施心遠聽力教程1第二版聽力原文及答案解析

WORD整理版施心遠聽力教程1(第二版)聽力原文及答案UNIT1SectionOneTacticsforListeningPart1PhoneticsExercise:Completethefollowingshortdialogueasyoulistentothetape.Payspecialattentiontotheweakforms,link-upsandcontractions.Woman1:I'vegotgoodnews(1)foryou!Woman2:Oh,yes?Woman1:I'mgettingmarried.Man:Well,well!(2)Who'stheluckyman?Doweknowhim?Woman1:Ofcourseyou(3)knowhim!It'sDavid!Woman2:(4)That'swonderfulnews!Man:I'msure(5)you'llbeveryhappy.Woman2:(6)When'sthewedding?Woman1:NextJune.(7)we'regoingtohaveabigJunewedding!Woman2:Areweinvited?Woman1:Ofcourse!Ihopeyou(8)canallcome.Part2ListeningandNote-takingTelephoneringsforalongtime.Operator:RedmanElectronics.CanIhelpyou?Voice:Atlast!Whydon'tyouanswerthephone?Operator:I'msorry.Iwasdownstairs.Voice:Well,canIspeaktoMr.Redmanplease?專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版Operator:I'mafraidheisn'thereatthemoment.He'sonholiday.He'sintheSouthofFrance.Voice:WhataboutMr.Gray—extension322.Operator:Mr.Gray'sathome.Voice:Well,mayIspeaktoMr.Redman'ssecretary?Operator:Sheisn'tintoday.She'sathersister's.Voice:Isee.ThenI'dliketospeaktoMr.Gray'ssecretary.Operator:MissJones?Voice:That'sright.Operator:Sorry.Sheisn'tin.She'sgonetothehairdresser's.Voice:Whoisintoday?Operator:Well,Iam.ButI'mgoinghomesoon.Whoisitplease?ExerciseA:Listentotheconversationandtakenotes.ExerciseB:Completethefollowingsentences.Wherearethey?Mr.RedmanisonholidayintheSouthofFrance.Mr.Grayisathome.Mr.Redman'ssecretaryisathersister's.Mr.Gray'ssecretary,MissJones,isatthehairdresser's.SectionTwoListeningComprehensionPart1Dialogue專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版Dialogue1HelloWoman1:ProfessorAndrews,thisisDr.Baxter.Woman2:Howdoyoudo?Man:Howdoyoudo?Manl:Hello,Al.Howareyou?Man2:Fine,thanks,Eric.Nicetoseeyouagain.WomanI:Sally,doyouknowSteve?Woman2:No,howdoyoudo?Man:Hello,Sally.I'mgladtomeetyou.Manl:Tony,I'dliketointroducelnyfriendMaryParker.Man2:Oh,hello.I'veheardsomuchaboutyou.Woman:Hello.Woman:MayIintroducemyself?MynameisSusanRoper.Man:Oh,hello.I'mJohnLee.I'msorry,Ididn'tcatchyourname.Exercise:Listentosomepeopletalkingataparty.Whoistalkingtowhom?Whohasknownwhombefore?Completethefollowingsentences.Namesintheboxareforyourreference.1.ProfessorAndrewsistalkingtoDr.Baxter.2.A1istalkingtoEric.3.SallyistalkingtoSteve.4.TonyistalkingtoMawParker.5.SusanRotteristalkingtoJohnLee.專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版6.A/andELhaveknowneachotherbefore.7.TonyhasknownMaryParkerbefore.Dialogue2welcometoBristolEtiennehasjustarrivedinEngland,Etienne:Hello,AreyouMrs.Baker?I'mEtienneBertrand,fromSwitzerland.Mrs.Baker:Hello,Etienne.Comein.WelcometoBristol.Etienne:Hello.Pleasedtomeetyou,Mrs.Baker.Mrs.Baker:Oh,callmeNicola.Andthisismyhusband,Nigel.Mr.Baker:Howwasyourtrip?Nohijacks?Etienne:No,itwasallright,thankyou.ButtheplanewaslateandtheairportwascrowdedMr.Baker:Well,it'stheholidayseason.Youexpectitatthistimeoftheyear.Here,letmetakeyourbagsupstairs.Etienne:Oh,that'sallright.I'lltakethisone.it'sheavy.Mr.Baker:Well.Here'syourroom.Ihopeit'sbigenoughforyouandnottoocold.Wedohavecentralheatingbutitdoesn'tworkverywellThereareextrablanketsinthecupboard,Ithink.Oh,well???Nicola,wherearetheblankets?Let'sgodownandmeettherestofthefamily.