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新挑战大学英语听力教程(第三册)听力原文及练习答案主 编:梁亚平/卢凌 副主编:李瑞林/徐宏亮编 写:夏炎青/卢凌/杨玉芳/陈英/徐宏亮/吴永泉上海外语音像出版社上海外语电子出版社Unit 1 Childhood (1)Part A Short Conversations Directions: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.1. W: You bought some new toys. How much do they cost?M: Mum, I bought them this morning. They are 15 dollars each and three makes a total of 45 dollars. But today they offered a 20% discount.Q: How much does the boy have to pay for these toys? (C)2. M: Hi, Jane. Have you finished reading the book? I can only keep it a week.W: Oh, I havent read it through the way I read a fairy tale. Perhaps we can go to the library to renew it.Q: What does the girl mean? (C)3. M: Our school will celebrate its 40 anniversary next Friday. We can have a day off. W: Great! But I also want to go back to school to see some old schoolmates. Perhaps I can find some interesting stories about our school history.Q: Why does the girl want to go to school? (C)4. W: Tom, you have been given so much homework to do this weekend. Hurry up!M: Yeah, Mum. But nothing like this.Q: What does the boy mean? (A)5. W: When shall we hand in term paper you assigned last week?M: The sooner the better.Q: What does the man mean? (B)6. W: Jim, could you remember your childhood?M: Not much. But I clearly remember the infant swimming lessons I took. I remember being thrown in the pool by a nurse.Q: What can the boy remember in his childhood? (D)7. M: Catherine, its time to go to school. Wake up! Youre going to be late.W: Did you forget its Saturday? I dont need to go to school. I can have more sleep today.Q: Who is the man most likely to be? (B)8. W: Hi, Johnson. Do you know the maths class this afternoon has been replaced by an English class?M: Oh, terrible. I have prepared every subject but that one.Q: Which class hasnt the man prepared for? (B)9. M: I dreamed of my trip to London when I was a child last night. Do you have the most memorable family vacation in your childhood?W: Yeah. I also remember hanging out on the beach with my favorite cousin where we talked about our future.Q: Where did the man go when he was a child in this dialogue? (B)10. M: Wheres Carol, Mom?W: She is still in the living room. She is fast asleep.Q: What is true about Carol? (C)Part B Long ConversationTask OneIn this section, you will hear one long conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will hear some questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). M: Hi, Amy. Where are you going?W: Hi, Jim. Im going to the sports center. Ive got a training every afternoon.M: What training are you taking?W: Gym.M: Oh, really? Is it hard?W: Not very hard. I had been in the gym club for many years.M: Someone once told me gym belongs to “the thinking persons sports”. Do you think so?W: It does require lots of concentration, and if you want to win the matches, tactics are very important.M: So you should be strong and smart.W: Yeah. And speed is also very important. Otherwise, you cant keep the pace. And youll fall onto the ground.M: Then do you like it?W: I find an hour of gym is as good as an hour of playing basketball. I like it very much.M: Amy, did you take any more classes in the club?W: Yeah, I also joined Yoga classes and keep fit classes. You also can join my club. You can take any class just as soon as you enroll. It really does you good.M: OK, I will. I have to go to the library. See you later, Amy.W: See you.Questions: 1. Why does the woman go out? (B)2. What training does the woman take? (A)3. Why does gym belong to “the thinking mans sports” according to the woman? (C)4. Why does the woman compare gym to playing basketball? (C)5. How many classes did Amy take in the club? (A)Task TwoListen to the conversation again and fill in the blanks according to what you have just heard in the conversation.Key:(1) sports center (2) hard (3) concentration(4) basketball (5) Yoga classes and keep fit classesPart C PassagesPassage One Task One You are going to hear one passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear each question, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).As my daughter grew, she was always on the high end of the growth chart. We hoped she would grow into her weight as her brother did; but by age 14 she was diagnosed as morbidly obese. We knew we had to take action, but she was afraid - afraid of how hard it would be, afraid of making changes in what she ate, afraid that she really couldn't lose weight. I didn't know how to help her, though I knew that I was partially responsible for her dilemma. I've never had a weight problem and have always indulged my kids and myself with whatever we wanted to eat, including homemade sweets, sodas, and fast food. We visited our family doctor and asked for her help. She made a referral to the only child obesity clinic in our state. It took five months to get the first appointment and the clinic is over two hours from our home. We were still worried when the appointment day finally came, and we arrived without a clue what to expect. Thankfully, we left feeling very relieved and hopeful. The doctor was confident that she will lose the weight, and started us off with a few simple rules. Surprisingly, weight loss was not the clinic's first goal for my daughter. Stopping the weight gain is our first three-month goal. She will have to go on a weight loss plan later because after puberty she has nearly reached her adult height. If we had started this process a few years ago, she would be maintaining her weight as she grew. That's why it is so important to seek professional help for your child's weight problem early. Don't put it off as we did.Questions:1. Which of the following is not included in the things that my daughter are afraid of? (D)2. Whats my doctors suggestion when we asked her for help? (A)3. Whats the result of this visit? (A)4. What can be concluded from the whole passage? (B)5. According to the doctor, which of the following is our first goal? (B)Task Two Listen to the passage again and then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).Key:1.F2.F3.T4.T5.TPassage TwoTask One You are going to hear one passage. At the end of the passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear each question, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).To check their understanding, students often wish to ask their teacher questions in class. However, many students would rather not ask in class because they may be concerned about being embarrassed or concerned