公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力文本1-3
TPO3 listening 听力文本
TPO 03 – Listening PartSection 1ConversationNarratorListen to a conversation between a student and a receptionist at the Registrar’s Office on the first day of the semester.StudentExcuse me, I’m supposed to be having my physics class in the science building, but no one’s in the classroom. Could you tell me where the class is? Physics 403 — has it been moved?ReceptionistWell, there’s a room assignment sheet on the bulletin board outside this office.StudentYeah, I know, but my class isn’t listed there. There must be some kind of mistake or something. Could you look it up, please?ReceptionistHmmm... ok, let me check on the computer. It’s physics, right? Wait, did you say physics 403?StudentYeah.ReceptionistEr…I’m sorry, but it says here that it was cancelled. You should have got note letter from the registrar’s office about this.StudentWhat? I’ve never got it.ReceptionistAre you sure? ‘Cause it says on the computer that the letter was sent out to students a week ago.StudentReally? I should have got it by now. I wonder if I threw it away with all the junk mail by mistake.ReceptionistWell, it does happen. Er… let me check something. What’s your name?StudentWoodhouse, Laura Woodhouse.ReceptionistOk, hmmm…Woodhouse, let me see… ah, it says here we sent it to your apartment on er… Center Street.StudentOh, that’s my old apartment. I moved out of there a little while ago.ReceptionistWell, and I suppose you haven’t changed your mailing address at the adm inistration office. Well that would explain it.StudentYeah, I guess that’s it. But how can they cancel the class after offering it. If I’d known this was going to happen, I would have taken it last semester.ReceptionistI know, it’s really inconvenient for you, I understand that, but er… if we don’t have enough students sign up for the course, the college can’t offer it. You know, it’s a practical issue, like we can’t have an instructor when there’re only a few students in the class. You see what I m ean?StudentI guess, but now I don’t know what course I should take instead.ReceptionistOk, let’s see. Do you have any courses you’re going to take next semester? If you do, you might want to take them now and sign up for physics 403 next semester.StudentYeah, I guess I could do that. I just hope it won't be cancelled again. Do you know how many people have to be enrolled in order to keep a class from being cancelled?ReceptionistWell, it depends on the class, but for that class, you have to h ave er… let’s see, usually it’d be at least ten people, but since it was cancelled this semester, they might even do it with less. But do you know what you should do? Give the physics department a call a couple of weeks before the semester starts. They’ll be able to tell you if they’re planning to go through with it. It's their decision, actually.StudentOh, ok, I will do that. Thanks for the info.ReceptionistNo problem. Sorry about the class. Oh, why aren’t you to go change a mail address now. It lo nely takes a minute.StudentOh, oh, sure, I will do that right way.LectureNarratorListen to part of a lecture in an environmental science class.ProfessorNow, we’ve been talking about the loss of animal habitat from housing developments,uh …, growing cities – small habitat losses. But today I wanna begin talking about what happens when habitat is reduced across a large area. There are, of course, animal species that require large areas of habitat, and some migrate over very long distance s. So what’s the impact of habitat loss on those animals – animals that need large areas of habitat?Well, I’ll use the humming birds as an example. Now you know a humming bird is amazingly small, but even though it’s really tiny, it migrates over very lo ng distances, travels up and down the western hemisphere – the Americas, back and forth between where it breeds in the summer and the warmer climates where it’s spent the winter.So you would say that this whole area over which it migrates is its habitat because on this long- distance journey, it needs to come down to feed and sleep every so often, right? Well, the humming bird beats its wings – get this – about 3 thousand times per minute. So you think, wow, it must need a lot of energy, a lot of food, right?Well, it does. It drinks a lot of nectar from flowers and feeds on some insects, but it’s energy- efficient too. You can’t say it isn’t. I mean, as it flies all the way across the Mexico Gulf, it uses up none of its body fat. But that doesn’t mean it doesn’t need to eat. So humming birds have to rely on plants in their natural habitat.And it goes without saying, but the opposite is true as well, plants depend on humming birds too. There are some flowers that can only be pollinated by the humming birds. Without its stoppingto feed and spread pollen from flower to flower, these plants would cease to exist.But the problem, well, as natural habitat along these migration routes is developed by humans for housing or agriculture or cleared for raising cattle, for instance, there is less food available for migrating humming birds. Their nesting sites are affected too, the same by the same sorts of human activities. And all of these activities pose a real threat to the humming bird population.So help them survive, we need to preserve their habitats. And one of the concrete ways people have been doing this is by cleaning up polluted habitat areas and then replanting flowers, um, replanting native flowers that humming birds feed on.Promoting ecological tourism is another way to help save their habitat. As the number of visitors, eco-tourists who come to humming bird habitats to watch the birds, the more the number of visitors grows, the more local businesses’ profit, so ecological tourism can bring financ ial rewards, all the more reason to value these beautiful little creatures in their habitat, right?But to understand more about how to protect them to support the humming birds the best we can,we’ve got to learn more about their breeding, nesting sites and migration routes, and also about the natural habitats we find there. That just helps us determine how to prevent further decline in the population.A good research method, a good way to learn more, is by running a banding study. Banding the birds allo ws us to track them over their lifetime. It’s been a practice that’s been used by researchers for years. In fact, most of what we’ve known about humming birds comes from banding studies, where we capture a humming bird and make sure all the information about it, like its weight and age and length, are all recorded and put into an international information database.And then we place an extremely lightweight band on one of its legs, well, what looks like a leg, although technically it’s considered part of the bird’s foot. Anyway, these bands are perfectly safe, and some humming birds have worn them for years with no evidence of any problems. Theband is labeled with tracking number, oh, and there is a phone number on the band for people to call for free, to report a banded bird to be found or recaptured.So when a banded bird is recaptured and reported, we learn about its migration route, its growth, and how long it has been alive, its lifespan. One recaptured bird was banded almost 12 years earlier – she was one of the oldest humming birds on record. Another interesting thing we learned is that some humming birds no longer use a certain route. They travel by a different route to reach their destination.And findings like these have been of interest to biologists and environmental scientists in a number of countries who are trying to understand the complexities of how changes in a habitat affect the species in it.LectureNarratorListen to part of a lecture in a film history class.ProfessorOkay, we’ve been discussing films in the 1920s and 30s, and how back then film categories, as we know them today, had not yet been established. We said that by today’s standards, many of the films of the 20s and 30s would be considered hybrids, that is, a mixt ure of styles that wouldn’t exactly fit into any of today’s categories, and in that context.Today we are going to talk about a film-maker who began making very unique films in the late 1920s. He was French, and his name was Jean Painlevé.Jean Painlevéwas born in 1902. He made his first film in 1928. Now in a way, Painlevé’s films conform to norms of the 20s and 30s, that is, they don’t fit very neatly into the categories we use to classify films today. That said, even by the standards of the 20s and 30s, Painlevé’s films were unique, a hybrid of styles. He had a special way of fusing, or some people might say confusing, science and fiction.His films begin with facts, but then they become more and more fictional. They gradually add more and more fictional elements. In fact, Painlevé was known for saying that science is fiction.Painlevéwas a pioneer in underwater film-making, and a lot of his short films focused on the aquatic animal world. He liked to show small underwater creatures, displaying what seemed like familiar human characteristics – what we think of as unique to humans.He might take a clip of a mollusk going up and down in the water and set it to music. You know, to make it look like the mollusk were dancing to the music like a human being – that sort of thing. But then he suddenly changed the image or narration to remind us how different the animals are, how unlike humans. He confused his audience in the way he portrayed the animals he filmed, mixing up on notions of the categories of humans and animals.The films make us a little uncomfortable at times because we are uncertain about what we are seeing. It gives him films an uncanny feature: the familiar made unfamiliar, the normal madesuspicious. He liked twists, he liked the unusual. In fact, one of his favorite sea animals was the seahorse because with seahorses, it’s the male that carries the eggs, and he thought that was great. His first and most celebrated underwater film is about the seahorse.Susan, you have a question?Student 1But underwater film-making wasn’t that unusual, was it? I mean, weren’t there other people making movies underwater?ProfessorWell, actually, it was pretty rare at that time. I mean, we are talking about the early 1920s Student 1But what about Jacques Cousteau? Was he like an innovator, you know, with underwater photography too?ProfessorAh, Jacques Cousteau. Well, Painlevé and Cousteau did both film underwater, and they were both innovators, so you are right in that sense. But that’s pretty m uch where the similarities end. First of all, Painlevé was about 20 years ahead of Cousteau. And Cousteau’s adventures werehigh-tech, with lots of fancy equipment, whereas Painlevé kind of patched the equipment together as he needed it.Cousteau usually filmed large animals, usually in the open sea, whereas Painlevé generally filmed smaller animals, and he liked to film in shallow water. Uh, what else, oh well, the main difference was that Cousteau simply investigated and presented the facts –he didn’t mix in fiction. He wasa strict documentarist. He set the standard really for the nature documentary. Painlevé, on the other hand, as we said before, mixed in elements of fiction. And his films are much more artistic, incorporating music as an important element.John, you have a question?Student 2Well, maybe I shouldn’t be asking this, but if Painlevé’s films are so special, so good, why haven’t we ever heard of them? I mean, everyone’s heard of Jacques Cousteau.ProfessorWell, that’s a fair question. Uh, the short answer is that Painlevé’s style just never caught on with the public. I mean, it probably goes back at least in part to where we mentioned earlier, that people didn’t know what to make of his films –they were confused by them, whereas Co usteau’s documentaries were very straightforward, met people’s expectations more than Painlevé’s films did. But you are true: film history is about what we know about them. And Painlevé is still highly respected in many circles.Section 2ConversationNarratorListen to a conversation between a student and a professor.StudentHi, Professor Archure, you know how in class last week you said you were looking for students who are interested in volunteering for your archeology project?ProfessorOf course, are you volunteering?StudentYes, I am. It sounds really interesting, but er… do I need to have any experience for these kinds of projects?ProfessorNo, not really. I assume that most students taking the introductory level of class would have little or no experience with the archeological research, but that’s ok.StudentOh, good, that’s a relief. Actually, that’s why I’m volunteering for the project — to get experience. What kind of work is it?ProfessorWell, as you know, we're studying the history of the campus this semester. This used to be an agricultural area and we already know that where the main lecture hall now stands, there once were farm house and barn that were erected in the late 1700s. We are excavating near the lecture hall to see what types of artifacts we find, you know, things people used in the past that got buried when the campus was constructed. We’ve already began to find some very interesting