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Unit 6Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Phonetics---- Stress, Intonation and AccentPeter: You've been to Zanada, haven't you?Peter: Oh yes, I remember. You went a couple of years ago, didn't you ?Peter: Now, let's see ... It's er, it's a mainly agricultural country, isn't it?Peter: Well yes, I know, but there's not much industry once you've left the coast, is there?Peter: I see ... Mm, so the North would be the best place to go to, wouldn't it?Peter: Yeah. Mind you, I should think the South is very beautiful, isn't it?Peter: (laughs) Yeah. That's right. Oh and what about transport? It'd be better to hire a car, wouldn't it?Peter: Really? That's cheap. It costs that much a day here, doesn't it? Peter: Yeah, well that's fine, Maggie. Thanks a lot. Bye.Part 2 Listening and Note-takingIdentifying CriminalsCan computers help the police to identify criminals? Experts nowthink computers can make it easier for the police to find people they want to question.At the present, the system most widely used by the British police is called Photofit. Witnesses describe a suspect and then a picture is built up like a jigsaw（锯曲线机）, using five different sets of features. These are: hairs, eyes, nose, mouth and chin. This system can be very useful in finding criminals, but only in one case out of twenty. Quite often, almost half the time, in fact, Photofit pictures are misleading. There are two reasons for this. Firstly, the picture may look nothing at all like the suspect. Secondly, likeness may be so general that it is not at all helpful. And unfortunately, a bad likeness can lead to the arrest of an innocent person.Witness’s attitudes can influence their descriptions. In a recent experiment, a group of people was shown a picture of a man and told that he was a mass murderer. When asked to produce Photofit pictures of this man, they made pictures that showed a murderous-looking individual. But at the same time, a second group was shown the same picture and told that the same man was a lifeboat captain who had received a medal for bravery. When the second group produced Photofit pictures, these showed a man who was handsome and well-groomed.The police have another way of identifying criminals. Policerecords contain tens of thousands of photographs of people convicted of crimes. Witnesses can look through these in the hope of recognising suspects; however, it has been discovered that a witness begins to forget the culprit's (criminal) features after spending a long time looking through these photographs.The computer system called FRAME (Face Retrieval and Matching Equipment) combines the best features of both methods. All the photographs on record are put on the computer file. When a witness describes a suspect, the computer searches the file for photographs that fit the description.. The witness is then presented with a small number of photographs to look through.Of course, this system, as it exists at present, will only help to identify people whose photographs are already on police files. So now, experts have to work on the problem of getting accurate descriptions from witnesses. One thing they have discovered is that witnesses give better descriptions when they are encouraged to recall the scene of the crime. They do not need to go there: just imagining the scene works just as well.Exercise A:1. Computers can make it easier for the police to find people theywant to question.2. A bad likeness can lead to the arrest of an innocent person.3. A witness begins to forget the culprit's features after spending a long time looking through these photographs.4. Experts have to work on the problem of getting accurate descriptions from witnesses.5. Witnesses give better descriptions when they are encouraged torecall the scene of the crime.Exercise B:Identifying CriminalsI. The Photofit systemA. Witnesses describe a suspect.B. Then a picture is built up, using five different sets of features.1. Hair.2. Eyes.3. Nose.4. Mouth.5. Chin.C. Advantage1. This system can be very useful in finding criminals.D. Disadvantage1. But only in one case out of twenty the method is accurate.2. Almost half the time Photofit pictures are misleading.3. There are two reasons for misleading.i. Firstly, the picture may look nothing at all like the suspect.ii. Secondly, the likeness may be so general that it is not at all helpful.E. Witnesses' attitudes can influence their descriptions.II. Another way of identifying criminalsA. Police records tens of thousands of photographs of peopleconvicted of crimes.B. Witnesses look through these in the hope of recognisingsuspects.III. FRAME (Face Retrieval and Matching Equipment)A. A computer system combines the best features of bothmethods.B. All the photographs on record are put on the computer file.C. The computer searches the file for photographs that fit thedescription.D. The witness is then presented with a small number ofphotographs to look through.E. Disadvantage1. The system will only help to identify people whosephotographs are already on police files.2. Descriptions from witnesses must be accurate.Section Two Listening ComprehensionDialogue 1 I Don’t Believe It!A: No, I think it’s a load of rubbish myself. I mean, some people believe anything, don’t they? Well, it doesn't make sense, does it?Things flying around in the sky, coming down from another planet and all that? No, I think when the scientists say it's happened and we can explain how it happened -- I mean, when we have some real proof, then I'll believe it.B: There could be some truth in it, but I tend to think it's just a tourist attraction. I can't explain the photographs. And then there are the photographs of "Bigfoot," the erm, er, Abominable Snowman* in the mountains of India. Well, that's the same sort of thing. I suppose it could be true, but it's the same with all these stories, you'd like to see it for yourself before you believe it.C：Oh, yes. They definitely exist. Yes, I believe that some people come back to haunt* us. I mean, we've all had strange feelings about people who are no longer with us, or strange feelings about certain places. I think those feelings are a kind of ghost. We don't always see something, you know, in a long white dress going "whooo-ooo" in the middle of the night, but we can have strong feelings about the past. Some people have very strong feelings so they actually begin to see things, something moving, a shape, alight, I don't know. Scientific facts can't explain everything in this world, you know.ExerciseＡ：１．Probably some photographs of mysterious shapes, footprints or that sort of things.2. The first speaker.Exercise B:1. I only believe things when there is real proof or scientificexplanation.2. People sometimes just duplicate old mysterious stories in a newsetting to attract tourists.3. There do exist ghosts. When people have a very strong feelingabout the past, they begin to see ghosts.Dialogue 2 Unidentified Flying ObjectsInterviewer: Mr Burton, you say that you have seen a UFO. Is that right?Mr Burton: Yes, absolutely right. It happened just over a year ago. Interviewer: And where was this?Mr Burton: Near my home in Aldershot, in the south of England. I live near the big military base in Aldershot. Interviewer: What time of day was it?Mr Burton: It was about one o'clock in the morning. I was out fishing.The weather forecast said it was going to be a warm, clearnight with no clouds, and that's perfect for fishing. Interviewer: And what happened?Mr Burton: Well, I saw a bright light coming towards me at about three hundred feet, and then itstarted to land. It was behind some trees, but I could seeit clearly because there was a full moon. Then I saw twoforms coming towards me, and when they were about fivefeet away, they just stopped and looked at me for a goodten or fifteen seconds.Interviewer: What did they look like?Mr Burton: They were quite small, about four feet tall, dressed in green suits from head to foot, and they had helmets of thesame colour with a red visor*, so I couldn't see their faces.They both carried space guns.Interviewer: Did they speak to you?Mr Burton: Yes. The one on the right said "Come this way, please." Interviewer: Weren't you frightened? ... I mean, weren't you surprised that they spoke English.Mr Burton: They spoke in a funny accent. It sounded more like a machine talking than a person.No, I wasn't frightened. I don't know why. The one whospoke started to walk towards the light, and I followedhim, with the other one behind me. We got to a wall andthe first "form" just walked through it! I couldn't believeit! 1 had to climb over it, and then we got to thespaceship.Interviewer: What did that look like?Mr Burton: It was about forty-five feet across, and silver, very, very shiny, and there were round windows all round the side. Interviewer: Did you go inside?Mr Burton: Yes, I did. There were steps going up, and we went into an octagonal* room. I stood there for about ten minutes.The walls, the floor, and the ceiling were all black, lcouldn't see any controls or instruments, but there was acentral column going up from the floor to the ceiling,about four feel wide, right in the middle of the room. Interviewer: Were there any more of these "forms"?Mr Burton: No, just the two. Suddenly, one of them said "Stand under the red light." I couldn'tsee any red light, but then 1 moved to the right and 1could see it up on the wall, justunder the ceiling. I stood there for about five minutes,and then a voice said "What is your age?" I said"Seventy-four." Then they told me to turn around. Afterabout five more minutes one of them said "You can go.You are too old and ill for our purposes." So I left andwent back, to the river.Interviewer: Did the spaceship take off?Mr Burton: Yes, I heard a very high-pitched noise, like a scream, and the thing took off straight into the sky anddisappeared. I sat by the river and watched it go. Thiswas about two o'clock.Interviewer: Then what did you do'?Mr Burton: Next morning I went to the police, and in the afternoon someone from the Ministry ofDefense came to my house to interview me.He told me to keep quiet about the whole thing, andtell absolutely no one. I thought this was verystrange, but I did as he told me.Interviewer:Why have you decided to tell people about it now?Mr Burton: Because I want people to know what happened to me.I didn't use to believe in UFOs, but now I know theyexist. I think governments are trying to hide something,but people have a right to know.Interviewer：Thank you, Mr Burton, very much. A fascinating story.Passage 1 The Loch Ness MonsterThe Loch Ness is an enormous lake in Northern Scotland. It is about 24 miles long and one mile wide, and has an approximate depth of 1000 feet.One of the strangest and most fascinating things about Scotland* is the Loch* Ness Monster. Some people believe in the monster's existence. Many do not! However, very important bodies of people do believe there is some truth in the famous monster story: experts from Britain's Royal Air Force*, scientists from the Boston Academy of Applied Science* and computer specialists from NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S.A.), to mention but a few!Loch Ness is an enormous lake in Northern Scotland. It is about twenty-four miles long and one mile wide, and has an approximate depth of 1,000 feet, which makes it very difficult for anybody to find and examine the highly elusive* monster. In fact the first convincing reports of people seeing the monster date from only about six years before the beginning of the Second World War. Since then here have been other sightings, and photographs of the monster have been taken ! Many of these photographs have later been recognized asfakes（捏造的报道）--silly jokes played on an unsuspecting public! However, other photographs have amazed the most searching scientific minds. In fact, it seems certain that something (and probably several of them) does exist in the deep waters of Loch Ness. The most amazing photographs show a flipper* -- the flipper perhaps of a very large animal (twenty or thirty feet long, it is imagined).From these photos British specialist in animal life, Sir Peter Scott, who is also an artist, has constructed this picture of what he believes the monster might look like.But where did the monster come from? Did it mysteriously climb out of a prehistoric world beneath the earth's crust*? Did it originally swim into the lake from the sea? Before the Ice Age, Loch Ness opened into the sea. Was the young monster's egg frozen into the ice of the Ice Age? And somehow did the monster come alive again when the ice went away? We just do not know! Can we ever find the answers to all the questions surrounding the legend* of the Loch Ness Monster, do you think?Exercise A:Loch Ness is an enormous lake in Northern Scotland. It is about twenty-four miles long and one mile wide, and has an approximate depth of 1,000 feet.Exercise B:l. C 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. C 8. D Exercise C:1. One of the strangest and most fascinating things about Scotland is the Loch Ness Monster.2. They are Britain's Royal Air Force, the Boston Academy of Applied Science and NASA.3. Because the most amazing photographs show a flipper -- the flipper perhaps of a very large animal (twenty or thirty feet long, it is imagined).4. Because before the Ice Age, Loch Ness opened into the sea.5. Sir Peter Scott is a British specialist in animal life and also an artist.Passage 2 FossilFossil*, remains or traces of prehistoric plants and animals, buried and preserved in sedimentary* rock, or trapped in organic matter. Fossils representing most living groups have been discovered as well as many fossils representing groups that are now extinct. Fossils range in age from 3.5 billion-year-old traces of microscopic cyanobacteria* (blue-green algae) to lO,O00-year-old remains of animals preserved during the last Ice Age.Fossils are most commonly found in limestone, sandstone, and shale (sedimentary rock). Remains of organisms can also be foundtrapped in natural asphalt, amber, and ice. The hard, indigestible skeletons and shells of animals and the woody material of plants are usually preserved best. Fossils of organisms made of soft tissue that decays readily are more rare. Paleontologists* (scientists who study prehistoric life) use fossils to learn how life has changed and evolved throughout earth's history.Many factors can influence how fossils are preserved. Remains of an organism may be replaced by minerals, dissolved by an acidic solution to leave only their impression, or simply reduced to a more stable form. The fossilization of an organism depends on the chemistry of the environment and on the biochemical makeup of the organism. As a result, not all organisms in a community will be preserved.Plants are most commonly fossilized through carbonization. In this process, the mobile oils in the plant's organic matter are leached out* and the remaining matter is reduced to a carbon film. Plants have an inner structure of rigid organic walls that may be preserved in this manner, revealing the framework of the original cells. Animal soft tissue has a less rigid cellular structure and is rarely preserved through carbonization. Although paleontologists have found the carbonized skin of some ichthyosaurs*, marine reptiles from the Mesozoic* Era (240 to 65 million years before present), themicroscopic structure of the skin was not preserved.Different types of fossils are found in different geological formations, depending on the prehistoric environment represented and the age of the rock. Older rocks are found on low, eroded continents near the edges of large oceans. Younger rocks are found more commonly where there is active mountain building and volcanic activity. Old fossils are most commonly found where an old mountain range has eroded, such as in eastern North America and northern Europe, or where two old continents have collided, such as in Russia. Younger fossils are found at the ocean side of young mountains where an ocean plate is colliding with a continental plate, such as in western North and south America and in New Zealand.Exercise A:Plants are most commonly fossilized through carbonization. In this process, the mobile oils in the plant's organic matter are leached out and the remaining matter is reduced to a carbon film.Exercise B:1. A2. B3.C4. B5. D6. A7. C8. DExercise C:1. Fossil, remains or traces of prehistoric plants and animals, buried and preserved in sedimentary rock, or trapped in organic matter.2. Paleontologists use fossils to learn how life has changed andevolved throughout earth's history.3. The remains of an organism may be replaced by minerals or dissolved by an acidic solution.4. Old fossils are most commonly found where an old mountain range had eroded, such as in eastern North America and northern Europe, or where two old continents have collided, such as in Russia.5. Younger fossils are found at the ocean side of young mountains where an ocean plate is colliding with a continental plate, such as in western North and South America and in New Zealand.News Item 1The Philippine government has barred further workers from traveling to Iraq after one of its 5tizens was kidnapped in Baghdad. The group threatened to kill the hostage within 72 hours unless he Philippine government withdraws its troops from Iraq.The Philippine Labor Secretary ordered an immediate halt in the deployment* of any further Filipino workers to Iraq. Some 4,000 Filipino civilians are working in U.S. military bases in Iraq as cooks, mechanics or in other jobs. The government has offered help for any workers who want to come home.EX A: This news item is about the Philippine government’s prohibitionagainst deploying any further workers to Iraq.EX B:The Philippine government has barre d further workers from traveling to Iraq after one of its citizens was kidnapped in Baghdad. The group threatened to kill the hostage within 72 hours unless the Philippine government withdraws its troops from Iraq. The Philippine Labor Secretary ordered an immediate halt in the deployment of any further Filipino workers to Iraq. Some 4,000 Filipino civilians are working in U.S. military bases in Iraq as cooks, mechanics or in other jobs. The government has offered help for any workers who want to come home.