新视野第二册第九课

II Listening Skillscrashing into a buildingItalian investigators are trying to discover what caused a small private plane to crash into Milan‟S tallest building on Thursday，killing at least three，injuring dozens more and making a big hole in the 32-story building．The aircraft was piloted by a 68-year-old Swiss man．It hit the 26th floor of the tower in an apparent accident at 5：48 P．m．，I 8 minutes after taking off, Italian officials said．An Italian police officer said they had no evidence of fl link to terrorism．An intelligence official in Washington told the media that，in spite of past warnings，there was no information about a possible terrorist attack aiming at Italy．Milan fire brigade officials said the aircraft had only the pilot and no passengers，according to the flight plan．It was on fire as it flew into the tower．There was an explosion in the building when．III．Listening InTask 1：The SeatbeltLisa：Do you wear the seatbelt every time you drive or ride a car?Mike：No，seatbelts are for chickens．Besides，I‟m a great driverLisa：The chances of being injured in a car accident this year are 1 in 75. I think that，s worth thinking about seriously．Mike：Have you ever been involved in an automobile accident?Lisa：Only once·My car slid on a rainy night and went off the road．Fortunately 1 was wearing my seatbelt．Mike：I‟ve never had a serious accident．Lisa：My brother was more unlucky than 1 was．Last December he was almost killed in an accident．He was in the back seat of his friend‟s car when it rolled．He wasn‟t wearing a seatbeIt．Mike：Wow, that‟s terrible．Lisa：Fastening your seatbelt should be an automatic thing as soon as you get into your car．But t00 many people still refuse to wear seatbelts jMike：It‟s just hard for me to get in the habit of wearing one．Lisa：All it takes is one close-call and you‟ll wear your seatbeIts．Mike：0.K．，I‟ve got the message．From now on I‟11 hook up my seatbeIt．1.T2.F3.T4.F5.FTask 2:How many parachutes are left?ScriptThere were three passengers in a plane that had a sudden engine trouble. One was the smartest man in the world, another was a lawyer, and the other was a little girl. The pilot told them they must jump out to lighten the weight on board; otherwise, the plane would crash. However, there were only two parachutes. The smartest man in the world jumped to his feel and shouted, "The people who would benefit the world the most should get the parachutes. I'm the smartest man, so !' m one of those." With that, he seized a parachute and threw himself out of the plane.The lawyer looked at the little girl and said, "I've led a good long life, and you're just starting yours. You take the other parachute.."With tears in her eyes, the little girl said, "That smart man was very unreasonable. Just now he grabbed my school bag and jumped out. Morn will scold me for losing the bag. But at least 1 have a parachute."1. Four. They were the smartest man in the world, a lawyer, a girl and the pilot.2. The plane was going to crash, but there were only two parachutes.3. Those who would benefit the world most should get the parachutes. Being smart, he was one of those people.4. Because he had led a good long life and the girl was just starting her life, and he believed there was only one parachute left.1. Why did the little girl cry?B) The smart man took her school bag.2. How many parachutes were left for the lawyer and the girl?C) Two.Task 3:Why did you stop at a green light?One day．two friends were driving downtown when they came to an intersection with a traffic light．The light was red but the driver sped right through the red light．The passenger looked in terror at the driver and shouted，“What the hell are you doing? You…re going to get us killed!!¨The driver replied．“Don‟t worry, my mom always drivers like this，and she is all right．”Later．they came to another traffic light，and that too was red．Again the driver shot right through the light．Again the passenger looked at the driver and shouted．“I thought I have told you，you would get US killed! Would you please stop this nonsense”The driver looked at the passenger and answered．”All right! I get it，but I told you my mom drove like this all the time! And she’s quite OK．”They came to another traffic light．It was green．The driver slammed 011 the brakes，suddenly stopping the car．，The passenger was thrown forward．“What on earth are you doing?”hescreamed．“This is the third time you almost got US killed．Why did you stop at a green light?”“Well，”said the driver，“my mom might be coming the other way．”1,D 2,A 3,B 4.C 5.CIV Speaking OutMODEL 1 I had a bad fall off my bike！Bob：Laura，what happened to you? You look a messLaura：And I feel even worse than I look．I had a bad fall off my bike.Bob：how did it happen?Laura：i was riding along the road when a dog began barking at me .I turned to have a look，and I bumped into another bike．Bob：Then what happened? Did the dog attack you?Laura：Let me finish…I‟ll give you all the details. I went off the front of my bike and landed on the road．I hurt my head when I landed．Bob：You could have been hit by a car!Laura：Fortunately there were no cars on the road at the time．1 was lucky．Bob：The dog was to blame.Laura：But I can‟t blame the dog．All dogs bark．Bob：You should be more careful in the future .Laura：Sure．you are right．I may be hard-headed but I‟m not thick-headed.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA: What‟s the matter with you? You look terrible．B: Too bad. I fell off my bike．