全新版大學(xué)英語聽說教程3聽力測(cè)試12原文

TapescriptofTest1PartADirections:You’regoingtoheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhear.(8points)Conversation1:M:YoursonPetercertainlyshowsalotofenthusiasmforactionmovies.Iwonderhowhecanaffordthetime.

W:Metoo.Ionlywishhe’dshowasmuchinhisstudies.

Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?Conversation2M:You'vespenttoomuchtimedoingcoursework,Sally.Don'tyouthinkyoushouldgooutandgetsomefreshair?W:Thanksfortheadvice.ButthisishowIrelievemystress.I'drathernotgettoofarbehind.Q:Whatcanyouinferfromthewoman'sresponse?Conversation3:M:I'mhavingtroublemakingendsmeet.ItlookslikeIhavetomakeanotherphonecalltomyparents.W:Idon'tthinkitwouldbeaproblemifyoucutdownonthediscsyoubuy.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?Conversation4:W:Ihopeyouenjoyedthemovielastnight.Iwasn'tsureIwould.M:Iwasn'teither,butonceitstarted,Isimplygotgluedtothescreen.Q:Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?Conversation5:M:Congratulations!Iheardyourdebatingteamhasreachedthefinal.W:Yes,we'reallexcitedaboutit.Nowwe'reworkinghardtogetwell-prepared.Q:Whatwillthewoman'steamprobablydo?Conversation6:W:Billisagreatguy.Henearlygotkilledwhenhetriedtorescueanoldladyfromafireyesterday.M:Well,I’mnotsurprised.Iknowthat’snotthefirstdangeroussituationhe’sbeenin.Q:WhichofthefollowingadjectivesbestdescribesBill?Conversation7:M:WhatkindoffatheramI?Mydaughterissick.Shehashadafeverforacoupleofdays.ButIdidn'tevenknowaboutit.W:Don'tblameyourselftoomuch.You'vebeentoomuchinvolvedinthecompany'sworktonoticeit,Iguess.Youreallyshouldtakesometimeoff.Q:Whatdoyouknowaboutthemanfromtheconversation?Conversation8:M:IsMarystillinacriticalcondition?W:I'mafraidso,butwe'vekeptthenewsfromhermother.Q:WhatdoweknowaboutMary'smother?PartDDirections:You’llheartwoconversations.Eachwillbereadonce.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.(7points)Conversation1:W:WhatareyougivingJulieforValentine’sDay?

M:Oh,isitthattimeoftheyearalready?I’dcompletelyforgottenaboutit.

W:Ifyouwanttokeepyourwifehappy,youshouldneverforgetimportantdayslikeherbirthday,yourweddinganniversary,orValentine’sday.

M:It’ssohardforme.JuliehasneverletmeforgetthatImissedouranniversarylastmonth.

W:Littlethingslikethatmeanalottowomen.

M:Well,doyouhaveanygoodideasforagift?

W:Ialwayslikeaboxofchocolates.

M:Julielikeschocolatesofcourse,butsheistryingtolosesomeweight.Iprobablyshouldn’tdoanythingtomakeithardforher.

W:Howaboutflowers?That’ssomethingeveryonelikes.

M:Yes,flowersarenice.Iamwonderingifitshouldbesomethingalittlemorespecialtomakeupformyblunderlastmonth.

W:Jewelryisalwaysgood.

M:Ithinkyou’vegotit.IbelieveJuliehasbeenhintingthatshe’dlikeastringofpearls.Everytimewegoshoppingshestopsatthejewelrycountertolookatpearls.IthinkitwouldmakeherhappyjusttoseethatIhavebeenlittleobservant.

W:Well,there’sthatproblemsolved.Trynottowaituntilthelastminute.It’seasiertoshopwhenyoudon’tfeelpressured.

