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Scene 1: I n the studio
(The Program "News Review" is on. Garman is interviewing Tiffany Zorn, the NotComGuy.) Garman: This is Terry Garman. Welcome to "News Review". With me today is Ms. Tiffany Zorn, from The Chicago Tribune. Welcome.
Zorn: Hi.
Garman: Tiffany, your series of reports in the Tribune on your experiment have become well-known nationwide. Would you please briefly introduce it to the audience
Zorn: Well, I made a public announcement that I would go cold turkey for one week and then report on my discoveries.
Garman: What do you mean by going cold turkey
Zorn: We human beings are addicted to electronic equipment, such as cell phones, fax machines, and of course, the computer and the Internet.
Garman: And you want to go without them
Zorn: You're right. I wanted to know if I could survive in a world without them.
Garman: That's why you've got a nickname—NotComGuy. Now I'm curious about the results of your experiment. Did you actually do that
Zorn: Well, to tell the truth, I gave up my attempt four days after I began.
Garman: Your experiment only lasted four days and then you gave up
Zorn: Yep.
Garman: What do you think was the reason for the failure of your experiment
Zorn: For one thing, I have to admit that I don't have enough willpower. At the beginning, I thought it would be difficult for me to quit after I made a public commitment in the newspapers, but things turned out otherwise.
Garman: What made you change your mind
Zorn: When I set out to give up my computer and other electronic equipment, I felt sort of living in a different environment. I was cut off from my e-mail and felt lonely. I knew I could exist without it. But I still really missed my e-mail. You know, as a columnist, I always have to keep in contact with my correspondents.
Garman: Yes, I see.
Zorn: But that's only part of the story. Worse still, I learned that I wasn't able to write coherent sentences without the use of my word processor.
Garman: That's amazing.
Zorn: On second thought, it is quite understandable. With access to computers everywhere you
go, you've probably lost some sort of ability to spell.
Garman: That's right. Do you mean that you just couldn't go without a computer
Zorn: I was kind of adrift for those four days. It was partly due to the absence of the computer and the Internet. Yet of course, the cell phone and the fax machine were likewise indispensable. Think of the inconvenience and frustration it caused when I deliberately ignored them! They were so handy and tempting!
Garman: The results of this experiment are not encouraging at all for those who want to return to simpler times.
Zorn: I suppose so. I intended to give up my dependence on electronics, but as it turned out, I failed. Things are easier said than done.
Garman: Tiffany, you tried to withdraw from your computer, your cell phone and your fax machine, and fit into human society. Someone I know is trying to do the exact opposite. He's withdrawing from human society into his computer. His name is Eric Maddox.
Scene 2: I n Eric Maddox's home
(Terry Garman is interviewing Eric Maddox, the DotComGuy, in Eric Maddox's home, where he has been doing the opposite of Tiffany Zorn's experiment.)
Maddox: Hi, everyone!
Garman: Hi, Eric! How's everything going
Maddox: Fine. Everything's fine.
Garman: Eric, or should I call you DotComGuy
Maddox: Go ahead.
Garman: Eric, what prompted you to spend a whole year at home ordering everything you need to live over the Internet
Maddox: I got the idea two months ago when I found myself growing restless while I was shopping with my parents. They were walking back and forth in the aisle, making a fuss over what to buy. The whole trip took three hours. I was fed up with it.
Garman: So you turned to e-commerce
Maddox: Yeah. It saves me a lot of trouble. Time is one thing, and price is another. What's more, I hope people can learn from my experience and know that the age of
e-commerce is here and it's good.
Garman: Well, you've certainly shown that it's possible. Your name is a household item because you've been observed by round-the-clock video cameras hooked up to computers around the world.
Maddox: Computer and the Internet are here as well, you see
Garman: Since you are not allowed to leave your home, do you feel that you are separated from the outside world
Maddox: To some extent, my life is more isolated. But the Internet is a virtual world in itself. It offers a wide variety of things to buy, information to learn, and people of different backgrounds, professions and interests to chat with.
Garman: That's for sure. Do you have any other leisure activities
Maddox: Uh, an aerobics instructor comes once a week to make sure I don't merge with my couch physically.
Garman: And your couch was bought online too
Maddox: Yeah, of course. Um... I enjoy my lifestyle. Last night I went shopping for my bed. Garman: Besides, your life as a professional electronics consumer is apparently a financial success. Maddox: My website, which features videos of nearly every move I make, receives millions of hits a day and is using advertisements as well. I estimate I will earn nearly $90,000 this year.