about slowing the class down.For the benefit of everyone in the class, especially for the benefit of those who ask the questions, students should not hesitate to ask meaningful questions during a lecture or a presentation.Dont be overly concerned about embarrassing yourself in the eyes of the teacher. Throughout the teachers career, the teacher has been asked questions in class probably far more embarrassing than yours.Furthermore, dont be too sensitive about embarrassing yourself in the eyes of your classmates, especially your friends. In all likelihood, the other students in the class have a question similar to yours, and they may admire you for having the courage to ask in class. Moreover, your question may benefit the students who have not thought of it.An instructor may not answer your question immediately. Dont view this as an indication that your question is not important. Your question may be answered by subsequent material presented during that class, or perhaps the instructor is waiting for a more relevant and appropriate class time to respond to your question. In addition, some instructors set aside brief time periods, throughout their lecture, to deal with questions. Keep in mind that the instructor may choose to discuss your question with you after class, perhaps in private.Both the teacher and the students benefit a great deal from students questions during the class. Most teachers welcome and appreciate students questions in class primarily because such questions guide the instructor toward a better presentation and improve lecture delivery.Questions: 1. According to the passage, why do the students often ask questions in class? (C)2. Why dont many students want to ask questions in class? (D)3. What may be the other students response if you ask teacher a question similar to theirs? (A)4. Why doesnt the teacher answer you question immediately? (D)5. Whats the authors attitude towards asking questions in class? (B)Task Two Listen to the passage again and then decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).Key:1.F2.F3.T4.F5.TPart D Compound DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 1 to 7 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered 8 to 10 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.“When asked what they (1) learnt from those early stories, peoples (2) responses were, I learnt about good and bad, or right and wrong, or I learnt about how to make the right decisions,” Dr Roeper said.“The stories we (3) encounter in childhood are important in establishing our feelings about how our lives should be lived. They (4) influence the way we see the world and how we see ourselves in the world,” she said.Dr Roepers research suggests that stories play the same (5) role in peoples lives across the different generations, but the way that people (6) access those stories has changed. For the elderly (7) participants, who grew up between the wars, childrens books were scarce and television didnt exist, so most of the stories that they remembered from their childhood were from storytelling around the dinner table in large family groups. “It was like living in a soap opera. The family stories from their childhood were the same stories that they recalled 50 to 60 years later, and (8) the values that they learnt from them had a major impact on their lives,” Dr Roeper said.Radio was important for baby boomers and many more had access to childrens books after World War II. (9) By the time they reached their teenage years, they had established a pattern of reading. “Some of the people, who grew up watching soaps such as Neighbours and Home and Away, (10) talked about those stories in exactly the same way that the older participants talked about stories told around the dinner table. The medium of delivery had changed but the role of the story and the message had remained with them.”Unit 2 Childhood (2)Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In this section you will hear 10 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer.1. M: Can I go to the sports center this afternoon? I want to play football with my classmates there.W: OK, if you can finish your homework. I will check before you go out.Q: Can the boy go to play football this afternoon? (D)2. W: Tom told me his class football team can win yours in this sports meeting.M: Yeah, and pig can fly.Q: What does the boy mean? (C)3. W: You dont look so happy. Havent you passed the examination?M: No. I broke my toy last night. I like it very much.Q: Why is the boy unhappy? (B)4. W: Jim, I have to make a presentation this afternoon in the lecture. But Im really nervous right now.M: Stay calm. Best of luck! Ive got my fingers crossed for you.Q: Why does the man say he crossed his fingers for the woman? (C)5. M: I really worried about my pronunciation. My English teacher said I always made mistakes in my pronunciation.W: Dont worry. I also wish I had paid more attention to my pronunciation every time I had English class.Q: What does the woman mean? (B)6. M: Why are you so happy?W: I have been given a bakers dozen instead of an even dozen when I bought the cake.Q: Why is the lady so happy? (B)7. W: Would you prefer a window or an aisle seat, Jack?M: Aisle, please. If there is none left, then a window seat is what I like. But I dont like the middle seats.Q: What is the order of the boys preference? (D)8. W: Excuse me, Its so urgent. Could you tell me how to find the Ginsbon Cosmetic shop?M: Sorry. I cant help you. Im also a new comer.Q: what does the man mean? (D)9. W: The story about the blind singer is so moving.M: Yes. And I think everyone feels the same.Q: How did the man think about the story? (B)10. W: Hi, Jack. Well have table tennis match this weekend. Do you like it?M: Not yet. There is no sport I enjoy more than swimming.Q: Which sports does the man like most? (A)Part B Long ConversationTask One In this section, you will hear one long conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will hear some questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). W: Hi, David.M: Hi, Jean. How are you?W: Not bad. What did you get in the examination?M: C. What about you?W: The same as you. I cant believe Jason got the top mark. He has never stuck me as particularly smart.M: No, Ive always thought he was a bit dim(指人迟钝的). But there you go. I mean you just cant tell, can you?W: Youre right. It goes to show, doesnt it? Just because some doesnt say much in class doesnt mean that they dont know what they are doing.M: Thats true. Our time here