英语听力教程第二册第三版unit1听力原文.docx

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英语听力教程第二册第三版unit1听力原文

Unit1

Part1

B

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Thisismyfamily.I'mmarried.Myhusband'snameisBill.

Wehavetwochildren—aboyandagirl.Ourlittlegirlis

sixyearsold,andourlittleboyisfour.Jenniegoestokindergarten,andAarongoestonurseryschool.Myfatherliveswithus.Grandpa'sgreatwiththekids.Helovesplayingwiththemandtakingthemtotheparkorthezoo.

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Thisisapictureofmeandmythreesons.We'reata

soccergame.Orlandoistwelve,Louisisten,andCarlosisnine.Allthreeofthemreallylikesports.OrlandoandLouisplaybaseball.Carlosisintoskating.

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ThisismywifeJune,andthesearemythreechildren.

Terriontherightistheoldest.She'sinhighschool.She's

veryinvolvedinmusic.She'sintheorchestra.Rachel—she'stheoneinthemiddle—istwelvenow.AndthisismysonPeter.He'soneyearolderthanRachel.RachelandPeterarebothinjuniorhighschool.Timereallyflies.JuneandIhavebeenmarriedfortwentyyearsnow.

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Thisisapictureofmewithmythreekids.Thegirls,

JillandAnne,arebothinhighschool.ThisisJillontheright.She'llgraduatenextyear.Anneistwoyearsyounger.MysonDanisincollege.Itseemslikethekidsareneverhome.IseethemfordinnerandsometimesonSaturdaymornings,butthat'saboutit.They'rereallybusyandhavealotoffriends.

C

Woman:

Well,mybrotherwassixyearsyoungerthanI,ander,

IthinkthatwhenhewaslittleIwasquitejealousofhim.Irememberhehadbeautifulredcurls（mm）...mymotherusedtocoooverhim.OnedayafriendandIplayed,erm,barbershop,and,erm,mymothermusthavebeenaway,shemusthavebeeninthekitchenorsomething（mm）andwegotthesescissorsandsatmybrotherdownandkepthimquietand（strappedhimdown）...That'sright,andcutoffallhiscurls,yousee.Andmymotherjustwassoupset,andinfactit'sthefirst...Ithinkit'soneofthefewtimesI'veeverseenmyfatherreallyangry.

Man:

Whathappenedtoyou

Woman:

Oh...Iwassenttomyroomforawholeweekyouknow,itwasterrible.

ManButwasthatthesortofpattern,weren'tyouclosetoyourbrotheratall

Woman:

WellasIgrewolderIthinkthaterIjustignored

him...

Man:

Whatabout...you'vegotanolderbrothertoo,did...weretheyclose,thetwobrothers

Woman:

No,nomybrother'sjustacoupleofyearsolderthan

I...sothetwoofuswerecloserandwethoughtwewerebothverygrownupandhewasjusta...akid...sowedeliberately,Ithink,kindofignoredhim.AndthenIleft,Ilefthomewhenhewasonlystillaschoolboy,hewasonlyfifteen（mm）andIwenttoliveinEnglandandheeventuallywenttoliveinBrazilandIreallydidlosecontactwithhimforalongtime.

Man:

Whatwashedoingdownthere

Woman:

Well,hewasatravelagent,sohewentdowntheretowork...And,erm,Ididn't,Ican'tevenremember,ermsendingacard,even,whenhegotmarried.ButIre...Idorememberthatlateronmymotherwasshowingmepicturesofhiswedding,'causemymotherandfatherwentdownthere（uhhuh）tothewedding,ander,therewasthisguyonthephotoswithabeardandglasses,andIsaid,"Oh,who'sthisthen"'causeIthoughtitwasthebride'sbrotherorsomethinglikethis（mm）...and

mymothersaidfrostily,"That...isyourbrother!

"（laughter）Questionsformemorytest:

1.Accordingtothepassage,howmanybrothersdoestheladyhave

2.Whenthesistersawhermothercoooverheryoungerbrother,howdidshefeel

3.What'sherfather'sreactionwhenhegottoknowthatthe

sisterhadcutoffheryoungerbrother'shair

4.Howoldwasheryoungerbrotherwhenshelefthome

5.Wheredidherbrothereventuallylive

6.Whowastheguyonthephotoswithabeardandglasses

PART2

AandB

Radiopresenter:

Goodafternoon.AndwelcometoourmidweekPhone-In.Intoday'sprogramwe'regoingtoconcentrateonpersonalproblems.AndherewithmeinthestudioI'vegot

TessaColbeck,whowritesthe...inFlashmagazine,andDoctorMauriceRex,StudentMedicalAdviserattheUniversityofNorfolk.

Thenumbertoringwithyourproblemisohone,ifyouareoutsideLondon,twotwotwo,twoonetwotwo.Andwehaveourfirstcallerontheline,andit'sRosemary,Ithink,er

callingfromManchester.Hello,Rosemary.

Rosemary:

Hello.

Radiopresenter:

Howcanwehelpyou,Rosemary

Rosemary:

Wellit'smydad.Hewon'tletmestayoutafterteno'clockatnightandallmyfriendscanstayoutmuchlongerthanthat.Ialwayshavetogohomefirst.It'sreallyembarrassing...

Tessa:

Hello,Rosemary,love.Rosemary,howoldareyou,dearRosemary:

I'mfifteenintwomonth'stime.

Tessa:

Andwheredoyougoatnight--Whenyougoout

Rosemary:

Justtomyfriend'shouse,usually.Buteveryone

elsecanstaytheremuchlaterthanme.Ihavetoleaveataboutaquartertoten.

