听力 Unit 5

Unit 5 Learning DifferentlyTEACHER: Hello everyone. I think we can get started now. As we have studied in this class, there are many different ways of learning, and there are many different learning problems. Some people have problems with reading, or math, or with expressing their ideas in words. Some people have memory problems—for example, they have difficulty remembering what they hear or read. Other people have problems holding a pencil or pen so that they can write. As educators, these are challenges that we need to understand，because everyone deserves an education—and it's our job to promote learning. Today I'd like to talk about one common cause of learning problems—dyslexia. The term "dyslexia," that's D-Y-S-L-E-X-1-A, is from Greek. It means difficulty with words and language. In the first part of my talk, I'll briefly explain what dyslexia is and give you some general background about it. Then，in the second part, I will present one doctor's explanation of why people with dyslexia have learning difficulties. OK, what is dyslexia? Dyslexia means a difficulty with reading or writing. Before about 1970，researchers thought dyslexia was a visual problem. A problem seeing letters and words correctly. But this theory was never confirmed to be true. Researchers have now concluded that the main problem may be that dyslexics have trouble matching sounds with letters in words because their brains work differently from other people's. Let me explain that. Every word is made up of sounds, right? The sound units are called "phonemes.”Let's take the word "cat." Now, someone who is not dyslexic will read the word "cat" and be able to break it into the sounds, the phonemes Ca-A-Te. However, someone who has dyslexia has trouble breaking down the word into sounds, and as a result has trouble reading the word. There are other problems people with dyslexia may have, and not everyone who is dyslexic has the same problems. That's why there is no definition of dyslexia that is accepted by everyone. We do know, however, that a dyslexic person's brain works differently from other people's. Here are a few examples of students with dyslexia and their learning problems. Anna knows the answer to a question, but says the wrong words. Thomas studies hard for a spelling test. He can say how each word is spelled, but he cannot write the words correctly on the test. Kurt tries to pay attention in class, but he has trouble sitting still and listening. He can't concentrate, and his teachers think he doesn't care about school. Seiji has trouble with the order of things, such as the steps in a math problem, his history lessons, or even his own daily schedule. Susan has trouble following directions. She may confuse left and right….Yes, do you have a question? STUDENT 1: 1 don't understand about the boy who can't sit still. TEACHER: The boy who can’t concentrate in class? STUDENT 1: Yes. I mean how is that dyslexia? TEACHER: Well, typically, the child has trouble following spoken directions or understanding the steps in a lesson, and so he becomes very nervous or upset and can’t concentrate. OK?STUDENT 1：Oh, OK. So the dyslexia prevents him from concentrating? TEACHER: Right. These are some of the challenges for people with dyslexia. And as I said earlier, no two people have identical problems. Of course, there are other reasons why a student might not pay attention in class, or have trouble reading. However, these are problems someone with dyslexia may have because a dyslexic person’s brain worksdifferentlyfrom other people’s. Anothe r question, yes?STUDENT 2: How common is dyslexia?TEACHER: It's estimated that 10 percent of all school children are dyslexic. STUDENT 2: Wow, that's a lot. I heard that it only affects boys. That's not true, is it? TEACHER: No. Research has confirmed that both genders can have dyslexia. OK, so that gives you an idea of the problem，but what causes dyslexia? Researchers think that there may be a genetic basis for dyslexia, that the problem is inherited from the mother or the father. This is based on the fact that about 85 percent of children with dyslexia have either a mother or father who is dyslexic. What's interesting—as well as challenging for us educators—is that these kids generally score high on intelligence tests, but they usually can't read, write, or spell at the same level as their classmates. This can be a problem because other people, even their teachers, often don’t believe that the kids are very intelligent. In addition, dyslexics often feel like there's something wrong with them because they can't learn the same way other kids at school can. They often feel stressed and blame themselves, especially when other people say they are lazy and not trying. Many of them try very hard to learn, but Still have trouble. In this part of the lecture, I’1l present the work of Dr. Harold Levinson，a psychologist who has studied dyslexia for over twenty-five years. To help us understand dyslexia, he tells us to think of our brains as TV sets, and to think of the parts in our brains that receive information as computer chips. Every day, these chips, the parts in your brain, receive information, right? Now this information enters the brain as signals of what we see or hear or touch, and so on. Now, the job of these brain parts is to tune in the signals to different channels in our brain. Your brain receives the signals just as your TV set at home does, like it tunes in, say, Channel Five or Channel Six. Now, if these computer chips aren't working right, they can't receive the signals correctly. Nor can they tune in the correct channels. So the signals drift around and become unclear, and as the signals drift, this causes problems. For example, if a child's brain cannot receive the signals on a page as she reads, she has difficulty reading. If a child cannot tune in the signals he hears in class, he has difficulty understanding what the teacher tells him. If a signal drifts, this can also control energy levels, our ability to concentrate, our ability to distinguish what is important and unimportant. This is why some children have difficulty sitting still in class. The good news is that after many years of research, Dr. Levinson and others have concluded that the brain can learn to fix the drifting（固定漂流）. Children who receive help often learn to deal with their individual problems, and do better in school. Naturally, it's best if the schools intervene（干预）and give help when the children are very young. It's also important that teachers，and you future teachers，be flexible about how you teach, and consider the different learning needs of students with dyslexia….In some special schools for dyslexic learners, the teachers read to the students. They don't require the students to read or write to learn. Teachers present lessons in a variety of ways. Students can take tests orally, rather than in writing. And reading and writing are taught as separate skills. This approach recognizes that these students are very capable of learning, but, need to be taught in a different way because they learn differently. This is a very positive step. So, today I've given you somegeneral ideas about what dyslexia is, and what educators are doing to help these students learn. OK, well，that'senough for today. We'll talk more about this in the next class.。

Unit 5 听力材料及参考答案（T ext 1）M: Excuse me, but it’s a bit too hot here. Is it OK if I open the window?W: Fine with me. I feel a little hot, too.（T ext 2）M: When is Simon’s birthday?W: March 11th, just four days before mine.（T ext 3）W: John’s room was in a mess. It seemed that he had never cleaned it.M: This problem was not uncommon for a young man away from home.（T ext 4）M: Hi, Jane, do you have some change? I have to make a call on the payphone.W: Payphone? Why not use my mobile phone? Here you are.（T ext 5）W: Nobody expected that he would be able to come to the party.M: But he did.（T ext 6）W: What time is it now?M: It is half past nine.W: It is said that our library has got some new books. I want to go and have a look. Do you think I’ll have enoug h time to get there before it closes?M: I can’t tell. What time does it close?W: About 10 o’clock.M: Can you make it in half an hour? Anyhow it’s not far from here. By the way, can you return some books for me?W: OK, no problem! Do you know what the new books are about? I need some books about English writing for my term paper.M: I heard that most of the new books are about English grammar and writing. All of them are the latest publications. I am sure there are some you need.W: That’s great. Oh, it’s already 9:40. There are only 20 minutes left. I’d better get going. See you!M: See you!（T ext 7）W: What happened?M: Well, I was lying in the sand enjoying the music on the radio when suddenly I heard someone shouting for help. So I jumped up and saw a little boy waving his arms in the air. I took off my shirt and my watch and jumped into the water. I brought him back.W: Was there anybody else around?M: No. Not at that moment.W: Where were his parents?M: They were away buying some drinks.（T ext 8）W: What time does Mother’s plane arrive?M: I’m not sure, but I think it is at 2:13. I’ll call the airport to make sure.W: Why don’t you do that while I change my clothes?M: Do you think Dick or Brenda wants to go?W: I don’t know. I think we can call them.M: I know Dick has to work, but maybe Brenda can go.W: OK, call her first, then the airport. I’ll go and get ready.（T ext 9）M: Hello, Mary. Why are you standing here in the cold wind?W: I’m waiting for a bus; but the buses are very full at this time of the day.M: Where are you going? This isn’t your way home. Y ou must take a bus from the other side of the street to go home.W: I’m not going home now. I’m going for a walk in the park. I always like to go for a walk before lunch.M: Then why not walk from here to the park, too? It isn’t very far.W: Oh, no, Bill. It isn’t very interesting to walk through the street; in fact, it’s veryboring. So I always take a No. 3 bus.（T ext 10）Few people would even think of beginning a new job at the age of 76, but one of America’s most famous artists did just that. Anna Mary Robertson, better known as “Grandma Moses”, turned to painting because she was too old to work on her farm.Grandma Moses painted carefully and her works were nice. She first painted only to enjoy herself, and then began to sell her works for a little money. In 1939, a collector, Louis Caldor happened to see several of Grandma Moses’ works hanging in a shop. He liked them, bought them at once, and set out to look for more. Caldor held a show to introduce the works of Grandma Moses to other artists.Grandma Moses died on December 13, 1961, at the age of 101. She was world famous.参考答案：1-5 AABCB 6-10 BCACC11-15 CBACB 16-20 CAABA21-25 CDCBA 26-30 BBDBC31-35 ACACB 36-40 DBCDA41-45 CDBAB 46-50 ACCDB51-55 ABACD 56-60 CABDB61-65 BCEAD66. This small village is surrounded by green mountains and clear waters.67. As far as I know, he has a gift for business.68.With the development of Chinese economy, many foreigners have settled in China.69. I can’t figure out how beautiful the Three Gorges will be in the future.70. It’s extremely cold in winter in Heilongjiang Province, which is in the northeast of China.One possible version:Ladies and gentlemen,Welcome to our city.I’d like to tell you something about our city. Nanjing, the capital of Jiangsu Province, lies in the southeast of China. It has a population of about 5 million. The city has a history of more than 2,400 years, and was once the capitals of ten dynasties. It is a very beautiful city with a lot of places of interest, such as the Xuanwu Lake, the Jiming Temple and the Stone City. It also has many modern factories and high buildings.I’m sure you will have a good time here.Thank you.。

Unit 5 What are the shirts made of?Section A, 1bSusan：Hi, Anita. I bought three shirts for 29 dollars yesterday!你好，安妮塔。

我昨天花了29美金买了三件衬衫。

Anita：Oh, really? What are they made of though? Sometimes the cheap ones are made of materials that don’t feel very good.哦，是吗？那它们是用什么做的？有时候便宜的衬衫是用质感不好的材料做的。

Susan：A hundred percent cotton. They’re nice and soft, and they were made in America.百分百纯棉。

漂亮而且软乎，是美国制造。

Anita：Oh, OK. By the way, where did you buy those chopsticks? They’re really cool!哦，好的。

