听力原文.docx

听力原文.docx

《听力原文.docx》由会员分享，可在线阅读，更多相关《听力原文.docx（22页珍藏版）》请在冰点文库上搜索。

听力原文

TapescriptI.UnderstandingShortConversationsW:

I’veheardyou’restudyinghardnow.Canthatbetrue?

It’snothinglikeyou!

M:

Well,thisisthenewme—changedbythingsI’velearnedatcollege.Studyingishelpingmefindsuccessinmylife.I’vemadeotherchangestoo.Q:

Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

M:

WouldyoumindifIputsomesmalltreesandplantsinourhouse?

W:

What’sthepoint?

Gooutsideifyouwanttoseenature.Oh…butifyouinsist,goaheadandputtheminourroom,orinourkids’roomiftheywant.Q:

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

M:

TherearesomescientificachievementsthatIwishwecouldtakeback.W:

Ifeelthesame.AndIthinkthesplittingoftheatom,whichledtotheatomicbomb,isanachievementofthissort.Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

M:

AreyoustillreadingaboutBillGates?

Afteryou’redone,doyouthinkIcanreadthatbook?

W:

Sorry.Ialreadypromisedtolendittoourdaughter.Talktoher.She’llbebackfromworkshortly.Q:

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

W:

Ican’tbelieveit!

There’samanfromthegovernmentheretellingustopaintourhome!

Hesaysit’stoougly!

Whatnerve!

M:

That’sunbelievable.Whatrightdoeshehavetotelluswhatourhomeshouldlooklike?

Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

W:

Iwasabletolosealotofweightbyeatingbetter,butI’mstillweakandsoft.M:

Youlookallrighttome.Butyoucouldprobablybenefitfromliftingtheweightsinthegym.Orbetter,takeupswimming.Q:

Accordingtotheman,whatisthebestthingforthewomantodo?

M:

Howisitthatyou’rehereatschool?

Youcouldn’thavegottenascholarship.W:

Well,Idid,actually.Butitonlypaysasmallbit,mostofwhichIsendtomysister.Ihaveajobthatpaysformostofmystudies.Q:

Howdoesthewomanpayforhereducation?

M:

I’vebeenthinkingaboutretiringsoon.MaybethenIcandothetravelingIwant.

W:

That’sagreatidea.Butbeforeyoudo,let’ssaveupmoneyforonemoreyear.OK?

I’dliketogowithyou,andweneedmoneytospend.Q:

Whatisthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

W:

Whatdoyouthinkisthegreatestachievementinthehistoryofscience?

M:

Ibelieveit’sthemoonlanding.Nothingelsehascapturedtheimaginationsofpeoplearoundtheworld.Q:

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

W:

WhyshouldIcareaboutanimalspeciesdyingout?

M:

Animalsdependoneachother.Andsothedeathofoneleadstothedeathofothers.Someday,peoplewilldiebecausewefailtoprotectotheranimals.Q:

Whyshouldpeopleprotectotheranimals?

II.UnderstandingLongConversationsLongConversation1

M:

Apples,tomatoes,pears…Whatdoallthesefoodshaveincommon?

Water,that’swhat.Theyallcontainlotsofwater,andthatmakesthemtheperfectweight-lossfood.

W:

That’sright.Ifyoueatwater-rich,lower-fatfoodsyoucanloseweighteasily.Youcanstartwithabowlofsoup,haveasalad,andthenyoucanhaveasandwich.Thenyoucanbulkitupwithlotsofvegetables,andyoucanevenhavecaloriesleftforafruitsalad.Thisisalotoffood,butnotmanycalories.M:

Sixhundredcalories.W:

Sixhundredcalories,yes.

M:

OK.Let’sgobackoverit.Water-densefoodswillfillyouupandsatisfyyourhunger.That’sagoodthingwhenyou’redieting,plusthey’relowincalories.Butkeepinmind,youcandrinkaglassofwaterandgetthesameeffect.Foolingyourbodyinthiswayisalittletrickthatcanhelpyouloseweight.W:

Uh-huh.Fewercalories,butthesefoodswon’tleaveyoufeelinghungry.Still,let’sfaceit,water-densefoodsjustaren’tasconvenientassnackfoods,andoftenthey’realotmoreexpensive.Questions:

1.Whatisthispassageabout?

2.Whatmakesapplestheperfectdietfood?

3.Whatcanyoubeginyourlow-caloriemealwith?

4.Whatdoesthemancall“alittletrick”?

5.Whatproblemdoesthewomanhavewithwater-richfoods?

Longconversation

W:

Whereismyhairbrush?

Itwasthatdaughterofours,Lisa,wasn’tit?

Shetookmybrush!

M:

No,dear.Lisamovedoutofthehouseagesago,don’tyouremember?

Isupposeitwas15yearsago.Wehaven’tsomuchasseenLisainayearorayearandahalf.Orgottenaphonecallinthelast6months.SoIthinkit’ssafetosaythatshedidn’tstealyourbrush.W:

Well…

M:

You’reforgettingthings,love.Butdon’tworry.W:

Whynot?

M:

BecauseI’mherewithyou.W:

AndwhatifIforgetyou?

M:

ThenIwillremindyou.W:

Andifyouforgetme?

M:

Then,wemighthaveaproblem.Buttherearethingswecandotohelpuswiththis.

W:

Likewhat?

M:

Like…wecanpastephotographsonthewalls.Yeah,photographseverywhere.We’llhavephotographsofyouandmeandwordsunderneaththepicturessayingwhoweare.Youknow,husbandonthisone.W:

Andwifeonthisotherone.That’ssilly.

