施心远主编《听力教程》1 (第2版)Unit 12听力原文和答案

施心远听力教程1(第二版)听力原文及答案UNIT 1 Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Phonetics Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. Woman 1: I've got good news (1) for you! Woman 2: Oh, yes? Woman 1: I'm getting married. Man: Well, well! (2) Who's the lucky man? Do we know him? Woman 1: Of course you (3) know him! It's David! Woman 2: (4) That's wonderful news! Man: I'm sure (5) you'll be very happy. Woman 2: (6) When's the wedding? Woman 1: Next June. (7)we're going to have a big June wedding! Woman 2: Are we invited? Woman 1: Of course! I hope you (8) can all come. Part 2 Listening and Note-taking Telephone rings for a long time. Operator: Redman Electronics. Can I help you? V oice: At last! Why don't you answer the phone? Operator: I'm sorry. I was downstairs. V oice: Well, can I speak to Mr. Redman please?Operator: I'm afraid he isn't here at the moment. He's on holiday. He's in the South of France. V oice: What about Mr. Gray — extension 322. Operator: Mr. Gray's at home. V oice: Well, may I speak to Mr. Redman's secretary? Operator: She isn't in today. She's at her sister's. V oice: I see. Then I'd like to speak to Mr. Gray's secretary. Operator: Miss Jones? V oice: That's right. Operator: Sorry. She isn't in. She's gone to the hairdresser's. V oice: Who is in today? Operator: Well, I am. But I'm going home soon. Who is it please?Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes. Exercise B: Complete the following sentences. Where are they? Mr. Redman is on holiday in the South of France. Mr. Gray is at home. Mr. Redman's secretary is at her sister's. Mr. Gray's secretary, Miss Jones, is at the hairdresser's.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueDialogue 1 HelloWoman 1 : Professor Andrews, this is Dr. Baxter. Woman 2: How do you do? Man: How do you do? Man l: Hello, Al. How are you? Man 2: Fine, thanks, Eric. Nice to see you again. Woman I: Sally, do you know Steve? Woman 2: No, how do you do? Man: Hello, Sally. I'm glad to meet you. Man l: Tony, I'd like to introduce lny friend Mary Parker. Man 2: Oh, hello. I've heard so much about you. Woman: Hello. Woman: May I introduce myself? My name is Susan Roper. Man: Oh, hello. I'm John Lee. I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name. Exercise: Listen to some people talking at a party. Who is talking to whom? Who has known whom before? Complete the following sentences. Names in the box are for your reference.1. Professor Andrews is talking to Dr. Baxter.2. A1 is talking to Eric.3. Sally is talking to Steve.4. Tony is talking to Maw Parker.5. Susan Rotter is talking to John Lee.6. A/and EL have known each other before.7. Tony has known Mary Parker before.Dialogue 2 welcome to BristolEtienne has just arrived in England, Etienne: Hello, Are you Mrs. Baker? I'm Etienne Bertrand, from Switzerland. Mrs. Baker: Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol. Etienne: Hello. Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Baker: Oh, call me Nicola. And this is my husband, Nigel. Mr. Baker: How was your trip? No hijacks? Etienne: No, it was all right, thank you. But the plane was late and the airport was crowded Mr. Baker: Well, it's the holiday season. You expect it at this time of the year. Here, let me take your bags upstairs. Etienne: Oh, that's all right. I'll take this one. it's heavy. Mr. Baker: Well. Here's your room. I hope it's big enough for you and not too cold. We do have central heating but it doesn't work very well There are extra blankets in the cupboard, I think. Oh, well ??? Nicola, where are the blankets? Let's go down and meet the rest of the family.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.T 1. Etienne Bertrand is from Switzerland. (I'm Etienne Bertrand, from Switzerland.) T 2. The Bakers are expecting Mr. Bertrand. (Mrs. Baker says "Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol.") T 3. There have probably been hijacks in recent days. (Mr. Baker says "How was your trip? No hijacks?" and Etienne answers "No, it was all fight, thank you/" We may draw a conclusion that they were serious.) F 4. the plane was late because there had been a hijack attempt. (The plane was late probably because it was the holiday season.) T 5. The airport is usually crowded at this time of the year. (It is the holiday season.) T 6. It is probably still cold. (Mr. Baker mentions central heating and tells Etienne to use extra blankets if he feels too cold.) F 7. The central heating doesn't work. (It doesn't work very well.) T 8. Mr. Baker can't find the blankets. (Mr. Baker asks Mrs. Baker where the blankets are.)Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 A young waiterThe most interesting part of the little town was the market square, which was surrounded by cafes, restaurants and small shops full of all kinds of cheap goods likely to attract tourists. At this time of the year it was not very crowded. It was a lovely day with only a few little white clouds, like puffs* of smoke, in the sky. It was not too hot, as it sometimes was during the summer, but pleasantly warm. Edward and Ann sat down at a table outside one of the cafes. After they had been sitting there enjoying the sunshine for a few minutes, a young waiter, not much more than a boy, came to take their order. He spoke no English, but after a lot of laughter and pointing at the menu, they thought they had managed to make him understand that all they wanted was ice cream. There were several flavors*, lemon, chocolate, coffee, orange and vanilla* and they both chose coffee, "I love coffee ice cream," said Ana. After a little while the waiter returned. He was carrying a big tray, which he set down very carefully on the table in front of Edward and Ann. There were two cups of coffee and two plain ice creams on the tray. "We didn't order coffee," said Edward crossly*, "we ordered coffee ice cream. He ought to be able to understand simple English." The waiter smiled and looked pleased."No," said Ann laughing, "it's his country. We ought to be able to speak his language."Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.B 2.C 3,D 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. APassage 2 greeting and introductionsGreetings and introductions are an essential aspect of US culture. The importance of w If you are with a group of English-speaking people and the conversation is going on in English, do not use your native or any foreign language for more than a few sentences, as it is not considered to be polite. Try to avoid using any filthy*, sexually explicit* stories or jokes. When you are in a theatre, it's not polite to talk or whisper during the performance.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. B Part 3 News News Item 1 In Houston Texas, a federal investigating jury* has charged the Arthur Andersen Company with blocking efforts to seek justice in the Enron case. Arthur Andersen employees kept financial records and provided advice to the failed energy company Enron. The charges say Arthur Andersen destroyed tons of documents while an investigation was taking place after Enron's failure. The Arthur Andersen* Company condemned* the charges as a serious misuse of government power. Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. Arthur Andersen Company is charged with blocking investigation in the Enron case.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. Arthur Andersen Company was the energy company Enron's business partner. (Arthur Andersen Company just keptfinancial records and provided advice to the energy company Enron.) T 2. Arthur Andersen destroyed important documents. (Arthur Andersen destroyed tons of documents while an investigation was taking place after Enron's failure.) T 3. The Arthur Andersen Company did not agree with the charges. (The Arthur Andersen Company condemned the charges as a serious misuse of government power.)News Item 2 Russian engineers and an American company have presented a model of the first space vehicle designed for pleasure tips. They presented the full size model in Zhukovskiy*, Russia. They say the space plane should be ready in three years. Travelers would experience three minutes of zero gravity during a one-hour flight. The vehicle would hold a pilot and two passengers. A flight would cost about $100,000.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This item is about a model of the first space vehicle designed for pleasure trips.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks. Possible time: in three years Vehicle size: can hold a pilot and two passengers Special experience: three minutes of zero gravity Length of the trip: _one hourCost:$100,000News Item 3 World leaders at a United Nations1 conference in Monterrey, Mexico, have urged wealthy nations to increase their foreign aid. Peruvian president spoke Thursday at the UN conference on financing for development. Mr Toledo* said terrorism could grow if poor countries do not receive help. He returned home earlier because of the bombing in Lima. Economic leaders and political activists told the conference that poverty is a major throat to world peace. The United Nations wants 22 industrial nations to increase their foreign aid by 100,000 million dollars. The goal is to reduce by half the number of the poor by the year 2015. President Bush says a bombing near the United States Embassy in Lima will not stop him from going to Peru on Saturday. The attack Wednesday night killed at least nine people mid wounded many others. Mr Bush says he is sure Peru's president will do everything possible to make Lima safe for his trip. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about a [IN conference on financing for development. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. BSection 3 Oral Work Part 1 Questions and Answers Peter and William have just arrived at the door of Peter's house. Peter islooking in all his pockets. Peter: Oh dear. I can't find my door key. Williams: If your sister Ann's at home, she'll let us in, won't she? Peter: She's out. The door wouldn't be locked if she was at home. William: Let's hope it doesn't rain again then. If it does we'll get soaked. Peter:I tell you what. If you let me climb on your shoulders, Fit get in through the pantry*window. William: Right. Up you go. (sound effects) What's the matter? Peter: It's no good. If it were two inches wider, I could do it. William: And all the other windows are shut, otherwise it would be easy. Peter: 1 suppose we could break one. William: I don't think your father would be very pleased if we did. Peter: No, I don't suppose he would. Well, what shall we do? William: I don't know. If only you weren't so careless, you wouldn't get into such trouble. Peter: Walt! What's this in the grass? William: Your key! You must have dropped it when you came out. You really are careless. Peter: Itfs lucky I am, really, otherwise we'd have to wait till Ann comes home. Exercise" Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it, You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it. Questions:1. What is Peter looking for?(He is looking for his door key.)2. Is Ann at home?(No, she is not at home.)3. What is William worrying about?(He is worrying about the weather.)4. What does Peter want to do?(He wants to get into the house through the pantry window.)5. Why can't he get in through the window? (Because the window is not wideenough.)6. Peter's father won't mind if Peter breaks one of the windows, will he'? (Yes, hewill.)7. Where is the door key'? (It's in the grass.)g. What does William think of Peter? (He thinks he is really careless.) Par2 RetellingThe children had desperately wanted to go to the circus. Every day after school they had gone down to the field behind the pub to see what was happening. First the men had put up tile big tent, and then moved in all the seats, and finally they had fixed the coloured lights round the outside of the tent.In another part of the field, the children watched as the animals were fed and exercised. Sometimes, to their delight, two young women stood on the horses' backs and galloped round and round. But the most exciting moment of all was when the trainer allowed them to watch him go into them lions' cage. The children were sure he would be attacked, but he came out again unhurt and smiling. At last the opening night came round. Then the most terrible thing happened; their mother forbade them to go because she said it was unkind to put animals in a circus. The children were unable to make her change her mind, and they had to sit at home while the music and lights in the field reminded them of what they were missing. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. Youwill hear the passage only once.Section Four Supplementary Exercises Part1 Listening ComprehensionThe native people of North and South America were given the name "Indians" by the explorer Christopher Columbus*. He thought he had reached a place called the Indies. In time, the terms American Indian and Indian became widely used. About 2,000,000 native Americans live in the United States today. Some Indians live on government lands called reservations*, or on tribal* lands. Others live in cities. Traditional culture remains strong in areas where large numbers of Indians live. But many native Americans worry that their cultural traditions will be lost as young people leave these areas for economic reasons. The economic situation of American Indians as a group is not good. About 50% of those who live on reservations have no jobs. Those who do have jobs earn less than other Americans. Most Indians hold low-paying unskilled jobs. Indians have many health problems and do not live as long as other Americans. But the situation is improving as more Indians are becoming educated. Today, most native Americans graduate from high school. At least 9% of all Indians 25 years old or older have finished college. The economic situation also has improved as native American tribes* create businesses on their lands. One example is the Pequot tribe of the northeast. The tribe owns and operates a hotel, gambling casino*, and a museum of its culture and history. Today, American Indians are trying to control their land without interference from the government. This includes control over hunting and fishingrights, and mining* operations. They are trying to protect their land from pollution. And they are taking legal action to regain lost lands or to receive payment for them. American Indians are trying to change their economic situation, improve their lives and honor* their culture.Exercise: Listen to the passage about the American Indians and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. l.C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. BPart 2 Oral Work I work in a small office from 9 till 5 Monday to Friday. Occasionally my boss asks me to come in on a Saturday morning as well. I don't earn a large salary and my job is rather dull, really. But I have a secret dream. My dream is to make a return flight to New York on Concorde. 1 know people say rude things about it. They say that it's noisy and expensive and that it uses too much fuel, and ... My problem is that I can only afford to put aside -5 a week and a return ticket to New York costs over -1,000. Then of course New York is quite an expensive city, they say. Never mind. One day, perhaps ...Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics. 1. Do you think the speaker's secret dream could be realized? If so, how?2. What is your dream? What will you do to realize your own dream?Unit TwoSection 1 Tactics for Listening Part 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape- Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. Woman: Good evening. Man: Good evening. Can you ( 1 ) make up this prescription, please? Woman: Certainly. (2) Would you like to wait? Man: How long (3) will it take? Woman: (4)Itfll be ready in twenty minutes. Man: Oh, (5) I'll come back later. Woman: All right, sir, Man: (6) Shall I pay now or later? Woman: (7) Later'll be all rightPart 2 Listening and Note-taking Man: Excuse me. How can I get to the station please? Woman: The station, the station, the station ...let me see. Ah, yes. You can go down ... no. Go straight on until you come to a cinema. Let's see now—that's the second turn on your right. The cinema's on the corner. Turn right at the cinema and you'll be in Bridge Street. I think it's Bridge Street. Go along Bridge Street fora few minutes and then take the second — no, not the second, the first, that's fight, the first turning. On your left. The station is straight ahead, right in front of you. Man: So that's second right and first left. Thank you very much. That's very kind of you. Woman: Don't mention it.Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes. Exercise B: Use the information from your notes to mark the places and streets mentioned in the conversation on the sketch map.Part 1 DialogueSection 2 Listening Comprehension Dialogue 1 where did you living now ?Interviewer: You say you moved out of London five years ago? Alistair: Yes, I did. ] lived in Hampstead*. Interviewer: That's very close to the centre, isn't it? Alistair: Yes, quite close. 1 went to work by bicycle — I worked in Oxford Street. It took about half an hour. Interviewer: And why did you move? Did you change jobs? Alistair: Well, yes, I did. I worked for an advertising agency then. Now I workfor a newspaper. But that isn't the reason. I moved because London is so dirty and there's so much stress— Interviewer: And now you live in -. Alistair: Oh, right in the country. The nearest station is rather far, about 15 miles away, but the village is fairly close to London, about 40 miles. I still work in London. Interviewer: So how long does it take you to get to work? Alistair: Oh, less than an hour and a half, door to door.Exercise A: Listen o the interview and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. The man lives in Hampstead now. (The man used to live in Hampstead.) T 2. The man has changed his job. (He worked for an advertising agency five years ago but now he works for a newspaper.) F 3. The place where the man lives now is about 15 miles away from London. (The nearest station is rather far about 15 miles away, but the village is fairly close to London, about 40 miles.)Exercise B: Listen to the interview again and answer the following questions.1. Why did the man move out of London?(Because he finds that London is so dirty and there's so much stress.)2. Where does he live now?(He lives in a village in the country, about 40 miles away from London.)3. How did he use to go to work?(He used to go to work by bicycle.)4. How does he go to work now?(Most likely he goes to work by car now because he said that it takes him less than an hour and a half, door to door, to get to work.) 5. Where does he work now? (He works for a newspaper now.)Dialogue 2 Have you ever lived abroad Interviewer: Have you ever lived abroad, Phyllis? Phyllis: Yes, I have actually. What about you? Interviewer: No, unfortunately I haven't. Phyllis: Oh, what a shame! Interviewer. Where did you live when you were abroad? Phyllis: I lived in Australia. Interviewer: Really? That's a long way away. Phyllis: Uhm, uhm, yes!Interviewer: How long were you there for? Phyllis: I was there for twelve years Interviewer: Oh! What a long time! Phyllis: Yes. Rather, Interviewer: Erin. So how long have you been back in the UK? Phyllis: I've been back about, erm. ten years now, Interviewer: Uhm, uhm, When you were in Australia, did you think of it as your home? Phyllis: Well, it depends on what, you mean by home. When 1 was... home to me is being near the people you're fond of. Interviewer: Uhm. uhm. yeah. So does that mean that your family were with you in Australia? Phyllis: Yes, they were there with me. Interviewer: And presumably they've ... they came back to the UK? Phyllis: Yes, they did. They came back with me, Interviewer: Uhm, uhm. Erin, if you had a choice, where do you think you'd be living now? Phyllis: Oh. I would really like to go back to Australia Interviewer: Oh, yeah? Why's that? Phyllis: Well, for one thing, it's the climate. Interviewer: Uhm Phyllis: And. er. secondly, it's ... very relaxed. Interviewer: Oh? In what way? Phyllis: Well, you know, the wave of life, nobody hurries. Interviewer: Uhm. Is that at work as well as socially? Phyllis: That's right, everythingExercise: Listen to the interview and complete the following questionnaire. Part 2Passages Passage one welcome to London Welcome to London! You and seven million other tourists will fill Britain's capital city this season, jostling* each other along Oxford Street, getting lost on the Underground, staring at Buckingham Palace, and complaining about the food and the weather. What can you do when you're here? There are the obvious tourist attractions of royal London, the London of pageantry* and soldiers in fancy uniforms. There is historical London, with the ancient buildings and magnificent churches. A good introduction to all this can be found in the London Museum in the Barbican*. You can spend a lot of money, in shops from aristocratic* Knightsbridge* to democratic Marks and Spencer*, all of them anxious to receive travellers' cheques in almost any currency. There are many hotels at your service, and your chambermaid may Well be able to talk to you in your own language —though probably not in English, Restaurants are here by thehundred. You can eat your way round the world in London, from China to Argentina*, though you may have a bit of a job finding good English food Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. BPassage 2 entertainments in LondonYou come, of course, from all over the world, attracted by the comparative cheapness of London and its relatively new reputation as a good place to have fun — a reputation which really only dates from the mid 1960's, that era* of Swinging London,"* of pop stars and fashion photographers and dress designers. There's certainly no lack of entertainment. The British Theatre is world famous, and offers everything from Shakespeare to West End comedy*. There's a large numberof cinemas presenting films from all over the world. Every night of the week there are concerts. Classical or pop, take your choice. And of course night clubs will be happy to take large quantifies of cash from you in return for the illusion* of being sophisticated* and perhaps slightly wicked*. When it rains (and it will rain) there are museums and art galleries to give you shelter— and they're free! When it's fine, take a boat trip along the River Thames, downstream to Greenwich* or upstream to Hampton Court*. You may be exhausted by London; you may be cheated in London; you may not be able to get a drink when you want one, thanks to the ridiculous licensing laws; you may get wet and catch a cold; but you're not likely to be bored.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.C 7. B2. A 8. D3. D4. B5. D6. CPart 3 NewsNews Item 1 Russian Foreign Minister Igor lvanov* says he and American Secretary of State Colin Powell* will meet February 24th in Cairo. The meeting will be the first face-to-face talks between the two officials. Mr lvanov says Russian opposition to President Bush's plan to build a missile defense system will be discussed during the meeting. The announcement of the meeting followed the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin* and German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer*. Mr Fischer was in Moscow to discuss arms issues. In Washington State Department officials confirm the meeting. Secretary Powell will visit the Middle East and Belgium* from February 23rd through the 27th.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the meeting between Russian Foreign Minister and American Secretary of State on February 24th in Cairo.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why youthink the statement is true or false. F 1. Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov will meet American Secretary of State Colin Powell on February 21st in Cairo. (Russian Foreign Minister Igor lvanov will meet American State Colin Powell on February 24th in Cairo.) F 2. The meeting will be the fourth face-to-face talks between the two officials. (The meeting between the two officials.) T 3. Mr lvanov says they will discuss Russian opposition to President Bush's plan to build a missile defense system during the dent will be the first face-to-face talks Secretary ofmeeting. (Mr Ivanov says Russian opposition to Presi-Bush's plan to build a missile defense system will be discussed during the meeting.) T 4. Russia announced the meeting followed the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. (The announcement of the meeting followed the talksbetween Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer.) F 5. Mr Fischer was in Washington to discuss arms issues, (Mr Fischer was in Moscow to discuss arms issues.)News item 2 Russian Foreign Minister Igor lvanov has called for (1) more talks about missile defense policy. Mr lnvamo is to meet with (2) American Secretary of State Colin Powell in Cairo Saturday. He told (3) reporters in Moscow that the time has come for (4) serious talks on the several issues affecting (5) relations between Russia end the United States. He said China and Europe should be included (6)in the talks. President Bush says that Mr Ivanov's (7) comments show that Russia understands (8) new threats to world security require (9) new defences. Russia is opposed to Mr Bush's proposal to build (10)) a missile defense system.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about Russia's calling for more talks about United State's missile defense policy. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.NEWS ITEM 3 Russia has given NATO* a proposal for a European Missile Defense System. Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev presented the plan to visiting NATO Secretary General George Rolbertson*. Mr Robertson says the Russian plan is evident* that Russia and NATO recognize the possible threat of missile attacks from some countries. Russia opposes a missile defense system planned for the United States. Russia says the American。

