Unit 6
Part I
A
1. straight
2. apart
3. by your sides
4. Relax
1. breath
2. your arms to shoulder height /them out sideways
3. your right arm down to touch your left toes / your left arm stretched out
Your knees
5. your left hand down to touch your right toes
6. up again
Right everyone. Stand straight ---- feet apart --- hands by your sides. Relax. Everybody ready? Right ---- a nice deep breath --- now raise your arms to shoulder height and stretch tem out sideways. Good --- now swing your right arm down to touch your left toes --- keep your left arm stretched out. Don’t bend your knees --- your legs should be straight --- and up straight again. Now your left hand down to touch your right toes --- and up again. Everybody happy? Now let’s do this with a bit of rhythm.
Right down, touch your toes and up --- left down, touch your toes and up --- and again. Right down, touch your toes and up --- left down, touch your toes and up ----keep those knees straight. Now keep going until I tell you to stop.
B
1.In track events, Usain Bolt from Jamaica is the fastest
man in 100 meters dash. His recod is seconds and was set on August 16, 2008.
2.Florance Griffith-Joyner from the USA set the record for
the women’s 100 meter dash in seconds on July 16, 1988. 3.The men’s 1,500 meter race world record was set by
Hicham El Gurerouj from Morocco on July 14, 1998, and his record is 3 minutes 26 seconds.
4.The fastest woman in the world in 1,500 meters race is
Qu Yunxia from China. Her record is 3 minutes 50,46 seconds and she set the record on September 11, 1993. 5.The world record for men’s 110 meters hurdles was set
by Dayron Robles from Cuba on June 13, 2008. the record is seconds.
6.The gold medal winner for the women’s 100 meters hurdles
is Yordanka Donkova from Bulgaria, and her record is
seconds. That was set on August 20, 1988.
7.in 20 kilometers race walk for men, Vladimir Kanaykin
from Russia is the gold medal winner. His record is 1 hour 17 minutes 16 seconds. It was set on September 29, 2007.
8.in 20 kilometers race walk for women, the record is 1
hour 25 minutes and 41 seconds, which was set by Olimpiada Ivanova from Russia on August 7, 2005.
9.Who is the wrodl record holder for men’s marathon? It’s
Haile Gebbrselassie from Ethiopia, and his record is 2 hours 4 minutes 26 seconds. He set the record on September 30, 2007.
10.Fro women’s marathon, Paula Radcliffe from Great
Britain holds the record in 2 hours 15 minutes and 25 seconds. The record was set on April 13, 2003.
11.In field events, Javier Sotomayor from Cuba is the
man who jumps highest in the world. His record is meters.
It was set on July 27, 1993.
12.Stefa Kostadianova from Bulgaria seized the gold
medal fro wome n’s high jump on August 30, 1987. her record is meters
13.The world record fro men’s long jump owes to Mike
Powell from the USA, whose recored is meters. He set his record on August 30, 1991.
14.The world record fro women’s long jump owes to
Dalina Chistyakova from the fromer Soviet Union, whose record is meters. She set this record on June 11, 1988. 15.In the men’s javelin throw, the world record holder
is Jan Zelezny from Czech Republic. His record is meters, which was set on May 25, 1996.
16.Osleidys Menendez from Cuba is the world holder for
the women’s javelin throw. Her record is meters, which was set on August 14, 2005.
C.
China/ 110-meter hurdles / Switzerland / finish line / seconds / shared with / three one hundredth / old record / seconds / seconds / 22-year-old 75,000 km Jason Lewis, 40, crossed five continents , two oceans and a sea to become the first person to circumnavigate the globe under his own steam.
He finally returned to the UK on Saturday, crossing the Greenwich Meridian Line, in his custom-designed, 26ft (8 m), pedal-powered boat, “Moksha”. It was the same point
where his journey began on 12 July, 1994 when he was just 26 years old.
Jason used a variety of modes of transport during his epic journey, including cycling, swimming, kayaking, and in-line skating. His route took him west from Britain to the USA and then on to Australia, Asia, and Africa before returning to Europe from the east.
The journey was not without dangers: in Colrado Jason was run over by a drunk driver while in-line skating at the side of the road. He spent six weeks in hospital an nearly had a limb amputated.
As well as surviving the car accident, Jason was robbed and beaten several times on his journey, chansed by a giant crocodile in Australia, and arrested by the Egyptian military as a suspected spy. But on the way he has raised money fro children’s charities around the world as well as developing an education program for schoolchildren based on his travels.
