高等学校研究生英语听说教程_听力原文

高等学校研究生英语听说教程 听力原文

UNIT 1

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■William ： Hi, Hagers.

Rogers. Hi , William. Whal's h^pperiiri j?

William; Nothing much. IY TI jus1 welching 可 debate on TV. H's

tjrnohirig ir> public bjildinge.

口og&re ： Ch, Um , do you think about it?

I \ft/il|i am Well, I rjnn't t hi nk aplA shn Lilrl h & A II CTWE d tn emakp in public places. so

I support thu ban. Elestdes. I am a norismcker.

Ruiyers. Redllj'? I'm SLitprised. I'm a smoker, so I should have tht right to 5mcke

vyiieneyef I ■vva nt.

William; But dor t ^ou think that r ancmokarc havo ri jhtc , t co?

Rogers: ￡ur&. Y□□ don't hag ic emoke if you danl want to. Wh at elas is the

problem^

William ： Well, I thunk Thiat I should harve the nqht not to treat he smoke.

Ruigers. 3u wl iy can't yuu just yu uuLsidit! i( iL L JO II IHI s you?

Wi Hi am: I c auld a^k you the same qu esti on. Why c an 't smo kers just go

outside if thoy wont to emoko?

Rngare' Well, smoking is part of I can think b^ttar if I

亦 ci Carette.

William: So, I car breathe better if I do nl have to breathe smoke.

Eiesides, smoking is bad for your health. Doctors say th art even

breathing second-hand smoke car cause cancer.

Rogers ： Well, lYri 日 smoker, and I aim in a good hE alth

William: Ves. hut will it be good ir* ■fifteen years . in twenly /ears? Ragers: I hope

so.

William: I hope so. too. Liisten , I think we'll juist have io agree or disagree about this

subject. Do you want to waich the deb ate with ms?

RLigers: Sure Then w& can go on our own debate.

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Cherish Life

I had a te日uher in high school m吕ny years whose liusb?r)d □ritKpectedl^ div J suLldenly of 頂liearl attack. ALiout 日wtiek ^fter his death, she saine of Pisr insight vwith u主.With a gentle look ct

reflection on hgr face b she pau^ad arid said, "Before class is over, I would like tc wherewith you a thought th^i is unrelst&d to class, but which I ffaEgi is very importani. Each of u$ is pul h引日on e^rch !□ learn, share, lava b appreciate and give cf ours@lv&€. And nona of ue krows whan this fantastic superience wilI erd. It can bs take n away at any monient. So we must make the rrio&t out of every aiii^le day "

Her eyes began io waier b went on. "So I vwuld like you all to mskp me 耳pramics l-rnm now rm, on your way I n crhcnl, nr rtn your v/a^ home, find somsthing be^iitifLil to rotice. It doesn't have io be snmelhinq ^oui see. IL cuuld L e 卫sbenl, ar a ^nund of Lfie breeze. Please, look for these Things, and cherish them These thing& ars the 'stuff1 af lifp W P musi rriAk? il imfinrtstni tri nr>ti亡包thpm, to r at any time .it can all be lahon away."

The L I a ss & complelely quiet. Tliei i we filed uut u f tliE i uom silently. Th at ^Ttern^on, I nori 匚旧(J mor 已things on my way home Than

1 ki^rl thflit whnlfl ^pme^fp r Fv(*ry nrirs in A whilo, I think nf thst teacher and remember what an impression she made on all of ns, and I try to appreciate all of these things that sometimes we all overlock For as we get older^ it is not the things we did Th 乳we oft er regrei, but the thirngs we didn't do.

FOLLOW UP

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M: You are treinbling and look as pale ss a ghost. What's wrong with yem?

W: I n&arly had 甘terribls accident few minutes 目勺o.

M: What happened?

W; I ws driving dofwritown in right-hand I耳n吕wher a schicol but pulled over in front of me. I had to run off the road to keep from gpltinq hit

□ : What is lhe woman upset about?

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W; Haw did your inteiview go?

M: To be frank, I couldnl feel better about it. The questions were very fair, and it s&emed that I found answers to all of them. What about yours9

W: I couldn't think mine was as good.

