施心远主编听力教程1第2版 Unit 2 原文及答案

Unit Two Section 1 Tactics for Listening Part 1 Phonetics Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape~ Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. Woman: Good evening. Man: Good evening. Can you ( 1 ) make up this prescription, please? Woman: Certainly. (2) Would you like to wait? Man: How long (3) will it take? Woman: (4)It'll be ready in twenty minutes. Man: Oh, (5) I'll come back later. Woman: All right, sir, Man: (6) Shall I pay now or later? Woman: (7) Later'll be all right. Part 2 Listening and Note-taking Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes. Exercise B: Use the information from your notes to mark the places and streets mentioned in the conversation on the sketch map. Man: Excuse me. How can I get to the station please? Woman: The station, the station, the station ...let me see. Ah, yes. You can go down ... no. Go straight on until you come to a cinema. Let's see now-- that's the second turn on your right. The cinema's on the corner. Turn right at the cinema and you'll be in Bridge Street. I think it's Bridge Street. Go along Bridge Street for a few minutes and then take the second -- no, not the second, the first, that's fight, the first turning. On your left. The station is straight ahead, right in front of you. Man: So that's second right and first left. Thank you very much. That's very kind of you. Woman: Don't mention it. go up vs. go down Go up上坡,往北,从小地方往大地方(如城市,尤其是首都) Go down下坡,往南,从大地方往小地方(如农村) Go up: 1) go up to a place: go to college, go to the town/capital E.g. He will go up to Cambridge next term. 2) go up to sb.向。。。走去/靠近 1 Section 2 Listening Comprehension Part 1 Dialogue Dialogue 1: Where are you living now? Exercise A: F 1. The man lives in Hampstead now. (The man used to live in Hampstead.) T 2. The man has changed his job. (He worked for an advertising agency five years ago but now he works for a newspaper.) F 3. The place where the man lives now is about 15 miles away from London. (The nearest station is rather far about 15 miles away, but the village is fairly close to London, about 40 miles.) Exercise B: 1. Why did the man move out of London? Because he finds that London is so dirty and there's so much stress. 或Because it is dirty and stressful. 2. Where does he live now? He lives in a village in the country, about 40 miles away from London. 3. How did he use to go to work? He used to go to work by bicycle. 4. How does he go to work now? (inference, the last sentence) Most likely he goes to work by car now because he said that it takes him less than an hour and a half, door to door, to get to work. door-to-door ['d?:t?'d?:] adj.[美国英语] 1) (为兜售、调查、募捐、拉选票等)挨家挨户的 2) 送货上门的;从门到门的,自发货点(或起点)至收货人(或终点)的,全程运输的adv. 1) 挨家挨户地,挨户 2) 送货上门地;从门到门地,自起点至终点地,全程地 5.Where does he work now? Teacher’s book: He works for a newspaper now. 或者He works in London. Interviewer: You say you moved out of London five years ago? Alistair: Yes, I did. I lived in Hampstead*. Interviewer: That's very close to the centre, isn't it? Alistair: Yes, quite close. I went to work by bicycle -- I worked in Oxford Street. It took about half an hour. Interviewer: And why did you move? Did you change jobs? Alistair: Well, yes, I did. I worked for an advertising agency then. Now I work for a newspaper. But that isn't the reason. I moved because London is so dirty and there's so much stress… Interviewer: And now you live in ... Alistair: Oh, right in the country. The nearest station is rather far, about 15 miles away, but the village is fairly close to London, about 40 miles. I still work in London. Interviewer: So how long does it take you to get to work? Alistair: Oh, less than an hour and a half, door to door. Dialogue 2 Have you ever lived abroad Interviewer: Have you ever lived abroad, Phyllis? Phyllis: Yes, I have actually. What about you? Interviewer: No, unfortunately I haven't. Phyllis: Oh, what a shame! Interviewer: Where did you live when you were abroad? Phyllis: I lived in Australia. Interviewer: Really? That's a long way away. Phyllis: Uhm, uhm, yes! Interviewer: How long were you there for? Phyllis: I was there for twelve years Interviewer: Oh! What a long time! Phyllis: Yes. Rather, Interviewer: Erin. So how long have you been back in the UK? Phyllis: I've been back about, erm. ten years now, Interviewer: Uhm, uhm, When you were in Australia, did you think of it as your home? Phyllis: Well, it depends on what, you mean by home. When 1 was... home to me is being near the people you're fond of. Interviewer: Uhm. uhm. yeah. So does that mean that your family were with you in Australia? Phyllis: Yes, they were there with me. Interviewer: And presumably they've ... they came back to the UK? Phyllis: Yes, they did. They came back with me, Interviewer: Uhm, uhm. Erin, if you had a choice, where do you think you'd be living now? Phyllis: Oh. I would really like to go back to Australia Interviewer: Oh, yeah? Why's that? Phyllis: Well. for one thing, it's the climate. Interviewer: Uhm Phyllis: And. er. secondly, it's ... very relaxed. Interviewer: Oh? In what way? Phyllis: Well, you know. the wave of life, nobody hurries. Interviewer: Uhm. Is that at work as well as socially? Phyllis: That's right, everything Exercise: Listen to the interview and complete the following questionnaire. Name: Phyllis Nationality: British Being Abroad: Yes Country: Australia, Length: 12years Where: They were with her. Advantages: good climate; relaxed at work as well as socially Time: 10 years ago Part 2 Passage Welcome to London Welcome to London! You and seven million other tourists will fill Britain's capital city this season, jostling each other along Oxford Street, getting lost on the Underground, staring at Buckingham Palace, and complaining about the food and the weather. What can you do when you're here? There are the obvious tourist attractions of royal London, the London of pageantry and soldiers in fancy uniforms. There is historical London, with the ancient buildings and