大学英语听力第一册 lesson 14

　　Apologies II
PART A Micro-Listening
Numbers 3-4 Digit¹ Numbers
I. Directions: You will hear 10 three or four digit numbers. Listen carefully and write down the numbers as they are read. 10 points
1. _____
2. _____
3. _____
4. _____
5. _____
6. _____
7. _____
8. _____
9. _____
10. _____
II. Directions: You will hear five sentences. In each sentence there is a three or four digit number. Repeat the number and write it down in the blank. 10 points
1. Tien An Men is_____years old.
2. The Yangtze River is_____kilometers long.
3. Mount² Qomolangma is_____meters high.
4. The Tower of London is_____years old.
5. The River Thames is_____kilometers long.
PART B Macro-Listening
Dialogue
Do You Know That Name?
I. Tapescript
Man Excuse me. Do you live here?
Woman Yes, we do. We live on the third floor.
Man Oh. Does Jackie Hunter live here, too?
Woman Jackie Hunter? Do you know that name, Tom?
Tom Jackie Hunter? No, I don't. I'm sorry.
Betty I know her!
Tom Do you? Does she live here?
Betty Yes, she does. She's from California³. She lives under us. She lives in the apartment on the second floor.
Man Oh, thanks. I have a letter for her, but her name isn't on the mailbox.
II. Language and Culture Notes
California is a state on the west coast of the U.S.A. Its main cities include Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc. The state is now the wealthiest and most densely⁴ populated state of the country.
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each question you hear. 10 points
1 How many people take part in the conversation?
a. Two.
b. Three.
c. Four.
d. Five.
2 What's the first speaker's job?
a. A policeman.
b. A taxi driver.
c. A reporter.
d. A mailman⁵.
3 What is the first speaker doing?
a. Coming to visit Jackie Hunter.
b. Making an investigation⁶ of Jackie Hunter.
c. Making a survey.
d. Delivering a letter to Jackie Hunter.
4 Where might the conversation have taken place?
a. In an apartment house.
b. At a hotel.
c. At a post office.
d. In the street.
5 Which of the following does the conversation suggest?
a. Jackie Hunter should have put her name on her mailbox.
b. Nobody in the apartment knows Jackie Hunter.
c. Jackie Hunter is sociable⁷.
d. Jackie Hunter has just moved here.
2. Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions. 10 points
1 Where does the woman live?
_________.
2 Where does Jackie Hunter live?
_________.
3 Where is Jackie Hunter from?
_________.
4 Does the first speaker know Jackie Hunter?
_________.
5 Why can't the first speaker find Jackie's mailbox?
_________.
Passage
Sorry, I Can't Accept It
I. Tapescript
Dear Linda,
The letter you wrote me on November 13 arrived just a few days ago. Mail service between New York and Chicago should be better than that.
I'm glad you like your new job, but I'm sorry you don't like New York very much. You'll probably like it better when you have more friends there.
Thank you for your invitation. I'm really sorry I can't accept it. My aunt will be here during the Christmas holidays, so I can't go away. I'm sure you understand. I hope you can come to Chicago some time.
Sincerely,
Rose
II. Language and Culture Notes
1. Invitations should be answered as soon as possible. State clearly whether you can accept it or not. Even when you can't accept it, you should still thank whoever⁹ has invited you.
2. Christmas is an annual¹⁰ festival in. memory of the birth of Jesus Christ⁸ held from Xmas Eve Dec. 24 till after New Year's Day. It is a public holiday in many countries and is celebrated¹¹ with religious¹² services, traditional foods and various forms of merrymaking. It is the usual time for people to stay with their families and to send greetings to their friends far away.
III. Exercises with Key
1. Directions: Listen to the passage carefully and write 'T' true or 'F' false for each statement¹³ you hear. 10 points
1 _________
2 _________
3 _________
4 _________
5 _________
2. Directions: Listen to the passage again and choose the best answer to complete each of the following. 10 points
1 Linda wrote to Rose on _____.
a. September 30th
b. November 13th
c. November 30th
d. December 13th
2 Rose received the letter _____.
a. a few days ago
b. two days ago
c. three days ago
d. a few weeks ago
3 Rose is now _____.
a. visiting her friends in New York
b. with her aunt in New York
c. in Chicago
d. visiting her aunt in Chicago
4 The letter mainly tells us _____.
a. Rose's aunt will come for a visit at Christmas
b. Rose hopes that Linda will come to visit her some day
c. Rose's aunt will come to New York.
d. Rose can't join Linda for Christmas
5 It is suggested in the passage that _____.
a. Rose is very grateful¹⁴ to Linda for her invitation
b. Linda has not been living in New York for long
c. Rose hopes Linda can come to Chicago for Christmas
d. Linda likes Chicago better than New York
PART C Oral Practice
Directions: An apology is usually followed by a brief explanation or an excuse. Supply reasonable excuses for the following situations.
1. You cannot join your friends in an outing.
Clues¹⁵:
1 Your mother is sick with the flu¹⁶ and you have to take care of her.
2 You have friends coming to visit you.
3 You have a paper to write.
2. You have kept your friend waiting for half an hour.
Clues:
1 You were held up by traffic.
2 Your watch stopped.
3 You were just going out when somebody came for a visit.