M: Dont worry! Relax!

Q: What is man's feeling about ths interview?

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M' Could you please tell me which roorri Robert Davis is in?

W: Do you have an appointment with him?

M: Yes. It is arranged that WE meet this morning.

W: Ok. He's in the intensive care unit on the fifth floor I suggest that you check with the nurse's station before goimg in.

Q: Where did this conversation most probably take place?

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M' Do you rent rooms by week You IVi not sure whether 111 stay for a whole

^veek?

W：Yes. The rates are higher though

M: What will be the price if I rent a room one week

W：It's J50 a w/eek, but only $160 a month.

Q： How mjch will the man owe if he rerts the room for two weeks?

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W: Maybe we should take Front Street this morning.

M: Is there any special reason?

W: Yes. When I was in the kitchen I heard over the radio that the traffic was very heavy on the freeway.

M： Well, if radio said to lake the Front Street we should go the other way.

□: What is the man's opinion of the new& over the radio?

UNIT 2

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The Narion^ Top Cop

(A Ann Curry IFI JiRnnifer IF ijllfnrd^SalVfan n)

A; Jennifer, officer, goad mornimg!

B: Good morning!

A: Therii go back la ihiat day. You decided to go into this home. Whist rrmd^ yuu gu in wlien Ihb* Dth^r 口怖匚岂「官did not?

Bi Uh. I just kept t hinking about the kids I couldn'i just leave I hem siittmg there.

A: Eut soon sufier you want into th日srtuatiion. the s：hootiiriq startedl and you 电Qg hit

limes including in youir sh doling

￥?t yo

B T WelL I dicing to die I put the gun in th fl nthsr hand There

were two of tihemi shooting at me- at th& oamo time baaicallyi oo I was ^Itonnating

botwoon shooting th& on? at tho back of ths 牢zn and 1K B one at th@ front of ths van B

and LIE. the one ?it th@ bm匚k: di巳iJ 口『■ m匚e ne, and 11ne s econdl on e

mama ged lo ^1 urnble out into the d ri vewa y s collapsed there 屯nd died in the hospital A; 5o when you think back on all of llhi?, you know., knowirig yem tock 事 ibiq risk. would you do it ^11 over 胡gmin or thiere is tunn&ihing you would h?ve done difforoniily?

D： I probably would go there again. I just happy to see the kids were

A. And whai does il n)€^n to you that thsy survived, th^t these

children i(i a large pad due Lo you?

8. Well., that h s myrjab, thafs what I'm there for.

A: But do9$ it give your life greater value knowing th^t you have done that?

B' Oh, yes To a certain extent I always try to help th a people that I serve in my 亡nmmtinity

A: Well. Yc u have a lucky connnnurity the n. And, you mre nam@d "Oflficar of the V ear" and awarded Public Safety Officer Medal of Valor. Dooc it moan

comothing tc you?

B: Oh. it's been hugs. IVe never imagined aryLhing like this would come out of a simple, you know. on已miiiute of my life.

A： Officer, my pleasure and my honor, and lhank /ou SCJ much Ibi your goodne^.

B. Thank you.

Questions：

1. Whst motivated Jennifer's bravery to enter the home while others did mot?

2 When Jennifer's shooting arm was hit, what did she do?

3. What does it mean to Jennifer that the kids are saved?

2.

What You Sea Is What You Get

YouVe heard the express ion, 'V/hat you see is wtiat you get" My grandfather used to say: "if you looked at s tree long enough, it will move lh We $ee what we WE nt id eee. Psychologists 馆II us that nothing controls our lives more than our &el^irr)ag€. We live like the person wo sec in the mirror We are what we think wo are. If you don't think you'll be successful, yoj won't. Your life is limited to your vision. If yau want to change your life, you must change your vision of your life.

Arnold Schwarzenegger was not that famous in 1976 when he met with a ravA/spaper reporter. The reporter asked Schwanenegger: "Now 1hat you've retired frorn todyLuilding, what do you phn to do next?'* Schiwarzenegger answered: "I'm going to be the No. 1 movie star in Hollywood." The reporter shocked 日rid amused at Schwarzenegger's plan At that time, it was very hard to imagine how this imuscle-hound bodybuilder, who was rot a professional actor and who spoke poor English with 日strong Austrian accent, could ever hope ta ibe Hollywood's mo vis star!

