施心远主编《听力教程》3第2版Unit15答案.docx

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施心远主编《听力教程》3第2版Unit15答案

Unit15

SectionOneTacticsforListening

Part1SpotDictation

HittingtheRoadandStayingatHome-AllatOnce

Americaisfullofvacationlodges...onwheels!

Theyareknownasmotorhomes-literallykitchens,livingrooms,andbedsonthemoveacrossAmerica.Therearemorethan1.5millionoftheseself-propelledrollingdwellingsintheUnitedStates.Theyrangefromsimplepick-uptruckswithcamperunitsattachedtodeluxerecreationalvehicles-orRVs-asbigasamovingvan.

Sinceamotorhomevacationisoftencheaperthanatriprequiringstaysathotelsandresorts,onemightthinktheRVindustryisthriving,despitethelongestanddeepestrecessionsincethe1930s.Butnotso.About62,000newmotorhomesrolledoutofdealershipsin2004,butjustone-thirdthatmanyweresoldlastyear.Ordersareupearlythisyear,however,asconsumercreditloosenssomewhat.

Outwest,especially,wherethereareplentyofcampgroundsandnationalparks,youseethousandsofmotorhomes.Theirownershaveclubs,magazines,anationalassociation-evenconventions,twiceayear!

Theyarewarmlywelcomedinmostplaces,becausetheyareoftenretiredcoupleswhohavemoneytospend,teacherswithanentiresummeravailablefortravel,orwell-behavedfamiliesonvacation.Manymotorhomeownershavedriventoall50U.S.states-except,ofcourse,Hawaii,wayoutinthePacificOcean.

Oftenneighborstakeseveraltripstogethereachyear,sharinggasolinecosts,home-cookedmeals-nottomentionlaughsandmemories.EvenwithpoorgasmileageonmostRVunits,thesevagabondscantravelforaboutone-fifthwhatotherspaywhofly,buymealsinrestaurants,andstayinmotels.

Andwhiledriversandpassengersalikeinlargemotorhomesaresupposedtokeeptheirseatbeltsfastenedontheroad,it'snotuncommontofindsomeoneinbackreachingforcoldrefreshments,spreadingmapsoutonatable-eventakinganap,fullyreclined!

Part2ListeningforGist

Man:

Hello.

Woman:

Hello,Sam...thisisPaulaHansen.Sorrytobotheryou,butI'mhavingasmallproblemIthoughtyoumightbeabletohelpmewith.

Man:

Sure,Paula.What'sup?

Woman:

Well,youknowSarahandImovedintoanoff-campusapartmentinthefall..,overonthewestsideoftown.Anyway,we'vebeenhappywithituntilthepastcoupleofmonths.

Man:

Yeah?

Whathappened?

Woman:

Well,thedishwasherbrokedown,sowereportedittoMsConnors,theowner.Shesaidshe'dtakecareofit,butamonthwentbyandnothinghappened.

Man:

Didyougetbackintouchwithher?

Woman:

Igotarepairpersontogivemeanestimate.ThenIsentittoher.WhenIdidn'thearfromher,Ihadtherepairdone.AndIdeductedthecostfromtherentcheck.

Man:

Sowhat'stheproblem?

Woman:

Shecalledheremadasahornet.Shesaidshecould'vegottentherepairdoneforlessmoney.Nowshe'sthreateningtoevictusfornotpayingthefullrent.

Man:

Holdon,Paula.Itdoessoundprettyserious,butI'msureyoucanallsitdownandworkthisout.

Woman:

Well,you'reoveratthelawschool,soIwonderedifyouwouldmindcomingwithSarahandmewhenwegototalktoMsConnors.We'resupposedtomeetwithhertomorrownightat8.

Man:

Sure,Ihaven'tstudiedalotaboutcontractsyet,butI'dbegladtohelpyoustraightenthingsout.Whydon'tIstopbyabout7:

30?

Woman:

Thanks,Sam!

You'realifesaver!

Exercise

Directions:

Agirlistalkingtoherfriendaboutaproblemsheishavingwiththelandlady.Writedowntheproblemandthekeywordsthathelpyoudecide.

1）Theproblemisthatwhenthedishwasherbrokedown.thegirlhadtherepairdoneanddeductedthecostfromtherentcheck.Nowthelandladyisthreateningtoevictherandherroommatefor/notpavingthefullrent.

2）Thekeywordsaredishwasher,brokedown,reported,nothinghappened,estimate,sent,didn'thear,repairdone,deductedthecost,therentcheck,evict,notpayingthefullrent.

SectionTwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogue

UFO

（Noiseofcar,radioplayingH•••andIt's10:

40hereonIslandRadio..."）

Jenny:

Ooh,it'scold.Let'sturntheheatingon.

Mick:

It'sfullonalready.Itmustbefreezingoutsidetonight.

Jenny:

It'sfreezinginhereaswell.Still,it'salovelyclearnight.

（Cracklingsoundonradio）

Mick:

Oh,what'swrongwiththeradio?

Jenny:

Itsometimesdoesthatwhenwe'renearelectricitycables.

Mick:

Well,Ican'tseeany.

Jenny:

Perhapsit'sthatcarupthere.

Mick:

Whatcar?

Jenny:

Thatoneupthere.Doyouseethelights?

Mick:

Ohyes.Itlooksabittoofarawayforthat,though.（Crackling）

Oh,Ican'tstandthis.I'lltryagainlater,（Turnsradiooff）.

Jenny:

It'sabitstrangetough.

Mick:

Whatis?

Jenny:

Well,thatcarlooksquitehighup,asifit'shalfwayupahill.

Mick:

So?

Jenny:

Canyourememberanyhillsoverthatway?

That'swheretheriveris,isn'tit?

