Unit 6
Part One
E = E.T. H = Human Being
H: Hey, why are you dressed in such a funny costume? Are you trying to tell me you are from Mars? Don't be silly! It's not Halloween. Come on. Take off the costume.
E: Ouch! Stop! This is my life support! I landed on this planet only yesterday. How can you treat a visitor so rudely!
H: I'm sorry. But did you say you just came to this planet?
E: That's right! I was traveling space the other day when I met a human being called Yang Liwei. He told me that his homeland on Earth is extremely attractive. So I decided to come here to have a look.
H: Wow! You are a real E.T.! Welcome, but I still don't believe it.
E: You'd better believe it. I'm a real E.T.! Good to meet you!
H: Welcome to Earth. Have you found anything different here?
E: Sure. There are so many people, bicycles and cars on the streets that they can hardly move. And the bicycles and cars look like toys. I have never seen them before. We don't need them at all. We can move freely whenever and wherever we want. H: Well, it would be nice not to have traffic jams.
E: But it looks like you are enjoying life more than we do. It's beautiful here with all the trees and flowers. I hear that there are lots of interesting places here.
H: There sure are!
E: And the food you eat attracts me very much, especially the vegetables and fruits.
H: Don't you have attractive and tasty foods at home?
E: No, we need only electricity. It gives us enough energy to keep alive and active.
H: Amazing!
E: And I notice that you play interesting and exciting games. I watched one game and enjoyed it very much. There were ten people and one ball moving back and forth. Is it called basketball?
H: Yeah, that's right. Basketball is one of the most popular sports. Many people here love it. It's not strange that you liked it when you saw it. There are also many other kinds of sports, such as football, tennis and volleyball. All of them are very exciting to us.
E: I wish we had exciting sports. We spend too much time on high technology. Everything in our world is controlled by computers and all we have to do is sit in front of them to get what we want and need.
H: So, do you play computer games as sports? Some of us like them very much.
E: They were popular on our planet one hundred years ago. Now nobody has much interest in them. I don't want to hurt your feelings, but I must say our computer technology is much more advanced than yours.
H: You must be kidding. We have always thought that humans are the most intelligent creatures in the universe. But anyway, I'd really like to take a trip to outer space and see what exactly your life is like. Can I go back with you? That would be great!
E: I'd love to take you there, but there are two problems. How would you survive on my planet without oxygen? And how could you return to Earth by yourself?
H: Do you mean that it's impossible for me to go with you to your place?
E: That's right. But if it is ever possible, I promise you I'll show you around when you get there. I do have to go back now because I've almost used up the electricity in my body. It's been nice talking with you. I really do have to say goodbye for now.
H: One day I hope we do meet again and I hope you will keep your promise. Bye.
Exercise 2
1.D
2.C
3.D
4.C
5.A
6.B
Exercise 3
1.dressed in
2.costume
3.rudely
4.whenever wherever
5.much more advanced
6.creatures
7.what exactly 8,.survive 9.show you around https://www.doczj.com/doc/b99326391.html,ed up
Part Two
Listening I
Reporter: How do you do, Mr. Howard? I'm from the Morning Express. I'd like to ask you some questions.
Mr. Howard: All right. What do you want to know?
Reporter: First, please tell me when and where you saw the UFO.
Mr. Howard: It was last night, around midnight. I had just fallen asleep when my dog barked.
Reporter: What did you do?
Mr.Howard: I didn't know why he was barking, so I looked out of the window. Reporter: Tell me what you saw in the yard.
Mr.Howard: Well, there was a huge silver rocket that glowed.
Reporter: Incredible! Our readers will want to know if there were people in the rocket.
Mr.Howard: There were faces looking out of the windows, but I couldn't identify them because of the curtains.
Reporter: Curtains on the windows of a UFO? Thank you very much, Mr. Howard!
Exercise 1
1.B 2,C 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.A
Exercise 2
1.midnight
2.barking
3.sliver
4.glowed
5.faces
6.windows
7. identify
8.curtains
Listening II
John: Sue, have you ever heard the story of King Umberto I of Italy?
Sue: King Umberto I? I don't think so.
John: It's a very interesting story. I read that on July 28th, 1900, King Umberto met a man who owned a restaurant in Milan.
Sue: Mm-hmm.
John: And he and this man, they looked exactly alike.
Sue: Oh?