Scene 3: I n the studio
(Terry Garman and Tiffany Zorn are in the studio for the "News Review" program again.) Garman: We're back in the studio. Tiffany, what do you think are the differences between you and DotComGuy
Zorn: Well, I think my experiment is 50 times harder than his. And what he's doing is not very difficult. And I have the impression that what he's doing is almost like a job. He's now
profiting from it. The problem is how long people will be willing to log on and watch him
click his mouse. It's questionable whether that will go on for very long.
Garman: You may have a point. The true test of DotComGuy's character will be 10 months from now, when he has to face the outside world again, no longer safely protected by the Web
and his e-comforts.
Listen1-1
Those of us who do not want to tell our doctor how much we really drink are often more honest with a computer. In fact, many patients say they prefer talking to a computer to talking to their doctor.
"Computers don't expect you to smile or socially relate to them when you are feeling ill," said psychiatrist and program writer, Dr. Tony Carr.
Dr. Carr of the Maudsley Hospital in London tries to make sure his programs are friendly. For example, if a patient called Anna says that both her parents are dead, the computer will say: "I'm sorry to hear that, Anna."
As well as expressing sympathy like a doctor, the computer can also question patients and remind patients of something. If a patient says he never drinks alcohol, the computer can ask him: "Never Not even at parties or at Christmas"
Computers are doing everyday interviews which used to take up a lot of a doctor's time. "And, of course," said Dr. Carr, "it is cheaper to use a computer than a highly-trained person."
Does this direct contact between the patients and the computer mean that we do not need doctors anymore
It depends. Computers are useful because they do not feel embarrassed. They do not look shocked if you say you drink two bottles of whisky a day. And they do not stop to talk on the phone as doctors
often do.
But, as Dr. Mike Pringle, a family doctor in Nottinghamshire, said: "We smile and we give a patient a hankie or put an arm around her shoulder if she is crying. That is why people will always want us."
Listen1-2
Questions:
1. Why do some patients prefer to talk to a computer
2. What is the advantage of using computers in hospitals
3. How are doctors different from computers
4. What is the main idea of the passage
Listen2-1
Vickie Hulvey, 29, in New Jersey, met Steve Barnes, 35, a confirmed bachelor and computer consultant living in Bristol, in a CompuServe chat room in August 1995. Now they're married and have an eight-month-old daughter.
When they first made contact, Vickie had been divorced for about four years. She'd begun using the Net while she was married to her ex-husband. "I am not a good computer user," Vickie said. "I could only use text, so I spent lots of time in the chat room. It was a great way for me to forget about all my problems. Everyone was so friendly. Sort of a Utopia where no one really had any problems." Four months after Steve and Vickie had first made contact, he flew to New Jersey. "Our first meeting was pretty amazing," she recalls. "Steve and I both realized the IRL (In Real Life) meeting would either cement our future together or end the relationship we'd been dreaming about. I felt awkward during the first 10 minutes, because I kept thinking, 'A sane person wouldn't be doing this!' But Steve said he felt comfortable straightaway. He was exactly what he had said he was, so there weren't any adjustments to make."
They'd started e-mailing each other during August 1995 and had been sending about four messages daily. "We spent a huge amount of time online," Vickie says. They printed all the e-mails, which fill seven large binders. They also crossed the Atlantic to visit each other five times between December 1995 and June 1996.
"I don't think it was a specific thing that attracted me to him; it was the whole package really," Vickie said. "I know it's going to sound sappy, but it was like destiny. We just clicked. We had similar hopes and dreams for the future for what we wanted out of life."
Is their relationship still heavenly "Life is good, we get on well together, and we work on everything as a team, sharing all of life. Steve sometimes e-mails me when he is at work, but we talk more than type these days," Vickie gushed. "We will be married for two years in July and I can honestly say it was a match made in heaven!"
Questions:
1. W here did the couple first get to know each other
2. W hen did the couple have their first meeting
3. W hat did Vickie think about chatting on the Net
4. H ow did they feel during the first 10 minutes of their first meeting
5. H ow many times did they visit each other between December 1995 and June 1996
Listen2-2
Mlisten1-1
Are you looking to improve your language skills, but without a chance to go overseas to attend school More and more universities around the world are offering opportunities for students to obtain degrees online—distance education—from the comfort of their own homes, and many of these institutions are accredited, meaning that they have met certain standards of excellence.
If you decide to take language courses online (or any subject for that matter), be sure to evaluate the benefits of studying online versus going abroad. The advantages of studying online are that the costs are usually lower, you can study at your own pace, and you have access to the materials 24-hours-a-day from almost any computer in the world. However, you won't get the human interaction of meeting people face to face like you would if you were physically attending a school overseas.