施心远听力教程1(第二版)听力原文及答案UNIT 1 Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Phonetics Exercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. Woman 1: I've got good news (1) for you! Woman 2: Oh, yes? Woman 1: I'm getting married. Man: Well, well! (2) Who's the lucky man? Do we know him? Woman 1: Of course you (3) know him! It's David! Woman 2: (4) That's wonderful news! Man: I'm sure (5) you'll be very happy. Woman 2: (6) When's the wedding? Woman 1: Next June. (7)we're going to have a big June wedding! Woman 2: Are we invited? Woman 1: Of course! I hope you (8) can all come. Part 2 Listening and Note-taking Telephone rings for a long time. Operator: Redman Electronics. Can I help you? V oice: At last! Why don't you answer the phone? Operator: I'm sorry. I was downstairs. V oice: Well, can I speak to Mr. Redman please?Operator: I'm afraid he isn't here at the moment. He's on holiday. He's in the South of France. V oice: What about Mr. Gray — extension 322. Operator: Mr. Gray's at home. V oice: Well, may I speak to Mr. Redman's secretary? Operator: She isn't in today. She's at her sister's. V oice: I see. Then I'd like to speak to Mr. Gray's secretary. Operator: Miss Jones? V oice: That's right. Operator: Sorry. She isn't in. She's gone to the hairdresser's. V oice: Who is in today? Operator: Well, I am. But I'm going home soon. Who is it please?Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes. Exercise B: Complete the following sentences. Where are they? Mr. Redman is on holiday in the South of France. Mr. Gray is at home. Mr. Redman's secretary is at her sister's. Mr. Gray's secretary, Miss Jones, is at the hairdresser's.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueDialogue 1 HelloWoman 1 : Professor Andrews, this is Dr. Baxter. Woman 2: How do you do? Man: How do you do? Man l: Hello, Al. How are you? Man 2: Fine, thanks, Eric. Nice to see you again. Woman I: Sally, do you know Steve? Woman 2: No, how do you do? Man: Hello, Sally. I'm glad to meet you. Man l: Tony, I'd like to introduce lny friend Mary Parker. Man 2: Oh, hello. I've heard so much about you. Woman: Hello. Woman: May I introduce myself? My name is Susan Roper. Man: Oh, hello. I'm John Lee. I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name. Exercise: Listen to some people talking at a party. Who is talking to whom? Who has known whom before? Complete the following sentences. Names in the box are for your reference.1. Professor Andrews is talking to Dr. Baxter.2. A1 is talking to Eric.3. Sally is talking to Steve.4. Tony is talking to Maw Parker.5. Susan Rotter is talking to John Lee.6. A/and EL have known each other before.7. Tony has known Mary Parker before.Dialogue 2 welcome to BristolEtienne has just arrived in England, Etienne: Hello, Are you Mrs. Baker? I'm Etienne Bertrand, from Switzerland. Mrs. Baker: Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol. Etienne: Hello. Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Baker: Oh, call me Nicola. And this is my husband, Nigel. Mr. Baker: How was your trip? No hijacks? Etienne: No, it was all right, thank you. But the plane was late and the airport was crowded Mr. Baker: Well, it's the holiday season. You expect it at this time of the year. Here, let me take your bags upstairs. Etienne: Oh, that's all right. I'll take this one. it's heavy. Mr. Baker: Well. Here's your room. I hope it's big enough for you and not too cold. We do have central heating but it doesn't work very well There are extra blankets in the cupboard, I think. Oh, well ??? Nicola, where are the blankets? Let's go down and meet the rest of the family.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.T 1. Etienne Bertrand is from Switzerland. (I'm Etienne Bertrand, from Switzerland.) T 2. The Bakers are expecting Mr. Bertrand. (Mrs. Baker says "Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol.") T 3. There have probably been hijacks in recent days. (Mr. Baker says "How was your trip? No hijacks?" and Etienne answers "No, it was all fight, thank you/" We may draw a conclusion that they were serious.) F 4. the plane was late because there had been a hijack attempt. (The plane was late probably because it was the holiday season.) T 5. The airport is usually crowded at this time of the year. (It is the holiday season.) T 6. It is probably still cold. (Mr. Baker mentions central heating and tells Etienne to use extra blankets if he feels too cold.) F 7. The central heating doesn't work. (It doesn't work very well.) T 8. Mr. Baker can't find the blankets. (Mr. Baker asks Mrs. Baker where the blankets are.)Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 A young waiterThe most interesting part of the little town was the market square, which was surrounded by cafes, restaurants and small shops full of all kinds of cheap goods likely to attract tourists. At this time of the year it was not very crowded. It was a lovely day with only a few little white clouds, like puffs* of smoke, in the sky. It was not too hot, as it sometimes was during the summer, but pleasantly warm. Edward and Ann sat down at a table outside one of the cafes. After they had been sitting there enjoying the sunshine for a few minutes, a young waiter, not much more than a boy, came to take their order. He spoke no English, but after a lot of laughter and pointing at the menu, they thought they had managed to make him understand that all they wanted was ice cream. There were several flavors*, lemon, chocolate, coffee, orange and vanilla* and they both chose coffee, "I love coffee ice cream," said Ana. After a little while the waiter returned. He was carrying a big tray, which he set down very carefully on the table in front of Edward and Ann. There were two cups of coffee and two plain ice creams on the tray. "We didn't order coffee," said Edward crossly*, "we ordered coffee ice cream. He ought to be able to understand simple English." The waiter smiled and looked pleased."No," said Ann laughing, "it's his country. We ought to be able to speak his language."Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.B 2.C 3,D 4. B 5. C 6. C 7. D 8. APassage 2 greeting and introductionsGreetings and introductions are an essential aspect of US culture. The importance of w If you are with a group of English-speaking people and the conversation is going on in English, do not use your native or any foreign language for more than a few sentences, as it is not considered to be polite. Try to avoid using any filthy*, sexually explicit* stories or jokes. When you are in a theatre, it's not polite to talk or whisper during the performance.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.B 2. D 3. D 4. C 5. B 6. B 7. D 8. B Part 3 News News Item 1 In Houston Texas, a federal investigating jury* has charged the Arthur Andersen Company with blocking efforts to seek justice in the Enron case. Arthur Andersen employees kept financial records and provided advice to the failed energy company Enron. The charges say Arthur Andersen destroyed tons of documents while an investigation was taking place after Enron's failure. The Arthur Andersen* Company condemned* the charges as a serious misuse of government power. Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. Arthur Andersen Company is charged with blocking investigation in the Enron case.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. Arthur Andersen Company was the energy company Enron's business partner. (Arthur Andersen Company just keptfinancial records and provided advice to the energy company Enron.) T 2. Arthur Andersen destroyed important documents. (Arthur Andersen destroyed tons of documents while an investigation was taking place after Enron's failure.) T 3. The Arthur Andersen Company did not agree with the charges. (The Arthur Andersen Company condemned the charges as a serious misuse of government power.)News Item 2 Russian engineers and an American company have presented a model of the first space vehicle designed for pleasure tips. They presented the full size model in Zhukovskiy*, Russia. They say the space plane should be ready in three years. Travelers would experience three minutes of zero gravity during a one-hour flight. The vehicle would hold a pilot and two passengers. A flight would cost about $100,000.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This item is about a model of the first space vehicle designed for pleasure trips.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following blanks. Possible time: in three years Vehicle size: can hold a pilot and two passengers Special experience: three minutes of zero gravity Length of the trip: _one hourCost:$100,000News Item 3 World leaders at a United Nations1 conference in Monterrey, Mexico, have urged wealthy nations to increase their foreign aid. Peruvian president spoke Thursday at the UN conference on financing for development. Mr Toledo* said terrorism could grow if poor countries do not receive help. He returned home earlier because of the bombing in Lima. Economic leaders and political activists told the conference that poverty is a major throat to world peace. The United Nations wants 22 industrial nations to increase their foreign aid by 100,000 million dollars. The goal is to reduce by half the number of the poor by the year 2015. President Bush says a bombing near the United States Embassy in Lima will not stop him from going to Peru on Saturday. The attack Wednesday night killed at least nine people mid wounded many others. Mr Bush says he is sure Peru's president will do everything possible to make Lima safe for his trip. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about a [IN conference on financing for development. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. D 5. BSection 3 Oral Work Part 1 Questions and Answers Peter and William have just arrived at the door of Peter's house. Peter islooking in all his pockets. Peter: Oh dear. I can't find my door key. Williams: If your sister Ann's at home, she'll let us in, won't she? Peter: She's out. The door wouldn't be locked if she was at home. William: Let's hope it doesn't rain again then. If it does we'll get soaked. Peter:I tell you what. If you let me climb on your shoulders, Fit get in through the pantry*window. William: Right. Up you go. (sound effects) What's the matter? Peter: It's no good. If it were two inches wider, I could do it. William: And all the other windows are shut, otherwise it would be easy. Peter: 1 suppose we could break one. William: I don't think your father would be very pleased if we did. Peter: No, I don't suppose he would. Well, what shall we do? William: I don't know. If only you weren't so careless, you wouldn't get into such trouble. Peter: Walt! What's this in the grass? William: Your key! You must have dropped it when you came out. You really are careless. Peter: Itfs lucky I am, really, otherwise we'd have to wait till Ann comes home. Exercise" Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it, You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it. Questions:1. What is Peter looking for?(He is looking for his door key.)2. Is Ann at home?(No, she is not at home.)3. What is William worrying about?(He is worrying about the weather.)4. What does Peter want to do?(He wants to get into the house through the pantry window.)5. Why can't he get in through the window? (Because the window is not wideenough.)6. Peter's father won't mind if Peter breaks one of the windows, will he'? (Yes, hewill.)7. Where is the door key'? (It's in the grass.)g. What does William think of Peter? (He thinks he is really careless.) Par2 RetellingThe children had desperately wanted to go to the circus. Every day after school they had gone down to the field behind the pub to see what was happening. First the men had put up tile big tent, and then moved in all the seats, and finally they had fixed the coloured lights round the outside of the tent.In another part of the field, the children watched as the animals were fed and exercised. Sometimes, to their delight, two young women stood on the horses' backs and galloped round and round. But the most exciting moment of all was when the trainer allowed them to watch him go into them lions' cage. The children were sure he would be attacked, but he came out again unhurt and smiling. At last the opening night came round. Then the most terrible thing happened; their mother forbade them to go because she said it was unkind to put animals in a circus. The children were unable to make her change her mind, and they had to sit at home while the music and lights in the field reminded them of what they were missing. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. Youwill hear the passage only once.Section Four Supplementary Exercises Part1 Listening ComprehensionThe native people of North and South America were given the name "Indians" by the explorer Christopher Columbus*. He thought he had reached a place called the Indies. In time, the terms American Indian and Indian became widely used. About 2,000,000 native Americans live in the United States today. Some Indians live on government lands called reservations*, or on tribal* lands. Others live in cities. Traditional culture remains strong in areas where large numbers of Indians live. But many native Americans worry that their cultural traditions will be lost as young people leave these areas for economic reasons. The economic situation of American Indians as a group is not good. About 50% of those who live on reservations have no jobs. Those who do have jobs earn less than other Americans. Most Indians hold low-paying unskilled jobs. Indians have many health problems and do not live as long as other Americans. But the situation is improving as more Indians are becoming educated. Today, most native Americans graduate from high school. At least 9% of all Indians 25 years old or older have finished college. The economic situation also has improved as native American tribes* create businesses on their lands. One example is the Pequot tribe of the northeast. The tribe owns and operates a hotel, gambling casino*, and a museum of its culture and history. Today, American Indians are trying to control their land without interference from the government. This includes control over hunting and fishingrights, and mining* operations. They are trying to protect their land from pollution. And they are taking legal action to regain lost lands or to receive payment for them. American Indians are trying to change their economic situation, improve their lives and honor* their culture.Exercise: Listen to the passage about the American Indians and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences. l.C 2. C 3. D 4. A 5. C 6. BPart 2 Oral Work I work in a small office from 9 till 5 Monday to Friday. Occasionally my boss asks me to come in on a Saturday morning as well. I don't earn a large salary and my job is rather dull, really. But I have a secret dream. My dream is to make a return flight to New York on Concorde. 1 know people say rude things about it. They say that it's noisy and expensive and that it uses too much fuel, and ... My problem is that I can only afford to put aside -5 a week and a return ticket to New York costs over -1,000. Then of course New York is quite an expensive city, they say. Never mind. One day, perhaps ...Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics. 1. Do you think the speaker's secret dream could be realized? If so, how?2. What is your dream? What will you do to realize your own dream?Unit TwoSection 1 Tactics for Listening Part 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape- Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions. Woman: Good evening. Man: Good evening. Can you ( 1 ) make up this prescription, please? Woman: Certainly. (2) Would you like to wait? Man: How long (3) will it take? Woman: (4)Itfll be ready in twenty minutes. Man: Oh, (5) I'll come back later. Woman: All right, sir, Man: (6) Shall I pay now or later? Woman: (7) Later'll be all rightPart 2 Listening and Note-taking Man: Excuse me. How can I get to the station please? Woman: The station, the station, the station ...let me see. Ah, yes. You can go down ... no. Go straight on until you come to a cinema. Let's see now—that's the second turn on your right. The cinema's on the corner. Turn right at the cinema and you'll be in Bridge Street. I think it's Bridge Street. Go along Bridge Street fora few minutes and then take the second — no, not the second, the first, that's fight, the first turning. On your left. The station is straight ahead, right in front of you. Man: So that's second right and first left. Thank you very much. That's very kind of you. Woman: Don't mention it.Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes. Exercise B: Use the information from your notes to mark the places and streets mentioned in the conversation on the sketch map.Part 1 DialogueSection 2 Listening Comprehension Dialogue 1 where did you living now ?Interviewer: You say you moved out of London five years ago? Alistair: Yes, I did. ] lived in Hampstead*. Interviewer: That's very close to the centre, isn't it? Alistair: Yes, quite close. 1 went to work by bicycle — I worked in Oxford Street. It took about half an hour. Interviewer: And why did you move? Did you change jobs? Alistair: Well, yes, I did. I worked for an advertising agency then. Now I workfor a newspaper. But that isn't the reason. I moved because London is so dirty and there's so much stress— Interviewer: And now you live in -. Alistair: Oh, right in the country. The nearest station is rather far, about 15 miles away, but the village is fairly close to London, about 40 miles. I still work in London. Interviewer: So how long does it take you to get to work? Alistair: Oh, less than an hour and a half, door to door.Exercise A: Listen o the interview and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. The man lives in Hampstead now. (The man used to live in Hampstead.) T 2. The man has changed his job. (He worked for an advertising agency five years ago but now he works for a newspaper.) F 3. The place where the man lives now is about 15 miles away from London. (The nearest station is rather far about 15 miles away, but the village is fairly close to London, about 40 miles.)Exercise B: Listen to the interview again and answer the following questions.1. Why did the man move out of London?(Because he finds that London is so dirty and there's so much stress.)2. Where does he live now?(He lives in a village in the country, about 40 miles away from London.)3. How did he use to go to work?(He used to go to work by bicycle.)4. How does he go to work now?(Most likely he goes to work by car now because he said that it takes him less than an hour and a half, door to door, to get to work.) 5. Where does he work now? (He works for a newspaper now.)Dialogue 2 Have you ever lived abroad Interviewer: Have you ever lived abroad, Phyllis? Phyllis: Yes, I have actually. What about you? Interviewer: No, unfortunately I haven't. Phyllis: Oh, what a shame! Interviewer. Where did you live when you were abroad? Phyllis: I lived in Australia. Interviewer: Really? That's a long way away. Phyllis: Uhm, uhm, yes!Interviewer: How long were you there for? Phyllis: I was there for twelve years Interviewer: Oh! What a long time! Phyllis: Yes. Rather, Interviewer: Erin. So how long have you been back in the UK? Phyllis: I've been back about, erm. ten years now, Interviewer: Uhm, uhm, When you were in Australia, did you think of it as your home? Phyllis: Well, it depends on what, you mean by home. When 1 was... home to me is being near the people you're fond of. Interviewer: Uhm. uhm. yeah. So does that mean that your family were with you in Australia? Phyllis: Yes, they were there with me. Interviewer: And presumably they've ... they came back to the UK? Phyllis: Yes, they did. They came back with me, Interviewer: Uhm, uhm. Erin, if you had a choice, where do you think you'd be living now? Phyllis: Oh. I would really like to go back to Australia Interviewer: Oh, yeah? Why's that? Phyllis: Well, for one thing, it's the climate. Interviewer: Uhm Phyllis: And. er. secondly, it's ... very relaxed. Interviewer: Oh? In what way? Phyllis: Well, you know, the wave of life, nobody hurries. Interviewer: Uhm. Is that at work as well as socially? Phyllis: That's right, everythingExercise: Listen to the interview and complete the following questionnaire. Part 2Passages Passage one welcome to London Welcome to London! You and seven million other tourists will fill Britain's capital city this season, jostling* each other along Oxford Street, getting lost on the Underground, staring at Buckingham Palace, and complaining about the food and the weather. What can you do when you're here? There are the obvious tourist attractions of royal London, the London of pageantry* and soldiers in fancy uniforms. There is historical London, with the ancient buildings and magnificent churches. A good introduction to all this can be found in the London Museum in the Barbican*. You can spend a lot of money, in shops from aristocratic* Knightsbridge* to democratic Marks and Spencer*, all of them anxious to receive travellers' cheques in almost any currency. There are many hotels at your service, and your chambermaid may Well be able to talk to you in your own language —though probably not in English, Restaurants are here by thehundred. You can eat your way round the world in London, from China to Argentina*, though you may have a bit of a job finding good English food Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. BPassage 2 entertainments in LondonYou come, of course, from all over the world, attracted by the comparative cheapness of London and its relatively new reputation as a good place to have fun — a reputation which really only dates from the mid 1960's, that era* of Swinging London,"* of pop stars and fashion photographers and dress designers. There's certainly no lack of entertainment. The British Theatre is world famous, and offers everything from Shakespeare to West End comedy*. There's a large numberof cinemas presenting films from all over the world. Every night of the week there are concerts. Classical or pop, take your choice. And of course night clubs will be happy to take large quantifies of cash from you in return for the illusion* of being sophisticated* and perhaps slightly wicked*. When it rains (and it will rain) there are museums and art galleries to give you shelter— and they're free! When it's fine, take a boat trip along the River Thames, downstream to Greenwich* or upstream to Hampton Court*. You may be exhausted by London; you may be cheated in London; you may not be able to get a drink when you want one, thanks to the ridiculous licensing laws; you may get wet and catch a cold; but you're not likely to be bored.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.C 7. B2. A 8. D3. D4. B5. D6. CPart 3 NewsNews Item 1 Russian Foreign Minister Igor lvanov* says he and American Secretary of State Colin Powell* will meet February 24th in Cairo. The meeting will be the first face-to-face talks between the two officials. Mr lvanov says Russian opposition to President Bush's plan to build a missile defense system will be discussed during the meeting. The announcement of the meeting followed the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin* and German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer*. Mr Fischer was in Moscow to discuss arms issues. In Washington State Department officials confirm the meeting. Secretary Powell will visit the Middle East and Belgium* from February 23rd through the 27th.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the meeting between Russian Foreign Minister and American Secretary of State on February 24th in Cairo.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why youthink the statement is true or false. F 1. Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov will meet American Secretary of State Colin Powell on February 21st in Cairo. (Russian Foreign Minister Igor lvanov will meet American State Colin Powell on February 24th in Cairo.) F 2. The meeting will be the fourth face-to-face talks between the two officials. (The meeting between the two officials.) T 3. Mr lvanov says they will discuss Russian opposition to President Bush's plan to build a missile defense system during the dent will be the first face-to-face talks Secretary ofmeeting. (Mr Ivanov says Russian opposition to Presi-Bush's plan to build a missile defense system will be discussed during the meeting.) T 4. Russia announced the meeting followed the talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer. (The announcement of the meeting followed the talksbetween Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer.) F 5. Mr Fischer was in Washington to discuss arms issues, (Mr Fischer was in Moscow to discuss arms issues.)News item 2 Russian Foreign Minister Igor lvanov has called for (1) more talks about missile defense policy. Mr lnvamo is to meet with (2) American Secretary of State Colin Powell in Cairo Saturday. He told (3) reporters in Moscow that the time has come for (4) serious talks on the several issues affecting (5) relations between Russia end the United States. He said China and Europe should be included (6)in the talks. President Bush says that Mr Ivanov's (7) comments show that Russia understands (8) new threats to world security require (9) new defences. Russia is opposed to Mr Bush's proposal to build (10)) a missile defense system.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about Russia's calling for more talks about United State's missile defense policy. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.NEWS ITEM 3 Russia has given NATO* a proposal for a European Missile Defense System. Defense Minister Igor Sergeyev presented the plan to visiting NATO Secretary General George Rolbertson*. Mr Robertson says the Russian plan is evident* that Russia and NATO recognize the possible threat of missile attacks from some countries. Russia opposes a missile defense system planned for the United States. Russia says the American。

Unit 2Section 1Part 1make up /Would you / will it/ It’ll/I’ll/ Shall I/ Later’llPart 2①, ④, ⑦, ⑧Section 2Part 1FTF1. Because he finds that London is so dirty and there’s so much stress.2. He lives in a village in the country, about 40 miles away from London.3. He used to go to work by bicycle.4. Most likely he goes to work by car now because he said that it takes him less than an hour and a half, door to door, to get to work.5. He works for a newspaper now.Name: Phyllis Nationality: BritishBeing abroad: YesCountry: Australia Length of stay: 12 yearsWhere were his family during this stay in that country: They were with him.Advantages: good climate; relaxed at work as well as socially.Time when he returned home: 10 years ago.Part 2AADDBCABPart 3News Item 1New research says 35% of all child deaths worldwide are caused by undernutrition -- hunger. The Lancet, the British medical magazine, just published a series of five studies. The answer, they suggest, is greater investment in nutritional services and improvements to health systems.The research involved poor to middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Robert Black from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland was the lead author of the series. He says more than three and one-half million mothers and children under five die in poor countries each year because of undernutrition.…..…..is about a new research says 35% of all child deaths worldwide are caused by undernutrition -- hunger.News item 2Last week, Bill Gates retired from full-time work at the world's biggest computer software company, Microsoft. He will remain chairman of the company he established with Paul Allen in 1975.Mr Gates leaves Microsoft at a time of change in the computing industry. Early on, Microsoft understood the importance of the "network effect." That is, software is the kind of product that increases in value as more people buy and use it.At 52 years old, Bill Gates is currently the third richest man in the world. He is worth about 58 billion dollars. Mr Gates will now spend most of his time working at his charity organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation is the world's largest charity with over 37 billion dollars. It provides money for health, education and other projects, mostly in developing countries.…..…..is about the retirement of Bill Gates as the head of world's biggest computer software company, Microsoft.News item 3The competition between Microsoft and Google took a new turn on February first. Microsoft made a public offer to buy the Internet company Yahoo. Microsoft says the combined companies would be in a better position to compete against Google in the online services market.This week, Yahoo rejected the offer. Its board of directors董事会said the price undervalued低于the company. The offer was worth almost 45 billion dollars in cash and stock, or 31 dollars per Yahoo share. Yahoo is said to want 40 dollars a share.Microsoft says it offered a full and fair price. It says moving forward quickly with the deal would be in the best interest of shareholders. Yet since February first, the value of Microsoft's offer has fallen to 29 dollars a share because of a drop in its stock.Microsoft thinks it could better compete against Google with Yahoo's expert knowledge. Microsoft could attempt a hostile takeover含有敌意的接管. But that is not the way it normally does business, and there is risk of angering Yahoo's employees. ……..is about Microsoft’s plan to purchase Yahoo to compete with Google.2\4F: reject the offer------not little help, but better competeSection Three Oral WorkMan: Are you ready to order?Woman: Er, yes, please. I'll have the roast beefMan: Uhm, Would you like a starter?Woman: No thanks, oh, why not? I'll have the garlic mushrooms please.Man: And would you like salad or vegetables with your roast beefWoman: Er, what vegetables have you got?M011: Cauliflower and carrots,Woman: Er, have you got any cabbage?Man: No, I'm afraid not,Woman: Oh, well, never mind, ]'Il have the carrots.Man: Carrots. Can I get you anything to drink?Woman: Er, just a glass of water.Man: And would you like anything for dessert?Woman: No thanks.woman: Excuse me?Man: Yes?Woman: I'm afraid this bread is stale,Man: Oh, I'm terribly sorry, I'll get you some fresh, madam.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.Questions:1. What did the woman order?(She ordered the roast beef.)2. What would the woman like to have as a starter'~(She would like to have the garlic mushrooms.)3. What vegetables does the restaurant offer?(It offers cauliflower and carrots.)4. What vegetable did the woman order?(She ordered carrots.)5. What sort of drink did she order? '(She ordered a glass of water.)6. She ordered a dessert, didn't she?(No, she did not order any dessert.)7. Did the woman like the bread served?(No, she didn't like it.)8. Why didn't she like the bread?(Because it was stale / not fresh~)PART 2 RetellingIt was Monday morning. Betty left home early that day because she was going to start work at an office. She was only sixteen and this was her first job. Unfortunately, the traffic was so dense that she was a few minutes late When she arrived at the office. When she entered the office, she saw Mr Cramp, her boss, speaking to the people in an angry voice. She was very afraid and didn't dare to say anything.Later that day, she found out what had happened, As a rule, Mr Crump came to the office at about 9:30, because he lived a long way out in the country and came up by train every day. That morning, however, he happened to catch an earlier train, and when he arrived at the office, he was greatly annoyed to see that no one was working. All the clerks were standing around, smoking, laughing and telling jokes.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the passage only once.Section 4 Supplementary ExercisesPART 1 Listening ComprehensionEntertainments in LondonYou come, of course, from all over the world, attracted by the comparative cheapness of London and its relatively new reputation as a good place to have fun -- a reputation which really only datesfrom the mid 1960's, that era* of' Swinging London,"* of pop stars and fashion photographers anddress designers.There's certainly no lack of entertainment. The British Theatre is world famous, and offers everything from Shakespeare to West End comedy*. There's a large number of cinemas presenting films from all over the world. Every night of the week there are concerts. Classical or pop, take your choice. And of course night clubs will be happy to take large quantifies of cash from you in return for the illusion* of being sophisticated* and perhaps slightly wicked*. When it rains (and it will rain) there are museums and art galleries to give you shelter-- and they're free! When it's fine, take a boat trip along the River Thames, downstream to Greenwich* or upstream to Hampton Court*.You may be exhausted by London; you may be cheated in London; you may not be able to get a drink when you want one, thanks to the ridiculous licensing laws; you may get wet and catch a cold; but you're not likely to be bored.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. I.C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. DPassage 2 Health InsuranceMost full-time students at American universities must have health insurance, 12qis is because health costs in the United States are high. Colleges are not able to pay the costs if students suffer serious accidents or sickness.Many American colleges have health centers where doctors and nurses treat students' medical problems. This service may be included in the cost of attending college. Health insurance is usually needed for extra services.Students may already be protected under their parents' health insurance policies*. If not, many colleges offer their own insurance plans. For example, students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor are treated without charge the minor medical problems at the university health center. But the university suggests that students buy its health insurance plan. It costs about 800 dollars a year. The insurance pays for hospital services, emergency room care and visits to doctors. It also pays for laboratory tests and x rays. And it pays ninety percent of the cost of drugs prescribed by a doctor. The plan does not pay for birth control, care of the teeth or eyeglasses. And it does not pay for preventive care such as injections* that prevent disease.Students at Boston College in Massachusetts are required to have their own health insurance plan or lo buy the college accident and sickness insurance. The college plan costs about 500 dollars a year. It pays for any medical care needed within a/line period.It does not pay for eye glasses, hearing aids*, or dental* treatment.Students can also buy independent insurance policies from insurance companies. The details of such policies are different, depending on where the student lives. Usually, these policies pay for doctor visits, treatment of injuries and hospital costs. Sometimes foreign students do not understand the need for health insurance, especially if they do not need such insurance in their own countries. However, people in the United States are responsible for their own medical costs. These can be extremely high in cases of serious illness or accidents. The purpose of health insurance is to make sure that these costs will be paid for.Exercise A: Listen to the report and complete the following sentences.1. Students at American universities must have health insurance, because health costs in the United States are high.2. Many American colleges have health centers where minor medical problems can be treated.3. The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor offers its health insurance plan that costs about $800 a year.4. Boston College in Massachusetts suggests the students buy the college accident and sickness insurance that costs about $500 a year.Exercise B: Listen to the report again and put a tick beside the item that the insurance pays for and put a cross beside the one that the insurance doesn't pay for.hospital services √ birth control X laboratory tests √ x-rays √drugs prescribed by a doctor √ hearing aids X eyeglasses X emergency room care √dental treatment X doctor visits √PART 2 Oral WorkFrances Whithread lived in children's homes until she was 13 because her mother was unable to look after her.When Frances was 12 she took part in a game of netball. The referee, whose name was Margaret Whitbread, noticed the young girl because she argued with so many of her decisions. A few weeks later they met again at a local sports ground. Frances asked Margaret to show her how to throw the javelin and Margaret soon discovered that although Frances was a difficult child, she was a very promising young athlete.When Frances was 13, the Whitbreads adopted her. Family life suited Frances and as she became bigger and stronger, her javelin throwing improved until she became one of Britain's top athletes.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics.1. What difference would it have made if Frances had not met the Whitbreads?2. Do you agree that sometimes it pays to argue?。

