going

b. a bit vicious when upset

c. not sympathetic

d. not interested in civil rights

4. a. a retired army officer

b. respectable and dignified

c. helpful to those dependent on him

d. a bit fanatic about organization and description

e. not too polemic

f. fond of his wife and family

5. a. shy and unhappy during childhood

b. unable to make friends till very late

c. good at being by himself

d. self-reliant and independent

e. fond of children

Section three

1. Bert’s friendship

2. Bert and sports

3. Adam’s hobbies

4. the two men’s religious belief

5. Adam –not a creative problem solver

6. Heart attack victims enjoy Type B behavior.

Lesson 14

Section one

III. Exercises:

A.

1. general election in Britain in the near future

2. An earthquake killed five people

3. stole a quarter of a million pounds

4. and fifty-seven people were killed in an aircraft crash

5. was held in London

6. were made to end the strike at Independent Television

7. were made when a fight between football supporters of rival teams

B. 1. b 2. c 3. a 4. a 5. c 6. a 7. b 8. a

C. 1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. F 7. F 8. T

D:

1. The Prime Minister

2. In central Italy, avalanches, the earthquake during the

night

3. Three masked men, with shotguns, unlock the van

4. two hundred and fifty-seven people, hit the side of a

volcano

5. a basis for negotiations, the chances of success

6. Fifteen people, in court in Manchester, matches in London Section Two

II. Exercises: