英语听力教程第二册第三版unit1听力原文.docx

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英语听力教程第二册第三版unit1听力原文

Unit1

Part1

B

1.Woman:

  Thisismyfamily.I'mmarried.Myhusband'snameisBill.Wehavetwochildren—aboyandagirl.Ourlittlegirlissixyearsold,andourlittleboyisfour.Jenniegoestokindergarten,andAarongoestonurseryschool.Myfatherliveswithus.Grandpa'sgreatwiththekids.Helovesplayingwiththemandtakingthemtotheparkorthezoo.

2.Man:

  Thisisapictureofmeandmythreesons.We'reatasoccergame.Orlandoistwelve,Louisisten,andCarlosisnine.Allthreeofthemreallylikesports.OrlandoandLouisplaybaseball.Carlosisintoskating.

3.Man:

  ThisismywifeJune,andthesearemythreechildren.Terriontherightistheoldest.She'sinhighschool.She'sveryinvolvedinmusic.She'sintheorchestra.Rachel—she'stheoneinthemiddle—istwelvenow.AndthisismysonPeter.He'soneyearolderthanRachel.RachelandPeterarebothinjuniorhighschool.Timereallyflies.JuneandIhavebeenmarriedfortwentyyearsnow.

4.Woman:

  Thisisapictureofmewithmythreekids.Thegirls,JillandAnne,arebothinhighschool.ThisisJillontheright.She'llgraduatenextyear.Anneistwoyearsyounger.MysonDanisincollege.Itseemslikethekidsareneverhome.IseethemfordinnerandsometimesonSaturdaymornings,butthat'saboutit.They'rereallybusyandhavealotoffriends.

C

Woman:

 Well,mybrotherwassixyearsyoungerthanI,ander,IthinkthatwhenhewaslittleIwasquitejealousofhim.Irememberhehadbeautifulredcurls（mm）...mymotherusedtocoooverhim.OnedayafriendandIplayed,erm,barbershop,and,erm,mymothermusthavebeenaway,shemusthavebeeninthekitchenorsomething（mm）andwegotthesescissorsandsatmybrotherdownandkepthimquietand（strappedhimdown）...That'sright,andcutoffallhiscurls,yousee.Andmymotherjustwassoupset,andinfactit'sthefirst...Ithinkit’soneofthefewtimesI'veeverseenmyfatherreallyangry. 

Man:

 Whathappenedtoyou?

Woman:

 Oh...Iwassenttomyroomforawholeweekyouknow,itwasterrible. 

Man Butwasthatthesortofpattern,weren'tyouclosetoyourbrotheratall?

Woman:

 WellasIgrewolderIthinkthaterIjustignoredhim...

Man:

 Whatabout...you'vegotanolderbrothertoo,did...weretheyclose,thetwobrothers?

Woman:

 No,nomybrother'sjustacoupleofyearsolderthanI...sothetwoofuswerecloserandwethoughtwewerebothverygrownupandhewasjusta...akid...sowedeliberately,Ithink,kindofignoredhim.AndthenIleft,Ilefthomewhenhewasonlystillaschoolboy,hewasonlyfifteen（mm）andIwenttoliveinEnglandandheeventuallywenttoliveinBrazilandIreallydidlosecontactwithhimforalongtime. 

Man:

 Whatwashedoingdownthere?

Woman:

 Well,hewasatravelagent,sohewentdowntheretowork...And,erm,Ididn't,Ican'tevenremember,ermsendingacard,even,whenhegotmarried.ButIre...Idorememberthatlateronmymotherwasshowingmepicturesofhiswedding,'causemymotherandfatherwentdownthere（uhhuh）tothewedding,ander,therewasthisguyonthephotoswithabeardandglasses,andIsaid,"Oh,who'sthisthen?

"'causeIthoughtitwasthebride'sbrotherorsomethinglikethis（mm）...andmymothersaidfrostily,"That...isyourbrother!

"（laughter）

Questionsformemorytest:

1.Accordingtothepassage,howmanybrothersdoestheladyhave?

2.Whenthesistersawhermothercoooverheryoungerbrother,howdidshefeel?

3.What'sherfather'sreactionwhenhegottoknowthatthesisterhadcutoffheryoungerbrother'shair?

4.Howoldwasheryoungerbrotherwhenshelefthome?

5.Wheredidherbrothereventuallylive?

6.Whowastheguyonthephotoswithabeardandglasses?

PART2

AandB

Radiopresenter:

 Goodafternoon.AndwelcometoourmidweekPhone-In.Intoday'sprogramwe'regoingtoconcentrateonpersonalproblems.AndherewithmeinthestudioI'vegotTessa Colbeck,whowritesthe...inFlashmagazine,andDoctorMauriceRex,StudentMedicalAdviseratthe University of Norfolk.

Thenumbertoringwithyourproblemisohone,ifyouareoutsideLondon,twotwotwo,twoonetwotwo.Andwehaveourfirstcallerontheline,andit’sRosemary,Ithink,ercallingfrom Manchester.Hello,Rosemary.

Rosemary:

 Hello.

Radiopresenter:

 Howcanwehelpyou,Rosemary?

Rosemary:

 Wellit’smydad.Hewon’tletmestayoutafterteno'clockatnightandallmyfriendscanstayoutmuchlongerthanthat.Ialwayshavetogohomefirst.It'sreallyembarrassing...

Tessa:

Hello,Rosemary,love.Rosemary,howoldareyou,dear?

Rosemary:

I'mfifteenintwomonth'stime.

Tessa:

 Andwheredoyougoatnight?

--Whenyougoout?

Rosemary:

 Justtomyfriend'shouse,usually.Buteveryoneelsecanstaytheremuchlaterthanme.Ihavetoleaveataboutaquartertoten.