│News Item 2A new round of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program will be held next week in Beijing.The talks involving China, Russia, Japan, the United States, and North and South Korea have been scheduled for June 23-26. Working group talks set for June 21-22 will lay the groundwork for discussions later in the week.Beijing has already hosted two rounds of the so-called six-party talks, but both have made little headway into resolving the standoff*. China hopes all sides will deepen their discussions based onpeacefully through dialogue and reaching the final goal of a nuclear freed Korean Peninsula.The United States and its key Asian allies, South Korea and Japan, have been pushing Pyongyang to abandon its nuclear program since the extent of the program became known in December 2002. Exercise A: This news item is about a new round of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear programExercise B:1. What kind of talks will be held next week in Beijing?A new round of six-nation talks on North Korea's nuclear program will be held next week in Beijing.2. When have the talks been held?They have been scheduled for June 23-26.3. Which countries are involved?The talks involve China, Russia, Japan, the United States and North and South Korea.4. Has much headway been made into resolving the standoff after two rounds of six-party talks?No. little headway has been made into resolving the standoff.5. What does China hope?China hopes all sides will deepen their discussions based onpeacefully through dialogue and reaching the final goal of nuclear freed Korean Peninsula.News Item 3The Bush administration has claimed victory in a dispute with China over semiconductors. The settlement brought a swift close to the World Trade Organization complaint filed March 18 against China, the first such suit against Beijing since it joined the WTO in 2001.The pact* will help U.S. companies expand what was a $2 billion semiconductor market opportunity last year. A 17-percent value-added tax on U.S. integrated circuits also will be eliminated*.The U.S. semiconductor industry, with about 255,000 domestically based workers, applauded the deal.In April, China and the United States sorted out another semiconductor-related trade dispute that related to a proprietary security technology that China had planned to impose on wireless networking chips.Ex A: This news item is about the semiconductor-related trade dispute between the U.S. and China.Exercise B:1. F2. T3. F4. F5. T。

Unit 11 Sportsmanship and Championship PartⅠB.可对照原文找答案C. 1.country and western (59%)2.for news (92%) guides (17m)4.swimming (17%)5.In their free time,they like to be active. (40%) PartⅡA. 1.forward bend2.cobra3.bow4.fish5.plough6.locust7.candle/shoulder-standB. 1.lying,back,lift,legs,resting,shoulers,legs2.lying,back,stretch,legs,toes touch3.lying,back,arch,back,take,crown,head4.sitting,bend5.lying,stomach,raise,head6.lying,stomach,arms,raise,legs7.lying,stomach,raise,legs,trunk,catch,feet,hands8.Stand,headC. Candle: 1 minute:—Plogh: 2 minutes: good for circulation of blood to the brain Fish: 1 minute:—Forward Bend: 2 minutes: good for stomach and whole digestivesystemCobra: 1 minute: straighten backLocust: 1 minute: good for blood circulation and backBow: 1 minute: lose weightHeadstand: 1 – 10 minutes: good for the whole bodyPartⅢA. 1.Sumo2.Football3.RunningB. 1.The Panda,Fujino shin,The Truth,150 kilos,60 kilos,Onokuni2.Naples,Cameroon,Columbia,comes out,Roger Milla,score,2:0,the Cameroon,quarter final3.80 meters,hits the front,1’44”96,second serious outdoor race PartⅣseen,experienced,shaking,four,knocking,leaping,opponents, hard-fought,exchanging,90,touching,hugging,beating,competitors,behavesportsmanship,sports,competition,clean,victory,defeat,grace, dignityplaying,following,respecting,officials,treating,respect golden,treating,with,against,treated,demonstrate,yourself, teammates,opponents,coaches,referees,judgesreserved,field,fans,parents,aware,competition,style,attitude, positiveLean,Play,Show,work,realize,deserves,politely,courteously, before,after,cool,tempers,Remind,hard,practiced,played, Avoid,violence,threatening,help,respond,penalized,hurt, Cheer,statements,trash-talking,Acknowledge,applaud,call, gracefully,right,people,best,win,lose,congratulatePartⅤA. snooker hurdling football sumo cricket bowling skiing table tennis swimming golf tennis hockey runningboxing baseball squash basketball rugbyB. 1.hurdling2.tennis3.boxing4.snooker5.basketball6.rugby7.swimming。

U8 Part IATopic-related Vocabularyally distributionentrepreneur inflatelayoff monopolyproprietor reimbursement sponsor stockpileLanguage Use1. to exercise control over ...· The corporation in question is De Beers, the South African company that exercises extraordinary control over the world's diamonds.2. to be pledged to ...· It seems quite extraordinary to think that Black African nations, which are, presumably, pledged to the downfall of South Africa, should have this constant arrangement with a South African corporation.3. to embrace changes· As he sees it, companies can embrace those changes with enthusiasm, or ignore them and die.4. in control· Jacket buttoned, feet fairly closed butangled open so that you seem alert and in control.5. in unison to ...· He had us stand up and practice a few together, gesturing in unison to four or five phrases like "The point is this…" and "I said, we need more production.6. to achieve the level of ...·Having looked at some typical research on body language myself, I do not think that the field has yet achieved the level of scientific precision that would justify such firm conclusions.7. to create an image of ...· Discussing the importance of eye contact when talking with other people, Knapp claimed that it creates an image of sincerity, credibility and trust.BBlank 1 : 90-149 pounds Blank 2 : 465 poundsBlank 3 : 240 poundsBlank 4 : 46 poundsBlank 5 : 835 poundsPart IIBBlank 1 : monopolyBlank 2 : AngolaBlank 3 : RussiaBlank 4 : best offerBlank 5 : businessBlank 6 : stockpiling Blank 7 : BelgiumBlank 8 : IsraelBlank 9 : cuttingBlank 10 : intrinsic value Blank 11 : gemsPart IIIABlank 1 : technologiesBlank 2 : efficiency and salesBlank 3 : in the digital worldBlank 4 : computer internetBlank 5 : electronic commerceBlank 6 : consumersBlank 7 : embraceBlank 8 : dieBBlank 1 : FBlank 2 : TBlank 3 : FBlank 4 : FBlank 5 : TPart IVPart VBlank 1 : Ten percent of American workers.Blank 2 : Construction, agriculture, communication, retail, manufacturing, engineering and real estate.Blank 3 : Her customers' good will and the friendships she has made at her store.Blank 4 : Because women business owners tend to place more emphasis on nurturing the individual employee's needs.U9Part IATopic-related Vocabularyasset premisesbullion securitycomptroller spotderivative sterlingequity Wall StreetportfolioLanguage Use1.to leave ... to worry about ...· Unit trusts enable ordinary working people to play the market while leaving the professionals to worry about stocks,bonds, derivatives and other financial instruments.2.to open/close/end up/trade at ...· After opening in the morning at $324.25 an ounce, it ended up just 75 cents at $325 exactly.· New York gold prices were fractionally stronger, edging up 20 cents to close at $324.70.· In London this morning, spot silver started trading at $600.10 an ounce —that's around 427 pence an ounce.3.in reaction to ...· On the London Metal Exchange yesterday,base metals drifted lower in reaction to stronger sterling.4.to fall by ...· The London daily price for raw sugarfell by $5.5 to $132 a ton.5.a wide spread of ...· The Treasurer's Division has a widespread of operations which includesinvestment portfolio management,commercial paper, government andmunicipal bonds, foreign exchange,bullion, and public finance.6.biggest one-day drop· The Dow had its biggest one-day drop on October 19th, 1987. 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全新版⼤学英语第⼆版听说教程2（unit1~7）答案Unit 1 SportsPart AListening StrategyIdentifying NumbersNumbers appear very often in every kind of listening material. The ability to catch the exact numbers spoken in English is an important but difficult skill for a Chinese learner. A good way is to practice over and over again the pronunciation of the numbers, particularly the different ways to say thirteen and thirty, fourteen and forty, etc. It also helps to practice writing down the numbers you hear quickly in numerical forms, without translating them into Chinese.You’re going to hear a passage about Michael Jordan, a retired American professional basketball player. Listen carefully and fill in the blanks with the missing numbers.Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. He was born on Feb. 1) 17, 2) 1963, in Brooklyn, New York. He is 3) 1.98 meters tall and weighs 4) 216 pounds. Jordan joined the Chicago Bulls team for the 5) 1984 season. In the 6) 1986 season he shot 7) 3041 points, the 8) third highest score ever. He was named NBA Slam Dunk Champion (扣篮冠军) in 9) 1987 and won the Most Valuable Player Award in 10) 1988, an honor repeated 11) four times in the next 12) ten years to 13) 1998. Jordan guided his team to win 14) six NBA championships during the 15) 1990s, scoring 16) 45 points during the 17) sixth and last game of the 18) 1998 NBA finals. In 19) 1999, he was named the greatest North American athlete of the 20th century.Jordan left the NBA at the beginning of the 1993-1994 NBA season to pursue a career in baseball. Since his baseball game wasn’t quite as good as his basketball games, he finally gave it up to rejoin the Bulls in 1995. Yet, after playing for 20) five more years, he once again announced his retirement in 21) 1999. But he returned for two more NBA games in 22) 2001 as a member of the Washington Wizards.Part BPre-listening TaskQuestions for DiscussionYou are going to talk about sports. Read the following questions and discuss them with your partner.1. Do you like sports? What is your favorite sport?2. What sports do most young people go in for?3. What sports are suitable for old people?4. Do you like jogging? Why or why not?5. Why do people need to play sports?Demo:2. What sports do most young people go in for?Well, people in different parts of the world may prefer different kinds of sports. For example, many Chinese people play ping-pong or table tennis, and it is considered to be our national sport. Chinese ping-pong players have won numerous championships in world competitions, which boosts the enthusiasm for the game among young people in China. However, in North America, many young people like playing American football and basketball. Almost every teenager has his or her own idol in these games. For example, Michael Jordan has a lot of fans in theAdditional Question for DiscussionWhat do you know about the Olympic Games?Demo:The Olympic Games are one of the most important international events in the world today. The modern Olympic Games arenamed for athletic contests held in ancient Greece for almost 12 centuries. They were banned in AD 394 but were revived and made international in 1896. The Winter Games were added in 1924. World War I and World War II forced cancellation of the Olympics in 1916, 1940, and 1944, but they resumed in 1948 and are held every four years. After 1992 the Winter and Summer Games were no longer held within the same calendar year. Winter Games were scheduled for 1994, after only a two-year interval, and every four years thereafter. The Summer Games were scheduled for 1996, and every four years thereafter. Beijing successfully hosted the 2008 Olympics.Language FocusHere are some sentences and structures that you might find useful in discussing the above questions.●I like sports a lot / very much.●I enjoy / am keen on / am fond of playing sports.●I like swimming / jogging / fishing / tennis, etc.●My favorite sport is basketball / volleyball / football, etc.●Young people go in for such sports as running / playing basketball / tennis / football, etc.●Jogging / Walking / Fishing is good for old people.●Jogging is considered a healthy sport for both the young and the old / people of all ages.●Many people begin jogging because they believe it is a very good form of exercise / can make their heartsstronger / can help them lose weight.●Jogging against the cold wind is also a test of one’s will power.●Playing sports can help us to relax.●Sitting in a chair all day has made me very lazy.●I can get my figure back if I play a sport.●I can make new friends when I play sports.●People play sports because they want to keep fit / live an active life.