综合英语听力原文

Unit 1
1. Dictation
Throughout history / the basic unit of almost every human society / has been the family. / Members of the family live together / under the same roof. / They share the economic burdens of life / as well as its joys. / The family head usually has considerable influence / in arranging marriages, / selecting careers / and determining all the important moves and purchases / by any member of the family. / Particularly in conditions / where society or the state / does not give aid / and the responsibilities of the family are greater, / this large group / provides better protection / in times of economic or other emergency.

2. Listening
Gifts and Cultures
Narrator: In many countries, people give special gifts at certain times. Sometimes the customs seem unusual. For example, in Australia, a birthday cake for a 21-year-old is often shaped like a key. It means the person is an adult and can come home at any time. In parts of Africa, people give a cow as a wedding present, because they believe that a cow can bring good luck to the newly-weds. Before Korean students take university entrance tests, their friends give them sticky rice candy for luck. The friends hope that the students will pass the test and “stick to” the university. The following short conversations will tell you about different customs in China, Argentina, Switzerland, Italy and Japan.
Number 1: China
Woman: Did I tell you I'm going to China?
Man: China? Great.
Woman: Yes. I’m going to Shanghai on business. I have to
buy some gifts.
Man: Good idea. What are you going to take?
Woman: I was thinking of bringing some handkerchiefs.
They’re colorful, beautiful? also lightweight. I
don’t want to carry anything heavy.
Man: Ah, I don’t think you should give handkerchiefs. They
aren’t a good gift in Chinese culture.
Woman: Why not?
Man: A handkerchief is a symbol of saying goodbye.
Woman: Saying goodbye?
Man: Yeah, like when you're going away ... and people are crying, so they need a handkerchief. Actually, I’ve heard that one of the best things to give is a dinner — not a present, but a big dinner. It’s good for business.


Unit 2
1， Dictation
Children learn almost nothing from television, / and the more they watch, / the less they remember. / They regard television purely as entertainment, / resent programs that make demands on them / and are surprised that anybody should take the medium seriously. / Far from being over-excited by programs, / they are mildly bored with the whole thing. / These are the main conclusions from a new study of children and television. / Its author confirms / that the modern child is a dedicated viewer. / The study suggests / that there is little point in the television company’s attempts / to isolate adult viewing in the later hours. / More than a third of the children regularly watched their programs after 9 p.m. / All 11-year-olds had

watched programs after midnight.
2. Listening
From Television Back to Games
In a society where every one is so fortunate as to be able to spend a lot of money on entertainment, most of us end up with either in front of a television or spending time with our family and friends playing a game of some kind. While television is probably the most popular form of home entertainment, there is a small group of us who still believe board games offer the most enjoyment. They offer us a variety of ways to learn new information, to test our skills, and most importantly, to bring us together.
Television is one of our best sources of information, but a lot of times it is not the kind of information that you want or need. The commercials for instance always insult your intelligence. On the other hand, board games are set up to offer a variety of information, which can cover subjects such as geography, vocabulary, or financial investment. All of this information is offered in a way that makes you want to learn and lets you choose what you learn. I have acquired more information about history, geography, and science from “Trivial Pursuit” alone than I have ever been able to get from the boring way they are presented on television.
Added to the benefits of learning new information, board games test your skills and knowledge with a particular outcome ahead. They let you use your ideas and strategies to win the game. Whether you are trying to get your opponent’s king in chess or trying to make the most money in “Trump,” there is an outcome which you brought about with these ideas and strategies. However, you are forced to become a passive spectator when watching television. In some cases a program might be produced to stimulate your thought processes, but it doesn't offer you an outlet for following through with your ideas, such as the useless concept of the game show for entertainment.
Still the most important difference between television and the board game is the interaction with others. Getting the family together to watch a show on television is nice; that is, if you can find a show on for the whole family. But playing a board game gives you the chance to learn, not only about the subject, but also about each other. Everyone is different, with their own views and unique ways of handling situations, giving each game a different outcome. One of the nicest parties I ever attended was one where we played a murder-mystery game called “How to Host a Murder.” We never knew what to expect next, and it was a wonderful way to get to know everyone.
Instead of watching television all the time, people are finding that board games give us the outlet to test our skills and knowledge against each other. They are putting their remote controls away and giving up their “Executive Couch Potato” status, and gathering around the kitchen table for an exciting game. I would much rather pretend that I’m a millionaire, playing for the high st

akes, rather than watch someone else on a glass tube pretending to be one. It’s more exciting, less expensive, and best of all, I spend the time with real and interesting people.
Unit 3
1. Dictation
Mother’s Day is celebrated / on the second Sunday in May. / On this occasion, / Mother usually receives greeting cards and gifts / from her husband and children. / For most mothers, / the rarest and best gift / is a day of rest. / Often, / families honor Mother / by taking her out for dinner. / In some households / the husband and children / take over meal preparations / so that Mom can spend a whole day / away from the kitchen. / Serving her breakfast in bed / is another family ritual. / Later in the day, / parents may take their children / to visit their grandparents. / Flowers are an important part of the day. / Mothers are often given corsages / for the occasion, / particularly if they are elderly.
2. listening
Greetings Around the World
There are many ways to greet people.
Number 1: A bow
Man: Around the world, there are many different ways to greet people. Bowing is the traditional way of greeting in Northeast Asian countries like Korea and Japan. In Japan, when you bow, you don’t look directly at the other person’s eyes. But in Korea it’s important to see the other person’s face when you bow. In both countries, people bow to show respect. Traditionally, Japanese bows where the left hand covers the right hand are more polite than when the right hand covers the left. This is
because, in the days when people used swords, the right hand was used for fighting. The left hand covering the right symbolizes one’s stopping one’s own stronger hand. Some companies such as airlines still teach their employees to bow in this way.

Number 2: A hug
Woman: When good friends meet in Russia, they often hug each other. This is true for both women and men. Russia isn’t the only place where friends hug. In Brazil, for example, friends also hug each other in greeting. In Brazil, the hug is called an abra?o.
Number 3: The salaam
Man: The salaam is a greeting from the Middle East. It is used in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and some other Arab countries. It is most popular with older, more traditional people. To give a salaam, first touch your heart, then your forehead. Then your hand moves up, away from your head. When people use this greeting, they say, “Peace be with you.”

Number 4: The namaste or wai
Woman: People in India and in Thailand use a different kind of greeting. It is called namaste in India. In Thailand, it is called wai. The hands are put high on the chest, and
you bow slightly. This hand gesture looks similar to the gesture many cultures use for prayer. It grows out of a cultural tradition of acknowledging the goodness in the person one is greeting. Though it is a way of greeting, it also means “Thank you” and “I’m sorry.”

Number 5: A strong, short handshake
Man: You all know how to shake hands. Thi

s is common in many countries. But it isn’t always done the same way. In the United States and Canada, for example, people usually give a strong, short handshake. It’s short but rather firm.
Number 6: A softer, longer handshake
Woman: In many other countries, people also shake hands. But they do it differently from people in the United States and Canada. In Mexico and in Egypt, for example, many people — especially men — shake hands. Mexican and Egyptian handshakes usually last a little longer. The handshake is softer — not as strong.

Unit 4
1. Dictation
One of the world’s most deadly health problems / is spreading to new places. / The problem is heart disease / and it is affecting more and more people / in developing nations. / For years / heart disease has been the No.1 cause of death / in most industrial nations. / The disease has claimed more lives / than cancer or accidents. / Now the WHO has warned that / heart disease is increasing rapidly / in almost every developing nation. / Why is this happening? / One reason is that / people in developing nations / are living longer. / Another reason is that / many people have changed the way they live. / They now eat more fat and salt / and fewer fruits and vegetables.
2. listening
Telephone Messages
(R = Receptionist; P = Patient)
Call 1
R: Hello. Dr Robinson’s practice. Can I help you?
P: Yes, please. I hope so. I’m phoning about my son, Robert. He’s got a high temperature, he’s really very hot and he’s got large spots on his neck and tummy. What should I do?
R: I’ll ask the doctor to call you back. But first of all, could you give me your address?
P: Yes, it’s Flat 6, 208 Rosecroft Terrace, Shenley.
R: And your phone number?
R: And your phone number?
P: It’s 226071.
R: And your name?
P: Mary Walliser. That’s W-A-double L-I-S-E-R.
R: Right. The doctor will call you back as soon as he can.
Telephone Messages
(R = Receptionist; P = Patient)
Call 2
R: Hello. Dr Robinson’s practice. Can I help you?
P: Yes, my name’s Harry James. I’ve been with the doctor for years.
R: Yes, Mr. James. What’s your problem?
P: It’s my arm. It’s swollen. I think it’s broken. You see, I was putting the kettle on and I slipped
on the floor in the kitchen.
R: Yes, I see. What’s your address, Mr. James?
P: It’s Holly Trees, 17 London Road, Hastings.
R: And do you have a phone there?
P: No, I don’t. I’m calling from my sister’s.
R: What’s her phone number?
P: Hastings 8595249.
R: And will you be staying at your sister’s?
P: Yes, the doctor can ring me here.
R: Right, he’ll be in touch with you very soon.
Telephone Messages
(R = Receptionist; P = Patient)
Call 3
R: Hello. Dr Robinson’s practice. Can I help you?
P: Yes, yes. It’s my wife. I want to speak to the doctor.
R: I’m afraid Dr Robinson is not available at the moment. If you give me the details, I’ll ask him to ring you.
P: Yes, yes, it’s my wife. I t

hink she’s had a heart attack. She can’t move. She’s got a pain in her chest. She can’t speak.
R: I think you’d better ring 999 and get an ambulance immediately. But tell me your name first.
P: It’s Jones. My wife’s May Jones. We live at 16 Hamilton Drive, Shenley.
R: And your phone number?
P: We aren’t on the phone. I’m calling from a phone box.
R: Well, Mr. Jones. Ring for an ambulance, and I’ll let the doctor know the situation.
P: Yes, thank you, thank you.

Unit 5
1. Dictation
In order to learn to be one’s true self, / it is necessary to obtain a wide and extensive knowledge / of what has been said and done in the world; / critically to inquire into it; / carefully to consider it; / clearly to analyze it; / and earnestly to carry it out. /
It matters not what you learn, / but when you once learn a thing, / you must never give it up / until you have thoroughly understood it. / It matters not what you try to think of, / but when you once try to think of a thing, / you must never give it up / until you have done it thoroughly and well. /
If another man succeeds by one effort, / you will use a hundred efforts. / If another man succeeds by ten efforts, / you will use a thousand.
2. listening
Bosses or Workers
(C = Caroline G = George)
C: You know, the trouble with this firm is that there are too many bosses and too few workers.
G: What do you mean? We’re all workers.
C: No, we’re not. We’re bosses. I’m in charge of Personnel and you’re Sales Manager. I engage staff and try to sort out their personal problems and generally keep them happy, but I don’t go looking for them. I wait for them to come to me. I don’t go down and work on the factory floor myself. Everything I deal with — aggression, individualism, racial prejudice — is secondhand.
G: Yes, but surely that’s the whole idea. You have to be objective. You wouldn’t be able to give them the right advice if you were mixed up in all their problems.
C: Of course I would. I’d be one of them. I’d be able to judge much better if they were telling me their troubles, or if they were just having me on because they’d had a row with someone or thought the foreman had a down on them — things like that. As for you ...
G: What about me?
C: Well, all you deal with are facts and figures, not people. You don’t have to go out on the road and try to get orders from people you don’t like and spend most of your nights in second-rate hotels up and down the country.
G: Most of our reps do a pretty good job. Sales figures have been most encouraging this year. I admit there are one or two areas where I think we could do better.
C: That’s exactly what I mean. “You think” — you don’t know. You sit there in your comfortable office with your three telephones and you can make or break a man just by looking at a sales chart. You’re a boss. You don’t do the real work, but you’re paid twice as much as the peop

le who do.
G: Aren’t you getting things a bit out of proportion? Any organization needs managers and managers need the workers. So long as there’s a good relationship between them the firm will prosper.
C: Oh, it’s all too easy from where you and I are standing. I think every boss should spend at least three months every year working on the factory floor, subject to the same rules and discipline as all the other workers.
G: Would you be prepared to do that yourself?
C: In theory, yes, but in practice, no. I haven’t got any practical skills, you see, so I don’t think I’d be a lot of use. I’d probably always be running to the Personnel Office to try and get myself moved to another department.

Unit 6
1. dictation
About this time / I found out the use of a key. / One morning I locked my mother up in the pantry, / where she was obliged to remain three hours. / She kept knocking on the door, / while I sat outside on the porch steps and laughed. / This naughty behavior of mine / convinced my parents / that I must be taught as soon as possible. / After my teacher came to me, / I sought an early opportunity / to lock her up in her room. / I could not be induced to tell / where the key was. / My father had to get a ladder / and take the teacher out through the window. / Months after, / I produced the key.
2. listening
Titles Other than Mother

A woman named Emily renewing her driver’s license at the County Clerk’s office was asked by the woman recorder to state her occupation. She hesitated, uncertain how to classify herself. “What I mean is,” explained the recorder, “do you have a job, or are you just a ...”
“Of course I have a job,” snapped Emily. “I’m a mother.”
“We don’t list ‘mother’ as an occupation ... ‘Housewife’ covers it,” said the recorder emphatically.
I forgot all about her story until one day I found myself in the same situation, this time at our own Town Hall. The clerk was obviously a career woman, poised, efficient, and possessed of a high-sounding title like “Official Interrogator” or “Town Registrar.”
“What is your occupation?” she probed.
What made me say it, I do not know ... The words simply popped out. “I’m a Research Associate in the field of Child Development and Human Relations.”
The clerk paused, ballpoint pen frozen in midair, and looked up as though she had not heard right.
I repeated the title slowly, emphasizing the most significant words. Then I stared with wonder as my pronouncement was written in bold, black ink on the official questionnaire.
“Might I ask,” said the clerk with new interest, “just what you do in your field?”
Coolly, without any trace of fluster in my voice, I heard myself reply, “I have a continuing program of research, (what mother doesn’t), in the laboratory and in the field, (normally I would have said indoors and out). I’m working for my Masters

, (the whole family), and already have four credits, (all daughters). Of course, the
job is one of the most demanding in the humanities, (any mother cares to disagree?) and I often work 14 hours a day, (24 is more like it). But the job is more challenging than most run-of-the-mill careers and the rewards are more of a satisfaction rather than just money.”
There was an increasing note of respect in the clerk’s voice as she completed the form, stood up, and personally ushered me to the door.
As I drove into our driveway, buoyed up by my glamorous new career, I was greeted by my lab assistants – ages 13, 7, and 3. Upstairs I could hear our new experimental model, (a 6-month-old baby), in the child-development program, testing out a new vocal pattern.
I felt triumphant! I had scored a beat on bureaucracy! And I had gone on the official records as someone more distinguished and indispensable to mankind than “just another mother.”
Motherhood ... What a glorious career! Especially when there’s a title on the door.
Does this make grandmothers “Senior Research Associates in the field of Child Development and Human Relations” and great grandmothers “Executive Senior Research Associates”? I think so!!!
I also think it makes aunts “Associate Research Assistants.”

Unit 7
1. Dictation
Our boat floated on, / between walls of forest. / Nowhere did we find a place / where we could have landed. / In any case, / what would we have got by landing? / The country was full of snakes / and other dangerous animals, / and the forest was so thick / that one would be able to advance only slowly, / cutting one’s way with knives the whole day. / We live on fish, / caught with a homemade net of string, / and any fruit and nuts / we could pick up out of the water. / As we had no fire, / we had to eat everything uncooked, / including the fish. / As for water, / there was a choice: / we could drink the muddy river water, / or die of thirst.
2. listening
Flying Your Own Plane
My husband always wanted to fly a plane. So once for Father’s Day my two daughters and I ... made an arrangement for lessons with a local teacher ... flying teacher. And I told them, “Now I can always get a new husband, but you can’t get a new father.” And so they said, “Well, maybe we’d better not give him those lessons,” but we did and he learned to fly and he bought his own plane. Well it was a twin-engine plane. And it would go ... it could go as say three thousand miles at a shot, and without having to stop for gas. But then people can’t go that long, so we would fly just so far, like from California to Phoenix for instance and have lunch and get oxygen in the plane and then fly on to maybe St. Louis and spend the night. And the next day, stop at Lexington maybe for lunch. And then that night we would be in Princeton to visit our daughter. So it was always great travelling across country in that plane.

