新动力 大学英语听力教程1Unit 9原文及答案

Unit 9 Holidays and Special DaysUseful InformationHolidays are special times of respite from work and other routines. In some cases, they are legal holidays when stores, businesses and government offices are officially closed. In other cases, they are celebrated without taking time off from work. Holidays are often times for celebration, revelry, eating, drinking, travel, and family gatherings, but they may also be times of rest and reflection. The current trend is away from rest and reflection. Even Mardi Gras (大斋首日的前一天，直译为“油腻的星期二”), the day before the traditionally reflective period of Lent (大斋期), has turned into an entire week of parties, parades, and merry-making for those who make the annual pilgrimage to New Orleans, for example.In most cultures the scheduling of holidays originally was related to the seasons, the lunar cycle, and religion. Christmas (December 25) celebrates the birth of Jesus, but it is not actually known when Jesus was born. The first Roman emperor to espouse Christianity decided to have Christmas when the days are shortest to bring a spirit of optimism to the long winter months. It also helped bring Christianity to the pagans, who were accustomed to having festivals at the winter solstice, encouraging warmth and sunshine to return. Over the years Christmas has come to symbolize goodwill and generosity for both Christians and non-Christians through the personification of Santa Claus, originally a Christian saint, known as St. Nicholas. Nowadays Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer is almost as important a global symbol of Christmas as Jesus or Santa and the commercialization of Christmas for some people threatens to replace generosity with greed. Few people remember that the original Christmas gifts were given with generosity and humility by the Three Wise Men, all pagans, to Jesus, a Jewish child born in a manger (马槽). All they think of are the gifts they will give or receive, and all the money they have spent.One reason for the increasing popularity of Christmas is its proximi ty to New Year’s Day, permitting a long holiday to evolve out of both. In the U. S. the holiday has turned into an extended holiday season, lasting from Thanksgiving Day in late November until New Year’s Day, with a seemingly endless array of parties, dinners, concerts, parades, and vacation trips. The schools and colleges are closed from mid-December through early January when many people eat too much, drink too much, and watch too much American football on TV. Many gifts, cards, and annual letters are exchanged, and the various festivities are not always very restful. Then the same people make New Year’s Resolutions to eat less, drink less, spend less, and work harder in the coming year.Christmas is by far the most important holiday in English-speaking countries. Other important holidays in addition to Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day are Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, April Fools’ Day, and Easter. On Valentine’s Day, celebrated on February 14, people give cards, chocolates, flowers, and kisses to t heir spouses and sweethearts. On St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, people wear green to celebrate the luck of the Irish, and eat corned beef and cabbage, and may drink green beer. During Easter Week in late March or early April, Christians remember the death and resurrection of Jesus while Jews celebrate Passover, in memory of the escape of the Jews from ancient Egypt, where they had been slaves. Although it is not actually a holiday and has no religious connotation, April Fools’ Day, celebrated on April 1, is a day when people play embarrassing tricks on their friends and colleagues and even on their teachers. Another holiday with some similarity to April Fools’ Day is Halloween on October 31, when children wear funny orscary costumes and ask their neighbors fo r ―tricks or treats‖. The name Halloween means ―hallowed evening‖, the night before All Saints’ Day when Christian saints are honored. On the following day, All Souls’ Day, services and prayers are said for the dead. In many countries, it is a day when families visit cemeteries and place flowers on the tombs of their relatives. In Europe, Labor Day is celebrated on May 1, whereas in Canada and the United States, labor and laborers are honored by a legal holiday on the first Monday in September.Part One Preparation1. Holiday Words（教师用书第四次印刷版本的答案图中：1）竖行第12行的CANDY一词多圈了个A。