items like old bottles, buttons, pieces of clay pottery.StudentButtons and clay pottery? Did the old owners leave in such a hurry that they left their clothes anddishes behind?ProfessorHmmm… that’s just one of the questions we hope to answer with this project.StudentWow, and it’s all right here on campus.ProfessorThat’s right, no traveling involved. I wouldn't expect volunteers to travel to a site, especially in the middle of the semester. We expect to find many more things, but we do need more people to help.StudentSo… how many student volunteers are yo u looking for?ProfessorI’m hoping to get five or six. I’ve asked for volunteers in all of the classes I teach, but no one has responded. You are the first person to express interest.StudentSounds like it could be a lot of work. Is there er… is ther e anyway I can use the experience to get some extra credit in class? I mean, can I write a paper about it?ProfessorI think it’ll depend on what type of work you do in the excavation, but I imagine we can arrange something. Actually I’ve been considering offering extra credit for class because I’ve been having a tough time getting volunteers. Extra credit is always a good incentive for students.StudentAnd how often would you want the volunteers to work?ProfessorWe’re asking for three or four ho urs per week, depending on your schedule. A senior researcher, I think you know John Franklin, my assistant, is on site every day.StudentSure, I know John. By the way, will there be some sort of training?ProfessorYes, er… I want to wait still Friday to see how many students volunteer, and then I’ll schedule the training class next week at a time that’s convenient for everyone.StudentOk. I’ll wait to hear from you. Thanks a lot for accepting me.LectureNarratorListen to part of a lecture in an Art History class. The professor has been discussing the origins of art.ProfessorSome of the world’s oldest preserved art is the cave art of Europe, most of it inSpain and France. And the earliest cave paintings found to date are those of the Chauvet Cave in France discovered in 1994.And you know, I remember when I heard about the results of the dating of the Chauvet paintings, I said to my wife, “Can you believe these paintings are over 30,000 years old?” And my 3-year-old daughter piped up and said, “Is that older than my great-grandmother?” That was the oldest age she knew.And you know, come to think of it. It’s pretty hard for me to really understand how long 30,000 years is too. I mean, we tend to think that people who lived at that time must have been pretty primitive. But I’m gonna show you some slides in a few minutes and I think you will agree with me that this art is anything but primitive. They are masterpieces. And they look so real, so alive that it’s very hard to imagine tha t they are so very old.Now, not everyone agrees on exactly how old. A number of the Chauvet paintings have been dated by a lab to 30,000 or more years ago. That would make them not just older than any other cave art, but about twice as old as the art in the caves at Altamira or Lascaux, which you may have heard of.Some people find it hard to believe Chauvet is so much older than Altamira and Lascaux, and they noted that only one lab did the dating for Chauvet, without independent confirmation from any o ther lab. But be that as it may, whatever the exact date, whether it’s 15,000, 20,000 or30,000 years ago, the Chauvet paintings are from the dawn of art. So they are a good place to start our discussion of cave painting.Now, one thing you’ve got to rem ember is the context of these paintings. Paleolithic humans - that’s the period we are talking about here, the Paleolithic, the early stone age, not too long after humans first arrived in Europe - the climate was significantly colder then and so rock shelters, shallow caves were valued as homes protected from the wind and rain. And in some cases at least, artists drew on the walls of their homes. But many of the truly great cave art sites like Chauvet were never inhabited. These paintings were made deep inside a dark cave, where no natural light can penetrate. There’s no evidence of people ever living here. Cave bears, yes, but not humans. You would have had to make a special trip into the cave to make the paintings, and a special trip to go see it. And each time you’d have to bring along torches to light your way. And people did go see the art. There are charcoal marks from their torches on the cave wallsclearly dating from thousands of years after the paintings were made. So we can tell people went there. They came but they didn’t stay. Deep inside a cave like that is not really a place you’d want to stay, so, why? What inspired the Paleolithic artists to make such beautiful art in such inaccessible places? We’ll never really know of course, though it’s int eresting to speculate.But, um, getting to the paintings themselves, virtually all Paleolithic cave art represents animals, and Chauvet is no exception. The artists were highly skilled at using, or even enhancing, the natural shape of the cave walls to give depth and perspectives to their drawings, the sense of motion and vitality in these animals. Well, wait till I show you the slides. Anyway, most Paleolithic cave art depicts large herbivores. Horses are most common overall with deer and bison pretty common too, probably animals they hunted. But earlier at Chauvet, there is a significant interest in large dangerous animals, lots of rhinoceros, lions, mammoth, bears. Remember that the ranges of many animal species were different back then so all these animals actually lived in the region at that time. But the Chauvet artists didn’t paint people. There is a half-man-half-bison creature and there is outline of human hands but no depiction of a full human.So, why these precise animals? Why not birds, fish, snakes? Was it for their religion, magic or sheer beauty? We don’t know. But whatever it was, it was worth it to them to spend hours deep inside a cave with just a torch between them and utter darkness. So, on that note, let’s dim the lights, so we can see these slides and actually look at the techniques they used.LectureNarratorListen to part of a lecture in an astronomy class.ProfessorNow astronomy didn’t really bloom into the science it is today until the development of spectroscopy.Spectroscopy is basically the study of spectra and spectral lines of light, and specifically for us, the light from stars. It makes it possible to analyze the light emitted from stars. When you analyze this light, you can figure out their distance from the earth, and identify what they are made of, determine their chemical composition.Before we get into that though, it’s probably a good thing to back up a bit. You all know how when you take a crystal prism and pass a beam of sunlight through it, you get a spectrum, which looks like a continuous band of rainbow colors. The light that we see with our human eyes as a band of rainbow color falls in a range of what’s called visible light. And visible light spectroscopyis probably the most important kind of spectroscopy. Anyone want to take a stab at the scientific term for visible light? And I’m sure all of you know this because you all did the reading for today.StudentOptical radiation. But I thought being exposed to radiation is dangerous.ProfessorYes, and no. If you are talking about radiation, like in the element Uranium, yeah, that’s dangerous. But radiation as a general term actually refers to anything that spreads away from its source. So optical radiation is just visible light energy spreading out. OK, so we’ve got a spectrum of a beam of sunlight and it looks like the colors bleed into each other. There are no interruptions, just a band flowing from violet to green, to yellow, to… you get the idea.Well, what happens if the sunlight’s spectrum is magnified? Maybe you all didn’t do the reading. Well, here’s what you’d see.I want you to know this that this spectrum is interrupted by dark lines called spectral lines. If you really magnify the spectrum of the sunlight, you could identify more than 100,000 of them. They may look like kind of randomly placed, but they actually form many distinct patterns. And if you were looking at the spectrum of some other star, the colors would be the same. But the spectral lines would break it up at different places, making different patterns. Each pattern stands for a distinct chemical element, and so different sets or patterns of spectral lines mean that the star has a different chemical composition.StudentSo how do we know which spectral patterns match up with which elements?ProfessorWell, a kind of spectroscopic library of elements was compiled using flame tests. A known element, say a piece of iron for example, is heated in a pure gas flame. The iron eventually heats to the point that it radiates light. This light is passed through a prism, which breaks it up into a spectrum. And a unique pattern, kind of like a chemical fingerprint of spectral lines for that element appears. This process was repeated over and over again for many different elements, so we can figure out the chemical makeup of another star by comparing the spectral pattern it has to the pattern of the elements in the library.Oh, an interesting story about how one of the elements was discovered through spectroscopy. There was a pretty extensive library of spectral line patterns of elements even by the 1860s. ABritish astronomer was analyzing a spectrograph of sunlight, and he noticed a particular pattern of spectral lines that didn’t match anything in the library. So he put two and two tog ether, and decided there was an element in the sun that hadn’t been discovered here on the earth yet. Any guesses about what that element is? It actually turned out to be pretty common and I’m sure all of you know it.OK. Let’s try something else. Any of you happened to be familiar with the Greek word for “sun”by chance?StudentSomething like “Helius” or something like that. Oh it must be “Helium”. So you are saying that Helium was discovered on the sun first.ProfessorYes, and this is a good example of how important spectroscopy is in astronomy.。
全国英语等级考试(PETS)三级笔试听力部分
职业 请求 观点 场所 时间 因果 行动 分析 身份 建议 态度 地点 数字 关系 计划 推理
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由上表我们可以很容易看出,PETS第三级考试听力部分 主要考查这几种题型:职业身份题、请求建议题、观点态 度题、场所地点题、时间数字题、因果关系题、行动计划 题和分析推理题。
you? W: I couldn't come, Mr. Hart. I hurt my foot, and my mother
took me to the doctor. Q: What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
【分析】从第一位说话人 “You were absent from class yesterday”, 我们可以推断出他应该是学校的老师,而第二 位说话人则解释了没能上学的原因是 “I couldn't come, Mr. Hart. I hurt my foot”, 因此我们得出以下结论: 这两位说话人 是教师和学生的关系。
一、听力结构
注意: 每段录音材料只播放一遍。问题不在录音中播放,仅 在试卷上印出。
每段录音材料播放前、后都有适当停顿,用作读题和 答题时间。
听力考试进行时,考生将答案标在试卷上;听力部分 结束前,考生有3分钟的时间将答案转涂到答题卡上。
该部分所需时间约为25分钟(含转涂时间)。
二、命题规律 近五次真题考试听力部分考点分布
【分析】从第一位说话人 “fix my watch”, 我们可以推断 出她是要维修手表,而从第二位说话人的 “I'll call you when it's ready.”, 我们得出以下结论: 这两位说话人是顾客和手表 维修工的关系。
新标准大学英语3听力原文
新标准大学英语3听力原文Unit 1。
Part A。
1. W: I just heard that Professor Smith is going to leave next month.M: Yeah, I know. It's a pity. He's a great teacher.Q: What does the man think of Professor Smith?2. M: I've got to go to the library and return some books. Do you want to come with me?W: I'd love to, but I have to finish this report by tomorrow.Q: What will the woman probably do?3. W: How did you find the film we saw last night?M: I thought it was great. The story was really interesting and the acting was excellent.Q: What does the man think of the film?4. M: I can't believe I failed the math test again. I studied so hard for it.W: Don't worry. I'm sure you'll do better next time.Q: What does the woman mean?5. W: I'm thinking of taking a trip to Europe this summer. Do you have any recommendations?M: You should definitely visit Italy. The food, the art, the history – it's amazing.Q: What does the man suggest the woman do?Part B。
公共英语三级听力原文练习及答案
公共英语三级听力原文练习及答案2017年公共英语三级听力原文练习及答案全国公共英语等级考试第三级分笔试和口试。
与PETS一级和二级不同的是PETS三级的笔试和口试的指导语(Directions)均为英文而不是汉语。
其考试包括听力、英语知识运用、阅读理解和写作四部分的笔试,以及口试。
以下是店铺为大家搜索整理的2017年公共英语三级听力原文练习及答案,希望能对大家有所帮助!一、学会概括主旨大意此类题型要求考生对听到的内容进行整体的把握和全面的领会。
任何一段对话或独白都是围绕一个中心展开的,有时主旨大意较明显,有时则需要归纳。
此类题型常见的提问方式有:What are the two speakers talking about?What are the two speakers doing?What is the talk/dialogue about?What’s the topic of the pas sage?二、学会细节题的`寻找听力考题要求考生听清、听懂事实信息,精确理解具体细节、特殊信息,如时间、地点、人物、价钱、数量、原因、目的、结果等,同时还要对所听到的信息作简单的处理,比如数字的运算、时间顺序、比较筛选、同义转换、因果关系、深层推理等。
理解具体信息有助于把握话题内容、领会说话者意图。
常见的考查细节题的提问方式有:When should...?What is...?How does the man...?Where is the woman going?Which of the following is right/ture?Why did the speaker...?三、学会分析问题之间的联系和背景知识的综合应用考生应当在听力开始之前,浏览试卷上的选项,特别是仔细分析几道题之间的联系,并根据常识、背景知识进行积极地预测。