專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版Exercise:Listentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTorFinthespaceprovided.Discusswithyourclassmateswhyyouthinkthestatementistrueorfalse.T1.EtienneBertrandisfromSwitzerland.(I'mEtienneBertrand,fromSwitzerland.)T2.TheBakersareexpectingMr.Bertrand.(Mrs.Bakersays"Hello,Etienne.Comein.WelcometoBristol.")T3.Therehaveprobablybeenhijacksinrecentdays.(Mr.Bakersays"Howwasyourtrip?Nohijacks?"andEtienneanswers"No,itwasallfight,thankyou/"Wemaydrawaconclusionthattheywereserious.)F4.theplanewaslatebecausetherehadbeenahijackattempt.(Theplanewaslateprobablybecauseitwastheholidayseason.)T5.Theairportisusuallycrowdedatthistimeoftheyear.(Itistheholidayseason.)T6.Itisprobablystillcold.(Mr.BakermentionscentralheatingandtellsEtiennetouseextrablanketsifhefeelstoocold.)F7.Thecentralheatingdoesn'twork.(Itdoesn'tworkverywell.)T8.Mr.Bakercan'tfindtheblankets.(Mr.BakerasksMrs.Bakerwheretheblanketsare.)專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版Part2PassagesPassage1AyoungwaiterThemostinterestingpartofthelittletownwasthemarketsquare,whichwassurroundedbycafes,restaurantsandsmallshopsfullofallkindsofcheapgoodslikelytoattracttourists.Atthistimeoftheyearitwasnotverycrowded.Itwasalovelydaywithonlyafewlittlewhiteclouds,likepuffs*ofsmoke,inthesky.Itwasnottoohot,asitsometimeswasduringthesummer,butpleasantlywarm.EdwardandAnnsatdownatatableoutsideoneofthecafes.Aftertheyhadbeensittingthereenjoyingthesunshineforafewminutes,ayoungwaiter,notmuchmorethanaboy,cametotaketheirorder.HespokenoEnglish,butafteralotoflaughterandpointingatthemenu,theythoughttheyhadmanagedtomakehimunderstandthatalltheywantedwasicecream.Therewereseveralflavors*,lemon,chocolate,coffee,orangeandvanilla*andtheybothchosecoffee,"Ilovecoffeeicecream,"saidAna.Afteralittlewhilethewaiterreturned.Hewascarryingabigtray,whichhesetdownverycarefullyonthetableinfrontofEdwardandAnn.Thereweretwocupsofcoffeeandtwoplainicecreamsonthetray."Wedidn'tordercoffee,"saidEdwardcrossly*,"weorderedcoffeeicecream.HeoughttobeabletounderstandsimpleEnglish."Thewaitersmiledandlookedpleased.專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版"No,"saidAnnlaughing,"it'shiscountry.Weoughttobeabletospeakhislanguage."Exercise:Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.B2.C3,D4.B5.C6.C7.D8.APassage2greetingandintroductionsGreetingsandintroductionsareanessentialaspectofUSculture.TheimportanceofwIfyouarewithagroupofEnglish-speakingpeopleandtheconversationisgoingoninEnglish,donotuseyournativeoranyforeignlanguageformorethanafewsentences,asitisnotconsideredtobepolite.Trytoavoidusinganyfilthy*,sexuallyexplicit*storiesorjokes.Whenyouareinatheatre,it'snotpolitetotalkorwhisperduringtheperformance.Exercise:Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版I.B2.D3.D4.C5.B6.B7.D8.BPart3NewsNewsItem1InHoustonTexas,afederalinvestigatingjury*haschargedtheArthurAndersenCompanywithblockingeffortstoseekjusticeintheEnroncase.ArthurAndersenemployeeskeptfinancialrecordsandprovidedadvicetothefailedenergycompanyEnron.ThechargessayArthurAndersendestroyedtonsofdocumentswhileaninvestigationwastakingplaceafterEnron'sfailure.TheArthurAndersen*Companycondemned*thechargesasaseriousmisuseofgovernmentpower.ExerciseA:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.ArthurAndersenCompanyischargedwithblockinginvestigationintheEnroncase.ExerciseB:Listentothenewsitemagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTorFinthespaceprovided.Discusswithyourclassmateswhyyouthinkthestatementistrueorfalse.F1.ArthurAndersenCompanywastheenergycompanyEnron'sbusinesspartner.