●Playing a sport we like is an essential part of our life.Listening TasksWhy Don’t You Join Me at the Gym Sometime?Word Bankgym n. a special hall or room with equipment for doing physical exercise 体育馆head v. to go to 到……去cycle v. to ride a bicycle 骑⾃⾏车stay in shape to keep a good figure 保持体形work out to exercise to improve physical fitness 进⾏健⾝锻炼guest pass a card or permit giving authorization for the holder’s friend (a guest) to enter or have access to a place 贵宾卡Script:Peter: Hi Laura. Where are you heading with that big bag?Laura: Hi, Peter. I’m off to the gym. I’ve got to stay in shape, you know. I try to go three times a week, but I’m busy so I can’t always make it.Peter: I know more women who work out than men. What’s the main reason you work out? For your health, or to look good?Laura: To be honest, for both. With women, good looks are always a very important consideration.Peter: If they were honest, most men who work out would admit that they also do it to look better, and not merely for health reasons.Laura: How about you? Do you get any regular exercise?Peter: I do a lot of walking, for exercise and enjoyment — sometimes ten to twenty kilometers at a time — but I never go to the gym like you do.Laura: Well, walking is good exercise. How about sports?Peter: Not since my school days. I used to love playing baseball, but it’s impossible to get enough people together for a game now. Mostly I just watch sports on TV.Laura: I play tennis fairly regularly with my friends, and sometimes go swimming and cycling by myself.Peter: Oh, I forgot about that. I go cycling sometimes too. And I often go swimming on vacation, but only recreational swimming.Laura: Why don’t you join me at the gym sometime? I can get you a guest pass.Peter: Well, maybe someday, but I’m pretty lazy about things like that.Language and Culture Notes1.Background informationNowadays many people work in offices, spending most of their time indoors. In the evening they usually sit watching TV or reading newspapers. Their daily activities do not provide them with the exercise needed to keep them fit and healthy. Therefore, many of them devote part of their spare time to doing regular physical exercises and playing some sports. Some people go to the gym for a workout three times a week in the evening. The exercises they do there can help them stay in shape and feel relaxed.2. I’m off to the gym.I’m going to the gym.3. I can’t always make itS ometimes I can’t go to the gym for exercise (probably because I have no time).4. recreational swimmingswimming for exercise rather than for competition5. guest passYou need to pay for a membership pass to go and work out in a gym. But sometimes the gym will allow you to invite a friend to go with you. A free guest pass will be issued for your friend.Exercise 1Listen to the conversation and choose the right answers to the questions.1. What do you know about Peter?a. He is an active sportsman.b. He is a keen cyclist.c. He enjoys playing baseball.d. He exercises regularly.2. Where might the two speakers be having this conversation?a. In Peter’s home.b. In the street.c. In the gym.d. On their way to the gym.Exercise 2Listen again and write down answers to the following questions.1. Why is Laura so keen on sports?Because she wants to enjoy good health. She also wants to stay in shape and look good.2. What sports do Peter and Laura go in for?Both Peter and Laura like cycling and swimming. Laura also plays tennis regularly. Speaking TasksListen to the following conversations and repeat after the recording. Then role-play them with your partner. Conversation 1 A: What’s your plan for this evening?B: Well, there’s a good game at the stadium but I haven’t got a ticket yet.A: I’m going to the gym. Would you like to come along? I can get a guest pass for you.B: That’s wonderful. I’d always wanted to work out in the new gym. Thank you very much.Conversation 2A: Hi, Xiao Wang. Fancy meeting you here! How are you doing?B: Can’t complain. I’m busy with my experiments in the lab. But after work I often play some sports.A: Like what?B: Like swimming, running and sometimes tennis.A: Tennis? That’s my favorite game. Say, what’re you doing this weekend?B: Nothing particular. I guess I’ll probably just work in the lab.A: Come on. You need to relax. What about a game of tennis?B: OK.Conversation 3A: Are you doing anything special tomorrow, Bob?B: Not really. Why do you ask?A: Some of us are going motorcycling. Would you like to join us?B: Motorcycling? I’ve never done that. Isn’t it a bit dangerous?A: Maybe, but it’s really exciting.B: I enj oy jogging. It’s more relaxing.A: That’s a good form of exercise. It can help you stay in shape.B: Yes, it’s also safer.ExerciseNow make similar conversations according to the given situations. Use the structures and expressions above in your conversations where appropriate.1. Ask your friend about his/her plans for the weekend. Then suggest playing a certain kind of sport.2. Ask your partner whether he/she intends to go to the basketball game in the city stadium. Say that you’ve got an extra ticket.Part CTest Your ListeningShort ConversationsYou’re going to hear five short conversations. Listen carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.1. a. Basketball. b. Volleyball.c. T able tennis.d. T ennis.2. a. Boxing is one of his favorite sports.b. Boxing is the only kind of sport he likes.c. He doesn’t like boxing at all.d. He doesn’t like boxing very much.3. a. He finds it too long.b. He thinks it could be more exciting.c. He doesn’t like it at all.d. He likes it, but not very much.4. a. He doesn’t know how to play chess.b. He doesn’t like playing chess very much.c. He can’t play chess well.d. He’s a good chess player.5. a. He was a good football player in high school.b. He kept track of the football players and games when he was in high school.c. He shows no interest in football now.d. He’s busy playing golf as well as football now.Script:1. W: I like playing basketball, volleyball and table tennis. What about you?M: Well, tennis is my favorite sport.Q: Which sport does the man like?2. W: You don’t like boxing very much, do you?M: It’s far from being my kind of sport.Q: What does the man mean?3. W: I think yesterday’s football game was quite exciting. What about you, John?M: You said it. But it was a bit long.Q: What does the man think about the football game?4. W: Do you like to play chess?M: I like the game, but I don’t play it often enough. I’m afraid I’m not a very good chess player.Q: What does the man mean?5. M: I knew the names of all the football players and the dates of all the games in my high school days. But recentlyI have failed to keep up with football.W: Now you’re busy with your golf games.Q: What do you know about the man from the conversation?Unit 2 Food and DrinksPart AListening StrategyListening “Between the Lines”People do not always say directly what they mean. Very often, we have to listen “between the lines”. The English language offers many ways for people to imply, rather than directly state, their meaning. To find out what a speaker really means, wecan rely on such things as the context, the meaning of an idiom, and the intonation used. For example, if someone says “I have an essay to write” in answer to an invitation to go somew here, we can infer from the context that he cannot accept the invitation. And if someone says “Andrew passed with flying colors” in reply to an inquiry about how Andrew did on a test, we can infer from the meaning of the idiom “to pass with flying colors” that Andrew did very well on the test. Often, intonation also helps to reveal the real meaning of a message. For example, “He is very clever” said with an ironic tone means just the opposite.You are going to hear eight short conversations between two speakers. Listen carefully and write down “Yes” or “No” to each of the following questions.1. Q: Does the woman enjoy the food in that restaurant? Yes2. Q: Is the man satisfied with the restaurant’s service? No3. Q: Do the children like the cake? Yes4. Q: Does the man like chicken best? No5. Q: Does the woman like the wine? Yes6. Q: Does John want a soda? No7. Q: Does the man like the fish? No8. Q: Will Sue eat out with the man tonight? NoScript:1. M: Have you ever been to that big restaurant opposite the school gate?W: Yes, many times. Whenever my friends come to visit me, I’ll take them there to eat.2. W: Is there something wrong, sir?M: My wife and I have been kept waiting for nearly an hour for our meal.3. W: Where is the cake I made this morning?M: We ate it, mom. Can you make another one for us?4. W: I hear you like chicken very much.M: Next to beef.5. M: Have you tried this wine before?W: No, never. It’s my first time, but it’s really to my taste.6. M: John, do you want a soda?W: Soda? I think it tastes like medicine.7. W: Why, the fish is left almost untouched.M: Well, it would be good if it were less salty.8. M: Hi, Sue, would you like to eat out tonight?W: Oh, I’d really like to, but m y sister may come to visit me this evening.Part BPre-listening TaskQuestions for DiscussionYou are going to talk about food and drinks. Read the following questions and discuss them with your partner.1. Where do you usually have your meals? What do you think of the food there?2. What do you usually have for breakfast, lunch and supper?3. Do you sometimes eat out? What kind of place do you like to go to?4. What is your favorite food / dish / drink?5. How do you like health food?Demo:4. What is your favorite food? (Why do you like it?)I am not picky about food and it is hard for me to decide which food I like most. Meat, bread, vegetables, fruit, fish …, I like them all. It can be said that my favorites change with the season. For example, in spring, my favorite food includes vegetables and fruit. I like them because they are tasty, nutritious and easy to digest.Additional Question for DiscussionAre there any differences or similarities between Chinese table manners and Western table manners?Demo:Chinese table manners are different from Western table manners in several aspects. One example is that, to show kindness and hospitality (好客), many Chinese would put food with their own chopsticks (筷⼦) onto their guests’ bowls or plates even though the guests indicate they do not want the food or so much of it. However, very few Westerners would do this. They would ask their guests to help themselves to the food they like.Language FocusHere are some sentences and structures that you might find useful in discussing the above questions.●I usually have meals at the school canteen. The food there is not expensive / good / delicious / not bad.●There is always a variety of things to choose from / little choice.●I sometimes eat out at a fast food restaurant / snack bar for a change.●Hamburgers and French fries are my favorites.●I don’t like fast food. It’s junk food and has little body-building nutrition.●I like fast food a lot. I know it’s not very nutritious but it tastes good.●I prefer health food, which is rich in vitamins and minerals and low in calories.●I’d prefer to go to a restaurant where the food is good, even though it costs more.●I like / fancy / crave for / can’t stand / hate hot and spicy food / sweet and sour dishes．●This dish is delicious / tasteless / too salty / awful.●For breakfast, I usually have meat stuffed buns (⾁包) and soybean milk (⾖奶) / milk and two slices ofwhole-wheat bread / porridge and pancakes / instant noodles.●For lunch, I have rice with one meat dish and one vegetable dish or vegetable soup.●I occasionally have dumplings / noodles / fried rice for lunch / supper.●I’m a vegetarian (素⾷者) and I like many kinds of vegetables, especially greens and mushrooms.Listening TasksWhat about Dining Out?Word Bankheavy a. (of food) rather solid and difficult to digest 难以消化的skip v. to intentionally miss 故意略去；有意不去sushi n. a Japanese dish consisting of small balls or rolls of vinegar-flavored cold rice served with a garnish of vegetables, egg, or raw seafood 寿司（做成丸状或卷状的冷⽶饭，拌有醋，常配以蔬菜、鸡蛋、⽣海鲜等菜肴）Script:Peter: Hi, Kate.Kate: Hi, Peter. How have you been?Peter: Oh, OK, I guess. And you?Kate: Not too bad. We haven’t seen each other for a while, have we?Peter: No, we haven’t. So that makes me ask. Do you have any plan for this Saturday?Kate: No, not yet, I don’t think so. Why?Peter: What do you think about getting together and going out to dinner this weekend?Kate: That would be great. Do you have any particular place in mind?Peter: Well, I think I’d like to eat something that’s not too heavy. I’ve been eating a little too much lately. Kate: Me too. Peter: I love Italian food, but maybe we should skip that this time. They always seem to serve so much food in Italian restaurants, and you end up eating more than you wanted to.Kate: Chinese food would be good.Peter: Yes, or maybe some Japanese sushi. That style uses a lot of natural flavors, and not much oil or cream or heavy sauces.Kate: Yes, either of those choices would be good. Let’s just meet on Saturday night, and decide then where to eat. Peter: That’s fine by me.Language and Culture Notes1. Background informationIn large cities such as New York and London, you can always find different styles of cuisine. And you have a variety of choices as to what to eat, from French food, Italian food, Chinese food, Japanese food, and Mexican food, to Malaysian or Thai food. Italian cuisine uses a lot of tomato sauce, cheese, and cream, and its food is more on the heavy side. Pizza and pasta (for example, spaghetti and macaroni) are popular with diners. Our own Chinese cuisine is noted for its combination of color, flavor and smell, and Sichuan-style spicy food and Chinese snacks are much favored by foreigners for their delicious taste. Japanese cuisine lays great emphasis on artistic presentation of its dishes. Compared to Italian and Chinese cuisine, the Japanese style of cooking is probably lighter. It uses a lot of raw food, especially raw fish, all kinds of seafood, and soy sauce with less oil and fat.2. for a whilefor quite some time3. Do you have any particular place in mind?Do you want to go to any particular restaurant to eat? “Do you have any pa rticular … in mind?” can be used for various situations. For example, “Do you have any particular place / movie / idea / plan / book, etc. in mind?”4. natural flavorsthe original tastes of food, without being altered by sauces or seasonings5. That’s fine by me.This is an informal way to show agreement to some suggestion, meaning “I like that” or “I have no objection to that”.Exercise 1Listen to the conversation and complete the following sentences.1. Peter and Kate haven’t seen each other for a while.2. Kate doesn’t have any plans for this Saturday.3. Peter suggests to Kate that they have dinner together during the weekend.4. Peter loves Italian food, but he thinks they serve too much food in Italian restaurants.5. Both Peter and Kate like Chinese food and Japanese food.Exercise 2Listen to the conversation again and write down answers to the following questions. 1. What does Peter say about Japanese food?It uses natural flavors, not much oil or cream or heavy sauces.2. When and where will Peter and Kate have dinner together?They will have dinner on Saturday either at a Chinese or a Japanese restaurant. Speaking TasksListen to the following conversations and repeat after the recording. Then role-play them with your partner. Conversation 1 (At the school canteen)A: What a crowd!B: This is the worst time. The morning classes are just over. Everybody is hungry and rushes here to have lunch. A: That’s true. I’m starving and I can’t wait. I’d rather not stand in a long line.B: Why don’t we have some fried noodles?A: Noodles are sold at No. 2 Box. No queue there, you see.B: That’s great.(At No. 2 Box)Counter hand: What can I get you?A: One plate of fried noodles, please.B: Make it two.Counter hand: OK. Two plates of fried noodles. Anything else?A: How much is the tomato soup?Counter hand: It’s free. It goes with the noodles.A: I see. (To B) Do you want any soup?B: Yes.A: (To Counter hand) Two bowls of soup, please.Conversation 2(At a fast food restaurant)Counter hand: What can I do for you?Customer: I’ll have one order of chicken nuggets and a chicken sandwich.Counter hand: Anything to drink?Customer: A small Sprite. No ice, please.Counter hand: Okay. For here or to go?Customer: For here.Conversation 3(At a Chinese restaurant)Waitress: Are you ready to order?A: Do you have any recommendations?Waitress: Yes. The Sichuan-style crispy whole fish is very good. It’s today’s special.A: Mary, would you like to try that? I hear it’s very g ood.B: Why not? And I’d like shrimp in black bean sauce, too. It’s my favorite.Waitress: Okay. Anything else?A: What about some vegetables, Mary?B: Yes. How about spinach?A: Spinach is fine with me.Waitress: Anything to drink?A: Yes. I’d like one Bud Light, please. What’ll you have, Mary?B: Orange juice, please.Waitress: One Bud Light and one orange juice. Is that right?A: Right.ExerciseNow make similar conversations according to the given situations. Use the structures and expressions above in your conversations where appropriate.1. It is noontime. You are at the school canteen. Practice buying and selling a meal at the canteen with your partner.2. You and your friend are at a Chinese restaurant / an American fast food restaurant. Practice ordering / getting a meal. One will be the waiter / waitress and the other the customer.Part CTest Your ListeningA ConversationListen to the conversation and choose the right answers to the questions.1. What is the relationship between the two speakers?a. Classmates.b. Co-workers.c. Waiter and diner.d. Strangers.2. Where does the conversation take place?a. At McDonald’s.b. At Kentucky Fried Chicken.c. At an Italian restaurant.d. At Pizza Hut.3. What will they order?a. Pizza, salad and iced water.b. Soup, hamburger and coffee.c. Sandwich, spaghetti and red wine.d. Spaghetti, salad, coffee, Coke and iced water.Script:A: Well, here we are, not too crowded.B: Great! Let’s order quickly so we can chat a little.A: OK. What are you in the mood for?B: Something light. I had a huge breakfast and I’m still full.A: There are three salads. Or you could have soup and a sandwich.B: What are you having? A hamburger, I suppose.A: No, actually I ate out last night. We had pizza at Pizza Hut, then a late snack at Kentucky Fried Chicken. B: Oh, dear. Well, maybe you should have a salad.A: Yes, I think so. Look, the daily special is spaghetti. That sounds good.B: Oh, the prices are great too. I’ll have that as w ell.A: Now let’s decide on drinks.B: I’ll just have coffee and a glass of iced water.A: Italian food needs red wine, you know.B: But we have to go back to work.A: OK, a Coke for me then.B: Here comes the waitress. Let me order first.Unit 3 WeatherPart AListening StrategyListening for Important DetailsBesides understanding the main idea of a listening