第三节 有关数字的听力训练
population has increased to about a quarter of a million.______ is much better than in some cities. Now it's about_____.
Yes, but in _____ it was only about______.
It' s not bad, as I said. But there have been ______at the airport since we found______. Since 1978 the number of _____passengers has increased from ______to ______. And over these last few years, from 1978 until now, the number of ____passengers has also increased enormously. It was ______in 1978, but since then it' s increased to __________. 2) Verne' s prediction:
In 1865 the famous French author Jules Verne wrote___ books, in which he described man landing on the moon.
In ______man actually did land on the moon. Many of the details of the real moon landing been described with amazing accuracy in Jules Verne' s books.
Here are ______of the similarities. First, Jules Verne' s spaceship carried man ______carried ____men. Second, Verne' s spaceship had a beginning speed of_____ . Apollo's beginning speed was ________. And last, Verne' s spaceship took ______hours,______minutes and_____seconds to reach the moon. Apollo took ____hours and ______minutes.
The door of Apollo 11 opened at ___________on___________and a man stepped out onto surface of the moon. Jules Verne had predicted it with great accuracy over _____years earlier. 5. Listen to the tape and complete the following sentences. 1) Our seats are_______________.
2) President Lincoln signed the bill _______________.
3) The women' s long jump was won by A. Voigt from East Germany and ____ 4) J. Eckert' s record for the men' s marathon was_______________.
5) Her flight from Istanbul to Berlin, Germany was_______________. It took____________ 6) The baseball season begins _______________.
6. You are going to listen to a conversation between Bob Wills, who is a teacher at a language school and Wang Li, who is a student, and complete the form. Request For Special Leave Name: Wang Li
Student Number __________ Address: __________ Telephone Number: _____
I wish to request leave in Term: __________ Dates of leave: ______________to ___________ Number of working days missed: _____________________
7. You are going to listen to a conversation between a man, who works in a house rental agency, and a student, Claudia Smith. Fill in the form according to the information you have got.
SUNNYSTONES HOLIDAY RENTAL AGENCY Rental Application Form
Applicant name: Claudia Smith Address:___________________ Phone:_________ . Credit card type: ______________ Credit card number: ____________ Rental price: ____
Time of stay: 5 weeks Deposit amount:___________
8. You have just arrived at the university where you will study and live during the term. Listen to the conversation between the manager of the Student Canteen and a student. Tick (V) if the information is correct, or write in the changes. Student Canteen Charges for meals BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER
THREE MEAL PLAN TWO MEAL PLAN
$2.00 $3.00 $3.50
$48.00 per week $35.00 per week
Meal Times BREAKFAST LUNCH DINNER
7:00 – 9:30 noon –2:00 p.m 6:00- 7:30 p.m.
9. Compound Dictation
In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. Then listen to the passage again. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S10 with exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered S11 to S13 you are required to fill in the missing information. You can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.
In the region of 1.5 million people are employed in tourism, and the industry contributes (SI)_____ million annually to the economy about 5% of gross domestic product. Britain is one of the world's six leading tourist (S2) _____ and by the year 2000, tourism is expected to be the biggest industry in the world.
Between 1980 and 1990 the number of overseas visitors to Britain grew by 50%. In 1993 there were (S3)____million overseas visitors to Britain, who spent (S4)______million. An estimated 64% of visitors came from Europe and 17% from North America. Business travel accounts for about (S5)____ of all overseas tourism revenue. Britain's tourist attractions include theatres, museums, art (S6)____ , and historic houses, as well as shopping, sports and business (S7) _Domestic tourism was worth (S8)______million in 1992. Of British residents opting to take their main holiday in Britain, around half choose a traditional seaside destination. Short breaks, valued at about £2,000 million in 1992, make up an increasingly significant part of the market, with shopping accounting for about a third of all (S9) _____on day trips. Scotland has several skiing (S10)____.
The British have traditionally traveled widely. Most British holiday-makers wishing to go overseas buy "package holidays" from travel agencies, where the cost covers both transport and accommodation. The most popular package holiday destinations are Spain, France and Greece. Long-haul holidays to places like the United States, the Caribbean and Australia are becoming more popular as air fares come down.
(S11)_____________________________________________
There are around 7,200 travel agencies in Britain, of which 98% belong to the Association of British Travel Agents. Although most travel agencies are small businesses, there are a few large firms, such as Lunn Ploy and Thomas Cook, which have hundreds of branches. (S12)__________
There are also 629 tour operator members of the Association: about half are both retail agents and tour operators. (S13) ___________________________________. . It also offers a free consumer affairs service to help resolve complaints against members and an independent arbitration scheme for tour operators' customers.