On the other hand, the advantages of going overseas may include day-to-day opportunities to learn a new culture, meet new friends with whom you can use and practice the language, and chances to see different parts of the world. However, there may be a number of disadvantages for you, including expense, being away from one's school, family, or work, and the challenge of adapting to a new culture and way of life.
Whatever you do, consider a distance education program that meets your educational needs, is within your budget, and equally important, provides you with opportunities to grow beyond the classroom through cultural and educational activities.
Statements:
1. Many universities offer degrees online to make profits.
2. It's impossible to decide whether these universities are qualified or not.
3. The most important thing to take into consideration when you choose an overseas university is cost.
4. For those who have no chance to go abroad to pursue their studies, an online university degree is
a good choice.
5. One needs to evaluate both advantages and disadvantages of studying online before they actually do that.
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Mlisten2-1
A jobless man applied for the position of "office boy" at Microsoft.
The HR manager interviewed him, then gave him a test: clean the floor. The man passed the test with flying colors.
"You are hired," the HR manager informed the applicant, "give me your e-mail address, and I'll send you the application for employment, as well as the date you should report for work."
The man replied, "I don't have a computer, or an e-mail!"
"I'm sorry," said the HR manager. "If you don't have an
e-mail, that means you do not exist. And we cannot hire persons who do not exist."
The man was very disappointed.
He didn't know what to do. He had only $10 with him. Once that was spent, he wouldn't have any money to buy any food.
He went to the supermarket and bought a crate of tomatoes with his $10.
He went from door to door and sold the tomatoes in less than two hours. He doubled his money. He repeated the operation three times, and returned home with $60. He realized that he could survive this way. He started to go early everyday, and return home late.
He doubled or tripled his money every day. Soon, he bought a cart, then a truck. In a very short time, he had his own fleet of delivery vehicles.
Five years later, the man became one of the biggest food retailers in the . He started to plan his family's future, and decided to have a life insurance policy.
He called an insurance broker, and chose a protection plan.
At the end of the conversation the broker asked him for his
e-mail address.
The man replied, "I don't have an e-mail."
The broker was dumbfounded. "You don't have an e-mail, and yet have succeeded in building an empire. Can you imagine what you could have been if you had an e-mail" he exclaimed.
The man thought for a while, and replied, "An office boy at Microsoft!"
Questions:
1. What does an office boy do according to the passage
2. Why was the man applying for the office boy disappointed
3. What did the man do with his money
4. How was the man five years later
5. What is the moral of the story
Mlisten2-2
Statements:
1. The HR manager wanted to send the man the application for employment.
2. At Microsoft, those who didn't have a computer were assigned the task of floor cleaning.
3. The man bought a cart with the $60 he earned in less than two hours.
4. The man worked hard and that was the reason for his success.
5. The man decided to protect his money earned from being stolen.
6. The man could have been an office boy at Microsoft if he had an e-mail.
Mlisten3-1
Have you heard of online movie rentals If not, there might be an option for you to improve your language skills and enjoy some entertainment at the same time. Some people have grown tired of going down to the video rental store to rent movies. Now, more and more companies are offering customers the service of online movie rentals.
Here's how it works for most of these companies like Netflix, Blockbuster, and Qwikfliks:
1. Select and sign up for a payment program, which will determine how many movies you
can rent and hold at any one time.
2. Choose the movies you want to watch (generally 1—3 at a time).
3. Movies (usually DVDs) are sent to you within 1—3 days, and shipping is covered by the
company.
4. Watch the movies, often with no late fees.
5. Return the movies in a prepaid return envelope.
New companies and terms of service are always changing, so check these sites for specific, up-to-date details.
Once you receive the movies, how can you improve your language skills with them Well, just sitting in front of the TV with a drink in one hand and popcorn in the other isn't a bad way to relax and passively enjoy movies, but you won't learn much doing it. Rather, one idea to improve your listening skills is to watch the movies with the captions turned on and pause the movie when you see and hear new expressions. Write down these words and look them up in a good English-English dictionary to understand their possible meanings. Then, think of some sample sentences for each word. In other words, learning vocabulary has little meaning if you don't know how to use them in context. Good luck.
Statements:
1. You can rent two movies online at a time.
2. You can choose the movie you want to watch and wait for 1—3 days for it to arrive.
3. You need to pay delivery fees in addition to the rental.
4. If you don't return the movie you rent on time, you'll be fined.
5. You need to pay for an envelope in advance so that you can put your movie in it when you return
it.
