listen-this-way-英语听力教程2第三版Unit-4
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Unit4Lead-in1.Both sides spend piles of money to produce cool ads, but in fact they will only cancel out each other's effort.Neither side will gain. Eventually, the large sums spent on advertising will be passed on to consumers. Sounds bad, doesn't it? But we have no alternative. If we allow ads for one product but forbid ads for another, this means unfair competition. As a result, one product will turn out to be successful, while the other is sure to havea poor market. Should we ban ads altogether? This seems fair to all manufacturers. But consumers will nothave enough information about products to make a choice. Worse still, they may not even know a new product has been turned out, let alone buy it. Perhaps we had better accept ads, but we can impose restrictions on them to protect consumers' interests. For example, an ad should not include an untruthful statement or exaggeration.Also, advertisers should not claim that their products are superior to others. Restrictions like these may partly compensate for the shortcomings of advertisements.2.It is certainly necessary for us to look at ads, for they provide valuable information on the function, quality andprice of a product. However, we should beware of ads that do not tell the truth. Comparing ads for similar products, we may become better informed and judge them more accurately. In addition to advertisements, we can depend on other consumers for information. A consumer has no personal interest in a product and therefore is likely to be more objective than the advertiser. Finally, our common sense can play a role in our choice of a commodity. To summarize, we can turn to various sources for help before we decide on an advertised product.3.Advertisements have negative social effects as well as economic effects. First, the posters and billboards canblock scenic views and ruin the environment. Second, people who cannot afford the advertised product may develop a sense of inferiority. Third, as often as not, ads encourage unnecessary buying. Fourth, ads usually portray young and beautiful people. Thus older, plain-looking people may feel as if they do not belong to the contemporary world. If you think carefully, you may find more disadvantages to advertising.4.On the whole, I do not think it is a good idea to imitate a movie star's clothes. Students should focus on theirstudies. In the case of students from disadvantaged families, they have no reason to add to the financial burden on their parents. A fashionable dress costs too much for their parents. If a student has done his work well and has plenty of money, then I have no objection to his wearing a film star's fashionable clothes. Wearing such clothes, some people may feel content and then concentrate on more useful pursuits.Listening InThe Influence of AdvertisingRichard: Dad, I need a pair of new shoes for an important basketball game. My old ones look kind of funny. Father: Funny! We just bought those last spring. There's a lot of life left in them.Richard: But look at this ad with Yao Ming. He says these shoes give him extra spring.Father: Yao Ming is so tall that he doesn't need extra spring. Anyway, he makes more money than I do. And they probably give him millions of dollars to wear those shoes.Richard: But if you bought me the shoes, I'd wear them for nothing. And I'd have that extra spring. Father: Do you think Yao Ming reached the top just because of the shoes he wears? Or was it something else? Richard: You mean like hard work, dedication, that sort of thing?Father: Exactly. Just focus on your studies and forget the shoes.I'll get a camera.One day just before closing time, John rushed into a TV store to buy a color TV set with the money he had savedfor three months. The friendly shop assistant was waiting for the day's last and 100th customer to reach his sales target for his bonus, so he warmly greeted John and showed him the various models on display. He asked John to see how sharp and colorful the image on the screen was. At that moment, a new commercial came onto the screen, introducing a popular brand of camera as well as some beautiful pictures it had taken. The camera and the pictures attracted John. He suddenly changed his mind and told the shop assistant: "Thank you for the TV commercial. Now I have to hurry to the camera store to get that camera."Don't even think about it!"Don't even think about it!" is a phrase commonly used in the United States when a person emphatically denies or refuses something.In 1995, Shaquille O'Neal, a popular basketball player, made a Pepsi commercial in which this phrase was used. The commercial begins with Shaq playing basketball, and a little kid is watching him. Then the boy cries out the name of this basketball star. Shaq turns to see the kid with a Pepsi in his hand. He walks over to the boy and says "Hey, can I have it?" He bends over, supposing that his admirer will give him the Pepsi. But then the kid says, "Don't even think about it!" This commercial was rather popular, and it had been shown on TV for about three years.The commercial seems to have a more dramatic effect than that produced by the Coca-Cola company in the 1970s. In the Coke ad a young boy meets football star "Mean" Joe Green as he is leaving the field after a game. The boy gives his hero a bottle of Coke, and in exchange for the drink, the football player throws his towel to the boy, who excitedly catches the souvenir.The phrase "Don't even think about it!" is used on many other occasions. Visitors to New York City are often amused to see a road sign with these words: "Don't even think about parking here." This road sign means that people are strictly prohibited from parking there.Ⅴ.Let’s talkJob Ad for a Friendly EmployeeA firm advertising for a "friendly" employee has been asked to change its wording because it discriminates against unfriendly people.Travelco, a travel agency, put in a request for a "friendly employee" to provide food for its staff. But the Job Center in Bristol told managing director Harry Smith that he would have to remove the word "friendly" before the advertisement could be accepted.Mr. Smith said he could not believe the decision and thought it was "ridiculous". He said: "We were told we could not use that particular word because it was discriminatory against people who looked unfriendly. We thought it was ridiculous. It's only too natural for us to specify what kind of people we want." He added, "The people at the center have since said they thought they had been a little over the top."The center had made it a rule that certain words were not allowed in ads and the words "motivated" and "enthusiastic" had been banned in the past.An official of the center said: "We do have guidelines of not using personality characteristics in advertisements to ensure that there is no discrimination in the process."She added: "We should leave the dispute to the local judges. They'll make the final decision. It's possible that a member of our staff has been over-enthusiastic in cutting out words in ads."Ⅵ.Further Listening and SpeakingTask1:Banning Cigarette AdsNancy: Hey, Robert, what do you think about cigarette ads?Robert: They're disgusting. Many countries have banned tobacco ads completely.Nancy: I heard in the States advertisers are not allowed to show young people smoking cigarettes, neither are ads targeted at youth allowed.Robert: But advertisers keep finding ways around the law. Some years ago one cigarette ad showed a deer smoking, but it was dressed in a university sweater. Obviously the ad is trying to attract young people. Nancy: In order to increase sales, they have to make smoking appealing to young people. Make them think it's cool.Robert: Right. Cigarette manufacturers need to keep bringing in new customers. The old ones are dying of lung cancer.Nancy: Good point. Our Student Union should do some publicity against smoking on campus.Robert: I couldn't agree more.Task2:A Radio CommercialAre you looking for appliances or furniture to give new life to your home?Look no further! Here at Frontier Furniture, we have everything you need to give your home a new look and feel.Stereos, video machines, refrigerators, dining tables, washers and dryers. You name it; we have it! Low on cash? We have an easy rent-to-own plan that will put you on your favorite sofa tonight. Big color TVs cost only two hundred and twenty-five dollars; digital pianos starting at three ninety-nine ($399); king size beds from two hundred and fifty dollars. Free delivery on all major appliances.So come on down to Frontier Furniture. Located downtown two blocks east of city hall, across from Union Square. We're open daily from 10:00 AM to 9:30 PM. So, come on in, and let us make your dream home a reality.Task3:An Introduction to AdvertisingAdvertising has become increasingly specialized in modern times. In today's business world, supply usually outnumbers demand. There is great competition among different manufacturers of the same kind of product to attract customers to their product. They always have to remind the consumer of the name and the qualities of their product. They do this by advertising. The manufacturers advertise in the newspapers and on posters. They sometimes pay for songs about their products in commercial radio programs. They employ attractive salesgirls to distribute samples. They organize competitions, with prizes for the winners. They often advertise on the screens of local cinemas. Most important of all, in countries that have television, they have advertisements put into programs that will accept them. Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements. Sometimes they even spend more on ads than on the products themselves. We buy a particular product because we think it is the best. We usually think so because of the advertisements that say so. Some people never pause to ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth.。
