大學(xué)英語聽力教程上冊unit2原文及答案

UnitTwo

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PartOneStatements

CompleteeachofthestatementswithwhatyouhearandchooseAorBthatexplainsthe

wordorphraseinbold.

1.Theychargeyou$20justtogetinthenightclub,butyouhavetopayfordrinks.(A)

2.Inlargelibraries,thestacksareoftenclosedtothepublicandifyouwantabookthatis

storedthere,youhavetoorderit.(B)

3.I'lllendyouabagforyourtripit'llsaveyoufrombuyingonespecially.(A)

4.Thefourmenwereallinvolvedinorganizingandcarryingoutthemurders.(B)

5.Aftertheheavyrains,thelevelofthefloodwatersdidnotsinkforweeks.(B)

6.WeatealotaschildrenbutIdon'tthinkwewereevergreedy.(A)

7.Neitherofushadtakenanumbrellaandwearrivedatthepartylookinglikeapairof

drownedcats.(A)

8.Withoutatentorsleepingbag,youcouldfreezetodeath.(B)

9.Thebabywasbornwithaproblemwithitsheartandonlysurvivedforafewhours.(B)

10.Firstprizeinthecompetitionwasdesignerclothesworthseveralthousandpounds.(A)

PartTwoDialogues

dialogueOne

IWantSomeonetoMovein

W:Hello,mayIhelpyou?

M:Yes.We'reinterestedinseeingtheroomsyouhaveforrent.

W:Oh,hownice.Ijustputupthatsignthismorningandyou'rethefirstfolkswhohave

comealongtoseethem.

M:Howluckyweare.

W:Well,you'dbetterhavealookfirst.They'rejustsimplerooms.Mychildrenusedtolivein

them.They'regrownupnowandlonggone,andmyhusbanddiedearlythisyear.The

houseissoquietnowthatIthoughtmaybeI'dtakeinafewroomers.

M:Anice,quiethouseisexactlywhatwe'relookingfor.

W:Well,hereyouare,gentlemen.Eachroomis$35aweekifyouthinkthat'sOK.Iwon't

chargeyouanythingforelectricityandgasandyoucanusethekitchenasmuchasyou

likeaslongasyoubuyyourownfood.Andyou'vegottodoyourownwashingup.I'm

toooldforallthatnow.

M:Thatsoundsjustwonderfultous,Madam.

W:Whendoyouwanttomovein?

M:Howaboutthisafternoon?

W:Fine.I'llbeexpectingyouaroundtwo.AndI'llgiveeachofyouahousekeythen.

I.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.

1.Whydoesthemanvisitthewoman?(A)

2.Whydoestheoldwomanwantsomeonetoliveinherhouse?(D)

3.Howmuchisthemonthlyrentforeachroom?(C)

4.Whichofthefollowingwillbefreeofchargeaccordingtotheoldwoman?(A)

5.Whenwilltheymovein?(A)

II.Listentothedialogueagainandfillintheblankswiththeinformationyouhear.

Well,you'dbetterhavealookfirst.They'rejustsimplerooms.Mychildrenusedtolivein

them.They'regrownupnowandlonggone,andmyhusbanddiedearlythisyear.Thehouseisso

quietnowthatIthoughtmaybeI'dtakeinafewroomers.

DialogueTwo

OnLoanandOnReserve

W:CanIhelpyou?

M:Yes.I'dliketoborrowthesethreebooks,andIalsoneedthesetwobooks.ButIcouldn't

findtheminthestacks.

W:Justasecond.I'llseeifIcanfindthemforyou.

M:Thanks.

W:Sorry,thisoneisonloan.It'sduebackinaboutaweek.Doyouwantmetoreserveitfor

you?

M:Whatdoesthatmean?

W:Itmeansthatwhenit'sreturnedwewon'tlendittoanyotherreaders,andwe'llletyou

knowthebookhascomein.

M:That'sagoodidea.Howwillyouletmeknow?

W:Here.Youjustputyournameandaddressinthefrontofthispostcardandthenameof

thebookontheback.Andwe'lldropitinthemailwhenyourbookcomesin.

M:That'swonderful.Itsavesthetroubleofcomingineverydaytoseeifthebookisback

yet.Andtheotherbook?

