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T e s t 1 Section 1A:Hi;George Glad you're back. Loads of people have phoned you.B: ReallyA: I felt just like your secretaryB: Sorry I went into the library this afternoon to have a look at a newspaper and I came across something really interestingA: What A bookB:No;a brochure EXAMPLE from a summer festival - mainly Spanish music. Look;I've got it here.A: Spanish music I really love the guitar. Let's have a look. So what's this group ‘Guitarrini'B: They're really good. They had a video Q1with all the highlights of the festival at a stand in the lobby to the library;so I heard them. They play fantastic instruments - drums and flutes and old kinds of guitars. I've never heard anything like it before.A: Sounds great.B: Okay. Shall we go then Spoil ourselves Yes;let's.A: The only problem is there aren't any cheap seats . . . it's all one price. Well;in that case we could sit right at the front - we'd have a really good view.B:Yeah;though I think that if you sit at the back You can actually hear the whole thingA: Yes. Anyway we can decide when we get there.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A: So will you fill in the form or shallB: 1'11 do it. Name: George O'Neill. Address: 18 North Avenue Q3;Westsea. Do you remember our new postcode Still can't remember it.A: Just a minute - I've got it written down here. WS6 2YH Q4. Do you need the phone tooB: Please. I'm really bad at numbers.A:.Q5 So;let's book two tickets for Guitarrini.B: Okay. If you're sure each is all right. How do you feel about the singer A: I haven't quite decided. But I've noticed something on the booking form that might just persuade meB: What's that thenA: Free refreshmentsB: ReallyA: Yes;look here. Sunday 17th of June. Singer; ticket includes drinks Q6in the garden.B: Sounds Iike a bargain to meA: Yes;let's book two tickets for that. So; what else I'm feeling quitekeen now How about the pianist Q7 on the 22nd of JuneB: Anna Ventura I've just remembered that's my evening c1ass night.A: That's okay. I’ll just have to go on my own - but we can go to the Spanishdance and guitar concert together;can't weB: Yes -I'm sure Tom and Kieran would enjoy that too. Good heavens-Q8 aticket I can see we're going to have to go without food for the rest ofthe week - we'll need to book four Q9A:Wish we were students 一 look Children;Students and Senior Citizens geta 50%Q10 discount on everything. B: If onlySection 2Hello;and thank you for asking me to your teachers' meeting to talk aboutthe Dinosaur Museum and to tell you a bit about what you can do with yourstudents there.Well;let me give you some of the basic information first. In regard to opening hours;we're open every day of the week from am to pm except on Mondays when we close at ;in fact the only day in the year when we’re closed is on the25th of December Q11&12. You can book a guided tour for your school group any time that we're open. If you bring a school group to the museum;when you arrive we ask you to remain with your group i n the car park. One or more of the tour guides will welcome you there and brief you Q13 about what the tour will be about. We do this there because our entrance is quite small and we really haven't got much room for briefing groups in the exhibition area.As far as the amount of time you'll need goes;if you bring a school group you should plan on allowing a minimum of 90 minutes for the visit. This allows 15 minutes to get on and offthe coach;45 minutes Q14 for the guided tour and 30 minutes for after-tour activities.If you're going to have lunch at the museum you will;of course;have to allow more time. There are two cafés in the museum;with seating for 80 people. If you want to eat there you'lI need to reserve some seating; as they can get quite crowed at lunch time. Then utside the museum at the back there are tables Q15; and students can bring their own lunch and eat it there inthe open air.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------When the students come into the museum foyer we ask them to check in their backpacks with their books;lunch boxes ; etc; at the cloakroom before they enter the museum proper. I'm afraid in the past we have had a few things gone missing after school visits so this is a strict rule. Also;some of the exhibits are fragile and we don't want them to be accidentally knocked. But we do provide school students with handouts with questions and quizzes on them.Q16-18There's so much that students can learn in the museum and it’s fun for them to have something to do. Of course They’ll need to bring something to write with for these. We do allow students to take photograph. Q16-18 For students who are doing projects it's useful to make some kind of visual record of what they see that they can add to their reports. And finally; they should not bring anything to eat into the museum; or drinks of any kind. There are also a few things the students can do after the tour. In the theatre on the ground floor