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Mlisten4-1
Video game consoles and software will gross $30 billion this year, more than twice the revenue of the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, and Major League Baseball combined. With millions of people playing, it's no wonder that it has given rise to professional video game competition.
The No. 1 video game player, Johnathan Wendel, who lives in Kansas City, Missouri, and has the professional name of "Fatality", is the outstanding cyber-athlete in the world. At the age of 25 he has been a professional for six years, has won 46 tournaments and has earned more than $300,000. He has won world championships in four different video games and is working on a fifth game. Nobody else has done that, but, when asked if he is the best cyber-athlete in the world, he answers, "If you say so, I'm trying to be modest..., but, yes, I'm pretty good."
When he was 18, he wanted to become a professional video game athlete, but his parents both thought it was a bad idea. Johnathan said, "Dad, just let me go to this one tournament. If I don't win... any significant money, I'll just quit, and go to school full-time." He won $4,000, came home and said, "Dad, I won $4,000 playing a video game... It was so insane!" At the 2004 World Cyber Games in San Francisco, the total prizes were more than $400,000, and the games were broadcast live over the Internet, complete with play-by-play commentary, coaches, and both individual and team competitions.
"Fatality" said, "It's all about hand-eye coordination, reflexes, timing, strategy and thinking fast." Like all cyber-athletes he practices 8—10 hours a day at the video screen, but he is not a geek. He is an excellent athlete, a star on his high school tennis team, and works out a lot to stay physically fit, making sure his neurotransmitters are working well and are ready to go. He calls his physical training "neuro-fitness". It has been compared to playing chess, using the controls to collect weapons and ammunition while making precision moves to evade, trap and kill one's opponent. He doesn't think this "killing" is a bad thing, but compares it to scoring in football or baseball.
Video game competition drew 100,000 fans to a tournament in South Korea in 2005, and it is now a big enough community around the world to attract prize money, advertising revenue and merchandising deals from computing companies, video games and soft drinks.
Questions:
1. What has given rise to professional video game competitions
2. How many times has Johnathan Wendel won world championships
3. What does Johnathan Wendel think of himself
4. Who prompted him to become a professional cyber-athlete
5. What does Johnathan Wendel think of "killing" in the video games
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Quiz1-1
(Ms. Johnson, a bank manager and Mr. Kantor, the assistant manager, are discussing the
problem of senior citizens not making use of the bank's computerized services. Many
senior customers are complaining that doing banking chores is becoming less convenient
and more time-consuming.)
Johnson: Many of our senior customers are not using our computerized banking services. How do you explain this phenomenon
Kantor: Well, it could be that they might not know how to use them and that they might feel uncomfortable about asking for help. Perhaps we should develop programs to show these
customers just how easy it is to use bank computers such as automated teller machines. Johnson: We could do that. More senior citizens might use these services if they also knew how much easier it would be for them to do their banking tasks by computer at any time of the
day rather than having to wait for a teller during regular banking hours. What other ideas
do you have
Kantor: We could also have our staff take note of any customers waiting in line who could be saving time doing the same thing by computer.
Johnson: How about a Seniors' Day We could invite our senior customers to an open house to demonstrate how to use the computers and how these machines can make their banking
faster and more convenient.
Kantor: We could also advertise that by using a computerized banking machine, they would avoid the cost of service charges.
Johnson: Let's get working on this right away. I want our customers to know just how much computers can change their lives.
Quiz2-1
"Just when you think you've seen the basest means by which strangers try to steal from the innocent, a new low is reached," said Elly Harkins of Vallejo, California. The 77-year-old said the latest attempt to cheat her came in the form of an e-mail appealing to her sense of compassion. "What bothers me is that it appeals to people's goodwill and their desire to help someone in trouble," said Harkins. "My concern is that some of the elderly people might send this cheat money, not so much for the money it promises, but because they want to help this woman with such a sad story."
Harkins' e-mail was reportedly from a dying woman who wants to send Harkins two million dollars
to care for her children after she dies. All Harkins is supposed to do is call or e-mail a priest in Africa, and send him all sorts of personal information. She got a second such e-mail from a different woman directing her to the same "priest".
Harkins said she was immediately suspicious when she saw the e-mail, but some recipients are likely to fall for it, according to a new Consumer Reports survey. The survey shows that . consumers have lost more than eight billion dollars to online schemes and computer viruses in the past two years.
