it Six
Summary
Practising Taking Notes
本单元共有20个练习。内容以在英国生活和学习的场景为主,同时还
有一些有关美国、爱尔兰等**情况的介绍。这些内容提供了大量的西方文
化背景知识,如英国的超市、酒吧、如何到英国人家做客、英国的警察、美
国人的特点、美国的总统、爱尔兰的历史和音乐等。
本单元的练习形式主要以摘要填空题(Summary or N0tes C0mpletion)
为主。这种练习是根据所听文章内容或部分段落内容给出一段或多段留有空
格的内容概要,要求考生根据所听内容填空,以测试其对所听文章的理解概
括能力。答案常可从所听内容中直接找出。
本单元的听力材料都比较长,其目的是通过大量的、长段的练习,培养
考生在听英语讲座和报告中,捕捉重要信息的能力以及边听边读边记笔记的
综合能力。
建议考生在听之前要把题或摘要读一遍,并根据上下文推断要填的是什
么词,这样才能在听的过程中有针对性地去寻找所需要的关键词。You are going to hear a talk about security in the UK. Listen to the talk and complete
the statements below by writing no more than three words in the spaces provided.
1. Don' t carry cash than you need for daily expenses.
2. When you stay at a hotel, ask the manager to keep your valuables in
3. Don' t keep a note of together with your traveler' s cheques.
4. You should carry wallets and purses in an inside
5. Your passport, travel 'tickets and other important documents should be taken
6. You can leave your heavy luggage in a at most large stations and
pick it up later.
7. It's necessary to keep and check the opening hours when you
leave your luggage at the station.
8. The Lost Property Office can be found at both and
You are going to hear a lecture on some useful information for your travelling around
Britain. Listen to the first part of the lecture and complete the notes below by writing
no more than three words in the spaces provided.
You will find Tourist Information Centres at major 1. , airports,
stations, 2. and towns and holiday centres. You will see two kinds
of public telephones in operation. One is 3. and the other is card-
phones. For the latter ones, you can buy at 4. , news kiosks,
station bars and 5. Banks are normally open from 6.
Monday to Friday but at London' s two 7. there are 24-hour banks.
Trafalgar Square Office opens from 8. weekdays and Saturdays. On
Sunday, it opens from 10:00 to 17:00. The Bureau de Change services are avail-able to 9. You can also change money at Bureau de Change, large
hotels, 10. and travel agents.
Li stening'Activity NO 3
Listen to the second part of the lecture. As you listen, complete the notes below by
writing no more than three words in the spaces provided.
In Britain shops usually open at 9:00 and close at 17:30, but in many
cities, they have a 1. once a week. They stay open
2. about 20:00. British voltage is 3. V AC, 50 HZ.
Many hotels will be able to supply 4. for electric shavers. Stamps
can be bought at 5. Most hotel bills include a service charge, usu-
ally 6. , but in some larger hotels it' s 15%. People often leave
7. % for the waiter in the restaurants, and give 8. per
suitcase for porters, 9. % of the fare for taxis and 10.
for hairdressers and 50p to the assistant who 11. your hair. You
must remember it is the rule to drive on the 12. and overtake on the
13. Driver as well as front-seat passengers must wear
14.
hist eni ng ASr ivityN
Your are going to hear a dialogue between two students talking about how parliament
makes new laws. As you listen, complete the notes below by writing no more than
three words in the spaces provided.
New laws can start in either the House of Lords or the House of Commons.
They are usually proposed by 1. A law which is being proposed is
called 2. until it is passed. Then, it becomes 3. of
Parliament.