大学英语1听力原文110.docx

1、大学英语1听力原文110大学英语1听力Test1 ( 听力文字稿 )Script of Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear several statements. Each statement will be read only once. Then there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which on

2、e is closest in meaning to the statement you have just heard. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.1.Robert missed his chance to meet the president.2.Ken studies Business in a college.3.Mr. Brown doesnt have a car and neither do Tom and Nancy.4

3、.John is always nervous, but now he seems quite relaxed.5.TV commercials are a real nuisance to me.6.Tom sent his roommate a card to wish him a happy birthday.7.I used to pay 90 cents for a bar of chocolate, but now it costs $1.60.8.John goes to class with that boy playing golf.9.Telephone is a must

4、 for all.10.Mary has two brothers and Jack has one sister.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear several short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each questi

5、on there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.11.M: I cant decide which of these two articles would be more useful

6、to read.W: As far as Im concerned, you cant go wrong.Q: What does the woman mean?12.W: The students in Professor Murrays class think that the test he gavewas unfair.M: A few of them do, anyway.Q: What can be inferred from this conversation?13.W: You look familiar to me. Have we met before?M: Im afra

7、id not.Q: What does the man mean?14.W: Well, now. Before we order, shall we agree that we each pay our own bill?M: All right.Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place?15.W: Maybe you could get a ride to campus with Julie tomorrow.M: Oh, Julie no longer drives to class.Q: What does the

8、man say about Julie?16.W: When does the film start, Bill?M: 7:30 p.m. and it lasts exactly two hours.Q: When does the film end?17.M: I hope there werent too many phone calls when I was away yesterday.W: Mr. Mark, I discovered the phone was out of order around noon butthere were four for you before.Q

9、: How many calls did Mr. Marks office receive yesterday before noon?18.W: Which kind of shoes do you want?M: I dont know. I like the white ones as well as the black ones.Q: What does the man mean?19.W: May I speak to Mr Johnson?M: Hang on just a moment, please.Q: What does the man mean?20.W: I alway

10、s worry about what clothes to wear for parties and what to say to people I dont know.M: I never worry about anything so I always have a good time.Q: What does the man mean?21.W: The bedroom faces south and the living room is pretty big. You cant find an apartment like this in the neighborhood at suc

11、h a low price.M: Its a nice place, but I still think twenty-five pounds a week is more than I can afford.Q: What can you learn from the conversation?22.M: I used to be afraid of heights. Every time I was in a high buildingor on a bridge, my knees would begin to shake.W: I have the same problem until

12、 I took up mountain climbing.Q: What did the man and the woman say about heights?23.M: Henry says this professor is very strict.W: I used to believe that too, but now I know its untrue.Q: What has the woman done recently?24.W: There are so many children at the school. I wonder how the teacherkeeps t

13、rack of them?M: I used to get cold feet at the thought of teaching a class of 50.Q: What was the mans attitude towards teaching?25.M: What will you do after the holiday, stick to this part-time job or be a full-time student?W: I have no idea. I have to ask for my parents opinion.Q: What do you know

14、about the woman?Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear several short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A

15、), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre.Passage One There were many thefts in a big city, which made the residents complain much about the government. Therefore, the police were ordered to find out the thief within a week. With g

16、reat efforts, at last they caught him. But while they were taking photographs of himfrom the front, from the left, from the right, with a hat, without a hathe suddenly attacked the policemen and ran off. They tried to catch him, but he got away. All of them felt at a loss what to do. Then a week lat

17、er the telephone rang in the police station and somebody said, “You are looking for Bill Cross, arent you?” “Yes.” “Well, he left here for Waterbridge an hour ago.” Waterbridge was a small town about 100 miles from the city. The city police at once sent four different photographs of the thief to the

18、 police in Waterbridge. Less than twelve hours later they got a telephone call from the police in Waterbridge. “We have caught three of the men,” they said happily, “and we will catch the forth this evening, we think.”26. How many kinds of photographs did the police take of the thief?27. When was th

19、e police station informed of the trace of the thief after he escaped?28. What is true of the police in Waterbridge according to the passage?Passage Two Almost every family buys at least one copy of a newspaper every day. Some people subscribe to as many as two or three different newspapers. But why

20、do people read newspapers? Five hundred years ago, news of important happenings - battles lost and won, kings or rulers overthrown or killed - took months and even years to travel from one country to another. The news passed by word of mouth and was never accurate. Today we can read in our newspaper

21、s of important events that occur in faraway countries on the same day they happen. Apart from supplying news from all over the world, newspapers give us a lot of other useful information. There are weather reports, radio, television and film guides, book reviews, stories, and, of course, advertiseme

22、nts. There are all sorts of advertisements. The bigger ones are put in by large companies to bring attention to their products. They pay the newspapers thousands of dollars for their advertising space, but it is worth the money, for news of their products goes into almost every home in the country.

23、For those who produce newspapers, advertisements are also important. Money earned from advertisements makes it possible for them to sell their newspapers at a low price and still make a profit.29. How was news sent in the past?30. How long did news travel from one country to another five hundred yea

24、rs ago?31. Why is newspaper sold at a low price?32. Why are newspapers so popular?Passage Three Banking began thousands of years ago in very early civilizations. The first bankers were money changers. They took foreign money from travelers and gave them local coins. They carried the money in special

25、 boxes called strong boxes to protect it from robbers. Later, people brought their money to money changers for protection. Finally, money changers loaned money to people and charged them interest. The early Italian bankers worked outdoors on the street. They used a bench for their place of business.

26、 In fact, the modern word “bank” comes from an Italian word meaning bench. By the 16th century banks were popular everywhere in Europe. They were family business. Kings and other rich people borrowed money from bankers. In the following century, British bankers were the first people to make paper mo

27、ney. They gave their customers paper notes in exchange for their gold and silver. People liked the paper bank notes because they were easy to carry. After a while, everyone accepted bank notes as money. The first successful bank in the United States opened in Philadelphia in 1792. Today there are ab

28、out 14,000 bankers in the United States.33. What was the original meaning of the word “bank”?34. When were banks popular everywhere in Europe?35. Why did British people like the paper bank notes?36. How many bankers are there in the United States today?Section DDirections: In this section, you will

29、hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main

30、points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.In the planned-economy era, college students did not have to worry about their tuition because the government bore most of the cost. Now with the (37) growth of educational costs, i

31、ncluding teachers salaries, equipment and campus construction, the (38) average cost of training a college student has reached (39) 15,000 yuan according to statistics from the Education Department. In theory, tuition fees today do not (40) cover the basic educational cost of each college student. “

32、But increasing tuition fees is not an (41) endless processwhen the fee finally gets close to the basic educational cost, it will stop (42) increasing ,” Tang said. China is a populous country and it has not been easy to develop (43) an education system because economic development is still comparatively low . High tuition fees (44) reflect that the whole society is going through a period of transition. “ (45) Encouraging stude