大学英语听力教程上册unit12原文及答案.docx

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大学英语听力教程上册unit12原文及答案

UnitTwelve

PartOneStatements

CompleteeachofthestatementswithwhatyouhearandchooseAorBthatexplainsth~

wordorphraseinbold.

l.Yearsago,CraigBreedlovesetaspeedrecord.Heracedacrossflatlandmadeofsalt,ant

hewentasfastas600milesperhourinhisspecialcar.（B）

2.Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinforthem.（A）

3.Onelearnstofighthardbutfightfair,towinwithoutprideandtolosewithgrace.（A）

4.OnedaytheFrenchKingoverheardtwowomenlaughingathimasheplayedandheimmediatelybannedthesport.（B）

5.Rulesrestrictplayersunder23yearsoldwiththeexceptionofthreeover-ageplayers.（AI

6.Today,basketballismainlyanindoorgame,andtheseasonextendsfromlatefall,through

thewinter,toearlyspring.（A）

7.Soitwaswhatthepupilsdointheirsparetimethatreallypreparesthemtotaketheirplaces,insocietyascitizenswhentheygrowup.（A）

8.Shecan'tacceptevenmildcriticismofherwork.（B）

9.Tiffanysaysshe'stotallyfedup----she'sgoingtogiveupthisawfuljobandmovebackto

NewYork.（B）

10.AndIoftengoswimmingonvacation,butonlyrecreationalswimming.（A）

PartTwoDialogues

DialogueOne

Let'sPlayChess

（Mr.WilsonandMr.Dawsonarewatchingsomemenplayingchess.）

Mr.Wilson:

Let'splaychessMr…

Mr.Dawson:

Dawson.Ihaven'tplayedchessforalongtime,HowaboutyouMr....

Mr.Wilson:

Wilson.That'sallfight,Mr.Dawson.I'mabeginner,I'vejustlearnthowtoplay.

Mr.Dawson:

Look,there'sachessboard.Thosetwomenhavealreadyfinishedplaying.

Mr.Wilson:

（aftertheyhaveplayedforafewminutes）You'reaverygoodplayer.

Mr.Dawson:

Notreally,butonceIwonaprize.

Mr.Wilson:

SodidI.Iwonaprizelastweekbutitwasaprizeforbeginners.

Mr.Dawson:

Myprizewasforthebestplayerinthecountry.Nowlet'sstartplayingcheseseriously.

I.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthem（A）

2.Whatdothetwospeakersdofirst（C）

3.Howdotheygetachessboard（C）

4.WhatprizedidMr.Wilsonwin（A）

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthisdialogue（B）

II.ListentothedialogueagainandanswerthefollowingquestionswithYesorNo.

1.DoesMr.Dawsonoftenplaychess（No）

2.DoesMr.DawsonrefusetoplaychesswithMr.Wilson（No）

3.HasMr.Wilsonlearnttoplaychessforalongtime（No）

4.DidMr.Dawsonwinanyprize（Yes）

5.Willtheygoonplayingchess（Yes）

DialogueTwo

FavoriteSports

（JosephandFletcherjustgetachancetoknoweachotherataparty.Nowtheyaretalking

aboutsports.）

Fletcher:

What'syourfavoritesport,Joseph

Joseph:

Comparativelyspeaking,I'minterestedinteamsports,likebasketballandfootball.

Howaboutyou

Fletcher:

Contrarytoyours,I'mfondofindividualsportssuchasgolfandswimming.

Joseph:

ButIalsolikeboxingverymuch.Somepeoplelikesuchoutdooractivitiesasfishing

andmountain-climbing.

Fletcher:

Andtherearealsopeoplewholiketobespectators.They'reenthusiasticaboutgames.

Joseph:

Yes.Althoughtheydon'tjoininanygames,yettheyusuallywatchthemonTV,or

listentothemoverradio.

Fletcher:

That'sright.

Joseph:

Actually,it'squitenecessaryforpeople,menandwomen,oldandyoung,todosome

physicalexercisesfromtimetotime.

Fletcher:

You'refight.Onlybydoinglikethiscantheybehealthyenough.

I,Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.

l.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace（B）

2.WhatsportisJosephinterestedin（B）

3.WhatsportisFletcherinterestedin（A）

4.Whatsportdoesfishingbelongto（C）

5.Whatcanweinferfromthedialogue（A）

II.ListentothedialogueagainandwriteTforTrueorFforFalseforeachstatementyouhear.

l.ThegameFletcherisinterestedinissimilartothatofJoseph.（F）

2.Josephalsolikesoutdooractivitiessuchasfishingandmountain-climbing.（F）

3.Somepeoplewhoareenthusiasticaboutgamesliketobespectators.（T）

4.TheythinkwatchinggamesonTVandlisteningtothemoverradioalsodogoodtoone's

health.（F）

5.Theythinkit'snecessaryforpeopletodophysicalexercisesfromtimetotime.（T）

DialogueThree

WhyDon'tYouJoinMeattheGymSometime

Peter:

Hi,Laura,Whereareyouheadingwiththatbigbag

Laura:

Hi,Peter,I'mofftothegym,I'vegottostayinshape,youknow.Itrytogothreetimes

aweek,butI'mbusysoIcan'talwaysmakeit.

