田鹨大学英语听力原文

2020年12月24日发(作者：易会才)
Unit 1 Part C
Part C
Test Your Listening
You're going to hear five short conversations.
Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
1. W: I like playing basketball, volleyball and table tennis.
What about you?
M: Well, tennis is my favorite sport.
Q: What sport does the man like?
2. W: You don't like boxing very much, do you?
M: It's far from being my kind of sport.
Q: What does the man mean?
3. W: I think yesterday's football game was quite exciting.
What about you, John?
M: You said it. But it was a bit long.
Q: What does the man think about the football game?
4. W: Do you like to play chess?
M: I like the game, but I don't play it often enough.
I'm afraid I'm not a very good chess player.
Q: What does the man mean?
5. M: I knew the names of all the football players
and the dates of all the games in my high school days.
But recently I have failed to keep up with football.
W: Now you are busy with your golf games.
Q: What do you know about the man from the conversation?



Unit 2 Part C
Part C
Test Your Listening
Listen to the conversation
and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
A: Well, here we are, not too crowded.
B: Great! Let's order quickly so we can chat a little.
A: OK. What are you in the mood for?
B: Something light. I had a huge breakfast and I'm still full.
A: There are three salads. Or you could have soup and a sandwich.
B: What are you having? A hamburger, I suppose.
A: No, actually I ate out last night.
We had pizza at Pizza Hut, then a late snack at Kentucky Fried Chicken.
B: Oh, dear. Well, maybe you should have a salad.
A: Yes, I think so. Look, the daily special is spaghetti. That sounds good.
B: Oh, the prices are great too. I'll have that as well.
A: Now let's decide on drinks.
B: I'll just have coffee and a glass of iced water.
A: Italian food needs red wine, you know.
B: But we have to go back to work.
A: OK, a Coke for me then.
B: Here comes the waitress. Let me order first.
Questions
1. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
2. Where does the conversation take place?
3. What will they order?


Unit 3 Part B
Part C
Test Your Listening
You're going to hear five short conversations.
Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
1. W: It's been freezing for the last few days.
M: Yes. And the forecast says there will be more snow next week,
accompanied by strong winds.
Q: What will the weather be like next week?
2. M: We haven't had such a severe winter for a long time, have we?
W: No, and the forecast says it's going to get worse before it warms up.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
3. W: What if it rains hard? What are we going to do?
M: I think it will clear up soon.
But if it keeps raining, the whole thing will have to be cancelled.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
4. M: How was the weather when you left New York?
W: It was very much like the weather in Beijing.
You don't have to take a lot of clothes.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation?
5. W: If it is this hot tomorrow,
we may have to give up the idea of playing tennis in the afternoon.
M: The weather forecast says it will cloud over by noon.
Q: What does the man mean?


Unit 4 Part C

Part C
Test Your Listening
Listen to the passage three times and supply the missing information.
First Reading
Celine Dion
is the youngest of 14 children in a working-class family in Quebec, Canada.
Her parents, who both loved music,
encouraged her to develop her musical talent.
At 12, Celine had composed the song
Her mother and brother
helped her to make a recording of that song
and sent it off to an address they found on an album of a popular French singer.
The address was that of Rene Angelil, who became her first conquest,
but there would be millions more.
Celine's rise from a teenage singer to a pop superstar has been steady,
but not without difficulties.
Record companies were at first less enthusiastic about investing in a teenager
than Angelil,
who mortgaged his own home to pay for her first album.
But her first two albums won a great success.
And by 1983
she became the first Canadian ever to have a gold record in France.
In 1990, Celine made her first English language record
with Unison but her real breakthrough in America
came when she was selected by Disney
to sing the theme song of Beauty and the Beast.
The song went to No.1 on the chart
and won both a Grammy and an Academy award.
In 1996
she performed at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games
and in 1997 she recorded the theme song for Titanic,
and her name became synonymous with the enormously successful film.
Celine Dion's favorite theme is love.
She sings the depth and the power of love
in a great many of her hits such as

