中级听力教程

Ⅰ．“英语中级口译资格证书考试”笔试听力部分综述 1

Ⅱ．听力与口译 21

Unit One 25

PART ONE Shopping over the Internet 25

PART TWO Statements 28

PART THREE 1．In a Store 32

2．The Design of Shopping Malls 32

3．SOHO:Small Offices,Home Offices 33

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 35

Unit Two 38

PART ONE My First Day in New York 38

PART TWO Statements 41

PART THREE 1．Studying in London 45

2．Staying in a Foreign City 46

3．I Came over to the US 46

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 47

Unit Three 50

PART ONE Crime and Punishment 50

PART TWO Statements 51

PART THREE 1．The Victim of a Crime 55

2．How to Stay Safe in This City 56

3．You Left an Informal Report 57

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 57

Unit Four 60

PART ONE How Children Learn Social Behaviors 60

PART TWO Statements 62

PART THREE 1．My Family 67

2．Growing Up in a Single-Parent Household 67

3．Is There Any Advice You Could Give Parents? 68

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 69

Revision Exercise 1 72

Unit Five 79

PART ONE The Inhabitants of a Small Island 79

PART TWO Statements 81

PART THREE 1．A Tiny Village in France 85

2．I Came from a Small Town 85

3．What Kind of City Is It? 86

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 87

Unit Six 89

PART ONE A News Summary 89

PART TWO Statements 92

PART THREE 1．The Introduction of Radio 95

2．Weather Forecast 96

3．Dream Dates 97

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 98

Unit Seven 100

PART ONE Are People Born Clever,or Stupid? 100

PART TWO Statements 102

PART THREE 1．A History Assignment 106

2．What Subjects Are You Taking This Semester? 107

3．About the Courses at Swan School 107

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 108

Unit Eight 111

PART ONE New Dwellings in Great Britain 111

PART TWO Statements 113

PART THREE 1．Which Apartment Do You Like Best? 116

2．Does It Have Three Bedrooms? 117

3．I'm Phoning about My Accommodation 117

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 118

Revision Exercise 2 121

Unit Nine 128

PART ONE About Single-Sex Education 128

PART TWO Statements 131

PART THREE 1．It's Cool for Everyone to Be Successful 134

2．Do You Think There's Real Equality Now? 135

3．Gender and Language 136

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 137

Unit Ten 139

PART ONE We Are Surrounded by News 139

PART TWO Statements 141

PART THREE 1．I'd Like to Get Your Opinion about the News 145

2．How Do You Become a Foreign Correspondent? 145

3．Advertising Is Part of Our Daily Lives 146

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 147

Unit Eleven 150

PART ONE A Men's Castle 150

PART TWO Statements 152

PART THREE 1．Black Friday 156

2．Making out a Cheque 157

3．At the Midwestern Bank 157

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 159

Unit Twelve 161

PART ONE Mass Media and New Technologies 161

PART TWO Statements 163

PART THREE 1．A Status Symbol Thing 166

2．Playing Video Games 167

3．Modern Forms of Media 168

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 168

Revision Exercise 3 171

Unit Thirteen 179

PART ONE Healthy Foods 179

PART TWO Statements 181

PART THREE 1．Business Lunch 185

2．What a Charming Restaurant! 186

3．A Well-Balanced Breakfast 186

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 187

Unit Fourteen 190

PART ONE A Great Musician 190

PART TWO Statements 192

PART THREE 1．Background Music 196

2．Native American Music 197

3．The Receiver of Music 197

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 198

Unit Fifteen 200

PART ONE First Aid 200

PART TWO Statements 201

PART THREE 1．Next Patient,Please! 205

2．First Aid for Young Children 206

3．How to Keep Fit 207

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 207

Unit Sixteen 210

PART ONE Air Quality in Britain 210

PART TWO Statements 212

PART THREE 1．Acid Rain 216

2．Is Nuclear Power Safe? 217

3．Building Dams 218

PART FOUR Listening and Translation 219

Revision Exercise 4 221

Sample Test 1 229

Sample Test 2 237

Sample Test 3 245

Sample Test 4 253

Sample Test 5 261

Sample Test 6 269

Tapescripts 277

Answer Key 419