大学英语听力常用单词
历年听写考过的单词
复合式听写必背单词126个
第一组：42个
准备四级考试词汇时，要全方位地记单词，看、听、读、写相结合，单词的读音、拼写、词义、用法都同等重要。
additional architecture artificial average boring
cancer coupled crossed describe despite
destroyed distant emotionally ensure established
experiences familiar focused historical increasingly
instruments investigated mysterious normal percent
perhaps permitted popular prints quality
recommend relatively retirement romantic ruining
species success typical
uniform value
variety world’s
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classified background album appreciation implies
image calling up mixed with shoot informational
in touch with preserve appreciate households convenient
rates submit philosophies thoughts care about
survive distant stand still backward discovered
motion predicted serve as capture definition
company single on my own vacation sewn
evidence journey independence take responsibility for burden
calculators handle items responding emergencies
rarely no murders property left lying around careful with
foreign concerned with interpersonal controlled abruptly references indication appointment highly valued believe in
especially driven commit pay off turn out
shocking contract losing ruin deal with
in addition software available individuals technological
manufacture in short by contrast scientific quantity
identical approach back and forth opposite indicates
referring to parallel to reserved at a right angle embarrassing
第二组：84个
容易拼写错误的词。每个人都会有自己的盲点，一些容易拼写错的单词必须给予足够的重视，练习中要及时发现，认真总结，采取相应的对策。下面是经专家统计后归纳的一些常用的容易拼写错的单词，希望大家认真记背。请大家重点注意元音字母a，e，i（y），o，u的发音、字母组合的拼写顺序，辅音字母的双写，不发音的字母。
campaign architecture artificial emotionally
species mysterious established instruments
investigated recommended
acceptable accidentally
accommodate acquire amateur apparent
argument believe calendar category
cemetery changeable collectible column
committed conscience conscientious conscious
consensus definite discipline drunkenness embarrassment equipment foreign grateful
guarantee harass height humorous
ignorance jewelry judgment leisure
library license lightening maintenance
medieval mischievous misspell neighbor
noticeable occasionally
pastime perseverance
personnel playwright possession precede
principal/ principle privilege publicly
questionnaire receive/receipt recommend referred
reference relevant restaurant rhyme
schedule separate sergeant their/they’re/there threshold twelfth tyranny until
vacuum weather/whether weird
李学萍早读听力听写词汇1-10套（80个词）
spokesman suppliers cooperation approved
decision current treatments resistance
release direction records status
background overseas connection screamed out
joined sign confined undergoing
needs early frustrated Dismissed
focused emotionally distant cancer
retirement crossed related increasingly
practiced based world stress
components stretch relax mind
doubled seasonal rivals expectations
trading income profits line
mysterious coupled ruining means
percent species ensure average
limited valued lack especially
increase bottom urges qualified
efforts crisis improved narrowed
farther trouble racial reducing
puzzled differ typical odd
conversation personal friendly offensive
四级考试听力高频词汇集锦
词汇在四级英语考试中越来越重要，词汇量的大小和对单词掌握熟练程度直接影响着听力、阅读和写作及其它部分得分。广大考生如想在短时间内掌握词语的用法和搭配，须总结积累，集中记忆，以达到熟练词语用法的目的。基于这一目的，本章按大纲的要求，对四级考试中出现频率高且容易混淆的名词词组、形容词词组、介词、动词短语作了详细的总结，并且严格按照大纲上的词汇表，结合历年四级真题编写了常考重点词组的练习。考生可在反复记忆和实践中，培养出语感，提高得分率。
表示说话人态度的形容词（38个）
positive 赞成的，肯定对approving 赞成
negative 否定的，反对的critical 批评的
questioning 质问的neutral 中立的
detached 不偏不倚的suspicious 怀疑的
doubtful 不敢肯定的compromising 妥协的
tolerant 忍让的
