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新标准大学英语视听说教程2听力原文

Unit1-Listeningin

Passage1

Voice-overHi,I'mNickCarter,andthisisSUR,youruniversityradiostation.Thismorningwewentaroundcampustoaskfreshers-nowhalf-waythroughtheirfirstyear-thequestion,"Howareyoufindinguni?

"Herearesomeoftheanswerswegot.

SpeakeSpeaker1It'scool.It'severythingIhopeditwouldbe.I'm

veryambitious,IwanttobeajournalistandIwanttogettothetopoftheprofession.I'vestartedwritingfortheuniversitynewspapersoI'vegotmyfootontheladderalready.

Speaker2I'mworkinghardandtheteachingisasgoodasIexpected.AndI'vemadesomegoodfriends.ButI'mveryhomesick.I'mNigerianandmyfamily'ssofaraway.IwenthomeatChristmasforamonth-thatreallyhelped,butman,Imissmyfamilysomuch.

Speaker3"HowamIfindinguni?

"It'sgreat.It'snotperfect,nothingis,but,like,I'vegotabrilliantsociallife,justbrilliant,andI'vemadelotsoffriends.ForthefirstfewmonthsIjustdidn'tdo,reallyenoughwork.ButI-1talkedaboutitwithmyparentsandI'mworkinghardernowandgettinggoodgrades.

Speaker4Actually,I'vebeenquitelonelytobehonest.I'mabitshy...everyoneelseseemedtofinditsoeasytomakefriendsstraightaway.Butthingshavebeenbetterrecently-yeah,theyhave.I'vejoinedacoupleofclubsandlike,itreallyhelpstogettoknowpeoplewhenyouhavesharedinterests.So,yeah-I'mfeelingalothappiernow.

Speaker5Uni'sgreat,Iloveit.Myonlyproblem-andit's

quiteabigproblem-ismoney.Myparentsareboth

unemployedso,youknow,theycan'thelpmefinancially.My

grantjustisn't-it'sjustnotenoughformetoliveon,soI've

takenapart-timejobasawaitress—alotofpeopleIknow,

likealot,havehadtodothesame.Idon'twanttohavehuge

debtsattheend.

Speaker6Ilovemysubject.History,andI'm,I'mgetting

fantasticteachinghere.Iwanttobeauniversitylecturerand

thatmeansIhavetogetafirst.Ihaveagoodsociallifebut

workdefinitelycomesfirstforme.

Passage2

OxfordandCambridge-twouniversitiessosimilarthattheyareoftenspokenoftogetheras"Oxbridge".They'rebothintheUK,fairlynearLondon,andbothregularlycometopinanyrankingoftheworld'sbestuniversities.

Thetwouniversitiesbeganwithinacenturyofeachother.OxfordUniversity,now900yearsold,wasfoundedtowardstheendofthe11thcentury.In1209therewasadisputebetweentheuniversityandthetownspeopleofOxford.Asaresult,someoftheOxfordteachersleftandfoundedauniversityinthetownofCambridge,some84milesaway.Eversincethen,thetwoinstitutionshavebeenverycompetitive.

Unlikemostmodemuniversities,bothOxfordandCambridgeconsistofalargenumberofcolleges.Oxfordhas39andCambridge31.Manyofthesecollegeshaveoldandverybeautifularchitecture,andlargenumbersoftouristsvisitthem.

InallUKuniversities,youneedgoodgradesinthenationalexamstakenat18.ButtogetintoOxfordandCambridge,it'snotenoughtogetAgradesinyourexams.Youalsohavetogoforalonginterview.Intheseinterviews,studentsneedtoshowthattheyarecreativeandcapableoforiginalthinking.

Throughthecenturies,bothuniversitieshavemadehugecontributionstoBritishculturallife.Theyhaveproducedgreatwriters,worldleadersandpoliticians.Cambridge,inparticular,hasproducedscientistswhosediscoveriesandinventionshavechangedourlives.

Amongthegreatuniversityinstitutionsistheworld'smostfamousdebatingsociety,theOxfordUnion,whereundergraduatesgetachancetopractisespeakinginpublic.Cambridge'scomedyclubFootlightshasproducedmanyfirst-classcomedians,whilesomeoftheUK'smostfamousactorsandactressesbegantheircareersatTheOxfordUniversityDramaticSociety,knownasOUDS.Thenthere'stheOxfordandCambridgeBoatRace,whichtakesplaceeveryyearinMarchorApril,andiswatchedontelevisionallovertheUK.

Sowithallthisexcellenceinsomanyfields,it'snotsurprisingthattheambitionofcleverstudentsallovertheworldistoattendeitheroneofthesegreatuniversities.

Unit2-Listeningin

Passage1

PresenterWe'refortunatetohaveasourguesttodayDr

JennaHudson,whohasjustwrittenabookabouthowcolours

affectusinoursurroundings,especiallyintheworldof

advertising.It'scalledMarketColours.DrHudson,whichare

themostcommoncoloursinadvertisingandmarketing?

DrHudsonWell,ofcourse,itdependswhatimagethe

marketingteamwishtoprojectwiththeirproducts.Sofor

example,weoftenthinkofblueasacoldcolour,butitalso

makesyoufeelpeaceful,quiet,anditdoesn'tsuggeststrong

emotions.Soit'safavouriteforbanksandinsurance

companies,whowishtosuggesttheimagethattheyare

trustworthy.Andforsellingproducts,it'softenusedto

suggestsomethingispureandfresh.

PresenterWhataboutred?

DrHudsonYoucansellalmostanythingwithred.

It'sahotcolour,whichsuggestsafeelingofenergyandevenpassion.Itgrabsyourattention,andcanmakepeoplebuyalmostanything.Youoftenseeredonmagazinecovers.Butifyouuseittoomuch,itlookscheapandmaymakepeopletired.Andorangehasasimilareffecttored,it'supbeatandhappy,itsuggestspleasantfeelingsandimages.Mostpeoplereactwelltoorange,andit'sespeciallypopularinadvertisingandonpackagingforbakedfood.

PresenterWhataboutyellow,forinstance?

DrHudsonYellowisthecolourofsunshineandit'sapositive,happycolour,soit'susedalotinadvertising.Butit'salsooftenusedforwarningsigns,directionsigns,andsoon,whereyouhavetoreadthemessagequicklyandatadistance.

PresenterWhataboutlesspopularcoloursforadvertising?

DrHudsonSurprisingly,greenisn'tusedmuchinadvertisingexceptforgardenproducts,It'sfriendlyandrestful.Itcanbecoolandsoothing,thecolourofapplesandmint,butitcanalsobequitestrongandmanypeopleassociateitwithunpleasantideasofdecayorslimycreatures.

PresenterButmostcoloursarenotprimarycolours,they'reacombination.

DrHudsonAbsolutely.Soyellow-orangeiscommon,andoftenusedtogiveanimpressionofstyleandclass,itlookslikegold.Butit'snotoftenusedinlettersbecauseit'snotverystrong.Andyellow-greenremindspeopleoffeelingsick.Blue-greenworkswellasacoolcolour,suggestingfreshness,andissometimesusedfortoothpasteproducts,bathroomproducts,foodandhouseholdcleaningproducts.Ithasmanyoftheadvantagesofbluewithoutthedisadvantagesofgreen.PresenterFascinating.Thankyouverymuch,DrHudson.MarketColoursbyDrJennaHudsonisonsalefromnextweek,priced£15.99...

Passage2

PresenterWhatmakesyouembarrassed,Sally?

SallyOh,I'measilyembarrassed.Ifanybodynoticesmeorlooksatme,Igetveryembarrassed.WhenpeoplesingmeHappyBirthdayonmybirthday,Igetveryembarrassed.

PresenterAndwhatmakesyouupset?

SallyWhenpeopleareselfish,peoplewhothinkonlyofthemselves.Andcruelty-Ican'tbearpeoplewhoarecruel,especiallytoanimalsorchildren.

PresenterJake,whatmakesyoudepressed?

JakeIhateitwhenitrains,andIdon'tlikepeoplewholookdownonme,whothinkthey'resuperiortomewithoutanyreason.

PresenterAndwhatmakesyouangry?

JakeWhenpeopledon'tbehaveproperlyinpublic,badbehaviourlikedroppinglitterorpeoplepushingeachotheronthebusorthetrain.

PresenterAndrew,whatmakesyoucheerful?

AndrewIliketoseeeveryonearoundmebeinghappyandhavingapositiveattitudetowardsthefuture,optimisticpeople.

PresenterAndwhatmakesyoujealous?

AndrewWell,tobehonest,Ijustneverfeeljealous.Ican'tseethepointofit.

PresenterMonica,whatmakesyouproud?

MonicaI'mproudwhenI'msuccessful,especiallyinmywork.BeingrecognizedbymybossforwhatIcandomakesmefeelreallyproud.Oh,andmyfamily.I'mveryproudofthem.

PresenterAndwhatmakesyounervous?

MonicaEverytimeIteachanewclass.ThenightbeforeI'mverynervous.Youdon'tknowwhatthekidsaregoingtobelikeandhowtheymightbehave,orifthey'regoingtolikeyou.

PresenterAnythingelse?

MonicaDoinginterviewslikethis.

Unit3-Listeningin

Passage1

PatrickIreadafunnystorytodayinthepaper-truestory.

SteveGoon,then.

PatrickOK.This72-year-oldguystoleapairoftrousersfromadepartmentstoreinParis.Asecuritymansawhimandalertedthepoliceandtheywerewaitingforhimwhenhecameoutoftheshop.Theshoplifterstartedrunning,butthepolicemansooncaughtupwithhim.Themanthenbitthepolicemanonhisarmseveraltimes.

SteveHebitthepoliceman?

PatrickYes-youhavetoremember,hewas72.

SteveI'dforgottenthat.

PatrickProblemwas,itdidn'thurtthepolicemanatall,'causetheguyhadforgottentoputhisfalseteethinbeforehelefthome.

SteveVeryfunny!

PatrickAndthemoralofthestoryis-

SteveAlwaysremembertowearyourfalseteethifyou'regoingtobitesomeone.

PatrickThat'sgood.Ireadafunnycrimestorytheotherday.Let'ssee...yeah...thisguy...thisguyrobbedasupermarketsomewhereinAmerica-1can'trememberwhereexactly-anyway,hegotawaywithabout4,000dollars.Thenextweekthelocalnewspaperreportedthestorybutsaidhe'dstolen6,000dollars.Thethiefrangthenewspaperofficetocomplain.Hesaid,"Look,Ionlytook4,000dollars.I'mwonderingifthesupermarketmanagertookanother2,000andsaidI'dtakenit.Ididnottake6,000,Ipromiseyou."

SteveHewasprobablytellingthetruth.

PatrickHeprobablywas.Anyway,thenewspapermanagedtokeeptheguytalkingwh