大學英語聽力應用(第2冊)An Unusual Car Race

Unit15AnUnusualCarRacePartOneWarming-upActivityPartTwoConversationsPartThreePassagesPartFourCompoundDictationPartFiveStoryAppreciationPartOneWarming-upActivityDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearanEnglishsongorapoemthreetimes.Thefirsttime,youjustlistenforitsgeneralidea,andthesecondtime,youarerequiredtocommitittomemory.Finally,youcansingalongandenjoyit.NeverGiveUp—CharlieRemiggioNevergiveup,Neverlosehope.Alwayshavefaith,Itallowsyoutocope.Tiringtimeswillpass,Astheyalwaysdo.Justhavepatience,Yourdreamswillcometrue.Soputonasmile,You’lllivethroughpain.Knowitwillpass,Andstrengthyouwillgain.PartTwoConversationsSectionAShortConversationsDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear8shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause,duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C),andD),anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecenter.Example:Youwillhear:M：Isitpossibleforyoutoworklate,MissGrey?W：Worklate?Isupposeso,ifyoureallythinkit'snecessary.Q：Wheredoyouthinkthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?Youwillread:A)Attheoffice.B)Inthewaitingroom.C)Attheairport.D)Inarestaurant.Fromtheconversationweknowthatthetwoweretalkingaboutsomeworktheyhadtofinishintheevening.Thisismostlikelytohavetakenplaceattheoffice.Therefore,A)“Attheoffice”isthebestanswer.YoushouldchooseA)ontheAnswerSheetandmarkitwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.SampleAnswer:A)B)C)D)1.?A)?Shehadtoflyoutoftown.?B)?She’ssick.?C)?Shesaidthatshe’dcomelater.?D)?Shedecidedtostayhome.2.?A)?Heissick.?B)?Heisworried.?C)?Heisangry.?D)?Heisconfident.3.?A)?Atawedding.?B)?Onahoneymoon.?C)?InFlorida.?D)?Atanairport.4.?A)?Thewomanhadn’tsentathank-younote.?B)?Thewomanhadn’tnoticedhim.?C)?Thewomanhadlefthimanote.?D)?Thewomanhadn’tgottenhisnote.5.?A)?Themanisalwayseating.?B)?Sheagreeswiththeman.?C)?Shewantsthemantotellherwhatheate.?D)?Thisisthesecondtimeshesaidthat.6.?A)?Shedoesn’tknowwhentheywillgo.?B)?Shebelievesthereisaroaddetour.?C)?Shewon’tbereadyateighto’clock.?D)?Shewantsthemantogoaway.7.?A)?Buyingsomemoreapples.?B)?Eatinguptheapples.?C)?Eatingsomefruit.?D)?Buyingsomeotherfruit.8.?A)?Ajanitor.?B)?Aplumber.?C)?Asalesman.?D)?Ashoemaker.SectionBLongConversationsDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearlongerconversations.Aftereachconversation,youwillhearseveralquestions.Theconversationsandquestionswillnotberepeated.Afteryouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourbookandchoosethebestanswer.Ⅰ．Questions9to12arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.9.?A)?Hismother.?B)?Hiskids.?C)?Hiswife.?D)?Hisson-in-law.10.?A)?Lifeinsurance.?B)?Houseinsurance.?C)?MedicalInsurance.?D)?EndowmentInsurance.11.?A)?Fireman.?B)?Boxer.?C)?Doctor.?D)?Lawyer.12.?A)?Themantookoutaninsurancepolicybecausehethoughtthathishealthwasnotgood.?B)?Thewomandidn’tagreewiththeman’sdecision.?C)?Thewomanhadnojobatall.?D)?Themantookoutthemedicalinsurancepolicy.