大學英語視聽說3Unit1聽力原文和答案

1、新編大學英語視聽說3Unit1聽 力原文和答案Unit 1Part OneListening IInterviewer: Angela, you were born in Korea but youve been living in Canada for a long time, havent you?Angela: Yes, I was 10 years old when my parents immigrated to Canada and Ive been living here for 20 years now.Interviewer: Do you think that belong

2、ing to two different cultures has affected your personality?Angela: Yes, definitely. There are times when I think that I have two personalities. Depending on where I am and who Im with, Im Korean or Im Canadian.Interviewer: That sounds complicated. Could you explain what you mean?Angela: Well, growi

3、ng up in Canada when I was going to high school, for example, I was known as Angela to the outside world, and as Sun-Kyung at home. I would wave hello to my teachers, but bow to my parents Korean friends when they visited our home.Interviewer: Do different cultures have different ideas as to what is

4、 polite?Angela: Yes, definitely. In high school, I was expected to look straight in the eyes of my teachers and to talk openly with them. But when Koreans spoke to me, I was expected to look at my feet and to be shy and silent.Interviewer: Do you think that having two personalities makes you a riche

5、r person?Angela: Yes, but sometimes I dont know who I am.Exercise 11. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6. T Exercise 21) outside world 2) at home 3) wave hellobowlook straight in the eyes of 6) openly 7) look at my feet8) shy and silentListening III am a very sensitive person, and thats good to a point. I feel

6、 everyone should be able to feel or understand what others are going through. But when you suffer and cry for people you dont know, or over a movie that s only a story, then I think thats a little too sensitive. Thats the way I am.I am also a very independent person. I must do things by myself. I do

7、nt like people doing things for me, or helping me, or giving me things. Its not that I dont appreciate it. I just feel that when someone does something for you, you owe them, and if there is one thing I dont like to feel, its that I owe anyone anything.I think I would be a good friend. I would do al

8、most anything for someone I like; and I would share or give anything I have. Im very caring and understanding. People trust me with their secrets, and theyre right for doing so because I never tell others any secret that is told to me. Im always there to help in any way that I can. All you have to d

9、o is ask.I enjoy life and people, which makes me feel good. I find fun in almost everything I do (except housework). I like to watch people, talk to them, and be around them. It makes no difference whether I agree or disagree with what they feel or how they live or what they look like, or what age t

10、hey are. I just enjoy learning and being aware of everything and everyone around me.independent /Exercise 1sensitive/ caring understandingpeople4.good friend 3. life learning being aware Exercise 2 1. B 2. C 3. A 4. D 5. BListening IIITom: Hey, Bill. Do you have any plans for this weekend?Bill: Yeah

11、, Tom. Cindy and I are going ice-skating on Saturday.Tom: Oh.Bill: Why do you ask?Tom: Well, I thought you might want to come over and study for next weeks chemistry test.Bill: Study?! No way. Hey, what if I try to fix you up with Cindys sister, Kristi. We could double-date. Shes really outgoing, br

12、ight, and funny too.Tom: Hey, I still remember the girl you fixed me up with last time. She was very moody and self-centered. She couldnt stop talking about how great she was. Im not sure if I can trust you, Mr. Matchmaker.Bill: Oh come on. So I made a mistake last time. Cindys sister is really diff

13、erent.Tom: Well, what does she look like?Bill: Ah. Looks arent important. She has a wonderful personality.Tom: Right.Bill: Okay. She has long wavy blond hair and blue eyes. Shes of medium height, just a little shorter than you are.Tom: Go on.Bill: She has a great figure, a nice complexion, and she h

14、as a sexy voice. Oh, and she has a tattoo of an eagle on her arm.Tom: A what?Bill: No, just kidding. By the way, she was the runner-up in the Miss California Beauty Pageant two years ago. Well, youre probably not interested.Tom: No, wait!Bill: Ah, just forget I ever mentioned it.Tom: No, Im interest

15、ed!Exercise 11. ice-skating 2. chemistry 3. outgoing bright funny 4. self-centered5. blond medium height 6. runner-up Exercise 21. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. FListening IVDavid: Barbara, before you go, could you tell me about these students that are coming into my class?Barbara: Oh, yes. Now, let me think,

16、 well, thereserPaul. Hes a tall, slim lad with fair hair. Very friendly face, lovely smile. Hes particularly good with group activities, and hes a very helpful person to have in the class and very helpful with the other students. He speaks fluently, but does make a lot of mistakes! He doesnt seem to

17、 mind making mistakes. He asks a lot of questions.er.he tends to speak first and think later. But hes got lots of interesting ideas.David: Good.Barbara: Ah.Susan.Susan. Now, shes very lively, quick, and very bright. She talks all the time but not always in English.David: What? Is she difficult or an

18、ything?Barbara: Noshes quite young but she does behave in quite a grown-up way really for her age. It can be a bit difficult to actually shut her up sometimes and make her listen to you.David: Ah, right.Barbara: Shes very nice. She has dark hair and dark eyes.David: Right, wellare there any other gi