M:

Soyoudon’tlikeit?

W:

Likewhat?

M:

Idon’tremember.Questions:

1.Whyisthewomanupsetatthebeginningoftheconversation?

2.WhendidLisamoveoutofthehouse?

3.Whyshouldthewomanbefreeofworryaccordingtotheman?

4.Whatmightcauseaproblemforthespeakers?

5.Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

III.CompoundDictationPassageMajorculturaldifferencesinsellingtechniquesincludetherelationshipbetweenthesalesmanandthecustomer.Asanexpertadviseshiscolleagues,“Inmanyforeigncountries,personalrelationshipsaremoreimportantthancompanyregulationsandproducts.Developingrelationshipstakestime,butitisdecisivetothesellingprocess.”Internationaltradefairshavebecomeextremelyimportantplacesforconductingbusiness.Yet,veryfewdomesticsalesorganizationsunderstandhowtotakeadvantageoftheopportunitiesthattheseshowspresent.InUStradeshows,thereisanopendisplayofone’sproductsandservicesandalotoflookingbutnotbuying.However,aEuropeantradeshowisrelativelyclosed.Mostly,itisonlyopentothosewhoaretheretoconductbusiness.

Insomesocieties,thefirstthingpeoplecareaboutisquality.Inothersocieties,thefirstthingonacustomer’smindisthecostofaparticularproduct.Andinothercountries,theconcernisstyle.Thecolor,size,andquantityofitemsneedtobeconsideredinthepackagingofanyproduct.Thecolorblueisforfuneralsinsomecountries,smalleritemsarepreferredoverlargeitems,andthenumberofitemsinapackagecanbecriticalwhentryingtomarketit.Thus,wemustconsiderthesethingswhenwedobusinessabroad.

TapescriptI.UnderstandingShortConversationsW:

There’saschooloutsideoftownthatoffersaninterestinglanguageprogram.M:

Yeah.I’veheardaboutthis.AfriendofmineenteredtheprogramandisnowawonderfulEnglishspeaker.Youknow,I’llbelieveanythingIseework.Q:

Whydoesthemanbelieveinthelanguageprogram?

M:

AmanontelevisionsaidthatAmericaisaChristiannation.Isthattrue?

W:

Notatall!

ThoughmanyAmericansareChristianandmanyofthemgotochurchregularly,theUShasnoofficialreligion.Q:

Whatdoesthewomanthink?

M:

WouldyoumindifIputsomesmalltreesandplantsinourhouse?

W:

What’sthepoint?

Gooutsideifyouwanttoseenature.Oh…butifyouinsist,goaheadandputtheminourroom,orinourkids’roomiftheywant.

Q:

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

M:

Youalwaysseemsohardatwork.Maybeyoushouldhireareceptionisttohelp.W:

Ialreadyhave3ofthem,4assistants,andthetwoofficesfilledwith20staffmemberseach.AndI’mstillbusy,evenwiththeirhelp!

Q:

Howmanyreceptionistsdoesthewomanhave?

W:

Excuseme,butcouldyoupleasebringmeanotherglassofwater?

Myfoodwasratherdry.M:

I’msorry.Buttheplaceisclosednow.IneedyoutopayyourbillsoIcancleanupandthengohome.I’vegotasickfriendwaitingforme.Q:

Whereistheconversationmostprobablytakingplace?

M:

Ifmygirlfriendcalls,tellherI’mnothere.AllIwannadonowisturnontheTVandcrash.W:

Norelaxingforyou,youngman.You’vegottospendtimewithyourdad.He’sbehindthehousewithyoursisterswaitingforyou.Q:

Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

W:

Howhasyourlifechangedsinceyoustartedexercisingeverydayafterwork?

M:

Toomanywaystocount!

Butthebiggestsurprisewashowotherslookatme.PeoplerespectmemorenowthatI’mhealthy.Q:

Whatwasthebiggestsurprisefortheman?

M:

Isyoursonstilltalkingaboutbecomingageneticresearcher?

W:

Myson?

Youmean,OURson.Youcan’tdisownhimjustbecausehewantstostudyafieldthatyoudisagreewith.

Q:

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

W:

Pleasedon’trushme.I’veworkedalldayandfeelverytired.OK?

M:

Sorry.ButIreallywantyoutomeetmydad.He’sagreatinventor,andIthinkyou’llbeveryinterestedinhim.

Q:

Whydoesthemanwanttohurry?

W:

Iwasafraidoftalkingtoyouaboutyourhealth.ButIthinkit’sbecomeaproblem.M:

YouandDadshouldleavemealone!

Whydon’tyoubothermysister?

I’mnotyouronlyfatchild,youknow!

Q:

Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

II.UnderstandingLongConversationsLongconversationW:

WheneverIhearpeopletalkaboutthefightinthe60sand70sforcivilrights,they’realwaystalkingaboutblackpeople.Wasthismovementonlyconcernedaboutblacks?

M:

Haveyouaskedyourteacheraboutthis?

W:

Notyet.Ihopedtofindoutwhatyouthought.Afterall,youwerepartofthemovement,fightingfortherightsofourpeople.M:

Iwas,alongwithyourmother,andthat’swhereImether.AndIthinkwedidsomegoodthings.Butno,themovementwasn’tjustaboutourpeople.Womenweretryingtogetrightsaswell.Andtheyforcedthegovernmenttorespondbypassinglaws—theFederalEqualPayActin1963andothers.TheEqualRightsAmendmentwaspassedb