there are continuous screenings of short documentaries about dinosaurs which they can see any time.Q19&20We used to have an activity room with more interactive things like making models of dinosaurs and drawing and painting pictures; even hunting for dinosaur eggs; but unfortunately the room was damaged in a bad storm recently when water came in the roof; so tha1's closed at the moment. But we do have anIT Centre where students have access to CD ROMs with a range of dinosaur games.Q19&20These games are a lot of fun; but they also teach the students about the lives of dinosaurs; how they found food; protected their habitat; survived threats; that kind of thing.And . . .I think that's all 1 have to tell you. Please feel free to ask any questions if you would like to know anything else.Section 3T: Right; Sandra. You wanted to see me to get some feedback on your group's proposal. The one you're submitting for the Geography society field trip competition. I've had a look through your proposal and I think it's a really good choice. In fact; I only have a few things to say about it; but even in an outline document like this you really have to be careful to avoid typos and problems with layout in the proposal; and even in the contents page. so read it through carefully before submitting it; okayS: Will do.T: And I've made a few notes on the proposal about things which could have been better sequencedQ2I.S: Okay.T: As for the writing itself; I’ve annotated the proposal as and where I thought it could be improved. Generally speaking; I feel you've oftenused complex structures and long sentences for the sake of it and as a consequence . . . although your paragraphing and inclusion of sub-headings help . . . it's quite hard to follow your train of thought at times. So cut them down a bit;can vouQ22S: ReallyT: Yes. And don't forget simple formatting like numbering.S: Didn't I use page numbersT: I didn't mean that. Look; you’ve remembered to include headers and footers; which is good; but listing ideas clearly is Number them or use bullet points; which is even clearer. Then you'll focus the reader on your main points. I thought your suggestion to go to the Navajo Tribal Park was a very good idea.S: I've always wanted to go there. My father was a great fan of cowboy films and the Wild West so I was subjected to seeing all the epics; many of which were shot there. As a consequence;Q24 it feels very familiar to me and it's awesome both geographically and usually; so it's somewhere I've always wanted to The subsequent research I did and the online photographs made me even keener.T: Interesting. Right; let’s look at the content of your proposal now. S: Did you find it comprehensive enoughT: Well; yes and no. You've listed several different topics on your contents page; but I'm not sure they're all relevant.S: No Well; I thought that from the perspective of a field trip; one thing I needed to focus on was the sandstone plateaux and cliffs the way they tower up from the flat landscape is just amazing. The fact that the surrounding softer rocks were eroded by wind and rain; leaving these huge outcrops high above the plain. It's hardly surprising that tourists flock to see the area.T: Well; yes; I’d agree e with including those points . . .S: And then the fact that it's been home to native American Navajos and all the social history that goes with that. The hardships they endured trying to save their territory from the invading settlers. Their culture is so rich - all those wonderful stories.T: Well; I agree it's interesting; but it's not immediately relevant to your proposal; Sandra; so at this stage; I suggest you focus on other considerations. I think an indication of what the students on the trip could actually do when they get there should be far more centraI;Q25-27so that certainly needs to be included and to be expanded upon. And I'd like to see something about the local wildlife; and vegetation too; Q25-27not that I imagine there’s much to see. Presumably the tourist invasion hasn't helped.S: O kay; I ’II do some work on those two areas as well. But you're right; there's not much apart from some very shallow-rooted species. Although it's cold and snowy there in the winter; the earth is baked so hard in the summer sun that rainwater can't it’s a case of flood or drought; really.T: So; I understand. Now; before we look at everything in more detail; I’ve got few actual questions for you. It would be a good idea to include the answers in your finished proposal; because they're missing from your draft. S: Fine.T: so; you mentioned the monoliths and the spires; which was good; but what area does the tribal park cover Do you knowS: I2;000 hectares;Q28 and the plain is at about 5;850 meters above sea level.T: Larger than I expected. Okay. Where's the nearest accommodation That's a practical detail that you haven't included. Have you done any research on thatS: Yes. There's nowhere to stay in the park itself; but there's an old trading post called Goulding