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英语听力

Unit1Sports

PartA

MichaelJordanisthegreatestbasketballplayerofalltime.HewasbornonFeb.17,1963,inBrooklyn,NewYork.Heis1.98meterstallandweighs216pounds.JordanjoinedtheChicagoBullsteamforthe1984season.Inthe1986seasonheshot3041points,thethirdhighestscoreever.HewasnamedNBASlamDunkChampion（扣篮冠军）in1987andwontheMostValuablePlayerAwardin1988,anhonorrepeatedfourtimesinthenexttenyearsto1998.JordanguidedhisteamtowinsixNBAchampionshipsduringthe1990s,scoring45pointsduringthesixthandlastgameofthe1998NBAfinals.In1999,hewasnamedthegreatestNorthAmericanathleteofthe20thcentury.JordanlefttheNBAatthebeginningofthe1993-1994NBAseasontopursueacareerinbaseball.Sincehisbaseballgamewasn'tquiteasgoodashisbasketballgames,hefinallygaveituptorejointheBullsin1995.Yet,afterplayingforfivemoreyears,heonceagainannouncedhisretirementin1999.ButhereturnedfortwomoreNBAgamesin2001asamemberoftheWashingtonWizards.

PartB

Peter:

HiLaura.Whereareyouheadingwiththatbigbag?

Laura:

Hi,Peter.I'mofftothegym.I'vegottostayinshape,youknow.Itrytogothreetimesaweek,butI'mbusysoIcan'talwaysmakeit.

Peter:

Iknowmorewomenwhoworkoutthanmen.What'sthemainreasonyouworkout?

Foryourhealth,ortolookgood?

Laura:

Tobehonest,forboth.Withwomen,goodlooksarealwaysaveryimportantconsideration.

Peter:

Iftheywerehonest,mostmenwhoworkoutwouldadmitthattheyalsodoittolookbetter,andnotmerelyforhealthreasons.

Laura:

Howaboutyou?

Doyougetanyregularexercise?

Peter:

Idoalotofwalking,forexerciseandenjoyment—sometimestentotwentykilometersatatime—butInevergotothegymlikeyoudo.

Laura:

Well,walkingisgoodexercise.Howaboutsports?

Peter:

Notsincemyschooldays.Iusedtoloveplayingbaseball,butit'simpossibletogetenoughpeopletogetherforagamenow.MostlyIjustwatchsportsonTV.

Laura:

Iplaytennisfairlyregularlywithmyfriends,andsometimesgoswimmingandcyclingbymyself.

Peter:

Oh,Iforgotaboutthat.Igocyclingsometimestoo.AndIoftengoswimmingonvacation,butonlyrecreationalswimming.

Laura:

Whydon'tyoujoinmeatthegymsometime?

Icangetyouaguestpass.

Peter:

Well,maybesomeday,butI'mprettylazyaboutthingslikethat.

Questions

1.WhatdoyouknowaboutPeter?

2.Wheremightthetwospeakersbehavingthisconversation?

PartC

1.W:

Ilikeplayingbasketball,volleyballandtabletennis.Whataboutyou?

M:

Well,tennisismyfavoritesport.

Q:

Whatsportdoesthemanlike?

2.W:

Youdon'tlikeboxingverymuch,doyou?

M:

It'sfarfrombeingmykindofsport.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

3.W:

Ithinkyesterday'sfootballgamewasquiteexciting.Whataboutyou,John?

M:

Yousaidit.Butitwasabitlong.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthefootballgame?

4.W:

Doyouliketoplaychess?

M:

Ilikethegame,butIdon'tplayitoftenenough.I'mafraidI'mnotaverygoodchessplayer.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

5.M:

Iknewthenamesofallthefootballplayersandthedatesofallthegamesinmyhighschooldays.ButrecentlyIhavefailedtokeepupwithfootball.

W:

Nowyouarebusywithyourgolfgames.