text, we often find it necessary to grasp the important details as well. What counts as important details depends on the kind of information we want. Generally speaking, if we are listening to the narration of an event, we need to sharpen our ears not only for what happened, but also when and where, how and why it happened. In listening to a weather report, on the other hand, the important details we should watch out for are the current weather conditions, temperature, and weather outlook.You’re going to hear two short passages about weather. While listening, pay attention to such details as the weather conditions, temperature, weather outlook, damage caused by bad weather and so on, and write them down in note form. Then complete the exercises in your book.1. a. General weather conditions for today:Fine and pleasant.b. Temperature:High: 18 °C (64 °F)c. Weather outlook:Mostly cloudy with heavy showers moving in from the west.2. a. When did the storm start and how long did it last?It started around 8 p.m. and lasted for about three hours.b. How damaging was the storm?It caused four deaths and serious damage including a widespread power failure.Script:1. The weather today: a fine day is in store nearly everywhere, with the best of the sunshine in southern and central areas of Britain. A pleasant day, then, with long sunny periods developing. There will be light winds with a maximum temperature of 18 degrees Celsius, 64 degrees Fahrenheit.Look at the outlook for the next few days: it will become mostly cloudy with heavy showers moving in from the west.2. A storm in Changchun, capital of Northeast China’s Jilin Province, claimed four lives on Sunday. The storm lasted about three hours from around 8 p.m. The winds reached speeds of over a hundred miles an hour, causing serious damage and a widespread power failure.Part BPre-listening TaskQuestions for DiscussionYou are going to talk about weather and weather forecasts. Read the following questions and discuss them with your partner.1. What’s the weather like now?2. What’s the weather forecast for today?3. How do you get weather information?4. What kind of climate do you like or dislike?5. Which season do you like best? Why?Demo:4. What kind of climate do you like or dislike?I like the climate of Shenyang City in the northern part of China. In spring it’s neither too hot nor too cold, with the temperaturebetween 40-50 degrees Fahrenheit. The summer there is cool and pleasant. In the fall the leaves change colors with the temperature around 60-70 degrees Fahrenheit. Perhaps the winter there is the best time, for the scenery is gorgeous. The snow is like powder covering the ground everywhere and that makes it an amazing place for skiing and snowboarding.Additional Question for DiscussionDo you think it is possible or impossible to give accurate weather forecasts?Demo:I think it is too much to ask for accurate weather forecasts at present. There are still quite a few things about the weather that we just don’t understand. We have to further develop meteorological (⽓象的) science and related technologies. There is a long way to go before we can hope to have very accurate weather forecasts.Language FocusHere are some sentences and structures that you might find useful in discussing the above questions.●It’s fine / sunny / warm / rainy / cloudy / snowy / windy / freezing / foggy / dry / chilly today.●The air is close / oppressive.● A storm is coming up / building up / in the making.●It’s raining off and on / cats and dogs.●The rain / snow has stopped / let up.●It’s going to cloud over.●It’s going to be a cold day with damaging northwesterly winds / hot and humid day with a high of 36 degreesCentigrade.●It seems to be clearing up.●The weather forecast says it’s going to be clear and sunny / muggy and humid / cold and wet.●The high will be … and the low will be …●The temperature will reach a h igh of ... in the afternoon / drop to a low of … at night.●I often tune in to the radio or TV / read newspapers /go online to check on weather conditions.●I like mild / warm / cool / dry climate.●I dislike / cannot stand hot / humid / wet / very dry / bitterly cold climate.●I like spring best. In spring the weather is mild and pleasant, and nature is at its loveliest.●Summer is my favorite season because I like swimming / enjoy watching the glorious sunrise and sunset on asummer day.●I like autumn very much because I love watching the change of color in leaves / the weather is just right,neither cold nor hot / it is the season of harvest.●Winter is the season of snow and ice. In snowy weather I can go skiing in the mountains / like to play throwingsnowballs with my friends.Listening TasksDid You Hear the Weather Forecast?Word Bankannual a. once a year 年度的。

英语听力教程第二版第三册答案listen this way3 张民伦版UNIT 1Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1: burning of the forests/tree removal (deforestation)/reduction of the world's rain forests2: global warming/greenhouse effect/emissions of CO2Part II The Earth at risk (I)A. Keys:1.a. More people--------?more firewood----?fewer treesb. More domestic animals------?more plants-----?fewer available plantsa, b--? More desert----?move south-----?desrtt expanding south----?no grass2. Growing crops stabilize soil, without them the top soil just blows away. But if there isn't enough rain the crops don't grow.3. People try to grow food to support themselves or to create ranches where cattle can be raised, or to get hardwood for export, or to make way for an iron ore mineB. Keys:1: Sahara Desert2: North America & most of Europe3: top soil blowing away4: tropical forests destruction5: animal/plant species becoming extinct6: climate change for the whole worldPart III The Earth at risk (II)A. Keys:1: Trees would hold rainfall in their roots. When forests in the higher up-river have been destroyed, all the rain that falls in the monsoon season flows straight into the river and starts the flooding.2: He implies that some national governments just consider the results of their policies in the near future, or just think as far ahead as the next election.B. Keys:1: flooding in Bangladesh2: Action to be taken3: population controlPart IV More about the topic: The Effects of Global WarmingKeys:1: Warming up of the world2: Effects of global3: reduced potential for food production4: change of patterns of hear-related food poisoning, etc.Part V Do you know…?A. Keys:1: F 2: F 3: F 4: F 5: TB. Keys:Dos 1: your towels 2: Cut out 3: a wall-fire 4: fridge 5: wait until you've a full load6: a complete mealDon’ts 7: iron everything 8: the iron up 9: the kettle 10: to the brim11: hot foodUnit 2Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1: International Union for the Conservation of Nature,United Nations, wildlife, policies2: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species,trade, animals and plants, 1975, prohibits, 8000, controls,300003: United Nations Environmental Program,leadership, environment, quality of life4: World Wide Fund for Nature(formerly World Wildlife Fund) ,1961, Sahara Desert, North America & most of Europe,top soil blowing awayC. Keys:1: 2 2: 4 3: 5 4: 1,6 5: 3Questions:1: They work to conserve natural areas that contain endangered wildlife2: They are campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries for some of these endangered species.Protected-nesting sites for turtles have been set up3: It refers to the places of safety in the sea where sea animals are protected and allowed to live freelyPart II Christmas bird countsA. Keys:1: Jan. 3rd 2: more than 40 000 volunteers 3: 1 600 4: a 15 mile diameter5: an American artist 6: their natural habitats 7: the late 1800sB. Keys:1: start 2: sponsored 3: outside counting birds 4: experienced bird watchers5: anyone that is interested or concerned 6: scheduled 7: 10 people taking part8: 15 mile diameter circle 9: the total bird populations 10: the number of birds11: the longest-running bird census 12: undefinedPart III Dolphin captivityA.B. Keys:1: 1 2: 3 3: 4 4: 5 5: 26: Dolphins should be kept in captivity.7: There are educational benefits of keeping marine mammals in captivity.C. Keys:1: stress (family-oriented) 2: sonar bouncing off3: average age of death; life getting better for captive dolphins4: natural behabior patterns-altered5: suffering from fractured skulls, ribs or jaws6: can't learn from animals in the wild how they operate, breed, what they need, etc.Part IV More about the topic: Birds----A Source of WealthKeys:1：9300 2：Habitat 3：warmer climates 4：300 different species5：colder climates 6：habitat alteration 7：esthetic value 8：Birds' populationPart V Do you know…?Keys:1: one and one-half million 2: 20 times3: 100 4: 40000 5: 65 million6: 3500 7: 2 million square miles 8: 3%9: 200 animal species 10: 100011: a third 12: two-thirds 13: three-quartersUnit 3Unit 3 El Nino? La Nina?Part ID. warmer/ green house effect / sea levels/ climate zonesAs 1998 ends and people look forward to the last year of the century, the World Almanac spoke with experts about what comes next. Almanac editorial director says the experts believe the next century will bring lots of changes.Warm, of course, that our climate is going to continue getting warmer. That’s the subject, by the way, of another new article on the 1999 World Almanac. The greenhouse effect, exactly what causes it, and what steps to be taken to, perhaps to alleviate global warmings. I’ve seen recently that 1998 is going to g o down as the warmest year ever on record. And so that’s going to be a major issue of the next century, and possible tremendous consequences of the global warmings, whether it is rising sea levels affecting the coastal areas; changes in climate zones affecting what crops can be grown, and in what regions. This is potentially a very significant trend to be watched.E. Cyclone: North or south of equator / Typhoon:/ Hurricane: Eastern PacificMajor ocean storms in the northern part of the world usually develop in late summer or autumn over waters near the equator. They are known by several different names. Scientists call these storms cyclones when they happen just north or south of the equator in the Indian Ocean. In the western Pacific Ocean or the China Sea, these storms are called typhoons. In the eastern Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, they are called hurricanes.Part IIA. Outline 1. A. weather pattern/ global climateB. 1. twice a decade 2. 12-18 monthsC. 1. warmer weather/ 2. wetter than usual/ drierD. the decline of winds II. 1. droughtsB. a cyclic weather pattern/ about twice a decade/ wetter/ drier/ cold water away from South America’s west/ to expand eastward toward the America’s / move eastward too/ the weather around the world/ drou ghts/ rains and flooding/ on the South American fishing industry/ to become depletive/ the strength of it/Part III Lick ObservatoryB. location: an hour’s drive/ summit/Origin of the name: a wealthy businessmanSize: one meter diameter/ secondTime: 1888Present function: research/ an educational toolC. way of observation: human eyes; in the cold/ TV screenGains and losses: Romance/ the sky/ efficiency/ reality/ universeQuestions:1. Because lick Observatory is near “Silicon Valley”, a region of the states high-technology.2. Because Lick Observatory was built on his estate and he was buried at the base of the telescope at this won request.3. By using the 19th century telescope, you have a feeling of romance with direct viewing with the human eyes. By sing the modern devices, you lose that romance but gain the efficiency. That’s an exchange.Part IV. The national climatic Data Center.A. OutlineI. A. 1951 B. headquarters C. satellites, radar, solar radiation system, airplanes, shipsII. B. collecting weather records from around the world D. publications about earth environment. E. requests fro information from all over the world.B. questions.1. The Department of Defense, the National Weather Service, the coastguard2. The office has written weather observations made by early American diplomat Benjamin Franklin and by the third President of the U.S.3. You can get the information by computer, microfilm and telephone4. American cities. Another publication has monthly reports from 1500 observation stations around the world.The center had more than 900,000 requests from government officials, business owners,Unt 4Unit 4 Reports on Disasters & AccidentsPart I.1. firebomb/ shopping/ several /2. 1,000 tornadoes3. car ferry/ taken over/ Green Action Front4. South Korea/ 270/ thousands5. robbed/ 5/ lunchtime/ 10,0006. hurricane/ 100/ twenty/ 1007. Hijacked/ TuesdayPart II. Hurricanes & tornadoesA. 1. a storm 2. about 2000 3. the winds were up to 75 miles an hour 4. the Indian army 5. destroyed/ links / collapsed 6. more than 40 people 7. over 100,000 peopleLarge numbers of villages have been completely cut off. The official said the death toll could reach 2000. the Indian army has been called into help the relief effort. From Deli. Here is David Willis.The storm with winds of up to 75 miles an hour struck India’s southeast coast, flattening homes, destroying crops and cutting transport links. Eyewitnesses reported tidal waves more than 12 feet high. The storm was followed by torrential rains, which swept away roads and railway lines, and flooded low lying areas. More than 40 people are thought to have died when a ferry sank. But most of the deaths have been due to flooding, houses collapsing or electrocutions. More than 100,000 people have been evacuated from their homes and are taking shelter in relief camps. After surveying the flooded area by helicopter, the chief minister said it resembled a burial ground. He’s appealed to the federal government to treat t he incident as a national calamity. David Willis.B. 1. The worst of the heavy rains and thunderstorms appears to be over2. in parts of Europe3. During the past week4. Affected5. At least five6. because emergency warnings were issued before.C. 1. c 2 b 3. d 4. bNine hours Greenwich Mean Time. The news read by Wendy Gordon. The worst of the heavy rains and thunderstorms that have been sweeping parts of Europe during the past week appears to be over. Exceptionally heavy rainfall brought flooding to many parts of Germany, Switzerland, Northern Italy and France and chaos to rail and road transport. Although most flights are expected to be back to normal by this time tomorrow, there are expected to be serious delays on the German and Italian motorways over the forthcoming holiday weekend and train services are unlikely to be normalized for several days. A government spokeswoman in France announced that the damage to homes and property is expected to be at least four thousand million francs. It is reported that at least five people have lost their lives. Experts agree that casualty figures are lowbecause emergency warnings were issued on the day before the storms began. The federal government in Switzerland has urged motorists and rail travelers not to travel during the next few days and no international traffic will be allowed on the main north-south motorway routes across the country until next Tuesday.Part III. EarthquakesA. Another earthquake, the fifth in three days, hit Japan last night. Hundreds of homes have now been destroyed or badly damaged, and thousands have been made homeless since the earthquakes started. Many of the homeless have begun to make themselves makeshift shelters from the rubble. Electricity, gas and water supplies have also been seriously disrupted. Experts believe that the country will be hit by more quakes during the next 48 hours.C.I. A. Sunday/ the 23rd B. in southern ItalyII. A. at least 400 B. many more than 400III. A. in small towns and villages outside Naples 1. hospital 2. church 3. private homesB. 1. eight or nine 2. in the streets or squares 3. countryside/ traffic jams 4. telephone lines/ 5. electricity and waterIV. A. 1. the fog 2. the cold weather B. roadPart IV Earthquake TipsDuring an earthquakeA1. Main idea: to remember Tsunami victims2. Time : midday/ 3 minutes of silence/ people stopped/ flags lowered to half staff.3. Purpose: giving people a chance to remember all those who died.4. 