John: They were identical. And they talked to each other, and they found out that both their wives were called Maria, both had sons named Vittorio and they were born on the same day at exactly the same time.
Sue: Oh, gosh!
John: Get this: They started to work in the same year. I mean, Umberto became king in the same year that this man opened his restaurant business.
Sue: Oh, wow. Well, their professions were different.
John: Yeah, well. But even their deaths were similar.
Sue: Hmm.
John: They were both going to take part in a sporting event near Milan. I mean, the king was going to be giving out the prizes, and the man was going to be in a shooting contest. And the day before the contest, the man who owned the restaurant was cleaning his gun and he shot himself.
Sue: Oh, my God!
John: He died instantly.
Sue: Hmm.
John: The next day, on the way to the sporting event, the king was assassinated. He was shot, and he died instantly.
Sue: Oh, boy, that really—I don't know if I believe all that.
John: It's a true story.
Sue: It really is? Is it really true?
John: I read it. It's a true story.
Exercise 1
A√ B C√ D√ E F√ G√ H I√ J√ K√ L
Exercise 2
1.B
2.A
3.C
4.A
5.D
Part Three
Practice One
I've lived here beside Loch Ness since I retired last year. My house has a good, clear view of the loch. In fact, it's only about a hundred meters from the lake, and there's nothing but the road in between.
Last Tuesday, I got up as usual at about seven o'clock and went into my garden. I looked around, and something attracted my attention on the loch. There was almost no mist that morning, and I could see that there was something moving quite fast, going north, in the middle of the loch. It looked like a giant snake, with its head and part of its body above water, and it was moving very fast. I imagine that it was about thirty meters long. I ran into the house to get my camera, but when I got back it had gone.
I waited for about five minutes and then it appeared again, this time nearer the road and my house, so I could see it clearly. I had a good view of it about two minutes and I managed to take several photographs of it. The photographs haven't come out very well, unfortunately, but one or two of them show the creature quite clearly. I suppose the whole incident lasted for about fifteen minutes, because I looked at my watch the last time I saw it, and it said a quarter past seven. I've never seen anything so strange
in my life.
Exercise 1
1.T
2.F
3.T
4.T
5.F
6.T
7.F
8.F
Exercise 2
1.fast north middle
2.giant head body
3.thirty meters
4.camera gone
5.five minutes nearer
Practice Two
On April 14, 1868, two ships were scheduled to leave the busy port of New York for Europe. The night before, their captains met and had dinner together. The dinner was very ordinary and certainly neither man knew he would soon have a role in one of the world's greatest mysteries.
The two ships left the next morning. Their names: the Dei Gratia and the Marie Celeste. After several days at sea, Morehouse, the captain of the Dei Gratia, sighted
the Marie Celeste, and he immediately recognized that something was wrong. It was not moving and there was no sign of life on deck. Morehouse and a few of his men took a small boat to the Marie Celeste to investigate. They searched every part of the ship and found nothing—not a man, dead or alive, no signs of illness or combat, no disruption. In fact, everything was in good order, as if the crew had left ten minutes before. There was a ten-pound note on a table, with an unfinished letter home near it,
a freshly washed stack of clothes in the laundry, and plenty of food and water. These signs of normal, everyday life on an empty ship were the strangest feature of the mystery. What had happened to the captain and crew? If they had been attacked, why was everything still in its place and why were there no signs of a struggle? If they had died suddenly from a disease, where were their bodies?
Exercise 1
1.C
2.D
3.A
4.B
5.C
Exercise 2
1.alive
2.illness
3.order
4.ten-pound
5.unfinished
6.freshly
7.plenty
8.normal 9.empty 10.strangest 11.attacked 12.struggle
Practice Three
Easter Island is one of hundreds of Pacific islands that were formed from volcanic eruptions thousands of years ago. It is, however, the only one of these islands that carries its own mysteries. First, it is isolated: it lies two thousand miles from the South American coast and fourteen hundred miles from the nearest inhabited island. But more importantly, it is a place where a mysterious
civilization once flourished, leaving behind more than a thousand huge stone statues as evidence to its greatness. The first Europeans came to the island in 1722, when three Dutch ships landed on Easter Sunday. Since that time, thousands of archaeologists have come to Easter Island to study the great stone statues, some of which weigh over a hundred tons. The archaeologists' work has produced many answers, but we may never understand all of the history behind these stone faces. Even after a century of study, the written language found on the island has not been understood. In addition, no one knows for certain how the stone statues were transported or even why they were built.