Unit 12Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms,link-ups and contractions.[Sound of busy street]Jeff: Hi, Carl, (I) What’s up?Carl: Hey, Jeff. We're (2) on our way to see that new comedy Running From the Mob. Want to (3) go with us?Jeff: I (4) hear it's really funny.Carl: Yeah, it's got a lot of good (5) people in it. Should be great. Let's go.Jeff: Ah, I (6) wish I could, but I've got to study. Carl: Well, maybe next time. You're (7)missing a good thing. Jeff: I know. (8) Got to go. See you.Carl: Bye.Part 2 Listening and Note-TakingTAPESCRIPTExercise: Complete the passages as you listen to it.The (1) first thing I do at the office is to (2) open all theboss’s letters, I (3) answer the easy ones and I (4) leave the difficult ones on the (5) boss’s desk.At about (6) 10 o’clock I make (7) a cup of coffee for the boss and for myself. Then the boss (8) dictates letters for about (9) an hour. Of course, I answer the phone (10)all day. Sometimes it doesn’t (11) stop.I have about (120 half an hour for lunch at about (13) one o’clock. Then I do jobs in the (140 office till about (15) five o’ clock.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Job InterviewTAPESCRIPTMs Brown: What was your previous job?Mr Wigmore: I worked for the National Bus Company.Ms Brown: And how long have you worked for them?Mr Wigmore: I’ve worked for them for f ive years.Ms Brown: How long have you been an area sales manager? Mr Wigmore: Eighteen months.Ms Brown: And what did you do before joining the Bus Company? Mr Wigmore: I worked for a chain of hotels as junior manager.Ms Brown: The post you’ve applied for involves a lot of traveling. Have you been abroad much?Mr Wigmore: I’ve b een to most of Western Europe, and I’ve been to eastern Europe once, to Hungary.Ms Brown: Why did you go there?Mr Wigmore: The hotel sent me to attend a conference.Ms Brown: I see. Have you ever organized a conference yourself?Mr Wigmore: Yes. I have actually. Why?Ms Brown: Well, this job would require rather a lot of organizing meetings and conferences.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.1. How many jobs has the interviewee had before he applies for this job? What are they?(He has had two jobs. He worked for the National Bus Company as an area sales manager. Before that, he worked for a chain of hotels as junior manager.)2. What are the requirements for this job?(This job involves a lot of traveling and requires rather a lot of organization meetings and conferences.)3. Do you think the interviewee is qualified for this job? Give your reasons.(Probably he is qualified for the job. Because he has beena manager for many years and he has been abroad much. Hehas been to most of Western Europe. He actually has the experience of organization a conference.)Dialogue 2 Job RedundancyDavid: Cheer up, George. What’s happened to that happy smile we all know and love?George: Oh, hello, David .I was miles away, I’m afraid. David: What’s the problem? You look as if you’ve lost a pound and found 10 pence.George: Decisions, decisions. I’ve lost my job.David: You haven’t.George: I have.David: I thought you were doing so well.George: So did I. Then yesterday they gave us all the official letter. Apparently the business has been losing money, so they’ve decided to close it down.David: Gracious, when?George: End of the week.David: You’ve worked there for quite a long time, haven’t you? George: Nearly six years.David: So you’re entitled to some redundancy* money? George: Not a lot. Not if they’ve been losing money.David: What are you going to do? Are you going to try and get another job in the music business?George: Well, I thought I might start a little business of my own.David: That’s a good idea. What sort of business? A music shop? George: No. A recording studio. Recording studios charge the earth these days and there are lots of youngsters who can’t afford those prices. I thought …if I find suitablepremises*…I could offer a cut-price* recording service. David: That sounds a marvelous idea. Then, as you get more famous, you could increase your charges.George: No, I’d rather encourage young mus icians to come and make their first recording with me and then I thought maybeI could branch out and become an agent.David: Ah, I see. Then you could sell the recording made by your protégés* to the big record companies.George: That’s the general idea.David: Great. Well, if you decide you need someone to look after the accounts and make the coffee, let me know. I might be interested.George: OK. I may take you up on* that offer. Bye.David: Bye.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.T1. George is usually happy and gay. ( David: …What’s happened to that happy smile we all know and love?)F2. George works miles away. ( When George says “ Oh, hello, David. I was miles aways, I’m afraid,” he means he is not paying any attention.)F 3. George has just been to an interview. ( Probably Georgehas just been back from his work.)T4. George look s depressed. ( David: … You look as if you ‘ve lost a pound and 10 pence.)F 5. Since the business is not doing well, the company decidesto reduce the number of its workers. ( Since the business is not doing well, the company decides to close it down.) T 6. The company just gave George a week notice. ( the company will be closed down by the end of next week.)T 7. Since George has been working for the company for nearly six year, he should be given a sort of compensation. (Since George has been working for the company for nearly six year,he should be given a sort of compensation, which is called redundancy money.)F 8. George is going to look for a new job. ( George is goingto start his own business.)F 9. George thinks his recording studio can attract youngstersby offering a high-quality recording service. ( George thinks his recording studio can attract youngsters byoffering a cut-price recording service.)F10. George would start a recording studio rather a music shop because he thinks he can make much more money. ( Though recording studios charge the earth these days, George would just offer an opportunity for the young musicians to come and make their first recording with him.)F11. George’s ambition is to establish a big record company.( George’s ambition is to branch out and become an agent and sell the recordings made by his protégés to the big record companies.)F 12. George has accepted David’s offer to be his accountant.( George may consider David’s offer later on.)Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 Burglary (1)The old lady was glad to be back at the block of flats whereshe lived. Her shopping had tired her. In the lift her thoughts were on lunch and a good rest; but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotten in her sudden discovery that her front door was open. She was thinking that she must reprimand* her daily maid the next morning for such a monstrous negligence, when she remembered that she had gone shopping after the maid had left and she knew that she had turned both keys in their locks. She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the room doors were open, yet following her regular practice she had shut them before going out. Looking into the drawing room, she saw a scene of confusion over by her writing desk. Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1 .D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. D 7.A 8.CPart 3 NewsNews Item 1TAPESCRIPTWater has long been considered important to the development of life. That is why scientists are so interested in finding water in our solar system. Now, the American space agency has confirmed that there is water ice on the planet Mars.The discovery is a major step in the search for the conditions for life on the red planet. The discovery was made with the help of an American spacecraft, the Phoenix Mars Lander. The spacecraft landed on the extreme north of Mars on May 25. On June 15, it dug a hole about seven centimeters deep in the Martian soil. The hole contained small particles of a light-colored substance. Scientists wondered whether the substance was frozen carbon dioxide, salt or water ice. Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.The news item is about the experiment carried out on Mars bya spacecraft.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and answer the following questions.1.The American space agency has confirmed that there is waterice on the planet Mars.2.The discovery was made with the help of an Americanspacecraft.3.The Phoenix Mars Lander.4.It is a major step in the search for the conditions for lifeon Mars.5.The spacecraft landed on the extreme north of Mars on May25.6.It dug a hole about seven centimeters deep in the Martiansoil.7.The hole contained small particles of a light-coloredsubstance.8.Scientists wondered whether the substance was frozen carbondioxide, salt or water ice.News Item 2An American study has suggested that melting ice in the Arctic Sea is threatening permanently frozen soil. The study found that rates of warming in northern Alaska, Canada and Russia could increase when the sea ice melts quickly. During such periods, the increase could be more than three times greater than the average twenty-first century warming rates predicted in earlier studies.The new study is the work of scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The findings were reported last month in Geophysical Research Letters, a publication of the American Geophysical Union.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the followingsummary.The news item is about melting ice in the Arctic Sea that is threatening permanently frozen soil.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and answer the following questions.1.It has suggested that melting ice in the Arctic Sea isthreatening permanently frozen soil.2.In northern Alaska, Canada and Russia.3.The increase could be more than three times greater than theaverage twenty-first century.st month.5.In Geophysical Research Letters.6.The American Geophysical Union.News Item 3TAPESCRIPTSpace scientists have been searching nearby stars for planets with great success. The United States space agency says that 264 exoplanets have been discovered so far. But, until now, few of the planetary systems found orbiting other stars have been like our own solar system. That has all changed with the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting a star calledFifty-Five Cancri in the constellation Cancer.The star is forty-one light years away from Earth. It is also very similar to our own sun.Last month, astronomers announced the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting Fifty-Five Cancri. What makes the discovery extraordinary is that the new exoplanet orbits in what astronomers call a "habitable zone." This means temperatures on the planet may be warm enough for liquid water to exist either on its surface or on one of its moons.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.The news item is about the discovery of a fifth planet orbitinga star called Fifty-Five Cancri.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.Last month, astronomers announced the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting Fifty-Five Cancri. The star is 41 light years away from Earth and it is very similar to our own sun.According to the United States space agency, 264exoplanets have been discovered so far and few of the planetary systems found orbiting other stars are like our own solar system. Thathas all changed with the discovery.What makes the discovery extraordinary is that the new exoplanet orbits is in a habitable zone, which means liquid water may on its surface or on one of its moons.Section There Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and AnswersTAPESCRIPTJenny: Would you like a game of tennis next Thursday? Chris: I can't, I'm afraid, I'm going to Bristol.Jenny: What for?Chris: I have an interview for a job as manager of a record shop.Jenny: I didn't know you wanted to move.Chris: Well, my parents are going to retire to Bath next year, and I want to be near them.Jenny: How are you getting to Bristol?Chris: I have a bit of a problem, actually. My car isn't working at the moment. I'm thinking ofgetting a taxi to the station, and then getting a train.Jenny: I'll give you a lift to the station. Don't worry about a taxi.Chris: Really?Jenny: Mmm.Chris: OK. Then I’ll get a taxi home.Jenny: Well, what time is your train back?Chris: It gets in at 21.15 ----- what's that? ----- quarter past nine in the evening.Jenny: It's all right. I'll pick you up as well. It's no trouble.Chris: That's great! Thanks a lot. Jenny.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.Questions:1. What does Jenny want to know?(She wants to know whether Chris would like a game of tennis next Thursday.)2. Can Chris play tennis with her next Thursday?(No, he is unable to.)3. Why isn't he able to de that?(He will go to Bristol to have an interview for a job.)4. What kind of job does au-is apply for?(He applies for a job as manager of a record shop.)5. Why does Chris want to move?(His parents are going to retire next year and he wants to be near them.)6. How is Chris getting to Bristol?(He's thinking of getting a taxi to the station and then getting a train.)7. Why needn't Chris worry about a taxi?(Jenny will give him a lift.)8. What time is his train back?(It is a quarter past nine in the evening.)Part 2 RetellingRuth Lawrence, a 13-year-old English girl, was awarded a degree at the University of Oxford. When speaking to the reporters from television, radio and the press Ruth said that she was not a genius, and her success was the result of a lot of hard work.Ruth is very special girl. At Oxford University Ruth completed her degree in two years instead of the usual three. Her teacher says that Ruth has the quickest mind than anystudent she has ever known.Ruth has never attended school. Ruth's father has been her teacher for the most of her life and he stopped working for his computer company to go to Oxford with her. Mrs. Lawrence has been managing the computer company since Ruth and her father went to Oxford.Ruth's father said that he was very happy with his daughter's success. And he hoped that Ruth was going to stay in Oxford and do researchExercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the passage only once.Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Listening ComprehensionPassage 1 Burglary (2)TAPESCRIPTIt was as clear as daylight then that burglars had forced an entry during her absence. Her first impulse was to go round all the rooms looking for the thieves, but then she decided that at her age t might be more prudent to have someone with her, so she went to (etch the porter from his basement. By this timeher legs were beginning to tremble, so she sat down and accepted a cup of very strong tea, while he telephoned the police.They went through the rooms, being careful to touch nothing, as they did not want to hinder* the police in their search for fingerprints. It seemed as though everything she possessed had been tossed out and turned over and over. At least sorting out the things she should have discarded* years ago was being made easier lot her. Then a police inspector arrived with a constable and she told them of her discovery of the ransacked flat. The inspector began to look for fingerprints, while the constable checked that the front door locks had not been forced, thereby proving that the burglars had either used skeleton keys or entered over the balcony. There was no trace of fingerprints, but the inspector found a dirty red bundle that contained jewellery which the old lady said was not hers. So their entry into this flat was apparently not tile burglars first job that day.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8.BPassage 2 Nursing CrisisThe World Health Organization says the number of flumes andmidwives around the world is decreasing. Nurses are health care workers who are trained to care the sick people. Midwives are health care workers who are trained m assist women during childbirth. The World Health Organization says this decrease in skilled health cam providers will hurt health care services in many countriesMost nurses and midwives are said to be leaving the health care profession because of several reasons. They include low pay and poor working conditions Health care experts discussed these problems daring a meeting in December. They met al the World Health Organization headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland Experts said the problems explain why it is becoming more difficult to bring new people into die nursing and midwife professions.Naeema Al-- Gasseer is in expert in nursing and midwifery the World Health Organization. She says health services in developing countries may suffer most from the shortage. She says More people may get sick and die number of women who die while giving birth may increase Mizz—Al Gasseer also says the number of babies and children in developing countries may increase because the services of nurses and midwives will no longer be provided.AI-Gasseer also says them is a so--called "skills drain" around the world. This means that nurses and midwives in developing countries are being offered belier jobs in industrial countries. As a result, she says an already bad situation is worsening.For example, the World Health Organization reports about one hospital in Zambia. The Hospital has only five-hundred nurses However, the hospital needs three limes as many nurses to operate effectively. This same situation is happening all over the world. For example, the WorldHeath Organization reports there has been a decrease in the number of nurses in Poland, Chile and Egypt.Because of this problem, the World Health Organization says governments around the World need to take immediate action. It says countries need to solve the problem of the shortage of nurse and midwives to protect the health of their people. Exercise A: Listen to the report and give the definition of the following words.A nurse is a health care worker who is trained to care for sick people.A midwife is a health care worker who is trained to assist women during childbirth.“Skills drain”means that nurses, and midwives in developing countries are being offered better job industrial countries. Exercise B: Listen to the report again and complete the following sentences.1. This report is mainly about nursing crisis.2. The World Health Organization headquarters are in Geneva. Switzerland.3 Most nurses and midwives are leaving the health care profession because of low pay and poor working conditions.4 Governments around the world need to take immediate action solve this problem.Part 2 Oral WorkTAPESCRIPTIt is a strange experience coming back to the place where you were born and brought up after being away for many years. This happened to Bob a few months ago when he decided to return to Brighton to take up the post of reporter on a newspaper there. Bob get this job through an old friend of his. Though Bob didn't need to worry about his job any longer, he had other problems. He quickly discovered that his hometown looked quite unfamiliar to him when he went to look for somewhere to live.Many parts el it had completely changed. Having to look for a flat helped him to rediscover it, lot he had to search hard before he could find what he wanted.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics,1. Great changes have taken place in our country, even in your hometown .And it is still changing. Do you Bliss any of the things that no longer exist in your hometown?2 How can you be prepared to adapt yourself to the old unfamiliar hometown?。

施心远主编《听力教程》1-（第2版）Uni t-12听力原文和答案Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Pho netics Exercise: Complete the follow ing short dialogue as you liste n to the tape.Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and con tracti ons.[Sound of busy street]Jeff: Hi, Carl,⑴ What ' s u?Carl: Hey, Jeff. We're (2) on our way to see that new comedy Running From the Mob. Want to (3) go with us? Jeff: I (4) hear it's really funny. Carl: Yeah, it's got a lot of good (5) people in it. Should be great. Let's go. Jeff: Ah, I (6) wish I could, but I've got to study. Carl: Well, maybe next time. You're (7) missing a good thing. Jeff: I know. (8) Got to go. See you.Carl: Bye.Part 2 Liste ning and Note-Taki ngTAPESCRIPTExercise: Complete the passages as you listen to it.The (1) first thing I do at the office is to (2) open all the boss ' I (3) an swer the easy ones and I (4) leave the difficult ones on the (5) boss ' s desk about (6) 10 o ' cloCknake (7) a cup of coffee for the boss and for myself. Then the boss (8) dictates letters for about (9) an hour. Un it 12s letters,Of course, I answer the phone (10) all day. Sometimes it doesn ' t (11) stop. I have about (120 half an hour for lunch at about (13) one o' clockThen I do jobs in the (140 office till about (15) five o ' clock.Secti on Two Liste ning Comprehe nsionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Job In terviewTAPESCRIPTMs Brow n: What was your previous job?Mr Wigmore: I worked for the Nati onal Bus Compa ny.Ms Brow n: And how long have you worked for them?Mr W igmore: I ' ve worked for them for five years.Ms Brow n: How long have you bee n an area sales man ager?Mr Wigmore: Eightee n mon ths.Ms Brow n: And what did you do before joining the BusCompa ny?Mr Wigmore: I worked for a cha in of hotels as junior man ager.Ms Brown: The post you ' ve applied for invoIves a lot of traveling.Have you bee n abroad much?Mr Wigmore: I ' v e dn to most of Western Europe, and I ' ve beento easter n Europe on ce, to Hun gary.Ms Brow n: Why did you go there?Mr Wigmore: The hotel sent me to atte nd a conferen ce.Ms Brow n: I see. Have you ever orga ni zed a conferenceyourself?Mr Wigmore: Y es. I have actually. Why?Ms Brow n: Well, this job would require rather a lot oforga nizing meeti ngs and conferen ces.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and answer the questions.1. How many jobs has the in terviewee had before he applies for this job? What are they?(He has had two jobs. He worked for the National Bus Companyas an area sales man ager. Before that, he worked for a cha in of hotels as junior man ager.)2. What are the requireme nts for this job?(This job invoIves a lot of traveling and requires rather a lot oforga ni zati on meeti ngs and conferen ces.)3. Do you think the in terviewee is qualified for this job? Give your reas ons.(Probably he is qualified for the job. Because he has been aman ager for many years and he has bee n abroad much. He hasbee n to most of Western Europe. He actually has the experie neeof orga ni zati on a conferen ee.)Dialogue 2 Job Redu ndancyDavid: Cheer up, George. What ' s happened to that happy smile we all know and love?George: Oh, hello, David」was miles away, I 'm afraid.David: What ' s the problem? You look as if you 've lost a pound and found 10 pence.George: Decisi ons, decisi on s. I 've lost my job.David: You haven ' t.George: I have.David: I thought you were doing so well.George: So did I. Then yesterday they gave us all the official letter.Appare ntly the bus in ess has bee n los ing mon ey, so they decided to close it dow n.David: Gracious, whe n?George: End of the week.David: You ' ve worked there for quite a long time, haven George: Nearly six years.David: So you 're entitled to some redundancy* money? George: Not a lot. Not if they 've been losing money.'ve 't you?David: What are you going to do? Are you going to try and getano ther job in the music bus in ess?George: Well, I thought I might start a little bus in ess of my own.David: That ' s a good idea. What sort of bus in ess? A music shop?George: No. A record ing studio. Record ing studios charge the earth these days and there are lots of youngsters who can ' t…I could those prices. I thought •…if I find suitable premises* offer a cut-price* record ing service.David: That sounds a marvelous idea. Then, as you get more famous, you could in crease your charges.George: No, I ' d rather encourage young musicians to come and their first recording with me and then I thought maybe I couldbranch out and become an age nt.David: Ah, I see. Then you could sell the record ing made by yourprot g ds* to the big record companies.George: That ' s the general idea.David: Great. Well, if you decide you n eed some one to look after the acco unts and make the coffee, let me kno w. I might be in terested. George: OK. I may take you up on* that offer. Bye.David: Bye.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the followingstatements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discusswith your classmates why you think the statement is true or false. T 1. George is usually happy and gay. ( David:that happy smile we all know and love?)F 2. George works miles away. ( When George says“ Oh, heI was miles aways, I ' m afraid, ” he means he is not pa 【 atte ntio n.)F 3. George has just bee n to an in terview. ( Probably George has justbee n back from his work.)T 4. George looks depressed. ( David:… You look as if you pound and 10 pen ce.)F 5. Since the bus in ess is not doing well, the compa ny decides toreduce the nu mber of its workers. ( Since the bus in ess is not doing well, the compa ny decides to close it dow n.)T 6. The compa ny just gave George a week no tice. ( the compa ny willbe closed dow n by the end of n ext week.)T 7. Since George has been working for the company for nearly sixyear, he should be given a sort of compensation. (Since George has bee n worki ng for the compa ny for n early six year, he should be give n a sort of compe nsati on, which is called redundancy mon ey.) …What ' s happe ned to llo, David. ying any ve lost aF 8. George is going to look for a new job. ( George is going to starthis own bus in ess.)F 9. George thinks his recording studio can attract youngsters by offering a high-quality record ing service. ( George thi nks his record ing studio can attract youn gsters by offeri ng a cut-price record ingservice.)F 10. George would start a record ing studio rather a music shopbecause he thi nks he can make much more mon ey. ( Thoughrecord ing studios charge the earth these days, George would just offer an opport unity for the young musicia ns to come and maketheir first record ing with him.)F 11. George ' s ambition is to establishbig record company.(George ' s ambiti on is to branch out and become an age nt and sell the recordings made by his prot g es to the big record compa ni es.)F 12. George has accepted David ' s offer to be his accountant.(George may consider David ' s ofifernlatPart 2 PassagesPassage 1 Burglary (1)The old lady was glad to be back at the block of flats where she lived. Her shopping had tired her. In the lift her thoughts were on lunchand a good rest; but when she got out at her own floor, both were forgotte n in her sudde n discovery that her front door was ope n.She was thi nking that she must reprima nd* her daily maid the n ext morning for such a monstrous negligenee, when she remembered that she had gone shopp ing after the maid had left and she knew that she had turned both keys in their locks. She walked slowly into the hall and at once noticed that all the room doors were open, yet following her regular practice she had shut them before going out. Looking into the drawing room, she saw a scene of confusion over by her writing desk. Exercise: Liste n to the passage and choose the best an swer to complete each of the followi ng senten ces.1 .D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. D 7.A 8.CPart 3 NewsNews Item 1TAPESCRIPTWater has long bee n con sidered importa nt to the developme nt of life. That is why scientists are so interested in finding water in our solar system. Now, the America n space age ncy has con firmed that there is water ice on the planet Mars.The discovery is a major step in the search for the con diti ons for life on the red planet. The discovery was made with the help of an American spacecraft, the Phoenix Mars Lander. The spacecraftIan ded on the extreme north of Mars on May 25. On June 15, it dug a hole about seven centimeters deep in the Martian soil. The hole contained small particles of a light-colored substanee. Scientists won dered whether the substa nee was froze n carb on dioxide, salt or water ice.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.The news item is about the experime nt carried out on Mars by a spacecraft.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and answer the following questio ns.1. The America n space age ncy has con firmed that there is water iceon the pla net Mars.2. The discovery was made with the help of an American spacecraft.3. The Phoenix Mars Lander.4. It is a major step in the search for the conditions for life on Mars.5. The spacecraft Ianded on the extreme north of Mars on May 25.6. It dug a hole about seven centimeters deep in the Martian soil.7. The hole contained small particles of a light-colored substanee.8. Scie ntists won dered whether the substa nee was froze n carb ondioxide, salt or water ice.News Item 2An American study has suggested that melting ice in the Arctic Sea is threatening permanently frozen soil. The study found that rates of warming in northern Alaska, Canada and Russia couldin crease whe n the sea ice melts quickly. During such periods, the in crease could be more tha n three times greater tha n the average twenty-first century warming rates predicted in earlier studies.The new study is the work of scientists from the National Center for Atmospheric Research and the National Snow and Ice Data Center. The findings were reported last month in Geophysica Research Letters, a publicati on of the America n Geophysical Union.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.The news item is about melting ice in the Arctic Sea that isthreate ning perma nen tly froze nsoil.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and answer the following questions.1. It has suggested that melting ice in the Arctic Sea is threateningperma nen tly froze nsoil.2. In no rther n Alaska, Can ada andRussia.3. The in crease could be more tha n three times greater tha n theaverage twen ty-first century.4. Last month.5. In Geophysical Research Letters.6. The American Geophysical Union.News Item 3TAPESCRIPTSpace scientists have been searching nearby stars for planets with great success. The United States space agency says that 264 exoplanets have been discovered so far. But, until now, few of the pla netary systems found orbit ing other stars have bee n like our own solar system. That has all changed with the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting a star called Fifty-Five Cancri in the constellation Can cer.The star is forty-one light years away from Earth. It is also very similar to our own sun.Last mon th, astr ono mers announ ced the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting Fifty-Five Cancri. What makes the discovery extraord inary is that the new exopla net orbits in what astr ono mers call a "habitable zone." This means temperatures on the planet may be warm eno ugh for liquid water to exist either on its surface or on one of its moons.Exercise A: Liste n to the n ews item and complete the followi ng summary.The news item is about the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting a star called Fifty-Five Cancri .Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.Last mon th, astr ono mers announ ced the discovery of a fifth planet orbiting Fifty-Five Cancri. The star is 41 light years away from Earth and it is very similar to our own sun.According to the United States space agency, 264 exoplanets have bee n discovered so far and few of the pla netary systems found orbiting other stars are like our own solar system. That has all chan ged with the discovery.What makes the discovery extraordinary is that the new exoplanet orbits is in a habitable zone , which means liquid water may on its surface or on one of its moons.Section There Oral WorkPart 1 Questi ons and An swersTAPESCRIPTJenny: Would you like a game of tennis next Thursday?Chris: I can't, I'm afraid, I'm going to Bristol.Jenny: What for?Chris: I have an in terview for a job as man ager of a record shop. Jenny: I did n't know you wan ted to move.Chris: Well, my pare nts are going to retire to Bath next year, and I want to be n ear them.Jenny: How are you gett ing to Bristol?Chris: I have a bit of a problem, actually. My car isn't working at the mome nt. I'm thinking ofgett ing a taxi to the stati on, and the n gett ing a train. Jenny: I'll give you a lift to the station. Don't worry about a taxi. Chris: Really?Jenny: Mmm.Chris: OK. Then 1 ' ll get a taxi home.Jenny: Well, what time is your train back?Chris: It gets in at 21.15 ----- w hat's that? ---- -quarter past nine in the eve ning.Jenny: It's all right. I 'll pick you up as well. It's no trouble.Chris: That's great! Thanks a lot. Jenny.Exercise: Liste n to the dialogue and the n an swer some questi ons about it. Y ou will hear the dialogue and the questions only once.An swer each questi on with a complete sentence after you have heard it.Questi ons:1. What does Jenny want to know?(She wants to know whether Chris would like a game of tennis next Thursday.)2. Can Chris play tennis with her next Thursday?(No, he is un able to.)3. Why isn't he able to de that?(He will go to Bristol to have an in terview for a job.)4. What kind of job does au-is apply for?(He applies for a job as man ager of a record shop.)5. Why does Chris want to move?(His pare nts are going to retire n ext year and he wants to be n ear them.)6. How is Chris getting to Bristol?(He's thinking of gett ing a taxi to the stati on and the n gett ing atrai n.)7. Why needn't Chris worry about a taxi?(Je nny will give him a lift.)8. What time is his train back?(It is a quarter past nine in the eve nin g.)Part 2 Retelli ngRuth Lawrenee, a 13-year-old English girl, was awarded a degree at the Un iversity of Oxford. When speak ing to the reporters fromtelevision, radio and the press Ruth said that she was not a geni us, and her success was the result of a lot of hard work.Ruth is very special girl. At Oxford Un iversity Ruth completed her degree in two years in stead of the usual three. Her teacher says that Ruth has the quickest mind than any student she has ever known.Ruth has never attended school. Ruth's father has been her teacher for the most of her life and he stopped working for his computer company to go to Oxford with her. Mrs. Lawrenee has bee n man agi ng the computer compa ny si nee Ruth and her father went to Oxford.Ruth's father said that he was very happy with his daughter's success. And he hoped that Ruth was going to stay in Oxford and do researchExercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the passage only on ce.Secti on Four Suppleme ntary ExercisesPart 1 Liste ning Comprehe nsionPassage 1 Burglary (2)TAPESCRIPTIt was as clear as daylight then that burglars had forced an entry during her absenee. Her first impulse was to go round all the rooms looking for the thieves, but the n she decided that at her age t might be more prude nt to have some one with her, so she went to (etch the porter from his basement. By this time her legs were beginning to tremble, so she sat down and accepted a cup of very strong tea, while he telephoned the police.They went through the rooms, being careful to touch nothing, as they did not want to hinder* the police in their search for fin gerpri nts. It seemed as though everyth ing she possessed had bee n tossed out and turned over and over. At least sorting out the things she should have discarded* years ago was being made easier lot her. Then a police in spector arrived with a con stable and she told them of her discovery of the ran sacked flat. The in spector bega n to look for fin gerpr in ts, while the con stable checked that the front door locks had not been forced, thereby proving that the burglars had either used skelet on keys or en tered over the balc ony. There was no trace of fingerprints, but the inspector found a dirty red bundle that contained jewellery which the old lady said was not hers. So their en try into this flat was appare ntly not tile burglars first job that day.Exercise: Liste n to the passage and choose the best an swer to each of the following questions.I. A 2. C 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8.BPassage 2 Nursing CrisisThe World Health Orga ni zati on says the nu mber of flumes and midwives around the world is decreasing. Nurses are health care workers who are tra ined to care the sick people. Midwives are health care workers who are trained m assist wome n duri ng childbirth. The World Health Organization says this decrease in skilled health cam providers will hurt health care services in many coun triesMost nu rses and midwives are said to be leav ing the health care professi on because of several reas ons. They in clude low pay and poor working conditions Health care experts discussed these problems daring a meeting in December. They met al the World Health Orga ni zatio n headquarters in Gen eva, Switzerla nd Experts said the problems explain why it is becoming more difficult to bring new people into die nursing and midwife professi ons.Naeema Al-- Gasseer is in expert in nursing and midwifery the World Health Organization. She says health services in developing coun tries may suffer most from the shortage. She says More people may get sick and die number of women who die while giving birth may in crease Mizz —Al Gasseer also says the nu mber of babies and childre n in develop ing coun tries may in crease because the services of nu rses and midwives will no Ion ger be provided.Al-Gasseer also says them is a so-called "skills drain" around the world. This means that nurses and midwives in developing coun triesare being offered belier jobs in in dustrial coun tries. As a result, she says an already bad situati on is worse ning.For example, the World Health Organization reports about one hospital in Zambia. The Hospital has only five-hundred nurses However, the hospital needs three limes as many nurses to operate effectively. This same situation is happening all over the world. For example, the WorldHeath Orga ni zati on reports there has bee n a decrease in the nu mber of nu rses in Pola nd, Chile and Egypt.Because of this problem, the World Health Orga ni zati on says gover nments around the World n eed to take immediate acti on. It says countries need to solve the problem of the shortage of nurse and midwives to protect the health of their people.Exercise A: Listen to the report and give the definition of the followi ng words.A nurse is a health care worker who is trained to care for sick people.A midwife is a health care worker who is trained to assist women duri ng childbirth.Skills drain ” means that nurses, and midwives in developing coun tries are being offered better job in dustrial coun tries.Exercise B: Listen to the report again and complete the following sentences.1. This report is mainly about nursing crisis.2. The World Health Organization headquarters are in Geneva. Switzerla nd.3 Most nurses and midwives are leaving the health care profession because of low pay and poor work ing con diti ons.4 Governments around the world need to take immediate action solve this problem.Part 2 Oral WorkTAPESCRIPTIt is a strange experience coming back to the place where you were born and brought up after being away for many years. This happe ned to Bob a few mon ths ago whe n he decided to retur n to Bright on to take up the post of reporter on a n ewspaper there.Bob get this job through an old friend of his. Though Bob did n't n eed to worry about his job any Ion ger, he had other problems. He quickly discovered that his hometow n looked quite un familiar to him when he went to look for somewhere to live. Many parts el it had completely changed. Having to look for a flat helped him to rediscover it, lot he had to search hard before he could find what he wan ted. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics,1. Great changes have taken place in our country, even in your hometown .And it is still changing. Do you Bliss any of the things that no Ion ger exist in your hometow n?2 How can you be prepared to adapt yourself to the old un familiar hometow n?。

