大学英语听力教程听力原文unit20

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Unit20

PartIStatements
CompleteeachofthestatementswithwhatyouhearandchooseAorBtoexplainthewordorphraseinbold,
1.It’sexhaustingcommutingfromBrightontoLondoneveryday.(A
2.Salesrepsneedtobeoutgoinganddynamic,becausetheyareconstantlymeetingnewcustomers.(B
3.Attheageoffifteenshewaskickedoutoftheschoolforherabsencefromclasses.(A4.Youmayfeelnervousbutdon'tloseyourcomposureinfrontofher.(B
5.Therearestillsomevacanciesforstudentsinsciencesandengineeringcoursesbutthoseintheartsandhumanitieshavebeenfilled.(A
PartIIDialogueDialogueOne


NoPlaceLikeHome
Roger:Hello!
Ann:Hello,Roger?ThisisAnn.
Roger:Oh,hi,Ann.Howhaveyoubeen?Andhow'syournewapartmentworkingout?Ann:Well,that'swhatI'mcallingabout.Yousee,I'vedecidedtolookforanewplace.Roger:Oh,what'stheproblemwithyourplacenow?Ithoughtyoulikedtheapartment.
Ann:Oh,Ido,butit'salittlefarfromcampus,andthecommuteisjustkillingme.Doyouthinkyoucouldhelp?Ithoughtyoumightknowmoreaboutthehousingsituationneartheuniversity.
Roger:Alright.So,whatkindofplaceareyoulookingfor?
Ann:Well,I'dliketoshareanapartmentwithoneortworoommateswithinwalkingdistancetoschool.
Roger:Okay,what'syourbudgetlike?Imeanhowmuchdoyouwanttospendonrent?
Ann:Uh,somewhereunder$200amonth,includingutilities,ifIcould.Oh,andI'dprefertorentafurnishedapartment.Roger:Hmm,andanythingelse?Ann:Yeah,Ineedaparkingspace.
Roger:Well,Iknowthere'sanapartmentcomplexaroundthecomerthatseemstohaveafewvacancies.I'11dropbythereonmywaytoclasstoday.Ann:Hey,thanksalot.Roger:Noproblem.
I.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear,1.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?(B2.Whydoesn'tAnnlikehercurrentapartment?(C3.HowmuchmoneydoesAnnwanttopayforrent?(A4.Whatkindofplaceisshelookingfor?(B
5.HowisRogergoingtohelpher?(C
II.Listentothedialogueagainandcompletethefollowingsentences.
Annwasnotsatisfiedwithherapartment,whichwasalittlefarfromcampus.Soshe

decidedtolookforanewplaceandphonedRogerforhelpwhoknewmoreaboutthehousingsituationsneartheuniversity,AnntoldRogerthatshewantedtoshareanapartmentwithoneortworoommateswithinwalkingdistancetoschool.Therentwouldbeunder$200amonth.Afurnishedapartmentwasbetter.Besides,sheneededaparkingspace.
DialogueTwoCairoM:HowdidyoulikeEgypt?
W:Oh,it'swonderful.Infact,EgyptwashometotwooftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld--thegreatpyramidandthelighthouseatAlexandria.M:Wheredidyougo?
W:Well,weweregoingtoCairoandAlexandriabutwehadtostayonlyinCairobecauseoftheweather.
M:What'stheretoseeinCairo?
W:Cairoisoneoftheworld'slargestcitiesandoffersmanysitestosee,includingthemuseumsandthepyramids.Andtherearealsoancientchurches,magnificentislamicmonuments.They'rereallyworthseeing.
M:I'veheardthatthelargestpyramidisthepyramidofKhufu.
W:Yes.Itisabout144metreshighandmadeoftwomillionthreehundredthousandhugestones.Tobuildit,100,000menworkedfor20years.M:Whataboutitsculture?
W:Cairoprovidesgreatculture,includingartgalleriesandmusichalls,suchastheOperaHouse.
M:What'sthecitylike?
W:It'sverylarge,butthestreetsarealwaysnoisyanddirty.
I.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear.1.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?(B2.What'stheheightofthePyramidofKhufu?(A3.WheredidthewomangoinEgypt?(A
4.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofthecityofCairo'?(C5.Whatcanyoulearnfromthedialogue?(A
II.ListentothedialogueagainandanswerthefollowingquestionswithYesorNo.1.WasEgypthometooneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld?(No2.ArethereanymuseumsandpyramidstovisitinCairo?(Yes
3.AretherealsoancientchurchesandmagnificentIslamicmonuments?(Yes
4.IsthepyramidofKhufumadeofthreemilliontwohundredthousandhugestones?(No
5.DoesCairoprovidegreatculture,includingartgalleriesandmusichalls?(YesDialogueThree
PartyTime!Jori:Hi,Dave.Happytoseeyoucouldcome.Comeonin.Dave:Hi,Jori.Wow!Lookslikethepartyisatitshighpoint.
Jori:Yeah.Andthey'reeatingmeoutofhouseandhome.Oh,I’dlikeyoutomeetmysister,Carol.She'svisitingfortheweekend.Dave:Oh,whichoneisshe?
Jori:She'ssittingonthesofaoverthere.