(ArthurAndersenCompanyjustkept專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版financialrecordsandprovidedadvicetotheenergycompanyEnron.)T2.ArthurAndersendestroyedimportantdocuments.(ArthurAndersendestroyedtonsofdocumentswhileaninvestigationwastakingplaceafterEnron'sfailure.)T3.TheArthurAndersenCompanydidnotagreewiththecharges.(TheArthurAndersenCompanycondemnedthechargesasaseriousmisuseofgovernmentpower.)NewsItem2RussianengineersandanAmericancompanyhavepresentedamodelofthefirstspacevehicledesignedforpleasuretips.TheypresentedthefullsizemodelinZhukovskiy*,Russia.Theysaythespaceplaneshouldbereadyinthreeyears.Travelerswouldexperiencethreeminutesofzerogravityduringaone-hourflight.Thevehiclewouldholdapilotandtwopassengers.Aflightwouldcostabout$100,000.ExerciseA:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.Thisitemisaboutamodelofthefirstspacevehicledesignedforpleasuretrips.ExerciseB:Listentothenewsitemagainandcompletethefollowingblanks.Possibletime:inthreeyearsVehiclesize:canholdapilotandtwopassengersSpecialexperience:threeminutesofzerogravityLengthofthetrip:_onehour專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版Cost:$100,000NewsItem3WorldleadersataUnitedNations1conferenceinMonterrey,Mexico,haveurgedwealthynationstoincreasetheirforeignaid.PeruvianpresidentspokeThursdayattheUNconferenceonfinancingfordevelopment.MrToledo*saidterrorismcouldgrowifpoorcountriesdonotreceivehelp.HereturnedhomeearlierbecauseofthebombinginLima.Economicleadersandpoliticalactiviststoldtheconferencethatpovertyisamajorthroattoworldpeace.TheUnitedNationswants22industrialnationstoincreasetheirforeignaidby100,000milliondollars.Thegoalistoreducebyhalfthenumberofthepoorbytheyear2015.PresidentBushsaysabombingneartheUnitedStatesEmbassyinLimawillnotstophimfromgoingtoPeruonSaturday.TheattackWednesdaynightkilledatleastninepeoplemidwoundedmanyothers.MrBushsaysheissurePeru'spresidentwilldoeverythingpossibletomakeLimasafeforhistrip.Nogrouphasclaimedresponsibilityfortheattack.ExerciseA:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.Thisnewsitemisabouta[INconferenceonfinancingfordevelopment.ExerciseB:Listentothenewsitemagainandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.1.B2.C3.D4.D5.BSection3OralWorkPart1QuestionsandAnswersPeterandWilliamhavejustarrivedatthedoorofPeter'shouse.Peteris專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版lookinginallhispockets.Peter:Ohdear.Ican'tfindmydoorkey.Williams:IfyoursisterAnn'sathome,she'llletusin,won'tshe?Peter:She'sout.Thedoorwouldn'tbelockedifshewasathome.William:Let'shopeitdoesn'trainagainthen.Ifitdoeswe'llgetsoaked.Peter:Itellyouwhat.Ifyouletmeclimbonyourshoulders,Fitgetinthroughthepantry*window.William:Right.Upyougo.(soundeffects)What'sthematter?Peter:It'snogood.Ifitweretwoincheswider,Icoulddoit.William:Andalltheotherwindowsareshut,otherwiseitwouldbeeasy.Peter:1supposewecouldbreakone.William:Idon'tthinkyourfatherwouldbeverypleasedifwedid.Peter:No,Idon'tsupposehewould.Well,whatshallwedo?William:Idon'tknow.Ifonlyyouweren'tsocareless,youwouldn'tgetintosuchtrouble.Peter:Walt!What'sthisinthegrass?William:Yourkey!Youmusthavedroppeditwhenyoucameout.Youreallyarecareless.Peter:ItfsluckyIam,really,otherwisewe'dhavetowaittillAnncomeshome.Exercise"Listentothedialogueandthenanswersomequestionsaboutit,Youwillhearthedialogueandthequestionsonlyonce.Answereachquestionwithacompletesentenceafteryouhaveheardit.Questions:1.WhatisPeterlookingfor?專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版(Heislookingforhisdoorkey.)2.IsAnnathome?(No,sheisnotathome.)3.WhatisWilliamworryingabout?(Heisworryingabouttheweather.)4.WhatdoesPeterwanttodo?(Hewantstogetintothehousethroughthepantrywindow.)5.Whycan'thegetinthroughthewindow?(Becausethewindowisnotwideenough.)6.Peter'sfatherwon'tmindifPeterbreaksoneofthewindows,willhe'?(Yes,hewill.)7.Whereisthedoorkey'?(It'sinthegrass.)g.WhatdoesWilliamthinkofPeter?(Hethinksheisreallycareless.)Par2RetellingThechildrenhaddesperatelywantedtogotothecircus.Everydayafterschooltheyhadgonedowntothefieldbehindthepubtoseewhatwashappening.Firstthemenhadputuptilebigtent,andthenmovedinalltheseats,andfinallytheyhadfixedthecolouredlightsroundtheoutsideofthetent.專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版Inanotherpartofthefield,thechildrenwatchedastheanimalswerefedandexercised.Sometimes,totheirdelight,twoyoungwomenstoodonthehorses'backsandgallopedroundandround.Butthemostexcitingmomentofallwaswhenthetrainerallowedthemtowatchhimgointothemlions'cage.Thechildrenweresurehewouldbeattacked,buthecameoutagainunhurtandsmiling.Atlasttheopeningnightcameround.Thenthemostterriblethinghappened;theirmotherforbadethemtogobecauseshesaiditwasunkindtoputanimalsinacircus.Thechildrenwereunabletomakeherchangehermind,andtheyhadtositathomewhilethemusicandlightsinthefieldremindedthemofwhattheyweremissing.Exercise:Listentothepassageandthenretellitinyourownwords.Youwillhearthepassageonlyonce.SectionFourSupplementaryExercisesPart1ListeningComprehension專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版ThenativepeopleofNorthandSouthAmericaweregiventhename"Indians"bytheexplorerChristopherColumbus*.HethoughthehadreachedaplacecalledtheIndies.Intime,thetermsAmericanIndianandIndianbecamewidelyused.About2,000,000nativeAmericansliveintheUnitedStatestoday.SomeIndiansliveongovernmentlandscalledreservations*,orontribal*lands.Othersliveincities.TraditionalcultureremainsstronginareaswherelargenumbersofIndianslive.ButmanynativeAmericansworrythattheirculturaltraditionswillbelostasyoungpeopleleavetheseareasforeconomicreasons.TheeconomicsituationofAmericanIndiansasagroupisnotgood.About50%ofthosewholiveonreservationshavenojobs.ThosewhodohavejobsearnlessthanotherAmericans.MostIndiansholdlow-payingunskilledjobs.IndianshavemanyhealthproblemsanddonotliveaslongasotherAmericans.ButthesituationisimprovingasmoreIndiansarebecomingeducated.Today,mostnativeAmericansgraduatefromhighschool.Atleast9%ofallIndians25yearsoldorolderhavefinishedcollege.TheeconomicsituationalsohasimprovedasnativeAmericantribes*createbusinessesontheirlands.OneexampleisthePequottribeofthenortheast.Thetribeownsandoperatesahotel,gamblingcasino*,andamuseumofitscultureandhistory.Today,AmericanIndiansaretryingtocontroltheirlandwithoutinterferencefromthegovernment.Thisincludescontroloverhuntingandfishing專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版rights,andmining*operations.Theyaretryingtoprotecttheirlandfrompollution.Andtheyaretakinglegalactiontoregainlostlandsortoreceivepaymentforthem.AmericanIndiansaretryingtochangetheireconomicsituation,improvetheirlivesandhonor*theirculture.Exercise:ListentothepassageabouttheAmericanIndiansandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.l.C2.C3.D4.A5.C6.BPart2OralWorkIworkinasmallofficefrom9till5MondaytoFriday.OccasionallymybossasksmetocomeinonaSaturdaymorningaswell.Idon'tearnalargesalaryandmyjobisratherdull,really.ButIhaveasecretdream.MydreamistomakeareturnflighttoNewYorkonConcorde.1knowpeoplesayrudethingsaboutit.Theysaythatit'snoisyandexpensiveandthatitusestoomuchfuel,and...MyproblemisthatIcanonlyaffordtoputaside-5aweekandareturntickettoNewYorkcostsover-1,000.ThenofcourseNewYorkisquiteanexpensivecity,theysay.Nevermind.Oneday,perhaps...Exercise:Listentothepassageandthengiveyouropiniononthefollowingtopics.1.Doyouthinkthespeaker'ssecretdreamcouldberealized?Ifso,how?2.Whatisyourdream?Whatwillyoudotorealizeyourowndream?專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版UnitTwoSection1TacticsforListeningPart1PhoneticsExercise:Completethefollowingshortdialogueasyoulistentothetape-Payspecialattentiontotheweakforms,link-upsandcontractions.Woman:Goodevening.Man:Goodevening.Canyou(1)makeupthisprescription,please?Woman:Certainly.(2)Wouldyouliketowait?Man:Howlong(3)willittake?Woman:(4)Itfllbereadyintwentyminutes.Man:Oh,(5)I'llcomebacklater.Woman:Allright,sir,Man:(6)ShallIpaynoworlater?Woman:(7)Later'llbeallrightPart2ListeningandNote-takingMan:Excuseme.HowcanIgettothestationplease?Woman:Thestation,thestation,thestation...letmesee.Ah,yes.Youcangodown...no.Gostraightonuntilyoucometoacinema.Let'sseenow—that'sthesecondturnonyourright.Thecinema'sonthecorner.Turnrightatthecinemaandyou'llbeinBridgeStreet.Ithinkit'sBridgeStreet.GoalongBridgeStreetfor專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版afewminutesandthentakethesecond—no,notthesecond,thefirst,that'sfight,thefirstturning.Onyourleft.Thestationisstraightahead,rightinfrontofyou.Man:Sothat'ssecondrightandfirstleft.Thankyouverymuch.That'sverykindofyou.Woman:Don'tmentionit.ExerciseA:Listentotheconversationandtakenotes.ExerciseB:Usetheinformationfromyournotestomarktheplacesandstreetsmentionedintheconversationonthesketchmap.Part1DialogueSection2ListeningComprehensionDialogue1wheredidyoulivingnow?Interviewer:YousayyoumovedoutofLondonfiveyearsago?Alistair:Yes,Idid.]livedinHampstead*.Interviewer:That'sveryclosetothecentre,isn'tit?Alistair:Yes,quiteclose.1wenttoworkbybicycle—IworkedinOxfordStreet.Ittookabouthalfanhour.Interviewer:Andwhydidyoumove?Didyouchangejobs?Alistair:Well,yes,Idid.Iworkedforanadvertisingagencythen.NowIwork專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版foranewspaper.Butthatisn'tthereason.ImovedbecauseLondonissodirtyandthere'ssomuchstress—Interviewer:Andnowyoulivein-.Alistair:Oh,rightinthecountry.Theneareststationisratherfar,about15milesaway,butthevillageisfairlyclosetoLondon,about40miles.IstillworkinLondon.Interviewer:Sohowlongdoesittakeyoutogettowork?Alistair:Oh,lessthananhourandahalf,doortodoor.ExerciseA:Listenotheinterviewanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTorFinthespaceprovided.Discusswithyourclassmateswhyyouthinkthestatementistrueorfalse.F1.ThemanlivesinHampsteadnow.(ThemanusedtoliveinHampstead.)T2.Themanhaschangedhisjob.(Heworkedforanadvertisingagencyfiveyearsagobutnowheworksforanewspaper.)F3.Theplacewherethemanlivesnowisabout15milesawayfromLondon.(Theneareststationisratherfarabout15milesaway,butthevillageisfairlyclosetoLondon,about40miles.)專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版ExerciseB:Listentotheinterviewagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.1.WhydidthemanmoveoutofLondon?(BecausehefindsthatLondonissodirtyandthere'ssomuchstress.)2.Wheredoeshelivenow?(Helivesinavillageinthecountry,about40milesawayfromLondon.)3.Howdidheusetogotowork?(Heusedtogotoworkbybicycle.)4.Howdoeshegotoworknow?(Mostlikelyhegoestoworkbycarnowbecausehesaidthatittakeshimlessthananhourandahalf,doortodoor,togettowork.)5.Wheredoesheworknow?(Heworksforanewspapernow.)Dialogue2HaveyoueverlivedabroadInterviewer:Haveyoueverlivedabroad,Phyllis?Phyllis:Yes,Ihaveactually.Whataboutyou?Interviewer:No,unfortunatelyIhaven't.Phyllis:Oh,whatashame!Interviewer.Wheredidyoulivewhenyouwereabroad?Phyllis:IlivedinAustralia.Interviewer:Really?That'salongwayaway.Phyllis:Uhm,uhm,yes!專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版Interviewer:Howlongwereyoutherefor?Phyllis:IwastherefortwelveyearsInterviewer:Oh!Whatalongtime!Phyllis:Yes.Rather,Interviewer:Erin.SohowlonghaveyoubeenbackintheUK?Phyllis:I'vebeenbackabout,erm.tenyearsnow,Interviewer:Uhm,uhm,WhenyouwereinAustralia,didyouthinkofitasyourhome?Phyllis:Well,itdependsonwhat,youmeanbyhome.When1was...hometomeisbeingnearthepeopleyou'refondof.Interviewer:Uhm.uhm.yeah.SodoesthatmeanthatyourfamilywerewithyouinAustralia?Phyllis:Yes,theyweretherewithme.Interviewer:Andpresumablythey've...theycamebacktotheUK?Phyllis:Yes,theydid.Theycamebackwithme,Interviewer:Uhm,uhm.Erin,ifyouhadachoice,wheredoyouthinkyou'dbelivingnow?Phyllis:Oh.IwouldreallyliketogobacktoAustraliaInterviewer:Oh,yeah?Why'sthat?Phyllis:Well,foronething,it'stheclimate.Interviewer:UhmPhyllis:And.er.secondly,it's...veryrelaxed.Interviewer:Oh?Inwhatway?Phyllis:Well,youknow,thewaveoflife,nobodyhurries.Interviewer:Uhm.Isthatatworkaswellassocially?Phyllis:That'sright,everything專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版Exercise:Listentotheinterviewandcompletethefollowingquestionnaire.Part2PassagesPassageonewelcometoLondonWelcometoLondon!YouandsevenmillionothertouristswillfillBritain'scapitalcitythisseason,jostling*eachotheralongOxfordStreet,gettinglostontheUnderground,staringatBuckinghamPalace,andcomplainingaboutthefoodandtheweather.Whatcanyoudowhenyou'rehere?TherearetheobvioustouristattractionsofroyalLondon,theLondonofpageantry*andsoldiersinfancyuniforms.ThereishistoricalLondon,withtheancientbuildingsandmagnificentchurches.AgoodintroductiontoallthiscanbefoundintheLondonMuseumintheBarbican*.Youcanspendalotofmoney,inshopsfromaristocratic*Knightsbridge*todemocraticMarksandSpencer*,allofthemanxioustoreceivetravellers'chequesinalmostanycurrency.Therearemanyhotelsatyourservice,andyourchambermaidmayWellbeabletotalktoyouinyourownlanguage—thoughprobablynotinEnglish,Restaurantsareherebythe專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