W:Theotherbookyou'relookingforis"onreserve".Thatmeansthataprofessorinsome

courseexpectsmanystudentstomakeuseofitthissemester.Whenheputsit"on

reserve"thestudentscanonlyreadthebookhereinthelibrary;theycan'ttakeitoutof

thelibrary.

I.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatisthewoman?(D)

2.Howmanybooksdoesthemanwant?(C)

3.Whycan'tthemanfindoneofthetwobookshewants?(B)

4.Howwillthewomaninformthemanofthebook'sreturning?(D)

5.Whydoesn'tthewomanlendanotherbook?(C)

II.Listentothedialogueagainandfillintheblankswiththeinformationyouhear.

Theotherbookyou'relookingforis"onreserve".Thatmeansthataprofessorinsome

courseexpectsmanystudentstomakeuseofitthissemester.Sothestudentshavetoreadthe

bookonlyhere;theycan'ttakeitoutofthelibrary.

DialogueThree

ACustom

W:Whyareyourushingaroundlikeachickenwithitsheadcutoff?

M:I'vebeeninvitedtooneofmyAmericanfriends'housetonight.

W:Sowhyareyouinsuchahurry?

M:Iwastoldthepartywouldstartateight.

W:Relax.Relax.InAmericaifsomeonetellsyouapartystartsateight,you'dbetter

arrivebetween8:30and9.

M:Youarejoking!Howcome?

W:Idon'tknow.It'sjustthecustomhere.

M:I'veneverbeentoapartyinAmericabefore.Canyougivemesomeideasabout

whatit'slike?

W:Well,thereisalmostalwaysalcoholbear,wine,whiskyandgenerallysomesmall

snackstoeatandsometimesalate-eveningsnackisservedabout11or12o'clock.

M:Andwhatdopeopledoatparties?

W:Sometimestheyjustsitorstandaroundingroupsandtalk,butoftenpartiesinvolve

musicanddancing.

M:Ican'tdance.

W:Youdon'thavetodanceifyoudon'twantto,butyoushouldtryitafewtimes.

Maybeyou'lllikeit.

M:IfIstandaroundandtalktoothersallnight,I'llnevergettothisparty.

W:OK.Haveagoodtime.

M:Thanks.

I.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhoar.

1.Howdoesthemanfeelwhenheisinvitedtoaparty?(D)

2.Whenisthepartysaidtobegin?(A)

3.WhenhadyoubetterarrivewheninvitedtoapartyinAmericaaccordingtothe

dialogue?(C)

4.Whatwillbeprovidedatapartybesidesalcoholandfoodaccordingtothedialogue?(A)

5.Whatwouldthehostserveatmidnightduringaparty?(D)

II.ListentothedialogueagainandwriteTforTrueorFforFalseforeachstatementyou

hear.

1.Whentheymeeteachother,themaniscuttingofftheheadofachicken.(F)

2.Thewomantellsthemantorelaxbecausehe'salreadylateandit'snousehurrying.(F)

3.Thewomantellsthemanhowthecustomtakesroot.(F)

4.ItseemsthatthemanknowslittleaboutsocialcustomsinAmerica.(T)

5.Thosewhocan'tdancewillnotbeinvitedtotheparty.(F)

Partthree

Passages

Passageone

AFisherman

Onedayafishermansetoutinhissmallboattogofishing.Afterreachingagoodplacehe

knew,helaiddownhislonglineintothewater.Beforehefinishedlayingit,however,itbecame

veryheavy.Itseemedtooheavytobeafish.Hebegantodrawintheline.

Whenthehooksbegantocomeoutofthewater,hewasquitesurprised,forthehookswere

holdingthelinksofaheavygoldchain.Whenhepulledthemintotheboat,moreandmorelinks

appeared.Soonhisboatwasfulloftheshininglinksofthegoldchain.

"Ishallberich,"hesaid."WithmoneyIshallbuyanewfishingboatwithanengine.Ishall

buyabighouse."

Hedrewinmorechainbuthecouldn'tseetheendofit.Therewasmoreandmoreofthe

heavygoldchainintheboat,whichsanklowerandlowerinthewater.

"Ishallbuytwobighouses,"hesaid."Ishallbuildapalace.Ishallbeasrichasaking."

Hewassogreedythathedidn'tnoticewhatwashappeningtohisboat.Itwassinkinglower

andlowerintothewater.Intheendhedrowned.Helostthegold,hisboatandhislife.

