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三册听力unit12

UNITONE

UNDERSTANDINGSHORTCONVERSATIONS

1.M:

Didyoureadtoday'snewspaper?

"LordWilliams"wasarrestedtwodaysago.

W:

Why?

Iheardhepouredalotofcashintoabeautifulmountainvillageandgavejobstomanypeople.

M:

Youcouldneverhavepossiblyguessedthetruth.HestolefundsfromScotlandYard,andthefundwassupposedtobeusedtopayspiesandconductsecretactivitiesagainsttheIrishRepublicanArmy.

Q:

Whatistheconversationabout?

2.M:

Didyouattendyesterday'slecture?

W:

Yes.

M:

Thelecturewassupposedtostartat9:

00,'~m.,buttheprofessorwasanhourlate.

W:

Hewouldhavearrivedontime,butanaccidentjammedthemainroadforoneandahalfhours.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

3.W:

Robert,whatasurprise!

It'snicetoseeyouagain!

M:

Hello,Susan!

Mygosh!

Howlonghasitbeen?

Wasn'titseveralmonthsago,thelasttimewesaweachother?

W:

Ithinkyou'reright.Youknow,weboughtacottageinamountainvillage.We'vebeentransformingitfromamessintoagoodplacetospendourholiday.

M:

Soundsgood!

Q:

Whatcanbelearnedfromtheconversation?

4.M:

Didyouhearthattheyaregoingtobuildafirst-classhotelhere,withfurnishedrooms,wood-paneledstairsandanoutstandingrestaurant?

W:

Oh,no.It'sgoingtoruintheneighborhood.Theywillhavetoteardownallthoseniceoldhouses.

Q:

Whatisthewoman'sreactiontothenewhotel?

5.W:

How'syourjobgoing?

M:

Great!

I'menjoyingitalot.AtfirstIwaschosentomanagetheconstructionwork.AndnowI'minchargeofrunningthebusiness.Theonlyproblemwehaveisthatit'shardtoobtainallthebankloansweneed.

Q:

Whatistheproblemthemanhasinhisjob?

6.M:

DidyouhearthelatestaboutDavid?

HeisgoingtomovetoSeattle.

W:

ToSeattle?

That'salongwayfromhere!

Whatintheworldmadehimdecidetomovethere?

M:

Heinheritedalargesumofmoneyfromarichunclethere.

Q:

Howdoesthewomanfeel?

7.M:

Iknowthefoundationhasgiventhecommunity$10,000toimproveitsenvironment.

W:

Themoneywillbringthecommunitybacktolife.$10,000!

Theygavetwicethatamount,Ibet.

Q:

Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthemoney?

8.W:

Icanhardlybelieveit!

Suchasoft-spoken,well-dressedmiddle-agedmanfiredthreeshotsintoacrowdedbirthdayparty,killingoneman.

M:

Tobemoreexact,hekilledonemanandwoundedtwootherpeople.

W:

Hashealreadybeensentenced?

M:

Yeah,hewasarrestedsoonafterthepolicearrived.Hehasbeenbroughtintocourtandsentencedtothirtyyearsinprison.

Q:

Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

9.W:

I'mtakingmydaughteroutforherbirthdaytonight--youknow,tothatoutstandingrestaurant.

M:

Youcan'tgolikethat.You'dbetterchange.

Q:

Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

10.M:

What'syouropinionofthevillage?

You'vespentyourholidaystwicethere.

W:

ItcapturedmyheartwhenIfirstsawit.

M:

Isitaspecialvillage?

W:

Yes,therearefinestonecottages,acentralareaofgreengrassandafantasticviewofrollingfieldsandpineforests.

M:

IfonlyIhadsomefreetime.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanmean?

11.M:

Moreandmorepeoplearepayingattentiontotheproblemofcomputercrime.Haveyouheardaboutit?

W:

Ofcourse.Amonthagooneofmycolleagueswasarrestedbecauseshetransferredfundsatourbanktoaccountsshehadsetupinotherbanks.

M:

Howdidtheyfindout?

W:

Herbankdepositsweresolargethattheywerenoticedbythebank'smanagement.Thebanknotifiedthepolice.

Q:

Whatarethemanandwomantalkingabout?

12.M:

Howdoyoulikeourboss?

W:

Ifindhimaverycharmingman,veryfriendly,considerate--notatallproud.

M:

Icertainlycan'tdisagreewithyouonthat.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheboss?

13.W:

Tohisterribleembarrassment,thereweremanypeoplearoundatthetime.

M:

You'reright.Hewasreallyembarrassed.Hestillturnsredwhenanyonementionswhathappened.Thebestthingtodoisnottotalkaboutitwhenheisaround.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanthinktheyshoulddo?

14.M:

HowdidyouenjoyyourtriptoChina?

W:

Itwasawonderfultrip.WewenttoBeijingtoseetheGreatWall,theMingTombsandBeijing'sSiheyuan.

M:

ButIheardtheyhavetomdownalotofsuchhousesbecausepeopleinthecityneedbetterhousing.

W:

Yeah,Ithinknoonegoesanywhereintheworldtoseeapartmenthouses.Howcan

BeijingbeBeijingwithoutHutongs?

Q:

Whatconclusioncanbedrawnfromtheconversation?

15.W:

Whatmadeyoustealsomuchmoney?

Didyouneedsomuch?

M:

First,Idiscoveredthishugeamountofmoney.ThenIwentfromtheneedtopayoffafewdebtstowhatcanonlybedescribedasgreed.

W:

Youjustcouldn'tholdbackyourgreedformoney?

M:

Yeah,thereisnowaytojustifyit.

Q:

Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

16.W:

Goodevening.CanIhelpyou?

