Listen this way听力教程第二册-9

Unit 9  Review (Ⅰ)

Activity 1  Children's jokes
You are going to hear three jokes. Answer the following questions.
   1. How did the lad explain why he was on crutches¹?
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      _______________________________________________
   
   2. Can you imagine what happened in the end?
      _______________________________________________
      _______________________________________________
   
   3. What does the cab² driver mean by the last sentence?
      _______________________________________________
      _______________________________________________
    

   4. Which joke do you like best? Why?
      _______________________________________________
      _______________________________________________
   
Activity 2  Hope you don't mind my asking
You are going to hear part of a radio program in which three different people are asked some personal questions. Listen carefully, make notes in the following chart to help you to remember what each speaker says. Make your notes as brief as possible.
 
                                  First speaker  Second speaker  Third speaker
   What do you enjoy most         _____________  ______________  _____________
   in life?   
   What is your greatest          _____________  ______________  _____________
   ambition?   
   What has been your greatest    _____________  ______________  _____________
   achievement?   
   Which person do you admire     _____________  ______________  _____________
   most?   
   Who do you get on with best    _____________  ______________  _____________
   of all?   
   What was the nicest thing that _____________  ______________  _____________
   happened to you yesterday?   

Activity 3  Who'll get the job?

A  You are going to hear Mrs. Grey, the Personnel³ Manager, and Mr. Toms interviewing Jane Langley. Listen carefully and answer the following questions.
   1. What does "conscientious⁴" mean according⁵ to Jane Laneley?
      _______________________________________________
      _______________________________________________

   2. Why did she leave her last job?
      _______________________________________________
      _______________________________________________

B  You are going to hear Mrs. Grey, the Personnel Manager, and Mr. Toms interviewing Michael James. Listen carefully and answer the following questions:
   1. Why do you think Mr, Toms interrupt⁶ Mrs. Grey?
      _______________________________________________
      _______________________________________________

   2. How often does Michael play football and golf?
      _______________________________________________
      _______________________________________________

C  Now listen to the Personnel Manager and Mr. Toms discussing Jane and Michael after they have interviewed them. Then answer the following questions.
   1. Who are they going to give the job to? Why?
      _______________________________________________
      _______________________________________________

   2. Do you agree with their choice? Why?
      _______________________________________________
      _______________________________________________

Activity 4   Market survey
You are going to hear about a market survey that took place in a supermarket on ways of killing⁷ time. Listen carefully. Make notes in the following chart to help you to remember what each speaker says. Make your notes as brief as possible.

   Question   How do you kill the time in a supermarket queue⁸?
   Stan       ________________________________________________
       ________________________________________________
       ________________________________________________
   Judy       ________________________________________________
       ________________________________________________
       ________________________________________________
   Alice      ________________________________________________ 
       ________________________________________________
       ________________________________________________
 
Activity 5  Men and women

A  You are going to hear someone talking about things she thinks women usually do better and things she thinks men do better. Listen carefully and make two lists.

   Things Women Do Better   Things Men Do Better
   _______________________  _________________________
   _______________________  _________________________
   _______________________  _________________________
   _______________________  _________________________
 
B  Listen to the conversation again. Complete the following chart.
 Differences Between Men and Women  
             Women Men
   doing boring domestic   __________   _____________
   things   
   attitude towards the    __________   _____________ 
   universe  
   early age     __________   _____________
   conversation     __________   _____________

1 crutches   

n.拐杖, 支柱 v.支撑

参考例句：

• After the accident I spent six months on crutches . 事故后我用了六个月的腋杖。
• When he broke his leg he had to walk on crutches. 他腿摔断了以后，不得不靠拐杖走路。

2 cab   

n.计程车，出租车，出租单马车；vi.乘出租马车

参考例句：

• The cab drove over his legs.马车从他腿上碾过。
• Shall we walk or take a cab?我们步行还是坐出租车？

3 personnel   

n.[总称]人员，员工，人事部门

参考例句：

• The personnel are not happy to change these rules.全体工作人员对改变这些规定很不高兴。
• Personnel has lost my tax forms.人事部门把我的税收表格给弄丢了。

4 conscientious   

adj.审慎正直的，认真的，本着良心的

参考例句：

• He is a conscientious man and knows his job.他很认真负责，也很懂行。
• He is very conscientious in the performance of his duties.他非常认真地履行职责。

5 according   

adj.按照，根据

参考例句：

• According to the Bible we are all the seed of Adam.根据《圣经》所说的，我们都是亚当的后裔。
• We must cut our coat according to our cloth this year.今年我们必须学会量入为出。

6 interrupt   

vt./vi.打断；中断；插嘴

参考例句：

• It is not polite to interrupt when someone is talking.在别人讲话时插嘴是不礼貌的。
• You'd better not interrupt him.He is sleeping.你最好别打扰他，他在睡觉。

7 killing   

n.巨额利润；突然赚大钱，发大财

参考例句：

• Investors are set to make a killing from the sell-off.投资者准备清仓以便大赚一笔。
• Last week my brother made a killing on Wall Street.上个周我兄弟在华尔街赚了一大笔。

8 queue   

n.队列；辫子；长队；vt.梳成辫子；vi. 排队

参考例句：

• To what window are you standing in a queue?你在排哪个窗口的队？
• I had to queue for quite a while.我不得不排一会儿队。