新视野大学英语听说教程第2册听力原文及答案.docx

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新视野大学英语听说教程第2册听力原文及答案

UnitOneTime-ConsciousAmericans

UnderstandingWords

ListeningTask1

1.Sheissolazythatitisquitedifficulttoassessherability.

2.Wespentarestlessnightinaroadsidehotel.

3.Johnalwaysbudgetshistimeverycarefully.

4.Aftersupper,theyoftentakealeisurelywalkroundthegrounds.

5.Thesignificanceofthisprojectremainsmostlyunknowntous.

6.Itisaconventiontousetherighthandtoshakehands.

7.TheairlinedecidestoreplaceitssmallplaneswithBoeing747s.

8.Dogsareknowntohaveallacutesenseofsmell.

9.Tomhasneverhadcheerfulsurroundingssincehisearlyyears.

10.Copperconductselectricity.

Key:

1.（B）2.（A）3.（A）4.（B）5.（A）6.（B）7.（B）8.（A）9.（A）10.（B）

ListeningTask2

1.Iregretwe'verunoutofmoney.

2.Thegovernmentisfirmlycommittedtohelpinglow-incomeandunemployedcitizens.

3.Hiscarelessnessresultedintheforestfire.

4.EveryoneinShanghaiseemstobeinarush.

5.Youaresupposedtosignthisagreementinperson.

6.Mysuccessisentirelyduetohardwork.

7.Howcanyouaccountforyourfrequentlatenessforclass?

8.Westillfallbehindourcompetitorsinusingnewtechnology.

9.He'snothingbutacheat.

10.Theycommunicatewitheachotherthroughpersonalcontactsratherthanthroughphonecalls.

Key:

1.（B）2.（A）3.（C）4.（A）5.（A）6.（C）7.（C）8.（B）9.（D）10.（D）

UNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS

ListeningTask1

I.W:

Whatdoyoudoinyourleisuretime?

M:

lspendmyleisuretimeatthegolfcourse.

Question:

Whatdoesthemandoinhisleisuretime?

2.M:

If1losethisdictionary,howshould1replaceit?

W:

Gotoabookstoreandobtainanothercopy.

Question:

Whatshouldthemandoifhelosesthisdictionary?

3.W:

I'mthinkingofusingsomelabor-savingdevices.Whatdoyousuggest?

M:

IfIwereyou,Iwouldpreferemailtothetelephone.

Question:

Whatlabor-savingdevicedoesthemansuggest?

4.M:

Doyouknowanotherwordfor"brief"?

W:

Yes,"short".Forinstance,whenIcomeforabriefmeeting,it'sshort.

Question:

Whichworddoesthewomanuseinplaceof"brief'?

5.W:

Whatdoyouthinkaboutthetelephoneserviceinyourarea?

M:

Ithinkit'ssuperbhere.However,thepostalserviceislessefficient.

Question:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetelephoneserviceinhisarea?

6.M:

Howdoyouknowifadoctoriscompetent?

W:

Ifhesolvesyourproblem,he'scompetent.

Question:

Whatdoesthewomansayaboutadoctorwhocansolveproblems?

7.W:

Stopforaminute.I'dliketolookatthisexhibitioninthewindow.

M:

Whynotgoinsideandseeifwecangetsomethingonliteratureandsports?

Question:

Wherearetheystanding?

8.M:

Howaboutgoingtoafashionablepartywithmetonight,Jane?

W:

I'dreallyloveto,butmyparentsexpectmeathomebefore9:

00andwe'llleavetovisitmyauntearlytomorrow.

Question:

Whydidn'tJaneaccepttheinvitation?

9.W:

Georgesayshe'llreturnthebookheborrowedassoonashefinishesreadingit.

M:

Well,ifGeorgeisreadingit,Iwon'tholdmybreath.

Question:

WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutGeorge?

10.W:

Isurelyenjoyedmeetingyourparents.Ihopetheylikedme.

M:

Takeiteasy.MyparentswouldlikeanygirlIliked.

Question:

What'sthelikelyrelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?

11.M:

Hurry,anothertrainforShanghaiiscomingnow.

W:

Whyrun?

Therewillbeanotheroneinfiveorsixminutes.

Question:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

12.W:

Prof.Wang'slectureyesterdayeveningwassodull!

M:

1'11say.Ihadoneeyeontheclockthewholetime.

Question:

Whatcanweinferfromtheman'sreply?

13.M:

Doyouthinkyoucanfinishyourassignmenttomorrowmorning?

W:

WillThursdaydo?

Question:

Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutherassignment?

14.W:

AreyoulookingforwardtoyourmoveinSeptember?

M:

YoubetIam.Theroomsherearetoosmall,andthere'snospacetostorethings.

Question:

Whatwillthemando?

15.M:

Tomistakingalanguagecoursethisyear.

W:

Shouldhebetakingthatcoursethisyear?

Question:

WhatdoesthewomanimplythatTomshouldbedoing?

16.W:

DidyouandJanereallymeetatexactly6:

30p.m.infrontofShanghaiGrandTheater?

M:

Yes,bothofuswerethereontime.

Question:

WhathappenedtothemanandJane?

17.W:

Dr.Xiao,whencanwemeettodiscussmyresearchtomorrowmorning?

M:

Willteno'clockbeallfight?

Question:

Whatdoesthemansuggest?

18.M:

Thesefigureshavebeenallmixedup.Let'sfigurethemoutagain.

W:

Yes,butwhynotdothemtomorrow?