Tessa:

 Anddoesthisfriendofyours-doesshelivenearyou?

Rosemary:

 Ittakesabouttenminutestowalkfromherhousetoours.

Tessa:

 Isee.YouliveinBrighton,wasn’tit?

Well,Brighton’s…

Rosemary:

No,Manchester…IliveinManchester.

Tessa:

 oh.I’msorry,love.I’mgettingmixedup.Yes,wellManchester'squitea roughcity,isn'tit?

Imean,yourdad...

Rosemary:

 No,notreally.Notwherewelive,itisn’t.Idon'tliveinthe City Center oranythinglikethat.AndChristine'shouseisinaveryquietpart.

Tessa:

 Christine.That'syourfriend,isit?

Rosemary:

 Yeah.That'sright.Imean,Iknowmydadgetsworriedbutit’sperfectlysafe.

Maurice:

 Rosemary.Haveyoutalkedaboutthiswithyourdad?

Rosemary:

 No.Hejustshoutsandthenhesayshewon't let megooutatallifIcan'tcomehomeontime.

Maurice:

 Whydon'tyoujusttrytositdownquietlywithyourdad--sometimewhenhe'srelaxed--andjusthaveaquietchataboutit?

He’llprobablyexplainwhyheworriesaboutyou.Itisn'talwayssafeforyounggirlstogooutatnight.

Tessa:

 Yes.AndmaybeyoucouldpersuadehimtocomeandpickyouupfromChristine'shouseonceortwice.

Rosemary:

 Yes.Idon'tthinkhe'llagreetothat,butI'lltalkto himaboutit.Thanks.

Part3

Josephine:

   Wedidfeelfarmorestabilityinourlives,becauseyousee...inthesedaysIthinkthere'salwaysaconcernthatfamilieswillseparateorsomething,butinthosedaysnobodyexpectedthefamiliestoseparate. 

Gertrude:

   Ofcoursetheremayhavebeensmoking,drinkinganddrug-takingyearsago,butitwasallkeptveryquiet,nobodyknewanythingaboutit.Butthesedaystherereallyisn'tthefamilylifethatweusedtohave.Thechildrenseemtodomoreastheylikewhethertheyknowit'srightorwrong.Oh,thingsareverydifferentIthink. 

Question:

   Whatwasyourparents'roleinfamilylife?

Josephine:

   Well,mymotheractuallydidn'tdoatremendousamountinthehouse,butshediddoagreatdealofworkoutsideandshewasveryinterested,forexample,intheNursingAssociationcollectingmoneyforit.Wehadsomebodywholookedafterusandthenwealsohadsomeonewhodidthecleaning. 

Gertrude:

   Well,welivedinaflat,weonlyhadthreeroomsandabathroom.FatherworkedontherailwayatVictoriaStationandmymotherdidn'twork,obviously.Myfather'swageIthinkwasabouttwopoundsaweekandIsupposeourrentwasabouttwelveshillingsaweek,youknowasrentwas-I'mgoingbackagoodmanyyears.Wedidn'thaveaneasylife,youknowandIthinkthat'swhymymotherwentoutsomuchwithherfriends.Itwasareliefforher,youknowreally. 

Question:

   Didyouhaveacloserelationshipwithyourparents?

Josephine:

   InasenseIwouldsaynotveryclosebutwe,atthattime,didn'tfeelthatway,wedidn'tthinkaboutitverymuchIdon'tthink.Ithinktodaypeoplearemuchclosertotheirparentsandtalkabouteverything,whichwedidn't.Then,ofcourse,weusedtoplayalotofgames,becausewedidn'thaveatelevisionorevenaradioandwewouldplaygamesintheeveningsratherthanhaveconversation,Ithink. 

Question:

   Wastheremoredisciplineinfamiliesinthosedays?

Josephine:

   Ohyes,Idothinkso,yes.Weweremuchmoredisciplinedandwewentaboutasafamilyanditwasn'tuntilIwasprobablyabout18beforeIwouldactuallygooutwithanyfriendsofmyown.

Statements:

1.Seventyyearsagoyoungpeopleoftensmokedanddrankinfrontofothers.

2.Apartfromagreatdealofworkoutside,Josephine'smotheralsolookedafterherchildrenanddidthecleaninginthehouse.

3.Gertrude'sfatherearnedtwopoundsaweek.

4.Gertrude'sfamilyhadtopaytenshillingsaweekfortheirflat.

5.Youngpeopleseventyyearsagodeeplyfeltthattheydidnothaveaverycloserelationshipwiththeirparents.

6.Nowadayspeoplearemuchclosertotheirparentsandtalkabouteverythingtothem.

Part4

Q:

ParentLinkisanorganizationthatlooksattheproblemsthatparentsandchildrenface.Itsdirector,TimKahn,toldusaboutthechangingrolesofparentsandchildren.

T:

TheauthoritarianmodelwasoneinwhichthechildhadnorightsandIguessinthe60sandperhapsthe70smanypeoplerejectedthatandwehadthesortofthepermissiveera---theagewheremanyparentsfelttheyhadtoallowtheirchildrentodowhatevertheywantedtodoandsoinasensetheroleswerereversedanditwasthechildrenwhowerethebossesandtheparentswhoranaroundbehindthem.Theideasthatweoffertoparentsarekindofathirdpositioninwhichwe’relookingatequals,whereparentsandchildrenaredifferentbutequal.

Q:

Whataboutchangesinthemale-femaleroles?

T:

Societyhaschangedalot.Aswellastechnologyleadingtogreatchanges,people’sroleshavechangedverymuch,inparticularthewomen’smovementhasver