全新版大学英语听说教程第二版3听力原文及答案Unit1-12.pdf
-全新版大学英语第二版听说教程第三册听力原文及答案Unit 1Unit 1Text 1Text 1Dating with My Mother (Part One)Dating with My Mother (Part One)After 22 years of marriage, I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in myrelationship with my wife, Peggy. I started dating with another woman.It was Peggys idea. One day she said to me, Life is too short, you need to spendtime with the people you love. You probably wont believe me, but I know you loveher and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer.The other woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother, a72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 20 years ago. Right afterhis death, I moved 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career.When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I wouldspend more time with mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I nevergot around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.Mom was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us goout to dinner and a movie.Whats wrong? she asked.I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you, I said. Just the two ofus.I would like that a lot, she said.When I pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on.Her hair was curled, and she was smiling. I told my lady friends I was going out withmy son, and they were all impressed. They cant wait to hear about our evening,Mother said.Exercise 1:Exercise 1: 1. c2. a3.bQuestions:Questions:1. What would make the speaker closer to his wife, Peggy?2. What do you know about the speakers mother?3. Which of the following adjectives best describes Peggy?Exercise 2:Exercise 2:1. She suggested that her husband spend more time with his mother. She said to herhusband, Life is too short, but you need to spend time with the people you love. Youprobably wont believe me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of youspend more time together , it will make us closer.2. 1) .she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her haircurled.2) She had told her lady friends about this.Text 2Text 2Dating with My Mother (Part Two)Dating with My Mother (Part Two)We didnt go anywhere fancy, just a neighborhood place where we could talk.Since her eyes now see only large shapesand shadows, I had to read the menu forboth of us.I used to be the reader when you were little, she said.第 1 页 共 19 页-Then it is time for you to relax and let me return the favor, I said.We had a nice talk over dinner, just catching up on each others lives. We talkedfor so long that we missed the movie.Ill go out with you again, my mother said as I dropped her off, but only if youlet me buy dinner next time.I agreed.How was your date? my wife asked when I got home that evening.Nice.nicer than I thought it would be, I said.Mom and I get out for dinner a couple of times a month. Sometimes we take ina movie, but mostly we talk. I tell her about my trails at work and brag about the kidsand Peggy. Mom fills me in on family gossip and tells me about her past. Now I knowwhat it was like for her to work in a factory during the Second World War. I knowhow she met my father there, and know how they went through the difficult times. Icant get enough of these stories. They are important to me, a part of my history. Wealso talk about the future. Because of health problems, my mother worries about thedays ahead.Spending time with my mom has taught me the importance of slowing down.Peggy was right. Dating another woman has helped my marriage.Exercise 1:Exercise 1:1. c2. d3. d Questions: Questions:1. What does the story mainly tell us?2. Which of the following is true?3. What can you learn from the story?Ex. 21. took/ out to dinner/ neighborhood2. nicer than he expected.3. A couple of times.4. the importance of slowing down/his marriageUnit 2Unit 2Text1Text1What a Coincidence! (Part One)What a Coincidence! (Part One)Andrew had always wanted to be a doctor. But the tuition for a medical school in1984 was 15,000 dollars a year, which was more than his family could afford. To helphim realize his dream, his father, Mr. Stewart, a real estate agent, began searching thehouse-for-sale ads in newspapers in order to find extra business. One advertisementthat he noted down was for the sale of a house in a nearby town. Mr. Stewart calledthe owner, trying to persuade him to let him be his agent. Somehow he succeeded andthe owner promised that he would come to him if he failed to get a good deal with hispresent agent. Then they made an appointment to meet and discuss the thing.As good things are never easy to acquire, the time for the appointment had to bechanged almost ten times. On the day when they were supposed to meet at 3 oclockin the afternoon, Mr. Stewart received another call from the owner. His heart sank ashe feared there would be another change of time. And so it was. The owner told himthat he couldnt make it at three but ifhe would come right then, they could talk