Ⅱ.Questions13to16arebasedontheconversationyouhavejustheard.13.?A)?Sendingmail.?B)?Savingmoney.?C)?Sendingorcollectmoney.?D)?EMS.14.?A)?Theprocessismuchmorecomplexthanbefore.?B)?Theinterestrateislowerthanbefore.?C)?Nowthepostofficehasseveralkindofaccounts.?D)?Alltheaccountshavethesameinterestratenow.15.?A)?Youcanbuystampsonlyatpostoffice.?B)?Postofficesaretheplacetogotocollectwelfarebenefits.?C)?Youonlyreallyusedthepostofficetosendmail,savemoney,andsendorcollectmoneynow.?D)?Theman’ssonwenttothepostofficetobuysweetsandchocolates.16.?A)?Thequeueareverylongonthedayswhenpeoplecollectpayment.?B)?Thepostofficeshouldhaveaphilatelycounterforkids.?C)?Ifyouneedtopostsomethingitsometimestakeslongerthanitusedto.?D)?Thepostofficeshouldhavemoreservicesthanbefore.PartThreePassagesDirections:Inthissection,youwillhear3shortpassages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhearsomequestions.Boththepassageandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).Passage1DoYouSpeakEnglish?NewWords:askforalift搭便車Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhavejustheard.1.?A)?Hisvillage.?B)?Inthesouthofhiscountry.?C)?AsmallvillageinFrance.?D)?AtowninFrance.2.?A)?Hewantedtospeaktohim.?B)?Hewantedafreerideinthecar.?C)?Herecognizedhim.?D)?HespokeFrench.3.?A)?neitherofthemspokeFrench.?B)?neitherofthemspokeEnglish.?C)?theyeachthoughttheotherwasFrench.?D)?theyeachthoughttheotherwasEnglish.4.?A)?English.?B)?French.?C)?EnglishandFrench.?D)?Locallanguage.Passage2AnUnusualCarRaceNewWords:explosionn.轟鳴聲rivaln.競爭對手Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhavejustheard.5.?A)?ARolls-RoyceSilverGhost.?B)?AToyota.?C)?ABenz.?D)?AFord.6.?A)?TheRolls-RoyceSilverGhost.?B)?TheBenzwhichwasbuiltin1885.?C)?Allthecarwereold.?D)?Thereweremanyloudexplosions.7.?A)?butonlyafewcompletedthecourse.?B)?andtheyallcompletedthecourse.?C)?andmostofthemcompletedthecourse.?D)?Butonlyoneofthemcompletedthecourse.Passage3CapitalPunishmentListentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertothequestionsyouhavejustheard.8.?A)?Slightpunishment.?B)?Deathsentence.?C)?Lifesentence.?D)?Alargefine.9.?A)?Itusedtopreventcrimes.?B)?Itusedtobeseenashavingnovalue.?C)?Itusedtohelpcriminals.?D)?Itusedtobeinnameonly.10.?A)?Thespeakerdoesnotcareaboutcapitalpunishment.?B)?Thespeakerseescapitalpunishmentashavingnovalue.?C)?Thespeakerisagainstcapitalpunishment.?D)?Thespeakerisinfavorofcapitalpunishment.11.?A)?“Lifesentence”meanswhatitsays.?B)?“Lifesentence”doesnotmeanwhatitsays.?C)?“Lifesentence”isequalto“deathsentence”.?D)?“Lifesentence”isforsomecruelcriminalsonly.PartFourCompoundDictationDirections:Inthispart,youwillhearapassagethreetimes.Whenthepassageisreadforthefirsttime,youshouldlistencarefullyforitsgeneralidea.Whenthepassageisreadforthesecondtime,youarerequiredtofillintheblanksnumberedfrom1to7withtheexactwordsyouhaveheard.Forblanksnumberedfrom8to10youarerequiredtofillinthemissinginformation.Youcaneitherusetheexactwordsyouhavejustheardorwritedownthemainpointsinyourownwords.Finally，whenthepassageisreadforthethirdtime,youshouldcheckwhatyouhavewritten.ForAmericans,the(1)

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