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新视野大学英语听说教程第2册听力原文及答案
UnitOneTime-ConsciousAmericans
UnderstandingWords
ListeningTask1
1.Sheissolazythatitisquitedifficulttoassessherability.
2.Wespentarestlessnightinaroadsidehotel.
3.Johnalwaysbudgetshistimeverycarefully.
4.Aftersupper,theyoftentakealeisurelywalkroundthegrounds.
5.Thesignificanceofthisprojectremainsmostlyunknowntous.
6.Itisaconventiontousetherighthandtoshakehands.
7.TheairlinedecidestoreplaceitssmallplaneswithBoeing747s.
8.Dogsareknowntohaveallacutesenseofsmell.
9.Tomhasneverhadcheerfulsurroundingssincehisearlyyears.
10.Copperconductselectricity.
Key:
1.（B）2.（A）3.（A）4.（B）5.（A）6.（B）7.（B）8.（A）9.（A）10.（B）
ListeningTask2
1.Iregretwe'verunoutofmoney.
2.Thegovernmentisfirmlycommittedtohelpinglow-incomeandunemployedcitizens.
3.Hiscarelessnessresultedintheforestfire.
4.EveryoneinShanghaiseemstobeinarush.
5.Youaresupposedtosignthisagreementinperson.
6.Mysuccessisentirelyduetohardwork.
7.Howcanyouaccountforyourfrequentlatenessforclass?
8.Westillfallbehindourcompetitorsinusingnewtechnology.
9.He'snothingbutacheat.
10.Theycommunicatewitheachotherthroughpersonalcontactsratherthanthroughphonecalls.
Key:
1.（B）2.（A）3.（C）4.（A）5.（A）6.（C）7.（C）8.（B）9.（D）10.（D）
UNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS
ListeningTask1
I.W:
Whatdoyoudoinyourleisuretime?
M:
lspendmyleisuretimeatthegolfcourse.
Question:
Whatdoesthemandoinhisleisuretime?
2.M:
If1losethisdictionary,howshould1replaceit?
W:
Gotoabookstoreandobtainanothercopy.
Question:
Whatshouldthemandoifhelosesthisdictionary?
3.W:
I'mthinkingofusingsomelabor-savingdevices.Whatdoyousuggest?
M:
IfIwereyou,Iwouldpreferemailtothetelephone.
Question:
Whatlabor-savingdevicedoesthemansuggest?
4.M:
Doyouknowanotherwordfor"brief"?
W:
Yes,"short".Forinstance,whenIcomeforabriefmeeting,it'sshort.
Question:
Whichworddoesthewomanuseinplaceof"brief'?
5.W:
Whatdoyouthinkaboutthetelephoneserviceinyourarea?
M:
Ithinkit'ssuperbhere.However,thepostalserviceislessefficient.
Question:
Whatdoesthemansayaboutthetelephoneserviceinhisarea?
6.M:
Howdoyouknowifadoctoriscompetent?
W:
Ifhesolvesyourproblem,he'scompetent.
Question:
Whatdoesthewomansayaboutadoctorwhocansolveproblems?
7.W:
Stopforaminute.I'dliketolookatthisexhibitioninthewindow.
M:
Whynotgoinsideandseeifwecangetsomethingonliteratureandsports?
Question:
Wherearetheystanding?
8.M:
Howaboutgoingtoafashionablepartywithmetonight,Jane?
W:
I'dreallyloveto,butmyparentsexpectmeathomebefore9:
00andwe'llleavetovisitmyauntearlytomorrow.
Question:
Whydidn'tJaneaccepttheinvitation?
9.W:
Georgesayshe'llreturnthebookheborrowedassoonashefinishesreadingit.
M:
Well,ifGeorgeisreadingit,Iwon'tholdmybreath.
Question:
WhatdoesthemanimplyaboutGeorge?
10.W:
Isurelyenjoyedmeetingyourparents.Ihopetheylikedme.
M:
Takeiteasy.MyparentswouldlikeanygirlIliked.
Question:
What'sthelikelyrelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?
11.M:
Hurry,anothertrainforShanghaiiscomingnow.
W:
Whyrun?
Therewillbeanotheroneinfiveorsixminutes.
Question:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
12.W:
Prof.Wang'slectureyesterdayeveningwassodull!
M:
1'11say.Ihadoneeyeontheclockthewholetime.
Question:
Whatcanweinferfromtheman'sreply?
13.M:
Doyouthinkyoucanfinishyourassignmenttomorrowmorning?
W:
WillThursdaydo?
Question:
Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutherassignment?
14.W:
AreyoulookingforwardtoyourmoveinSeptember?
M:
YoubetIam.Theroomsherearetoosmall,andthere'snospacetostorethings.
Question:
Whatwillthemando?
15.M:
Tomistakingalanguagecoursethisyear.
W:
Shouldhebetakingthatcoursethisyear?
Question:
WhatdoesthewomanimplythatTomshouldbedoing?
16.W:
DidyouandJanereallymeetatexactly6:
30p.m.infrontofShanghaiGrandTheater?
M:
Yes,bothofuswerethereontime.
Question:
WhathappenedtothemanandJane?
17.W:
Dr.Xiao,whencanwemeettodiscussmyresearchtomorrowmorning?
M:
Willteno'clockbeallfight?
Question:
Whatdoesthemansuggest?
18.M:
Thesefigureshavebeenallmixedup.Let'sfigurethemoutagain.
W:
Yes,butwhynotdothemtomorrow?
It'sverylatenow.
Question:
Whatdoesthewomansuggesttotheman?
19.W:
WhattimeshouldIarriveatthecelebrationthisevening?
M:
Oh,soyoucancome.Whatabout6:
00p.m.?