Exercise 1
1.T
2.F
3.T
4.T
5.F
6.T
Exercise 2
1.About 1,400 miles
2.More than 1,000
3.Over 100 tons
4.On Easter
Sunday in 1722 5.How they were transported and why they were built
Practice Four
Crop circles are irregular circles that have appeared in farmers' fields across the world, mostly in England.
Although crop circles first gained worldwide attention in the early 1980s, the first circles appeared much earlier. There is even evidence of crop circles as early as 1678
in Hertfordshire, England. The first reported crop circle in modern times appeared in Tully, England, during 1966.
During the summer of 1980, many circles appeared in the English countryside. The phenomenon was centered in the land around the town of Warminster, which was a world-famous UFO hotspot. As the years passed by, more and more circles appeared each year, usually between the months of May and August in the early morning hours. Crop circles spread beyond the Wessex counties of Wiltshire and Hampshire to other parts of England, and then, worldwide. Crop circles are now reported in over 30 countries, including Canada, Hungary, the United States, Japan, and the former Soviet Union. The circles grew more and more mathematically complex, and included rings, lines, squares, triangles, as well as circles.
There were various theories about the origin of this strange phenomenon. Dr. Terence Meaden, a British physicist, believed that the circles were formed by electrified wind. He said that electrified air forms mini-tornadoes and spirals down on the fields, causing the circles. However, this theory does not account for the highly complex recent circles that have appeared. Hoaxers are often blamed for many of the circles, especially the more complex ones.
Exercise 1
1.B
2.B
3.C
4.B
5.B
6.A
Exercise 2
1.1980s
2.Canada
3.rings squares
4.origin
5.acccount for
Part Four
Section I
The Bermuda Triangle is a triangular area in the Atlantic Ocean. Legend has it that many people, ships and planes have mysteriously disappeared in this area.
Many theories have been given to explain the extraordinary mystery of these missing ships and planes. But some people believe that there is no mystery to be solved. The number of wrecks in this area is not extraordinary, given its size, location and the amount of traffic it receives. Many of the ships and planes that have been identified as having disappeared mysteriously in the Bermuda Triangle were not in the Bermuda Triangle at all. Investigations to date have not produced scientific evidence of any unusual phenomena involved in the disappearances. Thus, no explanation is needed. The real mystery is how the Bermuda Triangle became a mystery at all.
The modern legend of the Bermuda Triangle began soon after five Navy planes (Flight 19) disappeared on a training mission during a severe storm in 1945. The most logical explanation as to why they disappeared is that lead pilot Lt. Taylor's compass failed. The trainees' planes were not equipped with working navigational instruments. The group was lost and simply ran out of fuel. No mysterious forces were likely to have been involved other than the "mysterious" force of gravity on planes with no fuel. It is true that one of the rescue planes blew up shortly after take-off, but this was likely due to a faulty gas tank rather than to any mysterious forces.
Part A
1.F
2.F
3.T
4.T
5.T
6.F
7.T
8.T
Part B
1.disappeared
2.size location
3.unusual
4.gravity fuel
5.blew up
Section II
Can you name the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World?
Don't worry if you can't. Although most people know that a list exists of the Seven World Wonders, only few can name them. What makes it even harder is that only one still exists. Six of the Seven Wonders no longer stand, having been destroyed by natural disasters or by humans.
The list of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World was originally compiled around the 2nd century B.C. The first mention of the idea is found in History of Herodotus as long ago as the 5th century B.C. Decades later, Greek historians wrote about the greatest monuments of the time. The final list of the Seven Wonders was compiled during the Middle Ages. The list included the seven most impressive monuments of the Ancient World, some of which barely survived to the Middle Ages.
Here goes the list: the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Statue of Zeus at Olympia, the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, the Colossus of Rhodes, and the Lighthouse of Alexandria.
Today, archaeological evidence reveals some of the mysteries that surrounded the history of the Wonders for centuries. For their builders, the Seven Wonders were a celebration of religion, mythology, art, power and science. For us, they reflect the ability of humans to change the surrounding landscape by building massive yet beautiful structures, one of which has stood the test of time to this very day.