I.Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.

1.Whendidthefishermanbegintodrawinhisline?(A)

2.Whywasthefishermansurprised?(C)

3.Whydidn'tthefishermannoticetheboatwassinkingfast?(A)

4.Whatwasthelastthingthefishermanwantedtobuy?(B)

5.Whathappenedtothefisherman?(C)

II.Listentothepassageagainandcompletethefollowingsentenceswiththeinformation

youhear.

1.Onedayafishermansetoutinhissmallboattogofishing.

2.Afterreachingagoodplaceheknew,helaiddownhislonglineintothewater.

3.Whenthehooksbegantocomeoutofthewater,hewasquitesurprised,forthehooks

wereholdingthelinksofaheavygoldchain.

4.WithmoneyIshallbuyanewfishingboatwithanengine.Ishallbuyabighouse.

5.Hewassogreedythathedidn'tnoticewhatwashappeningtohisboat.

PassageTwo

SweetPotato

Thesweetpotatoistheworld'ssixthmostimportantfoodcrop.Americanagricultural

researcherFrankMartinbelievesitwouldbecomeevenmoreimportantinthefuture.Sweetpotato

plantscansurviveinanytemperatureabovefreezing.Infact,thehotterthetemperature,thefaster

theygrow.Theyneedregularrainfallinthebeginning.Butaftertheirrootsstartproducingtubers,

theycansurviveextremelydryweather.

Sweetpotatoesareeasytogrow.Insectsanddiseaserarelyaffectthem.Theyalsocontaina

goodsupplyofstarch,proteinsandvitamins.Andinsomepartsoftheworld,theleavesareeaten

asvegetable,too.Onehectarecanproducefrom4to20tonsofsweetpotatoes.Therearemany

differentkindsofsweetpotatoes.Someareshortandfat,othersarelongandthin.Somearehard,

somearesoft.Thecoloroftheirmeatisalsodifferent.WhitesweetpotatoeshavenovitaminA.

YellowsweetpotatoeshavealittlevitaminA.OrangesweetpotatoeshavelotsofvitaminA.

However,peoplewhoeatsweetpotatoesusuallydonotchoosethemforvitamins.Theychoose

themfortheirtaste.

I.Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.

1.Whataffectspeople'slikingforthesweetpotato?(C)

2.Whatconditionaremostsuitableforgrowingsweetpotatoes?(B)

3.WhichofthefollowingnutrientsareNOTcontainedinsweetpotatoes?(C)

4.WhatkindofsweetpotatocontainslotsofvitaminA?(B)

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?(D)

II.Listentothepassageagainandcompletethefollowingsentenceswiththeinformationyou

hear.

1.AmericanagriculturalresearcherFrankMartinbelievesthesweetpotatocouldbecome

evenmoreimportantinthefuture.

2.Sweetpotatoplantscansurviveinanytemperatureabovefreezing.

3.Theyneedregularrainfallinthebeginning.

4.Andinsomepartsoftheworld,theleavesareeatenasvegetable,too.

5.Someareshortandfat;othersarelongandthin.Somearehard;somearesoft.

PassageThree

Jim

Jimwalkedintoastore.Ithadasignoutside:"Second-handclothesboughtandsold."He

wascarryinganoldpairoftrousersandaskedtheownerofthestore,"Howmuchwillyougive

meforthese?"Themanlookedatthemandthensaid,"Threedollars."

"What!"saidJim,"Ihadguessedtheywereworthatleastseven.""No,"saidtheman,"they

aren'tworthapennymorethanthreedollars.""Areyousure?"saidJim."Verysure."saidtheman.

"Well,"saidJim,takingthreedollarsoutofhispocket,"Hereisyourmoney.Thesetrousers

hangingoutsideyourstorehaveapricetagthatsays$7.50,butIthoughtitwastoomuchmoney,

soIwantedtomakesurehowmuchtheywereworth."

Thenhewalkedoutofthestorewiththepairoftrousersanddisappearedbeforethe

surprisedstoreownercouldthinkofanythingtosay.

I.Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.

1.Whatwasboughtandsoldinthestore?(C)

2.WhydidJimgotothestore?(B)

3.HowmuchdidJimpayforthetrousers?(A)

4.WheredidJimfindthetrousers?(B)

5.Whatcanyouinferfromthepassage?(D)

II.ListentothepassageagainandwriteTforTrueorFforFalseforeachstatementyouhear.

