广州的大学城现代大学英语听力1 课堂听力Unit 11

Unit 11

T

ask 1

【答案】

A.

1) Because the weather is fine and he needs some exercise.

2) Because the razor blades are on sale. Y

ou buy one and you get one for free.

3) $$2.83 (two dollars and eighty-three cents).

B.

paperback books, buying a lipstick, by the newspaper stand, mind, surface appearance

【原文】

Tony: Carol. I’m going to the drugstore. Is there anything I can get for you?

Carol: Why, yes. We need some toothpaste. I was planning to get a new lipstick, too.

Tony: Well, I can get the toothpaste but not t

he lipstick! Y

ou’d better come along with me.

Carol: All right. Just let me get my coat. Are we walking or taking the car?

Tony:

Let’s walk. The weather

is

fine

and,

besides,

I

need

the

exercise.

I’ve

been

spending

t

oo

much time in my easy chair.

Carol: In

deed you have. Let’s go.

(At the drugstore)

Clerk: Y

es, sir. May I help you?

Tony: I’d like this tube of toothpaste and a package of razor blades.

Clerk: We have a sale on razor blades this week. Two packages for the price of one.

Tony: Good. That’s the kind I usually buy, too. I’ll take two packages.

Clerk: Will there be anything else?

Tony: No, I...oh, yes. I’d like some shaving cream, too.

Clerk: All right. Let’s see. That comes to two dollars and eighty

-three cents.

Tony: Hmm. All I have is a ten-dollar bill.

Clerk:

I

think

I

can

give

you

change.

Here

you

are.

That’s

three

dollars,

four,

five,

and

five

makes ten dollars. Thank you, sir.

Tony: Thank you.

Carol: Oh, there you are, Tony

. They have a wonderful selection of paperback books here. There

are four or five that I’d love to have.

Tony: Four or five? Carol, I thought you were just buying a lipstick.

Carol: I did buy one. But then I was waiting for you by the newspaper stand, and I started looking

at the books, and...

Tony:

All

right,

dear.

It seems

that

a

trip

to

the

drugstore can

improve

the

mind

as well

as

the

surface appearance!

T

ask 2

【答案】

Things Anna wants to buy

A

shirt, a top to go with it

(A

pair of) tennis shorts

Costume jewelry

【原文】

Department

Separates

Leisurewear

Accessories

Location

Over there, on the right

On the first floor

On the second floor

Assistance: Can I help you, Miss?

Anna: I

’

m looking for a skirt, and a top to go with it.

Assistance: Y

ou

’

re in the wrong department, dear. Y

ou need

“

Separates

”

. Over there, on the right.

Y

ou can see the signs from here.

Anna: Separates. I see. And can I get a pair of tennis shorts there?

Assistance: Tennis? No, I

’

m afraid not. Y

ou

’

ll find the shorts you

’

re looking for in

“

Leisurewear

”

.

That

’

s on the first floor. The escalator is over there. On your right.

Anna: Thank you. Y

ou

’

re very kind.

Assistance: Not at all.

Anna: Oh, one other thing. Where can I find some jewellery? Not expensive. For a disco.

Assistance: Costume jewellery. That

’

s in

“

Accessories

”

—

with belts, handbags, gloves, scarves,

purses, and hats. That

’

s on the second floor. Same escalator.

Anna: Thank you.

T

ask 3

【答案】

1) d,

2) c,

3) d,

4) c

【原文】

Cathy: I’m fed up with sitting on packing cases, Joe. Don’t you think we could buy at least two

chairs?

Joe: Do you know how match new chairs cost? One cheap comfortable armchair...

￡

80.

Cathy:

Y

es,

I

know.

It’s

terrible.

But

I

have

an

idea.

Why

don’t we

look

for chairs

at

a street

market? I’ve always wanted to see one.

Joe: All right. Which one shall we go to?

Cathy: Portobello Road, I think. There are a lot of second-

hand things there. But we’ll have to go

tomorrow. It’s only

open on Saturdays.

Joe: What time do you want to go? Not too early I hope.

Cathy:

The

guidebook

says

the

market

is

open

from

9

to

6

.

It’s

a

very

popular

market

so we’d

better be there when it opens.

Joe: Right. I’ll set the alarm.

Cathy: Oh, Joe. Look at the crowd.