itover. Mr. Stewart was overjoyed. Leaving everything aside, he immediately set out to第 2 页 共 19 页-drive to the house.As he approached the area, he had a strange feeling of having been there before.The streets, the trees, the neighborhood, all looked familiar to him. And when hefinally reached the house, something clicked in his mind. It used to be the house of hisfather-in-law! The old man had died fifteen years ago but when he was alive, he hadoften visited him with his wife and children. He remembered that, like his son Andrew,his father-in-law had also wanted to study medicine and, failing to do so, had alwayshoped that one of his two daughters or his grandchildren could someday become adoctor.Exercise 1:Exercise 1:1. b2. a3. d4. cQuestions:Questions:1. Who are the two main characters in the story you have just heard?2. How did Mr. Stewart get to know the owner of the house?3. What problem did Mr. Stewart have?4. What is the coincidence in the story you have just heard?Exercise 2:Exercise 2:1984 / son / medical school / tuition / afford it / realize / newspaper ads / extrabusiness / advertisement / succeeded / agent / changed / phone call / put aside / doing /immediately / familiar / father-in-laws / visited / his father-in-law alive / coincidenceText2Text2What a Coincidence! (Part Two)What a Coincidence! (Part Two)When he entered the house, Mr. Stewart was even more amazed to find that thehouse was decorated exactly as he had remembered it. He told the owner about thisand the latter became intrigued too. However, they were in for even greater surprises.It so happened that in the middle of their discussion, a postman came to deliver aletter. And the letter was addressed to Mr. Stewarts father-in-law! Were it not for Mr.Stewarts presence there and then, the letter would be returnedas no person of thatname lived in the house any longer. As the postman demanded a signature on thereceipt slip, Mr. Stewart signed for his long-deceased father-in-law. Mystified, theowner urged Mr. Stewart to open the letter and see what it contained. The letter wasfrom a bank. When he opened it, two words immediately met his eye - Foreducation. It was a bank statement of an amount hisfather-in-law had put in yearsago for his grandchildrens education needs. With the interest it had earned over theyears, the standing value of the amount came to a little over $15,000, just enoughmoney to cover the tuition of Andrews first year at a medical college!Another thing that is worth mentioning is about the postman. The originalpostman, who had worked in this neighborhood, called in sick that day. So thepostman, who was new to the area, came to deliver mail in his place. Had it been theold postman, the letter would undoubtedly be returned to the sender as he knew fullwell that no person bearing that name lived in that house any longer.The miracle was a blessing for Andrew. With the money given tohim by hisgrandfather he was able to study medicine. Now he is a doctor in Illinois.Exercise1Exercise1：1.The house was decorated exactly the same as Mr. Stewart remembered it第 3 页 共 19 页-2.Mr. Stewart happened to be in the house when a postman came to deliver a letterto his father-in-law who had died 15 years ago.3.The old postman had called in sick that day, and the postman whocame in hisplace was not familiar with the neighborhood. Other wise the letter would havebeen returned to its sender.Exercise 2:Exercise 2:1. He was intrigued.2. A bank statement.3. his father-in-law had put an amount of money in the bank for his grandchildrenseducation.4. A little over $15,000.5. He could use the money to cover the tuition of his first year at a medical college.6. He is a doctor in Illinois.Unit 3Unit 3Text 1Text 1Krimali (Part One)Krimali (Part One)On the morning of the devastating earthquake that struck India in 2001, Krimali,a girl of 17, had just left home to go to an interview for a position of a sales clerk. Shewas pleased with her green and yellow flowered dress, but felt something wasnt quiteright about her hair. She returned home, removing her shoes and leaving them at thedoor.Moments later, the earthquake struck. Ceilings and walls in the building shook inthe deafening noise. Then everything began crashing down.Krimali and her immediate family escaped serious injury but were unable tomake their way out. The ceiling of an entire room towered above the only possibleescape route. Completely detached on three sides, the huge slab clung to an outsidewall on its fourth side. To an observer, it could drop at any moment.People were screaming and didnt know what to do. Krimali decided to act.Carefully she climbed barefoot up and down the debris until she reached a point justbeneath the swaying ceiling. About four meters below were uneven pieces of concrete,broken glass and smashed furniture, all mixed with sharp spikes of iron. She knew ifshe could manage to get down to the ground level, she could make her way to safety.She paused to figure out