现代大学英语听力1_课堂听力Unit_9

Unit 9

T ask 1

【答案】

1) b, 2) a, 3) c, 4) c, 5) b, 6) a, 7) c, 8) b, 9) a, 10) b

【原文】

1) So, what does your father do for a living?

2) How many people are in your family?

3) How old is your sister?

4) Where do your parents live now?

5) How many brothers and sisters do you have?

6) What is your brother’s name?

7) Where does your mother work?

8) How long have you been married?

9) Do you have any children?

10) Where did you and your wife meet?

T ask 2

【答案】

【原文】

My name is Mary and I’m 13. I’m the eldest in my family. It’s terrible. I have to help m y mother in the house, and do the shopping too. But my younger brother and sister don’t do a thing. They just play all day. And they come into my room and break my things. My mother says, “Y ou must be nice to them. They’re smaller than you.” And my father tells me, “Y ou’re the eldest, so you must set a good example.”

I’m John, 12. I’m the youngest in my family. I hate it. My two brothers are 18 and 16, and my siste r’s a year older than me. But they all think I’m still a baby. They can go to bed late, but I have to go to bed early. They get more pocket money than me too, and they have bigger bedrooms. I’ve got the smallest room in the family. And no one ever listens to me.

My name is Anne and I’m 12. I’m the middle one in my family. That’s the worst place of all. I’m not the eldest and I’m not the youngest, so I’m not special. My elder sister does everything first, and she gets everything new. I have to wear her old clothes and use her old bag for school. Then everyone spoils my baby brother. They bring him presents and talk about him all the time. When I grow up, I’m going to have two children only. That’s better.

T ask 3

【答案】

1) c, 2) a, 3) a, 4) a, 5) b, 6) a, 7) c

【原文】

Ana Maria Cavazos was born on June 9th, 1908, in Reynosa, Medico. She was the eleventh of twelve children.

Her father, Jesus Cavazos, was originally from V ictoria, Texas, but moved his family to Mexico around 1855.

Ana’s mother, Juana Castro, was the oldest of six brothers and sisters. Juana and Jesus were married in 1880. Ana’s family came to the United States during the Mexican Rev olution in 1913. Their family experienced much hardship. Ana grew up in Texas and met her future husband in 1929. Ana and Abel Contreras were married in 1931 and were the parents of eleven children.

T ask 4

【答案】

1) F, 2) T, 3) T, 4) F, 5) F, 6) F

【原文】

Margaret: Is family life in England very different from family life in your country, Maria? Maria: No, I don’t think so. But I have noticed a few differences.

Margaret: Oh, such as what?

Maria: Well, the family unit seems to be smaller here than in my country. For you, the family is simply Mum, Dad and the children.

Margaret: Y ou have a more extended family circle, do you?

Maria: Y es. It’s quite common in my country to have a grandmothe r and an unmarried aunt or uncle living in as part of the family. And we wouldn’t dream of sending an

elderly relative to an old people’s home, for instance.

Margaret: Y ou take care of elderly relatives yourselves, I guess.

Maria: Oh yes. We haven’t got all your welfare services and it’s the family’s duty to loo k after an elderly parent, for example.

Margaret: What about hospitality? Do you think English families do a lot of entertaining? Maria: Y es, but in a rather f ormal way. Y ou don’t like people to “drop in” without a previous invitation, do you? In my country it’s quite usual to drop in on friends and

relatives.

Margaret: Have you ever lived in with an English family?

Maria: Y es, I have. I was an au pair girl for a year. I learned a lot about English family life then. I’d never realized how fond the Englishman is of his home and family, his garden

and his pets.

Margaret: Pets? What sort of pets did they have?

Maria: Oh, all sorts— dogs, cats and goldfish.

Margaret: Did you enjoy living in with the family?

Maria: Oh, yes. They were very kind. Everybody helped with the washing up, including the children, and we always found time to sip tea and watch television in the evenings!

T ask 5

【答案】

1) b, 2) c, 3) b, 4) b, 5) a