Peter:

Iknowmorewomenwhoworkoutthanmen.What'sthemainreasonyouworkout

Foryourhealth,ortolookgood

Laura:

Tobehonest,forboth.Withwomen,goodlooksarealwaysaveryimportantconsideration.

Peter:

Iftheywerehonest,mostmenwhoworkoutwouldadmitthattheyalsodoittolook

better,andnotmerelyforhealthreasons.

Laura:

HowaboutyouDoyougetanyregularexercise

Peter:

Idoalotofwalking,forexerciseandenjoymentsometimestentotwentykilometers

atatimebutInevergotothegymlikeyoudo.

Laura:

Well,walkingisgoodexercise.Howaboutsports

Peter:

Notsincemyschooldays.Iusedtoloveplayingbaseball,butit'simpossibletoget

enoughpeopletogetherforagamenow.MostlyIjustwatchsportsonTV.

Laura:

Iplaytennisfairlyregularlywithmyfriends,andsometimesgoswimmingandcycling

bymyself.

Peter:

Oh,Iforgotaboutthat.Igocyclingsometimestoo.AndIoftengoswimmingonvacation.butonlyrecreationalswimming.

Laura:

Whydon'tyoujoinmeatthegymsometimeIcangetyouaguestpass.

Peter:

Well,maybesomeday,butI'mprettylazyaboutthingslikethat.

I.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.

1.WhyisLaurasokeenonsports（D）

2.WhatdoyouknowaboutPeter（D）

3.WhatsportsdoesLauragoinfor（C）

4.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation（D）

5.Wheremightthetwospeakershavethisconversation（B）

II.Listentothedialogueagainandfillintheblankswiththeinformationyouhear.

LaurameetsPeteronherwaytothegyminordertostayinshape,lookgoodandenjoygoodhealth.Theytalkabouttheirfavoritesports.Peterdoesalotofwalkingforexerciseandenjoyment.Heusedtoloveplayingbaseball.Healsogoescyclingsometimesandswimmingonvacation.Lauralikesplayingtennis,goswimmingandcyclingbyherself.AtlastLaurainvitesPetertojoinheratthegymsometimebecauseshecangethimaguestpass.

PartThreePassages

PassageOne

Sports

Allovertheworldpeopleenjoysports.Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthy,happyandhelpthemtolivelonger.

Sportschangewiththeseason.Peopleplaydifferentgamesinwinterandsummer.

Gamesandsportsoftengrowoutofpeople'sworkandeverydayactivities.TheArabsusehorsesorcamelsinmuchoftheireverydaylife;theyusethemintheirsports,too.

Somesportsaresointerestingthatpeopleeverywheregoinforthem.Football,forexample,hasspreadaroundtheworld.Swimmingispopularinallcountriesneartheseaorinthosewithmanyrivers.

Somesportsorgamesgobackthousandsofyears,likerunningorjumping.Chineseboxing,forexample,hasaverylonghistory.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisahundredyearoldyet.Peopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetime.

Peoplefromdifferentcountriesmaynotbeabletounderstandeachother,butafteragametheyoftenbecomegoodfriends.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.Onelearnstofighthardbutfightfair,towinwithoutprideandtolosewithgrace.

I,Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatdosportsandgamesoftendevelopfrom（C）

2.InwhatwaydotheArabsmostlyusehorsesorcamels（A）

3.Whereisswimmingpopular（D）

4.Whichofthefollowinghaveaverylonghistory（C）

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage（B）

II.Listentothepassageagainandcompletethefollowingsentenceswiththeinformation

youhear.

1.Sportshelptokeeppeoplehealthy,happyandhelpthemtolivelonger.

2.Sportschangewiththeseason.Peopleplaydifferentgamesinwinterandsummer.

3.Butbasketballandvolleyballarerathernew.Neitheroneisahundredyearsoldyet.

4.Peopleareinventingnewsportsorgamesallthetime.

5.Sportshelptotrainaperson'scharacter.Onelearnstofighthardbutfightfair.towinwithout

prideandtolosewithgrace.

PassageTwo

Tennis

Onceopenonlytotherich,tennisisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Tenniscourtsarespringingupeverywhere.Thereareindoorandoutdoorcourtsandevenontheroofsoftheskyscrapers.Sportinggoodsstoresaredoingagoodbusinessintennisequipment.Tennisclothinghasbecomeanimportantiteminfashionworld.

Earlyinhistorytenniswasthesportofkingsandifoneortwoofthosekingswerestillrulingtoday,perhapsnoonewouldbeplayingthegamenow.TheFrenchkingCharlesVlovedtoplaytennis,buthewasveryfatandmusthavebeenafunnysightonthetenniscourt.Onedayheoverheardtwowomenlaughingathimasheplayedandheimmediatelybannedthesport.InEngland,Henry1Vstoppedpeoplefromplayingtennisbecausethechurchleadersofhistimewereangrythatwomenworelessclothingwhentheyplayed.ForatimetenniswasalsonotallowedinHolland.

I,Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatisthetopicofthispassage（C）

2.Whocouldplaytennisinthepast（C）

3.Whowouldbeplayingtennisno