U N I T 6
Section One Tactics for Listening
Part 1 Spot Dictation
Wind and Spirit
We do notice the wind when it seems (1) cruel, when the trees turn away from it, and it (2) cuts into our hearts. "Certain winds will make men's (3) temper bad", said George Eliot. In Southern California, the Santa Ana is (4) associated with an increase in depression and domestic (5) violence.
Scientists have tried (6) without success to identify physiological reasons for these (7) reactions. Everyone agrees, however, that (8)dry winds like the Santa Ana, the mistral in France and the foehn* in Germany and Switzerland seem to have (9) negative effects on our mental and physical (10) well-being.
On windy days, playground fights, (11) suicides and heart failures are more (12) frequent. In Geneva, traffic accidents (13) increase when a wind called the bise* blows. At the (14) request of patients, some Swiss and German hospitals (15) postpone surgery during the foehn.
It is human to ask what is (16) behind the wind. It is easy to personify the wind as the (17) breath of God. The act of taking wind into our lungs is what (18) gives us life. The Jews, Arabs, Romans and Greeks all took their word for (19) spirit from the word for wind.
But our day-to-day lives are no longer (20 blown on the winds. We do not identify wind with spirit anymore.
Part 2 Listening for Gist
A cat got on to a Scandinavian Airlines plane in Nairobi yesterday and cost the company about ￡10,000. One of the 66 passengers heard a strange "miaow" when the plane landed in Copenhagen. Mechanics arrived immediately and the airline company phoned for an animal ambulance. The mechanics found the cat after eight hours' work. It had got into the air-conditioning system in Nairobi. The plane was twelve hours late leaving for Tokyo, costing the company ￡10,000. The cat was quite well after its experience and was given a large bowl of milk and a plate of fish.
Exercise
Directions: Listen to the passage and find its topic sentence.
The topic sentence is "A cat got on to a Scandinavian Airlines plane in Nairobi yesterday and cost the company about ￡."
Section Two
Listening Comprehension
Part 1 Dialogue
What a Coincidence!
Storyteller: Talking of coincidences, did I tell you about what happened to me and Jeannie last holiday?
Friend(s): No.
Storyteller: We went on holiday in the States and we went to Mexico. Well, we were driving down to Mexico City. We were going to spend a few days in Palm Beach ... see the sea, look up an old friend, you know. As we left there we stopped at a garage for a car check ... oil, the
water, the tires, all that ... petrol. And the mechanics spotted something. They said that our fuel pump was not working properly and it was quite serious ... it would cost a lot of money ... well, we were very worried.
Friend(s): Were you insured?
Storyteller: Well, no, we weren't and I didn't have that much money on me, you know. It was meant to be a cheap holiday. Well, just then, two men drove up and they said what's the problem? And, do you know? They were mechanics - it was such good luck. They looked at our car and they said, "There's nothing wrong with your car. Don't spend money on it. Just forget about it." Well, naturally, we were worried, but ... er, I thought ... I'll trust them, I think they're right. So, we drove on, we crossed the Mexican border and had a marvelous few days sightseeing there round Monterey.
Friend(s):Oh, oh, brilliant ... jealous ...
Storyteller: And then we went on and on to Mexico City. We drove about forty kilometers and then we saw a car with the same US number plates as the other car we'd seen in Palm Beach.
Friend(s): You're joking!
Storyteller: It was parked by the road, and the same two men who gave us the advice about our car were stuck with their car.
Friend(s): Oh, no!
Storyteller: So, we stopped and asked them what was wrong. And do you know? Their car had broken down for exactly the same reason: The fuel pump wasn't working! It was quite extraordinary.
Exercise
Directions: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
l. T
Part 2 Passage
Corporate Culture
well the employee "fits" the culture can make the difference between job-search success and failure.
guides how employees think, act, and feel.
amount of time outside the office you're expected to spend with co-workers is part of the corporate culture.
truth is that you will never really know the corporate culture until you have worked at the company for a number of months.
should be a place where you can have a voice, be respected, and have opportunities for growth.
Why should jobseekers care about a potential employer's corporate culture? Aren't there more important factors to consider, such as the job itself, salary and bonuses, and fringe benefits（附加福利）? These factors are indeed important, but increasingly career experts are talking about the importance of employee-employer fit in terms of culture, with the idea that how well the employee "fits" the culture can make the difference between job-search success and failure.
What is corporate culture? At its most basic, it's described as the personality of an
organization, or simply as "how things are done around here". It guides how employees think, act, and feel. Corporate culture is a broad term（广义的术语）used to define the unique personality or character of a particular company or organization, and includes such elements as core values and beliefs, corporate ethics（企业伦理，公司道德）, and rules of behavior. Corporate culture can be expressed in the company's mission statement（宗旨）and other communications, in the architectural style or interior decoration of offices, by what people wear to work, by how people address each other, and in the titles given to various employees.
How does a company's culture affect you? In many, many ways. For instance:
?The hours you work per day, per week, including options such as flextime and telecommuting.
?The work environment, including how employees interact, the degree of competition, and whether it's a fun or hostile environment - or something in-between.
?The dress code, including the accepted styles of attire* and things such as casual days.
?The office space you get, including things such as cubicles*, window offices, and rules regarding display of personal items.
?The training and skills development you receive, which you need both on the job and to keep yourself marketable for future jobs and employers.
?Onsite perks（特别的待遇）, such as break rooms, gyms and play rooms, daycare facilities, and more.
?The amount of time outside the office you're expected to spend with co-workers.
?Interaction with other employees, including managers and top management.
How do you uncover the corporate culture of a potential employer? The truth is that you will never really know the corporate culture until you have worked at the company for a number of months, but you can get close to it through research and observation. Understanding culture is a two-step process, starting with research before the interview and ending with observation at the interview.
If you get a chance to meet with other employees, you can ask some questions to try and get a handle on an organization's corporate culture. Such as:
?What's it really like to work here?
?What skills and characteristics does the company value?
?How do people get promoted around here?
?The bottom line is that you are going to spend a lot of time in the work environment ---and to be happy, successful and productive, you’ll want to be in a place where you fit the culture, a place where you can have a voice, be respect and have opportunity
for growth.
A：Pre-listening Question
Many articles and books have been written in recent years about culture in organizations, usually referred to as "Corporate Culture". The dictionary defines culture as "the act of developing intellectual and moral faculties, especially through education". Some people define it as "the moral, social, and behavioral norms of an organization based on the beliefs, attitudes, and priorities of its members".
Every organization has its own unique culture or value set. Most organizations don't consciously try to create a certain culture. The culture of the organization is typically created unconsciously, based on the values of the top management or the founders of an organization.
B：Sentence Dictation
Directions: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times
C：Detailed Listening
Directions: Listen to the passage and complete the following paragraphs At its most basic, corporate culture is described as the personality of an organization. It guides how employees think, act, and feel. Corporate culture is a broad term used to define the unique personality or character of a particular company or organization, and includes such elements as core values and beliefs, corporate ethics, and rules of behavior. Corporate culture can also be expressed in the company's mission statement and other communications, in the architectural style or interior decoration of offices, by what people wear to work, by how people address each other, and in the titles given to various employees.
A company's culture affects you in many ways, such as the working hours, the work environment, the dress code, the office space you get, the training and skills development you receive, onsite perks, the amount of time outside the office you're expected to spend with co-workers and interaction with other employees, including managers and top management. D：After-listening Discussion
Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.
1. The truth is that you will never really know the corporate culture until you have worked at the company for a number of months, but you can get close to it through research and observation. Understanding culture is a two-step process, starting with research before the interview and ending with observation at the interview.
If you get a chance to meet with other employees, you can ask some questions to try and get a handle on an organization's corporate culture. Such as: What's it really like to work here? What skills and characteristics does the company value? How do people get promoted around here?
2.(Open)
Section Three
News
News Item 1
News Item 1
英巴首脑就巴冲突问题举行会谈
On his way home from his first official visit to the United States, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari stopped in London for two days of discussions. 在首次正式访问美国之后的返回途中，巴基斯坦总统扎尔达里在英国停留两天，讨论问题。
His first meeting was with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at his official residence. 扎尔达里首先在英国首相官邸会见了布朗。
At a joint news conference, Mr. Brown praised the current Pakistani army offensive against Taliban targets in the Swat valley. 在两位领导人举行的联合记者会上，布朗赞扬了当前巴基斯坦军队打击塔利班在斯瓦特谷目标的行动。
Because of this, Mr. Brown said Britain is pledging $18 million worth of additional humanitarian aid in the form of food, water, shelter and sanitation that will directed at those being displaced in the northwest. 因此，布朗说英国准备另外直接向西北部那些流离失所的民众提供价值18亿美元的食品、饮水、帐篷以及卫生设备等人道救援物资。
In addition to the aid, the prime minister said he expects much more cooperation between Britain and Pakistan over a wide range of issues. 除了上述那些援助，英国首相布朗说，他期待英国和巴基斯坦之间在更广泛的议题上展开更多的合作。
Mr. Brown said helping the effort to tackle terrorism in Pakistan and improving health and education there were important priorities for his government. 布朗说，帮助打击恐怖主义、提高健康和教育水平，这些都是巴基斯坦政府工作的重中之重。
Mr. Zardari said the fight against extremists in particular is a struggle that will not be solved overnight. 扎尔达里说，打击极端份子的斗争不是一朝一夕间就能解决的。
Islamabad says 15,000 security troops have moved into the tribal areas. 巴基斯坦当局说，1万5千人的安全部队已经开进部落地区。
A: Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary .
This news item is about an anti-Taliban campaign that British and Pakistani leaders discussed.
B: Directions: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.
1. He stopped in London for two days of discussions.
2. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
3. He praised the current Pakistani army offensive against Taliban targets in Swat valley.
4. It included food, water, shelter and sanitation that will be directed at those being displaced in the northwest.
5. He said he expects much more cooperation between Britain and Pakistan over a wide range of issues.
6. Helping the effort to tackle terrorism in Pakistan and improving health and education there were important priorities for his government.
7. 15,000 security troops have moved into the tribal areas.
News Item 2
Israel-Palestine
Palestinian witnesses and security sources said some 30 tanks and armored personnel carriers drove into the Tulkarem refugee camp around 3 . The army did not say whether the gunman responsible for the attack on the kibbutz* was among those detained.
The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement claimed responsibility for the killings. Mr Arafat says he has formed a committee to investigate the attack on the kibbutz.
In Tuesday's action, the Israeli military also demolished the home of a Palestinian militant (Mohammed Naifan) they say is responsible for sending the gunman into Kibbutz Metzer.
Israeli officials say the gunman came from Tulkarem but that he was following orders of AIAqsa leaders in Nablus. By midday Tuesday Palestinian witnesses were reporting that Israeli troops were gathering outside the West Bank town.
Israeli authorities say Palestinian militants from Fatah and Hamas in Nablus are behind
a series of attacks against Israelis over the past few months.
The latest violence comes as US envoy* David Satterfield begins a visit to the region to work on a peace plan. He arrived in Israel Monday for separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials.
A: Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.
This news item is about a recent conflict between Palestine and Israel.
B: Directions: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.
Palestinian witnesses and security sources said some 30 tanks and armored personnel carriers drove into the Tulkarem refugee camp around 3 . The army did not say whether the gunman responsible for the attack on the kibbutz was among those detained.
In Tuesday's action, the Israeli military also demolished the home of a Palestinian militant (Mohammed Naifan) they say is responsible for sending the gunman into Kibbutz Metzer.
The latest violence comes as US envoy David Satterfield begins a visit to the region to work on a peace plan. He arrived in Israel Monday for separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials.
News Item 3
Officials say there are no easy, quick or purely military solutions to the Somali piracy problem. But the top . military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, told ABC's Good Morning America television program Tuesday the taking and rescue of the American cargo ship captain led him to order a new effort to find ways to effectively deal with the pirates.
Admiral Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates say there is no purely military solution to the Somali piracy problem. Piracy continues to rise, even as navy ships from 16 nations patrol the area. And Gates said Monday that the problem is "probably going to get worse" until the international community can, in his words, "get something on land that begins to change the equation" for the "incredible number of poor people" in Somalia, some of whom turn to piracy.
Efforts by some ship owners to secure their ships have had some success. They have installed barbed wire, removed ladders and changed their routes, among other steps. But there has been resistance to proposals to put armed guards on commercial ships.
Corporations have paid tens of millions of dollars for the safe return of ships and their crews in the area in recent years. Last year, there were 111 piracy incidents in the region, triple the number the previous year. And this year, there have already been nearly 70 incidents.
Exercise A
Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.
This news item is about the US looking for new approaches to Somali piracy.
Exercise B
Directions: Listen'to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
6. F
7. T
8. T
Section Four
Supplementary Exercise
Part1 Feature Report
New Iranian nuclear head urges mutual trust with west Iranian government TV says that the country's new nuclear energy chief, Ali Akbar Salehi is urging the West to end hostilities with Tehran and to start building trust.
"Legal and technical discussions about Iran's nuclear case have finished," he insists, "and there is no room left to keep this case open."
"We hope," he added, "that more efforts will be made [by the West] to obtain mutual confidence, instead of the last six years of hostility."
They were Salehi's first comments to the media, since being appointed by President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Friday, following the resignation of veteran nuclear negotiator Gholam Reza Aghazadeh.
The soft-spoken Salehi was educated at the American University of Beirut and holds a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Salehi is Iran's former envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency and signed a protocol allowing for freer inspections of Iran's nuclear sites. His appointment appears to be something of a gesture to the .
Neither the ., nor the other members of the so-called Group of five-plus-one, including the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus Germany, however, is likely to agree with Salehi about the closure of Tehran's nuclear file.
. President Barack Obama warned Tehran, during the G-8 summit in Italy, that the world is giving it until September to comply with . resolutions over its controversial nuclear program.
Iran has persistently refused to stop enriching uranium, and the West fears that it will use highly enriched uranium to build atomic weapons.
The Iranian government, however, continues to insist that its nuclear program is intended for peaceful, civilian purposes, alone.
Iran analyst Meir Javedanfar of the MEEPAS (Middle East Economic and Political Analysis) center in Tel Aviv argues that Tehran is hardening its position over its nuclear dossier, in response to Western criticism over its violent crackdown against its own people following the June 12 presidential elections.
Javedanfar, however, believes that those who are seeking a compromise with Iran should not despair completely, because Iranian leaders are pragmatists, and may at the end of the day be ready for an agreement.
Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki said one week ago that Tehran was preparing to present a "new package" of proposals, concerning what he called "international, security and political issues," to the West for talks.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has also warned the West that Tehran would weigh their criticism over its crackdown on protesters following the June 12 election, in assessing future relations with their countries.
A: Directions: Listen to the radio program and complete the summary.
This news report is about Salehi’s and the Iranian government’s attitude towards nuclear case.
B: Directions: Listen to the program again and complete the following sentences.
Iranian Nuclear energy Chief
1.The so-called Group of five-plus-one are not likely to agree with Salehi about the closure
of Tehran’s nuclear file.
2.. president Barak Obama warned Tehran that the world is giving it until September to
comply with . resolutions over its controversial nuclear program during the G-8 summit in Italy.
3.Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki said one week ago that Tehran was
preparing to present a "new package" of proposals, concerning what he called
"international, security and political issues," to the West for talks.
Part 2 Passage
Globalization
1)The World Trade Organization is among the most powerful, and one of the most secretive
international bodies on earth.
2)Globalization is not a phenomenon. It is not just some passing trend.
3)Used properly, fire can cook food, sterilize equipment, form iron, and heat our homes.
Used carelessly, it can destroy lives, towns and forests in an instant.
4)Globalization has dangers and an ugly dark side. But it can also bring tremendous
opportunities and benefits.
5)They will see globalization not as something to worship or demonize. Instead, they will
see it as something to mold, shape and manage for the betterment of everyone.
Globalization is the present worldwide drive toward a globalized economic system dominated by supranational* corporate trade and banking institutions that are not accountable to democratic processes or national governments.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) is among the most powerful, and one of the most secretive international bodies on earth. It is rapidly assuming the role of global government, as 134 nation-states, including the US, have ceded* to its vast authority and powers. The WTO represents the rules-based regime of the policy of economic globalization. The central operating principle of the WTO is that commercial interests should supersede* all others. Any obstacles in the path of operations and expansion of global business enterprise must be subordinated. In practice these "obstacles" are usually policies or democratic processes that act on behalf of working people, labor rights, environmental protection, human rights, consumer rights, social justice, local culture, and national sovereignty.
Globalization is not a phenomenon. It is not just some passing trend. Today it is an overarching international system shaping the domestic politics and foreign relations of virtually every country, and we need to understand it as such.
As thoughtful people concerned about world affairs, our job is to pick up "globalization", examine it from all sides, dissect* it, figure out what makes it tick, and then nurture and promote the good parts and mitigate* or slow down the bad parts. Globalization is much like fire.
Fire itself is neither good nor bad. Used properly, it can cook food, sterilize equipment, form iron, and heat our homes. Used carelessly, fire can destroy lives, towns and forests in an instant. As Friedman* says:
"Globalization can be incredibly empowering and incredibly coercive*. It can democratize opportunity and democratize panic. It makes the whales bigger and the minnows* stronger. It leaves you behind faster and faster, and it catches up to you faster and faster. While it is homogenizing* cultures, it is also enabling people to share their unique individuality farther and wider."
Globalization has dangers and an ugly dark side. But it can also bring tremendous opportunities and benefits. Just as capitalism requires a network of governing systems to keep it from devouring societies, globalization requires vigilance and the rule of law.
Antitrust laws, the Securities and Exchange Commission, labor unions, charities, the Federal Trade Commission, and countless other agencies and organizations keep American capitalism in check. Similar transparent mechanisms are needed to make sure globalization is a positive force in the world.
Globalization will always have cheerleaders who are blind to the destruction globalization can cause. And it will always have strident* opponents blind to the way globalization gives some people their first opportunity to fulfill basic aspirations.
As with most issues, the majority of people will be in the middle. They will see globalization not as something to worship or demonize. Instead, they will see it as something to mold, shape and manage for the betterment of everyone.
Exercise D After-listening Discussion
Directions: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.
