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新发展大学英语听力教程4教参
UnitOneUrbanLifeorRuralLife
Ⅰ.Pre-listeningActivities
Part1
略
Part2
Therearepositiveeffectsandnegativeeffectsoflivinginthesuburbs.
●Positiveeffects:
1.Theairmightbecleaner.
2.Therearemoretreesandlesstrafficcongestion.
3.You’llprobablyhaveagarden.
●Negativeeffects:
1.Mostpeopledrivemoreandwalkless.
2.You’llhavelittletimeforcookingandthusrelyheavilyonjunkfood.
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Inthesuburbstheairmightbecleaner,astherearemoretreesandlesstrafficcongestion.Betterstillyou’llprobablyhaveagarden,whichmostinner-citydwellersdon’t.Gardeningisahealthyactivityforyou,andyourchildrenhavethechancetoplayoutsideeveryday.Thisisalotbetterforthemthanplayingcomputergamesalldaybecausethereisnowheretogo.
Thedisadvantagesoflivinginthesuburbsaretheflipsideofthecityadvantages.Mostpeoplelivinginthesuburbsendupdrivingmoreandwalkingless,asnothingisparticularlyclose.Thisleadstoweightgainandgenerallackoffitness.Thosemediumsizedjourneysthatsuburbdwellersneedtodocouldbedoneonabicycle,althoughthisisnotalwayspracticalorevenpossible.
Alessobviouseffectofhavingtocommuteislittletimeforcooking.Ifaconsiderableportionofyourtimeisspentgettingtoandfromwork,itistemptingtorelyheavilyonjunkfood,readymealsandtakeaways.Noneoftheseisveryhealthyandtoomanycanleadtoobesityandtheassociatedhealthproblems.
Ⅱ.ListeningTasks
Task1UnderstandingShortConversations
1.C2.B3.C4.C5.A6.C7.A8.C9.D10.B
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1.W:
Didyouwatchthe7o’clockprogramonchannel2yesterdayevening?
Iwasabouttowatchitwhensomeonecametoseeme.
M:
Yeah!
Itreportedsomemajorbreakthroughincancerresearch.Peopleover40wouldfindtheprogramworthwatching.
Q:
WhatdowelearnfromtheconversationabouttheTVprogram?
2.W:
Don’twolfdownyourlunch.It’snotgoodforyou.
M:
OK,Mom,buttheboyswillbehereanyminute,andIdon’twanttomissthegame.
Q:
Whatdidthewomanaskhersonnottodo?
3.M:
Isthatoptionalcourseashardaseverybodysays?
W:
It’sactuallyevenworse,believeitornot.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthecourse?
4.M:
Ihaven’tgotmyscoresontheGREtestyet.DoyouthinkIshouldcalltomakeinquiries?
W:
Thereisnohurry.Thetestscoresarereleasedatleasteightweeksafterthetest.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?
5.M:
Hurry,thereisabuscoming.
W:
Whyrun?
Therewillbeanotheroneintwoorthreeminutes.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
6.M:
Thetaxiiswaitingdownstairs.Let’shurry.
W:
Waitaminute.I’lltakesomefoodwithus.Idon’tlikethemealservedonthetrain.
Q:
Whatarethespeakersprobablygoingtodo?
7.W:
Areyoustillteachingatthejuniorhighschool?
M:
NotsinceJuly.MybrotherandIopenedarestaurantassoonashegotoutofthearmy.
Q:
Whatdowelearnaboutthemanfromtheconversation?
8.M:
Hi,Susan!
HaveyoufinishedreadingthebookProfessorJohnsonrecommended?
W:
Oh,Ihaven’treaditthroughthewayIreadanovel.Ijustreadafewchapterswhichinterestedme.
Q:
Whatdoesthewomanmean?
9.W:
Goodafternoon,I’mcallingtoinquireaboutthefour-bedroomhouseyouadvertisedinthenewspaper.
M:
Iamsorry,butit’salreadysold.
Q:
Whatdowelearnaboutthehousefromtheconversation?
10.M:
Ihearyoudrivealongwaytoworkeveryday.
W:
Oh,yes.It’saboutsixtymiles.Butitdoesn’tseemthatfar.Theroadisnotbad,andthere’snotmuchtraffic.
Q:
Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutdrivingtowork?
Task2UnderstandingaLongConversation
1.A2.C3.C4.B5.A
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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
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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
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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
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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,peoplecangrowtheirownfruitandvegetableswhichare