顺便问一下，你在哪儿买的那些筷子？真的很酷！Susan：Oh, I got them in Korea. They’re nice, aren’t they?哦，我在韩国买的。

它们很漂亮，是吧？Anita：Yeah. Chopsticks are usually made of wood. I’ve never seen steel ones before.是的。

筷子通常用木头做的。

我还从没见钢制的。

Susan：Oh, steel chopsticks are popular in Korea. Hey, do you think this ring looks OK?哦，钢制的筷子在韩国很受欢迎。

看，你觉得这个戒指好看吗？Anita：Hmm…yes, I think it’s quite pretty. Is it made of silver?嗯，是的，我觉得它很漂亮。

Unit 5 MusicTHE BAND THAT WASN'T（34 页）Have you ever wanted to be part of a band as a famous singer or musician? Have you ever dreamed of playing in front of thousands of people at a concert, at which everyone is clapping and appreciating your music? Do you sing karaoke and pretend you are a famous singer like SongZuying or Liu Huan? To be honest, a lot of people attach great importance to becoming rich and famous. But just how do people form a band?Many musicians meet and form a band because they like to write and play their own music.They may start as a group of high-school students, for whom practicing their music in someone's house is the first step to fame. Sometimes they may play to passers-by in the street or subway sothat they can earn some extra money for themselves or to pay for their instruments. Later they may give performances in pubs or clubs, for which they are paid in cash. Of course they hope to make records in a studio and sell millions of copies to become millionaires!However, there was one band that started in a different way. It was called the Monkees and began as a TV show. The musicians were to play jokes on each other as well as play music, most of which was based loosely on the Beatles. The TV organizers had planned to find four musicians who could act as well as sing. They put an advertisement in a newspaper looking for rock musicians, but they could only findone who was good enough. They had to use actors for the other three members of the band.As some of these actors could not sing well enough, they had to rely on other musicians to help them. So during the broadcasts they just pretended to sing. Anyhow their performances were humorous enough to be copied by other groups. They were so popular that their fans formed clubs in order to get more familiar with them. Each week on TV, the Monkees would play and sing songs written by other musicians. However, after a year or so in which they became more serious about their work, the Monkees started to play and sing their own songs like a real band. Then they produced their own records and started touring and playing their own music. In the USA they became even more popular than the Beatles and sold even more records. The band broke up about 1970, but happily they reunited in the mid-1980s. They produced a new record in 1996, with which they celebrated their former time as a real band.并非乐队的乐队你曾经想过要成为一个乐队里有名的歌手或音乐家吗？你是否曾梦想过在音乐会上面对成千上万的观众演唱，观众欣赏你的歌唱为你鼓掌吗？你唱卡拉OK 时是否假装自己就是像宋祖英或刘欢一样著名的歌星吗？说实在的，很多人把名和利看得很重。

Unit5Suicide on Campus在校园内自杀Anchor: Good morning, everybody. I’m expecting all of you to gather here for the half-hour Early Show. Today, parents and students alike are constantly reminded of the problems like drug and alcohol abuse, and unsafe sex on college campuses. But relatively few are warned about suicide. And suicide is second only to accidents as a leading cause of death among college students.主持人：早上好，大家。

我希望你们都能为了半小时的早期节目集合在这里。

今天，家长和学生都在不断地提醒大学校园里像药物和酒精滥用和不安全的性行为的问题。

但相对较少的人警告说，自杀。

自杀是仅次于大学生意外死亡的主要原因。

Our Early Show correspondent Tracy Smith reports on this very real danger that often goes undiscussed. Hello, Tracy. 我们早期的节目记者特雷西史密斯报道这个经常讨论的非常现实的危险。

你好，特雷西。

Tracy Smith: Hi, Teresa. I know that today’s topic －campus suicides －is obviously weightier than the others we have talked about before. But we cannot give up eating for fear of choking. It is high time we looked at the issue face to face. A study by the American College Health Association showed that 15 percent of students meet the criteria for clinical depression. Although it’s a topic cloaked in stigma and shame, more colleges and universities are choosing to confront it, rather than wait until it’s too late. They have begun to look seriously into the reasons and seek solutions to the problem and actively intervene. Now let’s watch a short film and get some hint of a young college guy’s tragedy.特雷西：嗨，特蕾莎。

Unit 5—Conversation 1Mark：Have you got your tickets for the play？Kate：What play?Mark: The play which OUDS are producing。

You know，the play I'm in at the Oxford Playhouse.Kate: Oh, that play! Well, er ...Mark: What about you, Janet?Janet：What’s the play called?Mark：Waiting for Godot, by Samuel Beckett。

You are coming，aren’t you？Kate：Beckett？Janet：Why not？Kate: Well，um, I'm sure you’ll be totally brilliant, Mark .。

. but I wish I could understand the play. It doesn’t make sense. Mark: If only you were more patient, Kate. Beckett's a fascinating writer。

You'll come though，won't you，Janet? You really ought to see something like this at least once during your stay in Oxford.Janet: Well, I’m not sure.Mark: Oh，come on！Please!Jan et：But if Kate doesn't understand the play，there’s no way I'll be able to follow it.Kate：Do you want to go？Janet：Well, I love going to the theatre，and I’d really like to see Mark acting。

1.P37.WHAT IS A CAHADIAN?I am a Canadian and very proud of my country. However, people sometimes don’t know what being Canadian really means. People who come to Canada are encouraged to be proud of their own culture and keep their own customs.Except for the Native Indians, everybody else who lives here came from another country or their ancestors did. Canada is a mixture of many cultures and races. It is what we call a multicultural country.We have two official languages, French and English.Even though we encourage people to keep their own customs, we expect everyone to learn French or English in order to live in Canada. If you live in the province of Quebec, you are expected to speak French.However, the Native Indians and the Inuit of Canada are still trying to keep their languages alive. You can hear some of their languages in the names of rivers and lakes as well as cities.“Canada” means “village”. Toronto and Ottawa are also Native Indian names. There are radio and television programs and newspapers and magazines in over 80 different languages across Canada, and the Toronto city government offers help to people in 70 languages.Many of our big cities have areas where people from the same culture live near each other －there might be a Chinatown, a Little Italy, a Korea Town and so on. However, people whose families have lived in Canada for a long time are usually all mixed up. My own family is a mixture of English,Native Indian and French. My neighbour’s family is Chinese, German and African!When I say that I am proud to be a Canadian, maybe you can help me decide what a Canadian is.2.P69.A COMPARISON OF CHINA AND CANADALi Daiyu and Liu Qian’s Canadian friends asked them to tell them something about China. The two cousins decided to present a short report together, comparing China and Canada. LD=Li Daiyu LQ= Liu QianLD: China is a very large country. It’s about 9,600,000 square kilometres in area, and 5,000 kilometres from east to west. It’s so big that it’s difficult to describe. Perhaps it’s easier to compare it to Canada.LQ: China has many of the highest mountains in the world. They’re in the west of the country, as they are in Canada, but China has more mountains where many great rivers begin.LD: China has two countries to the north, Mongolia and Russia, unlike Canada, which has no countries to its north, but only the Arctic ice and snow. LQ: China has fourteen neighbouring countries. Its borders are over 20,000 kilometres long. Canada, however, has only one neighbour, the USA to the south. Both Canadians and Americans speak English, but it’s not so easy for Chinese to talk with their neighbours, even if they live close to the border.LD: China’s Gobi Desert, in the northwest of China, is very special. There is nothing similar in Canada. In winter and spring sometimes the cold air blows dust southward from the Gobi Desert to the northern parts of China. Even the Great Wall cannot keep out the dust. LQ: Both China and Canada have long rivers and many lakes as well as busy port cities on the Pacific Ocean. China is famous for the third longest river in the world, the Changjiang River, and Canada has the famous Niagara Falls.LD: Canada, however, has nothing like China’s southern island of Hainan. While it is snowing and freezing in Mohe in north China on the Chinese-Russian border, people nearly 5,500 kilometres south in Hainan can sit on the beach in the sunshine.LQ: There is nowhere to sit on the beach in winter in Canada!3．P72.THREE GREAT CANADIANSA great jazz piano playe r is a…Canadian! One of the greatest Canadian musicians is world-famous for his jazz music. Oscar Peterson is a piano player from Montreal.He has made over 150 recordings and CDs and has played with the greatest jazz musicians in history. Although he is quite old now, he still goes on tour with his music group.A brave medical researcher is a … Canadian! Dr Nancy Olivieri, a children’s doctor from Toronto, has become famous for refusing to support a drug that she was working on. A big drug company paid her to do the research, but when she found that the drug was dangerous to children, she made a public report. The drug company and the hospital where she worked said they would make her lose her job. She refused to change her report, and is now a hero to honest medical scientists.The best hockey player in the world is a … Canadian! Everyone who is interested in ice hockey has heard of the Canadian star Wayne Gretsky, “the Great One .” People say he is the greatest hockey player who ever lived and think highly of him mostly for the fact that he is a real team player. He believed that working with his team to score goals was more important than being the star, but, in fact, he WAS the star player and scored a record number of goals.。

人教版高中英语新教材选择性必修一unit 5同步听力和翻译人教版高中英语新教材选择性必修一Unit 5同步听力和翻译(含Workbook部分)My lifelong pursuit is to keep all the people away from hunger. - Yuan Longping我毕生的追求是让所有人远离饥饿。

- 袁隆平*课文文本和翻译*A PIONEER FOR ALL PEOPLE造福全人类的先驱者Yuan Longping, known as the “father of hybridrice”, is one of China’s most famous scientists. Yet, he considers himself a farmer because he continually works the land in his research. Indeed, his slim but strong body is just like that of millions of Chinese farmers, to whom he has devoted his life.袁隆平，被誉为“杂交水稻之父”，是中国最著名的科学家之一。

然而，他认为自己是个农民，因为他不断地在田间耕作，进行科学研究。

确实，他瘦削但结实的身躯看起来和他为之奉献了一生的千百万中国农民一样。

Yuan Longping was born in 1930 in Beijing. His parents wanted him to pursue a career in science or medicine. However, what concerned him most was that farmersoften had poor harvests and sometimes even had a serious shortage of food to eat. To tackle this crisis, he chose to study agriculture and received aneducation at Southwest Agricultural College in Chongqing.袁隆平1930年出生于北京。