the theme song of Titanic,
Second Reading
Celine Dion
is the youngest of 14 children in a working-class family in Quebec, Canada.
Her parents, who both loved music,
encouraged her to develop her musical talent.
At 12, Celine had composed the song
Her mother and brother
helped her to make a recording of that song
and sent it off to an address they found on an album of a popular French singer.
The address was that of Rene Angelil, who became her first conquest,
but there would be millions more.
Celine's rise from a teenage singer to a pop superstar has been steady,
but not without difficulties.
Record companies were at first less enthusiastic about investing in a teenager
than Angelil,
who mortgaged his own home to pay for her first album.
But her first two albums won a great success.
And by 1983
she became the first Canadian ever to have a gold record in France.
In 1990, Celine made her first English language record
with Unison but her real breakthrough in America
came when she was selected by Disney
to sing the theme song of Beauty and the Beast.
The song went to No.1 on the chart
and won both a Grammy and an Academy award.
In 1996
she performed at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games
and in 1997 she recorded the theme song for Titanic,
and her name became synonymous with the enormously successful film.
Celine Dion's favorite theme is love.
She sings the depth and the power of love
in a great many of her hits such as

the theme song of Titanic,
Final Reading
Celine Dion
is the youngest of 14 children in a working-class family in Quebec, Canada.
Her parents, who both loved music,
encouraged her to develop her musical talent.
At 12, Celine had composed the song
Her mother and brother
helped her to make a recording of that song
and sent it off to an address they found on an album of a popular French singer.
The address was that of Rene Angelil, who became her first conquest,
but there would be millions more.
Celine's rise from a teenage singer to a pop superstar has been steady,
but not without difficulties.
Record companies were at first less enthusiastic about investing in a teenager
than Angelil,
who mortgaged his own home to pay for her first album.
But her first two albums won a great success.
And by 1983
she became the first Canadian ever to have a gold record in France.
In 1990, Celine made her first English language record
with Unison but her real breakthrough in America
came when she was selected by Disney
to sing the theme song of Beauty and the Beast.
The song went to No.1 on the chart
and won both a Grammy and an Academy award.
In 1996
she performed at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games
and in 1997 she recorded the theme song for Titanic,
and her name became synonymous with the enormously successful film.
Celine Dion's favorite theme is love.
She sings the depth and the power of love
in a great many of her hits such as

the theme song of Titanic,


Unit 5 Part C

Part C
Test Your Listening
You're going to hear five short conversations.
Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
1. W: Jane kept coughing and couldn't go to sleep all night.
M: She must be sick. I hope she's better today.
Q: What do you know about Jane?
2. M: I haven't seen Jack for ages.
W: Neither have I. But I heard he had been in hospital for three weeks.
Q: What do you learn from the conversation?
3. W: Doctor, I've been suffering from a stomachache for quite a long time.
M: Tell me what you usually eat.
You know eating properly is very important for health.
Q: What does the doctor say about the possible cause of the woman's illness?
4. M: How is your son Peter feeling today?
W: Much better than yesterday.
But he still needs to rest for a couple of days before going to school.
Q: What does the woman say about Peter?
5. M: How is your husband after the operation?
W: He's getting better.
But he still needs to go to the hospital for a checkup in a week.
Q: What does the woman say about her husband?



Unit 6 Part C

Part C
Test Your Listening
Listen to the story
and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
Mr. Stevenson was the owner of a general appliance store.
He had seen many newly-weds coming into his store to shop
for their first refrigerator,
washer and dryer, and air- conditioner.
Pen and pencil in hand,
they would ask him a lot of questions about price,
features and after-sale services,
but they would usually walk away at the end of their inquiry.
The other day a young couple came into his store.
They asked him all the usual questions
and he answered all of them patiently.
But when he suggested an order at the end,
they replied firmly,
Although feeling a bit disappointed, Mr. Stevenson did not show it.
Instead, he smiled, moved closer and said,

