新动力听力教程1原文及答案.docx

1、新动力听力教程1原文及答案Unit 1 Numbers and Calculations (I)Part One Warming-up activityDirections: Study the following proverbs and sayings, and then put them into Chinese.1.Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕。2.A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林。3.A miss is as good as a mile.失之毫厘，谬以千里。4.A f

2、all into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。5.Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠顶个诸葛亮。6.Better master one than engage with ten.会十事，不如精一事。7.It takes three generations to make a gentleman.十年树木，百年树人。8.To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.事事及时做，一日胜三日。9.One boy is a bo

3、y, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。 10. At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, the judgment.二十岁时起支配作用的是意愿；三十岁时是机智；四十岁时是判断。Part two StatementsDirections: Listen to the following short statements and choose the best answer from the fou

4、r choices.1.Mary is the actress who plays the nurse. (B)2.The quiz is easy for everyone except Tom. (C)3.As soon as I got home, it started to rain. (D)4.Jack is a better student than Henry, but not better than Ed. (A)5.Xian cannot compete with Shanghai in population. (C)Part three Short Conversation

5、sI.Study the following before listening. 数字与计算机类的对话主要涉及表示时间长短的数，表示价格高低的数，年、月、日数，街道、房间的编号数，电话号码数等。要求掌握各种形式的数的读法，这是辨清数字，进行数字与计算的基础。此外，还包括近音、近形数字辨认等。II.Listen to the conversations and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.1.M: Did you get home when your daughter did at 8:50 last ni

6、ght?W: No, I was 15 minutes late because of the heavy traffic.Q: When did the woman get home? (C)2.M: Jane must be over twenty now.W: Yes, when Tony left Paris 10 years ago, Jane was already 15.Q: How old is Jane. (A)3.M: This black bag is $2.00 and that blue one is a dollar more.W: The red one is t

7、wice as much as the blue one.Q: How much are two red bags? (D)4.M: Is this 415 Fifth Street?W: No, its 514 Fourth Street.Q: What address is the man looking for? (D)5.M: The roast beef is $18.00 a kilo now.W: Yes, its exactly a half more than it was two years ago.Q: What was the price of a kilo roast

8、 beef two years ago? (B)Part Four Short PassageI.Study the following before listeningmistake / misteik/ v. 弄错，搞错 answer / a:ns(r)/ v. 应答，接（电话）tired / tai d/ adj. 疲倦的，累的II.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear. Mrs. Joness telephone number was 3463, and

9、the number of the cinema in her town was 3464, so people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema. One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Jones answered the phone. A tired man said, “At what time does the new film begin?” “Im sorry”, said Mrs. Jones, “but you have th

10、e wrong number. This is not the cinema.” “Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?” said the man. “Im sorry about that. Goodbye!” Mrs. Jones was very surprised, so he told her husband. He laughed and said, “The mans wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His

11、wife heard him, but she didnt gear your. Now they will stay at home this evening, and her husband will be happy.”Questions:1.What was Mrs. Joness telephone number? (B)2.Who answered the phone when the bell rang? (C)3.What did Mrs. Jones say when answering the phone? (B)4.What could the mans wife hea

12、r? (D)5.What can we learn from the passage? (D)Part Five Spot DictationDirections: Listen to the following passage twice, and fill in the blanks with the missing words. Religious and private schools receive little or no (1) support from public taxes in the United States. As a result, they are more (

13、2) expensive to attend. The religious schools in America are usually (3) run by churches. Therefore they are less expensive than private schools. When there is free education (4) available to all children in the United States, why do people spend money on private schools? Americans offer different (

14、5) reasons for doing so. Some parents send their children to private schools (6) because the classes there are usually smaller. In their opinion the public schools in their area are not good (7) enough to meet their needs. Private schools in the United States have different sizes and (8) qualities,

15、and they can offer all kinds of (9) programs to meet the needs of (10) certain students.Part Six Fun TimeI.Study the following before listening. Bin Laden /bin ledn/ (人名) 本。拉登 President Bush /prezidnt bu/ 布什总统 rub /rb/ v. 擦 genie / dini / n. 精灵，妖精 grant /r:nt / v. 满足 fertile / f:tail / adj. 肥沃 amaze

16、d / meizd / adj. 吃惊的 Afghanistan / fnistn / n. 阿富汗 Bin Laden, a Canadian, and President Bush were walking down the street when they saw a golden lamp. They rubbed it and a genie came out and said, “I will grant each one a wish, thats three together.” The Canadian said, “I am a father and my son will

17、 be a farmer, so I want the soil in Canada to be forever fertile.” The genie said the magic words and the wish came true. Bin Laden looked amazed, so he wished for a wall around Afghanistan. The genie said the magic words and again the wish came true. President Bush said “Genie, tell me more about t

18、his wall,” the genie said, “Its 50 feet thick and 500 feet tall, so nothing can get in and nothing can get out.” President Bush said, “Wow! Thats a big bridge Fill it with water!”II.Answer the following questions after listening. 1.How many people are there walking down the street?Three - Bin Laden,

19、 a Canadian and President Bush.2.What happened when they rubbed the golden lamp?A genie came out and said it would grant each one a wish3. What was the Canadians wish? The soil in Canada forever fertile.4. What was Bin Ladens wish?A wall around Afghanistan.5. What was President Bushs wish? Fill Afgh

20、anistan with water.Unit 2 Numbers and Calculations (II)Part One Warming-up ActivityDirections: study the following proverbs and sayings, and then put them into Chinese.1.Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。2.Punctuality is the soul of business.守时为立业之要素。3.Reading makes a full man and writing an exact man.读书使

21、人充实，写作使人严谨。4.Ones life is limited, but learning is endless.生命有限，学海无涯。5.Nothing in the world is difficult if you set your mind to it.世上无难事，只怕有心人。6.Better late than never.迟做总比不好做。7.Faith will move mountains.精诚所至，金石为开。8.Experience is the father of wisdom and memory the mother.经验是智慧之父，记忆是智慧之母。9.Doubt is

22、 the key of knowledge.怀疑是知识之钥。10. Great minds think alike.英雄所见略同。Part Two StatementsDirections: Listen to the following short statements and choose the best answer from the four choices.1.I will go to Beijing for our summer vacation instead of Kunming. (A)2.Tom cant find his novel, but hes sure that

23、 it will show up soon. (A)3.The ship is due to arrive at 8. Now it is half an hour late. (D)4.Diana has two red dresses and Jane has three blue ones. (C)5.Susan used to travel almost every year. (B)Part Three Short ConversationsI.Study the following before listening. 数字与计算类的对话问题形式一般体现为加减计算型，乘除计算型，混合

24、运算法计算型。这就要求在听音时，搞清对话中的数字，哪些是直接按已知条件，通过何种步骤求得问题的结果。IIListen to the conversations and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear.1.M: Dont you have to go to word at 9:00?W: No, I start half an hour later today and half and hour early tomorrow.Q: What time does the woman start work toda

25、y? (A)2.M: Did you graduate when your cousin did in 1965?W: No, I finished school a year after she did.Q: When did the woman graduate? (D)3.M: I bought this $200 camera at a 25% discount.W: Its a good camera, you are lucky!Q: How much did the man pay for the camera? (A)4.W: Excuse me. Did you say th

26、ese jackets were fifteen dollars?M: No, I said $50 more than that. Heres the price on the tag.Q: How much do the jackets cost? (B)5.M: When does the next bus leave for New York?W: Buses leave for New York every half hour. You just missed the nine-thirty bus by five minutes.Q: When will the next bus

27、leave for New York? (A)Part Four Short PassageI.Study the following before listening.software / sftw/ n. 软件figure / fi/ n. 数字generation / denrein/ adj. 独立的blindly / blaindli/ adv. 盲目地II.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to the following questions you hear. Nowadays, most employees of

28、high-tech industries are below the age of 35, and for newly rising industries such as computer software and the Internet, the figure is below thirty. People at this age are known as generation-X, which is made up of those born between 1963 and 1981. Compared with those born from 1946 to 1960, Genera

29、tion-X are very independent, they also have their weak points. Employers often complain that Generation-X is a group hard to manage, because they will not accept orders blindly. In short, Generation-X will not accept strict leadership. They expect their leaders to have a good understanding of the jo

30、bs, and most importantly, to treat them as partners, not as employees. As a result, managing Generation-X employees is not only a science but also an art. If the leaders can do well, they may find that the employees they once considered as young, selfish and uncontrollable turn out to be responsible

31、, active team players.Questions:1.Generally speaking, how old are those high-tech employees? (A)2.What is the general name of those young men? (D)3.What is the main characteristic of those young employees? (B)4.What do they expect from their leaders? (C)5.Which of the following sentences is true? (A

32、)Part Five Spot DictationDirections: Listen to the following passage twice, and fill in the blanks with the missing words. John was (1) blinded in a car accident several years ago. Last weed he was doing some farming in his garden in front of his house when thunderstorm (2) approached. Since he was standing under a