大学英语听力教程上册unit10原文及答案

Unit T enPart One StatementsComplete each of the statements with what you hear and choose A or B that explains the word or phrase in bold.1. What should I do if several people came to claim the handbag I found? ( A )2. He wound up by declaring that his efforts would be continued. ( B )3. The boys all chipped in a dollar to get their friend inside the movie theatre. ( B )4. Bursting into the house, the boy frantically searched for his father. ( B )5. The husband complained that his wife was tight-fisted. ( A )6. The woman tossed and turned all night and realized that she was wrong. ( B )7. Sometimes when your old friend or schoolmate comes to see you, you would take him outfor a decent dinner, (A)8. To help him, his colleagues put into him the idea of a little "private treasury" made up ofmoney he got writing for newspapers. ( B )9. The man handed over the prized money to his wife for family expenses. ( A )10. Both England and Brazil were playing very well, but neither team could score a goal in thefirst half. ( B )Part Two DialoguesDialogue OneFifty Dollars(Betty just returned from school...)Daughter: I'm home, Dad!Dad: Hi! What do you have there?Daughter: Oh, it's a purse I found on the parking lot next door.Dad: A purse? Anything in it?Daughter: Oh, there is about 50 dollars in it.Dad: Fifty dollars! What are you going to do with it? What else is inside?Daughter: I don't know. I just saw the money.Dad: Don't you think you should look a little further? I think you should try and find out who it belongs to.Daughter: It looks pretty old. It could have been there for a long time.Dad: See if you can get some identification.Daughter: All fight. Oh, look! There's an envelop with a return address on it!Dad: Well, look at there... Now you can call the person and he'd really be glad to get that back.Daughter: Y eah, I guess I would have felt a little guilty if I hadn't done that.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear,1. Where did the daughter find the purse? ( C )2. What's in the purse? ( D )3. What suggestion does the father make? ( A )4. How can the girl contact the owner of the purse? ( C )5. What does the girl have in her mind at first when she has the purse in her hand? ( B )II. Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions with Y es or No.1. Does the father find his daughter has got something in her hand? ( Y es )2. Does the father suggest the daughter look a little further? ( Y es )3. Has the purse been there for a short time? ( No )4. Is she going to return the purse at first? ( No )5. Is there an identification card in the envelop? ( No )Dialogue TwoWhose Bag Is it?(Ms. Lam is a bus driver and Mr. Zhou is a conductor on it. They're getting off duty and Mr. Zhou is closing all the windows of the bus.)Mr. Zhou: Look! I found this handbag just now.Ms. Lam: Wow, where was it ?Mr. Zhou: I found it under that seat. Somebody forgot about it, I guess.Ms. Lam: What are you going to do with it? Are you going to return it?Ms. Zhou: Return it?Ms. Lam: Y es. Return it. It doesn't belong to you.Mr. Zhou: Well, I'm definitely not going to keep it.Ms. Lam: I didn't say you were. But if you take my advice, you'll return it fight away.Mr. Zhou: But I don't know who the owner is. There is no name in the bag.Ms. Lam: Y ou're fight. Maybe you could put up a notice in the local paper. Y ou'd find the owner easily that way.Mr. Zhou: What if several people come to claim it? I wouldn't know who the fight owner is.Ms. Lam: Y ou could ask them to describe the handbag and the things inside.Mr. Zhou: I guess you're fight.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. What is the topic of the conversation? ( B )2. Where did the man find the bag? ( B )3. What prevents him from returning the handbag at once to its owner? ( A )4. What is the woman's suggestion? ( C )5. What should the man do if several people come to claim the handbag? ( C )II, Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear.Mr. Zhou found a handbag under a seat on the bus. Somebody forgot about about it. Ms. Lam advised him to return it fight away. But he didn't know who the owner was. There was no name in the bag. Then Ms. Lam told him that he could find the owner easily by putting up a notice in the local newspaper.Dialogue ThreeThe Right Ways of Learning ThingsMan: What did you do before you became an English teacher?Woman: I studied in the College of Education at the University of Hong Kong.Man: What field did you major in?Woman: I double-majored in both education and English.Man: No wonder you speak English so well! What's your experience in improving your spoken English?Woman: Well, you know, university education only gave me lots of knowledge and the fight ways of learning things. As a nonnative speaker of English, the only way to improvemy spoken ability is to practice more. That's why I have made many friends withEnglish and American students.Man: I know "Practice makes perfect", but how to achieve better results still remains a problem with me.Woman: Personally, I think you should talk in English as much as possible. And reading English texts aloud is a basic way and can help you improve your dictation and thoughts incolloquial English.Man: Y ou're fight. Thank you for your advice. I'll follow it and work harder.Woman: Y ou're welcome to talk in English with me whenever we meet.