Joe: They must have the same guidebook that we have.

Cathy: But it’s very exciting

. Look at that old tablecloth and those beautiful curtains.

Joe: Aren’t we looking for chairs?

Cathy: Y

es, but we need curtains. Come on.

Cathy: Whew. I’m so tired that I can’t even remember what we’ve bought.

Joe: I can. A

lot of rubbish. I’ll make some tea. Y

ou can have a look at our “bargains”.

Cathy: Joe, the curtains are beautiful but they’re very dirty.

Joe: What did you say?

Cathy: I said the curtains were very dirty.

Joe: Why don’t you wash them?

Cathy: I can’t. They’re too big. I’ll have them dry

-cleaned.

Joe: And what are you going to do about those holes. Can you mend them?

Cathy: I can’t. I can’t sew. I’ll have them mended.

Joe: How much will all that cost? I never want to see another bargain,

and we still haven’t got

any chairs.

T

ask 4

【答案】

1) He was allowed to keep only enough money to buy his lunch in the office.

2) He won ten thousand pounds on the lottery.

3) She was delighted at first.

4) Then she became angry and demanded to know how her husband could afford the lottery ticket.

【原文】

There was

once

a

large, fat woman who

had

a

small,

thin

husband.

He

had

a

job

in

a

big

company

and was

given

his

weekly

wages

every Friday

evening.

As

soon

as

he

got

home

on

Fridays, his wife used to make him give her all his money, and then she used to

give him back

only enough to buy his lunch in the office every day.

One day the small man came home very excited. He hurried into the

living-room. His wife

was listening to the radio and eating chocolates there.

“Y

ou’ll never guess what happened to

me today, dear,” he said.

He waited for a few seconds and then added, “I won ten thousand pounds on

the lottery!

”

“That’s

wonderful!”

said

his

wife

delightedly.

But

then

she

thought

for

a

few

seconds

and

added angrily, “But wait a moment! How coul

d you afford to buy the

ticket?”

T

ask 5

【答案】

1)

Because

the

vegetables

were

fresher

and

the

store

had

various

things

she

couldn’t

get

elsewhere.

2) V

ery well.

3) The two teenage boys were both wearing long, old-fashioned overcoats and they looked rather

ridiculous in them because the coats were too big.

4)

She

saw

one

of

the

boys

pick

up

a

tin

of

food

and

drop

it

into

the

inside

pocket

of

his

overcoat and later another boy did the same.

5) Because he was checking through his list at the cash till.

6)

They

had

both

buttoned

their

coats

and

fastened

them

with

their

belts,

but

Mr.

Patel

didn’t seem suspicious at all.

【原文】

Jennifer got off the bus from the university and began walking towards the flat she shared with

two other students. On her way she had to buy some food and stopped in one of the shops in the

street. It was run by an Asian family, and although the prices there were a little higher than in the

big supermarket further down the street, she did a lot of her shopping there. The vegetables were

fresher and they had various things she couldn’t get elsewhere. Mr

. Patel, the owner of the shop,

was checking through a list, but smiled, as he always did, when he saw her come in.

“

How

’

s Mrs. Patel today?

”

she asked?

“

Oh, better. But only a little better, I

’

m afraid,

”

Mr. Patel sighed.

“

Well, I hope she gets out of hospital soon.

”

She picked up a wire basket and walked towards the back of the shop, where the rice was kept.

The shop was divided by three long aisles, with rows of shelves crammed with all sorts of things.

Except for her and Mr. Patel, there were only two other people there. They were two teenage boys,

and they were standing at the end of one of the aisles. She glanced at them as she passed. They

were

both

wearing

long,

old-fashioned

overcoats

and

they

looked

rather

ridiculous

in

them

because the coats were

too

big.

But

such

things were

popular with some

teenagers

at

the time.

“Watch out, stupid,” she heard one of them whisper to the other. She walked on to the next aisle

and

found

the

rice

she was

looking

for.

Then

she

heard something

else.

It

sounded

like

a

tin

dropping on the floor. She peered through a gap in the shelf and caught a glimpse of one of the

boys bending down. She saw him pick up a tin of food. But instead of putting it in the shopping

basket, he dropped it into the inside pocket of his long overcoat. Jennifer glanced back down the

aisle.

She

could

see

Mr.