1. Milton Friedman says, "Globalization can be incredibly empowering and incredibly coercive. It can democratize opportunity and democratize panic. It makes the whales bigger and the minnows stronger. It leaves you behind faster and faster, and it catches up to you faster and faster. While it is homogenizing cultures, it is also enabling people to share their unique individuality farther and wider."
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U n i t1 1.在美国，大学教育的费用会很贵。 2.费用的上涨使越来越多的美国家庭通过借钱来支付上大学的费用。 3.有各种各样的联邦贷款和私人贷款可供学生挑选。 4.在这些贷款品种中，有些品种的利率将从7月1日起上调。 5.人们越来越担心，很多学生将背负沉重的债务从大学毕业。 News Item 1 A: …about China’s ambitious space program. B: 1. Landing spot: in the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia 2. Significance: a source of national pride and international prestige (威望) Future plan 1. 1) Time: 2007 2) Goal: The astronauts will attempt a space walk. 2. Focus of further development: the capability to rendezvous and dock with other spacecraft 3. Recruitment of astronauts: to recruit female astronauts in the near future. News Item 2 There are still question marks though over the stability of the recovery. The property* sector* is showing signs of overheating. The government this week announced measures to try to cool it. At the same time officials decided to extend tax subsidies* for purchases of small vehicles and appliances suggesting that some here still believe Chinese manufacturers need government support. Growth was strongest in heavy industries such as coal, steel, power generation and automobiles. Consumer prices rose in November for the first time since February. But the rise was small and probably reflected higher food prices caused by early snowstorms which destroyed crops and disrupted transport. A: … about the growth of China’s economy. News Item 3 A: … about China’s large and growing trade with and aid to Africa. B： 1.In many African capitals, the main football stadium is likely to have been built with Chinese aid money. 2.It is estimated that Sino-African trade, and aid, amounts to as high as 12 billion dollars a year. 3.The links between China and Africa could grow to challenge the post- colonial links between Europe and Africa. 4.On the meeting in Addis Ababa, China promised to cancel debts, grant duty-free access into China for African products and increase Chinese investments in Africa.
A Listening Course 4 施心远主编《听力教程》4 (第2版)答案 Unit 3 Section One: Tactics for Listening Part 1: Listening and Translation score higher than boys in almost every country. 几乎在所有国家里，女孩子都比男孩子得分高。 2. Differences between males and females are a continuing issue of fierce debate. 男女差异一直是激烈争论的焦点。 3. Cultural and economic influences play an important part.. 文化和经济影响起着重要的作用。 4. But recent findings suggest that the answer may lie in differences between the male and female brain. 但是最新的发现提示，答案也许在男女大脑的差异。 5. These include differences in learning rates. 这些包括学习速度上的差异。 Section Two Listening Comprehension Part 1 Dialogue Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and filling the blanks with the missing information. Serenading Service was founded three years ago when the singer
Unit 3 Section One Tactics for Listening Part 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and Accent 1. A: Do you want some grapes? B: No, thanks, I don’t like them. 2. A: What do you think of Scotland? B: I’ve never been there. 3. A: My son’s called David. B: How old is she? 4. A: Can I book a table for tonight, please? B: Certainly. How many is it for? A: There’ll be three of them. 5. A: Can you get some cornflakes? B: Do you want a large or small packet? A: A small one. 1. A: a. want b. grapes B: a. like b. them 2. A: a think b. Scotland B: a. been b. there 3. A: a. call b. David B: a. old b. he 4. A: a. book b. tonight B: a. certainly b. many A: a. three b. them 5. A: a. get b. cornflakes B: a. large or small b. packet A: a. small b. one Part 2 Listening and Note-taking A Territory When we talk about a territory, we mean a defended space. Animals have their territories, which they mark out with their personal scent. The scent is their territorial signal. Human beings have other territorial signals. There are three kinds of human territory, marked by different territorial signals. First, there are the Tribal Territories, which in modem terms are known as countries. Countries have a number of territorial signals. The borders are often
Unit Two Section 1 Tactics for Listening Part 1 Phonetics Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape~ Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. Woman: Good evening. Man: Good evening. Can you ( 1 ) make up this prescription, please? Woman: Certainly. (2) Would you like to wait? Man: How long (3) will it take? Woman: (4)It'll be ready in twenty minutes. Man: Oh, (5) I'll come back later. Woman: All right, sir, Man: (6) Shall I pay now or later? Woman: (7) Later'll be all right. Part 2 Listening and Note-taking Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes. Exercise B: Use the information from your notes to mark the places and streets mentioned in the conversation on the sketch map. Man: Excuse me. How can I get to the station please? Woman: The station, the station, the station ...let me see. Ah, yes. You can go down ... no. Go straight on until you come to a cinema. Let's see now-- that's the second turn on your right. The cinema's on the corner. Turn right at the cinema and you'll be in Bridge Street. I think it's Bridge Street. Go along Bridge Street for a few minutes and then take the second -- no, not the second, the first, that's fight, the first turning. On your left. The station is straight ahead, right in front of you. Man: So that's second right and first left. Thank you very much. That's very kind of you. Woman: Don't mention it. go up vs. go down Go up上坡，往北，从小地方往大地方（如城市，尤其是首都） Go down下坡，往南，从大地方往小地方（如农村） Go up: 1) go up to a place: go to college, go to the town/capital . He will go up to Cambridge next term. 2) go up to sb.向。。。走去/靠近