That's perfectly understandable. I do the same.
In fact, they sell the same stuff as we do.
But if you buy things there,
there is something you will not get, and that is me.
I come with everything I sell.
I've been in the business for thirty years
and in a few years' time
I'm going to give my store to my daughter and son-in-law.
I hope they will carry on the family business.
I stand behind everything I sell
and I will make sure that you will never regret buying things from me.
After this short speech
Mr. Stevenson offered the young couple some ice cream
to thank them for their interest.
Impressed by his honesty and sincerity,
the young couple decided to place an order.
Questions
1. What did Mr. Stevenson's store sell?
2. Why did many newly-weds usually walk away
at the end of their inquiry?
3. Which of the following
best describes Mr. Stevenson's attitude towards his customers?
4. What was Mr. Stevenson's response to the young couple's refusal?
5. Why did the young couple finally decide to place an order?


Unit 7 Part C

Part C
Test Your Listening
Listen to the passage three times and supply the missing information.
First Reading
Vera Wang has become a significant figure in the American fashion industry
in a relatively short period of time.
She has no formal design training
because her father wouldn't let her go to art school
and wanted her to concentrate on more
After earning a degree in liberal arts,
Vera worked as an editor at Vogue for 17 years
and as a design director of Ralph Lauren for two years.
In 1990 she opened her first boutique on Madison Avenue in New York,
in a less expensive line of ready-to-wear bridal and evening dresses.
She chose bridal wear
for she wanted to build a fashion company starting with one market
and then expand into others.
She became a household name in 1994
when she designed stylish costumes for figure skater Nancy Kerrigan
to wear in the Winter Olympics.
Vera Wang herself is a very good skater and she had Olympic dreams too.
But that dream was crushed
when she did not win at the National Figure Skating Championships in 1968.
However, her love for the sport never ceased.


for Nancy has been good in terms of actual sales,
but it has been tremendous for name recognition.
Second Reading
Vera Wang has become a significant figure in the American fashion industry
in a relatively short period of time.
She has no formal design training
because her father wouldn't let her go to art school
and wanted her to concentrate on more
After earning a degree in liberal arts,
Vera worked as an editor at Vogue for 17 years
and as a design director of Ralph Lauren for two years.
In 1990 she opened her first boutique on Madison Avenue in New York,
in a less expensive line of ready-to-wear bridal and evening dresses.
She chose bridal wear
for she wanted to build a fashion company starting with one market
and then expand into others.
She became a household name in 1994
when she designed stylish costumes for figure skater Nancy Kerrigan
to wear in the Winter Olympics.
Vera Wang herself is a very good skater and she had Olympic dreams too.
But that dream was crushed
when she did not win at the National Figure Skating Championships in 1968.
However, her love for the sport never ceased.


for Nancy has been good in terms of actual sales,
but it has been tremendous for name recognition.
Final Reading
Vera Wang has become a significant figure in the American fashion industry
in a relatively short period of time.
She has no formal design training
because her father wouldn't let her go to art school
and wanted her to concentrate on more
After earning a degree in liberal arts,
Vera worked as an editor at Vogue for 17 years
and as a design director of Ralph Lauren for two years.
In 1990 she opened her first boutique on Madison Avenue in New York,
in a less expensive line of ready-to-wear bridal and evening dresses.
She chose bridal wear
for she wanted to build a fashion company starting with one market
and then expand into others.
She became a household name in 1994
when she designed stylish costumes for figure skater Nancy Kerrigan
to wear in the Winter Olympics.
Vera Wang herself is a very good skater and she had Olympic dreams too.
But that dream was crushed
when she did not win at the National Figure Skating Championships in 1968.
However, her love for the sport never ceased.


for Nancy has been good in terms of actual sales,
but it has been tremendous for name recognition.




