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1、新世纪视听说1听力原文Book1-Unit 5 Optional Listening 1 Toshi: Hi, Isabel. How are you?Isabel: Okay, Toshi well, actually, Im missing Spain today-especially the food.Toshi: Youre from Madrid, right?Isabel: Not exactly. I go to school in Madrid.Toshi: Oh, where do you live, then?Isabel: Getafe. Its small suburb

2、 near Madrid.Toshi: I dont know it.Isabel: Well, only about 150,000 people live there. Its kind of boring. But its very affordable.Toshi: Thats good. The city Im from is very expensive. Youre lucky.Isabel: Yes, but we have a problem: the traffic. Sometimes I drive to school and the traffic is terrib

3、le. Optional Listening 2Singapore is a great city for a vacation. There are a lot of interesting things to see. You can visit Chinatown and little India, and go shopping on Orchard Road. Singapore also has many good restaurants. There are some great beaches for swimming near the city, and the parks

4、are really beautiful. The city has very good public transportation- you can take a bus, train, or subway. Its a safe city, and there isnt much crime. Its also a clean city. There isnt much pollution. The only problem is that Singapore is expensive. The population of Singapore is approximately 4.84 m

5、illion. With a medley of Chinese, Indian and Malay influences and a tropical climate, tasty food, good shopping and a vibrant nightlife scene, this Garden City makes a great stopover or springboard into the region. Optional Listening 3Choosing a cityIstanbul is a very unusual cityone part is in Euro

6、pe, and the other part is in Asia. About 9 million people live there. Visitors love Istanbul because it has many beautiful, old buildings, and the food is great. At night, the seafood restaurants are very popular. And everything in Istanbul is very affordable for visitors. Traffic is a problem in th

7、e city, because there are too many cars for the old streets. There are also subways, trains, and buses, and some people take boats to go between the Europe side and the Asian side. The weather is very good in summer, but in winter its sometimes very cold.Vancouver is one of the most beautiful cities

8、 in the world. Its near the mountains and the sea, and there are many great parks where you can walk, ride a bicycle, or just relax. The city has good public transportation, with buses and fast trains that go everywhere. There are about 600,000 people in Vancouver, but its a very clean city, and the

9、res not much pollution. Two bad points- prices there are very high, and the weather is not very good. Vancouver is famous for rain! But there are many good museums for those rainy day, and in the evening, the city has great restaurants and nightclubs to visit. Optional Listening 4Two magazines recen

10、tly listed the best cities to live in. Here are two of the cities listed as “the world best.” San Jose, Costa Rica. When people think of Costa Rica, they imagine rain forests, rivers, and beautiful beaches. These things are not in San Jose. But this city is still one of the worlds best. Why? Unlike

11、other cities in Central and South America, San Jose has comfortable weather all year (15oc/60 o F to 26oc/79oF). Housing is affordable in San Jose. Also, many of the citys older neighborhoods are very beautiful and have small hotels, art galleries and cafes. Beautiful volcanoes and mountains surroun

12、d the city. You can visit them easily from San Jose. Minuses: Theres good public transportation, but traffic and air pollution are a problem in the city center.Hong Kong, China. Why live in Hong Kong? Here are two good reasons. The city: This lively city-once a small fishing village- is today an int

13、ernational business center. It is an interesting mix of East and East, old and new. Modern skyscrapers are next to small temples.Popular nightclubs are close to traditional teahouses. Busy crowds fill the streets at all hours of the day. But outside the city, there are parks for walking or relaxing.

14、 The food: Hong Kong is famous for its wonderful native dishes (try the dim sum). Theres also food from Europe, North America, and other parts of Asia. Minuses: This small city has a large population. How many people live in Hong Kong? Almost seven million! Thats why housing is often very expensive.

15、 Traffic and air pollution are also a problem. Keys:OL1: A. 1. Getafe; 2. Madrid. B. small city, not very exciting, affordable.OL2: Population: 4.84 million; Weather: Tropical; Cost of living: Expensive; Transportation: Very good public transportation; Nightlife: Vibrant.OL3: B. Istanbul-Population:

16、 9 million; Weather: good in summer, cold in winter; Cost of living: affordable; Transportation: subways, trains, buses, but too many cars; Nightlife: popular seafood restaurants; Vancouver-Population: 600 thousand; Weather: lots of rain; Cost of living: high prices; Transportation: good public, tra

17、nsportation; Nightlife: great restaurants and nightclubs.OL4. 1. San Jose; 2. Hong Kong; 3. San Jose; 4. Hongkong, San Jose. 5. Hong Kong, San Jose; 6. Hong Kong. OL5. 1. note; 2. meet; 3. called; 4. directions; 5. forgets; 6. ask a man for; 7. dont understand; 8. take a taxi; 9. they are surprised;

