新挑戰(zhàn)大學英語聽力教程

1、新挑戰(zhàn)大學英語聽力教程（第三冊）聽力原文及練習答案主 編：梁亞平/盧凌 副主編：李瑞林/徐宏亮編 寫：夏炎青/盧凌/楊玉芳/陳英/徐宏亮/吳永泉上海外語音像出版社上海外語電子出版社unit 1 childhood (1)part a short conversations directions: in this section you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversat

2、ion and the question 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.1. w: you bought some new toys. how much do they cost?m: mum, i bought them this morning. they are

3、15 dollars each and three makes a total of 45 dollars. but today they offered a 20% discount.q: how much does the boy have to pay for these toys? (c)2. m: hi, jane. have you finished reading the book? i can only keep it a week.w: oh, i havent read it through the way i read a fairy tale. perhaps we c

4、an go to the library to renew it.q: what does the girl mean? (c)3. m: our school will celebrate its 40 anniversary next friday. we can have a day off. w: great! but i also want to go back to school to see some old schoolmates. perhaps i can find some interesting stories about our school history.q: w

5、hy does the girl want to go to school? (c)4. w: tom, you have been given so much homework to do this weekend. hurry up!m: yeah, mum. but nothing like this.q: what does the boy mean? (a)5. w: when shall we hand in term paper you assigned last week?m: the sooner the better.q: what does the man mean? (

6、b)6. w: jim, could you remember your childhood?m: not much. but i clearly remember the infant swimming lessons i took. i remember being thrown in the pool by a nurse.q: what can the boy remember in his childhood? (d)7. m: catherine, its time to go to school. wake up! youre going to be late.w: did yo

7、u forget its saturday? i dont need to go to school. i can have more sleep today.q: who is the man most likely to be? (b)8. w: hi, johnson. do you know the maths class this afternoon has been replaced by an english class?m: oh, terrible. i have prepared every subject but that one.q: which class hasnt

8、 the man prepared for? (b)9. m: i dreamed of my trip to london when i was a child last night. do you have the most memorable family vacation in your childhood?w: yeah. i also remember hanging out on the beach with my favorite cousin where we talked about our future.q: where did the man go when he wa

9、s a child in this dialogue? (b)10. m: wheres carol, mom?w: she is still in the living room. she is fast asleep.q: what is true about carol? (c)part b long conversationtask onein this section, you will hear one long conversation. at the end of the conversation, you will hear some questions. both the

10、conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). m: hi, amy. where are you going?w: hi, jim. im going to the sports center. ive got a training every afternoon.m: what training are you taking?w:

11、gym.m: oh, really? is it hard?w: not very hard. i had been in the gym club for many years.m: someone once told me gym belongs to “the thinking persons sports”. do you think so?w: it does require lots of concentration, and if you want to win the matches, tactics are very important.m: so you should be

12、 strong and smart.w: yeah. and speed is also very important. otherwise, you cant keep the pace. and youll fall onto the ground.m: then do you like it?w: i find an hour of gym is as good as an hour of playing basketball. i like it very much.m: amy, did you take any more classes in the club?w: yeah, i

13、 also joined yoga classes and keep fit classes. you also can join my club. you can take any class just as soon as you enroll. it really does you good.m: ok, i will. i have to go to the library. see you later, amy.w: see you.questions: 1. why does the woman go out? (b)2. what training does the woman

14、take? (a)3. why does gym belong to “the thinking mans sports” according to the woman? (c)4. why does the woman compare gym to playing basketball? (c)5. how many classes did amy take in the club? (a)task twolisten to the conversation again and fill in the blanks according to what you have just heard

15、in the conversation.key:(1) sports center (2) hard (3) concentration(4) basketball (5) yoga classes and keep fit classespart c passagespassage one task one you are going to hear one passage. at the end of the passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken on

16、ly once. after you hear each question, choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d).as my daughter grew, she was always on the high end of the growth chart. we hoped she would grow into her weight as her brother did; but by age 14 she was diagnosed as morbidly obese. we knew

17、 we had to take action, but she was afraid - afraid of how hard it would be, afraid of making changes in what she ate, afraid that she really couldn't lose weight. i didn't know how to help her, though i knew that i was partially responsible for her dilemma. i've never had a weight probl

18、em and have always indulged my kids and myself with whatever we wanted to eat, including homemade sweets, sodas, and fast food. we visited our family doctor and asked for her help. she made a referral to the only child obesity clinic in our state. it took five months to get the first appointment and