When the reporter asked Schwarzenegger how he planned to make his dream come true, Schwarzenegger said: '111 do it the same way I became the No. 1 bodybuilder in rhe world. What I do was create a vision of who I want to be, then I start liyiing like that person in my mind as if it were already true." Sounds almost childishly ￡ innpie, doesn't it? But it wo rkedl Schwarzenegger becomes the No. 1 highest p^id novie star in Hollywood! Remember. "If you can see it, you can be it."

A successful businessman I knowweare a shirt with these words on il："Don't just pursue your dreams. Chase 'em down and tackle 'em!'1You only get one life to live, so why not live the best life possible? So you can be ftilly satisfied at what you see and get.

FOLLOW UP

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W: What h s wrong with you? It seems th訓you are riown today.

M: This morning my manager tells me that the sales 口口down again.

I thought my new ad^crtising campaign could kiave sar^ed the but rt turn ed

out 1o be a real flop

W: I'm sorry to hearthat.

□: Whal haripened to ihm man?

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M: IVe gd fired My new boss found a PhD to take lha placs of me.

W: Dont vrorry. You are smart, flexible ^nd prepared. When the opportunity comes by, you'll get your preferred job.

M: I hope so. I've sent my resumes to many Internet companies but got the same response that all the entry-level positions are filled

□: Wl怕1 does the man imply?

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W: H E I卩ycurself to the pi&$. I hope they car che&r yoi up 金little, It seems that you are under greal pressure and don't hawe a good appetite lately.

M: Thanks. Yumm/I These are out of this world. Y ou can go intc business of celling pies.

W: Great ideal

M: Doni forg&l I D gi內me credit for the idea ^fter /our business gets suoc&ssfuil Q: What does the man mean at the end of the conversation?

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M: I heard that you are looking for a job this &&rriest^r?

W: Yes. I hope to earn extra money tci pay fior my books and supplies

M: You know, the cafe sliop in the neigh bo rhood needs 日v/airtress to work from

7 pm to 11 pm on weekends.

□: What does the man mean?

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W: I heard that you plan to change your present job?

M: Actually l>e turned in my resignation letter to my boss.

W: What made you maike the decision? Are you unhappy 列ilh the pay, the working ervironment and the apportunity for professional gicwth?

M; The company where I work is downsizing. So I'd better take the bull by the horrs. □: What cannot be CD ncluded from the cDriver<;aticm?

Making 3 Difference on the Streets cf Boston

Interviewer Far 40 years, ^ou walked the eireets of Hasten a? a police officer h what's the secret to lasting so long?

Walter Fahey: I was a cop. 4 good reputation on the street is I never locked down on people, so that's why I lasted 40 years

Interviewer: As a policeman, a lot of people burn out early, get out as quickly as they can get out, you didnlt wanna leave?

Walter Fahey：No, remember the time they* made me a detecti?e, 3nd I hated it. Then one d^y I wrote a resignation to ths police comiTii&siorier. He called me up and asked me why I said, I gotta get tuack on the street And the Iasi years of my career I went bmck to what I did best.

Intetviewer: Wasn't i) in ihe 60s. yz stopped that girl from jumping

off the building?

Wah&r Fahey: She was 16 years old And I stood up on that roof for an hour and 岂half ?

Interviewen What did you say to her?

Walter Fahey: Well, I told her, I said, "Hey, you are only a kid. Life is worth living."

And sbie sl^rted crying. She gaive me a hug and said thank me for

not letting her kill herself. She went or)to have four children. I

presume she'B still alive today. she H s prcbahly B grandmother Interviewer What was the most frightening moment you ever were an th a job? Walter Fahey: Be shot al twice t hit by a car twice t thrown off a

porch once

Inten/iewer Of all the violence you had to see every day, well, how did you turn it off?

Walter Fahey: By conning hone to a loving wife, loving children and just go back io work the next day like nothing ever happened- Life? goes on,

There's nothing we can da about it.

