《新世纪研究生公共英语教材听说》上听力原文 Lesson 8-.pdf

Lesson 8Conversation1-5CDBBA6-10CDBCB11-15ACBDA1.M:My chemistry prject is in trouble.My partner and I have totally different ideas abouthow to proceed.W:You shold try to meet each other halfway.Q:What does the woman suggest?2.M:Whats the matter?Youve been sitting there for ages just staring into space.W:I told the BrownignsId send them a postcard.Now I dont know what to say.Q:What is the woman doing?3.M:Ive noticed that you get leters from Canada from time to time.Would you mindsaving the stamps for me?My sister collects them.W:My roommates already asked for them.Q:What will the woman probably do?4.M:Next,shouldnt we get a telephone installed in the hall?W:Fixing the shower pipe is far more important.Q:What do we learn from the conversation?5.M:I hope I wont oversleep.Ive simply got to catch the first flight to New York.W:If I were you,Id request a wake-up call from the hotel reception.Q:What does the woman advise the man to do?6.M:You know some TV channels have been rerunning a lotof comedies from the sixties.What do you think of those old shows?W:So-so,but the new ones arent so great either.Q:What is the mans opinion on the new TV comedies?7.M:I heard that Park Electronics is going to be holding interviews on campus next week.W:Yeah.What day?Id like to talk to them and drop off my resume.Q:What does the woman want to do?8.M:I knew Laurie played the piano,but I didnt know she played the guitar.W:Neither did i.It seems she just picked it up on her own over the summer.Q:What does the woman mean?9.M:Its so mild today,wanna go for a bike ride after your last class?W:When is the latest time we could start?My last class is a chem.Lab and it often runslate.Q:What is likely to happen to the woman?10.W:Arent you leaving tomorrow on vacation?All packed and ready to go?M:Not quite.I still have to stop by the drugstore and get my allergy prescrioptionrefilled.Q:What does the man have to do for the vacation?11.W:The floor is awfully wet.What happened?M:No sooner had I gotten into the shower than the phone rang.Q:What was the man doing when the phone rang?12.M:Mary,did you drop off the rollf of film for developing?W:No.I got Susan to do it.Q:What happened to the roll of film?13.M:Could you please tell me where to find running shoes?W:Yeah.They are on the second floor,in sporting goods.Q:Where was this conversation probably taking place?14.M:That leaky faucet is starting to get to me.W:What should we do about it?Q:What does the woman want to know?15.M:Hello.Id like two seats for the evening show.W:Sorry,but the performance is already sold out.Would you be interested in somethinglater this week?Q:What does the woman imply?Passage 1i.1-5CACDAii.1-5FTTFFYoung peopleintheUnitedStates have a wide variety of interests apartfrom theirschool work.As children,both boys and girls play many of the same games.They swim,play baseball and basketball,go boating and camping,and have fun in many kinds of sportsand outdoor activities.Many youthorganizations giveyoung people achancetodevelop andbroaden ttieirinterests,and to gain experience in working with others.Among these groups are the BoyScouts,which serves more than four million boys,the Girl Scouts,with nearly three milliongirls,and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America,with over one million participants.Theseand othergroupsare guide by adultswho volunteer theirservices.Civic.cultural andreligious groups also sponsor special programs for young people.In farm areas,boys and girls learn to work together in agriculture,homemaking andcitizenship activities.They compete for prizes in raising farm animals and growing crops.Secondary schools offer students a wide variety of activities to develop talents and skills.There are clubs for photography,music,theater,art,stamp collecting,natural science anddebating.Often schools have orchestras,bands and singing groups as well as a variety ofcompetitive sports for both boys and girls.Most schoolsand colleges have some form of student governmentwithelections tochoose class representatives.These elected officers speak for their fellow students at studentcouncil meeting with teachers and schaof officials.They also organize social activities andtake part in such community projects as fund raising for charity.Many young people hold part-time jobs after school hours.Thousands earn money bydelivering newspapers or helping look after young children in private homes.Later,whenthey go to college,many youths continue to work part-time at a variety of jobs to help paytheir expenses.For several weeks during the summer vacation,about five million school-age childrengo to camps where they get plenty of recreational activities and learn various skills.Thereare more than 10,000 camps operated by private citizens and organizations.College studentsoften workas counselors at these camps.Passage 2i.1-5CDADBMost worthwhile careers require some kind of special training.Ideally,therefore,thechoice of an occupation should be made even