19、 the clinic is over two hours from our home. we were still worried when the appointment day finally came, and we arrived without a clue what to expect. thankfully, we left feeling very relieved and hopeful. the doctor was confident that she will lose the weight, and started us off with a few simple

20、rules. surprisingly, weight loss was not the clinic's first goal for my daughter. stopping the weight gain is our first three-month goal. she will have to go on a weight loss plan later because after puberty she has nearly reached her adult height. if we had started this process a few years ago,

21、 she would be maintaining her weight as she grew. that's why it is so important to seek professional help for your child's weight problem early. don't put it off as we did.questions:1. which of the following is not included in the things that my daughter are afraid of? (d)2. whats my doc

22、tors suggestion when we asked her for help? (a)3. whats the result of this visit? (a)4. what can be concluded from the whole passage? (b)5. according to the doctor, which of the following is our first goal? (b)task two listen to the passage again and then decide whether the following statements are

23、true (t) or false (f).key:1.f2.f3.t4.t5.tpassage twotask one you are going to hear one passage. at the end of the passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear each question, choose the best answer from the four choices marked a),

24、b), c) and d).to check their understanding, students often wish to ask their teacher questions in class. however, many students would rather not ask in class because they may be concerned about being embarrassed or concerned about slowing the class down.for the benefit of everyone in the class, espe

25、cially for the benefit of those who ask the questions, students should not hesitate to ask meaningful questions during a lecture or a presentation.dont be overly concerned about embarrassing yourself in the eyes of the teacher. throughout the teachers career, the teacher has been asked questions in

26、class probably far more embarrassing than yours.furthermore, dont be too sensitive about embarrassing yourself in the eyes of your classmates, especially your friends. in all likelihood, the other students in the class have a question similar to yours, and they may admire you for having the courage

27、to ask in class. moreover, your question may benefit the students who have not thought of it.an instructor may not answer your question immediately. dont view this as an indication that your question is not important. your question may be answered by subsequent material presented during that class,

28、or perhaps the instructor is waiting for a more relevant and appropriate class time to respond to your question. in addition, some instructors set aside brief time periods, throughout their lecture, to deal with questions. keep in mind that the instructor may choose to discuss your question with you

29、 after class, perhaps in private.both the teacher and the students benefit a great deal from students questions during the class. most teachers welcome and appreciate students questions in class primarily because such questions guide the instructor toward a better presentation and improve lecture de

30、livery.questions: 1. according to the passage, why do the students often ask questions in class? (c)2. why dont many students want to ask questions in class? (d)3. what may be the other students response if you ask teacher a question similar to theirs? (a)4. why doesnt the teacher answer you questio

31、n immediately? (d)5. whats the authors attitude towards asking questions in class? (b)task two listen to the passage again and then decide whether the following statements are true (t) or false (f).key:1.f2.f3.t4.f5.tpart d compound dictationdirections: in this section, you will hear a passage three

32、 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 1 to 7 with the exact words you have just heard. for blanks numbered 8 to 10 you are required to f

33、ill 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 your own words. finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.“when asked what they (1) learnt from those early sto

34、ries, peoples (2) responses were, i learnt about good and bad, or right and wrong, or i learnt about how to make the right decisions,” dr roeper said.“the stories we (3) encounter in childhood are important in establishing our feelings about how our lives should be lived. they (4) influence the way

35、we see the world and how we see ourselves in the world,” she said.dr roepers research suggests that stories play the same (5) role in peoples lives across the different generations, but the way that people (6) access those stories has changed. for the elderly (7) participants, who grew up between th

36、e wars, childrens books were scarce and television didnt exist, so most of the stories that they remembered from their childhood were from storytelling around the dinner table in large family groups. “it was like living in a soap opera. the family stories from their childhood were the same stories t

37、hat they recalled 50 to 60 years later, and (8) the values that they learnt from them had a major impact on their lives,” dr roeper said.radio was important for baby boomers and many more had access to childrens books after world war ii. (9) by the time they reached their teenage years, they had est

38、ablished a pattern of reading. “some of the people, who grew up watching soaps such as neighbours and home and away, (10) talked about those stories in exactly the same way that the older participants talked about stories told around the dinner table. the medium of delivery had changed but the role

39、of the story and the message had remained with them.”unit 2 childhood (2)part a short conversationsdirections: in this section you will hear 10 short conversations. at the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. both the conversation and the question will be spoken on

40、ly 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.1. m: can i go to the sports center this afternoon? i want to play football with my classmates there.w: ok, if you can finish your homewo

41、rk. i will check before you go out.q: can the boy go to play football this afternoon? (d)2. w: tom told me his class football team can win yours in this sports meeting.m: yeah, and pig can fly.q: what does the boy mean? (c)3. w: you dont look so happy. havent you passed the examination?m: no. i brok

42、e my toy last night. i like it very much.q: why is the boy unhappy? (b)4. w: jim, i have to make a presentation this afternoon in the lecture. but im really nervous right now.m: stay calm. best of luck! ive got my fingers crossed for you.q: why does the man say he crossed his fingers for the woman?