Vallejo Police Department Chief Detective Lt. Ron Becker said that while he's never heard of Harkins' particular cheat, he agrees that it sounds like a new variation of the Internet crimes. "All these cheating and tricking prey either on people's generosity or greed," Becker said. He continued, "Real people in trouble don't often send out blanket e-mails. If you get an e-mail requesting money or personal information, it's best just to delete it."
Jeff Fox, Consumer Reports Technology Editor, advises accessing bank or other official websites from one's own browser and never from an e-mail link. He says, "Scarier still is a new breed of fraud from e-mailers pretending to be from the Internal Revenue Service or other government agency." He continued, "The best way to stay safe from computer/Internet crime is to use anti-virus and spyware-blocking software, but many people still don't."
Statements:
1. According to Harkins most people now have very low moral standards.
2. The two e-mails she received were aimed at getting her personal information and stealing money from her.
3. . consumers have lost 80 billion dollars to online schemes and computer viruses in the past two years.
4. If you get an e-mail requesting money, it's best to delete it.
5. An e-mail link is as reliable as one's own browser.
Quiz3-1
Some people think of the Internet as a huge video game in which millions of "surfers" spend time skipping from one entertaining website to another with the flick of a mouse. While it is true that high technology provides unlimited opportunity for aimless entertainment, interactive technology also offers amazing new possibilities for serious learning. People can use the Internet for gaining knowledge, managing their money, pursuing special interests, and taking courses.
One such use is information retrieval. Online access to reference material is becoming an unparalleled resource that will grow enormously in the next decade. Most standard reference works, such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, thesauruses (分类词典), telephone directories, and atlases are already available on the Internet, and more are being made available every month. Instead of having to make a trip to the library to find out information, you can look up encyclopedia entries, legal and political documents, word definitions, and telephone numbers in other cities without leaving your computer.
Another use for the Internet is money management. Many banks now have connections for customers to do much of their banking at home, looking up their balances, paying bills by computer, transferring money between accounts, and paying off credit cards. Investors can get large amounts of information regarding stocks, mutual funds, and bond markets through a variety of services on the Internet as well. Prices on stocks are available almost up to the minute, and many conversation groups allow users to exchange financial advice. Computers are bringing us near a "cashless" world of spending, saving, and investing.
For those who want to pursue a special interest, whether as part of their profession or as a hobby, the Internet offers access to a rapidly expanding number of special interest groups. These enable you to exchange opinions and information with others who share your interest. Electronic bulletin boards display the most recent announcements of events related to the subject and may provide more current information on recent developments in the field than you are likely to find anywhere else. Hypertext materials available on the World Wide Web combine sound, graphics, and written text in a way that a book cannot.
If you want to take courses for credit on the Internet, a number of colleges already offer that possibility, and many more are certain to follow. For people who find it inconvenient to live on a college campus or travel to one, courses by computer provide distance learning opportunities. Online courses allow for electronic communication between student and teacher, with virtual classrooms beginning to serve nearly the same function as actual classrooms. Furthermore, multimedia materials make the experience far more interesting and lifelike than any academic experience other than the classroom itself.
As the number and variety of its services will increase rapidly over the next few decades, serious applications of the Internet for reference purposes, money management, education, and research on special interests can only expand greatly.
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Unit 1-Conversation 1**（1）Janet: So this is the Cherwell Boathouse — it's lovely! And look at those people punting! It looks quite easy. Mark: I'm not so sure about that! Janet, there's something Kate and I wanted to discuss with you. Some people in college are organizing charity events this term. We've decided to get involved. Janet: Raising money for charity Right. In China, people raise money for charity but students don't usually do that. Mark: Students often do that here. Anyway, we're thinking of doing sponsored punting. Janet: Sponsored punting! What's that Kate: Sponsoring is when people pay you to do something — like run a long distance. So people would be sponsoring students to punt. Janet: What a great idea! I'd love to join you! Mark: That's why we're telling you about it. So that's decided then. Let's make a list of things we need to do. Kate: I'll do that. One of the first things we should do is choose the charity. Mark: Yes. And choose a day for the event. And we need to design the sponsorship form. I've got one here. Kate: That looks fine, but we must change the wording. Who wants to do that Mark: I'll do that. What have we got so far Kate: Choose a charity. Also a day for the event. Change the wording on the sponsorship form... Um ...