Unit 1 Meeting New PeopleLesson A College LifeKey to Exercise A:•Questions-•What do you usually do after class?•What other activities do you take part in?•Will there be a movie on this weekend?•What about sports and extracurricular activities?•Is there anything else?Answers•I usually go to the reading room or the library.•There are always lectures and reports.•Every Friday evening we can watch films or video in our department.•Yes, of course. Jane Eyre will be shown.•There are ball games and matches nearly every week. You can also join different kinds of clubs organized by the Student’s Union.•Oh, yes. There’s always a dancing party on Saturday evenings.Lesson BUniversity of OxfordKey to Exercise A:1.b2.a3.c4.d5.dKey to Exercise B•1. F 2. T 3. F•4. F 5.T 6. TKey to Exercise C•1. undergraduates•humanities•43•physical•certificates•Continuing•2. police•courts .•function•degrees .Unit 2 SportsLesson A The Olympic Spirit●Key to Exercise B●1. It is mutual understanding, friendship, unity and fair play.●2. At the present, there has not been a wording for professional athletes in China.3. No. Two of them have rather negative opinions on the present athletic sport.4. Sports management is beneficial to the promotion of the athletic sports level.5. The Sydney Olympics is a watershed. Since its beginning, anti-doping has risen from traditional battle to the battle of biologic engineering.Lesson BThe history of the Olympics●Answers to Mind-mapping activities B.●Group A●1 Cities.●2 The French educator Baron Pierre de Coubertin.●3 On July 15, 2001.●4 Unity between Africa，the Americas，Asia，Australia，and Europe.●5 Zeus.●Group B●1 Olympia，Greece.●2 International Olympic Committee.●3 “Faster，Higher，Stronger”.●4 Green Olympic, High-tech Olympics and People’s Olympics.●5 Tokyo，Japan in 1964.II. While-listening Activities●A.●1.F 2.F 3.F 4.T 5. TB. summary●The purpose of the first modern Olympics, which were held in Athens in 1896 was to help athletes develop strength and values through competition and provide a way for athletes of all nations to become friends.●During the sports competitions in Baron de Coubertin designed the Olympic rings in 1913, whichrepresents this friendship. The rings represent the linking through sports of the major populated areas of the world-Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the two American continents, represented by one ring. Under the rings is the Olympic saying in Latin: "Citius, Altius, Fortius" which means "Swifter, Higher, Stronger".●ancient Olympia, the athletes burn a fire to honor the god Zeus. Now, runners bring a flame from Olympia, Greece to every new Olympics. In this way, the Olympic flame links the old and new gamesLesson C The Flame●Is this the hope of the world in my hands●I'll take this moment, to be all that I can●Look to you to see the future●Stronger and free●(chorus)●Today we will show who we are●We are the earth●And we're together again●My friends, will you show us the way●We travel on, guided by the flame●The fire within makes you reach out to the goal●You redefine the best, by stretching the soul●A world in need of inspiration●And looks to you and me●(chorus)●Since ancient times we've come together●in the light of the flame●to stand for all the world to see●people reaching out to greatness and all we can beKey to Ba. We travel on, guided by the flame●b. The fire within makes you reach out to the goal●c. Since ancient times we've come together in the light of the flame●d. look to your heart you will find the flameUnit 3EducationLesson A Pre-school education in the U.S.AKey to ExercisesB.•forty; five; three or four; two-thirds•eighty-thousand; ten percent.C.1. Young children in pre-school programs learn colors and numbers. They identify common objects and letters of the alphabet to prepare for reading. They sing and play games that use numbers and maps. They learn to cooperate with teachers and other children. Many pre-school programs include activities to help young children learn about the world around them. For example, children visit places like zoos, museums and fire and police stations.2. He may not be ready for kindergarten since many American kindergartens now require skills taught in early education programs.Lesson B Developing Children’s CreativityKey to exercises in part II.•4-3-2-1B.1. C2. b3. a4. aLesson C. Hillary’s view on EducationKey to ExercisesA.The first speaker:The policy will possibly libel（slander or hurt) 25% of the teachers in America as ineffective. It has not done what it needs to do to help children.The second speaker:The policy has unfortunately not been either founded or implemented effectively or appropriately. It does a disservice(damage or obstacle) to the educational process. It penalizes schools and teachers.B.1. T2. F3. T4. T5.FUnit 4 Man and NatureLesson AThe Effect of Global Warming⏹Effects:⏹Increasing global temperature will cause sea level to rise, and is expected to increase the intensity of extreme weather events and to change the amount and pattern of precipitation. Other effects of global warming include changes in agricultural yields, glacier retreat, species extinctions and increases in the ranges of disease vectors.Key to exercises in Part II⏹A.⏹Africa and Asia; Latin America; Industrial countries; small island nations.⏹B.⏹F F F T F T⏹C. Global warming⏹Average temperature increasing;⏹Sea levels rising;⏹an increase in diseases;⏹animals disappearing;⏹flood and destruction of coastal areas;⏹the climate changing.Lesson BGlobal warming and the melting soil⏹Key to Exercises:⏹A.⏹F T T F T⏹B.⏹1. top authorities; 300 scientists; eight nations; impact⏹2. sea levels; feet high; 100 years.Top 10 things we can do to reduce global warming⏹1. reduce, reuse, and recycle.⏹2. use less heat and air conditioning.⏹3. change a light bulb.⏹4. drive less and drive smart.⏹5. buy energy-efficient products.⏹6. use less hot water.⏹7. use the off switch.⏹8. plant a tree.⏹9. get a report card from your utility company.⏹10. encourage others to conserve.⏹D. A gigantic tornadoUnit 5News ILesson A : The lead of News⏹Key to Exercise B:⏹1. rescued a newborn baby⏹2.might help counter the effects of global warming.⏹3. a responsible withdrawal of U.S.forces⏹4. will be remembered; Bolt’s sprints⏹5. the Oscar ceremony; the 80 years academy awards⏹6. a financial rescue package; the global financial crisis.⏹7. Al-Qaeda remains the single greatest threat to the U.S.⏹8. five million; have been taking part in the biggest earthquake drill⏹9. The two main opposition parties in Pakistan; have a clear majority.Lesson BFinancial News⏹Key to Exercise B:⏹Lead: President Barrack Obama is facing an early decision on trade policy⏹Further details: travel to Canada; are warning of disastrous consequences; embraces protectionism.⏹Background information:⏹1. the U.S. House of Representatives passed an economic recovery plan; works hand-in-hand; Congress⏹2. the House and Senate; American-made steed; public-works projects.Lesson CA report on Bird Flu⏹Key to Exercise:⏹A.⏹1. a 19-year-old man⏹2. The cause of his sickness has now been confirmed as the deadly H5N1strain of bird flu.⏹3. Cambodia⏹4. He is known to have eaten poultry.⏹5.He has been kept isolated and is in a stable condition.⏹B.⏹1 F 2 T 3 F4 F 5 T⏹C.⏹1. confirmed; fortunate; spreading; Cambodia; here; around the world⏹2. resurfaced ; a dozen;⏹3. fear; mutating; transmitted.Unit 6 societyLesson AGetting Rich Quickly?⏹Key to Exercise B:⏹Speaker A: You are gullible. You shouldn’t believe everything you read, especially on the Internet.⏹Speaker B: All I have to do is first send some money to the person who sent me the letter, After that he will tell me how to earn much more money.⏹C.⏹The person at the top: asks the people below him for money, and then tells them to go and ask other people for money while sending some of it back to him.⏹The people at the bottom: give their money to the people above them, and they get nothing. They end up losing.Lesson BViolent Crime Increase in U.SKey to Exercise C:⏹1. But the largest increase was in the West. Violent crime in that part of the country rose almost five percent.⏹2. Northeastern states had the smallest increase. It was three percent over the same period last year.⏹3. The report shows that violent crime rose nationwide, especially in cities with populations between half a million and a million.Lesson CA School Shooting in Finland⏹Key to Exercise B: 6-3-2-5-1-4⏹Key to Exercise C:⏹1. the police line; midday; dinner ladies⏹2. the school’s public address system; should remain in their classrooms; five boys and two girls⏹3. assumes; to be confirmed by⏹4. arrived in the schoolyard; contact with; gave command to ; responded; was hurt.Unit 7 Culture and History(I)Lesson A What is culture?Key to Exercises in Lesson A⏹A.⏹Definition A: People’s knowledge about art, music, and literature.⏹Definition B: All the ways in which a group of people act, dress, think, and feel.⏹B.⏹1. long sloping forehead⏹2. scars into or tattoos on body⏹3. Use rouge, lipstick, eye shadow, perfume, and hair spray to increase attractiveness.⏹C:⏹1.Why do many people cut scars into their bodies or tattoo themselves?⏹ d⏹2. Which of the following would expose the dead body on platforms for birds to eat?⏹ a⏹3. Which of the following is not true?⏹ d⏹4. Why does the speaker mention the Flathead Indians?⏹ cLesson B Culture shockKey to Exercises⏹A:⏹1. Much of what he has learned about interpreting the actions of people around him is suddenly irrelevant.⏹2. Serious impact of the individual’s feelings of self-worth.⏹3. Fatigue, irritability and impatience.Unit 8 Culture and history (II)Lesson ASuch a historic City!Key to Exercise C⏹Nelson’s Column:⏹It was built as a monument to one of the Britain’s great admirals and his important victory. He won the battle of Trafalgar in 1805.⏹Westminster Abbey:It is a place where many historic figures are buried.⏹Tower of London: It is a famous castle and prison, where many historic figures were imprisoned in the past. And you can see the crown jewels there.Madame Tussauds: There you can see British leaders, entertainers, criminals, and royalty. Sometimes, it’s hard to know who belongs in each section of the museum.Lesson BPubs in Britain⏹Key to C:⏹1. all ages and social classes mix to talk, do business, just spend a couple of quiet hours.⏹2. pay for your round; that you buy a drink for everyone in your group.Lesson C Columbus Discover America?Key to AF T F F T FKEY TO B1.He was born in Italy.2.Sept 9, 14923.Oct 12, 1492; They arrived on a small island in the Bahamas.5. He died a disappointed man.Key to Exercise C⏹1. He set out to solve a major problem. Europeans wanted spices from India and China, but it was costly to import them overland or sail them all the way around Africa. Columbus decided to find a new sea-route from Europe to Asia.⏹2. A month and 3 days.⏹3. Columbus believed he was near the coast of Asia and the islands of the East Indies. So he called the people who greeted him Indians.⏹4. While Columbus’s voyage opened up a whole new world for Europeans to explore, it ultimately spelled a disaster for the Native Americans. Columbus made 1492 one of the pivotal years in world history. And for both good and bad, the New World and the old were changed forever.Unit 9 Holidays and FestivalsLesson A Thanksgiving DayKey to Exercise A⏹The passage talks mainly about the origin of Thanksgiving Day and the significance of celebrating this festival.Key to Exercise B⏹1. Thanksgiving originated in 1620.⏹2. They sailed to America on the Mayflower, seeking a place where they could have freedom of worship.⏹3. Pilgrims waited for the harvests all summer long with great anxiety, knowing that their lives and the future existence of the colony depended on the coming harvest. Finally the fields produced a yieldrich beyond expectations. Therefore it was decided that a day of thanksgiving to the Lord be fixed. Key to Exercise C⏹C.⏹thanks; friends; holiday; success; prospect; appreciative; relationship; interaction; gratitude; equally; value; Additionally; pursuit; granted.Lesson B Spring FestivalKey to A1. D2. B 3 . D. 4. DKey to Exercise B⏹1. People born in the year of Snake:⏹It’s a good year for unmarried snakes to get married.⏹2.People born in the year of Pig:⏹Pigs will enjoy good luck in their careers, probably getting that hard-earned promotion.⏹3.People born in the year of Rabbit:⏹Unmarried rabbit people will likely hook up with someone from their past, though the relationship might not last very long.⏹4. People born in the year of Ox and Goat:⏹Ox and Goat people will be the target of vicious gossip, and will be prone to digestive problems.⏹5. People born in the years of DragonDragons born in the spring and summer will experience changes for the worse in their careers and in love.6. To ward off gossip, people should :Place a sheet of pink paper in the centre of their home or office.7.Through Fengshui, people can increase their luch with money, people can:⏹Place a glass of water to the north.8. To improve health, people can:Place a music box or a plate of wet sand in the northeast or southwest.9.The start of the Lunar New Year is traditionally a time for Hong Kongers to:Get their fortunes told, though sometimes it’s better not to know.Key to C1. F2. T.3. T.4. F.5. FKey to D1. a2. b.3. c.4. c.Lesson C Christmas Key to A•1 a 2e 3 d 4 b 5cKey to B•1. At the Amari Atrium Hotel in Bangkok, Thailand. •2. A 6-meter-high Christmas tree, made entirely of chocolates. •3. 50 kilograms•4. 6•5. 90%。