Mick:

Yes,you'reright.Look,it'sstopped.

Jenny:

Mick,Ithinktherearethreeofthem.

Mick:

They'reveryclose,aren'tthey?

Jenny:

Isitaplaneorsomething?

Mick:

Idon'tknow.It'sverystrangethough.Itdoesn'tlooklikeaplane.I'mgoingtostopthecarandhaveacloserlook.

Jenny:

Mick,I'mfrightened!

Mick:

Don’tworry.It’sallright.Comeon,whydon’twetakeacloserlook?

Jenny:

NO,I’mnotmovingfromhere.Youcangoonyourown.

Mick:

Oh,comeon.Jenny,I’lllookafteryou.

Jenny:

Well…

Mick:

Comeon,it’llbeallright.

Theygetout.）

Jenny:

Look,wherearetheothertwogoing?

Mick:

Didyouseehowfasttheyweremoving?

Jenny:

Yes,Idid.Butwhat'sthisonedoing?

Mick:

Idon'tknow.Canyouhearthatwhistlingsound?

Jenny:

Howhighupisit?

Mick:

Oh,about500feet,Isuppose.

Jenny:

Look,it'scomingdown!

Don’tgoanycloser!

Mick:

It'sverylow.

Jenny:

It'slanding...

Mick:

No,it'sstoppingthere.Isn'tithot!

Justlookatthatsmoke!

Jenny:

I'msureit'sburningthegrass.

Mick:

I'mgoingtogetascloseaspossible.

Jenny:

I'mnot!

I'mnotstayinghere.I'mgoingbacktothecar.

Mick:

Look!

Didyouseesomethingmove!

There,look!

Inthatwindow.There!

Jenny:

Oh,it'stakingoffagain.（Noises）

Mick:

Justlookatthat!

Jenny:

Oh,Mick,pleasetakemehome.

Mick:

Comeon,let'sgo.（Noisesfading）Ithinkweoughttotellthepolice.

Jenny:

Butwhatonearthwasit?

Mick:

Idon'tknow,Ireallydon'tknow.

Jenny:

I'msureitwassomethingfromouterspace...Mick?

Mick:

What?

Jenny:

Ithinkit'scomingback.Look!

Canyouseethelights?

Mick:

Where?

Jenny:

Overthere!

Mick:

You'reright,it'scomingcloser.It'scomingstraightforus.

Jenny:

Oh,comeon,let'sgetbacktothecar.Mick,please!

Mick:

Allright,I'mcoming.

（Noiseofcarapproaching,slowingdown.）

Hackett:

It'sallright,it'sthepolice.I'mPCHackett,fromBancroft.

Jenny:

Oh,thankheavens!

It'sthepolice!

Didyouseethat...thatthingflyingoff,officer?

Mick:

I'mdelightedtoseeyou,officer.Wewerejustcomingtoseeyou.

Hackett:

I'msureyouwere,sir.Youlookasifyou'vehadabitofafright.Wouldyoulikeacupoftea,ma'am?

I'vegotaflaskintheback.Thenyoucantellmewhatyousaw.

Jenny:

Oh,thankyou,officer.Yes,I'dloveacupoftea!

Exercise

Directions:

Listentothedialogueandcompletethefollowingpassage.

Itwasabout10:

40intheevening.JennyandMickwereontheirwaybackhomeintheircaronafreezingbutlovelyclearnight.Thentheyheardcracklingsoundontheradio.Itsometimesdidthatwhentheywerenearelectricitycables.ButMickcouldn'tseeany.ThenJennynoticedsomethinglookedlikeacarquitehighup,asifitwashalfwayupahill.Buttheyrememberedthereweren'tanyhillsoverthatway,actuallythatwaswheretheriverwas.Thenthethingstopped.Therewerethreeofthem.MickdecidedtohaveacloserlookbutJennywastoofrightenedtogo...

Oncloselook,theyfoundthattheyweremovingveryfast.Theyalsocouldhearawhistlingsoundabout500feethighup.Thentheysawitcomingdownandstoppedabovetheground.Theycouldseesomethingmovinginthewindow.Afterawhileittookoffagainbutsooncameback.ItwascomingstraightforMikeandJenny.Jennywassureitwassomethingfromouterspace.Theydecidedtoleaveimmediatelyandreportthistothepolice.

Part2Passage

Theft-ProofYourHome

1）Statisticsnationwideplaceyourriskofbeinghitatbetweenfiveandsixpercentayear,buttheoddsexceedninepercentinmanycities.

2）Accordingtogovernmentstatisticscompiledfrom1973to1982,infully13percentofbreak-inscrooksencounteredsomeoneathome.

3）That'seasyenoughwhenthecrooklivesinthearea,butprofessionalburglarsmayposeasjoggers,salesmenorfundraiserstospendtimeinyourneighborhood.

4）Amongthetips:

Fortifyexteriordoorwithdead-boltlocksinwhichtheboltextendsatleastoneinchintothedoorframe,andreinforceslidingglasspatiodoorswithalockingmetalrodthatjamsthetrack.

5）Thepolicy'sfacevalueshouldequalatleast80percentofwhatitwouldcosttorebuildyourhome,andyourbelongingswillnormallybecoveredforatleasthalfthatamount.

ThethieveswhoransackedDanandClaireHendrickson'sDenvertownhousewereinahurry.Theypulledoutdrawers,scatteredclothesandoverturnedfurniture.Theygrabbed$7,100worthofpossessions,including$3,500instereogearand$1,000injewelry.

Lastyear,overtwomillionUShouseholdsdiscoveredjusthowdevastatingaburglarycanbe.ltistheoneseriouscrimethatyouaremostlikelytosuffer.Statisticsnationwideplaceyourriskof