Unit 5 Place and Direction (1)Part One Warming-up ActivityDirections: study the following proverbs and sayings, and then put them into Chinese.1. A young idler, an old beggar.少壮游手好闲，老大乞食可怜。

2.Be swift to hear, slow to speak.听宜敏捷，言宜缓行。

3.Constant dripping wears away a stone.水滴石穿，绳锯木断。

4.Every man is the architect of his own fortune.自己的命运自己掌握。

5.Don’t put off till tomorrow what should be done today.今日事，今日毕。

6.Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋带来好运。

7.Experience keeps a dear school, but fools learn in no other.经验学校学费高，愚人旁处学不到。

8.Idleness is the root of all evil.懒惰乃万恶之源。

9.It is lost labor to sow where there is no soil.没有土壤，播种也是徒劳。

10.It is not work that kills, but worry.工作不会伤身，伤身乃是忧虑。

Part Two StatementsDirections: listen to the following short statements and choose the best answer from the four choices.1.Every one except Jean went to the party. (A)2.How much will the dress be after it is put on sale?(B)3.Mary will go to the cinema whether her mother says yes or not. (B)4.I called Tom while John was playing table tennis. (D)5.Mr. Johnson hardly ever smokes. (C)Part Three Short ConversationsI.Study the following before listening.地点与方向类的对话指根据会话中直接或间接地提到有关某个地点或方向的内容、关键词及对话者的相互关系进行推理，排除干扰，辨别出对话场所。

⼈教版英语九年级全⼀册Unit5听⼒原⽂及翻译Unit 5 What are the shirts made of?Section A, 1bSusan：Hi, Anita. I bought three shirts for 29 dollars yesterday!你好，安妮塔。

我昨天花了29美⾦买了三件衬衫。

Anita：Oh, really? What are they made of though? Sometimes the cheap ones are made of materials that don’t feel very good.哦，是吗？那它们是⽤什么做的？有时候便宜的衬衫是⽤质感不好的材料做的。

Susan：A hundred percent cotton. They’re nice and soft, and they were made in America.百分百纯棉。

漂亮⽽且软乎，是美国制造。

Anita：Oh, OK. By the way, where did you buy those chopsticks? They’re really cool!哦，好的。

顺便问⼀下，你在哪⼉买的那些筷⼦？真的很酷！Susan：Oh, I got them in Korea. They’re nice, aren’t they?哦，我在韩国买的。

它们很漂亮，是吧？Anita：Yeah. Chopsticks are usually made of wood. I’ve never seen steel ones before.是的。

筷⼦通常⽤⽊头做的。

我还从没见钢制的。

Susan：Oh, steel chopsticks are popular in Korea. Hey, do you think this ring looks OK?哦，钢制的筷⼦在韩国很受欢迎。

看，你觉得这个戒指好看吗？Anita：Hmm…yes, I think it’s quite pretty. Is it made of silver?嗯，是的，我觉得它很漂亮。

2019年英语听力范文篇一：英语听力Unit5FlyingInandOutDoyouhavetheexperienceoftakingaplane?Nowadays,thepaceoflifeisveryfast.Thereforetimehasbeeverypre ciousandimportant.Duetotheheavyburdenoflifeandwork,peoplere allyneedtorelaxandhaveabreakafteralongperiodofworking.Hence iftimeandmoneypermit,travelingisagoodchoicetoreleasepeoplef romtheheavypressureoflife.Asweallknowthattimeisveryimportan tformodernpeople,thereforetravelingbyairisforpreferencebymo reandmorepeople.TeachingObjects:Atypicalairlineannouncementusuallycontainsthefollowingaspec ts:nameoftheairlines,flightnumber,destination,boardinggate,boardingtime,delayedornot,reasonsofdelaying,andhowlongpasse ngershavetowait.orannouncementsareusuallyspeakingfast,sothatyouhavetolisten morecarefulandtakedownasmuchinformationaspossible.VocabularyInthisunit,wearegoingtodiscusssometopicconcerningtravelingb yair.Firstlet’slearnsomewordsusedintheairportandontheplane.Airline航空公司Ticketingdeadline订票截止日期cabin机舱In-flight:1,飞行当中提供的2.航班上提供的in-flightservice/drinkCheckin/out:reportone’sarrivalorleavingaplace,likeahotelorairport(在机场)办理登机手续，(在机场)办理离机手续airhostess,stewardess空中小姐,女乘务员steward(船舶、飞机或火车上的)男服务员，男乘务员RoundTrip:来回旅行Airportlounges机场休息室Airportsshuttle机场班车Assistance问讯处Checkinarea(zone)办理登机区Departureairport离港时间Departuretimesonreverse返航时间Domesticflights.国内航班Emergencyexit安全出口Flightconnections转机处Helppoint(desk)问讯处Inquiries问讯处Leftbaggage行李寄存Lostproperty失物招领Luggagefromflights到港行李Luggagepickup取行李Luggagereclaim取行李Missingpeoplehelpline走失求救热线Nosmokingexceptindesignatedarea除指定区域外，禁止吸烟。

Unit 5V ocabularyI.11) monthly 2) acquaintances 3)classic 4) look; in the eye 5)manufactured 6) options 7)finance 8) replacement 9) survived 10) pick out 11) married 12) grabbed at2.1) survived a car crash that killed both her parents.2) almost embarrassed to death when Sarah read my poem out to the whole class.3) of the Children’s Hospital will care for the seriously injured pupils.4) several phone calls making inquiries about the position of the Chief Financial Officer.5) straighten out all your financial problems if you join our club. 3.1) inquiry; died of hunger; people survied2) Instantly; give up his; retire; replace him; executive 3) his beloved; odd jobs; and all thatII Word Formation1.embarrassment2. survivors3. newly4. marketable5. monthly6.competition 7. conceivable8.respectableIII. Usage1.the poor2. The deceased/The dead3. the disabled4. the French5.The accused 6. the young 7. the unemployed 8. the latter…the former…Comprehensive ExercisesI.Cloze1.Text-related1）died of 2) instantly 3) classic 4)ask around 5) surviving 6) retire 7)executive 8) replacement 9）stock 10) look…in the eye 2.Theme-related1)impressed 2) diligence 3) Instead 4) Contrary 5) professionally 6) perform 7) personal 8) balance 9) commitment 10) revealed II. Translation1.1) I’m not sure where you can find a good carpenter---you’d better ask around.2) Feeling a little embarrassed, he quickly cleared his throat and looked up at the painting on the wall.3) Michael was survived by three sons, two daughters, and his wife Elizabeth.4) As a financial expert, William advised us to invest our money in the stock market.5) We small retailers can’t compete with supermarkets in pricing and sales.2.My dad is a hard-working executive of a manufacturing firm. He works six days a week. Every day he has to straighten out various kinds of problems so that he often stays up late/nights. However, he tries his best to balance/maintain balance between work and family. On Sundays my dad usually stays at home and cares for us as much as he can. To my greatest joy, he cooks our favorite dished and plays ball with us.Unit 5Part A1. Call back David Johnson this afternoon.2. Call Bill Green at 415-389-1074 this evening. It’s important.3. Meet Judy outside the Art Museum at ten tomorrow morning.4. Don’t forget to go to Tom’s party this evening.1. 6247-22552. 6417-28173. 612-930-9608Part BTapescriptA Business CallA: Good afternoon. ABC Imports. May I help you?B: Yes, may I speak to Mr. James Johnson, please?A: I’m afraid Mr. Johnson isn’t available right now. Would you like to leave a message?B: This is Richard Alexander with Star Electronics. It’s very important that he returns my call this afternoon.A: Does he have your office number and your mobile phone number?B: I thinks so, but let me give them to you again.A: Okay.B: My office number is 714-555-2000; my cell phone number is 909-555-2308. He can reach me at my office number before 6 p.m. or anytime today on my mobile.A: Very well, I’ll give him your message as soon as he returns to the office.Exercise 1: b aExercise 2: 1) James Johnson 2) ABC Imports 3) Richard Alexander 4) Star Electronics5) 909-555-2308 6) 714-555-2000 7) Call Richard Alexander 8) 6 p.m.Dialogue 1: 1) Frank Qian’s 2) Frank 3) Well 4) I’m afraid Mr. Qian’s not in the office at the moment 5) try his mobile 6) give me the number 7) 909-365-2781 8) Just let me check that. 9)909-365-2781 10)That’s it.Dialogue 2: 1) Can I help you? 2) I’d like to 3) Mr. Paul Osman 4) I’m afraid Mr. Osman is at a meeting right now. 5)Can I take a message 6) Brian Gray 7) “The Bike Shop”8) urgent 9) Mr. Osman 10) Mr. Gray 11) my phone number 12) I’ll give your message to Mr. Osman as soon as possiblePart CTapescript Good Luck CompanySecretary: Good Luck Company.Applicant: I’m calling in connection with your post of computer sales representative. Your advertisement said that I should ring up first for an interview.Secretary: That’s right. What are your qualifications?Applicant: I have a degree in Computer Science.Secretary: Do you have any relevant working experience?Applicant: Yes, I have been a computer programmer in a trading company for three years.Secretary: Can I have your name, please?Applicant: Brian Tong.Secretary: Okay, I’ve written down your information and I’ll pass this on to our personnel department for further consideration before we decide whether there will be an interview with you.Applicant: When would you let me know the result?Secretary: In about 2 weeks’ time, I think. How can I contact you, Mr Tong?Applicant: You can call me at my office at 38839673 during office hours.Secretary: 3-8-8-3-9-6-7-3. Okay, I’ll let you know the result when I hear from the personnel department.Exercise: 3. (Post) Computer sales representative 4. A degree in Computer Science5. A computer programmer in a trading company for three years6. 38839673。

