外研社现代大学英语听力一(Unit1-2)原文.docx

Unit 1

1.Okay, okay, let’s begin. Hello, everyone. My name’s Susan Hudson and I’ll be your
teacher for this class, Intercultural Communication.
Uh, to begin with, please take a look at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should know by now, this class meets on Tuesdays from 3:15 to 4:50. We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Thursday in Room 405 during the last two months of the class.
Uh, this is the text for the class, Beyond Language. Unfortunately, the books
haven’t come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to purchase them at the
bookstore the day after tomorrow. Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance on a midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroom participation.
My office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays, and you can set up an appointment to meet with me at other times as well.
2.Librarian: Can I help you?
Student: Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book called Sociology and the Modern Age . According to the syllabus,
the book is in the library, but I haven’t been able to find it. Librarian: Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?
Student: Yes, uh...I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is. Librarian: Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That
means you cannot find it on the shelves in its usual place. You need to go to a special room called the reserve room. It’s down the hall and to the right.
Student: I’m sorry — I still don’t understand what you mean by on reserve. Librarian: You see, your professor wants everyone in the class to read the chapter. If
one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the other students will have the opportunity to read it. So, your professor has insured that all students have the opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.
Student: So, will I be able to find this book?
Librarian: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for a few hours, and he or she MUST read it in the library during that time. That way, the book stays in the library, and all students have a chance to read it.
Student: OK. Thank you. I understand now.
Librarian: Will there be anything else?
Student: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!
3.Hello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library facilities and operating hours.
First of all, the library’s collection of books, reference materials, and other

resources are found on levels one to four of this building. Level one houses our humanities and map collections. On level two, you will find our circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copy facilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level three. You can also find back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months on this level. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilm collection, and the multimedia center are located on level four.
Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times. There is a 50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.
The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.
4.Randall: Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?
Faith: Sure. What’s up?
Randall: Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday’s orientation meeting to make sure everything is ready.
Faith: Okay. Here’s a copy of the tentative schedule. [Okay.] Now, the registration starts at 8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right.] Then, the orientation meeting will commence at 9:30.
Randall: Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now we have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students on extracurricular activities, so how about ending the meeting around 11?
Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.], followed by 20-minute break before lunch. [OK.] And, immediately after lunch, we have reserved a campus shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh. OK.] We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.
Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?
Faith: Well, we’re planning to start them at 2:15.
Randall: Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they’ll be hard pressed to start then.
Faith: Ok, let’s get things rolling around 2:45.
Randall: Ok, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?
Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack. [Oh, it’s not that bad.] Here, use mine.
Randall: OK. And we’ll need 150 copies of this program guide by then.
Faith: Hey. That’s a tall order on such short notice! How about lending me a hand to put things together [OK .] by this afternoon so we don’t have to worry about them?
Randall: OK. And I think the manager has given the green light to go ahead and use the more expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.
Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:45 until, let’s say, 4:30. [OK.] I hope

we can wrap things up by 5.
Randall: Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day.
Faith: I agree. I’ll pass this schedule by the director for a final look
5.Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?
Student: Yes, please. I would want to have some information about
the…erm…the courses at Swan School.
Receptionist: Is that a summer course you’re interested in?
Student: Yes. Yes, please.
Receptionist: Yes. Fine. OK. Well, we have…erm…short intensive full -time courses
during the summer.
Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course. Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.
Student: How many hours per week, please?
Receptionist: Well, it’s about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.
Student: You must have a lot of students in the class, haven’t you? Receptionist: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about
between 12 and 14 students.
Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course?
Receptionist: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until
the 20th of July and the second course is from the
24th of July until the 10th of August.
Student: What about the fees per course?
Receptionist: Yes, each…each course costs ￡150 plus VAT, which is 15 percent, and
a ￡5 registration fee.
Student: And deposit, please?
Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit of ￡ 20 and the ￡ 5 registration fee.
Student: Oh thank you. Do we have to find our…our own accommodation? Receptionist: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the
accommodation for you with Oxford families.
Student: How much does it cost?
Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and break fast only which is ￡20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about ￡27 a week.
Student: ￡27. Thank you very much.
Receptionist: You’re welcome.
6.Every year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT 1).
The SAT 1 is a three- hour exam that tests students’ math and verbal skills. Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.
Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. The

test is held every year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,000.
A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of America’s best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and 1,600.
The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will appear on the students’ records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only thing needed. American universities also look at a student’s subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers’ recommendations.
In addition to the SAT 1, some universities require high school students to take at least three SAT IIs. These one-hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.
7.Japanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.
They choose the places they want to go and apply before January of their final year. The university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides tests for 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some private ones make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year starts in April.
In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo, many students attend special preparation schools on top of their regular classes. These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.
Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study.
8.The School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge, The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centres, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.
General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21 hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is ￡ 1,130. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is ￡670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks. 9.This school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree- filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.
General courses, either in the mornings or afternoons, comprise 15 50-minute

periods per week. We cater for a wide range of classes from beginners to advanced, enabling us to place students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually no more than 14 students in a class. In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost
There are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language laboratory, video, computer, lecture hall, canteen. We are open from January to December for courses of 3 to 14 weeks. There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in summer. Fees are approximately ￡46 per week for general courses. Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half board. There is a full social programme and regular excursions.
10. This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust. Situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre, the College occupies a complex of purpose-built blocks and 14 large Victorian houses providing academic and residential accommodation. Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language laboratories, computer room, science laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.
A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.
All students are encouraged to participate in social and extracurricular activities including sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.
Academic Year Courses (21 hours per week) leading to all principal EFL examinations, concentrate on language with selected studies in Literature, Politics, History, Art History, and Computing. Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.
Unit 2

1. 1) They live in Africa and India. They have four legs and a tail. They are very big and very strong. They are intelligent, too. They have a trunk and some of them have tusks. They sometimes live for 70 years.
2) They live in Africa and Asia. They are brown. They have arms and legs, but they don’t have a tail. Their arms are very long and they have big ears. They are good climbers. They are very intelligent, too.
3) They live in Africa. They are very tall. They have four legs, a tail and a very long neck. They eat leaves and twigs. They can run very fast. They are brown and white.
4) They live in very cold countries. They have wings, but they can’t fly. They are good swimmers. They eat fish. They are blue and white or black and white.
5) They live in Australia. They are red or gray. They have short front legs, long back legs and a very long tail. The back legs and the tail are very strong. They can run very fast. The females carry their young in a pouch.
6) They live in Africa. They have four legs and a tail. They have a beautiful coat with

black and white or brown and white stripes. They eat grass and plants.
7) They live in very cold countries