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河海大学英语听力原文2

LESSONtwo

1.M:

Doyoustillwanttogotothegraduate研究生的schoolafteryougetoutofcollege?

 W:

I'vechangedmymindaboutthat.IwanttostartworkingbeforeIgobacktoschool.

 Q:

 Whatdoesthewomanmean?

2.M:

We'vegotawholehourbeforetheBrownscomeby来串门,来访topickusup安排接取;使搭乘;搭救.

 W:

Yeah.Butwe'dbettergetmoving赶快；快些开始.

  Q:

Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheydo?

3.M:

I'mthinkingofgettinganewprinter.

  W:

I'dinvestin在…上投资,在…投入（时间、精力等）alaser[ˈleizə激光]printer.Theprintqualityismuchbetter.

  Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

4.W:

I'vegotacoupon[ˈku:

pɔn]配给券；（购物）票证；（购物）优惠券forhalf-off五折dinneratthatnewrestaurantdownthestreet.IthinkI'lluseitwhenmycousin[ˈkʌzn]堂[表]兄弟[姊妹]comesforavisitthisweekend.

  M:

Wheredidyougetit?

Iwouldn'tmind（tryingthatplaceouttoo）试验.

  Q:

Whatdoesthemanwanttoknow?

5.W:

What'sLauradoingheretoday?

IthoughtshewassupposedtobeoutofheofficeonMondays.

 W:

Shedecidedshe'dratherhaveFridaysoffinstead.

 Q:

WhatcanbeinferredaboutLaura?

6.M:

Ineedtofindanewroommate

 W:

SoJohn'sgoingtoCaliforniaafterall.

 Q:

Whatcanbeinferredfromtheconversation?

7.M:

Mymathassignment'sduetomorrowmorningandIhaven'tevenstartedityet.

  W:

I'llmissyouatthepartytonight.

  Q:

Whydoesthewomansayso?

8.W:

Thosepackagestookforevertoarrive.

 M:

Buttheydidarrive,didn'tthey?

Q:

Whatdoesthemansayaboutthepackages?

9.M:

Myparentsarecomingtoseeourapartmentthisweekend.

 W:

LooksasifI'dbetterlendyoumyvacuum[ˈvækjuəm]cleanerthen.

 Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

10.M:

Sarah,didyouhaveachancetobuythatnewnovelyouwanted?

 W:

No,butIhadDorisgetitforme.

 Q:

 WhatdoesSarahsayaboutthenovel?

11.M:

I'vebeenwaitingallweekforthisconcert.Thephilharmonic[filɑ:

ˈmɔnik]交响乐团issupposedtobeexcellentandwithourstudentdiscoun[ˈdiskaunt]数目,折扣ttheticketswillbereallycheap.

  W:

Uh--uh,I'mafraidIleftmystudentIDinmyotherpurse钱包.

  Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply?

暗示,暗指

12.M:

Theuniversitybookstoreopensat9inthemorning.

  W:

Oh,dear.Ineedatextbook教科书,课本formyeighto'clockclasstoday.

  Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

13.M:

Thestorm暴风雨[雪]lastnightdamagedsomeoftheneighbor'sroofs.

  W:

nowonder不足为奇.

  Q:

Whatdoesthewomanmean?

14.M:

You'vecertainly无疑地;确定地；肯定地beenreadingthatonepageforalongtimenow.

  W:

Well,I'mbeingtestedonittomorrow.

  Q:

Whatdoesthewomanimply暗示?

15.W:

Anotherthingweneedtodoisshowthenewstudentsaroundtown.Youknow,showthemallthesights视野；风景ofthearea.

  M:

Idon'tseewhyweneedtodothatourselves.Iunderstandthevisitors'centeroffersawonderfulbustour旅行,观光.

  Q:

 Whatdoesthemansuggesttheydo?

