新编大学英语听力3听力原文及答案7

Unit 7
Part Two
Listening I
Maria: Good afternoon. I'd like to book two return air tickets from Istanbul to Athens, please.
Travel agent: Certainly. When are you traveling?
Maria: We want to take the flight tomorrow afternoon and come back on Friday afternoon.
Travel agent: First class or economy class?
Maria: Economy class.
Travel agent: Two adults?
Maria: Yes.
Travel agent: And your name is?
Maria: Almar. A-L-M-A-R.
Travel agent: Initials?
Maria: M. H.
Travel agent: And the other passenger?
Maria: P. J. Almar.
Travel agent: On the 11th and the 14th, did you say?
Maria: That's right. Do we have to change planes?
Travel agent: No, it's a direct flight. Here are your tickets, Mrs. Almar. These are for the outward journey—from Istanbul to Athens on flight SN 862 at 17: 50 on July 11. And these are for the return journey—Athens to Istanbul on flight SN 863 at 15: 10 on July 14. Don't forget to be at the airport 45 minutes before departure time.
Maria: Thank you. Do you accept credit cards?
Travel agent: Certainly. Thank you. That's TL6796. Could you sign here, please? Thank you very much.
Maria: Thank you.
Questions:
1. Where does the dialog most probably take place?
2. What are the names including initials of the woman and her husband?
3. When will the woman go to Athens?
4. How long will the Almars stay in Athens?
5. How does the woman pay for the tickets?
6. How much does the woman have to pay for the tickets?
Exercise 1
1. C 2. B 3. B 4. C 5. D 6. A
Exercise 2
Flight number SN 862 SN 863
Time 17:50 on July 11 15:10 on July 14

Listening II
(Alex, a young Englishman, is staying in New York with Linda, a friend of his. He is there for only two days and wants to see as much as possible. He is talking to Linda about the most interesting places.)
Part 1
Linda: So what are you going to do while you're here?
Alex: Well. I don't know much about New York really, you know, just the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. You tell me!
Linda: You've just got two days, right? You're going to be pretty busy if you want to see all the sights!
Alex: I'm planning to start early tomorrow morning. What should I do first?
Linda: I think you should start with the ruins of the World Trade Center building. It was the highest building before the September 11 attacks and many people go there for mourning.
Alex: Mm. I'll definitely do that. Which is the highest building in the city now?
Linda: The Empire State Building. Now it's the highest building, and the view's just beautiful in the morning, when it's clear and fresh. You have to do that!
Alex: Sounds great!
Part 2
Alex: What else do you recommend?
Linda: Well, it depends on what you like—art, shopping, and theater?
Alex: Well, not shopping particularly. But I'd like to see an art gallery or two.
Linda: Oh, then you must go to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which is just enormous. You could spend two days there! That's by C

