现代大学英语听力1课堂听力unit7

Unit 7

Task 1

【答案】

1) They are Emma, Mark and Jane.

2) Emma wants a joke book; Mark wants a model train, and Jane wants a radio.

3) The joke book costs two pounds fifty. The radio costs twenty-seven pounds ninety-nine pence. We don’t know the exact price of the model train, but it must be very expensive.

【原文】

Jane: What are you doing Emma

Emma: I’m writing to Father Christmas.

Mark: Oh —she’s asking for Christmas presents. What do you want Emma Emma: Well, I can read now. I like books. So, I want a joke book.

Jane: Look. Here’s one in this magazine. It costs two pounds fifty. It’s very nice.

Emma: Yes, it is. I know, I can ask Father Christmas to bring presents for you and Mark, too.

Mark: Good idea! Well, I like...

Jane: Trains! You like trains. We know.

M ark: So I want this train. Look. Isn’t it splendid

Jane: Mark, that model train costs...

Mark: Yes, Jane, I can see the price, but look at it.

Jane: Well, I don’t want a train.

Emma: There are some nice dolls.

Jane: Oh Emma. I’m fifteen years old. I don’t like dolls. I want a radio for my bedroom. Then I can listen to all my favourite songs.

Mark: A radio. Here’s one. Look. It costs twenty-seven pounds, ninety-nine pence.

Jane: That’s OK. Right Emma. Finish your letter to Father Christmas. Tell him to put a joke book, a train and a radio in his big sack. And don’t forg et to put the right address on the letter!

Task 2

【答案】

A.

1) Emma

She is going to bed now.

2) Mark

He’s having a bath. Now he’s washing his feet and singing a carol.

3) Jane

She is putting the last Christmas Cards on the table in the hall.

4) Mr. Phillips

He’s putting all the presents under the tree. He’s thinking about his busy day.

5) Mrs. Phillips

She’s preparing all the food for tomorrow’s meals

B.

1) d 2) a 3) c

【原文】

It’s 8 pm on Christmas Eve. Everyone is happy because tomorrow is Christmas Day. But everyone is busy too. There’s a lot of work to do. Here is the Phillips’ family in their home. What are they all doing

Emma is going to bed now. She’s hanging up her empty stocking for Father Christmas. She’s thinking of the presents under the tree. She wants to open all her presents now, but she can’t. She must open them in the morning.

Mark is in the bathroom. He’s going to a party tonight, so he’s having a ba th. Now he’s washing his feet and singing a carol.

Jane is putting the last Christmas cards on the table in the hall. She can’t put them in the sitting-room or the dining-room because they are full of cards. She’s listening to the carol-singers.

There is no one in the dining-room. It’s empty.

Mr. Phillips is in the sitting-room. He’s putting all the presents under the tree. He’s thinking about his busy day. Parents always work hard at Christmas.

And where’s Mrs. Phillips She is working in the kitchen. She’s preparing all the food for tomorrow’s meals. The Christmas pudding is ready, and so is the turkey. Now she is decorating the cake. She’s having a glass of sherry because it’s Christmas.

There are some carol-singers in the street. They are singing carols and collecting money for poor people. Now they are knocking on the front door of the Phillips’ house.

The church bells are ringing too. Everyone can hear them. And there, in the sky, a. long way away... Who’s that It’s Father Christmas. He’s driving through the sky in his sleigh. Tonight’s a busy night for him. He’s thinking about all those black chimneys. And he’s looking at a long list of children’s names and addresses. Is Emma Phillips on his list

Task 3

【答案】

A.

read, drew, made, drank, had, flew, went, see, remember

B.

1) a, 2) c, 3) b

【原文】

How much do you remember of the time when you were a child You got up early every morning and went to school. You read books at school. You drew pictures and

made things out of clay. You drank milk every day and ate things that were good for you. Perhaps you had plaits. Perhaps you flew a kite. Perhaps you went abroad for your holidays. You can see photographs of yourself in the family album. They help you to remember the distant past.

I remember the Christmas holidays best. It was always cold. The days were very short. The nights were long and dark. It wasn’t a good time of the y ear — except for one thing. I always received presents at Christmas. I can remember the bright lights in the streets. I can remember the big shops and the crowds. My mother always took me to London to see the lights. And she always took me to one of the big shops to meet Father Christmas. This was a special event every year. I always met Father Christmas in a big shop. I always asked for lots of presents and he always brought them for me.