Tessa:

Anddoesthisfriendofyours-doesshelivenearyou

Rosemary:

Ittakesabouttenminutestowalkfromherhousetoours.

Tessa:

Isee.YouliveinBrighton,wasn'tit

Well,Brighton's…

Rosemary:

No,ManChester…IliveinManChester.

Tessa:

oh.I'msorry,love.I'mgettingmixedup.Yes,wellManChester'squitearoughCity,isn'titImean,yourdad...Rosemary:

No,notreally.Notwherewelive,itisn't.Idon'tliveintheCityCenteroranythinglikethat.And

Christine'shouseisinaveryquietpart.

Tessa:

Christine.That'syourfriend,isit

Rosemary:

Yeah.That'sright.Imean,Iknowmydadgets

worriedbutit'sperfectlysafe.

Maurice:

Rosemary.Haveyoutalkedaboutthiswithyourdad

Rosemary:

No.Hejustshoutsandthenhesayshe

won'tlet

megooutatallifIcan'tcomehomeontime.

Maurice:

Whydon'tyoujusttrytositdownquietlywithyour

dad--sometimewhenhe'srelaxed--andjusthaveaquietchataboutitHe'llprobablyexplainwhyheworriesaboutyou.Itisn'talwayssafeforyounggirlstogooutatnight.

Tessa:

Yes.AndmaybeyoucouldpersuadehimtocomeandpickyouupfromChristine'shouseonceortwice.

Rosemary:

Yes.Idon'tthinkhe'llagreetothat,butI'lltalk

tohimaboutit.Thanks.

Part3

Josephine:

Wedidfeelfarmorestabilityinourlives,

becauseyousee...inthesedaysIthinkthere'salwaysa

concernthatfamilieswillseparateorsomething,butinthosedaysnobodyexpectedthefamiliestoseparate.

Gertrude:

Ofcoursetheremayhavebeensmoking,

drinkinganddrug-takingyearsago,butitwasallkeptvery

quiet,nobodyknewanythingaboutit.Butthesedaystherereallyisn'tthefamilylifethatweusedtohave.Thechildrenseemtodomoreastheylikewhethertheyknowit'srightorwrong.Oh,thingsareverydifferentIthink.

Question:

Whatwasyourparents'roleinfamilylife

Josephine:

Well,mymotheractuallydidn'tdoatremendousamountinthehouse,butshediddoagreatdealofworkoutsideandshewasveryinterested,forexample,intheNursingAssociationcollectingmoneyforit.Wehadsomebodywholookedafterusandthenwealsohadsomeonewhodidthecleaning.

Gertrude:

Well,welivedinaflat,weonlyhadthree

roomsandabathroom.FatherworkedontherailwayatVictoriaStationandmymotherdidn'twork,obviously.Myfather'swageIthinkwasabouttwopoundsaweekandIsupposeourrentwasabouttwelveshillingsaweek,youknowasrentwas-I'mgoingbackagoodmanyyears.Wedidn'thaveaneasylife,youknowandIthinkthat'swhymymotherwentoutsomuchwithherfriends.Itwasareliefforher,youknowreally.

Josephine:

Question:

Didyouhaveacloserelationshipwithyourparents

InasenseIwouldsaynotveryclosebutwe,atthattime,didn'tfeelthatway,wedidn'tthinkaboutitverymuchIdon'tthink.Ithinktodaypeoplearemuchclosertotheirparentsandtalkabouteverything,whichwedidn't.Then,ofcourse,weusedtoplayalotofgames,becausewedidn'thaveatelevisionorevenaradioandwewouldplaygamesintheeveningsratherthanhaveconversation,Ithink.

Question:

Wastheremoredisciplineinfamiliesinthosedays

Josephine:

Ohyes,Idothinkso,yes.Weweremuchmoredisciplinedandwewentaboutasafamilyanditwasn'tuntil

Iwasprobablyabout18beforeIwouldactuallygooutwithanyfriendsofmyown.

Statements:

1.Seventyyearsagoyoungpeopleoftensmokedanddrankinfrontofothers.

2.Apartfromagreatdealofworkoutside,Josephine'smotheralsolookedafterherchildrenanddidthecleaninginthehouse.

3.Gertrude'sfatherearnedtwopoundsaweek.

4.Gertrude'sfamilyhadtopaytenshillingsaweekfortheirflat.

5.Youngpeopleseventyyearsagodeeplyfeltthattheydidnothaveaverycloserelationshipwiththeirparents.

6.Nowadayspeoplearemuchclosertotheirparentsandtalkabouteverythingtothem.

Part4

Q:

ParentLinkisanorganizationthatlooksattheproblemsthatparentsandchildrenface.Itsdirector,TimKahn,toldusaboutthechangingrolesofparentsandchildren.

T:

TheauthoritarianmodelwasoneinwhichthechildhadnorightsandIguessinthe60sandperhapsthe70smanypeoplerejectedthatandwehadthesortofthepermissiveera---theagewheremanyparentsfelttheyhadtoallowtheirchildrentodowhatevertheywantedtodoandsoinasensetheroleswerereversedanditwasthechildrenwhowerethebossesandtheparentswhoranaroundbehindthem.Theideasthatweoffertoparentsarekindofathirdpositioninwhichwe'relookingatequals,whereparentsandchildrenaredifferentbutequal.Q:

Whataboutchangesinthemale-femaleroles

T:

Societyhaschangedalot.Aswellastechnologyleadingtogreatchanges,people'sroleshavechangedverymuch,inparticularthewomen'smovementhasverymuchquestionedtheroleofwomenandledmanywomentodemandafreerc