施心远主编《听力教程》1-(第2版)Unit-12听力原文和答案
Unit 12 Section One Tactics for Listening Part 1 Phonetics Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. [Sound of busy street] Jeff: Hi, Carl, (I) What’s up? Carl: Hey, Jeff. We're (2) on our way to see that new comedy Running From the Mob. Want to (3) go with us? Jeff: I (4) hear it's really funny. Carl: Yeah, it's got a lot of good (5) people in it. Should be great. Let's go. Jeff: Ah, I (6) wish I could, but I've got to study. Carl: Well, maybe next time. You're (7) missing a good thing. Jeff: I know. (8) Got to go. See you. Carl: Bye. Part 2 Listening and Note-Taking TAPESCRIPT Exercise: Complete the passages as you listen to it. The (1) first thing I do at the office is to (2) open all the boss’s letters,
Keys to Unit 11 Section I 1.“国家成人读写能力评估”是检测美国成年人阅读能力的一项主要测试。 2.该测试检测的是参加者阅读和理解日常生活信息的能力 3.这项调查发现有1,100万，即百分之五的成年人看不懂英语。 4.研究人员说，问题的部分原因在于很多美国年轻人作为消遣所进行的阅读已经不 太多了。 5.人们发现阅读水平高的人比那些不具备阅读能力的人的年收入多28,000美元。Section II Dialogue Great leaders in history: military chiefs/ national heroes/ dreaded tyrants see these so-called great leaders in the same light spiritual leaders Characteristics: what they want to achieve lose sight of their objectives/ work towards them/ what obstacles they may come up against the end justifies the means the will of the people/ improve their lot be successful Passage 1.Going to the library or locking yourself in your room with no aim other than reading for a predetermined time is likely to lead to boredom. 2.One way round this problem when you encounter it is to set yourself really small and manageable reading tasks. 3.The task should be one that is useful towards your final aim of getting your essay or paper or dissertation written, or revising for your exam. 4.In devising such tiny but “do-able”tasks for yourself you are using your creativity, making the reading a personal task to you and breaking a large endeavor up into small and attainable steps. 5.Often the motivation supplied by an assignment or essay will help you to focus your reading in helpful ways. T T T F T F T F Ex.2 1) We can set ourselves a particular period of time in which to assess the relevance of a number of books or articles for our purposes, to understand an important but difficult argument and to locate material in and take notes about a source that we have good reasons to believe can help us to answer a particular question. 2)To get started with reading should not be difficult. And once you have made a beginning, the next day or the next time you come to this piece of reading, you will
A Liste ning Course 4 施心远主编《听力教程》4 （第2版）答案 Unit 2 Secti on One: Tactics for Liste ning Part 1: Listening and Translation 1. Girls score higher tha n boys in almost every coun try. 几乎在所有国家里，女孩子都比男孩子得分高。 2. Differences between males and females are a continuing issue of fierce debate. 男女差异一直是激烈争论的焦点。 3. Cultural and econo mic in flue nces play an importa nt part.. 文化和经济影响起着重要的作用。 4. But rece nt findings suggest that the an swer may lie in differe nces betwee n the male and female brai n. 但是最新的发现提示，答案也许在男女大脑的差异。 5. These in clude differe nces in lear ning rates. 这些包括学习速度上的差异。 Secti on Two Liste ning Comprehe nsion Part 1 Dialogue
Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and filling the blanks with the miss ing in formati on. Seren adi ng Service was foun ded three years ago whe n the sin ger realize that British people were desperate for roma nee. He thought there would be a elientele for a hired serenader . The idea came from his studies of Renaissanee music , which is full of serenades. Over the eenturies, university students have turned the sere nade into an art form for hire ______ . Usually he is hired by men to si ng love songs to women Occasi on ally he is asked to sing to men The service is really a form of in timate alfresco theatre with love songs. Heusually wears a white tie a nd tails a nd sings amorous Italian songs. He will carry chocolate hearts or flowers a nd whe nthere is no bale ony available he will si ng from trees or fire escapes ! The fee depends on whether a musician comes along or not. The basic rate is ￡ 450 but it can cost a lot more especially if he takes a gondola and a group of musicians along. Someoeople are so moved that they burst in to tears , but some react badly. They try to find out as much as they can about their clients to avoid unpleasant situations . They have to be very careful
Unit 1 Section One Tactics for Listening Part 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and Accent 1. We haven’t got any in dark blue. 2. We can’t make it at nine tomorrow. 3. My telephone number is not 65031609. 4. I don’t like the black jumper. 5. He won’t come by the 7:30 train. (The word or digit in bold has the most stress)
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Part2 Listening and Note-talking Driving Carefully
Drive carefully and slowly when pedestrians are about, particularly in crowded shopping streets, when you see a bus stopped, or near a parked mobile shop. Watch out for pedestrians coming from behind parked or stopped vehicles, or from other places where you might not be able to see them.