Two weeks before Christmas one year, I went to London with my mother. I was five years old at the time. I shall never forget the day. It was cold and dark. But the shop windows were very bright. The streets were full of people. There were crowds in the streets and crowds in the shops. My mother held my hand tightly and we both went into a big shop.

It was warm and bright in the shop. We both went upstairs to the toy department. The toy department was full of children. There were lovely toys everywhere: cars, bicycles and planes. Then I saw my old friend at one end of the department store: Father Christmas himself! I pulled my mother by the hand. “Please take me to Father Christmas,” I said. There were lots of chi ldren near Father Christmas. They were standing in a line. Father Christmas spoke to every one of them. At last it was my turn.

“Hello, little boy,” he said to me. “Where do you live”

“Don’t you know” I answered. “You came last year.”

I can’t remember what Father Christmas answered. But I remember one thing.

I was very sad. Father Christmas hadn’t remembered my name. He called me “little boy”. And he hadn’t remembered my address. I got my presents that year, as usual, but it wasn’t the same. Something had changed.

Task 4

【答案】

A. past, future, memories, hopes, fears

B. b

【原文】

In late October in the northern half of the world, the days grow shorter and the nights grow longer. It is colder and darker. There is mist and fog, and cold winds blow. The leaves fall from the trees, and their black skeletons stand out against the autumn sky. The year is ending and everything is dying. Winter is coming, with its long dark nights. People stay at home in the evenings and at weekends. Old people remember the past and young people think of the future. It is a time of memories, of hopes and fears. It is the time of Halloween.

Halloween marks the end of autumn and the start of winter. In the past this festival was a time of fear. People believed in ghosts and witches and they stayed indoors. On October 31st, Halloween, the ghosts of the dead rose from their graves, and all the witches of the world rode through the sky on their broomsticks. Today this ancient festival is a time for fun, for Halloween parties. You can see ghosts and witches, but they are ordinary people in fancy dress. Everyone eats rich autumn food, pumpkin pie or ginger cake. People make lanterns from pumpkins. And they try to tell the future.

Task 5

【答案】

A.

1) There were only seven small houses to live in. So everyone had to squeeze in

together. You might have had four or five extra people living with your family. 2) Your house was dark inside. You couldn’t see anything out of the tiny windows because they were made from oiled cloth, not glass.

3) The air was full of smoke from the fish-oil lamps and from the big fireplace, where something was cooking all day long.

B.

1) F, 2) F

【原文】

What would it be like if you were there on the first Thanksgiving Day (PartⅠ) What would your house be like

Crowded! There were only seven small houses to live in. So everyone had to squeeze in together. You might have had four or five extra people living with your family.

Each house had only one room, called the hall. The hall was your kitchen, bedroom, dining room, and your living room. There was also a loft upstairs, but that was used for storage.

The furniture got moved around a lot. When it was time to eat, out came the wooden benches and boards that were used to make a table.

At night, the benches and the boards were laced against the walls. Out came the lumpy mattresses, which were laid right on the cold dirt floor.

If you were one of the lucky ones, your family might have a real bed. Your parents slept on top and you slept in the “trun dle” bed hidden unde rneath. It was like a big drawer that was pulled out at bedtime.

Your house was dark inside. You couldn’t see anything out of the tiny windows because they were made from oiled cloth, not glass.

And it was smelly! The air was full of smoke from the fish-oil lamps and from the big fireplace, where something was cooking all day long.

Task 6

【答案】

A.

1) Because most of the water in England was polluted in the early 1600s. You could get very sick from it. But beer was safe because it has alcohol in it, and alcohol kills germs. So, tha t’s what people drank every day.

2) Doing the laundry was a really big job in those days. First, the women had to make soap out of animal fat and ashes. That took a long time. Then the children had to carry water from the stream, so it could be boiled in big outdoor pots. After everything was washed, the laundry was hung on bushes to dry.

B.

1) F, 2) F

【原文】

What would it be like if you were there on the first Thanksgiving Day (Part II)

Did the Pilgrims think drinking beer was wrong

No. The Pilgrims were very religious. They thought it was a sin to get drunk. But they did drink beer. They drank beer because it was safer than water.

