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新课标三级听力训练20篇听力原文及答案

新课标三级听力训练20篇听力原文Test 1听对话，根据所听内容选出正确的答案1.M：What day is it tomorrow?W: It’s Monday. It’s my birthday. Would you like to come to my birthday party?M: Sure. I’d love to.2. M: Welcome to our shop. What can I do for you?W: Thank you. I’d like so me footballs and basketballs.3. M: Do you often read newspapers before you go to bed, Wendy?W: Not often. I usually watch TV with my parents.4. M: Mary! Mary! It’s time to get up.W: What’s the time?M: It’s seven o’clock. It’s time to go to sc hool.5. M: How often do you play computer games, Julia?W: Not often. Only on Sunday. But my friend Kate does it every day.Test 2听对话，根据所听内容选出正确的答案1. B: Are you, Millie, in Class Three?G: No, I’m Kitty, in Class Eight.2. M: Would you like some bread, Mrs Green?W: No, thanks. I’d like to eat some fruit.3. M: Hello, I’m Peter. And I’m from Beijing.W: Hello, my name is Amy. I’m from London.4. M: Nancy likes playing volleyball. How about you, Betty?W: I don’t play volleyball. I like swimming.5. M: Excuse me, Sara. Who’s that girl on the bike? .W: That’s Lucy’s twin sister Lily.Test 3听下面一段对话，完成5个小题Jeff: Hi, I’m Jeff. I’m from Tokyo. I usually play games and download music from the Internet. I don’t send e-mails.Liz: Hi, I’m Liz. I’ m from Shanghai. I’m a teacher, and I use my laptop for my lessons. I also get information for my lessons on the Internet. I don’t play games on it.Jack: Hi, I’m Jack. I’m a writer. I write my novels on my computer. I don’t send e-mails. Sometimes I watch TV and listen to music on the Internet.Julia: Hi, I’m Julia. I’m a manager. I have a computer and a laptop. I often use them to search for information and send e-mails.Test 4听下面一段对话，完成5个小题M: Mary, do you always watch TV in the evening?W: No, I never watch TV in the evening. Sometimes I read books and usually I listen to music. What about youJack?M: Oh, I usually watch TV at home in the evening, but I never listen to music. I don’t like music. I often play table tennis with my father.W: That sounds interesting. Tell me Jack, what do you do on Sundays?M: I often do the housework at home. Sometimes my mother and I go to the cinema. We love films. What about you?W: I usually stay at home. Sometimes I play football, but I never go to the cinema.Test 5听对话，根据所听内容选出正确答案听第一段对话，回答1至2小题1 B: Hello, Kitty. Nice to meet you.G: Hello, Jim. Nice to meet you too.B: You have got a basketball. Do you like playing basketball?G: Yes, I do. But I don’t like playing football. What about you?B: I like pla ying football. It’s a good sport. Jack and I both like playing basketball, too.G: That’s great. Let’s play basketball together.B: That’s a good idea.听第二段对话，回答3至5小题2 B：Hello! My name is Jim. What’s your name?G: I’m Julia. Nice to meet you.B: Nice to meet you too.G: Where are you from?B: I’m from China.G: How old are you?B: I’m 12 years old.G: Are you in Class One?B: No, I am not. I’m in the Class Two.G: We are not in the same class. I’m in Class Three.B：Do you know Sam? He is in Class Three, too. He is my friend.G: Yes, I do.B: He is an American boy.G: Yes, he is. It’s eight o’clock. Our lessons will start. Let’s go.B: OK.Test 6听下面一段对话，完成5个小题1. W: How much is that blue sweater?M: It’s eighteen dollar s.Q: How much is the sweater?2.W: Can I help you?M: Yes, please. I want a bag.Q: What does the man want?3. W: Do you want a yellow shirt?M: No, I want a white shirt.Q: What color does the man like?4.W: How much are these black shoes?M: They are 30 dollars.Q: How much are the shoes?5. M: The skirt is sixteen dollars. It is on sale.W: I want a red one.Q: How much is the skirt?Test 7听对话，根据所听内容选出正确答案听第一段对话，回答1至2小题1. M: Hi, Linda. Is there a reading room in your school?W: Yes. One is for the students, and the other is for the teachers.M: Do you like reading there?W: Yes, there are many story books, science books and picture books. I often read the books by Lu Xun. 听第二段对话，回答3至5小题2.B: You are healthy. What time do you get up in the morning?G: At 6:30.B: What time do you go to bed?G: At 9:30.B: Do you like doing sports?G: Of course. I always go to play basketball with my friends at the weekend.Test 8听下面一段对话，完成5个小题1.B: Hi, Liu Fang. Nice to meet you.G: Nice to meet you, too.B: I’m Guo Yang. I’m new in Class Three,G: I’m in Class Three, too.2.B: I’m Sam. I’m a student of Class1. I’m thirteen years old. What about you?G: I’ m Linda. I’m in Class Two. I’m 12.3.B: Miss Wang is our English teacher. Is she your English teacher, Betty?G: No. Mr Luo is. And Miss Chen is our Chinese teacher. I like her and I’m good at Chinese.4. M: Good morning, Ann. I’m Daming. I’m Chinese. Where are you from?W: Good morning, Daming. I’m from America. I’m new here.5.M: Is your father a factory manager, Ann?W: No, he isn’t. He’s a factory worker.Test 9听对话，根据所听内容选出正确答案听第一段对话，回答1至2小题W: Jim, look at those monkeys. What are they eating?M: Nuts. How many monkeys can you see, Lin Lin?W: Well, let’s count them, one, two, three, four.Q1: What are the monkeys eating?Q2: Where are Jim and Lin Lin?听第二段对话，回答3至5小题M: Hey, Sally. Can you help me fill my calendar（日程表）?W: Sure, Joe.M: How old are you?W: I’m 13.M: When is your birthday party?W: My birthday party is October 5th.M: OK, and when is the basketball game?W: The basketball game? Oh, it’s October 2nd.M: Good. And, um, how about the school trip?W: The school trip is September 26th and 27th.M: And when is the speech contest?W: Oh, that’s Friday, September 29th.Q3: How old is Sally?Q4: When is the basketball game?Q5: When is the speech contest?Test 10听下面一段对话，完成5个小题1.B: My father is a doctor and my mother is a nurse. What about you, Ann?G: My mother is a doctor, too. My father is your Maths teacher, Mike!2.B: I have my grandmother, my uncle, my parents in my family.G: So you’re the only child, Dick.3.M: Is your uncle a factory worker, Betty?W: No, he isn’t. He’s a factory manager.4.M: Let’s ride horses this Sunday, Jenny. We’ll have great fun.W: Sorry, I can’t ride a horse. But I can ride a bike.5.M: Can you speak Chinese, Mary?W：Yes. I speak English with my parents, and I speak Chinese with Uncle Chen.Test 11听对话，根据所听内容选出正确答案听第一段对话，回答1至2小题M: Jenny, wish you a good luck in Chicago.W: Thank you, Daddy. Are you driving me to the airport tomorrow afternoon?M: Sorry, dear. I have to drive to Boston with Mr. Bell tomorrow morning.W: But, I have so much luggage.M: Call a taxi and ask your mum for help.Q1: How is Jenny going to Chicago?Q2: Where is Jenny’s father going?听第二段对话，回答3至5小题M: Which season do you like best Jane?W: I think I like spring best.M: Why?W: Because it is warm. It’s the best time to fly a kite. What about you, Jim?M: I like summer best because I like swimming.Q3: Which season does Jane like best?Q4: What does Jim like doing?Q5: What is Jim’s favourite season?Test 12听短文，选择正确回答Hello! My name is Peter. My family and I are in Nanjing now. But I am an American boy. I’m twelve. There are 4 people in my family. Look! This is a photo of my family. The man on the left is my father, Mr Brown. He is a doctor. The woman on the right is my mother, Mrs Brown. She is a nurse. They work in the same hospital. Who’s the girl on the chair? Oh, she’s my sister, Ann. She is a student, too. We are very happy. I love my family. And I love Nanjing.Test 13听短文，选择正确回答People in many counries like to have tea with milk and sugar, but Chinese people don’t. They like the tea with nothing in it. People in China eat more vegetables than meat, but in America, England and Canada, people eat more meat than vegetables. In the USA, people have cold drinks when they are having supper, but Chinese people don’t. In America, people usually have eggs and milk for breakfast. So do Chinese people.Test 14听短文，选择正确回答Jim is a good student. He likes reading and he often reads lots of books. He never plays computer games too long. He doesn’t think it is good for him. He always gets up very early; then he does some sports. He has breakfast at 7. He listens to the teacher very carefully in class. After school, he sometimes watches TV. He doesn’t like to go to the cinema.Test 15听短文，选择正确回答Let me tell you something about my little dog Snoopy. Snoopy is an American dog. He looks very lovely. He has two small eyes, two big ears, four short legs and a small tail. It is great fun playing with him. I often teach him how to play games. Now he can play many kinds of games. If I say “Go to sleep”, he will go to his bed and lie down. If I say “Play basketball”, he will go to catch a ball and put it into a basket. If I say “Please dance for us”, then he will dance to the music. “Can he sing a song?” one of my friends asks me. “Of course he can, but he doesn't sing in English or Chinese. When he sings, nobody can understand him.”Test 16听短文，填入所缺单词Jack has got a big family. His grandparents are in America. His parents are in China. His father is a manager and his mother is a teacher. They have got two children. Jack is a boy and Kate is a girl. Jack is thirteen and Kate is eight. Kate and I are good friends and we are in the same class.Test 17听短文，填入所缺单词I’m Lily King. I’m in a new school now. Our school is very beautiful. There are 41 classes in our school. And there are offices, a gym, a dining hall, a library and a science lab in our school. There is a playground in our school, too. I love our school. There are 48 students in my class -- 26 boys and 22 girls. There are 49 desks in my classroom. There’s a computer on Miss Chen’s desk. Miss Chen is our head teacher. Our classroom is very new and nice.Test 18听短文，填入所缺单词London is a very big city. There are three big parks in London. They are Hyde Park, St James’ Park and Regent’s Park. London’s famous zoo is in Regent’s Park. In the zoo, there are animals from Africa, Asia and America and Europe. There are big birds and monkeys and long snakes in cages. And you can give bananas to them. In the parks you can play football, watch the magic show, read your book and run.Test 19听短文，填充下列表格Good morning, boys and girls. This is the school radio. This afternoon, there is a football match at 4:00 on the sports field. There is a magic show in the students’ stadium at 3:30 on Friday afternoon. Also there is a taijiquan lesson in the gym on Friday afternoon. On Sunday morning there is an English play at the Happy Children Theatre. We hope you can come and have a nice time.Test 20听短文，填充下列表格Thanks a lot for CCTV’s weather report. For the next 24 hours, Beijing will be windy. And Shanhai will be rainy. In Toronto, the weather will be cold. But in Boston, the weather will be the opposite. People can enjoy the sunshine. It’s sunny. As for Moscow, there will be lots of snow. The children can make a snowman!新课标三级听力训练20篇参考答案Test 1: CBAAB Test 2: BCCBA Test 3: BBCAC Test 4: ABACBTest 5: BAACA Test 6: CABCB Test 7: BABCB Test 8: CBCCATest 9: CACAA Test 10: BCACB Test 11: BCBAB Test 12: CACABTest 13: CACBA Test 14: ABCAA Test 15: BAACCTest 16: America, parents, manager, thirteen(填13错误), sameTest 17: beautiful, gym, playground, computer, headTest 18: famous, Africa, monkeys, cages, magicTest 19: 4:00, 3:30, gym, English play, morningTest 20: Beijing, Cold, Sunny/Hot, Shanghai, Snowy (注意大小写)。

