全新版大学英语听说教程3听力测试1.docx

1、全新版大学英语听说教程3听力测试1全新版大学英语听说教程3听力测试1Tapescript of Test 1 Part A Directions: Youre going to hear eight short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be read only once. Listen carefully

2、and choose the right answer to each question you hear. (8 points) Conversation 1: M: Your son Peter certainly shows a lot of enthusiasm for action wonder how he can afford the time. W: Me too. I only wish hed show as much in his studies. Q: What can we learn from the conversation? Conversation 2 M:

3、Youve spent too much time doing coursework, Sally. Dont you think you should go out and get some fresh air? W: Thanks for the advice. But this is how I relieve my stress. Id rather not get too far behind. Q: What can you infer from the womans response? Conversation 3: M: Im having trouble making end

4、s meet. It looks like I have to make another phone call to my parents. W: I dont think it would be a problem if you cut down on the discs you buy. Q: What does the woman mean? Conversation 4: W: I hope you enjoyed the movie last night. I wasnt sure I would. M: I wasnt either, but once it started, I

5、simply got glued to the screen. Q: What can you learn from the conversation? Conversation 5: M: Congratulations! I heard your debating team has reached the final. W: Yes, were all excited about it. Now were working hard to get well-prepared. Q: What will the womans team probably do? Conversation 6:

6、W: Bill is a great guy. He nearly got killed when he tried to rescue an old lady from a fire yesterday. M: Well, Im not surprised. I know thats not the first dangerous situation hes been in. Q: Which of the following adjectives best describes Bill? Conversation 7: M: What kind of father am I? My dau

7、ghter is sick. She has had a fever for a couple of days. But I didnt even know about it. W: Dont blame yourself too much. Youve been too much involved in the companys work to notice it, I guess. You really should take some time off. Q: What do you know about the man from the conversation? Conversati

8、on 8: M: Is Mary still in a critical condition? W: Im afraid so, but weve kept the news from her mother. Q: What do we know about Marys mother? Part D Directions: Youll hear two conversations. Each will be read once. Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear. (7 points)

9、 Conversation 1: W: What are you giving Julie for Valentines Day? M: Oh, is it that time of the year already? Id completely forgotten about it. W: If you want to keep your wife happy, you should never forget important days like her birthday, your wedding anniversary, or Valentines day. M: Its so har

10、d for me. Julie has never let me forget that I missed our anniversary last month. W: Little things like that mean a lot to women. M: Well, do you have any good ideas for a gift? W: I always like a box of chocolates. M: Julie likes chocolates of course, but she is trying to lose some weight. I probab

11、ly shouldnt do anything to make it hard for her. W: How about flowers? Thats something everyone likes. M: Yes, flowers are nice. I am wondering if it should be something a little more special to make up for my blunder last month. W: Jewelry is always good. M: I think youve got it. I believe Julie ha

12、s been hinting that shed like a string of pearls. Every time we go shopping she stops at the jewelry counter to look at pearls. I think it would make her happy just to see that I have been little observant. W: Well, theres that problem solved. Try not to wait until the last minute. Its easier to sho

13、p when you dont feel pressured. M: Good advice. Its a really lucky thing to have a friend like you. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation youve just heard. 9. Who is Julie? 10. Which of the following is true of the man? 11. What will the mans wife receive for this years Valentines Day? 12.

14、 What can you learn from the conversation? Conversation 1: M: Mary, whats your opinion about opening our own business after transferring from the army? I dont want to wait for the government to assign me a job. W: What did you say? Are you out of your mind? M: Im serious. You see, the government is

15、calling on us to create opportunities for ourselves. Besides, Ive gained much knowledge and experience being in the army. Im sure I can run my own business successfully. W: Thats not the way I see it. Opening a business mean that you would no longer have fixed salary. What shall we live on? M: Oh, c

16、ome on. As the saying goes, “Where theres a will, theres a way.” Im sure we be able to support ourselves by means of hard work. W: I guess we just cant see eye to eye on this. M: I guess not. Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation youve just heard. 13. Whats the probable relationship betwe

