新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材(修订版)总主编戴炜栋 听力教程1 学生用书第二版 unit3

第一篇：新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材(修订版)总主编戴炜栋 听力教程1 学生用书第二版 unit3

UNIT 4

Part 2 listening and note-taking

This table shows the number of commuters* into central London between 7.00 a.m.and 10.00 a.m.daily.The total number is 1,396,000.Of these, 405,000 travel by underground — that's 29% of the total, and 28% travel by British Rail— that's 391,000 people daily.13 %, 181,000 people use both rail and underground, and 9%, 126,000 people, travel by bus.That means a total of 1,103,000 people, 79%, on public transport.The remainder use private transport, 237,000 come by car and the rest come either by motorbike or bicycle.This means 4% come by motorbike or bicycle, and 17% by car.A: Listen to the conversation and take notes.Write down the total number of commuters into central London between 7.00 a.m..And 10.00 a.m..And the number and percentage of people, traveling by means of public transportation.1,396,000

1,103,000, 79%

B: Complete the following chart.Means of transportation(Public)

Number

Percentage Underground

405,000

29% British Rail

391,000

28% Both rail and underground

181,000

13% Bus

126,000

9% Total

1,103,000

79% Means of transportation(Private)

Number

Percentage Car

237,000

17% Motorbike or bicycle

56,000

4% Total

293,000

21%

Section Two Listening Comprehension

Part 1 Dialogues

Woman: hello, 2248818

Man: Hello, I'm phoning about the flat.Woman: Of course.What would you like to know?

Man: Well, first, can you tell me where it is, please? Is it near some shops, and the tube? Woman: Well, the flat is in Islington, We're only 100 meters from the shops and a five minutes' Walk from the tube.Man: And how much does it cost?

Woman: Three hundred and sixty pounds a month.And you have to pay a month's deposit.Man: I see, and is it a big flat? How many square meters is it? Woman: Oh, I don't know.There are two bedrooms and a very large living room.Would you like to see it?

Man: Yes, when can I come, please?

Woman: Uhm.Can you come this afternoon'? About four? It's No.2, Canbury Road.Man: Yes, that's fine.I'll see you then.Goodbye.Dialogue 2 The Magnificent Town Residence John: Hi, darling.Sally: Hello, John.Well, did you see the “magnificent town residence”? John: Yes.Sally: So what's it like?

John: Well, first of all it's four miles out of the town centre.Sally: Oh, no!

John: And it's not all that big.Three bedrooms: one quite big, one smallish, and one that would be OK for the cat.The luxury bathroom doesn't have a shower, and the downstairs cloakroom* is at the end of the garden at the end of the jungle*, I should say.The sitting and dining room are both pretty small.Sally: What about the kitchen? Is it big enough to have breakfast in?

John: Oh, yes.Easily, if you sit on the fridge and put your feet out of the window there's plenty of room.Sally: The garage?

John: Fine for a bicycle.A bicycle, mind.Not two bicycles.And there's oil-fired central heating, which doesn't work.And the walls and roof are in a very bad state.Apart from that, it's fine.Sally: Oh, good.Let's buy it at once!

MAGNIFCENT TOWN RESIDENCE Three bedrooms, luxury bathroom, downstairs cloakroom，sitting room, dining room, a small kitchen, garage, garden，Oil-fired central heating

￡90,000

Part 2 Passage Hide-and-Seek

My neighbor’s children love playing hide-and-seek as all children do, but no one expected that a game they played last week would be reported in the local newspaper.One afternoon, they were playing in the street just outside the post office.Young Ian, who is only five years old, found the perfect place to hide.His sister Janet had shut her eyes and was counting up to ten when Ian noticed that the small metal door of the letterbox had been left open.The postman had just taken all the letters out and had gone into the post office to see if there were any parcels.Ian climbed into the letterbox and pulled the door from the inside so hard that it locked.Soon realizing what he had done, he become very frightened and started crying.Meanwhile, Janet was looking for him everywhere but could not find him.It was lucky she happened to stop outside the letterbox and heard her brother's cries.She immediately ran to tell the postman who hurried out to unlock the metal door.Ian was now free, but he had such a bad fright* that he could not stop crying.The postman, however, soon found a way of making him laugh again.He told him that that next time

he wanted to hide in a letter-box, he should remember to stick a stamp on himself!

