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新编大学英语听力 More Listening Unit 2 Book 4Part 1Listening 1Ex1: C A D C BEx2: 1) approaching 2) left 3) toilet 4) locked 5) Tickets please 6) pushed 7) stampedScripts: Two Belgians and two Dutchmen traveled regularly to work on the same train. After a while the Dutchmen saw that the two Belgians only had one ticket between them and asked how they managed to achieve this. The Belgians explained that when they heard the conductor approaching from the other end of the carriage, the two of them left their seats, went into the toilet and locked the door. When the conductor knocked on the toilet door, saying, Tickets, please!, they pushed one ticket under the door. It was then stamped and pushed back under the door again.The Dutchmen thought this was a very good idea and the following morning bought one ticket between them. When they got to their carriage there was only one Belgian. They told him what they had done and asked the Belgian if he had a ticket as he was traveling on his own.The Belgian said he did not have a ticket at all and when they asked how he proposed to manage to travel free of charge, he told them they would have to wait and see until the conductor arrived, but he had no doubt that he would manage it without difficulty.As soon as they heard the conductor coming, the two Dutchmen immediately went to the toilet and locked the door. A few moments later, the Belgian followed them down the corridor and knocked on the toilet door, saying, Tickets, please! One ticket appeared under the door. Questions: 1. Where did the story take place? 2. What did the two Dutchmen want to know from the two Belgians? 3. How did the Dutchmen feel about the Belgians behavior? 4. What did the Belgian do when asked if he had a ticket? 5. Who finally managed to travel free of charge? Listening 2Ex1: 1 department store 2. attend college 3. difficult 4. physical education 5. terrified Ex2: FTTFTScripts:My name is Atsuko Saeki. I work as a salesclerk in a big department store in Fuji, Japan. Six years ago when I was 21 years old, I went to California to attend college. Life in the United States was much more difficult than I had ever imagined. It wasnt like the descriptions I had read in my textbooks. People often seemed tense and so I felt very alone.One of my hardest classes was physical education. We often played volleyball. All the other students were good at it, but I clearly wasnt. One afternoon, the teacher asked me to hit the ball to my classmates. For most people, this would be easy but I was terrified that I would make a fool of myself. When one of the boys on my team saw how nervous I was, he walked up to me and whispered, Come on, you can do that. You cant imagine how those words of encouragement made me feel. I was so happy that I almost cried. I managed to hit the ball and I think I thanked the young man, but Im not sure.I have never forgotten his kind words of encouragement. He probably doesnt even remember what he said to me or how much his kindness meant to me. Whenever things arent going well, I think of those simple words of encouragement: Come on, you can do that.We often forget that our words can have a powerful impact on other people. Even a simple wordgood or badcan have a lasting effect. Listening 3Ex1: 1 80 2. Caps, sweaters and scarves 3. The elderly ladys daughter-in-law 4. Because she was blind. 5. 19. 6. China 7. One 8. Toronto Ex2: 1. 60 2. making up 3. various parts 4. printed 5. Never before 6. personal letter 7. bless you Scripts:The first part:Dear Miss Austen,I was so happy to receive your letter. It means so much to me. I never expected such a detailed response. I am eighty years old and I am blind. There is little I can do except knit and that is why I knit so many caps, sweaters and scarves. Of course, I cant write, so my daughter-in-law is writing this letter for me.I know a little bit about the work you are doing. At the age of nineteen I married a man who was going to work as a missionary to China. For 40 years, with an occasional year at home in America, we worked in China. We had two sons, only one of whom is still alive. After 40 years, my husbands health began to fail. We moved back to the States where he took charge of a settlement house in Brooklyn, New York. When my husband died, I came to Toronto to live with my son and daughter-in-law.The second part:What I most wanted to say is this. For 60 years I have been making up missionary packages of clothing, food, medicine, or books. I have sent them to various parts of the world. Sometimes I have received a printed slip of acknowledgement, sometimes nothing. Never before in all these years have I had a personal letter describing the village and telling me who are wearing the clothing and what they said. I never thought that in my lifetime I would receive a letter like that. May God bless you.Listening 4 Ex1: 1 misunderstanding, 2 lump, 3 5/five, 4 cancer, 5 fineEx2: T F F T T FScripts:Interviewer: You experienced a misunderstanding when you worked in Singapore, didnt you?Carol:Mmm, yesquite a few, actually.Interviewer: Can you tell us about one, then.?Carol: Um, well, I had this red lump on my left leg. One night the pain was really bad and I became scared. So the next day I went to the hospital and they cut out the lump and stitched me up. Then I heard the doctor say to his assistant, Get it to the lab for tests right away. I was told to return in five days to have my stitches out and get my result. However, for some reason, I got the days mixed up and missed my appointment! It was a day late!Interviewer:Go on.Carol:I phoned up the hospital and the receptionist said the doctor wasnt in, but shed put me through to his assistant. Oh, my heart was pounding by this time and my mouth was all dry.Interviewer: With stress?Carol: Yes. I was really nervous. Anyhow, the