Unit 4 听力材料与参考答案.doc
Unit4听力材料与参考答案
听力材料：
(Text 1)
W: I hear your son fell into a river yesterday afternoon. Is that so?
M: That's true. But soon afterwards, he was saved by a Mr Li. He is all right now.
W: Have you spoken to the Mr Li?
M: Not yet. But I must try to find him and say thanks to him.
(Text 2)
W: Terrible noise. I can't stand it. Close the window, David.
M: Yes, I will. But I doit think it will do much?
(Text 3)
W: This vase is very beautiful. Where did you get it?
M: I bought it in Beijing when I paid a visit to China last summer. I like it very much ?(Text 4)
W: Shut the window, please. Be quick! The rain is just pouring down.
M: What heavy rain! We haven^t had any rain for a long time? We can enjoy much cooler weather now, I think.
(Text 5)
W: How can I get to the hospital, please?
M: Fm sorry Fm new here. You can ask the policeman over there. Pm sure he can tell you.
(Text 6)
W: What can I do for you?
M: Fd like to buy a pair of sports shoes for my son.
W: How about this pair?
M: My son doesn't like brown ones. He prefers white ones. Do you have white ones? W: Of course? We have shoes of all colours and sizes. The white shoes are over there. What size do you want?
M: Size 25. Still Fd like to buy a pair of socks for myself. I prefer grey socks.
W: Well, 125 yuan, please.
M: Well, heroes the money. Thank you.
(Text 7)
W: Are you going to watch the football match this Saturday morning?
M: Fm afraid not. I have been busy indoors for a whole week. So Fd like to relax. W: Then how arc you going to relax?
M: Fd like to ride my bike into the country and enjoy the fresh air in the mountains. W: Sounds like a good idea? Are you going alone?
M: Yes. Tm going there by myself.
W: Can I go with you? Fd like to go there, too.
M: I would be very happy if you came?
W: Then let's go togethe匸
(Text 8)
W: Hurry up. The film will begin soon.
M: What time is it now?
W: It's half past seven. I think wc will be late for the film.
M: Doit worry. There is still twenty minutes to go.
W: But ifs three kilometers from here to the cinema. How can we get there in such a short time?
M: I think we can walk there in twenty minutes.
W: But Fm afraid I can't walk that far.
M: If you dorf t feel like walking, we can take a taxi. Look, here comes a taxi.
W: Hi, taxi!
(Text 9)
W: Are you going to school now, Tony?
M: Yes, Mum.
W: But how can you wear so little? Its so cold outside.
M: It doesnl matter to me. I think I am warm enough now.
W: But you will feel cold in class when you sit still. Wait a moment. I will bring you
your jacket.
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M: I don't like that jacket. Ws too old now.
W: But an old jacket will be better than a bad cold, you know ? Here you arc. Put it on. M: Yes, all righ 仁
(Text 10)
One day a dog and a blind man got on a bus together. The bus was full of people and there were no scats. One man, however, soon got up and left his scat. The dog took the blind man to the seat, but there was very little space. The dog began to push the people on each side with his nose. He pushed and pushed until the people moved down and finally there was enough space for two people. The blind man then sat down and the dog got up on the seat at the side of the blind man. He lay down and put his head on the leg of the blind man. He was very comfortable and soon fell asleep. Everyone on the bus had to smile at the intelligence of the dog in making space for the blind man and, at the same time, making a place for himself.
76. It will be two years before we meet again.
77. This is the best film that I have ever seen.
78. Finally, they rescued the child from the big fire.
79. The door is locked, and they must have gone out.
80. He had many opportunities to go abroad, but he never seized them.
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Uint4 II. Basic Listening Practice 1.Script M: Do you see yourself as a leader or more of a team player? W: Well, it depends on the circumstances. I usually enjoy working as part of a team and helping everyone work together. But if the leadership is weak, I’m not afraid to take over in order to achieve the goal at hand. Q: What does the woman want to be? 2.Script W: Good morning, I have an appointment with Mr. Davies at 11o’ clock. M: Yes, he left a message for you saying he’s terribly sorry but he’s stuck in traffic and is running 15 minutes late. Please take a seat and he’ll be here as soon as possible. Would you like tea or coffee? Q: Where is the conversation probably taking place? 3. Script W: You don’t happy. Did you get that promotion? M:No, they brought in some new guy. I’m not going to hang around for much longer, I can assure you. Q: Why is the man unhappy? 4. Script W: Mr. Jones is a self-made millionaire, and I’m honored to have worked for him for the past thirty years as his accountant. M: He must be pleased to have a loyal and faithful employee such as yourself. Q: What is true of the woman? 5. Script W: Jane, we’re considering you for the new office manager’s position. W e’ve been very pleased with your work. M: Thank you very much. I’ve always enjoyed working here, and I would welcome an opportunity for more responsibility.