magnificent churches. A good introduction to all this can be found in the London Museum in the Barbican. You can spend a lot of money, in shops from aristocratic Knightsbridge to democratic Marks and Spencer, all of them anxious to receive travellers' cheques in almost any currency. There are many hotels at your service, and your chambermaid may well be able to talk to you in your own language -- though probably not in English. Restaurants are here by the hundred. You can eat your way round the world in London, from China to Argentina, though you may have a bit of a job finding good English food. Exercise: 1-4:A A D D 5-8:B C A B Part 3 News News Item 1 New research says 35% of all child deaths worldwide are caused by under-nutrition---hunger. The Lancet,the British medical magazine, just published a series of five studies. The answer, they suggest, is greater investment in nutritional services and improvements to health system. The research involved poor to middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Robert Black from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland was the lead author of the series. He says more than three and a half million mothers and children under 5 die in poor countries each year because of under-nutrition. A: This news item is about a new research that says 35% of all child deaths worldwide are caused by under-nutrition -- hunger. News Item 2 A: This news item is about the retirement of Bill Gates as the head of world's biggest computer software company, Microsoft. B: 1) Last week, Bill Gates retired from full-time work at the world’s biggest computer software company, Microsoft. He will remain chairman of the company 2) he established with Paul Allen in 1975. Mr. Gates left Microsoft at a time of change in the computing industry. Early on, Microsoft understood the importance of the “network effect”. That is, 3)software is the kind of product that increases in value as more people buy and use it. At 52 years old, Bill Gates is currently the third richest man in the world. He is worth about 58 billion dollars. 4) Mr. Gates will now spend most of his time working at his charity organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation is the world’s largest charity with 5) over 37 billion dollars. It provides money for 6) health, education and other projects, mostly in developing countries. Script: Last week, Bill Gates retired from full-time work at the world’s biggest computer software company, Microsoft. He will remain chairman of the company he established with Paul Allen in 1975. Mr. Gates left Microsoft at a time of change in the computing industry. Early on, Microsoft understood the importance of the “network effect”. That is, software is the kind of product that increases in value as more people buy and use it. At 52 years old, Bill Gates is currently the third richest man in the world. He is worth about 58 billion dollars. Mr. Gates will now spend most of his time working at his charity organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation is the world’s largest charity with over 37 billion dollars. It provides money for health, education and other projects, mostly in developing countries. News Item 3 The competition between Microsoft and Google took a new turn on February first. Microsoft made a public offer to buy the Internet company Yahoo. Microsoft says the combined companies would be in a better position to compete against Google in the online services market. This week, Yahoo rejected the offer. Its board of directors said the price undervalued the company. The offer was worth almost 45 billion dollars in cash and stock, or 31 dollars per Yahoo share. Yahoo is said to want 40 dollars a share. Microsoft says it offered a full and fair price. It says moving forward quickly with the deal would be in the best interest of shareholders. Yet since February first, the value of Microsoft’s offer has fallen to 29 dollars a share because of a drop in its stock. Microsoft thinks it could better compete against Google with Yahoo’s expert knowledge. Microsoft could attempt a hostile takeover. But that is not the way it normally does business, and there is risk of angering Yahoo’s employees. A: This news item is about Microsoft’s plan to purchase Yahoo to compete with Google. B: T FTFT Section Three Oral Work Man: Are you ready to order? Woman: Er, yes, please. I'll have the roast beef. Man: Uhm, Would you like a starter? Woman: No thanks, oh, why not? I'll have the garlic mushrooms please. Man: And would you like salad or vegetables with your roast beef? Woman: Er, what vegetables have you got? Man: Cauliflower and carrots, Woman: Er, have you got any cabbage? Man: No, I'm afraid not. Woman: Oh, well, never mind, I’ll have the carrots. Man: Carrots. Can I get you anything to drink? Woman: Er, just a glass of water. Man: And would you like anything for dessert? Woman: No thanks. woman: Excuse me? Man: Yes? Woman: I'm afraid this bread is stale. Man: Oh, I'm terribly sorry, I'll get you some fresh, madam. Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it. Questions: 1. What did the woman order? (She ordered the roast beef.) 2. What would the woman like to have as a starter? (She would like to have the garlic mushrooms.) 3. What vegetables does the restaurant offer? (It offers cauliflower and carrots.) 4. What vegetable did the woman order? (She ordered carrots.) 5. What sort of drink did she order? ' (She ordered a glass of water.) 6. She ordered a dessert, didn't she? (No, she did not order any dessert.) 