Part 3 News item 1

French officials in the town of Frejus are questioning more than 900 Kurds*.The Iraqi Kurds were rescued after their ship hit the southern French coast and sank.The government expects the Kurds to seek asylum*.However, a government official warns that those who fail to defend their asylum requests will be expelled*.Some French political leaders want all the Kurds sent back to Iraq immediately.They say this will send a massage to others who are considering such a trip.French border police says a Turkish and Iraqi criminal group is responsible.Officials are still searching for the ship's commander and crew members.They reportedly fled after the ship struck land.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the questioning of more 900 Kurds who entered France illegally by the French authorities.News item 2

Colombian officials say they have rescued 15 hostages held by leftist rebels, including a former presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt and three U.S.defense contractors.Colombia’s Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos said the hostages were in good condition following the operation in the southeastern department of Guaviare.Santos said the rescue involved intelligence officials who had infiltrated the rebel unit in charge of the hostages.He said the rescue operation was launched when the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were planning to transport the hostages by helicopter.Betancourt was seized in 2002 while she was campaigning in rural Colombia Betancourt and the three Americans were among some 40 high-profile hostages the rebels were holding

in an effort to negotiate a prisoner exchange with Colombia's government.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the release of Betancourt and 14 other hostages by Colombian military.News item 3

Kosovo is expected to declare its independence from Serbia in the coming days, possibly on Sunday.Serbia’s newly re-elected President Boris Tadic says he will never give up his fight for Kosovo, but will also fight for Serbia to join the European Union.He said Friday that Serbia would reduce diplomatic relations, but not cut ties, with countries that recognize an independent Kosovo.Kosovo’s leader, Hashim Thaci, is calling on displaced Serbs living outside Kosovo to return.Serbia and its chief ally, Russia, say Kosovo's independence will lead to separatist efforts

by other dissatisfied territories across the world.Serbia has offered self-rule for Kosovo, which it considers an important part of its history and territory.Yet Serbia has not controlled the southern province since 1999.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the latest development of Kosovo's independence

Section 3 Oral Work

Part 1 Questions and Answers

Woman: Hello.Man: Hello.I wonder if you could help me? Would you mind if I left my bags here just for one minute? I have to make a phone call.Woman: No.I'm sorry, sir.It's not allowed.Man: It's only for a short time.Woman: It's against regulations.No baggage can be left in reception for security reasons.Man: Is there anywhere I can leave them?

Woman: I'll get a porter to take them to the left-luggage office.Man: Where's that?

Woman: It's next to the dining room.Man: No, don't bother.It doesn't matter.Woman: Pardon?

Man: I said don't worry, It’s OK.Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it.You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once.Answer each questions with a complete sentence after you have heard it.1.What did the man want to know?

(He wanted to know if he could leave his bags in reception just for one minute.)

2.Why would he leave his bags in reception?

(He had to make a phone call.)

3.The woman didn't agree to do so, did she?

(No, the woman did not agree.)4.Why didn't she agree?

(Because it was against the regulations.)5.What did the regulations say?

(The regulations said that no baggage could be left for the security reasons.)

6.Where could he leave his bags?

(He could leave his bags in the left-luggage office.)7.Where was the left-luggage office?

(It was next to the dining room.)

8.Was it convenient for the man to do that?

(No, I'm afraid not.)

Part 2 Retelling

About 11:00 a.m, a strange-looking man entered the City Savings Bank.Rosa noticed him right away.He looked very messy.There were paint marks on his pants and jacket.He carried a large shopping bag with him.He walked around the bank and looked at all the walls.Rosa watched him very carefully.He walked over to a table.He reached into his bag.Rosa expected him to pull out a gun.She touched the emergency alarm button, but she didn't push it.Then the man pulled something out of his bag.It wasn't a gun.It was a paintbrush.A few minutes later, the vice-president of the bank introduced Rosa to the man.He was a painter.At noon he started his work, and he painted all the walls in the bank.He finished his work the next day.Rosa said to Jerry, “Robbers never come into our bank.It's very dull here.”