Unit 9Part One1.Eat to live，but not live to eat.人吃饭是为了活着，但活着不是为了吃饭。

2. Custom makes all things easy.有个好习惯，事事皆不难。

3. Birds of a feather flock together.物以类聚，人以群分。

4. A sound mind in a sound body.健全的精神寓于健康的身体。

5. Care and diligence bring luck.谨慎和勤奋才能抓住机遇。

6. Doing is better than saying.与其挂在嘴上，不如落实在行动上。

7. Empty vessels make the greatest sound.实磨无声空磨响，满瓶不动半瓶摇。

8. A hedge between keeps friendship green.君子之交淡如水。

9. All good things come to an end.天下没有不散的宴席。

10. All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.只会用功不玩耍，聪明孩子也变傻。

Part Two1. The repairman insisted on carrying the computer all the way to the listening lab.(A)2. Mrs. Johnson would rather sit in the room than in the sunlight.(B)3.Shelly is an American，but she speaks French an Chinese as well as she speaks English.(A)4. Do you think that they are going to go to Washington Wednesday evening?(b)5. Frank would have stayed for the evening if we had asked him.(B)Part Three1. W: Do you want to come to the beach with me if it doesn’t rain?M: No，I don’t think so. It’s too hot outside.Q: Why doesn’t the man go to the beach? (B)2. W: Would you like to go to attend the lecture with us tonight?M: I’d like to. But I’m too tired since I have to work on my term paper I have to sit in front of the computer more than 10 hours a day.Q: Why didn’t the man accept the invitation? (B)3. W: Which dress do you prefer to wear today?M: I like the green one better，and it fits me well. But it appears too dressy. I would rather to choose the white one.Q: Why didn’t the man choose the green dress? (C)4. W: The item on the menu is a fresh fruit salad. That’s what ordered but the itemon the plate is not that.M: But that’s what we called it.Q: Why does the woman complain? (D)5. W: This room is so stuffy that I can’t even breathe.M: I think smoking should be banned here.Q: What causes the woman’s complaint? (A)Part FourPeople in the past would rather make their own amusements. Many ladies kept diaries and gentlemen went riding or shooting. At that time conversation was an art: amusing conversation could keep people happy for hours. They did not play the game well themselves，but they managed to amuse themselves.Nowadays, we are amused by professional performances. Do you still listen to your friends singing when you can hear the great singers of the world on the radio? Do you read a story if you can see one at the cinema? And do you play football with players who are not very good when you can watch TV for the best plays or an important match? People are becoming more and more lookers and listeners，and less doers and talkers. In fact，it is better to do something not very well oneself than always to sit and watch others doing it.Questions:1. How did gentlemen amuse themselves in the past? (C)2. Why conversation was treated as an art in the past? (C)3. What kind of professional performance of the present day is NOT mentioned inthe passage? (B)4. What are the characteristics of people’s amusements nowadays? (A)Part Five(1) traffic(2) remains(3) recognized(4) vehicle(5) judgments(6) Improved(7) highways(8) Attention(9) increasingly(10) assume。