What now for the world traveler?
Jason is happy to be back and may hang up his boots for a while.
“I’ve seen enough deserts. I’ve missed green rolling
hills and cozy pubs, sitting by the fire drinking a pint of warm beer, ” said Jason.
“I do miss British humor. It’s nice to be with people who take the Mickey out of each other.”
B:
German ace Michael Schumacher is widely recognized as being the world’s best ever racing driver. In 1995 Michael became the youngest double Formula 1 World Champion (1994-1995 seasons) ever. He is also the 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004 World Champion. This phenomenal record speaks for itself. In 2003 he beat Juan Manuel Fangio’s five championships form the 1950s, by taking his sixth! He has now retired form F1, at the end of the 2006 season. The 2004 championship was secured by Michael before its conclusion, making it tile number 7. He did it by finishing 2nd at Spa in Belgium, in Ferrari’s 700th race, to accumulate enough points to seal the deal.
Michael also holds the F1 records for : most career wins (91), most wins in a season (13 in 2004 ), most career pole positions ( 66), most points during a season ( 148 in 2004), most consecutive world championships ( 5 from 2000 to 2004), most consecutive race wins (7 in 2004 ), most laps leading ( 69),most fastest laps ( 76), plus several others!
Michael is the highest paid racing driver in the world and second highest earning sportsman in the world, earning a reputed US$80 million in 2004 ( $40 million of which was his salary from Ferrari)
Part III
A
1.March 29, 1981 / 20,000 / 7,474 /6,255
2.grow in size
3.over 413, 481
4. 30,809 / 1999
5.a charity fund-raising event / over 80 million pounds
B
Twice
26 miles and a little bit more.
Running a maximum of about 20 miles a week.
Worried / nervous / concerned about the injury to his ankle.
When he realized that he was not able to complete the last 3 miles as fast as the previous 23
2 hours 47 minutes.
J --- John R --- Ruth
J: I did the Marathon, that’s the London Marathon, last year and this year, those are the only Marathon I’ve done. R: so you’ve done it twice?
J: (I’ve) done the London Marathon twice --- th at’s right!
R: Wow --- how far is it?
J: I t’s 26 miles and a little bit more ---- I don’t know exactly how many extra yards and by that stage I’m not counting.
R: well, wh-what do you do to prepare for it?
J: ah… in my case, I did a little bit more running than I normally do….
R: And what do you normally do?
J: Well, I go out running about once a week, for about an
hour, and I only did a little bit more for the London Marathon than I would normally do, so I was running a maximum of about 20 miles a week. I never did any more than that.
R: And do you do keep fit exercises and things, or is it just running?
J: When I go out running I tend to get home and within a couple of minutes of getting home, I’m out there --- on the streets --- with no warming up exercises or anything. But it’s best to do warming up exercises beforehand. I never seem to get round to doing them.
R:Ha ! Why not?
J: laziness, I think!
R: How did you feel at the start of the race?
J: I was still very worried about an injury to my , to my foot….
R: To your foot?
J: Well, actually to my ankle
R: From running?
J: I hurt my ankle playing football about three days before.
R: so you were quite nervous.
J: I was quite nervous. So I was nervous about my ankle and I was very concerned about making sure I kept up with the time that I hoped to run each mile during the race. And I was hoping to run each mile in round about seven minutes. Because the whole field moved very slowly at the start, the first mile marker went by and I’d taken nine and a half minutes to run.
R: so you were going too slowly
J: so I was going too slowly. And I remembered then same thing happened last year when I did the Marathon.
R: What was your …. Can you remember your worst moment in the race?
J: I didn’t really feel in pain or worried until right at the end when I realized that I was unable to complete the last three miles of the race as fast as I’d done the previous 23.
R: So what was your final time?
J: my time was 2 hours and 47 minutes
R: that’s pretty good, isn’t it? That’s quite fast! J: it was certainly half an hour faster than the time I put up last year anyway!
R: That’s wonderful! Are you going to do it next year?
J: I tried to do it next year, but I’ve missed the qualifying date.
R: so you haven’t got a place.
J: I haven’t got a place. But there’s a running club I belong to, and they get one spare place. So all the runners who haven’t got in, their names go into the hat and with any luck my name will be the lucky one. And in fact tha t’s how I got into the London Marathon in the first place, it was really just a lucky chance last year.
R: oh I see. Well, good luck with it then.
J: Thank you very much, Ruth.
Unit 6 Traveling and Sightseeing Thinking Ahead Students are asked to discuss the following questions in groups. The reference answers for the questions are offered below: 1. Do you like traveling? Where have you been before? Yes, I do. I have been to quite a lot of places, Mountain Tai, the Great Wall, Korea and Singapore, among which, Singapore impresses me the most for its combination of both a prosperous society and city of natural beauty. Believe me: you can never forget this country once you take a deep breath of fresh air there. 2. How to make a reservation in the hotel? Firstly, you should make it clear when you want to check in, how long you are supposed to stay there. Then, you should tell what kind of room and how many rooms you want. The last but not the least is that, you must leave your name and maybe your contact number, which will surely help you a lot afterwards. 3. What should you pay attention to when at table abroad? mind your manners at table; pay attention to your words and gestures; handle your knives and forks correctly; never talk with your mouth full; never make sounds when you’re eating or drinking something. Part I Video Time In this part, students will have 2 tasks to accomplish. Task 1 In task 1,students will watch a video clip from The Beach and then do the exercises as required. Before watching, they are supposed to read the words, expressions and cultural notes related to the video. Transcript First Visit to Bangkok My name is Richard.
VLS Ｂ３ Uint2 II. Basic Listening Practice 1.Script M: Now we have satellite and high-powered microscope, it’s easy to think we know everything about the world; but we still don’t understand EI Nino. W: Right. Scientists all over the world over are even uncertain about the cause of the warm Pacific current that brings storms or drought—the mysterious EI Nino. Q: Which of the following is true according to the conversation? 2. Script M:Everyone is talking about environmental problem: acid rain, the greenhouse effect, holes in the ozone layer. We should think positively. What can we do to improve things? W: I agree. We could do a lot more to harness the sun’s energy for heating and lighting in our homes. In Japan 43,000 solar roofs were installed in 2002. Q: How do the man and the woman view the environment? 3. Script W: We lived in Beijing some years ago. It was always difficult to keep the house clean with wind from the north blowing sand from the desert at us. M: That’s why the Chinese government has been encouraging people to plant trees along the edges of the Gobi Desert. Now those trees act as wind barriers. Q: What did the government encourage people to do? 4. Script
II. Listening Skills Listening to People Talk About Health 1.M: I haven’t been to see my doctor for a very long time. I’m worried that he’ll be angry with me for not having a physical examination for so long. W: Which is more important, the doctor’s feelings or your health? You’d better go if you want to make sure everything is all right with you. It seems that the man worries more about the doctor’s feelings than his own health. 2.W: Oh, I’ve got a cold. I’m not used to the cold weather, and it often gets the best of me. What I need now is some good medicine. M: The best medicine is to keep healthy. I promise you that if you get involved with some sort of physical exercise, you’ll get sick a lot less. Why don’t you try joining a gym? The woman catches cold easily and believes in taking some good medicine, but the man thinks physical exercise is more important. 3.W: Exams are coming up soon. I’ve been so busy with schoolwork that I’ve had a lot of trouble sleeping. M: School is important, but so is your health. Maybe you should talk to a doctor. Doctors see people all the time for this very problem. They can help you. The woman has been so busy with schoolwork that she has had difficulty sleeping. The man believes that health is important that she should see a doctor. 4. M: Do you mind if I have a cigarette before we eat? W: Well, actually, I do. If you don’t mind, could you smoke outside? If you want to poison your body and shorten your life, that’s your business. But as for me, I want to live long and healthy. The woman asks the man to smoke outside because she wants to live long and healthy. She believes second-hand smoke causes cancer too. 5. W: Robert, when we last talked, you promised there would be less television and junk food, and more exercise in your life. But now you’re becoming quite overweight. M: I know it’s bad, but I really like watching TV. After all we should enjoy ourselves while we are young. W: But you’re risking your health watching TV so much. M: Oh, yes: heart trouble, high blood pressure. But I’d rather die than give up TV. The man once promised he would watch TV less, eat less junk food and have more exercise. But he believes it is more important to enjoy himself, although the woman says he’s risking his health watching TV so much. III. Listening In Task 1: Diets If you’re a young lady in your twenties, you may be either on a diet or wondering which diet to follow. Indeed, people are so concerned with their appearance that the word “diet”has lost its original meaning. It now has the same meaning as “weight loss diet”. There was a time when women bound their waists to have a nice figure. Them came Twiggy, a British supermodel most famous in the 1960s, and since then everyone has wanted to look like a twig. Because of this trend, many diets have become popular. It is not uncommon to meet young girls who look weak enough to be blown away in the wind, yet they are still talking about diets! However, extreme diets can lead to health problems. Many such dieters may end up with very serious disorders. Princess Diana suffered from an excessively strong appetite; Karen Carpenter, a popular singer of the 1970s, died of the less of appetite. You should know that looking good is important but not when it comes at he risk of your health and life. Better eating habits and proper exercise are all you need to be fit and look good. 1.A 2.C 3.B 4.B 5.C Task 2: Culture Shock (D=Doctor; S=Student) D: Hello, I’m Dr. Black. How’re you feeling? S: I’m not feeling well, doctor.
《现代大学英语听力2》听力原文及答案Unit 1Unit 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 London. She wanted to see St. Paul's Cathedral. She was surprised to see so many Englishmen who looked alike. They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats. They were all carrying umbrellas and newspapers. When she returned home she asked Mr clark about these strange creatures. "They must be typical English gentlemen," she said." I have often read about them and seen photographs of them. They all look as if they are wearing a uniform. Does the typical English gentleman still exist?" Mr. Clark laughed. "I've never thought about it," he answered." It's true that many of the men who work in the City of London still wear bowler hate and I suppose they are typical Englishmen. But look at this." Mr. Clark picked up a magazine and pointed at a photo of a young man. "He's just as typical, perhaps. It seems as if there is no such thing as a 'typical' Englishman. Do you know the English saying 'It takes all kinds to make a world'? That's true of all countries-including England." “Oh, just like the poem ‘If All the Seas Were One Sea’,” Gretel began to hum happily. If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea that would be! If all the trees were one tree, what a great tree that would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, w hat a great splash that would be!” Task 2 【答案】 A. 1) people were much busier 2) colder than England; minus thirty degrees; last longer 3) much more mountainous; much higher and much more rocky; more beautiful 4) tend to be more crowded 5) the houses; smaller B. 1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) F 【原文】 John is British but has worked in Japan. Etsuko is Japanese from Osaka, but she is studying in Britain. In the following passage you are going to hear, they are comparing life as they see it in
Text comprehension I. C II. 1. T; 2. F; 3. F; 4. T; 5. T. III. 1. Para.2: whether they should have a second child. 2. Para.2&3: feel lonely; be more spoiled. 3. Para.4: A third of the population in Japan will be aged 65 or over by 2020. 4. Para.5: because the cost of supporting a child up to the age of 18 is around US$160,000. 5. Para.6: favoritism or sibling jealousy; less quality time and attention to children; decreased self-esteem and self-confidence. 6. No. No simple answer. Circumstances vary from family to family. IV. 1. As for the issue of single children, people are often concerned about whether an only child necessarily means a lonely child. 2. Some single-child parents feel they are too busy with their work to spend time and energy on a second child. Consequently, they choose to have no more children. 3. The conditions affecting each couple vary from family to family. I . Vocabulary I Phrase practice 1. demanding jobs= jobs needing a lot of attention or effort 费力的工作 2. with regard to = in connection with; on the subject of 关于，至于 3. stigma =sign of shame; feeling of being ashamed 耻辱，受到侮辱 4. give-and-take =willingness of each person to satisfy others’ wishes 妥协，互让 5. declined = decreased 6. sibling jealousy = the feeling of wanting to get what sb else has among brothers and sisters II.
Unit 6 Task 1 【答案】 A. In the five short advertisements, sofa beds, a women’s magazine, a car buyer’s magazine, a kind of soap and a radio programme on music are advertised. B. 1) a) 2) c) 3) b) 4) d) 5) c) C. 1) T 2) F 3) F 【原文】 1) At Simply Sofabeds at Notting Hill Gate we're lowering our prices—for Christmas. Masses of sofa beds for immediate delivery. We're open six days a week, with viewing on Sunday. So celebrate Christmas early this year with a Simply Sofabeds sofa bed at a price that's right. Simply Sofabeds! 2) Could there really be a woman's magazine that's different? Yes. It's called Prima. It's packed with news, opinion, fashion and once again there's a free giant pull-out section with clothes to make, crafts to create, beautiful sweaters to knit. Get your second, value-packed issue of Prima! 3) Car Buyer magazine. Every Thursday. It gives you a choice of more new and used cars than all of your local papers put together—and for less. Car Buyer for car buyers. At your newsagent's now. 4) Girls! Sensitive skin really does need more sensitive care. And I take special care of my sensitive skin with Cuticura soap. Because Cuticura soap contains a medicated ingredient which cleans your skin without leaving it dry or tight. Cuticura medicated soap. From chemists everywhere. 5) Hello. This is Bob Harris inviting you to join me this Friday and every Friday evening for the LBC "Pop Review". I play the best of the recent releases, review the British and the American charts, play classic music by the big stars and new tracks by the names of tomorrow. So it's a real mix of different styles and I'm sure you'll love the music. I'd certainly love to have your company. This Friday evening at half past nine. Right here on LBC. Task 2 【答案】 A.
