竞赛听力训练（3）参考答案及录音原文

［听力原文］

A．Listen to the sentences carefully and circle the letter of the statement that you think is true from the information in the sentences you have heard．

1．Joe is six inches taller than his older brother Pete．

2．Mr．Tate might bring his wife and daughter to the party，but I really doubt it．

3．Sue didn't know if her father was going to France by plane or by ship，but she also stated that he was afraid of heights．

4．Jim and Joe are twins and look very alike，but Jim is about an inch taller than Joe and a few pounds heavier as well．

5．The weather is very cold outside and the sky is very cloudy，but the weather forecaster on the television says that snow is unlikely．

B．You will hear ten short conversations in this part．At the end of each conversation，a third voice will ask a question about what was said．Read the four possible answers and decide which would be the best response to the question you have heard and mark your answer．

1．W：That picture certainly flatters Susan．Don't you think so？

   M：No，Idon't．As a matter of fact，I think it makes her look older than she really is．

   Q：What does the woman think of the picture？

2．M：How many students took the exam last Saturday？

   W：Well，let me see．Fifty had registered，but everyone didn't show up．I believed that we had twenty-five from the Middle East and fifteen from Latin America．

   Q：How many students did the woman believe had taken the exam？

3．W：Are these rugs on sale too？

   M：No．These are selling at the regular price，four ninety-five．

   Q：Can the woman buy a rug？

4．M：Could you please tell me if the Miami flight will be arriving on time？

   W：Yes，sir．It should be arriving in about ten minutes on concourse C．

   Q：Where did this conversation most probably take place？

5．M：Is Paul angry？

   W：I don't think so．If he were，he'd tellus．

   Q：What does the man think about Paul？

6．M：Miss Brown bought some paper ，paints ，and brushes．

   W：I'll bet she'll use them at the high school．

   Q：What will Miss Brown probably do at the high school？

7．M：I'd like to cash a check，please．I have an account here．

   W：Fine．Just make it out to“cash”．

   Q：Where did this conversation most probably take place？

8．M：Now，what seems to be the trouble，Mrs Stephens？

   W：I've been very dizzy lately，and last night I had some chest pain．

   Q：What is the probable relationship between the two speakers？

9．M：My briefcase is just like yours，isn't it？

   W：Almost．Mine is smaller，butitdoesn'thave a lock．I think I'd rather have had one like yours．

   Q：Why would the woman rather have had a brief case like the one the man had？

10．W：Hello，Mr Jacobs．This is Tim Smith's secretary． I'm calling to confirm his appointment with you to day at two o'clock．

    M：Thank you for calling．I'll expect Mr．Smith this afternoon．

    Q：Whose secretary is calling？

C．Listen to the story and fill the blanks with the missing sentences．

Once a wise man was crossing a certain mighty river．He wished to amuse himselfand began to talk to the boatman．

“Do you know mathematics？”he asked．

“No，Sir，”replied the boatman．

“Then you have lost one quarter of your life，”said the wise man．“Do you know history？”

“No，Sir，”answered the boatman．

“Then you have losthalfofyour life，”said the wise man．“Do you know philosophy？”

“I don't know that either，”said the boatman．

“Then you have lost three quarters of your life．”

Just then a sudden gust of wind overturned the boat．

“Do you know how to swim？”asked the boatman．

“No，”replied the wise man．

“Well then，”replied the boatman，“you have lost your whole life．”

［参考答案］

A．1．D）2．B）3．B）4．C）5．B）

B．1．D）2．B）3．A）4．B）5．D）6．B）7．B）8．D）9．B）10．C）

C．1．Once a wise man was crossing a certain mighty river

2．Then you have lost one quarter of your life

3．Then you have lost half of your life

4．Then you have lost three quarters of your life

5．Justthen a sudden gustofwind overturned the boat