18、 10. right across the street. Unit 6 book1 Optional Listening 1A housing problemMr. Jenner: Come in!Graciela: Mr. Jenner?Mr. Jenner: Oh, hi, Graciela. Please, come in.Graciela: Thanks a lot.Mr. Jenner: So, howre you doing?Graciela: Uh, okay.Mr. Jenner: Really? Are you doing well in your classes?Grac

19、iela: Yes, I am.Mr. Jenner: Well whats wrong? Graciela: Its my housing Mr. Jenner: Uh-huh Graciela: I like the house, and my host family is very nice. But the house is far from school. Its a 45-minute bus ride to come here every day. And all my friends live on campus.Mr. Jenner: I understand. Lets s

20、ee theres a room in the school dormitory.Graciela: Okay Mr. Jenner: But you share the room with another student.Graciela: Sounds good! Optional Listening 2Places for rentA. Here is a big house with a big yard. Its for big families. It has four bedrooms, three bathrooms, a big living room, a great ki

21、tchen, and a garage. Its only $4000 a moth. Call Mrs. Tranh at 456-0987.B. Here is an apartment at a great location! It is a nice new apartment building with a swimming pool and a tennis court. Inside the apartment, you can find a big living room, one bedroom, one bathroom, and a beautiful kitchen.

22、All this for only $1200 a month. Phone 761-0201, and ask for Dana. C. Here is a house you can afford. For only $1200 a month, you get a living room, two bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a big kitchen, and a great yard for your children. Please call Nathan at 475-2300.D. Here is another apartment for rel

23、axed, elegant living! A big apartment with three bedrooms, a living room, a dining room, a bathroom, and a big garage and no yard work for only $1400 a month. Call Rolando at 533-0202. Optional Listening 3Im Yaopeng Wong. This is my third month as a student in Denver, Colorado. Im learning a lot in

24、English class.Im living with a host family. Patricia, my host mother, is really nice. Shes divorced and has two kidsa seventeen-year-old son, Jason, and a twelve-year-old daughter, Clarissa. We live in a large apartment. I have my own room. It has a bed, a desk, and small closet. We share a bathroom

25、 and a computer in the living room. I can also use the kitchen or watch TV in the living room.Living with an American family is interesting. On the first day here, Patricia showed me the house and my room. She said, Make yourself at home. At first, I didnt understand, but now I do. The apartment is

26、like my apartment. I usually make breakfast for myself. I do my own laundry. I clean my own room. Patricia is my host mother, but shes like a friend or a roommate. But, there are rules. Its OK for my friends to visit, but only on the weekend. Jasons friends come to the apartment on the weekend. They

27、 hang out in his room and listen to music or watch videos. Sometimes my friends from school have dinner with my family. Optional Listening 4The Guitar HouseIn Fayetteville, Georgia, there is a house that is shaped like a guitar. It was built by a song-writer and country music lover, Elvis L. Carden,

28、 in the 1970s.Its right on the road and is brown. Its not that strange, when you look at it from ground level. You probably would really notice it just driving by. In fact, you cant really tell what it is from the street. But if you stop and look, the roof has a very slight slant, and then you can t

29、ell. Its basically a modified ranch house with a long narrow walkway or hallway leading to the garage, thus the guitar shape. It has a flat roof with the electrical wires running along the top to mimic guitar strings. The Shoe HouseHellam is a small town in south-central Pennsylvania. In this town,

30、there is a shoe house. The house was built in 1948 by shoe magnate Mahlon N. Haines to advertise his business. The shoe House is a wood-framed house, which is 48 feet long and 17 feet wide at its widest point. It is a replica of high-top work boot. Besides a sole, heel, and toe, this shoe house has

31、three bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen, and a living room.Originally, Haines used Shoes House as a guesthouse. He invented elderly couples to spend the weekend and live like “kings and queens” at his expense. He also let honeymooners stay there for free, as long as they came from a town that they

32、had a Haines shoe store.After Haines passed away, the Shoe House was sold. Now it has been turned into an ice cream parlor and is open to tourists. Keys: OL1: A. housing; B. C C. Because its too far from school. /Its a 45-minute bus ride to school. OL2: A. a dining room: D; a yard: A, C; two bedrooms or more: A, C, D; two bathrooms or more: A, C; a big kitchen: C. B. C is the best. OL3: A. c. B. 1. False; doesnt share, Not share; 2. False; divorced, Not married; 3.