听力UNIT2

Unit Two The FamilY PART I Listening and Reading
A. Identify the words you hear and then read them aloud.
1. a. shot b. shut 2. a. stuck b. stock
3. a. good b. god 4. a. could b. cot
5. a. not b. nut 6. a. lung b. long
7. a. much b. match 8. a. lump b. lamp
9.a. spot b. sport 10. a. forks b. fox
B. Choose the words you hear and then practise reading the sentences.
1. Some people are fond of (betting, beating).
2. I have been here for a long time but I haven’t seen the (boss, bus) coming.
3. We have secured a first class (cook, cock).
4. What do you think of the (hat, hut) over there?
5. This big (tin, team) is filled with fresh milk.
6. Better to do well (then, than) to say well.
7. She (slumed, slammed) the door with a bang and ran back home.
8. I like the (color, collar) of the shirt very much.
9. We can hear the (kettle, cattle) from a long way away.
10. He’s so worried about his (ankle, uncle).

PART II Listening and Speaking
A. Listen to two men talking about their children who are studying abroad and fill in the following chart. And then tell your partner about your study experience.
Language Notes
Harvard: 哈佛大学（a university in Massachusetts）
yearly：每年的，一年一度的（occurring or payable every year）
tuition： 学费，课程讲授（a fee paid for instruction especially for higher education）
major：专业; 主修科目（the principal field of study of a student at a university）
Toronto University 多伦多大学（（a university in Canada）
part-time: 兼职的, 部分时间的 (involving less than the standard time for an activity)

name University Major Tuition Source
Harvey Harvard painting a part-time job
Jane Toronto University music Teaching dance

Robert: Hey, Philip! You won’t believe this!
Philip: What? What’s the good news?
Robert: My son, Harvey just got into Harvard! He starts next September.
Philip: That’s wonderful! You must be really proud of him!
Robert: Yes, I’m very proud of him but I’m worried about his yearly tuition. His major is painting. It costs about $3, 000 every year.
Philip: But he can earn some money in his free time. My daughter, Jane, has been studying music at Toronto University in Canada for two years. When she is not studying, she teaches dance in a primary school.
Robert: I hope that my son will get a part-time job to support himself through university.
Philip: I think you can talk about it with him.
Robert: Thanks for your suggestion.
B. Listen to the conversation and answer the questions.
Language Notes
loan: 借款,贷款 （the temporary provision of money usually at interest）
likewise: 同样地, 照样地 (in like or similar manner)
mortgage.: 抵押借款 (a conditional conveyance of property as security for the r

epayment of a loan)
refinance: 再供…资金 (renew the financing of)
occupation: 职业，工作 (the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money)
payment: 付款, 缴纳 (a sum of money paid)
1. What are Richard and Marilyn talking about?
2. What does Mr. Stewart do?
3. What does Mrs. Stewart do?
4. Whom do they live with?
5. What kind of house do they have in mind?
Script:
Richard and Marilyn are in a bank. They are speaking with a loan office about taking out a loan.
Mr. Riley: How do you do?
Richard: Hello.
Mr. Riley: I’m Mr. Riley.
Richard: I’m Richard Stewart, and this is my wife, Marilyn.
Mr. Riley: Pleased to meet you.
Marilyn: Likewise, Mr. Riley.
Mr. Riley: Please, sit down. What can I do for you?
Richard: We’d like to discuss a mortgage.
Marilyn: For a house.
Mr. Riley: Fine. Are you buying a house or are you refinancing your present house?
Richard: We’re planning to buy a house.
Marilyn: And we’d like to find out about a mortgage.
Mr. Riley: I have some questions to ask.. Do you own your house or do you rent?
Richard: Neither. We live with my parents.
Mr. Riley: Mr. Stewart, what is your occupation?
Richard: I’m a photographer.
Mr. Riley: And Mrs. Stewart, are you working?
Marilyn: Yes. I’m a designer.
Mr. Riley: Did you bring any savings or salary information?
Richard: Yes. Here they are.
Mr. Riley: Ok. What …what kind of house did you have in mind?
Richard: We’re talking about buying a two-bedroom house in Mount Kisco. Here are the financial details on the house.
Mr. Riley: Thank you. Are you prepared to make a ten-percent down payment?
Richard: Yes, we are.
Mr. Riley: Payment over thirty years?
Richard: Yes.
Marilyn: Do you think we can get a loan?
Mr. Riley: Well, it depends. Do you own any other property?
Richard: I have a car, it’s worth about 3000.0 dollars.
Mr. Riley: The bank needs to be sure you can pay the mortgage every month
Richard: I see. Well, the idea of buying a house is exciting.
Mr. Riley: Thank you.
Richard: Good-bye. Thanks.
Mr. Riley: Good-bye. And hope to see you soon.
Richard: I hope so, too.
Marilyn: Good-bye.