19、rls in the class?Barbara: Yes, there is Maria. Shes Susans sister.David: Yes.Barbara: Actually its quite difficult to tell them apart although.er. Maria is slightly older.Shes a bit plumper and has longer hair than Susan. Shes not quite as bright as her sister and I think that makes her feel a bit i

20、nferior really. Well, you know, she sulks a bit when she getsthings wrong or she misunderstands you. But on the whole, a very sensible girl.David: OK.Barbara: And then theres Peter, whos older than the others. Hes got a sort of moustache, spectacles and wavy dark brown hair. He usually wears a jacke

21、t and sometimes a suit. Hes very smart and takes notes all the time. Hes also very serious and determined to learn as much as possible. He asks quite difficult questions but he doesnt mean to be nasty.David: Well, thanks, Barbara. Its all up to me now, isnt it? Have a good holiday, wont you?Barbara:

22、 Thanks.David: Bye.Exercise 11. Four 2. Colleagues 3. Teacher 4.Susan 5. To go on holidayExercise 21) Paul D E J 2) Susan B F 3) Maria C H 4) Peter A G IFurther ListeningListening IOne day, when Mr. Smith came home from work, he found his wife very upset about something. Mr. Smith always thought tha

23、t he was more sensible than his wife, so he started to give her a lecture on the importance of always remaining calm.Finally he said, Its a waste of your strength to get excited about small things. Train yourself to be patient, like me. Now, look at the fly that has just landed on my nose. Am I gett

24、ing excited or annoyed? Am I swearing or waving my arms around? No. Im not. Im perfectly calm.Just as he had said this, Mr. Smith started shouting. He jumped up and began to wave his arms around wildly and swear terribly. Hecouldnt speak for some time, but at last he was able to tell his wife: The t

25、hing on his nose was not a fly, but a bee.1) upset 2) sensible 3) lecture 4) calm 5) strength6) landed 7) swearing 8) perfectly 9) wildly 10) beeListening IITom: Oh, that Mr. Taylor. He is so boring!Mother: What do you mean?Tom: His lessons put me to sleep. And hes so quick-tempered, Mum.Mother: Qui

26、ck-tempered? Mr. Taylor? Are you sure darling?Tom: Yes, he gets angry very quickly.Mother: That doesnt sound like Mr. Taylor at all!Tom: And do you know, he spends all the time looking at his reflection in the window, admiring himself.Mother: Really? And why does he do that?Tom: Because hes vain, th

27、ats why! And conceited! He thinks he knows everything.Mother: Oh, Tom. Be reasonable. Im sure youre exaggerating. Mr. Taylor seems such a nice, kind man.Tom: Well, he isnt. He is mean and cruel.Mother: Cruel? Now how can a history teacher be cruel?Tom: Because he only gave me two out of ten points i

28、n my history test.Mother: Oh, now I understand. Tom, I think youd better get on with your homework!1. B 2. D3. A 4. A 5. C 6. C 7.D 8. CListening IIIPedro sleeps only six hours a night. He goes to school full-time and works part-time in the afternoons. At night he plays soccer or basketball. Hes sel

29、dom tired and his favorite way to relax is to jog two or three miles.What kind of person is Pedro?Mr. Miller was teaching his fourth grade class how to divide. The students didnt understand. He had to repeat his lesson and explain the idea more slowly. Over the next few days he explained and explain

30、ed the lesson until almost the whole class understood and knew how to divide.What kind of teacher is Mr. Miller?People in the High Street neighborhood dont buy their fruits and vegetables in the supermarket. They buy them from Mr. Smithstruck. You can trust Mr. Smith. He never tries to sell any bad

31、or unripe fruit. His prices are fair.What kind of person is Mr. Smith?Jake and Charles ran into the classroom. Each one saw the chair he wanted to sit on. Unfortunately, it was the same chair. They both sat down at the same time. Each of them had half a chair. Charles said he was there first and tri

32、ed to push Jake off the chair. Jake said he was first. Both boys refused to move.All right, boys, said the teacher. If you wont move, then you can sit like that for the whole period. Jake and Charles sat like that for the whole period until the bell rang. When they stood up they were stiff and sore.

33、I dont care, said Jake. I was there first.What kind of person is Jake?Room 46A at Travis High School was always the dirtiest room in the school. Many of the students threw paper on the floor. One day, Mrs. Duke had an idea. She fastened a basketball hoop over the wastebasket. Now the students love t

34、o practice throwing their paper into the basket. When they miss, they pick the paper up and try again. And that was the end of the problem.What kind of person is Mrs. Duke?Exercise 11. Pedro C energetic2. Mr. MillerD patientMr. Smith E honest 4. Jake A stubborn 5. Mrs. Duke F creative Exercise 21. f

35、avorite way to relax 2. how to divide 3. bad unripestiff sore 5. fastening a basketball hoop Listening IVA number of visitors to the UK, who had traveled throughout the British Isles, were asked by a newspaper reporter what their impressions of the British people were. Heres a brief summary of what they thought.There were many different opinions among those interviewed: Some were very flattering, others very critical. The distinction between the English and the British wasnt always understood, but, on the whole, it seemed that the Scots were very popular with visitors. They were thou