1、最新全新版大学英语第二版听说教程3英语听力原文总结（二）创业弱势分析Unit 1 Parents Part B exercise1短文 三题 P4After 22 years of marriage,I have discovered the secret to keep love alive in my relationship with my wife, Peggy. I started dating with another woman. It was Peggys idea. One day she said to me,Life is too short, you need to s
2、pend time with the people you love. You probably wont believe me,but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together, it will make us closer. The other woman my wife was encouraging me to date is my mother,a 72-year-old widow who has lived alone since my father died 2
3、0 years ago. Right after his death , I moved 2,500 miles away to California and started my own life and career. When I moved back near my hometown six years ago, I promised myself that I would spend more time with mom. But with the demands of my job and three kids, I never got around to seeing her m
4、uch beyond family get-togethers and holidays. Mom was surprised and suspicious when I called and suggested the two of us go out to dinner and a movie. Whats wrong? she asked. I thought it would be nice to spend some time with you, I said. Just the two of us. I would like that a lot, she said. When I
5、 pulled into her driveway, she was waiting by the door with her coat on. Her hair was curled, and she was smiling. I told my lady friends I was going out with my son, and they were all impressed. They cant wait to hear about our evening, Mother said.Passage 2 Dating with My Mother (Part Two)短文 3题 句子
6、填空 P6We didnt go anywhere fancy, just a neighborhood place where we could talk. Since her eyes now see only large shapes and shadows, I had to read the menu for both of us. I used to be the reader when you were little, she said. Then it is time for you to relax and let me return the favor, I said. W
7、e had a nice talk over dinner, just catching up on each others lives. We talked for so long that we missed the movie. Ill go out with you again, my mother said as I dropped her off,but only if you let me buy dinner next time. I agreed. How was your date? my wife asked when I got home that evening. N
8、ice nicer than I thought it would be, I said. Mom and I get out for dinner a couple of times a month. Sometimes we take in a movie, but mostly we talk. I tell her about my trails at work and brag about the kids and Peggy. Mom fills me in on family gossip and tells me about her past. Now I know what
9、it was like for her to work in a factory during the Second World War. I know how she met my father there, and know how they went through the difficult times. I cant get enough of these stories. They are important to me, a part of my history. We also talk about the future. Because of health problems,
10、 my mother worries about the days ahead. Spending time with my mom has taught me the importance of slowing down. Peggy was right. Dating another woman has helped my marriage.Part C短对话？ P81. W: You know, many American parents are now wondering why they cant keep their teenage children from drinking.M
11、: I know. To my mind, its the permissive attitude of the parents that is to blame.Q: What can you learn from the mans response?2. M: Dont you think its good to give our children a monthly allowance?W: I think so. It can teach them the value of money. With a monthly allowance they can learn to budget
12、 their expenses wisely.Q: What are they talking about?3. M: Mom, Ive got a part-time job at a supermarket. Three hours a day weekdays and all day Saturday.W: Congratulations, Tom. But are you sure you can handle it? What about your homework and your piano lessons?Q: How does the mother feel about To
13、ms part-time job at the supermarket?4. M: Hey, Mary, you look so upset. What happened?W: My father had an accident the other day. He is now in hospital and will have an operation tomorrow.You see, his heart is rather weak. I really dont know whether he can survive it.Q: Whats the woman worried about
14、?5. W: Mothers Day is coming soon. Could you tell me what sons and daughters do in your country on that day?M: Well, they send their mothers flowers and cards to celebrate the occasion. Besides, it is a common practice for them to wear pink carnations on that day.Q: Which of the following is true of
15、 the customs of Mothers Day in the mans country?Unit 2 Coincidence Part BExercise 1 短文4题 单词填空 P12Andrew had always wanted to be a doctor. But the tuition for a medical school in 1984 was 15,000 dollars a year, which was more than his family could afford. To help him realize his dream, his father, Mr
16、. Stewart, a real estate agent, began searching the house-for-sale ads in newspapers in order to find extra business. One advertisement that he noted down was for the sale of a house in a nearby town. Mr. Stewart called the owner, trying to persuade him to let him be his agent. Somehow he succeeded
17、and the owner promised that he would come to him if he failed to get a good deal with his present agent. Then they made an appointment to meet and discuss the thing. As good things are never easy to acquire, the time for the appointment had to be changed almost ten times. On the day when they were s