中级口译听力教程第三版2AAn intermediate course of English listening. Third edition.Unit four. Part one. How children learn social behaviors.2. Exercises. 1. This is a talk about how children learn social behaviors. Listen to the first part of the talk and then supply the missing words you hear from the talk.W: Hi, welcome. Today we are going to talk about how children learn social behaviors, especially how they learn lessons from the family, the most basic unit of our social structure. There are a lot of discussions these days about how families are changing, and whether non-traditional families have a good or bad effect on children. But it’s important to remember that the type of the family a child comes from is not nearly as important as the kind of love and support that exist in the home. I’d like to focus on three of the ways the children acquire their behavior, through rewards, punishments, and finally modeling. First then, let’s discuss rewards. A reward can be defined as a positive reinforcement for good behavior. An example of a reward is when the parent says if you eat your vegetable you can have ice-cream for dissert, or a parent might say finish your homework first then you can watch TV. Most parents use rewards unconsciously, because they want their children to behave well. For example, a parent might give a gift to a child because the child behaved well, or parents might give child money for doing what the parents asked.2. Now listen to the second part of the talk. Provide the missing information in the spaces given below.The opposite of the reward is a punishment. Punishments are the second important way in which a child is socialized. All of us have probably been punished in our lives. For example maybe our parents stopped us from going out with friends, because we did something we were not supposed to do, or maybe they wouldn’t let us watch TV, because we got a bad grade on the test. Both rewards and punishments are controversial. Many people think they are not effective or necessary, especially when used often. Let’s take this situation. A young boy has been asked to take out the garbage. Listen to situation A. The parents say if you take out the garbage for me I will give you a cookie. Some people argue that this reward is unnecessary, because it’s like a bribe. They argue that the child should be taught that it’s his duty to help with house hold chords, and that he should not get a special reward for doing something that’s his responsibility. Situation B would go something like this. David please take out the trash now. And David says OK dad. Not surprisingly punishment is extremely controversial, especially when the punishment is physical. Some of us grew up expecting to be spanked if we misbehaved. For example, our parents may have hit us on the hand if we talked back to them. But I don’t agree that spanking can teach children anything. And sadly some children are subject to really serious physical abuse. According to a study I just read one in 22 children is a victim of physical abuse. Children who come from homes where violence were used to solve problems are much more likely to abuse their own children when they become adults and have their own families.Part 2. Statements. 3. Exercises. Listen and then choose the answer which is closed in meaning to each statement you hear.1. Since you said you totally agreed with Tom’s views, you ought to have stood up for him in the argument at the meeting yesterday afternoon.2. Alan used to read 2 books a week when he was attending university in Germany, but now he reads twice as many.3. Located by the lake side and surrounded with so many tall trees, it would have been an attractiv e house if it hadn’t been painted green.4. Failing to understand what professor Grown said in class, the students were confused about the written assignment that he told them to do.5. You say that George is going to work in New York for the summer. But can he do that and also go to summer school?6. I just have to make several phone calls and will be ready in a few minutes. You can go down to the lobby for the paper.7. It was the rush hour and the traffic was extremely heavy on the street. The bus should have arrived at 8 o’clock. But it didn’t arrive until 8:45.8. Jenny is extremely busy these days. She has to spend so much time in the library to finish her papers before the exams begin.9. After studying and teaching in that well-known university for 25 years, Charles has left there for good. He is living quietly now in his hometown.10. Mike said he was looking for a job in a book store, but when he had the chance to work there he turned it down.11. We tried to persuade him not to go swimming in the lake by the forest, but in vain. He never listens to others.12. After his doctor told him how to stay healthy, Mr. Johnson hardly ever smokes, though he used to be a chain smoker.13. I got some bad news today. The store where I work is laying off staff. I am worried that they are going to let me go.14. As a member of the board of the multi-national company he has no voice at all in the matter, though he little realizes it.15. Lucky you! You finished your exams and can relax and go to the movie tonight. I have still got two more finals to take.16. After investigating the case for more than 2 months under the order of the public security minister, the police all but caught the smugglers.17. Although the accountant promised to help by all he could, the auditor called into question the accuracy of the figures in the book.18. Sitting all day in the reading room with so many students passing by him, the professor often loses himself in books.19. I hear that you are taking professor Barn’s cou rse next semester, if I were you I would take careful notes, his exams are based on his lectures.20. If you have no change for the parking meter, go into the restaurant right across the street. You will probably be able to change a dollar bill.Part 3. 3. Exercises.1. My family. Listen to the following conversation about Simon’s family. And then choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Hello, Simon. I’d like to talk to you about your family.M: Well, probably the most important influence in my life was my family. Not just my mother and father, but my extended family. I grew up very close to them. I had never really sawpeople out besides my family. And we lived together in a 3 generation house.W: Three generations in one house? That’s am azing!M: I remember feeling when I was in the car, and we were going some place with my parents and grand-parents. I used to feel sorry for all the other children on the street, because they weren’t going anywhere with their own families. So I was very h appy.W: Weren’t there ever any problems with you all live in the same house?M: Well, there was a time when I was in college. And you see my father always wanted his children with him. He was actually more protective of us than my mother was. And I remember I had a big project to do for school. And they were going away for the weekend, and I had decided that I wasn’t going to go because I needed to do my work. And this caused a terrible problem. And I did end up going because my father was so upset. So I think of course as I got older I started to realize that I had to live my own life. But it wasn’t that easy. W: How many children were there?M: Well, I was the oldest of three boys. And of course we used to dance and roller-skate in the basement and pl ay together, I didn’t play with children on my block very much.W: It sounds like you had a really good up-bringing.M: Well, I had very positive feelings about my family. And the most positive feeling is love. What I learned from different people in my family and perhaps some of my best traits, my father was a very generous person, and I learned that you should care about other people. Questions:1) Which of the following statements is true about Simon’s family?2) According Simon what was the problem with his family?3) How many children were there in Simon’s family?4) Simon says he has very positive feelings about his family. What is the most positive feeling according to him?2. Growing up in the single parent house hold. This is a conversation about a single parent family. Listen and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Michael, I know you grew up in a single parent house hold. Can you tell me about your family?M: OK. My mother and father migrated to the US from Mexico when I was 5 years old, and my sister was 3. But then my mother left my father, so it was just my mother, my sister and myself. And my mother was a garnered worker. You know, sewing. But that industry is seasonal. So when there was work she worked a lot, then she would find people to take care of us until she got home. When we were a little older we pretty much took care of ourselves. W: Did you play with other kids in the neighborhood much?M: Oh, yeah, there was a good stretch when I was in junior high school and played out in the street a lot. After school I would be out and just play stick ball, marbles, yoyo, just ran around the neighborhood.W: What kind of lessons do you think you learn from your mother?M: Well, I guess there were 2 things. The first thing I remember is being taught to pretty much take care of myself. You know, picking up after yourself around the house. And I remember her teaching me cooking, cleaning, and ironing, and I remember running errands because in dinner time there was always something she had forgotten to get.W: You said you learned 2 lessons.M: I guess the other lesson was just, you know, how important it is to get an education. I remember she wanted us to learn Spanish, so she bought a blackboard and started teaching us in the house.W: Well, Michael, over the past generation or so, family structures has changed a lot. How important do you think these changes are?M: Well, I don’t really know if it has changed that much. Sure, there has been an increasing single par ent households. But I don’t know if the family has really changed. But I do think is important is having a person in the family who does what has to be done to show you the right way, so that you get an education, moral instruction, religious outlook, some positive influences in you life, and anger in your life. So, for example, school was very influential in my life. There were enough good teachers to really point me in the right direction. It’s not just what you get in the home, but other positive influences as well.Questions:1) Who compose Michael’s family when his parents separated?2) What was his mother’s job at that time?3) Michael says he learned 2 lessons from his mother, what was the first lesson?4) What was the second lesson he learned from his mother?5) Which of the following statements is true about Michael’s life?3. Is there any advice you could give parents? This is a conversation about adolescence. Listen and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Peter, they say that adolescence is the time when people begin to get most pressure from their peers. Do you think that’s true?M: What I have seen is that adolescence is the time when the pressure begins to shift from the family and the school to friends. I think it begins about 11, but comes into full bloom at about 13, 14.W: What actually happens then?M: Well, the first thing you see is that adolescence begins to make fashion statements. And certainly those ideas don’t come from you. You can tell at a glance that they don’t come from you, like wearing baggy pants that look like it falling down, and piercing