大学英语听力第一册 lesson 12

　　Study II
PART A Micro-Listening
Sentence Structure¹ Special Questions
I. Directions: You will hear ten wh-questions. There is only one answer to each question. Listen carefully and underline² the letter beside your choice. 10 points
1. Where is Miss Smith?
a. She's from England.
b. She's at home.
c. She's not back.
d. She's very well.
2. How did Tom learn Arabic³?
a. In the morning.
b. Very well.
c. In the library.
d. By taking a course.
3. Who is using my tape-recorder?
a. Mary is.
b. Mary is using.
c. Mary isn't.
d. Mary has.
4. When are you going on holiday?
a. Last night.
b. Next week.
c. By plane.
d. With my brother.
5. How many languages does Peter speak?
a. Many languages.
b. Pretty well.
c. Four languages.
d. With his roommates.
6. What's Kate going to buy?
a. In a store.
b. Some tapes.
c. In the morning.
d. By bike.
7. Where are you going?
a. To Germany.
b. In Italy.
c. To take some photographs.
d. Tomorrow.
8. How are you doing?
a. Doing homework.
b. Just fine.
c. Very good.
d. Reading aloud.
9. What do you do?
a. What do you do?
b. Fine, thank you.
c. I'm a college student.
d. I do well in my studies.
10. Why did Mrs Green go to the travel agency⁴?
a. By car.
b. Yesterday afternoon.
c. In New York.
d. For some information about travel.
II. Directions: You will hear five sentences. Each one will be read three times. Listen carefully and write down what you hear. 10 points
1. _________________?
2. _________________?
3. _________________?
4. _________________?
5. _________________?
PART B Macro-Listening
Dialogue
I'm Always Nervous in Class
I. Tapescript
Joana Paul, I'm nervous.
Paul Why?
Joana I'm always nervous whenever I put on the headphones.
Paul But you can enjoy some music first. The music is so nice.
Joana Yes, it is. But when the dialogue begins, I can't catch a word.
Paul You don't have to catch every word. Try to get the key words.
Joana But how can I identify the key words?
Paul Those words that tell the main idea of the dialogue or are repeated several times in it.
Joana Well, probably you have to tell me the main idea first.
Paul But...
Teacher Good morning, class. Here are your books New English 900. We'll take Lesson Twelve today. Now put on your headphones and keep your books closed. We'll listen to the dialogue first.
Joana Paul, I'm nervous.
Paul Take it easy, Joana.
II. Language and Culture Notes
1. New English 900 is a series⁵ of textbook for adult students of English as a second language. It is a revision of another set of textbook entitled⁶ English 900 and was first published in the United⁷ States in 1978.
2. Take it easy here means⁸ 'Don't be nervous', 'Relax'. In other cases it may also mean 'Don't work too hard'. 'Take things easy' conveys⁹ the same meaning.
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write 'T' true or 'F' false for each statement¹⁰ you hear. 10 points
1 _________________
2 _________________
3 _________________
4 _________________
5 _________________
2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and complete the following with the words you hear. 10 points
1 Joana: ... when the dialogue begins, I _________________.
2 Paul: You don't have to catch _________________. Try to get the _________________.
3 Joana: But how can I identify _________________?
4 Paul: Those words that tell the _________________ of the dialogue, or _________________ several times in it.
5 Teacher: Good morning, class. Here are your books _________________. Now _________________. We'll listen to the dialogue first.
Passage
Polly Went to School
I. Tapescript
Polly went to school when she was six years old. She liked her first day very much. Her teacher, Miss Yates, was very nice, and the other children in her class were nice, too. But at the end of the second day, when the other children left the classroom, Polly stayed behind and waited.
Miss Yates had some work to do and did not see Polly at first, but then she looked up and saw her. 'Why didn't you go with the others, Polly?' she asked kindly¹¹. 'Did you want to ask me a question?'
'Yes, Miss Yates,' Polly said.
'What is it?' Miss Yates asked.
'What did I do in school today?' Polly said.
Miss Yates laughed. 'What did YOU do in school today?' she said. 'Why did you ask me that, Polly?'
'Because I'm going to go home now,' Polly answered, 'and my mother's going to ask me.'
II. Language and Culture Notes
In the United States, boys and girls start school when they are six years old. In some states they must stay in school until they are sixteen.
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the passage and choose the right answer to each question you hear. 10 points
1
a. She made many new friends.
b. She liked to take the school bus.
c. The teacher and the other children were nice.
d. The lessons were interesting.
2
a. She wanted to stay longer in the school.
b. She was waiting for her mother to take her home.
c. She was waiting for the school bus.
d. She wanted to ask Miss Yates a question.
3
a. Polly's mother.
b. Polly's father.
c. Polly herself.
d. Miss Yates.
4
a. She did not pay attention in class.
b. She was rather slow.
c. She had a bad memory.
d. She was too young to understand school activities.
5
a. She found it stupid.
b. She found it funny.
c. She found it informal¹².
d. She found it too formal.
2. Directions: Listen to the passage again and complete the following with the words you hear. 10 points
1 At the end of the second day, when the other children went home, Polly _________________.
2 Miss Yates did not see Polly at first because she _________________.
3 Polly asked Miss Yates, ' _________________?'
4 Miss Yates laughed and said in reply, ' _________________?'
5 Polly answered, 'Because I'm going to go home now, and _________________.'
PART C Oral Practice
I. Directions: Work in pairs and respond¹³ to the following appropriately¹⁴.
1. I want to ask you a question.
________________?
2. I am nervous.
________________.
3. I'll take a test today.
________________.
4. I want to go to Garden Hotel. Do you know where it is?
________________.
II. Directions: Say a few words about Polly.