Unit 1 Listen1_Ex1 Interviewer:Angela, you were born in Korea but you've been living in Canada for a long time, haven't you? Angela:Yes, I was 10 years old when my parents immigrated to Canada and I've been living here for 20 years now. Interviewer:Do you think that belonging to two different cultures has affected your personality? Angela:Yes, definitely. There are times when I think that I have two personalities. Depending on where I am and who I'm with, I'm Korean or I'm Canadian. Interviewer:That sounds complicated. Could you explain what you mean? Angela:Well, growing up in Canada when I was going to high school, for example, I was known as Angela to the outside world, and as Sun-Kyung at home. I would wave hello to my teachers, but bow to my parents' Korean friends when they visited our home. Interviewer:Do different cultures have different ideas as to what is polite? Angela:Yes, definitely. In high school, I was expected to look straight in the eyes of my teachers and to talk openly with them. But when Koreans spoke to me, I was expected to look at my feet and to be shy and silent. Interviewer:Do you think that having two personalities makes you a richer person? Angela:Yes, but sometimes I don't know who I am. 1.Angela immigrated from Canada to Korea.(F ) 2.Angela is about 20 years old now.(F ) 3.Angela had two different personalities,one at school and one at home.(T ) 4.Sun-Kyung is Anglela's gilefriend at school.(F ) 5.Angela agrees that culture affects personality.(T ) 6.Being expected to two different cultures is sometimes confusing.(T) 1) outside world 2) at home 3) wave hello 4) bow 5) look straight in the eyes of 6) openly 7) look at my feet 8) shy and silent Listen2_Ex1 I am a very sensitive person, and that's good to a point. I feel everyone should be able to feel or understand what others are going through. But when you hurt, cry, or are unhappy for people you don't know, or for a movie that is not real, then I think that's a little too sensitive. That's the way I am. I am a very independent person. I must do things for myself. I don't like people doing things for me, or helping me, or giving me things. It's not that I don't appreciate it, because I do. I just feel that when someone does something for you, you owe them, and if there is one thing I don't like to feel, it's that I owe anyone anything. I think I would be a good friend. I would do almost anything for someone I like, and would share or give anything I have. I'm very caring and understanding. People
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 1 Part 1 Listening I 1．1-5 FTFTT 2. 1-5 776-2235，65, 11，loud, quieter Listening II 1. 1-5 ABBDA 2. 1-5 old, torn/ blue, by the hand, holiday, children Listening III 1.1-5 181st，very tired, take hold of; for her trouble, never/ again Listening IV 1.1-5 CDBDB 2.. R: fulfills my every need./stay home, cook, clean, and watch the kids. E: open-minded/ something interesting to say. Part 2 1. ACDEGIJ 2. 1-8 in a mess, my turn, a hand, work on, expectations of, how about, too much, what we have Part 3 1. 1)-15) nicer, excited, promises, married, first, lasted, kids, enough, changes, loves, mad, care about, boy friend, get better, help Part 4 Listening I 1. CEFGKL 2. 1-5 personality/ background, good sense of humor, terrible, different environments, looks Listening II 1. 1-5 FTFTT 2. 1-5 gone by, no sign, taken over, enough, limits Listening III 1. 1-5 TFFTT 2. 1-5 seventies, selfish, unnatural, husband, surrounded Listening IV 1.1-5 ABDCD 2.c: done his part of the housework h: high priority with w: responsibility Unit 2 Part 1 Listening I 1. 1-5 TFTFT 2. 1 He moved to Newton. 2 She wrote down the new address on it. 3 It was thrown away. / The professor threw it away.