Patel

at

the

cash

till,

still

checking

through

his

list.

Then

she

looked

through the gap in the shelf again. The boys still had their backs to her. “Come on, let’s get out of

here,” she heard one of them say. At the same time, she saw o

ne of them put another tin in his

overcoat pocket. They moved away from her. She could no longer see what they were doing or

hear what they were saying.

When she got to the till, the two boys were in front of her. She watched them pay for the few

things

they

had

in

the

basket. They

had

both

buttoned

their coats

and fastened

them with

their

belts. Mr. Patel did not seem suspicious at all. He even smiled at them as they were about to leave.

Jennifer opened her mouth to say something.

T

ask 6

【答案】

Items

The jacket

The CD player

The Cordless phone

The jeans

The computer

The notebook

【原文】

NUMBER 1: The jacket

Shopper: Excuse me. I like this jacket, but

…

ur, do you have any different designs?

Clerk: No, sir, actually, striped is the only style we have.

Shopper: Really?

Clerk: Y

es, stripes are very popular this year.

Shopper: Oh. Well, thank you. Maybe I

’

ll look around a bit more.

Clerk: That

’

s fine, sir.

NUMBER 2: The CD player

Clerk: May I help you?

Shopper: Y

eah, how much is the CD player?

Clerk: Let

’

s see

…

Oh, it

’

s on sale right now. It

’

s only eighty-five ninety-nine.

Shopper: Wow, that

’

s cheap.

Clerk: Y

es, it

’

s very good buy.

Shopper: Hmm.

Will they buy these things?

No

Y

es

No

No

Y

es

No

not

a

famous

brand/

never

heard

of the company that made it

no bigger size

no notebooks with more pages

Why not?

doesn

’

t like the style(stripes)

NUMBER 3: The cordless phone

1st Shopper: Gee, look at this. A

cordless phone for less than fifty dollars.

2nd Shopper: That

’

s really cheap. We

’

ve talked about getting a cordless phone.

It sure would be

convenient. What brand is it?

1st Shopper: Brand? Uh, let

’

s see. It

’

s Electo.

2nd Shopper: Electo? Have you ever heard of it?

1st Shopper: Hmm. No, I haven

’

t.

2nd Shopper: I don

’

t know. With electronic stuff, if you don

’

t know the company that made it.

1st Shopper: Y

eah, I know what you mean.

NUMBER 4: The jeans

1st Shopper: (footsteps) So, what do you think?

2nd Shopper: They look great on you, Sue.

1st Shopper: Y

eah, the fit

’

s good. But I always worry with jeans. The cotton might shrink.

2nd Shopper: Hmm, yeah, wash them a few times and they might be too small.

1st Shopper: Maybe they have a bigger size. (to the Clerk) Excuse me.

Clerk: Y

es?

1st Shopper: Do you have these in the next larger size?

Clerk:

Let

me

check,

ma’am.

Ah,

I’m

sorry.

We

don’t

se

em

to

have

that

size

at

the

moment.

NUMBER 5: The computer

1st Shopper: There are so many different kinds of computers

—

I don’t know which to buy

.

2nd Shopper: Well, what are you going to use it for?

1st Shopper: Well, I’m just writing with it mainly. Y

ou know, I’m working on a novel.

2nd Shopper:

How’s it going?

1st Shopper: Pretty good, actually.

2nd Shopper: Well, are you going to write at home, or when you travel, or... when?

1st Shopper: Well, I do travel a lot. Maybe I’ll think about a laptop.

2nd S

hopper: I’m really happy with mine. It’s wonderful.

1st Shopper: Y

eah? Really convenient?

2nd Shopper: It’s easy to use. And so lightweight. I love mine.

1st Shopper: Hmm. (sound of someone keyboarding) This laptop is certainly easy to use. Maybe

I’ll...

NUMBER 6: The notebook

Shopper: Excuse me.

Clerk: Y

es?

Shopper: Are these all the notebooks you have?

Clerk: Y

es. Is there something special you’re looking for?

Shopper: These all seem to have fifty pages. Uh, do you have any with more pages? Like a

hundred or maybe a hundred and fifty?

Clerk: I’m sorry. All the notebooks we have are right there.

Shopper: I see. I guess I’ll keep looking. Thanks.

T

ask 7

【答案】

A.