1) Sweden/ 700+1200 Germany: +1000B1. large earthquake/ epicenter under water2. no/ most quakes no tsunamis3. depending on distance/ near the earthquake/ immediately / hardest hit area/ two hours away.4. a. water/ seriously withdrawing or coming in for no apparent reasonb. feeling an earthquake / witnessing a landslide at the coastunit 5Unit 5 People & Places (I)Part I1. Australia is the world’s largest island and its smallest continent. Its total area of 3,000,000 square miles is about the same as that of the continental United States (excluding Alaska)2. the area of Nepal is about 54,000 square miles. Within its borders are five of the world’s highest peaks.3. Switzerland is a small, landlocked country, 15,944 square miles in area. It’s bordered by France, Austria, and Italy.4. more than 20,000,000 people live in Argentine. About 97 percent are of European stock. Most argentines live on the eastern plains. Fewer than 19% live in the dry western and northwestern provinces.5. Austria is 32,376 square miles in area. This makes it twice the size of neighboring Switzerland. There are about 7,150,000 people living in Austria. More than one third of the people live in or near Vienna, the capital city.6. Colombia is the only country in South America with a coastline on the both sides of the continent. It is a big country with an area of 439,828 square miles and about 16,300,000persons live in Colombia.7. Saudi Arabia’s area is estimated to be about 830,000 square miles. Almost all of Saudi Arabia’s 7,000,000 people are Ar abs. Today Saudi Arabia’s vast oil resources are paying for the modernization of the country. Conditions there are changing more rapidly than they have for centuries.8. Denmark proper has an area of only 16,575 square miles. It is the smallest of the Scandinaviancountries—Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. But Denmark’s population of over 4,600,000 is greater than that of Norway and more than half that of Sweden.Part II CanadaB. outlineI. A. second only/ B. 26 million people C. 1 the Great Lakes 2 the Rocky Mountains 3 the Arctic islands II. A. 1. 2. overcoat/ a fur hatIII. A. 1. American Indians 2 Germans 3 Italians, / Inuit B. English and FrenchIV. A. seafood B. meat dishes D. the sweet course E. good beer but not good local wines.V. A. most modern shopping centers B. 1 2. woolen 3. wood 4 leather 5 mapleVI. A. the Canadian dollar B. 10 am to 3pm Monday to Thursday, till later on Fridays.Part III Traveling around AustraliaA. Sydney: harbor: take a b oat trip in an old sailing ship/ at a backpacker’s hotelThe Sydney Opera House: see concertsThe great Barrier Reef: tropical fish/ glass bottom/ at a resort hotel or at a guesthouseAyers Rock in Ulura National park: go hiking/ see cave paintings/ colors /at sunrise and sunsetKakadu National Park: go hiking/ wildlife / waterfalls/ in one of the campsites.B. 1. T 2 F 3 F 4. T 5 F 6. T 7. FStatements:1. When David was in Sydney, he didn’t stay there for night.2. The Great Barrier Reef is in South Queensland in Australia3. From what Nancy says, one can know that she is fond of swimming4. In Uluru national Park, Nancy can see the largest rock in the world.5. If Nancy likes to walk around the base of the rock, she has to walk about five miles.6. Nancy will bring her camera with her when she travels in Australia.7. There are no crocodiles in the tropical forest in Australia.Part IV. The Story of DenverOutlineI. A. 1l6 kilometers/ one mile above the sea levelB. population:C. 1. 300 days of sunshine a year2. about 35 centimetersII. Business and Marketing centerA. more than 1500 manufacturing companies1. Main activity: food processing2. other factories making equipment for the defense, space, high technology and transportation industries.3. gold productionB. the computer and communications industriesC. 1. offering the third highest number/ 2. that do business in other countriesIII. A. History B. Natural History C. North America/ 90,000 E. city park system F. a business area filled with old buildings, gas lights and vehicles pulled by horsesPart V. Do you Know…?ICELAND----- in the Atlantic/ a small population / an island countryBrazil----- a newly-built capital / a pretty large country/ famous for its jungles/ a South American country New Zealand----- hotter than Britain / a small population / a mountainous country/ a wet climate/ divided into two islands.Unit 6 People and Places (II)Part IPart II New ZealandersOutlineI. A. an island country in the South Pacific Ocean B. 2,575,000II. A. free education for children from ages 3 to 19B. for children between the ages of 7 and 15C. The Government Correspondence School:III. A. one of the highest in the worldB. mainly one-story wooden homesC. meat and butterIV. Recreation B. musical / D. Concerts/ E operaV. A. camping/ fishing C. Rugby football D. soccer/ basketballB. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6 FStatements:1. New Zealand is about 1,400 miles from Australia2. More people live on the larger South Island than the North Island in New Zealand3. Most New Zealanders are of British origin.4. Children in New Zealand usually go to school at the age of5.5. Not many New Zealanders have their own cars.6. New Zealanders are fond of drinking a lot of tea.Part III. What do you think of Britain?Weather Food people Way of lifePaul Changeable; depressing;The best word: bleak Boring/ flavor$ taste/ enjoy it Snobbish;/ alive/ on fireCindy Cloudy/ sunshine Dull, / sweets Difficult/ reserved relaxedUsha Changeable/ OK Healthy/ bland R eserved/ friendly FastSpiro Depressing / long; pleasant All right/ limited Friendly sincere Awful; / tiringB. 1. It must be tasty and full of flavor2. Spring and autumn3. Because the city life is fast4. for seven years5. there is a wider selection of dishes in Greek food.6. Usha is very good at making friends.Part IV Native peoples of AlaskaOutline1. A. 1 sea 2 fish 3 4 reindeerB 1 frame houses 2 hutsC 1 hunting 2. carvingII. A related/ differentB. 1 the sea 2 fishing boats 3 working inIII. Indians A. the interior 1. Canada 2 fishing, trappingB. near the sea 1. 2 means of livelihood: c. loggingPart V. Do you know…?1. T 2 T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. FStatements:1. The city of London is quite dirty.2. the speed of life in the countryside is relatively low.3. companies remain in the city despite high rents and office costs.4. the company selling office equipment had no choice but to close down its London office.5. shortly after the company closed down its London office, it went bankrupt.6. more and more fields in the countryside are being used for housing.7. with less land to farm, people now get fewer farming products.Unit 7Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1: delighted 2: care 3: afraid 4: shy 5: strangers 6: really 7: laugh at 8: seriously9: sympathetic 10: lectures 11: experience 12: think 13: grammar 14: meaning 15: time16: work 17: problems 18: read19: improve 20: somethingPart II Are you a good language leaner?A. Keys:1: instrumental 2: examinations 3: integrative 4: immigration 5: marry 6: confident7: a good ear 8: revision 9: monitor 10: organization 11: teacher 12: classroom 13: 24 hours 14: responsibility B. Keys:1: eternal 2: solution 3: out-of-classroom 4: in-classroom 5: responsibility6: failed 7: blame 8: blamePart III Foreign accentsA. Keys:1: judge 2: accents 3: snobbish 4: posh 5: foreign6: talk 7: expect 8: BBCB. Keys: 1: strong 2: struggle 3: broken 4: sort 5: tellPart IV More about the topic: How to Enlarge your V ocabulary?Keys: (the red numbers after the statements mean that you should tick Women 1, 2 or 3 in the form)1. learn new words by reading, e.g. newspapers, magazines: 1、32. learn new words from TV, films, etc.: 23. look up new words in a dictionary: 1、24. ask a native speaker of English what a new word means: 25. keep vocabulary cards or a vocabulary notebook: 2、36. try to use new words in conversations or when writing letters: 27. guess the meaning of new words: 38. group words related to one topic: 39. figure out the words from the pronunciation: 210. do crossword puzzles: 1Part V Do you know…?B. Keys: 1: lift, weekend 2: announcer or newsreader, smoking, training3: building 4: parkingUnit 8Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1 : √2 : 03 : 04 : √5 : 0Part II Home schoolingA. Keys:1: About 300000 2: In reading and math 3: interests, questions 4: outsider,mixing with, well qualified, narrow views 5: time, desireB. Keys:1: snowfall, climate, Alaska, tourism2: spring, stars, telescope, satellites, space3: dinner, atlas, influence, greenhouse, deserts, ice capsPart III UK or US education?A. Keys:1: everything 2: fair idea, want to do 3: competent, narrow, one thing4: beginning, lose yearsB. Keys:1: depth, general, wide 2: 90% 3: pure, technical, scientific, academic, practical use4: flexible, switch 5: far more, prepared, new skillsPart IV More about the topic: Co-educational or Segregated SchoolsKeys:1：to equip 2：require 3：shock 4：apart 5：true 6：get to know 7：live together8：compare 9：male 10：female 11：healthy attitude 12：mysterious creatures13：romantic heroes 14：physical 15：emotionalPart V Do you know…?Keys:1 : similar, Britain2 : 1732, life stories3 : 1751, Frenchmen4 : 1768, Scotland5 : 72000, 70006 : 8000, 10007 : 70 to 125Unit 9Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1: F 2: T 3: F 4: FC. Keys:1: comedy 2: women 3: scenery 4: One 5: American 6: patriotism 7: European8: 1920s 9: maturity 10: popular 11: 1943 12: plot 13: hit 14: golden age15: all over the world 16: mainstay 17: music of Broadway 18: classicPart II Times SquareA. Keys:1: Because it is the name for the area around where Broadway crosses Forty-Second Street in Manhattan2: In 1904, it got its name in an area which was then called Long Acre Square.3: New York Times newspaper, New Year celebrations, Entertainment, Its huge colorful signsB. Keys:1: seedy, drug dealers, pornography or cheap knock-off,2: be widened, declined, upscale, Times Square clothing and accessoriesPart III What is a pub?A. (Outline) Keys:1: sign 2: name 3: sale of alcoholic drinks 4: 10:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. 5: 6 p.m. - 11 p.m.6: Sundays 7: 7 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. 8: accommodationB. Keys:1: That is because they seldom find the word "pub" in the name of a pub. Very often many pubs have names linked to royalty, sports, popular heroes or great occasions.2: The first thing to look for is a large sign either hanging over the street or placed on a pole outside the building.3: "Saloon Bar" is more comfortably furnished.4: That means the pub doesn't buy its drinks from one particular brewery only. It isn't tied to a brewery.C. Keys:1: coaches welcomed by appointment 2: bar food - lunchtimes only3: pub accommodation 4: facilities for the disabled 5: a pub of historic interestPart IV More about the topic: The Song Yankee DoodleA. Keys:1: Colonists in the northeast part of America2: All Americans 3: American soldiersB. Keys:1: little 2: British 3: British 4: foolish 5: colonists 6: words 7: 1770s8: soldiers 9: music 10: defeated 11: same 12: representsPart V Do you know…?A. Keys:1：It's Christmas Eve supper.2：There are 12 traditional dishes on the table.3：They just break wafers with each other, wishing each other good luck.4：The children go to the other room, where the big Christmas tree stands. Under the tree there are some Christmas presents.5：They go to church at midnight.B. Keys: 1：c 2：a 3：b 4：b 5：cUnit 10Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1: July 20. 1969 2: U.S. 3: descended 4: the first person5: step 6: leap7: two-and-a-half hour 8: flag 9: a phone called 10: feat11: heavens 12. world 13: moment 14: people 15: pride16: astronauts 17: module 18. legacy19: demonstration 20: chained 21: further 22: unlimitedPart II Standing on the moonA. Keys:1: the fifth person 2: nine hours and twenty-three minutes3: gather and photograph 4:peacefull, insignificantB. Keys:1: F 2: F 3: F 4: TPart III Grand projects of the ageA. Keys: 4, 2, 5, 3, 1, 6B. Keys:1: 1931, 102-floor high, 42 years, its limestone majesty2: 2009, $24 billion, electrity3: $330 billion, (still counting), 4300 miles, (still counting), automobile society, jobs, trade4: 1994, 24 miles, England, the Continent5: 1914, $380 million, 7800 milesPart IV More about the topic: World Wars (I& II)Missing…Part V Do you know…?Keys: 1: T 2: F 3: F 4: F 5: T 6: FUnit 11Part I Getting readyA.B. Keys:1: Tuesday, March 1st 2: Arts 3: Sciences 4: industry 5: technicians6: 30 7: recognize 8: create 9: vote 10: 70 11: Album 12: gold13: players 14: short 15: nominated 16: six 17: Pop Male 18: country singer19: The Hard WayPart II Karen Kain—a Canadian ballerinaA. Keys:1: In her hometown.2: When she was eleven years old.3: She also got academic training.4: When she was eighteen years old.5: He is an actor.6: For six weeks.7: For another ten years at the most.8: She will be playing Cinderella in an English pantomime.B. Keys:1: c 2: d 3: d 4: a 5: d 6: cPart III “The Scream”A. Keys:1: powerful 2: black 3: white 4: bridge 5: screaming6: at the end 7: loneliness 8: sadnness 9: hideB. Keys:1: For painting the bridge or the street2: For painting a field or a wall3: They somehow depress the picture4: For painting clouds5: They add to the depression of the screamerPart IV More about the topic: The Oscar Award and OthersKeys:I. 1: Oscar 2: motion pictures 3: Academy 4: 1929 5: ten6: gold 7: the statuette 8: librarian 9: director 10: first cousinII. 1: the theater 2: Theater Wing 3: 1947 4: actress-director 5: nicknameIII. 1: mystery writing 2: Mystery Writers 3: miniature 4: father 5: detectiveIV. 1: Science Fiction Convention 2: science fiction 3: silver4: rocket ships 5: founder 6: Amazing StoriesPart V Do you know…?Keys:1: T 2: F 3: F 4: F 5: T11。

Unit4Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and Accent1 . A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the secretary's office is please B: Yes. It's up the stairs, then turn left, ... ↗2. A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets areB: Yes, they're at the top of the stairs.↘3. A: What did you do after work yesterdayB: Ah, well, I went for a drink in the pub opposite the car-park. ↘4. A: What did you do after work yesterdayB: Oh, I ran into Jane and Tom ..... ↗5. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine worksB: Certainly. Erm, first of all you adjust the height of the stool, and then put four 10 pence pieces there, ...↗6．A：Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine worksB：Yes. You put 30 pence in the slot and take the ticket out here. ↘Frog legsPeople want frogs mostly for food. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries -- or at least until they have run out of frogs. But the most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government, so concerned about the scarcity of its native frog, banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians. So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for frogs.As happened in France, American frog-leg fanciers and restaurants also turned increasingly to frozen imports. According to figures collected from government agencies, the United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.So many frozen frog legs were exported from India to Europe and the United States. One of the attractions of Indian frogs, apart from the fact that they have bigger legs than French frogs, was the price. In London, a pound of frozen frog's legs from India cost about ￡, compared with ￡ for the French variety.Indian scientists have described as "disastrous" the rate at whichfrogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring damagingsince the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belonged to frogs are taken from the wild, not from farms.Frogs are nearly impossible to farm economically in the countries where frogs are commercially harvested from the wild.Exercise A:1. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets forcenturies.2. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its ownamphibians.3. Indian scientists have described as "disastrous" the rate at whichfrogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands.4. The United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frogmeat each year between 1981 and 1984.5. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.Exercise B:Frog legsPeople want frogs mostly for food. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries, The most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians. So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for flogs.And the United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.Indian scientists have described as "disastrous" the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring damaging insects.Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belonged to frogs are taken from the wild. not from farms.