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UNIT1Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationHouses in the FutureVOCABULARYcontract['kɒn’trækt]n.To reduce in sizeDirections:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear:Well,i think houses in the future will probably be but i should think they’ll be so that you don’t need so muchand as you do now,so perhaps very economical.Perhaps they will use, although i don’t know,in this country,perhaps we to do that so much.Yes,i think they’ll be full of:things like very advanced televisions,videos,perhaps videos which take up-the screen the whole wall.I should think.Yes,you’ll have things likewhich open automatically when you,perhaps electronic which will you when you,when you come to the front door even.Perhaps and designers will be a bit more about how houses are designed and perhaps with the people will think of putting gardens and,and maybe rooms can be and,and depending on what you use them for,so perhaps there’ll be a bit more about that.Part2Listening for GistListening StrategyFinding the gist of the listening material involves the students’active participation.The students should be fully motivated while they are listening, not just guessing and ticking the right answer.There are many activities that can help the students find the gist of the passage during the listening stage.One of them is to ask the students to note down the most important words that best describe the passage.Directions:listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This dialogue is about2.The key words areUNIT2Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationMy MotherVOCABULARYdisciplinarian[,dɪsɪplɪ'neərɪən]n.one that enforces or between in strict discipline clump[klʌmp]v.to walk or move so as to make a heavy,dull soundknack[næk]n.a specific talent for somethinghoist[hɒɪst]v.to raise or haul upgigantic[dʒaɪ'gæntɪk]adj.very largetranscend[træn'send]v.to exist abovedandelion['dændɪlaɪən]n.蒲公英Directions:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear:My mother was an efficient who cooked,cleaned and shopped for nine people basis.She was a disciplinarian who would seven kids walk up and down the stairs a hundred times if we clumped like to dinner.She also enlisted us to help her in the day’s.My mother believed that each of her children had a specialthat made him or her invaluable on certain.My brother Mike, for example,was believed to have especially.He was hoisted up as a human whenever she needed to see something.John was the climber when a kite. My own job was navigator for our old Chrysler.But my mother’s to get work done well was only.She also had an that carried her in different directions,that her to transcend her everyday life. She did not magic as portrayed on a stage,butinstead the sound of a metal bucket being a hose,or the persistence of a dandelion at the a woodpile.Part2Listening for GistDirections:listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This passage is about2.The key words areUNIT3Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationWildlifeBACKGROUND INFORMATIONWorld Wildlife Fund(WWF)An international organization formed to raise money for conservation projects,est.1961.It has been responsible for international agreements on conservation and has supported research on endangered species, including the giant panda,its symbol.Directions:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.Every ten minutes,one kind of animal,plant or insect for ever.If nothing is done about it,one million species that are alive today will twenty years from now.The seas are in danger.They are being industrial and nuclear waste,chemical fertilisers and.If nothing is done about it,one day soon nothing will be able to the seas.The tropical,which are the home of half the earth’s living things are.If nothing is done about it,they will have in twenty years.The effect on the world’s-and on our agriculture and food-will be disastrous.,somebody is trying to do something about it.In1961, the World Wildlife Fund-a small group of people who wanted to to save animals and plants.Today,the World Wildlife Fund is a large organization.It has raised over for projects,and has created or given support to National Parks in.It has helpedand birds-including the tiger-to.Part2Listening for GistDirections:listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This dialogue is about2.The key words areUnit4Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationStephen Powelson’s Amazing Memory BACKGROUND INFORMATIONprep school Private schools that focus on academic preparation for college are sometimes called preparatory schools or prep schools.Iliad The Iliad,the story of Homer’s epic,revolves around the Greek warrior Achites, who has