their ears. My younger son began to ask if he could dye his hair blue.W: And what did you say?M: We said when he was a little older, he could make that decision, with the hope that that fad would have passed out of style.W: OK, but where would you draw the line? I mean you let him wear baggy pants, but would you let him dye his hair?M: I think in the end I would, but not without a fight.W: So what other things happen?M: Well, as the kids get older you start to lose them, because they are always talking on the phone or talking on line or doing other things. Even when they are home they are in their room most of the time talking on the phone and not just talking on the phone, they might be talking to one person on the phone and to other people on line. And the only thing you know for sure is they are not talking to you.W: Do you think this is all normal behavior? I mean should you be trying to monitor it?M: I think both. It’s healthy to develop your own values, your own tastes. But I also think thatparents should be monitoring it. When it’s a question of fashion, that’s OK. Where you draw the line is when they are doing something dangerous or illegal, drugs, smoking, drinking. W: Is there any advice you could give parents?M: Well, one thing is to think back to your own experiences as a teenager. I must say I find myself repeating the same annoying language my father used with me. I have to try to remember not to do that.W: So how you talked to your kids is important.M: Yes, and it’s hard to watch your kids doing things you don’t want them to do. For example, my kids are into video games. And I can’t find any value whatsoever in these games. But I think you don’t have to like everything your kids do, as long as it’s not dangerous or illegal. Questions:1) What are they talking about in the short conversation?2) According to the conversation adolescence likes to do several things. Which of the following is not one of these things?3) Apart from arguments with their kids, what other things happen to parents as their children get older?4) What is the parents’ right attitude towards such behavior of their kids?5) What advice does the man give to parents at the end of the conversation?Part four. Listening and translation. 3. Exercises.1. Sentence translation. Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below.1) Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it. One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper.2) Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money you can get a little house in the country with a garden of your own.3) A total of 442 manufacturers from over 10 countries and regions including China’s Hongkong, Germany, India, Korea, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom, set up 560 boosts to show case their latest range of merchandises.4) Heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women. Yet recent surveys indicate that many women continue to underestimate the threat of heart disease.5) Two teenage boys were arrested for setting their school on fire. They entered the school after classes were over. And set fire to the teacher’s lounge. Luckily no one was hurt.2. Passage translation. Listen and translate each passage you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below. You may take notes while you are listening.1) Because of the energy crisis, scientists have become increasingly interested in the potential of solar energy. The problem that solar energy researchers face is how to harness the sun’s energy effectively and inexpensively. All the useful energy at the surface o f the earth comes from the activity of the sun. The sun heats and feeds mankind. Each year it provides men with 200 million tons of grain, and nearly 10 million tons of wood.2) As one of the largest trade fairs in London for Asian made toys, gifts and household products, the Asia expo has successfully helped thousands of Asian suppliers link up with their numerous European buyers in the past 7 years. This year, the 7th Asia expo was held from Jan 30th to Feb 2ed at Olympia Exhibition Center London. It accommodated 604 exhibitors from China, Korea, Vie Nam, India, and many other Asian countries in a total of631 boods displaying high quality Asian products.Unit fourPart one How children learn social behaviorReinforcement加固; 加强; 增援.DessertTo socialize with(同他人)来往, 交往, 交际/使(某人)适应社会生活Controversial引起或可能引起争论的CookieHouseholdChoreTrash拙劣的材料﹑作品/垃圾; 废物/没出息的人To spank掴(尤指小孩)(尤指打屁股惩罚): spank a child's bottom掴小孩的屁股.Part twoTo stand up for defend them and make your feelings or opinions very clear= stick up for Lobby(入口的)厅堂; 前厅/游说(政治家等)支持或反对某立法议案Auditor审计员; 查帐人To call in question ask questionFor goodTo lay off 解雇All butBristol布里斯托尔英格兰西南部工业港口城市Part threeGarment(一件)衣服In spring nature wears a new garment. 春天, 大自然披上了新装Stickball A form of baseballMarble大理石Yo-yo专利名悠悠(玩具, 为木制或塑料制两厚圆盘, 中间有一深沟连接一绳, 用手指抻绳可使之沿绳上下移动Anchor /æŋkə(r); ˋæŋkɚ/抛锚; 用锚固装置固定(某物)anchor man主持人,主力Roller-skate shoes with four small wheels 溜冰鞋Upbringing儿童期的教养; 抚育; 养育Extended family 子孙几代组成的大家庭Mexico 墨西哥(天主教西班牙语90 m/population 是美国人和西班牙人结合的后裔food&language 对美国文化影响大)Part FourTo harness类似马具的装备(如降落伞背带或幼童的系带)、控制及利用(自然界的力量)以产生电能等To showcase displayed, especially to advantageTo accommodate 住宿、迁就; 迎合、准予或提供某人(某事物)、顺应(某事物[某人]); Olympia Exhibition Centre in London 伦敦奥林匹亚展览中心Flat garden rent442 Manufacturer 厂商set up 560 booths 展台to showcase their latest range of merchandises 展示他们的最新产品heart disease the leading cause of ……..最大的因素underestimate the threat of 低估。
listen this way英语听力教程4 unit1-6答案Unit 1 Shopping and Banking OnlinePart 1 Getting readyB: drop shopping mouse feet retailingstreet get done third-party online30% mails Britain gift-buying 50% net periodC: Major points Details1. the site2. merchant Addresses/phone number/call up3. Strict safety measures4.Part 2 Net shopping under fireA. delivery deliverydelivery chargespersonal information 87%returning goods 47%order 35% dispatch 87%money back twoB.Summary:convenience choice obstacles complete trustbuild consumers’ trust mature payment servicePart 3 Banking at homeA: Outline1. C: limited opening hours2. Online banking servicesD: getting current information on productsF: e-mailing questions to the bank3. A: competing for customers4. A: having no computer at homeB: 1. It is banking through the Internet.2. “Online banking” offers convenience which appeals to the kind of customerbanks want to keep.3. Banks most want to keep people who are young, well-educated, and have good incomes.Part 4 More about the topicB: English Good Customer Service American Good Customer Service1. in a pleasant environment 1. human side2. second to none a.family/…/occasions in life3. different customers b. a partnershipExample:take a look at everythingalternatives 3. repeat business sales come to sales assistants4. first contact with the customerPart 5. Do you know …?1. c2. b3. c4. c5. c6. blisten this way英语听力教程4答案2单元前3部分2010-03-27 21:57Unit 2 Hotel or B&B?Part 1 Getting ready3. dinner, bed and breakfast4. the room plus all meals5. Value Added Tax Part 2 A touch of homeOutline1. B&BA. bed and breakfastB. 15000C. advantages over big hotels2. A. meeting different people3. Several features of Suit UsA. built in 1883B. …famous guests4. A. B&B not suitable for some peoplePart 3 Renting a carInformation about the customerA family of three + camp equipmentLeaving on Fir., July 7thReturning on Mon., July 10th…Best choice: a Pinto station wagonRegular rate: $ 79.95Special weekend rate: $ 59.95Pick up: after 4 p. m. on Fri.Return: by 10 a. m. on Mon.Mileage rate: first 300 miles free, then 12 cents per mileOther costs: Insurance $ 10Sales tax 8%Deposit $ 100B: a compact car/ a station wagon/ automatic transmission/ current models/ pick up/ return the car/ special weekend rate/ regular rate/ unlimited mileage/ insurance sa les tax/ a full tank of gas/ deposit/ lowest rateslisten this way英语听力教程4答案2单元4、5部分2010-03-27 21:59Part 4. More about the topicA: 1. suite: a large room with a partition to separate the bedroom area fro m the sitting room area2. twin room: a room with two single beds for two people3. Penthouse: a well-furnished and luxurious suite at the top of the building4. Lounge or sitting room: a room not used as bedroom, where guests may read, watch television, etc.5. single room: a room occupied by one person6. double room: a room with one large bed for two peoplelisten this way英语听力教程4答案3单元前2部分2010-03-27 22:12Unit 3 “Planting” MoneyPart 1 Getting readyB: 这部分没有给答案C.Tone Agree?Sincere Doubtful Sarcastic Skeptical Surprised Emphatic Y N1 √2 √3 √4 √5 √6 √7 √8 √910 √Part 2 National teach children to save dayA: Time: Thursday, April 17Purpose: teaching children how to save moneyWay of teaching: 2500 bankers making 5000 presentationsB: 1. Making savings visible and real: building up savings in a piggy bank/ opening chi2. Encouraging children to save as much as they can: putting 25 cents away for ev3. A first step toward learning to budget: giving children an allowance and part into their own savings.4. Making savings and investing fun: giving children play money to “invest” in stock listen this way英语听力教程4答案3单元3.4.5部分2010-03-27 22:28Part 3 Credit cardsA: Outline1. The importance of credit cards2. NatureA. “charge” —paying at a later dateB: “limit”3. The potential disadvantages—expensiveA. easy to make lots of purchases on cardB. likely to pay a tremendous amount of interest4. The benefitsB. helpful for emergenciesC. good for travelPart 4 More about the topicA: Exercise 1Column A Column B1. 32 13 2Exercise 2: Answer the following two questions.1. “Spending priorities” refers to the following situation:Americans are spending so much of their income on ever larger houses andcars that they can’t afford to spend on social programs or infrastructurerepairs.2. By doing so, one would feel happier, would have fewer disputes of workand lower levels of stress hormones in their blood. One gets sick lessoften and dies at an older age.B: Summary:Mr. Cox, the vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas,…, ofMyths of Rich and Poor, sees the positive side to the increased prosperityof … Americans are better off than they were 30 years ago. Here … : Technological … created hundreds of gadgets that … both easier and more pleasurable, for example, cellular and cordless phones, computers, answering machines, and microwave ovens;Today … about 3/4 have washing machines, half have clothes dryers, 97% have color televisions, 3/4 have VCRs, 2/3 have microwaves and air conditioners, 3/4 own their own automobile, 40% own their own home, half have stereo systems.Part 5 Do you know …?A. Tokyo, Osaka, Oslo, Zurich. Hong Kong, Copenhagen, Geneva, Paris, Reykjavik, LondonB. 