about their bungee jumping, if necessary.) Seven interviewees have ridden a roller-coaster; four of them enjoyed it while the other there felt it very scary and uncomfortable. ((Paly the recording about what the interviewees say about their riding a roller-coaster, if necessary.) Surprisingly, one person reports that he hasn't done any of the three activities!
As to whether they would like to try any of the activities they haven’t done before, most of the m say they would love to try diving in the sea or riding a roller-coaster, but only two people say they would try bungee jumping. The person who hasn’t tried any o the activities says he will never try any of them because they all sound very dangerous. (Paly the recording about whether they would like to try these activities, if necessary.)
It was very interesting to hear people talk about their unusual experiences. We hope that they will continue to have more special and exciting experiences in the future.
Further practice in listening Short conversations Scripts
Conversation 1
W: How I wish you had gone to the concert with me last night. The bank was terribly good! M: I knew it would be. But I came down with a bad cold and had to stay at home to rest. Q: Why didn’t the man go to the concert?
Conversation 2
M: What did Jennifer think about her job interview? I’m so looking forward to hearing about it. W: she didn’t say much. When I saw her late this morning, she said she would prefer not to talk about it.
Q: What can we learn about Jennifer’s job interview?
Conversation 3
W: I was waiting for you to call me last night. You know I really needed my bicycle to go to the library.
M: Oh, I’m sorry. I was playing a computer game with my roommate and completely forgot. You know what, I’ve got it right here. Q: What will the man probably do?
Conversation 4
M: How was the high school reunion party? You must have had lot to tell those people since you hadn’t seen each other for 10 years.
W: I sure did! I was so excited seeing them again. Everyone had interesting experiences, exciting jobs and a happy family.
Q: What are the speakers talking about?
Conversation 5
W: I had a quarrel with my roommate. Every night she stays up very late. I can’t fall asleep when
she is around making noises in the room. W: What does the man mean?
Answers
1C 2C 3B 4D 5A
Long conversation Scripts
W: Guess what Dad! I won the school spelling competition today! I’m the best speller out of all 450 students at my middle school! I won by spelling the word “excellence” correctly after Jimmy messed up on the word “vehicle”. He added an extra “k” after “c”.
M: Wow, that's great, sweetheart! I’m so proud of you. I still remember when I was 13 and I won my school’s big spelling competition. I competed all the way tot eh state competition in Sacramento, California!
W: You went all the way to the state capital for a spelling competition? Our competition was just in the school cafeteria.
M: Yes! Our state competition was in a big theater in Sacramento. We drove two hours from our home to get there. I wore my new blue suit! Ieven wore my dad’s favorite green tie for good luck! W: Did you win?
M: Almost! I came in second. I was so sad after Imisspelled“knowledgeable”. But my mom gave me a big hug afterwards, and then we went out for ice cream. Um… vanilla ice cream.
W: Wow Dad! Second place in the state competition! In my next competition, I’m going to wear my favorite new yellow dress fo r good luck! And we can go out and have vanilla ice cream, too.
Q1: Why was the girl excited?
Q2: what happened when the man was 13 years old Q3: Why did the man’s mom give him a big hug?
Q4: What color is the girl going to wear for her next competition?
Answers
1B 2C 3A 4D
Passage 1 Scripts
There are certain superstitions in almost every culture in the world. Even societies that are very rational and scientific are sometimes a little bit superstitious. For example, the United States is a country that is very advanced in science and technology. But American people sometimes believe in superstitions. Americans consider “13” an unlucky number. Some people in the United States also believe that if Friday falls on the 13th day of the month, they will have bad luck.
Some Americans believe they will have bad luck if they walk under a ladder. Even if people say
they are not superstitious, they will often avoid walking under a ladder. Often people consider it unlucky to break a mirror. If a person breaks a mirror, he or she will have seven years of bad luck. Americans also think they will have bad luck I fa black cat crosses their path. A long time ago, people believed that black cats were actually witches.
However, some things are thought to bring good luck. For instance, some Americans believe if they dream about a white cat, or step on their own shadow, or put a mirror just across the door, they will have god luck. Or if they catch a falling leaf on the first day of autumn, they will have good luck all winter. Others think if they low out all the candles on their birthday cake in one blow, they will get whatever they want. And some people think they will have good luck if they find a penny on the ground and pick it up.
Q1: What is the passage mainly about?
Q2: According to the passage, what is considered as bad luck?
Q3: Why is it considered bad luck to see a black cat crossing one’s path? Q4: according to the passage, what will bring people good luck?
Answers
1C 2A 3B 4C
Passage 2
Scripts and answers
Some parts of the earth are more likely to have earthquakes than other parts. This is usually true of 1) mountainous areas because there the thickness of rocks is not even. It is easy to understand why people are so 2)frightened by earthquakes. People used to believe that when an earthquake 3)took place, the ground opened, swallowed great numbers of people, and then it closed. It was also thought that those people would 4)vanish forever. But now we know this is not what really happens.
What we need to fear most is the effects of a serious earthquake, including fires, floods, and landslides. A powerful earthquake 5)occurred in Yellowstone National Park on August 17, 1959. The earthquake was 6)massive and very strong. It also caused the worst landslides in US history since 1927.
After the earthquake, some people said that they would never visit Yellowstone, because they were afraid they would be 7)caught in such a disaster caused by the earthquake. This is actually a foolish idea. Such a fear would 8)keep us away from beautiful mountains for the rest of our lives. Even though earthquakes happen every day such a powerful earthquake like the Yellowstone one does not happen frequently at all. We should feel 9)grateful that very few of us will suffer such a bad natural disaster. Besides, if we know 10)in advance and make carful preparations, the loss of lives could be avoided.
新视野大学英语1第三版听说教程答案U3
