施心遠主編《聽力教程》1(第2版)Unit12聽力原文和答案

1、.word格式,Unit12SectionOneTacticsforListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise:Completethefollowingshortdialogueasyoulistentothetape.Payspecialattentiontotheweakforms,link-upsandcontractions.SoundofbusystreetJe任Hi,Carl,(I)Whafsup?Carl:Hey,Jeff.We're(2)onourwaytoseethatnewcomedyRunningFromtheMob.Wantto(3)go

2、withus?Jeff:I(4)hearit'sreallyfunny.Carl:Yeah,it'sgotalotofgood(5)peopleinit.Shouldbegreat.Let'sgo.Je任Ah,I(6)wishIcould,butI'vegottostudy.Carl:Well,maybenexttime.You're(7)missingagoodthing.Jeff:Iknow.(8)Gottogo.Seeyou.Carl:Bye.Part 2 ListeningandNote-TakingTAPESCRIPTExercise:Comp

3、letethepassagesasyoulistentoit.The(1)firstthingIdoattheofficeisto(2)openalltheboss'sletters,I(3)answertheeasyonesandI(4)leavethedifficultonesonthe(5)boss'sdesk.Atabout(6)10o'clockImake(7)acupofcoffeeforthebossandformyself.Thentheboss(8)dictateslettersforabout(9)anhour.Ofcourse,Ianswerthe

4、phone(10)allday.Sometimesitdoesn't(11)stop.Ihaveabout(120halfanhourforlunchatabout(13)oneo'clock.ThenIdojobsinthe(140officetillabout(15)fiveo'clock.SectionTwoListeningComprehensionPart1DialoguesDialogue1JobInterviewTAPESCRIPTMsBrown:Whatwasyourpreviousjob?MrWigmore:IworkedfortheNationalB

5、usCompany.MsBrown:Andhowlonghaveyouworkedforthem?MrWigmore:I'veworkedforthemforfiveyears.MsBrown:Howlonghaveyoubeenanareasalesmanager?MrWigmore:Eighteenmonths.MsBrown:AndwhatdidyoudobeforejoiningtheBusCompany?MrWigmore:Iworkedforachainofhotelsasjuniormanager.MsBrown:Thepostyou'veappliedforin

6、volvesalotoftraveling.Haveyoubeenabroadmuch?MrWigmore:I'vebeentomostofWesternEurope,andI'vebeentoeasternEuropeonce,toHungary.MsBrown:Whydidyougothere?MrWigmore:Thehotelsentmetoattendaconference.MsBrown:Isee.Haveyoueverorganizedaconferenceyourself?MrWigmore:Yes.Ihaveactually.Why?MsBrown:Well,

7、thisjobwouldrequireratheralotoforganizingmeetingsandconferences.Exercise:Listentothedialogueandanswerthequestions.1. Howmanyjobshastheintervieweehadbeforeheappliesforthisjob?Whatarethey?(Hehashadtwojobs.HeworkedfortheNationalBusCompanyasanareasalesmanager.Beforethat,heworkedforachainofhotelsasjunior

8、manager.)2. Whataretherequirementsforthisjob?(Thisjobinvolvesalotoftravelingandrequiresratheralotoforganizationmeetingsandconferences.)3. Doyouthinktheintervieweeisqualifiedforthisjob?Giveyourreasons.(Probablyheisqualifiedforthejob.Becausehehasbeenamanagerformanyyearsandhehasbeenabroadmuch.Hehasbeen

9、tomostofWesternEurope.Heactuallyhastheexperienceoforganizationaconference.)Dialogue2JobRedundancyDavid:Cheerup,George.What'shappenedtothathappysmileweallknowandlove?George:Oh,hello,David.Iwasmilesaway,I'mafraid.David:What'stheproblem?Youlookasifyou'velostapoundandfound10pence.George:

10、Decisions,decisions.I'velostmyjob.David:Youhaven't.George:Ihave.David:Ithoughtyouweredoingsowell.George:SodidI.Thenyesterdaytheygaveusalltheofficialletter.Apparentlythebusinesshasbeenlosingmoney,sothey'vedecidedtocloseitdown.David:Gracious,when?George:Endoftheweek.David:You'veworkedt