练习:Questions 1~4 are based on the following dialogue betweena librarian and a man.1. What is the man doing?[A] He is playing computer games.[B] He is searching for information about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s.[C] He is searching for information about the Golden Age in America.[D] He is preparing to pring his article.2. What does the librarian think of the topic the man is working on?[A] She thinks it pretty big.[B] She doesn’t have any idea about that.[C] She considers it to be all right.[D] She advises the man to give up the topic.3. What does the man finally decide to modify his topic?[A] Hollywood in the 30s and 40s.[B] The history of movie studios.[C] The history of movie studios in the 30s.[D] The history of movie studios in Golden Age.4. Where can the man find the relevant magazine articles?[A] There aren’t any magazine articles about this topic.[B] He has to go to another library.[C] He can find them in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.[D] He can find them on the Reference Desk.听力原文Questions 1~4:W:Sir, you’ve been using the online catalogue for quite a while. Is there anything I can do to help you?M:Well, I’ve got to write a paper about Hollywood in the 30s and 40s, and I’m really struggling. There are hundreds of books, and I just don’t know where to begin.W:Your topic sounds pretty big. Why don’t you narrow it down to something like ...uh... the history of the studios during that time?M:You know, I was thinking about doing that, but more than 30 books came up when I typed in “movie studios”.W:You could cut that down even further by listing the specific years you want. Try adding “1930s” or “1940s” or maybe “Golden Age”.M:“Golden Age” is a good idea. Let me type that in. Hey, look, just 6 books this time. That’s a lot better.W:Oh, another thing you might consider. Have you tried looking for any magazines or newspaper articlesM:No, I’ve only been searching for books.W:Well, you can look up magazines articles in the Reader’s Guide to Periodical Literature.M:Okay, I think I’ll get started with these books and then I’ll go over the magazines.W:If you need any help, I’ll be over at th e Reference Desk.M:Great, thanks a lot.答案:1.B 2.A 3.D 4.C下载全文。
全国英语等级考试标准教程第三级听力原文
全国英语等级考试标准教程第三级听力原文Here is an essay on the topic "Audio Materials for the Third Level of the National English Proficiency Examination Standard Textbook":The National English Proficiency Examination is a significant assessment that evaluates an individual's English language skills in China. The third level of this examination is considered a crucial milestone for many students, as it represents a higher level of proficiency in the language. The audio materials included in the standard textbook for this level play a crucial role in preparing students for the listening comprehension portion of the exam.The audio materials in the third-level textbook cover a wide range of topics, reflecting the diverse nature of the listening comprehension section of the exam. These topics may include current events, scientific discoveries, cultural traditions, and everyday conversations. By exposing students to this variety of content, the audio materials help them develop their ability to comprehend and respond to a wide range of spoken English.One of the key features of the audio materials is their level of complexity. The language used in the recordings is more advancedthan the previous levels, with more complex sentence structures, vocabulary, and delivery speeds. This gradual increase in difficulty helps students progressively improve their listening skills and prepares them for the challenges they may face in the actual examination.In addition to the content and complexity of the audio materials, the quality of the recordings is also of utmost importance. The recordings should be clear, well-articulated, and free from background noise or distractions. This ensures that students can focus on the content of the audio and develop their ability to comprehend spoken English in a realistic and practical setting.Another crucial aspect of the audio materials is their alignment with the exam format. The recordings should closely resemble the types of listening tasks that will be presented in the actual examination, such as multiple-choice questions, true/false statements, or short answer responses. By familiarizing themselves with the format and structure of the exam through the practice audio materials, students can develop strategies and techniques that will help them perform better on the actual test.Furthermore, the audio materials should provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of listening skills, such as identifying main ideas, recognizing specific details, making inferences, andunderstanding contextual information. This comprehensive approach to listening comprehension helps students develop a well-rounded set of skills that can be applied to various listening scenarios.In conclusion, the audio materials included in the standard textbook for the third level of the National English Proficiency Examination play a crucial role in preparing students for the listening comprehension portion of the exam. By covering a range of topics, maintaining a suitable level of complexity, ensuring high-quality recordings, and aligning with the exam format, these audio materials help students develop the necessary skills and confidence to perform well on the test. Ultimately, the effective use of these audio materials can contribute to the overall success of students in the National English Proficiency Examination.。
公共英语3听力
公共英语3听力公共英语三级考试中,大家对于听力这一块有自信拔下头筹吗?下面是店铺给大家带来公共英语3听力材料,供大家参阅!公共英语3听力材料1第一部分听力理解第一节听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一道小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man mean?[A] He must see his dentist.[B] He doesn't want to go to his appointment.[C] He will cancel his dental appointment.2. How does the woman feel about the party?[A] It was quite a success.[B] It was huge.[C] She thought it was terrible.3. What does the woman probably mean?[A] She needs someone to take care of her children.[B] She can't find her baby.[C] She prefers to sit down with her baby.4. What does the woman mean?[A] She thinks the tuition should be raised.[B] The semester's tuition is quite affordable.[C] She doesn't have enough money for her school fees.5. Where is the woman now?[A] In the hospital.[B] At home.[C] At the office.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
PETS三级考试听力资料(1)
Most people have had a dog or wanted one as their companion at some time in their lives. If you are thinking of buying a dog, however, you should first decide what sort of companion you need and whether the dog is likely to be happy in the surroundings you can provide. Specialist advice is available to help you choose the most suitable breed of dog. But in part, the decision depends on common sense. Most breeds were originally developed to perform specific tasks. So, if you want a dog to protect you or your house, for example, you should choose a breed that has the right size and characteristics. You must also be ready to devote a good deal of time to train the dog when it is young and give it the exercise it needs throughout its life, unless you live in the country and can let it run freely. Dogs are demanding pets. Whereas cats identify with the house and so are content if their place there is secure, a dog identifies with its master and consequently wants him to show proof of his affection. The best time to buy a baby-dog is when it is between 6 and 8 weeks old so that it can transfer its affection from its mother to its master. If baby dogs have not established a relationship with the human being until they are over three months old, their strong relationship will always be with dogs. They are likely to be too shy when they are brought out into the world to become good pets.Questions 18 —20 are based on the passage you have just heard.18. What's mentioned as a consideration in buying a dog?A. The color of the dog.B. The price of the dog.C. Whether the dog will fit the environment.D. Whether the dog will get along with the other pets in the house.19. Why does the speaker say a dog is a more demanding pet than a cat?A. It may be trained so it won't bite.B. It needs more love and care.C. It demands more food and space.D. It must be looked after carefully.20. Why is it advised to buy baby dogs under three months old?A. They are less likely to run away.B. It's easier for their masters to train them.C. They are less likely to be shy with human beings.D. It's easier for them to form a relationship with their masters.文章谈论人们把狗当作宠物,介绍了一些买狗养狗的方法。
2012年9月PETS第三级听力材料
2012年9月全国英语等级考试(PETS)第三级听力材料试音部分:English is very important because it is spoken by people in many countries. China is a developing country. It’s open to the world now. It must learn new things from other countries and let other countries know what it is doing. Every year, many foreigners come to China to travel or work and many Chinese people go abroad to study or visit. Most foreign friends in China and Chinese abroad speak English. So English is just like a bridge between China and other countries in the world.1.W: What a fantastic tie you’ve got, Adam!M: Thanks! It’s a birthday gift from my wife.W: It goes so well with your shirt.M: I was thinking of giving my father a wallet or a book on his birthday, but it seems that a tie is a better choice.2.M: Great party, isn’t it? Ted and Jane always have great parties.W: But this is my first. I only met Ted yesterday. He and I teach at the same school. M: Oh, you are a teacher? What do you teach?W: History and geography.3.W: You look so angry. What happened?M: Nothing. I’d rather not talk about it. Just don’t ask.W: Come on. I think you need to let off some anger, not have your feelings held back like that. They’ll eat you alive.4.M: What’s the problem?W: This cheese’s gone bad. It’s passed the sell-by date. I bought it in this shop yesterday.M: Well, that’s not really our fault. The supplier is responsible.W: But you sold it in your shop. I’d like to get my money back, please.5.W: Stanley, there is a Mr. Miller on the phone who wants to talk to you.M: I’m busy at the moment. Can you ask him to hold? Tell him I’ll talk with him in a few seconds.W: Sure. He is on Line 2.M: Thanks, Jane.6.M: Are you staying long?W: No, unfortunately, only a couple of weeks.M: On business or on holiday?W: Business I’m afraid. My company is setting up an office in London.7.W: My sister’s really keen on soccer.M: Really? What team does she support?W: Not any, in particular. She is an enthusiastic player. She’s on a local women’s team.M: Well, if that’s the case, you really must take me to see her play some time.8.W:I was almost fooled by a telephone call yesterday.M: What’s it about?W: A week’s vacation for two. But I realized it was a cheat when they told me toring a specialtelephone number to claim the price.M: Well, those calls are charged at unbelievably high rates.9.M: I’d like to recommend an extremely efficient work-out machine at this fitness club.W: Great! I need your professional advice.M: The rowing machine. So many people just ignore it, but it’s a full-body exercise. It combines strength training with the heart.10.W: Hi, Mark. I heard you just had an interview for a new job. How did it go? M: I think I did it well. They said they would make a decision by this Friday. W: This Friday? It looks like they want to hire the person as quickly as possible. That is the end of Part APart BQuestions 11-13 are based on a conversation between a woman and her neighbor. You now have 15 seconds to read questions 11-13.W: Hi, I’m Sally. I live in the apartment 321, right next door. I was wondering if you could do a favor for me. I’m expecting a package to be delivered, but now I have to go to the property manager. Could you sign for the package and hold it for me?M: Of course. I would be happy to help you out. By the way, I’m John. I moved in here two days ago. It’s nice to meet you.W: I’ve been living here for six months.M: Would you like to come in for a cup of coffee?W: No, thanks. I need to talk to the property manager about some problems with my apartment.M: What trouble are you having?W: My electric stove gets too hot. I baked a cake yesterday. After only five minutes the cake was as hard as a brick. I had the temperature set right.M: Something must be going wrong with it. You’d better talk to the property manager and get it repaired as soon as possible.W: OK, I have to go now. I really appreciate your help. I’m glad that you moved in next door to me. I’ll bake you a cake as a house-warming gift as soon as my stove is working.M: Sounds great! Well, I’ll see you later.W: Bye for now!You now have thirty seconds to check yours answers to questions11-13.Questions 14-17 are based on the following conversation between a man and woman about taking a vacation.You now have twenty seconds to read questions 14-17.W: I really need a vacation! I just can’t decide where to go.M: Have you ever been to Curacao?W: No,I haven’t. It’s so far.M: Oh, come on. In this day and age, nothing is far. Besides, once you get there,it’s like being in paradise. I really think you should consider it. In fact, I suggest you ask your travel agent about it.W: What’s so great about Curacao? It’s just another tropical island with a pretty beach.M: Just another tropical island? Bright sunny days with blue water rolling up onto the clean white sand, gentle winds blowing through the palm trees onclear moonlit nights. Come on, it’s a tremendous place to go.W: Oh, I don’t know.M: Look, you can go wherever you want, but it’s important you relax during your vacation. And Curacao is the perfect place for that. I mean, you can do all of the things you like to do: play tennis, swim, read, rest, not to mention eat well and get a great suntan. Why are you so hesitant? Come on, be adventurous!W: You’re certainly making it sound better by the minute. OK, maybe I’ll check it out with my travel agent.M: I suggest you hurry. This is a very busy time of year. And reservations aren’t always easy to get. And it’s absolutely necessary that you have reservations. You now have forty seconds to check your answers to questions 14-17.Questions 18-21 are based on the following conversation about renting handbags.You now have twenty seconds to read questions 18-21.W: John, shall we go to Sun Store? I’ve decided to buy that Mulberry handbag. Anyway, I’m not carrying this one to Mary’s wedding.M: But Jane, why not rent one with Handbag Hire? Instead of 990 dollars, pay 50 dollars and you have it for a whole week.W: Sounds great! But I never knew I can rent a handbag.M: Handbag Hire is a new business. It was founded two months ago. Its collection covers many designer handbags.W: So for the price of one Mulberry, I can use a different bag each week for twenty weeks?M: Absolutely! And if you like one of them, you can choose to buy it at a discounted rate. Of course the price varies by age and condition. For example, a 1,500-dollar Mulberry handbag can sell for just 750 dollars.W: Great! But how do I rent? By telephone or in person?M: Either. And more conveniently, it accepts online orders.W: I’ll do it online then. I still have one more question: Mary’s wedding is next Saturday. There are only five days left. Do I have enough time?M: D on’t worry. It promises that customers receive their orders by post within two days. Three more days to go.W: Oh, I’d better order one right now.You now have forty seconds to check yours answers to questions 18-21.Questions 22-25 are based on the following conversation on communication. You now have twenty seconds to read questions 22-25.W: Somebody once said that good communication can solve any problem. Do you agree with this?M: I think that good communication can solve a lot of problems and improve many a situation. I worked in some seemingly impossible situations and saw people change dramatically, all because they started communicating in better ways. But can good communications solve all problems? No, it can’t stop some people from seeing the world in twisted ways; it can’t stop some people from hurting themselves.W: What kind of people do you have difficulty working with?M: I’m naturally a person who likes to be decisive and to act. So I get impatient sometimes when I’m working with a large group. Because it takes time for everyone’s voice to be heard and for everyon e’s opinion to be aired. Yet I know that process is vital, if they are going to reach the ultimate decision.W: Is success in business based more on the results of what you do or on how you communicate what you’ve done?M: Oh it’s combination of both. To be successful, you have to be able to achieve results, but you also have to be able to communicate what yo u’ve achieved. The most successful people don’t place glory on themselves but rather on the people who helped them to achieve success.You now have forty seconds to check your answers to questions 22-25.That is the end of Part B.You now have 3 minutes to transfer all your answers from your test booklet to ANSWER SHEET 1.。
全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文Test1
Test 1Part APassage 1:Catherine's mother was an energetic woman full of life and love before she got cancer. It pained Catherine to see her mother suffer and become someone who depends entirely on others. Catherine tried hard to find a way to give her mother something to look forward to. Then one night last August an idea occurred to her. She would write a letter to the local newspaper, telling people how much she loved her mother and asking them to send her their best wishes. The letter was published and within weeks her mother had received about 500 loving caring cards and letters. Catherine was so excited to see that her mother's old spirit returned. Her mother fought against her disease until she died in October. Today the letters have become a treasured memory and a constant source of inspiration for Catherine.Question:What does the passage mainly tell us?Passage 2:The nuclear family generally consists of a husband, a wife and children. However, if there are no children, then the husband and wife are the nuclear family. If you put two or more nuclear families together, then you have an extended family. For the most part, in an extended family a married couple lives with either the husband's parents or the wife's parents. But the couple may also live with aunts, uncles, cousins and others who are not blood relations.The extended family pattern is favored in some countries. For example, as a rule, people choose to live in extended families in Africa and Japan. In other countries, the nuclear family pattern is favored. In these countries, where people can choose the pattern they want, they normally choose to live only with their nuclear family.Question:What can we learn from the passage?Passage 3:In some industrialized countries, the majority of elderly people don't see their children on a regular basis due to the fact that they move so often. Then do you know what percentage of theelderly live in the same household with their children, or live within ten minutes of their children by car? The answer is 60 percent of the elderly do. However, even though they may live close to their children, they do not see their children very often. They do not see their brothers and sisters or other relatives often either because the nuclear family is so strong in these countries. But there are some elderly people who live with their children. They are living with their children because they are sick. Otherwise they would live on their own. Luckily, there are some offices and programs that take care of the elderly for families that no longer care for old people.Question:How does the speaker feel about the life of the elderly people in some industrialized countries?Part BPassage:Imagined for centuries, space exploration began over forty years ago when the former Soviet Union launched the first satellite, Sputnik 1, on 4th October 1957 into space. If Sputnik had not been launched, the modern space age might never have begun.Sputnik, which means 'fellow traveler ' in Russian, was as small as a football and was powered by battery. Compared to today's technology, it was very simple. But its effect was earth-shattering. After its launch, things began to happen quickly. Before long the Russians were sending dogs and monkeys into space and then, in April 1961, the first human being was sent into space -- a Russian cosmonaut called Y uri Gagarin.These Russian successes pushed the Americans into action and thus the 'space race' began. In 1961, President Kennedy said that America would begin a program to put a man on the moon. On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong stepped on the surface of the moon. At this historic moment he said: 'This is one small step for a man; one giant leap for mankind.'Part CM: I think after all the noise in the city a quiet walk in the woods can be very restful.W: Y ou're right there. I feel the same.M: Look, it's so pretty when the leaves are changing color. I'm glad we decided to come here. W: Changes in nature always make things so beautiful. In the spring, the green grass and leaves make everything seem new. In the autumn when the leaves turn red, yellow and brown, the woods are full of color. No wonder autumn is also called fall. When leaves fall on the ground, they cover it like a blanket.M: Actually tree leaves turn color because in the autumn days are shorter than in the summer, and the number of daylight hours decreases. I'm sure this does not sound very romantic, but it's scientifically accurate.W: Scientifically accurate or not, I just enjoy looking at the trees that can have a dozen different shades of color in the sunlight.Questions 1 and 2 are based on the dialogue you've just heard.1. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?2. Why do tree leaves change color according to the man?Part DPassage 1In the United States many have been told that anyone can become rich and successful if he works hard and has some good luck. When one becomes rich he wants people to know it. And even if he does not become very rich, he still wants people to think that he is. That's what 'keeping up with the Joneses' is about. The expression was first used in 1913 by a young American named Arthur Momand. Momand looked around him and noticed that many people do things to keep up with their neighbors; they try to look as rich and as successful as their neighbors. He saw the funny side of it and started to write a series of short stories. He called it 'keeping up with the Joneses', because 'Jones' is a very common name in the United States. 'Keeping up with the Joneses' came to mean keeping up with the people around you. Momand's series appeared in different newspapers across the country for over 28 years.People never seem to get tired of keeping up with the Joneses. That is one reason why they read the 'right' books, go to the 'right' universities and eat in the 'right' restaurants.Every city has an area where people want to live because others will think better of them if they do. And there are 'Joneses' in every city of the world. But one must get tired of trying to keep up with the Joneses, because no matter what one does, Mr. Jones always seems to be ahead.1. What does the expression 'Keeping up with the Joneses' mean according to the passage?2. What does the speaker think of the practice of 'keeping up with the Joneses'?Passage 2Ozone is a form of oxygen. It is found in the air we breathe and in the upper atmosphere. Near Earth, ozone in the air is a danger to life. It is a pollutant. But between ten and fifty kilometers up in the atmosphere, ozone protects life on Earth. Ozone forms in the atmosphere through the action of radiation from the sun. Ozone blocks harmful radiation from reaching Earth. Scientists say a decrease in ozone and an increase in the harmful radiation will cause many more cases of skin cancer. And it will harm crops, animals and fish.Ozone problems first became known in 1985. British scientists reported that ozone levels in the Antarctic atmosphere near the South Pole fell sharply each year in October and November. 1987 was the first year that a huge hole developed in the ozone layer above the Antarctic.A recent study of the atmosphere over the Arctic area near the North Pole showed extreme thinning of the ozone. Officials from the American space agency said the latest study is a result of the largest campaign yet to measure ozone amounts and changes in the Arctic area. NASAresearcher Paul Newman said some of the measurements show ozone in the Arctic decreased about sixty per cent between January and the middle of March. These measurements are similar to the ozone losses observed in this area a few years ago.Other studies have shown that man-made chemicals were destroying ozone in the atmosphere. An international agreement halted production of the most harmful chemicals. The new findings support the idea that recovery of the ozone layer may be delayed.1. Where can ozone be found useful to life according to the passage?2. When did ozone problems first become known?3. What is the passage mainly about?重点单词及词组Part Bexploration 探险Sputnik 人造地球卫星historic 历史性的Part Cin nature 实际上,本质上Part Doxygen 氧atmosphere 大气,空气upper 上面的pollutant 污染物质。
公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力文本1-3
