大学英语自主学习3级答案(4页).doc

-大学英语自主学习3级答案-第 4 页305Where are you from?Robert: Hi, I'm Robert. How's it going?Miguel: Hi. My name's Miguel. Sorry, I didn't catch your name.Robert: It's Robert. I'm from San Francisco, in the U.S. Nice to meet you - Miguel.Miguel: Nice to meet you, too.Robert: Is this your first day here?Miguel: Yes. I just got to London today.Robert: Where are you from?Miguel: I'm Colombian. From Bogota, Colombia.Keiko: Hi. Can I sit here?Robert: Hello. Sure. There's plenty of room. I'm Robert.Keiko: Hi. My name's Keiko. Where are you from, Robert?Robert: Hi. Keiko. I'm from California. And you.? But, are you from Japan?Keiko: Yes. I'm from Osaka, originally. Now I live in Paris.Robert: Really? What do you do there?Keiko: I work for a high-tech company. I'm so glad to be away from work.Robert: Right.Keiko: Do you have any ideas on fun things to do here in London?Robert: Yeah. Let me get my guidebook. And my map. I'll be right back.Silvia: Hello. I'm Silvia. Do any of you know what time it is?Miguel: It's 6:15. I think dinner is at 7:00. Have a seat.Silvia: Thank you.Miguel: I'm Miguel. I'm from Colombia. And this is Keiko, from Japan. Where're you from, Silvia?Silvia: I'm from Italy. From a small town near Venice. Have you been to Italy?Miguel: No, but I'd love to go. I like Italian food. And, Italian cars.306Curly or straight?K: Hello? L: Hi, Karen. This is Lisa. K: Wow! How are you? Where are you? L: I am at home. I just got back last night. From Hawaii. K: So how was it? Tell me. L: It was so great. Great. You should see me. The new me. K: What do you mean "the new me"? What did you do? L: Well, remember my hair? K: Yeah. L: It was brown. K: Yeah. And long and curly. L: Well, now it's blond. And. K: Let me guess. It's short? L: Yeah. It looks so great. It's short and it's straight. And so blond! K: Blond, short, and straight? Wow! I can't wait to see you!L: And, there's more. I walked and jogged every day. And I went swimming a lot. So good-bye, fat. No more fat. Now I'm thin. K: Thin and short, straight hair? I won't know you.L: Wait. There's more. A surprise. K: Can you come over now? L: Sure, I'll run over right now.308Where are we going?Michael: Well, what do you want to do first?Colette: I know. Let's go to Nijo Castle. Michael: Nijo Castle? Okay. Can you ask someone for directions?Colette: Okay. Here goes. Excuse me. We're trying to find.Man: Sorry, sorry, I don't speak English. Colette: Oh. Excuse me. Where is Nijo Castle?Woman 1: Nijo Castle? <explains it in Japanese> Michael: Thank you. Colette: Did you understand that?Michael: No, I didn't understand that. Let's see if we can find another tourist.Colette: There's someone. With a map. On the corner. See?Michael: Let's go. Excuse me, can you help us? We want to go to Nijo Castle. Woman 2: Oh, I've been there. Okay, go down this street. There is the International Hotel of Kyoto. Across from the hotel is Nijo Castle. Also, NHK radio station is next to Nijo Castle. Nijo Castle is between the NHK radio station and the International Hotel.Both: Great. Thanks for your help.309It's a great jobInterviewer: Good morning. Are you Daniel Rodriguez?Daniel: Yes, I am.Interviewer: How are you today?Daniel: Fine, thanks.Interviewer: I understand you want to get a job here at the hotel.Daniel: Yes, I do.Interviewer: Well, tell me a little about yourself. First, what languages do you speak?Daniel: I can speak English, and of course Spanish. And a little Japanese.Interviewer: Can you work at the front desk? Use a computer? Send faxes, e-mail and so on?Daniel: Sure, I can use a computer. I can do all that.Interviewer: Okay. Let's see. There are a lot of other jobs here at the hotel, so I need to find out what else you can do. Can you swim? We have a swimming pool here.Daniel: Yes, I can swim.Interviewer: We have four restaurants. And one coffee shop. Can you wait tables?Daniel: Yeah, I worked as a waiter at a restaurant last year.Interviewer: Can you cook?Daniel: Um, no, I can't cook.Interviewer: Are you strong? Can you carry heavy suitcases?Daniel: I think so.Interviewer: How about weekends? That's our busiest time. Can you work on weekends?Daniel: Uh, I can work Saturdays, but not Sundays.Interviewer: Hmm. I see. Now the most important question is, Do you like working with people? At a hotel, you work with people all day.Daniel: Yeah, I can work with a lot of people. I come from a big family.Interviewer: Well, Daniel. Thank you for coming in today. I'll give you a call in a few days.Daniel: Thank you. Good-bye.Interviewer: Good-bye.310My weekCelia: Hey, Laura! How's it going?Laura: Oh, Celia, hi! I'm doing fine. What are you up to?Celia: School and work, mostly. I go to school in the morning. And I work three nights a week at Cesar's, you know, the new Italian restaurant