[简版]新起点小学英语三级上册录音听力材料原文和译文

新起点小学英语三年级上册听力材料原文和译文配套的点读课件：Unit 2 My Body 我的身体★Lesson 7Part A: Listen, match and chant. 听，找和唱。

♪ Hello! My name is Monster. 你好！我的名字是怪物。

I have a small head. 我有一个小脑袋。

I have short, red hair. 我有红色短发。

I have long ears. 我有长耳朵。

I have a big nose. 我有大鼻子。

I have a small mouth. 我有小嘴巴。

I have a round face. 我有圆圆脸。

I have short legs. 我有短短的腿。

I have long arms. 我有长胳膊。

I have big feet. 我有大脚。

My finger hurts. 我的手指受伤了。

How about you? 你呢？♪♪♪New words 新单词body 身体head 头hair 头发finger 手指neck 脖子feet 脚（foot的复数）monster 妖怪hurt 受伤♪Part B: Listen, count and say. 听，数数和说。

Ha! Ha! I am Bill. I'm not a monster. 哈哈！我是比尔。

我不是怪物。

Look! I have two eyes, one nose, two ears, and one head. 看！我有两只眼睛，一个鼻子，两只耳朵和一个头。

♪Part C: Learn the letters. 学习字母Yy Qq Ww RrY yellow 黄色Q queen 王后，皇后W water 水R rabbit 兔子y q w ryellow queen water rabbit♪★Lesson 8Part A: Chant and number. 唱和标序号。

全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文Test 2

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 Yuri 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: You'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。

英语三级五套题听力原文

Model Test (5) Band Three听力原文：Section A:Directions: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A ), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.11. M: I have an appointment to see Doctor Mary for a physicalexamination.W: Please have a seat. She is in surgery right now.Q: Where does this conversation take place?12. W: Could I hand in my plan a few days later?M: I’m afraid that’s out of the question.Q: What does the man mean?13. W: What do you plan to do this weekend?M: I’m going to be lazy at home, maybe do some cleaning, watch TV, and work on my gardening.Q: Where is the man going to spend his weekend?14. W: When will the train from New York City arrive?M: It was scheduled to be here at 9:35, but now it is expected to be 25 minutes behind schedule.Q: When is the train expected to arrive now?15. W: Jack seems to be bored with his new job.M: That’s just like him.Q: What can be inferred from the conversation?16. M: I wonder if Fiona’s number is listed.W: The phone book is over there on the television.Q: What does the woman suggest to the man?17. W: We are going swimming tomorrow. Would you like to join us?M: I’m afraid I can’t. Recently whenever I get into the pool my right leg aches.Q: Why can’t the man go swimming?18. M: Marsha told me she would graduate in June.W: Only if she would get the English course out of the way.Q: What does the woman imply?Now you will hear two long conversations.Conversation oneM: What would you like to do this Sunday?W: I'm not sure. Have you got any ideas?M: I’d really like to play football with some friends. What do you think of that? W: There’s nothing I like less than football.M: I’m sorry you feel that way.W: But I’m fond of climbing mountains. We could climb a mountain.M: I’m afraid I don’t care for climbing mountains.W: OK. What else would you enjoy doing?M: I’m crazy about music. We could get together and sing with the guitar.W: That’s all right, I guess.M: You don’t sound very enthusiastic.W: I can’t sing well, so I avoid singing.M: Hey! Why don’t we have a picnic?W: That’s a good idea! I like to go on picnics.M: Let’s have it in the forest.W: I don’t like the forest a bit, too cold.M: I enjo y the sunny countryside. So let’s have it there.W: That’s a t errific idea!M: Then we are agreed?W: Yes, Sunday at eight. I’ll tell the others. I’m pleased.Questions 19 to 22 are based on the conversation you have just heard.19. What does the woman think of football?20. What does the woman like to do?21. What will they do together?22. When will they go?Conversation two:M: Come in, Joan. Have you finished that report for me yet?W: Yes, Mr. Canfield, but I haven’t had time to prepare the sales figures yet, I’m afraid.M: That’s all right, I know you've been busy. I believe you’ve moved to a new house.W: Not quite, we’re moving next week. We’ve been in our present house since 1987 and it’s gotten too small for us now.M: Well, I hope the new place suits you better.W: I think so. It’s taken us six months to find a bigger place that we like ----onewith a bigger garden. Since the children have grown they need a lot more space. M: Well, the best of luck with the new place -- I hope the move goes well.W: Thanks. Oh, by the way, I've sent a copy of the report to Mr. Hansen --is that OK?M: Yes, good idea. Miss Grace, our sales director, has just asked me about it in fact.They’ve already decided to accept whatever suggestions you’ve made, so they obviously trust your judgment.W: That’s good. I’ll go and make a start on the sales figures now then.M: OK Joan. I’ll see yo u later when you’ve finished them.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What is the woman going to do next week?24. How long did the woman find a bigger house?25. Who is Miss Grace?Section B:Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ), B ), C) and D ). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage One:The younger members of most American families do not like foreign food. They like a kind of food called HAMBURGERS. Their idea of a good meal is a hamburger, served with ketchup, a sort of thick tomato sauce, and fried potatoes, which are called French Fries. French fries are not considered foreign; most American children and teenagers love to eat them any time of the day or night.Millions of hamburgers and French fries are eaten every year. Thousands of roadside restaurants prepare and sell them. These are not really restaurants in the usual sense; they often have little space for tables and chairs. Many people buy their hamburgers and take them home to eat, or eat them in their cars.Sometimes it is not necessary to go inside in order to buy the hamburgers. They are ordered through a window in the restaurant and then are handed out through the window to the customer. Sometimes the customer doesn't even have to get out of his car. When an American family travels abroad, this is almost always the custom that the younger members of the family miss most.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. According to the passage, what do most American children and teenagers loveto eat?27. Why is it sometimes not necessary to go inside a restaurant to buy hamburgers?28. What can be inferred from the passage?Passage Two:People have always wanted to fly. For hundreds of years they watched birds flying and wished that they could fly too.At first they made wings like birds. Then they jumped off high buildings and tried to fly. Many people did this but they all failed to fly. They crashed to the ground.Then two brothers tried another way.They built a balloon. It was made of thin cloth and paper. They lit a fire beneath it. Up into the air it went. It reached a height of 1,800 metres.A few months later the brothers sent up another balloon with a basket underneath containing a sheep, a duck and a hen. The balloon traveled to a place two and a half kilometers away. In October 1783 a man went up with a balloon, but it didn't rise very high. A month later two more people went up in a balloon full of hot air. The balloon rose to a height of 900 metres. The wind blew it along for nine kilometers. Then it came back gently to earth. People had traveled through the air for the first time!Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. How did people first learn to fly?30. How high did the first balloon reach?31. What is the main idea of the passage?Passage Three:The Atlantic Ocean is one of the oceans that separate the 0ld World from the New. For centuries it kept the Americas from being discovered by the people of Europe.Many wrong ideas about the Atlantic made early sailors unwilling to sail far out into it. 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Part A。