1.Jimthoughtthatthetrouserswereworthatleast7dollars.(F)

2.Jimaskedtheownerofthestoretomakesurehowmuchthetrouserswerebeingsold.(F)

3.Jimdisappearedbeforethestoreownercouldstophimfromleaving.(T)

4.ThestoreownerwassoangrywithJimthathewouldaccusehimofrobbery.(F)

5.Jimboughtthetrouserswithareasonableprice.(T)

PartFourIdiomsandProverbs

I.Inthispart,youwillbepresentedwithtensentences.Listencarefullyandwritethemdown.

1.Don'tcutoffyournosetospiteyourface.

2.Amanisknownbythecompanyhekeeps.

3.Faithwillmovemountains.

4.Nomanisindispensable.

5.Thereissafetyinnumbers.

6.Allgoodthingsmustcometoanend.

7.Honestyisthebestpolicy.

8.Onegoodturndeservesanother.

9.Sparetherodandspoilthechild.

10.Curiositykilledthecat.

II.Inthispart,youwillheartensentences.Ineachsentencethereisoneidiomthatisgiven

below.Listenandguessitsmeaningfromthecontext.

Script:

1.TheESLCafeontheWebisreallycool!

2.There'snoneedtobesoupset.Justcoolit!

3.You'rearealcouchpotato,Jay.Youneedtogetmoreexercise!

4.Sidneydidwellinthetestbecausehecrammedforit.However,heprobablywon'tremember

anyoftheinformationacoupleofdaysfromnow.

5.Tom'scompanyissendinghimtoabusinessmeetinginIstanbul.Shouldhetakeacrash

courseinTurkish?

6.Youkidsaremakingtoomuchnoise.Cutitout!

7.Youshouldn'thaveditchedclassyesterday.Wehadanunannouncedtest.

8.HaveyouseenFrank'shomepage?Hedidabang-upjobwithit.

9.Ihaven'twrittentomyparentsforalongtime.I'dbetterdropthemalinetodayortomorrow.

10.Joeshouldhavefinishedhisprojectaweekago,Whyishedragginghisfeet?

Keys:

1.neat,special,wonderful

2.calmdown

3.someonewhospendstoomuchtimewatchingTV

4.trytolearnasmuchaspossibleinaveryshorttime

5.shortcoursedesignedtogivealotofknowledge/informationinaveryshorttime

6.stopdoingsomething(that'sannoying)

7.skipclass/playhooky

8.doaverygoodjob;doverywellinsomething

9.writetosomeone

10.delay;takelongerthannecessarytodosomething

PartFive

ExercisesforHomework

I.ShortConversations

Inthispart,youwillheartenshortconversations.Eachofthemisfollowedbyaquestion.

Afterthequestion,youaresupposedtochooseacorrectanswerfromthefourchoices.

1.W:HowlonghaveyouknownElaine?

M:I'veknownheraboutthreeyears.ImetherintheLindaHallLibrarywhereIusedto

workduringthesummer.

Q:WheredidthemanmeetElaine?(A)

2.W:Sir,whattimewillyoubeback?

M:Around3o'clock.IfanyonecallswhileI'mgone,havethemleaveamessage.Iwon'tbe

absentforalongtime.

Q:Whattimewillthemanreturn?(B)

3.M:Whatagesarethemembersofyourfamily?

W:Myhusbandis50,myfirstsonis24andmysecondsonis20.Mydaughterisover15

andI'mtwicemysecondson'sage.

Q:Howoldisthewoman?(D)

4.W:Wouldyouliketotryonthejacket,sir?

M:Thankyou,butIthinkthecolorofthatjacketdoesn'tsuitme.

Q:Whydoesn'tthecustomertryonthatjacket?(C)

5.M:JohngotanAinchemistry.

W:Ihaveheardthatheisbright.

Q:WhatdoesthewomanthinkofJohn?(C)

6.M:Ithinkyou'dbetterwearyournewdress.Itlooksmarvelous.

W:No,thisoneismorecomfortableinhotweather.

Q:Whichdressdidthewomanwear?(D)

7.W:Canyoutellmehowtogettothestadiumfromhere?

M:Drivetwoblocksandturnleft.ContinueontillyouhitSycamoreStreet,andturnfight.