A: How come you fell off?B: 1 was riding along the road，thinking about the exam，when the driver behind me suddenly honked his horn．1 was SO startled that I crashed into another bike A: Then what happened? Were you hurt?B: Let me finish…I‟11 give you all the details．1 went off the front of my bike and landed on the road. I hurt my，arms and elbows when I landedA: That‟s terrible．The driver was to blame．B: He had the right to blow the horn in that section of the road．1 was daydreaming．A: You‟d better be more careful from now on．B:1 will．1 won‟t be daydreaming while riding a bike any more.MODEL 2 Your breath smells of alcoholJohn：Lovely party．Thank you．I enjoyed every minute of it.Laura：you‟re slurring your words, and you’re unsteady on your feet. Are you all right to drive home?John：Perfect．I drive better after a few drinks．Laura：Well，you‟ve had a lot more than a few drinks．Your breath smells of alcohol．What‟s that on your key chain? May I see it?John：That? That‟s just an old beer bottle opener．Hey, what‟s going on? Those are my car keysLaura：I know．I'm keeping them until tomorrow．I‟11 call a taxi for you．／John：No，no．1 want those car keys back．Laura：They‟re mine now．John：Well? Okay．You win．I‟ll go by cab.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA：It‟s a great get-together! I had a great time．B：Wow．you can‟t speak clearly or walk steadily．Can you drive home?A：No problem．I drive better under the influence of alcohol．B：Well．You‟ve had too much drink tonight．We can smell alcohol on your breath a mile away, let me drive you homeA：hey, don‟t bother. I can go myselfB：Come On．I don‟t want to see you in the hospital tomorrow．A：Okay．Thank you．MODEL3 I got a ticket this morningLaura: What‟s the matter with you? You look very upset.Se-Jin:I got a hundred- dollar ticket this morning.Laura: Oh, that‟s too bad. But why?Se-Jin: It wasn‟t my fault. It was that dog.Laura: What are you talking about? What has a dog got to do with the fine?Se-Jin: Listen to me. A dog suddenly appeared in my lane. If it wasn‟t for the stupid dog.I wouldn‟t have almost hit the police car.Laura:You could have braked, couldn‟t you? How fast were you going?Se-Jin: Well, it was about 50, or even less. I was driving very slowly.Laura: Fifty? Don‟t you know the speed limit downtown is 40 miles an hour?Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA: What‟s happened? You look miserable.B: I was fined a hundred dollars this afternoon.A: Oh, what bad luck! But why?B: I‟m not to blame. It was the other car.A: What are you talking about? Did you have a accident?B: Listen to me. I was trying to do a U- turn in front of the school gate, when another car came up very fast from behind. If the car hadn‟t gone so fast, I wouldn‟t run into it.A: You should have been careful. But I remember correct, U-turn is not allowed at the place.B: Well, I didn‟t know this until the policeman told me.A: What? Don‟t you look at the road sign when you are driving?V Let’s TalkSpeeding Ticket，A policeman stops a driver and says to the driver,“Sir，you were speeding．Can I see your license，please?”The driver replies．“I don’t have one．”“You don‟t have one?”The driver answers．“I lost it for drunk driving．”The policeman is surprised．“I see．Will you show me your vehicle registration papers．please?”“I m sorry．I can‟t do that．”The policeman asks．“Why not?”“I stole this car．”The Officer says，“Stole it?”The driver answers，“Yes，and I killed the owner．”The 0fficer is shocked．“You did what?”“She‟s in the trunk if you want to see．”The officer is horrified and calls for backup．Within minutes，five police cars show up，surrounding the car．A police chief cautiously approaches the car，asking，“Sir，could you open the trunk of your car，please?”The driver opens the trunk，revealing nothing but all empty trunk．The chief says，“Is this your car，sir?”The driver says“Yes．”and hands over the registration papers．The 0fficer iS quite surprised．“0ne of my 0fficers says you don’t have a driving license．”The driver quickly produces his license．The chief examines it and finds nothing wrong．He looks puzzled．“Thank you，sir．One of my Officers told me you didn‟t have a 1icense，stole this car，and murdered the owner．”Possible Retelling for the Teacher’s ReferenceA police 0fficer pulls over a driver and orders him to produce his driver‟s license because he was speeding．The driver claims that he has lost his license for drunk driving．The officer is surprised and asks him to show his vehicle registration papers．The driver then answers that he does not have those papers，for he stole the car and killed the owner, though nobody knows why he says so．The officer is so shocked that he cannot believe his ears，so he asks the driver to say it again．To confirm what he has said，the driver says the lady‟s body is in the trunk．By now the officeris horrified．so he calls the police station for support．When the police chief arrives，he orders the driver to open the trunk to find evidence of the crime．The driver opens it，but it is empty；and this shows that he is innocent．Unconvinced，the chief asks for his vehicle registration papers and license to see whether he is guilty~，,,The driver quickly hands over both to show that he is really innocent．The chief is now puzzled，saying that an 9mcer did report to him that the driver did not have a license，stole the car, and killed the owner．To this，the driver answers that he bets the officer must have said he was speeding as well．By saying so，the driver suggests that the officer，S accusation of his speeding must be false tooDiscussionPossible Answer for the Teacher‟s ReferenceEven if the driver cleverly shows that he is not guilty of stealing the car and killing the owner, this does not necessarily mean he did not speed．We must take all possibilities into consideration．To begin with，we should try to find out whether there is any evidence to show the driver was speeding．For example，we can check the records of the radar device or police video，or find human witnesses．Failing this，we may check whether the driver had any record of lying or cheating，or whether he had many previous traffic violations 0r a criminal record．If so，we can hardly trust his words．But this cannot yet provide conclusive evidence of his speeding．We might like to investigate whether the police officer has a record of lying or cheating since his statement contradicts the driver‟s．This is normally impossible，for a habitual liar would have been dismissed from the police force．In fact，a policeman is usually assumed to be honest unless proved otherwise in a court of law．If the driver is found guilty of speeding，he should be punished for that as well as for the lies he told about the theft and murderVI Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1:Emergency CallOperator: Hello. This is the emergency 911 operator.Taxi Driver: Help! Help! Please help me!Operator: Yes sir. Please calm down and explain exactly what is happening.Taxi Driver: Calm down! My car has broken down on the highway; I have a lady passenger, and she's going into labor.Operator: Now relax, sir. Explain exactly where you are..Taxi Driver: I‟ m...I‟ m in the southbound lane of No. 15 Expres sway, about 15 miles from the tunnel, and this lady isn't going to wait.Operator: Okay. What's your name, sir, and your passenger's?Taxi Driver: It's... it's Mike, and I have no idea about the woman. She's in no condition to tell me. How soon can someone get here?Operator: I've just sent an ambulance to your location. They should be there any second.Taxi Driver: Hey, is there anything I can do while we wait for the ambulance? Operator: Yes, uh, keep her calm and warm.Taxi Driver: Okay. Please hurry... Oh, they're too late. It's a boy!A taxi driver called the emergency 911operator, reporting that his car had broken down on the road, and a woman passenger was going into labo r. He further explained that he was in the southbound lane of No. 15 Expressway, about 15 miles from the tunnel, and his name was Mike. The operator said an ambulance had been sent and would arrive at any moment. While the operator asked the driver to keep the lady calm and warm, she gave birth to a boy before the ambulance arrived.Task 2:Have a drink!In the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere, a woman and a man are involved in a car accident. Both of their cars are damaged, but surprisingly neither of them is hurt.After they climb out of their cars, the woman says, "So you're a man. That's interesting. I'm a woman. Wow, just look at our cars! There's nothing left. But fortunately we're not injured. This must be a sign from God that we should meet and be friends and live together in peace for the rest of our days."The man replies, "I agree with you completely. This must be a sign from God!"The woman continues, "And look at this, here's another miracle. My car is completely destroyed, but this bottle of wine didn't break. Surely God wants us to drink this wine and celebrate our good luck."Then she hands the bottle to the man. The man nods his head in agreement, opens it, takes a few large drinks, and then hands it back to the woman. The woman takes the bottle, immediately puts the cork back in the bottle, and puts it away. The man asks, Aren‟t you having any?” The woman replies, ' Yes, but not until the police get here."1. Which of the following is true of the accident?A) Both cars are damaged, but neither of the drivers is hurt.2. Which of the following is true of what the woman says?C) God has arranged for the man and woman to become friends.3. What does the woman say about the bottle of wine?C) God wants the man and woman to drink it to celebrate.4. Why does the man drink the wine?B) He believes he's following God's will.5. What can we infer from the passage?D) The woman makes the man appear to have been driving while drunk.Task 3:Pa won’t like it.Max, a farm boy, accidentally overturned his wagon loaded with corn. The farmer who lived nearby heard the noise."Hey, Max!" the farmer shouted. "Forget your troubles. Come in with us, then I'll help you get the wagon up.""That's mighty nice of you," Max answered, "but I don't think pa would like me to." "Come on," the farmer insisted."Well, okay," the boy finally agreed, and added, "but pa won't like it."After a hearty dinner, Max thanked his host. "I feel a lot better now, but I know pa is going to be really upset.""Don't be silly!" the neighbor said with a smile. "By the way, where is your pa?" "Under the wagon."1. T2. F3. F4. T5. FSpeakingA Minor Car AccidentJill: I had an accident last week.Richard: What happened?Jill: Somebody bumped into the rear end of my car.Richard: Were you hurt?Jill: No, but my car was damaged.Richard: You were very lucky that you weren't seriously hurt. Who's to blame for the accident? The other driver?Jill: It was not his fault. Seeing a dog running across the road, I suddenly braked. Then the next car crashed into the back of my car.Richard: Fortunately, you've insured your car.Jill: Yes, I have.。

