大学英语听说3听力原文和答案Unit 1 ReservationsPart AExercise 11. M: I’d like to book a double room with bath for four nights.W: Sorry, sir. We’re full up(全满). Can I recommend the Park Hotel to you? It is quite near here.Q: What does the woman suggest that the man do?2. M: I’d like to see Mr. Jones this afternoon, please.W: I’m sorry but Mr. Jones will be busy the whole afternoon. Can you manage at 10:30 tomorrow morning?Q: What does the woman say to the man?3. W: Can I book two tickets for the show ―42nd Street‖ on Sunday night, Oct. 31st?M: Sorry, madam. All the tickets on that night are sold out. But tickets are available for Nov.3rd(十一月三号).Q: When can the woman see the show?4. M: I’d like to reserve(预订)two tickets on Flight 6051 to Edinburgh, for October 20th.W: Sorry, Sir. We’re booked up(预订一空的) on the 20th .But westill have a few seats available on the 21st.Q: When does the man want to leave for Edinburgh?5. W: Garden Restaurant. May I help you?M: Can you make arrangements for a table for six at eight this evening? In a quiet corner, please.Q: What does the man want to do?Keys:1. What does the woman suggest that man do? [a. reserve the room in another hotel]2. What does the woman say to the man? [c. Mr. Jones can see the man sometime the next morning.]rd3. When can the woman see the show? [d. Nov.3]th4. When does the man want to leave for Edinburgh? [a. on the 20 of October.]5. What does the man want to do? [d. Book a table for six people at 8:00] Exercise 2W: Hello. Dazhong Taxi Company.M: Hello. Can I book a taxi to the West Lake Hotel, Hangzhou? W: Sure. What time?M: 9 o’clock tomorrow morning.W: Your address, please?M: Room 1008, Peace Hotel.W: And your name?M: Jack Smith.W: OK, Mr Smith.M: Thank you.W: Not at all.Keys: Jack Smith Rm 1008.Peach Hotel 9 tomorrow morning West Lake Hotel, HangzhouPart BConversation 1I’d like to make a reservationOperator: Glory Inn, Atlanta.Paul: Hi, this is Paul Lambert. I’m the manager of the band Country Boys. You know, the rock band fromChicago. I want …Operator: Please hold, Mr. Lambert. I’m putting your through to the reservation manager. Paul: But …Manager: Mr. Lambert? This is Laurie Perry, the hotel manager.Paul: Oh, yeah? Well, I need five r ooms for Friday night. That’sthe 15th. I want the best room in the hotel. Manager: Sorry, I’m afraidI cannot accept your reservation.Paul: Now look, we always stay at the Glory Inn…Manager: I know that, Last time you were here, we had a number ofcom plaints from other guests. Paul: You mean they don’t like long-haired rock musiciansManager: That’s not the problem, sir. The band used bad language in the coffee shop, and threw two TV sets into thepool(把两个电视机扔到池中).Paul: Yeah, yeah. Well, I’11 tell them to be more careful this time.Manager: I’m afraid that’s not all, sir. You haven’t paid the account for the last time yet。
Paul: I’m sorry. I’ll put a check in the mail right awayManager: Please do.Paul: So, what about our reservation for Friday?Manager: I’11 answer that very simply, sir, No way!Keys:Exercise 1:1. Why was Paul Lambert calling the Glory Inn? [a. to book hotel rooms at the Glory Inn for his rock musicians]2. Who might the first woman be? [c. an operator(话务员)]3. What did Me. Lambert promise to do on the phone? [a. tell his musicians to be more careful this time.]4. What happened to Mr. Lambert’s request for a reservation? [b. it would not be accepted even if he paid his earlieraccount.]5. What might be true of Ms. L aurie Perry, the hotel’s reservations manager? [a. she makes decisions on the basis ofprinciples.(她决定原则的基础)]Exercise 2: 1. five rooms in total ?rooms on the top floor ?the best rooms in the hotel ?2. They damaged the hotel’s property. ?They talked rudely in the coffee shop. ?They did not pay the account when they left the hotel. ?Conversation 2Marcel Always Does My HairM: Good morning. Unisex Hairdresser’s.W: Good morning. I’d like to make an appointment, please, for three o’clock this afternoon, with Marcel.M: Let me see ... I’m sorry Marcel’s busy at three. Can you suggest another day, madam?W: No. I’ve an important meeting to attend tonight and I must have my hair done before five. So how about 3:30?M: I’m afraid Marcel is busy all afternoon.W: What a