indifferent 漠然的unconcerned不关心的
concerned 关注的worried担心的
pessimistic悲观的depressed 沮丧的
confident 有信心的
optimistic 乐观的
interested 感兴趣的contemptuous 鄙视的
hostile 有敌意的
subjective 主观的personal有个人观点的
persuasive 说服人的biased 带偏见的
opinionated 固执己见的objective 客观的
impersonal 不带个人感情的informative 提供信息的
factual 实事求是的impartial不偏袒的
formal 正式的reverent 恭敬的
polite 礼貌的informal 非正式的
casual 随便的familiar 熟悉的
词汇及短语是听力理解的基础。考生必须掌握大
纲要求的基本词汇，而且应有意识地积累日常口
语词汇，包括一些习惯用语。口语对话中，经常
会用到一些短语。有时考生不是听不懂说的是什麽，而是不懂习语的意思。因此，听力考试前必
须积累一定数量的短语，这样才能应付自如。下
面列举一些常用短语:
1) 一些经常用来回答的短语：（13个）
by all means 务必，尽一切办法
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题out of the question 不可能，不容讨论
at all costs 不惜一切代价
in no time 立即，马上
in no way 决不
no doubt 毫无疑问no problem 没问题
Would I ever. 当然愿意
beyond sb’s reach超出某人的能力之外beyond question 毫无疑问
2）一些常用的动词短语：（58个）
come across 碰见come down with 因……病到
come up with 想出come about 发生
come out 出现come to 苏醒
do away with 去掉
get rid of 除掉
drop out 放弃，离开face up to 面对
fall behind 落后fill out 填写表格
get across 使被理解get along with 与相处
get down to 认真对待get over 恢复
go/get through 结束，完成give in 屈服
give out/off 散发出give up 放弃
go ahead 请做，继续go on (with) 继续
hand in 上交hand over 移交
take over 接管win over 争取，说服
hold up 耽搁keep up 赶上
leave out 省略
let down 使失望
look into 调查look out 当心
look on 旁观look forward to 期待
make out 理解，认出care for 喜欢
care about 关心carry out 执行
catch up with 赶上check in 登记，报到
check out 结帐，离开clear up 天晴
count on 依靠，信赖count out 把……排除在外
cross out 划掉，去掉cut down 削减
cut in 插话break in 打断讲话
cut off 切断call for 要求
call off 取消
call on 号召，拜访
drop in 拜访call up 打电话
ring up 打电话ring the bell 让某人想起
figure out 算出，弄明白work out 想出办法，解决
常用副词
（147个）
absolutely完全地，绝对地
abundantly丰富地
accordingly因此，所以，于是
accurately 准确地，精确地
accidentally偶然地，意外地
actually事实上，竟然，居然，如今
acutely尖锐地，剧烈地
adequately充足地，足够地
adversely逆地，反对地
anxiously忧虑地，不安地
annually一年一次，每年apparently显然地
approximately近似地，大约arbitrarily武断地，任意地，专横地artistically有艺术地，在艺术上artificially人造地
automatically自动地，机械地barely仅仅，几乎不能，刚刚basically基本上，主要地
bitterly苦苦地，悲痛地，厉害brilliantly辉煌地，灿烂地，光亮地briskly活泼地，精神勃勃地，轻快地casually偶然地，随便地，临时cautiously慎重地characteristically表示特性地commercially商业上comparatively比较地，相当地complicatedly复杂地comprehensively包括地
concretely具体地
consequently因此，所以considerably相当地
consistently一贯地，一向，始终如一地constantly不变地，坚持不懈地，不断地continuously连续地
conversely相反地，逆地
cooperatively合作地
critically批评地，关键地，危急地，重要地crucially决定性地，关键地
currently普遍地，通常地，现在，当前definitely明确地，干脆地
deliberately故意地
densely浓密地，浓厚地
desperately拼命地，失望地diplomatically外交上，外交地
directly直接地，立即
diversely不同地，各色各样地
dominantly占优势地，支配地dramatically戏剧地，引人注目地effectively有效地，有力地
efficiently效率高地
elaborately刻苦经营地，精巧地，详尽地energetically精力充沛地，积极地enormously非常地，巨大地
enthusiastically热心地，狂热地essentially本质上，本来especially特别，尤其eventually最后，终于exceedingly非常地，极度地excessively过分地，非常地explicitly明白地，明确地extremely极端地，非常地extensively广阔地extraordinarily格外地
faithfully忠诚地，如实地fiercely猛烈地，厉害地
flexibly灵活地，柔软地
fluently流利地，通畅地fortunately幸运地
frankly坦白地，真诚地fundamentally基础地，根本地generally一般地
harmoniously和谐地
humbly谦恭地
immediately立即，马上，直接地implicitly含蓄地，暗中地
新通用大学英语综合教程第四册听力及答案--Unit-4
Unit 4 Looking Good Unit Goals 1. D iscuss appropriate dress 2. C omment on fashion and style 3. E valuate ways to change one’s appearance 4. D escribe what makes a person beautiful 5. W rite a description of people Lesson 1 Lead-in TV Documentary: Selling Them Short A. The report mentions some problems short men face. What are they? buying clothes, getting a date, seeing around people in elevators, seeing a movie screen, driving cars B. Use words from the box to complete the statement. You will not use all of the words. 1. mature and respected 2.
submissive, childish, weak Video Script Lynn Sherr: Imagine a world where nothing fits. Where pants are too long. Craig: The crotches are down to here, the seat’s down to here, the pants are up to there. Lynn Sherr: Where elevators are filled with giants. Rob: You kind of get cramped. And you know, it’s kind of hard to breathe sometimes. Lynn Sherr: Where driving a car means your feet don’t reach the pedals. David: You have to fumble down here, and some have bars underneath and some have these little electronic things on the side you have to figure out. Lynn Sherr: And where you can’t see the movie screen, let alone find a date to there. lst woman: I don’t care hair color, eye color,
大学英语听说3听力原文和答案 Unit 1 Reservations Part A Exercise 1 1. M: I’d like to book a double room with bath for four nights. W: Sorry, sir. We’re full up(全满). Can I recommend the Park Hotel to you? It is quite near here. Q: What does the woman suggest that the man do? 2. M: I’d like to see Mr. Jones this afternoon, please. W: I’m sorry but Mr. Jones will be busy the whole afternoon. Can you manage at 10:30 tomorrow morning? Q: What does the woman say to the man? 3. W: Can I book two tickets for the show ―42nd Street‖ on Sunday night, Oct. 31st? M: Sorry, madam. All the tickets on that night are sold out. But tickets are available for Nov.3rd(十一月三号). Q: When can the woman see the show? 4. M: I’d like to reserve(预订)two tickets on Flight 6051 to Edinburgh, for October 20th. W: Sorry, Sir. We’re booked up(预订一空的) on the 20th .But we still have a few seats available on the 21st. Q: When does the man want to leave for Edinburgh? 5. W: Garden Restaurant. May I help you?
Unit 1 Task 1 【答案】 A. 1) She wanted to see St. Paul’s Cathedral. 2) She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike. 3) They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers. 4) Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who all looked as if they were wearing a uniform. 5) No, he didn’t. 6) He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world” to prove his opinion. B. If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be! 【原文】 Yesterday morning Gretel went to the City of
中考英语听力高频词汇表 A Able adj. 能够；有能力的 Ability n. 能力；才能 Above prep. 在……上面 Abroad adv. 在国外 Accept v. 接受；认可 Accident n. 车祸，事故；意外的事 Accurately adv. 精确地 Achieve v. 得到；实现 Across prep. 穿过；横过 Act v. 扮演；表演 n. 行动 Active adj. 积极的；主动的 Activity n. 活动 Addition n. 加；增加 Adopt v. 采用，采纳；收养 Advantage n. 有利条件；优势；优点 Advertisement n. 广告 Advice n. 劝告；忠告 Afford v. 担负得起……的费用；抽得出（时间） Afraid adj. 害怕；担心 Africa n. 非洲 Against prep. 反对 Aged adj. 有……之年岁的 Agent n. 代理人 Agree v. 同意；应允 Ahead adv. 在前 Aim n. 目的 v. 瞄准 Air-conditioner n. 空调 Alarm n. 警报 Alive adj. 活着的 Allow v. 允许，准许 Almost adv. 几乎，差不多 Alone adv. 单独地 Altogether adv. 总共；全部地 Amazing adj. 令人惊讶的 Ambition n. 雄心；野心 Among prep. 在（三者或三者以上）之间；系……中之一；与……在一起
Amount n. 数量，总数 Amusing adj. 引起乐趣的；娱乐的 Ancient adj. 古代的 Angrily adv. 生气地；愤怒地 Angry adj. 生气的；愤怒的 Apologize v. 道歉 Appear v. 出现 Argue v. 争论；争吵 Arrange v. 安排；布置 Arrive v. 到达；达到 Article n. 文章 Artist n. 艺术家；画家 As conj. 当……时；像……（一样）；如同；因为；由于adv. 同样地 prep. 当……时；作为；当作 Asia n. 亚洲 Assistant n. 助手，助理 The Atlantic n. 大西洋 Attack v. 进攻；攻击 Attend v. 出席，参加 Attract v. 吸引 Attraction n. 吸引；吸引力；吸引物 Attractive adj. 有吸引力的 August n. 八月 Automatic adj. 自动的 Available adj. 可用的；可得到的 Average n. 平均；平均数 Adj. 平均的 Award v. 授予 n. 奖，奖品 Awful adj. 可怕的 B Bad (worse, worst) adj. 糟糕；可惜；坏的；严重的Balance n. 平衡 Base n. 基地；基础 Basketball n. 篮球 Battle n. 战争，战役 Beat(beat,beaten) v. 敲打；打败；（心）跳动 Become(became, become) v. 变得；成为 Beginning n. 开始；开端