downtown. How about you?Laura: Right now, I have two jobs. On Tuesday and Thursday I work at the mall.Celia: Uh-huh.Laura: And on Monday, Wednesday and Friday I work for KPFA, the radio station.Celia: Oh, interesting.Celia: It's so good to see you. Let's get together some night.Laura: Sure.Celia: How about Monday night?Laura: Oh, I can't on Monday night. I have dance class. How about Tuesday?Celia: Oh, Tuesday I work in the evening. But how about Wednesday or Thursday?Laura: Mmm. Wednesday I have my dance class again, and Thursday evening I work at the mall. Friday?Celia: Actually, every Friday evening I go to my health club. Usually, I swim or lift weights or.Laura: Where do you go?Celia: I go to Silver Gym on East Main Street.Laura: You're kidding! I go to Silver Gym, too. I seldom go on Friday, though. I usually go on Saturday.Celia: Well, do you want to go this Friday night? About 6 o'clock? We can exercise, and then go to dinner or something.Laura: Sure. Sounds good. See you then.311Have a nice trip!Interviewer: Jason, could you tell us about your round-the-world trip?Jason: Sure. I started in England about five years ago, in a special boat.Interviewer: A special boat? What do you mean?Jason: It's a pedal boat. I'm trying to go around the world just using human power.Interviewer: Ah-hah. Human power? What do you mean, just human power?Jason: Human power is just the power of myself. No wind and no motors.Interviewer: Wow. That's interesting. Where did you start?Jason: I started in England and I pedaled across the Atlantic Ocean to the U.S. In 111 days. And then I in-line skated across the United States, to San Francisco.Interviewer: That's a long way. How long did that take?Jason: Well, I thought it was only going to take three months, but it ended up taking a year.Interviewer: And now we're here in Hawaii.Jason: Right.Interviewer: How did you get to Hawaii?Jason: Well, I pedaled the boat from San Francisco to Hawaii in 53 days.Interviewer: That's a long time. And what are your plans from here?Jason: I'm going to pedal the boat from Hawaii to Australia. And then bicycle through Australia, kayak up through Indonesia to Malaysia, and then use a bicycle up through Thailand, China, India, and all the way back through Europe, back to my starting point in England.Interviewer: Wow! And how long do you think that will take?Jason: Probably another four years.Interviewer: Well, it's been a pleasure meeting you, Jason. And I wish you good luck on the rest of your trip.Jason: Thank you.312Not enough moneySarah: Good morning. I'd like a large coffee and a bagel. Clerk: That'll be $2.75.Sarah: Let's see. The fare to downtown is $3.50. Can I have one ticket to downtown? Clerk: That's $3.50.Sarah: Hmm. The lunch special today is pizza with a small salad and a drink for $6.00. I think I'll get that. Friend: That's a good deal. $6.00. I'll get that, too.Sarah: I'd like a ticket for the 8 o'clock show. Clerk: That's $7.50.Sarah: Let's get something to eat during the movie. I didn't eat dinner. Hmm. What do they have? Hmm. A small popcorn is $3.00 and a medium drink is $1.50. I guess I want that.Sarah: Let's take a taxi home. It's so late. and I'm so tired. Taxi! Sarah: Please let us off at 56th and Broadway. Driver: Sure.Driver: Here you go. Sarah: How much is the fare? Driver: It's $8.00. Sarah: Here's a ten. Thanks. Goodnight.313Always on time!Message 1 (beep): Hi. This is Emma. Guess what? I got two tickets for the concert. Meet me at 7:30 at the Warfield Music Hall. At the main door at 7:30. Okay?Message 2 (beep): This is Dr. Davis's office. Your appointment on Tuesday was for 3:00. It's been changed to 3:30. Please call the office if you can't come at 3:30.Message 3 (beep): This is Todd. Where are you, Julie? You said to meet you at the park at 4 o'clock. It's 4:30 now. Where are you? I'm leaving.Message 4 (beep): Julie? This is your mother. The whole family is coming to dinner on Sunday at 5 o'clock. That's 5 o'clock. Don't be late.Message 5 (beep): Hi. This is Robert. My flight arrives on Monday at 2:10 in the afternoon. Please meet me at the airport. Call me if you can't meet me, okay? Bye.314It's so cold!Mark: Hi, Paul. It's me.Paul: Hi, Mark How's your trip?Mark: Great. I'm having a great time. The weather is perfect. Every day is warm, sunny, great. I sleep late, go to the beach. How's it there?Paul: Well, it's terrible, actually. It's cold and it rained this morning. It's getting colder. It's supposed to snow tomorrow. A big storm.Mark: Too bad! You should be here with me.Paul: I don't know. Maybe.Mark: What do you mean, maybe?Paul: Did you hear the weather report today?Mark: No, why?Paul: You need to. So you can get ready.Mark: Ready for what?Paul: Ready for the hurricane.Mark: Hurricane?Paul: Yeah, I saw it on TV