1 structure   

n.结构，构造，建筑物；v.构成；

参考例句：

• Doctors study the structure of the human body.医生研究人体构造。
• A flower has quite a complicated structure.一朵花的结构相当复杂。

2 underline   

n.下划线；加下划线；vt.在…下面划线；强调

参考例句：

• Underline all the sentences you do not know.在你不懂的所有句子下面划一条线。
• Please underline the noun clauses in the passage.请用线画出短文中的名词性从句。

3 Arabic   

n.阿拉伯语；adj.阿拉伯语的，阿拉伯人的，阿拉伯式的

参考例句：

• It is not easy to learn Arabic.学阿拉伯语不容易。
• Arabic script reads from right to left.阿拉伯文是从右至左读的。

4 agency   

n.经办；代理；代理处

参考例句：

• This disease is spread through the agency of insects.这种疾病是通过昆虫媒介传播的。
• He spoke in the person of Xinhua News Agency.他代表新华社讲话。

5 series   

n.连续；系列

参考例句：

• The students have put forward a series of questions.学生们提出了一系列问题。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

6 entitled   

有资格的

参考例句：

• You will be entitled to your pension when you reach 65. 你到65岁就有资格享受养老金。
• He entitled us to enter his office at any time. 他授权给我们可以随时进入他的办公室。

7 united   

adj.和谐的；团结的；联合的，统一的

参考例句：

• The whole nation is closely united.全国人民紧密团结。
• The two men were united by community of interests.共同的利益使两个人结合在一起。

8 means   

n.方法，手段，折中点，物质财富

参考例句：

• That man used artful means to find out secrets.那人使用狡猾的手段获取机密。
• We must get it done by some means or other.我们总得想办法把它干完。

9 conveys   

v.运输( convey的第三人称单数 )；运送；输送；表达

参考例句：

• The poem conveys his deep reverence for nature. 这首诗表达了他对大自然的深深崇敬之情。
• The firm conveys goods to all parts of the country. 这个公司向全国各地发送货物。 来自《简明英汉词典》

10 statement   

n.陈述；声明；综述

参考例句：

• The government will put out a new statement tomorrow.政府将于明天发布一项新声明。
• Put down your statement in black and white.把你的话用白纸黑字写下来。

11 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。

12 informal   

adj.非正式的，不拘礼的，通俗的

参考例句：

• I got an informal reception.我受到了非正式接待。
• The leaders met over informal lunches.领袖们在非正式午餐时进行会晤。

13 respond   

vi.回答，响应

参考例句：

• I offered him a drink but he did not respond.我请他喝酒，但他未作回答。
• I greeted him but he didn't respond.我跟他打招呼，他没答理我。

14 appropriately   

adv.适当地

参考例句：

• Appropriately, the press rode him hard. 新闻界对此严加批评是恰当的。 来自辞典例句
• Her singing of "Evening Waltz" was easy and lively, well-balanced and appropriately controlled in volume. 她唱的“晚会圆舞曲”轻松愉快，层次分明，音量的控制也恰到好处。 来自英汉非文学 - 百科语料821