新视野第二册第九课大学英语2级课程教案课次 1 课时 2 课型理论课教学内容；、：Unit 9 Section A: Never be a quitter in face of life (Introduction and text structure analysis) 教学目标：1.Students know the background information about the text2.Students remember the new words and expressions in the text3.Students learn how to analyze the structure of the whole text and certain paragraphs4. Students grasp new words and phrases in the passage of Section A教学重点：1.Experience success and discuss its qualities.2. Practice predicting the writer’s ideas.3. Practice the new vocabulary.4. Master some famous sayings on success.教学难点: Grasp the writing pattern applied in certain paragraphs of the text教学基本内容方法及手段I. Pre-reading activities(20mins)Talk about the meaning of life in your own wordsRemember: Nothing is impossible for a willing heart！II.Text structure analysis and introduction of the writing pattern:From a Statement ot a Denial and Correction (25mins) III. Explain new words and phrases in the passage of Section A (40mins) IV. Assignments(5mins) Group discussion Oral practice Explanation作业、讨论题、思考题：Preview language points in Section A and read the text参考资料（含参考书、文献等）：新视野大学英语读写教程第二册教师用书教学反思：1.enlarge the students’ vocabulary2、cultivate the students’ context consciousness3、work hard to improve the students’ reading comprehensionSession 1 (90mins):Section A: Never be a quitter in face of lifeI. Pre-reading activities (20mins)Step 1Questions for discussion:1. Talk about the meaning of life in your own words2.Remember: Nothing is impossible for a willing heart！Step 2Pre-reading listening:First listening: Listen to a passage about the factors that contribute to his success. Second listening: Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions according to what you hear.1.To whom did the speaker owe his success?2.What were the rulers for success that the speaker was taught?3. Have you ever given up on something that you wish you had stuck to ?Step 3Background Knowledge1.Russell Baker (born 1925) was one of the mostdistinguished practitioners of the personal-political essay in the English language.2.Pulitzer PrizeIt is a United States award regarded as the highest honor in print journalism. The award also honors literary achievements and musical compositions.II. Text structure analysis and introduction of the writing pattern: a general statement supported by an example. (25mins) Step 1:Main Idea of the TextThe writer succeeded in his reporter with the continuous encouragement of his mother.When I was five, father died, leaving mother with nothing but three babies and lots of bills to pay. Mother identified my gift for words and devoted her entire life to helping me develop it.She used to require me to get up early and make sth of myself. She often took Uncle Edwin as an example of how far an ambitious man could get without much talent. Though very poor, she bought some books to improve my reading. When I complained of the humiliating wage from the job with the Baltimore Sun as a police reporter, mother refused to sympathize with me and told me to work hard to make anything of the job. When I was assigned by the Sun to report from the Oval Office, she warned me against staying content with them. When I was offered The New York Times, mother’s scheme to push me toward literature proved to be absolutely right. When I reached the summit of my professional career winning the Pulitzer Prize, mother’s health collapsed and she never knew of my Pulitzer. Mother’s continuous encouragement helped me succeed in my reporter career. She taught me that one should never quit in life. Step2:Text structure analysisDivide the text into parts and work out the general idea of each part[Paras. 1 to 4] Although his mother has passed away, the way the mother pushed the author to get up is still as clear in his head as ever, especially his mother’s words “If there is one thing I can’t stand, it is a quitter.” Her approach to parenting, in his eyes then, was the equivalent of bamboo torture treatment.[Paras. 5 –19] De spite her husband’s death and the pieces of family life left for her to pick up, the mother never yielded to her fate. Instead, once she identified her son’s gift for words, her life started to revolve around developing his talents, allowing little room for him to feel accomplished, until her scheme proved to be absolutely right.[Paras. 20－21] Driven by the mother’s teachings, the son reached the summit of his career but before that the mother suffered from the collapse of brain and health, out of touch with life forevermore. The mother’s teachings, though, still echo in his ears, pushing him forward.Step 3: My progress and mother’s responseParas. 10-12My progress : In 1947,worked as a police reporter, with $30 a week.Mother’s response: refused to sympathize with my humiliating wage; corrected me, cannot make anything, work hard.Paras. 13-16My progress: seven years later, cover the White House, reporting from the Oval Office Mother’s res ponse: chance, make something; warned, marginal progress, not being too proud, watch out, a “harder fall”.Paras. 17-19My progress: offered, one of the most prized assignments: a regular opinion piece in The New York Times.Mother’s response: not mentioned; proof, my mother’s scheme, absolutely right.Para. 20My progress: In 1979, reached the summit of my professional career, winning the Pulitzer Prize.Mother’s response: mother’s in a nursing homeStep4: Introduction of the writing patternmajor writing techniques: 1. Time and Space sequence2. Statement-Denial&Correction3.the Style of Dialog(对话体)1.Time and Space sequenceTime Markers (You’ll be given 2 minutes to work with your partner to circle the time markers in the text)ExampleIn 1947 I graduated from Johns Hopkins (Para 11)After a while, I was given an assignment … then, (Para 13)seven years after I started, I was assigned by …Then, The Times came knocking …Eventually, I would be offered one of the most prized assignments …(Para 18)2. Statement-Denial&CorrectionOne writing skill for a piece of argumentation is to begin with a statement, then deny and correct it.A statement followed by denial and correctionStatement: Books are the main sources of human knowledge Denial and correction:1. A recording of the past2.Not cover all the things for the future3.Many mysteries unsolved4.Hard for people to cope with practical problems5.Develop our ability through practice and observation6.Not rely on books only3.the Style of Dialog(对话体)Mother: “G et yourself up and make something of yourself, buddy!” (Para. 1)Son: “Christ!” (I utter,) “I have made something of myself.I am entitled to sleep late.” (Para. 2) Mother: “If there’s one thing I can’t stand, it’s a quitter.” (Para. 4)III. Explain new words and phrases in the passage of SectionA (40mins)1.advanced adj.at a higher leveladvanced mathematics高等数学advanced studies高深的研究advanced technology先进的技术advanced disease病情沉重期/晚期2.ambitious adj.having a great desire to be successful,powerful or wealthyeg: He is ambitious to run his own company after graduation.他立志毕业后要开办自己的公司。

