施心远听力教程2第四单元文本及答案.docx

1、施心远听力教程2第四单元文本及答案Unit 4Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and Accent1. A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the secretarys office is please? B: Yes. Its up the stairs, then turn left, . 2. A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets are? B: Yes, theyre at the t

2、op of the stairs.3. A: What did you do after work yesterday? B: Ah, well, I went for a drink in the pub opposite the car-park. 4. A: What did you do after work yesterday? B: Oh, I ran into Jane and Tom . 5. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works? B: Certainly. Erm, first of all you adju

3、st the height of the stool, and then put four 10 pence pieces there, .6. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine works? B: Yes. You put 30 pence in the slot and take the ticket out here. Exercise:Has finishedHasnt finished123456Part2 Listening and Note-taking Frog LegsPeople want frogs mostly

4、for food. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries - or at least until they have run out of frogs. But the most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government, so concerned abou

5、t the scarcity of its native frog, banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians. So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for frogs.As happened in France, American frog-leg fanciers and restaurants also turned increasingly to frozen imports. According to figures collected from government agen

6、cies, the United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.So many frozen frog legs were exported from India to Europe and the United States. One of the attractions of Indian frogs, apart from the fact that they have bigger legs than French frogs, w

7、as the price. In London, a pound of frozen frogs legs from India cost about , compared with for the French variety.Indian scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring damaging insects.Since

8、 the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belonged to frogs are taken from the wild, not from farms. Frogs are nearly im

9、possible to farm economically in the countries where frogs are commercially harvested from the wild.Exercise A:1. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries.2. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians.3. Indian scientists have descri

10、bed as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands.4. The United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.5. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.Exercise B:Frog legsPeople want frogs most

11、ly for food. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries, The most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians. So the French tur

12、ned to India and Bangladesh for flogs. And the United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price. Indian scientists have described as “disastrous” the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the

13、 rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring damaging insects. Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The

14、legs once belonged to frogs are taken from the wild. not from farms.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Health ClubInterviewer: Lorna, you and your husband opened this health club here last summer. Can you tell me something about the club?Lama: Yes, well we offer a choice o

15、f facilities - gym, sunbed*, sauna* and Jacuzzi* - thats also from Scandinavia - as well as our regular fitness classes, that is. And theres a wholefood bar for refreshments afterwards.Interviewer: And does it cost a lot? I mean, most people think health clubs are really expensive.Lama: Actually our

16、 rates are really quite competitive. Since we only started last July, weve kept them down to attract customers. Its only 30 a year to join. Then an hour in the gym costs - the same as half an hour on the sunbed. Sauna and Jacuzzi are both for half an hour.Interviewer: And is the club doing well?Lama

17、: Well, so far, yes, its doing really well. I had no idea it was going to be such a success, actually. Were both very pleased. The sunbeds so popular, especially with the over 65s, that were getting another one in August.Interviewer: What kind of people join the club?Lama: We have people of all ages

18、 here, from small children to old-age pensioners, though of course the majority, about three-quarters of our members, are in their 20s and 30s. They come in their lunch hour, to use the gym, mostly, or after work, while the Youngsters come when school finishes, around half past three or four. The Ja

19、cuzzis very popular with the little ones.Interviewer: What about the old-age pensioners?Loma: Theyre usually around in the mornings, when we offer them special reduced rates for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed, its only 2, which is half price, actually. It doesnt affect our profits really - only a

20、bout 5% of our members are retired.Exercise:FacilitiesGym2. for an hourSunbed3. for half an hour1. Sauna4. for half an hourJacuzzi5. for half an hourOther facilities: Wholefood barMembership Fee: 6. 30 for a yearPeople who join the health clubAge groupProportionFacilities they useUsual visiting time

21、7. People in their 20s and 30s8. 75%gymLunch hour or after workYoungstersAfter schoolLittle children5%9. morningOld-age pensionersSpecial offer: 10. reduced rate for old-age pensionersDialogue 2 SkiingSimon: This one shows the view from the top of the mountain.Sally: Oh, its lovely!Teresa: Thats me

22、with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is it?Teresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesnt it?Sally: Yes, it does rather.Teresa: Oh, dont worry. I know it looks ridiculous.Simon: Look. Thats our instructor, Werner.Teresa: Yeah, we were in the beginners class.Sally: Well, everyone has to start somewhere.Simon:

23、 Ah, now, this is a good one.Sally: What on earth is that?Simon: Cant you guess?Sally: Well, it looks like a pile of people. You know, sort of on top of each other.Teresa: It is!Sally: How did that happen?Simon: Well, you see we were all pretty hopeless at first. Every day Werner used to take us to

24、the nursery slope* to practise, and to get to the top you had to go up on a ski lift.Teresa: Which wasnt really very easy.Simon: No, and if you fell off youd start sliding down the slope, right into all the people coming up!Sally: Mmm.Simon: Well, on that day we were all going up on the ski lift, yo

25、u know, we were just getting used to it, and, you see there was this one woman in our class who never got the hang of* it. She didnt have any sort of control over her skis and whenever she started sliding, she would sort of stick her ski sticks out in front of her, you know, like swords or something

26、.Teresa: I always tried to avoid her, but on that day I was right behind her on the ski lift* and just as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down the slope.Sally: Did she? Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her!Teresa: So of course everyone sort of let

27、 go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way.Simon: And thats how they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope - it was lucky I had my camera with me.Sally: I bet that woman was popular!Simon: Oh, yes, everybodys favourite!Exercise A:1. What are the speakers doing?They are

28、looking at some pictures.2. What kind of class is mentioned in the conversation?A ski class for beginners.3. How many of the speakers have been taking the class?Two.Exercise B:Everyday the coach took them to a nursery slope. They got to the top on a ski lift. In their class there was one woman who c

29、ould never learn how to ski. She couldnt control her skis and whenever she started sliding, she would stick her ski sticks out in front of her. People always tried to avoid her.One day as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down the slope. Everyone let go and tried to jump of

30、f the ski lift to get out of the way and they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope. Part 2 PassagesPassage 2 The Truth about the French!Skiing in France is heaven on Earth for a dedicated skier. There are resorts where you can access skiing terrain that is larger than all the ski resort

31、s in Utah* and Colorado* combined.The larger resorts have an adequate number of restaurants and discos. It is a good idea to eat a good lunch because the mountain restaurants are normally much better than the restaurants in the ski stations. French resorts are mostly government owned and operated. T

32、he social system puts a high percentage of money back into the areas. This provides state-of-the-art* lifts, snow making and snow grooming. In general, an intermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily be able to ski all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season. The French sch