PARTB

PassageI:

    PeopleintheUSgetatwo-weekpaid有报酬的;领取报酬的vacationfromtheirjobeveryyear.MostBritishpeoplehavefourorfiveweekspaidholidayayear.Americansoftencomplain抱怨,诉苦;投诉thattwoweeksisnotenoughespeciallywhentheyhearaboutthelongerholidaysthatEuropeansenjoy.Inaddition,thereareeightdaysineachEuropeancountry,whicharepublicholidays（theBritishcallBankHoliday）andmanyofthesefallon落到,轮到aMondaygivingpeoplealongweekend.

     WhatdopeopledoinBritainandtheUSwhentheyareonholidays?

IntheUS,outdoorvacationsarepopular,forexample,attheGrandCanyon峡谷orYellowstoneorothernationalparksorforests.Youngpeoplemaygowalkingorcamping宿营,露营inthemountains.Manypeoplehavesmalltrailers拖车,挂车inwhichtotravel,oriftheyareinacar,theymaystayatmotels汽车旅馆onthejourney旅行;行程;.DisneylandandDisneyworldarealsopopularandpeoplecangoskiingintheRocky洛矶MountainsofColorado科罗拉多州,Wyoming怀俄明州andMontana蒙大纳（美国州名）. Somechildrengotosummercampforaholidayduringthesummervacationfromschool,wheretheydospecialactivities,suchassportsorcrafts技巧；技能；技艺.WhenAmericanswantaholidayforfuninthesun,theyusuallygotoFlorida,Hawaii,MexicoortheCaribbean.TheymaygotoEuropeforculture,forexample,toseeart,plays,andplacesofhistoric历史上著名（或重要）的interest.

        InBritain,manypeopleliketogototheseasideforholidays.Thereareplacesnearthesea,suchasBackpool,Scarborough斯卡波罗andBournemouth伯恩茅斯,wherethereisplenty充裕,大量,富庶todoevenwhenitrains.Peoplealsoliketogotothecountry,especiallytowalk,inplaceslikeScotland,WalesandtheLake湖泊District.WhentheBritishgoabroadtheyusuallywanttogosomewherewarm.SpainandtheSpanishislandsofMajoreaandIbiza伊比沙岛arepopularasareotherplacesinsouthernEurope.Forskiing,peopleoftengototheAlps阿尔卑斯山.

1.HowlongapaidvacationcanAmericansenjoyeveryyear?

2.HowmanydaysarethereaboutpublicholidaysforEuropeansinayear?

weeks.

3. WheredoAmericansusuallygoforfuninthesun?

4.WheredoAmericansusuallyspendtheirholidaysforculture?

5.BritishpeopleusuallygotoSpainforholidays.Whatfor?

l.（ ）ManyofthepublicholidaysareonFridayinBritain.

2.（）Americansliketohaveoutdooractivitiesduringtheirvacations.

3.（）SomeAmericanchildrendosomespecialactivitiesinthesummercampsduringtheirvacations.

4.（ ）WhenBritishpeoplegoabroad,theyusuallygoforculture.

5.（）FortheBritish,theAlpsisaskiingresort度假胜地,旅游胜地.

PassageII:

EverycountryintheworldcelebratesNewYearbutnoteveryonedoesitonthesameday.ThecountriesofNorthandSouthAmericaandEuropewelcometheNewYearonJanuary1.ThispracticebeganwiththeRomans.JuliusCaesar,aRomanruler,changedthedateoftheNewYearfromthefirstdayofMarchtothefirstdayofJanuary.IntheMiddleEast,NewYearisonthedaywhenspringbegins.PeopleinChinacelebrateitontheSpringFestival,whichisthefirstdayoftheirlunar[ˈlju:

nə]月的,月球的;按阴历的calendar[ˈkælində]日历,月历.TheSpringFestivalusuallycomesbetweenJanuary21andFebruary19.RoshHashana犹太新年,whichistheJewishNewYear,comesattheendofsummer.

