Unit 9 聽力材料及參考答案

(Text 1)

W: How far shall we walk?

M: Just two more miles. We’ll get to the cinema soon.

W: But I’m tired out now. I can’t walk any farther.

(Text 2)

W: Look at the black clouds in the sky! We will have a heavy rain very soon.

M: What shall I do then? Mr Li borrowed my car this morning, but he hasn’t returned

it. I must go to pick up my son from school right away.

W: I have a phone here with me. Why not ring him up?

M: Good idea, I will.

(Text 3)

W: Oh, it’s you, James. I didn’t recognize you.

M: Of course, you didn’t. I have had my hair cut and I am wearing a pair of sunglasses.

(Text 4)

W: These two skirts are both very beautiful. I really can’t decide which to buy. What’s

your idea?

M: In my opinion, the blue one suits you better. Why not take the blue one?

W: All right. I’ll take the blue one. Please wrap it up for me. Here is the money.

M: Thank you, Madam.

(Text 5)

W: What is the population of your city?

M: Well, it is seven million, seven hundred and eighty-nine thousand, much bigger

than that of your city.

(Text 6)

W: My car keeps going wrong. I’d like to buy a new one.

M: Haven’t you noticed that prices have been going down recently? I insist that we

wait a little longer so that we can save a little more money.

W: You have a point there, but it is much too difficult for me to go to work in such a

broken car. You see, it is such a long way from our home to my office.

M: Since it is so important for you, let’s go and buy a new one tomorrow.

(Text 7)

W: Excuse me, can you show me the way to the hospital please?

M: Yes. I’m going to the hospital too. Just follow me.

W: Oh, thank you. Are you going to see a doctor there?

M: No, I am a doctor there.

W: Oh, how lucky I am today! Is it far from here?

M: Not too far. We can get there in just ten minutes. Let me help you with your bag. It

seems too heavy for you.

W: Thank you. You are very kind.

M: Now, let’s go.

(Text 8)

W: There is a wonderful film on at the cinema this evening. Let’s see it together, dear.

M: All right. It’s a long time since I went to the cinema.

W: The film begins at eight. We shall have plenty of time before the film begins.

M: Well, after supper, we can do some shopping nearby. I’d like to relax completely.

W: But I don’t have anything to buy at present.

M: We needn’t buy anything. We can just have a walk in the shops and stores. It is a

good way of relaxing, I think.

W: Good idea. Well, let’s cook our supper.

(Text 9)

W: What a nice dress! Did you buy it for your wife?

M: Of course. I saw it when I passed by the store. I thought it had a good design and

color, so I bought it at once.

W: In which shop did you buy it?

M: In Mary’s, I mean the shop just behind our company.

W: Are there any more such dresses there? I’d like to buy one for myself.

M: I think there still are.

W: Thank Goodness. I’ll go and buy one this afternoon.

(Text 10)

Henry Ford was born in a poor family. He was the eldest of the six children. When he was a boy, he became interested in watches and machines. When he was twelve years old, his mother died. Soon he had to work in a machine shop for two dollars and fifty cents a week. In the evenings, he repaired watches for another hour for another dollar a week. The hard life made him strong and able.

At that time there was another interest in the life of young Ford. He hoped to make a machine. It could run without horses. He overcame a lot of difficulties and in April 1893, the “horseless carriage” was invented at last. It was the first car.

Later, Henry Ford founded the Ford Motor Company. He was really the first inventor of the car in the world.

參考答案:

1-5 AACAA 6-10 AABBB

11-15 ACAAB 16-20 BBCAA

21-25 BCDAC 26-30 BBACB

31-35 DABDB 36-40 CBADC

41-45 ABCBD 46-50 BADCB

51-55 CDADC 56-60 CCCCB

61-65 ABCAC 66. what → how

67. do → be 68. try → tried

69. 去掉into 70. made 后加it

71. life → living 72. √

73. times → time 74. full前加are

75. after → before

One possible version:

Life in the future

Sometimes I dream about life in the future. What will it be like? Perhaps some people will go traveling in the moon and other planets for a holiday, and some scientists can live under the sea to do their research work. Maybe we’ll have videophones in every home. I’m sure there’ll be more educational programs on the radio and TV, so children won’t need to go to school every day and will study at home. And we will have more time to enjoy ourselves, for robots will do most of the housework for us.

I believe the dream will come true, and the life in the future will be much happier.

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