Transformative Travel1 Twenty-five years ago I felt like a wreck. Although I was just 23, my life already seemed over. The future appeared as much like a wasteland as the emptiness I could see while looking back to the past. I felt lost, without choices, without hope.2 I was stuck in a job I hated and trapped in an engagement with a womanI didn't love. At the time, both commitments seemed like a good idea, but I suppose it was the fantasy of being a successful, married businessman that appealed to me far more than the reality.3 I decided to take a class just for the entertainment value. It happened to be an introductory counseling course, one that involved personal sharing in the group. We were challenged to make commitments publicly about things we would like to change in our lives, and in a moment of pure impulsiveness, I declared that by the next class meeting I was going to quit my job and end my engagement.4 A few days later I found myself unemployed and unattached, excited by the freedom, yet terrified about what to do next. I needed some kind of transition from my old life to a new one, a sort of ritual that would help me to transform myself from one person into another. So I did somethingjust as impulsive as my previous actions: I booked a trip for a week in Aruba.5 In spite of what others might have thought, I was not running away from something but to something. I wanted a clean break, and I knew I needed to get away from my usual environment and influences so as to think clearly about where I was headed.6 Once settled into my room on the little island of Aruba, I began my process of self-change. I really could have been anywhere as long as nobody could reach me by phone and I had the peace and quiet to think about what I wanted to do. I spent the mornings going for long walks on the beach, the afternoons sitting under my favorite tree, reading books and listening to tapes. Probably most important of all, I forced myself to get out of my room and go to meet people. Ordinarily shy, I now decided that I was someone who was perfectly capable of having a conversation with anyone I chose. Since nobody knew the "real" me, the way I had always been, I felt free to be completely different.7 It took me almost a year to pay off that trip, but I am convinced that my single week in Aruba was worth three years in therapy. That trip started a number of processes that helped me to transform myself. This is how I did it:8 I created a mindset that made me ready for change. I expected that big things were on the horizon, that a trip such as this could change my life. I believed with all my heart that I could change, if only I could find a quiet place to sort things out and experiment with new ways of thinking and acting.9 I insulated myself from the usual influences in my life and the people whose approval was most important. One of the reasons that therapy often takes so long is that, once you leave the safety and support of a session, you reenter the world where familiar people elicit the familiar reactions. By separating myself from others' approval and influences, I was able to think more clearly about what I really wanted.10 I structured my time in order to produce change and growth. Solitude, isolation, or new environments in themselves are not enough; you must also complete tasks that are relaxing and educational. The most important part of any therapy is not what you understand or what you talk about, but what you do. Insight without action is entertaining but not always helpful. Instead of reading novels and calling home regularly, I took the time to participate in different activities that would make me change.11 I pushed myself to experiment with new ways of being. I sampled alternative lifestyles and pretended to be a different person. I acted in unfamiliar ways just to see how it felt. Whatever I would usually do invarious circumstances, I forced myself to do the opposite. This reinforced the idea that anything was possible, that I could do anything I wanted.12 I made public commitments of what I intended to do so it would be harder to back down. There were times when I wanted to avoid doing those things I found most frightening. Until this trip, I had never traveled to a strange place deliberately alone. Whenever I thought about taking safe routes, I imagined that I would soon have to face my classmates and that I would have to explain my actions to them.13 I processed my experiences systematically. I wrote in a journal each day and spoke to people I met about what I was doing and why. When I returned, I talked to several people I trusted about what had taken place. Each of them offered a different perspective that I valued and found useful in incorporating the experience into my life.14 I made changes when I returned that continued the transformation that started while I was in Aruba. It is easier to make changes when you are away from home than to maintain the changes after you return. To make sure I didn't slip back into old patterns, I immediately made new decisions about my work and my relationships that kept me moving forward.15 I decided that much of my future traveling would have some transformative dimension to it. Although it is possible to make extraordinary progress in a single week, transformative change takes place over a lifetime. I promised myself that I would make other trips from time to time in order to continue my growth.。

