听力材料
(Text 1)
W: How long will you take to finish your homework?
M: If it takes Alice an hour to do the homework, it will surely take the rest of us two hours.
(Text 2)
M: The famous novel writer’s new book is coming out in July.
W: We probably won’t be able to find a copy until September.
(Text 3)
W: Nike, why don’t you come and join us this afternoon? It’ll be a lot of fun.
M: I’d love to, but I’ve got an exam.
W: What about tomorrow afternoon?
M: Saturday is OK.
(Text 4)
W: Shall I bring you your coffee now or would you rather have it with your lunch?
M: I’d like it now, please.
(Text 5)
M: Could I hand in my paper a few days later?
W: I’m afraid that’s out of the question.
(Text 6)
M: Zhu, how do you like this coat?
W: Come on, George. Isn’t that color too bright for me?
M: Then how about this one?
W: Oh, I’m afraid this color is too light. It easily gets dirty.
M: Well, well, Zhu, you’re being a bit difficult.
W: What would you say if I buy this one?
M: It’s nice. Try it on. Now you look quite smart, but doesn’t it feel a bit tight at the shoulders?
W: Yeah. Let’s see if there’s a larger size. Well, they don’t seem to have anything larger.
M: Why don’t we go and ask that salesgirl over there? I think she can help us.
(Text 7)
M: How would you like to come to New York with me over the spring break, Julia?
W: I’d love to, John, but where would we stay?
M: At a friend’s house. I always stay with him and there’s room for you too.
W: OK. He won’t mind?
M: Of course not. He’s looking forward to meeting you.
W: Will we drive to New York?
M: Yes, it takes about six hours. We can leave about noon and get there by suppertime.
W: What’s the climate like?
M: It may be cold and rainy. Better bring a jacket and good walking shoes.
W: Well, when do we leave?
M: How about Thursday? Can you be ready by noon?
W: No problem.
(Text 8)
M: Before making out a plan for sightseeing trips for you, I’d be glad to know if you have anything special in mind that you’d like to see.
W: Well, as a matter of fact, we were discussing this question last night. We all spoke of the Great Wall, one of the seven wonders of the world. We wouldn’t want to leave China without seeing that. If it could possibly be arranged, how far is it from here?
M: Only about 50 kilometers. Just an hour and a half’s trip by car. We’ll put down at the Great Wall then.
W: Good! And we’ve heard quite a lot about the Summer Palace. We’d like to see that, too.
M: All right, the Summer Palace, well, and there are a number of places that I think you’d find interesting, the Temple of Heaven, the Former Imperial Palaces and the Ming Tombs.
(Text 9)
M: Maths Department, Dr Webster speaking.
W: Hello, Professor Webster. This is Janet Hill calling. I live two doors down from your teaching assistant, Don Williams. Don asked me to call you because he’s lost his voice and can’t talk to you himself.
M: Lost his voice? That’s too bad. Is there anything I can do for him?
W: Well, he has a class this afternoon from 2:30 to 4:00, and he won’t be able to make it.
M: Does he want me to try to find somebody else to teach it?
W: No, not exactly. What he wants to do is to get someone to go in for him—just to pass back the midterm exam papers. He’s already marked them. And they’re on the desk in his office. The whole thing wouldn’t take more than...Oh, ten minutes or so.
M: 2:30, you say? Well, I’m free then, and I am going there anyway, so I could do it for him. Where’s his class?
W: Carter Hall, Room 214.Will you need his office key to get the exams? I could bring it to you.
M: Well, actually, that won’t be necessary. We have a master key in the Maths Department, so I can get
into his office.
W: Thank you, Professor Webster.
M: My pleasure.
(Text 10)
Many children like stamp-collecting. Stamp-collecting didn’t start until 1854. As time passes, there are more and more stamp-collectors. Not only children but also men and women collect stamps. In 1921, America began selling stamps to the collectors. In some countries, there are even lessons on stamp-collecting in school. People are becoming more and more interested in stamps. Every picture on a stamp has a meaning in it. It may be the head of a famous person or an important place. Each stamp tells us a story.
