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1、College English Focus Listening and Speaking (Book 6) Unit 1 An Investigation Part A Listening Activities A Conversation A Good Observer Officer: Mrs Dawson, thanks very much for coming down to the station. I ... I know you've been through a heck of a situation here today. Um

2、... I'd just like to go over some of the things that you told Sergeant Palmer at the bank. Mrs Dawson: All right. Officer: Uh, would you like a cup of coffee? Mrs Dawson: No. No, I'm fine. (All right.) Thanks. Officer: Well, um ... c-c-could you describe the two people who robbed the

3、bank for this report that we're filling out here? Now, anything at all that you can remember would be extremely helpful to us. Mrs Dawson: Well ... uh ... just ... I can only remember basically what I said before. (That's all right.) The man was tall ... uh ... six foot, six foot on

4、e, (Mm-hmm?) and he had dark hair, (Dark hair.) and he had a moustache. Officer: Very good. All right, did he have any other distinguishing marks, I mean scars, for example, anything like that? Mrs Dawson: Scars ... um ... (Mm-hmm.) no. No, none that I can remember. Officer: Do you remem

5、ber how old he was, by any chance? Mrs Dawson: Uh ... well, I ... I guess around thirty, (Around thirty.) m ... maybe younger, give or take a few years. Officer: Mm hmm. All right, do you, uh, remember anything about what he might have been wearing? Mrs Dawson Yes. Yes, he ... he had on

6、 a dark sweater, a ... (Mm-hmm.) a solid color. Officer OK, um ... anything else that strikes you (Urn ...) at the moment? Mrs Dawson I ... I remember he was wearing a light shirt under the sweater. (Ah, very good.) Yes, yes. Officer Mm-hmm. All right, now, can you tell us anything about

7、 the, uh, the woman robber, uh, Mrs Dawson? Mrs Dawson: Well, the biggest thing that I remember about her was that she did most of the talking. (Mm-hmm) She had the gun pointed at us and she told us to lie down on the floor (Hmm.) and not to move if we knew what was good for us. (Hmm.) I remem

8、ber it just felt like she was pointing the gun right at me, and my little son was right next to me and he ... he was just so frightened ... Officer: Uh, Mrs Dawson, could you describe her for us? Mrs Dawson: Ugh. She was wearing a wool sweater ... (Ah, very good.) I remember it was a dark co

9、lor, (Mm-hmm.) navy blue or ... or black, (Black, mm-hmm.) and I guess she was in her late twenties. Uh, her hair was short, (Mm-hmm.) very short and curly. Officer Do you remember how tall she was? Mrs Dawson Uh ... a ... about the same as myself, (Mm-hmm.) around five four. Officer: Fiv

10、e four, mm-hmm. All right, do you, uh ... remember anything else about this woman? Mrs Dawson Yes. I remember that the woman was wearing a pendant or a ... or a locket around her neck. (Uh-huh.) I remember specifically because my little boy started to cry (Oh.) and the woman came up to me and sa

11、id, "Shut your damn kid up, lady." (Mm-hmm.) So I got a good look at the woman and ... and she was sort of, uh, pulling on the chain, uh, playing with it. (Oh?) It was gold, uh, well anyway, it looked like gold. Officer Mm-hmm. Did either of them have any other, uh, noticeable characteristics, M

12、rs Dawson? Now, just take a moment to (No, I don't ...) think about this. Mrs Dawson No. No, a-a and this is really all I can remember. Officer Well, did either of them wear glasses? Mrs Dawson No. No, I'm sure of that. Officer Mm-hmm. All right, Mrs Dawson, I really appreciate what

13、you've been through today. I'm just going to ask you to look at some photographs before you leave, if you don't mind. It won't take very long. Can you do that for me? Mrs Dawson Oh, a-all right. Officer Would you like to step this way with me, please? Mrs Dawson OK. Sure. Officer Tha

14、nk you. Exercise 1 1. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? 2. When and where does the conversation take place? 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the conversation? 4. What was Mrs Dawson going to do at the end of the conversation? 5. What can you infer fr

15、om the conversation? Part D Further Listening A Story A Real Life Story I was having some photos developed at a photo shop in the town center one sunny Saturday morning and I was waiting outside. A nice lady approached me and asked me if I wanted to enter a competition. The first