Unit 9Task 1Compere: And now for our first question. It comes from Mrs. June Moore. Mrs. MooreMrs. Moore: Does the panel think that computers will change our livesCompere: Mrs. Moore wants to know if computers will change our lives. Philip BarnesPhilip Barnes: Computers have already changed our lives. Business is more efficient. Planes and trains provide a betterservice...Miss Anderson: Just a moment, Mr. Barnes. You may be right about business, but how many people have lost their jobsbecause of computers Computers have changed our lives,but I don't want my life changed.Arthur Haines: Excuse me, Miss Anderson. We're talking about our lives, not your life. The computer will affecteveryone in the world. Records can be kept ofeverything we do. Records will be kept of all ourprivate lives. In my opinion, the computer is thegreatest disaster of the 20th century.Phyllis Archer: Could I interrupt Arthur Haines says the computer is a disaster, but the computer is a machine. It wasinvented by people; it is used by people. If thecomputer is a disaster, then people are a disaster.Compere: Thank you, Phyllis Archer. Thank you, panel. And thank you, Mrs. Moore.Task 2【答案】A.1) It includes a 9-inch TV screen, a keyboard with 46 numbers and characters on it, a printer, and two disk drives.2) It's all contained right on the floppy disk.3) It’s much better than a typewriter in that one can move words or sentences from place to place or make corrections or changes right on the screen, and never have to erase on paper.4) It can help him make a monthly budget for his household with electronic spreadsheet software.B.1) loads your program into the machine2) typewriter, typewriter,3) turning the computer on and loading a program4) the different things the program can do【原文】Narrator: For Harvey Van Runkle, it was love at first sight, or should we say, love at first byte Really, it is 64,000bytes—that's the size of the memory on his new BANANA-3personal computer. It all happened by accident. His wife,Charlotte, had sent him out to buy a new toaster, when hefound himself standing in front of a computer display atthe BANANA Computer Store.Salesman: Yes, ladies and gentlemen, this little computer is going to change your lives. Just consider the hardware: You havea 9-inch TV screen. That’s your video display terminal.You have a keyboard with 46 numbers and characters on it.You have a printer that will give you paper printouts ofyour work in three colors. You have two disk drives—oneinside the computer terminal and one outside. Thiscomputer can do anything! Now let’s have a littledemonstration. Who would like to try the new BANANA-3computer You, sir. You look interested. Step right up andtry the BANANA-3.Harvey: What's a d-disk driveSalesman: That's the part of the computer that loads your program into the machine.Harvey: Oh. What's a programSalesman: The program That's your software. That's the instructions.It's all contained right on this floppy disk here. Theinstructions on this disk tell the computer what to do. Harvey: Oh, you mean like my wife. She always tells me what to do.Salesman: Exactly. Now what type of program would you like I have word processing, I have electronic spreadsheet... Harvey: What's word processingSalesman: Word processing is using the computer like a typewriter.But it's much better than a typewriter. You can move wordsor sentences from place to place or make corrections orchanges right on the screen. You never have to erase onpaper. It's a wonderful little program! Would you like totry it, Mr...Harvey: Van Runkle. Harvey Van Runkle. I've never used a computer before...Salesman: It's easy. First we start up the machine, and then boot up a program.Harvey: Boot upSalesman: That's computer talk for turning the computer on and loading a program. There. Now we look at the menu. Harvey: Menu But I just had lunch. I'm not hungry.Salesman: No, no. This is a program menu, not a restaurant menu.It shows the different things the program can do. Forexample, here we have "file". If you select file, you canchoose which of your documents you want to work on. Andhere’s “edit”. This gives you ways to cor rect yourdocument.Harvey: Gee, this is great! There's only one problem. Salesman: What's thatHarvey: I don't have any documents. I'm a plumber.Salesman: But you have bills, don't youHarvey: Yeah, but...Salesman: Well, with our electronic spreadsheet software, you can make a monthly budget for your household.Harvey: No. My wife, Charlotte, does that.Salesman: Well, now you can do it, Harvey.Harvey: I don't know...Salesman: And you have friends, don't youHarvey: Yeah, well there's my brother-in-law Bob...Salesman: Great! You can write letters to Bob on your new BANANA-3 computer!Harvey: Okay. How much is itSalesman: Never mind. Do you have a credit cardHarvey: Well, sure...Salesman: Great. Joe, get Harvey here signed up, will you He wantsa BANANA-3 with a printer and software. Okay, step rightup, ladies and gentlemen. This computer can do anything!Task 3【答案】A.1) They are important because they are able to measure quantities such as electricity and temperature.2) Digital computers.3) Only one person at a time can use them.4) It is because their owners do not spend enough time learning how to operate them efficiently.5) Each person who uses a minicomputer has a computer terminal that is connected to the minicomputer by interface wires. With the help of the operating system, the CPU is able to divide its time and perform for all the users.B.Similarities and Differences between MicrocomputersThere are two primary kinds of computers: analog computers and digital computers. Unless you are a scientist, you probably will not use analog computers. These computers are important because they are able to measure quantities such as electricity and temperature. In contrast, digital computers perform their tasks by counting. Some digital computers are built to help solve only a specific kind of problem. For example, digital computers that monitor airplanes flying in and out of airports are built only for that task. Mostdigital computers, though, can be used to help solve many kinds of problems. Among them, microcomputers and minicomputers are two kinds of common digital computers.Microcomputers, also called personal computers, are the newest computers. Many are about the size of a very small television set. Some, however, are so small and light that people can carry them easily on business trips. Because computer manufacturers produce an enormous amount of computer hardware, it is possible for anyone to own and use a microcomputer. Therefore, we now see these machines in many homes, schools, and businesses. There is one disadvantage to these computers, though. Only one person at a time can use them. Also, many people who buy microcomputers do not understand what these machines can and cannot do. Some experts say that almost half of all micro-computers are not used often because their owners do not spend enough time learning how to operate them efficiently.Like microcomputers, minicomputers are used in small businesses. However, they are larger than microcomputers and are used more frequently in large offices and businesses than in small businesses. Another difference is that more than one person can use a minicomputer at the same time. We call this time-sharing. Some minicomputers can have more than a hundred people time-sharing them. Each person who uses a minicomputer has a computer terminal that is connected to the minicomputer by interface wires. But even though more than one person can use a minicomputer, the computer has only one CPU. With the help of the operating system, the CPU is able to divide its time and perform for all the users.Task 4【答案】A.1) It wasn't the typical low mechanical voice that sounded like arecord being played at too slow a speed. It sounded natural. It had charm to it.2) Lupa had once heard that even a sophisticated analog computer couldn't pick up certain subtleties in the English language, no matter how good the programming is.3) When Lupa stood up and walked around the room, it was evident to her that somewhere in the building, listening through an intercom was someone with a microphone.B.1) They're running a contest. The kids are supposed to name me. I'm dreading the whole thing, believe me.2) You know something; I thought you'd be different. Just once todayI was hoping I'd get someone who wouldn't try to beat the program.3) You wouldn't happen to know what day of the week September the fourteenth, 1321, fell on, would youIt was a Sunday; but how do you know whether I'm right Thank you for visiting the computer exhibit.【原文】Lupa laughed. She liked the voice that had been selected for the computer. It wasn't the typical low mechanical voice that sounded like a record being played at too slow a speed. It sounded natural. It had charm to it."Do you have a name" Lupa asked."Not yet," the computer answered. "They're running a contest. The kids are supposed to name me. I'm dreading the whole thing, believe me."Now Lupa thought this was clever, the way they had programmed the computer. She wondered if there was some way to screw up the program. She had once heard that even a sophisticated analog computer couldn't pick up certain subtleties in the English language, no matter how good the programming is, so she decided to give it a try."My paws give me pause," she said.The computer was silent."My paws give me pause," Lupa repeated. "It's a clause without claws."Lupa waited in silence for a response."You know something," the computer said. "I thought you'd be different. Just once today I was hoping I'd get someone who wouldn't try to beat the program."Lupa smiled. "This was marvelous," she thought to herself. "They'd thought of everything.""Sorry," she said. "Mi dispiace.""Ah, you speak Italian," the computer said with some sarcasm."Qui, d'accord," Lupa answered. "C'est vrai.""And French, too. Your French is better than your Italian. Though neither one is great. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to shut down. It's closing time."Lupa stood up and walked around the room. It was evident to her that somewhere in the building, listening through an intercom was someone with a microphone. She thought about how to test for this."You wouldn't happen to know what day of the week September the fourteenth, 1321, fell on, would you" Lupa asked."It was a Sunday," the computer answered, "but how do you know whether I'm right Thank you for visiting the computer exhibit."Task 5【答案】A.1) b) 2) c)B.1) F 2) F 3) F 4) THello. I think we can begin now if you're ready. Um, today I want to talk to you about computers, about the impact of computers on how we talk, on the ways we talk. Now of course we all know that computers have changed our lives in many ways. Stop and think for a minute about how we use computers in our everyday life. It's hard to think of anything we do that hasn't been changed by computers. For example, computers allow us to get money directly from our bank accounts at cash machines. At hospitals, computers help doctors understand what is wrong with patients. We can use computers to help us decide which color to paint our houses, which hair styles to have, or which dresses or suits would look good on us--lots of professional and personal uses. Computers are simply a part of our lives, and, I think it is safe to say, they will continue to be. What I'd like to look at today is how the use of computers has had an impact on our language--how computers have changed the expressions we say, the words we use.First, let me give you some examples. These are examples from English that I'd like you to think about. The first example is this. Someone at an office says, "We'd like to have the project online by next Monday." In computer talk "online" means started or working. So this statement means that we'd like to have the project started and going by next Monday.The second example is from a discussion or seminar. Someonemight say, "Let's take this discussion offline until tomorrow." To take a computer "offline" means to disconnect it or take it out of the system. What do you think it means to take a discussion offline To take a discussion "offline" means to stop talking about it. This example means "let's stop discussing this now and talk about it tomorrow."The third example is: "I'll try to interface my plans with yours." To "interface", in computer talk, means to do something so that different computer parts or software can work together. So "I'll try to interface my plans with yours" means that "I'll try to change my plans to fit with yours." People still say, of course, "I'll try to change my plans to fit with yours." But now we might also start to hear people say, "I'll try to interface my plans with yours," or "Let's see if we can interface our schedules so that we can meet next week."Let’s try one more example. Our fourth example might take place at home. Someone says,” I just can’t access where I left my car keys.” In computer talk to “access” something means to make information available. If I can’t access where I left my keys, I don’t have this information available for me to use. What would be another way to say this Of course, we could also say, “I can’t remember where I put my keys.”Task 6【答案】1) Cyber ethics.2) It will focus on teaching educators how to teach their students cyber ethics.3) Because it’s not done verbally so that people can overhear it; they think it’s anonymous on the Internet.4) She was a former principal and an adjunct professor at MarymountUniversity, teaching curriculum development and technology in the classroom.5) Young computer users do not see hacking, e-mail threats, cyber talking, Intellectual Property Rights violations and virus distribution as crimes.6) She said that it is something that needs to be instructed as routine curriculum, and student should know that these behaviors are as unacceptable in cyberspace as in the physical realm. 【原文】Although schools are doing a better job at teaching children how to use the Internet, they are not addressing cyber ethics. "CyberEthics: Teaching Responsible Use of Technology" will focus on teaching educators how to teach their students cyber ethics. When typical crimes are committed on the Internet, students do not see them as a crime, said Cherie Geide, the conference director. "They don't see anything wrong with it because they see it as a prank. It's more unacceptable to do it verbally where people can overhear it. They think it's anonymous on the Internet," said Geide, a former principal and an adjunct professor at Marymount University, teaching curriculum development and technology in the classroom. Geide said young computer users do not see hacking, e-mail threats, cyber talking, Intellectual Property Rights violations, such as in software or music, and virus distribution as crimes."This is something that needs to be instructed as routine curriculum," she said, "that this behavior is as unacceptable in cyberspace as in the physical realm.Task 7【答案】A.1) It's Microsoft's SANTA that the kids can't resist; it's theultimate software with a traditional twist—recommended by no less than the jolly old elf, and on the package, a picture of Santa himself.2) Father did last-minute Internet shopping; Mum and I had just settled down for a long winter’s nap.B.1) not a creature was stirring, except father's mouse. The computer was humming; the icons were hopping2) were hung next to the modem with care in the hope that Santa would bring new software3) were nestled all snug in their beds, with visions of computer games filling their leads4) now had been re-routed to Washington State where Santa's workshop had been moved by Bill Gates5) now finds he's a new billionaire; with a shiny red Porsche in place of his sleigh, and a house on Lake Washington just down the way from where Bill has his mansion; preens in black Gucci boots and red Calvin Klein jeans6) no more dolls or tin soldiers or little toy drams, only compact disk ROMs with the Microsoft label7) a new Christmas star, owned by the Microsoft guy8) turned on with a Jingle-Bells sound, as I sprang from my bed andwas turning around9) a smiling Bill Gates next to jolly old Santa, two arm-in-arm mates exclaim in voices so bright, have a Microsoft Christmas, and to all a good night【原文】It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house not a creature was stirring, except father's mouse. The computer was humming; the icons were hopping, as father did last-minute Internet shopping.The stockings were hung next to the modem with care in the hope that Santa would bring new software. The children were nestled all snug in their beds, with visions of computer games filling their leads.had been re-routed to Washington State where Santa's workshop had been moved by Bill Gates. All the elves and the reindeer had had to skedaddle to flashy new quarters in suburban Seattle.Alter living a life that was simple and spare, Santa now finds he's a new billionaire; with a shiny red Porsche in place of his sleigh, and a house on Lake Washington just down the way from where Bill has his mansion. The old fellow preens in black Gucci boots and red Calvin Klein jeans.No more dolls or tin soldiers or little toy drams will be under the tree, only compact disk ROMs with the Microsoft label. So spin up your drive from now on, Christmas runs only on Windows 95.It's Microsoft's SANTA that the kids can't resist; it's the ultimate software with a traditional twist—recommended by no less than the jolly old elf, and on the package, a picture of Santa himself."Get 'em young, keep 'em long" is Microsoft's theme; and a merger with Santa is a marketer's dream. "To the top of the NASDAQ! To the top of the Dow! Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away—wow!"And Mum in her handkerchief and me in my cap, had just settled down for a long winter's nap. When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, the whirr and the hum of our satellite platter. As it turned toward that new Christmas star in the sky, the SANTALITE owned by the Microsoft guy. As I sprang from my bed and was turning around, my computer turned on with a Jingle-Bells sound.And there on the screen was a smiling Bill Gates next to jolly old Santa, two arm-in-arm mates. And I heard them exclaim in voices so bright, have a Microsoft Christmas, and to all a good night!Task 8【答案】A.1) You would need a computer because of its "memory" and speed; a computer can consider more factors than a person can.2) The reservation clerk uses a machine to record information about where you want to go and the flight number of the plane that will take you to your destination.3) The computer not only determines what seats are available at what prices, but it also prints the tickets at the same time.B.1) there is a limit to the number of considerations the human mind can2) analyzing this factor in relation to information about the business that has already been programmed3) in which computers are being4) whether or not there is space for youC. See the last paragraph but one in the script.【原文】Suppose you are a manufacturer of bicycles. You are trying to decide whether or not to build a larger factory or to buy more machines. You could just say to yourself, "Business has been good. We've sold a lot of bicycles recently, so I think we ought to expand our plant."Or you could consider such questions as the following: How much would the changes cost Can the bicycle-riding population be expected to increase or decrease Many such questions would have to be answered, but there is a limit to the number of considerations the human mind can take into account.In a situation like this, you would need a computer. Because of its "memory" and speed, a computer can consider more factors than a person can. Does the bicycle manufacturer wonder how the weather will affect bicycle sales The computer can tell him by analyzing this factor in relation to information about the business that has already been programmed into the computer.This is just one of many situations in which computers are being used today. This new servant of man is only about twenty-five years old, but it has already changed the lives of more than 200 million Americans. Wherever the citizen turns, he finds a computer working.Computers are used when one reserves space on an airplane. Walk into any airline office. Before selling you a ticket, the reservation clerk uses a machine that looks like a typewriter to record information about where you want to go and the flight number of the plane that willtake you to your destination. This information is sent instantly to a central computer that may be many kilometers away from the airline office. Within seconds, the computer informs the clerk whether or not there is space for you on that plane.Such reservation systems are now in increasing use. They are also employed by hotels, by com-panics that rent cars, and by offices that sell tickets to theaters and sports events. The computer not only determines what seats are available at what prices, but it also prints the tickets at the same time.When computers are used in the way just described, some part of the system can actually be seen. Usually what one sees is a machine that looks like a typewriter; it is called a computer terminal. But computers are also used in unseen ways. For example, they determine how much time there should be between traffic signals to prevent traffic problems and to keep millions of cars moving in an orderly flow. When you buy an automobile, a factory process that is controlled by a computer enables you to obtain a car with your own choice of colours and special features in just a few weeks' time. In medical laboratories, computers have reduced the errors in testing, and they have saved doctors countless hours of work. Before long, medical histories of all Americans will be kept in computer "banks". If a person becomes ill far from his home, local doctors will be able to get his medical record immediately. In science, the computer has performed in minutes experiments which would have required thousands of hours of work by human hands and minds.The United States is not the only country affected by the "computer revolution". All the major countries of the world have computers, and the developing countries are increasingly aware that computers play a big part in their economic advancement.Task 9【答案】A. 1) a) 2) b) 3) c)B. 1) T 2) F 3) FC.1) potential criminals: Computer crime2) using less obvious and less easily remembered passwords that allow access to3) limit the user's access to information as well as the operationsthe userD.Courts are being tougher and computer security is improving.Computer security is getting more sophisticated. For example, less obvious passwords are being used, and access-control software and "dial back" systems have been developed. Scrambling devices and audit trails are also available.【原文】Let's talk a little now about what is being done to stop computer crime. First, the courts are getting much tougher on hackers. They are punishing computer criminals more severely. They are trying to send a strong message to potential criminals: Computer crime is serious. If you're caught doing it, you'll be punished. This is seen as a way of preventing hacking.Computer security is getting more sophisticated. It's being improved by using less obvious and less easily remembered passwords that allow access to systems. These passwords should be given to the minimum number of people.Access-control software is becoming more common. This software limits the user's access to information as well as the operations the user can perform. So, for example, access control software might only let users read certain files or programs, but not let them input data, and may keep them out of other files entirely.Then there are "dial back" systems that ask the user or caller for a password. The system then checks the password in a directory and calls the user back at his or her telephone number. This stops hackers who are calling from another number from gaining access to the system.Scrambling devices are also being developed by computer engineers. These devices scramble messages so that hackers can't understand them. Data can be unscrambled and used only if the scrambling key is known by the user. Scrambling is a very effective way of protecting information.Audit trail software is also now available. Audit trails monitor the use of a computer and alert owners to any attempt to enter their computer system. It is usually possible to identify any user who gained access to the system and when the access occurred, making it possible to trace the hacker.Well, those are some of the major things that are happening at the present time in order to decrease computer crime. None of them is completely satisfactory, but together they are certainly helping. These changes, as well as the improvements that are certain to come, should influence people to stop hacking by making it less profitable and more risky.Task 10【原文】"The astronauts are returning to earth at exactly 5:24. Splashdown will be in the Pacific, 427ciles west of Hawaii."You have often heard announcements like this on television. Scientists can tell us exactly when pace-capsule will arrive on the moon, for instance, and exactly when it will return. They can calculate things like this to the nearest second. How do they do it Well, of course, they use mathematics. We can all do simple sums on paper, but we must use computers for extremely difficult calculations. Perhaps you have seen mechanical calculating machines in banks and offices. Computers aren't mechanical. They don't have wheels and gears in them. Instead, they work on electrical circuits and can do difficult calculations at tremendous speed. They can work 100 million times faster than the human mind!。

