新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材（修订版）：听力教程（第3版）2Unit4SectionOneTacticsforListeningPart1PhoneticsStress,IntonationandAccentScriptListentosomeshortconversations.Hasthesecondspeakerfinishedtalking?Ticktherightbox.1.A:Excuseme.Couldyoutellmewherethesecretary’sofficeis,please?B:Yes.It’supthestairs,thenturnleft,…↗2.A:Excuseme.Canyoutellmewherethetoiletsare?B:Yes,they’reatthetopofthestairs.↘3.A:Whatdidyoudoafterworkyesterday?B:Ah,well,Iwentforadrinkinthepuboppositethecarpark.↘4.A:Whatdidyoudoafterworkyesterday?B:Oh,IranintoJaneandTom,…↗5.A:Excuseme,canyoutellmehowthemachineworks?B:Certainly.Erm,firstofallyouadjusttheheightofthestool,andthenputfour10-pencepiecesthere,...↗6.A:Excuseme,canyoutellmehowthemachineworks?B:Yes.Youput30penceintheslotandtaketheticketouthere.↘Key123456Hehasfinishedtalking.√√√Hehasn’tfinishedtalking.√√√Part2ListeningandNote-TakingFrogLegsScriptA.Listentosomesentencesandfillintheblankswiththemissingwords.1.ManyAsiancultureshaveincludedfroglegsintheirdietsforcenturies.2.By1977theFrenchgovernmentbannedcommercialhuntingofitsownamphibians.3.Indianscientistshavedescribedas“disastrous”therateatwhichfrogsaredisappearingfromthericefieldsandwetlands.4.TheUnitedStatesimportedmorethan6.5millionpoundsoffrozenfrogmeateachyearbetween1981and1984.5.OneoftheattractionsofIndianfrogswastheprice.1/13新世纪高等院校英语专业本科生系列教材（修订版）：听力教程（第3版）2B.Listentoatalkaboutfroglegs.Takenotesandcompletethefollowingsummary.Peoplewantfrogsmostlyforfood.ManyAsiancultureshaveincludedfroglegsintheirdietsforcenturies—oratleastuntiltheyhaverunoutoffrogs.Butthemostfamousfrog-eaters,andthepeoplewhoinspiredfrog-eatinginEuropeandtheUnitedStatesaretheFrench.By1977theFrenchgovernment,soconcernedaboutthescarcityofitsnativefrog,bannedcommercialhuntingofitsownamphibians*.SotheFrenchturnedtoIndiaandBangladeshforfrogs.AshappenedinFrance,Americanfrog-legfanciersandrestaurantsalsoturnedincreasinglytofrozenimports.Accordingtofigurescollectedfromgovernmentagencies,theUnitedStatesimportedmorethan6.5millionpoundsoffrozenfrogmeateachyearbetween1981and1984.SomanyfrozenfroglegswereexportedfromIndiatoEuropeandtheUnitedStates.OneoftheattractionsofIndianfrogs,apartfromthefactthattheyhavebiggerlegsthanFrenchfrogs,wastheprice.InLondon,apoundoffrozenfrog’slegsfromIndiacostabout£1.75,comparedwith£3.75fortheFrenchvariety.Indianscientistshavedescribedas“disastrous”therateatwhichfrogsaredisappearingfromthericefieldsandwetlands,wheretheyprotectcropsbydevouring*damaginginsects.SincetheIndiaandBangladeshfrog-exportbans,IndonesiahasbecomethemajorexporteroffroglegstotheUnitedStatesandEurope.Butnomatterwhatcountrythelegscomefrom,onethingisusuallyconstant:Thelegsoncebelongtofrogsthataretakenfromthewild,notfromfarms.Frogsarenearlyimpossibletofarmeconomicallyinthecountrieswherefrogsarecommerciallyharvestedfromthewild.KeyA.1.ManyAsiancultureshaveincludedfroglegsintheirdietsforcenturies.2.By1977theFrenchgovernmentbannedcommercialhuntingofitsownamphibians.3.Indianscientistshavedescribedas“disastrous”therateatwhichfrogsaredisappearingfromthericefieldsandwetlands.4.TheUnitedStatesimportedmorethan6.5millionpoundsoffrozenfrogmeateachyearbetween1981and1984.5.OneoftheattractionsofIndianfrogswastheprice.B.FrogLegsPeoplewantfrogsmostlyforfood.ManyAsiancultureshaveincludedfrogl...