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear,1. What did the woman do before she became an English teacher? ( D )2. What did she major in? ( C )3. What did the man want to know? ( A )4. How did the woman improve her spoken English? ( C )5. What did the woman suggest to the man? ( D )II. Listen to the dialogue again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear.1. The woman learned English after she graduated from her university. ( F )2. The woman was admired by the man for her spoken ability. ( T )3. The woman was satisfied with her university education. ( T )4. The man completely agreed with the woman about her practice method. ( F )5. The man seemed to have some trouble with his English Study. ( T )Part Three PassagesPassage OneLyingWhat exactly is a lie? Is it anything we say that we know is untrue? Or is it something more than that? For example, suppose a friend wants to borrow some money from you and you say," I wish I could help you but I'm short of cash fight now." In fact, you are not short of cash, but because your friend always forgets to pay you back and you don't want to hurt his feelings by reminding him of this. Is this a lie?A scientific study of lying shows women are better liars than men, especially when telling a "white lie" that doesn't hurt people. When a woman at a party tells another woman that she likes her dress, she really thinks it looks terrible. However, this is only one side of the story. Other research shows that men are more likely to tell more serious lies. They tend to make promises and then they forget them. This is the kind of lie businessmen are particularly good at. They hope to make more money from these lies in some way.It has been found that when people lie, if they sit down, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual. It seems as if they were saying to themselves "I wish I were somewhere else now." It has also been observed that in some cases, liars sweat more than usual.I, Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. Why don't you lend your friend money according to the passage? ( C )2. In which way are women better liars than men? ( A )3. Why do businessmen tell lies? ( D )4. According to the passage, which of the four choices is NOT true when people lie? ( B )5. Which of the four choices is true according to the passage? ( D )II. Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences with the information youhear.1. Women are better liars than men, especially when telling a "white lie".2. A "white lie" is a lie that doesn't hurt people.3. Men are more likely to tell more serious lies.4. When people tell lies, if they sit down, they tend to move about in their chairs more than usual.5. Scientists also have observed that in some cases, liars sweat more than usual.Passage T woA Little Private T reasuryMy wife is good in every way except that she's tight-fisted. Whenever I want to have some pocket money of my own, she would reply: "What do you want money for? For gambling, for dancing or buying presents for somebody?"But to live without money was really hard. Y our old friends or schoolmates came to see you in your office, and you couldn't take them out for a decent dinner. Wasn't this very embarrassing for a big and strong man like me?To help me, my colleagues put into me the idea of a little "private treasury "made up of money I got writing for newspapers.Gradually, I put together some money. I became generous and manly. I was grateful to the little "private treasury".Again my colleagues had advice: "Why don't you try your luck on lottery tickets?" I listened to them and bought three lottery tickets. My luck wasn't bad at all. I won the first prize: 4,000 yuan in cash. When I was asked by my colleagues what I would do with this money, I said: I’ll hand it over to my wife, for family expenses." Some of them thought this was a good idea, while most shook their heads.That night my wife tossed and turned and got no sleep. The following morning she said to me, "I always thought that men could only get into trouble with spare money. Now I realize I was wrong. Y ou must have had a hard time. Please forgive me."From then on, my wife never tried to keep me from spending money, and the little "private treasury" became unnecessary.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. What is the main topic of this passage? ( A )2. Why did the man want to keep a little private money? ( A )3. What did his colleagues advise him to do after he had saved some money? ( B )4. What good luck did the lottery tickets bring him? ( C )5. What made the wife realize that she was wrong about the man? ( B )II. Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions.1. What do you know about the wife?She is a good wife but she's tight-fisted.2. Why did the wife keep the husband from having some pocket money?Because she's afraid that her husband would gamble, dance or buy presents for somebody with the money.3. Why did the husband buy the lottery tickets?Because his colleagues advised him to buy them.4. What did the man do with the prized money?He handed it over to his wife, for family expenses.5. Why couldn't the wife fall asleep that night?Because she realized that she was wrong about her husband.Passage ThreeLittle Old LadyA young man was walking through a supermarket to pick up a few things when he noticed an old lady following him. "Pardon me," she said, "I'm sorry if my staring at you has make you feel uncomfortable. It's just that you look just like my son, who died recently." 