quite near. AII kinds of tours start from Goulding; too.T: What kind of toursS: Well;the most popular are in four-wheel drive jeeps - but I wouldn'trecommend hiring those. I think the best way to appreciate the area wouldn’t be to hire horsesQ29 instead and trek around on those. Biking is not allowed and it's impossible to drive around the area in private vehicles. The tracks are too rough.T: Okay; lastly; what else is worth visiting thereS: There are several caves; but I haven’t looked into any details. I'II find out about them.T: Okay; good. Now what I'd like to know is . . .Section 4So; welcome to your introductory geography lecture. We’ll begin with some basics. Firstly what do we learn by studying geographyWell; we learn a great deal about all the processes that have affected and that continue to affect the earth's we learn far more than that; because studying geography also informs us about the different kinds of relationships that develop between a particular environments Q32and the people that live there.Okay. We like to think of geography as having two main branches. There's the study of the natureof our planet - its physical features; what it actually looks like - and then there's the study of the ways in which we choose to live and of theimpact Q33of those on our planet. Our current use of carbon fuels is a good example of that.But there are more specific study areas to consider too; and we’ll be looking at each of these in turn throughout this semester. These include bio-physical geography; by which 1 mean the study of the natural environment and all its living things. Then there's topography- that looks at the shapes of the land and oceans. There's the study of political geography and social geography too; of course; which is the study of communities of people. We have economic geography - in which we examine all kinds of resources and their use - agriculture; for example. Next comes historical geography - the understanding of how people and their environments and the ways they interact have changed over a period of time -and urbanQ34 geography; an aspect I'm particularly interested in; which takes as its focus the location of cities; the services that those cities provide; and migration of people to and from such cities. And lastly; we have cartography. That's the art and science of map- making. You'll be doing a lot of thatSo; to summarize before we continue; we now have our key answer . . . studying this subject is important because without geographical knowledge; we would know very little about our surroundings and we wouldn't be able to identify all the problemsQ35 that relate to them. so; by definition; we wouldn't be in an informed position to work out how to solve any of them.Okay; now for some practicalities. What do geographers actually do Well; we collect data to begin with You’ll be doing a lot of that on your first field trip How do we do this There are several means. We might; for example; conduct a census - count a population in a given area perhaps. We also need image Q36of the earth's surface which we can produce by means of computer-generation technology or with the help of satellite relays. We've come a very long way from the early exploration of the world by sailing ships when geographers only had pens and paper at their disposal.After we've gathered our information; we must analyse it We need to look for pattern;Q37 most commonly those of causes and consequences. This kind of information helps us to predict and resolve problems that could affect the world we live in.But we don't keep all this information confidential. We then need to publish our findings so that other people can access it and be informed by it .And one way in which this information can be published is in the form of maps. You'll all have used one at some stage of your life already.Let's consider the benefits of maps from a geographer's perspective. Maps can be folded and put in a pocket and can provide a great store of reference when they're collected into an atlas. They can depict the physical features of the entire planet if necessary; or; just a small part of it in much greater detail. But there is a drawback. You can't exactly replicatesomething that is three-dimensional; like our planet; on a map at piece of paper; because paper has only two dimensions; and that means there’ll always be a certain degree of distortionQ38 a map. It can't be avoided. We can also use aerial photographs . . . pictures taken by cameras at high altitude above the earth. These are great for showing all kinds of geographical features that are not easy to see from the ground. You can easily illustrate areas of diseased trees or how much traffic Q39 is on the roads at a given time or information about deep sea beds; for example. Then there are Landsats. These are satellites that circle the earth and transmit visual information to computers at receiving stations. They circle the earth several times a day and can provide a mass of information –you’ll all be familiar with the information they give us about the weatherQ40 for example. So; what we're going to do now is look at a short presentation in which you'II see all these tools.. .。