Section 4 Supplementary Exercises

Part 1 Listening Comprehension Passage 1 My Nephew

This year I decided to do something to regain my reputation as a kindly uncle.My nephew, Tony, had never forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as a birthday present last year.His parents had no reason to be grateful to me either because the year before, I had presented their dear son with a pot of paste* and some funny pictures.Instead of sticking* them into a book, Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with them.This year, therefore, I decided to let him choose for himself.We went into a big toyshop but Tony was highly critical of everything he saw.In vain* did I show him toy after toy;he was not to be tempted*.Then I saw his eyes light up: he had discovered something he really did approve of: a large tin drum.I was quite pleased, too, until I thought what Tony's mother would say when she saw it.Nobody would get any sleep for weeks.I led Tony away quickly, saying that the drum was too expensive.If that was how I felt, Tony replied jokingly, then I could buy him the big model railway in the shop window.Now that was really expensive, so I quickly changed the subject.Tony asked for permission to go off on his own and I made the most of my opportunity to sit down and rest my aching feet.Fifteen minutes passed but there was still no sign of Tony.I began to get worried and got up to look for him, I asked a young lady if she had seen a little boy in a gray suit.She looked about her helplessly and pointed out that there were so many little boys in gray suits.I was just beginning to despair*, when I saw a strange figure dressed in peculiar purple* clothes.The figure was wearing a false beard and a cave man's* axe* in one hand, and a space gun in the other.It was, of course, Tony, who informed me at once that he was the first caveman to fly into space.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1.D

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.C

8.D

Passage 2

EPA’s Thirtieth Anniversary

The Unite States Environmental Protection Agency observes its 30th anniversary this month.This federal agency was established in 1970 to protect the nation's environment from pollution.It has fought against pollution of the air, water and atmosphere.After 30 years, the EPA* can point to progress against a number of environmental threats.For example, it has set new requirements for chemical factories.It has taken action to prevent rain from being polluted by chemicals.And, it has taken action to prevent rain from being polluted by chemicals.And, it has almost completely removed lead from the air.In addition, half of the nation's worst waste areas have been cleaned up.New homes have been built to resist radon gas*, found to be a leading cause of cancer.And the cars of today produce 75 percent less pollution than the cars of 1970.The EPA has dealt with a number of crises.For example, in 1989, the ship Exxon Valdez* leaked oil into Prince William Sound in the state of Alaska*.More than 41,000,000 liters of crude oil* poured into the water.The Exxon Oil Company* was ordered to pay 1,000,000,000 dollars.That was the largest criminal environmental damage settlement in history.During its 30 years, the EPA has won praise for its work.But not everyone approves of the agency.Companies forced to make costly changes sometimes oppose the agency.They say EPA requirements threaten their profits and the economy in general.Some companies say they have to dismiss* workers to pay for required changes.Listen to the report and complete the following chart about EPA.Name of this federal agency: The Unite States Environmental Protection Agency Time of its foundation: 1970

The purpose to establish this organization is to:

1.Protect the nation's environment from pollution;and 2.Fight against pollution of the air, water and atmosphere.Over the past 30 years, this federal agency has made some achievements in environmental protections.They are:

1.A number of environmental threats have been prevented;2.Half of the nation's worst waste areas have been cleaned up;3.A number of crises have been dealt with.Part Oral Work

Jeremy Taylor has had his market garden for 18 months now, growing fruit and vegetables for local consumption.He thought starting a business would be complicated, but in fact he found it was quite straightforward.He was given good advice by his bank manager, “Start small, consolidate and expand gradually.”There's been an increased demand for really fresh vegetables, and his produce is picked, packed and sold within 24 hours.He is most proud of his early potatoes and juicy raspberries.He says, “I've always loved gardening, and the thought of making a living out of a hobby is wonderful.”

Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics.1.What do you think

of the bank manager's advice on starting a business? 2.Have you ever thought of the idea of making a living out of a hobby?