7. Did the woman like the bread served? (No, she didn't like it.) 8. Why didn't she like the bread? (Because it was stale / not fresh~) PART 2 Retelling It was Monday morning. Betty left home early that day because she was going to start work at an office. She was only sixteen and this was her first job. Unfortunately, the traffic was so dense that she was a few minutes late When she arrived at the office. When she entered the office, she saw Mr. Cramp, her boss, speaking to the people in an angry voice. She was very afraid and didn't dare to say anything. Later that day, she found out what had happened, As a rule, Mr. Crump came to the office at about 9:30, because he lived a long way out in the country and came up by train every day. That morning, however, he happened to catch an earlier train, and when he arrived at the office, he was greatly annoyed to see that no one was working. All the clerks were standing around, smoking, laughing and telling jokes. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the passage only once. Section 4 Supplementary Exercises PART 1 Listening Comprehension Passage 1 Entertainments in London You come, of course, from all over the world, attracted by the comparative cheapness of London and its relatively new reputation as a good place to have fun -- a reputation which really only dates from the mid 1960's, that era* of' Swinging London,"* of pop stars and fashion photographers and dress designers. There's certainly no lack of entertainment. The British Theatre is world famous, and offers everything from Shakespeare to West End comedy*. There's a large number of cinemas presenting films from all over the world. Every night of the week there are concerts. Classical or pop, take your choice. And of course night clubs will be happy to take large quantifies of cash from you in return for the illusion* of being sophisticated* and perhaps slightly wicked*. When it rains (and it will rain) there are museums and art galleries to give you shelter-- and they're free! When it's fine, take a boat trip along the River Thames, downstream to Greenwich* or upstream to Hampton Court*. You may be exhausted by London; you may be cheated in London; you may not be able to get a drink when you want one, thanks to the ridiculous licensing laws; you may get wet and catch a cold; but you're not likely to be bored. Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1.C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5.D 6. C 7. B 8. D Passage 2 Health Insurance Most full-time students at American universities must have health insurance. This is because health costs in the United States are high. Colleges are not able to pay the costs if students suffer serious accidents or sickness, Many American colleges have health centers where doctors and nurses treat students' medical problems. This service may be included in the cost of attending college. Health insurance is usually needed for extra services. Students may already be protected under their parents' health insurance policies*. If not, many colleges offer their own insurance plans. For example, students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor are treated without charge the minor medical problems at the university health center. But the university suggests that students buy its health insurance plan. It costs about 800 dollars a year. The insurance pays [or hospital services, emergency room care and visits to doctors. It also pays for laboratory tests and x rays. And it pays ninety percent of the cost of drugs prescribed by a doctor. The plan does not pay for birth control, care of the teeth or eyeglasses. And it does not pay for preventive care such as injections* that prevent disease. Students at Boston College in Massachusetts are required to have their own health insurance plan or lo buy the college accident and sickness insurance. The college plan costs about 500 dollars a year. It pays for any medical care needed within a/line period. It does not pay for eye glasses, hearing aids*, or dental* treatment. Students can also buy independent insurance policies from insurance companies. The details of such policies are different, depending on where the student lives. Usually, these policies pay for doctor visits, treatment of injuries and hospital costs. Sometimes foreign students do not understand the need for health insurance, especially if they do net need such insurance in their own countries. However, people in the United States are responsible for their own medical costs. These can be extremely high in cases of serious illness or accidents. The purpose of health insurance is to make sure that these costs will be paid for. Exercise A: Listen to the report and complete the following sentences. 1. Students at American universities must have health insurance, because health costs in the United States are high. 2. Many American colleges have health centers where minor medical problems can be treated. 3. The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor offers its health insurance plan that costs about $800 a year. 4. Boston College in Massachusetts suggests the students buy the college accident and sickness insurance that costs about $500 a year. Exercise B: Listen to the report again and put a tick beside the item that the insurance pays for and put a cross beside the one that the insurance doesn't pay for. hospital services √ birth control X laboratory tests √ x-rays √drugs prescribed by a doctor √ hearing aids X eyeglasses X emergency room care √dental treatment X doctor visits √ PART 2 Oral Work Frances Whitbread lived in children's homes until she was 13 because her mother was unable to look after her. When Frances was 12 she took part in a game of netball. The referee, whose name was Margaret Whitbread, noticed the young girl because she argued with so many of her decisions. A few weeks later they met again at a local sports ground. Frances asked Margaret to show her how to throw the javelin and Margaret soon discovered that although Frances was a difficult child, she was a very promising young athlete. When Frances was 13, the Whitbreads adopted her. Family life suited Frances and as she became bigger and stronger, her javelin throwing improved until she became one of Britain's top athletes. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics. 1. What difference would it have made if Frances had not met the Whitbreads? 2. Do you agree that sometimes it pays to argue?