nuisance(真讨厌)!M: I’m terribly sorry, madam. But you should always book well in advance. W: I know. I know. But it’s short notice forme, too.W: OK, then. What time will he be available?M: Then may I suggest Tom O’Neil? He is just as good as Marcel.W: But Marcel always does my hair. He knows what style I usually wear. M: But everybody says Tom can quickly figureout the best style for a particular customer(特定客户).M: Er... actually he is busy all afternoon too. But luckily, one of his customers has just called to cancel her appointment.So if you can be here at 2:45, I can fit you in. You’ll be hisfirst customer this afternoon.W: That would be nice then. Thank you. You’re really very helpful. M: You’re welcome.Keys:Exercise 1: P. 51. What was the purpose of the woman’s call? [b. to make an appointment to have her hair done by Marcel.]2. Why didn’t the woman make an appointment with Marcel well in advance? [ a. she was informed of her meeting thisevening only a short while ago.]3. What do you know about the woman? [d. she is Marcel’s regular customer.]4. What did the man on the phone suggest? [c. that the woman have her hair done by another hairdresser.]5. How did the woman feel in the end? [a. pleased.]E xercise 2: 1. He is the woman’s favorite hairdresser. ?He has an appointment with another customer. ?He is a popular hairdresser at the Unisex Hairdresser. ?2. Tom is just as good as Marcel. ?Tom can quickly figure out the best style for a particular customer. ?Tome has never done the woman’s hair before. ?Unit 2 Animals and petsPart AExercise 1Passage 1Dear Sir,I’m writing to say how shocked I am by the amount of money that people in Britain spend on their pets.A recent article in your newspaper informed us that last year Britons spent 660 million pounds on dog food and 516 million pounds on food for their cats.Are we completely mad? Every day on TV we see pictures of people who have no food at all. A few pounds would buy them food for a week. Even in Britain there are many people without work and homes. A little money could make a big difference to them couldn’t it? But it seems that in Britain animals come first. Perhaps it is time to think again.Yours faithfully,Ms D.WalkerKey: P.12 Q: what does the letter mainly tell us? ( a. the money spend by Britons… )Passage 2One of the main complaints of the city residents in the United States is the number of homeless cats and dogs. It has been estimated that more than 31 million cats and dogs are wandering through the streets of the cities. Each year about a fifth of these animals are destroyed. A survey of 41 cities reports that as much as 15 million dollars is spent to capture and kill those animals every year. One city alone, Chicago, spends one million dollars a year to control its animalpopulation. On the other hand, though you can find quite a lot of cats and dogs wandering in New York, the city government can’t find any money for animal population control.Keys: Q. What is the passage mainly about? (b. Problems caused by homeless ….)Exercise 21. Mrs. Bush had been giving her students a very long and not very interesting lecture to animals. When shefinished, she decided to ask a few questions. She started off withthis question. ―Now, Tommy, tell me whereelephants are found.‖Tommy hadn’t done much listening, but he pretended to be clever, saying, ―Elephants are such big animals thatthey hardly ever get lost.‖2. An angry customer went back to the pet shop and said to the owner, ―The cat you sold me is absolutely useless!‖The owner looked at the cat and said, ―What’s wrong with it? It looks perfectly all right to me.‖ The customerbecame furious and said, ―When you sold it to me you promised it would be a good cat for mice. Yet every timeit sees a mouse it runs away and hides.‖ The owner smiled and said, ―Well, isn’t that a good cat for mice?