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大学英语听力教程4文本

新发展大学英语听力教程4

UnitOneUrbanLifeorRuralLife

Task2UnderstandingaLongConversation

1.A2.C3.C4.B5.A

■Script

W:

Hello.I’mcallingabouttheapartmentyouadvertised.

M:

Yes.Whatkindofapartmentareyouinterestedin?

W:

I’minterestedinaone-bedroom.Doyouhaveanyavailable?

M:

Yes.Ihaveone.Whendoyouneedit?

W:

Sometimearoundnextweek.Whatcanyoutellmeaboutthisapartment?

M:

Well,it’saone-bedroomapartment.Themonthlyrentis$650,witha$300securitydeposit.Youpayelectricityonly.Gasandwaterisincluded.Boththeheatandstovearegas.Letmesee,whatelse...Oh!

You’llbeassignedashelteredparkingspaceatnoextracharge.Andthat’sprobablyit.

W:

Soundsgood.MayIcomeovertomorrowtotakealook?

M:

Sure.Whattimewouldyouliketocome?

W:

Howabout10a.m.?

M:

Good.MayIhaveyourname,please?

W:

MynameisBlanca.

M:

Thanksforcalling,Blanca.I’llseeyoutomorrow.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatkindofapartmentisthewomaninterestedin?

2.Whendoesthewomanneedtheapartment?

3.Howmuchistherentpermonth?

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtotheconversation?

5.Whattimewillthewomancometohavealookattheapartment?

Task3UnderstandingPassages

PassageOne

Listeningforgeneralcomprehension

1.Two2.B;A

Listeningforspecificinformation

1.B2.D3.C4.D5.C

■Script

Listeningforgeneralcomprehension

SamandMabelBrownwishtheylivedonafarm.Iftheyhadafarm,theycouldraiseanimalsandproducetheirownfood.Itishardwork,butMr.andMrs.Brownwouldenjoythepeaceandquietoflivinginthecountry.Andtheycouldspendmoretimewiththeirchildren.Lindacouldhaveherownhorse,andJimmycouldgohuntingandfishingwithhisfather.Ontheotherhand,iftheBrownsleftthecity,JimmyandLindawouldmisstheirfriends.TheBrownsalmostboughtafarmseveralmonthsago,butitwasn’twhattheyexpected.Nowadays,it’shardtofindagoodpieceoffarmlandatareasonableprice.

ElmerandSarahBartonhavelivedonafarmalltheirlives,andithasn’tbeeneasy.In1998theirhouseburneddown.Thatyeartheyhadlostmostoftheircornandwheatcropsbecauseofbadweather.SarahBartonthinksitwouldbebetteriftheymovedtothecity.Elmercouldgetajobworkinginhisbrother’ssupermarket,andshecouldopenabakery.Shemakeswonderfulcakesandpies.IfElmerandSarahmovedtothecity,theywouldmakenewfriendsandgooutmoreoften.Buttheywouldprobablymisstheirfarm.Afterall,it’stheonlylifetheyhaveeverknown.

Listeningforspecificinformation

1.WhatisSamandMabel’swish?

2.WhatwouldJimmydoiftheBrownsrealizedtheirdream?

3.WhathappenedtoElmerandSarahBartonin1998?

4.WhatdoweknowaboutElmerandSarahBartonaccordingtothepassage?

5.Whatisthepurposeofusingthestoriesoftwofamiliesinthepassage?

PassageTwo

Listeningforgeneralcomprehension

1.ACDH2.BEFG

Listeningforspecificinformation

1.A2.C3.B4.C5.B

■Script

Listeningforgeneralcomprehension

Americanhousesusuallyhaveprivatekitchens,alivingroomandsometimesseparateareasforeatingandwatchingtelevision.Ahouseusuallyhasitsownmailbox,ayardwithplantsorperhapsalawn,andaplacetostoregarbageoutofsight.

Anapartmentisusuallyonelivingspacewithinabuilding.Severalapartmentscanbeinthesamebuilding,withasharedyardandparkingspaces.Atownhouseisatwo-floorapartment.Thekitchen,livingroomanddiningroomareusuallyonthefirstfloorandthebedroomsareonthesecondfloor.

MostAmericansarehappytotalkabouttheirhomes.Andifthey’vedoneanythingspecialintheirhome,they’llletyouknowwhatitwas,andmaybetellyouwhatitcost.MostAmericansliveincities,butnearlyasmanyliveinthesuburbs.SuburbanAmericahasshoppingcenterscalledmalls.Mostofthehousesinthesuburbsareoneortwostoreystall,withprivateyardsandgardensandgarages.Therearefewtallbuildingsinthesuburbs.Citieshaveneighborhoods,“warehouse”stores,andpublictransportationisusuallyprettygood.Privatehousesmightonlyhaveabackyard,andifthereisagarageitprobablyissmall.Citieshavealotofapartmentbuildingsandsometallbuildingsmayseemto“scrapethesky”,sotheyarecalled“skyscrapers”.

Listeningforspecificinformation

1.WhatdoesanAmericanhouseusuallyhaveaccordingtothepassage?

2.Whatarethecharacteristicsofatownhouse?

3.WhatismostAmericans’attitudetowardstalkingabouttheirhomes?

4.Whatdoweknowaboutthehousesinthesuburbsaccordingtothepassage?