雅思c7t3s1听力原文AGENT: Good morning.STUDENT: Oh, good morning. Is this… er… room number 26?AGENT: Yes, that’s right.STUDENT: So is this the Student Job Centre?AGENT: It certainly is. How can I help you?STUDENT: Well, actually I’m looking for a job – a part-time job. Do you have anything available at the moment? ExampleAGENT: Ah, yes… Are you a registered student? I’m afraid this service is only available to full-time students.STUDENT: Yes… I am. I’m doing a degree in Business Studies. Here’s my student card. Q1AGENT: Which year are you in?STUDENT: Well… I’ve been at uni for four years but I’m in the Third Year because I took last year off. Q2AGENT: Right… well, let’s just have a look at what positions are available at the moment. There’s a job working at the reception desk at the Sports Centre, for three evenings a week – that’s Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Q3STUDENT: That sounds like fun but unfortunately I have evening lectures – so that’s not possible, I’m afraid. Is there anything during the day? AGENT: OK, that’s no good then. Um. What about cleaning? There’s a position for a cleaner at the Child Care Centre. Q4STUDENT: Right…AGENT: But you’d need to be there at 6 am. Does that appeal? STUDENT: Six o’clock in the morning! Oh, that’s far too early for me, I’m afraid. I’d never make it that early in the morning.AGENT: Mmm… Well – there was a position going in the Computer Lab. for three days a week that might be OK. Ah, here it is! No, it’s in the Library, not the Lab., Clerical Assistant required – I think it mostly involves putting the books back on the shelves. Oh no – hang on. It’s for Wednesday and Friday evenings again. Q5STDENT: No – I can’t manage that because of the lectures.AGENT: OK, I’m getting the idea. Look, I’ll just get a few details from you anyway, and then we can check through the list and see what comes up. AGENT: We’ll fill in the personal details on this application form first, if that’s OK?STUDENT: Yes, that’s fine.AGENT: Now, what’s your name again?STUDENT: Anita Newman – that’s N-E-W-M-A-N.AGENT: And your address, Anita?STUDENT: I’m in one of the Halls of Residence for post-graduate students, you know, International House. Q6AGENT: OK that’s easy. What’s your room number there?STUDENT: Room B569 – no sorry B659. I always get that wrong. I haven’t been living there very long. Q7AGENT: Do you have any other skills? Typing, languages, that sort of thing?STUDENT: Well, I speak some Japanese.AGENT: Right, I’ll make a note of that. Now – let’s see what else is available. What do you think of administrative work? There is a position for an Office Assistant at the English Language Centre. Q8 STUDENT: That sounds interesting.AGENT: It’s for 3 days a week – Monday, Friday and Saturday mornings. Interested?STUDENT: Mmm. I was hoping to have Saturdays free. But I need the work so … can you tell me what the job involves?AGENT: Yes, sure. It says here that you’ll be required to deal with student enquiries and answer the phone. Q9STUDENT: I’m sure I can handle all that without a problem.AGENT: Great. Well, would you like me to arrange an interview for you? Say, Friday morning, around ten?STUDENT: Could we make it a bit later? Unfortunately, I’ve got something to do at ten. Would that be OK?AGENT: Not a problem. How about eleven thirty? Hope it works out for you Anita. Q10STUDENT: Me too. And thanks for all your help.。

第3套试题听力原文第三套试题听力原文Part II Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A), B), C) and D), and decide which is the best answer. Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet1 with a single line through the centre.l. M: My back has been aching ever since I started playing tennis on the weekends.W: Haven’t you had that checked out yet?Q: What does the woman imply?A) Tennis players often injure their backs.B) She hadn’t heard about the man’s problem.C) The man should have seen the doctor.D) She’ll check the man’s schedule as soon as possible.[答案] C).听前预测根据选项关键词injure, doctor等推测问题与受伤及看医生有关。

全国英语等级考试标准教程第三级听力原文Here is an essay on the topic "Audio Materials for the Third Level of the National English Proficiency Examination Standard Textbook":The National English Proficiency Examination is a significant assessment that evaluates an individual's English language skills in China. The third level of this examination is considered a crucial milestone for many students, as it represents a higher level of proficiency in the language. The audio materials included in the standard textbook for this level play a crucial role in preparing students for the listening comprehension portion of the exam.The audio materials in the third-level textbook cover a wide range of topics, reflecting the diverse nature of the listening comprehension section of the exam. These topics may include current events, scientific