施⼼远主编《听⼒教程》1（第2版）Unit9听⼒原⽂和答案Unit 9Section One: Tactics for ListeningPart 1--PhoneticsA: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the swimming pool, please?B: I can’t, I’m afraid. I’m a stranger here, you see. But why n ot ask that man over there? He’ll be able to tell you,I’m sure. A: Which one do you mean?B: Look, the one over there, on the other side of the road.A: Ah, yes. I can see him now. Thank you very much.Part 2--Listening and Note-TakingFigures released today show that average earnings have gone up by 60% over the last twelve months. Official sources say that t his is due to the government’s successful economic policies, which have led to more efficient management and greater productivity. I ndustrial output has risen by 43% during the last year, and exports have gone up by 52%. Inflation is down to approximately 3%.Exercise A1. Present economic situation.2. Reasons.Exercise B1. The present economic situation can be described as follows:a. Average earnings have gone up by 60%.b. Industrial output has risen by 43%.c. Exports have gone up by 52%.d. Inflation is down to approximately 3%.2. This is due to the government’s successful economic poli cies, which have led to more efficient management and greater productivity.Section Two: Listening ComprehensionPart 1--DialoguesDialogue 1: How to get to the National Theatre, Please?Woman: Excuse me, please. Could you possibly tell me how I can get to the National Theatre please?Man: Sorry. I didn’t catch that. Which theatre?Woman: The National Theatre.Man: The National Theatre. And you’re going by car.Woman: That’s right. I think there’s a car park at the theatre a nd we’ll park there.Man: Mm. Well, the best way from here is to drive as far as t he roundabout –that’s straight on, about two minutes’ drive. Take the first turning left out of the roundabout and continue for about a minute or so until you come to a junction. Turn left at the junction and you’ll see the National Theatre on your right. You can’t possib ly miss it. It’s a tall, white building.Woman: Thank you very much. Left out of the roundabout, lef t at the junction and it’s on the right.Man: That’s it.Woman: That’s very kind of you.Man: That’s all right.Exercise A:1. Where does the woman want to go?She wants to go to the National Theatre.2. How will she go there?She will go there by car.3. How long does it take?It takes about three minutes to drive there.Dialogue 2 A postmanWoman: What time do you leave home in the morning, Tom?Tom: I always get up at 4 o'clock. I leave home at about 5o'clock.Woman: And what time do you start work?Tom: I start work at 5.30.Woman: And what do you do when you get to the post office?Tom: I sort my letters.Woman:How, what exactly do you mean"sort your letters"?Tom: Well... I have a walk... Every postman has his or her walk. That means that I deliver all the letters for the houses in certain streets. The streets where those houses are... that's my walk.Woman: So you sort the letters for the houses in your walk.Tom: Yes. I go up one side of each street and down the other side. So before I leave the post office, I put all the letters in the correct order. Then I put a rubber band round each lot of letters and I pack the letters in my bag. when I'm ready, I go out and deliver the letters.Woman: So what time do you finish your delivery?Tom: It depends... er... between 9.30 and 10 o'clock.Woman: What do you do then?Tom: I have a cup of tea. Then I sort some more letters, or... sometimes I sort parcels.Woman: Do you deliver a second lot of lettters?Tom: No, we don't often make a second delivery these days; only at Christmas time. But occasionally we deliver special letters... official letters, or letters advertising things.Woman: I see. So what time do you finish work?Tom: I usually finish about 2 o'clock.Woman: Do you ever work at night?Tom: No, I never work at night. Betty, my wife, she doesn't like me to work at night.Woman: Thank you, Tom.Tom: It's pleasure.Exercise:F F F F T F T FPart 2--PassagesPassage AlaskaAlaska is situated in the furthest northwest corner of North America, to the west of Canada. Among the first inhabitants of Alaska and Canada were the Eskimos. They lived along the coasts and rivers of the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean. They fished, hunted and lived in small earth shelters and igloos to protect themselves from the cold. They used trained huskies to draw their sleds across the ice.Eskimo igloos are made from snow blocks built around skin tents. Inside they are warm but they are smoky and smelly from burning blubber, the fat from whales and seals. However, nowadays most Eskimos live in modern houses.Exercise:1. D 6. B2. B3. A4. A5. C 7. C8. DPart 3--NewsNews Item 1Sixteen government agencies form what is known as the intelligence community in the United States. From time to time, this community puts together reports called National Intelligence Estimates that deal with foreign activities and threats.This week, officials released major judgments from a new report on Iran's nuclear activities.The report comes as the Bush administration has been trying to win support for new international restrictions against Iran.On Thursday, NATO foreign ministers expressed support for a proposed third set of sanctions in the United Nations Security Council.But Russia and China have resisted further sanctions. Russian and Chinese officials say the new report will have to be consideredin those discussions. Both countries, as permanent members of the Security Council, could veto any additional sanctions. Exercise A:This news item is about the debate on new international restrictions against Iran.Exercise B:1. F. The US intelligence community consists of sixteen government agencies.2. F. National Intelligence Estimates are the reports that deal with foreign activities and threats.3. T4. T5. F But Russia and China have resisted further sanctions.6. TNews Item 2President Hosni Mubarak has declared war on poor living cond itions to open a meeting of Islamic leaders from developing countri es. Mr. Mubarak spoke about promises made at the United Nation s Millennium summit Meeting last year. He said the nations of theworld promised to improve the conditions of the world’s poorest pe ople by 2015. He said world leaders must work to keep that promi se. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim told the Islam ic leaders the best holy war for Moslems is to work to end poor livi ng conditions. The leaders of Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Niger ia, Pakistan and Turkey are attending the one-day meeting in Cair o. Iran and Malaysia sent other officials.Exercise A:The news is about the meeting held in Cairo which focuses on ending poor living conditions in Islamic developing countri es. Exercise B:1. They were made at the United Nations Millennium Sum mit Meeting last year.2. They promised to improve the conditions of the world’s poorest people by 2015.3. The best holy war for Moslems is to work to end poor liv ing conditions.4. Eight countries are attending the meeting. They are Ba ngladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran an d Malaysia.News Item 3Federal agents in Los Angeles have arrested 7 Iranians. Amer ican officials have charged the Iranians with using false information to gain money for terrorist organizations. The officials said the Ira nians told people they were collecting the money for humanitarian aid. Instead, the officials said, the group gathered the money to bu y weapons for a terrorist group called the People’s Mojahedin. Th e group is suspected of trying to overthrow the Government of Iran . The arrests were made after a 3-year investigation.Exercise A:Federal agents in Los Angeles have arrested 7 Iranians who used false information to gain money for terrorist organizatio ns. Exercise B:1. 7 Iranians2. using false information to gather the money to buy wea pons for a terrorist group3. collecting the money for humanitarian aid4. trying to overthrow the Government of IranSection Three: Oral WorkPart 1--Questions and AnswersChris and James are discussing careers.Chris: I’d like to do something interesting, and something that’s useful.James: What about medicine? Have you thought about being a doctor?Chris: Well, yes. It’s quite a good idea, but I’m not sure I really want to be a doctor.James: You’d always have a secure job.Chris: Well, fairly secure. Doctors lose their jobs too, sometim es.James: Not very often. And you could count on being well pai d.Chris: Oh, I don’t know. A lot of doctors seem to be quite well paid. But young doctors in hospitals are paid less than somefacto ry workers.James: That’s sure to change soon. Just imagine how satisfy ing it must be to know you’ve saved someone’s life.Chris: Yes, I agree. That would be very satisfying. But imagin e being called out in the middle of the night ---- that wouldn’t be mu ch fun, would it?James: Well, you did say you wanted to be useful.Chris: I said I wanted interesting work, too. Medicine would b e quite interesting, but it doesn’t appeal to me that much. James: What else could you do, then?Chris: What do you think about teaching?James: I don’t suppose teaching is as good as a career in me dicine, but it can still be a fairly good career.Chris: Them money’s not very good, of course, but teachers’ s alaries are fairly high.James: And teaching can be quite interesting, I suppose, if yo u like what you’re teaching.Chris: Yes, you’re right. And useful. Yes, I think teaching is sl ightly better than medicine.1. Does Chris think being a doctor is a good idea?Yes, he thinks it’s quite a good idea.2. Does he think a doctor’s job is secure?No, he doesn’t think it’s fairly secure.3. What does Chris think about d octors’ pay?He thinks a lot of doctors seem to be quite well paid.4. Are young doctors paid better or worse than factory workers ?They’re paid less than some factory workers.5. Does Chris think medicine would be interesting?Yes, he thinks it would be quite interesting.6. Does James think teaching is a good career?Yes, he thinks it’s a fairly good career.7. Are teacher’s salaries high?Yes, they’re fairly high.8. What does Chris think about teaching and medicine?He thinks teaching is slightly better than medicine.Part 2--RetellingWhen my husband was promoted, we put our house up for sal e. Three weeks later, it was still on the market. I became a busy h ousekeeper. Every room had to be kept tidy, and dishes had to be washed and put away when used. Then one day the doorbell ran g unexpectedly at 8 a.m. Sleepily, I opened the door and saw our agent standing there with a couple from New York. ―They had no ti me to call,‖ he explained, ―because the couple had to catch a plan e home.‖The three people made their way past the dirty breakfast dishe s on the kitchen table and into a bedroom with unmade beds. As I went into the bathroom to comb my hair, I heard the man say som ething to his wife. Then they both laughed.Two days later, the agent phoned to tell me that the couple ha d bought the house. He also told me that the couple said to him: ―That house has a warm feeling, just like ours.‖Section Four: Supplementary ExercisePart 1—Listening ComprehensionPassage 1 Hotel Reservation TipsHere is how to help you find what you are looking for:As always, the earlier you make your booking the more chance you have of finding hotels with a wider range of rooms to choose from. There is also a chance of your getting a room that make your budget.The earlier you book your room, the more chance you have of finding available rooms. Booking early means you can get a better chance of finding the type of room you want. If you have a budget, booking early gives you the chance of finding what you want within it as you are given more options.The search database searches for your criteria using a city name, a 3-letter city code or a 3-letter airport code. DO not enter airport, state or country name.If you know the 3-letter code of the city you want to stay in or the 3-letter code of an airport located in the city you want to stay in, use it for the search. This reduces the chance of the search result giving you a list of cities with the same name or with names that sound like the specified name you search for. If you do not know the 3-letter code of the city or airport and wish to use it, you can obtain the code using our Decoder, the last column on the search result display List. From ―Destination‖ tells you how far and towards which direction the hotel is located from your destination.Everyone makes spelling mistakes. Check that you have typed the correct spelling for your search. Also remember that we use the common names for locations. If unsure about which name you should use for a particular place, use the common, English name. If you still have problems, call us, or search using the Decoder.The cost for rooms displayed on the results page is the cheapest cost of the rooms per night in the corresponding hotel. Some hotels have separate weekend rates which can be cheaper or more expensive than the weekly rate. Do put this into consideration of the final cost when booking the room.After selecting the room you wish to book, do read the rules for the room or terms and conditions that apply to it.1. D2.C3.D4.D5.A6.B7.CPassage 2 American Diet StudyThe United States Department of Agriculture has begun a long -term study of weight loss programs. The study is part of an attem pt by the federal government to help Americans lose weight. Amer ican health officials say that more than half of all adults in the Unite d States weigh too much. They say these Americans are likely to develop serious health problems.Americans spend thousands of millions of dollars on books, pill s and programs to help them lose weight. However, many people do not know much about the health effects of weight loss diets.The Agriculture Department examined earlier scientific studies of popular diets. The new government report found that many pop ular diets can help people lose weight. However, it said losing wei ght is not the same as preventing weight gain.The report said that traditional diets may be the best way to los e weight and keep the weight off. These diets include eating foods moderated in fats and high in carbohydrates. Foods high in carbo hydrates include bread, corn, potatoes and rice. The report confirms that dieters can lose weight by limiting wha t they eat. It said any diet that limits food to about 1,500 calories a day produces weight loss.The report says traditional weight loss programs have the best scientific evidence to support their health claims and rates of succe ss. These programs suggest eating no more than thirty percent of calories as fat. They suggest limiting protein to about twenty perce nt. And, they say dieters should eat more fruits, vegetables and ca rbohydrates.The report adds that only a few diets help to lower blood press ure and harmful cholesterol levels. The traditional diets showed so me of the best improvements in blood cholesterol levels and in blo od sugar control.Several diet experts agreed with the new report’s findings. Th ey said more studies are needed to measure the safety and effecti veness of different diets.The American government already has a list of dietary suggest ions. It says the best way to control weight is to exercise and eat l ots of whole grains, fruits and vegetables.Exercise:T, F, T, F, F, T, T, T, F, TPart 2-- Oral WorkFor many years, T-shirts were simple short-sleeved undershirt s for men and boys. T-shirts used to be of one color ---- white. An d since they were worn under shirts, they were generally not seen.Today the T-shirt has become fashionable. It can be seen eve rywhere and on everyone. Women and little children wear T-shirts , so do university students and working men. They can also be worn for work. T-shirts are inexpensive and easy to care for, so they have become one of American’s newest ideas on fashion. Although T-shirts are in a variety of bright materials and styles, the most popular kind is the traditional cotton T-shirts with a sloga n or picture printed o the front. A T-shirt may have on it a single w ord, a popular phrase, pictures of popular singers, or an advertise ment. As T-shirts are becoming more and more popular, new desi gns are coming up all the time.。

Unit 9Section One: Tactics for ListeningPart 1--PhoneticsA: Excuse me, can you tell me the way to the swimming pool, please?B: I can’t, I’m afraid. I’m a stranger here, you see. But why not a sk that man over there? He’ll be able to tell you,I’m sure.A: Which one do you mean?B: Look, the one over there, on the other side of the road.A: Ah, yes. I can see him now. Thank you very much.Part 2--Listening and Note-TakingFigures released today show that average earnings have gone up by 60% over the last twelve months. Official sources say that this is due to the gov ernment’s successful economic policies, which have led to more efficient management and greater productivity. Industrial output has risen by 43% d uring the last year, and exports have gone up by 52%. Inflation is down to a pproximately 3%.Exercise A1. Present economic situation.2. Reasons.Exercise B1. The present economic situation can be described as follows:a. Average earnings have gone up by 60%.b. Industrial output has risen by 43%.c. Exports have gone up by 52%.d. Inflation is down to approximately 3%.2. This is due to the government’s successful economic policies, which have led to more efficient management and greater productivity.Section Two: Listening ComprehensionPart 1--DialoguesDialogue 1: How to get to the National Theatre, Please?Woman: Excuse me, please. Could you possibly tell me how I can get t o the National Theatre please?Man: Sorry. I didn’t catch that. Which theatre?Woman: The National Theatre.Man: The National Theatre. And you’re going by car.Woman: That’s right. I think there’s a car park at the theatre and w e’ll park there.Man: Mm. Well, the best way from here is to drive as far as the round about –that’s straight on, about two minutes’ drive. Take the first turn ing left out of the roundabout and continue for about a minute or so until y ou come to a junction. Turn left at the junction and you’ll see the Nationa l Theatre on your right. You can’t possibly miss it. It’s a tall, white buil ding.Woman: Thank you very much. Left out of the roundabout, left at the junction and it’s on the right.Man: That’s it.Woman: That’s very kind of you.Man: That’s all right.Exercise A:1. Where does the woman want to go?She wants to go to the National Theatre.2. How will she go there?She will go there by car.3. How long does it take?It takes about three minutes to drive there.Dialogue 2 A postmanWoman: What time do you leave home in the morning, Tom? Tom: I always get up at 4 o'clock. I leave home at about 5 o'clock. Woman: And what time do you start work?Tom: I start work at 5.30.Woman: And what do you do when you get to the post office? Tom: I sort my letters.Woman:How, what exactly do you mean"sort your letters"?Tom: Well... I have a walk... Every postman has his or her walk. That means that I deliver all the letters for the houses in certain streets. The streets where those houses are... that's my walk.Woman: So you sort the letters for the houses in your walk.Tom: Yes. I go up one side of each street and down the other side. So before I leave the post office, I put all the letters in the correct order. Then I put a rubber band round each lot of letters and I pack the letters in my bag. when I'm ready, I go out and deliver the letters.Woman: So what time do you finish your delivery?Tom: It depends... er... between 9.30 and 10 o'clock.Woman: What do you do then?Tom: I have a cup of tea. Then I sort some more letters, or... sometimes I sort parcels.Woman: Do you deliver a second lot of lettters?Tom: No, we don't often make a second delivery these days; only at Christmas time. But occasionally we deliver special letters... official letters, or letters advertising things.Woman: I see. So what time do you finish work?Tom: I usually finish about 2 o'clock.Woman: Do you ever work at night?Tom: No, I never work at night. Betty, my wife, she doesn't like me to work at night.Woman: Thank you, Tom.Tom: It's pleasure.Exercise:F F F F T F T FPart 2--PassagesPassage AlaskaAlaska is situated in the furthest northwest corner of North America, to the west of Canada. Among the first inhabitants of Alaska and Canada were the Eskimos. They lived along the coasts and rivers of the Bering Sea and the Arctic Ocean. They fished, hunted and lived in small earth shelters and igloos to protect themselves from the cold. They used trained huskies to draw their sleds across the ice.Eskimo igloos are made from snow blocks built around skin tents. Inside they are warm but they are smoky and smelly from burning blubber, the fat from whales and seals. However, nowadays most Eskimos live in modern houses.Exercise:1. D2. B3. A 6. B7. C8. D4. A5. CPart 3--NewsNews Item 1Sixteen government agencies form what is known as the intelligence community in the United States. From time to time, this community puts together reports called National Intelligence Estimates that deal with foreign activities and threats.This week, officials released major judgments from a new report on Iran's nuclear activities.The report comes as the Bush administration has been trying to win support for new international restrictions against Iran.On Thursday, NATO foreign ministers expressed support for a proposed third set of sanctions in the United Nations Security Council.But Russia and China have resisted further sanctions. Russian and Chinese officials say the new report will have to be considered in those discussions. Both countries, as permanent members of the Security Council, could veto any additional sanctions.Exercise A:This news item is about the debate on new international restrictions against Iran.1. F. The US intelligence community consists of sixteen government agencies.2. F. National Intelligence Estimates are the reports that deal with foreign activities and threats.3. T4. T5. F But Russia and China have resisted further sanctions.6. TNews Item 2President Hosni Mubarak has declared war on poor living conditions to open a meeting of Islamic leaders from developing countries. Mr. Mubarak spoke about promises made at the United Nations Millennium summit Mee ting last year. He said the nations of the world promised to improve the con ditions of the world’s poorest people by 2015. He said world leaders must work to keep that promise. Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahi m told the Islamic leaders the best holy war for Moslems is to work to end p oor living conditions. The leaders of Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey are attending the one-day meeting in Cairo. Iran and Malaysia sent other officials.The news is about the meeting held in Cairo which focuses on ending p oor living conditions in Islamic developing countries.Exercise B:1. They were made at the United Nations Millennium Summit Meeting l ast year.2. They promised to improve the conditions of the world’s poorest p eople by 2015.3. The best holy war for Moslems is to work to end poor living conditio ns.4. Eight countries are attending the meeting. They are Bangladesh, Egy pt, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, Turkey, Iran and Malaysia.News Item 3Federal agents in Los Angeles have arrested 7 Iranians. American offici als have charged the Iranians with using false information to gain money for terrorist organizations. The officials said the Iranians told people they were collecting the money for humanitarian aid. Instead, the officials said, the gr oup gathered the money to buy weapons for a terrorist group called the Peo ple’s Mojahedin. The group is suspected of trying to overthrow the Gove rnment of Iran. The arrests were made after a 3-year investigation.Federal agents in Los Angeles have arrested 7 Iranians who used false i nformation to gain money for terrorist organizations.Exercise B:1. 7 Iranians2. using false information to gather the money to buy weapons for a ter rorist group3. collecting the money for humanitarian aid4. trying to overthrow the Government of IranSection Three: Oral WorkPart 1--Questions and AnswersChris and James are discussing careers.Chris: I’d like to do something interesting, and something that’s us eful.James: What about medicine? Have you thought about being a doctor?Chris: Well, yes. It’s quite a good idea, but I’m not sure I really wan t to be a doctor.James: You’d always have a secure job.Chris: Well, fairly secure. Doctors lose their jobs too, sometimes.James: Not very often. And you could count on being well paid.Chris: Oh, I don’t know. A lot of doctors seem to be quite well paid. But young doctors in hospitals are paid less than some factory workers.James: That’s sure to change soon. Just imagine how satisfying it m ust be to know you’ve saved someone’s life.Chris: Yes, I agree. That would be very satisfying. But imagine being c alled out in the middle of the night ---- that wouldn’t be much fun, would it?James: Well, you did say you wanted to be useful.Chris: I said I wanted interesting work, too. Medicine would be quite i nteresting, but it doesn’t appeal to me that much.James: What else could you do, then?Chris: What do you think about teaching?James: I don’t suppose teaching is as good as a career in medicine, bu t it can still be a fairly good career.Chris: Them money’s not very good, of course, but teachers’ salarie s are fairly high.James: And teaching can be quite interesting, I suppose, if you like wha t you’re teaching.Chris: Yes, you’re right. And useful. Yes, I think teaching is slightly better than medicine.1. Does Chris think being a doctor is a good idea?Yes, he thinks it’s quite a good idea.2. Does he think a doctor’s job is secure?No, he doesn’t think it’s fairly secure.3. What does Chris think about doctors’ pay?He thinks a lot of doctors seem to be quite well paid.4. Are young doctors paid better or worse than factory workers?They’re paid less than some factory workers.5. Does Chris think medicine would be interesting?Yes, he thinks it would be quite interesting.6. Does James think teaching is a good career?Yes, he thinks it’s a fairly good career.7. Are teacher’s salaries high?Yes, they’re fairly high.8. What does Chris think about teaching and medicine?He thinks teaching is slightly better than medicine.Part 2--RetellingWhen my husband was promoted, we put our house up for sale. Three weeks later, it was still on the market. I became a busy housekeeper. Every room had to be kept tidy, and dishes had to be washed and put away when u sed. Then one day the doorbell rang unexpectedly at 8 a.m. Sleepily, I open ed the door and saw our agent standing there with a couple from New York.“They had no time to call,” he explained, “because the couple had to c atch a plane home.”The three people made their way past the dirty breakfast dishes on the k itchen table and into a bedroom with unmade beds. As I went into the bath room to comb my hair, I heard the man say something to his wife. Then th ey both laughed.Two days later, the agent phoned to tell me that the couple had bought the house. He also told me that the couple said to him: “That house has a warm feeling, just like ours.”Section Four: Supplementary ExercisePart 1—Listening ComprehensionPassage 1 Hotel Reservation TipsHere is how to help you find what you are looking for:As always, the earlier you make your booking the more chance you have of finding hotels with a wider range of rooms to choose from. There is also a chance of your getting a room that make your budget.The earlier you book your room, the more chance you have of finding available rooms. Booking early means you can get a better chance of finding the type of room you want. If you have a budget, booking early gives you the chance of finding what you want within it as you are given more options.The search database searches for your criteria using a city name, a 3-letter city code or a 3-letter airport code. DO not enter airport, state or country name.If you know the 3-letter code of the city you want to stay in or the 3-letter code of an airport located in the city you want to stay in, use it for the search. This reduces the chance of the search result giving you a list of cities with the same name or with names that sound like the specified name you search for. If you do not know the 3-letter code of the city or airport and wish to use it, you can obtain the code using our Decoder, the last column on the search result display List. From “Destination” tells you how far and towards which direction the hotel is located from your destination.Everyone makes spelling mistakes. Check that you have typed the correct spelling for your search. Also remember that we use the common names for locations. If unsure about which name you should use for a particular place, use the common, English name. If you still have problems, call us, or search using the Decoder.The cost for rooms displayed on the results page is the cheapest cost of the rooms per night in the corresponding hotel. Some hotels have separate weekend rates which can be cheaper or more expensive than the weekly rate. Do put this into consideration of the final cost when booking the room.After selecting the room you wish to book, do read the rules for the room or terms and conditions that apply to it.1. D2.C3.D4.D5.A6.B7.CPassage 2 American Diet StudyThe United States Department of Agriculture has begun a long-term stu dy of weight loss programs. The study is part of an attempt by the federal g overnment to help Americans lose weight. American health officials say tha t more than half of all adults in the United States weigh too much. They say these Americans are likely to develop serious health problems.Americans spend thousands of millions of dollars on books, pills and pr ograms to help them lose weight. However, many people do not know muc h about the health effects of weight loss diets.The Agriculture Department examined earlier scientific studies of popul ar diets. The new government report found that many popular diets can he lp people lose weight. However, it said losing weight is not the same as prev enting weight gain.The report said that traditional diets may be the best way to lose weight and keep the weight off. These diets include eating foods moderated in fats and high in carbohydrates. Foods high in carbohydrates include bread, corn , potatoes and rice.The report confirms that dieters can lose weight by limiting what they e at. It said any diet that limits food to about 1,500 calories a day produces we ight loss.The report says traditional weight loss programs have the best scientific evidence to support their health claims and rates of success. These program s suggest eating no more than thirty percent of calories as fat. They suggest limiting protein to about twenty percent. And, they say dieters should eat m ore fruits, vegetables and carbohydrates.The report adds that only a few diets help to lower blood pressure and harmful cholesterol levels. The traditional diets showed some of the best im provements in blood cholesterol levels and in blood sugar control.Several diet experts agreed with the new report’s findings. They said more studies are needed to measure the safety and effectiveness of different diets.The American government already has a list of dietary suggestions. It s ays the best way to control weight is to exercise and eat lots of whole grains, fruits and vegetables.Exercise:T, F, T, F, F, T, T, T, F, TPart 2-- Oral WorkFor many years, T-shirts were simple short-sleeved undershirts for men and boys. T-shirts used to be of one color ---- white. And since they were worn under shirts, they were generally not seen.Today the T-shirt has become fashionable. It can be seen everywhere a nd on everyone. Women and little children wear T-shirts, so do university s tudents and working men. They can also be worn for work. T-shirts are ine xpensive and easy to care for, so they have become one of American’s ne west ideas on fashion.Although T-shirts are in a variety of bright materials and styles, the mos t popular kind is the traditional cotton T-shirts with a slogan or picture print ed o the front. A T-shirt may have on it a single word, a popular phrase, pic tures of popular singers, or an advertisement. As T-shirts are becoming mor e and more popular, new designs are coming up all the time.。