11、hereforquitealongtime,haven'tyou?George:Nearlysixyears.David:Soyou'reentitledtosomeredundancy*money?George:Notalot.Notifthey'vebeenlosingmoney.David:Whatareyougoingtodo?Areyougoingtotryandgetanotherjobinthemusicbusiness?George:Well,IthoughtImightstartalittlebusinessofmyown.David:That'

12、;sagoodidea.Whatsortofbusiness?Amusicshop?George:No.Arecordingstudio.Recordingstudioschargetheearththesedaysandtherearelotsofyoungsterswhocan'taffordthoseprices.IthoughtifIfindsuitablepremises*Icouldofferacut-price*recordingservice.David:Thatsoundsamarvelousidea.Then,asyougetmorefamous,youcouldi

13、ncreaseyourcharges.George:No,I'dratherencourageyoungmusicianstocomeandmaketheirfirstrecordingwithmeandthenIthoughtmaybeIcouldbranchoutandbecomeanagent.David:Ah,Isee.Thenyoucouldselltherecordingmadebyyourproteges*tothebigrecordcompanies.George:That'sthegeneralidea.David:Great.Well,ifyoudecide

14、youneedsomeonetolookaftertheaccountsandmakethecoffee,letmeknow.Imightbeinterested.George:OK.Imaytakeyouupon*thatoffer.Bye.David:Bye.Exercise:Listentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTorFinthespaceprovided.Discusswithyourclassmateswhyyouthinkthestatementistrueorfal

15、se.T1.Georgeisusuallyhappyandgay.(David:What'shappenedtothathappysmileweallknowandlove?)F2.Georgeworksmilesaway.(WhenGeorgesays"Oh,hello,David.Iwasmilesaways,I'mafraid,“hemeansheisnotpayinganyattention.)F3.Georgehasjustbeentoaninterview.(ProbablyGeorgehasjustbeenbackfromhiswork.)T4.Geor

16、gelooksdepressed.(David:Youlookasifyou'velostapoundand10pence.)F5.Sincethebusinessisnotdoingwell,thecompanydecidestoreducethenumberofitsworkers.(Sincethebusinessisnotdoingwell,thecompanydecidestocloseitdown.)T6.ThecompanyjustgaveGeorgeaweeknotice.(thecompanywillbecloseddownbytheendofnextweek.)T7

17、.SinceGeorgehasbeenworkingforthecompanyfornearlysixyear,heshouldbegivenasortofcompensation.(SinceGeorgehasbeenworkingforthecompanyfornearlysixyear,heshouldbegivenasortofcompensation,whichiscalledredundancymoney.)F8.Georgeisgoingtolookforanewjob.(Georgeisgoingtostarthisownbusiness.)F9.Georgethinkshis

18、recordingstudiocanattractyoungstersbyofferingahigh-qualityrecordingservice.(Georgethinkshisrecordingstudiocanattractyoungstersbyofferingacut-pricerecordingservice.)F10.Georgewouldstartarecordingstudioratheramusicshopbecausehethinkshecanmakemuchmoremoney.(Thoughrecordingstudioschargetheearththesedays

19、,Georgewouldjustofferanopportunityfortheyoungmusicianstocomeandmaketheirfirstrecordingwithhim.)F11.George'sambitionistoestablishabigrecordcompany.(George'sambitionistobranchoutandbecomeanagentandselltherecordingsmadebyhisprotegestothebigrecordcompanies.)F12.GeorgehasacceptedDavid'soffert

20、obehisaccountant.(GeorgemayconsiderDavid'sofferlateron.)Part2PassagesPassage1Burglary(1)Theoldladywasgladtobebackattheblockofflatswhereshelived.Hershoppinghadtiredher.Intheliftherthoughtswereonlunchandagoodrest;butwhenshegotoutatherownfloor,bothwereforgotteninhersuddendiscoverythatherfrontdoorwa

21、sopen.Shewasthinkingthatshemustreprimand*herdailymaidthenextmorningforsuchamonstrousnegligence,whensherememberedthatshehadgoneshoppingafterthemaidhadleftandsheknewthatshehadturnedbothkeysintheirlocks.Shewalkedslowlyintothehallandatoncenoticedthatalltheroomdoorswereopen,yetfollowingherregularpractice

22、shehadshutthembeforegoingout.Lookingintothedrawingroom,shesawasceneofconfusionoverbyherwritingdesk.Exercise:Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.1.D2.C3.A4.C5.B6.D7.A8.CPart3NewsNewsItem1TAPESCRIPTWaterhaslongbeenconsideredimportanttothedevelopmentoflife.That

23、iswhyscientistsaresointerestedinfindingwaterinoursolarsystem.Now,theAmericanspaceagencyhasconfirmedthatthereiswatericeontheplanetMars.Thediscoveryisamajorstepinthesearchfortheconditionsforlifeontheredplanet.ThediscoverywasmadewiththehelpofanAmericanspacecraft,thePhoenixMarsLander.Thespacecraftlanded

24、ontheextremenorthofMarsonMay25.OnJune15,itdugaholeaboutsevencentimetersdeepintheMartiansoil.Theholecontainedsmallparticlesofalight-coloredsubstance.Scientistswonderedwhetherthesubstancewasfrozencarbondioxide,saltorwaterice.ExerciseA:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.Thenewsitemisabou

25、ttheexperimentcarriedoutonMarsbyaspacecraft.ExerciseB:Listentothenewsitemagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1. TheAmericanspaceagencyhasconfirmedthatthereiswatericeontheplanetMars.2. ThediscoverywasmadewiththehelpofanAmericanspacecraft.3. ThePhoenixMarsLander.4. Itisamajorstepinthesearchforthecondi

26、tionsforlifeonMars.5. ThespacecraftlandedontheextremenorthofMarsonMay25.6. ItdugaholeaboutsevencentimetersdeepintheMartiansoil.7. Theholecontainedsmallparticlesofalight-coloredsubstance.8. Scientistswonderedwhetherthesubstancewasfrozencarbondioxide,saltorwaterice.NewsItem2AnAmericanstudyhassuggested

27、thatmeltingiceintheArcticSeaisthreateningpermanentlyfrozensoil.ThestudyfoundthatratesofwarminginnorthernAlaska,CanadaandRussiacouldincreasewhentheseaicemeltsquickly.Duringsuchperiods,theincreasecouldbemorethanthreetimesgreaterthantheaveragetwenty-firstcenturywarmingratespredictedinearlierstudies.The

28、newstudyistheworkofscientistsfromtheNationalCenterforAtmosphericResearchandtheNationalSnowandIceDataCenter.ThefindingswerereportedlastmonthinGeophysicalResearchLetters,apublicationoftheAmericanGeophysicalUnion.ExerciseA:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.Thenewsitemisaboutmeltingicein

29、theArcticSeathatisthreateningpermanentlyfrozensoil.ExerciseB:Listentothenewsitemagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1. IthassuggestedthatmeltingiceintheArcticSeaisthreateningpermanentlyfrozensoil.2. InnorthernAlaska,CanadaandRussia.3. Theincreasecouldbemorethanthreetimesgreaterthantheaveragetwenty-f

30、irstcentury.4. Lastmonth.5. InGeophysicalResearchLetters.6. TheAmericanGeophysicalUnion.NewsItem3TAPESCRIPTSpacescientistshavebeensearchingnearbystarsforplanetswithgreatsuccess.TheUnitedStatesspaceagencysaysthat264exoplanetshavebeendiscoveredsofar.But,untilnow,fewoftheplanetarysystemsfoundorbitingot

31、herstarshavebeenlikeourownsolarsystem.ThathasallchangedwiththediscoveryofafifthplanetorbitingastarcalledFifty-FiveCancriintheconstellationCancer.Thestarisforty-onelightyearsawayfromEarth.Itisalsoverysimilartoourownsun.Lastmonth,astronomersannouncedthediscoveryofafifthplanetorbitingFifty-FiveCancri.W

