大学生英语自主听力材料(2)
大学生英语自主听力3
Section A
l. M: Now, I'm going to start off by asking you a difficult question. Why would you
like to get this post?
W: Well, first of all I know that your firm has a very good reputation. Then I've heard you offer good opportunities for promotion for the right person.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
(C) 这个对话中的关键信息很多，因此只要抓住其中一个就可以了，比如Why would you like to get this post?从这个问句中就可以得出答案C。
2. W: It's certainly very busy here today, isn't it?
M: Yes, and there aren't enough salesgirls. We have been standing here for at least five minutes
Q: Where does this conversation most likely take place?
(C) 在这个对话中，关键词是salesgirls(售货员)，因此可以判断地点应该是商场。
3. W: I like these glasses very much, but they look like they would be quite expensive. M: Yes. They're a piece or 0 a dozen. Actually that's not very expensive. Q: How much do two glasses cost?
(B) 做这道题要进行简单的运算。从对话中得知，一个杯子15美元，而一打(12个)为150美元。但是如果只买两个的话，应该还是按每个15美元算。因此两个的价格应该为30美元。
4. M: What's the matter with Tom? He has seemed so sad these days.
W: He's got so many bills to pay that his wife said they would never make ends meet.
Q: What do we learn from this conversation?
(D) 本对话中Tom感到不高兴是与他的账单有关。女士的话是由so...that引导的一个带有结果状语从句的复合句，意思是好像Tom挣的钱永远也不够付清他的账单。make ends meet是收支平衡的意思。因此最符合题意的应该是D。
5. W: Will you please change the channel? I can't stand this program.
M: If you wait a minute, the news will be on next. I want to be sure to see it tonight.
Q: What are they doing?
(B) 在这个对话中，channel, program为关键词，另外see决定了不可能是听收音机，而应该是在看电视。
6. W: I was sorry to hear about Brown's being fired. I know he was sick a lot and he
usually goes to work late.
M: Oh, it wasn't that. Brown committed a big error last month's accounting. Q: Why was Brown fired?
(B) 对话中女士提到了Brown的两个缺点，而男士的回答否定了女士提到的两个缺点是被解雇的原因所在，所以正确答案只有B。
7. M: Do you think we can wrap up this report by five?
W: Have you looked at the clock recently?
Q: What does the woman imply?
(A) 对话中，男士问女士五点前能否完成这份报告，女士反问难道你没看钟吗?从女士的回答可以得出时间不够。
8. W: I thought Jack was going to join us tonight.
M: I couldn't reach him this afternoon but I left words with his mother that he should meet us at 4.
Q: What did the man do that afternoon?
(C) 在这个对话中，男士说I left words with his mother that he should meet us at 4.即他给Jack留了一个口信，因此C为正确答案。
Conversation One
M: I saw your advertisement in this morning's New York Times, and I'd like to take a look at the apartment.
W: Come in, please. It's on the second floor. This way, please.
M: How much does the apartment rent for?
W: It's three hundred dollars a month, including heat and electricity. Here we are. This is the living-room. There are windows in every room. The kitchen is on your left. M: There are two bathrooms. That's great.
W: By the way, we don't allow any pets here.
M: I see. What about decorating?
W: If you decide to move in, we will repaint the apartment on condition that you sign a two-year lease.
M: That means if I sign a one-year lease, there will be no redecorating at all? W: That's right.
M: If I decided to take it, how soon could I move in?
W: You can move in any time you like. As you can see, it's already cleaned up. M: Good. Er, Mrs. ...?
W: Jones.
M: Mrs. Jones, I like this apartment very much, but I'd like to know my wife's and kid's opinions. I'll come back this evening with them. Will that be convenient? W: That's fine with me.
M: This is my business card. Thanks very much, Mrs. Jones. We'll see you tonight. Questions 9 to 12 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
9. On which floor is the apartment?
(B) 细节题。对话中直接提到公寓是在二楼。
10. What is the man excited to find?
(A) 细节题。从男士的讲话语气可以看出他因为这个公寓有两个卫生间而非常激动。There are two bathrooms. That’s great.
11. For how long is the man asked to sign a lease if he wants the apartment to be repainted?
(C) 细节题。对话中女士直接提到了重新粉刷的条件是sign a two-year lease。
12. Which of the following statements is true?
(C) 细节题。根据对话，只有C是正确答案。
Conversation Two
W: Hi, Jack. Who are you writing to?
M: I'm writing to my parents telling them I'll stay here this summer.
W: You're not going home, are you? I thought you were going on a trip to Japan with your family.
M: Well, I intended to go with them, but I thought again and changed my mind.
W: Tell me. I'm interested in knowing what keeps you from joining your beloved family and staying here. It certainly is not studying.
M: No, certainly not. Michael arranged for me to work at his uncle's institution. W: How much will you be paid?
M: Judy, I don't do it for money, but for experience. Besides, it's voluntary work. W: You work without payment? That's really something. What kind of work is it? M: I'll be a teacher in one of his uncle's orphanages.
W: Oh, Jack, I'm impressed.
M: When will you leave for home?
W: Tomorrow. We'll fly to Hawaii two days after. I really have to pack now. M: Go then. Have a nice vacation.
W: I'll send you postcards.
Questions 13 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard.