before the choice of a curriculum in highschool.Actually,however,most people make several job choices during their working lives,partly because of economic and industrial changes and partly to improve their positions.Theone perfect job does not exist.Young people should therefore enter into a broad flexibletraining program that will fit them for a field of work rather than for a single job.Unfortunately many young people,knowing little about the job market or themselvesfor that matter,choose their lifework on a hit-or-miss basis.Some drift from job to job.Others stick to work which they neither like nor suit.One common mistake is choosing an occupation for its real or imagined prestige.Toomany high-school students-or their parents-choose a professional field,disregarding boththe relatively small proportion of workers in the profession and the extremely higheducational and personal requirements.The imagined or real prestige of a profession or awhite-collar job is not a good reason for choosing it as a lifes work.Moreover,theseoccupations are not always well paid.Since a large proportion of jobs are in mechanical andmanual work,the majority of young poeople should give serious consideration to thesefields.Before making an occupational choice,a person should have a general idea of what hewants out of life and how hard he is willing to work to get it.Some people desires socialprestige,others intellectual satisfaction.Some want security,others are willing to take risksfor financial gain.Each occupational choice has its demands as well as its rewards.Passage 3In Bill Gates book for high school and college graduates,there is a list of 8 things theydid not learn in school.Listen and decide if you find them useful for your future.The 8things are:1.Life is not fair,get used to it.2.The world won t care about your self-esteem.The world will expect you to accomplishsomething before you feel good about yourself.3.You will not make 40 thousand dollars a year right out of high school.You wont be a vicepresident with a car or a phone,until you earn both.4.lf you think your teacher is tough,wait till you get a boss.He or she doesnt have tenure.5.If you mess up,its not your parents fault,so dont whine about your mistakes,learn fromthem.6.Your school may have done away wrth winners and losers,but life has not.In someschools they have abolished failing grades;theyll give you as many times as you want toget the right answer.This doesnt bear the slightest resemblance to anything in real life.7.Life is not divided into semesters.You dont get summers off and very few employers areinterested in helping you find yourself.Do that on your own time.8.Television is NOT real life.In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop andgo to jobs.Part D1.influential2.independence3.measurement 4.inspired5.achievement6.millionaires7.lifetime8.are willing to9.sympathy10.spiritual11.estates12.enduring13.positive14.freedom15.capacity16.blessings17.open18.self-discipline19.security20.benefitLesson 9Conversation1-5BCADC6-10CDDBB11-15CCCDC1.W:That famous violinist star“prefessor”I was talking about is going to be the soloist innext weeks concert.M:Great!I dont want to miss it.Where can we get tickets?Q:What will the speakers probably do?2.W:I think Ill take my mother to that French restaurant on the Main Street for herbirthday.M:I hope its not any time soon.Theyre usually booked up weeks in advance.Q:What does the man mean?3.M:You know.I have been watering my plants regularly,but they are still not doing wellin my new dorm-room.W:Maybe instead of keeping them in the corner,you should put them directly in front ofthe window.Q:How can the plants do well according to the woman?4.W:Ive got a headache.Sick in bed,Ive read most of those magazines twice.M:Well,if itll help,Ill run to the store and get you some new ones.Q:?What will the man probably do?5.M:Is there a candy machine in the building?W:Aha,its down the hall on your left,but it has an“out-of-order”sign on it.Q:What information can you get about the machine?6.W:Thats a pretty thick book.Are you sure Erica would want to plough through that?M:Are you kidding?She wukk be through it in two days.Q:What does the man imply about Erica?7.M:Could I look at your bus-schedule?I don t want to drive to work tomorrow becauseits snowing.W:Youll be better off calling the terminal.Its been a long time since Ive used myschedule,and Im sure its out of date.Q:Why does the woman suggest the man call the terminal?8.M:Come on,Sue.I know you have a new camera,but you just took a picture of a car.W:No,no.Look behind the car!Q:What does the woman mean?9.W:Im going to Chicato on business.And somebody said you were the right person totalk to about what I can do there for fun.M:You bet I am.I hope youve got at least a month.Q:What can be inferred from the mans words?10.W:Hi,Henry.It s Betty from the apartment next door.Im in school right now.and Irealize I forgot my keys at home.Could you ask the building manager to put the extra set