《英語聽力系列教程》（初級本）Lesson2Section1Directions:Youaregoingtolistentothreepassages.Listentothemseveraltimesandcompletetheexercisesbelowtocheckyourunderstanding.Passage1Easter

HolidayAnswerthefollowingquestions:Howdoweknowthatspringarrives?Somepeopledependonthecalendartotellthemwhenspringhasarrived.Howdomanyothersknowthearrivalofspring?ManyotherpeopleknowspringisherebecauseitistimetocelebratethereligiousholidaysofPassoverandEaster.WhatdoChristiansbelieveaboutJesusChrist?MostChristiansbelieveJesuswassenttoearthtosavehumansfromwrongdoing,andtogivethemeverlastinglife.Fillintheblanksaccordingtotheinformationyouheard.1) Butmanyothersknowspringisherebecauseitistimeto(1)celebratethereligiousholidaysofPassoverand(2)Easter.5) Theholidayalso(1)celebratestherealbeginningoftheJewishnation.6) Anditrepresentsthefirst(1)struggleforfreedombyanoppressedgroupofpeople.7) Most(1)ChristiansbelieveJesuswassenttoearthtosavehumansfromwrongdoing,andtogivethemeverlastinglife.Passage2Answerthefollowingquestions:Whatarethetwoproverbsthatmeanstayhealthybyeatinggoodfood?Oneis“anappleadaykeepsthedoctoraway”.Anotheris“youarewhatyoueat.”Whatdoes“theearlybirdscatchgoodworms”mean?Thismeansapersonwhogetsupearly,oractsquickly,hasthebestchanceofsuccess.Whatdoes“abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush”mean?Thismeansyoushouldnotrisklosingsomethingyouhavebyseekingsomethingthatisnotguaranteed.Passage3Judgewhetherthefollowingsentencesaretrueornotaccordingtothepassageyouheard:“Donotputallyoureggsinonebasket”meansdonotputallyourmoneyinonebank._F__ManyAmericansknowhowtoinvesttheirmoney._F___Weshouldactwiselywithourmoney.__T__Youmayputoffthethingsyoucannotdotodaytotomorrow._F___Honestyisthebestpolicy.__T__DialoguesDirections:listentothefollowing6shortdialoguesandcompletetheexercisesbelow.Dialogue1Whatdoes“short-handed”meaninthisdialogue?Itmeanstherearenotenoughworkersinthediningroom.Doesthewomanknow?Yes,shedoes.Dialogue2WhydoesEdwardlosealotofweightrecently?Becausehe’sbeentraininghardwithhisswimmingteam.IsEdwardasportsman?Yes,heis.Dialogue3TheManhasmetthenewmanager._F___(trueorfalse)Themanhasbeenoutoftownforthreedays.__F__(trueorfalse)Dialogue4Whydidn’tthemangotoclasstoday?Becausehehadn’tstartedhispaperyet.Whatdoesthewomansayabouthisnotgoingtoclass?Itwouldputhimfurtherbehind.Dialogue5Whatdidthemanaskthewoman?Heaskedwhyittookthemsolongtodrivehere.Whathaskeptthemfromdrivingfast?Thefoghaskeptthemfromdrivingfast.Dialogue6Whyisthemansolate?Becausehehastostopandmailapackage.Themanhastostopmailingapackage._T__(trueorfalse)Section2VOANewsElectionnewsNews1Direction:listentothenewsandanswerthefollowingfourquestions.WhatdidtheelectionofficialssayinBelarus?Theysaidthatatleast50percentofvotershavemarkedballotsintheparliamentaryelection.Whenwastheminimumrequiredamountofvotesreached?ItwasreachedlateSunday.Whatdidtheoppositionpartiescalltheelection?TheycalledtheelectiondishonestandhadboycotteditHowlonghaspresidentLukashenkoruledthecountry?18years.News2Directions:fillintheblankswithwordorwordsaccordingtothenewsyouheard.Israel’sforeignministersayshiscountry(1)willnotacceptanychangestoa1979peace(2)treatywithEgypt.AvigdorLiebermanspoketoIsraeli(3)publicradioonSunday.Hesaidthereis,inhiswords,“notthe(4)slightestpossibility”ofacceptinganychangestotheso-called“CampDavidagreements.”Egypthasbeenincreasingits(5)presenceintheSinaiPeninsulawhich(6)bordersIsrael.Militantshideintheareaandsomeofthemhaveusedthe(7)theterritoryasthelaunchinggroundsfor(8)attacksagainstIsrael.EgypthasbeenaskedbyIsraeltoendthe(9)lawlessness_inSinaibutIsraeldoesnotwantEgypttogo(10)abovethemilitarylimitsagreedtoduringtheCampDavidNews3Directions:fillintheblanksaccordingtothenewsyouheard.Andnowbrieflyhereagainisthe(1)majornewsofthehour.Nigerianpolicesaya(2)suicidebomberhaskilled(3)atleasttwopeopleinachurchinanorthernBaochiState.ElectionofficialinBelarussayatleast(4)50percenthavemarkedballotsintheparliamentaryelectionandLibya’s(5)temporaryleaderhaspromisedto(5)breakupallMalachesandmilitarycampsthatarenotcontrolledbythestate.YoucanfindmorenewsanytimeatVOANEWS.com.That’sthenewsinspecialEnglish.I’mChristopherCrusereportingfromSection3VideoDirections:watchJackieChenin“EllenShow”andanswerthefollowingquestions.HowdidJackielearnEnglish?HelearnedEnglishbylisteningtosongsandwatchingTV.Whydidhebuycassette？Becauselongtimeago,TVprogramcouldnotrepeat,heboughtcassettesothathecouldlistenagainandagain.Howmanytimeswashissongdownloaded?WhatkindofJackieChenmovietheyaretalkingabout?500milliontimes.Howmanyanimalsdoeshehave?Whatisthedifficultyshootingfilmwithyoungchildren?WhatadvicedoesJackiegiveEllenwhenshesaidsheneedstogotoAsia?HowdoesheteachEllensilentlanguage?Whatdoeshewanttodowhenheretires?Section4Dictation1Manypeoplebelievethathead-nodisusedtosignalyesandtheheadshakeistheonlywaytosayno.theyfurtherbelievethatthesegesturesapplyallovertheworld.Thi