大学英语听说教程 第一册 unit8b

[07:35.73]and choose the best answer to each question you hear.
[07:41.11]Listening Passage 1 The word"motel"means "motorist hotel":
[07:50.52]such hotels are used chiefly by people traveling by car.
[07:56.42]Parking space is always available.
[08:01.12]Motels are usually located outside the center of town
[08:07.21]near major roads and are less expensive than hotels.
[08:13.19]Rates in motels are about $10 to $15
[08:18.49]per person a day for a room and a bath.
[08:23.20]Motels in and near large cities tend to be more expensive than this
[08:30.09]in smaller towns the prices may be lower.
[08:35.08]Because motels are often located outside the center of town,
[08:41.67]it will probably be inconvenient to stay in a motel
[08:47.28]unless you have a car
[08:50.57]or unless the motel is located near public bus or train lines.
[08:57.86]Although reservations in advance
[09:02.04]are usually required in motels in busy areas,
[09:07.55]this is not always the case in less crowded parts of the country.
[09:13.85]Because of their convenience and economical prices,
[09:19.05]it is easy to understand why they are so popular with Americans.
[09:25.55]Question 1)What does the word"motel"mean?
[09:32.16]Question 2)Where are motels usually located?
[09:40.55]Question 3)What is the rate in a motel for one person per day?
[10:03.06]Question 4)What should people do
[10:19.55]if they want to stay in motels in busy areas
[10:25.63]Question 5)Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?
[10:35.82]Listening Passage 2
[10:40.71]One day a tailor in Duluth,Minnesota,was busy mending an old coat,
[10:48.41]repairing some holes and a place where it was torn,
[10:54.92]when he suddenly heard a low,threatening sound at his open door.
[11:02.10]He looked up and could hardly believe what he saw.
[11:07.51]He had heard there were bears coming right into the city
[11:13.41]looking for food,but it didn't seem possible
[11:19.00]that the brown beast at his door was real.
[11:24.30]He was terribly frightened.He had no gun in the shop.
[11:30.81]His only weapon was the pair of scissors he used for cutting cloth.
[11:37.91]At that moment a car came down the street.
[11:42.90]The driver saw the bear and was so surprised
[11:48.28]that he steered his car off the road and onto the sidewalk.
[11:54.58]Luckily,the bear was just as frightened by the car
[12:00.48]as the tailor was by the bear.
[12:04.90]The bear moved quickly on down the street to look for food elsewhere
[12:11.98]The tailor telephoned the police,
[12:15.87]and the bear was captured before it could harm anyone.