Listening 9Understanding Short Conversations: Now you will hear ten short conversations. A question will follow each conversation. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.1.A. Becoming a great painter.B. Believing the woman is right.C. Racking his brainD. Solving a problem.2. A. Rest a mind a lotB. Think before workingC. Do her workD. Start creative jobs.3. A. He solved it mathematically.B. He asked for a miracle.C. He worked out the answer.D. He got the answer in a dream.4. A. When she’s inventing things.B. When she’s sleeping.C. When she has come suddenlyD. When she’s had a good rest.5. A. While he is parking his car.B. While he is taking a walkC. While he is reading a novel.D. While he is learning bursts.6. A. Do some exercises.B. Help other people.C. Think of new ideas.D. Clear her mind.7. A. The strangest thingB. Stories like the woman’sC. something unusualD. A mystery8. A. To pass the testB. To save it before it leavesC. To give other people hope.D. To help other people develop ideas.9. A. Whether there are great works in the church.B. Whether great artists work for the church.C. Whether religion helps people be creative.D. Whether musicians should work for a religion.10. A. Study psychologyB. Create new ideasC. See a psychologistD. Help herself.Understanding a Long Conversations: Now you will hear a long conversation followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.1.A. Because the boss needs herB. Because the boss will comeC. Because she should listen to the boss.D. Because she has seen her boss.2. A. sit aroundB. Do nothingC. Start her workD. Rack her brain3. A. When an idea flashes into her mindB. When the boss tells her toC. When she has enough restD. When she feels creative4.A. Racking his brainB. Thinking of ideasC. Sleeping at workD. Solving problems5. A. Tell lazy empolyees they must workB. Fire employees who aren’t workingC. Help employees work harderD. Find new jobs for employeesUnderstanding a Passage: Now you will hear a passage followed by five questions. Listen carefully and choose the best answer from the four possible choices.1.A. They come easilyB. They come creativelyC. They come suddenlyD. They come rarely2. A. After a person has solved his problemB. After a person has done some workC. After a person has understood the factsD. After a person has studied it for decades.3. A. Test it for some timeB. Leave it for decadesC. Ask others to think about itD. Come up with a new one4. A. Being activeB. Doing testsC. Thinking creativelyD. Knowing everything5. A. After you have spent decades studyingB. After you have started being creativeC. After you have learned other people’s ideas.D. After you have tried out many other ideas.Understanding a Movie Speech: Now listen to a speech from the movie Independence Day and fill in the blanks according to what you hear.The President: Good morning. In less than an hour, aircraft from here will 1)___ others from around the world. And you will be launching the largest aerial 2) ____ in this history of mankind.Mankind -- that word should have new 3) ___ for all of us today.We can't be consumed by our petty 4) _____ anymore.We will be 5) ____ in our common interests.Perhaps it’s 6) ____ that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our 7)_____ , not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution -- but from annihilation.We're fighting for our right to live, to 8)_____.And should we win the day, the 4th of July will no longer be known as an American holiday, but as the day when the world 9) _____ in one voice:“We will not go quietly into the night!We will not vanish without a fight!We're going to live on!We're going to survive!”Today, we 10) _____ our Independence Day!。

