《现代大学英语听力1》Unit 1习题答案及原文

Task 1

Okay, Okay, let’s begin. Hello,

everyone. My name is Susan Hudson, and I’ll be your

teacher for this class, International Communication.

Uh, to begin with, please take a look at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should

know by now, this class meets

on

Tuesdays and Thursdays

from 3:15

to 4:50.

We will be

meeting in

this room for the first

half of the course, but

we will be using the research lab

every other week on Thursday in room 405 during the last two months of the class.

Uh,

this

is

the

text

for

the

class,

Beyond

Language

.

Unfortunately,

the

books

haven’t

come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to purchase them at the bookstore the day

after

tomorrow.

Again,

as

you

see

on

your

course

outline,

grading

is

determined

by

your

performance

on

a

midterm

and

final

test,

periodic

quizzes,

uh,

a

research

project,

and

classroom participation.

My

office

hours

are

from

1:00

to

2:00

on

Wednesdays,

and

you

can

set

up

an

appointment to meet with me at other times as well.

Task 2

Librarian:

Can I help you?

Student:

Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book

called

Sociology and the Modern Age

. According to the syllabus, the book is in the

library, but

I haven’t been able to

find it.

Librarian:

Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?

Student:

Yes, uh… I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is.

Librarian:

Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means

you cannot find it on the shelves in its usual place. You need to go to a special room

called the reserve room. It’s down the hall and to the right.

Student:

I’m sorry, I still don’t understand what you mean by on reserve.

Librarian:

You see, your professor wants every one in the class to read the chapter. If one

student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the other students

will

have

the

opportunity

to

read

it.

So,

your

professor

has

insured

that

all

students

have the opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.

Student:

So, will I be able to find this book?

Librarian:

Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the

reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for a few hours, and he or

she MUST read it in the library during that time. That way, the book stays in the library,

and all students have a chance to read it.

Student:

OK. Thank you. I understand now.

Librarian:

Will there be anything else?

Student:

No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!

Task 3

Hello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our

library facilities and operating hours.

First of all, the library’s collection of books, reference materials, and other resources are

found on levels 1 to 4 of this building. Level 1 houses our humanities and map collections.

On level 2, you will find our circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copy

facilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level 3. You can also find

back

issues

of

periodicals

and

journals

older

than

six

months

on

this

level.

Finally,

group

study rooms, our microfilm collection and the multimedia center are located on level 4.

Undergraduate students can check out up to 5 books for 2 weeks. Graduate students can

check

out

15

books

for

2

months.

Books

can

be

renewed

up

to

2

times.

There

is

a

50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $$15. Periodicals and reference

books cannot be checked out.

The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to

8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.

Task 4

Randall:

Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?

Faith:

Sure.

What’s up?

Randall:

Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday’s orientation meeting to

make sure everything is ready.

Faith:

Okay. Here’s

a

copy of the tentative schedule. [OK.] Now, the registration starts

at

8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right.] Then, the orientation meeting will commence at

9:30.

Randall:

Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now

we

have

someone

from

the

international

center

coming

to

speak

to

the

students

on

extra-curricular activities, so how about ending the meeting around 11?

Faith:

Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.],

followed

by

20-minute

break

before

lunch.

[OK]

And,

immediately

after

lunch,

we

have reserved a campus shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh.

OK] We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the

library, and the student services building.

Randall:

Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?

Faith:

Well, we’re planning to start them at 2:15.

Randall:

Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they’ll be

hard pressed to start then.

Faith:

OK, let’s get things rolling around 2:45.

Randall:

OK, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?

Faith:

Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack. [Oh, it’s

not that bad.] Here, use mine.

Randall:

OK. And we’ll need

150 copies of this programme guide by then.

Faith:

Hey. That’s a tall order on such short notice! How about

lending

me a hand to

put

things together [

OK.] by this afternoon so we don’t have to worry about

them?

Randall:

OK. And

I think the manager has

given the

green light to

go

ahead and use the

more expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.

Faith:

OK. So the interviews

will

go from 2:45 until,

let’s say, 4:30.[OK.]

I hope

we

can

wrap things up by 5.

Randall:

Great.

I think the bottom

line is

to

keep things

running smoothly throughout

the

day.