Thenturnleftatthesecondsetoftrafficlights.Youcan'tmissit.

Q:WhatshouldthewomandowhenshegetstoSycamoreStreet?(A)

8.W:IwishJackwerecomingtovisitus.

M:Hewon'tbeabletobecauseit'soutofhisway.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromthisconversation?(B)

9.M:What'sthematterwithOscar?

W:He'sgotsomanybillsthathiswifesaysthathewillnevergetahead.

Q:Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?(C)

10.W:ThebiggestcontinentisAsia.ThebiggestislandisGreenland.Thelargestoceanisthe

PacificandthelargestdesertistheSaharaDesert.

M:Thefirstcovers0square16,998,000squaremiles,thesecond840,000squaremiles,

thethird

square

occupiesanareaof64,186,30miles.Thelasthasanareaof3,320,000

miles.

Q:Whatisthelargestisland?(B)

II.Passages

PassageOne

AFire

OneSaturdaymorningacarelessmotoristthrewalightedcigaretteoutofhiscartenmiles

westofthesmallCanadiantownofStanton.Theforestonthesideoftheroadwasdrybecause

therehadbeennorainformanydays.Withinafewminutesthebushesandtreeswereonfire.

AtruckdriversawthefirewhenhewasonhiswaytoStanton.Assoonashereachedthe

townhetoldthepoliceaboutthefire.Soonfiremenwerehurryingwestwards.Whentheyreached

thefiretheysawthatitwasverybig.Itcouldneitherspreadtothenorthbecauseofalakenorto

thesouthbecauseofawidefiver.ButawestwindwascarryingthefiretowardsStantonandthe

firemencouldnotstopit.Whentheyrealizedthis,oneofthefiremensentamessagebacktothe

townbyradio

Thechieffireofficerandhundredsofpeoplehurriedtoaplaceabouthalfamilewestofthe

town.Theretheyusedapowerfulexplosivetoblowdownthetreesandtoclearawidepath

throughtheforest.Whenthefirereachedthebreakitbegantodiedownbecausetherewas

nothinglefttoburn.

Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.

1.Howdidthefirestart?(A)

2.Whowarnedthepoliceaboutthefire?(D)

3.Whycouldn'tthefirespreadtothesouth?(B)

4.Whichwaywasthefiremoving?(B)

5.Howdidtheyputoutthefire?(C)

PassageTwo

SiberianCranes

ScientistsexpecttheworldpopulationofSiberiancranestobecomealittlebiggersoon.

Theyarewaitingforthreemoreoftheserarebirdstobeborn.Theprojectistheresultof

cooperationbetweenAmericanandRussianscientists.

TheSiberiancraneiswhiteandstandsoneandahalfmeterstall.Thespreadofitswings

canbeasmuchastwoandahalfmeters.InthesummerthesebirdsliveinremoteareasofSiberia

innortheasternRussia.InthewintertheyflysouthtoChinaandsouthwesttoIndia,Pakistan,Iran,

andIraq.TheSiberiancraneisoneoffifteenkindsofbirdsdyingoutinthewild.

SiberiancranesaremostindangerinthewinteriftheysettleinsouthwesternAsia.Thisis

becausepeopleinPakistan,Iran,andIraqhuntandkillthem.Scientistsreport,forexample,that

onlytwelveSiberiancranesreturnedtoIranlastwinter.

Listentothepassageandanswerthefollowingquestions.

1.WhatdoscientistsexpecttohappentoSiberiancranes?

Theyexpectitspopulationtobecomealittlebigger.

2.Bywhomwastheprojectstarted?

AmericanandRussianscientists.

3.WhatareSiberiancraneslike?

SiberiancraneiswhiteandstandsoneandhalfmeterstallThespreadofitswingscanbe

asmuchastwoandhalfmeters.

4.WhatkindoflifedoSiberiancraneslive?

InsummerthesebirdsliveinremoteareasofSiberiainnortheasternRussia.Inwinter

theyflysouthtoChinaandsouthwesttoIndia,Pakistan,Iran,andIraq.

5.WhydidonlytwelveSiberiancranesreturntoIran?

BecausepeopleinIranhuntandkillthem.

PassageThree

AGoodCook

learnedtocookwhenIwasatschool.Wehadlessonstwiceaweek,sometimeswemade

mistakeandburnedthefood;but