inmy mailbox?M:I dont think that is secure enough.I can just drop by your class later.Q:What will the man probably do?11.W:Professor Nelson,could you please turn up the temperature in here?Im havingtrouble concentrating.M:Yeah.I understand,but I don t control the thermostat.Tell you what.Ill talk to thejanitor about it after class.In the meantime,I suggest you put on a sweater if you broughtone.Q:Which of the following choices I true according to the conversation?12.W:Ive just found out the creative writing class is full.Now I have to wait anotherwhole year to get in.M:Why dont you check back after the first week?Somebody might drop out.Q:What does the man suggest the woman do?13.M:Do you have hot water in your dorm?We haven t had any for three days,and I hatecold showers.W:Oh,sounds miserable.Since the gyms usually open,why dont you just go overthere till they fix the problem?Q:What does the woman suggest the man do?14.W:With a cold that bad,I think its pretty foolish not to see a doctor.M:Dont worry.Itll pass in a few days.Q:What does the man mean?15.W:Professor,have you graded my term paper yet?M:To tell you the truth,Ive been tied up in committee meetings all week.Q:What can be inferred about the paper?Passage 1i.1-5BDCADii.1-5FTTFFEnglish food has a bad name abroad.This is most probably because foreigners inEngland often have to eat in more common restaurants,where it is necessary to prepare foodrapidly in large quantities.Of course the food isnt very delicious,though quite nourishing.It is rather dull and not always attractively served.Moreover,the Englishman eating in acheap or medium price restaurant is usually in a hurry-at least at lunch-and a meal eatenin a leisurely manner inpleasant surroundings is always far more enjoyable than a mealtaken hurriedly in a business-like atmosphere.In general,it is possible to get an adequatemeal at a reasonable price;in fact,such a meal may be less expensive than similar foodabroad.For those with more money,there are expensive restaurants for them to spendmoney in.In many countries,breakfast is a snack rather than a meal,but the traditional Englishbreakfast is a full meal.Some people have porridge to begin with.If porridge is preparedfrom coarse oatmeal,it is atasty,cheap,and nourishing dish,especially when eaten withmilk or cream,and sugar or salt.Then comes a substantial,usually cooked,course such aseggs,sausages and bacon.Afterwards comes toast,with butter and jam,and perhaps somefruit.Tea or coffee is drunk with the meal.Many English people now have a full breakfastonly on Sunday morning.The traditional English meal is based on plain,simply-cooked food.British beefsteak isthe best and is accompanied by roast potatoes.English lamb chops,best when grilled,make a very tasty dish,particularly when eatenwith fresh spring peas,and new potatoes.English pork is good,but English veal issometimes disappointing.As for fish,Dover soles are a good dish.So are British trout and salmon.Unfortunately,they are not cheaprApple pie is a favorite dessert,and many types of English puddings are an excellentending to a meal,especially in winter.Passage 2i.1-5BCDADii.1-5FTFTTWhat is American food?At first you might think the answer is as easy as pie.Tomany people,American food means hamburgers,hot dogs,fried chicken and pizza.If youhave a sweet mouth,you might even think of apple pie or chocolate chip cookies.lts truethat Americans do eat those things.But are those the only kind of foods you can find inAmerica?Except for Thanksgiving turkey,its hard to find a typically American food.TheUnited States is a land of immigrants.So Americans eat food from many different countries.When people moved to America,they brought their cooking styles with them.Thats whyyou can find almost every kind of ethnic food in America.In some cases,Americans haveadopted foods from other countries as favorites.Americans love ltalian pizza,Mexican tacosand Chinese egg rolls.But the American version doesnt taste quite like the original!As with any large country,the U.S.has several distinct regions.Each region boasts itsown special style of food.Visit the South and enjoy country-style cooking.Journey throughLouisiana for some spicy Cajun cuisine.Take a trip to New England and sample savoryseafood dishes.Travel through the Midwest,the breadbasket of the nation,for deliciousbaked foods.Finish your food tour in the Pacific Northwest with some gourmet coffee.Americans living at a fast pace often just grab a quick bite.Fast food restaurantsoffer people on the run everything from fried chicken to fried rice.Microwave dinners andinstant foods make cooking at home a snap.Of course,one of the most common quickAmerican meals is a sandwich.Americans on the go also tend to eat a lot of junk food.Potato chips,candy bars,softdrinks and other goodies are popular treats,Many people eat too much of these unhealthysnacks.But others prefer more healthy eating habits.Some even go all natural.Theyrefuse to eat any food prepared with chemicals or addi