新通用大学英语综合教程第三册听力原文 Unit 1 Lesson 1 Listening Part 1 A Business Meeting in Thailand TERESA: Allow me to introduce myself. I’m Teresa Segovia, from Santiago, Chile. Sawatdee-Kaa. SURAT: Where did you learn the wai? TERESA: Actually, a Thai friend in Chile taught me. SURAT: Sawatdee-Khrab. Nice to meet you, Ms. Segovia. I’m Surat Leekpai. TERESA: Nice to meet you, too. But please call me Terri. SURAT: And please call me Surat. It’s easier to say than Leekpai! TERESA: Do you mind my asking you the custom here? Are most people on a first-name basis? SURAT: At company meetings in English, absolutely. In general, though, it’s probably best to watch what others do. You know what they say: “When in Rome ...” TERESA: M-hmm ... “do as the Romans do!” Part 2 Etiquette Conversation 1 A: Excuse me. I’m looking for Dr. Guerra. B: I’ll get him. But call him Manuel. Everyone uses first names here. A: OK, thanks. B: By the way, I’m Julia. A: Nice to meet you. I’m Neil. Conversation 2 A: Hi, I’m Denise Pei. B: Hello, I’m Dani el Hoffman. A: Nice to meet you. By the way, how would you like to be addressed? B: Mr. Hoffman is fine, thanks. Part 3 Being Culturally Literate CALL 1 Arturo and Jettrin [F1=British, M1=Thai, F2=Arabic, M2=Nepalese, M3=Spanish] F1: Good morning, world. This is Millicent McKay in Brussels with today’s worldwide Cultural Literacy Update. If you’re new to the program, here’s the format: in the studio three people take your phone calls and answer your questions about etiquette in their countries. Today’s gue sts are Jettrin from Thailand, Nadia from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, and Sujeet from Nepal. We’re all first-name here, so let me welcome Jettrin, Nadia, and Sujeet. M1: Sawatdee Khrab, Millicent. Good morning! I’m Jettrin from Thailand. F2: Hello. It’s nice to be with you. I’m Nadia from Dubai. M2: And good morning, Millicent, Jettrin, and Nadia, Sujeet from Nepal. F1: OK. Let’s get started. I see our first caller is on the line. Hello, Arturo from Montevideo. You’re on the air. M3: Good morning — a ctually, good evening. It’s 10:30 at night here in Montevideo. Here’s my question: I’m traveling on business to Thailand next month, and I’ll be working with Thai business managers from my company. What should I know? M1: Hello, Arturo. Jettrin here. Just a couple of things: First a taboo: Don’t touch anyone’s head, not even a child’s. M3: Hmm? Well, I don’t ordinarily touch people’s heads, but if you don’t mind my asking, what’s wrong with touching someone’s head? M1: Well, we believe the head is where the person’s soul lives. So it’s very disrespectful and offensive to touch a person’s head. M3: Any other tips? M1: Well, when you are seated, be sure not to cross your legs in such a way that others can see the bottom
英语六级考试听力高频词汇 以下30个词汇都是我的老师精心整理出来的，都是常出现于大学英语六级考试听力题里的高频词汇，希望能对大家的英语学习有所帮助，谢谢大家的支持，希望大家多多提出宝贵意见，以便于我们一起更好的交流与进步。 以下单词均有多种含义，给出的只是最为常见的，未做标注的即为依具体语境而定。 1.schedule 时间表 2.skip 跳，略过 3.make sense 讲得通，有意义 4.fall shorts of one's expectation 出乎某人的意料 5.cater to 迎合，款待 6.supervisor 监督者，管理者 7.speak highly of 评价高 8.a million things to do 许多事情要做 9.discount 折扣
10.coundn't have played worse/couldn't agree more 玩得不能再差一点了/不能再多同意一点了 11.I understand the way you feel 我了解你的感受 12.go in one ear and out the other 一个耳朵听另一个耳朵冒出来 13.distractions 分心 14.I wish I could help 但愿我能帮助 15.submit 屈从，忍受 16.staff/stuff n.全体职员vt.为...配备人员/材料 17.register 登记，注册 18.deadline 最后期限 19.benefit 受益 20.Are you kidding 你在开玩笑吗 21.credit 信用，信誉 22.otherwise 否则 23.budget your money 预算开支
Unit1 InsideView Conversation1 Janet:Hi,it’s meagain,JanetLi.I’m stillastudentattheUniversitRofORfordinE ngland.ButI’mnotinORfordrightnow.AndIhaven’tgonebackhometo Chinaeither.It’sthelongvacationnow,andbelieveitornot,it’sthemiddle ofsummer.I’mspendingmRsummerinoneoftheworld’sgreatestcities.I ’minLondon,hometotheHousesofParliament,BigBen,TowerBridge …andthedouble-deckerbus.Iwanttofindoutwhatit’sliketoliveinthisbu sR,livelRcitR.SoI’mworkingforLondonTimeOff,awebsiteaboutwhat ’soninLondon.ThisisJoe…,he’smRboss,andthisisAndR,whoisarepor ter.Andwhat’smRjob?Well,Idon’tknowRet,becauseit’smRfirstdaR.B utI’mmeanttobeshadowingAndR,oh,whatImeanis,I’m goingtobehelp inghim.SocanRoutellmesomethingaboutLondon,AndR? AndR:It’sthegreatestcitRintheworld.. Joe:ERceptforNewRork! AndR:NewRork?Don’tmakemelaugh! Joe:AndRourpointis…? AndR:Look,ifRouwantmRopinion,LondonisgreaterthanNewRork…Joe:No,Idon’twantRouropinion,thankRouverRmuch.It’safact. AndR:Afact!AreRouserious? \Janet:AndhereweareinLondon,probablRthegreatestcitRintheworld. AndR:What?ProbablR?ERcuseme,IprefertodealwiththismRself… Joe:Ah,dreamon,AndR……… 珍妮特：嗨，又是我，珍妮特.李。我目前还是一位英国牛津大学的学生，但我现在不在牛津，也还没有回中国的家。现在在放 长假，而且不管你信不信，现在是夏天的中期。我现在正在 世界上最棒的城市之一里度过我的夏天。我在伦敦，它是英 国国会大厦、大本钟、塔桥…和双层巴士的故乡。我想知道 住在如此热闹和生气勃勃的城市里是什么感觉。所以，我现 在在为伦敦下班网效劳。它是一个报道伦敦时事的网站。这 是乔，他是我的老板，而他是安迪，一位记者。我的工作是 什么呢？这个我也不知道，因为今天是我的第一天，但我会 注定跟随着安迪。喔，我的意思是，我将会协助他。那么安 迪，你能告诉我一些关于伦敦的事情吗？ 安迪：伦敦是世界上最棒的城市。 乔：除了纽约以外！ 安迪：纽约？别逗我笑了！ 乔：那你的观点是…? 安迪：注意，如果你真的需要我的观点，伦敦确实比纽约棒…
Unit One Optional Listening 1 Boy(B): Hey, Grandma, what’s in this box? Grandma(G): Oh, nothing really…just a few old keepsakes. B: Keepsakes? G: Young man, you know what a keepsake is! B: No, I don’t. I really don’t. G: Well, it’s something you keep. It’s something that gives you a lot of memories. B: Oh. What’s this? G: Now don’t go just digging around in there!... Hmmm, let’s see… that’s my first diary. B: Can I …? G: No, you can’t read it! It’s personal! I wrote about my first boyfriend in there. He became your grandfather! B: Oh, OK… Well then, what’s that? It has your picture in it. G: That’s my passport. You can see, I traveled to Europe by ship. B: What’s that big book? G: My yearbook, it’s my high school book of memories. B: Class of 1961! Boy, that’s old! G: That’s about enough out of you, young man. I think it’s time we put this box away and… Optional Listening 2 1. At the age of thirteen, I took my first trip alone. 2. I went to visit my grandparents in Los Angeles. 3. I felt very nervous about traveling so far, 4. but my mother said, “Don’t worry. You’ll be fine.” 5. I got on the airplane and talked for a long time to a very nice woman who sat next to me. 6. My grandparents met me at the airport and took me to their home. 7. I stayed there for two weeks, 8. and I had so much fun with them! 9. It was my first time in Los Angeles, 10. and I saw lots of really interesting places. 11. In the end, I didn’t want to go home! Optional Listening 3 Making memories A popular new hobby is scrapbooking---making beautiful books to hold special memories. Scrapbook pages can include photos, drawings, journal entries. It’s not hard to make a scrapbook that you will enjoy for many years. Here are the steps. 1. Choose a theme for your scrapbook pages. Some examples: “School days,”“Family travel,”“Memories of my grandparents,”“Baby’s first year.” 2. Select photos for each page. Two or three really good photos are better than ten so-so photos. 3. Find other paper keepsakes to use with your photos. Look for old newspaper clippings, postcards, tickets, report cards, letters--- anything made of paper. Use your imagination!