公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力Unit1Part A1.W:You seem to take great pride in your daughter.She's such a successful manager.M:Yes,she is a wonderful daughter.But I'm proud of her because of her pleasant andattractive personality even more than fot her success.2.M:I ran into David Preston downtown today.W:Really?Did he say anything about his sister?M:Yes.She should be leaving Los Angeles very soon,because her husband has takena job in Alaska.3.W:Professor Philips seems serious.M:But his lectures are quite humorous,aren't they?Part BQuestions 4-6A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office.Out of nearly fifty persons who came to apply, the man selected one and dismissed the others."I should like to know,"said a friend,"the reason you preferred that boy, who brought not a single letter, not a dinagle recommendation.""You are wrong,"said the gentleman."He had a great many. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door behind him,showing that he was careful.He gave his seat immediately to that old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful.He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions promptly, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly.""All the rest stepped over the book which I had purposely put on the floor. He picked it up and placed it on the table ,and he waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing and crowding.When I talked to him ,I noticed his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair and his clean finger nails. Can't you see that these things are excellent recommendations? I consider them more significant than letters."Questions 7-10The year was 1912.Mrs. Straus and her husband were passengers on the Titanic during its fateful voyage. Not many women went down with the ship,but Mrs.Straus was one of the few women who did not survive for one simple reason:She could not bear to leaveher husband .This is how Mabel Bird,Mrs.Straus's servant , who survived the disaster, told the story after she was saved."When the Titanic began to sink, frightened women and children were the first ones loaded into lifeboats.Mr.and Mrs.Straus were calmand comforting other passengers,and helped many of them into the boats.Then, Mr.Straus begged his wife to get into the life boat with her servant an ot hers. Mrs.Straus started to get in. She had one foot on the edge, but then suddenly ,she changed her mind, turned away and stepped back onto the sinking ship."Please, dear,get into the boat!"her husband urged."No,"Mrs.Straus is said to have replied with resistance."I will not get into the boat.We have been together through a great many years. We are old now.I will notleave you.Where you go ,I will go."And that is where they were last seen, standing arm in arm on the deck, this devoted wife clinging courageously to her husband, this loving clinging protectivelyto his wife, as the ship sank.公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力Unit21. M:You look upset. What's wrong?W:The electric company is going to shut off our service.M:Are we behind on the bills.W:Yes,but why didn't you take care of the bills?M:I guess I forgot.I'll make them a check today.2.W:Guess what!The toilet is still running over.You were going to fix it last night.M:I thought I did.Well,we'd better call a plumber then.W:Alright.I'll look one up in the phone book.3.W:Jack,shall I wear my blue evening dress to the party tonight?M:Can't you wear your red one?Red seems perfect for the occasion,don't you think? W:But blue fits me better.M:Then why did you have to ask me?Part BQuestions 4-7W:Andy,listen to this:ong-bedroom apartment, modern kitchen,doorman building, $650per month.What do you say we go and look at it?M:What is wrong with where we are now?W:I'm tired of living a basement apartment.I want room;I want light;I want a view.M:But $650 a month --it's too much.W:I think we can manage it.M:I don't think you're taking the utilities into account. Now with the telephone and electricity, that's going to bring that up to $750 a month.W:Oh, I suppose you're right. Okay, listen to this:fourthfloor walk-up,one-bedroom, utilities included,$450 a month.M:I'm not going to walk up four flights of stairs every day.W:All right, Here's another one:East Parkside Avenue,two-benroom,large windowed kitchen,high ceilings, two kitchen.M:East Parkside Avenue!That's a run-down neighborhood.W:Okay,listen to this:Westville,spacious,one-bedroom,floor-through,renovatedbuilding, working fireplace,eat-in kitchen.M:You must be joking!It's nearly an hour away from where we work.W:Okay.You're so demanding,Andy.M:I don't know.Let me see. How's this? Third Avenue, new building, excellent,view... W:Oh, that sounds fantastic. Let's go and look at right away.M:Why right away?W:Because you've been putting me off long enough.M:You know, I'll say this for you, Gloria.When you get your mind ser on something, there's no stopping you.But you know,that's one of the things I like best aboutyou!Questions 8-10M:Honey, what's with the $125.45 phone bill?Over $100 in long distance charges. W:I don't know.They're not mine.I've only made one call to Mother this month.M:Really?Then someone has got a hold of our credit card number and is using it to make long distance calls. Virtually all of the calls are credit card charges.W:How many of the credit card calls do you think the person's made?M:Exactly $103.25.I've kept track of all of my long distance calls.W:I'd love to give this person a piece of my mind if I could. But it would be virtually impossible to track the person down.And it would cost at least $50 to $100 to call those numbers again.What should we do?M:I'mnot going to put up with it any more. I think the best way to straighten the problem out is to call the phone company and change our calling card number.W:We can't afford to wait any longer.We must cut down the phone bill.M:Yes, I'll call the phone company tomorrow.公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力Unit3Part A1.W:You look like a drowned rat!Didn't you know there's a thunderstorm today?M:I knew there would be a light shower, but I didn't realize it would rain cats and dogs.W:Well, you'd better take a hot shower right now, or you'll catch a cold.M:I know. I don't want to get sick.2.W:I think a drought has set in. It hasn't rained a drop for months.M:I think so,too, but didn't it rain last month?W:It did, but the rainfall was only half the monthly average.M:Oh. It's really bad. I'm really concerned though not panicked yet.3.M:Oh,my!I've never seen such scorching heat in my life!The TV forecast said the temperature has hit 98!W:Yeah. It's like the whole world is broiling. I hope it's not going to break into three digits!M:But it's already awfully close!W:Well,I just hope it'll level off soon.Part BQuestions 4-6W:Did you hear that? The drought conditions are severe! There's a lot of death, dying, and suffering out there!M: I heard that, but it's not surprising actually because we haven't had as much rain as normal this year.W:Well, if it could rain even a drop, things would be much better!And my flowers in thegarden would come back in a heartbeat.M:I guess you might have to quit watering your garden.I heard that they are going to start rationing water. In fact , this morning I happened to hear on the radio that the reservoir had dipped below half its capacity this month and the volume of water entering the reservoir is the smallest in fifty years.W:Really!I thought that might happen. Great!There go my vegetables.M:I guess so. But think about Africa.Questions 7-10Have you heard enough about rain yet? Once again, torrential downpours seem to be dominating the weather stories of the day, and here in the U.K. is no exception!First of all,let's have a quick sum-up of the storm situation.Bonnie and Charley are still dominating the scene in central America,Bonnie, a tropical storm, is moving through the Gulf of Mexico towards Florida, and hurricane are gusting to 105mph at the time when this forecasting was prepared.But even with these tropical systems aside, there's plenty of wet weather elsewhere too. Turkey has had a downpour of thunderstorms during the last day or so, with 64mm of rain being recorded in Golcuk in just 16 hours. This is more than double the amount usually seen here during the whole month of August.Northwest Spain hasn't escaped, and neither have many areas of France. In fact, many western European countries had a few inches of rain from the weather fronts that are now plaguing the U.K.The main fronral band of rain moved its way northwards through England and Wales last night, giving over 46mm of rain in south Wales by morning. Although it then headed into Northern Ireland, northern England and southern Scotland, there have also been plenty of big showers developing behind it. Torrential downpours prompted the Met Office to issue Flash Warnings of Severe Weather due to the intensity of some of these showers.。
2011年12月三级真题听力原文
2011年12月三级试题听力原文Part I Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section,you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questionwill be spoken only once. After you hear a passage or a conversation, you mustchoose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Then mark thecorresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the center.1.M: The air conditioner in my room is broken and I can’t work.W: Why not go to the office?Q: What does the woman mean?2.W: Let’s go and see whether there are any seats left for that new French film.M: Whenever we come out to town, you want to see some awful French film.Q: What do we know about the man?3.M: Have you got everything now?W: No, I still have to get a pound of butter, two pounds of lamb and some apples.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?4.M: I think I heard the telephone ring two or three times.W: Sometimes when the windows are open, you can hear the neighbor’s phone.Q: What does the woman mean?5.W: Are you still teaching at the junior high school?M: Not since June, my brother and I opened a restaurant as soon as he got out of the army.Q: What do we learn about the man from this conversation?6.M: Of the two houses we saw today, which do you prefer?W: I think the white one is prettier, but the brick one has a bigger garden, so I like it better.Q: Why does the woman like the brick house better than the white house?7.M: To get to the zoo, you can take a T30 from here, but then you have to walk about 6 blocks.W: That doesn’t sound too bad.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?8.M: The train leaves every 30 minutes. You are 5 minutes late for the 7:30 train.W: Sorry, I have to catch the next train.Q: When will the next train come?9.W: How did your interview go?M: I couldn’t feel worse about it. The questions were very fair, but I seem to find no answers to all of them.Q: How does the man feel about the interview?10.W: What do you think of the movie?M: It was worth neither the time nor the money.Q: What does the man think of the movie?Section BDirections:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you willhear some questions. The passage will be read twice and the questions will be spokenonly once. After each question, there will be a pause. During the pause, you mustread the four choices marked A, B, C, and D, and decide which is the best answer.Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line throughthe center.Passage 1What is the sky? Where is it? How high is it? What lies above the sky? I am sure that you have asked these questions. They are very difficult to answer, aren’t they?If someone asked you: “What color is the sky?” I expect that you would answer: “Blue.” I am afraid that you would be wrong. The sky has no color. When we see blue, we are looking at blue sunlight. The sunlight is shining on little bits of dust in the air.Is the sky full of air? I am sure you have asked this question, too. We know that there is air all around the world. We could not breathe without air. Airplanes could not fly without air. They need air to lift their wings. Airplanes cannot fly very high because as they go higher, the air gets thinner. If we go far enough away from the earth, we find there is no air.Perhaps we can answer some of the questions now. What is the sky? Nothing. Where is it? It is all around the world. The sky is space. In this space there is nothing except the sun, the moon, and all the stars.11.What is the color of the sky according to the passage?12.Why can’t airplanes fly without air?13.Which of the following is false according to the passage?Passage 2Christmas is America’s most popular holiday. Some people attend church and observe Christmas as the birthday of Christ. For others, Christmas is just a day of fun and celebration, a time for family and friends to get together, exchange gifts and enjoy a huge holiday dinner.During the last days of November, American homes and stores begin to be decorated with Christmas trees and bright lights. Schools and churches prepare special holiday concerts. People go to parties, buy fine gifts and prepare special Christmas food.Some people criticize Christmas. They say it is not religious enough. They say the holiday has become such a big business that Americans forget it was created to honor the birth of Christ. It is true that some people spend a lot of money during the holiday season. Store owners expect to get 60-70% of their yearly earnings during this month before Christmas.Defenders of Christmas, however, point out that Americans also do many special things to help each other at Christmas time. One international organization assists more than two and one half million people in the United States each Christmas. The organization gives out toys, warm clothing, food and many other kinds of aid.14.When do Americans usually begin their Christmas activities?15.Which of the following benefit most from Christmas according to the passage?16.According to the defenders of Christmas, what special things do Americans also do atChristmas time?Passage 3Most large cities in the United States offer international samples of foods. Many peopleenjoy eating foods of other nations. This is probably one reason why there are so many different kinds of restaurants in the United States. A second reason is that many Americans come from other parts of the world. They enjoy tasting the foods of their native lands. In the city of Detroit, for example, there are many people from Western Europe, Greece, Latin America and the Far East. There are many restaurants in Detroit which serve the foods of these areas. There are many other international restaurants, too.Americans enjoy the foods in these restaurants as well as the opportunity to better understand the people and their way of life. One of the most common international restaurants to be found in the United States is the Italian restaurant. The restaurant may be a small business run by a single family, or it may be a large restaurant owned by several different people who work together in the business. Many Italian dishes that Americans enjoy are made with meats, tomatoes and cheese. They are very delicious and tasty.Questions 17 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard.17. What does the passage tell us about the large cities in the US?18. What does the passage say about Detroit?19. What does the passage say about the Italian restaurants?20. Which of the following is not mentioned in the passage?Section CDirections:In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read forthe second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 21 to 27 with theexact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 28 to 30 you are requiredto fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact wordsyou have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when thepassage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.注意:此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答。