We had a house in Arkansas and we would fly there occasionally to check on it. And that was always very interesting landing there. The first time we tried it, the landing strip was between a lake and a mountain and the windsock was all worn out so we couldn’t see what way the wind was blowing except by looking at the waves on the lake. So that was entertaining trying to land in that little dangerous spot. But Arkansas is interesting that way.
And of course sometimes it could be quite worrying. I know on one trip back home we came into a storm. That was at San Bernardino and somehow we got caught up in snow. We were trapped and we didn’t know how to get out of there because we had the mountains between us and home. And we had to call on Edwards Airforce Base to get us over the mountains.
Little things like that made it entertaining. And then once on a trip to Seattle, the landing gear light came on saying that it wasn’t working. And that way you don’t know if the wheels are down really because you can’t see under there. And we were coming home and it was a Sunday night and no one was at the airport so we couldn’t fly by the tower to let someone see if the wheels were down. So we really had a kind of chance to land it. So we didn’t know if we were going to land on wheels or on the bottom of the airplane.
So there were interesting moments like that. How did my husband put it? “You spend thousands and thousands of hours with just boring ordinary flying, punctuated by moments of sheer terror.” But we always made it. Sometimes I thought we weren’t going to, but it was fun.

Unit 8
1. Dictation
I believe my father is a talented man. / He is decisive and efficient in doing things. / By his own talents and efforts, / he has secured for the family a good social position / and a comparatively rich life. / People of all fields come to my house, / and from them I have gained lots of valuable social experience / and seen a lot of joys and sorrows of the world. /
But at home he is a harsh parent. / He has high expectations of me. / When I am idling away my time, / I can see that it hurts him deeply. / When I am doing something great, / such as writing a book, / he is more than excited. / With such a father, / I always remind myself that I must go on and on, never give up.
2. listening
Valentine’s Day
Part A
February 14th is a complicated but interesting holiday. First of all, Valentine’s Day is not a holiday from work. No one gets a day off. On Valentine’s Day people usually send romantic cards to someone they love. The cards are called valentines. They are very colorful, often decorated with hearts, flowers or birds, and have humorous or sentimental verses printed inside. The basic message of the verse is always “Be My Valentine,” “Be My Sweetheart” or “Be My Lover.” Besides cards, a valentine could also be a heart-shaped box of chocolate candies, or a bouquet of flowers tied wi

th red ribbon.
But in whatever form, the message is always the same — “Will you be my valentine?” A valentine may be anonymous, or sometimes signed “Guess who.” The person receiving it has to guess who sent it. This can lead to interesting speculation. And that’s half the fun of valentines.
One of the symbols of St. Valentine’s Day is the Roman God of Love, called Cupid. Cupid is often printed on the card, a winged naked infant, poised to shoot his arrow into a heart. He would shoot an arrow of love into a person’s heart to make the person fall in love immediately, maybe with the first person to come along.
Sometimes one arrow would go through two hearts, holding them together. So on February 14th not only do we have a picture of the Christian St. Valentine but we also have pictures of the non-Christian Cupid, the Roman God of Love.
Part B
It is from the Christians that we get the stories about Valentine’s Day that most people have come to believe. One story is about a Christian priest whose name was “Valentine.” He lived around 250 AD. At that time the Roman Emperor Claudius refused to allow any Roman soldiers to get married for any reason whatsoever. So many Roman soldiers turned to Christianity. Together with their girls, they came to Valentine to be married secretly in a Christian way.
Later Valentine was discovered and put in prison by the Roman Emperor. One tradition says that he wrote notes
to his friends by marking on leaves and then throwing them out the window of his prison. The leaves were shaped like a heart.
There are many favorite lyrics of Valentine’s Day. Here is one of them: Let me call you sweetheart, I’m in love with you. Let me hear you whisper, that you love me, too. Keep the love light shining, in your eyes so true. Let me call you sweetheart, I’m in love with you.