Three out of four pedestrians killed or seriously injured are either under fifteen or over sixty. The young and elderly may not judge speeds very well, and may step into the road when you do not expect them. Give them, and the infirm,
【最新整理，下载后即可编辑】 UNIT 1 Section One Part 1 Spot Dictation Houses in the Future Well, I think houses in the future will probably be (1) quite small but I should think they'll be (2) well-insulated so that you don't need so much (3) heating and (4) cooling as you do now, so perhaps very economical (5) to run. Perhaps they will use (6) solar heating, although I don't know, in this country, perhaps we (7) won't be able to do that so much. Yes, I think they'll be full of (8) electronic gadgets: things like very advanced televisions, videos, perhaps videos which take up ... the screen (9) takes up the whole wall. I should think. Yes, you'll have things like (10) garage doors which open automatically when you (11) drive up,
Unit 12 Section One T actics for Listening Part 1 Phonetics Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. [Sound of busy street] Jeff: Hi, Carl, (I) What’s up? Carl: Hey, Jeff. We're (2) on our way to see that new comedy Running From the Mob. Want to (3) go with us? Jeff: I (4) hear it's really funny. Carl: Y eah, it's got a lot of good (5) people in it. Should be great. Let's go. Jeff: Ah, I (6) wish I could, but I've got to study. Carl: Well, maybe next time. Y ou're (7) missing a good thing. Jeff: I know. (8) Got to go. See you. Carl: Bye. Part 2 Listening and Note-Taking TAPESCRIPT Exercise: Complete the passages as you listen to it. The (1) first thing I do at the office is to (2) open all the boss?s letters, I (3) answer the easy ones and I (4) leave the difficult ones on the (5)
Unit3 Section One Tactics for Listening Part2 Listening and Note-taking A Territory When we talk about a territory, we mean a defended space. Animals have their territories, which they mark out with their personal scent. The scent is their territorial signal. Human beings have other territorial signals. There are three kinds of human territory, marked by different territorial signals. First, there are the Tribal Territories, which in modem terms are known as countries. Countries have a number of territorial signals. The borders are often guarded by soldiers and they usually have customs barriers, flags, and signs. Other signals of the tribal territory are uniforms and national anthems. These signals are important, because they warn the visitor that he is entering a foreign country and, while he is there, he must behave like a visitor. Second, there is the Family Territory, at the center of which is the bedroom. This is usually as far away as possible from the front door. Between the bedroom and the front door are the spaces where visitors are allowed to enter. People behave differently when they're in someone else's house. As soon as they come up the driveway or walk through the front door -- the first signals of family territory -- they are in an area which does not belong to them. They do not feel at home, because it is full of other people's belongings -- from the flowers in the garden to the chairs, tables, carpets, ornaments, and other things in the house. In the same way, when a family goes to the beach or to the park for a picnic, they mark out a small territory with towels, baskets, and other belongings; other families respect this, and try not to sit down right beside them. Finally, there is the Personal Territory. In public places, people automatically mark out an area of personal space. If a man enters a waiting room and sits at one end of a row of chairs, it is possible to predict where the next man will sit. It won't be next to him or at the other end of the room, but halfway between. In a crowded space like a train, we can't have much personal territory, so we stand looking straight in front of us with blank faces. We don't look at or talk to anyone around us. Exercise A: 1. When we talk about a territory, we mean a defended space. 2. These signals are important, because they warn the visitor that he is entering a foreign country. 3. People behave differently when they're in someone else's house.
