B3U1课前听力

新世纪大学英语综合教程3

Unit  1  

Task 1: Focusing on the Main Ideas

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listening passage.

1. Whatdid the old woman look like when the speaker saw her?

A) She was in neat clothes and walkedelegantly.

B) She was in shabby clothes and walkedwith difficulty.

C) Her clothes were too thick andheavy and she could hardly walk.

D) She was fashionably dressed andwalked with her head held high.

2. Whydid the old woman come into the store?

A) Because she needed some food.

B) Because she wanted to take a rest.

C) Because the store looked bright atnight.

D) Because the store was warmer thanthe outside.

3. Whatwas the speaker’s attitude toward the woman?

A) She was just polite to her.

B) She was honest with her.

C) She felt sorry for her.

D) She was impatient with her.

4. Did the woman get food from the store?

A) Yes, she bought some canned food.

B) Yes, the speaker gave her some foodfor free.

C) No, she didn’t like the food soldin the store.

D) No, she left with no food becauseshe couldn’t pay.

5. Howdid the speaker feel afterwards?

A) She felt relieved when the womanleft.

B) She was glad that she was a goodemployee.

C) She regretted not having helped thewoman.

D) She was worried that the womanmight complain to her boss.

Task 2: Zooming In on the Details

Listen to the recording again and fill in each of the blanks according to what you have heard.

1) The store was brightly lit and the shelves were                  .

2) The woman was wearing a(n)                 , a                and a pair of                .

3) In the store, the old woman stopped before the rows of canned                and picked up a can of                 and looked at the                .

4) The speaker found it harder to                 her smile because the woman’s hands werecovered with                 and the                 rose from her clothes.

5) The speaker was                to say “Take the corn”, but the                 rules came to her mind.

6)The speaker wished that she had acted like a                rather than a                 . 

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Key:

1. B    2. A    3. A   4. D   5. C 

1) The store was brightly lit and the shelves were neatly arranged.

2) The woman was wearing a(n) olddress , a thin sweaterand a pair of black slippers.

3) In the store, the old woman stopped before the rows of canned vegetables and picked up a canof corn and looked at the label .

Script:

At the 7-Eleven Store

One night, while I was working in the 7-Eleven Store, I saw an old woman walking as if each step were painful. She slowly pushed open the glass door. The moment she entered, she presented a sharp contrast to the store. The store had bright lighting and neatly arranged shelves. On such a cold night, she was wearing only an old dress, a thin sweater too small to button and a pair of black slippers.

After walking around the aisle for several minutes, the old woman stopped in front of the rows of canned vegetables. She picked up a can of corn and looked at the label. I decided to be a good employee and asked her if she needed help. As I stood close to her, my smile became harder to maintain. Her hands were covered with layer upon layer of dirt, and the smell of sweat rose from her clothes.

“Can I help you?” I asked brightly.

“I need some food,” she muttered.

“Are you looking for corn, madam?”

“I need some food,” she repeated. “Any kind.”

“Well, the corn is ninety-five cents,” I said in my most helpful voice.

“I can’t pay,” she said.                             

For a second, I was tempted to say, “Take the corn.” But the employee rules said, “Remain polite, but do not let customers get the best of you”. For a moment, I even believed that this woman was someone from the head office testing my loyalty. I replied, “I’m sorry, ma’am, but I can’t give away anything for free.”

The old woman’s hands trembled as she put the can back on the shelf. She hobbled past me toward the door. Her torn and dirty clothing barely covered her bent back.

For the rest of my shift, the image of the woman stayed in my mind. I was young and healthy, while she was old and sick. I wished with all my heart that I had acted like a human being rather than a robot.    

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