‖Part BConversationChoosing a PetAttendant: Hello. Can I help you?Customer: Yes. I’m looking for a pet for my s on. Can you suggest anything?Attendant: What kind of pet does he want? A traditional pet,a cat or a dog? Or something unusual? Customer: Well, He’d like a snake or an alligator(鳄鱼), but he isn’t going to get one.Attendant: We have a nice dog right now ,a Rottweiler(罗特韦尔犬)!Customer: A Rottweiler! Oh, no! I’ve heard about them on the news. They’re very big and mean(卑鄙的).Attendant: Oh, no, ma’am .They weren’t as mean as some dogs.Customer: Really?Attendant: Yes, really. Last week we had a small dog here. It was only as big as your purse(钱包,手提袋), but it wasas mean as the devil(魔鬼). It bit me three times!Customer: Let’s forget dogs, then.Attendant: What about a cat?Customer: A cat. Hmm … They aren’t as friendly as dogs, are they?Attendant: N o, but they don’t eat as much as dogs either. And they’re very clean.Customer: Hmm…Attendant: What about a bird then? A parrot or a parakeet. We have both. Customer: Which do you recommend?Attendant: Well, parakeets(长尾小鹦鹉) aren’t as easy to train, an d they never speak as well as parrots(鹦鹉).Customer: Yes, but parakeets don’t need as much space as parrots, do they?Attendant: That’s true. Parakeets are very popular because they are so easy to keep. Customer: Yes, but they’re a little noisy, aren’t they? I want a quiet pet.Attendant: A quiet pet? Well, what about a goldfish? There’s nothing quiet as a goldfish.Keys: Exercise 1: P. 141. What was the woman doing? [c. asking a pet shop attendant(服务员) about what kind of pet is good for her son]2. What kind of pet did the woman have in mind?[d. something quiet]3. what kind of pet did the woman’s son prefer? [b. very unusual one like a snake or an alligator]4. what can you conclude from the conversation? [d. the woman was hard to please] Exercise 2: A Rottweiler: big, meanA cat: clean, less than a dog, friendlyA parrot: moreA parakeet: Easy to keep, less, parrot, a little noisyA gold fish: QuietStoryDog Plays “Mother” to Tiger CubsPeople at a zoo in China have used a dog named Balu to play mother to three newborn Siberian tigers.The newborn tigers of the Shanghai Wild Animal Park, including one male and two females were abandoned bytheir mother. They were very much in need of being breast-fed and the zoo called for Balu.The first time the 7-year-old bitch acted as a tiger’s mother was five years ago when a Siberian tiger became toosick and weak to feed her four babies and the park had to place an advertisement for a replacement.Since then the animal owned by a farmer from Nanhui has been asked to play mother for 12 tiger cubs on fouroccasions.Officials from the park came calling for her services two months ago shortly after she had given birth to her own twopuppies.Park spokesman Su Feilong recalled: ―She was very strong at first sight. Though the tiger cubs were much bigger than her, she regarded them as her own children and fed them wholeheartedly.‖Balu has now takes to breast-feeding both her own and ―adopted‖ babies, according to Shanghai Daily.Mr Su told the pape r: ―She is a loving mother, especially to those tigers. When those naughty cubs fought against herown puppies, she never got angry with them but tried to make them quiet with a gentle hug.‖Keys: Exercise 1: P.161. Where does the story take place? [c. in a wild animal park in Shanghai.]2. What can we learn about a female Siberian tiger in the park? [b. she gave birth to three babies but left them]3. What did the park do five years ago when the mother of four tiger cubs was too sick to look her babies?[a. the advertised in the local papers for an animal to take the place of the mother.] 4. What can you learn from the story? [c. Not all animals have motherly love for their young.] Exercise 2: 1. 12-year-old bitch from a farmer’s family.2. two puppies just two months ago3. for 12 tiger cubs since 5 years ago.4. strong but she is smaller than the cubs.5. enough milk for her own babies and the baby tigers.6. her own children and takes good care of them.P. 19 1. What does the passage mainly imply? [b. all animals should be well treated.]2. how do most people treat their pets? (d. they spend a large amount of money and time taking care of them)3. what do you think is the speaker’s attitude toward blood sports?(a. he thinks they are cruel)P.20. 33 / 231 / cat year / dustbin / East London / March 17,1971 / tiny / closed /// front teeth /// sleeping // eating // cat food / place / World Records / 27-year-old / AustraliaUnit 3 AgePart A1. I’m Emi. My husband is going to be forty at the weekend. It’s a special birthday, and in England we say, ―Lifebegins at 40.