施心远主编《听力教程》1-（第2版）Uni t-12听力原文和答案Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Pho netics Exercise: Complete the follow ing short dialogue as you liste n to the tape.Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and con tracti ons.[Sound of busy street]Jeff: Hi, Carl,⑴ What ' s u?Carl: Hey, Jeff. We're (2) on our way to see that new comedy Running From the Mob. Want to (3) go with us? Jeff: I (4) hear it's really funny. Carl: Yeah, it's got a lot of good (5) people in it. Should be great. Let's go. Jeff: Ah, I (6) wish I could, but I've got to study. Carl: Well, maybe next time. You're (7) missing a good thing. Jeff: I know. (8) Got to go. See you.Carl: Bye.Part 2 Liste ning and Note-Taki ngTAPESCRIPTExercise: Complete the passages as you listen to it.The (1) first thing I do at the office is to (2) open all the boss ' I (3) an swer the easy ones and I (4) leave the difficult ones on the (5) boss ' s desk about (6) 10 o ' cloCknake (7) a cup of coffee for the boss and for myself. Then the boss (8) dictates letters for about (9) an hour. Un it 12s letters,Of course, I answer the phone (10) all day. Sometimes it doesn ' t (11) stop. I have about (120 half an hour for lunch at about (13) one o' clockThen I do jobs in the (140 office till about (15) five o ' clock.Secti on Two Liste ning Comprehe nsionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Job In terviewTAPESCRIPTMs Brow n: What was your previous job?Mr Wigmore: I worked for the Nati onal Bus Compa ny.Ms Brow n: And how long have you worked for them?Mr W igmore: I ' ve worked for them for five years.Ms Brow n: How long have you bee n an area sales man ager?Mr Wigmore: Eightee n mon ths.Ms Brow n: And what did you do before joining the BusCompa ny?Mr Wigmore: I worked for a cha in of hotels as junior man ager.Ms Brown: The post you ' ve applied for invoIves a lot of traveling.Have you bee n abroad much?Mr Wigmore: I ' v e dn to most of Western Europe, and I ' ve beento easter n Europe on ce, to Hun gary.Ms Brow n: Why did you go there?Mr Wigmore: The hotel sent me to atte nd a conferen ce.Ms Brow n: I see. Have you ever orga ni zed a conferenceyourself?Mr Wigmore: Y es. I have actually. Why?Ms Brow n: Well, this job would require rather a lot oforga nizing meeti ngs and conferen ces.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.1. How many jobs has the in terviewee had before he applies for this job? What are they?(He has had two jobs. He worked for the National Bus Companyas an area sales man ager. Before that, he worked for a cha in of hotels as junior man ager.)2. What are the requireme nts for this job?(This job invoIves a lot of traveling and requires rather a lot oforga ni zati on meeti ngs and conferen ces.)3. Do you think the in terviewee is qualified for this job? Give your reas ons.(Probably he is qualified for the job. Because he has been aman ager for many years and he has bee n abroad much. He hasbee n to most of Western Europe. He actually has the experie neeof orga ni zati on a conferen ee.)Dialogue 2 Job Redu ndancyDavid: Cheer up, George. What ' s happened to that happy smile we all know and love?George: Oh, hello, David」was miles away, I 'm afraid.David: What ' s the problem? You look as if you 've lost a pound and found 10 pence.George: Decisi ons, decisi on s. I 've lost my job.David: You haven ' t.George: I have.David: I thought you were doing so well.George: So did I. Then yesterday they gave us all the official letter.Appare ntly the bus in ess has bee n los ing mon ey, so they decided to close it dow n.David: Gracious, whe n?George: End of the week.David: You ' ve worked there for quite a long time, haven George: Nearly six years.David: So you 're entitled to some redundancy* money? George: Not a lot. Not if they 've been losing money.'ve 't you?David: What are you going to do? Are you going to try and getano ther job in the music bus in ess?George: Well, I thought I might start a little bus in ess of my own.David: That ' s a good idea. What sort of bus in ess? A music shop?George: No. A record ing studio. Record ing studios charge the earth these days and there are lots of youngsters who can ' t…I could those prices. I thought •…if I find suitable premises* offer a cut-price* record ing service.David: That sounds a marvelous idea. Then, as you get more famous, you could in crease your charges.George: No, I ' d rather encourage young musicians to come and their first recording with me and then I thought maybe I couldbranch out and become an age nt.David: Ah, I see. Then you could sell the record ing made by yourprot g ds* to the big record companies.George: That ' s the general idea.David: Great. Well, if you decide you n eed some one to look after the acco unts and make the coffee, let me kno w. I might be in terested. George: OK. I may take you up on* that offer. Bye.David: Bye.