1. The euro has appreciated against the US dollar.2. Persistent economic turmoil.3. Tehran.4. The Economist team checks prices of a wide range of items—from bread and milk to cars and utilities—to compile this report.5. Business clients use it to calculate the amount of allowances granted to overseas executive and their families.listen this way英语听力教程4答案4单元2010-03-27 22:32Unit 4 Loans for the DreamPart 1 Getting readyB: Dialogue One.Items ItemsEating out √Hobbies √ Antiques √Food and groceries √Dialogue Two:Items Same Up down figuresEntertainment √ 2566Depreciation √Secretarial expenses √…Motor expenses √ 2612Audit & accountancy costs √Telephone & postage √Part 2 Raising money for buying a carA: SummaryMr. Jackson … in the college… As… worth repairing, he … . Since… about a hundred pounds for …, … , three hundred fifty to four hundred….The bank … different interest rates and conditions: a Personal Loan and an Ordinary Loan. Mr. Jackson is expected to repay the money with 24 months.B.Security charge … Interest rate charged Interest rate …Personal Loan × 7%Ordinary Loan √ 7.5%(1.5%+6%) A day-to-day basis1. 透支额(贷款)overdraft2. 偿还 repay3. 短期贷款(业务)lenders in the short term4. 付利息 pay interest on5. 担保物 collateral6. 寿险 life policy7. 房屋的房契 deeds of the houses8. 政府证券 Government Securities9. 凭证 certificate10. 按日计算 on a day-to-day basisPart 3 Housing in the U. S. A.A. Outline1. A. cost of housing1. 1/4-1/3 of a family’s income2. depending on size and locationB. way to buy a house—mortgage2. B. easy to get things repaired3. Buying …1. mortgage: …2. condominium: …B. 1. Home buyer borrows money from Bank sells mortgages to Fannie Mae sells shares and mortgage-based securities to Investors2. They control about half the home loans in America.3. Hiding changes in its value, poor supervision and not carefully reporting its finances.4. The stock price of Fannie Mae has dropped.Part 4 More about the topicA: 1. a. merchantable qualityb. fitting for particular purpose/ sellerc. as described2. no / retailer’s responsibility/ take to shop3. item/ too large/ fragile4. evidence of purchase/ date of purchase5. go to court / sue the sellerB. 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. FPart 5 Do you know …?B: Chart 1 Development of the idea of national taxesTime/ Number EventsApril 15th the last day to pay federal taxes1791 tax on whiskey and other alcoholic drink, farmers refused 1794 George Washington, 13000 troops, defeated the Whiskey Rebellion The late 1800s people’s pay taxed by Congress, but rejected by the Supreme Court1913 The 16th Amendment passed, legal for Congress to tax income More than $312000 taxed at 35%, highest rateLess than $7000 no income taxChart 2 Composition of federal money in 20027%— income tax on businessesOver 40— personal income taxBelow 18%— other taxes, including customs35%— taxes for retirement programs and other serviceslisten this way英语听力教程4答案5单元2010-03-27 22:33Unit 5 Briefing on Taxation and Insurance PoliciesPart 1 Getting readyB.Sentences Key words Answersa 8000/half 4000b 2000/twice 4000c 2000/double ~4000d 8000/a quarter ≤2000e 4000/similar ~4000C.Dialogue one1. £30 000 24%2. overdraft3. sailingDialogue two1. A brand new video was stolen.2. Yes. The speaker paid the premium last week.Dialogue threeSimilarities DifferencesMan A Man Ba.b. A mortgage to payc. Same incomea.b. Never saving moneyc. Spending more on entertaining a. Investing far more in pension schemes.b. Spending more on insurancePart 2 Briefing on personal taxationA. Outline1. Structure of personal taxationA. rates1. lower rate: up to £23 700: 25%2. higher rate: above £23 700: 40%B. allowances1. single person: £32952. married person: £50153. pension: maximum 17.5% to 40%4. mortgage interest relief: 7%2. Collection of personal taxA. income tax — PAYEB. National Insurance1. employee’s contribution: 9%2. employer’s contribution: 5% to 10%B. 1. According … both simple and relatively low.2. T he new … opt for separate taxation.3. The tax … pension is 40%4. PAYE stands for Pay As You Earn. The scheme … from the employer before … bank transfer to the employee.5. Taxable income … deduction and the allowance have been excluded. Part 3. Should I buy an insurance policy?(1)A. insurance policy save money buying a houseB. 1. A. a fixed objective in mind/ how much to pay each monthB. a fixed objective each month in mind/ how much to produce over some years2. No/ regular & systematic/ short-term/ bank/ Building SocietyPart 4 More about the topicA. unmarried dependents no needAnswer the question with key wordsA. accumulate capital/ expand business/ end of termB. saving to produce a pensionPart 5 Do you know … ?1. T2. F3. F4. T5. Tlisten this way英语听力教程4答案6单元2010-03-27 22:36Unit 6 Visions of BusinessPart 1 Getting readyB.Individual proprietorship Partnership CorporationScale Small Small BigOwnership The proprietor owns all the property of the businessTwo or more people go into business together Investors own stock—a share of the ownershipResponsibility The proprietor isresponsible for thebusiness Limited partners have limited responsibilities;Full partners have fullresponsibilities. A board of directors controls the corporate policies and appoints top officers.Lifetime Limited Limited UnlimitedPart 2 Michael Dell vs. Frederick Smith (1)A. Michael Dell:Michael Dell serves as Chairman and CEO of Dell Computer Corporation. He is the longest tenured CEO in the whole computer industry. By using his innovative direct-to-consumer marketing approach and by pioneering the industry’s first service and support programs—the build-to-order revolution, Dell Computer Corporation has successfully eliminated the middle-man and established itself as one of the top vendors of personal computers worldwide.Frederick SmithFrederick Smith is Chairman, President and CEO of Federal Express Corporation, or FedEx, a global provider of transportation, e-commerce and supply chain management services. But when he first came up with the idea of overnight delivery service, nobody seemed to be interested in it. And now with its just-in-time delivery system, Smith has made FedEx a multi-billion dollar industry. FedEx used to provide mainly water and air delivery, but now it’s making a big push into the ground delivery business.B. Fred must stay competitive in the following aspects:1) the quality of service2) the breadth of the network3) the unique services needed4) the costPart 3 Michael Dell vs. Frederick Smith (2)A.Efficient information system can A great part of the economy will work on “supply chain” because1) take out all the unnecessary costs of transaction and processing and help find more applicable products or services;2) shrink the distance between the source of demand and the source of supply. 1) About 40% of businesses today are operated on a fast cycle basis, so you’ll have a world of choice;2) Almost everything can be presented to you on a computer and you cancustomize almost anything;3) You can have it delivered very rapidly.B. Question: What keeps you going and what have you left to accomplish? Michael:Motivation: The opportunity in the industry, in the business Ambitions1. To be a leader not only in client computing, but also in the enterprise and servers and storage.2. To do business not just in the United States but all over the world3. To add a lot of services that go along with the productsFrederickPositive attitude towards future:Being truly excited about the company’s futurePositive attitude towards work:Enjoy going to work every dayLove to competeLove to innovateLove to work with a lot of wonderful people and sit right in the middle of a lot of very exciting business trends.Part 4 More about the topicSummary:One of the most fundamental steps toward a successful business is the business plan. It doesn’t matter whether your company is a large one or a small one. What does matter is having a business plan to make the idea a reality. A plan is essential for any business. It is like a map for your business as to where you’re going to go. And a business plan is the very best way to get started because when you do a business plan you go from “A” to “Z” in figuring out every aspect: how much money you need; how many people you’ll need; whether you’ll need people. It gives you a way of prediction where the business may go so you can position yourself to respond intelligently and use the least amount of money. So a business plan is even more critical for those budding entrepreneurs that don’t have much money, for it can help to use the limited resources in the very best way.Part 5 Do you know … ?80 100oldest largest fastest growing 1919 school hours organized operated forming Localdeveloped shares materials producedprofits owned business operate1974 classrooms programs 5 18 2 700 000 85 0005 11 Volunteer main rules organized made sold economymoney industry trade families communities12 14 business expert Project economic theories supply demand corporations world trade12 14 Economics leaving completingcontinuing game jobs education money get earn need want high school。
Unit 1 Under the Same RoofPartⅠ B. 1.picture two2.picture one3.picture four4.picture threeC. 1.He’s a cook2.There are six people in my family3.She turned twenty in August4.They live in Tokyo5.I have two brothers and one sister6.His name is David7.She works in a hospital8.Since 19949.Yes,two daughters and one son10.We met at my best friend’s birthday par tyPartⅡ A. 1.The parents2.The children3.Different but equal4.Women’s5.You know that you have to work at it to create love6.Helping people learn to work at their relationships to make their relationshipworkB. lauthoritarian model:children have no rightspermissive era:children are the bosses;they are allowed to do whatever theywant to;parents run around behind themthird position:parents and children are different but equalwomen’s movement:women demand a freer choice about who they are and howthey can beappreciation for men: (1) being bread-winner and providers for families (2) beingmore involved with their childrenarranged marriage:you have to work at it to create the lovemarriage out of love:you don’t know how to work at it when it gets tricky,and youare more easily to opt outPartⅢ A. 1.separate2.Smoking,drinking3.collecting4.On the railway5.easy6.Play a lot of games7.go out,18B. 1.(F) 2.(F) 3.(T) 4.(F) 5.(F) 6.(T)PartⅣ A. 1.wise,knows2.thankless,provider,enemy3.poorest,richest4.trust,educate5.fourteen,ignorant,stand,around,twenty-one,astonished,learned6.hard,hardships,hardships,through,started7.realizes,right,wrong8.baby,woman,woman,back9.need,strong,protectionB. Dad,Daddy,meal,greeting cardsee,24%,1960,8%married,poor,leave school,crimelarge,ended,50%,1960,6%70%,8%,15%,different1960s,involved,love,unemotional,leaders,punished, Most,cleaning1960s,1970s,interested,wives,housework,earnsSeveral,health,fatherhoodPartⅤ 1.b 2.d 3.a 4.cUnit 2 Smacking or Reasoning?PartⅠ B. trouble,obeyed,play with,winewise,dear,late,oftenresults,stopped,wanted,allowedPartⅡ A. 1.22.Student Medical Adviser3.22221224.Fifteen5.About ten minutes6.Christine7.worried,safe8.go out again9.sit down,chatB. 