    Inallofthesecultures,thereisatraditionofmakingnoise.Peoplemadenoiseinancienttimestodriveawaytheevil邪恶的,坏的，恶毒的spirits神灵,幽灵fromhome.Manypeopledoitwithfire-works.InJapan,peoplegofromhousetohousemakingnoisewithdrums鼓,鼓状物andbamboo竹,竹竿sticks棍,棒.YoungpeopleinDenmark丹麦throwbrokenpiecesofjars罐子,广口瓶orpotsagainstthesidesoffriends'houses.

      IntheUnitedStates,manypeoplestayupuntilmidnightonNewYear'sEve前日,前夕towatchtheclockpassfromoneyeartothenext.FriendsoftengathertogetheratapartyonNewYear'sEve,andwhentheNewYearcomes,allring环状物,圆圈bells钟,铃,电铃,blow吹horns[hɔ:

n]号,号角,blowwhistle哨子,汽笛songs,andkisseachother.

      InmanyEuropeancountries,familiesstartthenewyearbyfirstattendingchurchservices,whichisfollowedbypayingcallsonfriendsandrelatives.ItalianboysandgirlsreceivegiftsofmoneyonNewYear'sDay.

NewYear'sDayismorejoyful快乐的,高兴的thanChristmas圣诞节inFranceandScotland.InthesecountriesChristmasisareligiousholidayonly,whiletheNewYearisthetimeforgifts-giving,parties,andvisits.

1.WhochangedthedateoftheNewYearfromMarch1toJanuary17

2.WhendoestheJewishNewYearbegin?

3.WhydidpeoplemakenoiseinancienttimeswhentheycelebratedtheNewYear?

4.Accordingtothespeaker,howdothechildreninDenmarkcelebratetheNewYear?

5.InwhichcountrydochildrenreceivegiftsofmoneyonNewYear'sDay?

1.（ ）PeopleintheMiddleEastwelcometheNewYearonJanuary1.

2.（ ）TheSpringFestivalusuallycomesbetweenJanuary21andFebruary19.

3.（ ）OnNewYear'sDay,manypeoplemakenoisewithfireworks.

4.（）InallEuropeancountries,familiesstartthenewyearbypayingcallsonfriendsandrelatives.

5.（ ）ChristmasisthemostjoyfulandimportantfestivaloftheyearinFrance.

Passage3:

    HundredsofyearsagoinEngland,manychildrendressedupasadultsonValentine'sDayandtheywentsingingfromhometohome.InWales,woodenlovespoonswerecarvedandgivenasgiftsonFebruary14th.Hearts,keysandkeyholeswerefavoritedecorationsonthespoons.Thedecorationmeant,"Youunlockmyheart!

"IntheMiddleAges,youngmenandwomendrewnamesfromabowltoseewhotheirvalentineswouldbe.Theywouldwearthesenamesontheirsleevesforoneweek.Towearyourheartonyoursleevenowmeansthatitiseasyforotherpeopletoknowhowyouarefeeling.Insomecountries,ayoungwomanmayreceiveagiftofclothingfromayoungman.Ifshekeepsthegift,itmeansshewillmarryhim.SomepeopleusedtobelievethatifawomansawarobinflyingoverheadonValentine'sDay,itmeantshewouldmarryasailor.Ifshesawasparrow,shewouldmarryapoormanandbeveryhappy.Ifshesawagoldfinch,shewouldmarryamillionaire.

    Aloveseatisawidechair.Itwasfirstmadetoseatonewomanandherwidedress.Later,theloveseatorcourtingseathadtwosections,ofteninanS-shape.Inthisway,acouplecouldsittogether--butnottooclosely!

Thinkoffiveorsixnamesofboysorgirlsyoumightmarry.Asyoutwistthestemofanapple,recitethenamesuntilthestemcomesoff.Youwillmarrythepersonwhosenameyouweresayingwhenthestemfelloff.Pickadandelionthathasgonetoseed.Takeadeepbreathandblowtheseedsintothewind.Counttheseedsthatremainonthestem.Thatisthenumberofchildrenyouwillhave.Ifyoucutanappleinhalfandcounthowmanyseedsareinside,youwillalsoknowhowmanychildrenyouwillhave.

1.Accordingtothepassage,whowoulddressuponValentine