32、hatmakesthediscoveryextraordinaryisthatthenewexoplanetorbitsinwhatastronomerscalla"habitablezone."Thismeanstemperaturesontheplanetmaybewarmenoughforliquidwatertoexisteitheronitssurfaceorononeofitsmoons.ExerciseA:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.Thenewsitemisaboutthediscove

33、ryofafifthplanetorbitingastarcalledFifty-FiveCancri.ExerciseB:Listentothenewsitemagainandcompletethefollowingpassage.Lastmonth,astronomersannouncedthediscoveryofafifthplanetorbitingFifty-FiveCancri.Thestaris41lightyearsawayfromEarthanditisverysimilartoourownsun.AccordingtotheUnitedStatesspaceagency,

34、264exoplanetshavebeendiscoveredsofarandfewoftheplanetarysystemsfoundorbitingotherstarsarelikeourownsolarsystem.Thathasallchangedwiththediscovery.Whatmakesthediscoveryextraordinaryisthatthenewexoplanetorbitsisinahabitablezone,whichmeansliquidwatermayonitssurfaceorononeofitsmoons.SectionThereOralWorkP

35、art1QuestionsandAnswersTAPESCRIPTJenny:WouldyoulikeagameoftennisnextThursday?Chris:Ican't,I'mafraid,I'mgoingtoBristol.Jenny:Whatfor?Chris:Ihaveaninterviewforajobasmanagerofarecordshop.Jenny:Ididn'tknowyouwantedtomove.Chris:Well,myparentsaregoingtoretiretoBathnextyear,andIwanttobenear

36、them.Jenny:HowareyougettingtoBristol?Chris:Ihaveabitofaproblem,actually.Mycarisn'tworkingatthemoment.I'mthinkingofgettingataxitothestation,andthengettingatrain.Jenny:I'llgiveyoualifttothestation.Don'tworryaboutataxi.Chris:Really?Jenny:Mmm.Chris:OK.ThenI'llgetataxihome.Jenny:Well,

37、whattimeisyourtrainback?Chris:Itgetsinat21.15what'sthat?quarterpastnineintheevening.Jenny:It'sallright.I'llpickyouupaswell.It'snotrouble.Chris:That'sgreat!Thanksalot.Jenny.Exercise:Listentothedialogueandthenanswersomequestionsaboutit.Youwillhearthedialogueandthequestionsonlyonce.

38、Answereachquestionwithacompletesentenceafteryouhaveheardit.Questions:1. WhatdoesJennywanttoknow?(ShewantstoknowwhetherChriswouldlikeagameoftennisnextThursday.)2. CanChrisplaytenniswithhernextThursday?(No,heisunableto.)3. Whyisn'theabletodethat?(HewillgotoBristoltohaveaninterviewforajob.)4. Whatk

39、indofjobdoesau-isapplyfor?(Heappliesforajobasmanagerofarecordshop.)5. WhydoesChriswanttomove?(Hisparentsaregoingtoretirenextyearandhewantstobenearthem.)6. HowisChrisgettingtoBristol?(He'sthinkingofgettingataxitothestationandthengettingatrain.)7. Whyneedn'tChrisworryaboutataxi?(Jennywillgiveh

40、imalift.)8. Whattimeishistrainback?(Itisaquarterpastnineintheevening.)Part2RetellingRuthLawrence,a13-year-oldEnglishgirl,wasawardedadegreeattheUniversityofOxford.Whenspeakingtothereportersfromtelevision,radioandthepressRuthsaidthatshewasnotagenius,andhersuccesswastheresultofalotofhardwork.Ruthisvery

41、specialgirl.AtOxfordUniversityRuthcompletedherdegreeintwoyearsinsteadoftheusualthree.HerteachersaysthatRuthhasthequickestmindthananystudentshehaseverknown.Ruthhasneverattendedschool.Ruth'sfatherhasbeenherteacherforthemostofherlifeandhestoppedworkingforhiscomputercompanytogotoOxfordwithher.Mrs.La