施心远主编《听力教程》1(第2版)Unit8听力原文和答案第八单元 第一部分语音吉尔和莫妮卡去了一家旅行社。 xx:我们想预订一个长周末假期。 职员:夫人，您想去哪里？xx:xx。 职员:你想在xx呆在哪里？ 莫妮卡:我们不确定。你会推荐哪家酒店？职员:洋红色住宅非常好，而且很便宜。我建议你呆在那里。 莫妮卡:吉尔，你觉得怎么样？吉尔:好的。这就是我们要做的。 职员:请填写这张表格好吗？吉尔:我们用支票支付可以吗？职员:当然，没关系。听力和笔记它有四个轮子，通常可以载一个人，但也可以载两个人。它的最高速度约为每小时6公里，重量约为15公斤。 它价值72英镑。 B.这辆车大约值50英镑 5000。它的时速可达160公里，可以舒适地搭载四个人。空的时候它重695公斤。有四个轮子。 C.这些两轮车很受青少年的欢迎。它们速度很快，但远不如汽车A或b安全。这款车的最高时速为224公里，重量为236公斤。它可以载一两个人，价值1700英镑。 D.这辆车，多少钱 65，000，通常用于公共交通。它有两层甲板，或者说两层楼，满员时可以载72人。它的最大速度是每小时110公里，但通常不会超过80公里。它有六个轮子，重9000公斤。
E.这辆车是由两个国家合作制造的。它以每小时2160公里的速度行驶，比声音传播速度快，最多可载100人。当它满载乘客和燃料时，它重175，000公斤。它有十个轮子。每辆车的生产成本都高达数亿英镑——具体成本是多少还不得而知。 F.“车轮怎么可能”“两个” “它有多重？”“十三公斤半。”“多少钱？”“140英镑” “它能载多少人？”“只有一个”“最高速度？” “这要看情况。对大多数人来说，大约每小时25公里。”练习B轮子的数量它能承载多少人？最高速度(以kph为单位)重量(以千克为单位)价格(以磅为单位)A 4 1-2 6 15 72 B 4 4 160 695 C 2 1-2 224236D 6 72 110 9，000 E 10 100 2，160 175，000 / F 2 1 25 13.5 140 5，000 1，700 65，000第二部分听力理解第一部分对话1 记者:那么你是从xx来的？ 女人:没错。我们已经在这里呆了大约两个半星期，在我们回去之前还有三天时间。 记者:你去过这里的剧院吗？？ 女人:哦，是的。剧院、歌剧、音乐会等等。我们在剧院看到了一些壮观的东西，非常精彩——表演、舞台布景、整个气氛，真的，太棒了。 记者:你认为你最喜欢哪部戏？女:很难说。呃，莎士比亚的戏剧，非常精彩，然后我们昨晚看了一部喜剧，非常有趣，我喜欢。我不知道，这是非常有趣的两周，我想我已经享受了我所看到的大部分事情。 记者:那么接下来是什么？ 女人:银行！明天早上我打算再兑现一些旅行支票。你知道，在伦敦你可以花很多钱。没关系，这是值得的。这是我很久以来最激动人心的两周。我想如果可以的话，我明年会回来的。如果我还有足够的钱，那就是！
UNIT 5 Section One Tactics for Listening Part 1 Phonetics Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. Woman 1: Oh did he? I don't (1) believe it! Woman 2: And so I said... Waiter: Yes, what (2) would you like? Woman 2: Oh, I don't know. Just let me (3) have a look at the menu. Let me see ... Woman 1: Erm. I'll have a cheeseburger, chips (4) and a large coke. Woman 2: Ugh! I hate cheese. (5) I'll have a beefburger and chips. Waiter: Anything else? Woman 2: (6) Have you got any orange juice? Waiter: Large (7) or small? Woman 2: Small, please. So anyway, (8) and then l said... Part 2 Listening and Note-Taking 1. Prices on a Tokyo stock market rose more than 5%. The Nikkei closed at 17,686 points. 2. The Dow Jones Industrial Average went up a modest 14 points to 10.699 -- a fractional gain for the "blue-chips." The Standard
UNIT 3 Section 1 Tactics For Listening Part 1 Phonetics Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, fink-ups and contractions. Friend: Hi, Linda. I hear you and John got married (1)last month. Linda: Yeah, we did, (smiling) Three weeks (2) ago. Friend: Well. Congratulations! Linda: Thank you. Friend: Did you (3) have a big wedding Linda: No, we got (4) married at City Hall. We didn't want to spend very much because (5) we're saving to buy a house. Friend: Where did you (6) have the reception Linda: Oh~ we (7) did n’t have a reception. We just (8) invited a few friends over for drinks afterwards. Friend: What (9) did you wear' Linda: Just a skirt and blouse Friend: Oh! Linda: And John wore a (10) jacket and jeans. Friend: Where did you (11) go for your honeymoon Linda: We (12) didn't have a honeymoon. We went back to work the next day Ah, here comes (13) my bus. Friend: Listen. (14) I'd love to help celebrate. Why don't you two (15) come over for a drink next week' Linda: Sure. We'd love to. (16)I’ll talk to John and (17) call you Monday.