Q:

Whatdoyouknowaboutthemanfromtheconversation?

Unit2FoodandDrinks

PartA

1.M:

Haveyoueverbeentothatbigrestaurantoppositetheschoolgate?

W:

Yes,manytimes.Whenevermyfriendscometovisitme,I'lltakethemtheretoeat.

2.W:

Istheresomethingwrong,sir?

M:

MywifeandIhavebeenkeptwaitingfornearlyanhourforourmeal.

3.W:

WhereisthecakeImadethismorning?

M:

Weateit,mom.Canyoumakeanotheroneforus?

4.W:

Ihearyoulikechickenverymuch.

M:

Nexttobeef.

5.M:

Haveyoutriedthiswinebefore?

W:

No,never.It'smyfirsttime,butit'sreallytomytaste.

6.W:

John,doyouwantasoda?

M:

Soda?

Ithinkittasteslikemedicine.

7.W:

Why,thefishisleftalmostuntouched.

M:

Well,itwouldbegoodifitwerelesssalty.

8.M:

Hi,Sue,wouldyouliketoeatouttonight?

W:

Oh,I'dreallyliketo,butmysistermaycometovisitmethisevening.

PartB

Peter:

Hi,Kate.

Kate:

Hi,Peter.Howhaveyoubeen?

Peter:

Oh,OK,Iguess.Andyou?

Kate:

Nottoobad.Wehaven'tseeneachotherforawhile,havewe?

Peter:

No,wehaven't.Sothatmakesmeask.DoyouhaveanyplanforthisSaturday?

Kate:

No,notyet,Idon'tthinkso.Why?

Peter:

Whatdoyouthinkaboutgettingtogetherandgoingouttodinnerthisweekend?

Kate:

Thatwouldbegreat.Doyouhaveanyparticularplaceinmind?

Peter:

Well,IthinkI'dliketoeatsomethingthat'snottooheavy.I'vebeeneatingalittletoomuchlately.

Kate:

Metoo.

Peter:

IloveItalianfood,butmaybeweshouldskipthatthistime.TheyalwaysseemtoservesomuchfoodinItalianrestaurants,andyouendupeatingmorethanyouwantedto.

Kate:

Chinesefoodwouldbegood.

Peter:

Yes,ormaybesomeJapanesesushi.Thatstyleusesalotofnaturalflavors,andnotmuchoilorcreamorheavysauces.

Kate:

Yes,eitherofthosechoiceswouldbegood.Let'sjustmeetonSaturdaynight,anddecidethenwheretoeat.

Peter:

That'sfinebyme.

PartC

A:

Well,hereweare,nottoocrowded.

B:

Great!

Let'sorderquicklysowecanchatalittle.

A:

OK.Whatareyouinthemoodfor?

B:

Somethinglight.IhadahugebreakfastandI'mstillfull.

A:

Therearethreesalads.Oryoucouldhavesoupandasandwich.

B:

Whatareyouhaving?

Ahamburger,Isuppose.

A:

No,actuallyIateoutlastnight.WehadpizzaatPizzaHut,thenalatesnackatKentuckyFriedChicken.

B:

Oh,dear.Well,maybeyoushouldhaveasalad.

A:

Yes,Ithinkso.Look,thedailyspecialisspaghetti.Thatsoundsgood.

B:

Oh,thepricesaregreattoo.I'llhavethataswell.

A:

Nowlet'sdecideondrinks.

B:

I'lljusthavecoffeeandaglassoficedwater.

A:

Italianfoodneedsredwine,youknow.

B:

Butwehavetogobacktowork.

A:

OK,aCokeformethen.

B:

Herecomesthewaitress.Letmeorderfirst.

Questions

1.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

3.Whatwilltheyorder?