UNIT 3Section 1Tactics For ListeningPart 1PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, fink-ups and contractions.Friend: Hi, Linda. I hear you and John got married (1)last month .Linda: Yeah, we did, (smiling) Three weeks (2)ago.Friend: Well. Congratulations!Linda: Thank you.Friend: Did you (3) have a big weddingLinda: No, we got (4) married at City Hall. We didn't want to spend very much because (5) we're saving to buy a house.Friend: Where did you (6) have the receptionLinda: Oh~ we (7) did n’ t have areception. We just (8) invited a few friends over for drinks afterwards.Friend: What (9) did you wear'Linda: Just a skirt and blouseFriend: Oh!Linda: And John wore a (10) jacket and jeans.Friend: Where did you (11) go for your honeymoonLinda: We (12) didn't have a honeymoon. We went back to work the next day Ah, here comes (13) my bus.Friend: Listen. (14) I'd love to help celebrate. Why don't you two (15) come over for a drink next week'Linda: Sure. We'd love to. (16)I’lltalk to John and (17) call you Monday.Friend: Great. See you (18) next week .Linda: Bye.PART 2 Listening and Note-takingBob: Look at that Angela. True-Value are going to sell hi-fi's for pounds, I’m going to buy one. We can save at least 20 pounds.Angela: Yes, and look at the washing machines. They're going to sell some washing machines for 98 95 pounds, go we can save 22 pounds. A washing machine is more important than a hi-fi.Bob: By the way. Angela. Do you know how much money we've got About 200 pounds, I hope.Angela: Here's the bank statement. I didn't want to open it. Oh, dear.Bob: What's the matterAngela: We haven't got 200 pounds, I'm afraid.Bob: We!l, come on. How much have we gotAngela: Only 150 pounds 16.Exercise A: Bob and Angela are window-shopping. The shop is closed, but they are talking about the sales next week. They are planning to buy a lot of things. Listen to the conversation and take notes on the following items:the things they want to buy the price money they can save1 a hi-fi 72~64 pounds at least 20 pounds.2. a washing machine pounds 22 pounds~Exercise B: Complete the following Sentences.The amount of money they should pay for the things they want to buy: 171 pounds 59.The amount of money they think they can save: 42 pounds.The amount of money they think they can have: 21}0 pounds,The amount of money they actually have: 150 pounds 16.Section 2 Listening ComprehensionPART 1 DialoguesDialogues 1 what ’she likeA:Tell me about your new manager. What's he likeB:Oh, terrific. He's tall, good looking.., well, I think he's good looking, anyway ...and he's about 35 or 36. He's very interested iii all kinds of sports -- football, basketball ... oh, and tennis. My friend told me he's very good at tennis. He plays at the same tennis club ... the club where she plays ... you know.A:Oh, is he friendly I mean, in the office ...B:Well, I don't know him very well. He's a bit ... shy I think. He isn't married, he lives in a flat on his own ... well, just him and his dog.Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and complete the following blanks.Age:35 or 36Appearance:good-lookingHobbies:sports football basketball and tennisMarriage status:single / not marriedExercise B: Listen to the conversation again and answer the following questions. 1. What is he good at' How does his friend know that(He is good at tennis. His friend knows that because he plays at the sametennis club where she plays.)2. Does he live alone Has he got a companion(Yes, he lives alone. But he has a companion, his dog.)Dialogue 2 how old are youMan: All right. Keith. How old me youWoman: Thirty-seven.Man: Thirty-seven, yeah' And, erm you marriedWoman: Yes.Man: Yeah. Have you got children'Woman: Two.Man: Yeah. What are their namesWoman: Toby and Lucy.Man: Toby and Lucy How old arc theyWoman: One's 11, that's Lucy; and Toby's 13.Man: Yeah. Tell me about your job, Keith.Woman: Well, I work at the Oxford University Press. I'm a printer's reader and copy editor.Man: Erin, what sort of hours of work do you have'Woman: Erm, in the morning.Man: You start work atWoman: Yes. I start at in the morning and finish at . That's with a 45-minutelunch break.Man: Yeah. Do you like it that way Do you like starting very earlyWoman: No, I don't. No.Man: How do you go to workWoman: Er, well, I cycle from here to Didcot station, and then catch the train and return journey.Man: Tell me one or two things you like doing, and one or two things you don't like doing. What do you like doing What do you do for enjoyment Woman: Weil, I'm quite interested in antiques*.Man: Yes.Woman: Things I don't like I don't like decorating. I'm not awfully keen on gardening.Man: OK.Woman: What reading -- what sort of-- what newspaper do you readMan.' The Times.Woman: The Times, yeah.Man: And The Sunday Times.Woman: Yeah. And what kind of books do you readMan: Erm-- tends to be more along history lines. Not novels, generally, more general history. Local history especially.Woman: Yeah, OK. Do you smoke, KeithMan: No.Woman: You drinkMan: Occasionally.Woman: Yeah. Do you go to churchMan: Not very often, no.Woman: Right. Thank you very much indeed.Exercise: Listen to the interview and complete the following report.Name of the interviewee: Keith.Keith is (1) 37 years old. She's got (2) two children. One is (3)11 and the other is (4)13. She is a (5) printer s ’reader and copy editor at the (6) Oxford University Press. She starts work at (7) 7:30~and finishes at (8) with a (9) 45-minute lunch break. She goes to work by (10) bicycle and train.She is interested in (11) antiques. She dislikes (E2) decorating and is not awfully (13) keen on gardening. She reads quite a lot, (14) newspapers, books, especially (15) books of history.She doesn't (16) smoke and drinks (17) only occasionally. She doesn't (18)go to the church often. .Part 2PassageInformational interviewingInformational interviews are one of the most beneficial ways through which to learn about a career field; they can also serve as a place to begin networking. Their purpose is to explore a particular field or organization and learn the "ins and outs*" of that field from a practitioner*. Rather than being asked questions, youare the questioner, gathering information that will help you evaluate* yourinterest in and suitability for a particular opportunity.An informational interview is a fine place to raise doubts you might have. explore the compatibility* of your work values with those expressed in the field and ask for advice. An individual whom you interview for information can also critique your resume.Although you may not specifically find out about a job opening, informationalinterviewing will often provide leads* as to where to begin a successful job search and will help you choose between fields you are considering. If you are unable to find your former students or parents to meet for an informational interview, try contacting employers or organizations found in one of the closed stack*directoriesin the CRC* library.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each ofthe following sentences.2.A3.C4.B5.C6.A7.BPart 3NewsNews item 1This presidential election is creating unusual interest and excitementacross America, especially with young people and Democrats.The Democrats hope to reclaim the White House after eight years ofRepublican presidency. Yet candidates from both parties are promising change.There are major issues facing Americans: the weakening economy, the Iraq war. Other concerns include the troubled housing market, high costs of healthcare and energy, and the debate over illegal immigration.But interest in the election is also being driven by the candidates themselves. Democrats Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama would become America's first female or first black president. Republican John McCain would become, at age seventy-two, the oldest president elected to a first term.Ex. A: Summarize the newsThis news item is about the presidential election in the USA.Ex. B: choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.2.B3.B4.ANews item 2The space shuttle Discovery landed at Kennedy Space Center in the state of Florida last month. It was the one hundred twentieth shuttle flight and the twenty-third to the International Space Station.The United States space agency had two main goals for this flight of Discovery. First, the crew was to move a structure from one side of the space station to the other. And then they were to add a new room to the space station.NASA calls the new addition to the space station the Harmony connecting module. It is the first new room added to the space station since two thousand one. Harmony is about seven meters long and about four meters wide. It will be a passageway between the laboratories and the rest of the space station.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary,This news item is about the 120th flight of the space shuttle Discovery .Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage. Landing time: last monthLanding site: Kennedy Space Center in the state of FloridaIt was the one hundred twentieth shuttle flight and the twenty-third to the International Space Station.Two main goals for this flight:1.The crew was to move a structure from one side of the space station to theother .2.They were to add a new room —Harmony— to the space station.connecting;the first new room; 2001;seven meters; four meters;passageway; the restNews item 3The World Health Organization is urging countries to follow six policies to prevent millions of tobacco-related deaths. The six policies are known as MPOWER, spelled M-P-O-W-E-R.The M is for monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies. The P is for protecting people by establishing smoke-free areas. The O stands for offering services to help people stop smoking. The W is for warning people about the dangers of tobacco. The E is for enforcing bans on tobacco advertising and other forms of marketing. And R is for raising taxes on tobacco.The says tobacco now causes more than five million deaths a year. It predicts this number will rise to more than eight million by the year two thousand thirty. By the end of the century, it says, tobacco could kill one billion people -- ten times as many as in the twentieth century.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about tobacco risk to a billion lives this century, as predicted by the WHO.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and answer the following questions.1. The World Health Organization is urging countries to follow six policies toprevent millions of tobacco-related deaths.2.The M is for monitoring tobacco use and prevention policies. The P is for protecting people by establishing smoke-free areas. The O stands for offeringservices to help people stop smoking. The W is for warning people about the dangers of tobacco.The E is for enforcing bans on tobacco advertising and other forms of marketing. And the R is for raising taxes on tobacco.3.The WHO says tobacco now causes more than five million deaths a year.4.Yes. The WHO predicts this number will rise to more than eight million by the year 2030.5.By the end of the century, tobacco could kill one billion people- ten times as many as in the twentieth century.Section 3 Mrs White: right' Oral WorkHow did your writing go this morning Is the book coming along allMr White:Mrs White: Mr White:Mrs White: Mr White: Mrs White:l ’ m not sure. I think the rest of it will be difficult to write. There are still some problems to solve.I expect you'll find the answers interesting to work out.If I can work them out. Thank goodness the house is easy to work in.I shall at leastha able to think.You've forgotten something. Peace and quiet will ha difficult to guarantee muchlonger.Good, heavens, yes. The school holidays start in a week, don't they The house will be impossible to work in while they last.Well, some extra noise is hard to avoid. But I'll keep them away from the study as much as I can. That'll be all right to work in.Mr White: What about the garden It was beautifully peaceful and quiet out there this morning.Mrs White: Well, you'd better make the most of it while it lasts. Peace and quiet will ha hard to find in the garden pretty soon, I'm afraid.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.Questions:] What was Mr White doing this morning'He was writing his book this morning42.According to Mr White. was the book coming along all right (No,he thought the rest of the book would be difficult to write.)3 What did Mrs White expect(She expected that Mr White would find the answers to some problems occurred in his book.~4. Why did Mr White think the house was easy ro workin (Because he would at least be able to think )5 When would the school holidays start(They would start in a week I6.Was it possible for Mr White to work in the house during the schoolholidays (No, it was impossible for him to work in the house,7.Could Mr White work in the garden this morning.Yes. he could work in the garden this morning.)Why (Because it was peaceful and quiet)8.Why should Mr White make most of it while the garden was peaceful and quiet(Because peace: and quiet would hard to find in the garden pretty soon.)Part 2RetellingTo the American people, education is very important. The first twelve years of public school are free of charge. As a result, about 93 percent of the teenagers from fourteen to seventeen years old are in high school.However, 200 years ago, education was not free. American elementary schools were only for rich people. Most young people were not in school.The first public high school was in 1832. The purpose of the school was to prepare students for college. Its most important subjects were mathematics and foreign languages.Nowadays, American education is a big business. There are about 45 million students in thenation's elementary schools and high schools, Each year there are about three million high school graduates.The main purpose of high school is still to prepare students for college. There are also job training programmes in high school and programmes to teach useful skills for everyday life –for example, driver training, first aid, and even cooking.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell il in your own words. You willhear thepassage only once.Section 4 Supplementary ExercisesPart I Listening ComprehensionPassage 1 British postmen and milkmenBritish postmen and milkmen have a reputation for being cheerful. As they both arrive very early in the morning, when you are perhaps not feeling verygood-tempered, their brisk* knocking and bright whistling may get on your nerves. Of course, there are some gloomy postmen, who make you think that every letter contains tragic news, but the majority are jolly and good-humoured. This is quite surprising, because delivering the mail each morning is a job which is not verywell paid and there are a great many problems.The city postman has to go on foot, not only along streets but also up and down stairs, as many blocks of flats still have no lifts and no downstairs letterbox. If he has a registered letter to deliver, he has to wait for someone to come to the door to sign for it. That person may greet him in a most unfriendly way if he has justbeen woken from a deep sleep very early in the morning.In the country, a postman may have a bicycle or a small van, so he does not have to walk so far, but nevertheless he has his problems too. It is very annoying to be compelled* to go all the way to an isolated house simply to deliver a postcard or a circular, when this makes the journey half an hour longer. In winter, weather conditions are bad, but the postman must carry on in the rain or the snow.Sometimes it is impossible to use a van or a bicycle in these conditions, and he has to do his round*on foot, like his city colleague. Most country people keep a dog. Although there may be a notice on the gate, "BEWARE OF THE DOG," this is of little help to the postman~ He is forced to go in, whether the dog is dangerous or not. So every day the country postman knows that, if the dog is not safely tied up, it may bite him on the leg or tear* the seat* out of his trousers.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences,2. A3. C4. A5. D6. A7. D8. BPassage 2 Study in the United StatesThe latest report from the Institute for International Education gives information from the school year that began in September of last year and ended in May of this year. It says more than 500,000 foreign college students attended American schools during that school year.New York University in New York City had the largest number of foreign students. Almost5,000 foreign students attended NYU last year. The University of Southern California at Los Angeles had the second largest number of students, about 4,500.The report says the State of California had the most foreign students, with about 66,000 living there last year. New York State was next, with about 55,000 foreign students.China sent the most foreign students to the United States last year. More than 54,000 Chinese students attended American schools. Japan sent the next highest number of students, almost 47,000. India was next, with about 42,000. And Korea was fourth, sending more than 41,000 students to the United States.The report says the most popular subjects of study for international students in the United States last year were business and management. Twenty percent of all foreign students were studying those subjects. Fifteen percent studied engineering. Nineteen percent studied mathematics and computer science.Exercise A: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. The school year in the United States begins in September of this year and endsin June of next year. (The school year in the United States begins in September of this year and ends in May of the next year.)F 2. New York University in the State of New York had the largest number of foreign students. (New York University in New York City had the largest number of foreign students.)T 3. The State of California had the most foreign students living there last year. (The report says the State of California had the most foreign students, with about 66,000 living there last year.)F 4. More than 50,000 foreign college students attended American schools duringthat school year. (More than 500,000 foreign college students attended American schools during that school year.)F 5. Last year the most popular subject of study for international students in theUnited States was computer science. (Last year the most popular subject of study for international stu- dents in the United States was business and management.)Exercise B: Listen to the report again and match the number of students withthe corresponding country.54,000 India47,000 China421000 Korea41 000 JapanPart 2 Oral WorkIn a recent broadcast, I heard a woman say that she felt guilty because she spent~20 at an auction sale. She was afraid her husband might accuse her of being extravagant. I find this attitude difficult to understand, for, obviously a married woman has as much right to spend ~20 as her husband. Sometimes both husband and wife go out to work. But, in a case where the woman stays at home to look after the children, it is still unfair that she should feel guilty about spending a small sum of money on herself.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topic. Do you agree with the speaker that the woman's attitude is wrong。

施心远主编《听力教程》1 (第2版)听力原文和答案Unit 7Section One Tactics for ListeningPart1 Phonetics(1) living in(2) I’ve moved(3) couldn’t(4) what are(5) back in(6) become a(7) you’d(8) do you(9) talk about(10) Let’sPart 2 Listening and Note-TakingTranscriptNarrator:We asked eight people, “What’s your car number?” First we asked Liz.Liz: TEL 429.Narrator: Then we asked Delia.Delia: WAR 556M.Narrator: Then Richard.Richard: JPN 51L … I think.Narrator: Next we asked Narie.Marie: OYF 155L.Narrator: After that, Michael.Michael: Ah …I’ve just … got a new car and it’s KMF 586W. Narrator: Then Damien.Damien: WPU 859S.Narrator: After that, Rosie.Rosie: Er … the number is WTW 492S.Narrator: And lastly, Trevor.Trevor: My car number is YLH 220S.Exercise B: Write down the car number of the following notes.1. Liz: TEL 4292. Delia: WAR 556M3. Richard: JPN 51L4. Marie: OYF 155L5. Michael: KMF 586W6. Damien: WPU 859S7. Rosie: WTW 492S 8. Trevor: YLH 220S.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 In a Joy ShopTranscriptMrs Cox: Good morning. Perhaps you can advise me ….Assistant: Yes, madam.Mrs Cox: I’m looking for a toy … for my nephew.Assistant: Oh, yes … how old is he?Mrs Cox: He’ll be nine years old on Saturday.Assistant: Skateboards are still very popular.Mrs. Cox: Hmm, I don’t want him to hurt himself.Assistant: What about a drum set?Mrs Cox: I don’t think so. His father will be angry if I buy him one of those. Have you got anything educational? You see, he’s a very intelligent boy.Assistant: I’ve got the perfect thing! A do-it-yourself computer kit!Exercise A:Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions.1. What is Mrs Cox looking for?(She is looking for a toy.)2. What does the shop assistant suggest?(He suggests a skateboard, a drums and a do-it-yourself compute r kit.)Exercise B:(1) nine-year-old(2) suggested(3) hurt himself(4) to make the boy’s father angry(5) educational(6) intelligent boy(7) do-it-yourself computer kitDialogue 2 Customer ServiceTranscriptWoman: Wright’s customer service.Mrs Phillips:Yes, I’d like to order something from your latest catalog ue. But I’m in a hurry. It’s for my husband’s birthday.Woman:All right. I’ll take your order on the phone. Your name, ple ase?Mrs Phillips: Priscilla Phillips.Woman: Priscilla Phillips. Is that one l or two?Mrs Phillips: Double l.Woman: P-h-i-l-l-i-p-s.Mrs Phillips: That’s correct.Woman: What’s your address?Mrs Phillips: 39 St. Andrews Road, Putney, London.Woman: Right. And your telephone number.Mrs Phillips: 010322713.Woman: And what would you like to order?Mrs Phillips: A carriage clock, please.Woman: Have you got the catalogue number?Mrs Phillips: Yes, I have. It’s WG6 S82.Woman: WG6 S82. Anything else?Mrs Phillips: No, that’s all.Woman: How would you like to pay?Mrs Phillips: By credit card, please.Woman: May I have your number?Woman: You know you’re entitled to a free Wright’s diary?Mrs Phillips: Oh, yes. I’d forgetten.Woman: What colour would you like?Mrs Phillips: Grey, please.Woman: And what name would you like on it?Mrs Phillips: John, please. John Phillips.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and complete the following order f orm.Wright’s Customer ServiceOrder FormName: Priscilla PhillipsAddress: 39 St. Andrews Road, Putney, LondonTelephone: 010322713Item: a carriage clockCatalogue Number: WG6 S82Payment:Cash: Credit Card: √Credit Card Number:Free Wright’s diary:Colour: Grey Name: John PhillipsPart 2 PassagesPassage 1 In Unusual ShopTranscriptI soon realized that I had entered an unusual kind of shop. There wer e no goods on display; there was no shop-window: nothing but a number of empty shelves at one end of the room in front of which a man was stan ding on a raised platform, and shouting loudly that the greatest sale of the year was about to begin. I decided to stay and see what would happen.A harassed assistant began to pile all sorts of odds and ends on the sh elves: table-lamps, cutlery-sets, clocks, electric razors, crockery, vases, an d a large quantity of small packets all similarly wrapped in bright red pap er. When the man at the table was satisfied that a sufficiently large crowdof people had collected, he began distributing the packets, asking for the small sum of three pence in return, and declaring that the value of the con tents was fifty times as much.I paid three pence for my packet and was immediately informed that I should not open it until after the sale. The money I had given, I found, e ntitled me to bid for anything on the shelves. All these beautiful and extre mely valuable objects, the man announced, would be given away, simply given away. He was as good as his word, for he held up an electric razor and asked a young man (who from the look of his face needed it) whether it was worth six pence. The man had no doubt about the matter and was promptly handed the razor for the sum asked. The same occurred with a number of other articles.Then, instead of asking for small sums like six pence, the man began to demand larger amounts for “very rare, high-quality antiques”. The peo ple present, thinking that these too were being “given away”, soon found t hemselves paying a great deal of money for useless, yacht-like lamps and ugly clocks in carved, heavy frames. I decided I had better go quickly bef ore being tempted into buying something I did not want. I went into the s treet and opened my prize packet, only to find that I had been rewarded w ith a cheap bottle of scent.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1~5: C, A, B, D, B 6~8: A, D, BPart 3 NewsNews Item 1Authorities in Pakistan say a suicide bomber has killed at least 15 people and injured more than 22 others in a central part of the country's capital city. Most of the victims were policemen.The suicide bomber struck a group of policemen who were guarding a big meeting of Islamic activists in the center of the Pakistani capital.Witnesses say most of the deaths happened instantly and body parts, pools of blood as well as police caps littered the scene.A top official at the Federal Interior Ministry, Kamal Shah, says the attack is being investigated, but he dismissed criticism that poor security arrangements led to the deadly bombingDoctors have described conditions of some of those wounded in the attack as critical, saying the death toll could go up.Exercise A:This news item is about a suicide bomber that targets police in Pakistan’s capital.Exercise B:A Suicide BombingBombing area: in a central part of Pakistan’s capital cityCasualties: The suicide bomber has killed at least 15 people and injured more than 22 othersBombing target: a group of policemen who were guarding a big meeting of Islamic activists.The horrific scenes: Most of the deaths happened instantly and body parts, pools of blood as well as police caps littered the scene.The investigation into the cause of the bombing: A top official at the Federal Interior Ministry says the attack is being investigated, but he dismissed criticism that poor security arrangements led to the deadly bombing.Doctors’ description: They said conditions of some of those wounded in the attack are critical and the death toll could go up.News Item 2Reports say at least one person was killed and several others hurt in c lashes between Indonesian soldiers and police on Borneo Island. Official s say the clashes may have resulted from a lack of understanding. Shooti ng began when thousands of people attempted to get on ships to leave theport city of Sampit. They were attempting to escape native Dayaks who h ave been attacking ethnic minorities. Indonesian officials say one group of Dayak fighters killed at least 118 settlers from the Island of Madura on Sunday. The settlers were traveling with police protection. However, a police spokesman said that the police force was not large enough to prote ct the settlers.Exercise A:This news item is about clashes between Indonesian soldiers and p olice on Borneo.Exercise B:1~5: B, C, D, A, D 6: ANews Item 3Tuesday's Middle East conference in Annapolis, Maryland, put Israelis and Palestinians back on the road map to peace. Now the question is, how far will they get?The "road map" is the name for a plan that is supposed to lead to a permanent, two-state solution to the conflict. The Quartet of the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations launched the plan in two thousand three. The plan did not go far.Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agreed to immediately restart negotiations. They promise to seek a peace treaty that furthers the goal of an independent Palestine.The two sides have not held serious negotiations in seven years. A committee that will guide the talks will hold its first meeting December twelfth. The aim is to reach an agreement by the end of 2008.Exercise A:This news item is about Tuesday’s Middle East conference that put Israelis and Palestinians back on the road map to peace.B: Listen to the news item again and answer the following questions.1. What did Tuesday’s Middle East conference do?It put Israelis and Palestinians back on the road map to peace.2. What is the “road map”?The “road map” is the name for a plan that is supposed to lead t oa permanent, two-state solution to the conflict.3. Who launched the plan in 2003?The Quartet of the United States, Russia, the European Union and the United Nations.Prime Minister Ehud Olmert agree to do this week? What do they promise to do?This week they agreed to immediately restart negotiations. They promise to seek a peace treaty that furthers the goal of an independent Palestine.5. When did the two sides stop holding serious negotiations?The two sides stopped holding serious negotiations seven years ago.Section Three Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and AnswersWife: I hope you didn’t forget to go to the post office.Husband: Of course not. I remember asking about the new stamps.Wife: You remembered to post my letter?Husband:I’m trying to think. I can’t remember putting it into the box.Wife: Do you mean to tell me you didn’t post it?Husband: I’d very much prefer to tell you I did.Wife: If you didn’t,it’ll mean waiting till tomorrow.Husband:Try looking in the shopping-basket. If it’s not there, it must have been posted.Wife: I never like sending you shopping. I prefer going myself.Husband: Stop grumbling. I remembered to do everything else.Wife:Yes, but I always hate missing the post. And I hate to think of t his particular letter lying about in the road. Where are the stamps?Husband:In my wallet. Oh, dear! Here’s the letter too. I t’s funny, I’d quite forgotten putting it there.Wife: Give it to me. I’d like to post it myself next time.Questions:1. What did he remember to do?(He remembered to go to the post office.)2. What does he remember doing?(He remembers asking about the new stamps.)3. What can’t he remember doing?(He can’t remember putting the letter into the box.)4. What would he prefer to tell her?(He’d prefer to tell her he had posted the letter.)5. What doesn’t she like doing?(She doesn’t like sending him shopping.)6. What does she prefer doing?(She prefers going herself.)7. What does she always hate?(She always hates missing the post and hate to lose letters.)8. What has he forgotten doing?(He’s forgotten putting the letter in his wallet.)Part 2 RetellingMax left his country, Italy, about a year ago. He went to France first and then to Germany. He came to the United States with his wife, Helen, last September. Helen and Max met in Rome two years ago. Helen lived in Paris for a few months while she was waiting to come to the United St ates.They lived in New York City for a few months, and then the moved t o Boston. They had lived there ever since. At first they had not much mo ney and Max didn’t understand English very well at all, so they had a lot of problems. But both of them have good jobs now. For the past six mon ths, Helen has been working as the assistant manager of an apartment buil ding, and Max has a good job as an engineer. Since he began to work for this company, his boss has given him two promotions. So, he is very happ y with this companySection Four Supplementary ExercisePart 1 Listening ComprehensionPassage 1 Bargains or Fixed Price ShoppingTranscriptOnce I have settled in my new job and new place I started looking for good places to shop around. In my home country, there was lot of bargai ning in almost every store. However, I heard that in the US bargaining is not allowed in large stores. Therefore, I started to explore different stores to compare prices. I spoke to some American colleagues and neighbours about the different shopping avenues. From whatever information I colle cted I could find out that some of the best buys could be made at the barg ain or discount stores. That was the first time I came to know about the b argain shopping in the US.From what I have learnt, your could make use of the following techni ques for bargain shopping Watch for sales. This is when items are offere d at a discounted price. The sale might be a set a percentage discount. Sa les are generally advertised. Be sure to always check the local paper issu ed on Sunday; usually all the sales for the week will be announced. Man y stores will also have clearance sales. Items on clearance generally willnot be reordered, so he store needs to make room for new goods. Often t hese sales are unadvertised. Great bargains can be found at clearance sale s!Look for and use coupons. These can be found in the Sunday paper, i n magazines, sometimes in the telephone book. A coupon is a little slip o f paper allowing you to get a small discount when you buy the specific ite m described. The coupon will say “Sa ve 40 cents on any Pledge”, for exa mple. That means that if you present the coupon at the time of purchase, and if you bought the correct brand and size, and if the expiration date ha s not passed, you will pay 40 cents less for that can of Pledge furniture po lish. If the store is having a “double coupon day”, the coupon is worth tw ice as much (you would pay 80 cents less for a can of Pledge).Purchases can be made very inexpensively at garage sales and second -hand stores. Used items in good condition often can be found for a low p rice. Also, check newspapers and local bulletin boards for listings of use d goods for sale.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1~5: B, A, A, D, C6~8: B, B, DPassage 2 American CosmonautDennis Tito paid the Russian government $20, 000, 000 for the chanc e to travel in a Soyez space craft to the new International Space Station. His space flight will be launched on April 30th.Mr Tito says he has been interested in space travel since he was seve nteen years old. That was when the former Soviet Union launched the fir st satellite, Sputnik. This interest led him to become a rocket scientist. H e worked for the United States Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. H e left that job after a few years to start an investment business.Today, Ennis Tito’s company is among the nation’s largest investme nt businesses. Reports say he is worth about 200, 000, 000 dollars. So he can easily pay 20, 000, 000dollars for a trip into space.This is not the first time the Russian space programme has earned nee ded money by selling seats on its spacecraft. A Japanese television report er flew on Mir for a price of 12, 000, 000 dollars. And the American spac e agency NASA paid 400, 000, 000 dollars to send several American astr onauts to Mir.Mr Tito is now living and working at Russia’s Star City training area to prepare for his ten-day trip. Why does he want to go into space? Mr T ito says he has been on Earth for sixty years and the now wants to take a l ook at the planet form space.Exercise:Part 2 Oral WorkMark was a little too early. He stood in the road by the entrance to th e school and wondered what to do while he waited. Perhaps after all he s hould have come with Nancy’s two sons as their mother had suggested. But they were so much older that he, besides, they never talked to him. H e was convinced they looked down on him.He walked slowly into the school. There were already abut a hundre d children there, most of them moving confidently around in groups, obviously glad to see each other again after the holidays. Mark envied them they made him feel lonely.It was easy to pick out the newcomers. In the bustle and noise, they s tood out as if they had been soaked with water. Mark went to one of the buildings. He opened the door and walked in.。