1.b 2.c 3.d 4.a 5.cPartⅢ A. 1.K 2.P 3.P 4.K 5.P 6.PB. Speaker 1 : Approval of Punishment to Some Degreediscipline,too muchSpeaker 2 : Disapproval of PunishmentT alk,explain,wrongSpeaker 3 : Disapproval of PunishmentT alk withSpeaker 4 : Disapproval of PunishmentstrictSpeaker 5 : Approval of Punishment to Some Degreesmack,hand,armSpeaker 6 : Approval of Punishment to Some Degreeshout,reason,send,up to,let,spank PartⅣadopted,born,accept,cruel,particular,parents,directly,great,biological,same,due to,early,hear,sad,told,person,shock,left,teenagers,trust,deceived,suggests,felt,thought,closely,suitablePartⅤ A. 1.Two TV plays2.At least 45 minutes3.Yes4.Doing piano lessons and reading a bookB. 1.(T) 2.(F) 3.(F) 4.(F)5.b6.bUnit 5 Going to School [Ⅱ]PartⅠ B. Problems : 1.Rely,dictionary2.main point,article,paragraph3.sure,serious4.slowlyAdivices : 1.dictionary,first2.Read through,what it’s about,take notes3.as much as4.time limit,as much as,timeC. Pros : rmation,text books,educational equipment2.teachersputer programs,inerest,math,understandputer,secondary,collegesCons : 1.better,books,sports,educational visits2.Space Invader3.school time,electronic games4.learnPartⅡ A. Good qualities : 1.intelligent2.good at drawing3.good in English4.strong oral skills5.good in sportShortcomings : 1.not concentrating in class2.talking too much in class3.not giving in homeworkB. 1.intelligent,talk/chat,harder2.difficult3.concentrate4.drawing,talking5.homework,term6.plenty,say7.more,bottom8.important,hockeyPartⅢ A. 1.Give you a list of courses and some general advice.2.1)Write to schools.2)Ask people who’ve been on a course.3.1)Private language schools.2)Further education colleges.3)Universities.4.pratice English.5.hardly speak to you,you don’t get on with.6.1)it rains.2)the weather turns cold.3)one’s money gets stolen.B. 1.advanced,elementary,finding out,British Council2.find out,various addresses3.accommodation,English family4.at classes,real life situation,far and away,acquiring5.personal recommendation,stayed with,heard about,metPartⅣaims,values,indicate,personally,skilled,authority,Influencing,Changing,Raising,active,backgrounds,responsibility,rich,difficulty,contribution,original,owing,Creating,political,successful,environment,philosophy,community,married,very impotant,seven,percentageKeeping up,52%,social life,59%,field,62%,friends,64%,family,66%,Helping,70%,Developing,75%objectives,first-year,desire,business,tell,clean up,rated,45%concern,decidingPartⅤWOMAN : Wake up,Work,breakfast,Potter about,shopping,a rest,suupperMAN : Get up,seven,a cup of coffee,totally organizedUnit 4 Going to School [Ⅰ]PartⅠ B. 1.(T) 2.(F) 3.(T) 4.(F) 5.(T) 6.(T) 7.(F) 8.(F) 9.(F)C. 1.b 2.c 3.a,c,f 4.b,c,e,f,g,h,i,l 5.d 6.a 7.c 8.b PartⅡ A. 1.The French teacher2.For five years3.13 years4.French and German5.Grammar and vocabulary6.Video and cassettes7.Conversation class8.Visit FranceB. Nationality:EnglishAppearance: hair: blackeyes: darkeyebrows: very thick and bushyother features: glasses with black framesLesisure activity: music: playing pianosingingsport: rugbytennisFamily: three children and an interesting wifeC. serious,friendly,learned a lot,strict,work very hard,interesting,France and the French,languages,university,foreign language,opening a door,a window,foreign country,do things,think,only way,best wayPartⅢ A. Advantages : unexpected,entertaining/funnyDisadvantage : terribly hard,physically,emotionallyB. Ⅰ.human,open,to know more about themopen,relaxed,formalprogress,assessmentⅡ.try to win and earn the respect of childrena relaxed relationship and relaxed classroompurposeful quality workC. unexpectedtrust,personthe big world,relationships,valuesproperly,appropriatemagic,excitingcaresrelaxed,friendly,supportiveindividualsallows,individualvoice,feedback,valuable,planning,developingrespect,relaxedPartⅣcolleges,universities,brains,information,libraries,solve,problems,reports,letters1 000 million,900 million,require,own,givee-mail,communicate,friends,family,research,learn,grades,sign,classes,comecommunications,organization,English,history,5 000,1985,information,day,night,requirement,professor,students,much,more,two,three,four,admits,limitscomputer-based,older,job,family,40%,non-traditionalPartⅤJack : 1.Homesick at his aunt’s house at the seaside.2.Wanted to take his toys — took teddy.3.Didn’t have a very good time,but made a lot of friends and found awife.4.Miss Robson — kind,marvelous storyteller.5.Mr.Goodman — pulled his ear.6.Bucket of water fell on Mr.Goodman.Shirly : ke District:honey and porridge for breakfast.2.Very frightened and shy.3.Loved school — a bit of a goody-goody.4.Miss Brown — made history come to life.5.Mrs.Sharpe — impatient math teacher.6.She cried.Unit 6 Earning and Spending Money WiselyPartⅠ B. 1.In the basement2.Five fifty pounds3.Soup plates4.Four pounds5.T o the third floor6.150 pounds7.A supermarket8.In the roof gardenPartⅡ可对照原文找答案PartⅢ A. 1.On the 10th May.2.At ten o’clock.3.At five o’clock.4.18.50 pounds.5.19.50 pounds.6.On the 9th May.7.36 pounds.8.12 pounds.9.88.5 pounds.10.2.5 pounds.B. 1.(F) 2.(T) 3.(T) 4.(F) 5.(F)6.(T)7.(F)8.(F)9.(T) 10.(F) PartⅣ A. 8 — 12 years old780unskilled workershousehold chores31/2 per week11/2 per weekB. 可对照原文找答案PartⅤ 1.b 2.d 3.a 4.c 5.c 6.aUnit 3 A Sweet,Sweet HomePartⅠ B.可对照原文找答案PartⅡ A. 1.Notes : pot-plantsT ype of the Dream House : a canal boat2.T ype of the Dream House : a detached modern house3.Notes : Cornwall,unspoiltT ype of the Dream House : a cottage in a small village by the sea4.T ype of the Dream House : a white-walled villa in Spain5.T ype of the Dream House : a big old family house in the country6.Notes : daft,isolated,high tideT ype of the Dream House : an enormous castle on an isolatedislandB. 1.Bright red2.On a little roof-garden3.White pillars4.Cliffs and trees5.Plunge into the sea6.Its heat7.A dry-stone wall8.By a boatPartⅢ A. Things That Will Be T aken Away : fridge,washing machineTings That Will Be Left Bahind : gas cooker/stove,gas fire,plumbing, electricshower,ovenB. The smallest bedroom : a bedThe medium sized bedroom : a fitted cupboardsome shelvesThe largest bedroom : a wash basina double fitted cupboarda double bedThe bathroom : an airing cupboardan electric shower1.(F)2.(F)3.(T)4.(F)5.(T)PartⅣ45%,married parents,18,traditional,25%population,live,changes,occupy,one parent,not married,related,family members,same sexdecreased,in a hurry,financial security,later,having childrenlonger,left homeliving alone,27 000 000,26%,choose,failed,65,died100 000 000,households,25%,7 000 000,high rate,unmarried,one third2 000 000,increaseeffects,government,added,social service,two-parentPartⅤ 1.(F) 2.(T) 3.(F) 4.(F) 5.(T) 6.(F) 7.(T)Unit 7 Choice Versus ChancePartⅠB. B → F → D → A → G → C → EPartⅡ A. 1.In a hotel.On the beach.In Italy.2.Over 500 pouds.3.In the morning.4.Helping in the kitchen:wash and peel vegetables,prebreakfast trays,wash up,etc.5.F T F T FT6.Hiring out deck chairs and selling newspapers.7.He wanted a cheap holiday.8.He has been working as a courier,and taking Americans round Italy on coach tours.9.He’s been invited to go and work in America next summer.B. enjoying,boring,too bad,quite interesting,the work itself,the friends,spare time,seaside town,going on,dancing,bowing,cinemas,afternoons off,sunbathing and swimmingPartⅢ A. an abattoir,a factory,station,a chicken batteryB. First speaker: television reporter,archaeologist,anthropologistSecond speaker: third baseman for the New York MetsThird speaker: photographerC. 1st speaker: mad,money,travel,different coutries2nd speaker: boring,responsibility,best baseball team3rd speaker: incapable,torture,work with people,independent,ownPartⅣvocation,chance,choice,selecting,vocational planning,the world ofwork,requirements,present,time,effort,study,rewardsfactors,interests,training,salaries,essentialgrow,decline,economy,demand,changesAccountants,programmers,officers,engineers,Lawyers,Medical,Public-relations,financial,Tool,agentsmanual,rely on,respond,opportunities,workersButchers,operators,Mail,clerks,installersPartⅤ A. 1.She thinks that to be conscientious means to be extremely careful and pay attention to details.2.She left her last job because she wanted something more challenging.B. 1.Because Mr.T oms knew that Michael was the Director’s nephew and he didnot want Mrs. Grey to embarrass Michael by her questions.2.He plays football twice a week and plays golf nearly every morning.C. 1.Michael James. Because he is the Director’s nephew.2.(Open-ended)Unit 8 Eating the Right ThingsPartⅠ B. 可对照原文找答案C. coffee,caffeine,morning,393,sugar,decaf,article,heart,five,death,Americans,people,body,five,Coke,twice,drinks,health,myself,walkPartⅡ B. T erms: Natural foodUsage of the term: all kinds,Narrower,the same food,preciseExamples: dried beans,Fresh fruit/raw honey,organic fertilizerrefined,Meats,hormonesC. 1.It’s not. It’s an example of processed food. In bread-making,a number of chemicalsubstances are added.2.Vitamin content is greatly reduced.3.People usually base their choice on smell,color and texture. Actually we shouldconsider vitamin content instead.PartⅢ A. 1.eat fast food2.kind of3.How often,week4.day5.a main meal6.think of,convenient,tastes,expensiveB. 