5.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoweknowaboutthetallbuildingsinthecities?

PassageThree

Listeningforgeneralcomprehension

1.opportunities2.lifestyles

Listeningforspecificinformation

1.C2.B3.B4.D5.C

■Script

Listeningforgeneralcomprehension

Nowadays,moreandmorepeople,especiallytheyoungpeople,decidetoliveinlargecities.Themainfactoristhatcitiesoffermanyopportunities.Firstofall,youngpeoplecanattendthebestuniversitiesthereandgetgoodeducationwhichincreasestheirchancestofindemploymentingoodcompanies.Besides,largemoderncitiesprovidelimitlesssourcesofentertainment.Youngpeoplecansocializeincafes,pubs,clubsordiscos.Moreover,theycanenjoyshoppinginlargeshoppingcentersordepartmentstores.Allofthesecharmsandattractionsofthecityareappealingtoyoungpeople,however,whentheystarttheirownfamiliestheyusuallystartmissingpeacefulnessofcountrylife.Astheybecomeolder,peoplearetiredwiththestressfulcitylifeandoftendecidetomoveoutsidethecity.

Obviously,livinginthecountryhasmanyadvantages.Firstofall,countrysideisnotpolluted,therefore,youcanbreathefreshair.Besides,thereishardlyanyroadtraffic,thusyoucanenjoysilence.Youcanalsorelaxandgoforanicewalkintheforestorinthemeadows.Whatismoreimportant,peoplecangrowtheirownfruitandvegetableswhicharehealthierthanthoseyoucanbuyinthegreengrocer’sinthecity.

Allthingsconsidered,itisobviousthatthetwolifestyleshavetheiradvantagesanddisadvantages.Somepeoplefindcitiesmoreexcitingandappealingthanthecountrysidebutotherspreferthebeautyandpeaceofthecountryside.Thechoicewheretolivedependsoneveryperson’scharacterandpreferences.

Listeningforspecificinformation

1.Whatcanyoungpeoplegetfromthebestuniversitiesinthecities?

2.Accordingtothepassage,wherecanyoungpeoplesocialize?

3.Whendopeoplebeginmissingpeacefulnessofcountrylifeaccordingtothepassage?

4.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTmentionedasanadvantageoflivinginthecountryside?

5.Howdopeopledecidewheretoliveaccordingtothepassage?

UnitTwoTwoKindsofLove

Task2UnderstandingaLongConversation

1.B2.D3.D4.D5.D

■Script

W:

Whatkindofqualitiesdoyoulookforinyourfriends?

M:

Ilikepeoplewhoareopenandfriendly.Thosepeopleareusuallymoreactiveandfuntobewith.Ilikespendingtimewithmyfriends.Wegotobarstogetherorplaysportstogether.

W:

Idon’tliketomakefriendswithpeoplewhoaren’thonest.Honestyisveryimportanttome.

M:

Ithinkitisimportanttomostpeople.Theproblemisthatyoucanonlyfindoutifsomeoneishonestbygettingtoknowthem.

W:

Youcanfindoutfromtheirfriends.

M:

Ifyouknowanyoftheirfriends.Youcan’trelyonyourfriendstointroducepeopletoyouallthetime.Youhavetogooutandmakethefirstmovesometimes.Ialsolikefunnypeople.

W:

Oh,Idon’t.Theydon’tseemtotakeanythingseriously.Youneverknowwhentheyarejokingandwhentheyarebeingserious.

M:

Sometimesitcanbehardtotell,butifyouknowthepersonfairlywell,youcanusuallyseefromtheirexpressionswhattheyarereallythinking.

W:

Itseemsthatwegenerallylikedifferentkindsofpeople.Howisitthatwearesuchgoodfriends?

M:

Maybepeopledon’tliketohavefriendsthatareallthesame.Mostpeoplelikealittlevarietyintheirlives—includingavarietyofcharacteristicsintheirfriends.

Questions1to5arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.

1.Whatkindoffriendsdoesthemanlike?

2.Whyarethemanandthewomangoodfriends?

3.Whatkindoffriendsdoesthewomandislike?

4.Whydomostpeopleliketomakefriendswithsomeonedifferentfromthemselves?

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

Task3UnderstandingPassages

PassageOne

Listeningforgeneralcomprehension

1.Thispassageismainlyabouthowtoloveyourself

2.Threeways

Listeningforspecificinformation

1.C2.A3.D4.B5.C

■Script

Listeningforgeneralcomprehension

Mostofuslongforrelationshipsinwhichwearelovedandacceptedjustthewayweare.However,wecanhavesuchrelationshipswithsomeothers,butonlywhenwefirsthavethemwithourselves—and,strangely,thisisoftenthehardestrelationshipofall.

Doyouloveyourself?

There’sonlyonewaytofindout—bytakingacloselookatwhatyouthink,say,anddo.Ifyou’rereallylovingyourself,youcanusethisinsighttodosomepositiveinnerwork.

Herearethreewaysforgaininggreaterpersonalinsightfordeeperlove.Firstly,listencloselytoyourthoughts.Yourthoughtswilldetermineyouractions.Ajournaloranotebookcanhelprecordvariousinsightsyougainasyougoaboutyourlife.Itwillhelpyouknowwhat’sinyourheart.Secondly,behonestwithyourself.Actionsspeaklouderthanwords,andtheyalwaystellthetruth.Bybe