Question:
Whatdidthemanassume?
20.W:
Johnisgoingtoplayfootballthisafternoon,
M:
Shouldhebedoingthattoday,sosoonafterhisinjury?
Question:
Whatdoesthemanimply?
Key:
1.（C）2.（B）3.（B）4.（A）5.（B）6.（D）7.（A）8.（C）9.（C）10.（B）
11.（B）12.（C）13.（B）14.（D）15.（D）16.（C）17.（C）18.（C）19.（B）20.（B）
UNDERSTANDINGLONGCONVERSATIONS
Conversation1
W:
Howdoestimeaffectyou?
M:
1actuallyspendtimedecidinghowIwillconductmyday.
W:
Thatsoundslikeagoodwaytobudgetsomeleisuretimeforyou.
M:
Yes,1liketherelaxedfeelingofthesurroundingsatthegolfcourse.
W:
Doyoutakeyourcellphonewithyou?
M:
No,IliketoavoidsuchdeviceswhenIamatthegolfcoursebecauseifthephonetings,Iwillwanttoanswerit.
W:
1spendmyleisuretimeplayingtennis.
M:
That'sasuperbwaytostayinshapeandalsohaveagoodtime.
W:
I'mnotaverygoodplayer;Ijustwanttoplayforabrieftimeandmakefriendsbyplayingtennis.
M:
Ihavemetsomeinterestingpeopleatthegolfcourse,too.AndIcancontactthembyemailwhentdon'thaveleisuretime.
W:
Ialwaysliketomeetpeopleface-to-facebecauseIamabletoexploremyquestionsmorethoroughlythanIcanbyemailorelectroniccommunication.
M:
Yes,Ithinkface-to-faceinteractionisveryimportantandshouldbeusedwhenpossible.
W:
Well,Icouldn'tagreewithyoumore.Also,playingtennisalsoallowsmetogetawayfrommyworkenvironment.
M:
Yes,Ialsoenjoygettingaway.
Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
I.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthesurroundingsatthegolfcourse?
2.Doesthemantakehiscellphonewithhimtothegolfcourse?
3.Whatdoesthewomandoinherleisuretime?
4.Howdoesthemancontacthisgolffriendswhenhehasnoleisuretime?
5.Whatdoesthewomanthinkaboutfaceto-facecommunication?
Key:
1.（C）2.（A）3.（A）4.（A）5.（D）
Conversation2
M:
Todaytimehasgonebysoquickly!
Doyouestimatehowlongajobwilltake?
W:
Well,sometimesit'snotproductiveformetoestimatehowmuchtimeIwillspendcompletingajob.
M:
That'strue,butinordernottowastetime,Ialwayswanttosetaprecisetimetomeetsomeone.
W:
Illhaveanappointment,Itrytofigureitouthowmuchtraveltimeisinvolved.
M:
IfinditreallydifficulttostayonatimeplanwhenIgotoaconvention.
W:
Whyisthat?
M:
Because1meetsomanynewpeople,andIwanttointeractwiththem.
W:
Aconventionisagoodplacetoenquirewiththemprofessionally.
M:
Yes,although1cancommunicatewithmanyofmycolleaguesthroughemail,Iwouldprefertochatwiththemface-to-face.
W:
ThatwouldfulfillmyneedsbetterbecauseIwouldn'thavetowriteoutmyquestionsorcomments.
M:
Well,bythewayIhavenoticedthatmanypeopleinChinatraveltoworkbybicycle.
W:
Yes,it'sconvenientmostofthetimebecausethetrafficisoftenveryhad.
M:
ButitwouldnetbepossibleformetoridetoworkintheUnitedStatesbybicyclebecauseIlivealongwayfromwork.
W:
Ofcoursenot!
Also,parkingacarinShanghaiisaproblem,sowhenIreallyneedtoget
somewherequickly,1sometimestakeataxi.
M:
InmycityinfileUnitedStates,youhavetotelephoneataxiifyouneedone.
Questions6to10arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.
6.Whatwillthewomantrytodowhenshehasanappointment?
7.Whydoesthemanfinditdifficulttosticktoatimeplanwhenhegoestoaconvention?
8.Howdoesthemanprefertocommunicatewithhiscolleagues?
9.WhathasthemannoticedaboutmanypeopleinChina?
10.Whatwillthewomandowhenshereallywantstogetsomewherequickly?
Key:
6.（C）7.（A）8.（C）9.（B）10.（D）
UNDERSTANDINGPASSAGES
Passage1
Accordingtoarecentsurvey,employeesinmanycompaniestodayworklongerhoursandtakeshortervacationsthanemployeesdidin1979.ItseemsthatAmericansareworkinghardertodaythaneverbefore.Amanagementadviser,BillMeyer,decidedtofindouttheanswertothequestion.Forthreedays,heobservedaninvestmentbankerhardatwork.Meyerwrotedowneverythingthebankerdidduringhislongworkday;thebankerworked80hoursaweek.Attheendofthethree-dayperiod,Meyerreviewedthebanker'sactivitieswithhim,anddiscoveredthatthemanspent80percentofhistimedoingbusywork.
Apparently,manypeoplebelievethatthemoretimeapersonspendsatwork,themoreheorsheaccomplishes.However,theconnectionbetweentimeandproductivityisnotalwayspositive.Infact,manystudiesshowthatafteracertainpoint,anyone'sproductivityandcreativitybegintodecrease.Furthermore,it'snotalwayseasyforindividualstorealizethattheirperformanceisdecreasing.
Partoftheproblemisunderstandable.Whenemployersevaluateemployees,theyoftenconsidertheamountoftimeonthejobinadditiontojobperformance.Employeesknowthis.
Consequently,theywo
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