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the followingstatements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discusswith your classmates why you think the statement is true or false. T 1. George is usually happy and gay. ( David:that happy smile we all know and love?)F 2. George works miles away. ( When George says“ Oh, heI was miles aways, I ' m afraid, ” he means he is not pa 【 atte ntio n.)F 3. George has just bee n to an in terview. ( Probably George has justbee n back from his work.)T 4. George looks depressed. ( David:… You look as if you pound and 10 pen ce.)F 5. Since the bus in ess is not doing well, the compa ny decides toreduce the nu mber of its workers. ( Since the bus in ess is not doing well, the compa ny decides to close it dow n.)T 6. The compa ny just gave George a week no tice. ( the compa ny willbe closed dow n by the end of n ext week.)T 7. Since George has been working for the company for nearly sixyear, he should be given a sort of compensation. (Since George has bee n worki ng for the compa ny for n early six year, he should be give n a sort of compe nsati on, which is called redundancy mon ey.) …What ' s happe ned to llo, David. ying any ve lost aF 8. George is going to look for a new job. ( George is going to starthis own bus in ess.)F 9. George thinks his recording studio can attract youngsters by offering a high-quality record ing service. ( George thi nks his record ing studio can attract youn gsters by offeri ng a cut-price record ingservice.)F 10. George would start a record ing studio rather a music shopbecause he thi nks he can make much more mon ey. ( Thoughrecord ing studios charge the earth these days, George would just offer an opport unity for the young musicia ns to come and maketheir first record ing with him.)F 11. George ' s ambition is to establishbig record company.(George ' s ambiti on is to branch out and become an age nt and sell the recordings made by his prot g es to the big record compa ni es.)F 12. George has accepted David ' s offer to be his accountant.(George may consider David ' s ofifernlatPart 2 PassagesPassage 1 Burglary (1)The old lady was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived. Her shopping had tired her. In the lift her thoughts were on lunchand a good rest; but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotte n in her sudde n discovery that her front door was ope n.She was thi nking that she must reprima nd* her daily maid the n ext morning for such a monstrous negligenee, when she remembered that she had gone shopp ing after the maid had left and she knew that she had turned both keys in their locks. She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the room doors were open, yet following her regular practice she had shut them before going out. Looking into the drawing room, she saw a scene of confusion over by her writing desk. Exercise: Liste n to the passage and choose the best an swer to complete each of the followi ng senten ces.1 .D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. D 7.A 8.CPart 3 NewsNews Item 1TAPESCRIPTWater has long bee n con sidered importa nt to the developme nt of life. That is why scientists are so interested in finding water in our solar system. Now, the America n space age ncy has con firmed that there is water ice on the planet Mars.The discovery is a major step in the search for the con diti ons for life on the red planet. The discovery was made with the help of an American spacecraft, the Phoenix Mars Lander. The spacecraftIan ded on the extreme north of Mars on May 25. On June 15, it dug a hole about seven centimeters deep in the Martian soil. The hole contained small particles of a light-colored substanee. Scientists won dered whether the substa nee was froze n carb on dioxide, salt or water ice.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.The news item is about the experime nt carried out on Mars by a spacecraft.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and answer the following questio ns.1. The America n space age ncy has con firmed that there is water iceon the pla net Mars.2. The discovery was made with the help of an American spacecraft.3. The Phoenix Mars Lander.4. It is a major step in the search for the conditions for life on Mars.5. The spacecraft Ianded on the extreme north of Mars on May 25.6. It dug a hole about seven centimeters deep in the Martian soil.7. The hole contained small particles of a light-colored substanee.8. Scie ntists won dered whether the substa nee was froze n carb ondioxide, salt or water ice.News Item 2An American study has suggested that melting ice in the Arctic Sea is threatening permanently frozen soil. The study found that rates of warming in northern Alaska, Canada and Russia couldin crease whe n the sea ice melts quickly. During such periods, the in crease could be more tha n three times greater tha n the average twenty-first century warming rates predicted in earlier studies.The new study is the work of scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The findings were reported last month in Geophysica Research Letters, a publicati on of the America n Geophysical Union.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.The news item is about melting ice in the Arctic Sea that isthreate ning perma nen tly froze nsoil.