施心远主编《听力教程》1_（第2版）Unit_06听力原文和答案施心远主编《听力教程》1 (第2版)Unit 6文本和答案Unit 6Section 1 Part 1 PhoneticsComplete the following short dialogue as you listen to it. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Professor Archer is having lunch with the Director at the Restaurant Avenida.Director: What would you like, Professor? Archer: What do you suggest? Director: Perchaps calde irada? Archer: What’s that? Director: Fish soup. Archer: That sounds nice.Director: And you must have some feijoada. Archer: What’s that?Director: It’s a local speciality—pork with black beans. Archer: Yes, I’d like some of that. Director: Is there anything you can’t eat? Archer: I don’t like chi li.Director: That’s all right—ther e’s no chili in feijoada. Do you mind if I smoke?Archer: Not at all. Would you excuse me for a moment? (To waiter) Excuse me, can you tell m e where the toilets are? Waiter: Over there, sir.Part 2: Listening and Note-Taking TAPESCRIPTEric: Excuse me. What time's the first train to London? Clerk:Eight thirty.Eric: I see. And are there any other trains? I want to arrive before lunch. Clerk:Well, now ... there' s one at nine fourteen, ... nine twenty, ... nine forty-two. ...Eric: Oh, just a minute. You're saying them very quickly ... Er,yes ... and after nine forty-two? Clerk:After nine forty-two, there's ... there's one at ten fifteen ... and eleven twenty. ...Eric: Ten fifteen and eleven twenty?Clerk:Yes, that's right.Eric: OK. Thanks very much.Exercise A: Listen to Eric and the booking-clerk at the railway station. Look at the timetable. After each bleep, draw a ring round the time of the train.BIRMINHAM - LONDON1 2 3 4 5 6 Birmingham 8.13/8.30 9.14 / 9.40 9.20/9.30 9.32 / 9.42 10.15/10.50 11.20/11.30 TAPESCRIPTOperator: Hello! Can I help you?Nancy: Yes. What's the number of the Leicester Hotel, please? Operator: The Leicester? That's 83 7 5234.Nancy: I see. And what about the New Norwich Hotel? Operator: That's 785 2491.Nancy: Thanks. And the Royal Buckingham? Operator: Just a minute ... that's ... um ... 249 6360. Nancy: Uh-huh ... and the Gloucester? Operator: The Gloucester ... um ... 564 8844. .Nancy: Thanks, ... oh ... here's one more ... the, um, the Peterborough Hotel.Operator: Oh, that's 684 2549.Nancy: Oh ... and the last one, the Old Bedford? Operator: The Old Bedford? That's 327 6975. Nancy: Well, that's all now. Thanks very much for your help. Bye. Exercise B: Listen to the operato r. After each bleep, write down the phone number of the hotel.1. The Leicester Hotel 837 52342. The New Norwich Hotel 785 24913. The Royal Buckingham H otel 249 63604. The Gloucester Hotel 564 88445. The Peterborough Hotel 684 25496. The Old Bedford Hotel 3 27 6975 Section Two Listening Comprehension Part 1 What a Super FlatAnn Morris and her friend, Sheila, have been invited to Jack and Rebecca's for supper. Although t hey know each other well, it is the first time Ann and Sheila have visited the couple's flat. Jack: Hi, Ann! Hello, Sheila! Come on in. I say, you're both looking very smart!Ann: Thanks. It's nice to be invited out. What a super flat you've got, Jack! Sheila: Yes, you never t old us you lived in such luxury. It's so cosy*! Jack: I'm glad you like it. Sit down and I'll get you a d rink.Ann: Where's Rebecca?Jack: She won't be long. She's just popped* out for a few things at the last minute … (Later) Sheila: Mm! This spaghetti* is really good. I didn't know you could cook.Jack: I'm afraid it had to be something cheap. You know how it is! Ann: It's delicious. Is it your ow n recipe*, by any chance? Jack: No, I just followed what is said in the book. Sheila: Can you give me the name of the book?Rebecca: Sure, Italian Cooking Made Easy — it has to be, for him!Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write Tor F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is tr ue or false.F 1. Jack and Rebecca live in the country. (They live in a flat, so probably they live in the city.)T 2. The guests are surprised to see that Jack and Rebeccalive in such a nice place. ( Ann: What a super flat you've got, Jack! Sheila: Yes, you never told us you lived in such luxury. It's so cosy!) T_3. Jack's spaghetti is very delicious. (Sheila: Mm! This spaghetti isreally good.)F 4. The guests know Jack is a good cook. (Sheila: I didn't know you could cook.)Exercise B: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions.1. What did the guests think of the flat?(They thought the flat was super, luxury and cosy.) 2. How many friends did Jack invite to his hom e? (Two, Ann and Sheila.)3. What did they have for dinner? (They had spaghetti.)4. Why did Jack cook it instead of buying it? (He thought it was cheaper.)F 1. Jack and Rebecca live in the country. (They live in a flat, so probably they live in the city.)T 2. The guests are surprised to see that Jack and Rebecca live in such a nice place. ( Ann: What a super flat you've got, Jack! Sheila: Yes, you never told us you lived in such luxury. It's so cosy!) T_3. Jack's spaghetti is very delicious. (Sheila: Mm! This spaghetti isreally good.)F 4. The guests know Jack is a good cook. (Sheila: I didn't know you could cook.)Exercise B: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions.1. What did the guests think of the flat?(They thought the flat was super, luxury and cosy.) 2. How many friends did Jack invite to his hom e? (Two, Ann and Sheila.)3. What did they have for dinner? (They had spaghetti.)4. Why did Jack cook it instead of buying it? (He thought it was cheaper.)5. Who gave Jack the recipe? (He got the recipe from a book.)Dialogue 2 Back form WorkIt is seven o'clock. Clive Sutton has just arrived home from work. Clive: It's not good enough, yo u know. Cathy: What's wrong, Dad?Clive: When I came in, the house was a disgrace. One of you was lying on the settee* and the ot her was nowhere to be seen.Cathy: It wasn't my turn to tidy. It was Emma's.Emma: I did it yesterday. Besides, I had a lot of homework to do. Cathy: When I came in, you w ere in your room listening to records. Emma: At least my room's tidy. Yours is a real mess. Clive: Look! I don't care whose turn it was yesterday or today. It just won't do! I expect you to sort out* your jobs between you. You're both old enough now. When I came in, the break-fast dishes were still in the sink and there were clothes lying all over the furniture, waiting to be ironed.* Emma: I'm always doing the ironing. Cathy used to help with it, but now she says she's too busy. Cathy: I've got exams this year. You haven't.Clive: Girls, girls, that's enough. Have either of you eaten yet? Emma: I've had a sandwich. I'm t rying to lose some weight. Cathy: And I don't feel hungry.Clive: Well, I do. In future, make sure one of you makes a meal. We've got to live, you know. And I 've got to work to keep us. If you want spending money and holidays, you'll have to do your share of the housework!Emma: I'm sorry, Dad.Cathy: Me too. Look, Emma, why don't we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall? Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Wr ite T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.T 1. The house was a mess when the father came in. (Clive: When I came in, the house was a dis grace.)T 2. The children do the chores by turns. (Cathy: It wasn't my turn to tidy. It was Emma's.)F 3. When the father came in, one of the girls was lying on the settee and the other was doing h er homework. (Clive: One of you was lying on thesettee and the other was nowhere to be seen. C athy: When I came in, you were in your room listening to records.)F 4. When the father came back, the girls had done the washing-up. (Clive: When I came in, the breakfast dishes were still in the sink ... )T 5. Emma usually does the ironing. (Emma: I'm always doing the ironing.)T 6 Both of the girls are students. (Emma: I had a lot of homework to do. Cathy: I've gotexams t his year.)T 7. Emma is probably on a diet. (Emma: I'm trying to lose some weight.)T 8. The father has to cook dinner for himself. (Clive: Girls, girls, that's enough. Have either of yo u eaten yet? Emma: I've had a sandwich. Cathy: And I don't feel hungry. Clive: Well, I do. In future , make sure one of you makes a meal.)T 9. The girls will sort out the housework between themselves. (Cathy: Look, Emma, why don't we make a list of jobs and put iton the wall?)Part 2 Passage The “Lost” Receipt TAPESCRIPTAs my train was not due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying som e magazines to read on the journey, I made my way tothe luggage office to collect the heavy suitc ase I had left there three days before. There were only a few people waiting, and I took out my w allet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt did not seem to be where I had left it. I emptied t he contents of the wallet, and railway tickets, money, scraps* of paper, and photographs tumbled * out of it; but no matter how hard I searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found.When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me suspiciously as if to say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the case. I told him that it was an old, brown-looking object no different from the many cases I c ould see on the shelves.The assistant then gave me a form and told me to make a list of the chief contents of the case. If t hey were correct, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles I had hur riedly packed and wrote them down as they came to me. After I had done this, I went to look am ong the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there and for one dreadful moment, it occurred to me that if someone had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed* the case already. T his had not happened fortunately, for after a time, I found the case lying on its side high up in a c orner. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was soon satisfied that it was mine and told me I I could take the case away. Again I took out my wallet: this time to pay. I pulled out a ten-s hilling note ; and the "lost" receipt slipped out with it. I could not helpblushing* and glanced up a t the assistant. He I was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happ en before, too!Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1. Why did he buy the magazines before getting on the train?A. Because he enjoyed reading.B. Because he needed something to kill the time.C. Because he needed something to read on a j ourney.D. Because the magazines were on sale at that time.2. How long did he have his suitcase in the luggage office?A. For 3 days.B. For 3 hours.C. For one day.D. For half a day. 3. What was demanded when he wanted to collect his suitcase? A. The receipt. B. The fee. C. The railway ticket.D. The ID. 4. Wha t did the assistant ask him to do when he couldn’t find the receipt?A. TO wait until he found it.B. To make an explanation of the situation.C. To continue to search for it.D. To make a list of the main contents of the suitcase.5. What did he say about his suitcase? A. It had some special marks on. B. It was an old, brown c ase. C. It was an old, dark brown case. D. It was a new brown case.6. What did it occur to him when he found hundreds of cases there? A. It might be difficult to find his. B. It might be lying among them. C. It might take time to spot this. D. It might havebeen taken away.7. How did the assistant feel when the case had been examined? A. He was a bit disappointed. B. He was quite relieved.C. He was happy that the speaker had found his case.D. He was convinced that it was the speaker’s case.8. How did he feel when he found the lost‖ ticket out?A. Shameful.B. Foolish.C. Angry.D. Annoyed. 9. What is the reaction of the assistant then?A. Mocking.B. Joking.C. Understanding.D. Laughing.Keys 1. C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. D 8.A 9. CPart 3 News News Item 1Voters have approved (1) political changes that will establish an elected parliament. State televisi on said (2) more than 98% of the voters approved the proposal for democratic reforms. The meas ures also will give women (3) the right to vote and to be candidates for office, making Bahrain* (4 ) one of the only Gulf Arab states to do so. And (5) equality will be guaranteed among (6) the different religious groups in Brunei*. The Emir of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa* (7) welcomed the results. The changes are expected (8) to take effect by the year 2004 at the latest.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about democratic reforms in Bahrain and Brunei.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.1) political changes2) more than 98% of the voters 3) the right to vote3) the right to vote4) one of the only5) equality6) the different religious groups7) welcomed the results8) to take effectNews Item 2Opposition Parties are demanding a new election after a violent protest over voting problems Tue sday. At least 6 people were killed and many injured during the voting. People at over 100 voting places were not able to vote Tuesday. Official said Wednesday that those voting centers would be open soon. Early election results show the ruling General People's Congress Party in the lead. Fin al results are expected by the end of the week. Election officials say many people took part in the voting. Voting hours were extended to give people more time to vote. More than 20,000 candidat es are competing for 7,000 seats in the local council* in Yemen*.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. This news item is about the local council election in Yemen.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answer to complete each of the foll owing sentences.1. A2. A3. B4. C5. D6. BNews Item 3More than 300 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced following a disputed presidential v ote. The government has agreed to hold a new election if ordered by a court.The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger.The crisis began Sunday after election officials declared President Mwai Kibaki the winner of a sec ond term. On Friday Kenya's main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, called for a new election.A spokesman for the president said the government will accept another election if a court orders a new vote.Kenya became independent from Britain in nineteen sixty-three. It has the largest economy in Ea st Africa.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about Kenya’s election violence that threatens gains in East Africa’s top econom y.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true o r false. Write Tor F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the stateme nt is true or false. 1. After the elections, 300 people have been injured and 25,000 homeless. F (More than 300 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced following a disputed presidential v ote.) 2. A courtmight order a new election.T (The government has agreed to hold a new election if ordered by a court.)3. The riot may slow economic and democratic progress of Kenya.T (The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country into crisis. Its econo mic and democratic progress may be in danger.4. After President Mwai Kibaki won the first term Friday, the main opposition party appealed fora new election.F (The crisis began Sunday after election officials declared President Mwai Kibaki the winner of a second term. On Friday Kenya’s main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, called for a new election. 5. Kenya separated from British Commonwealth in 1960. F (Kenya became ind ependent from Britain in 1963.)Section 3 Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and Answers Mother: Where are Jim and Mary?Father: Jim’s gone fishin and Mary’s gone with him. Mother: Oh, dear, I can’t bear cooking bony li ttle fish. Father: You needn’t worry about Jim bringing anything h ome. Mother: Why not? Father: He never catches anything. He just likes fishing. Mother: I can’t help thinking Mary will be bored.Father: She hates fishing, of course, but she isn’t happy about Jim going off by himself. Mother: Well, you can’t be surprised at her wanting to be with him. Father: No. I can even reme mber a girl watching me play football. Mother: I can’t imagine myself doing that again. Exercise: 1. Where is Jim? He’sgone fishing.2. What can’t Mother bear? She can’t bear cooking bony little fish.3. What needn’t Mother worry about? She needn’t worry about Jim bringing anything home.4. What is it that Mother can’t help thinking? She can’t help thinking Mary will be bored.5. What isn’t Mary happy about? She isn’t happy about Jim going off by himself.6. What can’t Father be surprised at? He can’t be surprised at Mary’s wanting to be with Jim.7. What can Father remember? He can even remember a girl watching him play football.8. What can’t Mother imagine herself doing again? She can’t imagine herself watching Father pla y football again.Part 2 RetellingThere’s an old saying that says, ―It never hurts to ask.‖ Here’s a famous American story that proves the truth of that statement. Or does it?In 1620, a group of settlers came from England to t he ―new world.‖ They built a small community in Massachusetts. Mark Story, a middle-aged widowe r, lived there. After his wife died, Mark shared a small cabin with a handsome young man named John Allen. Mark felt very lonely without a wife. One day he t old John that he wanted to marry one of the young women of the community –Pamela Miller. Bu t Mark was afraid to propose to her himself. So he asked his friend John to do it for him.Poor John also wanted to marry Pamela. But he didn’t tell Mark that. Instead, he went to Pamela and asked her to marryMark Story. Pamela was surpr ised and disappointed. She listened quietly. Then she said, ―Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?‖Section Four Supplementary Exercises Part 1 Listening Comprehension Passage 1 A CoinI was not more then thirteen years old at the time, certainly, but I remember the moment as if it were yesterday. I had just taken my place in class, when I noticed a small shining coin a few feet a way form my desk. I am sure it was not the desire for gain which prompted me to stoop and pick i t up, for the coin was a farthing and almost completely worthless. But its newness attracted me, a nd the fact that I could not spend a coin of such small value made me want to keep it forever. As t he teacher was talking to us, I pretended to drop a pencil and bent over. From that moment, the c oin was mine.The farthing and I remained firm friends for years. Trousers wore out, but the coin survived. It live d to see short trousers become long ones; it accompanied me in my youth and early manhood. It joined the army with meduring the war, and later came to the office every day when I became a civilian again.Every night when I emptied my pockets and placed their contents on my bedside table, the coin made its appearance. Sometimes, it would play hide-and-seek with me and make me dig deeply i nto my pockets. But sure enough, it was always there, trapped inside larger items, like a pen-knife , or sleeping in the folds of my handkerchief. It certainly kept strange company. When I was a boy, it would attach itself to sticky sweets, or get caught in pieces of wire. When I grew up, it took its place proudly beside the silver coins that jingled in my pocket. It had reason tobe proud, for I am sure it knew that I would rather have lost every single silver coin I had than part with the precious litter farthing. It did not shine any more, but at nighttime it would unfailingly arrive, last but smili ng, and look up at me from my beside table. One night, however, the coin was missing. I searched everywhere, but weeks passed and I did not find it. This time, I realized sadly that it had gone for food and could only hope that it had found some nicer pocket to live in.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions. l.C 2. A 3.C 4. D 5.D 6. B 7. A 8.B 9. D Passage 2 Utah Olympic。

Unit 12Section One Tactics for listeningPart one spot dictationDangers in Your GarageImagine that your home contained a small factory with high explosives, dangerous industrial tools and potentially lethal* (1) energy sources. Sound far-fetched? Not really, because this "factory" is your (2) garage.The National Safety Council (NSC) says that each year (3) household accidents kill about 20,000 Americans and injure another (4) three million. The culprits* in many of these mishaps* are the modem (5) equipment and supplies we keep casually in our garages and tend to (6) take for granted.Last November, in a suburb of Chicago, three toddlers* (7) spilled a can of gasoline stored in a garage. One of the children dropped a tool that (8) struck a spark when it landed on the concrete floor.Violet flames flashed in a loud (9) blast. Two of the children were hideously (10) burned and later died. The other child needed (11) extensive skin grafts* and plastic (12) surgery*.A Wisconsin man was (13) cutting wood last fall. To move a (14) log, he set his chain saw down on the ground but (15) left it running. When hereturned for the saw, he (16) stepped on a branch that flipped the spinning (17) saw blade up toward his head. The cutting bits ripped his face from mouth to ear, (18) knocked out four teeth and left his lower lip hanging. It took more than (19) 180 stitches to close the wounds, and later he required neurosurgery* and extensive (20) dental work.Part two Listening for gistWhat is love? And what causes it? An American professor, Charles Zastrow, offers an interesting answer, particularly to the second question. He argues that there are many kinds of love and that particularly in one kind, which he calls "romantic love", we are strongly influenced not so much by what we actually feel but by what we tell ourselves about the way we feel. He calls this "self-talk" .For example, say a woman is strongly attracted to a man. (It could just as easily happen to a man attracted to a woman.) She tells herself things like "He is all I have ever wanted in a man! He is warm, kind and affectionate and will understand all my needs." But when she discovers that he is, like all of us, just an ordinary human being with both strong and weak points, she is bitterly disappointed.He points out that this kind of love often begins to fade and die as soon as the problems and obstacles which separate the two people are removed and a normal relationship begins.He contrasts romantic love with what he calls "rational love". This is based on such things as:- an accurate, objective idea of the other person's strengths as well as their weaknesses;- the ability to communicate with each other openly and honestly, so that you can deal with problems as they arise;- the ability to show affection openly to each other and to give as well as receive;- a clear knowledge of your own goals in life;- realistic and rational "self-talk", so that your feelings are not based on fantasy.This kind of love is far more likely to lead to a lasting, satisfying relationship. But it is much more difficult to achieve, and is not as frequent as romantic love.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the passage and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This passage is about two kinds of love - romantic love and rational love.2.The key words are "romantic love". influenced. "self-talk". fade and die. problems and obstacles. removed. normal relationship: "rational love". accurate. objective. strengths. weaknesses. / communicate. showaffection openly. a clear knowledge. goals in life. realistic and rational. lasting. satisfying relationship. difficult. achieve.Section Two Listening CompressionPart 1 DialogueThe TeacherInterviewer: I recently read an article which said that in primary schools in particular chances of promotion of womenteachers are less than men, that men generally getpromoted far quicker than women in primary education.Is this something you've noticed or is this something youfeel?Mary: N o, this is something that is so. And we come back full circle really because it's not just teaching. I mean it's everything thatmen are getting promotion more quickly than women. In theprimary sector there are far more women teachers than men butthere are more headmasters than headmistresses. Interviewer: So where does that leave someone like you? I mean what, what are the possibilities of your promotion inprimary education? At the moment you're in charge of asection of the school.Mary: Yes, I'm ... I'm in charge of the infant department which goes from the children who are three to the children who are seven.And they transfer when they are seven to higher up the schoolwhich is called the junior department. So I'm in charge of theLower School if you like.Interviewer: And do you have ambition in that sense? I mean would you like to be a headmistress?Mary: No, I would not. I would not like to be a headmistress at all. I mean this is the next stage of my career were Iambitious urn ... but I basically enjoy being aclassroom teacher. Now perhaps this gives a clue towhy there are not more women heads. I don't know Imean in the past it may have been that, and it may stillbe, that because boys are brought up to be moreambitious, that they're the ones who are going forpromotion and quick promotion, I mean, rapidpromotion so that they are heads by the time they'rethirty and they start out in their career thinking thatwhereas I enjoy being a class teacher and urn ... I was adeputy head before I got this post but I prefer to be inthe classroom with the children than sitting at a deskdoing administration which is what being a head meansif you're a head of a largish* school.Interviewer: Are you pleased that you chose primary teaching as acareer and, and if someone came up to you atschool-leaving age and was wondering about what theywere going to do would you advise them to follow inyour footsteps?Mary: I'm very pleased that I did - well I'm pleased most of the time.Monday mornings I'm not pleased; some mornings during theweek and the end of the holidays I'm not pleased I'm a primaryteacher at all but I mean basically I am, 'cos I left teaching onceand then went back into it. So I think that shows that I amcommitted to be a primary teacher.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l. F 2. T 3.T 4.T 5.F 6 T 7.F 8.FPart 2 PassageVoice1.To sing with a choir or to hear a choir singing can be deeply moving. Voices go deeper into us than other things.2.Early attempts at language are praised and encouraged, then, ongrowing up, voice and talking take a practical place as we learn from, and respond to, those around us.3.Talking is central to our existence. As human beings we talk withfriends and family and at work.4.Many teachers and professionals, such as lawyers, managers,marketing salesmen, who depend on their voices for work, rarelyconsider their voices until they lose them.5.There are many factors that affect our voices, such as home environment and culture, physical build and well-being, thought and emotion, social stance, experience and occupation.Allowing voice to ring with joy creates joy in the listener. To sing with a choir or to hear a choir singing can be deeply moving. George Eliot* said that she thought voices go deeper into us than other things. Thomas Hardy* in his poem The Voice describes the depth of feeling experienced in recalling the voice of his late wife.When all is well our voices cry out at birth, and develop without effort. Parents respond to happy sounds and interpret the cries. Early attempts at language are praised and encouraged, then, on growingup, voice and talking take a practical place as we learn from, and respond to, those around us. / Talking is central to our existence, with telephone, radio, television,video conferences, videophones and computers to process and print what the owners say, but as human beings we talk with friends and family and at work. Voice becomes our unique sound. As the most portable and one of the most subtle instruments it is rarely fully exercised or explored, and loss of voice can be seen by other people as merely irritating.An infant teacher was the first of several teachers in the 1990s to appeal to a Social Security Tribunal about loss of work (the last 10 years of teaching in primary school) caused by loss of voice at work. She told me how it affected her. Shopkeepers asked her husband what she needed rather than try to make out what she said. At social gatherings it was impossible for her to talk over the hubbub* of voices. Severe restrictions like this diminish a person, and their social identity.The onset of voice problems can be gradual or sudden. Teachers have been known to open their mouths to talk and find no sound came. Many voice difficulties arise from unknowing misuse of the vocal mechanism. It is easy to take our voices for granted. Many teachers and professionals such as lawyers, managers, marketing and salesmen; preachers and call centre agents who depend on their voices for work, rarely consider their voices until they lose them.There are many factors that affect our voices, such as home environment and culture, physical build and well-being, thought andemotion, social stance, experience and occupation.Actors in training explore all aspects of a character they play, especially those affecting body and voice. Teaching is also a form of performance to be explored and researched. What kind of teacher are you? What kind of teaching will the pupils respond to? The inadequacy of a young teacher, who is timid and self-conscious, is immediately recognized by the class, while the stress and demands of challenging pupils can stimulate a teacher to negative reactions of anger and shouting. Using a strong "teacher voice", raising the pitch or voice to top noise, or to deepen it unnaturally to demonstrate authority can become a habit.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionVoice, or phonation, is the sound produced by the expiration of air through vibrating vocal cords. Voice is defined in terms of pitch, quality, and intensity, or loudness.In the frequency domain we can define voice as a series of harmonically related sine waves, starting with a fundamental frequency of about 100 hz for males and about 200 hz for females and extending throughout the 3,000 hz or so frequency range.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listening to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1 .D 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.CExercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1.Allowing your voice to ring with joy creates joy in the listener. Loss of voice may lead to the loss of work, and may diminish a person, and their social identity. Actors in training explore all aspects of a character they play, especially those affecting body and voice. Teaching is also a form of performance to be explored and researched.2. (Open)Section Three NewsNews Item 1President Obama says high-speed rail could do for America what it is already doing for other countries, including China and Spain."A high-speed line between Madrid and Seville is so successful that more people travel between those cities by rail than by car and airplane combined. China, where service began just two years ago, may have more miles of high-speed rail service than any other country just five years from now."High-speed rail only serves America's Northeast corridor, between Washington, D.C. and Boston, Massachusetts. But plans are under way to extend the rapid transit to other areas of the country.Congress included $8 billion for rail development in the economic stimulus legislation it passed in February. Mr. Obama is including another $5 billion for high-speed rail in his federal budget.High-speed rail has had mixed political support in the past. But President Obama says it could strengthen the U.S. economy, in addition to improving the country's transportation system. He says the United States should not be left behind while other nations are moving ahead with high-speed rail.Exercise ADirections: Listening to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the U.S. plan for high-speed rail.Exercise B : Directions: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.President Obama hopes the high-speed rail could do in the U.S. as it has already done in China and Spain.Mr. Obama says High-speed rail cannot only strengthen the U.S. economy, but also improving the country's transportation system.In the economic stimulus legislation Congress included $8 billio n for rail development, and President Obama is including another $5 billion for it in his federal budget.The first high-speed rail in theU.S.is only between Washington, D.C. and Boston. In the future the service will cover other parts of the country.While other nations are moving ahead with high-speed rail, the United States Mr. Obama says, should not be left behind.News Item 2Children AuthorsOver 100 first-time authors are writing books for elementary school students in North Platte, Nebraska, a small town in the middle of the USA. These authors know what interests kids, because they're only 13 years old themselves. Rachael Anderson is a typical student at Adams Middle School in North Platte. The slender red head takes math and scienceclasses, hangs out with her friends, and writes books. "My book is Polar Bullies and Snow Bears. In the very cold, very icy Arctic, Nan the smallest polar bear of all was building a snow bear," she says.Rachael is one of 104 eighth graders taking language arts this semester. As part of the class, students create their own hardback books.Allison Davis started the project nine years ago. The teacher says initially, it was just a way to give kids something fun to do before the school year ended.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the educational value of children sbook-writing proiect.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1.B2.A3.D4.BNews Item 3The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable statues in the world. It is also a major tourist attraction.But ever since the 2001 terrorist attacks at New Y ork's World Trade Center, a small part of this structure - Lady Liberty's crown - has been closed to the public.Due to security and safety concerns, the crown has been off limits to visitors for nearly 8 years. But on July 4, known as U.S. Independence Day, the Crown will once again be open to the public.A journey to the top is not for everyone. First visitors have to climb more than200 steep steps through the center of the statue. Then when you get to the top the experience is cramped and the views a little limited but that has not stopped people from trying to book their place in line in advance. The number of people who can climb to the crown will be limited. Details have yet to be finally decided, but visitors are expected to be limited to about 150 visitors a day.Exercise A: summaryIt’s about t he plan to reopen Lady Liberty’s crown of the Statue of Liberty on July 4.Exercise B: Answer the following questions.1. What is one of the most recognizable statues in the world according to the news item?The Statue of Liberty.2. When did terrorists attack New York’s World Trade Center?In 2001.3. Why has the crown been closed to the public since the terrorist attacks? Due to security and safety concerns, the crown has been off limits to visitors for nearly 8 years.4. When will the crown once again be open to the public?On July 4.5. How do visitors get to the top?They have to climb more than 200 steep steps through the center of the statue.6. How many people are allowed every day?Visitors are expected to be limited to about 150 a day.Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Feature ReportLife in a Nursing HomeLife in a nursing home or an assisted living facility has improved tremendously over the years. However, loneliness and boredom are rampant among some nursing home residents. In her third and final dateline report on this topic, Nina Keck looks at life in a long-term care facility in the northeastern state of Vermont.NK: Mountain View Center in Rutland, Vermont, looks like a lot of American nursing homes. There are long hallways with clusters of people in wheelchairs. Staff members hustle from one room to the next and there's lots of background noise, moaning, talking, shouting, snoring. Seventy-two-year-old Dolores King sits in her bed with the television on but the sound turned off. Her ninety-two-year-old roommate is sound asleep."The days I feel good I get up in my chair and watch television (I)just don't have the ambition to do anything. I just sit and I watch television. I've got a roster of programs that I watch, and that's my day and night."NK: Ms King has advanced multiple sclerosis*, which has paralyzed much of her body. A heart attack and cancer treatments have left her too weak to remain at her home and she's been in a nursing home since November.NK: Eighty-six-year-old Ruth Helm is one of those people who finds happiness no matter where she is. She savors* the positives. At her last nursing home, for instance, she wrote personal histories of some of her fellow residents."People in that home had such interesting backgrounds, just like the people here have all got something to be memorized, so I asked each one if they would mind if I'd write their history up ... One was a navyman who'd been all over the world. Another was a mountain man that had cut wood and it's just almost unbelievable. It's so interesting."NK: Ms Helm would probably like to meet eight-nine-year-old Chet Eaton another one of those people who seizes the day.NK: Industry experts say there will be big changes in long-term care over the next twenty years.More people will opt for home-based care or assisted living facilities so traditional nursing homes will be filled with much sicker and older patients. Long-term care facilities will also better address the psycho-social needs of residents so that feelings of loneliness and boredom will, finally be addressed. Someone at the Vermont Council on Aging pointed out another big change that will likely take effect as more baby boomers enter nursing homes.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news report and complete the summerThis news report is about life in a US nursing home.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and fill in the blanks fill with details of the nursing home.General feeling about the nursing homes: lonely and boringScene at Mountain View Center:It looks like a lot of American nursing homes. There are longhallways with clusters of people in wheelchairs. Staffmembers hustle from one room to the next and there's lots ofbackground noise, moaning. talking. shouting. snoring.Two people staying at a nursing home:Dolores King: 72 years old, with advanced multiple sclerosis, which has paralyzed much of her body. A heart attack and cancertreatments have left her too weak to remain at her home andshe's been in a nursing home since November.Ruth Helm: 86 years old, one of those people who finds happiness no matter where she is. She savors the positives. At her lastnursing home, she wrote personal histories of some of herfellow residents.Chet Eaton: 89 years oldFuture: There will be big changes in long-term care over the next twenty years. More people will opt for home-based care or assisted livingfacilities so traditional nursing homes will be filled with muchsicker and older patients. Long-term care facilities will also betteraddress the psycho-social needs of residents so that feelings ofloneliness and boredom will finally be addressedPart 2 PassageFamily Life Education *1.Couples and families can learn to improve understanding and teamwork between spouses, to guide their children to reach their fullest potential.2.An important outcome of the CFLE program has been its influence on the content of the university programs that prepare family life educators.3.It is likely that these technologies will enhance rather than replace more traditional family life education approaches.4.School boards and community interest groups may place restriction on the content taught in schools, thereby failing to meet some important needs of this age group.5.Through educational programs, family life education makes an important contribution toward/ strengthening families to fulfill their significant role as the basic unit of society.Family Life Education builds upon the strengths that families already have. Couples and families can learn to improve understanding and teamwork between spouses, to guide their children to reach their fullest potential, and survive the challenges of family life.Qualified educators are central to the success of family life education,as it is these individuals who bear major responsibility for shaping the educational experience and interacting with participants. Despite their importance, however, few guidelines are available to help prepare family educators. In 1985, the National Council on Family Relations established a certificate program to help improve the training and qualifications of family life educators. Through this program, recognition is given to individuals who hold a baccalaureate* or advanced degree in specified fields of study, have a minimum level of postsecondary education in the content areas of the Framework for Family Life Education, and have completed a specified level of related work experience. The Certificate in Family Life Education (CFLE) is a voluntary credential*, and has been granted to individuals in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico*, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, and Singapore. An important outcome of the CFLE program has been its influence on the content of the college/university programs that prepare family life educators.The Internet and the World Wide Web present new challenges forfamily life education.Information technologies make it possible to provide family-related information twenty-four hours a day, every day,. and may help facilitate the preparation of professionals through on-l1ne courses and chat rooms. Although it is likely that these technologies will enhance rather than replace more traditional family life education approaches, importantissues that will require attention include the reliability and validity* of the information available and the effectiveness of this form of family education. As well, the emergence of such things as computer-mediated relationships (cyber-relationships) and sexualized Internet use requires rethinking the content and strategies of family life education.Family life education is an important means to help ameliorate family issues and problems, but in many situations these programs by themselves may not be sufficient unless their development and implementation are supported by social and educational policies and political decisions. School boards and community interest groups may place restrictions on the content taught in schools, thereby failing to meet some important needs of this age group. Inadequate financial support often means that programs are available primarily to those who can afford to pay registration fees. Not necessarily to those who may want or need the programs the most.Underlying the practice of family life education is a basic belief in the importance of family living and a basic respect for persons that recognizes their ability to take charge of their own lives in satisfying ways. Through educational programs, family life education makes an important contribution toward strengthening families to fulfill their significant role as the basic unit of society.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionFamily life education provides skills and knowledge to enrich individual and family life. It includes knowledge about how families work; the interrelationship of families and society; human growth and developmentExercise C Detailed Listeningthroughout the life span; the physiological and psychological aspects of human sexuality; the impact of money and time management on daily family life; the importance and value of parent education; the effects of policy and legislation on families, etc.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.Directions: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences1.B2.C3.A4.A5.C6.D7.A8.DExercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the followingquestions.1.Family life education is an important means to help ameliorate family issues and problems. Qualified educators are central to the success of family life education, as it is these individuals who bear major responsibility for shaping the educational experience and interacting with participants. In 1985, the National Council on Family Relations established a certificate program to help improve the training and qualifications of family life educator. Family life educators share information related to family life with families, couples, parents, youth, or students by teaching, writing, coordinating, speaking or creating products.2.(Open)。