‖ he is going to have a big party with all his friends and relatives, but he doesn’t know that .It is going tobe a surprise. What am I going to give my husband? I can’t say. That is a surprise, too.Q. what is Emi going to do for her …? ( To throw a surprise party for his 40th birthday.)st2. My name is Elena. I live in Madrid, Spain. My 21 birthday is on Saturday, and I am going to go out with somefriends. To wish me a happy birthday, they are going to pull on my ear 21 times, once for each year. It is an oldcustom. Some people do it only once, but my friends are very traditional.Q. What is the old custom …? (Pulling on the birthday person’s ear 21 times.)3. My name is Philippe. I am going to be 30 next Sunday. To make the most of the day I’ll invite three very goodfriends out to dinner. In France, you often invite people out on your birthday. I know that in some countries it is theopposite----people take you out.Q. What is Philippe going …? (To invite three very good friends out to dinner.)Part BConversation 1You sure don’t look itAmy: Wow, it is hard to believe you are 60 years old, Sophie. Yousure don’t look it.Brian: Yeah, you seem so much younger---- and have more energy than most people I know my age. Sophie: Thank you, you are sweet, Brian. And I must say, I don’t feel 60, either. I guess staying active is the key , andbeing positive.Brian: Hmmm, I wonder what we will be doing when we are your age?Amy: It is difficult to imagine what I will be doing ten years from now---- let alone when I am 60. Brian: You, Amy? Ten years from now?That is easy. You will be a successful doctor and you will be runningtwo orthree large clinics.Sophie: And you will have already discovered a cure for someterrible disease.Amy: By the time I am 30? Oh, not likely-----but I do kind of likethe idea.Sophie: What about you, Brian? What do you think you will be doingin ten years? Do you think you will still beworking for the same company?Brian: hmm, good question. Actually, I doubt it. May be I will have started my own business by then. Hey, I know (I)will own a chain of computer stores. How does that sound?Amy: And you will have opened branch stores in every major city in the country. Brian: I like this idea.Sophie: That is being very positive.Amy: Right, we can all dream, Brian.Keys: Exercise 1: P.231. What is the conversation mainly about?[d. an old lady and two young people are chatting about what life will be like in ten years’ time.]2. What is Sophie’s key to staying young and energetic?[c. she tries to stay active and holds an optimistic(乐观) attitude toward life.]3. What do you know about Amy and Brian?[d. Amy is a medical student and Brian is working for a computer company.] 4. What can you learn from the conversation?[c. it is important for older people to take an interest in various kinds of activities.]Exercise 2: Amy: A successful doctor; 2 or 3 large clinics; a cure for some terrible diseaseBrian: his own business; a chain of computer stores; branch stores in every major city in the countryConversation 2Do you mind if I ask you how old you are?M: Do you mind if I ask how old you are?W: Actually, I’d rather not say. But put it the way, I am on the wrong side of 30. M: Is that a good age to be?W: Um, yes, pretty good. But it is a lot older than 25, which is how old I feel. M: What is life like when you are in your thirties?W: Well, not very different from my twenties except that I am seriously thinking of buying more expensive facecreams(面霜), and wondering if they really work.M: What do you think is the best age to be ?W: I think between 25 and 30 is a good age , because you have kind of sorted out(分出) what you want and you knowhow to get it and you have got some experience of trying to get it. At the age you don’t know think about theconsequences of what you do whereas when you are a bit older you do tend to worry about the consequences.M: So do you wish you were still 25?W: No, I am happy at the age I am now. I mean I had a good time in my twenties, but I wouldn’t necessarily want torelive(重温,再体验) them.M: I see.Keys: Exercise 1: P.251. How old is the woman? [c. over thirty]2. What is probably the relationship between the two speakers? [b. Interview and interviewee]3. What is the man mainly trying to find out from the woman? [a. what is the best age of one’s life and how she …]4. What can you learn about the woman from the conversation? [d. she had a good life when she was younger …]5. Which of the following expresses the woman’s idea? [c. people who are a bit older tend to hesitate …]Exercise 2: 1. She is on the wrong side of 30/over 30.2. Yes. It’s pretty good.3. 