Part A
1.F
2.T
3.F
4.T
5.F
6.T
Part B
1.disasters
https://www.doczj.com/doc/b99326391.html,piled
3.impressive
4.reveals
5.religion
6.structures
初三听说课程 第2讲模仿朗读（二） 课后作业-模仿朗读文本 第一段音频文本： 模仿朗读（共8分） 听以下短文一遍，给你50秒钟的时间准备，然后模仿朗读。当听到“开始录音”的信号后，立即在50秒钟内朗读短文，当听到要求“停止录音”的信号时，应立即中止朗读。 Many children in the USA and Canada go to summer camps. Many summer camps take place in the countryside. Young children usually join day camps. They go back home after spending a few hours at camp. Older children may spend a few nights away from home. They can make new friends and learn useful skills at camp. There are also summer camps in China. Some summer camps are for international students. Many of them like to learn about Chinese culture. 第二段音频文本： 模仿朗读（共8分） 听以下短文一遍，给你50秒钟的时间准备，然后模仿朗读。当听到“开始录音”的信号后，立即在50秒钟内朗读短文，当听到要求“停止录音”的信号时，应立即中止朗读。Tomatoes were first grown in Central and South America. They were unknown to the restof the world until the 16th century. In the beginning, many people in Europe refused to eat tomatoes because they thought the fruit was dangerous. In one story, a man ate some tomatoes in public. Everyone in the town crowded around him to watch him die. When he did not die, they realized that tomatoes were safe to eat and no longer avoided them.
第一册 第一单元 Sharing: Task 1 (1) their social life (2) whether they go out a lot and what they did when they went out last night Sharing: Task 2 (1) busy (2) friends (3) university (4) social life Sharing: Task 3 Correct order: A E B D C F Sharing: Task 4 Q 1 Key(s): danced Q 2 Key(s): (1) view of the river (2) fun Q 3 Key(s): drink Q 4 Key(s): (1) west (2) delicious meal Q 5 Key(s): (1) house (2) television/TV Listening: Task 2 Activity 1 Q 1 Key(s): 1962 Q 2 Key(s): fourth/4th Q 3 Key(s): 1990 Q 4 Key(s): 1996
Listening: Task 2 Activity 2 (1) teacher (2) cleaned houses (3) lost (4) visited (5) work (6) his wife (7) in his own words Viewing: Task 2 Activity 1 Correct order: a, c, h, f, d, e, g, b Viewing: Task 2 Activity 2 (1) home (2) country (3) relatives (4) foreigner (5) speak (6) passed on (7) heat (8) sea (9) happiness Role-playing: Task 2 (1) It was great (2) He's a football player/He is a football player (3) It was really beautiful Role-playing: Task 3 Keys: 1, 3, 5, 7, 10
新视野视听说第三版第4册答案 Unit1 Sharing Task3 b c f d c a Task4 24 Task5 1.(1)anti-social 2.(1)appreciate 3.(1)tolerant 4.impress (2)aware of (2)attidude (2)come to an end(3)walk away Listening Task2activity2 Lark:Speaker 1 Owl:Speaker2 Speaker 6 Speaker3 Speaker4Speaker5Speaker7 Task2activity3 1.peaceful 2.beautiful 3.lovely part 4.party 5.with a passion https://www.doczj.com/doc/b99326391.html,st second
7.walking their dogs 8.with a bounce 9.away 10. the best part of the day 11. thinking straight 12. at my sharpest 13. we had children 14. in the mornings 15. in the evenings Viewing Task2activity2 24 Role-playing Task1activity2 g a f h b d c e More practice in listening short conversations1 D A B C C long conversations C B D A Passages:Passage1 A C D C Passages:Passage2 1.distressing 2.desperate 3.urge 4.acquire
Whether English should be removed from the College Entrance Examination and give your reason? What is the aim of the reform? What are advantages and disadvantages? Are you agree with the reform that Samaritan 见义勇为[s?'m?ritn]will be taken into consideration in favorable scoring policy in college entrance examination and please give your reason. 教科书/作业答案 Unit1 Basic listening practice: CDABC Listening in: task 1: While the man is wondering why the woman is suddenly getting excellent marks, she says she read an article on studing and remembering. It talks about principles like “ Mental Visulization”, that is, creating a picture in one’s mind of what is to be remembered. This reminds the man of the principle “Association”, “Consolidation”new material into what one has already learned sixteen “Distributed Practice”shorter several days a muscle exercise Task2: FTFFF Task3: 1A 2.C3. D 4.B 5.D Further listening: task 1：ABDDC carrots, eggs, bananas, and milk (2) lost keys (3) a giant carrot and a banana hanging from it (4) a giant milk carton pouring milk over the carrot and banana (5) an egg-shaped UFO flying across the sky (6) The sound of the keys might remind you of having placed them in a drawer. The cold touch of the keys might remind