'Tm very sorry," replied the young man, "is there anything I can do for you?" "Y es," she said, "as I'm leaving, would you say 'Goodbye, mother.' It would make me feel so much better." "Sure," answered the young man. As the old woman was leaving, he called out, "Goodbye, Mother." Then, as he stepped up to the checkout counter, he saw that his total was $127.00. "How can that be?" he asked. "I only purchased a few things !" the clerk replied, "Y our mother said you'd pay for her."I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. Where did the story take place? ( C )2. What did the young man notice? ( C )3. Why did the old lady follow him? ( D )4. How much would the young man have to pay? ( B )5. What can you infer from this passage? ( A )II. Listen to the passage again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear.1. The young man was very sorry when the old lady told him that she had recently lost her son..(T)2. He said goodbye to his mother when she was leaving. ( F )3. He bought things that were worth $127,00. ( F )4. The clerk thought that the young man was the old lady's son. ( T )5. The young man was too honest to believe the old lady. ( F )Part Four Idioms and ProverbsI. In this part, you will be presented with ten sentences. Listen carefully and write them down.1. Ignorance of the law accuses no man.2. Two is company, three is a crowd.3. A man's home is his castle.4. Too many cooks spoil the broth.5. True love never grows old.6. Charity begins at home.7. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.8. The best thin~ in life is free.9. Dead men tell no tale.10. The early bird catches the worm.I. In this part, you will hear ten sentences. In each sentence there is one idiom that is give below. Listen and guess its meaning from the context.Script:1. A: I think I'm going to ask Stephanie to marry me. What do you think I should do?B: Y ou've decided to pop the question? That's wonderful. I think you should buy her roses and take her out for a nice dinner.2. They can't predict what will happen in tomorrow's game, so they decided to play it by ear.3. Mrs. Jones, an ELC teacher, is famous for giving her students a lot of pop quizzes.4. She said she found 1 million dollars in the park, but I think she was just pulling my leg.5. Y ou need to take some time to put yourself in their shoes and understand them.6. The job that you're offering me sounds really good, but I'd like to sleep on it before givingyou my final decision.7. Linda tried to be cheerful and said she was okay, but reading between the lines, I couldsee she was really upset.8. Thank you for taking so much time to describe the person, but I'm sorry that doesn't ring abell with me.9. If we could get the committee to see the light, we would be able to pass the bill.10. We'd better shake a leg, or we will miss the bus.Keys:1. ask someone to marry you2. decide what to do or say according to a situation as it develops3. a short test that is given in class without any warning beforehand4. tease someone by saying something shocking as a joke5. try to understand someone's situation6. take at least a day to think about something before making a decision7. guess what someone's real thoughts, feelings, or intentions from what you hear or read8. (Y ou) have heard it before or it reminds you of something9. understand or believe something10. hurry or do something nowPart Five Exercises for Homework!. Short ConversationsIn this part, you will hear ten short conversations. Each of them is followed by a question.After the question, you are supposed to choose a correct answer from the four choices.1. M: I don't like this book very much.W: Neither do I.Q : What does the woman mean? ( A )2. W: I'm going to the bank, then to the dentist, and after that I have to prepare a report formy history seminar.M: I'd say you have a pretty busy afternoon.Q : What is the man suggesting about the woman? ( B )3. M: Would it be better to buy a monthly meal ticket, or pay for each meal separately?W: What difference does it make, the price per meal is the same either way.Q: What does the woman mean? ( C )4. W: John is the most talented actor in campus.M: Isn't he, though?Q: What does the woman think about John? ( B )5. W: How is Susan's lab experiment coming along?M: I'm not sure. Why don't we go have a look?Q: What does the man say about Susan? ( C )6. W: Do you think Professor Simpson will cancel class on account of the special conference?.M: Not likely.Q: What does the woman mean? ( B )7. M: The doctor told me to quit drinking coffee.W: Shouldn't you quit drinking tea, too?Q: What does the woman suggest? ( D )8. W: Since when do you read the Sunday Times?M: Since I discovered its big help-wanted section.Q : What can we assume about the man? ( D )9. W: Teddy, how are you finding life in campus this year?M: Much the same as last.Q: What does Teddy mean? ( B )10. M: It would be nice if these last few days of vacation were sunny and warm.W: But that's not what they forecast, is it?Q : What does the woman imply about the weather? ( B )II. PassagesPassage OneBlacks in the Revolutionary WarBy the time of the American