新编大学英语自主听力 2Unit 5

[15:51.84]To save time, the doctor held up his stethoscope for the officer to see.
[15:58.28]At this, the policeman raised a pair of handcuffs. The doctor immediately pulled over. (116 words)
[16:06.74]1)When were the doctors and nurses talking about their problems with the police?
[16:13.30]2)Why did the police officer notice the doctor?
[16:18.52]3)How did the doctor know that he had caught the officer's attention?
[16:24.46]4)Which of the following items is not used here as a strategy to avoid getting tickets?
[16:33.17]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and finish the following sentences.
[16:41.99]Practice Three A Conversation About a Job
[16:47.78]Words You Need to Know
[16:49.87]textile       commission      catch
[17:04.56]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions.
[17:12.84]Here's a conversation between a woman whose job is to help people find jobs and a man looking for a job.
[17:20.90]Woman:Look. Here's a job that might interest you.
[17:24.36]Man:What is it? Are you sure? The last job interview you sent me off to was a disaster.
[17:30.48]Woman:Well, look. It says they want a sales manager, and it looks like it's a big international company.
[17:38.26]That'd be good. You might get to travel.
[17:41.06]Man:What kind of company is it, though?
[17:43.73]Woman:Um, let's see. Yes, it's a textile company that seems to import from abroad.
[17:50.75]That's odd, isn't it? What else?... They say the salary is really good.
[17:56.65]They operate a system of paying you a basic salary and then offering sales commission on top of that.
[18:03.38]They say it is high. And oh look! They give you a car to travel round in.
[18:08.60]Gosh! That's not bad, is it?
[18:10.69]Man:Um, do they say anything about experience?
[18:13.82]Woman:Um, let's see. No, they want someone young with ambition and enthusiasm.
[18:20.38]Oh yes, they want graduates, so that's OK, you've been to university. Now what else? Let's see.
[18:27.79]Man:There must be some catch.
[18:29.74]Woman:No, the only thing is you have to travel, but then that's what the company car's for.
[18:35.86]Oh, and you have to be able to get on well with other people because it says you have to be good on a team.
[18:42.62]Man:Um, perhaps I'll have a closer look at that one. (220 words)
[18:46.98]1)Why is the man not so sure about the job?
[18:51.70]2)What company offers the job this time?
[18:56.05]3)What kind of person does the company want to hire?
[19:01.63]4)Does the man want to have a try? How do you know?
[19:06.67]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the dialogue again and fill in each blank with the information you get from the recording.
[19:17.11]Practice Four Animal Training
[19:21.29]Words You Need to Know
[19:23.09]reinforcement       whale      videotape
[19:39.07]marine mammal
[19:44.04]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
[19:55.45]Sea lions get bored easily, explains trainer Hurley, because they're smart.
[20:01.61]So she spends at least 20 minutes, three times a day with each sea lion.
[20:07.91]She plays games with them, teaches them new skills, and praises their efforts.
[20:13.88]For example, Hurley started by training each sea lion to chase after a ball and touch it with its nose.
[20:23.86]First she waited for the sea lion to do it by chance.
[20:27.74]Then she praised the animal with positive reinforcement, such as food, petting, or a game.
[20:35.20]Eventually, the sea lions knew to chase after the ball to get a reward.
[20:41.06]The next step was to get the sea lions to swim beside life-size plastic whale models, Hurley says.
[20:48.95]She and her team placed the models over a boat and the sea lions would follow them.
[20:55.18]"We began training the animals to touch their noses to the whale's body," says Hurley.
[21:00.94]"Just like they did with the ball. Eventually, the sea lions learned to do it."