新视野英语第二册课文翻译Unit9Unit 9 T ext A“智能”电器，我算服你了1. 最近，《华盛顿邮报》刊登了一篇文章，报道了电器制造商们逼疯顾客的计划。

当然他们的原话不是这么说的。

他们说他们想要做的是让我们“所有家用电器都上互联网以便共享信息”，而且，电器将会“比大多数主人更聪明”。

比如说，你可以拥有一个“能在办公室里启动开关”的洗碗机和一个“知道什么时候牛奶喝光了”的电冰箱。

2. 但是听着，电器制造商们：我们不需要能在办公室里与之交流的洗碗机。

如果你们想改进我们的洗碗机，那就发明出这样一个来：当人们把脏碗盆放在厨房桌子上时，它能感觉到，并且大叫：“马上把碗放到洗碗机里去，不然我就把你的鞋弄湿！”3. 同样，我们不需要知道什么时候牛奶喝光的冰箱，我们已经有了确定这种情况的有效体制：我们可以去问自己的丈夫或妻子。

真正改良的智能冰箱应当在察觉到在我们两个小时内吃第四块馅饼时，就不让我们开冰箱门了。

4. 这些新型“智能”家用电器正真让我烦心的是：即使我们喜欢这样的特别功能也不会使用。

我们甚至连现在已有的功能都不会使。

我有一部全功能电话机，有43个按键，其中至少与20个键我碰都不敢碰。

我的电话机也许有与死人通话的功能，可我不知道如何操作，同样我也不知道如何操作我的电视机，因为它的某些功能需要两部遥控器来控制。

其中一个遥控器（有44个按键）和电视机配套，还有一个（66个按键）和VCR（盒式磁带录放影机）配套。

5. 所以我想看电视的时候，我总共要面对110个按钮，上面还标有诸如PIP、MTS、DBS和JUMP这样有用的名称。

虽然有两个开关键，可有的时候——特别是我儿子和他的朋友改变了设定之后——我连怎么开电视机都搞不懂。

我站在那儿，拿着两只遥控器，漫无目标地按着按钮，直到最后不得不放弃，只好去开洗碗机洗碗。

老实说，我已经有些年头没有录成电视节目了——瞧我的家用电器变得何等的“聪明”！6. 而现在电器制造商还想要给我们提供更多的特别功能。

新视野大学英语2Unit9课文翻译新视野大学英语2Unit 9课文翻译本单元的课文都是关于工作的，每个人都应该能找到适合的工作。

下面是店铺整理的新视野大学英语2Unit 9课文翻译，欢迎大家阅读! 新视野大学英语2Unit 9课文翻译【篇1】“孩子，起来，做个有出息的人!”虽然母亲已经过世，但她的话依然清晰地在我脑海中回响，就如我在孩提时代听到的一样。