254. Between 25 and 30. Because by then you know what you want with life and how to get it.5. They tend to be worried about consequences of what they do.6. She had a good time but she wouldn’t necessarily want to relive it.7. No. She’s happy at her age now.Age is a Sensitive SubjectP.29 1. Why is age a very sensitive subject to many westerners? [a. they know how much people …].2. How could you make people very happy when talking about their age according to the passage? [d. take 10 years …]3. What does the passage say about many middle-aged people in the West? [c. they feel flattered bein…]I hate birthday1. What is one of the reasons why Edward hated birthdays? [a.because it reminds him that he’s getting older.]2. Why did Edward’s aunt call him one day? [b. to invite him to a birthday party for his cousin.]3. What can be the best topic of the story? [c. an unwantedpresent(一个不受欢迎的礼物)]4. What lesson can be learned from the story? [ a. Carelessness(粗心) can result in great embarrassment]Unit 4 Personal budgetsPart AExercise 11. W: To be honest, I always seem to run out of money toward the end of the year.M: Well, you should follow a month-by-month plan.2. M: I am really having trouble with money lately.W: Have you thought about the Financial Aid Office财政援助办公室? A lot of students go there when they are infinancial trouble.3. M: Emi, I am sorry to say that I can’t make ends meet使收支相抵this month.W: I don’t think it would be a problem if you cut down on the discs you buy.th4. W: My goodness!我的妈呀! It is only 15, but I have almost spent all my monthly income.M: You should start living within your means.你应该按照自己的方式生活5 W: Eric, you said you’ve buy a new suit. Have you saved enough money for it?M: Well, to tell you the truth my finances are really tight right now. Keys: P.311. what does the man mean? [d. the woman should have a monthly spending plan.]2. what can we learn about the Financial Aid Office? [c. it might help to solve the man’s problem.]3. what does the woman imply? [a. the man should stop spending too much money on discs.]4. what does the man mean? [d. he thinks the woman should not spend more than she earns.]5. what does the man mean? [ d. He has given up the idea of buying a new suit at present.]Exercise 21) weekly 2) fixed 3) fair 4) teenager 5) discs6) an excellent way to teach their children the value of money7) they learn to budget their expense8) they will have no money to spend by the end of the week. Part BConversation 1Saving and spending moneyInterviewer: Hi, Rob, do you try to have money?Rob: Sure. I am a student. I have to save money.Interviewer: Well, how do you save money?Rob: Well, I try not to shop in department stores or malls except when things are on sale. I never pay full price(全价). And I really like shopping in outdoor markets---you can usually find some real bargains(讨价还价) there.Interviewer: How about you, Kathy? Do you try to save money? Kathy: Of course. See, I am not interested in having the very latest or the most fashionable things. I sometimesbuy clothes at a thrift(节俭,节约) store. But, well, I think Istill look pretty good, don’t I ?Interviewer: Oh, yes, you look very good actually.Kathy: Thanks. I bought my shoes in regular store(常规的商店), but they were on sale.Interviewer: Oh, well, thank you very much Kathy. And you, Cliff? You try to save money too, don’t you?Cliff: Oh, sure. And the best way to do that is not to pay people to fix things for you. Interviewer: What do you mean?Cliff: Well, I try to fix thing s for myself, like fix my car or…or repair things around the house. I like to getthings done by myself. Last year I spent all my after-work hours doing plumbing work. I even installed abar counter in our basement.去年我花了我所有的下班后时间做管道的工作。