A. 1) It is Victorian brass. 2) The stallholder says it's worth twenty quid. 3) The stallholder is asking fifteen for it. 4) It means “pound”. 5) He says that Lucy must be joking, and he paid more than that for it himself. B. 1) Fifteen, fourteen, thirteen, and twelve fifty. 2) Ten, eleven, twelve and twelve fifty. 【原文】 Lucy: Excuse me. Stallholder: Yes, Miss? Lucy: How much do you want for this plate? Stallholder: Let me see. Oh, yes.., that's a lovely example of Victorian brass. It's worth twenty quid. Lucy: Twenty pounds! Oh, that's too much for me. It's a pity. It's really nice. Stallholder: Ah, I said it's worth twenty quid. I'm only asking fifteen for it. Lucy: Fifteen pounds? Lucy: Excuse me. Stallholder: Yes, Miss? Lucy: How much do you want for this plate? Stallholder: Let me see. Oh, yes.., that's a lovely example of Victorian brass. It's worth twenty quid. Lucy: Twenty pounds! Oh, that's too much for me. It's a pity. It's really nice. Stallholder: Ah, I said it's worth twenty quid. I'm only asking fifteen for it. Lucy: Fifteen pounds? Stallholder: Yes. It's a real bargain. Lucy: Oh, I'm sure it is, but I can't afford that! Stallholder: Well, look.., just for you, I'll make it fourteen quid. I can't go any lower than that. Lucy: I'll give you ten. Stallholder: Ten! Come on, love. You must be joking! I paid more than that for it myself. Fourteen. It's worth every penny. Lucy: Well, perhaps I could give you eleven. Stallholder: Thirteen. That's my final offer. Lucy: Twelve. Stallholder: Twelve fifty. Lucy: All right, twelve fifty. Stallholder: There you are, love. You've got a real bargain there. Lucy: Yes, thank you very much. Task 3 【答案】 A. 1) make out 2) draw out
现代大学英语精读1U n i t6课后练习答 案 -CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1
Unit 6 Preview 1. Listen to the recording of the text and choose the statement that best reflects your understanding. 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. D Vocabulary 1. Become familiar with the rules of word formation. 1. Give the corresponding nouns for the following verbs. 1. strain 7. realization 13. assurance 2. teasing/tease 8. burial 14. astonishment 3. dawn 9. scattering/scatter 15. expectation 4. Death 10. grasp 16.insurance 5. leak 11. appreciation 17. reflection 6. inspection 12. flight 18. belief 2. Give the corresponding verbs for the following nouns. 1. stream 6. Accept 2. state 7. encounter 3. relate 8. Collect 4. form 9. radiate 5. recognize 10. identify 3. Decide whether the missing letter is e, o or a. （注意：在不发音的e结尾的动词后面加er, or或ar时，应先删去该字母e；在以重读闭音节结尾的动词后面加er, or或ar时，如结尾只有一个辅音，则该辅音必须双写。） 1. reporter 10. supporter 19. composer 2. professor 11. visitor 20. interpreter 3．Editor 12.1iar 21.beggar 4．Adviser 13. seller 22. sailor 5．Robber 14. murderer 23. announcer 6. actor 15.traveler 24. manager 7. aggressor 16. scholar 25. invader 8. beginner 17. author 26. creator 9. passenger 18. successor 27. dealer 4. Translate the following expressions, paying attention to the different use of the suffix “-ful”. 1．令人羞愧的结果 10.带着哭腔；声泪俱下地 2．满满一碗米饭 11.吃一大口 3．色彩鲜艳的衣服 12.一厢情愿的想法 4．一个令人快乐的人 13.有希望的形势
14视听说原文unit2 Directions: In this section, you will hear several conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. A: How are you getting along, Julie? B: After the vacation? Much refreshed. A．It is interesting. B．It is tiring. C．It is exciting. D．It is refreshing. A: Why are you so cheerful while I'm so stressed all day? B: Well, you should work off your stress. A．work not so hard B．work on easier problems C．eat healthy D．