Most of the water in England was polluted in the early 1600s. You could get very sick from it. But beer was safe because it has alcohol in it, and alcohol kills germs. So, that’s what people drank every day.

But their beer was not like the beer today. The women made it at home. There was very little alcohol in it, so you wouldn’t get drunk from drinking it with your food.

People had beer for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. They thought it was good for you. Children started drinking it as soon as they were able to hold a cup in their hands.

Who had to clean the dishes

Nobody! The Pilgrims didn’t clean their dishes with soap a nd water the way we do today. The women and girls just rinsed the pottery bowls, wooden platters, cups, knives, and spoons and put them back on the shelf.

Napkins were washed only once a month. You can imagine how dirty they got! But the Pilgrims weren’t b othered by dirt the way we are. They were used to it. And doing the laundry was a really big job in those days.

First, the women had to make soap out of animal fat and ashes. That took a long time. Then the children had to carry water from the stream, so it could be boiled in big outdoor pots. After everything was washed, the laundry was hung on bushes to dry.

Task 7

【答案】

【原文】

Every Saint Patrick’s Day, my whole family has to wear green. If someone does not, then everyone gets to pinch that person! Last year, my grandpa forgot to wear green! He finally found some, so we didn’t pinch him.

Every Easter, my Nanny gives my brother and me a small Easter egg with a clue in it. We follow clue after clue until we come to a prize. This is my favourite holiday tradition.

My favourite traditional holiday is the Chinese New Year. I like it because my family goes to a Chinese temple in Los Angeles. It is very beautiful and exciting. We get to see Chinese dragons dance on the streets.

On the night before Christmas, we go around our town and look at the Christmas decorations on all the houses. While we look at the lights, we eat hot boiled peanuts. When we get home, we read The Polar Express and Christmas story.

At our church on Easter, we put a bunch of flowers on a cross out by the road. It turns out very colorful and very beautiful! I love getting my picture taken in front of it. That is my favourite holiday tradition.

In India, we have a holiday called Holi. We call our friends, get together, and throw at each other water with paint mixed in it. It is great fun. I love Holi!

Task 8

【答案】

【原文】

In Japan, New Year’s Day is also celebrated on lst January. At midnight on the last day of the old year, the bells in every Buddhist temple are struck one hundred and eight times. As the sound of the bells dies away, the New Year begins and Buddhists think about ways in which they can live better in the year to come.

The theme of water, which is used in baptism to wash away the sins of the world, is also linked with a pre-Christian custom — the tradition of Well-dressing. At one time, the fear of summer drought led people to make offerings to the water spirits, who were thought to live in springs and wells. Decorating wells with flowers, shells, moss and other natural objects depicting a religious subject is an art passed on from father to son in English villages.

Each year, on the fifth day of May, Japanese boys look forward to Kodomono-hi or Children’s Day. On this day, families with young boys fly colourful streamers and enormous kites, in the shape of carps, from a large pole in the garden. The streamers and carp kites symbolize a family. The first kite represents the father, the second kite, the mother and the third kite, the children. Inside the houses, families display traditional warrior dolls and bathe the children in iris leaves. The main purpose of this festival is to show young boys the importance of qualities such as strength and determination.

Task 9

【答案】

【原文】

A major festival of the Chinese year is the Dragon Boat Festival or Duanwu Jie. This commemorates the death of a national hero, Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in protest against a corrupt government. It is said that dumplings made of rice, meat and other ingredients were thrown into the river to feed the fish so that they would not eat his body and the water was beaten with paddles to scare off other dangerous creatures in the river. Today, boats decorated with dragon heads and tails compete with each other in a race accompanied by a great deal of drum beating and noise. One of the most colourful Dragon Boat Festivals takes place in Hong Kong where an international boat race has been held in the month of June each year since 1976.

The Ferragosto on 15 August is the climax of the Italian holiday season. It is a family occasion that takes place each year on Assumption Day, the day on which the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches celebrate the ascent of the Virgin Mary to Heaven.

In Mexico, one of the most important festivals of the year is the Festival of the Dead on All Souls Day. This is both a Christian and an early American Indian celebration at which people light candles in memory of the dead.