M:Goodadvice.It’sareallyluckythingtohaveafriendlikeyou.Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.9.WhoisJulie?10.Whichofthefollowingistrueoftheman?11.Whatwilltheman’swifereceiveforthisyear’sValentine’sDay?12.Whatcanyoulearnfromtheconversation?Conversation1:M:Mary,what’syouropinionaboutopeningourownbusinessaftertransferringfromthearmy?Idon’twanttowaitforthegovernmenttoassignmeajob.W:Whatdidyousay?Areyououtofyourmind?M:I’mserious.Yousee,thegovernmentiscallingonustocreateopportunitiesforourselves.Besides,I’vegainedmuchknowledgeandexperiencebeinginthearmy.I’msureIcanrunmyownbusinesssuccessfully.W:That’snotthewayIseeit.Openingabusinessmeanthatyouwouldnolongerhavefixedsalary.Whatshallweliveon?M:Oh,comeon.Asthesayinggoes,“Wherethere’sawill,there’saway.”I’msurewebeabletosupportourselvesbymeansofhardwork.W:Iguesswejustcan’tseeeyetoeyeonthis.M:Iguessnot.Questions13to15arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.13.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?14.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?15.Whatcanweinferfromtheconversation?PartC34.Whatisyounchildren’sself-esteemmainlybasedonaccordingtothepassage?35.Whichofthefollowingisnotdiscussed?TapescriptofTest2PartADirections:You’regoingtoheareightshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversationaquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswertoeachquestionyouhear.(8points)Conversation1.W:Mr.Brown,ItriedtomemorizethescriptbutIkeepforgettingthelines.M:Look,Jane,you'llbefineifyoustopputtingsomuchpressureonyourself.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?Conversation2.W:Excuseme,butcouldyoutellmewhereIcanchangeU.S.dollarsintoEuros?M:There’sabankroundthecorner.Butnowit’salreadypastitsclosingtime.Youcan’ttrytheonenearthehospital.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?Conversation3.W:Ican'tstandtheairpollutioninthecityanymore.It’sgettingworse.M:Icouldn’tagreemore.Yousee,we’veneverhadsomanyfactoriesbefore.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?Conversation4.M:I’dliketosignupforsomevoluntarywork.It’sagoodwaytoconnectwiththecommunity.W:Itsureis.Butyouhavetoputinalotofhours.Howcanyouscheduleyourtime?Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?Conversation5.W:Didyouseelastnight’sfilmonChannel9?M:Well,Imeanttoseeit,butafriendofminecametoseeme.Wehadalongtalkaboutourbusiness.Q:Whatdidthemandolasthight?Conversation6W:Paul,haveyouheardthatwewon’tbelaidoffafterall?M:Iknow,butI’mfedupwithmyjobhereanyway.Q:What’stheman’sreactiontothewoman’snews?Conversation7M:Hey,Lisa,lookoverthere.Isitamanorawoman?Ican’tseeclearly.W:It’shardtosay,Paul.Nowadayslotsofboysandgirlswearthesameclothesandhavelonghair.Q:Whatdoesthewomanmean?Conversation8W:Mikegetsangryeasilyandseemstofindfaultwitheveryone.M:Iknowwhatyoumean.That’swhyRosadecidedtobreakuptheirengagement.Q:Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?PartBDirections:You’llheartwoconversations.Eachwillbereadonce.Listencarefullyandchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.(7points)Conversation1W:Hi.CanIhelpyou?M:Hi.I’ve,uh,justopenedacheckingaccountandIwanttowithdraw150euros.WhatIwanttoknowis,whodoImakethecheckoutto?W:Well,sincethemoneyisforyourself,youmakeitouttocash.M:Ok.W...howdoIdothat?W:Youjustwritetheword"cash"onthisline.M:Thislinehere?W:Yes,nextto"paytotheorderof".M;Ok.C-A-S-H.Now,Iwanttomakethis150euros.There,how’sthis?W:Well,you’vewrittentheamountinnumbers,butyouhavetowriteitoutinwords,too.Thatgoesonthesecondline,there.M:Oh,yeah.W:Bytheway,it’sagoodideatodrawalinefromtheendoftheamounttotheword“euros”sonobodycanchangetheamount.M:Oh,thanks.Well,thatshoulddoit.Hereyougo.W:Youforgottosignyourname.There,inthebottomrightcorner.M:Woops,sorry.Hereyougo.W:Thedate.M:W...huh?W:Thedate—youforgotit.Itgoesinthetoprightcorner.M:Oh,right.OK,amIdone?W:Yes.That’sfifty—ahundred—ahundredandfiftyeuros.M:Thanksalot.Haveagoodday.W:Youtoo.Questions9to11arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.9.What’sthemandoinginthebank?10.Whereisthemanaskedtowritetheword“cash”?11.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?Conversation2W:Youlookworried,David.Anythingwrong?M:Well,tobehonest,it'smymother.She’sbeenbehavingstrangelylately.W:Inwhatway?M:Well,eversincemyfatherdied,she’sbeenunhappy.W:That’squitenormal.Peoplearealwaysupsetbythingslikethat.M:Butithappenedmorethanthreeyearsago.Ineverthoughtshewouldmisshimsomuch.W:Oh,Iseewhatyoumean.M:Itwouldn’tbesobadifmymotherdidn’tlivesofaraway.Whenmyfatherretired,theymovedtotheseaside.Thenonlyayearlater,myfathersuddenlyhadaheartattackandpassedaway.Nowmymotherisallaloneinabighouse,withveryfewfriendsandnofamilynearher.W:Shemustbeverylonely.M:Yes,sheis!MywifeandIgotoseeherasoftenaswecan.Butitisn’teasy.Iphoneheratleasttwiceaweekandaskherifshe’allrightorifsheneedsanything...Andthere’ssomethingelsethatworriesmealot.W:What?M:Hermemoryseemstobegoing.Ihavetoremindhertodoallsortsofthings...topaythegasbill,forinstance.Shegetsannoyedwithme.ButIknowshe’llforgetifIdon’t.W:Well,don’tworryaboutittoomuch.She’sjustgettingold,that’sall.M:Iknow!That’sjusttheproblem.Questions12to15arebasedontheconversationyou’vejustheard.12.WhydoesDavid’smotherfeelunhappylately?13.What’swrongwithDavid’smother?14.Whichofthefollowingistrue?15.WhatdoyouknowaboutDavid?PartCDirections:Listentothepassagethreetimesandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.(10points)Inthe16)courseofmodernization,ourenvironmentisbeingpollutedfasterthanman’spresenteffortscan17)prvent.Advanced18)technologyandmodernindustriesbringoursocietymany19)benefits,makingourlifeeasyandcomfortable,buttheyalsoleadtogreaterpolution.Oneformofpollution,in20)particular,thathasreceivedalotofattentioninrecentyears,isthatproducedbywasterplasticbagsandboxes.21)Duetoimproperdisposal,theyliehereandtherealongtherailwaytracks.Intherivers,onthehills,ontheseaandaround22)communities.Onawindyday,23)theyaretobeseenflyingfreelyinthesky.Measuresmustbetakentocleanthemup.24)Recyclingshouldbeputintoconsiderationandmoreimportantly,25)consumersthemselveshavetoberesponsiblefortheproperdisposaloftheirgarbage.PartDDirections:You’llhearthreepassages.Eachwillbereadonlyonce.Listencarefullyandthenchoosetherightanswerstothequestionsyouhear.(10points)Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapistheopportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlife-styles.Inmoretraditionalsocieties,whenchildrengrowup，theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents，tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowandapproveof，andoftentocontinuethefamilyoccupation.Butnowadays,quitealotofyoungpeopleliketravelgreatdistancesfortheireducation，moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage，marryorlivewithpeoplewhomtheirparentshavenevermet,andchooseoccupationsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.In

