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U14听力原文与答案

UNIT14

SectiononeTacticsforListening

Part1Phonetics

Exercise:

Completethefollowingshortdialogueasyoulistentothetape.Payspecialattentiontotheweakforms,link-upsandcontractions.

MrTrimm:

Nowthatthe

（1）reather'sbetter,I'dliketoweedthegardenandpaintthefencewhite.

MrsTrimm:

（2）That'sagoodidea.Itlooksterribleatmoment.I'msuretheboyswillhelpyou,Dick.Youcouldall（3）otogether.

Pedro:

Uh…Whenareyougoingtodothis,MrTrimm?

MrTrimm:

ThisSaturday.

Niko:

Oh,thenI'mafraidI（4）can'thelpyou.I'mtakingJennyouttolunchandthento（5）anafternoonconcert.

MrTrimm:

Maybeyoucould（6）putitoffuntilnextweekend.

Niko:

I'msosorry,Ican't.（7）I'vealreadyboughtthetickets.

MrTrimm:

Oh,well.（8）whataboutyou,Andrew?

（9）You'renotdoinganythingspecial,areyou?

Andrew:

（10）Asamatteroffact,IhavetoplayinthegameagainstthePanthers,becauseJimsprained（11）andcant’tplay.

MrTrimm:

I'vealwaysthoughtfootball（12）wasadangerousgame.

Pedro:

AndIhavetostudyformyfinalexamswhichstartnextweek.

MrTrimm:

Allright.（15）I’lldoitalone.

Part2ListeningandNote-taking

Husband:

Haveyouseenthisadinthepaper?

Wife:

No.whichone?

Husband:

CoconutIsland…

Wife:

Butyouhaveanisland.Husband:

yes,butlistentothis:

Ahundredacreswithexcellentsandybeaches,goodfishingandfortyacresofcoconutpalms.

Wife:

soundsnice,buthowmuchdoesitcost?

Husband:

$800,000.It'sagoodbuy.

Wife:

Yes,Iguessso.

Husband:

IfIbuyit,I'llbuildaluxuryhotelthere.

Wife:

What'stheweatherlike?

Husband:

Beautifulallyearround.

Wife:

Howdoyouknow?

Husband:

Well,it'sinthePacific.

Wife:

Seemslikeaperfectplacefortourists.

Husband:

Yes.AndI'llalsohaveayachtclub…mm,andgolfcourse.

Wife:

Uhhuh.That'sagoodidea.

Husband:

There'llbefreshfishandcoconuts.Imightstartacoconutoilindustry.

Wife:

Thatsoundsveryambitious.Husband:

IthinkI'llcalluptherealestateagentrightnow.

Wife:

Whydon'tyouthinkaboutitforadayortwo?

Youmaychangeyourmind.

Husband:

No.I'vemadeupmymind.

ExerciseA:

Listentotheconversationandtakenotes.

ExerciseB:

completetheadvertisement.

CoconutIsland

Abeautifulislandinthe

（1）Pacific

（2）Ahundredacreswithexcellent（3）sandybeaches,

（4）goodfishingand（5）fortyacresofcoconutpalms

For

Only（6）$800,000

Aperfectinvestmentforboth（7）tourismand（8）coconutoilIndustry

Interested?

Contactyourlocal（9）realestateagent

At

800-123-4567

SectiontwoListeningComprehension

Part1Dialogues

Dialogue1MagicTricksandIllusions

KenBrown,thetaxidriver,lovesmagictricksandillusions.Heistalkingtoanotherdriverwhiletheyarewaitingforpassengers.

Ken:

DidyouseetheJoeDanielshowlastnight?

Driver:

No,Ididn't.Why?

Wasitgood?

Ken:

Fantastic.TherewasanIndianon,calledtheGreatSupremo.

Driver:

whatdidhedo?

Ken:

Herolledupasortofspiral*trackinaball.

Driver:

Whatdoyoumean,inaball?

Ken:

Hecameon,tookoffhiscloakandshoes,gotintoasilverballandcurledup*.Thenhisassistantfasteneditandpusheditontothetrack.Driver:

Therewasprobablyamovingchainorsomething.

Ken:

No,itlookedjustlikeahelter-skelter*－aboutfourmetershigh.Driver:

Buthowcanaballrollupaslope*?

Ken:

Itmustbesomethingtodowiththecentreofgravity*.

Driver:

Andwhathappenedwhenitgotothetop?

Ken:

Itcamebackdownagain.Isupposeheturnedroundinsidetokeepcontrol.

Driver:

Diditcomedownquickly?

Ken:

Notatall.Itcamedownasslowlyasitwentup,butitalwayslookedasifitmightfalloffthetrack.

ExerciseA:

Listentothedialogueandcompletethefollowingsummary.

AnIndianrolledupaspiraltrackinaball.

ExerciseB:

Listentothedialogueagainandcompletethefollowingdescriptionoftheshowindetail..

Theperformancercameon,tookoffhiscloakandshoes,gotintoasilverballandcurledup*.Thenhisassistantfasteneditandpusheditontothetrack,whichlookedjustlikeahelter-skelter－aboutfourmetershigh.Theballrolleduptheslopeslowly.Whenitgottothetop,itcamebackdownagain.Itcamedownasslowlyasitwentup,butitalwayslookedasifitmightfalloffthetrack.

Dialogue2AncientMysterious

Annishavingcoffeewithhertwoflatmates,JaneandSheila.

Jane:

Youreveryquiet,Ann.Whatareyouthinkingabout?

Ann:

ThisbookaboutStonehenge.ItremindsmeofanotherbookIoncereadaboutmysteriousobjectsandplaces.