16、prize was a weekend trip to London for two people. She had lots of coupons with her and she took down my details -- name, age, address and telephone number. I thanked her and left. Imagine my astonishment and happiness when I found out that I had won the first prize! I was on cloud nine beca

17、use I knew I didn't have the money for the holiday. The company sent us our train tickets and the following Saturday morning my husband and I left Edinburgh for a weekend in London. We were really excited about the trip. I'd had my hair cut and my husband had had his suit dry-cleaned. Five hours lat

18、er, we arrived in London and went straight to the hotel where our room had been booked by the company. That's when we got our first shock; the receptionist said there was no booking in our name. We told him about the competition prize, but he said that the hotel was unaware of anything like that. We

19、 were angry, but not suspicious. We decided to return to Edinburgh. We had our luggage put in a taxi and went back to the train station. Late on Saturday night we arrived home, tired and disappointed. Strangely, when my husband put his key in the lock, he discovered that it was already open. At that

20、 moment, it all made sense; I knew the house had been broken into and that we had been tricked. The whole house was upside down. It was a complete mess. They had taken everything, our money, jewellery, the TV, video, stereo and the microwave oven. They had even helped themselves to the food in the f

21、ridge and left a note which said: "We hope you had a nice time -- we certainly did. By the way, you should have your house redecorated!" Well, we called the police and had the house checked for fingerprints, but none were found. Clearly, our house hadn't been burgled by amateurs -- they wer

22、e real professionals. We're going to have an alarm installed now and we're having the locks changed too. Luckily, the house is insured so we can replace everything. But it's a horrible feeling when you find your home has been invaded like that. 1. What happened to the speaker one Saturday morni

23、ng? 2. When did the couple get their first shock? 3. What did they decide to do then? 4. What did they find when they returned home? 5. Which of the following is true of the couple? A Conversation Solving a Crime Thomas Price parked his car and went around the corner to bu

24、y a newspaper at the drugstore. His friend Linda Grant was waiting for him in the car. Suddenly she heard a shot. Then she heard another shot. She ran to the store to see what had happened. She found her friend Thomas there. He was holding a gun. The owner of the store was lying on the floor, dead.

25、The police have just arrived on the scene and a detective is questioning Linda and Thomas. What evidence does the detective need to solve the crime? Detective Tell me what happened, Miss Grant. Linda I was sitting in the car waiting for Thomas. Suddenly I heard shots. I ran to the store.

26、 Detective What did you see there? Linda I saw Thomas standing by the dead man. Thomas was holding a gun. Detective So you did see him with the gun in his hand; and you heard someone fire shots. Linda Yes. But Thomas didn't kill the man. Detective How do you know that he didn't?

27、 Linda It's too difficult for me to explain. Why don't you ask Thomas? Detective OK, Mr Price. Tell me your story. Thomas I was walking toward the store when I heard a shot. I pulled out my gun and ran into the store. Detective What happened next? Thomas I saw the owner of th

28、e store lying on the floor and another man jumping out the window. The cash register was empty. Detective Did you fire any shots? Thomas Absolutely not. Detective Why were you carrying a gun? Thomas Because I work alone in another store and I need protection. Detective How do I kn

29、ow that you're telling the truth? Thomas It's difficult to prove. Linda Thomas always tells the truth. He's completely honest. Detective Actually figuring out if Thomas was innocent won't be difficult in this case. We only have to find out if the owner of the store was killed by Thoma

30、s's gun. Part E Home Listening Conversation 1 Dealing with a Crime Police Hello. Midtown South Precinct. Rose Hello. I want to report a burglary. Police What's your address, please? Rose 415 West 44th Street, Apartment 3B. Police Yes, that's our district. When did the b

31、urglary take place? Rose Sometime today. I left for work at 8 a.m. and when I got home at 6 p.m., I found my apartment had been burglarized. Police Does the superintendent live in the building? Rose Yes, he lives downstairs on the first floor. But he says he didn't see anyone suspiciou

32、s. It looks like they came in from the fire escape. The window over the fire escape is broken. Police What's your name, please? Rose Rose Silver. Police What did you lose, Mrs Silver? Rose Let's see. I have the list here. Oh, a color TV, a stereo, a laptop, two oil paintings, some j