Dave:Youmeanthewomanwearingtheredsweaterwiththelongblackhair?
Jori:Yeah.That'sfight.Letmeintroducehertoyou.Ijustknowyoutwowillgetalongwell.You'rebothsooutgoingandadventurous.
Dave:Uh,andwho'sthemansittingnexttoher?Uh,themanwiththesuitjacketandflashygreenfie?
Jori:Oh,that'sBob,mykarateteacher.
Dave:Karateteacher!Ineverknewyouwereintokarate.
Jori:Yeah,Istartedabouttwomonthsago.Comeon.I'dlikeyoutomeetthem.
I.Listentothedialogueandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear1,WhoisvisitingJorifortheweekend?(C2,WhatisCarolwearing?(A3.WhatisCarollike?(A4.WhatisBobwearing?(B5.HowdidJoriknowBob?(B
II.ListentothedialogueagainandwriteTforTrueorFforFalsefortheinformationyouhear1.Joripreparedalotoffoodfortheparty.(T
2.Joriandhersisterliveinthesameapartment.(F
3.CaroliswearingagreensweaterandtalkingtoBob,(F4.JoriissurethatDaveandCarolwillgetalongwell.(T
5.Jorihasbeeninthekarateclubfortwomonths.(T
PartThreePassages
PassageOneHeGotCaughtCheating!
Therearenolimitsforstudentswhowanttogetknowledgeandhighgrades.Someofthemstudyhardallthetimetodowellonthetests,butsomechooseaneasierway--cheating.Therearesomanywaystocheatthatahugebookonthisthemecouldbewritten.
Somestudentsareverycreativeincheatingundertheprofessor'snose.Whileastudent,Isawoneboywhohadatinyheadphoneinhisear.Hisfriendswhowereoutdoorswereabletoheartheteacher'squestionsthroughtheirheadphones.Theywerelookingupanswersinthebooksandtellingthatstudentinformationheneeded.Onthatday,theprofessorwassurprisedatthehighknowledgeoftheboy.
Unfortunately,notallofthestudentsarelucky.Whatshouldastudentdoifheiscaughtcheating?Oneoftheprofessorsinmyuniversitywasverystrict.Severalstudentswerekickedoutoftheuniversitybecausehecaughtthemcheating.Notmanypeopletriedtocheatthere.Nevertheless.oneofmyfriendsbroughtabigbooktothetest.Howhediditevennowisasecret.Hewaslookingathisbook,andtheprofessordidn'tseeit.Suddenly,myfrienddroppedthebook.Itfelltothefloorwithunbelievablenoise.Theprofessorstayedcalmandaskedthepoorboywhatitwas.Hesawthebookwhichwaslyingunderthestudent'sdesk.Theboybecamewhitelikesnow,buthefoundthepowertosay,"Myanswersheet,sir!"Theprofessorstartedlaughingbecausehedidn'texpectsuchacreativeanswer.Fortunately,myfriendwasallowedtotakeanoraltest.Hewasthefirststudentwhomtheprofessordidn'tkickoutforcheating.
I.Listentothepassageandchoosethebestanswertoeachofthequestionsyouhear,l.Whatkindofpersonisthespeakeraccordingtothepassage'?(C

大学英语听力教程听力原文unit20

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