《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及题目答案Unit 13

A.

1) It is Victorian brass.

2) The stallholder says it's worth twenty quid.

3) The stallholder is asking fifteen for it.

4) It means “pound”.

5) He says that Lucy must be joking, and he paid more than that for it himself.

B.

1) Fifteen, fourteen, thirteen, and twelve fifty.

2) Ten, eleven, twelve and twelve fifty.

【原文】

Lucy: Excuse me.

Stallholder: Yes, Miss?

Lucy: How much do you want for this plate?

Stallholder: Let me see. Oh, yes.., that's a lovely example of Victorian brass. It's worth twenty quid.

Lucy: Twenty pounds! Oh, that's too much for me. It's a pity. It's really nice. Stallholder: Ah, I said it's worth twenty quid. I'm only asking fifteen for it.

Lucy: Fifteen pounds?

Lucy: Excuse me.

Stallholder: Yes, Miss?

Lucy: How much do you want for this plate?

Stallholder: Let me see. Oh, yes.., that's a lovely example of Victorian brass. It's worth twenty quid.

Lucy: Twenty pounds! Oh, that's too much for me. It's a pity. It's really nice. Stallholder: Ah, I said it's worth twenty quid. I'm only asking fifteen for it.

Lucy: Fifteen pounds?

Stallholder: Yes. It's a real bargain.

Lucy: Oh, I'm sure it is, but I can't afford that!

Stallholder: Well, look.., just for you, I'll make it fourteen quid. I can't go any lower than that.

Lucy: I'll give you ten.

Stallholder: Ten! Come on, love. You must be joking! I paid more than that for it myself. Fourteen.

It's worth every penny.

Lucy: Well, perhaps I could give you eleven.

Stallholder: Thirteen. That's my final offer.

Lucy: Twelve.

Stallholder: Twelve fifty.

Lucy: All right, twelve fifty.

Stallholder: There you are, love. You've got a real bargain there.

Lucy: Yes, thank you very much.

Task 3

【答案】

A.

1) make out

2) draw out

3) letters

4) ONL Y; words

5) amount; numbers

6) last, signature

B.

3, March, 2011; Cash; Twenty pounds only;￡20----00; signature

【原文】

Alex: Good morning.

Cashier: Good morning.

Alex: I would…I would like to know how to make out this check?

Cashier: Right. Em... Do you want to draw out some money?

Alex: Yes. £200.

Cashier: £ 200. OK. Well, the first thing you need to do is write today's date in the top right-hand corner where you see the line, at the top you write just today's date...and the year. You must put the year in. And if you want to draw out money after it says PAY...can you see over on the left-hand side?

Alex: The first...line?

Cashier: That's it. On the first line it says PAY and you write CASH afterwards.

Alex: In letters?

Cashier: Yes. CASH, you write CASH, OK? Then below that, right below that, you have to write the amount of money you want. So just two hundred pounds and then you write ONL Y at the end in words. Then at the end of that line where you can see the box, see over on the right-hand side, you have to write the amount you want in numbers. And then below the box, the last thing you have to do in the bottom right-hand corner is just write your signature. Alex: Thank you very much.

Cashier: Okay. Bye-bye then.

Alex: Bye.

Task 4

【答案】

A.

1) $7.56

2) $0.6 for 8 percent sales tax.

3) $8.16

4) $10.16

5) 2 bucks.

B.

1) tube; $1.09; bars; $.85; tube; $1.39; bottle; $.79; box; $.99; $.29; stick; $.98; tube; $.89; package; $.69

2) Here's your change

【原文】

Cashier: Next?

Li: I'm next.

Cashier: Let's see now. You have one family-size tube of tooth paste: $1.09. Three bars of soap: $.85. A tube of shampoo: $1.39. A bottle of aspirin: $.79. One box of Kleenex: $.99. A