施心远主编听力教程3(第2版)Unit2答案

UNIT 2

Section One Tactics for listening

Part 1 Sport Dictation

My Mother

My mother was an efficient (1) taskmaster who cooked, cleaned and shopped for nine people (2) on a daily basis. She was a disciplinarian* who would (3) make us seven kids walk up and down the stairs a hundred times if we clumped like (4)field hands to-dinner. She also enlisted us to help her in the day's (5) chores.

My mother believed that each of her children had a special (6)knack that made him or her invaluable on certain (7)missions.My brother Mike, for example, was believed to have especially (8) keen eyesight. He was hoisted up as a human (9)telescope whenever she needed to see something (10) far away. John was the climber when a kite (11) got caught. My own job was navigator for our (12) gigantic old Chrysler.

But my mother's (13) ability to get work done well was only (14) one side. She also had an (15) imagination that carried her in different directions. That (16) allowed her to transcend her everyday life. She did not (17) believe in magic as portrayed on a stage, but (18) valued instead the sound of a metal bucket being (19) filled by a hose, or the persistence of a dandelion at the (20) edge of a woodpile.

Part 2 Listening for Gist

For hundreds of years man has been fascinated by the idea of flying. One of the first men to produce designs for aircraft was Leonardo da Vinci, an Italian artist who lived in the fifteenth century. However, it was not until the eighteenth century that people began to fly, or perhaps it would be better to say float, across the countryside in balloons. The first hot-air balloon was made in April 1783 by the Montgolfier brothers in France.

In the following years many flights were made by balloon. Some of the flights were for pleasure and others were for delivering mail and for military purposes, such as observation and even bombing. However, in the late nineteenth century, airship s superseded balloons as a form of transport.

Airships came after balloons. The first powered and manned flight was made by a Frenchman, Giffard, in September 1852. His airship, powered by steam, traveled twenty-seven kilometers from Paris to Trappes at a speed of eight kilometers per hour. However the days of the airship were numbered as the aero- plane became increasingly safe and popular.

Exercise

Directions: Listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.

1.This passage is about the early history of flying.

2.The key words are designs, an Italian artist, fifteenth century,

eighteenth century, fly, float, balloons, hot-air balloon, April 1783, airships, September 1852, aeroplane.

Section Two Listening Comprehension

Part 1 Dialogue

Buying a Car

A: Good morning, can I help you?

B: Yes, I'm interested in buying a car.

A: Have you anything in mind?

B: Not really.

A: What price are you thinking of?

B: Not more than

£13,500.

A: Let's see now ... Over there between the Lancia and the Volvo is a Mini. It costs £12,830 and is cheap to run: It does 38 miles per gallon.

Or there's the Citroen, behind the Mini. It costs £12,070 and is even cheaper to run than the Mini: It does 45 miles per gallon. It's not very fast though. It only does 69 miles per hour.

B: No, I think the Mini and the Citroen are too small. I've got three children. Isn't there anything bigger at that price?

A: Well, there's the Toyota over there, to the left of the Peugeot. It's very comfortable and costs £13,040. It's cheap to run too, and it also has a built-in radio. Or there's the Renault at the back of the showroom, behind the Peugeot. It costs a little more, £13,240, but it is cheaper to run. It does 40 miles per gallon and the Toyota only does 36 miles per gallon.

B: What about that Volkswagen over there, in front of the Toyota? A: That costs a little more than £13,500 but it's a very reliable car.

It's more expensive to run than the others: It does 34 miles per gallon, but it's faster. Its top speed is 90 miles per hour. The Toyota's is

80 miles per hour and the Renault's is 82 miles per hour.

B: How much does it cost?

A: £13,630 and that includes a 5-year guarantee.

B: And the Fiat next to the Volkswagen?

A: Again that's more than £13,500, but it's cheaper than the Volkswagen. It costs £13,550.

B: Hmm well, I'll have to think about it and study these pamphlets. How much is that Peugeot incidentally, behind the Lancia?

A: Oh, that's expensive. It costs £15,190.

B: Yes, that is a bit too much. Thank you very much for your help. Goodbye.