大学英语听力训练第一册原文

大学英语听力训练第一册原文

Meeting People I

PART A Micro-Listening

Phonetics Sound Recognition1

I. Directions： Listen carefully. You will hear one word read from each group. Repeat what you hear. Then underline the letter beside the word you hear. 10 points

1. a. sir

b. shirt

c. third

d. church

2. a. sought

b. short

c. thought

d. choke

3. a. seat

b. sheet

c. theme

d. cheat

4. a. sank

b. shank

d. chant

5. a. sear

b. share

c. theater

d. chair

6. a. sigh

b. shy

c. thigh2

d. child

7. a. so

b. show

c. thaw3

d. chew

8. a. soak

b. shock

c. thought

d. chalk

9. a. same

b. shame

c. thane

10.a. sip4

b. ship

c. thick

d. chip

II. Directions： You will hear five sentences. Each one will be read three times. Listen carefully and write them down quickly. 10 points

1. _________________.

2. _________________.

3. _________________?

4. _________________.

5. _________________.

PART B Macro-Listening

Dialogue 1

May I Know Your Name?

I. Tapescript

Mr Song Is this your umbrella, miss?

Miss Chen Oh yes, it is. Thank you. I was looking for it Just now.

Mr Song You look a bit familiar to me. I wonder if I have seen you somewhere before.

Miss Chen Have you?

Mr Song May I ask where you live?

Miss Chen Just two blocks away, in that tall building.

Mr Song That's it. I live there, too. I live on the sixth floor.

Miss Chen My family moved in just two weeks ago. We live on the fourth floor.

Mr Song It's a small world! May I know your name, miss?

Miss Chen I'm Chen Ying.

Mr Song How do you do, Miss Chen? I'm Song Wei.

Miss Chen I'm glad to know you, Mr Song.

Mr Song Are you going to your office now, Miss Chen?

Miss Chen No. I'm going to do some shopping for the weekend. What about you?

Mr Song I'm going to the airport to meet some friends from Beijing.

Miss Chen See you later, Mr Song.

Mr Song Have a good day, Miss Chen.

Miss Chen You too.

II. Language and Culture Notes

1. It's a small world. This expression is used when friends, especially those who haven't seen each other for long, happen to meet unexpectedly in some faraway places, or

when newly-acquainted5 people suddenly discover that they have mutual6 friends, or relatives, or live very near each other, etc. The expected response to it is 'Yes, it is'.

2. Have a good day is used when people part from each other. It's also used instead of 'Goodbye' in a casual situation. The similar expressions are 'Have a good day / afternoon / evening / weekend / trip', etc.

III. Exercises with Key

1. Directions： Listen to the dialogue and choose the right answers to the following questions. 10 points

1 How did the man and the woman get acquainted?

a. They told each other their names.

b. They have been neighbors for quite a long time.

c. The man helped the woman find her lost umbrella.

d. The man helped the woman when she moved in two weeks ago.

2 What is the probable relationship between the man and the woman?

a. Neighbors.

b. Acquaintances.

c. Old friends.

d. Old schoolmates.

3 Why does the man say the woman looks a bit familiar to him?