大学英语六级听力超高频词汇 1)take a rain check回绝一项提议，但答应日后接受 2)lost count 弄不清楚 3)be in another world 精神恍惚；魂不守舍 4)make yourself at home 随意，随便 5)save your breath 省口气吧；别白费口舌了 6)make sense 有意义，理解 7)cost sb. an arm and a leg 非常昂贵 8)burn a hole in one's pocket 很快地被花光 9)fill one's shoes 很好地顶替；令人满意地替代 10)is ice cold 表示理所当然 11)like apples and oranges 用来表示无法相比的事物 12)wait until the last minute 直到最后一刻 13)lose one's train of 忘记14)meet each other half way 相互妥协，让步 15)on the dot 准时；正点 16)once and for all 最后一次；干脆 17)out of earshot 不在听力所及范围 18)out of this world 非常好 19)play by ear 随机应变，视情形而定 20) ring a bell 令人想起某件事；听起来耳熟 21)share a common outlook 有共同的观点 22)six of one and half-a-dozen of the other 半斤八两；没什么区别 23)stick around 在附近逗留或等待 24)stick with 继续做，坚持 25)straighten out 扯平；结清 26)toss and turn (身体)翻来覆
Unit 6-Conversation 1 Janet: What are you reading, Kate Kate:Alice in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll. Do you know it Janet: I've heard of it, yes, but I've never read it. It's a 19th century children's story, isn't it K a te: That's right. It's very famous. It's set in Oxford. It starts with this young girl sitting on a river bank. The interesting thing is, the author, Lewis Carroll, he was an Oxford professor and he used to have tea with the girl's family on this river bank. Ja net: Oh, that's fascinating! I'll put it into my diary. Kate: Is that what you're writing I know you've been keeping a diary all the year. Janet: It's been a great year. I've had such a good time — so lucky to have Mark and Kate as friends. Feel I've been doing well with work. Much happier about asking questions in tutorials. Janet: My screen's gone dark. Mark: You're using the battery, remember. It's run out, obviously. Janet: It can't be the battery. It's still charged. Oh no it's still black. Oh dear, I hope it's nothing serious. I haven't backed anything up recently. Kate: That's not like you, Janet. Janet:I know, but I lost my memory stick. I really should have backed things up. How stupid of me not to do that! Supposing I've lost everything! Mark: Let me take a look. The power is still on. And also the operating system still seems to be working ... I think it has to be the graphics card ... But maybe that's not the problem ... Janet: If only I'd backed things up! Kate: Relax, Janet! We'll take it to the computer shop this afternoon. I'm sure it'll be OK. Janet: I hope so. Unit 6-Conversation 2 Janet: Tell me about Alice in Wonderland. Kate: I tell you what, I'll read it to you. Kate: Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank and having nothing to do: Once or twice, she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, "and what is the use of a book," thought Alice, "without pictures or conversation" So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid) ... Janet: Kate, Mark, where are you going You've got my laptop! Kate: It's all right, Janet, we're taking it to the computer shop. We'll be back soon. Mark: It's not like Janet to forget to back up her work. Kate: She should have been more careful. Janet: It was stupid of me, I know! Stupid, stupid! Janet: Oh! It