[新视野大学英语视听说教程3第三版答案全]新视野大学英语视听说教程3（第三版）答案 问题补充：如上 网友答案： Uint1 II. Basic Listening Practice Keys: 1.C 2.D 3. A 4.B 5.C III. Listening In Task 2: You forget my toast! Keys: FTFFF Task3: Memory-Improving Techniques Kes: 1A 2.C3. D 4.B 5.D VI. Further Listening and Speaking
Task1: The Role Memory Plays in Our Life Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.C Task 2: Where did the professor go? This is a true story, while happened to friends of ours in a small town in South Africa. They were a hospitable couple who often entertained their neighbors for drinks, tea or dinner. On this particular spring night, they have invited a retired professor to super. During the evening, it began to pour with rain, and the heavens really opened. Because he had walked there, they offered to put him up for the night. They pointed out that by staying overnight, he did not need to go to out in the bad weather. He agreed on the soundness of that idea, thanked his hosts profusely, and the matter seemed to be settled. But while they were washing the dishes after supper, the forgetful professor disappeared. No one could find him anywhere. Eventually, after40 minutes, the front door bell rang. There was the professor, soaked to the skin. When he was asked what on earth he has been dong in the rain, he replied that because
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Unit 1 Lesson A P2 A a8 b2 c1 d4 e145 f6789 g1367 h145 i67 P3 A B P3 B 1F 2T 3F 4T 5T 6F 7T P4 B Yes P6 A 1.Sigapore 2.Greenland 3.Angel Falls 4.Etna 5.the Andes 6.Mammonth Cave https://www.doczj.com/doc/b99326391.html,ke Baikal 8.the Sahara 9.Canada’s P8 A 2 P8 B 1257 P8 A The picture on the right. P9 B 1.very famous buildings 2.made of glass, steel,concrete 3.designed
4.style 5.1998 6.452 meters high 7.both the modern and the traditional side of my country P10 A 1.world-famous museum,Paris, 500 years,six million 2.ancient capital,big enough,millions of,shopping center P10 B 1.Louvre Museum 2.Kyoto,Japan 3.1989 4.Hiroshi Hara 5.To cope with the millions of visitors 6.brings new life into the city center 7.an ugly, modern mistake P11 B Answer 3 P11 C Answer 2467 Lesson B P13 A Sentences 1.3 and 5 are True.
Unit 1 Another Busy Day Tapescript of Video 1 Amy: Good morning, Talia. Talia: Oh, hi. Good morning. Amy: You know, you're working too hard. Talia: I know. I always work this hard. Maybe you could mention that to Tony? I don't think he knows it. Amy : Is that a new hairstyle? It's very ... unique. Talia : Very funny. I had to work late last night. I' m tired, I'm in a bad mood, and I don't care about my hair. Amy: That's probably why you're not a reporter yet. Talia : You think so? Amy: No, I'm just kidding... Talia : You may be right. Amy : Maybe Tony will take you more seriously after you finish the journalism class. Talia : Oh, no! Our journalism class! I forgot. It's tomorrow. What's the homework? Amy : Compare two news stories on the same topic. Talia : That's easy enough to do. Sounds interesting, too. I guess I'll do it after work. Amy : You work too hard. Video 2 Amy : Why don't you take a break tonight? Yeah, why not come with me to a party? Talia : No thanks. Maybe some other time. Amy : Come on! Josh Taylor is having a party. A lot of available guys will be there... You might meet someone. Talia : No, listen! I'm too busy to go. Go without me... Tony : Good, you're here. I have something important to talk to you about. What are you working on? Talia : I'm researching the background information for that transportation story. Amy : She's always working. She told me to tell you that. Tony : I have a big project for you to work on. I know you've been hoping for a break. This may be it. Talia : Really? That's great! Tony : Come to my office in about 10 minutes. By the way, you look different. Have you done something with your hair?
