第7期Practice听说训练录音材料
Part A：Reading Aloud
The Red Sea is between Asia and Africa, and the water is clear and warm. It is suitable for swimming and bathing. So, the Red Sea attracts lots of tourists’ attention. However, in some of the most beautiful places on the Red Sea, the color of the water is red. The temperature of the Red Sea is very high. These conditions (条件) are suitable for a kind of algae (海藻) to grow. The color of the algae is red, and it makes the water in the Red Sea look red. Also sandstorms from the Sahara Desert bring red sand that covers the Red Sea, making it look red.
Part B：Role Play
M: Hello. Is that Alice?
W: Yeah, this is Alice speaking.
M: The film Changjiang 7 is on this week. Would you like to come and see it with me on Tuesday evening?
W: Sorry, I am afraid I can’t. I have an appointment with Dr Bill on Tuesday.
M: Dr Bill? You mean the dentist you saw last week?
W: Yes. He does fantastic work and just charges a little.
M: How are your teeth now?
W: They don’t hurt any more, but I need a final examination on Tuesday evening.
M: Good. Then what about Wednesday?
W: That will be fine. What time does it start?
M: Six thirty. Would you please come a little earlier, so we can have a drink first?
W: Is six o’clock OK? Let’s meet at the café in front of the cinema.
M: OK, fine. Shall I take some drinks with me?
W: No. David said he would take some.
M: What? David? Why does David always come with you?
Part C： Story Retelling
Every evening a young fisherman went out upon the sea, and threw his net into the water.
When the wind blew from the land he caught nothing, or very little, for it was a bitter wind, and rough waves rose up to meet him. But when the wind blew to the shore, the fish came in from the deep, and swam into the holes of his nets, and he took them to the marketplace and sold them.
One evening, the wind was very warm from the sea. When he drew the net, the net was so heavy that hardly could he draw it into the boat. He laughed, and said to himself “Surely I have caught all the fish that swim, or a very big fish, or something of horror that the great Queen will desire,” and he put forth all his strength. He pulled at the thin ropes, and nearer and nearer, the net rose at last to the top of the water.
But no fish at all was in it, nor anything of horror, but only a little mermaid lying fast asleep.
Her hair was like a wet wool of gold, and each separate hair looked like a thread of gold in a cup of glass. Her body was as white as an elephant tooth, and her tail was of silver and pearl.The green seaweeds were round it; her ears were like sea-shells, and her lips were rosy. The cold waves washed over her cold body.
She was so beautiful that when the young fisherman saw her he was filled with wonder, and he put out his hand and drew the net close to him, and leaning over the side he took her in his arms. And when he touched her, she gave a cry and woke. The fisherman was so kind that he couldn’t damage her and gave her comfort. Then the mermaid was very happy.
From then on, the man and the mermaid lived a happy life.