全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文与答案.pdf

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1、全新版大学英语听说教程第三册听力原文及答案Unit 1Unit 1Part BPart BText 1Text 1Dating with My Mother(Part One)Dating with My Mother(Part One)After 22 years of marriage,I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in myrelationship with my wife,Peggy.I started dating with another woman.It was Peggys idea.One day she sa

2、id to me,Life is too short,you need to spendtime with the people you love.You probably wont believe me,but I know you loveher and I think that if the two of you spend more time together,it will make us closer.The other woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother,a72-year-old widow who has

3、lived alone since my father died 20 years ago.Right afterhis death,I moved 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career.When I moved back near my hometown six years ago,I promised myself that I wouldspend more time with mom.But with the demands of my job and three kids,I nevergo

4、t around to seeing her much beyond family get-togethers and holidays.Mom was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us goout to dinner and a movie.Whats wrong?she asked.I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you,I said.Just the two ofus.I would like that a lot,sh

5、e said.When I pulled into her driveway,she was waiting by the door with her coat on.Her hair was curled,and she was smiling.I told my lady friends I was going out withmy son,and they were all impressed.They cant wait to hear about our evening,Mother said.Exercise 1:Exercise 1:1.c2.a3.bQuestions:Ques

6、tions:1.What would make the speaker closer to his wife,Peggy?2.What do you know about the speakers mother?3.Which of the following adjectives best describes Peggy?Exercise 2:Exercise 2:1.She suggested that her husband spend more time with his mother.She said to herhusband,Life is too short,but you n

7、eed to spend time with the people you love.Youprobably wont believe me,but I know you love her and I think that if the two of youspend more time together,it will make us closer.2.1).she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her haircurled.2)She had told her lady friends about this.Tex

8、t 2Text 2Dating with My Mother(Part Two)Dating with My Mother(Part Two)We didnt go anywhere fancy,just a neighborhood place where we could talk.Since her eyes now see only large shapesand shadows,I had to read the menu forboth of us.I used to be the reader when you were little,she said.Then it is ti

9、me for you to relax and let me return the favor,I said.We had a nice talk over dinner,just catching up on each others lives.We talkedfor so long that we missed the movie.Ill go out with you again,my mother said as I dropped her off,but only if youlet me buy dinner next time.I agreed.How was your dat

10、e?my wife asked when I got home that evening.Nice.nicer than I thought it would be,I said.Mom and I get out for dinner a couple of times a month.Sometimes we take ina movie,but mostly we talk.I tell her about my trails at work and brag about the kidsand Peggy.Mom fills me in on family gossip and tel

11、ls me about her past.Now I knowwhat it was like for her to work in a factory during the Second World War.I knowhow she met my father there,and know how they went through the difficult times.Icant get enough of these stories.They are important to me,a part of my history.Wealso talk about the future.B

12、ecause of health problems,my mother worries about thedays ahead.Spending time with my mom has taught me the importance of slowing down.Peggy was right.Dating another woman has helped my marriage.Exercise 1:Exercise 1:1.c2.d3.d Questions:Questions:1.What does the story mainly tell us?2.Which of the f

13、ollowing is true?3.What can you learn from the story?ExerciseExercise 2:2:1.F2.T3.F4.T5.FQuestions:Questions:1.It can be inferred that the speaker s mother often took him out to dinner when he2.3.4.5.was small.The mother has poor eyesight now.On their first date the speaker took his mother out to di

14、nner and a movie.The speaker s parents worked in the same factory during the Second World War.The speaker and his mother now meet once every month.Part CPart CConversation 1:Conversation 1:W:You know,many American parents are now wondering why they cant keep theirteenage children from drinking.M:Im

15、aware of that.To my mind,its the permissive attitude of the parents that is toblame.Q:What can you learn from the mans response?Q:What can you learn from the mans response?Conversation 2:Conversation 2:M:Dont you think its good to give our children a monthly allowance?W:I think so.It can teach them

16、the value of money.With a monthly allowance theycan learn to budget their expenses wisely.Q:What are they talking about?Q:What are they talking about?Conversation 3:Conversation 3:M:Mom,Ive got a part-time job at a supermarket.Three hours a day weekdays andall day Saturday.W:Congratulations,Tom.But

17、are you sure you can handle it?What about yourhomework and your piano lessons?Q:How does the mother feel about Toms part-time job at the supermarket?Q:How does the mother feel about Toms part-time job at the supermarket?Conversation 4:M:Hey,Mary.You look so upset.What happened?W:My father had an acc