大学英语第一册unit9听力原文及答案0001听力原文及参考答案Section A1. M: Hello, Mrs. White, what can I do for you?W: I don't know what's the matter with me? I'm always feeling tired, I'm usually worn out at the end of the day.Q: What do we learn from the conversation?2. W: What do you think of the apple pie? I made it myself.M: Very delicious indeed. Even my mother's cannot match this.Q: What does the man mean?3. M: The music is so beautiful that I'd like to dance. But I don't know the steps.W: It doesn't matter. No one will be looking at us in the crowd.Q: What does the woman suggest they do?4. M: I'd better read one of the articles for our political science class.W: You can't read just one. They say each presents a different theory.Q: What does the woman tell the man he must do?5. W: Mary is always complaining about her job.M: Maybe if you try typing letters every day, you'd see what it's like.Q: What does the man mean?6. M: Good morning. This is John Parker speaking. I'm just ringing to confirm my appointmentwith Mr. Smith for this afternoon.W: Yes. Mr. Smith's expecting you at 3 o'clock.Q: Why is the man making the phone call?7. W: Tom looks awfully nervous, doesn't he?M: Yes. I'm afraid he is not used to making speeches.Q: What do they think of Tom?8. W: I bought a few books at the new bookstore. Would you like to have a look at them?M: A few? It looks like you bought out the bookstore.Q: What does the man mean?9. M: Jane, you won't be able to get to the airport in time to catch the 10 o'clock flight.W: I realize that now. I'll have to get my ticket changed.Q: What will the woman have to do?10. M: Would you get me through to Dr. Lemon please?W: I'm sorry. He's with a patient.Q: What does the woman mean?Sections BPassage onePaul, a salesman from London, was driving past a sports car parked outside a supermarket, when he saw it start to roll slowly down the hill. Inside the car were two young girls on the passenger seat — but no driver. Paul stopped quickly, jumped in front of the sports car and tried to stop it, pushing against the front of the car. Another man who was standing nearby got into the car and put on the handbrake, saving the girls from injury.It was at this point that Paul noticed his own car rolling slowly down the hill and going too fast for him to stop it. It crashed into a bus at the bottom of the hill and was so badly damaged thatit had to be pulled away to a garage.As if this was not bad enough, Paul now found he had no one to blame. He was so busy chasing his car that he didn't get the name of the driver of the sports car, who just came out of thesupermarket and drove away without realizing what had happened.11. Which car was badly damaged?12. Where was the driver of the sports car when the accident happened?13. Who did Paul think was to blame for the accident?14. Who was injured in the accident?Passage TwoMy friend, Vemon Davies kept birds. One day he phoned and told me he was going away for a week. He asked me to feed the birds for him and said that he would leave the key to his front door in my mailbox.Unfortunately, I forgot all about the birds until the night before Vemon was going to return. What was worse, it was already dark when I arrived at his house. I soon found the key Vemon gave me could not unlock either the front door or the back door. I was getting desperate. I kept thinking of what Vemon would say when he came back.I was just going to give up when I noticed that one bedroom window was slightly open. I found a barrel and pushed it under the window. As the barrel was very heavy, I made a lot of noise. But in the end, I managed to climb up and open the window.I actually had one leg inside the bedroom when I suddenly realized that someone was shining a torch up at me. I looked down and saw a policeman and an old lady, one of Vemon's neighbors. “What are you doing up there?" said the policeman. Feeling like a complete fool, I replied, “I was just going to feed Mr. Davies's birds."15. Why couldn't the man open the door?16. Why did the man feel desperate?17. Why did the man feel like a fool?Passage ThreeWhen Iraqi troops blew up hundreds of Kuwaiti oil well at the end of Gulf War, scientists feared an environmental disaster. Would black powder and the smoke from the fires circle the globe and block out the sun?Many said “n o way’’--- rain would wash the black powder from the atmosphere. But in America, air- sampling balloons have detected high concentrations of particles similar to those c ollected in Kuwait. Now that the fire’s out, scientists are turning their attention to yet another threat --- the oil that didn't catch fire. It has formed huge lakes in the Kuwaiti desert. They trap insects and birds, and poison a variety of other desert animals and plants.The only good news is that the oil lakes have not affected the underground water resources. So far, the oil has not been absorbed because of the hard sand just below the surface.Nothing, however, stops the oil from evaporating. The resulting poisonous gases are choking nearby residents.Officials are trying to organize a quick cleanup, but they are not sure how to do it. Onepossibility is to burn the oil. Get those black-powder detectors ready.18. What were the scientists worried about soon after the Gulf War?19. What was the good news for scientists?20. What are the officials trying to do at the moment?1-10: CADCABBCDB11-20: CDAAABBDDC。

Unit 1Part OneWarming-up Activity1.Kill two birds with one stone.一箭双雕2. A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.一鸟在手胜过双鸟在林3. A miss is as good as a mile.差这毫厘，失之千里。

4. A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.吃一堑，长一智。

5.Two heads are better than one.三个臭皮匠，顶个诸葛亮。

6.Better master one than engage with ten.会十事，不如精一事。

7.It takes three generation to make a gentleman.十年树木，百年树人。

8.To him that does everything in its proper time, one day is worth three.一个和尚挑水喝，两个和尚抬水喝，三个和尚没水喝。

9.One boy is a boy, two boys half a boy, three boys no boy.二十岁时起支配作用的是意愿；三十岁时是机智；四十岁时是判断。

10.At twenty years of age, the will reigns; at thirty, the wit; and at forty, thejudgment.Part TwoStatements1.Mary is the actress who plays the nurse. (B)2.The quiz is easy for everyone except Tom. (C)3.As soon as I got home, it started to rain. (D)4.Jack is a better student than Henry, but not better than Ed. (A)5.Xi’an cannot compete with Shanghai in population. (C)6.Part ThreeShort Conversations1.M: Did you get home when your daughter did at 8:50 last night?W: No, I was 15 minutes late because of the heavy traffic.Q: When did the woman get home? (C)2.M: Jane must be over twenty now.W: Yes, when Tony left Paris 10 years ago, Jane was already 15.Q: How old is Jane? (A)3.M: This black bag is $2.00 and that blue one is a dollar more.W: The red one is twice as much as the blue one.Q: How much are two red bags? (D)4.M: Is this 415 Fifth Street?W: No, it’s 514 Fourth Street.Q: What address is the man looking for? (D)5.M: The roast beef is $18.00 a kilo now.W: Yes, it’s exactly a half more than it was two years ago.Q: What was the price of a kilo roast beef two years ago? (B)Part FourShort PassagesMrs. Jones’s telephone number was 3463, and the number of the cinema in her town was 3464, so people often made a mistake and telephoned her when they wanted the cinema.One evening the telephone bell rang and Mrs. Jones answered the phone. A tired man said, “At what time does the new film began?”“I’m sorry”, said Mrs. Jones, “but you have the wrong number. This is not the cinema.”“Oh, it began twenty minutes ago?” said the man. “I’m sorry about that. Goodbye!”Mrs. Jones was very surprised, so he told her husband. He laughed and said, “The man’s wife wanted to go to the cinema, but he was feeling tired, so he telephoned the cinema. His wife heard him, but she didn’t hear you. Now they will stay at home this evening, and her husband will be happy.”Questions:1.What was Mrs. Jone s’s telephone number? (B)2.Who answered the phone when the bell rang? (C)3.What did Mrs. Jones say when answering the phone? (B)4.What could the man’s wife hear? (D)5.What can we learn from the passage? (D)Part FiveSpot Dictation1.support2.expensive3.run4.available5.reasons6.because7.enough8.qualities9.programs10.certainPart SixFun TimeBin Laden, a Canadian, and President Bush were walking down the street when they saw a golden lamp. They rubbed it and a genie came out and said, “I will grant each one a wish, that’s three together.” The Canadian said, “I am a father and my son will be a farmer, so I want the soil in Canada to be forever fertile.”The genie said the magic words and the wish came true. Bin Laden looked amazed, so he wished for a wall around Afghanistan. The genie said the magic words and again the wish came true. President Bush said “Genie, tell me more about this wall,” the genie said, “It’s 50 feet thick and 500 feet tall, so nothing can get in and nothing can get out.”President Bush said, “Wow! That’s a big bridge… Fill it with water!!!”1.How many people are there walking down the street?Three – Bin Laden, a Canadian and President Bush.2.What happened when they rubbed the golden lamp?A genie came out and said it would grant each one a wish.3. What was the Canadia n’s wish?The soil in Canada forever fertile.4.What was Bin Laden’s wish?A wall around Afghanistan.5. What was President Bush’s wish?Fill Afghanistan with water.。