43、(c)5. m: i really worried about my pronunciation. my english teacher said i always made mistakes in my pronunciation.w: dont worry. i also wish i had paid more attention to my pronunciation every time i had english class.q: what does the woman mean? (b)6. m: why are you so happy?w: i have been given

44、 a bakers dozen instead of an even dozen when i bought the cake.q: why is the lady so happy? (b)7. w: would you prefer a window or an aisle seat, jack?m: aisle, please. if there is none left, then a window seat is what i like. but i dont like the middle seats.q: what is the order of the boys prefere

45、nce? (d)8. w: excuse me, its so urgent. could you tell me how to find the ginsbon cosmetic shop?m: sorry. i cant help you. im also a new comer.q: what does the man mean? (d)9. w: the story about the blind singer is so moving.m: yes. and i think everyone feels the same.q: how did the man think about

46、the story? (b)10. w: hi, jack. well have table tennis match this weekend. do you like it?m: not yet. there is no sport i enjoy more than swimming.q: which sports does the man like most? (a)part b long conversationtask one in this section, you will hear one long conversation. at the end of the conver

47、sation, you will hear some questions. both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear a question, choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d). w: hi, david.m: hi, jean. how are you?w: not bad. what did you get in the examination?m: c. what a

48、bout you?w: the same as you. i cant believe jason got the top mark. he has never stuck me as particularly smart.m: no, ive always thought he was a bit dim（指人遲鈍的). but there you go. i mean you just cant tell, can you?w: youre right. it goes to show, doesnt it? just because some doesnt say much in cla

49、ss doesnt mean that they dont know what they are doing.m: thats true. our time here seems to have flown by. dont you think?w: yes, i suppose it has really, although it has dragged a bit this year. i now feel that i can see the light at the end of the tunnel, no more homework or exams to do.m: then a

50、re you going on the outing to the park this weekend?w: yes, i think it will be really interesting to the park. and of course we can see all the famous sights there. have you put your name down?m: yes, ive paid up. it will make a change from staying in one place. we should go out and about a bit more

51、. its stupid coming all this way to another country and only seeing the same old things all of the time.w: youre right. i admit well have a really good time. im looking forward to it.questions:1. what did jean get in the examination? (a)2. what do they think about jason? (b)3. where did they go on s

52、aturday? (a)4. what does jean think of the time? (b)5. what do they expect the coming weekend? (a)task two listen to the conversation again and fill in the blanks according to what you have just heard in the conversation.key:(1) top mark (2) dim (3) flown by(4) tunnel (5) homework or examspart c pas

53、sagespassage one task oneyou are going to hear one passage. at the end of the passage, you will hear some questions. both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. after you hear each question, choose the best answer from the four choices marked a), b), c) and d).like most parents, coo

54、per and her 6-year-old son chii start every school day bright and early. unlike parents who send their children off to school each morning to learn reading, writing and arithmetic from a standardized classroom teacher, chii's school is also his home and his mother doubles as his teacher.cooper h

55、as turned her elegant chicago home into a school featuring a room with pint-sized comfortable furniture, brightly colored walls and bookcases filled with tantalizing reads. "he does have his structure," says cooper, who also runs a day care center from home in the afternoons. she educates

56、her son from 9 in the morning to 3 in the afternoon. as teacher-mom, she says that she has been able to make observations about chii that might have gone unnoticed or been misinterpreted by teachers in a traditional classroom."my son was reading from top to bottom instead of from left to right,

57、" says cooper, who has a degree in biology and was on her way to medical school before she and her husband discovered that she was pregnant. "i've been learning through my research that people who read that way are very creative. it's my job to support him in his creativity. i get

58、to understand and connect with him on a deeper level."cooper also noticed something else about her son as he grew older the way he was treated by different races. one day she took chii along to court to pay a parking ticket when she witnessed a white police officer yell at him. "that was when i realized that i had a black man," recall