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Health ClubInterviewer: Lorna, you and your husband opened this health club here last summer. Can you tell me something about the club Lama: Yes, well we offer a choice of facilities -- gym, sunbed*, sauna* andJacuzzi* -- that's also from Scandinavia -- as well as our regularfitness classes, that is. And there's a wholefood bar for refreshmentsafterwardsInterviewer: And does it cost a lot I mean, most people think health clubs are reallyexpensive.Lama: Actually our rates are really quite competitive. Since we only startedlast July, we' ve kept them down to attract customers. It's only ￡30 ayear to join. Then an hour in the gym costs ￡ -- the same as halfan hour on the sunbed. Sauna and Jacuzzi are both ~ for half anhour.Interviewer: And is the club doing wellLama: Well, so far, yes, it's doing really well. I had no idea it was going to be such a success, actually. We're both verypleased. The sunbed's so popular, especially with the over65s, that we're getting another one in August. Interviewer: What kind of people join the clubLama: We have people of all ages here, from small children to old-age pensioners, though of course the majority, aboutthree-quarters of our members, are in their 20s and 30s. Theycome in their lunch hour, to use the gym, mostly, or afterwork, while the Youngsters come when school finishes, aroundhalf past three or four. The Jacuzzi's very popular with thelittle ones.Interviewer: What about the old-age pensionersLoma: They're usually around in the mornings, when we offer them special reduced rates for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed,it's only ￡2, which is half price, actually. It doesn'taffect our profits really -- only about 5% of our membersare retired.Exercise:Dialogue 2 skiingSimon: This one shows the view from the top of the mountain.Sally: Oh, it's lovely!Teresa: That's me with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is itTeresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesn't itSally: Yes, it does rather.Teresa: Oh, don't worry. I know it looks ridiculous.Simon: Look. That's our instructor, Werner.Teresa: Yeah, we were in the beginners' class.Sally: Well, everyone has to start somewhere.Simon: Ah, now, this is a good one.Sally: What on earth is thatSimon: Can't you guessSally: Well, it looks like a pile of people. You know, sort of on top of each other.Teresa: It is!Sally: How did that happenSimon: Well, you see we were all pretty hopeless at first. Every day Werner used to take us to the nursery slope* to practise, and toget to the top you had to go up on a ski lift.Teresa: Which wasn't really very easy.Simon: No, and if you fell off you'd start sliding down the slope, rightinto all the people coming up!Sally- Mmm.Simon: Well, on that day we were all going up on the ski lift, you know, we were just getting used to it, and, you see there was this onewoman in our class who never got the hang of* it. She didn't haveany sort of control over her skis and whenever she started sliding,she would sort of stick her ski sticks out in front of her, youknow, like swords or something.Teresa: I always tried to avoid her, but on that day I was right behind her on the ski lift* and just as she was getting to the top, sheslipped and started sliding down the slope.Sally: Did she ~Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her!Teresa: So of course everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way.Simon: And that's how they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope -- it was lucky I had my camera with me.Sally: I bet that woman was popular!Simon oh,yes. everybody's favourite!Exercise A:1. They are looking at some pictures.2. A ski class for beginners.3. Two.Exercise B:Everyday the coach took them to a nursery slope. They got to the top on a ski lift. In their class there was one woman who could never learn how to ski. She couldn't control her skis and whenever she started sliding, she would stick her ski sticks out in front of her. People always tried to avoid her.One day as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down the slope. Everyone let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way and they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope.Passage 2 The Truth about the French!Skiing in France is heaven on Earth for a dedicated skier. There are resorts where you can access skiing terrain that is larger than all the ski resorts in Utah* and Colorado* combined.The larger resorts have an adequate number of restaurants and discos. It is a good idea to eat a good lunch because the mountain restaurants are normally much better than the restaurants in the ski stations.French resorts are mostly government owned and operated. The social system puts a high percentage of money back into the areas. This provides state-of-the-art* lifts, snow making and snow grooming. In general, an intermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily be able to ski allday avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season.The French school systems have a staggered* two-week winter vacation period. When the snow is good, nearly all of France migrates to the mountains for this period. The break usually covers the last two weeks of February and the first week of March. The time to absolutely avoid is the "Paris school holiday week" which will always be in the middle period of the vacation time but alternates starting the first or second week of the break.No one has a more undeserved* reputation about his or her character than the French. The French are not generally arrogant and rude. Tree, in large tourist centers there are unpleasant people and if you're looking for or expecting rudeness, you may just provoke* it. Generally the French, especially in the countryside, are as kind as you wish and you will find warmth and acceptance. The most fractious* Frenchman is easily disarmed by a little sincerity*.When greeting someone or saying good-bye, always shake hands. Don't use a firm, pumping handshake, but a quick, slight pressure one. When you enter a room or a sbop you should greet everyone there. If you meet a person you know very well use their first name and kiss both cheeks. Men don't usually kiss unless they are relatives. Good topics of conversation include food, sports, hobbies and where you come from. Topics to avoid are prices, where items were bought, what someone does for a living, income and age. Questions about personal and family life are considered private. Expect to find the French well-informed about the history, culture and politics of othercountries. To gain their respect, be prepared to show some knowledge of the history and politics of France.France is generally a very safe country to visit. Pickpockets, however, are not unheard of. In large cities particularly, take precautions against theft. Always secure your vehicles, leave nothing of value visible and don't carry your wallet in your back pocket. Beware of begging children!Exercise A:When greeting someone or saying good-bye, always shake hands. Don't use a firm, pumping handshake, but a quick, slight pressure one. When you enter a room or a shop you should greet everyone there, lf you meet a person you know very well use their first name and kiss both cheeks, men don't usually kiss unless they are relatives.Exercise B:2. A3. A4. B5. B6. C7. D8. D Exercise C:1. Skiing in France is heaven on Earth for a dedicated skier.2. An intermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily be able to ski all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiestseason.3. This staggered two-week winter vacation period usually covers the last two weeks of February and the first week of March.4. The French are not generally arrogant and rude, They are as kind as you wish.5. In large cities in France, always secure your vehicles, leave nothing of value visible and don't carry your wallet in your back pocket. Beware of begging childrenPart 3 NewsNews Item 1France's busiest airport will reopen part of a terminal that was not damaged when a segment of the roof collapsed in May, killing four people. The Transport Minister Gilles de Robien said a segment of the three-building 2E terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport would return to service on July 15. In the May 23 disaster, failing glass, steel and masonry* killed four travelers -- two Chinese,one Czech* and one Lebanese*. Three others were injured.A preliminary report by experts said Tuesday that a weakness in the concrete that formed the futuristic terminal's vaulted roof may have contributed to the collapse.Officials are still unsure about what exactly caused it to collapse. Exercise A:This news item is about the new information Of France Charles de Gaulle airport where a segment of the roof collapsed in May.Exercise B:News Item 2An Antonov 26 plane crashed in northwestern Congo shortly after take-off on Saturday, killing all 22 Congolese passengers and the crew. It was not known how many crew members were on the plane when it crashed near the town of Boende, more than 600 km northeast of the capital Kinshasa. The cause of the crash was unknown.A string of accidents this week has underlined the parlous* state of Democratic Republic of Congo's transport infrastructure* after five years of war and decades of misrule.More than 160 people drowned when a ferry sank during a storm on Lake Mai-Ndombe, north east of Kinshasa, on Tuesday.On Saturday, 18 people were killed or injured when a small truck experienced brake trouble and crashed near the eastern town of Goma. Exercise A:This news item is about a strine of accidents this week in Congo. Exercise B:Section three oral workRetellingThere is a street called "The Strand" in Galveston, where hundreds of thousands of touristsvisit today. This street was Mama's stomping* ground as a kid. Before Mama died, we took a streetcar around Galveston to see all the lovely, restored homes. What a great day. She knew morethan the tour guide. As we sat enjoying the sights, Mama said, "Liz, do you know why my nose is a little crooked*" (I thought, "Where did that come from") "No, Mama, you haven't ever mentioned it," I replied."Well," said mother, "one day I followed my brothers to The Strand, and a streetcar ran overme. I put myself flat down between the rails and pushed my face in the ground so hard, I broke mynose! It sure caused a lot of chaos*. People screamed, the police came, and I just crawled out,brushed myself off and went home. The only thing 1 ever noticed different about me was a crookedI just looked at her nose and looked at Mama in utter disbelief!Section Four Supplementary ExercisesBabies and IntelligenceSome people thought babies were not able to learn things until theywere five or six months old. Yet doctors in the United States say babiesbegin learning on their first day of life.Research scientists at the National Institute of Child Health andDevelopment note that babies are strongly influenced by their environment.They say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likes.A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her motheror other caregiver. This is how babies learn to connect and communicatewith other humans. This ability to learn exists in a baby even before birth.They say newborn babies can recognize and understand sounds they heardwhile they were still developing inside their mothers.The Finnish researchers used devices to measures the babies' brainactivity. The researchersplayed recordings of spoken sounds for up to one hour while the babiesslept.The head of the study believes that babies can learn while asleepbecause the part of their brains called the cerebral cortex* remainsactive at night. The cortex is very important for learning. This part ofthe brain is not active in adults while they sleep.Many experts say the first years of a child's life are importantfor all later development. AnAmerican study shows how mothers can strongly influence socialdevelopment and language skills in their children. The study involved morethan 1,200 mothers and children. Researchers studied the children fromthe age of one month to three years. They observed the mothers playingwith their children four times during this period.The researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers.The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children'sactivities and did not interfere unnecessarily. They tested the childrenfor thinking and language development when they were three years old.The children of depressed women did not do as well on tests as thechildren of women who did not suffer from depression. The children ofdepressed women did poorly on tests of language skills and understandingwhat they hear. These children also were less cooperative and had moreproblems dealing with other people.Another study suggests that babies who are bigger at birth generallyare more intelligent later in life. It found that the intelligence of achild at seven years of age is directly linked to his or her weight atbirth. Study organizers say this is probably because heavier babiesreceived more nutrition* during important periods of brain developmentbefore they were born.The study involved almost 3,500 children. Researchers in New York City used traditional tests to measure intelligence. Brothers and sisters were tested so that the effects of birth weight alone could be separated from the effects of diet or other considerations.The researchers found that children with higher birth weights generally did better on the intelligence tests. Also, the link between birth weight and intelligence later in life was stronger for boys than for girls.Exercise A:1. Some people thought babies were able to learn things when they were five or six months old.2. Doctors think babies begin learning things on their first day of life.3. Babies communicate with other people by smiling.4. They can recognize and understand sounds they heard while they were still developing inside their mothers.5. Babies can learn while asleep.6. They are important for a child's all later development.Exercise:BExercise C:Your opinionDirections: Listen to the passage again and give your opinion on the following topics,"Many experts say the first years of a child's life are important for all later development."1. What should mothers do in the first year of a child's life2. What might affect a child if his parents get divorced in his first year of lifePort 2 PassagesPassage 1 FatigueFatigue is a feeling of weariness, tiredness, or lack of energy.Fatigue is different from drowsiness. In general, drowsiness is feeling the need to sleep, while fatigue is a lack of energy and motivation. Drowsiness and apathy (a feeling of indifference or not caring about what happens) can be symptoms of fatigue.Fatigue can be a normal and important response to physical exertion, emotional stress, boredom, or lack of sleep. However, it can also be a nonspecific sign of a more serious psychological or , physical disorder. Fatigue that is not relieved by enough sleep, good nutrition, or a low-stress environment should be evaluated by your doctor. Because fatigue is a common complaint, sometimes a potentially serious cause may be overlooked.The pattern of fatigue may help your doctor determine its underlying cause. For example, if you wake up in the morning rested but rapidly develop fatigue with activity, you may have an ongoing pysical condition like an underactive thyroid*. On the other hand, if you wake up with a low level of energy and have fatigue that lasts throughout the day, you may be depressed.Here are some tips for reducing fatigue:Get adequate, regular, and consistent amounts of sleep each night.Eat a healthy, well-balanced diet and drink plenty of water throughout the day.Exercise regularly.Learn better ways to relax. Try yoga* or meditation*.Maintain a reasonable work and personal schedule.Change your stressful circumstances, if possible. For example, switch jobs, take a vacation, and deal directly with problems in a relationship.Take a multivitamin. Talk to your doctor about what you need and what is best for you.Avoid alcohol, nicotine*, and drag use.If you have chronic* pain or depression, treating either often helps address the fatigue. However, some antidepressant* medications may causeor worsen fatigue. Your medication may have to be adjusted to avoid this problem. Do not stop or change any medications without instruction from your doctor.Stimulants* (including caffeine) are not effective treatments for fatigue, and can actually make the problem worse when the drugs are discontinued. Sedatives* also tend to intensify fatigue in the long run. Exercise A:Fatigue is a feeling of weariness, tiredness, or lack of energy. Fatigue is different from drowsiness. In general, drowsiness is feeling the need to sleep, while fatigue is a lack of energy and motivation. Drowsiness and apathy can be symptoms of fatigue.Exercise B:1. D2. A3. B4. D5. A6. B7. C8. CExercise C:1. Fatigue is a normal and important response to physical exertion, emotional stress, boredom, or lack of sleep.2. Drowsiness and apathy can be symptoms of fatigue.3. Enough sleep, good nutrition, or a low-stress environment can usually relieve fatigue.4. Treatment for chronic pain or depression often helps address fatigue.5. They may cause or worsen fatigue.。