Sheila:

Itsoundsinteresting.Whatsortofthingsdoyoumean?

Ann:

Idon'trememberthenameofthewriter,buthefoundsomequartzbeadinPeruthathadtinyholesdrilledinthem

Jane:

What'sstrangeaboutthat?

Ann:

They'veonlyjustdevelopedacommercialdrillthatcouldmakesuchholes.

Sheila:

Doyourememberanyotherexamples?

Ann:

Yes,there'sanirontowerinIndian.It'satleast1500yearsold,butitneverrusts*.

Sheila:

Waitaminute!

IrememberreadingaboutlotsoflinesonthegrounddatingfromaboutA.D.500.ItwassomewhereinPeruagain,Ithink…

Jane:

Idon'tseeanythingstrangeaboutthat!

Sheila:

Ihaven'tfinished.Youcanseewhatthelinesrepresentfromhighintheair.

Ann:

Andtherewerenoairplanesinthosedays-orwerethere?

Jane:

Oh,stopit.Ofcourse,thereweren't!

Ann:

Ithinkit'sthesamebook.It'sgotalotofphotosinitofcave*drawingsshowingpeoplewholooklikeastronauts.

Jane:

Andwhydoyouthinktheylooklikeastronauts?

Ann:

Becausetheyhavehelmetsandclothesthatlooklikemodernspacesuits.

Jane:

Well,itallsoundsratherfar-fetched*tome.

Exercise:

Listentothedialogueanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTorFinthespaceprovided.Discusswithyourclassmateswhyyouthinkthestatementistrueorfalse.

F1,TheancientmysteriouseventsmentionedintheconversationalltookplaceinPure.（TheancientmysteriouseventsmentionedintheconversationdidnotalltakeplaceinPeruSometookplaceinIndian.）

T2.Ancientpeopleuseddrillstomakeholesonquartzbeads.（Ancientpeoplemayhavedevelopedakindofdrilltomakeholesonquartzbeads.）F3.ThereisstainlesssteeltowerinIndia.（Thetowerisnotmadeofstainlesssteelbutironthatneverrusts.）

F4.Peoplecanseewhatthelinesrepresentontheground.（Peoplecanseewhatthelinesrepresentonlyintheskynot

F5.CavedrawingsshowthatastronautsfromouterspacevisitedtheEarthlongago.（Cavedrawingsjustshowpeoplewholooklikeastronauts.）

F6.Itseemsthatthespeakersareallinterestedinancientmysteries.（TheancientmysteriessoundinterestingtoAnnbutratherfar-fetchedtoJane.）

Part2passage

Passage1theProblemsoftheThirdWorld

Er,oneofourmainargumentsisthatweinWesterncountriesactuallyhaveaparttoplayincausingtheproblemsoftheThirdworld.Er,manyThirdWorldcountriesaresaddled*byimmensedebtburdens,forexample.Theywerelentmoneyatlowinterestratesinthe1970s,whenmoneyfloodedintoWesternbanksfromtheoil-producingcountriesandwas,waslentouttotheThirdWorld.Theinterestrateshavethenrisendramatically.Soyouhaveasituationwhereacountryinmanycasescan'tevenrepaytheintereletalone*thecapital*,onth-,onthedebt.AndI,IsupposethebestexampleofthatthatI'vecomeacrossisacountryinWestAfricawheretheconsumption,thelocalconsumptionof,ofpeanutswasbanned,er,becausepeanutsw-,if,ifthey'reim-,exportedcanbringindea-,bringinagreatdealof,offoreignincome.Er,thepeanutisamajorsourceofprotein*inthiscountry.Soyouhadpeoplegoinghungryasaresultofthat.

ThepeanutswereexportedtoGreatBritainandtheUnitedStatestofeedourcattle.Er,thosecattlethenproducedasurplusofmilkwhichwedon'tknowwhattodowith.Wehaveenougher,milk,moremilkthatwecan,thanwecancopewithin,intheWesternWorld.Andsothatmilkwastransformedintodriedmilkpowerandthentakenbacktothiscountrytohelpfeedchildrenwhoweresufferingfrommalnutrition.Sothat,that'sthekindofinsaneeconomicrelationshipthatw-,we'vegotourselvesintowith,withtheThirdWorld.

Exercise:

Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertocompleteeachofthefollowingsentences.

1.B2.D3.A4.C5.A6.D7.B8.B

Part3News

Newstem1

TheUnitedNationsSecurityCounselhasopenedaconferenceonthewarintheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.DiplomatsattendingtheconferencesaytheCounselisreadyforalimiteddeploymentofmilitaryobserversandtroopstoCongo.TheCounselexpectstosendabout3,000troopstoCongo.Thisislessthanhalfthesizeofapeacekeepingforceapprovedearlier.France'sambassadortotheUNsaidthereducedforcewillbeenoughtoobservepeacepromisedbywarringsides.ButZimbabweforeignministersaidthereducedforceshowsthatUNisnotreallyseriousaboutestablishingpeaceinCongo.

ExerciseA:

Listentothenewsitemandcompletethefollowingsummary.

TheUnitedNationsSecurityCounselhasopenedaconferenceonthewarintheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.

ExerciseB:

Listentothenewsitemagainanddecidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.WriteTorFinthespaceprovide.Discusswithyourclassmateswhyyouthinkthestatementistrueorfalse.

T1.MilitaryobserversandtroopswillbesenttoCongobytheCounsel.F2.Asapprovedearlier,about3,000troopswillgotokeeppeacethere.（TheCounselexpectstosendabout3,000troopstoCongo.Thatislessthanhalfthesizeofapeacekeepingforceapprovedearlier.）

F3.Officialsfro