第一单元 Sharing 1 Reference: their social life Reference: whether they go out a lot and what they did when they went out last night Reference: leisure activities Reference: how often they go to the cinema, what films they saw last time and their favorite films, actors, and actresses 2 busy friends university social life 3. Answers：a-c-e-d-b-f 4. danced view of fun drink west delicious meal house television / TV Listening2.1 1962 4th 1990 1996 2.2 teacher cleaned houses lost visited work his wife in his own words Viewing1 A famous ballet dancer. Havana. His home country, family and childhood. 2.1 Answers：a-c-h-f-d-e-g-b 2.2 home country relatives foreigner speak passed on heat sea happiness Role-playing2.1 It was great He's a football player It was really beautiful 2.2 135710 Presenting1.1 a small town 1993 2008 2003 7 / seven
Unit 1 Task 2 M: Come in, please. W: Good morning, sir. I’m Karen Yang. M: Good morning, Miss Yang. I’m Kevin Carter, the Administration Manager. Take a seat, please. W: Oh, is that your wife, Mr. Carter? She is so beautiful. M: Thank you. Ah… Miss Yang, I’ve gone through your resume. I’d like to ask you some questions now, if you don’t mind. W: Of course not. please go ahead. M: Well, can you tell me why you would like to work as a medical representative with us? W: I really like this kind of work, and having been a doctor for three years, I want to apply for this position for a change. M: Don’t you think it’s a pity for you to leave your present job? W: To some extent, it is. I have learned a lot in the hospital. But I would like to try a different kind of life. W: By the way, could you tell me how much the new job pays? M: Sure. There is a five-month probationary period and you can only get RMB2,000 for each month. After that, we’ll determine your salary according to your performance. W: Oh, I see. Then, what about the paid holidays, insurance, and things like that? M: Every employee in our company enjoys life insurance and unemployment insurance. In addition, they enjoy two-week paid holidays. W: That sounds fine. How much time will it take for me to be promoted here? M: I’m not sure. It depends on your ability and performance. Maybe we’ll send you to one of our branches, if you like. W: No problem. I hate staying at one place all the time. But in which cities do you have your branches? And, where is your company based? M: Our company is based in New York, with branches in many cities, such as Philadelphia, Beijing and London. Follow-up practice Cai: May I come in? Ms. Smith: Yes, please. Cai: Good morning, Madam. My name is Cai Ning. I am coming to your company for an interview, as requested. Ms. Smith: Fine, thank you for coming, Miss Cai. Please sit down. I am Anne Smith, Assistant Manager for the Personnel Department. Cai: Nice to see you, Ms. Smith. Ms. Smith: Nice to meet you, too. Would you like to have a cup of coffee or tea? Cai: Tea is fine. Thank you. Ms. Smith: I’ve read your CV. It looks good. Now, I wonder if you can tell me more
第六单元 ALS-I Script Tanya: Hello, everyone. Welcome to your Tuesday Lunch Break. I’m Tanya Rivero. We begin today with the latest census report out this morning, showing the US population is expected to grow significantly older over the next several decades. By 2050 it is projected to reach 83.7 million, almost double the number of elderly in 2012. The baby boomers are largely behind this shift, as the first wave began turning 65 a few years ago. And the racial face of the elderly is changing, with many more Hispanics and non-Whites in the mix. By 2050, the U.S. is expected to have the largest older population of all developed nations with the exception of China and India, the world’s two mo st populous countries. Joining us now to break this all down is Daniel Mitchell, a senior fellow at the Libertarian think-tank, the Cato Institute. Hi Daniel, thanks for being with us. Daniel: I’m glad to be on the program. Tanya: So, Daniel, this report concludes that this dramatic population shift is expected to drain resources from areas like education and shift them toward areas like health care. I think that’s probably an obvious shift, but what are some of the other changes in store? Daniel: From an e conomic perspective, the big thing we need to look at is we’re going t o have a worsening worker-dependent ratio. What does that mean? It simply means that as our population ages, there are going to be more and more old people relying on that 16 to 64 working age group, to produce the goods and services our economy needs. Tha t’s a big challenge. Setting aside government policy and everything else, an aging population, whether it’s in the US, Japan, or in Europe, is going to be a