was a dream! What a relief! Kate: You were talking in your sleep. Janet: What was I saying Kate: "Stupid, stupid." M ark: I've sorted out your computer. Janet: Have you Oh, thank goodness! What was the problem Mark:It was the graphics card, as I predicted ... Janet: Is that what it was! I'm so relieved! Thanks, Mark. Kate: He's great, isn't he Janet: Yes. So are you, Kate. Kate: You're such a good friend. Unit 6-Outside view Computers are a very important part of our lives. They tell us about delays to transport. They drive trains, analyze evidence and control buildings. Did you know that 60 per cent of homes in Britain have got a PC (a personal computer) For many young people, playing computer games is their favorite way of spending spare time. Computers are a very important part of most areas of life in Britain-libraries, the police and in school. But they are becoming more important in our homes as well. They’ll even control the way we live-in “smart homes” or computer-controlled houses. The smart home is now a real possibility. It will become very common. A central computer will adjust the temperature, act as a burglar alarm and switch on lights, ready for you to come back home. And of course you will be able to give new instructions to the computer from your mobile phone. So if your plans change, your home will react to match. Many homes have got lots of televisions and several computers. The smart home will provide TV and Internet sockets in every room, so you’ll be able to do what you want whenever you want. If the temperature outside changes, the smart home will adjust the temperature levels inside. The computer will also close the blinds when it gets dark or to stop so much sun from entering a room. And if you want to eat when you get home, the computer will turn the oven on for you! Are computers taking over our lives In a survey, 44 per cent of young people between 11 and 16 said their PC was a trusted friend. Twenty per cent said they were happier at their computer than spending time with family or friends. Another survey found that people in Britain spend so much time on the phone, texting and reading emails that they no longer have time for conversation. What do you think about that Unit 6-Listening in
Unit 9 Task 1 【原文】 Compere: And now for our first question. It comes from Mrs. June Moore. Mrs. Moore Mrs. Moore: Does the panel think that computers will change our lives Compere: Mrs. Moore wants to know if computers will change our lives. Philip Barnes Philip Barnes: Computers have already changed our lives. Business is more efficient. Planes and trains provide a better service... Miss Anderson: Just a moment, Mr. Barnes. You may be right about business, but how many people have lost their jobs because of computers Computers have changed our lives, but I don't want my life changed. Arthur Haines: Excuse me, Miss Anderson. We're talking about our lives, not your life. The computer will affect everyone in the world. Records can be kept of everything we do. Records will be kept of all our private lives. In my opinion, the computer is the greatest disaster of the 20th century. Phyllis Archer: Could I interrupt Arthur Haines says the computer is a disaster, but the computer is a machine. It was invented by people; it is used by people. If the computer is a disaster, then people are a disaster. Compere: Thank you, Phyllis Archer. Thank you, panel. And thank you, Mrs. Moore. Task 2 【答案】