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”因此可以推断出这是在办公室。

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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. 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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Unit2M:You look upset. 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(Part Two)When he entered the house, Mr. Stewart was even more amazed to find that the house was decorated exactly as he had remembered it. He told the owner about this and the latter became intrigued too. However, they were in for even greater surprises. It so happened that in the middle of their discussion, a postman came to deliver a letter. And the letter was addressed to Mr. Stewart's father-in-law! Were it not for Mr. Stewart's presence there and then, the letter would be returned as no person of that name lived in the house any longer. As the postman demanded asignature on the receipt slip, Mr. Stewart signed for his long-deceased father-in-law. Mystified, the owner urged Mr. Stewart to open the letter and see what it contained. The letter was from a bank. When he opened it, two words immediately met his eye -- 'For education'. It was a bank statement of an amount his father-in-law had put in years ago for his grandchildren's education needs. 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Could this be his father?"Are you John Garcia?" he asked."Yes," came the answer."Were you ever in the Air Force?""Yes.""Were you ever in Thailand?""What's that to do with you?" answered the man, who became suspicious by then."Were you or were you not?" Nueng persisted."Yes.""Did you ever have a son?"At this truth dawned on the man. They stared at each other and realized at the same moment that they were father and son who were separated 27 years ago and half a world away.John Garcia hadn't seen his son since 1969. He lost touch with Nueng's mother when shestarted seeing another man. He moved to Pueblo nine years ago. He said he never went to that gas station, wasn't even low on gas that day and hardly ever paid with a check.Statements:1. Nueng's parents divorced when he was only 3 months old.2. After moving to the U.S.A., Nueng worked at a gas station in Colorado.3. Nueng never gave up his efforts to find his father, but John Garcia had never looked for his son.4. One day while at work Nueng's eyes fell on the photo of a customer's driver's license, and the man in the photo looked like his father.5. John Garcia was once in the U.S. Air Force stationed in Thailand.6. John Garcia and his son didn't meet each other again until 1996.7. Nueng's father said he often went to that gas station but never paid with a check.8.It was by coincidence that John Garcia and his son were reunited after many years of separation.Part DUnexplained ParallelsOne of the best-known collections of parallels is between the careers of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Both were shot on a Friday, in the presence of their wives; both were succeeded by a Southerner named Johnson; both their killers were themselves killed before they could be brought to justice. Lincoln had a secretary called Kennedy; Kennedy a secretary called Lincoln. 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This agreement shows that we sat down and talked, and really tried to understand the other person. A lot of problems occur in a marriage when people don't talk about what they want.Linda: That's right. When we disagreed about something, we worked out a solution that was good for both of us. I would much rather have Tom really listen to me and understand my needs than give me a bunch of flowers or a box of candy.Questions:1. Which statement best summarizes the marriage agreement between Tom and Linda?2. According to Tom, what will give rise to problems in a marriage?3. What can be inferred about Linda from the conversation?Text 2A Marriage Agreement (Part Two)John: Linda, do you spend a lot of time checking to see if the other person is following the rules? Arguing?Linda: No, not at all.Tom: A lot of couples argue because they don't understand each other's expectations. I think we spend less time arguing than most couples because we both know what the other person expects.John: What happens if one of you breaks a rule?Tom: Well, that's in Article 13 of our agreement.John: Is it? Oh yes, Article 13: Breaking Rules. "If you break a rule, you must apologize and do something nice for the other person to make it up."Linda: Yeah, like last time Tom broke the rule of driving.John: What's the rule?Linda: The rule is we must ask for directions if we are driving and get lost for more than five minutes.John: What happened?Tom: We were driving to a friend's wedding, and we got lost. Linda wanted to stop at a gas station to ask for directions, but I thought I could figure it out.Linda: Then we drove forty miles in the wrong direction and ended up being late for the wedding. Tom: So I took her out to dinner. I knew what I should do to apologize.John: That's very important, I think, knowing how to apologize. By the way, do you plan to update your agreement at all? What if things change in your life and a rule doesn't work anymore? Linda: We've thought about that too. Article 14 states that we must review this agreement once a year and make necessary changes.John: Well, it was really nice talking to you both. Thank you very much for your time.Tom & Linda: Thank you.Statements:1. Tom and Linda never argue because they both know what the other person expects.2. Once Tom broke Article 14 and apologized to Linda by taking her out to dinner.3. If some of the rules in the marriage agreement become outdated, changes will be made toupdate them.4. It seems that both Tom and Linda are satisfied with their marriage agreement.Part CA Perfect MatchAre you looking for a good relationship with someone special? What type of person is the best person for you? Is it the person with the highest IQ? Is it the most beautiful or most handsome person? How about the richest person or the most ambitious? Is your ideal partner the most traditional or the most modern person? Is he or she the person most like you, or most unlike you?The answer, psychologists say, is none of the above. Why? Because they are all extremes. In a number of research studies, psychologists asked couples these questions. The answers were clear. Most people are happy with moderation -- with partners who are not the most or the best (or the least or the worst). People are more comfortable with partners who are not so special.The research showed several other important things. In a love relationship, two things can cause trouble. First, trouble happens when both people get angry quickly. This is not surprising. Second, trouble happens when people don't expect to change themselves in a relationship. Do you stay calm when you disagree with someone? Are you ready to change yourself? If you can tolerate disagreement and are willing to change, maybe you are ready for a serious relationship.Statements:1. The passage implies that the perfect match for you is a person who is most unlike you.2. The author argues that the most beautiful or most handsome person may not be your perfectpartner.3. Moderate person, that is, the partners who are not the most or the best can be your perfectmatch.4. The research showed that an extreme love relationship between the two can cause trouble.5. The passage states that the anger is one of the causes that lead to the breakup of a loverelationship.6. The perfect match lies in the people's attitudes to tolerate disagreement and be willing to change in a relationship.Part DHusbands and Wives Don't See Things AlikeLet's face it -- husbands and wives just don't see things alike. Take TV remote controls, for example. I'm a channel-grazer. When I watch the news, I flip back and forth through four different networks."It drives me crazy when you do that," my wife complains. I don't understand why she has no interest in other channels. 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According to the speaker, he is more interested in talk shows while his wife is more interested in news programs.3. The wife seems to be more weird than the husband is.4. The speaker and his wife usually take turns working the remote control when they watch television.5. It can be inferred that women are generally more tolerant than men of their spouse's differences.6. The speaker and his wife maintain peace not by changing each other but by tolerance.重点单词及词组Part Bexpectation 期望，期待bug 打扰peeve 麻烦的事物spouse 配偶solution 解决办法 a bunch of 一捆candy 糖果expectation 期望apologize 道歉end up 最终以…为结局Part Cpsychologist 心理学者ambitious 有雄心的moderation 适度tolerate 忍受Part Dcomplain 抱civilization 文明，文化philosopher 哲学家monitor 监控convert 使转换Unit 4Part BText 1Being a Police Officer Is a Stressful JobInterviewer: Welcome to our program, Sam.Sam: Thank you.Interviewer: Sam, how long have you been a police officer?Sam: I've been a police officer for thirty years.Interviewer: Thirty years. And you've had different types of assignments on the police force, I guess.Sam: Yeah, I've done everything from patrol to undercover work to detective work, and now I'm supervising investigations.Interviewer: Sam, I think most people would say that being a police officer is a very stressful job.Would you agree?Sam: Yes, it's definitely a stressful job. But it depends on your assignment.Interviewer: So, what's probably the most stressful assignment you can have?Sam: I'd say patrol is the most stressful assignment.Interviewer: That's interesting! In what way?Sam: Well, I guess the biggest part of the stress is the fear factor -- the fear of the unknown. Interviewer: What do you mean, Sam?Sam: Well, in patrol work, you don't know from moment to moment who you are talking to or what their reaction is going to be to justify your presence. Let's say, for example, a patrol officer stops someone for a traffic violation. It seems as though that would be a very low-stress situation.Interviewer: Yes, it is a very low-stress situation.Sam: But the truth is, there are more police officers injured during a routine stop.Interviewer: Really?Sam: Really! That's why all police officers are taught from the very beginning to be aware of their surroundings. People back over policemen, people shoot policemen, people jump out at policemen -- different kinds of things. So that's probably the most stressful time. Interviewer: I see. Let's take