新世纪英语专业本科听力教程第三册听力原文和答案.doc

Book Three UNIT 1 Section One Part 1 Spot Dictation Houses in the Future Well, I think houses in the future will probably be (1) quite small but I should think they'll be (2) well-insulated so that you don't need so much (3) heating and (4) cooling as you do now, so perhaps very economical (5) to run. Perhaps they will use (6) solar heating, although I don't know, in this country, perhaps we (7) won't be able to do that so much. Yes, I think they'll be full of (8) electronic gadgets: things like very advanced televisions, videos, perhaps videos which take up ... the screen (9) takes up the whole wall. I should think. Yes, you'll have things like (10) garage doors which open automatically when you (11) drive up, perhaps electronic (12) sensors which will (13) recognize you when you, when you come to the front door even. Perhaps (14) architects and designers will be a bit more (15) imaginative about how houses are designed and perhaps with the (16) shortage of space people will think of putting gardens (17) on the roof and, and maybe rooms can be (18) expanded and, and (19) contracted* depending on what you use them for, so perhaps there'll be a bit more (20) flexibility about that. Part 2 Listening for Gist A: Tuesday two fifteen. Let me look in my diary. B: No, Thursday. A: Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you said Tuesday. B: Thursday two fifteen. No, I'm sorry. I've got an appointment until three. Could we make it later? Say three fifteen? A: Well, there's a lot to talk about. It'll take a couple of hours, at least. B: Shall we say Monday morning, then? A: Monday morning. All right. Nine o'clock? B: Nine. I think that will be all right. I'll ring you back and confirm. A: All right. But ring before five, could you? B: All right. A: Right you are. Bye. B: Bye. Exercise. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide. 1. This dialogue is about making an appointment Woman: Listen! I'm terribly sorry I'm late. Ma