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and answer the following questions.1. It has suggested that melting ice in the Arctic Sea is threateningperma nen tly froze nsoil.2. In no rther n Alaska, Can ada andRussia.3. The in crease could be more tha n three times greater tha n theaverage twen ty-first century.4. Last month.5. In Geophysical Research Letters.6. The American Geophysical Union.News Item 3TAPESCRIPTSpace scientists have been searching nearby stars for planets with great success. The United States space agency says that 264 exoplanets have been discovered so far. But, until now, few of the pla netary systems found orbit ing other stars have bee n like our own solar system. That has all changed with the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting a star called Fifty-Five Cancri in the constellation Can cer.The star is forty-one light years away from Earth. It is also very similar to our own sun.Last mon th, astr ono mers announ ced the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting Fifty-Five Cancri. What makes the discovery extraord inary is that the new exopla net orbits in what astr ono mers call a "habitable zone." This means temperatures on the planet may be warm eno ugh for liquid water to exist either on its surface or on one of its moons.Exercise A: Liste n to the n ews item and complete the followi ng summary.The news item is about the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting a star called Fifty-Five Cancri .Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.Last mon th, astr ono mers announ ced the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting Fifty-Five Cancri. The star is 41 light years away from Earth and it is very similar to our own sun.According to the United States space agency, 264 exoplanets have bee n discovered so far and few of the pla netary systems found orbiting other stars are like our own solar system. That has all chan ged with the discovery.What makes the discovery extraordinary is that the new exoplanet orbits is in a habitable zone , which means liquid water may on its surface or on one of its moons.Section There Oral WorkPart 1 Questi ons and An swersTAPESCRIPTJenny: Would you like a game of tennis next Thursday?Chris: I can't, I'm afraid, I'm going to Bristol.Jenny: What for?Chris: I have an in terview for a job as man ager of a record shop. Jenny: I did n't know you wan ted to move.Chris: Well, my pare nts are going to retire to Bath next year, and I want to be n ear them.Jenny: How are you gett ing to Bristol?Chris: I have a bit of a problem, actually. My car isn't working at the mome nt. I'm thinking ofgett ing a taxi to the stati on, and the n gett ing a train. Jenny: I'll give you a lift to the station. Don't worry about a taxi. Chris: Really?Jenny: Mmm.Chris: OK. Then 1 ' ll get a taxi home.Jenny: Well, what time is your train back?Chris: It gets in at 21.15 ----- w hat's that? ---- -quarter past nine in the eve ning.Jenny: It's all right. I 'll pick you up as well. It's no trouble.Chris: That's great! Thanks a lot. Jenny.Exercise: Liste n to the dialogue and the n an swer some questi ons about it. Y ou will hear the dialogue and the questions only once.An swer each questi on with a complete sentence after you have heard it.Questi ons:1. What does Jenny want to know?(She wants to know whether Chris would like a game of tennis next Thursday.)2. Can Chris play tennis with her next Thursday?(No, he is un able to.)3. Why isn't he able to de that?(He will go to Bristol to have an in terview for a job.)4. What kind of job does au-is apply for?(He applies for a job as man ager of a record shop.)5. Why does Chris want to move?(His pare nts are going to retire n ext year and he wants to be n ear them.)6. How is Chris getting to Bristol?(He's thinking of gett ing a taxi to the stati on and the n gett ing atrai n.)7. Why needn't Chris worry about a taxi?(Je nny will give him a lift.)8. What time is his train back?(It is a quarter past nine in the eve nin g.)Part 2 Retelli ngRuth Lawrenee, a 13-year-old English girl, was awarded a degree at the Un iversity of Oxford. When speak ing to the reporters fromtelevision, radio and the press Ruth said that she was not a geni us, and her success was the result of a lot of hard work.Ruth is very special girl. At Oxford Un iversity Ruth completed her degree in two years in stead of the usual three. Her teacher says that Ruth has the quickest mind than any student she has ever known.Ruth has never attended school. Ruth's father has been her teacher for the most of her life and he stopped working for his computer company to go to Oxford with her. Mrs. Lawrenee has bee n man agi ng the computer compa ny si nee Ruth and her father went to Oxford.Ruth's father said that he was very happy with his daughter's success. And he hoped that Ruth was going to stay in Oxford and do researchExercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the passage only on ce.Secti on Four Suppleme ntary ExercisesPart 1 Liste ning Comprehe nsionPassage 1 Burglary (2)TAPESCRIPTIt was as clear as daylight then that burglars had forced an entry during her absenee. Her first impulse was to go round all the rooms looking for the thieves, but the n she decided that at her age t might be more prude nt to have some one with