听力教程第二册unit2听力原文
Unit 2 Section One Tactics for Listening Part 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and Accent a . It's on top of the bookcase. b. With milk, please. c. At five past one. d. At five past on e. e. It's on top of the bookcase. f. With milk, please. Exercise: 1.f 2.c 3.e 4.b 5.a 6.d Part2 Listening and Note-taking Ralph Nader Ralph Nader is a man of few possessions. He owns very little and lives in a small apartment. He doesn't have a car or a TV set. He doesn't have many clothes and he doesn't care about money when he makes a lot of money, he gives it away. He doesn't smoke and he works from six in the morning until late at night, seven days a week: he is paying back to America his debt as a citizen. When he went to parties as a young man, people complained that all he talked about was the dangers of cars, and how bad car design caused the deaths of so many people each year. After he graduated from Harvard, he published an article entitled "Unsafe at Any Speed," which was about a car called Corvair. Later, he made a big attack on the car industry and showed how many deaths in car accidents were because of badly-made cars. He said new laws were needed to make cars safer. In 1966, because of Nader's work, a law was passed to make car safer. After this success, Nader became interested in something very different. This was the
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Smart cars that can see, hear, feel, smell, and talk? And drive on their own? This may sound like a dream, but the computer revolution is set to turn it into a reality. 能看、能听、有知觉、具嗅觉、会说话的智能汽车？还能自动驾驶？这听起来或许像是在做梦，但计算机革命正致力于把这一切变为现实。 Smart Cars智能汽车 Michio Kaku米其奥?卡库 1 Even the automobile industry, which has remained largely unchanged for the last seventy years, is about to feel the effects of the computer revolution. 即便是过去70年间基本上没有多少变化的汽车工业，也将感受到计算机革命的影响。 2 The automobile industry ranks as among the most lucrative and powerful industries of the twentieth century. There are presently 500 million cars on earth, or one car for every ten people. Sales of the automobile industry stand at about a trillion dollars, making it the world's biggest manufacturing industry. 汽车工业是20世纪最赚钱、最有影响力的产业之一。目前世界上有5亿辆车，或者说每10人就有1辆车。汽车工业的销售额达一万亿美元左右，从而成为世界上最大的制造业。 3 The car, and the roads it travels on, will be revolutionized in the twenty-first century. The key to tomorrow's "smart cars" will be sensors. "We'll see vehicles and roads that see and hear and feel and smell and talk and act," predicts Bill Spreitzer, technical director of General Motors Corporation's ITS program, which is designing the smart car and road of the future. 汽车及其行驶的道路，将在21世纪发生重大变革。未来“智能汽车”的关键在于传感器。“我们会见到能看、能听、有知觉、具嗅觉、会说话并能采取行动的车辆与道路，”正在设计未来智能汽车和智能道路的通用汽车公司ITS项目的技术主任比尔?斯普雷扎预言道。 4 Approximately 40,000 people are killed each year in the United States in traffic accidents. The number of people that are killed or badly injured in car accidents is so vast that we don't even bother to mention them in the newspapers anymore. Fully half of these fatalities come from drunk drivers, and many others from carelessness. A smart car could eliminate most of these car accidents. It can sense if a driver is drunk via electronic sensors that can pick up alcohol vapor in the air, and refuse to start up the engine. The car could also alert the police and provide its precise location if it is stolen. 美国每年有大约4万人死于交通事故。在汽车事故中死亡或严重受伤的人数太多，我们已经不屑在报纸上提及。这些死亡的人中至少有半数是酒后开车者造成的，另有许多死亡事故是驾驶员不小心所导致。智能汽车能消除绝大多数这类汽车事故。它能通过会感测空气中的酒精雾气的电子传感器检测开车者是否喝醉酒，并拒绝启动引擎。这种车还能在遇窃后通报警方，告知车辆的确切地点。 5 Smart cars have already been built which can monitor one's driving and the driving conditions nearby. Small radars hidden in the bumpers can scan for nearby cars. Should you make a serious driving mistake (e.g., change lanes when there is a car in your "blind spot") the computer would sound an immediate warning.