withdrawn from the war against the Trojans because of an insult. VOCABULARYchide[tʃaɪd]v.to scoldDirections:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.When Stephen Powelson was nine,his school organized acontest in memorizing passages from the Bible.Stephen paiduntil he was chided for.The next Sunday he surprised everyone by all the passages for the.As a teenager in prep school,Stephen took Greek.His teacher21lines of the Iliad to be memorized.At the end of the hour-though he he paid full attention to the -Stephen knew all21.He went on to memorize the first.In1978,for the first time,Powelson,now60,had some .To keep his mind active,he reread the Iliad and that he still knew the first100lines.That someone could memorize so much between ages60and70is to most people,who are that memoryas we grow older.Powelson’s method is to his tape recorder,then read it several more times,making sure be understands.“Also,”he says,“i attempt to myself as part of the action.”Part2Listening for GistDirections:listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This passage is about2.The key words areUnit5Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationWindVOCABULARYpolynesian[,pɔli'ni:ziən;-ʒiən]adj.玻利尼西亚人的swell[swel]n.a long wave on water that moves continuously without breaking whiteout['hwaɪtaʊt]n.a weather condition in which the features and horizon of snow covered country are indistinguishable due to uniform light diffusion乳白天空chrome[krəʊm]n.铬，铬合金Directions:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.In the past we watched the wind closely.knew that game moved the winds,that keeping the wind in was essential to a successful.Farmers knew that changing winds brought.Polynesian sailors could find islands beyond the by lying on their backs in their and feeling the swells caused by winds islands many miles away Eskimos could in Arctic whiteouts,when fog or snow all landmarks,by following remembered currents of air over the snow and ice.Today few people can tell where the wind comes from.We live inside walls, chrome and glass,and the winds outside are oftenour own making-the wake of,the tunneling of air down narrow city streets.We get our weather,not from the wind behind us.We hear the wind as house sounds:the,the scratching of branches at a window,the moan of a draft under the.These are pop music,not the of the wind,which is the collision of leaf and blade,theof branches under stress,the of ocean waves.Part2Listening for GistDirections:listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This passage is about2.The key words areUnit6Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationWind and SpiritBACKGROUND INFOMRATIONSanta Ana Named after Southern California’s Santa Ana Canyon and a fixture of local legend and Literature,the Santa Ana is a blustery,dry and warm(often hot)wind that blows out of the desert.Santa Anas can cause a great deal of damage.The fast, hot winds cause vegetation to dry out,increasing the danger of wildlife.Once the fires start,the winds fan the flames and hasten their spread.VOCABULARYmistral['mɪstrəl]n.a dry,cold northerly wind that blows in squalls toward the Mediterranean coast of southern France密史脱拉风（地中海北岸的一种干冷北风）foehn[fɜːn]n.a warm,dry wind coming off the Ice slopes of a mountain range, especially off the northern slopes of the alps.焚风（尤其从阿尔卑斯山脉北坡等山坡上吹下来的干热风）bise[biːz]n.a cold north wind of the Swiss alps and nearby regions of France and Italy 干冷的北风（瑞士阿尔卑斯山河法国、意大利附近地区寒冷的北风）Directions:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.We do notice the wind when it seems,when the trees turn away from it,and it our hearts.“Certain winds will make men’s,”said George Eliot.In Southern California,the Santa Ana is an increase in depression and domestic.Scientists have tried to identify physiological reasons for these.Everyone agrees,however,that like the Santa Ana,the mistral in France and the foehn in Germany and Switzerland seem to have on our mental and physical.On windy days,playground fights,and heart failures are more.In Geneva,traffic accidents when a wind called the bise blows.At the patients,some Swiss and German hospitals during the feohn.It is human to ask what is.It is easy to personify thewind as the.The act of taking wind into our lungs is what.The Jews,Arabs,Romans and Greeks all took their word for from the word for wind.But our day-to-day lives are no longer the winds.We do not identify wind with spirit anymore.Part2Listening for GistListening StrategyFinding the topic sentence is another exercise that can help the students get the gist of the passage.The topic sentence may be at the beginning of the passage,or at the end of passage.Sometimes it may also appear in the middle.Directions:listen to the passage and find its topic sentence.This topic sentence is“Unit7Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationMeet Your ChiropractorVOCABULARYchiropractic[,kaɪrə(ʊ)'præktɪk]n.