大学英语听力第四册 lesson 11

　　Lesson 11
PART A
1. M: I’d like to see the blue jacket in the window.
W: What size do you want?
Q: Who might be the woman?
2. W: I’d like some cookies and a birthday cake.
M: Do you want the cake decorated?
Q: Where does this conversation take place?
3. W: The faucet¹ in the bathroom is leaking.
M: Why not get Edward to come and have a look?
Q: What does Edward do?
4. W: Excuse me, I'd like to know whether the French dictionary I ordered has arrived.
M: Just a moment, madam. Let me check it for you. Oh yes, it has. That'll be $ 20.
Q : Where does this conversation take place?
5. M: We're going to skate. Do you want to come?
W: Thanks, but it's below zero. I'd rather stay by the fire.
Q : What time of the year does this conversation take place?
6. M: Don't you think we should park the car downtown?
W: I don't think we can find a space.
Q: What is being discussed?
7. W: The Golden Gate sounds like a nice place.
M: You said it. I hear the service there is good and the atmosphere is warm.
Q: Where are the two speakers probably going?
8. W: I've been reading a fascinating book about life in the Old West.
M: I wonder if it's the same one I read last month.
Q: What are they talking about?
9. W: Sports wears are on the second floor.
M: Yes. After we pick out a birthday gift for Mum, we can get some sweaters for ourselves.
Q : Where are the two speakers?
10. M: Stop for a minute, Mary. I want to have a look at the display in the window.
W: There are some books on sale. Why don't we go in and see if we can find something on art?
Q : Where does this conversation most likely take place?
PART B Macro-Listening
Passage 1
How Newspapers Developed
Tapescript
The first newspapers were handwritten sheets which were posted in public places. The earliest recorded newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B. C. In the 700's, the world's first printed newspaper was developed in China. The paper was printed from carved wooden blocks and distributed among the citizens. Europe didn't have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was print- ed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in Lon- don and was published weekly. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (current), which didn't appear until March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamia Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. The paper was called Publick (public) Occurrences², both Forreign (foreign) and Domestick (domestic). The local government, however, didn't approve of the paper and stopped its publication after the first issue, In 1704, John Camp- bell started The Boston Newsletter, the first newspaper to be published daily in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily news- papers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in the United States.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation³ in the world. The largest circulation for an individual newspaper, however, is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, which sells more than eleven million copies every day.
Passage 2
BBC Radio
Tapescript
BBC Radio nowadays provides home listeners with four alternative national channels. Each has a distinct⁴ character.
Radio One, broadcasting some 12 hours daily, offers the public a program of almost solely⁵ popular music.
Radio Two broadcasts over 20 hours a day and provides light music, musicals and even operas, as well as being the principal channel for the coverage⁶ of sports events of all sorts.
Radio Three, on the air some 17 hours a day, is the channel for classical music. It provides classical music, grand opera ,: theater plays, serious news, commentaries⁷ and works of educational, artistic⁸ and intellectual interest.
Radio Four, which is relatively⁹ new, provides its listeners with the principal and most detailed¹⁰ news and information service of BBC Radio. It's on the air for a good 16 hours daily. Moreover, it offers a very wide range of drama talk and entertainment programs as well as broadcasts to schools.

1 faucet   

n.水龙头

参考例句：

• The faucet has developed a drip.那个水龙头已经开始滴水了。
• She turned off the faucet and dried her hands.她关掉水龙头，把手擦干。

2 occurrences   

n.发生( occurrence的名词复数 )；出现；事件；发生的事

参考例句：

• Newspapers record the chief occurrences of the day. 报纸报道了当天发生的大事。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• None of these occurrences should be considered as errors. 这些现象没有一个应该被看做错误。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

3 circulation   

n.循环，流通，传播，发行，发行量

参考例句：

• There is a large circulation in the musical public.在音乐界销路很广。
• The ideas have been in circulation for some time.这些想法已经流行了一段时间。

4 distinct   

adj.种类不同的，有区别的，清楚的，明显的

参考例句：

• I had the distinct impression that I was being followed.我清楚地感觉到有人跟踪我。
• The party split into two distinct groups.该党分裂成两个截然不同的团体。

5 solely   

adv.仅仅，唯一地

参考例句：

• Success should not be measured solely by educational achievement.成功与否不应只用学业成绩来衡量。
• The town depends almost solely on the tourist trade.这座城市几乎完全靠旅游业维持。

6 coverage   

n.报导，保险范围，保险额，范围，覆盖

参考例句：

• There's little coverage of foreign news in the newspaper.报纸上几乎没有国外新闻报道。
• This is an insurance policy with extensive coverage.这是一项承保范围广泛的保险。

7 commentaries   

n.实况报道( commentary的名词复数 )；评论；评注；批评

参考例句：

• The schools produced diligent excerpting from older manuscripts, summarizing, and commentaries. 各学院从古代手稿里作了辛勤的摘录、总结和评注工作。 来自辞典例句
• The schools produced diligent excepting from older manuscripts, summarizing, and commentaries. 各学院从古代手稿里作了辛勤的摘录，总结和评注的工作。 来自辞典例句

8 artistic   

adj.艺术(家)的，美术(家)的；善于艺术创作的

参考例句：

• The picture on this screen is a good artistic work.这屏风上的画是件很好的艺术品。
• These artistic handicrafts are very popular with foreign friends.外国朋友很喜欢这些美术工艺品。

9 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

10 detailed   

adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的

参考例句：

• He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
• A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。