Unit 5 CommunityUnit Goals1. Politely ask someone not to do something2. Complain about public conduct3. Discuss social responsibility4. Identify and discuss urban problems5. Write about public healthLesson 1Lead-inOn-the-S treet Interviews: I enjoy living in the city because …A. Circle the letter of the best choice to complete each statement.1.b2.c.3.a4.b5.cB. Answer the questions, using information from the video.1. Emma2. Natalie3. Jessica4. Natalie5. Emma6. ChrisVideo ScriptInterviewer: Do you live right in the city or are you in a suburb?Jessica: I used to live in the suburbs with my parents until I was seventeen years old. And then, as I thought I have to grow up, I moved into the city, and I lived in the center.Interviewer: So which do you prefer?Jessica: That is difficult because both sites have their, like, advantages. In the city you are around your friends, and it is much easier to, yeah, to go out and to meet people, and you are at home in ten minutes because you can walk. And if you live in the suburbs, it is more quiet and yeah, you are more in the countryside, and more in the nature with the, yeah with your family, so it is like …I wouldn’t say one is better than the other one. It has … both sites is very good, so I like both. Chris: I think most people in the city are there because of work, a lot of the times, so a lot of people are rushing, and they have got deadlines and appointments to meet. So they can come across as a bit more rude than perhaps people in the suburbs who have less pressures on them, it seems to me. But I think once you get talking to people in the city, when they have got time, they are just as nice as anyone else.Interviewer: Tell me where you live.Emma: I live in the city. Where I live is kind of quiet, but it depends on the time of the day, and sometimes there is like a little restaurant in the area, and people tend to go there. So sometimes you hear when people are coming out when it is really late, but it is not noisy all the time. It is OK; It is a medium kind of sound there. There is lots of children there ---families, a lot of families.Different cultures, hard-working people. It is a very nice community. It is very clean, which is kind of different from the city because the city is kind of messy, but they maintain it, and they keep it very nice. So lots of stores, shopping, a little family theater area where kids can go watch shows with their family. So it is a very nice area … I enjoy living in the city because I get, it is quick access to, like, food or, you know, you don’t have to travel in a car or go down an hour or two to the mall. I mean, you can just walk up to any store and get an outfit and you are gone. Like, it doesn’t take a lot of work to go somewhere.Natalie: I live in the city, and I really enjoy living in the city because it is very busy, and there is always something to do. It gets a bit too busy sometimes, and so you …it is nice to take vacations. But I like living in the city because there is always bars to go to, there is restaurants, there is plenty to do. The commute to work is very short --- it only takes me about twenty minutes to get to work by public transportation. And, yeah, I really like it, because there is lots of people with similar interests and very interesting people to speak to all the time.ListeningA. Sound Bites少T eaching SuggestionsB. Pair WorkRead the conversation again. With a partner, explain the meaning of each of the following statements or questions.1. How do you like living in the city?2. Things move too fast for me here.3. Y ou have to pay attention and be alert all the time.4. It bothers me sometimes.5. I prefer living in the country.少T eaching SuggestionsST ARTING POINTWhat are some advantages and disadvantages of living in each type of place? Write them in the chart.T eaching SuggestionsStep 1Model the activity with the class. Write the following chart on the board (without the answers) andHave students complete the chart individually in note form.Step 3Encourage students to write at least three advantages and disadvantages of living in each place. Discussion. Where would you prefer to live —in the country, the city, or the suburbs? Why?T eaching SuggestionsStep 1Group students according to where they prefer to live. If possible, put students with different preferences together.Step 2Have students discuss their favorite place to live. As students discuss, encourage them to agree or disagree with their group members’ views.Step 3Take a poll of the class to find out how many people would like to live in each place.Part 2Discuss Social Responsibilities少A, B部分T eaching suggestionsC. Listening ComprehensionRead the questions and listen to part 1 of the story about Nicholas Green and his family. T ake notes on your notepad. Then summarize the first part of the story with your partner.Where were the Greens from? They were from California in the United States.What were they doing in Italy? They were on vacation.What happened to Nicholas? He was shot and died.What decision did his parents make? They decided to donate his organs to people who were sick.How did the Italian people react? They were very moved.ScriptM: Reg and Maggie Green were on vacation with their children on the island of Sicily in southern Italy. It was a long way from their home in California in the United States. They had just spent the day sightseeing and were driving on a highway back to their hotel. It was evening, and theirseven-year-old son, Nicholas, and four-year-old daughter, Eleanor, were fast sleep in the back seat.Suddenly, another car with two men pulled up beside them. The man on the passenger side had a gun, and he was screaming at them through the window. As Reg Green stepped on the accelerator and drove away quickly, he could hear gunshots. He drove as fast as he could to the nearest town. Maggie was relieved to see that the children were still sleeping. But when they stopped, they both realized that Nicholas had been shot, and they rushed him to a hospital. Sadly, after two days in the hospital, Nicholas died.One can only imagine the grief and sadness Reg and Maggie Green must have felt at that moment. But they made a decision that touched the lives of many people and the hearts of millions around the world. They decided to donate Nicholas’s organs to Italians who were very sick and needed them. By giving them Nicholas’s organs, Reg and Maggie felt that they could help others. Nicholas’s future had been taken away, so the Greens wanted to give a future to someone else.Their gift turned a senseless tragedy into a lesson in giving. Italians were very moved. They could not believe that visitors from another country --- who had suffered such a terrible loss --- could be so giving at such a terrible moment.少T eaching SuggestionsD. Read the questions and listen to Part 2; discuss your answers with a partner.1. People started to think differently about organ donation.The number of people who were willing to become organ donors increased by three to four hundred percent.2. Seven. One woman was able to see and the rest had their lives saved.3. They work to support organ donation.Script:M: Within days the Green family’s personal experience erupted into a worldwide story. In Italy, strangers walked up to them on the street, with tears in their eyes, to say thank you. People started naming streets, schools, and hospitals for Nicholas Green.When the Greens returned home, they received letters from thousands of people around the world. The letters told how the Green’s decision changed their attitudes about donating organs. In Italy, the number of people who were willing to become organ donors increased by three to four hundred percent --- they called it “The Nicholas Effect”.The Green family returned to Italy more than a dozen times after Nicholas’s death. And they met all of the people who received Nicholas’s organs --- seven people in all.A fifteen-year-old boy got Nicholas’s heart. During his illness, he had weighed only 27 kilograms and had spent half his life in hospitals. After the surgery, he was healthy and full of energy.One girl was two days from death --- the doctors have given up on her. But with one of Nicholas’s organs, she got better. She later got married, and she gave birth to two babies --- one a boy, whom he named Nicholas.A woman who had never seen her own child’s face now can see --- thanks to the corneas from Nicholas’s eyes.An eight-year-old boy was arriving at the hospital for his surgery to get one of Nicholas’s organs. He was asked to think about something nice. He said, “I’m thinking of Nicholas.”The Greens say that the love of life these people have shown --- and the looks on their families’faces --- is a wonderful reward. They often talk about how comforting it has been to know that people who would have died by now are leading normal lives, and that another who would have been blind can now see.Maggie and Reg Green have become very busy doing work to support organ donation. While it does not take away the pain of Nicholas’s senseless death, it helps the Greens to believe that something good has come out of the tragedy.少T eaching suggestionsSpeakingPolitely Ask Someone Not to Do SomethingA. CONVERSATION SNAPSHOTT eaching SuggestionsStep 1After students read and listen, check comprehension by asking What does the man ask for permission to do? (smoke) Does the woman give or refuse permission?(refuse) Why?(because smoke bothers her)Step 2Point out that both the person who asks permission and the person who refuses it are polite to each other. Ask students to identify and underline polite language in the conversation. (Do you mind my smoking here?; I hope that is not a problem; Not at all; That is very considerate of you; Thanks for asking.)Step 3Have students read and listen to the ways to soften an objection. Point out that when you refuse permission, it is polite to soften the refusal with a sentence from the box or to offer a reason for refusing.Language note: Use the question Do you mind…?When you think what you are asking permission to do might make the other person uncomfortable. Use That is very considerate of you to thank a person for being careful not to upset you. To inconvenience someone is to cause problems or difficulty for them.Option: Y ou may want to brainstorm ways of replying to the question Do you mind…? with the class on the board. (possible response: ways to say “Y es”/ refuse permission: Y es, actually, I do mind; Actually, smoking kind of bothers me; Ways to say “no”/give permission: No, I don’t; I don’t mind; Not at all; Go right ahead.) Be sure students understand that Yes refuses permission and No gives permission.T eaching SuggestionsHave students repeat chorally. Make sure they:ｏuse rising intonation for Do you mind my smoking here?ｏpause slightly after Actually …ｏuse emphatic stress for hope in I hope that’s not a problem.ｏuse the following stress pattern:Stress Pattern.--- . . --- ..A: Do you mind my smoking here?-- ..--- .. .--- . . . --- . .. ---- .B: Actually, smoking kind of bothers me. I hope that’s not a problem.---- . --- - . . . ----A: Not at all. I can step outside.. ----. . ---- . . . . ---- . --- .B: That’s very considerate of you. Thanks for asking.B. Grammar. Possessives with gerundsT eaching SuggestionsStep 1Have volunteers read the first explanation and examples out loud.On the board, write:She complained about ________ smoking in the office.Step 2Have students identify the gerund in the example (smoking). Call on students to complete the sentence on the board with their own examples. Write students’ responses on the board. (possible responses: his, bill’s)Step 3Have students read the second explanation and study the examples.Step 4Have students restate the different variations of the sentence on the board, using object pronouns. (possible responses: She complained about him/Bill smoking in the office.) Point out that the possessive adjective her has the same form as the object pronoun her.Step 5Point out that when the possessive gerund is in the object position, a noun or object pronoun can be used, but when the possessive gerund is in the subject position, this is not done. On the board, write:1.You constant arguing is getting on my nerves.2.I don’t like they smoking in here.To check comprehension, correct the sentences on the board as a class.C. Combine the two statements, using a possessive with a gerund.1. I don’t appreciate his playing his MP3 player in the library.2. My mother objects to their smoking cigars in the car.3. We don’t mind her talking on her cell phone.4. I’m really annoyed by my brother’s littering.T eaching SuggestionsStep 1Write the example answer on the board. Underline the gerundial phrases (their allowing smoking). Ask students to name its grammatical function within the sentence. (object of the preposition of) Step 2Point out the gerundial phrases will have different grammatical functions within the sentence ---- as subjects, objects, and objects of a preposition.Step 3Have students compare answers with a partner and review as a class.ReadingT ext ABackground Information 少Key Words and Expressionsabundance n. 充裕，丰富The carpets are available in abundance.The tree yields an abundance of fruit.picturesque adj. 风景如画的We heard that there was a picturesque village nearby. He described picturesque rocky shores in his novel.sterile adj.贫瘠的The sterile soil cannot be used for growing crops.The large sterile land made life hard here.Reference Translation规划城市-----堪培拉规划的城市是不是太缺少独创性了？大多数澳大利亚堪培拉的居民和游客认为不是这样的。