PART III Further Listening and Speaking
A. Listen to a short passage and fill in the blanks with the information you hear. And then tell your partner about what kind of family you wish for.
Language Notes
considerable: 相当大(或多)的 (large in number or amount or extent or degree)
permissive: 放任的,宽容的 (not strict in discipline)
employment: 雇用, 就业 (the state of having a job)
bleak: 没有希望的, 暗淡的 (offering little or no hope)
decent: 像样的, 体面的 (enough to meet a purpose)
Today the old attitudes toward how children should be brought up have largely disappeared for many children, family life has become more relaxed and less strict, many young people in Britain and the US have a considerable amount of freedom and they can enjoy the things they are interested in: mu

sic sports, television, even money and fashion. Life has become easier and more enjoyable. However, along with an easy life and permissive families a number of social problems have arisen for the young. For example, some schools have problems with discipline and motivation, and crime and drug-taking in some area have reached serious levels, during the 1980s and early 1990s unemployment among school-dropouts was a particular problem, with many facing a bleak future and having little hope of finding a decent job.
B. Listen to a short passage and select the answer that is the best choice.
Language Notes
satisfy: 使满意 (fulfil the requirements or expectations of)
mood: 心情, 情绪 (a habitual or relatively temporary state of feeling)
1. Why do fewer people cook now?
A. They are lazy. B. They are too busy.
C. Many people don’t like cooking. D. They don’t like family meals.
2. A parent spends an hour making cookies _______.
A. just to satisfy her or his child’s sweet tooth
B. only to send a message
C. to let a child eat up in 15 minutes
D. often to show her or his love
3. A family meal _______.
A. brings everyone together. B. is often a way of showing love.
C. gives you good and warm food. D. brings everyone together and is also a way of showing love.
4. The writer thinks the smell of home cooking _______.
A. makes us happy
B. makes us be interested in cooking
C. makes us pay attention to our mood
D. makes us love others
5. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Family meals are important. B. How to make cookies.
C. People are too busy to cook. D. Homemade cookies taste better
【答案】1. B. 2. A. 3. D. 4. A. 5. A.
Script:
People are so busy these days that many people have no time to cook. This becomes a problem, because most families love home cooking! The food tastes good and warm, and a family meal brings everyone together. In some families, meals are often the only times everyone sees one another at the same time.
Another reason people enjoy home cooking is that it is often a way of showing love. A parent who makes some cookies is not just satisfying a child’s sweet tooth. She or he is sending a message. The message says, “I care about you enough to spend an hour making cookies that you will eat up in 15 minutes if I let you.”
There is also something about the smell of home cooking. The smell of home cooking pleases people of all ages. It makes most of us feel good and loved, even if we are the ones doing the cooking! Next time you smell a cake making, stop for a moment and pay attention to your mood.

PART IV Dictation
Listen to the sentences and write them down.
1. He was definitely a spoiled child.
2. He is the only-child so he can have almost anything he wanted.
3. My family was so big that my father and mother both had to work hard to support the family.
4. Families are only important when we are children.
5. When we grow up, we have to work from home and live

by ourselves.
6. Our parents made many sacrifices for us when we were children.
7. I think it’s our duty to look after our parents when they get older.
8. In modern society, the government should be responsible for taking care of old people.
9. We should all pay more tax, so that homes for old people can be as nice as possible.
10. She was born with a silver spoon in her mouth

PART V Appreciation
Read the sentences and pay special attention to your pronunciation and intonation.
1. Happy are the families where the government of parents is the reign of affection, and of the children the submission to love.幸福的家庭，父母靠慈爱当家，孩子也是出于对父母的爱而顺从大人。
2. A placid parent makes a placid home.平和的父母创造温馨的家。
3. A good mother is worth a hundred schoolmasters.一个好母亲相当于百个好老师。
4. It is wise father that knows his own child.了解自己孩子的父亲是睿智的父亲。
5. It is the general rule that all superior men inherit the elements of superiority from their mother. 一切优秀的人通常都从他们的母亲那里继承优良的因素。
6. The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is intended-and not to take a hint when a hint is not intended.家庭生活中最重要的不仅是成员之间的心领神会，还需要心有灵犀一点通。
7. From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. 你从父母那里学到爱，学到笑，学到怎样走路。
8. Like father, like son. 有其父必有其子。
9. It takes three generations to make a gentleman. 十年树木，百年树人。
10. Love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