她心里也许是为我好，但那时依我看来，她那毫不温柔的为母之道就如同用竹条鞭笞一般严厉。

“天哪!”我叫道：“我已经是个有出息的人了。

我有权晚点起床了。

”“要是有什么我不能忍受的东西，那就是逃兵。

”她的声音在我脑海中回响，让我无法拒绝，于是我从床上爬了起来。

我的父亲在婚后5年就过世了。

他死后，我母亲没有钱。

她要抚养三个孩子，还有一身的债务。

当时母亲刚上大学，却不得不辍学去找工作。

几个月后，我们失去了房子，母亲一无所有，只有支离破碎的生活残局等着她去收拾。

我那奄奄一息的精神失常的祖母不得不被送往疯人院，而我们也只能寄居于她弟弟艾伦的家中。

最终，母亲找到了一份超市售货员的工作，每周工资10美元。

虽然母亲期望我能成为百万富翁，但她很清楚我的能力，在这一点上，她从不欺骗自己。

因此，从我很小的时候起，她就鼓励我向文字工作的方向发展。

母亲的家庭与文字素有渊源。

最显著的证据就是我母亲最年长的堂兄埃德温。

他是《纽约时报》的执行编辑，因报道古巴导弹危机而声名大噪。

她常用埃德温的例子来告诉我一个有雄心的人能走多远，即使他没什么天赋。

“埃德温·詹姆士虽然打字速度比较快，但他并不比其他人聪明，你看，他现在多么功成名就，”我母亲总是一遍又一遍地说。

她早就认定我有文字天赋，从那时起，她就有了目标，她的整个生命便开始围绕着帮助我开发天赋而运转。

虽然很穷，她还是为我们订了一套适合中高级水平读者阅读的读物。

每个月都会有一本书邮寄过来，价值39美分。

然而，我感兴趣的却是报纸。

我贪婪地汲取每一条消息：骇人听闻的罪行、可怕的事故、在遥远地区发生的战争对人们犯下的令人发指的罪行，以及不得不背井离乡的难民的消息。

II Listening Skillscrashing into a buildingItalian investigators are trying to discover what caused a small private plane to crash into Milan’S tallest building on Thursday，killing at least three，injuring dozens more and making a big hole in the 32-story building．The aircraft was piloted by a 68-year-old Swiss man．It hit the 26th floor of the tower in an apparent accident at 5：48 P．m．，I 8 minutes after taking off, Italian officials said．An Italian police officer said they had no evidence of fl link to terrorism．An intelligence official in Washington told the media that，in spite of past warnings，there was no information about a possible terrorist attack aiming at Italy．Milan fire brigade officials said the aircraft had only the pilot and no passengers，according to the flight plan．It was on fire as it flew into the tower．There was an explosion in the building when the tour-seat plane hit，but there was noIII．Listening InTask 1：The SeatbeltLisa：Do you wear the seatbelt every time you drive or ride a car?Mike：No，seatbelts are for chickens．Besides，I’m a great driverLisa：The chances of being injured in a car accident this year are 1 in 75. I think that，s worth thinking about seriously．Mike：Have you ever been involved in an automobile accident?Lisa：Only once·My car slid on a rainy night and went off the road．Fortunately 1 was wearing my seatbelt．Mike：I’ve never had a serious accident．Lisa： My brother was more unlucky than 1 was．Last December he was almost killed in an accident．He was in the back seat of his friend’s car when it rolled．He wasn’t wearing a seatbeIt．Mike：Wow, that’s terrible．Lisa： Fastening your seatbelt should be an automatic thing as soon as you get into your car．But t00 many people still refuse to wear seatbelts jMike：It’s just hard for me to get in the habit of wearing one．Lisa：All it takes is one close-call and you’ll wear your seatbeIts．Mike：0.K．，I’ve got the message．From now on I’11 hook up my seatbeIt．1.T2.F3.T4.F5.FTask 2:How many parachutes are left?ScriptThere were three passengers in a plane that had a sudden engine trouble. One was the smartest man in the world, another was a lawyer, and the other was a little girl. The pilot told them they must jump out to lighten the weight on board; otherwise, the plane would crash. However, there were only two parachutes. The smartest man in the world jumped to his feel and shouted, "The people who would benefit the world the most should get the parachutes. I'm the smartest man, so !' m one of those." With that, he seized a parachute and threw himself out of the plane.The lawyer looked at the little girl and said, "I've led a good long life, and you're just starting yours. You take the other parachute.."With tears in her eyes, the little girl said, "That smart man was very unreasonable. Just now he grabbed my school bag and jumped out. Morn will scold me for losing the bag. But at least 1 have a parachute."1. Four. They were the smartest man in the world, a lawyer, a girl and the pilot.2. The plane was going to crash, but there were only two parachutes.3. Those who would benefit the world most should get the parachutes. Being smart, he was one of those people.4. Because he had led a good long life and the girl was just starting her life, and he believed there was only one parachute left.1. Why did the little girl cry?B) The smart man took her school bag.2. How many parachutes were left for the lawyer and the girl?C) Two.Task 3:Why did you stop at a green light?One day．two friends were driving downtown when they came to an intersection with a traffic light．The light was red butthe driver sped right through the red light．The passenger looked in terror at the driver and shouted，“What the hell are you doing? You‘re going to get us killed!!¨The driver replied．“Don’t worry, my mom always drivers like this，and she is all right．”Later．they came to another traffic light，and that too was red．Again the driver shot right through the light．Again the passenger looked at the driver and shouted．“I thought I have told you，you would get US killed! Would you please stop this nonsense”The driver looked at the passenger and answered．”All right! I get it，but I told you my mom drove like this all the time! And she’s quite OK．”They came to another traffic light．It was green．The driver slammed 011 the brakes，suddenly stopping the car．，The passenger was thrown forward．“What on earth are you doing?”he screamed．“This is the third time you almost got US killed．Why did you stop at a green light?”“Well，”said the driver，“my mom might be coming the other way．”1,D 2,A 3,B 4.C 5.CIV Speaking OutMODEL 1 I had a bad fall off my bike！Bob：Laura，what happened to you? You look a messLaura：And I feel even worse than I look．I had a bad fall off my bike.Bob：how did it happen?Laura：i was riding along the road when a dog began barking at me .I turned to have alook，and I bumped into another bike．Bob：Then what happened? Did the dog attack you?Laura：Let me finish…I’ll give you all the details. I went off the front of my bike andlanded on the road．