a break and then we'll move on to our next topic.Sam: All right.Questions:1. What's the relationship between the two speakers?2. What does Sam mainly talk about?3. What do you know about Sam?Text 2Stress ReducersInterviewer: Sam, you've talked about the police officers' stressful time. Now let's move on to the next topic. So far as I know, there's a connection between stress and illness. Do youthink that there's a higher percentage of illness among police officers than in thegeneral population? I mean, do they get more colds or anything? Is this really true? Sam: Yes, it is, and the stress level not only manifests itself in daily health -- whether or not you've feeling well on any given day. It also manifests itself in things like ulcers, heart disease -- police officers tend to have a higher rate of heart disease and ulcers than people in other professions.Interviewer: Really? That's documented?Sam: Yes, it's documented. And also the divorce rate among police officers is much higher. Interviewer: Is there something that the police department does to help you deal with this stress?Sam: Yes, there are several programs that most police departments have in place. One is an exercise program where some part of your day is spent on some type of physical exercise.They've found that's a great stress reducer. Besides, there's also a psychological program with counseling for officers to help them reduce their stress. And there are several discussion groups as well. They've found that sometimes just sitting around and talking about the stress with other officers helps to reduce it. So, those things are available. Interviewer: And what do you do, personally, to help you deal with the stress of your job, Sam? Sam: Well, during the baseball season, I'm the biggest baseball fanatic, and I will either be reading about baseball, or listening to baseball, or watching baseball. Another thing I try to do is to get some sort of exercise every day. And then I work hard at keeping up my personal relationships, especially my relationship with my wife. Fortunately I get along very well with my wife. When I come back home, I can talk about my day with her, and then just forget about it.Statements:1. The dialogue is mainly about how police officers can deal with stress.2. According to Sam, most police officers enjoy good health.3. According to Sam, the divorce rate among police officers is higher than among people in other jobs.4. Counseling is the most effective program to help police officers relieve stress.5. Sam knows how to reduce his stress.Part CShort Conversations1. M: You look so nervous, Rose. Are you all right?W: Frankly speaking, I'm on pins and needles. I have to give a presentation to a group of important visitors this afternoon.Q: Why does Rose feel nervous?2. M: You look so upset, Sue. What's worrying you?W: My son Jack made me extremely unhappy. He seems to be playing video games all the time.Whenever I talk to him he turns a deaf ear to me.Q: What's the woman's problem?3. W: David, you don't look happy. Anything wrong?M: Well, you know, my mother died three years ago. And since then my father has lived in an apartment on his own and has very few friends.Q: What is David worrying about?4. 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M: How about going to a nice restaurant for lunch with me and a movie afterthat, Susan?W: I’d love to, but I haven’t packe d yet, and my train leaves at 6:00 P.M.Q: Why didn’t S usan accept the invitation?14. M: I have to stay up typing my paper tonight, but I’m afraid the sound wouldmake my roommate hard to sleep.W: There’s a roo m in the basement. Y ou can take your typewriter down there and no one will hear it.Q: What will the man probably do to avoid disturbing his roommate?15. W: George, I’d like you to meet May. She is a chemistry teacher working in acollege.M: It will be nice to meet her. I believe we even work for the same school although in a different department.Q: What do George and May have in common?16. M: Do you know if the bus station has a timetable for buses to London?W: They may not, but I know you can catch a bus that leaves for London every day at 9:00 A. M.Q: What does the man want to find out?17. 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I forgot about that. I really can’t stand bright lights at all when the headache is at its worst.M: Do you take anything, any pills?W: Y es, but they don’t help.M: Mm. Y our symptoms seem to point to migraine. As you probably know, there’s no direct or permanent cure for it but we can relieve the pain while you are having the attacks. For instance, I can arrange for you to have an injection when you get the headaches. In the meantime I can give you some painkillers which should help. Anyway, see how you get on with these and if they don’t seem to help, come back and see me again.Questions 23 to 25 are based on the conversation you have just heard.23. What does the patient mainly complain about?24. What does the doctor say about the illness?25. What would the patient do to deal with her illness?Section B:Directions:In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passages and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A ), B ), C) and D ). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.Passage One:Among all the malignancies, lung cancer is the biggest killer: more than 100,000 Americans a year die of the disease. Giving up smoking is one of the obvious ways to reduce the risk, but another answer may lie in the kitchen. According to a new report, even heavy smokers may be protected from developing lung cancer by a simple dietary measure: a daily portion of carrots, spinach or any other vegetable or fruit containing a form of vitamin A called carotene.Since 1957, a team of American researchers has monitored the dietary habits and medical histories of 2,000 middle-aged men. Other studies of animals and humans have suggested that vitamin A offers some protection against lung cancer. The correlation seemed logical, since Vitamin A is essential for the growth of the tissue that lines the airways of the lungs.Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage you have just heard.26. How many Americans die of lung cancer each year?27. What is carotene?28. What can you infer from the passage?Passage Two:The oldest stone buildings in the world are the pyramids. They have stood for nearly 5000 years, and it seems likely that they will continue to stand for thousands of years yet. There are over eighty of them scattered along the banks of the Nile, some of which are different in shape from the true pyramids. The most famous of these are the ‘Step’ pyramid and the ‘Bent’ pyramid Some of the pyramids still look much as they must have been done when they were built thousands of years ago. Most of the damage suffered by the others has been at the hands of men who were looking for treasure or, more often, for stone to use in modern buildings. The dry climate of Egypt has helped to preserve the pyramids, and their very shape has made them less likely to fall into ruin. These are good reasons why they can still be seen today, but perhaps the most important is that they were planned to last forever.Questions 29 to 31 are based on the passage you have just heard.29. How old are the pyramids?30. What is true about some of the pyramids?31. Why do the pyramids remain well preserved?Passage Three:Now and again I have had horrible dreams, but not enough of them to make me lose my delight in dreams. To begin with, I like the idea of dreaming, of going to bed and lying still and then, by some queer magic, wandering into another kind of existence. As a child I could never understand why grown-ups took dreaming so calmly when they could make such a fuss about any holiday. This still puzzles me. I am puzzled by people who say they never dream and appear to have no interest in the subject. It is much more astonishing than if they said they never went out for a walk. Most people--or at least more Western Europeans----do not seem to accept dreaming as part of their lives. They appear to see it as an irritating little habit, like sneezing or yawning. I have never understood this. My dream life does not seem as important as my waking life, if only because there is far less of it, but to me it is important.Questions 32 to 35 are based on the passage you have just heard.32. What is the speaker’s attitude to dreams?33. What does the speaker feel when people say that they do not dream?34. According to the speaker, what is most Western Europeans’ attitude todreams?35. How does the speaker compare his dream life and waking life?Section C: Compound Dictation:Directions: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 for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in you own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.The most common form of (36) entertainment in the U.S. is television. Nearly everyone watches television at some (37) regular time in their daily lives, (38) whether in the morning, at night or on (39) weekends. Most (40)families have color televisions and many have more than one set.Since its (41) beginning, the television industry in the U.S. has been (42) controlled by three companies. Those companies have formed networks of television stations in cities across the country. The three national (43) networks are ABC, American Broadcasting Company, CBS, Columbia Broadcasting System and NBC, National Broadcasting Company. (44) Each network has news features, .dramatic presentations, comedies and sports events. Each network competes for a larger percentage of the television audience by trying to present programs with wide popular appeal. The programs are financed by advertising. Companies pay the television networks to display their products on television.(45) The more popular a program, the higher the network can charge a company for commercials during the program. There is also a public television network. It has no commercials. Instead it receives financial support from the government, some private corporations and individual donations.Recently, a new type of television network has been gaining popularity. These networks are called cable television. (46) Cable television companies sell television programming directly to the public. The viewer pays a monthly fee to the company. The company installs a special line to his television set to receive the programs which he has paid the company to watch.。