Revolutionary War, blacks had become a large part of the American population. By the middle of the 1700's, one out of every five colonists was black. But, at first, they did not let blacks fight in the army. They did not want to take people's slaves away from them. They were afraid of giving guns to slaves. On the contrary, the British offered freedom to any slave who fought on their side. So hundreds of runaways made their way to the British forces. Seeing this, the Americans decided to take black soldiers into the army. The black slaves who fought were promised their freedom after the war. Black soldiers fought in almost every battle of the Revolution. Blacks served on sea as well as on land. By the end of the war, 5,000 black men had fought against the British. Unfortunately, not all the slaves were given their freedom after the war. But the movement toward freedom of all slaves started with the Revolutionary War.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. What was the proportion of blacks to other colonists by the middle of the 1700's? ( C )2. Why did they not want blacks to fight in the war? ( B )3. Why did hundreds of slaves run away to the British forces? ( A )4. How many black men fought against the British by the end of the war? ( A )5. When did the movement toward freedom of all slaves start? ( A )Passage T woThe T eacher Caught Me CheatingWhen I was in my last year of high school, I had a tough test in physics. The night before I went to a party, so I didn't study. Of course, I got home too late to study. Well, the next morning I woke up and realized that I had that test, so on the way to school I tried to study, but it didn't help.I couldn't remember anything. I thought about cheating by putting everything into my calculator however, I decided to write something down on a paper instead.When I went into the classroom to take the test, I was very confident. During the test, I needed the piece of paper on which I had written the answers. Unfortunately, at the very moment I looked at the paper, my teacher sat down next to me and caught me cheating. She took my test and told me that I had failed it. I was really embarrassed, especially because the teacher was a friend ofmine I'm sure that I learned something important from that incident.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences with the information you hear,!1. The speaker tells us that when he was in his last year of high school he had a tough test inphysics.2. The night before he went to a party and got home too late to study.3. He thought about cheating by writing something down on a paper.4. Unfortunately, the very moment he looked at the paper, he was caught cheating by histeacher.5. According to the speaker, he learned something important from that incident.Passage ThreeThe Kid Who Couldn’t Get InY ears ago when Jimmy was a child, one of the things that he and his friends liked to do was to go to movie theaters. They went quite often and would save up money. One day about six of them were all going to the movie theater. They got to the part where they paid for the tickets. All but one of them hadn't enough to get in. They paid and got in. They didn't realize that this guy was still standing outside. They saw him through the glass just standing there looking really sad. They all decided that they couldn't just let him stand out there, so they all chipped in a dollar and they got him inside. They paid for him and that was it, none of them had any money after that. Next thing they're going to seat themselves for the movie, and the kid who they just paid to get in was nowhere to be found. He came and sat next to them with a large box of popcorn and a large soda and candy. They had no idea where he got it. He said he had the money for that but he didn't want spend it on getting in, so he actually had the money the whole time and he wound up being the only person eating in the movie theater.Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.1. Where did Jimmy and his friends like to go years ago?To movie theaters.2. How could they manage to go there often?They would save up money.3. Why did they pay for the boy to get him in?Because they saw him through the glass just standing outside looking really sad.4. Why didn't the boy buy the ticket to get in?Because he didn't want to spend the money getting in.5. What did the boy do with the money he saved from the ticket?He bought a large box of popcorn and a large soda and candy.III. A story for Retelling.Here are two short funny stories. Listen and retell them.1The young boy burst into the house and frantically searched for his father. "Dad," he shouted enthusiastically when he finally found him, "I've got great news for you."The father smiled and asked, "What is it?""Remember you promised to give me twenty dollars if I passed all my subjects in school?" "Certainly," said his dad."Well," continued the son, "I'm saving you that expense this year!"2When young Joey's mother gave birth to twins, his dad said, "Y ou and I should celebrate. Tell your teacher and I'm sure she'll give you tomorrow off". That night, Joey excitedly reported that it had worked.“And what did your teacher say when you told her about the twins?” asked his proud faller. “Oh, I just told her I had a baby sister,” replied the boy.” “I’m saving the other one for next week.”。