entral Park, so you can take a walk through Central Park at the same time, but not after dark, remember. It's dangerous then.
Alex: Right.
Part 3
Alex: What about the Statue of Liberty? I must see the Statue of Liberty!
Linda: Well, there are different ways to do that. You can take a tour by boat. That stops so you can get out and climb up to the top.
Alex: Yeah.
Linda: Or the cheap way is just to take the regular Staten Island ferry—that's not a tourist boat, so it doesn't stop, but it passes right by.
Alex: No, I think I'll be a typical tourist and climb up to the top!
Linda: All right. Well, there's another interesting trip in the same area—to Ellis Island. There's a big museum all about the immigrants who arrived there. That's pretty interesting!
Alex: Mm. Yes, I'd definitely like to do that, too.
Linda: Sure, but you're going to be pretty busy. You won't be able to do that in one day. It's a long way, you know!
Alex: Really? How far is it?
Linda: Five or six miles at least!
Alex: Is it? I've got no idea where these places are. Have you got a map, perhaps?
Linda: Sure, I'll go to get it, and you can plan your route.
Exercise 1
B C F G H I
Exercise 2
Part 1 F T T T
Part 2 F F T F
Part 3 T T T T F
Part Three More Listening
Practice One
I'm a window-seat guy. I know most people like the aisle, but I prefer the window. I like to look out when I fly. I like to see the countryside, the square fields passing below. It's a game to me. I try to figure out which city we're over, which river we've just crossed. And I like to watch the tiny matchbox cars moving down the road and wonder whether the drivers know they're being watched from above.
The view comes with a price, of course. It means I'm trapped, a captive audience to whoever might wander down the aisle and plop down next to me. Over the years, I've perfected the art of being polite but not cozy to these aisle people. I'll say "hello", but I don't make any attempt at conversation. Sometimes this works, sometimes it doesn't.
There are aisle people who tell their life stories. Unprovoked, they begin spilling the family beans, even before the peanuts are served. It happened to me again recently. Lucky for me, it was only an hour's flight.
He said he was coming back from a weekend visiting his wife and child, who were staying at her brother's house in Chicago.
Oh, a summer vacation. I innocently nodded. The floodgates opened. No, she left him because he was working too much. He was never home. She just got up and walked out of the door, taking the baby with her. He hoped to get them back, and mend fences, but he couldn't leave his work. He didn't know what to do.
It was therapy at 30,000 feet, all included in the price of an airline ticket. By the time we landed, I knew more about this man than I do about my own brother.
Exercise 1
Advantages ADH Disadvantages E
Exercise 2
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. C
Practice Two
If you're staying

in a hostel, would you most likely be resting your head in (A) a castle; (B) a South Pacific resort; (C) a boat? Surprisingly, the answer is (D): all of the above. No doubt you've heard stories about previous generations' youthful adventures abroad, during which they routinely spent nights in slightly seedy quarters, often in the company of 25 to 30 strangers. In exchange for a wallet-friendly night's sleep, travelers endured shared bathrooms, noisy fellows, and unreasonably early curfews.
Today's hostels are a far cry from the spartan lodgings of old. With private accommodation options, online booking, and 24-hour access, they are often as convenient as budget hotels. Add to that Internet connections, restaurants and private bathrooms, and you wonder why anyone else shells out the cash to stay elsewhere.
What prompted the change? Roger Charles, secretary general of the International Youth Hostel Federation, points to the changing demands of young travelers. "Customers' expectations are different. Today's customers want private bedrooms with facilities, and they don't want to stay in dorms. Assumption of greater comfort drives demand."
Hostel patrons are changing, too. They are not so young anymore. For instance, you'll see people in their twenties and thirties who are taking a year off from work to travel. They're on a tight budget, so they turn to hostels. You also see seniors staying in hostels more and more now; it has really become an opportunity for cultural and intergenerational exchange.
Exercise 1
1. seedy 2. company 3. shared 4. noisy 5. early 6. private
7. booking 8. convenient 9. restaurants 10. bathrooms
Exercise 2
1. T 2. F 3. T 4. T
Practice Three
(Mike is going to visit the Sahara with his classmates and he is asking his friend, Bob, who has been there, for advice.)
Mike: Yes, I am going to leave for the Sahara with my classmates next week. And I think there will be problems crossing it. I mean how did you make sure that you didn't run out of petrol or water?
Bob: Well, yes. In fact, fuel is one of the main problems crossing the Sahara because you have to go a very long way from one filling station to the next. You have to go eight or nine hundred kilometers between places where you can be sure to get fuel. What we did in fact was to use a diesel vehicle because it doesn't use quite so much fuel as a petrol vehicle. And also diesel fuel is the main fuel used by lorries. So if you're really stuck, you can always beg, or more likely buy, some diesel fuel off a passing lorry.
Mike: How much water do you think I ought to take for an expedition of eight people?
Bob: Well, one 18-liter metal can of water will usually serve for two people on the complete Saharan crossing, but in addition to the needs for drinking you've got to remember that you need to carry water for your vehicle. And usually we left about half our water intact for emergency purposes.
Mike: And obviously a real worry must be breakin