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鍏叡鑻辫涓夌骇鍚姏-2(鎬诲垎锛?5.00锛屽仛棰樻椂闂达細90鍒嗛挓)涓€銆亄{B}}Section 鈪?Listening Comprehension{{/B}}(鎬婚鏁帮細0锛屽垎鏁帮細0.00)浜屻€亄{B}}Part A{{/B}}(鎬婚鏁帮細2锛屽垎鏁帮細10.00)You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer鈥擜, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. Youwill have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.You will hear 10 short dialogues. For each dialogue, there is one question and four possible answers. Choose the correct answer鈥擜, B, C or D, and mark it in your test booklet. Youwill have 15 seconds to answer the question and you will hear each dialogue ONLY ONCE.锛堝垎鏁帮細5.00锛?/div>(1).What does the woman mean?• A. They're ready for the snow.• B. Once it starts, it'll snow a lot.• C. It has been snowing for some time.• D. The winter has just begun.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B.C. 鈭?/span>D.瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] M: I think it's starting to snow. W: Starting to snow? The ground's already covered.(2).What subject does the man teach now?• A. English.• B. Chemistry.• C. History.• D. Chinese.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B.C. 鈭?/span>D.瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] M: Good morning. Mary, bow's it going? W: Pretty good, Bill. How about you? M: Oh. I'm OK. How is that English class you're teaching? W: It's going really well. I have a great class this year. I've got 30 students. M: That's good. I love to teach English. I'm only teaching history now.(3).What does the man mean?• A. There's been nothing but rain for quite some time.• B. He's bored with the changing weather.• C. He thinks that it'll rain for three more weeks.• D. He's bored about the topic on weather.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A. 鈭?/span>B.C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] W: I can't believe it's raining again. M: Three weeks without a change is pretty boring. W: It's the typical weather in London.(4).How did the man feel about the course?• A. He wishes to have more courses like it.• B. He finds it hard to follow the teacher.• C. He wishes the teacher would talk more.• D. He doesn't like the teacher's accent.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B. 鈭?/span>C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] W: You took an optional course this semester, didn't you? How is it going? M: Terrible! It seems like the more the professor talks, the less I understand.(5).What happened to the man's bike?• A. It was gone.• B. The woman borrowed it.• C. He sold it.• D. He forgot where he put it.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A. 鈭?/span>B.C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] W: Hi, Jack, do you mind if I borrow your bike? Mine is under repair. M: I would like to lend it to you, if I could find it. I remember I put it here this morning, but it's gone.锛堝垎鏁帮細5.00锛?/div>(1).What will the woman probably do?• A. Look at something for the man.• B. Stop talking so much.• C. Play the music more quietly.• D. Pay more attention to the music.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B.C. 鈭?/span>D.瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] M: Look! I'm sorry to bother you about this, but could you turn that music down? W: Sorry, I didn't realize you could hear it.(2).What can we infer from the conversation?• A. The man won't have the meeting.• B. The man will go to the meeting whether the time is changed or not.• C. The man will go for a meeting any day.• D. Any meeting is the same to the man.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B. 鈭?/span>C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] W: We are going to change our meeting from Monday to Tuesday. M: It's all the same to me.(3).What does the man want to know?• A. The way to the fifth floor.• B. The way to Mr Larry's office.• C. The way to the conference room.• D. The way to the lift.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B. 鈭?/span>C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] W: Can I help you? M: Yes. I've got an appointment with Mr. James Larry. He said I should meet him in his office. W: That's on the fourth floor. You take the lift to the fourth floor and walk down the corridor to the end. Turn left and you'll find a conference room. Mr. Larry's office is next to it. M: Thanks very much.(4).What are they talking about?• A. Their best friend.• B. Their favorite color.• C. The clothes the woman is wearing.• D. A present the man has bought.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B.C. 鈭?/span>D.瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] M: That's a nice dress you're wearing. W: Thank you. My mother gave it to me as a birthday present. She knew red is my favorite color.(5).What does the man mean?• A. It's hard to find a room.• B. He always walks around in the dormitory.• C. It's his turn to clean the dormitory.• D. His dormitory is quite small.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B.C.D. 鈭?/span>瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] W: Your dormitory is so tidy and clean, but it isn't very large. M: Yeah, I can hardly turn around in it.涓夈€亄{B}}Part B{{/B}}(鎬婚鏁帮細4锛屽垎鏁帮細15.00)You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.Questions 11锝?3 are based on a conversation about renting an apartment.You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.Questions 11锝?3 are based on a conversation about renting an apartment.锛堝垎鏁帮細3.00锛?/div>(1).Which facility is not available in the apartment building?• A. Tennis court.• B. A recreation area.• C. A sauna.• D. A swimming pool.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B.C.D. 鈭?/span>瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] 11-13 W: Good afternoon, Globe Apartments. May I help you? M: Yes, I want to rent a one-bedroom apartment. Do you have any available? W: No, I'm sorry. None is available at this time, but I expect a vacancy in about three weeks. Could I interest you in a two-bedroom apartment? M: Well, you see, I'm a student, how much more would a two-bedroom apartment cost? W: The one-bedroom apartment rents for $150 a month and the two-bedroomapartment costs only thirty-five dollars more. M: Is the two-bedroom a great deal larger than the one-bedroom? W: Yes, it is. Also, I might tell you that the one-bedroom apartment doesn't have a dishwasher, while all of our two-bedroom apartments have one. M: What about signing a lease? W: We do require a 6-month lease, but there is a deposit of $100 in case any damage is clone to the apartment. M: Is there a pool? W: No, I'm sorry, there isn't. We do have a recreation area and a sauna. Also, there are tennis courts close to our building. M: When could I see an apartment? W: How about later this afternoon? Let's see. I have an appointment at three thirty and another one at four. What about five o'clock this afternoon? M: That would be fine. I'll pick my wife up from work, and we'll come right over. W: I'll be looking forward to seeing you then. M: Thank you. Goodbye. W: Goodbye.(2).How much is the deposit for the apartment?• A. One hundred dollars.• B. Thirty-five dollars.• C. Fifty dollars.• D. One hundred and fifty dollars.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A. 鈭?/span>B.C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛?/div>(3).When is the man going to meet the woman?• A. 3:30 this afternoon.• B. 4:00 this afternoon.• C. 5:00 this afternoon.• D. 5:30 this afternoon.