Unit 5, Book 2Optional Listening 1Mike: …So, we can look forward to warmer temperature. It’ll be a good weekend for the beach. Over to you, Alexa.Alexa: Thank you for that weather report, Mike. And finally, this story just in. … We have a report that a local man, Nick Brown, saw some strange lights. He was driving home at about 10 p.m. He said the lights were bright and they moved across the sky. He stopped at a gas station and talked to a police officer about the lights. The police officer had seen the lights, too.M: Hmmm, … that’s strange story. What happened next?A: Well, Mr. Brown took some pictures, but there was no film in his camera. Finally, he called his wife on his cell phone. But by that time, the lights were gone.M: Well, I know that there is a legend around here about mysterious lights … a lot of local people have seen the lights. It’s starting to seem like those lights really exist.. What do you think, Alexa? A: I don’t believe it. I think it’s some kind of hoax!Optional Listening 2It was raining heavily. I couldn’t see clearly. I drove slowly. Suddenly, I saw a young girl. She was dressed neatly and standing in the middle of the road. I was surprised! Somehow, I stopped the car quickly. “What are you doing?〞I asked. She looked at me strangely but didn’t answer. “Are you OK?〞I asked. “I’m fine,〞she answered. Then she smiled happily and walked away quietly. Nervously, I drove to my hotel and checked in. I told the clerk about the little girl. “Do you know her?〞I asked. “Oh yes,〞he said calmly. “That’s Mary Anne. She died five years ago on that road. It was a car accident during a rainstorm.〞Optional Listening 3A. The Tunguska mysteryIt was early morning, June 30, 1908, in eastern Russia. Suddenly, a terrible explosion rocked the forest in Tunguska. People fell to the ground, and all the trees for 2000 square kilometers were down. People heard the explosion 800 kilometers away, and the fire burned for many weeks.B. What caused this terrible explosion? A century later, scientists are still trying to find theanswer. Here are some possible explanations.1. An asteroid: Asteroids are very large pieces of rock that goes around in space and sometimes hit the planet. They can cause lots of damage. Some of them weigh as much as 100,00 tons. If an asteroid hit the earth, it would cause a huge explosion.2. A comet: Comets are giant balls of gas, ice., and rock with long tails. They travel through space in a regular pattern. Encke’s Comet was near Earth in1908, and it’s possible that a part of it broke off and hit the earth.3. An UFO accident: Some people believe that a spaceship crashed into the ground in Siberia and its engine exploded.4. An extraterrestrials might have wanted to destroy the earth, so they aimed their weapons at Earth and set fire to the forest.5. A scientific experiment: Another idea is that scientists made a mistake during an experiment with electricity. A man named Nikola Tesla tried to build a “supergun〞that used electricity. Maybe it was a test of his gun and it didn’t work correctly.Optional Listening 4Q. Where is Marfa and what exactly is it famous for?A. Marfa is a small town in west Texas in the United States. It’s famous for the “Marfa mystery lights〞Q. What are the mystery lights exactly?A. No one knows for sure. There are many different ideas about that.Q. Can you describe them?A. That’s a difficult question. Different people see different lights. They are not always the same. I can say that they appear after sunset in the sky. They dance mysteriously in air and vanish. Then they suddenly reappear.Q. Some people say they are car headlights. Do you think so?A. No. I don’t. A man first saw the mystery lights over 100 years ago. The man was Robert Ellison and the year was 1883. Of course we didn’t have cars in 1883.Q. What do you think causes the lights?A. There are many theories. The Native Americans thought the lights were stars falling to Earth. Some people think uranium gas causes the lights. Other people suggest that ball lightning does it. Ball lightning is lightning in the shape of circle. It often appears just after a rainstorm.Q What are some of the weirdest ideas about the lights?A. Well, some people call them “ghost lights〞. They think ghosts do it. That’s the strangest idea. Some say they are UFOs. I don’t think so.Q. What do the experts say?A. They can’t figure it out. Some engineers even came from Japan one time. They studied the lights, but couldn’t solve the mystery.Q. Are the local people scared?A. No, actually, they aren’t. They like the lights. And every year in early September there is a big town festival to celebrate the mystery lights.KeysOL1:A.从左至右：4-5-1-2-3 B. Nick Brown, police officer, local peopleOL 2:A. 1. A young girl standing in the middle of the road; 2. Because it was raining heavily3. He stopped the car quickly;4. She said “I’m fine.〞and walked away quietly.5. He said the girl was Mary Anne and was killed in a car accident five years ago.B. heavily; clearly; slowly; neatly; quickly; strangely; happily; quietly; Nervously; calmly;OL3A. 1. A terrible explosion; 2. In eastern Russian; 3. June 30, 1968.B. (first row) 4, 1, 3 (second row) 5, 2C. 1. a part of it broke off 2. lots of damage 3. its engine exploded 4. used electricity 5. set fire to the forestOL 4A. 2. a 3. h 4. d 5. g 6. e 7. b 8. cB. 1. different people see different lights 2. Robert Ellison saw the lights in 1883.3. The Native Americans thought the light were stars failing to the Earth4. A team from Japan studied the lights, but couldn’t solve the mystery.OL 51. solve; 2. it’s very likely; 3. stole; 4. apartment; 5. showing; 6. has an alibi; 7. it isn’t true; 8. walks in; 9. take out; 10. thief.贵州大学法学院法学102班梁江维上传QQ:342113906。