(脊椎)按摩疗法spine[spaɪn]n.脊柱malfunction[mæl'fʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n]n.to fall to function or to function improperlyreferra l[rɪ'fɜːr(ə)l]n.转诊安排Directions:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.The doctor of chiropractic(D.C.)is a member of the health team who the human body as a total functioning and gives special attention to the spine,, nerves,circulatory and skeletal.The chiropractor seeks to Pain.The procedures utilized are primarily focused on the. The chiropractor is concerned about the spine’s relationship to the ,which controls important body functions.The chiropractor knows that a malfunctioning spinal joint can not only cause or headaches,it can also the nerves leading from the spine,thereby other portions of the body.Millions of Americans are chiropractic patients for a wide variety of .They depend on their chiropractor as their to help them maintain their health through proper,treatment,and referral when.A minimum of six years of college study including internshipsthe making of a chiropractic physician.Many doctors of chiropractic choose toto certain specialties,such as,nutrition, orthopedics or radiology.As a member of the healing arts,the doctor of chiropractic must pass a state board examination in order to practice.Part2Listening for GistBACKGROUND INFORMATION“Surviving the Iron Age”In September2000seventeen people from a wide range of background attempted so go back in time to the Iron Age at Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort in Pembrokeshire west wales.They were challenged to do so by the BBC,who firmed their attempt to“Surviving the Iron Age”Directions:listen to the passage and find its topic sentence.This topic sentence is“Unit8Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationCorporate Social Responsibility VOCABULARYrapacious[rə'peɪʃəs]adj.taking by force,plunderingDirections:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.Once upon a time,all-or almost all-business were and rapacious,sparing a thought for their or the environment only in order to how to exploit them.Then bosses found their ,guided(or sometimes forced)by or critics from the world.They discovered the idea that companies should not exist only to make a profit but to.Thus corporate social responsibility(CSR)got its as a business fashion,and it is now hard to find a firm that has not and earnest about its relations with the wider world.CSR is closely linked with the principles of““in proposing that enterprises should make decisions based not only on the financial factors but also on the social and environmental of their activities.Issues like environmental damage,improper treatment of workers,and leading to customers inconvenience or danger,.Some investors and investment fund managers have begun toa corporation’s CSR policy in making.Some consumers have become increasingly sensitive to the CSR performance of the companiesthey buy their goods and services.These trendsthe pressure on companies to an economically,socially and environmentally sustainable way.Part2Listening for GistDirections:listen to the passage and find its topic sentence. This topic sentence is“UNIT9Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationCelebrations in Australia,Asia Ring in2010 VOCABULARYStake out to make an area with stakes so as to claim ownership of itShrine[ʃraɪn]n.A place where worship is offered or devotions are paid to a saint or deityReveler['revələ]n.People who are enjoying themselves in a noisy way,often while they are drunkDirections:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.One of the first major cities to celebrate the was Sydney, Australia.More than people gathered along the Sydney harbor to watch the city’s fireworks show,set to booming rock music.Hours before midnight people Harbor Bridge to stake out for the12-minute display.This year’s show involved more than of explosive devices.Other cities around Asia and the Pacific region fireworks, such as Kuala Lampur and Hong Kong.In other places people the New Year without fireworks.Millions in Japan prayed at shrines for good fortune in2010.In Seoul,South Korea,a was rung.In China’s capital,signs around Beijing cautioned fireworks within the heart of the city on New Year’s Eve.This did not seem to Beijing residents,who say the Lunar New Year is their to celebrate with fireworks.This year that holiday is in.Many young people were and clubs in Beijing until theof the morning.Still others had to on New Year’s Eve.As late-night revelers waited in the cold for a,twomen unloaded a truck at a on Worker’s Stadium Road.One of them said he good health for his parents in the New Year.His coworker said he hoped to spend the Lunar New Year at his home in nearby Shandong province.Part2Listening for GistDirections:listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This passage is about2.The key words areUNIT10Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationDo You Risk Enough to Succeed? VOCABULARYcrestfallen['krestfɔːl(ə)n]adj.depressed and dejectedpull in one’s horns to restrain oneself,to draw backDirections:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.During the semifinals of the1990Wimbledon,Monica Seles faced Zina Garrison.As the match,it became clear that Seles’s most formidable was not Garrison but herself.