assistant said OK and told me to hold on while she got my card. When she returned to the phone she said, I think youd better come in and talk to the doctor in person. Oh, I was so shocked.Interviewer: Oh dear!Carol: Why? I asked. Is there anything wrong? There was a long pause. Well, she said. The doctor will tell you about the treatment. So.theres me thinking: Oh my God, this is it. Ive got cancer. I felt sick quite literally So when can I talk to the doctor? I asked. His assistant said shed get him to call me later that morning.Interviewer: Oh, no, poor you! What did you do?Carol: Oh, I went to work. But I couldnt concentrate or work straight. Every time the phone rang, I nearly passed out. I kept ringing the hospital, but the doctor was late. Eventually, he rang me up. Oh, I was really shaking. He said, Ms Smith? I said, Yes? Oh, everythings fine, he said. No further treatment is necessary. What? I made him say it three times. I said, So why didnt your assistant tell me that? It would have saved me all this worry! I dont know, he said. He did apologize, though.Interviewer: How scary!Carol:Yeah. A couple of days later I got a letter from the hospital with the results of the tests. It said that Id had some kind of tumor. I looked it up in a medical dictionary and it explained that it was a benign kind of tumor. I think the assistant must have seen the word tumor and immediately thought it meant cancer. That was a day Ill never forget.Further Listening Listening 1 A D A B C BScripts: A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. All the other frogs gathered around the pit. When they saw how deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead.The two frogs ignored the comments and tried to jump up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to stop, that they were as good as dead.Finally, one of the frogs took heed of what the other frogs were saying and gave up. He fell down and died.The other frog continued to jump as hard as he could. Once again, the crowd of frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and finally made it out.When he got out, the other frogs said, Did you not hear us? The frog explained to them that he was deaf. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time. Questions: 1. Where did the story take place? 2. What happened to two of the frogs? 3. What did the other frogs say to the two frogs? 4. What happened to the two frogs in the end? 5. What made one of the frogs ignore the other frogs advice? Listening 2 D B C B C B One day Mr. Shull was talking about the power of positive thinking and the power of words. Michael, one of the audience, raised his hand and said, “Its not because I say good fortune, good fortune, good fortune that I feel better. Nor will saying bad luck, bad luck, bad luck make me feel worse. Theyre only words and words by themselves have no power.”Shull replied, “Shut up, you fool! You dont understand a thing about this.” Michael was stunned, his face became red and he was about to reply, “You, son of bitch!Then Mr. Shull raised his hand, “Please excuse me. I didnt mean to upset you. Please accept my most sincere apologies.” Michael calmed down. Some people in the hall murmured; others shuffled their feet.Then Mr. Shull resumed, “Theres the reply to the question you asked me. A few words made you very angry. The other words calmed you down. Now do you understand the power of words?” Listening 3All of us would like our friends to know our 1) moods and our needs instinctively. That rarely happens and never happens 2) regularly. No one will ever be able to 3) meet your needs if they dont know what your needs are. It is true that you take 4) risks when you let your needs be known. You may be turned down and 5) hurt. However, when you are expecting your friends to read your mind and 6) satisfy your needs without your input, you are going to be 7) disappointed and hurt without your friends ever knowing why.This is a common misconception of friendships and even marriages. When asked if he had told his wife he wanted her to ride bicycles with him, one husband said, Of course I didnt tell her. After all these years of marriage, she 8) should know! The sad thing is she will probably never know 9) unless he tells her. So, tell your friends what you want and what you need. Otherwise you will be 10) stuck in a relationships that can never grow to be best friends.Listening 4TTFTFTTFTFScripts:My friend used to commute to work daily on a train. After getting off the train, he always walked the short distance to his office building. Every morning, he passed an old man who was always at then same spot with a cup in hand, hoping to get a bit of change from passers-by. For most people, this person was someone to be ignored as if he didnt exist. But my friend would always say good morning to him and bid him have a good day. The stranger would smile back, say good morning and remain until all the commuters had gone on their way.Occasionally, my friend would drop a dollar or two in his cup on his way as he said hello. This behavior went on for several years until one day, his last day on the job before retirement. My friend stopped for a few moments to talk with this man. He told the man that he would no longer be passing by because this was his last day on the job. The man took his hand and shook it warmly saying that he had always looked forward to seeing my friend pass his way, not because he dropped a few dollars in his cup. He said he would miss my friend because he was one of the few people out of thousands who ever said hello when passing him by. And he was the only one who ever bid him have a good day. The man also said that his warm words always brightened his day and helped him to continue on despite being ignored by thousands of others who saw him daily. 4
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