英语专业本科生教材听力教程第一册第二版 - 教师用书 - 施心远(3)

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Part 3 News News item 1

NATO Secretary General George Robertson has arrived in Moscow for talks aimed at calming Russian fears about NATO's future plans. He is

expected to meet with President Vladimir Putin and other officials. Mr Robertson says NATO's expansion to the east will not harm the balance in Europe. Russia strongly opposes NATO membership for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. A Defense Ministry spokesman reportedly said the entry of these countries would threaten Russian's security interests. He says Russia will take extra security measures if they join the alliance. NATO will consider their membership next year-

Exercise A: Listen to the news item again and complete the following summery.

This news item is about NATO .secretary General's visit to Moscow for talks aimed at calming Russian fears about NATO's future plans. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks. Talks between NATO Secretary General and Russian officials:

Participants: NATO Secretary General George Robertson, President Vladimir Putin and other officials. Place of talks: Moscow

Purpose of talks: to calm Russian fears about NATO's future plans

Situation: NATO continues to expand to the East Russia's opinion: 1 Russia strongly opposes NATO membership for Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia

2 Russia will take extra security measures if Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia join the alliance. News item 2

An official of the Federal Security Service has linked (1) an .American student arrested this month to 2) American Intelligence. The Federal Security Service says John Edward Tarbin (3) wax arrested Feb. 1st for possessing the drug marijuana. The Russian official says (4) Mr Tarbin has not been charged with (5) spying. However, he told the Interfax News Agency that (6) the American may have been preparing (7) to spy for the United States. The spokesman for the American State Department dismissed (8) the Russian accusation. Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary, This news item is about the arrest of an American student.

Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage. News item 3

The European Unions is admitting a split among its 15 members over policy toward Iraq. An EU spokesman said member nations me divided between those who want an immediate end to the United Nations' restrictions against Iraq and those who approve slower action. Some EU nations believe the UN oil for food programme is a failure and does nothing to ease the suffering of the Iraqi people. The programme permits Iraq to sell a limited amount of oil to pay for humanitarian supplies. Many governments axe still condemning the American and British air attacks against Iraqi military targets near Baghdad. Iraq is threatening to answer the air strikes and says it has the right to attack Kuwait and Saudi Arabia if they continue to provide bases for Western planes.

Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about a split among the European Unions members over policy toward Iraq.

Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. BSection 3 Oral Work

Mrs White: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book coming along all right1?

Mr White: I'm not sure. I think the rest of it will be difficult to write. There are still some problems to solve.

Mrs White: I expect you'll find the answers interesting to work out. Mr White: If I can work them out. Thank goodness the house is easy to work in. I shall at leastha able to think.

Mrs White: You've forgotten something. Peace and quiet will ha difficult to guarantee much longer.

Mr White: Good, heavens, yes. The school holidays start in a week, don't they? The house will be impossible to work in while they last.

Mrs White: Well, some extra noise is hard to avoid. But I'll keep them away from the study as much as I can. That'll be

all right to work in.

Mr White: What about the garden? It was beautifully peaceful and quiet out there this morning.

Mrs White: Well, you'd better make the most of it while it lasts. Peace and quiet will ha hard to find in the garden pretty soon, I'm afraid

Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it. Questions:

] What was Mr White doing this morning?

fHe was writing his book this morning4 2. According to Mr White, was the book coming along all right? (No, he thought the rest of the book would be difficult to write.) 3 What did Mrs White expect? (She expected that Mr White would find the answers to some problems occurred in his book.- 4. Why did Mr White think the house was easy ro work in?

(Because he would at least be able to think ) 5 When would the school holidays start? (They would start in a week I

Was it possible for Mr White to work in the house during the school holidays? (No, it was impossible for him to work in the house, Could Mr White work in the garden this morning? .Yes. he could work in the garden this morning.)

Why? (Because it was peaceful and quiet) 8. Why should Mr White make most of it while the garden was peaceful and quiet?

(Because peace: and quiet would hard to find in the garden pretty soon.) Part 2 Retelling

To the American people, education is very important. The first twelve years of public school are free of charge. As a result, about 93 percent of the teenagers from fourteen to seventeen years old are in high school.

However, 200 years ago, education was not free. American elementary schools were only for rich people. Most young people were not in school.

The first public high school was in 1832. The purpose of the school was to prepare students for college. Its most important subjects were mathematics and foreign languages.

Nowadays, American education is a big business. There are about 45 million students in the

nation's elementary schools and high schools, Each year there are about three million high school teach useful skills for everyday life - for example, driver training, first aid, and even cooking.

Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell il in your own words. You will hear the passage only once. Section 4 Supplementary Exercises Part I Listening Comprehension

The latest report from the Institute for International Education gives information from the school year that began in September of last year and ended in May of this year. It says more than 500,000 foreign college students attended American schools during that school year.

New York University in New York City had the largest number of foreign students. Almost

5,000 foreign students attended NYU last year. The University of Southern California at Lorf s Angeles had the second largest number of students, about 4,500.

The report says the State of California had the most foreign students, with about 66,000 living there last year. New York State was next, with about 55,000 foreign students.

China sent the most foreign students to the United States last year. More than 54,000 Chinese students attended American schools. Japan sent the next highest number of students, almost 47,000. India was next, with about 42,000. And Korea was fourth, sending more than 41,000 students to the United States.

The report says the most popular subjects of study for international students in the United States last year were business and management. Twenty percent of all foreign students were studying those subjects. Fifteen percent studied engineering. Nineteen percent studied mathematics and computer science.

Exercise A: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.

F 1. The school year in the United States begins in September of this year and ends in June of next year. (The school year in the United

States begins in September of this year and ends in May of the next year.)

F 2. New York University in the State of New York had the largest number of foreign students. (New York University in New York City had

the largest number of foreign students.)

T 3. The State of California had the most foreign students living there last year. (The report says the State of

California had the most

foreign students, with about 66,000 living there last year.)

F 4. More than 50,000 foreign college students attended American schools during that school year. (More than 500,000 foreign college

students attended American schools during that school year.)

F 5. Last year the most popular subject of study for international students in the United States was computer science. (Last year the

most popular subject of study for international stu- dents in the United States was business and management.)

Exercise B: Listen to the report again and match the number of students with the corresponding country.

54,000 India

47,000 421000 41 000

China Korea Japan

Part 2 Oral Work

In a recent broadcast, I heard a woman say that she felt guilty because she spent -20 at an auction sale. She was afraid her husband might accuse her

of being extravagant. I find this attitude difficult to understand, for, obviously a married woman has as much right to spend -20 as her husband. Sometimes both husband and wife go out to work. But, in a case where the woman stays at home to look after the children, it is still unfair that she should feel guilty about spending a small sum of money on herself.

Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topic. Do you agree with the speaker that the woman's attitude is wrong? UNIT 4

Section 1 Tactics For Listening Part 1 Phonetics

Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. Sam: (1) Who's that? Jill: (2) That's my sister.

Sam: (3) She's taller than you.

Jill: Yes, and she's three years younger (4) than me! Sam: And who's that?

Jill: That's my grandmother my (5)father's mother. Sam: What (6) about your other grandparents? Jill: (7) They're all dead now. Sam: You look very much like (8) your mother.

Jill: Yes, 1 do. Our (9) hair is the same colour, (10) but our eyes are different. Stun: My father (11) and 1 look alike, too. Part 2 listening and note-takingThis table shows the number of commuters* into central London between

TOO 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 .

Exercises 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 . I 1,396,000 1.103.000. 79%

Exercise B: Complete the following chart. I Means of transportation I Number I Percentage

I (Public) | i 1 | 1 i I Underground 1 1 I 405,000 1 | | 29% \i | British Rail 1 1 I 391,000 I 28% i I Both rail and underground I 181,000 I 13% \i _) I Bus I 126,000 1 | I 9% i i I Total 1 1 I 1,103,000 1 | | 79% i I Means of transportation I (Private) 1 1 i | Number i i 1 1 | Percentage | 1 1 I Car | 237,000 i i I 17% i I Motorbike or bicycle i i | 56,000 | 4% n

I Total | 293,000 | 23%

Section Two Listening Comprehension Part 1 Dialogues

Dialogue 1 phoning about the flat 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 metres 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 metres is it'? Woman: Oh, 1 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.

Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the fo/lowing statements are true or false, Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.

F I. The telephone is 224 8880. (The telephone is 224 8818) T 2. The flat is probably near the shopping center, (The flat is only

100 metres from the shops.) T 3, There is a tube station near the flat. (It is only a five minutes' walk the tube.) T 4. If the man wants to rent the flat, probably he has to pay 720 pounds the first month. (360 pounds for the rent and a month's deposit.)

F 5. The address is number 2, Camp Road. (The address is number 2, Canbury Road.) Dialogue 2 The Magnificent Town Residence John: Hi, darling.

Sally: Hello, John. Well, did you see the \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*, 1 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 !

Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and complete the following chart. Central York

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 Passages

Passage 1 hide-and-seek My neighbors 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 Lan noticed that the small metal door of the letter box 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 letter box 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 happenedto stop outside the letter box 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 stamp on himself! Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. l.C 2. A 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.D

Passage2 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

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