“The match was so close,”said a crestfallen Seles afterward.“I was going for the shorts.Even on Zina’s second serve I wasto hit the ball for winners.”When things get,conventional wisdom tells us to ,to pull in your horns,Consequently,rather than performing to,we concentrate on minimizing our losses.The results can be.If you find yourself shying away from risks,these five tips will help you the adventurous spirit buried in us all.1.Take seriously.2.Take it in little steps.When starting something new,afirst step and make it one you are reasonably sure of.3.Don’t say“don’t“.The don’ts,a form of setting,canbe self-fulfilling because your mind to picture.4.Make your own.5.Lean from your mistakes.By,you will accomplish more than you you could.In the process you will your life into an exciting adventure that will constantly challenge,reward and you.Part2Listening for GistDirections:listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This passage is about2.The key words areUNIT11Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationGive Your Child the Happiness Trait VOCABURARYresilience[rɪ'zɪlɪəns]n.the ability to recover quickly from illness,change or misfortuneDirections:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.Happiness is both a“state”and a“trait”.The state of happiness is athat comes and goes.I can it in my two-year-old daughter simply by making a.The trait of happiness is more.I see it in my daughter when she gets out of bed with a smile,eager to the day.Even when life isn’t so pleasant,she can sustain her and hopefulness.A recipe for a happy disposition through life a harder to, but researchers have identified key.By focusing on these, parents are more likely to raise children with the of happiness built into their.1.Give your child choices.2.Resist the urge mon sense suggests that people with incomes are happier than those. The key word is adequate.What is important is having enough toBasic needs and feeling content with what you have.3.broad interests.4.Teach resilience.Everyone has ways to bad days.A child should be taught to find solace in things that will his sense of well-being.5.a happy home.One of the best ways to help a child find happiness is for the parents to in their own lives.Part2Listening for GistDirections:listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This passage is about2.The key words areUNIT12Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationDangers in Your GarageVOCABUARYlethal['liːθ(ə)l]adj.causing deathculprit['kʌlprɪt]n.(informal)a cause of a problemmishap['mɪshæp]n.an unfortunate accidenttoddler['tɒdlə]n.one who toddlers,especially a young child learning to walkskin graft皮肤移植plastic surgery整形手术neurosurgery[njʊərəʊ'sɜːdʒərɪ]n.神经外科Directions:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.Imagine that your home contained a small factory with high explosive, dangerous industrial tools and potentially lethal.Sound far-fetched？Not really,because this“factory”is your.The National Safety Council(NSC)says that each year kill about20,000Americans and injure another.The culprits in many of these mishaps are the modern,we keep casually in our garages and tend to.Last November,in a suburb of Chicago,three toddlers a can of gasoline stored in a garage.One of the children dropped a tool that when it landed on the concrete floor.Violet flames flashed in a loud.Two of the children were hideously and later died.The other child needed skin grafts and plastic.A Wisconsin man was last fall.To move a, he set his chain saw down on the ground but.When he returned for the saw,he a branch that flipped the spinning up toward his head.The cutting bits ripped his face from mouth to ear,four teeth and left his lower lip hanging.It took more than to close the wounds,and later he requiredneurosurgery and extensive.Part2Listening for GistDirections:listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This passage is about2.The key words areUNIT13Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationSister River Build Cultural Bridge Between US and China VOCABULARYEncroachment[eŋ'krəʊtʃm(ə)nt]n.the