1.Yes2.burgers,sandwiches,pizza,kebabs3.Monday to Friday:every day;weekends:no4.lunchtime;in the evenings5.main meal6. A.DT B.T C.F D.T E.TPartⅣ350 000,one percent,organic,chemicals,labor,sales,13%,28%,farms,land,operations,marketstores,supply,producers,milk,butter,meats,chickens,drugs,fertilizers,Harvests,organization,three,soiltransportation,crops,changes,demandPartⅤ Ancient Egyptians: record,gum swelling,spices and on ions,person,5 000,doctor of the toothChinese: acupuncture,filling holes,mercury,silver and tinMaya: pretty,stone and metalAncient Romans: false teeth,replaceEuropeans: barber-surgeons,cutting hair,pulling teeth,dental treatmentUnit 9 About Y ourselfPartⅠ B. 1.teeth,24,322.bones,153,2063.heart,98,7.4.nose (meaning: not interfere in)5.foot(meaning: cause embarrassment by doing or saying sth. tactless)6.hand,hand(meaning: ask for help)7.ears(meaning: listen with care)8.Head(meaning: completely)9.neck(meaning: deeply involved in)10.heart,heart(meaning: with the deepest devotion)PartⅡ A. 4 3 5 2 4 1 3 4 4 1B. Causes of diarrhea: food poisoning,themselves,the gut,get very nervous,stressed about something diarrhea Treatment of diarrhea: serious,clear up,one or two days,drink lots of fluid,eat too much,saltand sugar,specially mixed,sugar and a pinch of saltPartⅢ B. 1.Because there are some thi ngs which we’re not naturally immune to.2.A version of an illness is given to the body,and the body thinks that it’s actuallybeing infected with that infection. The next time it sees it,the body can respondvery quickly.3.No. W e can’t produce a vaccine for AIDS,for instance.4.The HIV virus,which causes AIDS,attacks the human immune system. Andthe virus itself can change very easily. It’s very difficult to find a vaccine whichcan recognize all types of HIV.C. headquarters → bloodGobbling up invadersHaving a memeory of invadersUnderactive-— more likely to be infectedthe immune system: 2 3vaccination: 5HIV: 1 4 6PartⅣparts,waste,body,needed,heart,defense,cells,invaderstwo,lungs,blood,back,arterieswalls,cell,heart,oxygen,blood,digestive,liver,heartPartⅤCaller’s name: Jime BaillieProblem: losing hairCaller’s doctor’s opinion: nothing he can do about it;hereditarySolution: not a lot he can do about it;try to acceptAdvice: don’t comb it over;don’t wear any false hairpiece thingsFrench: modern dentistry,dental scienceUnit 10 Safety FirstPartⅠ B. face,eye,cotton,five,badly,soon,deep,gently,closed,nail,dirt,bandage,children,calm,wetC. loose,low,reflector,handlebars,tyres,work,workfast,speed,wet,hands,distance,rules,basket,opening,Slow down,Ring,Giveagainst,carryPartⅡ A. 1 → 5 → 6 → 4 → 2 → 3 → 7B. faceup,the mouth and nosefrom behind,on the foreheadthe nostrils,the palm of hand,the neck upa tight seal over the mouth,the first four breathsevery five seconds,if the chest is fallingPartⅢ B. 2: Number of British deaths last week9:T otal number of British deaths this year30: T otal number of British deaths over the past five years245: Number of deaths from different nations over the past 5 years1 000+: Number of person badly injured31: Number of deaths in July an August40: Number of members at Gendarmerie Mountain Rescue Service at Chamonix80%: Percentage of accidents due to mistakes made by climbers themselves3/4: Ratio of accidents happening on the way down the mountainC. 1.People ascended Mont Blanc for the first time.2.In 1808,a young waitress in Chamonix conquered the mountain.3.Most of the accidents happen on the way down the mountain.4.Accients are due to climbers’ tiredness,mistakes made by climbers themselves and the failureto take sufficient account of the weather conditions. Slips are the most common cause. PartⅣprepared,diets,2 500 million,cost,nutritious,designedhealth,bacteriastorage,formation,bacterium,17 million,organisms,eight,running,removal,infectionsafer,15,20project,agency,teaching,public,videotape,increased,inspectorssuccessful,copyimprove,market,services,cooked,uncooked,urgedwelcome,recognizePartⅤ A. Austria: first aid kit/compulsory,driving licenses/confiscated/alcohol offence,mountain roads/uphill/rightBelgium: right/right,accident/stay at the sceneFrance: seat bells/compulsory/outside built-up areas,over alcohol limit/imprisoned/10-30 days/finedHolland: seat belts/compulsory/drivers and front-seat passengers up 1.6m,children undersix/backItaly: penalities/drunken drivers/prison up to 6 months,translation of drivers’ licenses/essentialGermany: red warning triangle/compulsory,parking facing oncoming traffic/forbiddenB. 1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.T 6.F 7.F 8.FUnit 11 Sportsmanship and ChampionshipPartⅠ B. 可对照原文找答案C. 1.country and western (59%)2.for news (92%) guides (17m)4.swimming (17%)5.In their free time,they like to be active. (40%)PartⅡ A. 1.forward bend2.cobra3.bow4.fish5.plough6.locust7.candle/shoulder-standB. 1.lying,back,lift,legs,resting,shoulers,legs2.lying,back,stretch,legs,toes touch3.lying,back,arch,back,take,crown,head4.sitting,bend5.lying,stomach,raise,head6.lying,stomach,arms,raise,legs7.lying,stomach,raise,legs,trunk,catch,feet,hands8.Stand,headC. Candle: 1 minute: —Plogh: 2 minutes: good for circulation of blood to the brainFish: 1 minute: —Forward Bend: 2 minutes: good for stomach and whole digestive systemCobra: 1 minute: straighten backLocust: 1 minute: good for blood circulation and backBow: 1 minute: lose weightHeadstand: 1 – 10 minutes: good for the whole bodyPartⅢ A. 1.Sumo2.Football3.RunningB. 1.The Panda,Fujino shin,The Truth,150 kilos,60 kilos,Onokuni2.Naples,Cameroon,Columbia,comes out,Roger Milla,score,2:0,the Cameroon,quarter final3.80 meters,hits the front,1’44”96,second serious outdoor ra cePartⅣseen,experienced,shaking,four,knocking,leaping,opponents,hard-fought,exchanging,90,touching,hugging,beating,competitors,behavesportsmanship,sports,competition,clean,victory,defeat,grace,dignityplaying,following,respecting,officials,treating,respectgolden,treating,with,against,treated,demonstrate,yourself,teammates,opponents,coaches,referees,judgesreserved,field,fans,parents,aware,competition,style,attitude,positiveLean,Play,Show,work,realize,deserves,politely,courteously,before,after,cool,tempers,Remind,hard,practiced,played,Avoid,violence,threatening,help,respond,penalized,hurt,Cheer,statements,trash-talking,Acknowledge,applaud,call,gracefully,right,people,best,win,lose,congratulatePartⅤ A. snooker hurdling football sumo cricket bowling skiing table tennis swimming golf tennis hockey running boxing baseball squash basketball rugbyB. 1.hurdling2.tennis3.boxing4.snooker5.basketball6.rugby7.swimming。
Unit 4Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Spot DictationStephen Powelson’s Amazing MemoryWhen Stephen Powelson was nine, his school organized a (1) weekly contest in memorizing passages from the Bible. Stephen paid (2)no attention until he was chided* for (3) not competing. The next Sunday he surprised everyone by (4) reciting all the passages for the (5) entire year.As a teenager in prep school, Stephen took Greek. His teacher (6) assigned 21 lines of the Iliad* to be memorized (7) in a week. At the end of the hour - though he (8) insisted he paid full attention to the (9) lecture - Stephen knew all 21. He went on to memorize the first (10) 100 lines.In 1978, for the first time (11) since college, Powelson, now 60, had some (12) spare time. To keep his mind active, he reread the Iliad and (13) discovered that he still knew the first 100 lines (14) by heart.That someone could memorize so much between ages 60 and 70 is (15) astonishing to most people, who are (16) convinced that memory (17) worsens as we grow older.Powelson's method is to (18) read a book into his tape recorder, then read it several more times, making sure he understands (19) each word. "Also," he says, "I attempt to (20) visualize myself as part of the action."Part 2 Listening for GistYou might not know how rarely images are viewed directly through telescopes. The most common way to observe the skies is to photograph them. The process is very simple. First, a photographic plate is coated with a light-sensitive material. The plate is positioned so that the image received by the telescope is recorded on it. Then the image can be developed, enlarged, and published so that many people can study it. Because most astronomical objects are very remote, the light we receive from them is rather feeble. But by using a telescope as a camera, long time exposures can be made. In this way, objects can be photographed that are a hundred times too faint to be seen by just looking through a telescope.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1)This dialogue is about how to photograph astronomical objects.2)The key words are photograph, coated, light-sensitive material, positioned,received, recorded, developed, enlarged, published, remote, feeble, telescope,camera, long exposures.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart one DialogueTunisian Holiday(Someone is enquiring about the Tunisian holiday.)Agent: Hello, Bath Travel.Client: Hello, I'd like to find out more about your Tunisian holiday for amateur archaeologists. I've read about it in the paper, but I'd like to know more about what is involved.Agent: You mean you'd like to know the itinerary?Client: Yes, that's right.Agent: All right. Just briefly, you arrive in Tunis at midday on the first day and go by coach to La Marsa. Then there is a short briefing by the archaeologist and then the rest of the day you are free to explore.The second day you get up before dawn and go to Carthage to see the sunrise. You have breakfast and a lecture there and then go by coach to Mansoura, where there are beautiful coves. After lunch you can walk along the beach, to Kerkouane.The walk takes about four hours. Kerkouane is one of the most recent and most exciting sites. Then by coach to Kelibia, a fishing village, in time for sunset over the harbor.Client: That sounds rather a long walk.Agent: Well, it's an easy walk. Flat all the way, and very pretty. But you can go by coach, if you prefer. The third day you spend in Hammamet on Cap Bon, and the day is free to enjoy the town. It's a lovely old town and resort. And the fourth day you take the coach to the ruin of EI Djem, which is a magnificent amphitheatre*. You have lunch in Sfax and then you take the ferry to the beautiful Kerkennah Islands. Client: Islands, you say?Agent: Yes, they're very peaceful and you spend the fifth day there. The fishermen will take everyone out on their sailing boats and there will be a fishermen's picnic. On the sixth day you visit the Great Mosque of Kairouan and have a picnic lunch. Then take the coach to the lovely port of Bizerte for the last night. And the final day there is a visit to the ancient Roman capital of Utica with its fantastic mosaics* and then a coach to Tunis International Airport.Client: Have you got a full brochure which gives more details?ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and complete the following itinerary.Tunisian holiday for amateur archaeologistsDay ActivitiesThe first day Arrive in Tunis at midday and go by coach to La Marsa. Then there is a short briefing by the archaeologist.The second day Get up before dawn and go to Carthage to see the sunrise. You have breakfast and a lecture there and then go by coach to Mansoura, where there are beautiful coves. After lunch you can walk along the beach, to Kerkouane, which is one of the most recent and most exciting sites. Then by coach to Kelibia, a fishing village, in time for sunset over the harbor.The third day Spend in Hammamet on Cap Bon to enjoy the town. It's a lovely old town and resort.The fourth day andfifth day Take the coach to the ruin of El Djem, which is a magnificent amphitheatre. Have lunch in Sfax and then take the ferry to the beautiful Kerkennah Islands. The fishermen will take everyone out on their sailing boats and there will be a fishermen’s picnic.The sixth dayVisit the Great Mosque of Kairouan and have a picnic lunch. Thentake the coach to the lovely port of Bizerte for the last night.There is a visit to the ancient Roman capital of Utica with its The final dayfantastic mosaics and then a coach to Tunis International Airport.Part 2 PassageMexican Gray Wolf1)After more than a century of assault by humans, the wolf population haddwindled to no more than a handful by the 1970s in Mexico and the American southwest.2)The program is now about halfway to meeting its goal of a "wild" population ofat least 100 wolves covering more than 12,800 square kilometers.3)Decisions about mating, movement among the 45 captive-breeding facilitiesand releases into the wild are made by a US-Mexican committee of scientists, landowners and others.4)A wolf with rare genes - until it has successfully reproduced - will never bereleased because of the high mortality rate in the wild.5)The recovery program is gradually moving away from freeing captive-bornwolves, as the population of pups born free takes off.Francisco and Sheila were pioneers in a federal program in Eureka, 32 kilometers southwest of St. Louis, the United States, to restore the endangered Mexican gray wolf, the rarest and most genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolfin North America.After more than a century of assault (攻击,袭击) by humans, the wolf population had dwindled to(减少到)no more than a handful by the 1970s in Mexico and the American southwest.The research center, popularly known as the Wolf Sanctuary*, was founded in 1971 by Marlin Perkins, a world-renowned(世界知名的)naturalist and former director of the St. Louis Zoo, and his wife Carol. Besides the Mexican wolf, the sanctuary works with the endangered red wolf (赤狼), maned wolf(鬃狼), swift fox(草原狐)/ and African wild dogs(豺狗).In the late 1970s, the last seven known wolves were captured in the wild or taken from zoos to begin the breeding program(育种计划). In 1981, the first captive-bred (人工繁殖的,圈养的)litter (幼狼)of Mexican gray wolves produced in the federal program was born at the Wild Canid Center, and the first release into the wild (放生)took place in 1998. The program is now about halfway to meeting its goal of a "wild" population of at least 100 wolves covering more than 12,800 square kilometers.Though in captivity(在繁殖场)themselves, Francisco and Sheila taught their pups so well that many are thriving in the wild. They were ideal parents. They raised 25 babies, taught them good survival skills and sent many of them off to live on theirown.Nine of Francisco and Sheila's offspring were among the first 11 captive-born Mexican gray wolves released in 1998. Both parent wolves have since died - Francisco at age 14 in December. Sheila at age 16 in June 2000 - but they lived, as captive wolves often do, roughly twice as long as wolves in the wild. Today the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center in Eureka estimates that 98 percent of Mexican wolves released from the federal program are descendants of the prolific* lobo* pair.About 250 lobos now live in captivity at 45 US and Mexican facilities. The Wild Canid Center, however, has produced more puppies and housed more Mexican grays than any other facility.The Wild Canid Center is ideated* on 25 isolated hectares within Washington University's Tyson Research Center. The wolves live in large outdoor enclosures with minimal human contact. They learn to hunt, raise young, live in natural family packs, and to be suspicious of people - all necessary skills for surviving in the wild.Decisions about mating, movement among the 45 captive-breeding facilities and releases into the wild are made by a US-Mexican committee of scientists, landowners and others. They also maintain a genetic database. A wolf with rare genes - until it has successfully reproduced - will never be released because of the high mortality rate(死亡率)in the wild. It's not uncommon for freed wolves to be struck by cars or shot by hunters; in recent weeks, five have died.Despite the losses, released wolves are reproducing. The recovery program is gradually moving away from freeing captive-born wolves, as the population of pupsborn free takes off (增加). Scientists want to let nature decide what's a good wolf and what's not through natural selection.A: Pre-listening QuestionThe wolf is a large member of the canine family. Most of the adult grey wolves weigh in the vicinity of 75 to 125 pounds (34 to 56 kilograms). Wolves live in family groups called packs. A pack is usually made up of a male parent, a female parent, their pups and a few other adult wolves that are the older brothers and sisters. Wolves can run up to 40 miles an hour and can easily cover 50 miles a day.The wolf has developed the capacity to survive in the most inhospitable of climates. The wolves in the high arctic endure several winter months of perpetual darkness. Even in February when the sun returns to the north, temperatures of -40°C and bitter winds are common. In the wild wolves can live up to 13 years or more; in a protected wolf park or a controlled area of land, a wolf can live to be up to 16 years old.B: Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.C: Detailed Listening1 Directions: Listen to the passage and complete the information about a Mexican gray wolf research center.1)The research center's known as: the Wolf Sanctuary2) Location: in Eureka. 32 Kilometers southwest of St. Louis. the United States3) Founding: in 19714) Purpose: to restore the endangered Mexican gray wolf5) Founder: Marlin Perkins. a world-renowned naturalist and former director theSt. Louis Zoo. and his wife Carol2. Directions: Fill in the blanks with events connected with the following timeexpressions.1)In the late 1970s: The last seven known wolves were captured in the wild or takenfrom zoos to begin the breeding program.2)In 1981: The first captive-bred litter of Mexican gray wolves produced in thefederal program was born at the wild Canid Center.3)In 1998: The first release into the wild took place.D: After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1)Francisco and Sheila were pioneers in a federal program. Though in captivitythemselves, they taught their pups so well that many are thriving in the wild. They were ideal parents. They raised 25 babies, taught them good survival skills and sent many of them off to live on their own. Nine of Francisco and Sheila's offspring were among the first 11 captive-born Mexican gray wolves released in 1998. Both parent wolves have since died - Francisco at age 14 in December.Sheila at age 16 in June 2000 but they lived, as captive wolves often do, roughly twice as long as wolves in the wild.The Wild Canid Center is ideated on 25 isolated hectares within. Washington University's Tyson Research Center. Today the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center estimates that 98 percent of Mexican wolves released from the federal program are descendants of the prolific lobo pair. About 250 lobos now live in captivity at 45 US and Mexican facilities. The Wild Canid Center has produced more puppies and housed more Mexican grays than any other facility.(Open)Section Three NewsNews Item1Astroland Amusement ParkWhen Astroland opened in 1962 it represented the future of amusement theme parks, boasting state-of-the-art rides and attractions operating with an outer-space theme.The park is a fixture on the Coney Island boardwalk, best known for the Cyclone, its wooden roller coaster(过山车)ride and the Wonder Wheel (神奇转盘), a seaside landmark. Astroland's 22 rides(游乐设施)and three game arcades (设有投币游戏机的游乐场)provided jobs for up to 300 people.Astroland has been the biggest amusement center on Coney Island, which is a favorite holiday destination for Americans in the New York area since the 19th Century. It is the birthplace of the hot dog and is known for its kitschy rides, street performers, sand beaches and family-friendly(适合家庭的)atmosphere.But Astroland's final chapter may be still to come. A few days after the park's announced closure, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said hope is not yet lost, and that city officials are trying to step in(做短时间的非正式访问)and get a one-year renewal of Astroland's lease(续租一年).Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news and complete the summary.This news item is about Astroland’s announced closure.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.1.It opened in 1962.2.It represented the future of amusement theme parks, boasting state-of-art rides andattractions operating with an outer-space theme.3.It is best known for the cyclone, its wooden roller coaster and the wonder wheel, aseaside landmark.4.Because they may enjoy its kitchy rides, street performers, sand beaches andfamily-friendly atmosphere.5.No. The city officials are trying to step in and get a one-year renewal ofAstroland’s lease.News Item2It's called the "Highline." It's a newly renovated and elevated promenade that was once a railway line for delivering cattle and other food stock. In 1980, the train made its last delivery, bringing frozen turkeys to lower Manhattan(曼哈顿下城). In a densely populated city, the Highline now provides open space for relaxation as it winds through neighborhoods once noted for slaughterhouses (屠宰场).It's an oasis in a sea of concrete. The walkway includes more than 100 species of plants inspired by the wild landscape left after the trains stopped running. New construction is everywhere. Apartments, office towers, restaurants and even a museum have sprouted alongside the promenade.The first section of the Highline was inaugurated in May, after 15 years of planning and political battles. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with benefactors cut the ribbon(剪彩).The first two sections of the Highline cost $152 million. Of that, $44 million was raised by the public. For those who visit, it seems it was well worth the wait and the money.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the opening of a walkway in New York.