Interviewen Would you ever 」ust ^nna see any nf your grandchildren become policeman?

Walter Fahey: If it's their choice, Tri be proud to pin 右badge on eno erf my grand kids.

Questions:

1. What is the secret to Walter's lon^ career as a policeman?

2. Which of the following is NOT true about the girl Walter saved in

the 60s?

3. Which of the following is nut the most frightening monnent Walter

experienced?

4 What helps Walter g?t through it all as he has to see violence

every day?

5 What did Walter mean whien he talked about his qrandchildren?

UNIT 3

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Wocdman: The welfare state usually irtcluda^ public p rcwisior of basic

eduicaticin, health sen/ices, and housing, which in some ca ses at low

cost or without charge. In thes E respects th& welfare state is

considerably extensiya in the US, featuring in many cases corm preh

ensive health coverage and provision of st at 8' subsidized big her

education. Any qiuestions?

Jones: Yes, profess or Do you think th(? welfare s/etem iri the US is good

enough? Doni you think the social welfare systems in other developed

countries, especially in Western and Ncirthern Europe, are far more

comprehensive and better financed?

Wtjcdm^ri： I agree. I didn't sey aurwelfare gysleiTi is the best in the world. Jones: People in the Scan di navi an cojritnes, where IVn from, enjoy free medical care and free education.

Woodman：Yes, except for the United States and South Africa, all developed countries guarantee health-cara access to all citizens.

Jones: But apart from health care, these countries have also established a variety of other pro grams available to all citizens.

Woodma n: Where money coma from for these programs then? Jones: It comes primarily from the government funds. Some of ihes已programs provide support Lo Gver^one, ruch and poor alike.

Woodman- Can you give an example?

Jones: Sure. Sweden offers hrnil/ alllowances. These 玄冷payments made to pa rents to oflFsel the costs of raising children.

Waodinan：Yeah. We don't have that program m the US But generally speaking, most Americans live a relativiely wealth; I血

Jones; We IL how do you ^c^ourit for the fact the Scandin^ian nations have lower poverty rates than the US, particu hrly for

children? Iln Sweden, than 1C p&rce nt of children living with a single

parent are poor, while over half of single-parent children in the Unit ad

States live in poverty.

Woadman: But achieving low poverty rates can be costly, you knov/1 」ones: Thst'i I rue. However, S^/ed&ri and Dernriark, for instance, spand slightly more than half of their budgel on forms of public support.

Woodman Well, in these countries, citizens and politicians qijestion wh ether lheir national welfare systems can be mairitained into the indefinite future,

lliank you for your questions.

Questions:

1 Which country or countries have 打better wel怡re system according to lhe

woman?

2 VVhat is the family allowance program according to the woman?

3 What does the worn an say about the poverty rat es for ohildran?

4 What does the man mean at the end of the conversation^

5 Whal tan be inferred about the welfare svsieins in the deveh|jQd

countries?

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Lisa and Ralael are American gypsies and traveling is part of their life They have been g many cities in the United States Lis^ 祐a 30-year-old, sm all-sized 畑man and Rahel, 39, tall and well built. No jobs and no children. On a sunny morning Rafael felt uneasy in the hallway cf a New York City welfare building while Lisa received her training fior the city's workfare program. When I asked why Lisa, not he, would start working for the couple's welfare 匚heck, Rafael quickly changed the subject. Pressed further, he took his stand on principle: 'I'll have to like the job rm doing. And I won't work for less than the mini mum wage."

Then Rafe&l filled iri some deiails of their lives. About six m onths before, their apartment had burned in 日fire that their neighbors blamed nn Rafael. Since then, thejf hwe hppn living in the city^B homeless hotels waiting for the rnaqic day when they cculcl become eligible for th? federal housing allowance. Now they live gn Home Relief, a city-fund ed p no gram for able-Lod ied ctiildles? aJults who could wo rk. While in some respects, such an existence is by no means easy for them Anything can go wrong. Tliey ^re at tha mercy M fault学computers, arbitrary rules, and periodic changes in lheir welfare case that they may ar may not comprehend 'I'm getting very sick of this," Rafael said angrily, as if he had no other choices.