significant burden for a lot of economies moving forward. Tanya: So what does that mean specificall y? Let’s talk about Medicare, is there any chance it will last? Daniel:That’s the real challenge. Now let’s bring government policy into the mix. When you have tax and transfer programs like Medicare, like Social Security, like Medicaid, and a lot of these programs explicitly funnel big benefits to the elderly, and your population is aging; that’s a recipe for fiscal crisis. I mean, we all probably remember in school, learning about a po pulation pyramid. The assumption was always that you’d have a lot more workers and a small group of retirees. Well, we’re moving from a population pyramid to something more like a population cylinder, and tax and transferring government programs simply don’t work. You’re going to have too many people riding in the wagon, and not enough people pulling the wagon because the tax rates that you would have to impose on those workers would be crippling to the economy. Tanya: And that cylinder can almost get top heavy, which would certainly mean it might topple. Now let’s talk a lit tle bit about the younger workers. Is there any hope for this group? What do they have to look forward to? Daniel: Well right now, they’re already paying 15.3% payroll taxes, between Soc ial Security and Medicare, that’s the so called FICA, part of their pa ycheck. Of course, they only see half of it because the other half is paid on their behalf by their employers. But, it’s 15.3% now. In order to try to bail out Social Security and Medica re, you’re talking about those tax rates in effect doubling. And of co urse, that’s a huge burden on these younger workers at
新视野大学英语视听说教程第1册答案大学英语视听说第一册听力答案 Unit 1 Listening skills (1)David(2) Leigh (3) Vicky Klein (4) Laura Tish Hill(5) Anthony McDonald Listening in Task 1BDBCA Task 2John 2,3,5Lisa 1,4,6 Task 3 1. In order to gain admission to a study course. 2. To corner him. 3. He could answer either ten easy questions or one really difficult. 4. He was jolted / shocked. 5. Because the interviewer had promised that he would only ask one difficult
question. Task 4 (1)attention (2)closing (3)five (4)checkouts (5)leave Task 1 1. new and different 2. on his own 3. a bit confused 4. talk with 5. sleep in Task 2 FTTFT Unit 2 Lead in task 1 baseballbasketball kickboxing tennis tai chi jogging skiing swimming Listening skills DACBD Listening in Task 1 DBCDA Task 2(1)strong and healthy (2) energy (3) sleep better (4)different (5)tastes and needs (6)careful Task 3
新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说3 答案 Unit 1 Sharing Task 2 (1)daredevil (2)bungee jumping (3)cup of tea (4)feel good (5)achievement Task 3 c-d-e-b-a Task 4 1, 2, 4 Task 5 BCBCB Task 6 1.(1) started off (2) a huge business empire 2.(1) teacher (2) taught me so much about life 3.(1) imprisoned (2) survived (3) impressed (4) ability or the skills Listening Task 2 Activity 1 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11 Viewing Task 2 Activity 1 3 Activity 2 e-g-c-b-f-a-d
Activity 3 1.90 minutes 2.true landmark 3.(1) 10 times (2) focus 4.make this challenge 5.seven miles 6.(1) four months (2) outstanding achievement Role-play Task 1 Activity 1 B Activity 3 1. Like I said 2. having said that 3. That's what I was saying Presenting Task 1 Activity 2 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11 Conversations Short BCADC Long BAAC Passage Task 1 DCAB Task 2 (1)believe in (2)circumstances (3)searching for (4) a strong sense of
Uint1 II. Basic Listening Practice 1. Script M: I’m beside myself with joy. I’m so lucky. Guess what? I’ve won a lit of money in the lottery. W: Yeah? Well, you do know that money is the root of all evil, right? Q: What does the woman mean? 2. Script W: Mary was furious. Her son wrecked up her car. M: He shouldn’t have driven a car without a driver’s license. He‘s still taking driving lesson. Q: What do we know about Mary’s son? 3. Script M: Susan, I hear you’re going to marry that guy. Some people th ink you’ll regret it. W: Is that so? Only time tell. Q: What does the woman imply? 