13. What's the conversation mainly about?
(C) 主旨题。对话开头女士问男士回不回家过暑假，接下来男士说明了理由，可见他们在谈论男士的暑期安排。
14. What will Jack do in this summer vacation?
(C) 细节题。对话中明确提到男士暑假会I'll be a teacher in one of his uncle's orphanages。此句与选项C同义。
15. What can you infer from the conversation?
(C) 推断题。Jack提到他工作的原因不是为钱而是为了获取经验，故答案为C。 Section B
Passage One
Tom Dixon tried to find out what his lie detector could do. One day he fixed the little box to a flowering plant that was growing in a pot. He didn't say anything at all but he began to think some cruel thoughts.
"I'm going to cut off these flowers," he thought. "They're getting old and ugly. So I'll cut them off." But that wasn't true in fact, because the flowers were young and lovely.
The needle on the machine climbed quickly from 0 to 8, then 10, 12, 15, and it stopped at 17. The plant was in trouble! Something was worrying it. Was it fear or sadness? Was it the thought of being cut? The flowers bent their heads. They suddenly looked old and tired, and Tom felt sorry for them.
"No, no!" he cried. "I won't cut you. You're my friends. I just want you to grow and be lovely. I'll take you outside, into the sunshine. You'll like that, won't you?"
The flowers lifted their heads slowly and seemed to smile at him. The needle returned to zero. Tom took off the box and put away the detector. He picked up the plant in the pot and went outside. It was very nice in the garden that morning.
All plants enjoy their owners' love and care and kindness. They know the sound of a kind voice and an unkind one. They also seem to understand people's thoughts. So if you have flowers of your own, think about them with love. They will return your kindness in the only way they can: they will grow strong and beautiful.
Questions 16 to 18 are based on the passage you have just heard.
16. What was Tom Dixon's purpose of doing this experiment?
(A) 信息明示题。从文章的第一句便可得出Tom做实验的目的是答案A。
17. How did Tom Dixon carry out the experiment?
(D) 综合理解题。文章的第二段可以看出Tom在threatening the flowers，而第四段是在comforting the flowers，综合理解可以得出答案为D。
18. Which of the following CAN'T be learnt from the experiment?
(B) 细节题。从文章的第三段第一句可以明显看出机器的指针会摆动，因此B为正确答案。
Passage Two
There are three groups of English learners: beginners, intermediate learners and learners of specialist English. Beginners need to learn the basics of English. Students who have reached the intermediate level benefit from learning general English skills. But what about students who want to learn specialist English for their work or professional life?
Most students who fit into this third group have a clear idea of what they want to learn. A bank clerk, for example, wants to use this specialist vocabulary and technical terms of finance. But for teachers, deciding how to teach specialist English is not always so easy.
For a start, the variety is enormous. Every field, from airline pilots to secretaries, has its own vocabulary and technical terms. Teachers also need to have an up-to-date knowledge of that specialist language. And not many teachers are exposed to working environments outside the classroom.
These issues have influenced the way specialist English is taught in schools. This type, of course, is usually known as English for Specific Purposes, or ESP, and there is an ESP course for almost every area of professional and working life.
In Britain, for example, there are courses which teach English for doctors, lawyers, reporters, travel agents and people working in the hotel industry. By far, the most popular ESP courses are for business English.
Questions 19 to 21 are based on the passage you have just heard.
19. What is the characteristic of learners of specialist English?
(D) 细节题。短文中第二段第一句话Most students who fit into this third group have a clear idea of what they want to learn.直接提供了问题的答案。
20. Who needs ESP courses most?
(A) 综合理解题。短文虽末直截了当地说是 professionals最需要ESP专门用途英语课程，但是通过讨论专门用途英语学习者所学习的内容，以及几乎各个行业都开设有专门用途英语课程，短文实际上已明确表达了这一意思。
21. What is this speaker mainly talking about?
(C) 综合理解题。很显然本文主要讨论专门用途英语，因此正确答案为C。 Passage Three
Not everyone in the world requires the same amount of living space. The amount of space a person needs around him is a cultural difference, not an economic one. Knowing your own psychological space needs is important because they strongly affect your choices, including, for example, the number of bedrooms in the home. If you were brought up in a two-child family and both you and your sister or brother had your own bedrooms, the chances are that if you have two children or more, you also will offer separate bedrooms for them. In America, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies. This is very unusual in the world. In many other countries, the baby sleeps in the same bed with his parents or in a bed near them.
The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs. Some families gather closer to each other and the size of their house has nothing to do with it. Others have separate little corners where family members go to be alone.
Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressure. It is almost impossible, however, .to completely change your psychological space needs. Questions 22 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard.
22. What does the passage tell us about American children?
(A) 细节题。从In America, for example, they train people to want to have their own rooms by giving them their own rooms when they are babies可知。
23. Why are some families gather closer to each other at home than others according to the passage?
(C) 推断题。从The space in the home also shows a lot about psychological space needs 可以推知答案。
24. What is the relationship between economic situation and psychological space needs?
(B) 细节题。文中提到Although it is true that psychological space needs are not decided by economic reasons, they sometimes have to be changed a little because of economic pressure. It is almost impossible, however, to completely change your psychological space needs。由此可推知答案。
25. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
(D) 主旨题。文章主要谈到的是人们心理上所需要的空间。
Section C
In classrooms, we are often (26) by traffic noises; sounds in the too strong. If you cannot remove the distractions, you must learn to deal with them. bothering you. Another way to reduce distractions is to take active actions. For Sometimes distractions are within you. Physical discomforts, personal concerns, daydreams and so on will prevent you from concentrating on what you are doing. To deal with physical discomforts, you may resort to balanced nutrition, rest and regular If you worry about some trivial matters, such as feeding your pet cat, seeing off a friend, ironing your shirts, etc., you may list them on a page and force yourself not to think about them until after class. (36)
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