施心远主编《听力教程》1_（第2版）Unit_14UNIT 14Section one Tactics for listening.Part 1 phoneticsComplete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Mr. Trimm: Now that the (1) weather's better, I'd like to weed the garden and paint the fence white.Mrs. Trimm:(2) That's a good idea. It looks terrible at the moment. I'm sure the boys will help you, Dick. You could all(3) do it together.Pedro: Uh--When are you going to do this, Mr. Trimm?Mr. Trimm: This Saturday.Niko: Oh, then I'm afraid I (4) can't help you. I'm taking Jenny out to lunch and then to (5) an afternoon concert.Mr. Trimm: Maybe you could (6) put it off until next weekend. Niko: I'm so sorry, I can't. (7) I've already bought the tickets. Mr. Trimm: Oh, well. (8) What about you, Andrew? (9) You're not doing anything special, are you?Andrew: As a matter of (10) fact, I have to play in the game against the Panthers, because Jim sprained (11) his ankle and can’t play.Mr. Trimm: I've always thought football (12) was a dangerous game.Pedro: And I have to study for my final exams which start next week.Mr. Trimm: (13) Couldn’t you do that on Sunday?Pedro: no. I (14) don’t think I can. On Sunday I have to …Mr. Trimm: All right. (15) I’ll do it alone.Part 2 Listening and Note-takingHusband: Have you seen this ad in the paper?Wife: No. which one?Husband: Coconut Island-Wife: But you have an island.Husband: yes, but listen to this : A hundred acres with excellent sandy beaches, good fishing and forty acres of coconut palms. Wife: sounds nice , but how much does it cost?Husband: $ 800,000. It's a good buy.Wife: Yes, I guess so.Husband: If I buy it, I'll build a luxury hotel there.Wife: What's the weather like ?Husband: Beautiful all year round.Wife: How do you know?Husband: Well, it's in the Pacific.Wife: Seems like a perfect place for tourists.Husband: Yes. And I'll also have a yacht club—mm, and golf course.Wife: Uh huh. That's a good idea.Husband: There'll be fresh fish and coconuts. I might start a coconut oil industry.Wife: That sounds very ambitious.Husband: I think I'll call up the real estate agent right now. Wife: Why don't you think about it for a day or two? You may change your mind.Husband: No. I've made up my mind.A: Listen to the conversation and take notes.B: complete the advertisement.Coconut IslandA beautiful island in the (1) Pacific(2) A hundred acres with excellent (3) sandy beaches,(4) good fishing and (5) forty acres of coconut palmsFor Only (6) $ 800,000.A perfect investment for both (7) tourism and (8) coconut oil IndustryInterested? Contact your local (9) real estate agentAt 800-123-4567Section two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Magic Tricks and illusionsKen Brown, the taxi driver, loves magic tricks and illusions. He is talking to another driver while they are waiting for passengers. Ken: Did you see the Joe Daniel show last night?Driver: No, I didn't. Why? Was it good?Ken: Fantastic. There was an Indian on, called the Great Supremo.Driver: what did he do?Ken: He rolled up a sort of spiral * track in a ball.Driver: What do you mean, in a ball?Ken: He came on, took off his cloak and shoes, got into a silver ball and curled up*. Then his assistant fastened it and pushed it onto the track.Driver: There was probably a moving chain or something. Ken: No, it looked just like a helter-skelter*-about four meters high.Driver: But how can a ball roll up a slope*?Ken: It must be something to do with the center of gravity*.Driver: and what happened when it got to the top?Ken: it came back down again. I suppose he turned roundinside to keep control.Driver: did it come down quickly?Ken: Not at all. It came down as slowly as it went up, but it always looked as if it might fall off the track.A: Listen to the dialogue and complete the following summary. An Indian rolled up a spiral track in a ball.B. Listen to dialogue again and complete the following description of the show in detail.The performer came on, took off his cloak and shoes, got into a silver ball and curled up. Then his assistant fastened it and pushed it onto the track, which looked just like a helter-skelter --- about four meters high. The ball rolled up the slope slowly. When it got to the top, it came back down again. It came down as slowly as it went up, but it always looked as if it might fall off the track.Dialogue 2 Ancient MysteriesAnn is having coffee with her two flatmates, Jane and Sheila. Jane: You’re very quiet, Ann. What are you thinking about? Ann: This book about Stonehenge. It reminds me of another book I once read about mysterious objects and places. Sheila: It sounds interesting. What sort of things do you mean? Ann: I don't remember the name of the writer, but he found some quartz bead in Peru that had tiny holes drilled in them. Jane: What's strange about that?Ann: They've only just developed a commercial drill that could make such holes.Sheila: Do you remember any other examples?Ann: Yes, there's an iron tower in Indian. It's at least 1500 years old, but it never rusts*.Sheila: Wait a minute! I remember reading about lots of lineson the ground dating from about A.D.500. It was somewhere in Peru again, I think—Jane: I don't see anything strange about that!Sheila: I haven't finished. You can only see what the lines represent from high in the air.Ann: And there were no airplanes in those days---or were there? Jane: Oh, stop it. Of course, there weren't!Ann: I think it's the same book. It's got a lot of photos in it of cave* drawings showing people who look like astronauts.Jane: And why do you think they look like astronauts? Ann: Because they have helmets and clothes that look like modern spacesuits.Jane: Well, it all sounds rather far-fetched* to me!Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. The ancient mysterious events mentioned in the conversation all took place in Pure. (The ancient mysterious events mentioned in the conversation did not all take place in Peru, Some took place in Indian.)T 2. Ancient people used drills to make holes on quartz beads. (Ancient people may have developed a kind of drill to make holes on quartz beads.)F 3. There is stainless steel tower in India. (The tower is not made of stainless steel but iron that never rusts.)F4.People can see what the lines represent on the ground. (People can see what the lines represent only in the sky not on the ground.)F5. Cave drawings show that astronauts from outer spacevisited the Earth long ago. (Cave drawings just show people who look like astronauts.)F6. It seems that the speakers are all interested in ancientmysteries. (The ancient mysteries sound interesting to Ann but rather far-fetched to Jane.)Part 2 passagePassage 1 The Problem of the Third WorldEr, one of our main arguments is that we in Western countries actually have a part to play in causing the problems of the Third world. Er, many Third World countries are saddled* by immense debt burdens, for example. They were lent money at low interest rates in the 1970s, when money flooded into Western banks from the oil-producing countries and was, was lent out to the Third World. The interest rates have then risen dramatically. So you have a situation where a country in many cases can't even repay the interest, let alone* the capital*, on, on th-, on the debt. And I, I suppose the best example of that, that I've come across is a country in West Africa where the consumption, the local consumption of, of peanuts was banned, er, because peanuts w-,if, if they're im-, exported can bring in dea-, bring in a great deal of, of foreign income. Er, the peanut is a major source of protein* in this country. So you had people going hungry as a result of that.The peanuts were exported to Great Britain and the United States to feed our cattle. Er, those cattle then produced a surplus of milk which we don't know what to do with. We have enough er, milk, more milk that we can, than we can cope with in, in the Western World. And so that milk was transformed into dried milk power and then taken back to this country to help feed children who were suffering from malnutrition. So that, that's the kind of insane economic relationship that w-, we've gotourselves into with, with third World.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1. B2. D3. A4. C5. A6. D7. B8. BPart 3 NewsNew stem 1The United Nations Security Counsel has opened a conference on the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Diplomats attending the conference say the Counsel is ready for a limited deployment of military observers and troops to Congo. The Counsel expects to send about 3,000 troops to Congo. That is less than half the size of a peacekeeping force approved earlier. France's ambassador to the UN said the reduced force will be enough to observe peace promised by warring sides. But Zimbabwe foreign minister said the reduced force shows that the UN is not really serious about establishing peace in Congo. A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. The United Nations Security Counsel has opened a conference on the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo.B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.T 1. Military observers and troops will be sent to Congo by the Council.F2. As approved earlier, about 3,000troops will go to keep peace there. (The Counsel expects to send about 3,000 troops to Congo. That is less than half the size of a peacekeeping force approved earlier.)F 3. Officials from France and Zimbabwe think the force will beenough to observe peace. (But Zimbabwe foreign minister said the reduced force shows that UN is not really serious about establishing peace in Congo.)New stem 2Forty African leaders attending a meeting of the Organization of African Unity have promised to create a continental tradegroup. The organization would be similar to the European Union. It would have a parliament, central bank and a court of law. At least 44 members of the organization of African Unity have signed the documents supporting the proposal. 0AU officials say they expect the resolution to be approved within month. Thirty-six nations must support it.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary. Forty African leaders attending a meeting have promised to create a continental trade group.B: Listen to the news item again and fill in the blanks with the information you get from the tape.The proposed organization, similar to the European Union, would have a parliament, a central bank and a court of law. At least 44 members of the Organization of African Unity support the proposal. The resolution will be approved if 36 nationssupport it.New stem 3The Internet search engine company called Google has announced it will give more than twenty-five million dollars in money and investments to help the poor. The money will be spent over the next five to ten years in several areas, including poverty reduction and private business development.The company says the effort is to use the power of information and technology to help people improve their lives./doc/156716130.htmlwill also give money to help two climate change programs announced earlier this year. One of these programs studies ways to make renewable energy less costly than coal-based fuels. The other program is examining efforts to speed up common public use of electric cars.The creators of Google have promised to give /doc/156716130.htmlabout one percent of company profits and one percent of its total stock value every year.A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the plans of /doc/156716130.htmlto help the poor and to help the climate change programs.B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provide. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.1. F2. F3. T4. T5. T6. T7. F8. TSection three Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and AnswersRichard is sitting in his office. His old friend James has called to see him. James now lives in another town a long way away James: I was in town to visit the Browns a week last Sunday. You were out a long time that day!Richard: Was I? How do you know?James: I tried to telephone you several times but there was no reply.Richard: A week last Sunday? Wait, I remember. I'd gone bird watching.James: Where did you go?Richard: to the Purple Lake. I'd heard the flamingoes had come back.James: And did you see any?Richard: Yes, lots of them. That rain the week before bad made the lake just the right depth.James: Why do you think they'd come?Richard: I suppose those storms in the north had driven them down. They only stayed a few days. When I went last weekend, they'd gone.James: They don't nest here then?Richard: Possibly occasionally. I haven't heard reports recently, but an old man once told me he'd seen them. James:Did youget close to them?Richard: Possibly occasionally. I haven't heard reports recently, but an old man once told me he'd seen them .James: Did you get any photographs?Richard: No, unfortunately I hadn't got my camera ready before they all flew off.James: It must have been a splendid sight anyway.Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.1. Whom did James visit? (He visited the Browns.)2. When did he visit them? (He visited them last Sunday.)3. How did he know Richard was out?(He tried to telephone Richard several times but there was no reply.)4. Where did Richard go? (He went to the Purple Lake.)5. What did he go there for? (He went bird watching.)6. Did he see any flamingoes? (Yes, he saw lots of them.)7. Did he get close to them?(Yes, he had got within about fifteen feet of them.)8. He didn't get any photographs, did he?(No, the birds all flew off before he had got his camera ready.) Part 2 RetellingOne summer evening George was sitting by the open window, reading a frightening mystery story. Suddenly he heard a loud cry of "help!" It seemed to come from the trees at the end of the garden. So he went into the garden. Once again he heard the cry. "Who’s there?" he called out. But there was no answer.And there was no sign of anybody or anything. Maybe someone was playing a rather silly joke on him.Still feeling puzzled, he went back to the house. He had just sat down and begun to read his book again when he heard the cry of "help" again, this time from right behind his shoulder. He dropped his book and jumped up. There, sitting on top of the radio, was a large green and red bird: a parrot! While he was out in the garden, the bird must have seen the light in the room and flown in through the open window. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the passage only once.Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Listening ComprehensionPassage 2 DolphinsThere are about thirty species of dolphins, which measure from 1.5 to 9 metres. They are found in warm and tropical oceans and extremely fast swimmers, often reaching a speed of twenty knots*. In spite of their size, they dive in and out of the water in a most agile* manner. They are, in fact, mammals and belong to the family of toothed whales. They possess extremely acute hearing and use an echolocation* system to find prey*. The best-known species, the one familiar to anybody who has visited a dolphinarium*, is the grey-brown, bottle-nosed dolphin.The idea that the dolphin is one of man's best friends goes back a long way in history. But why are dolphins so appealing? What makes them such lovable and entertaining creatures? The fact is that they are intelligent, inquisitive* and quick to learn. They also have a curious expression, rather like a human smile, which is particularly attractive.Dolphins are especially fond of children. A dolphin nearMelbourne in Australia recognized one little girl in particular and kept returning to see her. They are also capable of forming long-lasting relationships, and one school*, which arrived at a bay in New Zealand, stayed for over a year and had regular contact with the local inhabitants. However, despite the widespread belief that dolphins can talk, the truth is that they are only able to imitate sounds.A: Listen to the passage and complete the blanks with the information you get from the tape.1. Number of species: thirty.2. Size: from 1.5 to 9 metres.3. Habitat: warm and tropical oceans.4. Family: They are mammals and belong to the family oftoothed whales.5. Characteristics:1)They are extremely fast swimmers.2) They can dive in and out of the water in a most agile manner.3) T hey possess extremely acute hearing and use an echolocation system to find prey.4) They are intelligent, inquisitive and quick to learn.5) They are able to imitate sounds.6, The best-known species: the grey-brown, bottle-nosed dolphin.B: Listen to the passage again and answer the question: Why are dolphins so appealing?Because they are intelligent, inquisitive and quick to learn; Theyalso have a curious expression, rather like a human smile, which is particularly attractive; Dolphins are especially fond ofchildren; They are also capable of forming long-lasting relationships.Passage 2 The Richer ScaleA powerful earthquake shook western India late last month. Thousands of people were killed. The quake mainly affected the Indian state of Gujarat*, but was felt in Pakistan, Bangladesh* and Nepal*.Earthquakes are caused by movements of the surface of the Earth. Scientists measure their power on the Richter Scale*. The recent earthquake in India measured seven-point-seven.The Richter Scale was developed in 35 by Charles Richter of the California Institute of Technology. It measures the amount of energy released by an earthquake.Energy flows from the center of an earthquake in waves. Scientists measure waves with a device called a seismograph*. A special pen is connected to the device. It moves across a piece of paper whenever the Earth moves.Scientists use seismographs to measure movements in areas of the Earth that have suffered earthquakes before. They find the center of a new earthquake by studying seismographs operating near it. They use the devices to learn the strength of the earthquake at its center. They rate it on the Richter Scale. An earthquake with a rating of two or less is not usually felt by people and is recorded only on local seismographs. A rating of more than six means the earthquake is strong enough to destroy buildings.Each step on the Richter Scale represents a big increase in power. For example, an earthquake rated five is ten times stronger than an earthquake rated four. A quake rated six is ten times stronger than one rated five and so on—The Richter Scale has no upper limit. Scientists sometimes discuss the size of earthquakes as moderate, large, major or great.A moderate earthquake measures five on the Richter Scale. A large one measure six. A major earthquake measures seven. And a great earthquake measures eight or higher. The largest known earthquakes have been measured between eight-point-eight and eight-point-nine.The United States National Earthquake Information Center reports about earthquakes all over the world. It says there are between twelve thousand and fourteen thousand earthquakes each year. Scientists say they expect about eighteen major。

施心远听力教程1听力答案Unit TwoSection 1 Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape~ Pay specialattention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Woman: Good evening.Man: Good evening. Can you ( 1 ) make up this prescription, please? Woman: Certainly. (2) Would you like to wait?Man: How long (3) will it take?Woman: (4)It'll be ready in twenty minutes.Man: Oh, (5) I'll come back later.Woman: All right, sir,Man: (6) Shall I pay now or later?Woman: (7) Later'll be all right.Part 2 Listening and Note-takingMan: Excuse me. How can I get to the station please?Woman: The station, the station, the station ...let me see. Ah, yes. Y ou can go down ... no. Go straight on until you come to a cinema.Let's see now-- that's the second turn on your right. Thecinema's on the corner. Turn right at the cinema and you'll be inBridge Street. I think it's Bridge Street. Go along BridgeStreet for a few minutes and then take the second -- no, not thesecond, the first, that's fight, the first turning. On your left. Thestation is straight ahead, right in front of you.Man: So that's second right and first left. Thank you very much.That's very kind of you.Woman: Don't mention it.Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes.Exercise B: Use the information from your notes to mark the places and streets mentioned in the conversation on the sketch map.Section 2 Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueDialogue 1 where did you living now?Interviewer: Y ou say you moved out of London five years ago?Alistair: Y es, I did. I lived in Hampstead*.Interviewer: That's very close to the centre, isn't it?Alistair: Y es, quite close. 1 went to work by bicycle -- I worked in Oxford Street. It took about half an hour.Interviewer: And why did you move? Did you change jobs?Alistair: Well, yes, I did. I worked for an advertising agency then. Now I work for a newspaper.But that isn't the reason. I moved because London is so dirty and ther e's so much stress…Interviewer: And now you live in -.Alistair: Oh, right in the country. The nearest station is rather far, about 15 miles away, but the village is fairly close to London, about 40miles. I still work in London.Interviewer: So how long does it take you to get to work?Alistair: Oh, less than an hour and a half, door to door.Exercise A: Listen o the interview and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided.Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. The man lives in Hampstead now. (The man used to live inHampstead.)T 2. The man has changed his job. (He worked for an advertisingagency five years ago but now he works for a newspaper.)F 3. The place where the man lives now is about 15 miles away fromLondon. (The nearest station is rather far about 15 miles away, but the village is fairly close to London, about 40 miles.)Exercise B: Listen to the interview again and answer the following questions.1. Why did the man move out of London?(Because he finds that London is so dirty and there's so much stress.) 2. Where does he live now?(He lives in a village in the country, about 40 miles away from London.)3. How did he use to go to work?(He used to go to work by bicycle.)4. How does he go to work now?(Most likely he goes to work by car now because he said that it takes him less than an hour anda half, door to door, to get to work.)5. Where does he work now?(He works for a newspaper now.)Dialogue 2 Have you ever lived abroadInterviewer: Have you ever lived abroad, Phyllis?Phyllis: Y es, I have actually. What about you?Interviewer: No, unfortunately I haven't.Phyllis: Oh, what a shame!Interviewer: Where did you live when you were abroad?Phyllis: I lived in Australia.Interviewer: Really? That's a long way away.Phyllis: Uhm, uhm, yes!Interviewer: How long were you there for?Phyllis: I was there for twelve yearsInterviewer: Oh! What a long time!Phyllis: Y es. Rather,Interviewer: Erin. So how long have you been back in the UK? Phyllis: I've been back about, erm. ten years now,Interviewer: Uhm, uhm, When you were in Australia, did you think of it as your home?Phyllis: Well, it depends on what, you mean by home. When 1 was...home to me is being near the people you're fond of. Interviewer: Uhm. uhm. yeah. So does that mean that your family were with you in Australia?Phyllis: Y es, they were there with me.Interviewer: And presumably they've ... they came back to the UK?Phyllis: Y es, they did. They came back with me,Interviewer: Uhm, uhm. Erin, if you had a choice, where do you think you'd be living now?Phyllis: Oh. I would really like to go back to AustraliaInterviewer: Oh, yeah? Why's that?Phyllis: Well. for one thing, it's the climate.Interviewer: UhmPhyllis: And. er. secondly, it's ... very relaxed.Interviewer: Oh? In what way?Phyllis: Well, you know. the wave of life, nobody hurries. Interviewer: Uhm. Is that at work as well as socially?Phyllis: That's right, everythingExercise: Listen to the interview and complete the following questionnaire.Part 2 PassagePassage one welcome to LondonWelcome to London! Y ou and seven million other tourists will fill Britain's capital city this season,jostling each other along Oxford Street, getting lost on the Underground, staring at Buckingham Palace, andcomplaining about the food and the weather.What can you do when you're here? There are the obvious tourist attractions of royal London, the London of pageantry* and soldiers in fancy uniforms. There is historical London, with the ancient buildings and magnificent churches. A good introduction to all this can be found in the London Museum in the Barbican*.Y ou can spend a lot of money, in shops from aristocratic Knightsbridge to democratic Marks and Spencer*, all of them anxious to receive travellers' cheques in almost any currency. There are many hotels at your service, and your chambermaid may well be able to talk to you in your own language -- though probably not in English, Restaurants are here by the hundred. Y ou can eat your way round the world in London, from China to Argentina*, though you may have a bit of a job finding good English food.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. BPart 3 NewsNew research says 35% of all child deaths worldwide are caused by under-nutrition---hunger. The Lancet,the British medical magazine, just published a series of five studies. The answer, they suggest, is greaterinvestment in nutritional services and improvements to health system.The research involved poor to middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.Robert Black from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland was the lead author of the series. He says more than 3.5million mothers and children under 5die in poor countries each year because of under-nutrition.News Item 2Last week, Bill Gates retired from full-time work at the world’s biggest computer software company, Microsoft. He will remain chairman of the company he established with Paul Allen in 1975.Mr. Gates left Microsoft at a time of change in the computing industry. Early on, Microsoft understood the importance of the “network effect”. That is, software is the kind of product that increases in value as more people buy and use it.At 52 years old, Bill Gates is currently the third richest man in the world. He is worth about 58 billion dollars. Mr. Gates will now spend most of his time working at his charity organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation is the world’s largest charity with over 37 billion dollars. It providesmoney for health, education and other projects, mostly in developing countries.News Item 3The competition between Microsoft and Google took a new turn on February first. Microsoft made a public offer to buy the Internet company Y ahoo. Microsoft says the combined companies would be in a better position to compete against Google in the online services market.This week, Y ahoo rejected the offer. Its board of directors said the price undervalued the company. The offer was worth almost 45 billion dollars in cash and stock, or 31 dollars per Y ahoo share. Y ahoo is said to want 40 dollars a share.Microsoft says it offered a full and fair price. It says moving forward quickly with the deal would be in the best interest of shareholders. Y et since February first, the value of Mi crosoft’s offer has fallen to 29 dollars a share because of a drop in its stock.Microsoft thinks it could better compete against Google with Y ahoo’s expert knowledge. Microsoft could attempt a hostile takeover. But that is not the way it normally does business, and there is risk of angering Y ahoo’s employees.Section Three Oral WorkMan: Are you ready to order?Woman: Er, yes, please. I'll have the roast beefMan: Uhm, Would you like a starter?Woman: No thanks, oh, why not? I'll have the garlic mushrooms please. Man: And would you like salad or vegetables with your roast beef Woman: Er, what vegetables have you got?M011: Cauliflower and carrots,Woman: Er, have you got any cabbage?Man: No, I'm afraid not,Woman: Oh, well, never mind, ]'Il have the carrots.Man: Carrots. Can I get you anything to drink?Woman: Er, just a glass of water.Man: And would you like anything for dessert?Woman: No thanks.woman: Excuse me?Man: Y es?Woman: I'm afraid this bread is stale,Man: Oh, I'm terribly sorry, I'll get you some fresh, madam. Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it.Y ou will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.Questions:1. What did the woman order?(She ordered the roast beef.)2. What would the woman like to have as a starter'~(She would like to have the garlic mushrooms.)3. What vegetables does the restaurant offer?(It offers cauliflower and carrots.)4. What vegetable did the woman order?(She ordered carrots.)5. What sort of drink did she order? '(She ordered a glass of water.)6. She ordered a dessert, didn't she?(No, she did not order any dessert.)7. Did the woman like the bread served?(No, she didn't like it.)8. Why didn't she like the bread?(Because it was stale / not fresh~)PART 2 RetellingIt was Monday morning. Betty left home early that day because she was going to start work at an office. She was only sixteen and this was her first job. Unfortunately, the traffic was so dense that she was a few minutes late When she arrived at the office.When she entered the office, she saw Mr. Cramp, her boss, speaking to the people in an angry voice. She was very afraid and didn't dare to say anything.Later that day, she found out what had happened, As a rule, Mr. Crump came to the office at about 9:30, because he lived a long way out in the country and came up by train every day. That morning, however, he happened to catch an earlier train, and when he arrived at the office, he was greatly annoyed to see that no one was working. All the clerks were standing around, smoking, laughing and telling jokes.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. Y ou will hear the passage only once.Section 4 Supplementary ExercisesPART 1 Listening ComprehensionPassage 1entertainments in LondonY ou come, of course, from all over the world, attracted by the comparative cheapness of London and its relatively new reputation as a good place to have fun -- a reputation which really only dates from the mid 1960's, that era* of' Swinging London,"* of pop stars and fashion photographers and dress designers.There's certainly no lack of entertainment. The British Theatreis world famous, and offers everything from Shakespeare to West End comedy*. There's a large number of cinemas presenting films from all over the world. Every night of the week there are concerts. Classical or pop, take your choice. And of course night clubs will be happy to take large quantifies of cash from you in return for the illusion* of being sophisticated* and perhaps slightly wicked*. When it rains (and it will rain) there are museums and art galleries to give you shelter-- and they're free! When it's fine, take a boat trip along the River Thames, downstream to Greenwich* or upstream to Hampton Court*.Y ou may be exhausted by London; you may be cheated in London; you may not be able to get a drink when you want one, thanks to the ridiculous licensing laws; you may get wet and catch a cold; but you're not likely to be bored.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D6. C7. B8. DPassage 2Health InsuranceMost full-time students at American universities must have health insurance, 12qis is because health costs in the United States are high. Colleges are not able to pay the costs if students suffer serious accidents or sickness,Many American colleges have health centers where doctors and nurses treat students' medical problems. This service may be included in the cost of attending college. Health insurance is usually needed for extra services.Students may already be protected under their parents' health insurance policies*. If not, many colleges offer their own insurance plans. For example, students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor are treated without charge the minor medical problems at the university health center. But the university suggests that students buy its health insurance plan. It costs about 800 dollars a year. The insurance pays [or hospital services, emergency room care and visits to doctors. It also pays for laboratory tests and x rays. And it pays ninety percent of the cost of drugs prescribed by a doctor. The plan does not pay for birth control, care of the teeth or eyeglasses. And it does not pay for preventive care such as injections* that prevent disease.Students at Boston College in Massachusetts are required to have their own health insurance plan or lo buy the college accident and sickness insurance. The college plan costs about 500 dollars a year. It pays for any medical care needed within a/line period. It does not pay for eye glasses, hearing aids*, or dental* treatment.Students can also buy independent insurance policies from insurance companies. The details of such policies are different, depending on where the student lives. Usually, these policies pay for doctor visits, treatment of injuries and hospital costs. Sometimes foreign students do not understand the need for health insurance, especially if they do net need such insurance in their own countries. However, people in the United States are responsible for their own medical costs. These can be extremely high in cases of serious illness or accidents. The purpose of health insurance is to make sure that these costs will be paid for.Exercise A: Listen to the report and complete the following sentences. 1. Students at American universities must have healthinsurance, because health costs in the United States are high.2. Many American colleges have health centers where minor medical problems can be treated.3. The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor offers its health insurance plan that costs about $800 a year.4. Boston College in Massachusetts suggests the students buy the college accident and sickness insurance that costs about $500 a year.Exercise B: Listen to the report again and put a tick beside the item that the insurance pays for and put a cross beside the one that the insurance doesn't pay for.hospital services √ birth control Xlabora tory tests √ x-rays √drugs prescribed by a doctor √ hearing aids Xeyeglasses X emergency room care √dental treatment X doctor visits √PART 2 Oral WorkFrances Whithread lived in children's homes until she was 13 because hermother was unable to look after her.When Frances was 12 she took part in a game of netball. The referee, whose name was Margaret Whitbread, noticed the young girl because she argued with so many of her decisions. A few weeks later they met again at a local sports ground. Frances asked Margaret to show her how to throw the javelin and Margaret soon discovered that although Frances was a difficult child, she was a very promising young athlete.When Frances was 13, the Whitbreads adopted her. Family life suited Frances and as she became bigger and stronger, her javelin throwing improved until she became one of Britain's topathletes.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics.1. What difference would it have made if Frances had not met the Whitbreads?2. Do you agree that sometimes it pays to argue?。