4. Script M: Mary, I just want to say how sorry I was to learn of your mother’s passing. I know how close you two were? W: Thank you. It was so sudden. I’M still in a state of shock I don’t know what to do. Q: Which of following is true? 5. Script W: I get furious at work when my opinions aren’t considered just because I’m a woman. M: You should air your view more emphatically and demand that your vice be heard. Q: What is the woman complaining about? Keys: 1.C 2.B 3. D 4.A 5.D III. Listening In Task 1: Soft answers turn away wrath. Mary: Dam! You’re spilled red wine on me. My new dress is ruined. John: I’ m terrible sorry! What can I do to help? Here’s some water to wash i t off. Mary: Stop splashing water on me! Oh, this is so embarrassing! I’m a mess. John: Well, you do look a little upset. Please don’t blow up. Don’t lose your cool. Mary: Hmm, you’ve got the nerve talking like that! Who shouldn’t fly off the handle? This dress cost a fortune. John: You look really cute when you’re mad. I kid you not. Some people do look attractive when they are in a rage. Mary: This is very expensive dress. I saved for months to buy it, and now it’s ruined. Look at this stain! John: Accidents do happen. Give me your dress, and I’ll take it to the cleaners. Mary: Sure! You want me to take it off right here in public and give it to you? I don’t even know you! John: This might be a really goof time to get acquainted. I’m John Owen. Mary: Mmm, at least you’re polite. I guess I really shouldn’t have flared up. After all, it was an accident. I’m Mary Harvey. John: Come on. I’ll take you home. You can change your clothes, and I’ll get the dress cleaned for you. Mary: Now you’re talking. Thanks. You’re a real gentleman. John: You’d better believe it. I’m glad to see that you’ve cooled down. Feel look a bite to eat afterward? I’m starving. Mary: Ok. You’re pretty good. I’m not nearly as mad. If you can get this stain out, I’ll be very happy. John: I’ll try my best. But if I can’t get the stain out, please don’t let your happiness turn to wrath. 1. Which of the following would be the best title for the dialog? 2. Why does the woman get angry? 3. What does the man say to please the woman when she looks angry? 4. Why does the woman say the man is a real gentleman? 5. What is the man’s final proposal? Keys: 1D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.C Task 2: Big John is coming! Script A bar owner in the Old West has just hired a timid bartender. This (S1) owner of the establishment is giving his new hire some instructions on (S2) running the place. He tells the timid man, “If you ever hear that Big John is coming to town, (S3) drop everything and run for the hills! He’s the biggest, nastiest (S4) outlaw who’s ever lived!” A few weeks pass (S5) uneventfully. But one afternoon, a local cowhand comes running through town (S6) yelling, “Big John is coming! Run for your (S7) lives!” When the bartender leaves the bar to start running, he is knocked to the ground by several townspeople rushing out of town. (S8) As he’s picking himself up, he sees a large man, almost seven feet tall. He’s muscular, and is growing as he approaches the bar. He steps up to the door, orders the poor barkeep inside, and demands, “I want a beer NOW!” He strikes his heavy fist on the bar, splitting it in half. (S9) The bartender nervously hands the big man a beer, hands shaking. He takes the beer, bites the top of the bottle off, and downs the beer in one gulp. As the terrified bartender hides behind the bar, the big man gets up to leave, “Do you want another beer?” the bartender asks in a trembling voice. “Dang it, I don’t have time!” the big man yells, (S10) “I got to get out of town! Don’t you hear Big John is coming?” Task3: A View of Happiness Script Dr. Smith has proposed a reasonable, if perhaps somewhat oversimplifies, view of happiness. According to his theory, happiness might be described as a state if balance. And when human or certain animals achieve that balance, they rend to remain in that condition in order to repeat the happy feeling. To illustrate this, we may study two magnets. When their positive and negative poles meet, they are comfortably joined, and they remain there. In other words, they have attained a balance or state of happiness. If on the other hand, one of the poles is reversed, and positive pole is presses against positive pole, there is resistance, instability, imbalance a state of unhappiness. Animals with some degree of intelligence seem to find happiness in reinforcement. Once they have gained one or more of their goals such as food, and water, they learn to repeat the actions that led to satisfaction of those goals. This repetition or reinforcement produces a state of balance or sense of happiness. According to this theory, only animals with a significant capacity to learn should be able to experience happiness. But in truth learning can take place through surprisingly simple short-term action such as scratching an itch, followed by pleasure, followed by more scratching, and so on. Thus learning can occur with almost no conscious thought. For human beings, blessed with the ability to reason, goals are not limited to the short-term satisfaction of needs. Indeed, there is a strong link between happiness and the fulfillment of long-term goals.