18、upposed to meet at 3 oclock in the afternoon, Mr. Stewart received another call from the owner. His heart sank as he feared there would be another change of time. And so it was. The owner told him that he couldnt make it at three but if he would come right then, they could talk it over. Mr. Stewart
19、was overjoyed. Leaving everything aside, he immediately set out to drive to the house. As he approached the area, he had a strange feeling of having been there before. The streets, the trees, the neighborhood, all looked familiar to him. And when he finally reached the house, something clicked in hi
20、s mind. It used to be the house of his father-in-law! The old man had died fifteen years ago but when he was alive, he had often visited him with his wife and children. He remembered that, like his son Andrew, his father-in-law had also wanted to study medicine and, failing to do so, had always hope
21、d that one of his two daughters or his grandchildren could someday become a doctor.Part C 复合式听写 P18One of the best-known collections of parallels is between the careers of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Both were shot on a Friday, in the presence of their wives; both were succeeded by a Southe
22、rner named Johnson; both their killers were themselves killed before they could be brought to justice. Lincoln had a secretary called Kennedy; Kennedy a secretary called Lincoln. Lincoln was killed in the Ford Theater; Kennedy met his death while riding in a Lincoln convertible made by the Ford Moto
23、r Company and so on. Similar coincidences often occur between twins. A news story from Finland reported of two 70-year-old twin brothers dying two hours apart in separate accidents, with both being hit by trucks while crossing the same road on bicycles. According to the police, the second victim cou
24、ld not have known about his brothers death, as officers had only managed to identify the first victim minutes before the second accident.Connections are also found between identical twins who have been separated at birth. Dorothy Lowe and Bridget Harrison were separated in 1945, and did not meet unt
25、il 1979, when they were flown over from Britain for an investigation by a psychologist at the University of Minnesota. They found that when they met they were both wearing seven rings on their hands, two bracelets on one wrist, a watch and a bracelet on the other. They married on the same day,had wo
26、rn identical wedding dresses and carried the same flowers. Dorothy had named her son Richard Andrew and her daughter Catherine Louise; Bridget had named her son Andrew Richard and her daughter Karen Louise. In fact, she had wanted to call her Catherine. Both had a cat called Tiger. They also had a s
27、tring of similar mannerisms when they were nervous. How can we explain the above similarities?Unit 3 Courage Part B Krimali (Part One) 短文2题 P22On the morning of the devastating earthquake that struck India in 2001,Krimali, a girl of 17, had just left home to go to an interview for a position of a sa
28、les clerk. She was pleased with her green and yellow flowered dress, but felt something wasnt quite right about her hair. She returned home, removing her shoes and leaving them at the door. Moments later, the earthquake struck. Ceilings and walls in the building shook in the deafening noise. Then ev
29、erything began crashing down.Krimali and her immediate family escaped serious injury but were unable to make their way out. The ceiling of an entire room towered above the only possible escape route. Completely detached on three sides, the huge slab clung to an outside wall on its fourth side. To an
30、 observer, it could drop at any moment. People were screaming and didnt know what to do. Krimali decided to act. Carefully she climbed barefoot up and down the debris until she reached a point just beneath the swaying ceiling. About four meters below were uneven pieces of concrete, broken glass and
31、smashed furniture, all mixed with sharp spikes of iron. She knew if she could manage to get down to the ground level, she could make her way to safety. She paused to figure out the best way down. As there wasnt any good place to jump, she just jumped. Luckily, she landed in a crouch, her feet missin
32、g any sharp edges. Emboldened by her good fortune, Krimali knew it was up to her to persuade others to follow.Passage 2 Krimali (Part Two) 短文2题 P24Krimali planned to rescue her family first, but just then she heard a woman from two storeys above screaming for someone to save her two-month-old baby. Throw the baby to me, Krimali shouted. I can catch her! The woman refused. Krimali told the woman to wrap the baby in bed sheets and then toss her down. Crying uncontrollably, the mother wrapped the little girl but still would not part with her baby. As the mother tried to