U N I T 1 Section A 1b Listen and look at the picture. Then number the names ［1-5］. Conversation 1 Nurse ：You don ’t look well. What ’s the matter, Sarah? Sarah ：I was playing with my friends at the park yesterday. Then it got windy, but I didn ’t put on my jacket. Now I have a cold. Conversation 2 Nurse ：What ’s the matter, David? Are you OK? David ：I ate too much junk food at my friend ’s birthday party. So last night, I got a stomachache. I almost couldn ’t get myself out of bed this morning. Conversation 3 Nurse ：What ’s the matter, Ben? Can you move? Ben ：Not really. I was playing soccer the other day and I hurt myself. It seemed OK at first, but now I have a really sore back. Conversation 4 Nurse ：You look really tired. What ’s the matter, Nancy? Nancy ：I didn ’t sleep very well last night. I have a toothache. It ’s terrible! I can ’t really eat anything either. It hurts a lot. Conversation 5 Nurse ：What ’s the matter, Judy? Judy ：I ’m sorry, but it ’s very difficult for me to talk. Nurse ：Oh, dear. What ’s the matter? Judy ：I talked too much yesterday and didn ’t drink enough water. I have a very sore throat now. 2a Listen and number the pictures ［1-5］ in the order you hear them. Conversation 1 Girl 1：You don ’t look well. Your face looks a bit red. Girl 2：Yeah, and my head feels very hot. What should I do? Girl 1：Maybe you have a fever. You should take your temperature. Girl 2：Yes, you ’re right. 听录音并看图。然后把这些名字按 ［1~5］的顺序编号。 对话1 护士：你看起来气色不好。怎么了，萨拉？ 萨拉：昨天我和朋友在公园里玩。然后刮起了风，但是我没有穿上夹克衫。现在我感冒了。 对话2 护士：戴维，怎么了？你没事吧？ 戴维：我在我朋友的生日聚会上吃了太多的垃圾食品。因此，昨天晚上我胃痛。今天早上我几乎起不来床了。 对话3 护士：怎么了，本？你能动吗？ 本：不完全能动。前几天我踢足球时伤了我自己。最初看起来还可以，但是现在我的背非常痛。 对话4 护士：你看起来很累。怎么了，南希？ 南希：昨天晚上我没有睡好。我牙痛。 非常痛！我真的也不能吃任何东西。它疼得厉害。 对话5 护士：怎么了，朱迪？ 朱迪：对不起，对我来说，说话非常困难。 护士：哦，亲爱的。怎么了？ 朱迪：我昨天说话太多而且没有喝足够的水。现在我喉咙非常痛。 听录音。按你听到的顺序将图画标上正确的序号［1~5］。 对话1 女孩1：你看起来气色不好。你的脸 看起来有点儿红。 女孩2：是的，而且我的头感觉非常 热。我该怎么办？ 女孩1：也许你发烧了。你应该量一下体温。 女孩2：是的，你说得对。 对话2 女孩1：怎么了？ 女孩2：我没有照顾好自己。昨天我 没有穿足够暖和的衣服。现在我咳嗽并且喉咙疼。 女孩1：你应该喝些加蜂蜜的热茶。 女孩2：那听起来是个好主意。 对话3 女孩：你看起来很糟糕!怎么了？ 男孩：我认为昨天晚上吃晚饭时吃得太多了。是饭店的自助餐。但是现在我胃痛。 女孩：那太糟糕了。下次你不应该吃这 么多。你应该马上躺下休息。 男孩：我想我应该。 对话4 女孩：你的脸怎么了？ 男孩：不是我的脸。是我的牙齿。我牙痛。 女孩：你应该看牙医并且做个X 光检 查。 男孩：但是会疼吗？ 女孩：不会，而且如果你现在不去看牙医 的话，以后甚至会疼得更厉害！ 对话5 女孩1：哦，不！发生了什么事？ 女孩2：刚才我在做饭时意外地割伤 了自己。
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 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. months ago, a friend gave Penny _____ when she was in low spirits. （岭师分享群4发布） A．a flower B．a comic book C．a comic DVD
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Paul: Maybe I’ll go. The only other problem is that I don’t get much writing practice. Ms. Manson: Maybe you should find a pen pal. Paul: That sounds like a fun way to practice writing. Thanks, Ms. Manson. UNIT 2 Section A 1b Listen and T for true or F for false. Mary: What a great day! Bill: Yes, it was really fun! Mary: What did you like best? Bill: I loved the races! They were really interesting to watch. How fantastic the dragon boat teams were! Mary: Yes! And look at the colors of the boats. How pretty they were! Bill: I agree! But I guess it was a little too crowded. Mary: I don’t know…I kind of like to have more people around. It makes things more exciting. Bill: That’s true. Oh, and I really liked eating zongzi. Mary: Oh, me too! The sweet ones are my favorite. Bill: I wonder if they’ll have the races again next year. Mary: Of course! They have them every year. Bill: Then I believe that I’ll be back again next year to watch the races! Mary: Me, too! 2a Listen to the conversation between Wu Ming and Harry and the correct words in the sentences. Harry: What did you do on your vacation, Wu Ming? Wu Ming: I visited my aunt and uncle in Hong Kong. Harry: Wow! So what did you do? Wu Ming: Well, we ate out a lot. I believe that we ate at least five meals a day! How delicious the food is! I’ve put on five pounds! Harry: Haha! Yes, the food in Hong Kong is delicious. What else did you do? Wu Ming: Shopping, of course. Hong Kong is a great place for shopping! I spent so much money. 保罗：也许我会去。仅有的另外一个问题是我没有得到大量的写作练习。曼森女士：也许你应该找个笔友。 保罗：那听起来像是练习写作的一个有趣的方法。谢谢你，曼森女士。 听录音，正确的圈T，错误的圈F。 玛丽：多么棒的一天啊！ 比尔：是的，确实很有意思！ 玛丽：你最喜欢什么？ 比尔：我喜欢那些比赛！它们看起来确实很有趣。那些龙舟队真是 好极了！ 玛丽：是的！看那些船的颜色。它们多么美啊！ 比尔：我同意！但我认为有点儿太拥挤了。玛丽：我不知道……我有点儿喜欢和更多的人在一起。它使事情更精彩。比尔：那是真的。噢，我非常喜欢吃粽子。玛丽：噢，我也是！那些甜的是我最喜爱的。 比尔：我想知道他们明年是否还要举行比赛。 玛丽：当然了！他们每年都举行。 比尔：那么我相信我明年还要回来观看比赛！ 玛丽：我也是！ 听吴明和哈里之间的对话并圈出句中的正确词语。 哈里：在假期中你做什么了，吴明？吴明：我看望了我在香港的姑姑和 姑父。 哈里：哇！那么你做什么了？ 吴明：噢，我们在外面吃了很多。我认为我们一天至少吃五顿饭！那食 物好吃极了！我胖了五磅！ 哈里：哈哈！是的，香港的食物很好吃。 你还做了什么了？ 吴明：当然是购物了。香港是一个购物的好地方！我花了很多钱。
