《大學英語聽力》根據(jù)《大學英語課程教學要求》編寫，以大量的聽力材料和多種聽力測試題型相結合，為學習者提供了多種多樣、并且具有針對性的練習素材。該教材以英美文化背景為切入點，提供了不同語境下原汁原味的表達方式，使學習者接觸到真實的語言環(huán)境，并訓練學習者對文化背景、語境、語言材料的綜合理解能力，特別是聽力理解能力。學習者在提高聽力水平的同時，能更加深入地了解西方文化。從而使他們在真實的語言環(huán)境中既學到了語言知識，又學到了文化知識。
教材中的聽力材料內容多由幽默故事、趣味故事、童話、寓言、輕松對話和短文等各種文體組成，在主題化框架內展開聽說訓練。這些材料覆蓋面廣，涉及歷史、文化、科普、名人傳記和日常生活等諸多方面；貼近生活，不僅具有趣味性，而且注重知識性、可聽性。豐富多彩的聽說語料圍繞主題反復強化語境，大大提高了語言點的復現(xiàn)率。該教材無論是在素材的選擇上，還是在練習的編排上，都體現(xiàn)了新的教學理念和教學模式，使學習者在輕松而真實的語言環(huán)境中達到學習訓練的目的。
隨著大學英語教學改革的不斷深入，全國高校對大學英語聽說能力的培養(yǎng)也更加重視。2007年頒布的《大學英語課程教學要求》規(guī)定：“大學英語的教學目標是培養(yǎng)學生的英語綜合應用能力，特別是聽說能力，使他們在今后學習、工作和社會交往中能用英語有效地進行交際，同時增強其自主學習能力，提高綜合文化素養(yǎng)，以適應我國社會發(fā)展和國際交流的需要�！贝髮W英語教學越來越多地加大聽說內容的教學，而這方面的大學英語聽力教材仍然有待于進一步完善，以適合不同層次學生的英語聽力訓練。
《大學英語聽力》根據(jù)《大學英語課程教學要求》編寫，以大量的聽力材料和多種聽力測試題型相結合，為學習者提供了多種多樣、并且具有針對性的練習素材。該教材以英美文化背景為切入點，提供了不同語境下原汁原味的表達方式，使學習者接觸到真實的語言環(huán)境，并訓練學習者對文化背景、語境、語言材料的綜合理解能力，特別是聽力理解能力。學習者在提高聽力水平的同時，能更加深入地了解西方文化。從而使他們在真實的語言環(huán)境中既學到了語言知識，又學到了文化知識。
教材中的聽力材料內容多由幽默故事、趣味故事、童話、寓言、輕松對話和短文等各種文體組成，在主題化框架內展開聽說訓練。這些材料覆蓋面廣，涉及歷史、文化、科普、名人傳記和日常生活等諸多方面；貼近生活，不僅具有趣味性，而且注重知識性、可聽性。豐富多彩的聽說語料圍繞主題反復強化語境，大大提高了語言點的復現(xiàn)率。該教材無論是在素材的選擇上，還是在練習的編排上，都體現(xiàn)了新的教學理念和教學模式，使學習者在輕松而真實的語言環(huán)境中達到學習訓練的目的。
Unit 1
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details
Passage 1 Zimbabwe Children Are \"Wasting Away\"
Passage 2 Fashions
Passage 3 When Did Americans Begin Sending Greeting Cards?
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises
Passage 1 Manners and Customs in Different Cultures
Passage 2 Laziness
Passage 3 Direct and Indirect Taxation
Section Ⅲ Optional Listening Exercises
Passage 1 Jump
Passage 2 White and Black
Passage 3 The Origin of the Song——\"Happy Birthday to You\"
Unit 2
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details
Passage 1 The Effects of the Internet
Passage 2 Windows XP
Passage 3 Internet Blogs
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises
Passage 1 Finding Friends on the Internet
Passage 2 Emotion-Sensitive Computer
Passage 3 Roborior： A Robot House-Sitter
Section Ⅲ Optional Listening Exercises
Passage 1 Low-Cost Computer Under Research
Passage 2 The Process of Information Transferring
Passage 3 Good Aspects of the Disaster
Unit 3
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details
Passage 1 Why Do Sharks Bite Human Being?
