大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文.docx

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大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文

Unit1PartB

Text1

DatingwithMyMother（PartOne）

  After22yearsofmarriage,Ihavediscoveredthesecrettokeeplovealiveinmyrelationshipwithmywife,Peggy.Istarteddatingwithanotherwoman.

  ItwasPeggy'sidea.Onedayshesaidtome,'Lifeistooshort,youneedtospendtimewiththepeopleyoulove.Youprobablywon'tbelieveme,butIknowyouloveherandIthinkthatifthetwoofyouspendmoretimetogether,itwillmakeuscloser.'

  The'other'womanmywifewasencouragingmetodateismymother,a72-year-oldwidowwhohaslivedalonesincemyfatherdied20yearsago.Rightafterhisdeath,Imoved2,500milesawaytoCaliforniaandstartedmyownlifeandcareer.WhenImovedbacknearmyhometownsixyearsago,IpromisedmyselfthatIwouldspendmoretimewithmom.Butwiththedemandsofmyjobandthreekids,Inevergotaroundtoseeinghermuchbeyondfamilyget-togethersandholidays.

  MomwassurprisedandsuspiciouswhenIcalledandsuggestedthetwoofusgoouttodinnerandamovie.

  'What'swrong?

'sheasked.

  'Ithoughtitwouldbenicetospendsometimewithyou,'Isaid.'Justthetwoofus.'

  'Iwouldlikethatalot,'shesaid.

  WhenIpulledintoherdriveway,shewaswaitingbythedoorwithhercoaton.Herhairwascurled,andshewassmiling.'ItoldmyladyfriendsIwasgoingoutwithmyson,andtheywereallimpressed.Theycan'twaittohearaboutourevening,'Mothersaid.

Questions:

1.Whatwouldmakethespeakerclosertohiswife,Peggy?

2.Whatdoyouknowaboutthespeaker'smother?

3.WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesPeggy?

Text2

DatingwithMyMother（PartTwo）

  Wedidn'tgoanywherefancy,justaneighborhoodplacewherewecouldtalk.Sincehereyesnowseeonlylargeshapesandshadows,Ihadtoreadthemenuforbothofus.

   'Iusedtobethereaderwhenyouwerelittle,'shesaid.

   'Thenitistimeforyoutorelaxandletmereturnthefavor,'Isaid.

   Wehadanicetalkoverdinner,justcatchinguponeachother'slives.Wetalkedforsolongthatwemissedthemovie.

   'I'llgooutwithyouagain,'mymothersaidasIdroppedheroff,'butonlyifyouletmebuydinnernexttime.'

   Iagreed.

   'Howwasyourdate?

'mywifeaskedwhenIgothomethatevening.

   'Nice...nicerthanIthoughtitwouldbe,'Isaid.

   MomandIgetoutfordinneracoupleoftimesamonth.Sometimeswetakeinamovie,butmostlywetalk.ItellheraboutmytrailsatworkandbragaboutthekidsandPeggy.Momfillsmeinonfamilygossipandtellsmeaboutherpast.NowIknowwhatitwaslikeforhertoworkinafactoryduringtheSecondWorldWar.Iknowhowshemetmyfatherthere,andknowhowtheywentthroughthedifficulttimes.Ican'tgetenoughofthesestories.Theyareimportanttome,apartofmyhistory.Wealsotalkaboutthefuture.Becauseofhealthproblems,mymotherworriesaboutthedaysahead.

   Spendingtimewithmymomhastaughtmetheimportanceofslowingdown.Peggywasright.Datinganotherwomanhashelpedmymarriage

Questions:

1.Whatdoesthestorymainlytellus?

2.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

3.Whatcanyoulearnfromthestory?

PartC

Conversation1:

W:

Youknow,manyAmericanparentsarenowwonderingwhytheycan'tkeeptheirteenagechildrenfromdrinking.

M:

I'mawareofthat.Tomymind,it'sthepermissiveattitudeoftheparentsthatistoblame.

Q:

Whatcanyoulearnfromtheman'sresponse?

Conversation2:

M:

Don'tyouthinkit'sgoodtogiveourchildrenamonthlyallowance?

W:

Ithinkso.Itcanteachthemthevalueofmoney.Withamonthlyallowancetheycanlearntobudgettheirexpenseswisely.

Q:

Whataretheytalkingabout?

Conversation3:

M:

Mom,I'vegotapart-timejobatasupermarket.ThreehoursadayweekdaysandalldaySaturday.

W:

Congratulations,Tom.Butareyousureyoucanhandleit?

Whataboutyourhomeworkandyourpianolessons?

Q:

HowdoesthemotherfeelaboutTom'spart-timejobatthesupermarket?

Conversation4:

M:

Hey,Mary.Youlooksoupset.Whathappened?

W:

Myfatherhadanaccidenttheotherday.Heisnowinhospitalandwillhaveanoperationtomorrow.Yousee,hisheartisratherweak.Ireallydon'tknowwhetherhecansurviveit.

Q:

What'sthewomanworriedabout?

Conversation5:

W:

Mother'sDayiscomingsoon.Couldyoutellmewhatsonsanddaughtersdoinyourcountryonthatday?

M:

Well,theysendtheirmothersflowersandcardstocelebratetheoccasion.Besides,itisacommonpracticeforthemtowearpinkcarnationsonthatday.

Q:

WhichofthefollowingistrueofthecustomsofMother'sDayintheman'scountry?

PartD

MyFirstJob

  Myparentsranasmallrestaurant.Itwasopentwenty-fourhoursaday,sevendaysaweek.MyfirstjobwasshiningshoesforcustomerswhenIwassixyearsold.MydutiesincreasedasIgrewolder.ByagetenIwasclearingtablesandwashingplates.MyfathermadeitclearthatIhadtomeetcertainstandards.Ihadtobeontime,hard-workingandpolitetothecustomers.IwasneverpaidforanyworkIdid.OnedayImadethemistakeoftellingDadIthoughtheshouldgivemetenpoundsaweek.Hesaid,"OK,thenhowaboutyoupayingmeforthethreemealsadaywhenyoueathereandforthetimesyoubringyourfriendshereforfreedrinks?

"HefiguredIowedhimabout40poundsaweek.Thistaughtmequitealot.

Statements:

1.Thespeakerhadmorethanoneresponsibilityathisparents'restaurant.

2.Thespeaker'sparentskepttheirbusinessopenaroundtheclock.

3.Itcanbeinferredthatthespeaker'sfamilylivedintheUnitedStates.

4.Itseemsthatthespeaker'sfatherwasverystrictwithhimbutquitekindtohisfriends.

5.Thefatherfinallyagreedtopayhischildforhisworkbutwoulddeductthecostofhismeals.

6.Thisstoryshowsthatthespeakerhasveryunhappymemoriesofhischildhood.

重点单词及词组

PartB

relationship 关系      encouraging  奖励的widow 寡妇   demandsof  要求curled  卷曲的             suspicious  可疑的driveway 车道                 gotaroundto  抽出时间（做某事） 

PartC

Wondering    显出惊奇             teenage      年青的

beawareof    知道                 attitude       态度

permissive    许可的               toone’smind  根据某人的意见

allowance    津贴，零用钱          budget       预算

handle       处理，操作            survive       幸存

occasion     时机，机会             carnation     康乃馨 

PartD

restaurant     饭馆standard      标准shining       光亮的，华丽的 

Unit2

PartB

Text1

WhataCoincidence!

（PartOne）

  Andrewhadalwayswantedtobeadoctor.Butthetuitionforamedicalschoolin1984was15,000dollarsayear,whichwasmorethanhisfamilycouldafford.Tohelphimrealizehisdream,hisfather,Mr.Stewart,arealestateagent,begansearchingthehouse-for-saleadsinnewspapersinordertofindextrabusiness.Oneadvertisementthathenoteddownwasforthesaleofahouseinanearbytown.Mr.Stewartcalledtheowner,tryingtopersuadehimtolethimbehisagent.Somehowhesucceededandtheownerpromisedthathewouldcometohimifhefailedtogetagooddealwithhispresentagent.Thentheymadeanappointmenttomeetanddiscussthething.

  Asgoodthingsarenevereasytoacquire,thetimefortheappointmenthadtobechangedalmosttentimes.Onthedaywhentheyweresupposedtomeetat3o'clockintheafternoon,Mr.Stewartreceivedanothercallfromtheowner.Hisheartsankashefearedtherewouldbeanotherchangeoftime.Andsoitwas.Theownertoldhimthathecouldn'tmakeitatthreebutifhewouldcomerightthen,theycouldtalkitover.Mr.Stewartwasoverjoyed.Leavingeverythingaside,heimmediatelysetouttodrivetothehouse.

  Asheapproachedthearea,hehadastrangefeelingofhavingbeentherebefore.Thestreets,thetrees,theneighborhood,alllookedfamiliartohim.Andwhenhefinallyreachedthehouse,somethingclickedinhismind.Itusedtobethehouseofhisfather-in-law!

Theoldmanhaddiedfifteenyearsagobutwhenhewasalive,hehadoftenvisitedhimwithhiswifeandchildren.Herememberedthat,likehissonAndrew,hisfather-in-lawhadalsowantedtostudymedicineand,failingtodoso,hadalwayshopedthatoneofhistwodaughtersorhisgrandchildrencouldsomedaybecomeadoctor.

Questions:

1.Whoarethetwomaincharactersinthestoryyouhavejustheard?

2.HowdidMr.Stewartgettoknowtheownerofthehouse?

3.WhatproblemdidMr.Stewarthave?

4.Whatisthecoincidenceinthestoryyouhavejustheard?

Text2

WhataCoincidence!

（PartTwo）

  Whenheenteredthehouse,Mr.Stewartwasevenmoreamazedtofindthatthehousewasdecoratedexactlyashehadrememberedit.Hetoldtheowneraboutthisandthelatterbecameintriguedtoo.However,theywereinforevengreatersurprises.Itsohappenedthatinthemiddleoftheirdiscussion,apostmancametodeliveraletter.AndtheletterwasaddressedtoMr.Stewart'sfather-in-law!

WereitnotforMr.Stewart'spresencethereandthen,theletterwouldbereturnedasnopersonofthatnamelivedinthehouseanylonger.Asthepostmandemandedasignatureonthereceiptslip,Mr.Stewartsignedforhislong-deceasedfather-in-law.Mystified,theownerurgedMr.Stewarttoopentheletterandseewhatitcontained.Theletterwasfromabank.Whenheopenedit,twowordsimmediatelymethiseye--'Foreducation'.Itwasabankstatementofanamounthisfather-in-lawhadputinyearsagoforhisgrandchildren'seducationneeds.Withtheinterestithadearnedovertheyears,thestandingvalueoftheamountcametoalittleover$15,000,justenoughmoneytocoverthetuitionofAndrew'sfirstyearata