版hundred.YoucaneatyourwayroundtheworldinLondon,fromChinatoArgentina*,thoughyoumayhaveabitofajobfindinggoodEnglishfoodExercise:Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.I.A2.A3.D4.D5.B6.C7.A8.BPassage2entertainmentsinLondonYoucome,ofcourse,fromallovertheworld,attractedbythecomparativecheapnessofLondonanditsrelativelynewreputationasagoodplacetohavefun—areputationwhichreallyonlydatesfromthemid1960's,thatera*ofSwingingLondon,"*ofpopstarsandfashionphotographersanddressdesigners.There'scertainlynolackofentertainment.TheBritishTheatreisworldfamous,andofferseverythingfromShakespearetoWestEndcomedy*.There'salargenumber專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版ofcinemaspresentingfilmsfromallovertheworld.Everynightoftheweekthereareconcerts.Classicalorpop,takeyourchoice.Andofcoursenightclubswillbehappytotakelargequantifiesofcashfromyouinreturnfortheillusion*ofbeingsophisticated*andperhapsslightlywicked*.Whenitrains(anditwillrain)therearemuseumsandartgalleriestogiveyoushelter—andthey'refree!Whenit'sfine,takeaboattripalongtheRiverThames,downstreamtoGreenwich*orupstreamtoHamptonCourt*.YoumaybeexhaustedbyLondon;youmaybecheatedinLondon;youmaynotbeabletogetadrinkwhenyouwantone,thankstotheridiculouslicensinglaws;youmaygetwetandcatchacold;butyou'renotlikelytobebored.Exercise:Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.I.C7.B2.A8.D3.D4.B5.D6.C專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版Part3NewsNewsItem1RussianForeignMinisterIgorlvanov*saysheandAmericanSecretaryofStateColinPowell*willmeetFebruary24thinCairo.Themeetingwillbethefirstface-to-facetalksbetweenthetwoofficials.MrlvanovsaysRussianoppositiontoPresidentBush'splantobuildamissiledefensesystemwillbediscussedduringthemeeting.TheannouncementofthemeetingfollowedthetalksbetweenRussianPresidentVladimirPutin*andGermanForeignMinisterJoschkaFischer*.MrFischerwasinMoscowtodiscussarmsissues.InWashingtonStateDepartmentofficialsconfirmthemeeting.SecretaryPowellwillvisittheMiddleEastandBelgium*fromFebruary23rdthroughthe27th.ExerciseA:Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.ThisnewsitemisaboutthemeetingbetweenRussianForeignMinisterandAmericanSecretaryofStateonFebruary24thinCairo.ExerciseB:Listentothenewsitemagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTorFinthespaceprovided.Discusswithyourclassmateswhyyou專業(yè)學(xué)習(xí)參考資料WORD整理版thinkthestatementistrueorfalse.F1.RussianForeignMinisterIgorIvanovwillmeetAmericanSecretaryofStateColinPowellonFebruary21stinCairo.(RussianForeignMinisterIgorlvanovwillmeetAmericanStateColinPowellonFebruary24thinCairo.)F2.Themeetingwillbethefourthface-to-facetalksbetweenthetwoofficials.(Themeetingbetweenthetwoofficials.)T3.MrlvanovsaystheywilldiscussRussianoppositiontoPresidentBush'splantobuildamissiledefensesystemduringthedentwillbethefirstface-to-facetalksSecretaryofmeeting.(MrIvanovsaysRussianoppositiontoPresi-Bush'splantobuildamissiledefensesystemwillbediscussedduringthemeeting.)T4.RussiaannouncedthemeetingfollowedthetalksbetweenRussianPresidentVladimirPutinandGermanForeignMinisterJoschkaFischer.(TheannouncementofthemeetingfollowedthetalksbetweenRussianPresidentVladimirPutinandGermanForeignMinisterJoschkaFischer.)F5.MrFischerwasinWashingtontodiscussarmsissues,(MrFischerwa