UNIT 5 Choose to be alone on purpose UNDERSTANDING SHORT CONVERSATIONS1. M: Do you mean you once lived alone in that hotel?W: Yeah.M: What was your life like before you were introduced to this center for the old?W: Oh, it was a nightmare. I wasn't sick, but I was acting sick. Every day was the same -- I would just lie on my bed and maybe cook up some soup.Q: What does the woman mean?2. W: Mr. Jones has been living all by himself for four years since his wife died.M: Yes. And he is 71 already.W: You know, he used to be very talkative. I wonder how he can endure the solitude.M: Well, I hear he goes to "The Brighter Side" -- Rockford's Day Care Center for the elderly -- and meets other elderly people there.Q" What is the conversation about?3. W: You always seem to be busy. How did you find time to write that book and make it a best-seller?M: Well, I worked on it for a stretch of 14 days during the last Christmas holidays.W" Didn't you stay with your family?M: My parents and my brother were traveling in Thailand at that time. So I had more time for the book.Q: What does the man mean?4. W: Traveling is a real delight. But I wonder why you prefer traveling alone.M: It can make you understand what absolute freedom means -- without the company of friends or family.W: Mm... I see your point. I may have a try someday.Q: What does the woman think of the man's idea?5. M: I'm going to take a trip by myself next week.W: But what about your wife Jenny?M: She'll go with her friends -- Mary and Helen perhaps. We read an article the other day, you know, and decided to try out the idea ourselves.W: What's it about?M: In fact, what impressed us most in the article were the words printed on a rock at Taiwan's most famous resort Sun Moon Lake. One tourist wrote, "Came with my wife, had a lovely time." And beside it someone wrote later, "Came without my wife, had a far better time."Q: What can be learned from the conversation?6. M: I can hardly imagine myself living alone all my life.W: It's not easy. You might be faced with difficulties concerning food or accommodation. And some people's hostile criticisms can be very embarrassing.M: What's more, you might feel lonely and frustrated when you are advanced in years.Q: Which of the following is not a problem of living alone according to the conversation?7. W: It seems that loneliness has become a national disease in the United States, don't you think?M: Yes, that's true. When you're alone, you sometimes want to lose the feeling of separateness and belong to something larger and more powerful than the weak, lonely self.W: So the sense of moral isolation is unbearable.Q: What is the conversation about?W: You've been in New York for two months. What about your new life there?M: Not bad. I like the job, only I feel lonely sometimes.W" That's nothing new. Loneliness is common among people living in cities, and it even affects children. I can still remember the words of a 12-year-old girl.She said, "...for a long time, I have just been an "I" person. All people belong to a "We" except me. Not belonging to a "We" makes you too lonely.M: Well, there must be something unnatural about it.Q: What's the man's problem living in New York?9. M: So many people choose to live alone nowadays. What do you think of that?W: Well, some of them love such kind of lifestyle while some others don" t.M: It can't be easy anyway. You must be prepared to face difficulties all by yourself.W: Yeah. But if you are alone and enjoying life all the while, you have mastered an art of a high degree.Q: What does the woman mean?10. W: Do you often watch foreign movies?M: Yes, quite often, especially Hollywood movies. I admire those American heroes in them.W: What are the characteristics of an American hero in your opinion?M: Urn... he chooses to be alone. He may explore wild areas, fight against crimes or other things without the company of others. That's only one characteristic among many, but that's the very thing that strikes me most.Q: What characteristic of an American hero impresses the man most deeply? 11. M: It suddenly occurred to me yesterday why there aren't many art schools in the United States.W: Why is that, do you think?M: You see, the Europeans are generally secure in their family ties and rigid class faithfulness, so the European artists tend to form groups. But the Americans usually seek out things as individuals alone. That's to say, American artists are often independent-minded.Q: Why aren't there many schools of art in America according to the man? 12. W: My friends are all busy now, so I have to spend the whole morning alone.M: But you can still find pleasure in solitude.W: Do you mean you can enjoy yourself without company?M: That's right. For me, a solitary life means much more than loneliness. When I am alone, I can do whatever I like, and feel whatever I feel. That's a greatluxury!Q: What does the man think of solitude?13. M: Why don't you want to go to the party with Peter?W: We don't have the same tastes. I'd rather be alone than go with him.Q: What does the woman mean?14. W: I'm going to the library. Will you go with me?M: No, I'd like to study alone. Thank you.W: I do need some solitary hours when I'm writing. But when it comes to the review of the term's work, I prefer discussions with others.Q: What will the woman do when she wants to review the lessons?15. W: Why are you so happy?M: I have made a great find.W: Oh, yes? What's that?M: Well, The other day I found myself unexpectedly alone in Beijing for about three or four hours between the appointments. So I went to Wangfujing and spent the "empty" time looking at things by myself. Just think of it! I discovered I could enjoy myself being alone.Q: What did the man find a few days ago?16. M: What on earth do you think is the pleasure of a solitary life?W: For one thing you can do whatever you like without interference, and for another, you needn't be afraid of hurting others or offending people, when you don't have the same taste, character or mood as other people.Q: What is the conversation about?17. W: Why, you look so sleepy!M: I stayed up until midnight last night.W: Why is that?M: My parents were out and so I finished a novel I had been longing to read at one sitting.Q: Why did the man stay up late?18. M: Is that Mr. Kennan over there?W: Yes. He's quite a solitary type of person really. You know, he spends most of his time at home, reading, listening to the radio, things like that.M: I see him at the pub occasionally.W: That's also possible. But you would never see him at weekends. He's always off somewhere in the country -- of course always on his own.Q: What can be learned about Mr. Kennan?19. W: What if you were left alone on a deserted island for years?M: Like Robinson Crusoe?W: Yeah.M: Umm... I guess I could get by if there were rich natural resources. But I'm not sure whether I would still be able to speak after so many years of a solitary life.Q: What is the conversation about?20. W: You're growing a beard, aren't you?M: Yeah. I'm a free man now.W: Why?M: My wife has been away on a business trip. I'm my own boss for the time being.Q: What does the man mean?Key: 1. (D) 2. (C) 3. (A) 4. (C) 5. (C)6. (B)7. (C)8. (C)9. (D) 10. (B)11. (D) 12. (B) 13. (A) 14. (D) 15. (C)16. (A) 17. (D) 18. (B) 19. (C) 20. (D)Understanding Long ConversationReporter: I was surprised to find the other day that a lot of children have the experience of being home alone, such as during the vacations. The children enjoy themselves without the control of their parents, but there are also some hidden dangers for them in this society filled with violence. That's why many parents are worried when they have to leave their children alone in the house. Professor Elkind, do you think this has become a serious social problem?Professor Elkind: Yes. As we know, this used to be a problem of poor children, but now more and more middle-class kids are left at home alone, too, and the suburbs have some of the same social ills as cities.Reporter: So it's more common now.Professor Elkind: That's right.Reporter: I wonder if all the children enjoy staying at home alone?Professor Elkind: Not all of them. The data show that it's a frightening experience for 8- or 9-year-olds to be at home alone even though it's sometimes necessary. Reporter: I'm sure you must have some good advice for the anxious parents. Professor Elkind: Yeah, quite a lot. First, be sure the child knows how to lock and unlock the doors and what to do if a stranger calls or knocks on the door. All children should be conscious of strangers and be wary of them. Second, we can teach communication. Give them phone numbers of people to call if there's any problem, and give them strategies to cope, rather than just saying, "This is good practice for you." Some parents throw up their hands, thinking that because they can't do everything to protect their children completely, they can't do anything, but that's not true.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the conversation you have just heard:I. What is the main topic of this conversation?2. Which of the following was a problem in the past?3. Who is afraid of staying at home alone according to the conversation?4. Whom are the suggestions addressed to?5. What idea that some parents have is wrong about the protection of their children? Key: 1. (C) 2. (D) 3. (A) 4. (B) 5. (D)UNDERSTANDING PASSAGESPassage 1A solitary diner slips into a midtown Manhattan restaurant, trying not to be noticed. No sooner does he check his coat than the voice of the headwaiter comes booming across the restaurant."Alone again, eh? "As all eyes are raised, the waiter, with enormous good cheer, adds: "That's because they won't accept him."And then, just in case there is a customer in the restaurant who isn't yet aware of his situation, a waiter shouts out from the counter: "Well, we'll take care of him anyway, won't we fellows!" And there are a lot of glances and whispers.Eating alone in a restaurant is one of the most frightening experiences in America.Obviously, the solitary diner is looked down upon by waiters, and made fun of by couples. He is the unwanted and unloved child of the restaurant. As soon as he appears, he is led out of sight and seated at a thin table with barely enough room on it for a cold dish. The solitary diner is squeezed between two thin tables, often a hair's breadth from the men's room. There he sits with his feet lodged in a railing and wondering where he went wrong in life.Most solitary guys are afraid to face this embarrassing situation. Therefore, they would prefer to take small bites at a sandwich in their relatively safe apartments.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the passage you have just heard:1. How does the solitary diner usually enter a restaurant?2. How is the solitary diner often treated by waiters according to the speaker?3. How would people feel if they eat alone in an American restaurant?4. Which of the following is not mentioned as a solitary guy's experience in the restaurant?5. What would most solitary guys do to avoid the frightening experience in the restaurant?Passage 2In less than 20 years, from 1975 to 1993, the number of Americans over 65 who live with their adult children declined by half, dropping from 18 percent to less than 10 percent. There are certainly many reasons for this decrease, from the improved health of older Americans to the amber of two-or-more-job households. But a third of the over-65 population live entirely alone.When middle-aged children in America announce that their 80- or 90-year-old mother "still lives in her own house", I notice that they are quite proud and satisfied. But do the old people in the United States like to live alone?No doubt some of them do. Or at least some of them prefer living alone. They don't like to change their habit or adjust to new ones when living with others. After all, independence is the chief and most honored virtue in this country.Independence is one of the things older Americans try to achieve in their lives. But if you live long enough, independence inevitably becomes an illusion. You can no longer keep up with ~yard work, so you move to an apartment or even a center for the elderly. And you can't see well enough to drive anymore.Seeking help with the routine work of living also means surrendering control. If you ask i0thers to take you to the grocery store, you must fit your shopping to their schedule and preference for supermarkets. Rely on restaurants to deliver your dinner and you have to accept unfamiliar dishes. If your daughter volunteers to clean your house, you can't point out to her the way you ie0uld when she was a teenager, the dust she missed. After a lifetime of doing and having things your own way, you may have to work at feeling -- or even pretending -- gratitude.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the passage you have just heard:6. How many Americans over 65 live by themselves according to the speaker?7. What do middle-aged Americans think of their aged parents living alone?8. What will happen if you are in your old age according to the speaker?9. What will the old people do if they choose to live with others?10. Which of the following is true about the old people living alone?Passage 3A funny thing happened on the way to the communications revolution: we stopped talking to one another.I was walking in the park with a friend recently, and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day and -- I became invisible, absent from the conversation.The telephone used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel? Every advance in communications technology is a setback to the intimacy of human interaction. With e-mail and instant messaging over the Internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine.As almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated, the alienation index goes up. You can't even call a person to get the phone number of another person anymore. Directory assistance is almost always fully automated.I am not against modern technology. I own a cell Phone, an ATM card, a voice-mail system, and an e-mail account. Giving them up isn't wise -- they're a great help to us. It's some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy.More and more, I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation. Or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didn't really have time to talk. The industry devoted to helping me keep in touch is making me lonelier-- or at least facilitating my antisocial instincts.So I've put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging with people who live near me, no cell-phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when I'm at home.Questions 11 to 15 are based on the passage you have just heard:11. What happened to the speaker when she was walking with her friend in the park?12. What does the speaker think of the progress in communications technology?13. Why can't we call a person to get another phone number?14. How does the speaker react to automation?15. What is the bad effect of communications technology according to the speaker? Passage 4Distinct noises are coming through my bedroom wall. "John, are you moving furniture in there? Again? " I call. The wall muffles his "yes" but does not filter out of his voice the tinge of the excitement.I am not upset by these impulsive rearrangements, just amused at their frequency.Among the noises, I remember how much John longed for the privacy of his own domain two years ago when he was sharing a room with his younger brother, Robert. "Morn, " he said, "can I have a room of my own? I could use Jeff's. He won't mind."It was true that Jeff had graduated from college that past June and had flown from the nest. But would he mind if the place where he had spent so many hours growing up was pulled out from under him?It turned out that getting Jeff's permission to change the room was easy. "Of course, " he said. "It would be selfish of me to hold on to it."Then John and I began to clean out closets and drawers, sending all the things Jeff had left behind. In that room, Jeff's things piled up around me, and I could almost touch the little boy I knew was gone forever.But we accept -- at least we say we do. All of parenting is a series of letting go by degrees. The child walks and runs and rides a bike. Then he is driving a car, and we are falling asleep before he gets home, alert, even in our dreams, to the sound of his motor gearing down.As Jeff said, to hold on would be selfish. Now it was time for John, shouldering through the door with his things under his arms, his eyes bright with the promise of independence, to disappear behind the door. It was time for the letting go to begin again.Questions 16 to 20 are based on the passage you have just heard:16. What is the speaker's reaction to John's frequent rearrangements of things in his room?17. Where does Jeff live now ?18. Why does the speaker say that she "could almost touch the little boy"?19. What does the speaker think of parenting?20. How did John achieve independence according to the speaker?Passage 5Thirty years ago, anyone blaming loneliness for physical illness would have been laughed at. But as scientists studied different populations, loneliness kept emerging as a risk factor. In one study, Californian researchers followed 4,700 residents of Alameda County for 10 years, starting in 1965.At first, the participants reported their key sources of companionship and estimated the time they devoted to each other. During the study, the people who reported the least social contact died at nearly three times the rate of those reporting the most. The source of companionship didn't matter, but time spent with others was critical.Since then, researchers have studied men, women, soldiers and students from countries all over the world. And the same pattern keeps emerging. Women who say they feel isolated go on to die of cancer at several times the expected rate. College students who report "strained and cold" relationships with their parents suffer extraordinary rates of hypertension and heart disease decades later. Heart-attack survivors who happen to live by themselves die at twice the rate of those who live with others.For those of us who are still healthy, the lesson should be obvious. It's clear that reaching out to others can help our bodies thrive. It's equally clear that we're growing more isolated. In 1900, only 5 percent of U.S. households consisted of one person living alone. The proportion reached 13 percent in 1960, and it stands at 25 percent today. In a book entitled Bowling Alone, author Robert Putnam shows that our social connections are disappearing on other levels, too. In 1976, Americans attended an average of 12 club meetings a year. The current average is five. Card games, dinner parties and shared family meals have all followed the same pattern. We all have a good excuse -- we're too busy -- but we shouldn't be surprised when it catches up with us.Questions 21 to 25 are based on the passage you have just heard:21. When did the Californian researchers finish their study?22. What is the essential factor taken into consideration in the study?23. What can healthy people learn from the study?24. What trend is introduced by the speaker?25. What pattern do activities such as card games and dinner parties follow? Key: Passage 1: 1. (D) 2. (A) 3. (B) 4. (C) 5. (C) Passage 2: 6. (C) 7. (B) 8. (D) 9. (A) 10. (B)Passage 3:11. (C) 12. (A) 13. (C) 14. (C) 15. (D)Passage 4: 16. (C) 17. (D) 18. (C) 19. (C) 20. (A)Passage 5: 21. (C) 22. (B) 23. (D) 24. (D) 25. (B)。