《英语听力教程》Unit2答案高等教育出版社Unit 2 Let Birds FlyPart IB.1.IUCN—International Union for the Conservation of Nature, is the organization established bythe United Nations to promote the conservation of wildlife and habitats as part of the national policies of member states.2.CITES-- Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, / trade/ animals andplants/ 1975/ prohibits/ 8,000/ controls/ 30,0003.UNEP—United Nations Environmental Program/ leadership / environment/ quality of life/4.WWF—World Wide Fund for Nature (formerly World Wildlife Fund)/ 1961/ species/ 3.7million/ Switzerland.C.Questions:1.They work to conserve natural areas that contain endangered wildlife2.They are campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries for some of these endangered species.Protected-nesting sites for turtles have been set up.3.it refers to the places of safety in the sea where sea animals are protected and allowed to livefreely.A: Hallo, I’m calling on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund.B: the what?A: The World wildlife Fund. If you’ve got a few minutes I’dlike to telly ou what that means.B: Oh, all right.A: We work to conserve natural areas that contain endangered wildlife. The seas for example, have become polluted by the industrialized world; whales are being hunted to extinction; turtles are rolled off their eggs when they come ashore to breed or are slaughtered for their meat and oil…B: Oh.A: Crocodiles are killed to make handbags and shoes; walruses are hunted for their ivory.B: I see.A: Seals are bludgeoned to death to provide fur coats and the threat of extinction hangs over several species of whale, dolphin and porpoise.B: really.A: We are now campaigning to provide sea sanctuaries for some of these endangered species.B: very interesting.A: Aided by our campaign, protected nesting sites for turtles have already been set up. As you can see, this is very valuable work and I wonder therefore if you’d like to make a donation?Part II Christmas bird countsA. Jan. 3rd/ more than 40,000 volunteers/ 1,600/ a 15 mile diameter / an American artist/ their natural habitats/ the late 1800sB. start/ sponsored/ outside counting birds/ experienced bird watchers/ anyone that is interested or concerned as well. / scheduled/ 10 people taking part/ hundreds/ 15 mile diameter circle/ the total bird populations / the number of birds / the longest-running bird censusJohn James Audubon was an American artist in the early 1800s, who illustrated birds in their natural habitats. The Society named after him was founded in the late 1800s by conservationists concerned with the decline of birds, which were being killed so their feathers could be used in the manufacture of women’s hats.Sponsored by the National Audubon Society, more than 40,000 volunteers will be outside counting birds from today until January 3rd. V olunteers from all 50 states of the United States, every Canadian province, parts of Central and South America, Bermuda, the West Indies and Pacific islands have begun to count and record every individual bird and bird species observed during the two and one half week period of the count.Jeffrey leBarron is the National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count editor. He says the count is the longest-running bird census in ornithology.This year, according to MR. LeBaron, more than 1,600 separate bird counts have been scheduled. Some would have as few as 10 people taking part, others with hundreds. The logistics of the Christmas bird count, he adds, are simple.“Each individual count is in a circle. It’s a 15 mile diameter circle, um, around the exact center point. And it’s always the exactly same area that’s done every year, usually, even on the same weekend during the count period. And what the ideal would be, which is virtually impossible, is this census: every single individual bird within that circle on the count day.”Mr. LeBaron says experienced bird counters can get a good idea of the total bird populations within the count circle based on the number of birds they actually see. The editor points out, however, that the counts are not only for experienced birdwatchers.“Anybody that is interested or concerned can become involved. Beginners will go out in a party with experienced individuals who know both the area and the birds in the area, in the field where more eyes and ears are better. And then anybody can point out a bird, and someone in the field will always be able to identify the bird.”Part III. Dolphin captivityA. 1 3 4 5 2B. Thesis Statement 1: Dolphins should be kept in captivityThesis Statement 2: there are educational benefits of keeping marine mammals in captivityCRick Troud: stress / sonar bouncing offDeborah Duffield: little difference in average age of death; life getting better for captive dolphinsRick Troud: natural behavior patterns are altered/ beating each other to death; suffering from fractured skulls, ribs or jaws.Doborah Duffield: Can’t learn from animals in the wild how they operate, breed, what they need, etc.(Alan Tu is an announcer for Colorado Public Radio; Peter Jones is a reporter for Colorado Public Radio. The other speakers are identified in the report.)A: A planned aquatic park in Denver is raising the ire of animal rights activists who object to aproposal to include a captive dolphin display. Although officials for Colorado’s Ocean Journeys say they have yet to make a final decision on the issue, local and national activists have already instigated a “NO Dolphins in Denver” campaign . As Colorado Publ ic Radio’s Peter Jones reports, the battle lineshave been clearly drawn.P: Rick Troud, a former navy dolphin trainer based in Florida, is taking an active role in the “NO Dolphins” campaign.R: Average age in the wild ranges anywhere in some of the studies between 30 and 40 years of age. In captivity, you can expect a dolphin to live maybe 5.13 year and every 7 years in captivity, the dolphin population is dead.P: According to Troud, there are many reasons why dolphins can’t live full lives in captivity.R: if you take a look at where the real dolphin is in the real ocean, you find the dolphin who swims 40 miles a day, is very family-oriented. These animals are separated from their mothers; that’s a stress. You put them is a concrete tank where their sona r bounces off of walls, they can’t swim in the same amount of time and direction that they can in the wild.P: Environmentalist and ocean explorer, Jean Michel Cousteau:J: there are some animals which reject captivity right away, and they’re very suicidal. I’ve had one of those in my own arms for many days. The next morning when I came to take care of him, he was dead. And what he’d done was to swim as fast as he could from one end of the pool on…to the other side and destroyed his head by hitting the wall. They have a very sophisticated brain. I don’t think we have any rights to play with the live of these animals.P: Cousteau’s anti-captivity position is challenged by Dr. Deborah Duffield, a biology professor at Portland State College in Oregon. Her 1990 study compared captive dolphins to the wild population of Sarasota Bay, Florida. Among other findings, the study showed little if any difference in the average age of death.And Duffield says life is generally getting better for captive dolphins.D: the ce nsus data say that every time I do a census, I’ve got older and older animals in it as well as this normal age distribution that we’ve been looking at . So my feeling is that the trend in captivity has been that the group of animals that we’re following ar e getting older, and if they continue to do that over the next five years, they will then indeed be older than the wild population.P: There is also a debate over the educational benefits of keeping marine mammals in captivity. According to Duffield, captive dolphins play an important role in our basic understanding of the animals.D: I firmly believe that we cannot learn anything about organisms that we share this world with if we do not understand how they live in an environment, and what they do, and that watching them go by in the wild will not do it. I cannot tell what an animal needs, unless I know how it operates, how it breeds, what it needs metabolically, and I can’t learn that from animals in the wild.P: But Troud says the dolphin displays are anti-educational because the animals’ natural behavior patterns are altered by captivity.R: IN the wild, you don’t have dolphins who beat each other to death. There are no dolphins that I’ve ever seen stranded on the beach, who are suffering from fractured skull, fractured ribs or fractured jaws, as is the case in captivity.P: the Ocean Journey board will take all factors into consideration before making a final decision on whether to include dolphins in the park. For Colorado Public Radio, I’mPeter Jones.Part IV. Birds—a source of wealthA.I. 9,300II. Habitat A. warmer climates/ 300 different species/ B. colder climatesIII. A. 2. habitat alteration B. esthetic valueIV. Birds’ populationMr. Lebaron says there are about 9,300 different known species of birds. Larger numbers of them live in the warmer climates. For example, more than 300 different species have been counted in Panama, while far fewer species are native to colder climates. Aside from their esthetic value, Mr. LeBaron says birds are important to the environment because they can signal changes in it. “Birds are one of the best indicators that we have of the quality of the environment within the given area. Whether it is a relatively local area, or even primarily on the worldwide bases, they are one of the first things to be altered. They are quite sensitive to a habitat alteration or to other threats. And often times when birds are disappearing out of the area, it just means there is a degradation of the quality of the habitat within that area which will adversely affect everything in there including humans”national Audubon society editor Jeffrey Lebaron calls the world’s bird populations a source of wealth that humans must protect.“people get so much pleasure out of looking at birds and listening to birds. And if they start disappearing just the quality of lie, may be not physically, but the mental quality of life can be degraded quickly.”Jeffrey leBaron says that while the National AudubonSociety’s annual Christmas bird counts show a declin e in some species, many types of birds are actually increasing their populations.Part V Do you know…?1.one and one-half million / 20 times2.100/ 40,000/ 65 million3.3,500/ 2 million square miles/ 3%4.200 animal species/ 1,0005. a third/ two thirds/ three quarters/。

Unit 1 SportsPart CShort Conversations1. W: I like playing basketball, volleyball and table tennis. What about you?M: Well, tennis is my favorite sport.Q: Which sport does the man like?2. W: You don’t like boxing very much, do you?M: It’s far f rom being my kind of sport.Q: What does the man mean?3. W: I think yesterday’s football game was quite exciting. What about you, John?M: You said it. But it was a bit long.Q: What does the man think about the football game?4. W: Do you like to play chess?M: I like the game, but I don’t play it often enough. I’m afraid I’m not a very good chess player.Q: What does the man mean?5. M: I knew the names of all the football players and the dates of all the games in my high school days. Butrecently I have failed to keep up with football.W: Now you’re busy with your golf games.Q: What do you know about the man from the conversation?Unit 2 Food and DrinksPart cA: Well, here we are, not too crowded.B: Great! Let’s order quickly so we c an chat a little.A: OK. What are you in the mood for?B: Something light. I had a huge breakfast and I’m still full.A: There are three salads. Or you could have soup and a sandwich.B: What are you having? A hamburger, I suppose.A: No, actually I ate out last night. We had pizza at Pizza Hut, then a late snack at Kentucky Fried Chicken. B: Oh, dear. Well, maybe you should have a salad.A: Yes, I think so. Look, the daily special is spaghetti. That sounds good.B: Oh, the prices are great too. I’l l have that as well.A: Now let’s decide on drinks.B: I’ll just have coffee and a glass of iced water.A: Italian food needs red wine, you know.B: But we have to go back to work.A: OK, a Coke for me then.B: Here comes the waitress. Let me order first.Unit 3 WeatherPart CShort Conversations1. W: It’s been freezing for the last few days.M: Yes. And the forecast says there will be more snow next week, accompanied by strong winds.Q: What will the weather be like next week?2. M: We haven’t had such a severe winter for a long time, have we?W: No, and the forecast says it’s going to get worse before it warms up.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?3. W: What if it rains hard? What are we going to do?M: I think it will clear up soon. But if it keeps raining, the whole thing will have to be cancelled.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?4. M: How was the weather when you left New York?W: It was very much like the weather in Beijing. You don’t have to take a lot of cloth es.Q: What can we learn from the conversation?5. W: If it is this hot tomorrow, we may have to give up the idea of playing tennis in the afternoon.M: The weather forecast says it will cloud over by noon.Q: What does the man mean?Unit 4 MusicPart CA Compound DictationCeline Dion is the youngest of 14 children in a working-class family in Quebec, Canada. Her parents, who both loved music, 1) encouraged her to develop her musical 2) talent. At 12, Celine had 3) composed the song “It Was Only a Dre am”. Her mother and brother helped her to make a recording of that song and sent it off to anaddress they found on an album of a popular French singer. The address was that of Rene Angelil, who became her first 4) conquest, but there would be millions more.Celine’s rise from a teenage singer to a pop superstar has been 5) steady, but not without difficulties. Record companies were at first less 6) enthusiastic about 7) investing in a teenager than Angelil, who mortgaged his own home to pay for her first album. But her first two albums won a great success. And by 1983 she became the first Canadian ever to have a gold record in France.In 1990, Celine made her first English language record with Unison but 8) her real breakthrough in America came when she was selected by Disney to sing the theme song of Beauty and the Beast. The song went to No.1 on the chart and won both a Grammy and an Academy award. 9) In 1996 she performed at the opening ceremony of the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games and in 1997 she recorded the theme song for Titanic, and her name became synonymous with the enormously successful film.Celine Dion’s favorite theme is love.10) She sings the depth and the power of love in a great many of her hits such as “Love Can Move Mountains”, “Because You Loved Me”, “The Power of Love” and, of course, the theme song of Titanic, “My Heart Will Go On”.Unit 5 HealthPart CShort Conversations1. W: Jane kept coughing and couldn’t go to sleep all night.M: She must be sick. I hope she’s better today.Q: What do you know about Jane?2. M: I haven’t seen Jack for ages.W: Neither have I. But I heard he had been in hospital for three weeks.Q: What do you learn from the conversation?3. W: Doctor, I’ve been suffering from a stomachache for quite a long time.M: Tell me what you usually eat. You know eating properly is very important for health.Q: What does the doctor say about the possible cause of the woman’s illness?4. M: How is your son Peter feeling today?W: Much better than yesterday. But he still needs to rest for a couple of days before going to school.Q: What does the woman say about Peter?5. M: How is your husband after the operation?W: He’s getting better. But he still needs to go to the hospital for a checkup in a week.Q: What does the woman say about her husband?Unit 6 BusinessPart CA PassageMr. Stevenson was the owner of a general appliance store. He had seen many newly-weds coming into his store to shop for their first refrigerator, washer and dryer, and air-conditioner. Pen and pencil in hand, they would ask him a lot of questions about price, features and after-sales services, but they would usually walk away at the end of their inquiry. 史蒂文森先生是通用电器商店的主人。