Task 10

【答案】

At midnight of Christmas Eve or early in the morning on Christmas, Christians go to church for a special service. On Christmas morning, everyone opens their presents and then it’s time to decorate the table with candles and Christmas crackers. For Christmas dinner people eat roast turkey, roast potatoes, green vegetables and sauces. Then they have Christmas pudding. After dinner they put on paper hats. They read out the jokes from the crackers or play games. At five o’clock pm it’s time for tea and Christmas cake.

The day after Christmas is Boxing Day. People visit their relations or go to parties. Or they just spend a quiet day at home. No one works on Boxing Day, After Christmas everyone needs a holiday!

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Quiz 2 I. Listen and choose the best answer to each question you hear. 1. A. More than 30 years. C. Less than 13 years. B. About 30 years. D. Almost 13 years. 2. A. For those who couldn’t return home for the holiday. B. For those who were also from the Midwest. C. For those who had babies and young children. D. For the new friends they made in Virginia. 3. A. Bread. B. A kind of brandy mixture. C. A meal. D. A cooked bread mixture. 4. A. Turkeys infected with bird flu. B. Turkeys imported from Europe. C. All the poultry infected with avian influenza. D. The poultry coming from Asia. 5. A. A city. B. A person. C. A store. D. A parade. II. Listen and fill in the following blanks. (One word for each blank.) 6.Besides turkey, other traditional Thanksgiving foods include ________, a ________ fruit called cranberries and ___________ pie. 7.Now on Thanksgiving Day, people watch several professional and _________ __________ games on ___________ television. The games are regarded as a _________ ____________ of Thanksgiving celebration. 8.Besides, Thanksgiving Day ________ on TV are very welcome to many Americans, which are usually ____________ by big __________ in several cities. III. Listen and choose the best answer to each question you hear. Question 9 to 11 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 9. A. She had a job interview to attend. B. She was busy finishing her project. C. She had to attend an important meeting. D. She was in the middle of writing an essay. 10. A. Accompany her roommate to the classroom. B. Hand in her roommate’s application form. C. Submit her roommate’s assignment. D. Help her roommate with her report. 11. A. Where Dr. Ellis’s office is located. B. When Dr. Ellis leaves his office. C. Directions to the classroom building. D. Dr. Ellis’s schedule for the afternoon. Question 12 to 15 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 12. A. He finds it rather stressful. B. He is thinking of quitting it. C. He can handle it quite well. D. He has to work extra hours. 13. A. The 6:00 one. B. The 6:30 one. C. The 7:00 one. D. The 7:30 one. 14. A. It is an awful waste of time. B. He finds it rather unbearable. C. The time on the train is enjoyable. D. It is something difficult to get used to. 15. A. Reading newspapers. B. Chatting with friends. C. Listening to the daily news. D. Planning the day’s work.

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第一部分 1.Woman:This is my family. I'm married. My husband's name is Bill. We have two children — a boy and a girl. Our little girl is six years old, and our little boy is four. Jennie goes to kindergarten, and Aaron goes to nursery school. My father lives with us. Grandpa's great with the kids. He loves playing with them and taking them to the park or the zoo. 2.Man:This is a picture of me and my three sons. We're at a soccer game. Orlando is twelve, Louis is ten, and Carlos is nine. All three of them really like sports. Orlando and Louis play baseball. Carlos is into skating. 3.Man:This is my wife June, and these are my three children. Terri on the right is the oldest. She's in high school. She's very involved in music. She's in the orchestra. Rachel — she's the one in the middle — is twelve now. And this is my son Peter. He's one year older than Rachel. Rachel and Peter are both in junior high school. Time really flies. June and I have been married for twenty years now. 4.Woman:This is a picture of me with my three kids. The girls, Jill and Anne, are both in high school. This is Jill on the right. She'll graduate next year. Anne is two years younger. My son Dan is in college. It seems like the kids are never home. I see them for dinner and sometimes on Saturday mornings, but that's about it. They're really busy and have a lot of friends.第二部分 John:It's super, Mary. It's just what I wanted. Mary:Well, I know you said your old calculator was no good any more. John:Well, it wasn't that it was no good. It just wouldn't do all the things I need to do at work. And it certainly wouldn't remember telephone numbers for me like this one. Mary:I suppose you're going to start putting in numbers straightaway. John:I've put in one while we've been chatting. I've put in our solicitor's number. You know how often I need to call him on company contracts. Mary:So what others are you going to put in?