Unit 8 Part C

Part C
Test Your Listening
Listen to the story
and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
A healthy newborn girl was discovered in Central Park yesterday morning.
The baby was abandoned on the top of a rock shortly before dawn
after the mother gave birth to her there.
The police said that the baby was healthy and weighed 7 pounds.
Now they were searching for the mother.
A policeman said that they had never had anything like this before.
They really didn't get babies left in the park.
But they were just happy the baby was all right.
The police rushed the baby to a nearby hospital.
Fortunately she was OK.
The police believed the baby was born
less than half an hour before she was discovered.
They also believed, judging from the amount of blood found on the rock,
that the mother might have given birth there.
It was 70 degrees when the baby was found.
Detectives were investigating whether the mother was a homeless woman
who called a baby rescue hotline early yesterday.
The head of Hope Foundation
said that his hotline received a call about 5:30 a.m.
from a young homeless woman in Manhattan.
The caller asked,
She was apparently in labor.
Then she was told to go to either a hospital or a fire station.
But the woman was afraid she would be recognized there.
The head also said that the woman wouldn't even tell him
where he would possibly meet her
since they had two teams that could help with the delivery, if necessary.
1. When and where was a newborn baby found?
2. How did the police feel when they found the baby?
3. Who might be the woman that had abandoned her baby?
4. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?


Unit 9 Part C

Part C
Test Your Listening
Listen to the passage
and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
Jeffrey Zaslow, the advice columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times,
grew up in suburban Philadelphia.
His biggest ambition in life was to be a writer.


and I wrote my own Civil War story.
After earning a degree in creative writing at Carnegie Mellon University,
he got a job at a newspaper in Orlando, Florida.
He made his mark with his article on the rough working conditions
endured by the people inside the Mickey and Minnie costumes
at Walt Disney World.
Later he became a staff writer for the Wall Street Journal.
In 1988, when the famous advice columnist,
Ann Landers, quit her job at the Chicago Sun-Times,
the paper launched a nationwide contest to find her replacement.
Jeffrey Zaslow applied.
Among the 12,000 contestants,
women outnumbered men nine to one,
and most of them had seen a lot more of life than Zaslow,
who was 28 and not married.
When he reached the semifinals,
his editors at the Journal ran a headline:
But Jeffrey did make it in the finals.
Today, thirteen years later, his column,
is read by thousands of readers in the Chicago area.
His years in the advice business left him
with a deep appreciation for people and their problems.
He is also greatly moved by the generosity,
sincerity and good nature of his readers.

I have much more faith in my fellow men than I had before.
And I've read plenty of letters to back that up.
Questions
1. When did Zaslow start writing stories?
2. How old was Zaslow when his column became popular with readers in Chicago?
3. What is the major benefit Zaslow has got from his years in the advice business?
4. What can be inferred from the passage?


Unit 10 Part C

Part C
Test Your Listening
Listen to the passage and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.
On the morning of September 11th Jan was in an elevator of the North Tower
of the World Trade Center with his window cleaning equipment
when the building was hit.
There were five other passengers in the elevator.
All of a sudden the building shook and the elevator stopped
and began to swing to and fro. Although the men were not aware of it,
they had only 100 minutes to get out of the damaged tower
before it would crumble to dust.
Soon smoke began coming into the elevator. The men realized that something was wrong.
They forced the doors open only to find a wall in front of them!
The wall had the number 50 on it and they knew they were at the 50th floor.
But their elevator normally did not stop there,
so there was no opening for them to escape.
Jan decided that they would have to make their own.
Knowing that the wall was made of a material that could be cut through,
Jan grabbed his 18-inch squeegee, and began chopping away at the wall.
When he felt tired, others helped.
Starting with one small hole, they cut through the three-inch deep wall
and then widened it. Then they kicked the wall, two at the same time.
The wall cracked apart. They saw before them a 2-by-4 inch metal beam
and a tile wall! Refusing to give up, the desperate men bent the beam,
knocked a hole through the tiles, then made the opening big enough to squeeze through.
Astonished, firefighters took them to the nearest staircase
and they ran down flight after flight. By 10:23,
when Jan and the others emerged on the street,
they had used up 95 of the 100 minutes they had. Five minutes later,
the North Tower crumbled.
Questions
1. What does the passage mainly tell us?
2. Which of the following is true?
3. What does Jan do?
4. Which of the following can best describe Jan?