最新[第三版]大学英语听说3听力原文和答案资料
最新[第三版]大学英语听说3听力原文和答案资料Unit 1 ReservationsPart AExercise 11. M: I’d like to book a double room with bath for four nights.W: Sorry, sir. We’re full up(全满). Can I recommend the Park Hotel to you? It is quite near here.Q: What does the woman suggest that the man do?2. M: I’d like to see Mr. Jones this afternoon, please.W: I’m sorry but Mr. Jones will be busy the whole afternoon. Can you manage at 10:30 tomorrow morning?Q: What does the woman say to the man?3. W: Can I book two tickets for the show “42nd Street” on Sunday night, Oct. 31st?M: Sorry, madam. All the tickets on that night are sold out. But tickets are available for Nov.3rd(十一月三号).Q: When can the woman see the show?4. M: I’d like to reserve(预订)two tickets on Flight 6051 to Edinburgh, for October 20th.W: Sorry, Sir. We’re booked up(预订一空的) on the 20th .But we still have a few seats available on the 21st.Q: When does the man want to leave for Edinburgh?5. W: Garden Restaurant. May I help you?M: Can you make arrangements for a table for six at eight this evening? In a quiet corner, please.Q: What does the man want to do?Keys:1. What does the woman suggest that man do? [a. reservethe room in another hotel]2. What does the woman say to the man? [c. Mr. Jones can see the man sometime the next morning.]3. When can the woman see the show? [d. Nov.3rd]4. When does the man want to leave for Edinburgh? [a. on the 20th of October.]5. What does the man want to do? [d. Book a table for six people at 8:00]Exercise 2W: Hello. Dazhong Taxi Company.M: Hello. Can I book a taxi to the West Lake Hotel, Hangzhou?W: Sure. What time?M: 9 o’clock tomorrow morning.W: Your address, please?M: Room 1008, Peace Hotel.W: And your name?M: Jack Smith.W: OK, Mr Smith.M: Thank you.W: Not at all.Keys: Jack Smith Rm 1008.Peach Hotel 9 tomorrow morning West Lake Hotel, HangzhouPart BConversation 1I’d like to make a reservationOperator: Glory Inn, Atlanta.Paul: Hi, this is Paul Lambert. I’m the manager of the band Country Boys. You know, the rock band from Chicago. I want …Paul: But …Manager: Mr. Lambert? This is Laurie Perry, the hotelmanager.Paul: Oh, yeah? Well, I need five rooms for Friday night. That’s the 15th. I want the best room in the hotel. Manager: Sorry, I’m afraid I cannot accept your reservation.Paul: Now look, we always stay at the Glory Inn…Manager: I know that, Last time you were here, we had a number of complaints from other guests.Paul: You mean th ey don’t like long-haired rock musicians Manager: That’s not the problem, sir. The band used bad language in the coffee shop, and threw two TV sets into the pool(把两个电视机扔到池中).Paul: Yeah, yeah. Well, I’11 tell them to be more careful this time.Manager: I’m afraid that’s not all, sir. You haven’t paid the account for the last time yet。
(完整word版)《英语听力教程3》听力原文与答案
《英语听力教程3》答案与听力材料UNIT 1Part I Getting readyA。
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Keys:1:burning of the forests/tree removal (deforestation)/reduction of the world's rain forests2: global warming/greenhouse effect/emissions of CO2Part II The Earth at risk (I)A。
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More people--------more firewood-—-—fewer treesb. More domestic animals--————more plants—-———fewer available plants a,b-—More desert————move south———--desrtt expanding south-——-no grass2。
Growing crops stabilize soil,without them the top soil just blows away. But if there isn’t enough rain the crops don't grow。
3. People try to grow food to support themselves or to create ranches where cattle can be raised, or to get hardwood for export, or to make way for an iron ore mineB。
Keys:1:Sahara Desert2:North America &most of Europe3: top soil blowing away4: tropical forests destruction5: animal/plant species becoming extinct6: climate change for the whole worldPart III The Earth at risk (II)A. Keys:1: Trees would hold rainfall in their roots。
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TEST 3This is the Business English Certificate Vantage 4, Listening Test 3.Part One. Questions 1 to 12.You will hear three telephone conversations or messages.Write one or two words or a number in the numbered spaces on the notes or forms below.After you have listened once, replay each recording.[pause]Conversation One.Questions 1 to 4.Look at the notes below.You will hear a phone conversation between a manager and his PA.You have 15 seconds to read through the notes.[pause]Now listen, and fill in the spaces.[pause]Man: Hi, Jane. Barry here. Sorry this is a bit rushed, but I need you to fax me a document urgently.Woman: No problem. What do you need?Man: That report I’ve been writing on recruitment. I haven’t printed it off, but you’ll find it on my computer. I called it ‘jobsplan’, all one word. OK?Woman: No problem. Which folder is it in? Personnel?Man: That’s right. No, no, hang on, um, I created a new folder called Current Reports - it’s in there.Woman: OK. I’ve made a note of that. If I can’t locate it, I’ll call you back.Man: Fine. It’s quite a long document by the way. So don’t bother sending the appendix. We don’t really need that. But include the contents page - that’d be quite useful. Woman: Shall I send it to you there at Head Office?Man: Um... let me think. It might be better to fax it to my hotel.Er, no, you’re right. Send it here.Woman: OK.Man: Thanks very much. Bye.[pause]Now listen to the recording again.[pause]Conversation Two.Questions 5 to 8.Look at the notes below.You will hear two colleagues discussing an additional location for their business.You have 15 seconds to read through the notes.[pause]Now listen, and fill in the spaces.Woman: Hello, Mike, have you got a moment?Man: Sure, what is it? The location?Woman: Yes, we can’t put it off any longer.Man: Hm, especially as we chose the site for the new warehouse last night. We need to get organised.Woman: Exactly. We need a decision today. Where should the discount shop be, then?Man: Well, not too close to our existing branches, that’s for sure. I think it’d better be in the out-of-town retail centre.Woman: I know that’s easier for customers, but the business park, which is the other out-of- town site, would be better for deliveries, which is important.Man: But the trend is towards more and more people using the retail centre, isn’t it? Woman: Well, the survey we did shows people will visit the business park if we open there. Man: Really? I wasn’t expecting that. Is it because we produce specialist goods? Does that make a difference?Woman: Yes.Man: Are there any local grants available?Woman: Not as such, but there are tax benefits if we take on premises in the business park. Man: Right. That’s settled, then. How about...[pause]Now listen to the recording again.[pause]Conversation Three.Questions 9 to 12.Look at the note below.You will hear a woman leaving a message about where to hold a meeting.You have 15 seconds to read through the note.[pause]Now listen, and fill in the spaces.[pause]Hi, it’s Emily Parker in Marketing. I was at the Carlton Hotel yesterday for a sales training meeting. I thought it would be a very suitable place to hold the shareholders’meeting you’re arranging. I heard you’re still looking for somewhere. They’ve recently refurbished all their meeting rooms. I was in a seminar room - it was too small for your event, but I looked at the conference hall and the VIP lounge and either would be perfect - oh, except the conference hall’s booked on the twenty-fifth of October, so it doesn’t leave us any choice. Anyway, they’re both large rooms with comfortable seating, and it’s possible to have a sound system at no extra cost. We’d have to bring a display stand of our own if we wanted one. Assuming you want to go ahead with the twenty-fifth, I mentioned to the Events Manager there that we might want to book, so you’ll need to talk to him, rather than the General Manager in the bookings office. The number’s three-five-seven-two-oh-nine. Bye.[pause]Now listen to the recording again.That is the end of Part One. You now have 20 seconds to check your answers.[pause]Part Two. Questions 13 to 22.Section One.Questions 13 to 17.You will hear five short recordings. Five speakers are talking about delegating at work.For each recording, decide what advice the speaker gives about delegating at work.Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording.Do not use any letter more than once.After you have listened once, replay the recordings.You have 15 seconds to read the list A-H.[pause]Now listen, and decide what advice each speaker gives about delegating at work.[pause]ThirteenNo matter how much confidence you have in the person you’re entrusting a task to, I think there’s a crucial element to delegating that’s often forgotten. There has to be a framework in place of where and who to go to if they get stuck and need help. I know, as a manager, I’m used to dealing with tasks all by myself, but when I’m delegating to juniors, I always remind myself that not everybody is as independent as me.[pause]FourteenIf you’ve ever delegated to someone else and spent more time on the task than if you’d done it yourself, then it’s time to review where you’re going wrong. If your motivation for delegating is thinking that the other person can do it better than you, or it’ll free you up to do something else, that’s great. But delegation isn’t an easy way out, so if you’re just being lazy or the task seems too small to concern yourself with, always do it yourself.[pause]FifteenOnce you’ve selected someone to delegate a task to - assuming you do have a choice of personnel - there’s something you need to do that’s too important to leave till the job’s finished. It’s a mistake if you don’t make it clear to staff what they’re doing well and what they could improve on. Some managers think it’s a form of interfering and doesn’t give people space to get on with the job, but I find some constructive suggestions are usually helpful.[pause]SixteenWhen you give someone a task to do, there’s not much point in simply listing the particular difficulties involved in carrying it out. You really need to check they understand what challenges they can expect to face and how they might deal with them. So you should sit down with them and explore possible solutions. If they simply say ‘I understand’, it’s not a guarantee that they do. [pause]Once you become an effective delegator, you’ll be talked about by those who see what you and your team can achieve. And, as for team members, well, they’ll appreciate the trust you place in them and the support they’ve received from you. But until you reach that point on the learning curve, keep telling yourself not to give up whenever it doesn’t go to plan. I’ve certainly had some disastrous attempts at delegating in my time.[pause]Now listen to the recordings again.[pause]Section Two.Questions 18 to 22.You will bear another five recordings. Five speakers are talking about the reason for the success of their company’s most recent TV advertising campaign.For each recording, decide what reason the speaker gives for the success of the campaign.Write one letter (A-H) next to the number of the recording.Do not use any letter more than once.After you have listened once, replay the recordings.You have 15 seconds to read the list A-H.[pause]Now listen, and decide what each speaker says is the reason for the success.[pause]EighteenOur last campaign was the most successful ever. Always worried about the cost, we were on a tight budget, but the results were fantastic. Research had shown our rivals’ products were more attractive, but while the ad was running, one of them had some bad publicity about their products, and we picked up a lot of their trade. Sometimes, it’s not how much you invest or who you use, but just being in the right place at the right time.