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B.C. 鈭?/span>D.瑙ｆ瀽锛?/div>Questions 14锝?7 are based on the following dialogue between two friends.Questions 14锝?7 are based on the following dialogue between two friends.锛堝垎鏁帮細4.00锛?/div>(1).What does Sally do in the supermarket?• A. Working at the meat counter.• B. Working in the produce section.• C. Carrying groceries out of the store for customer.• D. Checking the quality of the milk product.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B. 鈭?/span>C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] 14-17 M: Hi, Sally. W: Hello, Tom. How are you? M: I'm fine. Where are you going? W: Oh, I'm on my way home from work. M: I didn't know you had a job. W: Yeah, I work part-time at a supermarket. M: What do you do there? W: I work in the produce section, trimming and wrapping fresh fruit and vegetables. I also stock shelves. Sometimes when it really gets busy, I work at the check-out counter. Have you got a job, Tom? M: Yeah, I do yard work for people. You know,cutting grass, raking leaves, pulling weeds, things like that. W: I'd like to do that. It must be nice to work outdoors. M: Sometimes it is. Except when it rains or snows or gets too hot or too cold or... W: Ha-ha, I think every job has its shortcomings. There are times when I get pretty tired of carrying things around at my job. But a job's a iob. Gotta earn money for school. M: Me, too. Tuition is very high, isn't it? Well, I must go now. I have to plant some trees for my neighbors this afternoon. W: Well, don't work too hard. Holding down a job, going to class, studying. Sometimes it can become too much for one person. Take it easy. M: You, too. It was great seeing you. Sally!(2).Why does Tom do the yard work?• A. To earn money for school.• B. To keep his yard nice.• C. To be able to work outdoor.• D. To get exercise while working.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A. 鈭?/span>B.C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛?/div>(3).Why doesn't Tom like his job?• A. Because he doesn't earn very much money.• B. Because he has to work for quite a long time.• C. Because he doesn't have time for lunch.• D. Because sometimes he has to work under bad weather.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B.C.D. 鈭?/span>瑙ｆ瀽锛?/div>(4).What is Tom going to do in the afternoon?• A. Finish his homework.• B. Cut grass.• C. Plant tree.• D. Buy groceries.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B.C. 鈭?/span>D.瑙ｆ瀽锛?/div>Questions 18锝?1 are based on the following dialogue between two friends talking about traveling.Questions 18锝?1 are based on the following dialogue between two friends talking about traveling.锛堝垎鏁帮細4.00锛?/div>(1).Which is the largest ethnic group in San Francisco?• A. The black.• B. The white.• C. The Chinese.• D. The Japanese.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B. 鈭?/span>C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] 18-21 M: So you're visiting San Francisco? W: Yes, I just got here the day before yesterday, and you? M: I'm a native. W: Oh, really? All the people I meet here are tourists like me. I was beginning to think that maybe there were no natives. M: Well. San Francisco has a lot of different ethnic groups, so you might think you're seeing a lot of foreigners. But in fact, the city has a population of about 700,000 people. W: What are the ethnic groups? M: Well, after whites, the largest one is blacks. W: I thought it was Chinese. M: It's true that San Francisco has the largest Chinese community outside Asia. But the black people there are more than Chinese. W: That's interesting. Don't most of the Chinese people live in China-town? M: Well, no, they live throughout the city, but Chinatown is definitely the center of Chinese culture here. That's where you'll find the best Chinese restaurants, bookstores, art theaters and things like that. W: How about the Japanese? Doesn't San Francisco have a large Japanese population too? M: No,actually there are only about 12,000 Japanese people here, but we do have an area called "Japan town" that has Japanese restaurants and bookstores. W: You seem to know a lot about this city. M: Well, most San Franciscans think their city is pretty special. We like to talk about it. Besides,I teach ethnic history at the university here. W: No wonder you know so much!(2).Where do most of the Chinese people live in San Francisco?• A. In Chinatown.• B. In the northern part of the city.• C. All over the city.• D. In Japan town.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B.C. 鈭?/span>D.瑙ｆ瀽锛?/div>(3).What is the Japanese population in San Francisco?• A. 12,000.• B. 700,000.• C. 50,000.• D. 20,000.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A. 鈭?/span>B.C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛?/div>(4).Why does the man know so much about San Francisco?• A. He thinks the city is pretty.• B. He likes to talk with people.• C. He travels a lot in the city.• D. He teaches ethnic history at a university.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B.C.D. 鈭?/span>瑙ｆ瀽锛?/div>Questions 22锝?5 are based on the following dialogue between an interviewer and an interviewee.Questions 22锝?5 are based on the following dialogue between an interviewer and an interviewee.锛堝垎鏁帮細4.00锛?/div>(1).When did Dr. Eric arrive in India?• A. Several weeks ago.• B. Several months ago.• C. A year ago.• D. Two years ago.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B.C. 鈭?/span>D.瑙ｆ瀽锛歔瑙ｆ瀽] 22-25 W: Dr. Eric, you were a political journalist in America and I was told that you've chosen to live here, a mountain village like this in the Himalayan Community. Could you tell me why you came to India and settled down here? M: Yes, certainly.I came to India a year ago to have a better understanding of the country. After I arrived, I had to find a place where I could live and write. After some months I settled down happily in this village because it is a little cooler. W: Is the experience in this country so important to you that you came all the way from the United States? M: Well, that's also the question that the villagers ask me. Why do I isolate myself from the outside world in this remote village, like a retired old man? I am no longer working as a political journalist because my ideas have changed. I've come to believe that what is happening in the Third World is more important than anything else. I want to understand how three quarters of the world's people live, and how their future might affect the rest of the world. W: I must say I find your view on this issue very convincing. I'm sure when you go back to your own country you'll find your stay here very rewarding.(2).Why did Dr. Eric come to settle down in a village in the Himalayas?• A. It is in the plain.• B. It is cooler there.• C. The villagers convinced him to stay.• D. There isn't much poverty.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B. 鈭?/span>C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛?/div>(3).What was Dr. Eric before he came to India?• A. A political journalist.• B. A university professor.• C. A retired doctor.• D. An experienced politician.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A. 鈭?/span>B.C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛?/div>(4).Why did Dr. Eric choose to live in India?• A. To change his idea.• B. To understand the Third World better.• C. To start a new career there.• D. To enjoy his retirement.锛堝垎鏁帮細1.00锛?/div>A.B. 鈭?/span>C.D.瑙ｆ瀽锛?/div>。