ourupwardlymobilesociety，parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid：tofindbetterjobs，tomakemoremoneyandtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo.Often，however，theambitionsthatparentshavefortheirchildrenareanothercauseofthedivisionbetweenthem.Theymaydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother.Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture,elderlypeoplearevaluedfortheirwisdom,butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeoutofdateovernight.Theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds,separatedbydifferentskillsandabilitites.Questions26to28arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.26.Whatismainlydiscussedinthepassage?27.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedinthepassage?27.Whatisthestyleofthetalk?Passage2Theperiodofengagementisthetimebetweenthemarriageproposalandtheweddingceremony.Twopeopleagreetomarrywhentheydecidetospendtheirlivestogether.Themanusuallygivesthewomanadiamondengagementring.ThattraditionissaidtohavestartedwhenanAustrianmangaveadiamondringtothewomanhewantedtomarry.Thediamonddidnotrepresentloyaltyassomepeoplethought.Itrepresentedbeautyinstead.TheAustrianmanplaceditonthethirdfingerofherlefthand.Hechosethatfingerbecauseitwasthoughtthatabloodvesselornerveinthatfingerwentdirectlytotheheart.Today,weknowthatthisisnottrue.Yetthetraditioncontinues.Americansgenerallyareengagedforaperiodofaboutoneyear,iftheyareplanningaweddingceremonyandparty.Duringthistime,friendsofthebridemayholdapartyatwhichwomanfriendsandfamilymembersgivethebridegiftsthatshewillneedasasawife.Friendsofthemanwhoisgettingmarriedmayhaveabachelorpartyforhim.Thisusuallytakesplacethenightbeforethewedding.Onlymenareinvitedtothebachelorparty.Duringthemarriageceremony,thebrideandherwould-behusbandusuallyexchangegoldrings.Thatrepresentstheideathattheirunionwillcontinueforever.Thewifeoftenwearsboththeweddingringandengagementringonthesamefinger.Thehusbandwearshisweddingringonthethirdfingerofhislefthand.Manypeoplesaythepurposeoftheengagementperiodistopermitenoughtimetoplanthewedding.Butthemainpurposeistoletenoughtimepasssothetwopeoplearesuretheywanttomarryeachother.Eitherpersonmaydecidetobreaktheengagement.Ifthishappens,thewomanusuallyreturnstheringtotheman.Theyalsoreturnanyweddinggiftstheyhavereceived.Questions29to32arebasedonthepassageyou’vejustheard.29.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?30.Whatdothebrideandbridegroomdoduringthemarriageceremony?31.Whichofthefollowingistrue?32.Whatisthechiefadvantageofhavingtheengagemnentperiod?Passage3

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