M:

Oh,goodevening.Yes,please.I'dliketohavesomeinformationaboutniceplaceswhereIcanhaveadrink.

W:

Well,youcouldgotothepubnotfarfromthehotel.It'safineplacetohaveaglassofScotchwhisky.

M:

Oh,that'sagoodidea.

Q:

Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

17.W:

Harry,Iheardyouboughtanestatewithafinebrickhouseandarun-downhotel.

M:

Yes,indeed.I'mtryingtohavethehoteltotallyrestored.

W:

How'sitcomingalong?

M:

I'mjusttakingitonestepatatime.

Q:

Whatdoesthemanimply?

18.M:

Thecityisgoingtoputupanewshoppingcenterintheneighborhood.

W:

Anothershoppingcenter?

That'snothingnew.

Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

19.M:

I'dliketoknowsomeinformationaboutMr.Smith.

W:

HewasborninScotlandandeducatedinEngland.HehasworkedfortheLondonpolicesincethe1980s.

M:

Thanksalot.

Q:

WheredidMr.Smithgethisschooling?

20.M:

What'syourfamilylike?

W:

Well,Icomefromthemountainarea.Myfamilyhasbeenfarmingthesurroundinghillsforgenerations.

M:

Don'tyourparentswanttoliveinthecity?

W:

No,theyareusedtothelifethere.

Q:

Howdothewoman'sparentsgetalong?

Key:

1.（B）2.（B）3.（C）4.（D）5.（B）6.（C）7.（B）8.（C）9.（C）10.（A）

11.（B）12.（D）13.（C）14.（C）15.（A）16.（B）17.（D）18.（D）19.（A）20.（B）

UNDERSTANDINGLONGCONVERSATIONS

Conversation1（Dr.ScottandThomasHunttalkaboutamancalledMartin.）

M1:

Dr.Scott,Ihavehadsomeproblemssincemyfatherdiedandleftmeallhismoney.DoyourememberMartin,themanwhotookcareofmyfather'sgardensformanyyears?

M2:

Asmiling,politefellow,right?

M1:

That'stheman.Itoldhimhisjobendedthedaymyfatherdied.Well,threedaysagohecametomyoffice,smilingasalways,anddemandedthatIpayhim$100,000.Heclaimedtohavebeentakingcareofthetreesoutsidemyfather'sroomwhenDadpreparedanotherwill,leavingallofhismoneytohisbrotherinNewZealand.

M2:

Youbelievedhim?

M1:

Iadmitthenewssurprisedme.SometimeduringthelastweekinNovember,DadandIhadarguedaboutmyplanstomarryElizabeth.Daddidnotwantustomarry,soitseemedpossiblethathehaddecidedtochangehiswillandleaveallhismoneytohisbrotherinsteadoftome.Martinsaidhehadmyfather'ssecondwillandofferedtosellittomeandkeepitasecretforonehundredthousanddollars.HetoldmethatthesecondwillwouldbeconsideredlegalbecauseitwasdatedNovember31,thedayafterthewillthatleftmyfather'smoneytome.Irefused.Hetriedtobargain,asking$50,000,andthen$25,000.

M2:

Youpaidnothing,Ihope?

M1:

Nothingatall.Itoldhimtogetoutofmyhouse.

M2:

Quiteright.Thestoryisclearlynottrue!

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.WhowasMartin?

2.AccordingtoMartin,whodidThomas'fatherleavehismoneyto?

3.WhatdidThomasandhisfatherargueabout?

4.HowmuchdidMartindemandfirstinordertokeepthe"secret"?

5.WhydidDr.Scottsaythestorywasclearlynottrue?

Conversation2

M:

Excuseme,madam.

W:

Yes?

M:

Wouldyoumindlettingmetakealookinyourbag?

W:

Ibegyourpardon?

M:

I'dliketolookintoyourbag,ifyoudon'tmind.

W:

WellI'mafraidIcertainlydomind,ifit'sallthesametoyou.Nowgoaway.

M:

I'mafraidIshallhavetoinsist,madam.

W:

Andjustwhoareyoutoinsist,mayIask?

IadviseyoutogoawaybeforeIcallapoliceman.

M:

Iamapoliceman,madam.Here'smyidentitycard.

W:

What?

Oh...well..,andjustwhatrightdoesthatgiveyoutogoaroundlookingintopeople'sbags?

M:

Nonewhatsoever,unlessIhavereasontobelievethatthere'ssomethinginthebagsbelongingtosomeoneelse?

W:

Whatdoyoumeanbelongingtosomeoneelse?

M:

Well,perhaps,thingsthathaven'tbeenpaidfor?

W:

Areyoutalkingaboutstolengoods?

Idon'tknowwhatthingsarecomingtowhenperfectlyhonestcitizensgetstoppedinthestreetandhavetheirbagsexamined.

M:

Exactly,butifthecitizensarehonesttheywouldn'tmind,wouldthey?

SomayIlookinyourbag,madam?

Wedon'twanttomakeafuss,dowe?

W:

Fuss?

Who'smakingafuss?

Stoppingpeopleinthestreetanddemandingtoseewhatthey'vegotintheirbags.Nowgoaway.I'vegotatraintocatch.

M:

I'msorry.I'mtryingtodomyjobaspolitelyaspossiblebutI'mafraidyou'remakingitratherdifficult.However,Imustinsistonseeingwhatyouhaveinyourbag.

W:

Andwhat,precisely,doyouexpecttofindinthere?

Thejewels?

M:

Madam,ifthere'snothingintherewhichdoesn'tbelongtoyou,youcangostraightoffandcatchyourtrainandI'llapologizefortheinconvenience.

W:

Oh,verywell.Thereyouare.

M:

Thankyou.Andtenmen'swatches?

W:

Er,yes.IgetverynervousifIdon'tk