Unit 9
1. Dictation
It’s that time of the year again, / when the entertainment world gets excited about the Oscars / and the madness that surrounds Hollywood’s biggest night of the year. / Everybody has an opinion / on which film should take home the Best Picture Prize / and who should walk away with the statuette for Best Actor and Best Actress. / But it’s only after the ceremony is over / that the real analysis begins. / People commented on the acceptance speeches, / rate the host on his or her performance, / and examine all attendee closely, / from their hairstyle right down to their socks.
2. Listening
Grace Kelly — The Most Beautiful Tale of Hollywood
Grace Kelly. Too good to be true. The epiphany of cool, blond, refined, intelligent, everything she touched turned to gold. She was the model with the face of someone who didn’t need the job. She was for six years the glamorous queen of Hollywood, the leading lady leading men fell in love with. And she was the only queen to ever become a princess. Just too good to be true.
Grace Kelly was born on November 12, 1929, in Philadelp

hia, the third of four children of Jack Kelly and his wife Margaret. After the war, her parents allowed Grace to go off to New York, to enter the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and funded her stay. She was soon discovered by the modeling industry, where, it was said, she had a face that could sell anything.
In 1954, Grace Kelly, only 24 years old, received the Best Actress Oscar for her performance in The Country Girl.
Grace Kelly: The thrill of this moment keeps me from saying what I really feel. I can only say “Thank you” with all my heart to all who made this possible for me. Thank you.
Her next film, To Catch a Thief, in 1955, took her to the south of France, where the principality of Monaco was ruled by that young bachelor, Price Rainier. His family, the Gremaldis, had ruled Monaco since 1297.
A year later, Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier Gerard of Monaco got married.
Newsreel: Prince Rainier Gerard bore his betrothed in triumph into the harbor at Monaco. The wedding took place on April 19. There were 1,600 journalists, 1,100 guests and two pickpockets posing as priests. Alfred Hitchcock said, “I am very happy that Grace has found herself such a good part.”
Grace Kelly was a tough woman who gave the illusion of being a frail lady. An international icon who symbolized perfection.
Grace Kelly: I don’t see this, though I achieved enough in my career to stand up more than many other people. I was very lucky in my career and I loved it
and ... But I don’t think I was accomplished enough as an actor to be remembered for that particularly. I would like to be remembered as trying to do my job well, of being understanding and kind. You know, I’d like to be remembered as a decent human being.
Grace Kelly died in a car accident in 1982. Her other famous movies include Fourteen Hours in 1951, High Noon in 1952, Rear Window and Dial M for Murder, both in 1954.

Unit 11
1. Dictation
After the war our church was in a very bad condition. / So we decided to build a modern one / at the top of a hill outside our town. / We raised a lot of money and bought all the necessary materials. / We built the walls of stone and glass, / and the heavy doors of wood and metal. / It was one of the most attractive buildings in town / when it was completed. / From the top of the church there is a wonderful view. / You can see the entire town and countryside / for miles around. / People from all parts of the country / come and visit the church every day.
2. listening
Our Singing
Music has always been very much a part of my life, of my family life. My mother played the piano and the organ. And she was a music major in college and my father played the violin and the mandolin. And he had a beautiful bass voice and he sang in the men’s glee club in college. And then we were always very much involved with the church as we were growing up. Because my father had studied to be a minister befor

e he went into education. And then my mother was a minister’s daughter and of course there wasn’t a lot of social life around that part of the country out in the Midwest at that time. We sort of lived in what you call a Bible Belt.
We had family music sessions around the piano at home. Whenever someone felt like having music, my mother would play anything from classical to pop. She would play opera and anything that, you know, that we were interested in hearing. As a matter of fact this was how we got a good education in music just from the different types of music. She would play and explain to us what it was all about. She was very patient. She was a teacher also. So one of us would sing alto or a couple sing alto a couple soprano and we would get involved in singing in church putting on special musical programs. Or we’d be sitting in our pew at church and whoever was in charge of the music would call on my sisters and myself to sing a whole verse of a hymn. Just harmonized on it.
And then one of the amusing aspects of this musical ability was the fact that back in those days and out in the country there was very little music for funeral services. So whenever there was a funeral and there was no music available we were called out of class to come and sing music for the funerals. So we became very adept at just picking up anything whatever we could and doing what we had to do. But it was a very interesting time. And then it was interesting in later years when members of the family would die. It just seemed to be sort of symbolic for us all to gather at the church and gather round the piano or the organ and the organist would play anything that favored hymns of whoever happened to be deceased at that time. And everybody gathered round and we would harmonize and just have a jolly time. It was just like a celebration of the life of this person.