18、ident the other day.He is now in hospital and will have anoperation tomorrow.You see,his heart is rather weak.I really dont know whether hecan survive it.Q:Whats the woman worried about?Q:Whats the woman worried about?Conversation 5:Conversation 5:W:Mothers Day is coming soon.Could you tell me what

19、sons and daughters do inyour country on that day?M:Well,they send their mothers flowers and cards to celebrate the occasion.Besides,it is a common practice for them to wear pink carnations on that day.Q:Which of the following is true of the customs of Mothers Day in the mansQ:Which of the following

20、is true of the customs of Mothers Day in the manscountry?country?1.b2.c3.b4.d5.dPart DPart DMy First JobMy First JobMy parents ran a small restaurant.It was open twenty-four hours a day,sevendays a week.My first job was shining shoes for customers when I was six years old.My duties increased as I gr

21、ew older.By age ten I was clearing tables and washingplates.My father made it clear that I had to meet certain standards.I had to be on time,hard-working and polite to the customers.I was never paid for any work I did.Oneday I made the mistake of telling Dad I thought he should give me ten pounds a

22、week.He said,OK,then how about you paying me for the three meals a day when you eathere and for the times you bring your friends here for free drinks?He figured I owedhim about 40 pounds a week.This taught me quite a lot.Statements:Statements:1.The speaker had more than one responsibility at his par

23、ents restaurant.2.The speakers parents kept their business open around the clock.3.It can be inferred that the speakers family lived in the United States.4.It seems that the speakers father was very strict with him but quite kind to hisfriends.5.The father finally agreed to pay his child for his wor

24、k but would deduct the cost ofhis meals.6.This story shows that the speaker has very unhappy memories of his childhood.Unit 2Unit 2Part BPart BText1Text1What a Coincidence!(Part One)What a Coincidence!(Part One)Andrew had always wanted to be a doctor.But the tuition for a medical school in1984 was 1

25、5,000 dollars a year,which was more than his family could afford.To helphim realize his dream,his father,Mr.Stewart,a real estate agent,began searching thehouse-for-sale ads in newspapers in order to find extra business.One advertisementthat he noted down was for the sale of a house in a nearby town

26、.Mr.Stewart calledthe owner,trying to persuade him to let him be his agent.Somehow he succeeded andthe owner promised that he would come to him if he failed to get a good deal with hispresent agent.Then they made an appointment to meet and discuss the thing.As good things are never easy to acquire,t

27、he time for the appointment had to bechanged almost ten times.On the day when they were supposed to meet at 3 oclockin the afternoon,Mr.Stewart received another call from the owner.His heart sank ashe feared there would be another change of time.And so it was.The owner told himthat he couldnt make i

28、t at three but if he would come right then,they could talk itover.Mr.Stewart was overjoyed.Leaving everything aside,he immediately set out todrive to the house.As he approached the area,he had a strange feeling of having been there before.The streets,the trees,the neighborhood,all looked familiar to

29、 him.And when hefinally reached the house,something clicked in his mind.It used to be the house of hisfather-in-law!The old man had died fifteen years ago but when he was alive,he hadoften visited him with his wife and children.He remembered that,like his son Andrew,his father-in-law had also wanted

30、 to study medicine and,failing to do so,had alwayshoped that one of his two daughters or his grandchildren could someday become adoctor.Exercise 1:Exercise 1:1.b2.a3.d4.cQuestions:Questions:1.Who are the two main characters in the story you have just heard?2.How did Mr.Stewart get to know the owner

31、of the house?3.What problem did Mr.Stewart have?4.What is the coincidence in the story you have just heard?Exercise 2:Exercise 2:1984/son/medical school/tuition/afford it/realize/newspaper ads/extrabusiness/advertisement/succeeded/agent/changed/phone call/put aside/doing/immediately/familiar/father-

32、in-laws/visited/his father-in-law alive/coincidenceText2Text2What a Coincidence!(Part Two)What a Coincidence!(Part Two)When he entered the house,Mr.Stewart was even more amazed to find that thehouse was decorated exactly as he had remembered it.He told the owner about thisand the latter became intri

33、gued too.However,they were in for even greater surprises.It so happened that in the middle of their discussion,a postman came to deliver aletter.And the letter was addressed to Mr.Stewarts father-in-law!Were it not for Mr.Stewarts presence there and then,the letter would be returnedas no person of t

34、hatname lived in the house any longer.As the postman demanded a signature on thereceipt slip,Mr.Stewart signed for his long-deceased father-in-law.Mystified,theowner urged Mr.Stewart to open the letter and see what it contained.The letter wasfrom a bank.When he opened it,two words immediately met hi