42、wrencehasbeenmanagingthecomputercompanysinceRuthandherfatherwenttoOxford.Ruth'sfathersaidthathewasveryhappywithhisdaughter'ssuccess.AndhehopedthatRuthwasgoingtostayinOxfordanddoresearchExercise:Listentothepassageandthenretellitinyourownwords.Youwillhearthepassageonlyonce.SectionFourSupplemen

43、taryExercisesPart1ListeningComprehensionPassage1Burglary(2)TAPESCRIPTItwasasclearasdaylightthenthatburglarshadforcedanentryduringherabsence.Herfirstimpulsewastogoroundalltheroomslookingforthethieves,butthenshedecidedthatatheragetmightbemoreprudenttohavesomeonewithher,soshewentto(etchtheporterfromhis

44、basement.Bythistimeherlegswerebeginningtotremble,soshesatdownandacceptedacupofverystrongtea,whilehetelephonedthepolice.Theywentthroughtherooms,beingcarefultotouchnothing,astheydidnotwanttohinder*thepoliceintheirsearchforfingerprints.Itseemedasthougheverythingshepossessedhadbeentossedoutandturnedover

45、andover.Atleastsortingoutthethingssheshouldhavediscarded*yearsagowasbeingmadeeasierlother.Thenapoliceinspectorarrivedwithaconstableandshetoldthemofherdiscoveryoftheransackedflat.Theinspectorbegantolookforfingerprints,whiletheconstablecheckedthatthefrontdoorlockshadnotbeenforced,therebyprovingthatthe

46、burglarshadeitherusedskeletonkeysorenteredoverthebalcony.Therewasnotraceoffingerprints,buttheinspectorfoundadirtyredbundlethatcontainedjewellerywhichtheoldladysaidwasnothers.Sotheirentryintothisflatwasapparentlynottileburglarsfirstjobthatday.Exercise:Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachoft

47、hefollowingquestions.I.A2.C3.C4.A5.D6.C7.B8.BPassage2NursingCrisisTheWorldHealthOrganizationsaysthenumberofflumesandmidwivesaroundtheworldisdecreasing.Nursesarehealthcareworkerswhoaretrainedtocarethesickpeople.Midwivesarehealthcareworkerswhoaretrainedmassistwomenduringchildbirth.TheWorldHealthOrgani

48、zationsaysthisdecreaseinskilledhealthcamproviderswillhurthealthcareservicesinmanycountriesMostnursesandmidwivesaresaidtobeleavingthehealthcareprofessionbecauseofseveralreasons.TheyincludelowpayandpoorworkingconditionsHealthcareexpertsdiscussedtheseproblemsdaringameetinginDecember.TheymetaltheWorldHe

49、althOrganizationheadquartersinGeneva,SwitzerlandExpertssaidtheproblemsexplainwhyitisbecomingmoredifficulttobringnewpeopleintodienursingandmidwifeprofessions.NaeemaAl-GasseerisinexpertinnursingandmidwiferytheWorldHealthOrganization.Shesayshealthservicesindevelopingcountriesmaysuffermostfromtheshortag

50、e.ShesaysMorepeoplemaygetsickanddienumberofwomenwhodiewhilegivingbirthmayincreaseMizz-AlGasseeralsosaysthenumberofbabiesandchildrenindevelopingcountriesmayincreasebecausetheservicesofnursesandmidwiveswillnolongerbeprovided.AI-Gasseeralsosaysthemisaso-called"skillsdrain"aroundtheworld.Thism

51、eansthatnursesandmidwivesindevelopingcountriesarebeingofferedbelierjobsinindustrialcountries.Asaresult,shesaysanalreadybadsituationisworsening.Forexample,theWorldHealthOrganizationreportsaboutonehospitalinZambia.TheHospitalhasonlyfive-hundrednursesHowever,thehospitalneedsthreelimesasmanynursestooperateeffectively.Thissamesituationishappeningallovertheworld.Forexample,theWorldHeathOrganizationreportstherehasbeenadecr