33、ewelry and some clothes. They must have had a truck waiting downstairs. Police Don't touch anything, Mrs Silver. We'll have someone out there in about ten minutes. We'll need the serial numbers of the TV, the stereo and the computer if you have them. Rose OK. Conversation 2 Report

34、ing an Incident Man Constable. Constable! Police officer Yes, sir. What seems to be the trouble? Man I'd like to report a robbery. It's my car. It's been stolen. Police officer I see. And where was the vehicle parked at the time? Man Just round the comer here in

35、Water Street. I left it there about an hour ago and now it's gone! Police officer Water Street, you say? Are you sure? Man Of course. I'm absolutely sure. Police officer And you parked it there at about ... ten o'clock? Man Yes, that's right. I bet some young thug has stolen i

36、t. These young people, they have no respect for the law these days, I ... Police officer Yes, sir. Well, you'd better just give me a few details so that we can see about tracing the vehicle. What kind of car is it? Man It's a BMW 540i. Police officer Color? Man It's red. Polic

37、e officer Red? And the registration number? Man P67 HKL. Police officer HKL. Right. Just a minute, sir. We've got a report here of a vehicle that has been removed from Water Street. It's a red BMW 540i. Registration number P67 HKL. Yes, that's right. Man Well ...? Police offic

38、er Just a moment, sir. They're checking whether anything has been reported about the vehicle. Man Well, I hope it's not going to take too long. I'm a busy man. If I get my hands on the young hooligans that have taken it, I'll ... Police officer Excuse me, sir. You've got it. Man

39、Great! Has it already been found? Police officer Not exactly. Man It hasn't been damaged, has it? Police officer No, sir. I don't suppose it's been damaged because it was never stolen. Man What do you mean? Police officer It was towed away at 10:45 this morning. Man

40、 Towed away? But, but it was only parked there for an hour! Police officer Yes, sir. But cars shouldn't be parked there at all. It's a very narrow street. Man But, they can't just tow away my car. Then where has my car been taken to? Police officer All vehicles that have been towed awa

41、y are taken to the car pound in Hilton Road. Man Hilton Road? That's miles away. I haven't got time to go to the other side of the town. Police officer Well, sir. Perhaps you'll have to be more careful about where you park in future. 1. What do you think happened to the man's car? 2.

42、Which of the following is true of the car? 3. What can you learn from the conversation? Unit 2 Sightseeing Part A Listening Activities A Monologue A Tour of Washington, D.C. Tour guide: ... I hope you all enjoyed your visit to Capitol Hill. If you look back behind you, you can

43、get an excellent look at the Capitol Building, with its beautiful dome and the Statue of Freedom on top. I forgot to mention that the design for the original building was chosen by George Washington himself back in the 1790s. That building was opened in 1800, but it was burned down by the British du

44、ring the War of 1812, and it had to be completely rebuilt. Well, to continue our tour, ladies and gentlemen, we're now traveling west on Madison Drive. Our next stop will be the Washington Monument -- five hundred fifty-five feet high and dedicated to George Washington, our first president. In t

45、he meantime, if you'll look out the windows on the fight, we're just passing the National Gallery, which houses an extensive collection of European and American art from the thirteenth to the twentieth centuries... By the way, this park-like area that we're traveling along is called the Mall. It ext

46、ends from the Capitol to the Washington Monument. ... Across the Mall, on the left, is the National Air and Space Museum, with exhibits on aviation history and the space age. If you have time, I highly recommend you to visit the Air and Space Museum for a fascinating look at the history of air and s

47、pace travel. You'll even get a chance to see a piece of rock from the moon. ... If you look straight ahead now, folks, you'll see the Washington Monument. The monument, an obelisk that stands five hundred fifty-five feet high, was finished in 1884. We'll be stopping there shortly and those of you wh

48、o wish will be able to take photographs from the observation level five hundred feet up. There's an elevator to take you there, and it's free. All right, everyone, here we are. We'll be staying here approximately twenty minutes. For those of you who do take the elevator up to the top, if you look

49、directly north, you'll be able to get an excellent view of our next stop, the White House -- the home of all our presidents since the second president, John Adams. ... OK, remember to take all your personal belongings as you get off the bus. We'll meet back here in twenty minutes. Exercise 1 1.

