新编大学英语自主听力 2Unit 1

[18:18.47]He tries again, but the same thing happens. Harry looks at the gas gauge. It's on empty.
[18:28.30]Harry leaves his car and goes back in the house. He takes off his clothes and gets back into bed.
[18:36.32]It's Friday the 13th, a good day to stay at home. (226 words)
[18:42.12]Why does Harry eventually decide to stay at home?
[18:46.01]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the story again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
[18:59.18]1)Though it is a cold rainy day, Harry has to go to work.
[19:05.45]2)Harry spills the orange juice so he has to change his clothes.
[19:11.24]3)Harry finds his car keys in the refrigerator.
[19:16.64]4)Harry uses his umbrella when he runs to the car.
[19:21.79]5)Today is an unlucky day for Harry.
[19:26.47]Exercise 3:Directions:Listen to the story for the third time and rearrange the following sentences in the correct order according to the recording.
[19:40.62]Practice Three Culture Shock
[19:44.44]Words You Need to Know
[19:46.63]shove      vet     towel
[20:02.11]attendant     universal
[20:13.09]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and decide which choice is the best to complete each of the statements.
[20:24.32]Some Americans who travel to foreign countries for the first time are shocked at the differences that they find. Here are three that might surprise them.
[20:35.05]One difference between the US and other countries is in how people stand in line.
[20:41.42]Most Americans don't think about how they stand in line; they assume that everyone stands in line in the same way.
[20:50.14]People do not stand in line in the same way, of course.
[20:54.13]In some countries they stand far apart, in other countries they stand close together.
[21:01.80]In some countries they stand quietly, in other countries they push and shove.
[21:07.96]Another difference might shock Americans who travel.
[21:11.74]In the United States, many Americans have pets.
[21:15.88]Americans like animals, especially dogs and cats.
[21:20.23]They take good care of their pets. They give them special pet food and they make special beds for them.
[21:27.43]If the pets get sick, Americans take them to the vet. In many countries, however, animals do not live in people's houses. They do not get special food or special treatment.
[21:41.04]They live in the streets and take care of themselves.
[21:44.53]If they get sick and hungry, they often die.
[21:48.28]Americans do not understand this attitude toward animals.
[21:52.06]A third difference between the United States and other countries is very shocking for Americans who have never traveled.
[21:59.29]This difference is in restrooms and bathrooms.
[22:02.78]In some countries, for example, the design of the toilets is not familiar to Americans.
[22:09.34]In particular, Western and non-Western toilets sometimes look very different.
[22:15.20]Thus, Americans who travel learn quickly that the Western design is not universal.
[22:21.43]In addition, Americans are often very upset to discover that, in some countries, public restrooms do not have toilet paper and hand towels.
[22:31.76]People carry these things with them or they tip a rest room attendant in order to get them.
[22:38.14]It is good for Americans to travel. By traveling, they can learn how other people live and think.
[22:45.62]They can learn that customs are not necessarily better or worse in different countries;
[22:50.99]customs are simply different. Above all, Americans can learn that the United States is not an island.  (353 words)
[22:59.63]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences from it.
[23:09.74]Happy Minute
[23:11.54]Listen to the following joke and enjoy yourself.
[23:15.58]There was once a man working on a building site, who had an accident.
[23:21.41]His ear was cut off by a piece of machinery, so he went to see his boss and told him what had happened.
[23:29.11]His boss said that they should go and look for the ear because the doctors might be able to put it back on.
[23:36.82]After a few minutes the boss shouted, "Look, here it is!" The man looked at it and said, "No, that isn't mine. Mine had a pencil behind it."