I hurt my head when I landed．Bob： You could have been hit by a car!Laura：Fortunately there were no cars on the road at the time．1 was lucky．Bob：The dog was to blame.Laura：But I can’t blame the dog．All dogs bark．Bob：You should be more careful in the future .Laura：Sure．you are right．I may be hard-headed but I’m not thick-headed.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA: What’s the matter with you? You look terrible．B: Too bad. I fell off my bike．A: How come you fell off?B: 1 was riding along the road，thinking about the exam，when the driver behind me suddenly honked his horn．1 was SO startled that I crashed into another bikeA: Then what happened? Were you hurt?B: Let me finish…I’11 give you all the details．1 went off the front of my bike and landed on the road. I hurt my，arms and elbows when I landedA: That’s terrible．The driver was to blame．B: He had the right to blow the horn in that section of the road．1 was daydreaming．A: You’d better be more careful from now on．B:1 will．1 won’t be daydreaming while riding a bike any more.MODEL 2 Your breath smells of alcoholJohn：Lovely party．Thank you．I enjoyed every minute of it.Laura：you’re slurring your words, and you’re unsteady on your feet. Are you all right to drive home?John：Perfect．I drive better after a few drinks．Laura：Well，you’ve had a lot more than a few drinks．Your breath smells of alcohol．What’s that on your key chain? MayI see it?John： That? That’s just an old beer bottle opener．Hey, what’s going on? Those are my car keysLaura：I know．I'm keeping them until tomorrow．I’11 call a taxi for you．／John：No，no．1 want those car keys back．Laura：They’re mine now．John：Well? Okay．You win．I’ll go by cab.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA：It’s a great get-together! I had a great time．B：Wow．you can’t speak clearly or walk steadily．Can you drive home?A：No problem．I drive better under the influence of alcohol．B：Well．You’ve had too much drink tonight．We can smell alcohol on your breath a mile away, let me drive you homeA：hey, don’t bother. I can go myselfB：Come On．I don’t want to see you in the hospital tomorrow．A：Okay．Thank you．MODEL3 I got a ticket this morningLaura: What’s the matter with you? You look very upset.Se-Jin:I got a hundred- dollar ticket this morning.Laura: Oh, that’s too bad. But why?Se-Jin: It wasn’t my fault. It was that dog.Laura: What are you talking about? What has a dog got to do with the fine?Se-Jin: Listen to me. A dog suddenly appeared in my lane. If it wasn’t for the stupid dog.I wouldn’t have almost hit the police car.Laura:You could have braked, couldn’t you? How fast were you going?Se-Jin: Well, it was about 50, or even less. I was driving very slowly.Laura: Fifty? Don’t you know the speed limit downtown is 40 miles an hour?Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA: What’s happened? You look miserable.B: I was fined a hundred dollars this afternoon.A: Oh, what bad luck! But why?B: I’m not to blame. It was the other car.A: What are you talking about? Did you have a accident?B: Listen to me. I was trying to do a U- turn in front of the school gate, when another car came up very fast from behind. If the car hadn’t gone so fast, I wouldn’t run into it.A: You should have been careful. But I remember correct, U-turn is not allowed at the place.B: Well, I didn’t know this until the policeman told me.A: What? Don’t you look at the road sign when you are driving?V Let’s TalkSpeeding Ticket，A policeman stops a driver and says to the driver,“Sir，you were speeding．Can I see your license，please?”The driver replies．“I don’t have one．”“You don’t have one?”The driver answers．“I lost it for drunk driving．”The policeman is surprised．“I see．Will you show me your vehicle registration papers．please?”“I m sorry．I can’t do that．”The policeman asks．“Why not?”“I stole this car．”The Officer says，“Stole it?”The driver answers，“Yes，and I killed the owner．”The 0fficer is shocked．“You did what?”“She’s in the trunk if you want to see．”The officer is horrified and calls for backup．Within minutes，five police cars show up，surrounding the car．A police chief cautiously approaches the car，asking，“Sir，could you open the trunk of your car，please?”The driver opens the trunk，revealing nothing but all empty trunk．The chief says，“Is this your car，sir?”The driver says“Yes．”and hands over the registration papers．The 0fficer iS quite surprised．“0ne of my 0fficers says you don’t have a driving license．”The driver quickly produces his license．The chief examines it and finds nothing wrong．He looks puzzled．“Thank you，sir．One of my Officers told me you didn’t have a 1icense，stole this car，and murdered the owner．”Possible Retelling for the Teacher’s ReferenceA police 0fficer pulls over a driver and orders him to produce his driver’s license because he was speeding．The driver claims that he has lost his license for drunk driving．The officer is surprised and asks him to show his vehicle registration papers．The driver then answers that he does not have those papers，for he stole the car and killed the owner, though nobody knows why he says so．The officer is so shocked that he cannot believe his ears，so he asks the driver to say it again．To confirm what he has said，the driver says the lady’s body is in the trunk．By now the officeris horrified．so he calls the police station for support．When the police chief arrives，he orders the driver to open the trunk to find evidence of the crime．The driver opens it，but it is empty；and this shows that he is innocent．Unconvinced，the chief asks for his vehicle registration papers and license to see whether he is guilty~，,,The driver quickly hands over both to show that he is really innocent．