新标准大学英语视听说教材2 Unit9-10 听力原文及课后答案.doc

第二册 Unit 9 Have you got what it takes?
Inside view
Conversation1
Mark
Look, there’s a careers fair on at the Examination Schools. Do you want to go? Janet
What happens in a careers fair?
Mark There are lots of different companies and they
give you information about careers … advice, that kind of thing.
Janet
OK, I’ll come. You coming, Kate?
Kate
Yeah, sure. But I’ve already decided on my career.
Mark
We know. You’re going to be a brilliant lawyer.
Kate
That’s the plan – I’m off to a law firm soon as I get my degree.
Janet
You’re so lucky. I wish I knew what I wanted to do.
Kate
Didn’t you say something about teaching?
Janet
Yes, I’m thinking about it. I’m quite attracted to teaching. But I’m not really sure yet.
Kate
Well, you’ve got lots of time. What about you, Mark? What are your plans?
Mark
I’m going to row for England.
Kate
Seriously?
Mark
No. Problem is, I think if you want to be successful, you’ve got to plan ahead – starting at the age of 12.
Janet
So we’re not doing very well.
Mark
No.
Kate
So?
Mark
Well … I’m thinking of going into business management. It’s a possibility.
Janet
Really?
Mark
Yes.
Kate Hey, let’s go to the Careers Fair. It might give you some ideas.
…
Janet
It was very interesting, wasn’t it? You were having a long conversation with that man from the law firm.
Kate
Yes. They said there’s a possibility of a job placement as an intern over the summer. They’re going to let me know about it.
Janet
Fantastic!

1. Kate’s plan is to go off to a law firm as soon as she gets her degree.
2. You have to plan ahead to be successful
3. It might give them ideas.
4. Kate is having a long conversation with a man from a law firm.
5. The man said she could get a job placement as intern over the summer.

Conversation2
Kate
You know that job placement I told you about – they’ve asked me to go for an interview.
Janet
That’s brilliant. When?
Kate
Two weeks’ time …
…
Interviewer
So what made you decide to study law, Kate?
Kate
A number of reasons. Law interests me a lot. I’ve got a good brain, a good memory. And I’d certainly like to do some part-time work for Legal Aid. And also, I must admit, the money’s good.
Interviewer
Well, those are good, honest answers. Certainly, your CV’s very good. I seem to remember that you only want the work placement for six weeks. Is that right?
Kate
Yes, it is.
Interviewer
Why is that?
Kate
Well, to be honest, I’m planning to go back to the States and spend time with my family.
Interviewer
That’s understandable. Now, tell me, what questions do you have?
Kate
I’ve got some idea but obviously, what I’d like to know is, what does the job involve?
Interviewer
Of course. Well, for the first few weeks, your main responsibility would be to read files and summarize them. We’d also want you to do some research for us. How does that sound? Rather boring?
Kate
No, not at all. I think I’d learn a lot.
Interviewer
Good, well … you’ll be taking your first year exams soon, won’t you?
Kate
Yes, in a few weeks’ time.
Interviewer
Well, provided they’re OK, I think we can say you’re in.
Kate
Thank you – that’s wonderful!
…
Kate
Hey, guess what?
Janet
What?
Kate
They’ve accepted me. I start at the end of June.
Janet
Well done!

1. Why are you interested in law? What qualities do you have that will make you a good law intern?
2. Four to six weeks
3. She wants some traveling in Europe
4. What sort of work will be asked to do?
5. Yes

1. Law interests her.
She’s intelligent and has a good memory.
Good play
2. read files and summarize them
Research
3. end of June

1. I seem to remember that
2. Is that right
3.I’m planning to
4. what does the job involve
5. your main responsibility would be
6. We’d also want you
7. won’t you

1. b; 2. B; 3. A; 4. B; 5. A

Outside view
Voice-over
Every year, millions of young people take time out to help others as volunteers. Many of them do this during a gap year between finishing school and starting in higher education. Volunteers learn to solve problems, work together as a team and develop their personalities. Communities in need get help they couldn’t afford to pay for. In Britain, one of the main agencies for voluntary work is Raleigh International. It arranges for thousands of people, aged between 17 and 25, to help out in their own country or abroad. This group of 100 people has just arrived at the base camp in Costa Rica. In the next ten weeks, they are taking part in three different projects. One of the projects is environmental, one community-based and one an adventure project. But first, they have training for the conditions they will encounter. For the environmental project at Curu, the volunteers are going to help to build an artificial reef from recycled materials. This forms a protective environment for the fish to breed and feed. It helps the local economy of commercial fishing and protects the natural reefs from over-fishing and destruction. The community project is in one of the poorest rural areas in the world. In the village of El Porvenir, volunteers are going to make bricks. They’re going to help to build a storehouse for the important sesame crop. If they have more storage, the villagers will be able to make more money from selling sesame. Volunteers also take part in a survival activity. Tomorrow, this group is trekking to the summit of Costa Rica’s highest mountain, Mount Chirripo. At the end of the ten weeks, the volunteers are proud that their efforts have helped to improve the lives of the people and the environment of Costa Rica and Nicaragua.

1. 17 to 25
2. 100 people
3. Costa Rica
4. ten weeks
5. environmental
6. community
7. Adventure

1. d; 2. D; 3. B; 4. B. 5. A

1. during a gap year.
2. Communities in need get help
3. arranges for
4. taking part in
5. protective environment
6. breed and feed
7. build a storehouse
8. a survival activity.

Listening in
Passage1
Speaker 1
So how’s it all going?
Speaker 2
Well, second year exams are in two weeks, so it’s all go at the moment.
Speaker 1
It’s not going to ease up! So what can I do for you?
Speaker 2
Well, next year’s my final year and I need to think seriously about my career.
Speaker 1
I would agree with you there. Let’s have a look at your file. You’re reading English, you’re getting good grades, you got a merit in your first year exams and you’re on track for a 2:1 according to your tutor. Have you any idea what you’d like to do?
Speaker 2
I’m very drawn to publishing. I read a lot of novels and I’m quite a good critic.
Speaker 1
That’s a good start. I’m guessing you’d like to be a literary editor?
Speaker 2
That’s right.
Speaker 1
Well, I should tell you that literary editing is a hard profession to get into and it doesn’t pay very well, unless you’re at the top. You could think a bit more broadly than just literature. For example, there’s educational publishing, professional publishing and there’s also specialist publishing, such as sports.
Speaker 2
I’m not very sporty.
Speaker 1
Well, I understand sport may not be your thing but … you get the idea.
Speaker 2
Yes, I do. So how do I start?
Speaker 1
First of all, you need a good degree but even before that I would contact publishers and see if they’ll offer you work experience. You won’t get paid, of course, but it’s good for your CV and you’ll learn something about the business.

Speaker 2
Right. How do I find out who to write to?
Speaker 1
All the publishers are listed in the Publisher’s Yearbook. There’s a copy in the library in the careers section, so you can use that for a start. Check the job adverts in the newspapers and maybe look at the specialist publishing trade journal, the Bookseller. That has job ads as well.
Speaker 2
Thank you.
Speaker 1
The other thing you might do is check the Internet – sometimes, the publishers’ websites offer internships or job experience opportunities for new graduates.
Speaker 2
I’ll do that.
Speaker 1
One other thing. Graduates studying Englishalways want to be an editor, they’re quite romantic about it, but there are other departments – marketing, sales, and the production side. Don’t dismiss those.
Speaker 2
Thanks for the advice, it’s very helpful. But it’s literary editing that I want to do.
Speaker 1
Well, I wish you the best. Let me know how you get on. And good luck with your exams.

1.
The five pieces of advice he career adviser gives the student are 1,2,4,7 and 8
2.

1. The woman is to take her second year exams.
2. She wants to do literary editing.
3. She is drawn to publishing, reads a lot of novels and is quite a good critic.
4. He tells her it is a hard profession to get into and doesn’t pay very well.
5. It is very good for her CV and the woman will learn something about the business.
6. She can find it in the careers section of the library.
7. She should consider marketing, sales and production.
8. She maintains that she wants to do literary editing.

Passage2
Harry
So how was your first day of teaching, Lucy?
Lucy
It was all right – wasn’t as terrifying as I thought it would be.
Harry
Well done!
Lucy
Yes, I was frightened I’d go completely blank but it was OK. I think the students were happy. It’s the grammar I find difficult, there’s so much to cover.
Jessica
It’s extraordinary, isn’t it? We speak English, we think we know the grammar and then we do a Teaching English course and discover we don’t know anything.
Lucy
How long have you been teaching, Jessica?
Jessica
Just over two years. I did the training course and then got a job teaching in Japan – Tokyo. It was an eye-opener really – the whole thing about keeping face. You have to be so polite all the time.
Patrick
So you’re teaching English because you want to travel?
Jessica
Yes, that’s part of it, but also because I enjoy it, I enjoy the interaction with students, and also it’s a good career.
Patrick
I feel the same. So what do you want to do next?
Jessica
Marketing, I think. I’m going to do a year here, then – I hope – get a job at a language school in London, do my MA, then apply for a marketing job. Anyway, that’s the plan.
Patrick
Sounds good.
Harry
What about you, Patrick? Where have you worked?
Patrick
I did three years in Italy – Director of Studies in Rome. I want to spend a couple of years here, then work in London, hopefully become a teacher trainer. Your turn, Harry.
Harry
Well, I’m not like you and Jessica. I’m just happy to be here, in a beautiful city doing a job I enjoy.

Jessica
You don’t see teaching English as a career?
Harry
Well, my thing is travel, for the moment anyway.
Lucy
Which countries have you been to, Harry?
Harry
I did a year’s teaching in Brazil – Rio de Janeiro – such a stunning city and stunning beaches, Copacabana, and all overlooked by Sugar Loaf mountain.
Patrick
Cool. And then?
Harry
Two years in Mexico City …
Jessica
You should be a travel writer.
Harry
I’m too busy travelling! In fact I just arrived from Spain three days ago, from Barcelona, I was teaching primary school kids.
Lucy
Great!
Harry
Well, we’re all giving our reasons for teaching English, so what’s yours, Lucy?
Lucy
Um - I think I’m going to really enjoy it, simple as that. And obviously it’s great to be in Italy. I mean Venice, what more can you ask?

4.
1.In the major economies where there is a demand for English, for example, China/Japan/Saudi Arabia/European countries and so on.
2. It allows them to travel and make contact with local people.
3. Commercial language schools/ school/universities/ hotels/ classroom teaching/ producing learning materials/ teaching training
5.
1. Harry
2. Harry
3. Patrick
4. Lucy
5 Jessica
6.Harry
6.
1.lucy: enjoying everything
2. Jessica: enjoying travelling, enjoying teaching and wanting a career.
3. Patrick：enjoying travelling, enjoying teaching and wanting a career
4. enjoying travelling
7.
1. a; 2. D; 3. C. 4. A

Unit 10 Science fact or
science fiction?
Inside view
Conversation1
Janet：What are you reading, Kate?
Kate：Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Do you know it?
Janet ：I’ve heard of it, yes, but I’ve never read it. It’s a 19th century children’s story, isn’t it?
Kate ：That’s right. It’s very famous. It’s set in Oxford. It starts with this young girl sitting on a river bank. The interesting thing is, the author, Lewis Carroll, he was an Oxford professor and he used to have tea with the girl’s family on this river bank.
Janet ：Oh, that’s fascinating! I’ll put it into my diary.
Kate ：Is that what you’re writing? I know you’ve been keeping a diary all the year. Janet It’s been a great year. I’ve had such a good time – so lucky to have Mark and Kate as friends. Feel I’ve been doing well with work. Much happier about asking questions in tutorials.
Janet：My screen’s gone dark.
Mark ：You’re using the battery, remember It’s run out, obviously.
Janet ：It can’t be the battery. It’s still charged. Oh no it’s still black. Oh dear, I hope it’s nothing serious. I haven’t backed anything up recently.
Kate ：That’s not like you, Janet.
Janet ：I know, but I lost my memory stick. I really should have backed things up How stupid of me not to do that! Supposing I’ve lost everything!
Mark ：Let me take a look. The power is still on. And also the operating system still seems to be working … I think it has to be the graphics card … But maybe that’s not the problem …
Janet ：If only I’d backed things up!
Kate
Relax, Janet! We’ll take it to the computer shop this afternoon. I’m sure it’ll be OK.
Janet ：I hope so.

2.
The true statements are 1, 6 and 8
3.
1. The battery
2. It can’t be, the battery is still charged.
3. Her memory stick.
4.She hasn’t backed anything up for a while and she may lose these things.
5. The operating system.
6. The graphic card.

Conversation2
Janet ：Tell me about Alice in Wonderland.
Kate
I tell you what, I’ll read it to you.
Kate
Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank and having nothing to do: Once or twice, she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, “and what is the use of a book,” thought Alice “without pictures or conversation?” So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid) …
Janet
Kate, Mark, where are you going? You’ve got my laptop!
Kate
It’s all right, Janet, we’re taking it to the computer shop. We’ll be back soon.
Mark
It’s not like Janet to forget to back up her work.
Kate
She should have been more careful.
Janet
It was stupid of me, I know! Stupid,