Unit One Tr a ck 4-1-O L-l A. Jay and Elise are talking about an accident. Listen and check the correct picture. Jay: Come in here, Elise. You should see this show! Elise: What is it? Jay: It's called "The Titanic of the Sky." It's about the Hindenburg, a great engineering feat. Elise: The Hindenburg ... Jay: You know, that giant zeppelin that crashed in 1934. Thirty-five people died. Elise: Oh yeah, I remember now. It was flying from Germany to the United States. It crashed as it was landing. Jay: Right. It's so funny looking, don't you think? It doesn't look anything like the airplanes as have today. Elise: That's true. Why would people ride in a zeppelin anyway? It seems so dangerous. Jay: Well, some people called the Hindenburg "man's greatest achievement in flight." They thought it was safe, I guess. Elise: Who rode in it anyway? Jay: Mostly wealthy people. It accommodated between 30 and 40 passengers and crew. One person said it was like a "flying hotel." Eise: It sounds pretty great. Jay: Yeah, and it was fast. That's why people rode it. They wanted to get to their destination faster. Elise: Why didn't they just take a jet plane? Jay: Elise! You know they didn't have jets back then. Look, in 1934 it took five days to travel from Germany to the U.S. by ship. The zeppelin could do it in half that time. It was speedy. Elise: Well, maybe I'll sit down and watch a little bit. Maybe I'll learn something ... Tr a ck 4-1-O L-2 B. Listen again. How was the zeppelin described? Check your answers. Track 4-1-OL-3 A. Listen to the conversation and check the correct picture. Jack: I think we should buy a bigger car. Big cars are safer. Kayla: Yes, but on the other hand, they consume more oil. Jack: They also look really cool. Kayla: That's true, but there are some SUVs which are not big but also very beautiful. Jack: And 1 think big cars are more fun to drive. Kayla: But then again, it's very expensive. Jack: Well, let's get more information about several kinds of cars, okay? T r a c k4-1-O L-4 Listen to another person talking about famous buildings in his country and fill in the blanks with information you hear. My country has two very famous buildings called the Petronas Towers. The buildings are made of glass, steel, and concrete. They were designed by an American architect, but he used a Malaysian style. They were finished in 1998, and they were the tallest buildings in the world at that time. Each tower has 88 floors, and is 452 meters high. I really like the Petronas Towers. They show both the modern and the traditional side of my country. T r a c k4-1-O L-5 A. Listen to a talk on controversies about modern buildings. Then fill in the blanks to complete the sentences. Modern buildings: We love them, We hate them The world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris is almost 500 years old, and it faced a very modern problem: There simply wasn't enough space for six million visitors each year. In 1989, American architect I.M. Pei designed a striking glass pyramid in the building's center to be a visitor entrance and shopping arcade. But he also started an angry debate. Some people felt his glass building was a piece of art, like the ones inside the museum. Others said it was just an ugly, modern mistake. Kyoto, Japan, is the country's ancient capital, and the heart of its culture. Its railroad station was too small for the millions of visitors. In 1997, the city completed a new station in a huge shopping center, right in the oldest part of the city. Designed by Hiroshi Hara, the building also contains a hotel and department store. Before it was built, critics said that the high, wide, modern building would destroy the city's traditional look. On the other hand, supporters said it would bring new life into the city center. Track 4-1-OL-6