新编商务英语听力教程1第二版答案unit121、She is a girl, _______ name is Lily. [单选题] *A. whose(正确答案)B. whoC. whichD. that2、You needn’t _______ me. I’m old enough to take care of myself. [单选题] *A. worry about(正确答案)B. write downC. put awayD. wake up3、Don’t forget _______ those books when you are free. [单选题] *A. to read(正确答案)B. readingC. readD. to reading4、There _____ wrong with my radio. [单选题] *A. are somethingB. are anythingC. is anythingD. is something(正确答案)5、Li Jing often helps me ______ my geography.（）[单选题] *A. atB. inC. ofD. with(正确答案)6、( ) No matter _____ hard it may be, I will carry it out. [单选题] *A whatB whateverC how(正确答案)D however7、( ) The salesgirls in Xiushui Market have set a good example______us in learning English. [单选题] *A. to(正确答案)B. forC. withD. on8、John will go home as soon as he _______ his work. [单选题] *A. finishB. will finishC. finishedD. finishes(正确答案)9、—Can you play tennis? —______, but I’m good at football.（）[单选题] *A. Yes, I can(正确答案)B. Yes, I doC. No, I can’tD. No, I don’t10、We _____ three major snowstorms so far this winter. [单选题] *A.hadB. haveC. have had(正确答案)D.had had11、_______ travelers come to visit our city every year. [单选题] *A. Hundred ofB. Hundreds of(正确答案)C. Five HundredsD. Five hundred?of12、( ) What she is worried __ is ____ her daughter is always addicted to chatting online./; that [单选题] *A /; thatB of thatC about that(正确答案)D about what13、70．Would you like ________，sir? [单选题] *A．something else(正确答案)B．nothing elseC．else somethingD．else anything14、“I think you are wonderful,”she said, “You are so patient with your little George.”[单选题] *A. 耐心(正确答案)B. 细心C. 关心D. 偏心15、Tony wants _______ a job as a language teacher in China. [单选题] *A. findB. findingC. to find(正确答案)D. to be found16、______! It’s not the end of the world. Let’s try it again.（）[单选题] *A. Put upB. Set upC. Cheer up(正确答案)D. Pick up17、If it _______ tomorrow, I won’t go there. [单选题] *A. rains(正确答案)B. is rainingC. will rainD. would rain18、Li Lei often takes a walk early ______ the morning.（）[单选题] *A. atB. onC. in(正确答案)D. for19、Modern plastics can（）very high and very low temperatures. [单选题] *A. stand(正确答案)B. sustainC. carryD. support20、—______ is it from your home to the bookstore?—About 15 kilometers.（）[单选题] *A. How far(正确答案)B. How muchC. How longD. How many21、( ) It ___ the Chinese people 8 years to build the Dam. [单选题] *A. took(正确答案)B. costsC. paidD. spends22、Two（）in our school were sent to a remote village to teach for a month. [单选题] *A. women teachers(正确答案)B. woman teachersC. women teacherD. woman teacher23、We had ____ wonderful lunch last Saturday. [单选题] *A. /B. theC. oneD. a(正确答案)24、Her （）for writing was that she wished women to get the right to higher education. [单选A. motivation(正确答案)B. motivateC. effectD. concentration25、27．Will it ______ warm in the room? [单选题] *A．areB．be(正确答案)C．isD．going to be26、The paper gives a detailed（）of how to create human embryos (胚胎)by cloning. [单选题] *A. intentionB. description(正确答案)C. affectionD. effort27、I couldn’t find Peter,_____did I know where he had gone. [单选题] *A.nor(正确答案)C.neverD.as28、How lovely a day,（）? [单选题] *A. doesn't itB. isn't it(正确答案)C.shouldn't itD.hasn't it29、He can’t meet his friends tonight because he _______ do homework. [单选题] *A. has to(正确答案)B. needC. have toD. don’t have to30、I will _______ at the school gate. [单选题] *A. pick you up(正确答案)B. pick up youC. pick you outD. pick out you。

Unit 10Section One: Tactics for ListeningPart 1--PhoneticsArcher: Excuse me, do you speak Enlgish?Woman: Yes, a little.Archer: I’m looking for a bank.Woman: I’m sorry, could you say that again, please?Archer: I’m looking for a bank.Woman: There’s a bank just round the corner. I can show you where it is.Archer: Thank you very much. That’s very kind of you.Woman: That’s all right.Archer: Your English is very good.Woman: I’m learning English at evening classes. Are you here on h oliday?Archer: No, I’m giving some lectures at the university.Woman: Well, I hope you enjoy yourself here.Part 2--Listening and Note-TakingWoman: How do you find living on a grant? Can you manage it?Man: Well, rent is the biggest item on my budget. That’s more than ￡8. I’m quite luck, because I share a house with some friends and it’s quite near the University, and we share the bill, of course, you know, gas, electricity and that. They come about ￡1.50. After rent comes food--that’s my next biggest expense, I suppose. Of course, I can’t afford to eat in restaurants or anything like that.Woman: What about books? Do you have to spend a lot on books?Man: Well, well, it depends,--I mean last week I spend ￡3.25 just on one book, and that’s about average for a week, I’d say.Woman: Do you buy newspapers and magazines much?Man: Well, not a lot, because—well, they have them in the college li brary, you see, but I reckon to spend about, urn ￡1, or ￡1.5 on papers.Woman: What about entertainment, do you go out a lot?Man: Well, I go to the pub nearly every evening if that’s what you m ean, you know, for a drink with you know, with my friends, and I smoke and well, altogether I spend about ￡5 a week on that.Woman: So it’s not very easy to live on your grant then, is it?Man: No, no, not really, I work, I get job every vacation as a driver o r in a factory or something like that…There’s nothing I can give up really. I mean, if I give up smoking, I’ll only save ￡1.50 pe week anyway. Sometimes I save on transport—that averages aout ￡2 a week usually, but if I hitchhike home to my parents for example, I save on the train fare, and that’s quite a bit…ExerciseSection Two: Listening ComprehensionPart 1--DialoguesDialogue 1: The National Telecom ShowroomMrs Fennell: Have you any idea what time the National Telecom Sho wroom opens, Kate?Kate Mitcham: The National Telecom Showroom? No, I’m afraid I h aven’t. Why don’t you phone them?Mrs Fennell: Can you pass me the telephone directory, please?Kate Mitcham: Yes, er... Do you want L to R or S to Z?Mrs Fennell: L to R, I suppose. Thanks.Information clerk: Good morning. National Telecom Showroom.Mrs Fennell: Could you tell me what time the showroom opens, pleas e?Information clerk:Certainly. It opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. o n Monday to Fridays.Mrs Fennell: Thank you. And could you possibly send me some infor mation about office systems?Information clerk: Of course. We have some brochures. Would you li ke to give me your name and address?Mrs Fennell: Yes, my name’s Fennell. F-e-double n-e-double l. And t he address is Communico Limited, 138 East Avenue, London N19.Information clerk: N19. Right. I’ll put that in the post to you today. D o you require anything else?Mrs Fennell: No, that’s all, thank you.Exercise :1.What does Mrs Fennell want to know?(She wants to know when the National Telecom Showroom opens)2.Where can she find the telephone number?(She can find the telephone number from the telephone directory.)3.When does the showroom open?( It opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 5 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays.)4.Why does the Infromation clerk want to know her name and address?( Because he wants to send her some brochures by post.)5.Where does Mrs Fennell work?(She works for a company, Communico Limited.)Dialogue 2: At Heathrow AirportNick and Lise are waiting for Malcolm at Heathrow Airport. They ar e listening to the announcements, but there is a lot of noise.Lise: Could you hear, Nick? Did she say “Toronto”?Nick: I don’t know. There’s too much noise. What time does Malc’s plane arrive?Lise: I told you. At 9.30. Flight AC 866.Nick: Gosh, it’s almost 10.15 now! The plane’s probably landed. Wh y don’t you go and ask at the Information Desk?Lise: OK. And you go and wait by the exit over there.Nick: Hey, wait a minute! What does Malc look like?Lise: Oh, he’s like me. But he’s taller and thinner. And his hair’s mu ch darker. Anyway, don’t worry. I’ll be back in a minute.…Nick: Excuse me, are you Malcolm Anderson?Man: What? No, I’m not.Nick: Oh, sorry.Malc:: Er… are you looking for Malcolm Anderson?Nick: Yes, oh, it’s you! But you’re not like your sister!Malc: Aren’t I? Anyway, you must be Nick. Nice to meet you. Wher e’s Lise?Nick: She’s just gone to the Information Desk. Ah, here she is.Lise: Malc! What happened to you? We’ve been here for hours!Malc: Well, first of all I had trouble at Immigration. And then they c oldn’t find some of my luggage. And then they asked me a lot of question s in Customs.Lise: Well, never mind, you’re here now. But I’ll just go back to the Information Desk…Exercise A:F 1. Malcolm is traveling on Flight 886. ( Malcolm is traveling on Fl ight AC 866.)F 2. The plane is delayed. (Probably not. The plane landed on time b ut Malcolm is delayed.)F 3. Lise askes Nick to go and wait at the arrival lounge. (Lise asks Nick to go and wait by the exit.)T 4. Malcolm is Lise’s brother.F 5. They’ve been waiting for him for hours. (Probably they’ve been waiting for him for about an hour. Nick: What time does Malc’s plane ar rive? Lise: At 9.30. Nick: Gosh, it’s almost 10.15 now!)Exercise B:1. Why is Malcolm delayed? (Because he first had trouble at Immigra tion. And then they couldn’t find some of his luggage. And finally they as ked him a lot of questions in Customs.)2. Why does Lise go back to the Information Desk again? (Probably s he has asked the Information desk to make an announcement. Now she go es there to tell them not to broadcast it.)Part 2--PassagesPassage 1: The Weather ForecastIt’s five to nine and here is the weather forecast for the British Isles until midnight.For all areas east of London and as far north as the Wash it will be dr y with a few patches of hazy sunshine along the coastal regions. Inland th e winds will drop, and temperatures should rise to 20°C although there is little chance of the sun breaking through.Along the south coast the day will start clear and bright, with tempera tures climbing to 25°C by midday. However, by late afternoon, clouds wi ll appear from the southwest bringing the possibility of some humidity.In western region, covering Wales and southwest england as far as Br istol, heavy rain has already set in, and in England it is expected to contin ue for the rest of the day, with temperatures only reaching 17 or 18 degre es.The worst of the rain should have cleared Pembroke and west Wales by mid-afternoon and occasional breaks in the cloud may lift the temperatures to 19, but further north, more rain blowing across the Irish sea, with high winds, will keep the temperature down to 15 or 16 degrees; low for t his time of the year.Finally, for the rest of England and Scotland, the weather will be cha ngeable; with rain from the west clearing by mid-morning, and then brigh ter periods with scattered showers will cover most of the Midlands and Sc otland. The winds will be fresh from the northwest becoming chilly in the north of Scotland. As night falls, fog will roll in from the North Sea and most of the northeast Scottish coast will have restricted visibility. Temper atures will decrease rapidly in the evening, in some places in the extreme north falling to 7 degrees. That is the end of thee weather forecast, and th e shipping forecast will follow shortly.Exercise:1. D2. C3. A4. B5. D6. A7. B8. CPart 3--News News Item 1Last Saturday, in Japan, finance ministers of the Group of Eight countries urged oil producing countries to increase production. But they also called on the International Monetary Fund and the International Energy Agency to jointly examine the recent price rise.I.M.F. chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn said that some G-Eight ministers were concerned about financial speculation. How important it is and what influence it has on the market will be investigated, he says. A report is expected in October.Futures markets now largely set the price of oil. Yet these contracts rarely involve an exchange of real barrels of oil. Most oil is traded on what is called the spot market or through other contracts between producers and users. The prices, however, are usually based on futures prices.Exercise A:This news item is about concerns of the G-eight ministers over high oil prices.Exercise B:1.T2. F3. T4. F5. F6. TNews Item 2Last Friday, President Bush called for an economic growth package -- a plan to give a quick shot of energy to the slowing American economy. Now, the administration has an agreement with Democratic and Republican leaders in the House of Representatives.President Bush called the 150 billion dollar deal, reached Thursday, the right set of policies and the right size. He urged Congress to pass it as soon as possible, saying the economy urgently needs action. He said the plan would lead to higher consumer spending and increased business investment this year.The measures must be approved by the House and the Senate and signed into law by the president.Many economists worry that the world's largest economy will enter or has already entered a recession.Exercise A:This news item is about a plan to aid the US economy.Exercise B:1.T2. T3. F4. F5. F6. TNews Item 3World economic growth remained strong in 2007. The International Monetary Fund estimated growth at five and two-tenths percent.But predictions for 2008 call for slower growth in the world economy. In October the I.M.F. cut its estimate for global growth this year by almost half a percentage point, to four and eight-tenths percent.There are worries of an economic slowdown or possibly a recession in the United States. The most important issue for 2008 may be the American housing market.Another major issue for two thousand eight is what effect energy prices will have on economic growth. The price of a barrel of oil doubled in two thousand seven. And on the second day of two thousand eight, the price hit one hundred dollars for the first time. The dollar continued its drop against most major currencies in 2007.Exercise A:This news item is about world economic growth that is predicted to slow in 2008.Exercise B:1.The estimated growth of the world economy in 2007was at fiveand two-tenths percent.2.According to the International Monetary Fund’s estimation, thegrowth in 2008 is at four and eight-tenths percent.3.In 2007, the price of a barrel of oil doubled.4.On the second day of 2008, the oil price reached $100 per barrel.Exercise C:The global economic growth, though remaining strong in 2007, is predicted to slow in 2008. The housing market and the energy prices are two major issues that affect world economic growth for 2008. These two major issues plus US dollar continuing to drop against most major currencies lead to worries of an economic slowdown or a recession in the United States.Section Three: Oral WorkPart 1--Questions and AnswersHarry is a journalist. He is interviewing Professor Thomas, the Nobel Prize Winner and his wife.Prof. Thomas: Well, I’m surprised above all. The Prize was complete ly unexpected.Harry: Mrs Thomas, are you happy about it?Mrs. Thomas: Oh, I’m absolutely delighted.Harry: Professor Thomas, do you enjoy being famous?Prof. Thomas: It’s a new experience. In fact, it’s quite unbelievable.Harry: Do you find it difficult to work with all your interviews and pr ess conferences?Prof. Thomas: Indeed I do. I find it quite impossible to work under su ch circumstances.Harry: Would you like to give up work altogether?Prof. Thomas: Oh, no. The idea is utterly ridiculous.Mrs Thomas: He couldn’t, even if he wanted to. He’s totally dedicat ed to his work.Harry: I’m glad to hear that because everyone is really delighted at y our success.Prof. Thomas: Thank you very much.Harry: Mrs Thomas, Professor Thomas is a brilliant scientist. What’s he like as a husband?Mrs Thomas: Oh, he’s quite remarkable in this field too.Harry: I suppose you consider yourself lucky to have a man like this f or your husband.Mrs. Thomas: You’re absolutely right, I do.Harry: Professor Thomas, what are your plans for the future?Prof. Thomas: Well, the only plan I have at the moment is to enjoy a really superb dinner.Harry: Mrs Thomas, Professor, thank you.1. Why is Professor Thomas surprised?He’s surprised because the Prize was completely unexpected.2. How does Mrs Thomas feel about it?She’s absolutely delighted.3. Does Professor thomas find it difficult to work at the moment?Yes, he finds it quite impossible.4. What does Professor Thomas think about giving up work?He thinks the idea is utterly ridiculous.5. What does Mrs Thomas say about her husband’s attitude to his wo rk?She says he’s totally dedicated to his work.6. What is the reaction of everyone to Professor’s success?Everyone is really delighted at his success.7. What is the professor like as a husband?He’s quite remarkable.8. What does Professor Thomas plan to do now?He plans to enjoy a really superb dinner.Part 2--RetellingThe tooth had been bothering David for some time. He knew he shou ld have gone to the dentist earlier. But he always put off seeing the dentist .Yesterday afternoon David went to see his dentist because he couldn’t bear the pain any more. David told him that the tooth had kept him awak e the night before. Then the dentist looked into his mouth, but he did not l ook only at the one tooth. Instead he looked them all over.“Hmm,” he said. “I’m afraid several of your teeth need seeing to.” H e began to describe exactly what needed doing. David listened to him wit h a kind of sick feeling in the stomach.“I should say that at least four teeth have cavities. We’ll have to see t o them i mmediately.”David asked about the tooth that had been aching. “I may be able to s ave it,” the dentist said to him.Section Four: Supplementary ExercisePart 1—Listening ComprehensionPassage 1: Package HolidaysPackage holidays, covering a two weeks’ stay in an attractive locatio n are increasingly popular, because they offer an inclusive price with few extras. Once you get to the airport, it is up to the tour operator to see that you get safely to your destination.Excursions, local entertainment, swimming, sunbathing, skiing—you name it—it’s all laid on for you. There is, in fact, no reason for you to bot her to arrange anything yourselves. You make friends and have a good ti me, but there is very little chance that you will really get to know the loca l people. This is even less likely on a coach tour, when you spend almost your entire time travelling. Of course, there are carefully scheduled stops for you to visit historic buildings and monuments, but you will probably b e allowed only a brief stay overnight in some famous cities, with a polite reminder to be up and breakfasted early in time for the coach next mornin g. You may visit the beautiful, the historic, the ancient, but time is always at your elbow. There is also the added disadvantage of being obliged to s pend your holiday with a group of people you have never met before, ma y not like and have no reasonable excuse for getting away from. As again st this, it can be argued that for many people, particularly the lonely or eld erly, the feeling of belonging to a group, although for a short period on ho liday, is an added bonus. They can sit safely back in their seats and watch the world go by.Exercise:1. B2. A3. D4. B5. A6. B7. C8. CPassage 2 SkyscrapersThe first skyscrapers were built in the United States. As early as the 1 880s, two new technical developments made these taller buildings possibl e. One development was the mechanical elevator. It meant that people wo uld ot have to climb many steps to reach the upper floors of tall buildings. Elevators could carry them quickly to the top floors.The development of steel also helped make taller buildings possible. Walls of stone, concrete and other materials had supported earlier buildin gs. But such walls were too heavy for a truly tall building. Pieces of steel, however, could help form a strong skeleton for a tall building. The steel f rame was strong enough to support the building. Walls could be made of glass or other thin materials. Today, most skyscrapers have steel frames with glass or metal walls connected to them.The first skyscraper was built in Chicago, Illinois in 1885. It was the Home Insurance Building. It was almost 55 meters tall, By the early 1990s, skyscrapers were rising in all large American cities, especially in New York.The world’s most famous skyscraper was built there in 1931. The Em pire State Building was the tallest building in the world for more than fort y years. It is still one fo the most popular. Each year, more than 3,000,000 visitors to New York City ride an elevator to the top of the Empire State Building. They stand outdoors in a special observation area almost 380 m eters above the ground. From there, they can see all of the city of New Yo rk far below.By the 1950s, most big American businesses had their headquarters i n skyscrapers. The goal was to keep all employees of the same company t ogether. By the 1960s and early 1970s, almost every skyscraper looked th e same. They were like boxes with flat tops and square sides. The buildin gs were made of glass, steel and concrete.European architects invented this simple design. It is called the Intern ational Style. They wanted to create buildings for working people. They wanted buildings that were simple and expressed the idea that all people were equal. But after a while, architects and other people bacame tired of buildings that looked like boxes. They said that too many of them made a city look ugly.Today, architects are designing many unusual and interesting skyscra pers. Some architects use elements of past, classical architecture in their s kyscrapers. For example, they might use tall stone columns like those of Greek temples in a new skyscarper.Some recent skyscrapers rise up from the ground in long, wide curves . Some are round, rising into the air like a steel pipe. Others have uneven shapes, with walls of different sizes. Architects also use different building materials to make skyscrapers more beautiful and interesting. They use g ranite and other kinds of stone to add color to the newest tall buildings. C olored glass also has become popular in skyscrapers.Exercise:In late 19th century two new technical developments made skyscrape rs possible.One development was the mechanical elevator.The other development was steel.Earlier skyscrapers:The first skyscraper was built in Chicago, USA in 1885.The world’s most famous skyscraper, the Empire State Building was built in New York, in 1931.Skyscrapers of 1960s and early 1970s:Every skyscraper looked the same.They were like boxes with flat tops and square sides.They were made of glass, steel and concrete.This simple design expressed the idea that all people were equal. It is als o called the International Style.Skyscrapers nowadays:Some skyscrapers rise up from the ground in long, wide curves.Some are round, look like steel pipes.Others have uneven shapes with walls of different sizes.Materials used by architects to build skyscrapers in recent days are granit e, other kinds of stone and colored glass, etc.Part 2-- Oral WorkMary had to go to London one evening. She decided she would rather take a train than go by car. But when she got to the station, she found the drivers had gone on strike. Just then she saw Linda. She was going to Lon don, too. “Come on. We’ll push through the crowd,” Linda said.A long queue was waiting in front of the gate for the London train. T hey joined it. They talked about the strike. “We women should go on strike, too. We have to get equal rights in pay and everything. We have to be t reated the same as men are!”Just then, the gate was opened. Everybody began to push. A man nex t to them pushed Linda aside got in front. “There aren’t any gentlemen lef t any more. Men don’t even know how to treat women like a lady any mo re!” Linda said loudly.。

听力教程4答案施心远（1—13）Unit 1Section 1Listening and Translation1. A college education can be very costly in the United States.2.Rising costs have led more and more families to borrow money to help pay for college.3.There are different federal loans and private loans for students.4.Interest rates on some of these loans will go up on July 1st.5.There are growing concerns that many students graduate with too much debt.1.在美国，大学教育的费用会很贵。

2.费用的上涨使越来越多的美国家庭通过借钱来支付上大学的费用。

3.有各种各样的联邦贷款和私人贷款可供学生挑选。

4.在这些贷款品种中，有些品种的利率将从7月1日起上调。

5.人们越来越担心，很多学生将背负沉重的债务从大学毕业。

Section 2Part 1 Dialogue1-8 A C D C B C B APart 2 passage Ex C: 1-8 F F T T F T T FSection 3News Item 1China's wasted n o time insetting put the latest plans for its ambitious space p rogram. A senior official said the next manned mission will be in 2007, when the astronauts will attempt a space w alk. After that, scientists w ill focus on developing the capability to rendezvous* and dock* with other spacecraft. He added that China also wanted to recruit female astronauts in the near future.The announcement c omes just hours after the country's second manned space m ission touched down in the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia. The returning astronauts have been given a hero's welcome, riding in an open car in a nationally televised p arade. T housands o f soldiers and groups of schoolchildren lined the route, waving Chinese flags. It's a sign of the great importance China attaches to its space program, viewing it as a source of national pride and international prestige.A: …about China’s ambitious space program.B:1. Landing spot: in the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia2. Significance: a source of national pride and international prestige (威望)Future plan1. 1) Time: 20072) Goal: The astronauts will attempt a space walk.2. Focus of further development: t he capability to rendezvous and dock with otherspacecraft3. Recruitment of astronauts: to recruit female astronauts in the near future.News Item 2China's economy has recovered earlier and more strongly than any other. This latest data is further evidence of that trend. The rise in industrial output confirms what factory owners have been saying for some time now, that customers h ave been restocking* their inventories and confidence is returning.There are still question marks though over the stability of the recovery. The property* sector* is showing signs of overheating. The government this week announced measures totry to cool it. At the same time officials decided to extend tax subsidies* for purchases ofsmall vehicles and appliances suggesting that some here still believe Chinese manufacturers need government support.Growth was strongest in heavy industries such as coal, steel,power generation and automobiles. Consumer prices rose in November for the first time since February. But therise was small and probably reflected higher food prices caused by early snowstorms which destroyed c rops and disrupted t ransport.A: … about the growth of China’s economy.News Item 3If you visit almost any marketplace in Africa, many of the consumer goods on sale,from buckets to razor blades to hurricane lamps, are likely to be Chinese. In a very large number of African capitals, the main football stadium is likely to have been built withChinese aid money.Sino-African trade, and aid, is large and growing. Some estimates put it as high as 12 billion dollars a year. Although direct comparisons are difficult, the links between theworld's largest developing country, China, and the world's largest developing continent could grow to challenge the post-colonial links between Europe and Africa. The meeting in Addis Ababa* had heard Chinese promises to cancel debts, grant duty-free access into China for African products and increase Chinese investments in Africa.A: … about China’s large and growing trade with and aid to Africa.B：1.In many African capitals, the main football stadium is likely to have been built withChinese aid money.2.It is estimated that Sino-African trade, and aid, amounts to as high as 12 billion dollars ayear.3.The links between China and Africa could grow to challenge the post-colonial linksbetween Europe and Africa.4.On the meeting in Addis Ababa, China promised to cancel debts, grant duty-free accessinto China for African products and increase Chinese investments in Africa.Unit 2Section 1Listening and Translation1.Some people fear they do not get enough vitamins from the foods they eat.2.So they take products with large amounts of vitamins.3.They think these vitamin supplements will improve their health and protect againstdisease.4.Medical experts found little evidence that most supplements do anything to protect orimprove health.5.but they noted that some do help to prevent disease.1.有些人担心他们并未从所吃的食物中获取足够的维生素。