It'sverylatenow.

Question:

Whatdoesthewomansuggesttotheman?

19.W:

WhattimeshouldIarriveatthecelebrationthisevening?

M:

Oh,soyoucancome.Whatabout6:

00p.m.?

Question:

Whatdidthemanassume?

20.W:

Johnisgoingtoplayfootballthisafternoon,

M:

Shouldhebedoingthattoday,sosoonafterhisinjury?

Question:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

Key:

1.（C）2.（B）3.（B）4.（A）5.（B）6.（D）7.（A）8.（C）9.（C）10.（B）

11.（B）12.（C）13.（B）14.（D）15.（D）16.（C）17.（C）18.（C）19.（B）20.（B）

UNDERSTANDINGLONGCONVERSATIONS

Conversation1

W:

Howdoestimeaffectyou?

M:

1actuallyspendtimedecidinghowIwillconductmyday.

W:

Thatsoundslikeagoodwaytobudgetsomeleisuretimeforyou.

M:

Yes,1liketherelaxedfeelingofthesurroundingsatthegolfcourse.

W:

Doyoutakeyourcellphonewithyou?

M:

No,IliketoavoidsuchdeviceswhenIamatthegolfcoursebecauseifthephonetings,Iwillwanttoanswerit.

W:

1spendmyleisuretimeplayingtennis.

M:

That'sasuperbwaytostayinshapeandalsohaveagoodtime.

W:

I'mnotaverygoodplayer;Ijustwanttoplayforabrieftimeandmakefriendsbyplayingtennis.

M:

Ihavemetsomeinterestingpeopleatthegolfcourse,too.AndIcancontactthembyemailwhentdon'thaveleisuretime.

W:

Ialwaysliketomeetpeopleface-to-facebecauseIamabletoexploremyquestionsmorethoroughlythanIcanbyemailorelectroniccommunication.

M:

Yes,Ithinkface-to-faceinteractionisveryimportantandshouldbeusedwhenpossible.

W:

Well,Icouldn'tagreewithyoumore.Also,playingtennisalsoallowsmetogetawayfrommyworkenvironment.

M:

Yes,Ialsoenjoygettingaway.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

I.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthesurroundingsatthegolfcourse?

2.Doesthemantakehiscellphonewithhimtothegolfcourse?

3.Whatdoesthewomandoinherleisuretime?

4.Howdoesthemancontacthisgolffriendswhenhehasnoleisuretime?

5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutfaceto-facecommunication?

Key:

1.（C）2.（A）3.（A）4.（A）5.（D）

Conversation2

M:

Todaytimehasgonebysoquickly!

Doyouestimatehowlongajobwilltake?

W:

Well,sometimesit'snotproductiveformetoestimatehowmuchtimeIwillspendcompletingajob.

M:

That'strue,butinordernottowastetime,Ialwayswanttosetaprecisetimetomeetsomeone.

W:

Illhaveanappointment,Itrytofigureitouthowmuchtraveltimeisinvolved.

M:

IfinditreallydifficulttostayonatimeplanwhenIgotoaconvention.

W:

Whyisthat?

M:

Because1meetsomanynewpeople,andIwanttointeractwiththem.

W:

Aconventionisagoodplacetoenquirewiththemprofessionally.

M:

Yes,although1cancommunicatewithmanyofmycolleaguesthroughemail,Iwouldprefertochatwiththemface-to-face.

W:

ThatwouldfulfillmyneedsbetterbecauseIwouldn'thavetowriteoutmyquestionsorcomments.

M:

Well,bythewayIhavenoticedthatmanypeopleinChinatraveltoworkbybicycle.

W:

Yes,it'sconvenientmostofthetimebecausethetrafficisoftenveryhad.

M:

ButitwouldnetbepossibleformetoridetoworkintheUnitedStatesbybicyclebecauseIlivealongwayfromwork.

W:

Ofcoursenot!

Also,parkingacarinShanghaiisaproblem,sowhenIreallyneedtoget

somewherequickly,1sometimestakeataxi.

M:

InmycityinfileUnitedStates,youhavetotelephoneataxiifyouneedone.

Questions6to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

6.Whatwillthewomantrytodowhenshehasanappointment?

7.Whydoesthemanfinditdifficulttosticktoatimeplanwhenhegoestoaconvention?

8.Howdoesthemanprefertocommunicatewithhiscolleagues?

9.WhathasthemannoticedaboutmanypeopleinChina?

10.Whatwillthewomandowhenshereallywantstogetsomewherequickly?

Key:

6.（C）7.（A）8.（C）9.（B）10.（D）

UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGES

Passage1

Accordingtoarecentsurvey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursandtakeshortervacationsthanemployeesdidin1979.ItseemsthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Amanagementadviser,BillMeyer,decidedtofindouttheanswertothequestion.Forthreedays,heobservedaninvestmentbankerhardatwork.Meyerwrotedowneverythingthebankerdidduringhislongworkday;thebankerworked80hoursaweek.Attheendofthethree-dayperiod,Meyerreviewedthebanker'sactivitieswithhim,anddiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingbusywork.

Apparently,manypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivityisnotalwayspositive.Infact,manystudiesshowthatafteracertainpoint,anyone'sproductivityandcreativitybegintodecrease.Furthermore,it'snotalwayseasyforindividualstorealizethattheirperformanceisdecreasing.

Partoftheproblemisunderstandable.Whenemployersevaluateemployees,theyoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.Employeesknowthis.

Consequently,theywo