get rid of her stress A: Hey, Penny! What's so funny? I see you laughing all the time. B: Oh Eric. I'm ... reading a comic book. A: Comic book? I didn't know you are interested in it. B: Well, it's a recent interest. When I was low in spirit three months ago, a friend gave me a comic book to read. And I became instantly addicted to such books. You know ... the pictures are so funny ... now I feel much better. A: I didn't know that. No wonder you are always in good spirits these days. B: Yes, and maybe you should read them, too, Eric. A: I ... I don't know. I'm just too busy with my thesis. It's for my master's degree and time is running out ... Ah, pretty much stress on me. B: Now you see Eric? That's why you need to give yourself a break to read something amusing. It helps, I promise. A: Really? Can reading comic books reduce your stress? B: Of course. I'm a living example. Actually I'm having stress too ... you know, the tests, the job, things like that. But when reading the fun stuff, I just forgot all my worries. Later I find myself more powerful to deal with the issues in my life. A: That sounds magical. I'd like to try. Er ... what are you reading now? B: Garfields, the cat. It's good. There's another one and you can borrow it. A: Oh, thank you, Penny. You're very helpful. Questions 3 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard. 1.Three months ago, a friend gave Penny _____ when she was in low spirits. （岭师分享群391337364发布） A．a flower
大学英语精读第三版第四册Book4 Unit6答案 1) prelude 2) schedule 3) be in the way/get in the way 4) individuals 5) sequence 6) preserve 7) relevant 8) integrate 9) glide 10) inquiry 11) conscious 12) continual 13) Reading between the lines 14) sets of 15) original 1) resumed 2) transferred 3) manufactured 4) loosened 5) invariably 6) set down 7) restrain 8) literally 9) glided 10) magnificent 11) do good to 12) consists ... in 1) have dipped into 2) read through 3) picked up 4) left off 5) has thought through 6) reaching for 7) tied up 8) was marked up 9) consisted in/consists in 10) reduced to 1You mustn't let your social life get in the way of your studies.) 2) A good director is indispensable for a successful film.
I had two months until my new job began. It was like waiting an entire summer for school to start. I spent those two months talking to figure skating coaches and judges. I read boring rule books. I drove to the rinks where the skaters trained, and made notes about our conversations. I even took a lesson, which made some of the skaters laugh. Unit 6 Task 1 【答案】 A. [d]—[b]—[a]—[e]—[c] B. a 【原文】 Laura usually leaves the offices of Quest Productions at about 5 o'clock, but last Monday she left at 5:30. She wanted to get home by 6:30 and she ran to the bus stop but she couldn't get on a bus. There were too many people and not enough buses. Laura was desperate to get home so she decided to go by tube. @ In the station she went to one of the automatic ticket machines but she didn't have enough change, so she had to join the queue at the ticket window. She bought her ticket and ran to the escalator. Laura went to the platform and waited for the tube. It arrived and the crowd moved forward. Laura was pushed into the train. It was almost full but she was given a seat by a man with a moustache. Laura thanked him and sat down. She started to read her newspaper. In the tunnel the train stopped suddenly and Laura was thrown to the floor together with the man with the moustache. Somebody screamed. The lights went out. It was quarter past 6 on a cold, wet December evening. Task 2 【答案】 A. 1) a 2) b 3) d 4) c B. 1) T 2) T 3) F C. wondered; television plays; exciting; every cigarette lighter; tape recorder; held in a certain way; the touch of a gold ring against the hand of; reveal; How wrong they were 《 【原文】 X was a secret agent. He had rented a furnished room in a provincial town not far from the public park and had been there two weeks. He was standing at the window looking out at the dull beds of geraniums, the park gates and the cold, uninviting statue of Queen Victoria that stood across the street from him, It was raining hard and the few people who passed by looked wet and miserable. X was miserable, too. How, he wondered, could anybody think there was anything interesting about the life of a secret agent He knew it was because people had seen so many television plays about glamorous spies that they thought the life of a secret agent was exciting.