UNIT 5Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: 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 likeWoman 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 elseWoman 2: (6) Have you got any orange juiceWaiter: Large (7) or smallWoman 2: Small, please. So anyway, (8) and then 1 said... Part 2 Listening and Note-Taking1.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 — a fractional gain for the "blue-chips." The Standard and Poor's 500 index closed l0points higher — less titan 1%. The technology-weighted Nasdaq composite gained about 40 points over 1%.The US economy may be slowing, but the latest data shows it is still vibrant. US consumer confidence bounced back this month. And sales of existing homes in June rose a surprising % — a stronger-than-expected jump.Exercise: Listen to some statements. Fill in the blanks with the correct numbers.Section Two Listening Comprehension Part 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Are you ready to orderWaiter: Are you ready to orderWoman: Er, yes, please. I'll have the roast beef.Waiter: Mhm. Would you like a starter'Woman: No, thank ... oh, why not I'll have the garlic* mushrooms* please.Waiter: And would you like salad or vegetables with your roast beefWoman: Er, what vegetables have you gotWaiter: Cauliflower* and carrots.Woman: Er, have you got any cabbageWa/tel: No, I'm afraid not.Woman: Oh, well, never mind, I'll have the carrots. Waiter: Carrots. Can I get you anything to drink Woman: Er, just a glass of water. Waiter: And would you like anything for dessert Woman: No, thanks.Exercise: Listen to the conversation between a woman and a waiter.Complete the following form.Order Form4TableStarter.' garlic mushroomsMain course: roast beef with carrots Drinks: a glass of waterDialogue 2 two 74s please At MacArthur's, a hamburger restaurant in Putney, near Wandsworth.Dave: I still don't understand why you had to see your grandmother on Saturday evening.Carol: Well, it was a sort of family thing. Everyone was there. I'd completely forgotten aboutthe concert. Anyway, my mum would have been upset if I hadn't gone.Dave: She wouldn't have been, surely She would have understood. You could have told heryou had tickets.Carol: 1 said I forgot.Waitress: Are you ready to order nowDave: Yes. Two 74s, please — one medium and one rare -Oh -------------- a nd two salads.Waitress: And to drink Carol: Coffee for me. Dave: Two coffees, please.Carol: And you haven't phoned mee at all during the week. You're too busy with your cycle club. If you'd phoned me on Friday night, 1 wouldn't have forgotten. Dave: But you know I ~o training every Friday night. Carol: I'm sorry but it's just that... Dave: WhatCarol: Well. I wish you wouldn't take me for granted so much. Dave: I don't! Anyway, you wanted to go to the concert. You bought the tickets months ago.Anyway, we always go out on Saturdays. Carol: That's just it. Dave: That's just whatWaitress: Did you want dressing with your salad'Dave: What Oh, no. thanks.Waitress: OK. No dressing.Carol: Oh. 1 don't know. It's just...Dave: It's just whatWaitress: Two 74s. Whose is the rareDave: Mine.Carol: Oh, sometimes I wish I f d never started going out with you. You act as if you own me. If only you were a bit more ...Waitress: Is everything all rightDave: Fine, everything's fine.Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. They were supposed to go to the theatre on Saturday evening. (They were supposed to go to the concert on Saturday evening.)F 2. The girl didn't go to meet the boy because she had to see her grandmother. (The girl didn't go to meet the boy because she had forgotten.)T 3. The boy was a member of a cycle club. (Carol: You're too busy with your cycle club.)F 4. The boy phoned tile gift on Friday night. (The boy didn't phone the girl on Friday night.)T 5. The boy thought the girl would remember everything. (Carol:Well I wish you wouldn'ttake tile for granted somuch.)Exercise B: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the questions.1.What does "Two 74s f mean74 probably is the number of the dish on the menu, presumably beef, -they ordered the same dish — one medium and the other rare.2.What else did they orderThey ordered salad and coffee also.Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 Instant CoffeeWhen coffee arrives at an instant coffee factory it has already been roasted and ground. In the factory, water is slowly passed through the coffee. The resulting* liquid is then repeatedly pumped through tubes at a very high temperature and pressure. The liquid is boiled and sugar, salt and a variety of chemicals are carefully added. This makes some of water evaporate*, leaving very strong coffee liquor*.To make instant coffee powder, the coffee liquor is poured through large cylindrical* driers at a temperature of 250-C. The heat evaporates the liquid, leaving instant coffee powder, which is collected and put into jars.Granulated* coffee is made by freeze-drying, The process is a secret one and is passed from one family of manufacturers to the next. The coffee liquor is rapidly frozen into blocks. After these have been broken up into very small pieces, they are dried in a vacuum. This removes the water without heat, leaving instant coffee granules*.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1,B 2. A 3. C 4, C 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. APassage 2 Tinned T omato SoupTinned tomato soup is horrible. Why not make your own It's dead easy, and it tastes delicious.You need some onions*, some tomatoes, butter or margarine*, salt, pepper*, some wine, and any herbs* that you feel like putting in.The first thing to do is to pour yourself a glass of wine. Then chop*the onions up small, wash the tomatoes carefully ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- you don't knowwhat sort of chemicals they've had on them, do you — and cut them into quarters. Then you I'm sorry, I didn't say how many tomatoes, did IMy book says 700 grams for four to six people, but I don't find that's enough, because the soup's so good that everybody asks for more. So I usually make twice as much. If they don't eat it all you can always freeze it. I use about one and a half kilos of tomatoes, and two or three big onions, or five or six small ones. You must have enough onions — that's what makes the soup taste good,OK, so you chop the onions and cut the tomatoes into quarters. When you've done that, you put some butter in a big saucepan — or you can use margarine or oil instead, if you prefer put it on a low heat and fry* the onions and garlic gently for three or four minutes. Yeah, sorry, 1 should have said — you need two cloves* of garlic, chopped up small or crushed*. You might like to throw in a piece of bacon rind* as well. Keep stirring* everything gently while it's frying.After three or four minutes, put the tomatoes into tile saucepan, and pour in some water about a quarter of a litre. A bit more if the tomatoes aren't very juicy. Add plenty of salt and pepper, and herbs if you want to.Stir everything thoroughly, put the lid on the saucepan, and bring it to the boil* Then leave it to cook slowly over a low heat for an hour or so. Pour yourself another glass of wine.When it's ready -= you can tell if it's ready, because everything's soft and it smells terrific —when it's ready, take it off the cooker and strain* it carefully through a sieve*. Actually, it's best if you've got one of those little machines where you turn a handle and it pushes everything through a round metal plate with little holes in — you know what I meanPut the soup back into the saucepan and see whether it needs any more salt. Then bring it to the boil again. Cook it gently for two or three minutes; keep stirring it. When you serve it, you can mix in some milk ifyou like, but I don't bother ---------------------------------------------------- I think it's nice as it is. You're supposed tomake croutons* as well — you know, little squares of toast or friedbread ------------------- but I don't bother about that either. It's too much trouble. Do tryit. You'll thank me.Exorcise A: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.2. D3. A4. C5. D6. D7. A8. BExercise B: Listen to the passage again and complete the following outline.1. PreparationA. ingredientsa. onionsb. tomatoes, about 700 grams for four to six peoplec. butter or margarined. herbs (optional)e. two cloves of garlicB. Preparationa. chop the onionsb. wash and cut the tomatoes into quartersc. chop or crush the garlic II. CookingA.Put some butter or margarine or oil in a big saucepan.B.Put it on a low heat.C.Fry the onions and garlic gently for three or four minutes. Keep stirring everything gentlywhile it's frying.D.Put the tomatoes into the saucepan, and pour in some water -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------about a quarter of a litre. Add plenty of salt and pepper, and herbs if you want to.E.Stir everything thoroughly, put the lid on the saucepan, and bring it to the boil.F.Leave it to cook slowly over a low heat for an hour or so.G.When it's ready, take it off the cooker and strain it carefully through a sieve.H.Put the soup back into the saucepan and add more salt if necessary.I. Then bring it to the boil again. Cook it gently for two or threeminutes: keep stirring- it.J. Serve it, you can mix in some milk if you like.Part 3 NewsNews item 1Talks about the disputed* sea border between North and South Korea have ended. The forty five minute meeting Wednesday did not produce an agreement. The North Korea representative later said his country might take defensive action. He did not say what action that might be. Officials have met six times since the navies of the two Koreas fought a sea battle in June. Each side accused the other of violating* the border.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.There was no agreement on talks about ( 1 ) the disputed sea border between North and South Korea. Each side accused(2) the other of violating the border.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided, Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. North and South Korea had a forty-minute meeting Wednesday to talk about the disputed sea border between them. (North and South Korea had a forty five minutes meeting Wednesday to talk about the disputed sea border between them.)F 2. The North Korea representative later said his country might take offensive action. (The North Korea representative later said his country might takedefensive action.)F 3. Officials have met sixty times since the navies of the two Koreas fought a sea battle in June. (Officials have met six times since the navies el the two Koreasfought a sea battle in June.)T 4. They accused each other of violating the border. (Each side accused the other of violating the border.)News Item 2Reports say a civilian* was at one of the controls of the nuclear submarine that hit a Japanese fishing boat last week. The Navy said here is no evidence that the civilian was directly involved in the accident. NineJapanese students, and crew members from the fishing boat axe still missing. Twenty-six other people survived die accident. The Navy has sent a deep-sea vehicle to the sunken wreckage* It also will decide if the boat can be raised. On Tuesday, President Bush told Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori* that he greatly regretted sinking the boat. The president spoke to Mi Marl by telephone.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about an accident in which a US nuclear submarine hit a Japanese fishing boat last week.Exercise B: Listen to the news item and fill in the following blanks.Sinking of a Japanese Fishing BoatAccident: a nuclear submarine hit a Japanese fishing boat last week Result of the accident: The Japanese fishing boat sank after being hit by tile nuclear submarine.Casualty of the accident: A Japanese students and crew members are missingNumber of survivors: 26Actions of the American Navy: 1. The Navy has sent a deep-seavehicle to the sunken wreckage2. The Navy also will decide if the boatcan be raised.Action of President Bush: President Bush expressed his regrets at sinking the boat to Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori by telephone on Tuesday.News Item 3In the United States, the Navy has released* underwater pictures of the Japanese fishing boat sunk by an American submarine 9 days ago. A deep-sea robot took the pictures 600 meters below the ocean surface near the state of Hawaii. The families of 9 missing Japanese saw the pictures Saturday. Two of the missing victims were teachers. Four others were students. They are believed to be dead. Earlier the commander of the Navy's Pacific Fleet* said 3 officers from the submarine will face a public investigation court* later this week. The officers could be tried* by a military court if the investigation finds them responsible.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the release of underwater pictures of the Japanese fishing boat sunk by an American submarine 9 days ago.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. I,B 2. A 3. D 4. CSection 3 Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and AnswersMan: Hello. Could I speak to Miss Appleby, please This is John Blofeld.Woman: One moment, please. I'm afraid she's out at tile moment. She's visiting a factory.Man: I see. Will she be back in her office at Woman: Let me see, Uhm. Well, she might be late because of the traffic.Man: All right. She's a difficult person to get hold of, isn't sheWhat about lunch time Is she free then Woman: Yes, I'm awfully sorry. Just one moment. I'll check. No,she's having flinch with adesignerMan: Oh, dear. What time will she be backWoman: Erin ... At two o'clock. She's seeing a customer here in her office.Man: Ah. So what time can I phone back' Woman: Any time after . Man: Are you sureWoman: Definitely. She will be in her office for the rest of the afternoon.Man: OK. I'll phone back then. Thank you. Woman: That's ~dl right. Goodbye.Exercise: Listen to a dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question in complete sentence after you have heard it. Questions: 1. Was Miss Appleby in (No, she was out.)2.Where was she (She was at a factory.)3.Would she be back at 10:30(No. she would be back later than that.)4.Why would she be back late(The traffic was busy.)5.Would she be free at lunch time(No, she would be having lunch with a designer.)6.What would she do at two o'clock(She would see a customer in her office.)7.She was a person who was hard to get hold of, wasn't she(Yes. she was a difficult person to get hold of.)8.When could John Blofeld phone back(He could phone back anytime after .)Part 2 RetellingJimmy left home when he was fifteen and went to London He did lots of different jobs and always got tip very early, at about . He went to work on a bicycle and always crossed a vet busy main road to work.One Monday morning he had an accident. He crossed the road carelessly and a car hit him. He fell off his bike and hit his head on the pavement. He was sent to hospital in an ambulance. When he was in hospital he did a lot of thinking about this life and his work.When he left hospital, he went straight to a second-hand shop and got all old electric guitar for 25 pounds. He forgot about his job in the factory and never went back to it again. He lost his job but he found another work and a better way of life. He often thinks, "I'm glad I had that accident."Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. You will hear thepassage only once.Section Four Supplementary exercise Part 1 Listening ComprehensionThe World Health Organization bas opened a new medical training center to help developing countries identify and control diseases. The center opened last month in Lyons*, France. It will help poor countries set up laboratories tc quickly identify and control infectious diseases.The WHO already operates an international system that watches for major health threats thatcould develop into world problems. The WHO executive director for communicable diseases is David Heymann. Doctor Heymann says the new medical center in France will help strengthen public health laboratories and services in developing countries.Doctor Heymann says there is a great need for this. In Africa, for example, he says only one laboratory can identify tile Ebola* or Marburg* viruses that cause serious diseases. It is the WHO laboratory in South Africa.Bacteria or other substances that are collected in any country inAfrica are sent to the laboratory in South Africa. Or they are sent to laboratories in Europe, North Anrerica or Asia. Doctor Heymann says Ebola is an example of a very complex disease that is hard to identify. But many countries, he says, do not even have the ability to identify more commonly known diseases, such as cholera* or yellow fever*.The World Health Organization estimates that diseases spread to other people kill more than 13,000,000 people around the world each year. Most of the victims are poor people in developing countries.To help solve this problem, the WHO hopes to train people from 45 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, The first training class begins in April in Lyons. Laboratory experts from eight countries in West Africa and Central Africa will take part. The programme will offer the medical experts and ,scientists new skills to identify diseases. They also will learn how to use communications equipment, the Internet and electronic mail. This technology will help them respond quickly to pos sible medical problems.The WHO says'the purpose of the project is to build a system that will help countries identify diseases. With these skills, the WHO says countries will he able to react more quickly to fight the spread of disease.Exercise: Listen to the report carefully and complete the following passage.The World Health organization has opened a new medical training center Io help developing countries identify and control diseases. That center opened last month in Lyons, France.The WHO already operates an international system that watches for major health threats that could develop into world problems. It estimates that diseases spread to other people kill more than 13,000,000 people around the world each year. Most of the victims are poor people in developing countries.The new medical center will help strengthen public health laboratories and services in developing countries. The first training class will begin in April in Lyons. The programme will offer the medical experts and scientists from countries in Africa, Asia and Latin American new skills to identity diseases. They also will learn how to use communications equipment the Internet and electronic mail. This technology will help them respond quickly to possible medical problems.Part 2 Oral WorkLast Christmas Professor Smith wanted to show his family that he was young and fashionable atheart, so he decided to give them clothes as Christmas presents.For his twelve-year old nephew he thought a pair of shorts would be suitable. Unfortunately the pair he got didn't fit him at all. They were much mo big. His brother was very keen on swimming so he got him a pair of swimming trunks. They were a size too small, however, and so were much tootight. But that was the last mistake the poor professor made, because while he was picking out a bright pink summer dress for his daughter, she happened to see him in the shop and managed to persuade him that the colour didn't go with the colour of her hair, She was quite relieved to open her Christmas present the next week and find a book on wild flowers.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics,1.Wily do you think Professor Smith couldn't buy the right presents for his children2.Have things of this kind ever happened in your family。

