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U8听力原文与答案
UNIT8
Section1TacticsforListening
Part1Phonetics
Exercise:
Completethefollowingshortdialogueasyoulistentothetape.Payspecialattentiontotheweakforms,link-upsandcontractions.
JillandMonicagotoatravelagency.
Jill:
We'dliketomakeabooking
（1）weekendholiday,please.
Clerk:
Where
（2）wouldyouliketogo,madam?
Jill:
Paris.
Clerk:
Andwheredoyouwantto（3）Paris?
Monica:
We'renotsure.Whichhotelwouldyousuggest?
Clerk:
TheResidenceMagentaisverygood（4）quitecheap,Irecommendyoustaythere.
Monica:
What（5）doyouthink,Jill?
Jill:
OK.That'swhat（6）we’lldo.
Clerk:
Wouldyoucompletethisform,please?
Jill:
Isit（7）allrightifwepaybycheque?
Clerk:
Ofcourse,（8）that’squiteallright.
Part2ListeningandNote-talking
A.It'sgotfourwheels,andusuallycarriesoneperson,butitcancarrytwo.Itstopspeedisaround6kilometersanhour,anditweighsabout15kilos.Itcosts￡72..
B.Thisvehiclecostsabout￡5,000.Itcangoupto160kph,andcancarryfourpeopleincomfort.Itweighs695kiloswhenit'sempty.Therearefourwheels.
C.Thesetwo-wheeledvehiclesareverypopularwithteenagers.Theyarefast,butmuchlesssafethanvehicleAorB.Thismodelhasamaximumspeedof224kph,andweighs236kilos.Itcancarryoneortwopeople,andcosts￡1,700,
D.Thisvehicle,whichcosts￡65,000,iscommonlyusedforpublictransport.Ithastwodecks,orfloors,andcancarry72peoplewhenfull.Itsmaximumspeedis110kilometersanhour,butdoesn'tusuallygofasterthan80.Ithassixwheels,andweighs9,000kilos.
E.Thisvehiclewasbuiltbytwocountriesworkingincollaboration.Ittravelsat2,160kph–fasterthansound–carryingamaximumloadof100people.Whenitisfullyloadedwithpassengersandfuel,itweighs175,000kilograms.Ithastenwheels,eachofthesevehiclescosthundredsofmillionspoundstoproduce–itisimpossibletosayexactlyhowmuch.
F."Howmanywheels?
"
"Two?
"Whatdoesitweigh?
"
“Thirteenandahalfkilos.”
"Howmuchdoesitcost?
"
"L140."
"Howmanypeoplecanitcarry?
"
"Justone."
"Topspeed?
"
“Itdepends.Formostpeople,perhapsabout25kph.”
ExerciseA:
Listentotheconversationandtakenotes.
ExerciseB:
Fillinthefollowingtablewithrelevantinformation.
A
B
C
D
E
F
Numberofwheels
4
4
2
6
10
2
Howmanypeople
doesitcarry?
1-2
4
1-2
72
100
1
Topspeed（inkph）
6
160
224
110
2,160
25
Weight（inkilos）
15
695
236
9,000
175,000
13.5
Price（inpounds）
72
5,000
1,700
65,000
/
140
SectionTwoListeningComprehension
Part1Dialogues
Dialogue1HaveYouBeentotheTheatreHere?
Interviewer:
Soyou'reoverfromtheStates?
Woman:
That'sright.We'vebeenhereabouter,twoandahalfweeksandwe'vegotanotherthreedaysbeforewegoback.
Interviewer:
Haveyoubeentothetheatrehere?
Woman:
Oh,yes.Theatre,opera,concerts,thelot.We'veseensomemagnificentthingsatthetheatre,reallyexcellent--theacting,thestagesets,thewholeatmosphere,really,itwasfantastic.
Interviewer:
Whichdoyouthinkwasyourfavoriteplay?
Woman:
It'shardtosay.Er,theShakespeareplay,thatwasbrilliant,andthenwesawacomedylastnight,thatwasreallyfunny,Ilovedthat.Idon'tknow.It’sbeenaveryentertainingtwoweeks,IthinkI'veenjoyedmostthingsI'veseen.
Interviewer:
Andwhat'snext,then?
Woman:
Thebank!
TomorrowmorningI'mgoingtocashsomemoretraveler’scheques.YoucanspendquitealotofmoneyinLondon,youknow.Nevermind,it'sbeenworthit.ThemostentertainingtwoweeksI’vehadforalongtime.AndIthinkI'llcomebacknextyearifIcan.IfIhaveenoughmoneyleftthatis!
ExerciseA:
Listentotheinterviewandanswerthefollowingquestions.
1.Wherearetheynow?
（TheyareinLondon.）
2.Whereisthewomanfrom?
（SheisfromtheUnitesStates.）
3.Howlonghasshebeenhere?
（Shehasbeentherefortwoandahalfweeks.）
ExerciseB:
Listentotheinterviewagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTorFinthespaceprovided.Discusswithyourclassmateswhyyouthinkthestatementistrueorfalse.
F1.Thewomanplanstostaythereforamonth.（Thewomanplanstostaythereforthreeweeks.Woman:
We'vebeenhereabouttwoandahalfweeksandwe'vegotanotherthreedaysbeforewegoback.）
F2.Thewomanhasenjoyedmanythingsatthetheatre,opera,etc.