g down.
Bob: Yes, because if you do break down and have to get help, it will cost a lot because people know you're at their mercy there. So you have to be as self-sufficient as you can and anticipate everything that could go wrong, and there must be somebody with you who knows how to repair almost anything that can go wrong with a motor vehicle.
Mike: Is it going to be cold or warm and what sort of things should I take?
Bob: Well, strangely enough the Sahara can be everything from very cold to incredibly hot. It depends partly on the time of year. At night in the winter, it can get quite cold. The winter there is the same as the European winter. So you need a good sleeping bag and sweaters.
Exercise 1
1. Fuel 2. Water 3. Vehicles 4. clothes
Exercise 2
1. passing lorries 2. enough water 3. drinking 4. vehicle
5. emergency 6. self-sufficient 7. car repairs
8. cost mush / or be costly 9. sweaters 10. European winter
Practice Four
(Two stars look back at their favorite holiday travel. Jamie Lee Curtis is an actress and author. Her new movie, Christmas with the Kranks, opened in December, 2004. Her latest children's book, It's Hard to Be Five, is in stores now. Juliet Mills is an actress on the NBC soap Passions.)
I'm Jamie Lee Curtis. My fondest holiday memories come from the years my family vacationed at Sun Valley in Idaho. A big group of my parents' friends and family would usually end up there over Christmas break. Even as kids we could go bowling, swimming or ice-skating, watch movies and get ice cream by ourselves because everything was within walking distance. One time, all the parents were at a cocktail party, and we ran up to the balcony, threw snowballs on them and ran down the halls laughing as we raced back out into the night. I'll never forget those moments of inhaling the fresh, cold mountain air and feeling so free.
I'm Juliet Mills. Many years ago my husband and I spent the holidays driving down to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with our two-year-old daughter, Melissa. We lined our Dodge van with luxurious carpet, added a sound system and a fridge and threw our sleeping bags in the back. For about a month, we stopped and camped on amazing beaches on the Baja coast. We set our own pace and were very spontaneous. Sometimes we'd stop in little fishing villages for ice or go to a bakery for food. One of the stops I remember along the way was at a beautiful beach where whales often swam. Maxwell and I love driving trips and this is a favorite. You can reveal all your secrets as you stare at the road in front of you. It was such a relaxing holiday because we were inspired by a beautiful place and our family was together.
Exercise 1
Occupations B a. actress A. b. actress and author
1) A 2) B 3) B 4) A 5) B 6) A 7) A 8) B

Exercise 2
1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5.F 6.T 7.F 8. T
Part Four Testing Yourself
Section 1
(The following dialog is between Judy and Gina.)
Judy: He