17、en the two speakers? 14. What can we learn from the conversation? 15. What can we infer from the conversation? Part C Directions: Listen to the passage three times and fill in the blanks with the missing words. (10 points) Did you know that one out of every ten people in the world are left-handed? A

18、nd did you also know that in many countries left-handedness is still thought of as being wrong? In India, for example, you shouldnt eat with your left hand. Even at the beginning of the 20th century left-handedness was considered to be a sign of weakness. 16)Researchers used to try and prove that le

19、ft-handed people were more likely to commit 17)murder, or have reading problems than right-handed people. 18)Fortunately, not all cultures think like this. In China both sides are needed for 19)harmony. Left-handedness can in fact be an 20)advantage in sport. Many left-handed 21)boxers and tennis pl

20、ayers have achieved outstanding success. This is partly because of the element of surprise the left hand can offer and partly because left-handed peoples 22)brains work quicker. Nevertheless, this is still a right-handed peoples world. Ands this can be clearly seen when youre buying everyday things

21、like scissors or golf clubs. 23)Even the most ordinary household iterms such as irons or can-openers are designed for right-handed people. But, heres some good news for all left-handed people. There is a shop in London which sells goods especially for left-handed people. Its called Anything Left-han

22、ded. There 24)you can buy anything from left-handed pocket calculators to knives and coffee mugs. In fact you can even buy watches for the left hand which work anti-clockwise. 25)People who buy things from the shop say it just makes their everyday life much easier.Part D Directions: Youll hear three

23、 passages. Each will be read only once. Choose the right answers to the questions you hear. (10 points) Passage 1 Many people suffer from some form of extreme anxiety. Some experience occasional attacks of panic for almost no reason. Others go around in a state of continual uneasiness. How can anxie

24、ty be controlled? One way is for patients to take drugs which help manage their anxiety. Patients who take these drugs say that they are able to work, to sleep and to go to places they feared to visit before. But the effects of the drugs on the human body, especially on the nervous system, have not

25、been known for a long time. Scientists have started a series of studies to identify the effects of the drugs on the brain and have gained some insight into the costs and benefits of the anti-anxiety drugs. They are valuable because they can reduce the effects of expected failure, frustration and dis

26、appointment. But their value demands a price. Two effects of the drugs are obviously harmful. First, they weaken a persons ability to react to changes; second, they fail to help a person deal with unexpected troubles. It is fairly sure that people will meet with problems they have never expected, so

27、 these harmful effects may make the price of anti-anxiety drugs too high. Questions 26 to 28 are based on the passage youve just heard. 26. What does the passage mainly tell us? 27. What harmful effects can anti-anxiety drugs have on a patient? 28. What is the speakers attitude toward anti-anxiety d

28、rugs? Passage 2 Elizabeth Blackwell was born in 1821 in England. Her family moved to the United States when she was 11. There, several years later, a family friend who suffered from cancer suggested to her that she study medicine. The dying friend said that perhaps her sickness would have been bette

29、r under-stood if she had been treated by a woman. Elizabeth knew that no woman had ever been permitted to study in a medical college, but she began to think about the idea seriously after the friend died. Supported by her family, she began to study medicine privately with a doctor. Later she was acc

30、epted by Geneva Medical College in New York State and graduated in 1849 with high honors. She became the first woman in the Western world to have completed medical school training. Dr. Blackwell had many dreams. One was to start a hospital for women and children: another was to build a medical schoo

31、l to train woman doctors. After many yearss struggle against every kind of opposition, she finally succeeded in opening the first medical college for women in New York in 1868, and a second one later in London. In 1871 she founded the British National Health Society. Elizabeth Blackwell believed tha

32、t the true reponsibility of doctors was to prevent disease. She stated p program in which doctors visited patients in their homes and taught them basic hygiene about house cleaning and food preparation so that sickness could be prevented. And she started the program of disease prevention in her schools. It was the first time the idea of preventing disease was taught at a medical college. Dr. Blackwell died in 1910, at the age of 89. She is remembered for her contribution to the cause of medi