Passage 2 A Spiders Story
Passage 3 The Fish in Great Danger
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises
Passage 1 The Complex Social Structure of Ant Societies
Passage 2 Snakes Are Not as Fearful as You May Have Thought
Passage 3 Secrets of the Spider Web
Section Ⅲ Optional Listening Exercises
Passage 1 The Study on Birds Sleep
Passage 2 The Biggest Disney World
Passage 3 Crime as a Worldwide Problem
Unit 4
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details
Passage 1 The Legal Marriage Age for Young Americans
Passage 2 The Nuclear and Extended Family
Passage 3 Obama Talks About Fatherhood
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises
Passage 1 Saving for a Baby
Passage 2 Problems with Parent-Child Relationships
Passage 3 The History of the Custom of Eating with a Fork
Section Ⅲ Optional Listening Exercises
Passage 1 Why Do Americans Love Uniforms?
Passage 2 Pizza： a World Popular Food
Passage 3 The Trends of Interdependent Future
Unit 5
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details
Passage 1 The Differences Between Teaching and Learning
Passage 2 Being a Writer Is Not Easy
Passage 3 A Biography of Alexander Fleming
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises
Passage 1 The Magic Memory Glasses
Passage 2 Doubts About Speed Reading
Passage 3 Education in China
Section Ⅲ Optional Listening Exercises
Passage 1 A Love Story in Greek Mythology
Passage 2 A Scientific Research on the Power of Positive Thinking
Passage 3 Unofficial Strikes in Britain Unit
Unit 6
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details
Passage 1 Are Small Aircraft a Good Alternative?
Passage 2 Tour in London
Passage 3 Electromagnetic Interference： a Cause of Aircraft Crashes
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises
Passage 1 The Victoria Line： a Special Railway
Passage 2 Why Do People Enjoy Traveling?
Passage 3 What Will the 2020 Car Look Like?
Section Ⅲ Optional Listening Exercises
Passage 1 The Wright Brothers and Flying Machines
Passage 2 Cars Continued Popularity
Passage 3 Who Doesnt Need to Wear a Seat Belt?
Unit 7
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details
Passage 1 Special Methods to Reduce Population in Brazil
Passage 2 Its Time to Protect the Earth
Passage 3 Beautiful Cities out of Garbage
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises
Passage 1 The Jujube Plant That Will Save Whales
Passage 2 The Weather Prediction for Asia in 2050
Passage 3 Lack of Water and Solutions to It
Section Ⅲ Optional Listening Exercises
Passage 1 Water Erosion
Passage 2 The Way to Reducing Car Pollution
Passage 3 Agriculture in the U.S.A.
Unit 8
SectionⅠMain Ideas and Important Details
Passage 1 A Guide to Health for Tourists
Passage 2 Avian Influenza
Passage 3 Cola： a Cure for Headache
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises
Passage 1 Health Is Most Precious
Passage 2 Keeping Pets to Reduce the Risk of Heart Disease
Passage 3 Concerns over Lack of Sleep in the U.S.A.
Section Ⅲ Optional Listening Exercises
Passage I The Importance of Rest in Athletic Training
Passage 2 The Importance of Medical Insurance
Passage 3 Negative Attitudes Toward Euthanasia
Unit 9
Section Ⅰ Main Ideas and Important Details
Passage 1 Visual Communication
Passage 2 Forms of Pub-Talk
Passage 3 The Way People Communicate
Section Ⅱ Listening-Based Integrated Exercises
Passage 1 The Advantage of Emails
Passage 2 IPod Media Players and MP3 Players
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Unit 10
Key to Exercises and Transcripts
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