[pause]NineteenLast year’s TV campaign took the market by storm. In the past, we’d depended heavily on sending out samples to customers - it was a cheap and, we thought, effective way of targeting our core customer base.But last year, we had the good fortune to recruit a dynamic young Marketing Manager who brought with him a group of people who are changing the way we do things. We’re looking to produce another even more successful series of TV commercials next year. [pause]TwentySpend money to earn money! That’s been the philosophy of our organisation for years. The directors liked expensive-looking TV commercials, which appealed to our core customers in the old age bracket. However, our last campaign proved that you don’t always have to go over budget to win new customers. We thought of a new approach, which our agency developed, and it turned out to be cheaper and, to our delight, brought us to the attention of a new, younger market. [pause]Twenty-oneSuccessful TV campaigns can be costly, and good market research is absolutely vital. We’ve always researched thoroughly before a campaign, but there’s something else which was the key to last month’s success. Although some people attribute it to our main rival’s bankruptcy, it was the fact that we found a management group who we brought in to recommend ways of improving our marketing that really helped. A suggestion to use a TV campaign to advertise in-store promotions and mail-order facilities paid off handsomely.[pause]Twenty-twoConsultants recommended hiring a whole new marketing team for the company, but I rejected this. We’ve got a good experienced team in the company. It would’ve been an unnecessary expense. We decided we should put more effort into the groundwork for the campaign. Our team carried out a more detailed customer survey, and on the basis of that, our production company was able to create a commercial that was more accurately targeted.[pause]Now listen to the recordings again.[pause]That is the end of Part Two.[pause]Part Three.Questions 23 to 30.You will hear a radio interview with a businessman called Brett Porter, who developed a product called Rainaway, a type of waterproof map.For each question, 23-30, mark one letter (A, B or C) for the correct answer.After you have listened once, replay the recording.You have 45 seconds to read through the questions.[pause]Now listen, and mark A, B or C.[pause]Woman: ... and today we’re talking to Brett Porter, whose company developed the hugely successful all-weather maps called ‘Rainaway’. These are waterproof maps that can beused by people who ride motorbikes. Brett, welcome to the programme.Man: Thanks.Woman: You actually invented Rainaway - how did that come about?Man: Well, anyone, like me, who rides a motorbike, understands the problem of ordinary maps falling to pieces when it’s raining or windy. There are three million bikers just inthe UK, who I knew would be willing to pay for a solution to this problem. Nobody hadever produced something like Rainaway - I’d assumed it couldn’t be done.., that thecosts were too great.., but I was disappointed that my needs as a consumer weren’tcatered for, and people I knew kept encouraging me to develop and produce it as abusiness.Woman: Was establishing the company difficult?Man: In fact, I already had my own company - a motorcycle courier firm - but this was completely different and involved setting up a new business. What I’d learnt aboutpricingdidn’t seem to apply - I’d never dealt with a ‘product’as such. But I knew I understood the market better than most. If I could make the product, I’d be meeting a demand.However, knowing where to sell and how to get it into the shops was another matter! Woman: I see.Man: But I was convinced the business would grow fast. I even entered the European Awards Scheme for ideas for business start-ups. It had a first prize of one hundred thousandeuros’worth of software from Croner Consulting. The awards were sponsored byAlliance Business Bank - and because I made the final shortlist, I was offered atwo-per-cent interest loan from them if I needed it. They organised a dinner foreveryone on the shortlist, and I happened to get chatting to their senior businessconsultant, who gave me some invaluable financial advice. It really helped get mestarted.Woman: Did you do any trial production of the maps?Man: Yes. I knew what they should look like - a strong cover and small enough to flick through quickly. But trials took six months. The difficulty was we had to use a reallytough kind of plastic for the cover, and this had to be fed into the printer sheet by sheet- fine for a small output, but absolutely no good for large-scale production.Woman: Did you have any trouble persuading a printing company to make Rainaway?Man: I thought I would - it wasn’t really in a printer’s interest to make a long-lasting product.The real difficulty, though, was my lack of a track record. They thought I was justplanning a one-off print run or a very small-scale operation, which wouldn’t be veryprofitable for them. Once I’d persuaded the boss of one firm that wasn’t the case, heseemed willing to take a chance.Woman: Do you use someone else’s maps to make Rainaway from?Man: Yes, we use Herne Publishing’s. Of course, given they know they’re a crucial supplier, there’s a danger in a few years they might want to buy us out. But in the meantime, Ihave a protected trademark, and the people at Herne Publishing realise it’s better forthem to let me use my knowledge and contacts to establish the business. The alternativefor them would involve spending money on producing a rival product, which I knowthey would be reluctant to do.Woman: You must be pleased with Rainaway’s performance?Man: Absolutely. We launched Rainaway in September two thousand one, and sold two hundred thousand maps in the first year alone. In the last couple of years, the companyturned over in excess of seven hundred thousand pounds, our best result so far, whichisn’t bad when you consider our maps retail at ten to twenty-four pounds each. Woman: Very impressive! What’s next for Rainaway? Do you plan to extend your range? Man: I already have plenty of other ideas for the longer term, but that’s all I can say for now.I’ve been devoting a lot of time recently to facilitating expansion by setting up a callcentre to deal with mail-order sales. That’s just opened, with a staff of twenty-five. Inow need to concentrate on our advertisements - they’ve been very popular so far, butit’s tough coming up with new ideas to continue to attract attention.Woman: I wish you luck.[pause]Now listen to the recording again.[pause]That is the end of Part Three. You now have ten minutes to transfer your answers to your Answer Sheet.[pause]Note: Teacher, stop the recording here and time ten minutes. Remind students when there is one minute remaining.That is the end of the test.(注:文档可能无法思考全面,请浏览后下载,供参考。
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Wilt Chamberlain is retired now, but he used to be a famous basketball player. He has set 65 different records and still holds many of them. During the final years of his career, he drew a large salary and became very wealthy. He even built himself a 1.5 million dollars house. Yet, despite his personal success, he led his teams to only one championship. His teams often won enough games to qualify for the final rounds, but they almost always lost in the finals. As a result, Wilt became determined to win one more championship before he retired. In 1972, while Wilt was playing against a New York team, he fell down and hit his wrist on the floor. He felt pain immediately and knew that he had hurt himself badly. When the doctor examined Wilt, the doctor confirmed Wilt's fears. The doctor told Wilt that he had broken a bone in the wrist and that he could not play any more. Wilt ignored his doctor's advice. The next night, with his many fans watching in amazement, he not only played the entire game, but he was outstanding. His team won the game and the championship. Wilt had his wish —to be a winner one last time.Questions 11 —13 are based on the passage you have just heard.11. Why was Wilt Chamberlain considered a famous basketball player?A. Because he led his teams to many championships.B. Because he set as many as 65 different records.C. Because he still played the game after he retired.D. Because he didn't stop playing even when he was seriously injured.12. What happened to Wilt Chamberlain during a match in 1972?A. He lost the final chance to win a championship.B. He was knocked out during one contest.C. He broke a bone in the wrist during a match.D. He was awarded with a $1.5 million house.13. What was Wilt Chamberlain determined to do before he retired?A. To break the previous records.B. To buy a luxury house.C. To win one more championship for his team.D. To play against the New York team once again.答案解析文章简单介绍了著名篮球运动员张伯伦的传奇篮球生涯。
大英三英语听力原文1—4
Unit1City Living Mexico----here we come!Sun-hee: This is going to be a great trip! I've never been to Mexico, have you?Mike: No, I haven't. Have you finished everything?Tara: Oh my gosh! Where's my bag?Sun-hee: (to Tara) It s in the closet. (into phone) Of course! I'm the only one who's organized around here. I ran errands all day and I'm ready---exhausted---but ready.Mike: What did you have to do?Sun-hee: (holds up ticket) Well, first I had to confirm my flight-- Claudia: My ticket! Where's my ticket? Have you seen it?Sun-hee: (to Claudia) I saw it in the bathroom.Claudia: The bathroom? Are you sure? So strange ... (holds up her ticket) Oh, you're right. Got it!Sun-hee: (holds up traveler's checks)-- then I had to get traveler's checks-- Tara: Oh! My money! I've lost my wallet! (Sun-hee hands Tara her wallet) Whexv!Sun-hee: (into phone)--then I had to pay the electricity and phone bills, (to Tara) because someone forgot-- (into phone) and then I had to change my voice mail message.Claudia: My cell phone! I don t remember where I put my cell phone!Sun-hee: (to Claudia) It's in the kitchen.Claudia: (to self) The kitchen--it's in the kitchen-- (holds up cell phone) Ta-dah!Sun-hee: (into phone) These two----they're never prepared! What would they do without me? Mike: How true--Hey, don't forget to unplug your TV and electrical stuff before you go.Sun-hee: (holds up plug) Done.Tara: Sun-hee! We're late! It's time to go!Sun-hee: OK! hey mike, I have to go. We're leaving for the airport.Sun-hee, Tara and Claudia: Bye Mike!Mike: Cool! Have a great trip girls! Bye.Sun-hee: OK! Does everybody have everything? Tickets?Tara and Claudia: Yep.Sun-hee: Bags?Tara and Claudia: Yep.Sun-hee: Coats?Tara and Claudia: Yep.Sun-hee: Everything.Tara and Claudia: Yep. Let's go!Sun-hee: OK. Mexico----here we come!(all exit)Tara and Claudia: (Sun-hee re-enters to get her ticket and traveler's checks) Now-- Mexico----here we come!Unit2City Living Imaginary BeachTakeshi: I can't believe how hot it is out there. Why didn't we go to Hawaii with everyone else?Mike: Because we didn't have the money.Takeshi: Well, why didn’ t we get an air conditionerMike: Hello? Same reason. And quit complaining! We're got air conditioning.Takeshi: Mike, that's a bowl of ice and a fan.Mike: Takeshi, you've got to be more like me and use our imagination, then you too can have a beach vacation. See? (pulls down window shade with beach poster) Check our that gorgeous view.Takeshi: Right, but not exactly "realistic."Mike: OK, come over here. Close your eyes. Feel that cool, ocean breeze. Takeshi: Mike, that's the fridge.Mike: Come on! I said, "Use your imagination!" Now close your eyes. Listen to the sound of the sea gulls…(makes sound like a seagull) hear the children laughing…(makes sound like children laughing) Why, I think I can even smell a barbeque…(waves a package of hot dogs) Takeshi: Raw hot dogs?Mike: Don't worry. I'm going to cook them up on that grill over there.Takeshi: Mike, you know you're not allowed to use a grill inside an apartment, right? Mike: OK. I'II use the microwave then.Takeshi: A beach, with a microwave. Sure, Mike.Mike: That's the beauty of "Imaginary Beach." We're got a microwave oven, we're got a TV with a remote control. Who could ask for anything more?Takeshi: What about water? That's the main reason people go to the beach. What are you going to use for that? The bathtub?Mike: No, that'd be silly. Here we go! (turns on CD player) Feel the ocean mist-- (sprays water on Takeshi)Takeshi: :Mike, that's for spraying plants, not me!Mike: You know, the sound of the waves, the ocean mist-- makes me want to surf. Takeshi : Surf?Mike: Yeah, surf. (starts to fold up ironing board)Takeshi: Mike, no. you can t stand on that, you'll break it!Mike: No, I Won't. (stands on ironing board and pretends to surf) Look at me, dude---- I'm "hanging ten"!Takeshi: Yeah, cool. (takes cap off water bottle) Hey, "dude"! Watch out for that wave! (throws water in Mike's face) Huh, I'm getting the hang of this "imagination" thing.Mike : Very funny, very funny indeed! (chases Takeshi)Unit3City living Go with the flowClaudia: So, when do you start your new job?Roberto: I'm not sure. I may start as soon as next month.Claudia: Wow!Roberto: Yeah, it's going to be a lot of fun…. expert I'll have to learn how to use that new software program I told you about.Claudia: Don't worry. I'm a software expert, I'II help you figure it out. Roberto: Thanks.Hey,what about your job? Your boss was transferred to the Asian office. Are you going to get promoted?Claudia: I might-- might not. It's not a big deal. Roberto: Huh? Claudia: I've been thinking lately,I don't plan on working my whole life. Someday, maybe in five years or so, I'm going to quit my job and get out of this