Unit 7 Will people have robots？ 听说训练

一、模仿朗读

听以下短文一遍，给你50秒钟的时间准备，然后模仿朗读。当听到"开始录音"的信号后，立即在50秒钟内朗读短文，当听到要求"停止录音"的信号时，应立即中止朗读。

W: According to many scientists, our world will be very different in 2050.By 2050 we will have "clever" cars. There won't be so many accidents, because they will be able to talk with each other. Cars will slow down by themselves or stop in dangerous situations. By 2050 our homes will be more environment-friendly. We will have robots to help clean, cook and do the shopping.The computers in the future won't look like machines. They'll look like humans.

下面你有50秒钟的时间准备。

二、信息获取

第一节 听选信息

听下面三段录音，每段播放两遍。各段播放前你有10秒钟的阅题时间。各段播放后有两个问题。请根据所听到的问题和括号内的提示，选择正确的信息在8秒钟内口头回答每一个问题。

听下面一段录音，回答第1—2两个问题。现在你有10秒钟的阅题时间。

W: What are you reading, Jim?

M: It's a book about the future.

W: Sounds cool. So what will the future be like?

M: Well, there will be fewer trees and the earth will be in great danger.

W: Then what should we do?

M: We should save water and plant more trees. Everyone should play a part in saving the earth.

听下面一段录音，回答第3—4两个问题。现在你有10秒钟的阅题时间。

M: Anna, what time is it?

W: It's 7:30 p.m.

M: Oh, I must go home now. I want to watch the program about robots at 8 p.m.I like robots very much.

W: Great. I like them, too. Can you tell me something about them?

M: Of course. There are many kinds of robots in the world now. Some can fly planes or drive trains. Some can help people in danger.

W: Really? That's amazing!

听下面一段录音，回答第5—6两个问题。现在你有10秒钟的阅题时间。

W: Look, Jim. Robots can do a lot of things.

M: Yeah. Some can help do simple jobs over and over again. They never get bored.

W: They're so cool. Scientists try to make robots think like a human. Maybe robots can talk like humans some day.

M: That may be very difficult, but everything will be possible. We never know what will happen in the future.

W: I agree with you.

第二节 回答问题

听下面一段录音，录音播放两遍。请根据所听内容回答后面的四个问题。当听到"开始录音"的信号后，请在8秒钟内口头回答每一个问题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这四个问题。

W: The future is coming! All over the world, there are new ideas for new places to live and work. For example, some people are planning to build a town in the sea. You can find parks, schools, a hospital and an airport there, and it can move! It will travel slowly around the world. There are just two problems. First, it will cost a lot of money. Second, for people who get seasick, it won't be fun.

三、信息转述及询问

第一节 信息转述

你将听到一段独白，录音播放两遍。请根据所听到的内容，选择思维导图中的正确信息，在50秒钟内说一段话，包含全部要点。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读思维导图。

下面请听录音两遍。

M: I'm Bob. I have a robot. I bought it two weeks ago. However, I don't like it very much. First of all, I am unhappy with its battery. It lasts only 3 days. Second, I want my robot to help me with the homework. However, this robot is very lazy. I need to give it orders all the time, or I need to do everything by myself. Third, a good robot only needs checking every 6 months, while my robot stopped working just now.

下面你有50秒钟的时间准备。

你可以这样开始：Bob has a robot.

第二节 询问信息

  你希望了解更多关于Bob的机器人的信息，请根据以下提示向他提两个问题。每个问题有15秒钟的准备时间和8秒钟的提问时间。

请你准备第一个问题。

请你准备第二个问题。