Unit3Weather

PartA

1.Theweathertoday:

afinedayisinstorenearlyeverywhere,withthebestofthesunshineinsouthernandcentralareasofBritain.Apleasantday,then,withlongsunnyperiodsdeveloping.Therewillbelightwindswithamaximumtemperatureof18degreesCelsius,64degreesFahrenheit.Lookattheoutlookforthenextfewdays:

itwillbecomemostlycloudywithheavyshowersmovinginfromthewest.

PartB

Alan:

Oh,lookatthesky,Michelle!

It'sstartingtogetcloudy.

Michelle:

Iseeit.Ihopeitdoesn'train.Ithoughtitwasgoingtobeafinedaytoday.

Alan:

That'scertainlywhatthedepartmentwashopingforwhentheychosetodayasthedatefortheannualpicnic.

Michelle:

Youcan'thaveapicnicwithoutgoodweather.Youneedsunshineforalltheeatingandgamesandentertainment.

Alan:

Yeah,sunshine—butnottoomuch!

Doyourememberlastyear?

Michelle:

Isuredo.Itwassohotallwedidwaslookforshade,lookforwaystoescapefromthesun.

Alan:

Andnoonewantedtoparticipateinanyoftheplannedactivities.Allwewantedwascolddrinks.Andthenwedozedoff.

Michelle:

Iftherehadjustbeenthetiniestbreezetocoolusoff.

Alan:

Buttherewasn't.Justthatburningsun,withoutacloudinthesky,andthetemperaturejustseemedtoclimbhigherandhigher.

Michelle:

Well,wedon'thavethatproblemthisyear,apparently.Alan,didyouheartheweatherforecast?

Isitsupposedtorain?

Alan:

Idon'tknow.Ididn'tcatchtheweatherreport.Butmaybeifitrains,itwillonlybeashortshowerwhichcoolsthingsoffalittle.Thatmightnotbebad.

Questions

1.WhatareAlanandMichellemainlydoing?

2.WhatdoyouknowaboutAlan?

3.Whatcanyouinferfromtheconversation?

PartC

1.W:

It'sbeenfreezingforthelastfewdays.

M:

Yes.Andtheforecastsaystherewillbemoresnownextweek,accompaniedbystrongwinds.

Q:

Whatwilltheweatherbelikenextweek?

2.M:

Wehaven'thadsuchaseverewinterforalongtime,havewe?

W:

No,andtheforecastsaysit'sgoingtogetworsebeforeitwarmsup.

Q:

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

3.W:

Whatifitrainshard?

Whatarewegoingtodo?

M:

Ithinkitwillclearupsoon.Butifitkeepsraining,thewholethingwillhavetobecancelled.

Q:

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

4.M:

HowwastheweatherwhenyouleftNewYork?

W:

ItwasverymuchliketheweatherinBeijing.Youdon'thavetotakealotofclothes.

Q:

Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

5.W:

Ifitisthishottomorrow,wemayhavetogiveuptheideaofplayingtennisintheafternoon.

M:

Theweatherforecastsaysitwillcloudoverbynoon.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

Unit4Music

PartA

1.Mostpeoplelikemusic.Infact,wearesurroundedbyit.It'sontheradioandtelevisionandcanbeheardinstoresandrestaurants.However,noteveryonelikesthesamekindofmusic.

2.ThemanagerofthemusicshopwascalledBrianEpstein.BecausesomanypeoplehadaskedforarecordbytheSun,Epsteindecidedtogoandlistentothegrouphimself.

3.FirstlyIwouldliketotalkaboutclassicalmusicanditsrepresentativecomposers,thenIwillmoveontojazzmusic,andfinallyIwillfocusonpopmusicinthelastcentury.

4.Welistentoexcitingmusicandourheartsbeatfaster,ourbloodpressurerises,andourbloodflowsmorequickly.Inshort,we'restimulated.

PartB

Backgroundmusicmayseemharmless,butitcanhaveapowerfuleffectonthosewhohearit.Recordedbackgroundmusicfirstfounditswayintofactories,shopsandrestaurantsintheUSA.Verysoonitspreadtootherpar