50、 Where will the passengers stop for 20 minutes? 2. When was the Capitol Building opened? 3. What are the tourists able to do when they get to the Washington Monument? 4. Which of the following can NOT be learnt from the recording? 5. What is the tour route? Part D Further Listening

51、 Passage 1 The Library of Congress The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States. It was founded in 1800 to serve the needs of the congressmen. Today, the Library of Congress contains books, articles and documents on every subject imaginable, in addition to congre

52、ssional records. Besides senators, congressmen and other government officials, it serves libraries, researchers, artists and scientists throughout the country and the world. The Library of Congress is one of the largest libraries in the world. It has a collection of 74 million items which are

53、 housed in three buildings. The Library is open to the public, but not everyone has borrowing privileges. Magazines, manuscripts, maps, music, newspapers and photographs fill the stacks. The bookshelves stretch for 350 miles. Of the 18 million books, more than half are in languages other than Englis

54、h. The main reading room is a great hall with marble pillars. It is the center of activity in the library. There is a computer catalog center with six terminals for quick access to information. For greater speed and efficiency, the library has installed an electric book-carrying system that carri

55、es books from one building to another in only a few seconds. The Library of Congress also offers a wide variety of cultural programs. For example, it sponsors chamber music concerts, poetry festivals, Iectures and readings. The Library of Congress is always expanding to meet the needs of the

56、 modem world. 1. What was the original purpose of building the Library of Congress? 2. How many books does the speaker say the library has? 3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned about the main reading room? 4. Which group of cultural programs does the library offer according to the

57、 passage? 5. What can we learn about the Library of Congress? Passage 2 The Statue of Liberty The Statue of Liberty is located on Ellis Island in New York Harbor. It was designed by a French sculptor named Bartholdi and was given to the U.S. by France in 1886 to celebrate the 100th ann

58、iversary of U.S. Independence. After years and years of acid rain, the Statue had spots on her copper skin. Her iron neck and shoulders were weakening. Her torch leaked. Her gown was rusted. And hundreds of iron bars that held the skin to her skeleton were eroding. American school children we

59、re asked to collect money to help fix up the Statue. The most important repair was the replacement of more than 2,000 two-inch-wide iron bars holding the outer sheets of copper to her skeleton. They were replaced with metal bars that wouldn't cause electrolysis with copper. The most dramatic

60、change was the work done on the torch. Workers took the torch off and completely reconstructed it. The old torch was put in a museum in the basement of the Statue. So with a lot of hard work and millions of dollars from people allacross the U.S., Miss Liberty is now once again lifting high her torch

61、 of freedom and standing proudly on Ellis Island. 1. What is the passage mainly about? 2. What metal forms the skin of the Statue of Liberty? 3. What was the most important work done on the Statue? 4. What did the Americans do to the old torch? 5. Which of the following statements can N

62、OT be inferred from the passage? Part E Home Listening Passage 1 Midnight Ride Professor Ken Guest is a cultural anthropologist. He leads the all-night bike tour through Manhattan each spring as part of his college course "The People of New York". This year's tour, held on May 4 and 5, w

63、as his fourth one. The tour offers vivid illustration of in-class work, which explores the role immigration and migration have played and continue to play in shaping the city's identity. Topics include why people have been drawn to New York; the different ways that religion, culture, gender,

64、race, and ethnicity have shaped the city's population; and the impact of newcomers on urban Culture, politics, and the economy. This year's tour began at Columbia University and went on at a leisurely pace south through Manhattan, with stops in various neighborhoods. The group of 14 cyclists stopp

65、ed among other places at Manhattan Valley, Central Park, Rockefeller Center, Times Square, City Hall, the World Trade Center Site, Wall Street, Little Italy, Chinatown, where the group dined at Chinatown's famous restaurant Wo Hop's. A happy and bleary-eyed group witnessed the sunrise from the Brook

66、lyn Bridge -- exactly on schedule -- at 5:51 a.m. The idea of the tour was inspired by a similar tour Professor Guest took as an undergraduate. He said, "When I was an undergraduate at Columbia, my teacher Professor Kenneth Jackson led an all-night bike tour of New York. It was so memorable and so much fun." Professor Guest's students are equally charmed by this tour. He said, "The kids' reactions have been fantastic. It's a big hit. It's a thrilling experience to see New York City at night.