Unit 5 听力限时：25分钟满分：30分一、听句子，选出句子中所包含的信息，每个句子读两遍(每小题1分，共5分)1. A. policeman B. businessman C. policewoman2. A. three B. thirteen C. thirty3. A. look at B. look out C. come out4. A. My mother wants me to write a poem.B. I often write poems for my mother.C. I am writing a poem to my mother.5. A. The desk is behind the chair.B. The chair is in front of the desk.C. The chair is on the desk.二、听句子，选出该句的最佳答语，每个句子读两遍(每小题1分，共5分)6. A. I'm 1. 60 metres tall.B. Fine, thank you.C. I am thirteen.7. A. It's on the bed.B. It's red.C. I also have a hat.8. A. He is tall.B. He is a student.C. Very well.9. A. She is a teacher.B. This is my friend Mary.C. She is talking.10. A. The same to you.B. Thank you.C. That's OK.三、听对话和问题，选出正确答案，对话和问题读两遍(每小题1分，共8分)11. What do they need to buy?A B C12. What is Meimei doing?A B C13. Where is the cat?A. It's under the chair.B. It's on the chair.C. It's beside the chair.**********************14. Who is the woman in a dress?A. Jim's aunt.B. Jim's mother.C. Jim's sister.15. Where is Jim's sister?A. On Jim's father's left.B. Beside Jim's mother.C. In front of Jim.**********************16. Where is the girl from?A. Canada.B. China.C. America.17. What does the girl's father do?A. A nurse.B. A teacher.C. A doctor.18. How many people are there in the girl's family?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.四、听短文和问题，选择正确答案，短文和问题读两遍(每小题1分，共7分)19. How old is Linda?A. Thirteen.B. Fourteen.C. Fifteen.20. Which school is Linda in?A. No. 5 Middle School.B. No. 12 Middle School.C. No. 15 Middle School.21. What is Linda doing on the way to school?A. She is dancing.B. She is singing.C. She is drawing.**********************22. Who is drinking tea?A. Han Mei's parents.B. Han Mei's friends.C. Han Mei's mother.23. How is Han Mei every day?A. She is happy.B. She is busy.C. She is free.24. What time is it now?A. Sunday.B. Nine o'clock.C. Lunchtime.25. What are Han Mei and her friends doing?A. Sleeping.B. Playing.C. Talking and eating.五、听短文填空，短文读两遍(每小题1分，共5分)参考答案听力材料:一、1. My good friend is a policeman.2. Tom is thirty years old.3. Look out! The dog is eating the meat.4. I am writing a poem to my mother.5. The chair is in front of the desk.二、6. How old are you?7. Where is my hat?8. What does your brother do?9. What is she doing?10. Happy birthday to you!三、Tey study.W: Me too. Let's go to buy one.Q11: What do they need to buy?Teeimei dancing in the classroom?W: No, she is reading in the library.Q12: What is Meimei doing?Text 3M: Is the cat beside the chair?W: No, it is on the chair.Q13: Where is the cat?Te?M: It's a picture of my family.W: Oh. Who is the man in a blue shirt?M: My father.W: Is this your mother on his left?M: No, she is my aunt. The one in a dress is my mother. The girl in front of me is my sister.W: What a happy family!Q14: Who is the woman in a dress?Q15: Where is Jim's sister?Tee, are you from Canada?W: Yes. And my family live in China now.M: What grade are you in?W: Grade 7.M: What do your father and mother do?W: My father is a doctor and my mother is a teacher.M: Do you have a sister?W: No, but I have a brother. He is in my mother's school. M: OK. Thank you.Q16: Where is the girl from?Q17: What does the girl's father do?Q18: How many people are there in the girl's family?四、Tey cousin. She is thirteen years old this year. I am fourteen. I am older than her. Linda is a student in No. 5 Middle School. But her brother Bob is in No. 15 Middle School. Her sister is in No. 12 Middle School. Linda and I are in the same school. We go to school by bike every day. Listen! Who is singing on the way to school? Of course, it is Linda. She doesn't like dancing.I don't like drawing.Q19: How old is Linda?Q20: Which school is Linda in?Q21: What is Linda doing on the way to school?Teany friends come to Han Mei's house at nine o'clock. They are drinking tea now. HanMei's mother is a teacher. She is cooking in the kitchen. Han Mei is a nurse in the hospital. She is very busy every day. Her father is a driver. He is very busy, too. Now it's lunchtime. Han Mei and her friends are talking and eating happily. They have a good Sunday.Q22: Who is drinking tea?Q23: How is Han Mei every day?Q24: What time is it now?Q25: What are Han Mei and her friends doing?五、Hello, everyone! I' m Steve. It's 6: 00 p. m. now. Mygrandmother is making dinner. She can make a lot of delicious food. My grandfather is watching TV on the chair. What is my mother doing? She is helping my grandmother wash the vegetables.What is my father doing? He is drinking tea. I am in my room, because I have to do my homework after school. I can't watch TV or have dinner until I finish my homework.听力答案:一、1～5: ACBCB二、6～10: CABCB三、11～15: AABBC 16～18: ACB四、19～21: AAB 22～25: BBCC五、26. dinner 27. chair 28. vegetables 29. tea 30. room。