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5557新标准大学英语视听说教程第三册听力材料文本Unit 1Listening inPassage oneInterviewer: Can you tell me…how do you think you have changed as you have matured?What things havehad a major influence on you?Speaker 1 : Well, let me think…I suppose going to university had a big impact on my life. It made me much moreopen-minded. I met so many different types ofpeople there with weird and wonderful ideas and itchanged the way I see the world. I‟m much moretolerant now… It made me a more rounded person. Interviewer: Great, and had any particular person had a central role in forming your character?Speaker 1: I guess that‟d have to be my grandfather. I was very close to him, and he taught me to stand up formy beliefs. He was always telling me about this…Interviewer: So what people or events have had an impact on your life?Speaker 2: I think that traveling my gap year made me grow up and see both the beauty of the world and,well…just the generosity of ordinary people. Itraveled a lot around Asia and you know, I foundthat in some of the poorest countries, like Cambodiaand Laos, people share whatever little they have,and they possess a real joy for life. It‟s probablymade me a less selfish person.Interviewer: Interesting…so you would recommend that young people take a gap year to discover themselves andthe world?Speaker 2: Definitely. It gives you an opportunity to learn about the world beyond the one you grew up in andI found it really…Interviewer: Could you tell me what things in your life have had the greatest influence in forming yourpersonality?○Sp eaker 3: Well…a couple of years ago I was on a reality TV show where a group of young people all lived in ahouse together. Each week some one was voted offby the audience. I got down to the final three! Isuppose being on the show and seeing how theother contestants behaved made me realize howselfish and spiteful some people can be just to getwhat they want. I also realized it‟s best to just beyourself in life. If you pretend to be someonedifferent people will eventually see through the lies. Interviewer: Right…And how did you feel when you were eventually voted off?Speaker 3: Relieved, to be honest with you. But you know, a slight regret that I didn‟t win because I kind of…Interviewer: So you can tell me, what one thing do you think that has had the biggest impact on your life? Speaker 4: Hmm, that‟s a difficult question. But I think helping victims of the tsunami in 2004 had a verygreat impact on me. I‟m half Thai and I‟d justarrived in Thailand for a family Christmas holiday.When I heard the news I knew I had to help-youcouldn‟t not. I ended up acting as an interpreter fora group of volunteer doctors. It was an incrediblydifficult time but you know, even in the middle ofsuch a horrific tragedy there is still a huge amountof genuine human kindness.Interviewer: That‟s amazing! And has it changed the way you view your future…Passage twoTony: Talking to us today in our Life Choices series is Joan Robinson, an academic counselor at ManchesterUniversity. She gives advice to school students onchoosing the right subject to study at university. Joan,welcome to the show.Joan: Thanks Tony.Tony: So Joan, what do our listeners need to think about when choosing a course? It‟s a huge, potentially life-changingdecision, isn‟t it?Joan: Yes. I generally give students advice in two areas. Firstly, know yourself, and secondly, think to the future.Tony: When you say “know yourself” what do you mean? Joan: Basically, I mean evaluate your own personal strengths and weaknesses, your personality traits（特质）and the things you like.Tony: I see…So how can our listeners do this?Joan: Well, start by asking yourself questions to help reflect on your life so far. For example, what subjects are you good at? Are you an organized and self-disciplined person? Are you confident and outgoing? Do you like working with others in a team or do you prefer working alone? These kinds of questions will help you discover more about yourself.Tony: Sounds like good advice. How about your second point regarding the future?Joan: Well, your choice of major subject is likely to have a significant impact on your future career so it‟s importantto look into this carefully. I recommend you check notonly which academic subjects will help you get into aparticular area of work, but also look carefully at whatuniversities offer. Each university has its strengths so tryto choose one that is the best in your chosen field. Findout what links the department has to related industries andleading companies in it.Tony: Good point. Now I‟d like to take some calls from our listeners. First up we have James on the line. Hi, James!How can we help?James: Hi. I‟m interested in career in IT and I‟d like to ask Joan whether she think s it‟s better to go to a highly respecteduniversity, like Oxford, or to study somewhere that hasmore of a vocational focus?Joan: Well, James, you know it really depends on what you expect to get out of a university and how you see yourfuture. Basically a handful of the brightest graduates arepicked from the top universities around the world to jointhe leading IT companies. So I‟d say if you‟re a high-flyerthen this is the route that might be for you. But if you arelooking for a more mainstream （主流）career then you should consider a course that helps you acquire practical,transferable skills that you can use in the workplace…andlook at which universities have the best levels of graduaterecruitment for the kind of job you are aiming for. James: I se e! Thanks a lot. That really helps me out…UNIT3Listening in conversation 1Lily: So what was the highlight of your trip to (South)Korea? Hugh: Well that's…let me see...it's got to be going to see Nanta. Lily：What on earth is Nanta?Hugh：It's this amazing live show-part theater-part dance-part music.Lily: Sounds really interesting. But why‟s it so brilliant? Hugh: I think it's the energy of the performers. Also it has a unique concept. It's a mixture of traditional Koreanmusic, percussion and drums, into a western styleperformanceLily: I've never heard of it. Has it ever been performed in the West?Hugh: Yeah, it's been a sell-out. They've toured in over 30 countries since the show began in 1997.It's a non-verbalperformance so there are no language barriers. That'swhat's made it an international success.Lily: What else makes it so special then?Hugh: Well...the other thing is that all the action takes place in the kitchen. You see these four chefs preparing the foodfor a wedding reception. The performers use knives,dustbin lids and various other kitchen utensils to create ahypnotic soundtrack. The food literally flies everywhere!It's hilarious.Lily: That sounds quite funny I must admit. Is there an actual story though?Hugh: Oh yes, there is a story. The four chefs have to prepare the meal by 6 o'clock and they also have to give themanager's nephew cooking lessons too, which adds tothe fun. There‟s loads of audience participation anddespite there being no language involved you getcompletely engrossed. It's really quite wacky!Lily: And what about the audience? I suppose they start throwing food around…?Hugh: Not quite! But they are totally involved in what's going on-everyone loves it. It's a really great family show. Infact it's one of the best shows I've ever seen. Jim, myfriend, says he takes all his visitors. He's seen it abouteight times and still loves it.Lily: I bet it's popular with tourists then.Hugh: Well apparently over a million foreign tourists in (South)Korea have seen the show and it's had a run onBroadway too. It first got popular after they appeared atthe Edinburgh Festival. Now they are planning to tourmore cities in Asia where (South) Korean popular cultureis becoming incredibly trendy.Lily：By the way what does“Nanta” mean?Hugh：It means random drumming in Korean. The English name for the show is Cookin‟, which gives you a clearer ideaof what it's all about.Lily：You've got me interested now. I'll have to check it out on the internet.Listening inConversation 2Interviewer: Kathy Richards is a specialist art tour guide.Kathy-can you tell us what trends you've noticed inrecent years?Kathy: Well, one of the biggest phenomena I've noticed is a huge increase in visitors to galleries-and a growinginterest in modern art in general.Interviewer: What do you think the reason is for that?Kathy: Well, there are several reasons, I think. The most important ones are firstly, that some newcontemporary art galleries have opened which havehad a lot of publicity, and secondly the youngergeneration feel more comfortable with modern artso the kind of people visiting galleries is changing.Finally, the new generation of galleries havebecome destinations in themselves...they tend to behoused in amazing buildings.Interviewer: So which are the most popular new galleries? Kathy: Well, the Tate Modern in London has had over 30 million visitors since it opened in 2000.The annualaverage is now over 4.5 million. The Museum ofModern Art, or MoMA in New York is an oldergallery, it was founded in 1929 but has beenrecently reno vated and expanded. This work wasfinished in 2006 and it had over 2.5 million visitorsin the first year after reopening. Another verysuccessful new gallery is the Guggenheim in Bilbaoin Spain. It opened in 1997 and now gets about amillion visitors a year.Interviewer: Those are pretty impressive figures. Maybe the fact that the Tate Modern is free to visit might havesomething to do with it?Kathy: It's true that entrance to the permanent collection is free but the numbers of people visiting thetemporary exhibition are also high-and the entrancefee is usually about ten pounds.Interviewer: Do you have to pay to get into the other galleries you mentioned?Kathy: Oh yes. You do. Admission to MoMA is 20 US dollars and the Guggenheim in Bilbao costs eighteuros.Interviewer: Do people mind paying, do you think?Kathy: No, I don't think they do mind. Most people feel the fees are reasonabl e considering the outstandingcollections of priceless works of art that they get tosee.Interviewer: You mentioned that the buildings that art galleries are in can be an attraction themselves these days... Kathy: Well, yes, the Guggenheim has literally revitalized the whole city and put Bilbao on the tourist map.It's got a futuristic, curvy metallic structure andpeople love it. The Tate Modern has helpedredevelop an old industrial area beside the RiverThames. The gallery itself is actually inside a huge ,old, brick power station. And MoMA is interestingas it's in downtown New York.Interviewer: And who visits these galleries? What's