her, so she went to (etch the porter from his basement. By this time her legs were beginning to tremble, so she sat down and accepted a cup of very strong tea, while he telephoned the police.They went through the rooms, being careful to touch nothing, as they did not want to hinder* the police in their search for fin gerpri nts. It seemed as though everyth ing she possessed had bee n tossed out and turned over and over. At least sorting out the things she should have discarded* years ago was being made easier lot her. Then a police in spector arrived with a con stable and she told them of her discovery of the ran sacked flat. The in spector bega n to look for fin gerpr in ts, while the con stable checked that the front door locks had not been forced, thereby proving that the burglars had either used skelet on keys or en tered over the balc ony. There was no trace of fingerprints, but the inspector found a dirty red bundle that contained jewellery which the old lady said was not hers. So their en try into this flat was appare ntly not tile burglars first job that day.Exercise: Liste n to the passage and choose the best an swer to each of the following questions.I. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8.BPassage 2 Nursing CrisisThe World Health Orga ni zati on says the nu mber of flumes and midwives around the world is decreasing. Nurses are health care workers who are tra ined to care the sick people. Midwives are health care workers who are trained m assist wome n duri ng childbirth. The World Health Organization says this decrease in skilled health cam providers will hurt health care services in many coun triesMost nu rses and midwives are said to be leav ing the health care professi on because of several reas ons. They in clude low pay and poor working conditions Health care experts discussed these problems daring a meeting in December. They met al the World Health Orga ni zatio n headquarters in Gen eva, Switzerla nd Experts said the problems explain why it is becoming more difficult to bring new people into die nursing and midwife professi ons.Naeema Al-- Gasseer is in expert in nursing and midwifery the World Health Organization. She says health services in developing coun tries may suffer most from the shortage. She says More people may get sick and die number of women who die while giving birth may in crease Mizz —Al Gasseer also says the nu mber of babies and childre n in develop ing coun tries may in crease because the services of nu rses and midwives will no Ion ger be provided.Al-Gasseer also says them is a so-called "skills drain" around the world. This means that nurses and midwives in developing coun triesare being offered belier jobs in in dustrial coun tries. As a result, she says an already bad situati on is worse ning.For example, the World Health Organization reports about one hospital in Zambia. The Hospital has only five-hundred nurses However, the hospital needs three limes as many nurses to operate effectively. This same situation is happening all over the world. For example, the WorldHeath Orga ni zati on reports there has bee n a decrease in the nu mber of nu rses in Pola nd, Chile and Egypt.Because of this problem, the World Health Orga ni zati on says gover nments around the World n eed to take immediate acti on. It says countries need to solve the problem of the shortage of nurse and midwives to protect the health of their people.Exercise A: Listen to the report and give the definition of the followi ng words.A nurse is a health care worker who is trained to care for sick people.A midwife is a health care worker who is trained to assist women duri ng childbirth.Skills drain ” means that nurses, and midwives in developing coun tries are being offered better job in dustrial coun tries.Exercise B: Listen to the report again and complete the following sentences.1. This report is mainly about nursing crisis.2. The World Health Organization headquarters are in Geneva. Switzerla nd.3 Most nurses and midwives are leaving the health care profession because of low pay and poor work ing con diti ons.4 Governments around the world need to take immediate action solve this problem.Part 2 Oral WorkTAPESCRIPTIt is a strange experience coming back to the place where you were born and brought up after being away for many years. This happe ned to Bob a few mon ths ago whe n he decided to retur n to Bright on to take up the post of reporter on a n ewspaper there.Bob get this job through an old friend of his. Though Bob did n't n eed to worry about his job any Ion ger, he had other problems. He quickly discovered that his hometow n looked quite un familiar to him when he went to look for somewhere to live. Many parts el it had completely changed. Having to look for a flat helped him to rediscover it, lot he had to search hard before he could find what he wan ted. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics,1. Great changes have taken place in our country, even in your hometown .And it is still changing. Do you Bliss any of the things that no Ion ger exist in your hometow n?2 How can you be prepared to adapt yourself to the old un familiar hometow n?。