1 digit   

n.零到九的阿拉伯数字，手指，脚趾

参考例句：

• Her telephone number differs from mine by one digit.她的电话号码和我的只差一个数字。
• Many animals have five digits.许多动物有5趾。

2 mount   

n.山峰，乘用马，框，衬纸；vi.增长，骑上（马）；vt.提升，爬上，装备

参考例句：

• Their debts continued to mount up.他们的债务不断增加。
• She is the first woman who steps on the top of Mount Jolmo Lungma.她是第一个登上珠穆朗玛峰的女人。

3 California   

n.加利福尼亚(美国)

参考例句：

• He was elected governor of the state of California.他当选为加州州长。
• We were driving on a California freeway.我们正沿着加利福尼亚的一条快车道驾车行驶。

4 densely   

ad.密集地；浓厚地

参考例句：

• A grove of trees shadowed the house densely. 树丛把这幢房子遮蔽得很密实。
• We passed through miles of densely wooded country. 我们穿过好几英里茂密的林地。

5 mailman   

n.邮递员(现在常改称mail carrier)

参考例句：

• The mailman always comes at 9 o'clock.邮递员总是九点钟来。
• The mailman brought a small packet.邮差送来了一个小邮包。

6 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

7 sociable   

adj.好交际的，友好的，合群的

参考例句：

• Roger is a very sociable person.罗杰是个非常好交际的人。
• Some children have more sociable personalities than others.有些孩子比其他孩子更善于交际。

8 Christ   

n.基督，救世主，耶稣

参考例句：

• I regarded him as the Christ.我把他当作救世主。
• Christ preached that we should love each other.基督在布道中说人们应该互爱。

9 whoever   

pron.无论谁，不管谁；任何人

参考例句：

• I'll find the person who did this,whoever he is.我要找出干这件事的人，不管他是谁。
• Whoever does best will get the prize.谁做得最出色谁就得奖。

10 annual   

adj.每年的；一年的；（植物）一年生的 n.年刊；一年生植物

参考例句：

• It's an annual report.这是年度报告。
• The kind of plant is a hardy annual.这种植物是耐寒的一年生植物。

11 celebrated   

adj.有名的，声誉卓著的

参考例句：

• He was soon one of the most celebrated young painters in England.不久他就成了英格兰最负盛名的年轻画家之一。
• The celebrated violinist was mobbed by the audience.观众团团围住了这位著名的小提琴演奏家。

12 religious   

adj.宗教性的，虔诚的，宗教上的；n.修道士，出家人

参考例句：

• She is very religious person who goes to church every Sunday.她十分虔诚，每个星期天都上教堂。
• It is hard for me to reject religious beliefs.要我抛弃自己的宗教信仰是困难的。

13 statement   

n.陈述；声明；综述

参考例句：

• The government will put out a new statement tomorrow.政府将于明天发布一项新声明。
• Put down your statement in black and white.把你的话用白纸黑字写下来。

14 grateful   

adj.感谢的，感激的，受欢迎的，表示谢意的

参考例句：

• If you will help us, we shall be very grateful.如果你愿意帮助我们，我们会很感激你。
• He closed his letter with expression of grateful thanks.他在那封信的结尾表达了自己的感激之情。

15 clues   

n.线索( clue的名词复数 )；提示；（帮助警方破案的）线索；（纵横填字谜、游戏或问题的）提示词语

参考例句：

• The police think the videotape may hold some vital clues to the identity of the killer. 警方认为那盘录像带可能录有能确认凶手身份的一些重要线索。
• contextual clues to the meaning 上下文提供的理解其含义的线索

16 flu   

n.流行性感冒

参考例句：

• I've been laid up with flu for a week.我患流感已在家休息一个星期了。
• Mind that your children don't catch the flu.小心别让你孩子传上流感。