Unit 1 Shopping and Banking Online Exercise BSpot dictation. Fill in the blanks with the words you hear.Key:drop, shopping, mouse, feet, retailing,street, get, done, third-party, online30%, mails, Britain, gift-buying, 50%, net, periodExercise CListen to a news report. Supply the missing information.Tips for staying safe on the NetPart II Net shopping under fireExercise AListen to the report. Supply the missing information about the main problem of online shopping found by the survey.Key:delivery, delivery, delivery charges, personal information, 87%, returning goods, 47%, order, 35%, dispatch, 87%, money back, twoExercise BNow listen again. Complete the summary.Key:convenience, choice, obstacles, complete trust, build consumers’ trust, mature, payment, servicePart III Banking at homeExercise AListen to a description of today’s banking services. Complete the outline.OutlineI. Some problems of the walk-in bankA.standing in long linesB.running out of checksC, limited opening hoursII. Online banking servicesA.viewing accountsB.moving money between accountsC.applying for a loanD.getting current information on productsE.paying bills electronicallyF.e-mailing questions to the bankIII. Reasons for creating online servicespeting for customersB.taking advantage of modern technologyIV. Inappropriateness of online banking for some peopleA.having no computers at homeB.preferring to handle accounts the traditional wayExercise BNow try this: listen to a more authentic version of the material. Then answer the questions.Key:1.It is banking through the Internet.2.“Online banking” offers convenience which appeals to the kind ofcustomer banks want to keep.3.Banks most want to keep people who are young, well-educated, and havegood incomes.Part IV More about the topic: Secret of Good Customer ServiceExercise BNow listen to an interview discussing English and American good customer services. Compare the services and supply the missing information.Part V Do you know…?Listen to a description of yard sales. Write down the key points in note form. Then listen to the questions and make a correct choice to answer each question. Questions:1.Which of the following is a common American saying? c2.What can be sold at a yard sale? b3.Why do people go to a yard sale? c4.When was the old wooden club stolen? c5.What was the real value of the club? c6.Why was the club at a great value? bUnit 2 Hotel or B&BExercise BListen to the dialogue. Write down all the numbers of the proportions of tourists.Exercise CListen to the conversation between a clerk in a Hotel Reservations Bureau and a tourist. Complete the chart about the information on the four hotels. Then complete the following five explanations.1.hot food, fried egg2. coffee, tea, jam, cooked3. dinner, bed and breakfast4. the room plus all meals5. Value Added TaxPart IIListen to the report. Complete the outline.OutlineI. B&BA.natureB&B is a short form for bed and breakfast.B.increasing numberNow there are about 15,000 B&Bs in the US.C.advantages over big hotels1.charm, comfort, hospitality2.owners taking a personal interest in guestsII. Attraction of owning a B&BA.meeting different peopleB.talking with guestsIII. Several features of Suits UsA.long historybuilt in 1883; 19th century decorationsB. interesting names for some roomsNamed after some previous famous guestsIV. Different people, different choicesA.B&Bs not suitable for some people1.uncomfortable staying in someone else’s home2.not interested in personal interactionB. a quiet and romantic place for many peoplePart IIIExercise AListen to the conversation in which a man phones a car rental agent about renting a car. Supply the missing information.Information about the customer:A family of three + camp equipmentLeaving on Fri. July 7thReturning on Mon. July 10thSuggestions by the agentBest choice: a Pinto station wagonRegular rate: $79.95Special weekend rate: $59.95Pick up: after 4 p.m. on FriReturn: by 10 a.m. on Mon.Mileage rate: first 300 miles free, then 12 cents per mileOther costs:Insurance: $10Sales tax: 8%Deposit: $100Exercise BNow try this: listen to a more authentic version of the material. Write down the words or phrases that are related with car retails.a compact car / a station wagon / automatic transmission / current models / pick up / return the car / special weekend rate / regular rate / unlimited mileage / insurance / sales tax / a full tank of gas / deposit / lowers ratesPart IVExercise BListen to the conversation and supply the missing information.Unit 3 “Planting” MoneyPart IIExercise AListen to the report. Supply the missing information.Time: Thursday, April 17Purpose: teaching children how to save moneyWay of teaching: 2,500 bankers making 5,000 presentationsPart IIIExercise AListen to a mini-talk about credit cards given by Yong American Bank. Complete the outline.OutlineI. The importance of credit cardsII. NatureA.“charge” —paying at a later dateB.“limit”III. The potential disadvantages —expensiveA.easy to make lots of purchases on cardB.likely to pay a tremendous amount of interestIV. The benefitsA.indispensable in lifeB.helpful for emergenciesC.good for travelD.insuring purchasePart IVExercise AExercise 2: Answer the following two questions.Key:1. so much of their income, ever larger houses and cars, social programs or infrastructure repairs2. happier, fewer disputes of work, lower levels of stress hormones, less often, at an older ageExercise BComplete the following summary.Key:vice president, Myths of Rich and Poor, positive side, increased prosperity, better off, 30 years agohundreds of gadgets, easier, more pleasurable, cellular and cordless phones, computers, answering machines, microwave ovens3/4, washing machines, half, clothes dryers, 97%, color televisions, 3/4, VCRs, 2/3, microwaves and air conditioners, 3/4, automobile, 40%, home, half, stereo systemPart VExercise AListen to a report recently released by a famous London research group about the cost of living around the world. List the world’s 10 most expensive cities.Tokyo, Osaka, Oslo, Zurich, Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Geneva, Paris, Reykjavik, LondonExercise BAnswer the following questions.Key:1.The euro has appreciated against the US dollar.2.Persistent economic turmoil.3.Tehran.4.The Economist team checks prices of a wide range of items —frombread and milk to cars and utilities —to compile this report.5.Business clients use it to calculate the amount of allowances granted tooverseas executives and their families.Unit 4 Loans for the DreamPart IIExercise AListen to the dialogue. Take notes. Then complete the summary.Key:college, repairing, a hundred pounds, three hundred fifty to four hundred, interest rates, an Ordinary Loan, 24 monthsExercise B透支额: overdraft 偿还: repay短期贷款: lenders in the short time 付利息: pay interest on担保物: collateral 寿险: life policy房屋的房契: deeds of the house 政府证券: Government Securities凭证: certificate 按日计算: on a day-to-day basisPart IIIExercise AListen to the material. Complete the outline. Then give the right words according to the explanations.OutlineI. Buying a houseA.cost of housinga)1/4 –1/3 of a family’s incomeb)depending on size and locationB. way to buy a house —mortgageII. Living in a landlord’s home —advantagesA.cheaperB.easy to get things repairedIII. Buying an apartment —condominium1.mortgage: bank loan repaired in regular repayments:2.condominium: an apartment building in which the apartments are ownedindividualExercise BYou are going to hear a passage about a company called Fannie Mae. Keep the following questions in mind while listening and then complete the missing information.Key:1. borrows, mortgages, shares, mortgage-based securities2. They control about half the home loans in America.3. Hiding changes in its value, poor supervision and not carefully reporting itsfinances.4. The stock price of Fannie Mae has dropped.Part IVExercise AListen to an interview about consumer rights under English law. After the second listening, use key words to answer the questions.Key:1. a. merchantable qualityb. fitting for particular purpose / sellerc. as described2.no / retailer’s responsibility / take to shop3.item / too large / fragile4.evidence of purchase / date of purchase5.go to court / sue the sellerExercise BDecide whether the statements after the interview are true or false. Statements:1.Secondhand goods should also be of merchantable and top quality.2.If yo u have suffered personal injury because of the item you’ve bought,you can use the manufacturer.3.The retailer has the right to say “No refunds without a receipt”.4.Going to court is not very common because as a consumer, it is verycostly for you to get the money back.Part VExercise BNow listen to a news report about tax time in the US. Then complete the following tow charts with key words.Unit 5 Briefing on Taxation and Insurance Policies Exercise BListen to five sentences. Write down the numbers described and the key words that help you get the answer.Exercise CListen to the following dialogues. Complete the exercises.Key to Dialogue 1:1.￡30,000, 24%2.overdraft3.sailingKey to Dialogue 2:1. A brand new video was stolen.2. Yes. The speaker paid the premium last week.Key to Dialogue 3:mortgage, income, saving money, entertaining, pension schemes, insurancePart IIExercise AThe following is the transparency for the presentation. Listen carefully and complete the following outline. Pay special attention to the numbers.OutlineI. Structure of personal taxationA. rates1.lower rate: up to ￡23,700: 25%2.higher rate: above ￡23,700: 40%B. allowances1.single person: ￡3,2952.married person: ￡5,0153.pension: maximum 17.5% to 40%4.mortgage interest relief: 7%II. Collection of personal taxA.income tax —PAYEB.National Insurance1.employee’s contribution: 9%2.employer’s contribution: 5% to 10%Exercise BNow listen again. Complete the following statements.Key:simple and relatively lowseparate taxation40%Pay As You Earn, the employer, the employeethe allowancePart IIIExercise AListen to the dialogue. Write down the key points. Then complete the paragraph. Key:insurance policy, save money, buying a houseExercise BNow try this: listen to a more authentic version of the dialogue. Answer the questions with key words.1. A. a fixed objective in mind / how much to pay each month.B. a fixed objective each month in mind / how much to produce over some years.2. No / regular & systematic / short-term / bank / Building SocietyPart IVExercise AListen to the dialogue. Write down the key points. Then complete the paragraphand answer the question with key words.Key:unmarried, dependents, no needQuestions:A. accumulate capital / expand business / end of termB. saving to produce a pensionUnit 6 Visions of BusinessExercise BListen to an economics report about business organizations. Complete the following chart.Part IIExercise AMichael Dell and Frederick Smith are being interviewed at the University of Texas. Listen to the first part of the interview and then complete the following profiles.Michael Dell:Chairman, CEO, Dell Computer, CEO, computer industry, direct-to-consumer, build-to-order, Dell Computer, middle-manFredrick Smith:Chairman, President, CEO, FedEx, transportation, overnight delivery, just-in-time delivery, FedEx, FedEx, ground deliveryExercise BListen again and answer the question.Key:the quality, the breadth, the unique services, the costPart IIIExercise AListen to the second part of the interview. Focus on the concept of supply chain. Complete the following two lists.Key:all the unnecessary costs, more applicable, the distance betweena fast cycle basis, a world of choice, on a computer, customize, have it delivered very rapidlyExercise BListen again. What are the CEO’s answers to the student’s question? Motivation: The opportunity in the industry, in the businessAmbitions1. To be a leader not only in client computing, but also in the enterprise and servers and storage2. To do business not just in the US but all over the world3. To add a lot of services that go along with the productsMichaelPositive attitude towards future:Being truly excited about the company’s futurePositive attitude towards work:Enjoy going to work every dayLove to competeLove to innovateLove to work with a lot of wonderful people and sit right in the middle of a lot of very exciting business trendsPart IVComplete the summary below.Key:the most fundamental, business plan, large, small, having a business plan, a reality, essential, a map, where you’re going to go, go fro “A” to “Z”, how muchmoney, how many people, predicting where the business may go, position yourself, use the least amount of money, more critical, budding entrepreneurs, use the limited resourcesPart VSupply the missing words while listening.Key:80, 100Oldest, largest, fastest, growing, 1919, school, hours, organized, operated, forming, Localdeveloped, shares, materials, produced, profits, owned, business, operate1974, classroom, programs, 5, 18, 2700000, 850005, 11, V olunteer, main, rules, organized, made, sold, economy, money, industry, trade, families, communities12, 14, business, expert, Project, economic, theories, supply, demand, corporations, world, trade12, 14, Economics, leaving, completing, continuing, game, jobs, education, money, get, earn, need, want, high, school。

Unit 12 ReviewActivity 1 Children’s jokes1.He said,”That wasn’t an accident. The bull did it on purpose.”2.Both the horse and the man went off the edge.3.It means sarcastically that the London Bridge was built withina very short period of time,less than one day.4.(Open ended)Activity 2 Do you believe it?A 1.UFO sends TV sports show to earth.2.Giant kangaroos attack school.3.2000-year-old Greek statue has face of rock star.4.Man loses one hundred pounds.5.Elephant joins soccer team.B. 1.b 2.b 3.a 4.b 5.aActivity 3 Hope you don’t mind my askingFirst speaker: A nice mealTo go to IndonesiaGetting to OxfordWinston ChurchillHis wifeDaughter said,”Daddy,you’re the most wonderful person in the world.”Second speaker: Sitting in front of a fire and readingTo have as much money as possibleHaving her daughterMahatma GandhiHer daughterWent for a nice walkThird speaker: His workTo go on a safari in East AfricaRaising three daughtersHis wifeHis wifeWent for a drive in the countryActivity 4 Market surveyStan: 1. think of a list of Christmas presents I’m going to buy and a list of people I have to send cards to2. add up the prices of what I buy,what I spend every week on food anddrink3. compare prices now with what I used to pay 10 years agoJudy: 1. try to remember the most romantic evening I ever spent with my husband,and try to remember every detail: place,clothing,etc 2. day-dream what I would do with the money if my husband won a millionon the football pools3. wonder what a famous film star in the queue would be buyingAlice: 1. try to remember the people I went to school with,classmates,teachers,and what we all did at school2. try to remember a particular group and try to see how much Iknow about their lives afterwards: marriage,children,occupation,living places,etc.3. reconstruct the family tree with the names and dates and all thedifferent relationships back to the great-grandparents4. text my memory,see if I can remember what I was doing a week/monthago or relive a moment in my summer holidayActivity 5 You and your community1.c2.a3.a4.dActivity 6 Help your doctor to help you1.heart disease,stoke,flu,bronchitis,birth injuries,congenital malformations,cancer,accidents,pneumonia,diabetes,cirrhosis of the liver,suicide2.cigarettes,alcohol,physical inactivity,over-eating3.The over-weight eat less,Drinkers drink less,Smokers stop smoking , Everyone takes a little more exerciseActivity 7 Men and womenA.Things Women Do Better: doing more than one thing at a time developing relationshipsThings Men Do Better: reading mapsgeographyB.Women: 1.can talk to someone or probably cook something at the sametime2.loath to look at the world and think”we can write it down on a piece ofpaper”3.taught to please other people4.can have fairly personal and truthful conversations even after arelatively short time of knowing each otherMen: 1.find difficult to conduct a conversation at the same time2.want to reduce things,for example,the universe to something easilyunderstandable3.taught to please themselves4.have conversations not about real things,for example,talk about their workor their interests in a superficial way。