35、s eye-Foreducation.It was a bank statement of an amount hisfather-in-law had put in yearsago for his grandchildrens education needs.With the interest it had earned over theyears,the standing value of the amount came to a little over$15,000,just enoughmoney to cover the tuition of Andrews first year

36、at a medical college!Another thing that is worth mentioning is about the postman.The originalpostman,who had worked in this neighborhood,called in sick that day.So thepostman,who was new to the area,came to deliver mail in his place.Had it been theold postman,the letter would undoubtedly be returned

37、 to the sender as he knew fullwell that no person bearing that name lived in that house any longer.The miracle was a blessing for Andrew.With the money given tohim by hisgrandfather he was able to study medicine.Now he is a doctor in Illinois.Exercise 1:Exercise 1:1.T2.F3.F4.F5.FStatements:Statement

38、s:1.Several coincidences happened in the story.2.The coincidences made it possible for the owner to sell his house at a good price.3.No one actually benefited from the coincidences.4.It can be inferred that Mr.Stewart did not have to seek extra work from then on.5.With the extra money Mr.Stewart had

39、 earned,Andrews dream finally came true.Exercise 2:Exercise 2:1.He was intrigued.2.A bank statement.3.his father-in-law had put an amount of money in the bank for his grandchildrenseducation.4.A little over$15,000.5.He could use the money to cover the tuition of his first year at a medical college.6

40、.He is a doctor in Illinois.Part CPart CDad Stops for Gas,Finds Lost SonDad Stops for Gas,Finds Lost SonNueng Garcia was the son of an American serviceman stationed in Thailand in1969.But his father went back to the States when Nueng was only three months old.When he grew up Nueng immigrated to the

41、United States and worked as a gas stationclerk in Pueblo,Colorado.His dream was to find his father John Garcia.Year afteryear,he tried in vain to search for information about the whereabouts of his father.It was a fine day in Pueblo.There was not a cloud in the blue sky.But for him,it was just anoth

42、er day on the job.Suddenly he noticed the name of one customer whopaid with a check.The man,who was in his fifties,had the same surname as his own.Nueng raised his head from the check and looked at the man.Could this be his father?Are you John Garcia?he asked.Yes,came the answer.Were you ever in the

43、 Air Force?Yes.Were you ever in Thailand?Whats that to do with you?answered the man,who became suspicious bythen.Were you or were you not?Nueng persisted.Yes.Did you ever have a son?At this truth dawned on the man.They stared at each other and realized at thesame moment that they were father and son

44、 who were separated 27 years ago and halfa world away.John Garcia hadnt seen his son since 1969.He lost touch with Nuengs motherwhen she started seeing another man.He moved to Pueblo nine years ago.He said henever went to that gas station,wasnt even low on gas that day and hardly ever paidwith a che

45、ck.Exercise:Exercise:1.F 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.T 7.F8.TStatements:Statements:1.Nuengs parents divorced when he was only 3 months old.2.After moving to the U.S.A.,Nueng worked at a gas station in Colorado.3.Nueng never gave up his efforts to find his father,but John Garcia had never lookedfor his son.4.O

46、ne day while at work Nuengs eyes fell on the photo of a customers driverslicense,and the man in the photo looked like his father.5.John Garcia was once in the U.S.Air Force stationed in Thailand.6.John Garcia and his son didnt meet each other again until 1996.7.Nuengs father said he often went to th

47、at gas station but never paid with a check.8.It was by coincidence that John Garcia and his son were reunited after many yearsof separation.Part DPart DUnexplained ParallelsUnexplained ParallelsOne of the best-known collections of parallels is between the careers of AbrahamLincoln and John F.Kennedy

48、.Both were shot on a Friday,in the presence of theirwives;both were succeeded by a Southerner named Johnson;both their killers werethemselves killed before they could be brought to justice.Lincoln had a secretarycalled Kennedy;Kennedy a secretary called Lincoln.Lincoln was killed in the FordTheater;

49、Kennedy met his death while riding in a Lincoln convertible made by theFord Motor Company-and so on.Similar coincidences often occur between twins.A news story from Finlandreported of two 70-year-old twin brothers dying two hours apart in separate accidents,with both being hit by trucks while crossi

50、ng the same road on bicycles.According tothe police,the second victim could not have known about his brothers death,asofficers had only managed to identify the first victim minutes before the secondaccident.Connections are also found between identical twins who have been separated atbirth.Dorothy Lo