this morning. A hurricane is coming. There will be lots of strong winds tomorrow, and heavy rain. It's a big hurricane, and it's coming up the coast of Mexico.Mark: Hurricane? I can't believe it. Well, today is sunny and warm. And that's all I care about. Nice breeze. Beautiful weather. I'm going to the beach. I'll worry about the hurricane later.Paul: Okay. I'll talk to you later. But be careful.Mark: I'll call you tomorrow. Bye.315What do you want to do?Agent: Well, I have three trips you might like. I'll tell you about each of them.Trip #1 is in Hawaii. (Mmm.) For one week. It is an outdoors trip. You hike, you swim, you windsurf. (Uh-huh.) You can scuba dive.You can just walk at the beach. Every day there is something different. This is a great trip for people who like to do many things. (Okay.) Trip #2 is a little bit different. It is called the Night Tour Holiday. It's for 5 days in Rio. (Mmm.) You don't do much in the daytime. You sleep. You sleep in the day and have fun at night. (Ooh!) You go to a new club every night. You hear great music. You dance. You meet a lot of fun people. (Ah-hah.) You relax and have fun. It's a five-day party. (Great!) Trip #3 is also interesting. It's to Manila for one week. (Mmm.) You do a lot of things. You go to museums, you go shopping. The shopping is good. You go to beaches near Manila.You go hiking in the mountains. And at night you can hear music, go to good restaurants, and walk around. Maggie: They all sound good. I don't know. Let me think about the three trips - Hawaii, Rio, Manila. It's so hard to decide.316Where's home?Rob: Hi! My name's Rob. How's it going? Ken: Hi! I'm Ken. Nice to meet you. Rob: Are you from Vancouver? Ken: Well, I'm from Hong Kong, but I live near Vancouver now. I just started a new job here. Rob: How do you like Vancouver? Ken: Umm. I like it. There are so many things to do: I like the concerts, the music. And the people are very friendly. Rob: Yeah, I like all the parks, the stores, the people. There's always something happening. Ken: Yeah. I like all that, too. But I don't like the place I live. It's a new condo near Stanley Park. I live alone, and it's just a little too quiet. Rob: Quiet is usually good. Ken: Yeah, but I don't like to live alone. In Hong Kong I lived with my family in a big apartment. My parents, my grandparents, my sister and brother. It was noisy, it was busy, but it was home. We ate dinner together, we talked together. I miss that, especially the food. Now I know that my mother is a good cook! Rob: It sounds to me like you're a little homesick. I know some good Chinese restaurants around here. Here, I'll write down a few names. It won't be the same as your mother's cooking but you can try them. Ken: Sure, thanks. Sounds good.317How are you feeling?Doctor: Welcome to "ask the Doctor." I'm Dr. Helen Monroe here today to help you with your health problems. Let's go to the first caller. Hello, you're on the air.First Caller: Hello. My problem is sunburn. I fell asleep in the sun. Now I have a bad sunburn. Really bad. My skin is red and hot. I can't eat. I can't sleep. I feel terrible. What should I do?Doctor: For a bad sunburn, drink a lot of water. Stay in a cool, quiet room. Rest. And of course, don't go outside in the sun. Eat cool foods like ice cream and drink cold juice. Now on to our next caller.Second Caller: My problem is I can't sleep at night. Every night I can't fall asleep. So. I'm always tired.Doctor: If you can't sleep, don't take sleep medicine. It doesn't really help you. Instead, try to get some exercise every day. Swim, play tennis, dance .perhaps take a walk. Secondly, don't drink a lot of alcohol or coffee. Especially coffee. It's loaded with caffeine that will keep you up. Third, try reading something very boring. A boring book can help you go right to sleep! Now to our next caller.318Click to shopCyberMall: Welcome to CyberM. May we help you?Thomas: Yes. I need to buy some Christmas presents.CyberMall: Please, enter your shopping list.Thomas: (typing)CyberMall: Are you ready to start shopping, or do you want to take a look around?Thomas: I'm ready to start shopping.CyberMall: What's first?Thomas: The DVD player for my brother.CyberMall: Here is a selection of DVD players from Electric World. Please choose the brand and model you want.Thomas: Hmm. I think this one.CyberMall: Thank you. One Electra 77 DVD player, $175. What's next?Thomas: I guess the sweater for my sister.CyberMall: Here is a selection of sweaters from Clothes World. Do you see the one you want?Thomas: Um, yes, this one, 3c.CyberMall: Thank you. What color do you want? What size? Please choose a color, then a size.Thomas: I'd like a black sweater, size small.CyberMall: Thank you. One sweater, number 3c, color: black, size: small. Next.Thomas: