大学英语听力第三册 QUIZ 3

Quiz¹ 3
Lesson 13 Lesson 18 (Exercises with Key)
Part A Directions: You're going to hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. After you hear the conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you've heard. Then mark your answer. (10 points)
1. M: This exercise is really beyond me.
W: Why not come to me?
Q: What does the woman mean?

2. W: Did you go to the volleyball match yesterday?
M: Oh, yes. It was supposed to start at 7:15 but it was delayed² 20 minutes.
Q: When did the match start?

3. W: I like skiing³ and skating.
M: But tennis and golf are my favorite sports.
Q: Which sports does the man like?

4. M: Where have you put the video, Cindy? I have to return it to John tomorrow.
W: I'm sorry. I've lent it to my sister. I'll get .it back for you now.
Q: Whose video is it?

5. W: I think I must leave now. I have to catch the 2:50 train.
M: But it's too late. You should have said so earlier.
Q: What does the man mean?

6. W- I'm so tired. I don't think I can finish this experiment.
M: You go straight to bed. Leave that to me.
Q: What does the man offer to do?

7. M: It's such a fine day. Shall we go to the park for a walk?
W: I'd like to join you but I find it chilly⁴ to walk outside in spite⁵ of the sun.
Q: What's the woman going to do?

8. M: Why, are you still working on the computer? It's almost midnight!
W: I have to stay up until I finish the paper.
Q: What will the woman do?

9. W: Are you looking forward to going back to New York?
M: Not very much. The climate here really agrees with me.
Q: What does the man mean?
W: If I'd spent more time in the lab after class, I would have passed it.
Q: What does the woman mean?

Part B

I.Directions: You'll hear a dialogue. It will be read twice. Listen carefully and choose the best answer to each question you hear. (10 points)
Woman First of all, I'd like you to tell me a bit about what you've been doing.
Man Well, I left school after I'd done my A-levels.
Woman What" subjects did you take?
Man French, German and Art.
Woman Art?
Man Well, I really wanted to study Art. But a friend of my father's offered me a job he's an accountant⁶ in the city.
Woman I see. In your application, you say that you only spent nine months with this firm of accountants⁷. Why was that?
Man Well, to be quite honest, I didn't like it -- so I got a place at the Art College a year ago.
Woman Did. your father mind?
Man Well, he was rather disappointed⁸ at first. He's an accountant too, you see.
Woman Have you any brothers or sisters?
Man Two brothers, both at school. One's eleven, the other's fifteen -- taking his O- levels this year.
Woman Right. What do you do in your spare time?
Man I like jazz and folk⁹ music; I go to the theater occasionally¹⁰ and act a bit myself. I read quite a lot, and I've done a bit of photography¹¹. Also, I've travelled a lot hitch-hiked all over Europe.
Woman Very interesting, Mr Plant. I think that's all I wanted to ask about your background.

II. Directions: You will hear a passage. It will be read twice. Choose the best answer to each question you hear. (10 points)
Robert is a successful businessman. He owns a large company. He lives in a beautiful home with his wife and two daughters. He drives an expensive car and wears the best clothes. He has everything that money can buy, except for one thing, good health. Now he has got his orders from the doctor.
Robert has to lose weight and exercise each day. He can't smoke or drink. Before work, he has to walk one mile. He can't have his usual bread and eggs for breakfast. For lunch, he can't order the fried¹² chicken. And for dinner, he has to eat fish and vegetable.
Robert also has to slow down at the office. Now he can only work four hours a day. He can increase his hours each month, but can never work more than seven hours a day. After work he has to exercise at a health club. Robert misses the long hours and the excitement of the office. But he has to follow the doctor's orders.

1 quiz   

n.智力竞赛；测验，小型考试

参考例句：

• They are having a quiz now.他们正进行小测验。
• He took part in a television quiz and won a prize.他参加了一个电视知识竞赛并得了奖。

2 delayed   

adj.延时的，定时的v.（使）耽搁，延误( delay的过去式和过去分词 )；推迟；使延期；使延迟

参考例句：

• Deliveries of mail could be delayed because of cost-cutting. 由于削减成本，邮件的递送可能会延迟。
• The most likely explanation is that his plane was delayed. 最可能的解释是他的飞机晚点了。

3 skiing   

n.滑雪运动

参考例句：

• I'm a complete novice at skiing. 滑雪我完全是个新手。
• to go skiing 去滑雪

4 chilly   

adj.凉快的，寒冷的

参考例句：

• I feel chilly without a coat.我由于没有穿大衣而感到凉飕飕的。
• I grew chilly when the fire went out.炉火熄灭后，寒气逼人。

5 spite   

n.（用于短语）虽然，不顾，尽管

参考例句：

• He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。
• In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气，说的话还是有节制的。

6 accountant   

n.会计员，会计师

参考例句：

• I'm an accountant at a foreign bank.我在一家外资银行做会计。
• He was satisfied with his earnings as an accountant.他对自己会计师的收入很满意。

7 accountants   

n.会计人员，会计师( accountant的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a firm of accountants 会计事务所
• the Institute of Chartered Accountants （英国皇家）特许会计师协会

8 disappointed   

adj.失望的，不满意的，不如意的

参考例句：

• He seemed disappointed when the man refused his request.当那个人拒绝了他的要求时他看起来很失望。
• He was disappointed so often that he became hopeless.他屡次失望，以致变为了绝望。

9 folk   

n.人们；家属，亲属；adj.民间的

参考例句：

• I am not very fond of folk dance.我不太喜欢民间舞蹈。
• Difficulties help to forge people into able folk.困难有助于把人们锻炼成能干的人。

10 occasionally   

adv.偶然地；非经常地

参考例句：

• He went on talking,occasionally wiping at his face with a towel.他继续说着，偶尔用毛巾擦一下脸。
• I like playing football best,but occasionally I play table tennis,too.我最喜欢踢足球，偶尔也打打乒乓球。

11 photography   

n.摄影，摄影术

参考例句：

• He goes in for photography.他酷爱摄影。
• Photography is not taught in our school.我们学校不教摄影术。

12 fried   

adj.油煎的；油炒的

参考例句：

• I ate everything fried.所有油炸的我都吃。
• I prefer fried peanuts.我选择炸花生。