stressful life. You know, relax. Have some fun!Roberto: Oh. What are you planning to do?Claudia: I'm definitely going to travel…I might even move to another country, maybe work as a V olunteer…I could even start a new career! Maybe one where I can help people…or help the world. What about you? What are your plans?Roberto: Well, I've pretty much got everything planned already, right up to my retirement.Claudia: Really?Roberto: Yep. I'm going to work hard and save as much money as possible until I'm about 30…31. then I'm going to become the Vice President of Finance, and then the CEO by the time I'm 40…maybe 45. Claudia: Yeah? Roberto : Yep. And when I'm 35 or 36, I'm going to settle down, get married, and have some kids Claudia: Oh you are, are you? You know that for a fact? Roberto :Well, it's not a fact---- yet. But really, if you want to succeed, you need to have clear-cut, well-defined goals and aspirationsClaudia: I don't know, I think you should keep your options open. You know…"go with the flow."Robert: "Go with the flow" eh? So you're not nervous about the promotion? Claudia: I didn't say that. It just won't be the end of the world if I don't get it. What about you? Are you nervous about the new job?Roberto : Not really. I'm just going to "go with the flow," as long as the "flow" follows my plan!Unit4City Living It must be a miracle!Tara: (opening the door to find Takeshi and Mike) Hi--hi.Takeshi: Hi.Tara: Thank goodness you're here! This morning she almost fainted, then she felt very tired, and now she says she feels very lightheaded. I don't know hat to do.Takeshi: Has she seen a doctor?Tara: She won't go. She says just needs to get some rest.Mike: Did anything happen?Tara: Nothing out of the ordinary. The worst thing is, she has this big meeting with the president of the university tonight. She's been pretty anxious about it.Takeshi: OK. Let's take a look.Tara: Sun-hee, Mike and Takeshi are hereTakeshi: Hi.Sun-hee: (wakes up) Hey.Takeshi: How are you feeling?Sun-hee: Very tired--and I feel dizzy--and my stomach is killing me"' (sighs) I think I might even have a fever. Oh--why do I have that meeting with the president tonight? I can't stop thinking about it... Mike: Eat something, you'll feel better.Sun-hee :Are you kidding? I can't eat. I'm not hungry.Takeshi: Maybe you should go for a walk-- you know, get some fresh air--Sun-hee :No, I just need to rest.Tara: (phone rings) Hello? Yes ... no, this is her roommate,Tara. What? OK--I'll let her know. Thanks. (to Sun-hee) That was the president's secretary,Sun-hee :What did she say?Tara: She told me to tell you that tonight's meeting has been canceled. Sun-hee: Oh, thank goodness. Uh--Mike, can you hand me that orange juice?Tara: (to Takeshi) I don't know maybe we should call a doctor. Takeshi: (to Tara as Sun-hee starts eating and drinking) Yeah, maybe we should.Sun-hee: What's the matter? Haven't you ever seen anyone eating before? Tara: (to Sun-hee) I take it you're feeling better?Sun-hee: I am feeling pretty good. It must be a miracle, or something. Tara: (to Takeshi) Or a lucky phone call.。
H31110听力材料
H31110卷听力材料(音乐,30秒,渐弱)大家好!欢迎参加HSK(三级)考试。
大家好!欢迎参加HSK(三级)考试。
大家好!欢迎参加HSK(三级)考试。
HSK(三级)听力考试分四部分,共40题。
请大家注意,听力考试现在开始。
第一部分一共10个题,每题听两次。
例如:男:喂,请问张经理在吗?女:他正在开会,您半个小时以后再打,好吗?现在开始第1到5题:1.女:你看,这就是我的小狗,可爱吧?男:很可爱,听说你每天都给它洗澡?2.男:你的脸怎么这么红?生病了?需要去医院吗?女:不用,已经吃药了,我睡一觉就会好的。
3.女:休息一会儿吧,忙一下午了。
男:没关系,我马上就搬完了。
4.男:我找到了,在这儿,在左边。
女:好极了,我们先写个电子邮件问问吧。
5.女:你打算在这儿买吗?男:我喜欢这个颜色,但是太贵了,再看看吧。
现在开始第6到10题:6.男:快点儿,我们是不是迟到了?别让大家等我们。
女:还有半个小时呢,您别着急。
7.女:这个帽子好看吗?男:其实,今天是阴天,没有太阳。
8.男:生日快乐!这个礼物送给你。
女:真漂亮,谢谢你。
9.女:累了?眼睛不舒服?男:是,看了一天电脑,眼睛有点儿疼。
10.男:认识你很高兴,希望以后还有机会见到你。
女:没问题,我们很快就会又见面的。
第二部分一共10个题,每题听两次。
例如:为了让自己更健康,他每天都花一个小时去锻炼身体。
★他希望自己很健康。
今天我想早点儿回家。
看了看手表,才五点。
过了一会儿再看表,还是五点,我这才发现我的手表不走了。
★那块儿手表不是他的。
现在开始第11题:11.老张和她孩子下星期二坐火车来北京,上午九点一刻到北京西站,你帮我去接一下他们吧。
★老张要去机场接孩子。
12.那个城市我去过一次,那是两千零一年冬天,我和几个同学一起去那儿玩儿,到现在已经十年了。
★他十年前去过那儿。
13.下出租车的时候,她忘记拿她的包了,那个包里除了有她的手机和飞机票外,还有白校长的护照。
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公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力文本1-3 work Information Technology Company.2020YEAR公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力Unit1Part A1.W:You seem to take great pride in your daughter.She's such a successful manager. M:Yes,she is a wonderful daughter.But I'm proud of her because of her pleasant and attractive personality even more than fot her success.2.M:I ran into David Preston downtown today.W:ReallyDid he say anything about his sisterM:Yes.She should be leaving Los Angeles very soon,because her husband has takena job in Alaska.3.W:Professor Philips seems serious.M:But his lectures are quite humorous,aren't they?Part BQuestions 4-6A gentleman put an advertisement in a newspaper for a boy to work in his office.Out of nearly fifty persons who came to apply, the man selected one and dismissed the others."I should like to know,"said a friend,"the reason you preferred that boy, who brought not a single letter, not a dinagle recommendation.""You are wrong,"said the gentleman."He had a great many. He wiped his feet at the door and closed the door behind him,showing that he was careful.He gave his seat immediately to that old man, showing that he was kind and thoughtful.He took off his cap when he came in and answered my questions promptly, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly.""All the rest stepped over the book which I had purposely put on the floor. He picked it up and placed it on the table ,and he waited quietly for his turn instead of pushing and crowding.When I talked to him ,I noticed his tidy clothing, his neatly brushed hair and his clean finger nails. Can't you see that these things are excellent recommendationsI consider them more significant than letters."Questions 7-10The year was 1912.Mrs. Straus and her husband were passengers on the Titanic during its fateful voyage. Not many women went down with the ship,but Mrs.Straus was one of the few women who did not survive for one simple reason:She could not bear to leaveher husband .This is how Mabel Bird,Mrs.Straus's servant , who survived the disaster, told the story after she was saved."When the Titanic began to sink, frightened women and children were the first ones loaded into lifeboats.Mr.and Mrs.Straus were calmand comforting other passengers,and helped many of them into the boats.Then, Mr.Straus begged his wife to get into the life boat with her servant an others. Mrs.Straus started to get in. She had one foot on the edge, but then suddenly ,she changed her mind, turned away and stepped back onto the sinking ship."Please, dear,get into the boat!"her husband urged."No,"Mrs.Straus is said to have replied with resistance."I will not get into the boat.We have been together through a great many years. We are old now.I will not leave you.Where you go ,I will go."And that is where they were last seen, standing arm in arm on the deck, this devoted wife clinging courageously to her husband, this loving clinging protectivelyto his wife, as the ship sank.公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力Unit21.M:You look upset. What's wrong2.3.W:The electric company is going to shut off our service.4.5.M:Are we behind on the bills.6.7.W:Yes,but why didn't you take care of the bills?8.9.M:I guess I forgot.I'll make them a check today.10.11.2.W:Guess what!The toilet is still running over.You were going to fix it last night.12.13.M:I thought I did.Well,we'd better call a plumber then.14.15.W:Alright.I'll look one up in the phone book.16.17.3.W:Jack,shall I wear my blue evening dress to the party tonight?18.19.M:Can't you wear your red oneRed seems perfect for the occasion,don't youthink20.21.W:But blue fits me better.22.23.M:Then why did you have to ask me?24.25.Part B26.27.Questions 4-728.29.W:Andy,listen to this:ong-bedroom apartment, modern kitchen,doormanbuilding,30.31.$650per month.What do you say we go and look at it?32.33.M:What is wrong with where we are now?34.35.W:I'm tired of living a basement apartment.I want room;I want light;I want aview.36.37.M:But $650 a month --it's too much.38.39.W:I think we can manage it.40.41.M:I don't think you're taking the utilities into account. Now with the telephoneand42.43.electricity, that's going to bring that up to $750 a month.44.45.W:Oh, I suppose you're right. Okay, listen to this:fourthfloor walk-up,one-bedroom,46.47.utilities included,$450 a month.48.49.M:I'm not going to walk up four flights of stairs every day.50.51.W:All right, Here's another one:East Parkside Avenue,two-benroom,largewindowed52.53.kitchen,high ceilings, two kitchen.54.55.M:East Parkside Avenue!That's a run-down neighborhood.56.57.W:Okay,listen to this:Westville,spacious,one-bedroom,floor-through,renovated58.59.building, working fireplace,eat-in kitchen.60.61.M:You must be joking!It's nearly an hour away from where we work.62.63.W:Okay.You're so demanding,Andy.64.65.M:I don't know.Let me see. How's this66.Third Avenue, new building, excellent,view...67.68.W:Oh, that sounds fantastic. Let's go and look at right away.69.70.M:Why right away71.72.73.W:Because you've been putting me off long enough.74.75.M:You know, I'll say this for you, Gloria.When you get your mind ser onsomething,76.77.there's no stopping you.But you know,that's one of the things I like best about78.79.you!80.81.Questions 8-1082.83.M:Honey, what's with the $125.45 phone bill?Over $100 in long distance charges.84.85.W:I don't know.They're not mine.I've only made one call to Mother this month.86.87.M:Really?Then someone has got a hold of our credit card number and is using itto88.89.make long distance calls. Virtually all of the calls are credit card charges.90.91.W:How many of the credit card calls do you think the person's made?92.93.M:Exactly $103.25.I've kept track of all of my long distance calls.94.95.W:I'd love to give this person a piece of my mind if I could. But it would bevirtually96.97.impossible to track the person down.And it would cost at least $50 to $100 tocall98.99.those numbers again.What should we do?100.101.M:I'mnot going to put up with it any more. I think the best way to straighten the102.103.problem out is to call the phone company and change our calling card number.104.105.W:We can't afford to wait any longer.We must cut down the phone bill. 106.107.M:Yes, I'll call the phone company tomorrow.公共英语等级考试第三级课本听力Unit3Part A1.W:You look like a drowned rat!Didn't you know there's a thunderstorm today? M:I knew there would be a light shower, but I didn't realize it would rain cats and dogs.W:Well, you'd better take a hot shower right now, or you'll catch a cold.M:I know. I don't want to get sick.2.W:I think a drought has set in. It hasn't rained a drop for months.M:I think so,too, but didn't it rain last month?W:It did, but the rainfall was only half the monthly average.M:Oh. It's really bad. I'm really concerned though not panicked yet.3.M:Oh,my!I've never seen such scorching heat in my life!The TV forecast said the temperature has hit 98!W:Yeah. It's like the whole world is broiling. I hope it's not going to break into three digits!M:But it's already awfully close!W:Well,I just hope it'll level off soon.Part BQuestions 4-6W:Did you hear thatThe drought conditions are severe! There's a lot of death, dying, and suffering out there!M: I heard that, but it's not surprising actually because we haven't had as much rain as normal this year.W:Well, if it could rain even a drop, things would be much better!And my flowers in the garden would come back in a heartbeat.M:I guess you might have to quit watering your garden.I heard that they are going to start rationing water. In fact , this morning I happened to hear on the radio that the reservoir had dipped below half its capacity this month and the volume of water entering the reservoir is the smallest in fifty years.W:Really!I thought that might happen. Great!There go my vegetables.M:I guess so. But think about Africa.Questions 7-10Have you heard enough about rain yetOnce again, torrential downpours seem to be dominating the weather stories of the day, and here in the U.K. is no exception!First of all,let's have a quick sum-up of the storm situation.Bonnie and Charley are still dominating the scene in central America,Bonnie, a tropical storm, is moving through the Gulf of Mexico towards Florida, and hurricane are gusting to 105mph at the time when this forecasting was prepared.But even with these tropical systems aside, there's plenty of wet weather elsewhere too. Turkey has had a downpour of thunderstorms during the last day or so, with64mm of rain being recorded in Golcuk in just 16 hours. This is more than double the amount usually seen here during the whole month of August.Northwest Spain hasn't escaped, and neither have many areas of France. In fact, many western European countries had a few inches of rain from the weather fronts that are now plaguing the U.K.The main fronral band of rain moved its way northwards through England and Wales last night, giving over 46mm of rain in south Wales by morning. Although it then headed into Northern Ireland, northern England and southern Scotland, there have also been plenty of big showers developing behind it. Torrential downpours prompted the Met Office to issue Flash Warnings of Severe Weather due to the intensity of some of these showers.。