The chief is now puzzled，saying that an 9mcer did report to him that the driverdid not have a license，stole the car, and killed the owner．To this，the driver answers that he bets the officer must have said he was speeding as well．By saying so，the driver suggests that the officer，S accusation of his speeding must be falsetooDiscussionPossible Answer for the Teacher’s ReferenceEven if the driver cleverly shows that he is not guilty of stealing the car and killing the owner, this does not necessarily mean he did not speed．We must take all possibilities into consideration．To begin with，we should try to find out whether there is any evidence to show the driver was speeding．For example，we can check the records of the radar device or police video，or find human witnesses．Failing this，we may check whether the driver had any record of lying or cheating，or whether he had many previous traffic violations 0r a criminal record．If so，we can hardly trust his words．But this cannot yet provide conclusive evidence ofhis speeding．We might like to investigate whether the police officer has a record of lying or cheating since his statement contradictsthe driver’s．This is normally impossible，for a habitual liar would have been dismissed from the police force．In fact，a policeman is usually assumed to be honest unless proved otherwise in a court of law．If the driver is found guilty of speeding，he should be punished for that as well as for the lies he told about the theft and murderVI Further Listening and SpeakingTask 1:Emergency CallOperator: Hello. This is the emergency 911 operator.Taxi Driver: Help! Help! Please help me!Operator: Yes sir. Please calm down and explain exactly what is happening.Taxi Driver: Calm down! My car has broken down on the highway; I have a lady passenger, and she's going into labor. Operator: Now relax, sir. Explain exactly where you are..Taxi Driver: I’ m...I’ m in the southbound lane of No. 15 Expres sway, about 15 miles from the tunnel, and this lady isn't going to wait.Operator: Okay. What's your name, sir, and your passenger's?Taxi Driver: It's... it's Mike, and I have no idea about the woman. She's in no condition to tell me. How soon can someone get here?Operator: I've just sent an ambulance to your location. They should be there any second.Taxi Driver: Hey, is there anything I can do while we wait for the ambulance?Operator: Yes, uh, keep her calm and warm.Taxi Driver: Okay. Please hurry... Oh, they're too late. It's a boy!A taxi driver called the emergency 911 operator, reporting that his car had broken down on the road, and a woman passenger was going into labo r. He further explained that he was in the southbound lane of No. 15 Expressway, about 15 miles from the tunnel, and his name was Mike. The operator said an ambulance had been sent and would arrive at any moment. While the operator asked the driver to keep the lady calm and warm, she gave birth to a boy before the ambulance arrived.Task 2:Have a drink!In the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere, a woman and a man are involved in a car accident. Both of their cars are damaged, but surprisingly neither of them is hurt.After they climb out of their cars, the woman says, "So you're a man. That's interesting. I'm a woman. Wow, just look at our cars! There's nothing left. But fortunately we're not injured. This must be a sign from God that we should meet and be friends and live together in peace for the rest of our days."The man replies, "I agree with you completely. This must be a sign from God!"The woman continues, "And look at this, here's another miracle. My car is completely destroyed, but this bottle of wine didn'tbreak. Surely God wants us to drink this wine and celebrate our good luck."Then she hands the bottle to the man. The man nods his head in agreement, opens it, takes a few large drinks, and then hands it back to the woman. The woman takes the bottle, immediately puts the cork back in the bottle, and puts it away. The man asks, Aren’t you having any?” The woman replies, ' Yes, but not until the police get here."1. Which of the following is true of the accident?A) Both cars are damaged, but neither of the drivers is hurt.2. Which of the following is true of what the woman says?C) God has arranged for the man and woman to become friends.3. What does the woman say about the bottle of wine?C) God wants the man and woman to drink it to celebrate.4. Why does the man drink the wine?B) He believes he's following God's will.5. What can we infer from the passage?D) The woman makes the man appear to have been driving while drunk.Task 3:Pa won’t like it.Max, a farm boy, accidentally overturned his wagon loaded with corn. The farmer who lived nearby heard the noise. "Hey, Max!" the farmer shouted. "Forget your troubles. Come in with us, then I'll help you get the wagon up.""That's mighty nice of you," Max answered, "but I don't think pa would like me to.""Come on," the farmer insisted."Well, okay," the boy finally agreed, and added, "but pa won't like it."After a hearty dinner, Max thanked his host. "I feel a lot better now, but I know pa is going to be really upset." "Don't be silly!" the neighbor said with a smile. "By the way, where is your pa?""Under the wagon."1. T2. F3. F4. T5. FSpeakingA Minor Car AccidentJill: I had an accident last week.Richard: What happened?Jill: Somebody bumped into the rear end of my car.Richard: Were you hurt?Jill: No, but my car was damaged.Richard: You were very lucky that you weren't seriously hurt. Who's to blame for the accident? The other driver?Jill: It was not his fault. Seeing a dog running across the road, I suddenly braked. Then the next car crashed into the back of my car.Richard: Fortunately, you've insured your car.Jill: Yes, I have.。