the profile of the average art lover?Kathy: Well, in the past museums and galleries were seen as appealing to the older generation. But in fact, 48percent of visitors to the Tate Modern are under35...UNIT5Listening in 1Today we‟ll focus on two aspects of group behaviour.Firstly,how groups develop,and secondly,the roles individuals play within a group.It‟s widely acknowledged that the performance of effective groups is often greater than the sum of the individuals in the group.This is due to what we call synergy-in other words,the extra energy and effevtiveness that people create when they work together.Early research in this field carried out in the 1930s by Elton Mayo discovered something that he called the “Hawthorne effect”.The idea is that when individual know they are part of a study,their productivity automatically increases regardless of other factors,such as how much time or money they are given,for example.The research suggests that things like personal identity,s elf-esteem and the social context in which a group is working are really very important factors in improving the performance of individuals.If we move on to look at the nature of groups more closely,we find that groups have natural phasese that can help us understand their effectiveness.You have probably all had experience of working with other people in a group that,at firsl,wasn,t very productive.This phenomenon was studied by Tuckman in the 1960s,and he created a model to describe the stages of a group.The first stage is known as”Forming”which is when individual members get to know each other.This is followed by”Storming”when individual start to share their ideas and creative energy.The third phase is”Norming”where a group identity begins to form.The final stage is”Performing”when individuals within the group work together.And it is at this stage that the group achieves results.Understanding these phases can help us ensure that members of a group work together to overcome early loner.The”Resource investigator”is the group member who is always curious and explores new ideas and the”Monitorevaluator”is calm and serous and makes good,balanced decisions.The”Team worker”in contr ast is a socially orientated and sensitive member of the team who is able to encourage a team spirit.And the”Comleter-finisher”is a conscientious perfectionist who follows through on the details and ties up and loose ends.To be effective,a team needs to have a variety of members who can fulfill all these different roles.Listening in 2Today I'm reporting from Phuket in Southern Thailand.Parts of the island were devastated by the tsunami in 2004,and over 250 people lost their lives here. I've come back to see how one community has recovered.Here in the village of The Chat Chai,the rebuilding of the destroyed homes has been led by the international organazition Habitat for Humanity.About a year after the tsunami occurred,volunteers began building 36 new homes for local families.One villager,Somwang,is certainly very happy with the results.He used to live in a small hut on his two square metreplot of land near the sea.The local community wanted him to have a bigger home and despite the small size of his plot of land,t hey built him a three-storey house,which is now the tallest in the village. A happy ending to such a horrific tragedy.The rebuilding here has also had a positive effect on the local economy,because the earth bricks that were used to build the homes were produced in Khao Lak,another tsunami hit island——all part of a post-tsunami livelihood development project.Talking to people here,I've discovered that the project not only provided them with much needed shelter,but also the process has helped rebuild a spirit of community amongst them.A host of foreign as well as local volunteers joined together to work in rebuilding the villagers' homes and lives,and even an American TV celebrity volunteered.The project has also been visited by former US president Jimmy Carter,who is an active supporter of Habitat for Humanity.He and his wife offer one week of their time every year to volunteer on construction projects around the world.It's certainly encouraging to see the strength of the human spirit and generosity of people who help others in times of need. Habitat for Humanity is continuing their work in the south of Thailand,helping poor local families and communities to improve their lives.Their "Save&Bulid" scheme encourages families to save 30 per cent of the cost of building or rebuilding their home.The charity then lends the family the rest of the money they need,and helps in the building of their new home.It's then paid for in monthly repayments of under ＄30,which supports those who want to build a better life for themselves.This is Marianne Harper reporting from Southern Thailand...Uint 9Listening inPart 1OK,so a little test .Coca-Cola...Nike...ferrari.Think!What image did you get as I said these very famous brandnames?Wait a moment.There‟s n o real need to answer,is there,because we know,more or less,don‟t we?Coca-Cola—that delicious fizzy drink,ice cold,on a summer‟s day. Nike, running shoes for strong,beautiful bodies.Ferrari—an attractive,powerful car for attractive,powerful people.The fact, the names, the brand names say it all.what‟s in a brandname?Ideally,everything!Everything the manufacturer wants you to think of when you hear the name.that‟s certainly what both customers‟exeprience and research tells us.it‟s the reasons why manufacturers attach such importance to choosing the right name for their products.Let‟s have a look at some of the qualities a good brand name should have.Firstly ,it should be simple and easy to remember.Imagine if Coca-Cola had been namd “Cocafantaslicola”.It‟s just too long!Or,take other name—starbucks,the name of a famous coffee shop.now,that‟s an easy name to remember,starbucks.Second point,the brand name should bedifferent,unique,something you can‟t confuse with anything else.Like Coca-Cola.Or—let‟s take an other famous brand name—Microsoft.It combines two words,micro,meaning very small,and the word soft.Two words that together make a unique name—Microsoft.Thirdly,if the word is a real word,it should be strong,positive associations.Take the name Alfa Romeo,Alfa is the first letter of the Greek alphabet and has the association of the best or the stronges t.Romeo is the name of the most romantic lovers of all in a famous Shakespeare play.AlfaRomeo—strong,romantic.The words have great association,don‟t they?Forth point,the sound of the name is very important.take Ferrari.The word has a long vowel sound—“aaari”—that makes it sound luxurious.So Ferrari must be a luxurious car.How about Coca-Cola?It‟s got a sharp,fizzy sound,just like the drink.So—all these things are what you should be looking for when choosing a brand name—somethingsimple,memorable,unique,with positive association and a great sound.whew!It‟s not easy,is it,to choose a name that does all those things?But the very best brand names do exactly that. Part 2Interviewer: Clare, tell me about the names in your family. You say some of them have quite an interesting history.Clare: Yes, they do. Well, ok, I‟ll begin with my own name. My maiden name was Habibis, but I‟m married and my name‟s Clare Thompson.Interviewer: Thompson.Clare: Yes. I don‟t know much about the names or my husband‟s side of the family, so I‟ll talk about my own instead…OK, so…my full name‟s Clare Elsie Thompson. “Elsie” is my middle name , which used to be a very old-fashioned name. in fact, it‟s just come back into fashion-I met someone who called their baby ”Elsie”-but when I was younger it was the kind of name that made people laugh and I hated it.. Anyway, my parents wanted to name me after my grandmother, whose name was Elsie Clare, so their first idea was to call me Elsie Clare. Interviewer: Elsie Clare!Clare: Yes, but when they told my grandmother, she was horrified, and said, “you can‟t do that to the child, I‟ve had to put up with Elsie all my life, I don‟t want her to have to” . So they called me Clare Elsie instead.Interviewer: Sounds better!Clare: Yes…My father‟s surname is Habibis . My mum‟s English but he was Greek, so that was the name I grew up with. But Habibis isn‟t a Greek name. It‟s a Middle Eastern na me and means “loved one” in Arabic.Interviewer: Really?Clare: Yes, and the reason for the surname, we discovered, is that my great-grandfather on my father‟s side lived in Lebanon—there was a well-established Greek community there. And my great-grandfather was a very sociable, friendly kind ofperson and everyone liked him a lot so they gave him the name, “Habibi”,which means “loved one”Interviewer: Ah, that‟s lovely!Clare: Yes, I do like that story. But my father had a great first name too. He was called Homer, after the Ancient Greek poet. Interviewer: The English would see that as a very unusual name, but I suppose the Greeks wouldn‟t, would they? Clare: No, I don‟t think so. But one of his brothers was called Mitton.Interviewer: Mitton , the 17th century English poe t? Clare: Yes. And you wouldn‟t think that a Greek family would call their son after an English poet, would you? But they did! Unit 10Inside viewConversation 1Andy: So today, we're meant to be meeting a woman who does walking tours aroundmysterious London.Janet: What's that about?Joe: Aha! That's what we're going to find out. Apparently, she takes visitors round the mysterious sights of London. Anyway, ask her yourself!Janet: Why me?Andy: We were going to ask you, Janet, if you like to do the interview？Janet: Me? But I don't know anything about London!Andy: Which makes you a perfect person to ask some real questions.Janet: I don't believe it.Joe: And if you're any good, we'll upload your interview next week.Janet: I'm not sure what to say .It's great but are you absolutely sure you think I'm OK for this?Joe: Too late, here she comes. Hi, this is Janet……Janet: Emma, tell us about some of the legendary characters in London.Emma: Well, legendary characters might be complete myths or they may have actually existed. For example, most people believe that the famous detective Sherlock Holmes must have existed. But in fact, we know he can't have existed.Janet: And what about Guy Fawkes?Emma: Yes, Guy Fawkes did actually exist and he tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament. But we celebrate him every year on Guy Fawkes Night every 5th of November, and in fact, he's considered to be one of the most popular people in British history!Janet: And I've heard something about Dick Whittington and his cat?。

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.。