acitivity of trenching or intruding untiringly on the territoryDirections:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.The Mississippi is the major river system in the United States,flowing almost from a small lake in Minnesota,gathering theother rivers and streams before reaching the Gulf of Mexico.In mid-May,began to open,about41students fromcolleges,mostly in the Midwest,explored the river in Wisconsin and Iowa,to the environment,and each other.The students came to join the program.The experience-set up by the University of Wisconsin, Madison-based Environment and Public Health Network for Chinese Students-the Mississippi and China’s longest river,the Yangtze.This featured story-telling,hiking,camping,and canoeing,a large lesson about conservation projects that canon both the Yangtze and Mississippi.After the group met at the Cranc Foundation preserve,they headed south to the Kickapoo River that through southwestern Wisconsin before joining the Mississippi.They a stretch of the Kickapoo River,where a stopped encroachment by developers and protected the the waterway.The students on the River Spirit Exchange with singing and stories around the anizers say the of this first gathering of students will lead to other trips,including the YangtzePart2Listening for GistVOCABULARYleukemia[lʊ'kimɪə]n.白血病periwinkle['perɪwɪŋk(ə)l]n.长春花snakeroot['sneɪkruːt]n.蛇根草armadillo[,ɑːmə'dɪləʊ]n.犰狳leprosy['leprəsɪ]n.麻疯病；Directions:listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This passage is about2.The key words areUNIT14Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationMake Your Child a WinnerDirections:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.Peak performances-moments when children that’s in them-are the stuff of every parent’s.And yet most of us have seen a report card or heard a trumpet solo that what our kids can.Why can some boys and girls repeatedly pull themselves to the ,while others of equal or cannot?Many parents assume skill is pretty much determined by the student with the highest I.Q.will get the best grades,or the athlete with the most prowess will.Genes count in determining performance,but they’re not everything.The comes from mental attitude,character and. There are some simple ways for parents to help their youngsters develop those .●Find something to praise.A child who feels good about himself.●Assess your child’s.●Encourage self-applause.●Knowing how to relax is key to.A good report card near your daughter’s mirror reminds her that she can do well-and to repeat her success.There are no to bringing your child to do his best.It’s a of support,encouragement and hard work.And those effortsnot only in peak performance but also in because parent and child.Part2Listening for GistDirections:listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This passage is about2.The key words areUNIT15Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1Spot DictationHitting the Road and Staying at Home-All at Once VOCABULARYRecline[rɪ'klaɪn]v.To lie back or downDirections:Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks with what you hear.America is full of vacation lodges on wheels?They are known as motor homes-literally kitchens,living rooms,and beds across America.There are more than of these self-propelled rolling dwellings in the United States.Theysimple pick-up trucks with camper units attached to deluxe recreational vehicles -or RVs-as big as a.Since a motor home vacation a often cheaper than a trip requiring stays at ,One might think the RV industry is, despite the longest and deepest recreation since1930s.But not so.Almost 62,000new mother homes dealerships in2004,but just one-third that many were sold last year.Orders are up early this year,however, as consumer credit somewhat.Out west,especially,where there are plenty of campgrounds and national parks,you see thousands of motor homes.Their owners have clubs,magazines, a-even conventions,twice a year!They are warmly welcomed in most places,because they are often who have money to spend,teachers with an entire summer,or well-behaved families on vacation.Many motor home owners have driven to all 50U.S.states-except,of course,Hawaii,the Pacific Ocean.Often neighbors take several trips together each year,gasoline costs,home-cooked meals-not to mention.Even with poor gas on most RV units,these vagabonds can travel for aboutwhat others pay who fly,buy meals in restaurants,and .And while drivers and passengers alike in large motor homes are supposed to keep on the road,it’s not uncommon to find someone in back cold refreshments,spreading maps out on a table-even ,fully reclined!Part2Listening for GistDirections:listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This problem is that2.The key words are。