Finally, Lisa emerged from her workfare training. Wearing a nose ring and high-heeled leather boots, she complained: "I told them, I'm homeless and I cant be trarveling for the job in Manhattan" Use insisted that whe be assigned to work in a Brooklyn park. Aw we left the building, Rafael disappeared. Lisa explained why she, not Rafael, would be workinq: "Because he's lazy."

Questions:

1 Who are Lisa and Rafael?

2. What was Lisa doing in the Mow York City welfare building?

3. Why didn't Rafael work according to Rafael?

4. What can be inferred about Lisa arid Rafael?

5. What can be inferred about the welfare system of New York City?

FOLLOW UP

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M: be been told you have be en working extremely hard on your paper about welfare system.

W; Yeah, it's really 0 tough 'jne, my focus is on charily distributions. If everything goes smoothly, and if I can collect enough dala, I will be able ta finish i1 by the end of this mo nth

Cl: WTiat Ccin be inferred about the woman?

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M: Linch. When can I see th对welfare official? At 9:00 on Tuesday rriorring, is that corned? Ifs really hard for me to corrie 甘gairi in my v/he&lchaii'. You Vs got to help me.

W: Well, it 日II depends. There are so many single rnothers who kiave waited!

longer than you do.

Q: Wtiat does the woman mean?

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M: Tell you the truth, I'm so disappointed with the new gov EmmEnt regulations or the Disability Act Yoci know IVe been living on my persiom for ten years.

W: Well, it's not your personal problem You have io put up with it unless you laindl a job to suppiort yourself

Q: What does the woman imply?

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W; John, I hear you worked ms a social worker this summer It must ba very interesting to help out in that African country.

M: Well, it ie hard work on the voluntary basis. But it paved the way for HA/future job in th& UN.

Q: What does the man imply?

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W;Hey, /ouiVe bought so man^ things today. For a party or something?

M: No, no I bciught them for the orphanage. You k n0w t h e kids there need a better care but I'm just too busy to go there myself

W: I'd like to recommend that you send a check instead of buying things yourself next time.

Q; What doe$ the vvaman imply?

UNIT 4

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IVhggie: This iw the 1irst time youVe be&n back to the siiriLlator. How well did it prepare yoiu far the real thing?

Robert□: It was 卩erfect training. Only looking out of tbie window was I able to realize it was the r?^l flight. Ivly heart was purmping blood the sarme 日

s il was an Earth, but there was no 目怕Mt 片co it gave us the sensation

of flying upside down.

Maggie: I think the simulator is so tiny and cramped.

Robert□: I confess that when I clirribed up the stairs and gat into tlhe rocket I was surprised myself ThE simulator is very similar. And in the real flight you

wear space ?uits, and the helmets are wery bulk/.

Maggie: Is your stomach turning over with nerves and excit&mert when siting ior the flight?

Roberto:Yes. Preparation for the flight is very hard, emotionally physically and psychobgically b but mostly emotionally Yoi have to say goodbye to

family 启nd friends. It is a unique experience because this time yciu are

going outside the atmoephere. On the day of the flight, when the

rocket starts to shake, that is 9 very emotional moment.

Maggie: What w詆it lik& when you went into orbit? How easy was it to work? Rnberto: Once onboard the ISS, the daily roulines started. Part of our jobs was to think about ourselves-'to eat, to take a bath and sa on.

Maggie: How easy was it 1o sle&p?

Roberto: Slee卩was most ch^llorigirig. Il seems strange to say this, 'ju： tri lb H gr jLric ?，计屮v 'H Ly di.Vu'i, z卩心上引一卍tri

our batk. In microgravity there is no laying down. Technically ytiu could

si eep in any pasiiidii. The technique is to us& a sleeping bag 5tr.i卩卩巳d to

the walls, roof or floor, and then str^p yaurs elf to the bag.

Maggie: Did you find that being weightless for so long weakened

your body?

Roberto: Well, my flight was 日short flight-吕days- whith I believe is the minimum to

quickly learned to work in microgravity, and it was hard to go back to

normal lundinn Gravity gm阳rne a spinning sensation