y, Gina. What's up? You look worried.
Gina: No, not really. I'm just trying to figure out how to get to New York for a vacation. I have relatives there.
Judy: Well, the cheapest way is to ride with someone. Lots of people on campus live in New York. Have you checked the ride board?
Gina: What's that, Judy?
Judy: It's a big bulletin board in the student union. People who want riders put a card up. Or, if you want a ride somewhere, you put a card up.
Gina: Where do I get a card?
Judy: They're next to the ride board. Just fill in your name and phone number, destination, and day of departure.
Gina: That's all? Just where I'm going and when?
Judy: That's it. If you're lucky, you'll get a ride round trip, not just one-way.
Gina: Oh, thanks for the information.
Judy: Sure, anytime.
Statements:
1. Gina wants to know something about where to go on vacation.
2. According to Judy, the cheapest way to go for the vacation is to ride with someone.
3. Students can get a card next to the ride board.
4. Students need to put down their name, phone number, destination and departure date on the card.
5. If Gina is lucky, she can get a one-way trip to New York for free.
1. F 2. T 3. T 4. T 5.F
Section II
(Mike and Sue are on their way to Mexico.)
Mike: Alone at last!
Sue: Slow down, Mike. You're driving over the speed limit.
Mike: Don't worry, Sue. There's no traffic around here.
Sue: That's not the point. It's dangerous to drive over 55, and we don't need to hurry. We have a whole month ahead of us.
Mike: What's the noise?
Sue: What do you think it is? It's the police!
Officer: What's the matter? Can't you read? It says 55 miles per hour on that sign; you were doing 75.
Mike: Gee, officer, I didn't realize I was going that fast.
Officer: Yeah, sure. I'm going to take your license. If you want it back, you'll have to come to the station and pay a fine.
Mike: But, officer, we just got married and we're on our way to Mexico for our honeymoon. I need my license and the money to get there.
Officer: Why didn't you think of that before?
Mike: Can't we talk this over? It'll sure spoil our honeymoon.
Sue: Please, officer. I promise I will drive from here on.
Officer: (He thinks for a moment.) Well, all right, lady. I'll do it for you. It's a wedding present from me.
Sue: It serves you right!
Mike: Oh, come on, honey, let's not have a fight. Give me a kiss.
Sue: MIKE! Let go of me! We're going to have an accident!
Questions:
1. What is the relationship between Mike and Sue?
2. What excuse does Mike give for driving so fast?
3. At what speed is Mike driving?
4. Why are Mike and Sue going to Mexico?
5. What does the police officer intend to do at first?
6. Why does the officer let them go later?
1. B 2. C 3. C 4. C 5. A 6. D
Section III
Airport announcer: British Airways announce the departure of their flight BA 732 to Hong Kong, now boarding at Gate 19. British Airways flight BA 732 to Hong Kong

, now boarding at Gate 19.
Mrs. Harman: Come on, George, we'll miss our plane.
Mr. Harman: That isn't our flight, is it? I find it so difficult to hear these announcements.
Mrs. Harman: I didn't catch it either. Anyway, it's our turn to check in now.
Official: Can I have your tickets, please?
Mr. Harman: Yes, I've got them in my bag here. No, wait a minute! Didn't I give them to you, dear, just as we left the house?
Mrs. Harman: You certainly didn't. You gave me your wallet to hold while you locked the front door, but I gave it right back to you.
Mr. Harman: No, you didn't. You...
Mrs. Harman: Be quiet, dear.
Mr. Harman: What?
Airport announcer: Will Mr. G. D. Harman, Mr. G. D. Harman, please go to the Flight Information Desk in the Departure Hall? Mr. G. D. Harman to the Flight Information Desk in the Departure Hall, please.
Mrs. Harman: Shh... Perhaps they've found the tickets. I'll wait here while you go and see what they want.
Official: Perhaps you wouldn't mind if we took the next passenger in the meantime?
Mrs. Harman: No, of course not. I do apologize, but my husband is a bit absent-minded, you know.
Airport announcer: This is the final call for British Airways flight BA 732 to Hong Kong. Will passengers for this flight proceed immediately to Gate 19? All passengers for British Airways flight BA 732 to Hong Kong to proceed immediately to Gate 19.
Mr. Harman: (He puffs.) Phew! It was the tickets, all right. And guess where they found them!
Mrs. Harman: Come on! Give them to the lady, or we'll miss our plane.
Mr. Harman: Oh, yes. Here you are.
Official: Thank you. Can I have your suitcases too, please? Thank you. Here are your boarding cards. Go straight to Gate 19. They've already announced the final call, so you'll have to hurry.
Mrs. Harman: Thanks very much. Come on, dear. Aren't you going to tell me where they found them?
Mr. Harman: In the ladies' restroom.
Mrs. Harman: In the what!? How on earth did they get there? You don't...
Questions:
1. Which flight were Mr. and Mrs. Harman going to take?
2. What happened to Mr. and Mrs. Harman?
3. Why was Mr. Harman asked to go to the Flight Information Desk?
4. What was the result of the incident?
5. What can you infer from the conversation?
1. D 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A