the best way down. As there wasnt any good place to jump,she just jumped. Luckily, she landed in a crouch, her feet missing any sharp edges.Emboldened by her good fortune, Krimali knew it was up to her to persuade others tofollow.Exercise 1:Exercise 1: Ex 11-2 c cEx 21-8T F F F F T T FText 2Text 2Krimali ( Part Two)Krimali ( Part Two)Krimali planned to rescue her family first, but just then she heard a woman fromtwo storeys above screaming for someone to save her two-month-old baby.Throw the baby to me, Krimali shouted. I can catch her!The woman refused. Krimali told the woman to wrap the baby in bed sheets andthen toss her down. Crying uncontrollably, the mother wrapped the little girl but still第 4 页 共 19 页-would not part with her baby. As the mother tried to decide what to do, Krimaliintently watched the concrete ceiling hanging above her. Finally the mother tossed thebaby. Krimali made a clean catch. A bright smile lit up the womans face. Ill beback! Krimali called out, hugging the child to her as she hurriedly picked her wayout to where survivors had gathered.She gave up the baby, then asked if any of the men there would come back withher to help others trapped in the building. No one came forward, for they were allafraid of that swaying ceiling. But for Krimali, a small girl of 154 centimeters inheight and weighing about 50 kilos, her fears had been lifted by what she hadaccomplished.On her way back into the ruins, she saw part of a large door. It was extremelyheavy but she managed to drag it to the spot just below the hanging ceiling. Byplacing it on the ruins, she created something like a sliding board. With Krimalicoaching her, the babys mother partly jumped and partly rolled down the board to theground level. Krimali led her through the debris to her baby.In the hours that followed Krimali made countless rescue missions into thebuilding, each time in the shadow of the huge ceiling. Thanks to her courage, abouttwo dozen men, women and children were saved.Exercise 1:Exercise 1:Questions :Questions : 1-2d bExercise 2:Exercise 2:1. Because she was afraid Krimali might not be able to catch her.2. Because she thought the bed sheets could somehow protect the baby from beinghurt if she failed to catch her.3. Because they were afraid of the swaying ceiling.4. To make it easier and safer for people to get down.5. About two dozen were saved.Unit 4Unit 4Text 1Text 1A Marriage Agreement (Part One)A Marriage Agreement (Part One)(Tom and Linda have signed a marriage agreement. Both agree not to break the rulesoutlined in the agreement. John, a reporter, is talking to them about the agreement.)John: Tom, Linda, first Id like to ask you why you decided to write this unusualagreement.Tom: We found that many problems are caused when a person has differentexpectations from his or her spouse. We wanted to talk about everything openly andhonestly before we started living together.Linda: Also we both know how important it is to respect each others pet peeves. Like,I can get very annoyed if others leave stuff- clothing, papers, everything! - lyingaround on the floor. It really bugged me, so we put that in the agreement.John: This is mentioned in Article 1: Cleaning Up, isnt it? It says, Nothing will beleft on the floor overnight. Everything must be cleaned up and put away before goingto bed.第 5 页 共 19 页-Tom: Then Ill know clearly what Lindas expectations are.John: I see. What about Article 2: Sleeping? It says, We will go to bed at 11 p.m. andget up at 6:30 a.m. except on weekends. Im sure some people hearing this will thinkthat this agreement isnt very romantic.Tom: Well, we disagree. We think its very romantic. This agreement shows that wesat down and talked, and really tried to understand the other person. A lot of problemsoccur in a marriage when people dont talk about what they want.Linda: Thats right. When we disagreed about something, we worked out a solutionthat was good for both of us. I would much rather have Tom really listen to me andunderstand my needs than give me a bunch of flowers or a box of candy.Exercise 1:Exercise 1: 1. b2. c3.aQuestions:Questions:1. Which statement best summarizes the marriage agreement between Tom andLinda?2. According to Tom, what will give rise to problems in a marriage?3. What can be inferred about Linda from the conversation?Exercise 2:Exercise 2:1. Because she wanted to understand each others expectations so that potentialproblems could be avoided and they could live happily together.2. Cleaning up. Everything must be cleaned up and put away before going to bed.3. Sleeping. Time for bed: 11pm; time to get up: 6:30am except on weekends.Text 2Text 2A Marriage Agreement (Part Two)A Marriage Agreement (Part Two)John: Linda, do you spend a lot of time checking to see if the other person isfollowing the rules? Arguing?Linda: No, not at all.Tom: A lot of couples argue because they dont understand each others expectations. Ithink we spend less time arguing than most couples be