Unfortunatelyshehasn'tbeentoaconcert.（Thewomanhasenjoyedmanythingsatthetheatre,opera,etc.Andshealsohasbeentoaconcert.Woman:
Oh,yes.Theatre,opera,concerts,thelot.）
F3.Shehasspentquitealotofmoneythem.Soshemusthavecarriedalotofcashwithher.（Shehas.Sosheneedn'tcarryalotofcashwithhenWoman:
...TomorrowmorningI'mgoingtocashsomemoretraveller'scheques.）
T4.Travelingmustbeexpensive.（Woman:
IthinkI'llcomebacknextyearifIcan.IfIhaveenoughmoneyleftthatis!
）
Dialogue2AreYouFreeforLunchToday?
Stuart:
Woodside8432.
Margaret:
Helloagain,Stuart.WhatcanIdoforyou?
Stuart:
Areyoufreeforlunchtoday?
Margaret:
Yes,Ithinkso.Whattime?
Stuart:
Oneo’clock?
Margaret:
OK.Where?
Stuart:
Lacy’s,inMarstonStreet.Doyouknowwhereitis?
Margaret:
No.
Stuart:
Well,youtakea47busfromtheoffice,getoffatGrangeSquare,crosstheroad,turnleft,takethefirstonyourright,andLacy’sisafewyardsdowntheroadonyourleft,oppositeachurch.Youcan’tmissit.
Margaret:
ButIwon’tbecomingfromtheoffice.I’vegotameetingatthetownhall;I’llbecomingstraightfromthere.
Stuart:
OK.Thengetanumber17,getoffinfrontofthecathedral,walkthroughthepark,thengoalongthecanaltotherightandoverthefirstbridge,andyou’llcomeoutoppositeMarstonStreet.Lacy’sisdownattheotherendontheright.Youcan’tmissit.
Margaret:
No,Ibet.Didyousayoneo’clock?
Stuart:
Yes.IsthatOK?
Margaret:
No,onsecondthoughts,canwemakeitabitearlier?
Sayaquarterto?
Stuart:
Quartertoone,OK.
Margaret:
Allright.Seeyouthen.Macy’s,inCaxtonStreet,right?
Stuart:
No!
Exercise:
Listentothedialogueandcompletethefollowingpassage.
StuartaskedMargrettohavelunchtogether.TheywillmeetatLacy’s,inMarstonStreetataquartertoone.Margretcantakea47busfromtheoffice,getoffatGrangeSquare,crosstheroad,turnleft,takethefirstonherright,andLacy’sisafewyardsdowntheroadontheleft,oppositeachurch.However,Margretwon’tbecomingfromtheoffice.She’sgotameetingatthetownhall.She’llbecomingstraightfromthere.Thenshecangetanumber17,getoffinfrontofthecathedral,walkthroughthepark,thengoalongthecanaltotherightandoverthefirstbridge,andshe’llcomeoutoppositeMarstonStreet.Lacy’sisdownattheotherendontheright.
Part2Passage
SleepandLanguageLearning
Ifyouasksomepeople"HowdidyoulearnEnglishsowell?
"youmaygetasurprisinganswer:
"Inmysleep!
"Thesearepeoplewhohavetakenpartinoneoftherecentexperimentstotestlearn-while-you-sleepmethods,whicharenowbeingtriedinseveralcountries,andwithseveralsubjects,ofwhichEnglishisonlyone,Specialistssaythatthissleep-studymethodspeedslanguagelearningtremendously.Theysaythattheaveragepersoncanlearntwoorthreetimesasmuchduringsleepasinthesameperiodduringthedayandthisdoesnotaffecthisrestinanyway.Awordofwarning,however:
sleepteachingwillonlyhammerinto*yourheadwhatyouhavestudiedwhileyouareawake.
Inoneexperiment,tenlessonswerebroadcastovertheradioatintervals*ofafortnight.Eachlessonlastedtwelvehours－from8p.m.to8a.m.ThefirstthreehoursofEnglishgrammarandvocabularyweregivenwiththestudentawake.At11p.m.,asoothing*lullaby*wasbroadcasttosendthestudenttosleepandforthenextthreehourstheradiowhisperedthelessonagainintohissleepingears.At2a.m.asharpnoisewassentovertheradiotowakethesleepingstudentupforafewminutesofrevision.Thenhewaslulled*backtorestagainwhiletheradiopurredon.At5o'clockhissleependedandhehadtogothroughthelessonagainforthreehoursbeforehishard-earnedbreakfast.
Exercise:
Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthefollowingquestions.
1.A2.B3.D4.D5.C6.C7.A8.B
Part3News
NewsItem1
Inmanydevelopingcountries,weatherreportsremaintrappedinthecapitals.Nationalweatherserviceshavetheinformation,butnowaytogetittofarmersandotherpeopleinruralcommunities.
ThisisthejobofaninternationalprojectcalledRANET－RuralCommunicationsusingRadioandtheInternet.RANETworkswithnationalweatherservicestoimprovetheirreach.
Theprojectdevelopsnetworksofsatellitereceiversystems,communityradiostationsandothertechnologies.Communitiesoftenareprovidedwithsomeequipment,butthesystemsarelocallyownedandsupported.RANETisworkingtoimprovecommunicationsincountrieswithlimitedpowersupplies.
ExerciseA:
Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.
Thisnewsitemisaboutgettingweatherreportstoruralcommunities.
ExerciseB:
Listentothenewsitemagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.
1.What’sthesituationofweatherservicesinmanydevelopingcountries?
Inmanydevelopingcountries,nationalweatherserviceshavetheinformation,butthereisnowaytogetittofpeopleinruralcommunities.
2.WhatdoesRANETmean?
RANETmeansRuralCommunicationsusingRadioandtheInternet.
3.WhatdoesRANETaimat?
RANETaimsatworkingwithnationalweatherservicestoimprovethe
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