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.After 15 years of planning and political battles,the first section of the Highline was inaugurated in May, The first two sections of the Highline cost $152 million. Of that, $44 million was raised by the public. It's a newly renovated and elevated promenade that was once a railway line for delivering cattle and other foodstock. In 1980, the train made its last delivery, bringing frozen turkeys to lower Manhattan.It's an oasis in a sea of concrete. The walkway includes more than 100 species of plants inspired by the wild landscape left after the trains stopped running. New construction is everywhere. Apartments, office towers,restaurants and even a museum have sprouted alongside the promenade. In a densely populated city, the Highline now provides open space for relaxation as it winds through neighborhoods once noted fo r slaughterhouses.News Item3African American History MuseumAn old Greyhound Bus* terminal sits unused in the heart of downtown Dothan, Alabama. It's hardly noticeable, nestled between two office buildings and surrounded by a chain link fence(铁丝网围栏). There are no written signs that hint of the structure's controversial history. Four decades ago it was a symbol of racial segregation. During the 1960s, bus terminals like other public facilities throughout the American south were divided into white areas and black areas. The building stillhas the separate entrance and restroom facilities that black customers were legally required to use. Today, those elements have a different social value, and they will become one of the centerpieces of a new African American history museum.The museum will include galleries devoted to the accomplishments of George Washington Carver* and other black scientists and inventors. There will be a gallery depicting black heroes of military and social campaigns.And the city of Dothan is helping. It's providing the museum with some financial support, and it's already promoting the attraction to visitors. The G-W Carver Interpretive Museum should open doors by August and its director Francina Williams hopes to capitalize on(利用)Alabama's historic role at the center of America's Civil Rights movement. When visitors come to Birmingham, Selma and Montgomery to learn about the struggles that African Americans have endured, she would like them I make a side trip to Dothan to see what African Americans have contributed to Alabama, America and the world.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about an African American history museum showing the struggles and contributions f African Americans.Exercise BDirection: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).1.F2. T3. F4.T5.T6. T7. F8.TSection Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Feature ReportLamaina grew up listening to her grandfather's stories of a village called Garaguso in Italy south. Tommaso Lamaina immigrated from there to Philadelphia in the 1920s in search of work. But he never let his family forget the place where generations of their forefathers had lived.The stories inspired Lamaina’s dream of developing her own relationship with a place she was never able to visit with her grandfather, who died when she was a teenager. So In 2000, with years of experience as a professional photographer behind her, she decided to begin an annual pilgrimage to Garaguso to capture life there on film.Garaguso is a farming village, home to about 1,500 people, in the mountainous region of Basilicata, located in the instep of Italy's boot. It's one of the most remote and least developed zones in the country. After decades of emigration, it's sparsely populated. One out of seven of the people who remain can't read or write.Lamaina's photos show a Garaguso that seems hardly to have changed in centuries, an anachronism compared with a very modern Italy. Taken in blackand white, they show the winding cobblestone streets and ancient buildings of the historical center. There are donkeys, loaded up with(装满货物)kindling for the open fires and stoves, which still warm the houses.There are portraits of men with gnarled faces, wearing black pants and white shirts from a past era. There's the local baker, whose family has been selling bread in the same building for hundreds of years. And there are women with white hair and no teeth, dressed in black.Arriving in the village where her family had lived for generations was like a homecoming (省亲)for Lamaina. She grew up in an inner-city neighborhood of Philadelphia, in the bosom of(在…之间)an immigrant southern Italian community. At home, some of her relatives spoke the dialect of Garaguso rather than English,But over the years, the reserve has lessened. Lamaina admits, and her work shows, that life in Garaguso is not easy. The locals work from sunup to sundown in the fields, tending their crops and animals. They eat what they produce. Little is imported and nothing goes to waste(浪费掉,被糟蹋掉). But she believes it's rich in the things that matter, like generosity, hospitality and family ties. In this respect(在这方面), she says, the village has something to teach those who see her work.Lamaina recently held an exhibition of her work(举行了一个她的作品展)in Florence, where she now lives. She's also giving a copy of her images to City Hall in Garaguso.After eight years of recording life there, Susanna Lucia Lamaina's not ready to put away(收拾,放好)her camera yet. She says she has many more photographs to take and hopes her work will put her family village on the map.Her grandfather, Tommaso Lamaina, would have been proud.A:Directions: Listen to the news report and complete the summary.This news report is about Susanna Lucia Lamina’s recording life in Garaguso.B:Directions: Listen to the news report again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.1. (T) Susanna’s grandfather immigrated from Garaguso to Philadelphia in the 1920sin search of job. (Tommaso Lamaina immigrated from there to Philadelphia in the 1920s in search of work.)2. (T) Her grandfather’s stories inspired Susanna’s dream of visiting Garaguso. (Thestories inspired Lamaina’s dream of developing her own relationship with a place she was never able to visit with her grandfather, who died when she was a teenager.)3. (T) Susanna began an annual pilgrimage to Garaguso to capture life there on film in2000. (In 2000, with years of experience as a professional photographer behind her, she decided to begin an annual pilgrimage to Garaguso to capture life there on film.)4.(T) Susanna’s photos show a Garaguso that seems scarcely to have changed in centuries. (Lamaina's photos show a Garaguso that seems hardly to have changed in centuries.)5. (T)There seemed nothing strange to Susanna when she arrived in Garaguso. (Arriving in the village where her family had lived for generations was like a homecoming for Lamaina.)6.(F) Over the years of emigration, the spiritual reserve of the village has lessened. (But she believes it's rich in the things that matter, like generosity, hospitality and family ties. In this respect, she says, the village has something to teach those who see her work.)7.(T) Her photos show that life in Garaguso is difficult. (Her work shows, that life in Garaguso is not easy.)8. (F) Susanna recently held an exhibition of her work in France, where she now lives. (Lamaina recently held an exhibition of her work in Florence, where she now lives.) Part 2 PassageSafariA blur of gold(模糊不清的一片金子)was spotted through the high, wind-whipped grasses and off we walked toward the lion's den*. We glanced at each other nervously, but forged ahead(继续前进).My friends and I had come to experience the African bush on foot, so, gulping, we fell in(排队)shaky step behind our two ranger guides. Their rifles were at the ready(准备立刻行动). So were our zoom lenses(变焦镜头). Seeing lions was a special treat, even for our veteran guide, and he couldn't stop smiling as we crept closer and closer into the glow of the day's last light.About 150 meters ahead we counted 10 lions sitting in a semicircle in the grass.Their heads poked up(伸出来)through the grass thicket, listening, aware.Just a meter away from the lions a straggling* buffalo loped by. Perhaps thelions' intended dinner? But our appearance seemed to distract them and the buffalogot away.We were in the Kruger National Park*, the largest game park in South Africa, on a guided walking safari.Kruger National Park is the country's main game* reserve. Roughly the size of Wales, it stretches for almost 2.5 million hectares across a maze of(无数的)ecozones(生态带)from flat scrubby bush, dense shrub-like Mopane tree covered hillsides to lush valleys.For three nights home was a circle of thatched roof two-person huts tucked behind a leafy grove of trees in an enclosed camp that included toilets and hot (mostly) showers.Dinner was served around an open fire, a massive kettle of hot water for tea or coffee steaming on a nearby pile of smoldering coals.The only light after dark were swaths of luminous stars overhead and our kerosene* lanterns. We joked that we had arrived to the catered version of "Survivor".The first morning we climbed out from beneath mosquito nets to the muffled sounds of an elephant munching on a tree behind our huts, which were separated only by several meters and a wire mesh fence.As if the elephant was not wake-up call enough, outside each hut a jug of water had been poured into a plastic basin for a quick face wash before hitting the trail s(出发).Under an open sky we winded our way through cracked sun-baked pathways through baobab* and kudu* berry trees. Our guides knelt in the sand, pointing out the differences between the various animal tracks.A line in the sand told a crocodile had recently slipped into a nearby pool.Later we saw a crocodile sunning on a rock not far from where we had been swimming the day before.In the same area we had a sunset sighting of a mauve*-colored hippo* who was not happy to see us.Thrashing in the water he grunted, snapped his giant jaws, and lunged* forward. We kept our distance behind a log on the banks of the river where we later got a glimpse at a family of baboons*.On our last evening streaks of orange made the sky glow as if on tangerine* fire. We were all on a high(成功的欢乐感)from our lion sighting.I inhaled the colors, the silhouette* of buffalos grazing near a watering hole, the evening dropped in temperature and squeezed a friend's hand.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionHere are the top parks for an African safari: The beautiful Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, the world-famous Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, the lush green Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park in Botswana and the Etosha National Park in Namibia.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.1.A blur of gold was spotted through the high, wind-whipped grasses and off wewalked toward the lion's den.2.He couldn't stop smiling as we crept closer and closer into the glow of the day'slast light.3.Just a meter away from the lions a straggling buffalo loped by, but our appearanceseemed to distract them and the buffalo got away.4.Under an open sky we winded our way through cracked sun-baked pathways. Ourguides knelt in the sand, pointing out the differences between the various animal tracks.5.Thrashing in the water a mauve-colored hippo grunted, snapped his giant jaws,and lunged forward. We kept our distance behind a log on the banks of the river.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.1)They experienced the African bush on foot.2)Seeing lions was a special treat for them.3)They saw 10 lions sitting in a semicircle in the grass.4)Krugge National Park stretches for almost 2.5 million hectares, roughly the size ofWales.5)They stayed in a thatched roof two- person huts with toilets and hot showers.6)Dinner was served around an open fire.。