大学英语听说教程 第二册 unit3a

[06:17.52]and have to stay in the foreign city.
[06:21.62]So you need to find a job.
[06:25.02]Your first interview is for a job that you're very well qualified for.
[06:31.11]The interviewer tells you she's sorry,
[06:35.02]but you aren't the right person for the position.
[06:39.70]As you're leaving,she adds in a kind voice:Just one piece of advice,dear:
[06:47.09]You really must get a different necktie!
[06:51.30]How do you react?
[06:54.69]Now it's time to score.
[07:02.79]If you had mostly 1 responses,you are a very monocultural person.
[07:10.50]If you want to get ahead in the global village,
[07:15.49]you'd better work on being more culturally flexible.
[07:20.29]If you had mostly 2 responses,congratulations!
[07:26.48]You're very culturally sensitive and flexible,
[07:31.29]and you're likely to feel comfortable in many multicultural situations.
[07:37.69]If most of your responses were 3s:You need to work on your listening comprehension!
[07:45.58]Thank you,and we hope you enjoyed our Cultural Self-awareness Quiz.
[07:55.69]Part IV
[08:02.38]Listening and Speaking
[08:05.75]4.1.Understanding a Conversation
[08:10.95]3.Now listen carefully to the following conversation between Wand Ping,
[08:18.94]a Chinese visitor to the US,and Brenda,an American friend.
[08:25.44]As you listen,find the answers to the following questions.
[08:31.32]Wang Ping:I can't believe this traffic!
[08:35.60]Brenda:Well,it's rush hour.
[08:38.82]Wang Ping:We'll never make it on time!
[08:42.50]Brenda:Don't worry,we'll get there...
[08:46.32]Hey,there's Mcdonalds,lets stop and get some soda.
[08:51.80]Wang Ping:But we're going to be late!We don't have time!
[08:56.82]Brenda:It'll be quick,it's a drive-in.We don't even have to get out of the car.
[09:02.90]Wang Ping:Oh well,you're driving.what can I say?
[09:07.71]Clerk:Hi.What would you like?
[09:11.11]Brenda:Hi.We'd like two Cokes,please.
[09:15.52]Clerk:Small,medium or large?
[09:19.10]Brenda:Large,please.
[09:21.89]Wing Ping:How about getting some French fries,too?
[09:25.68]Brenda:OK.And two large orders of fries,please.
[09:30.78]Clerk:That'll be $5.50.
[09:35.19]Brenda:Here you are.
[09:37.67]Wang Ping:You Americans are so funny!you're married to your cars.
[09:42.84]Brenda:What do you mean?
[09:45.82]Wang Ping:You never get out of your cars!
[09:49.79]You have drive-in restaurants,drive-in banks
[09:54.57] I even went to a drive-in movie last week.
[09:59.28]Brenda:Yeah,I guess that's true.Americans love their cars.
[10:04.79]Most of us drive everywhere.
[10:08.47]In fact I read that about 85 percent of American travel is by private automobile.
[10:16.49]Only 15 percent of travel is by plane,bus or train.
[10:22.29]The country is becoming one big highway.
[10:26.57]Wang Ping:Do you know what else I find interesting?
[10:30.39]The American love for car sports.
[10:34.49]Brenda:Oh,yeah.Car racing.That always attracts large crowds.
[10:40.89]And have you ever heard of the demolition derby?
[10:45.07]Wang Ping:Demolition derby?
[10:48.65]Brenda:Uh-huh.A bunch of old cars crash into each other,
[10:54.55]until only one car is still running.That car is the winner.
[11:00.56]Wang Ping:Oh!That sounds funny!Why don't we go someday?
[11:08.24]4.2 Retelling a Story
[11:17.02]2)Now listen to the following story and,as you listen,
[11:22.89]decide whether the following statements are true(T) or false(F).
[11:28.90]Miss Miller lived beside a church in a small street on the edge of town.
[11:36.29]She didn't have a car.
[11:39.61]On Friday she always walked to the bus stop,
[11:44.10]and then she went to the market and bought food for the next week.
[11:49.90]There were usually a lot of people in the bus,but Miss Miller always found a seat.
[11:57.51]One of the houses at the corner of Miss Miller's street had been empty for a long time,
[12:04.61]but one day a family came to live in it.
[12:09.50]On Friday morning Miss Miller went to the house to meet her new neighbors.
[12:16.10]She introduced herself and said,"I'm going to the market now.Do you need anything?"
[12:23.50]"Miss Miller,"the woman said, "you're very kind.