discoveries, cultural traditions, and everyday conversations. By exposing students to this variety of content, the audio materials help them develop their ability to comprehend and respond to a wide range of spoken English.One of the key features of the audio materials is their level of complexity. The language used in the recordings is more advancedthan the previous levels, with more complex sentence structures, vocabulary, and delivery speeds. This gradual increase in difficulty helps students progressively improve their listening skills and prepares them for the challenges they may face in the actual examination.In addition to the content and complexity of the audio materials, the quality of the recordings is also of utmost importance. The recordings should be clear, well-articulated, and free from background noise or distractions. This ensures that students can focus on the content of the audio and develop their ability to comprehend spoken English in a realistic and practical setting.Another crucial aspect of the audio materials is their alignment with the exam format. The recordings should closely resemble the types of listening tasks that will be presented in the actual examination, such as multiple-choice questions, true/false statements, or short answer responses. By familiarizing themselves with the format and structure of the exam through the practice audio materials, students can develop strategies and techniques that will help them perform better on the actual test.Furthermore, the audio materials should provide opportunities for students to practice a variety of listening skills, such as identifying main ideas, recognizing specific details, making inferences, andunderstanding contextual information. This comprehensive approach to listening comprehension helps students develop a well-rounded set of skills that can be applied to various listening scenarios.In conclusion, the audio materials included in the standard textbook for the third level of the National English Proficiency Examination play a crucial role in preparing students for the listening comprehension portion of the exam. By covering a range of topics, maintaining a suitable level of complexity, ensuring high-quality recordings, and aligning with the exam format, these audio materials help students develop the necessary skills and confidence to perform well on the test. Ultimately, the effective use of these audio materials can contribute to the overall success of students in the National English Proficiency Examination.。

ListeningSECTION 3-1-1JANICE:Hello… . . Flagstone.JON:Oh hello; is that Flagstone Properties?JANICE:Yes that’s right. Flagstone here. How can I help you? ExampleJON:Hello. I’m ringing just to make enquiries about renting a house. My name’s Jon Anderson. JANICE: Yes, Mr Anderson. What sort of thing were you looking for?JON: Two-bedroomed house with garden.JANICE:Well . . . yes, sir, that shouldn’t be any problem . . . just to let you know that our main areas, the main areas we deal with, are the city centre itself. . . Q1JON: City centre . . uh-huh.JANICE: And the north suburbs.JON: Oh well ...we were most interested in the Northern areas actually.JANICE: Right . . . yes . . . What sort of price were you thinking of?JON: Well . . . could you give me some idea?JANICE: Certainly. It really ranges from £250 per month. Q2JON: Only £250?JANICE: Yes, to about £500 depending on a number of different factors.JON:What does it depend on?JANICE: Well, obviously the quality of the area. And then whether there’s a garden. Q3JON: Well, as I said, we’d want a garden.JANICE: And a garage pushes up the price.JON: Right . . well, we wouldn’t necessarily need one. I think about £350 a month would be our limit.JANICE: OK. Well . . . would you like to have a look at a couple of properties, sir?JON: Yes, that’d be great.JANICE: Looking at our files . . . I think we’ve got two which might suit youJON: Hang on. I’ll just get a pen. Right.JANICE: OK. Well, there’s one on West Park Road which is £325 a month. Q4JON: Are the bills included?JANICE: Well, that one just includes the water bill, Q5JON: OK, right.JANICE: And the second house is in Tithe Road. I’ll just spell that for you . . . OK?JON: Yep.JANICE: T-I-T-H-E Road.JON: Got that. And how much is that one?JANICE: That’s £380.JON: 380. Is that including water?JANICE: No, I’m afraid not, but it does include the telephone rental. Q6 JON:Oh well, that’s not too bad then. So…JANICE: So, when would you be available to see them?JON: Well, I’ll be in town next week . . . say . . . Thursday?JANICE: No, I’m sorry we don’t have any availability for Thursday. How about Wednesday afternoon? Q7 JON: OK. That’s fine. Would be OK?JANICE: Yes, fine. it is. Just come to the Flagstone Offices.JON: Oh, before I forget. What sort of things do I need to get done . . . to rent with you?JANICE: Well, the most important thing is a letter from your bankJON: No problem...JANICE: And then a reference letter from your employer. Q8 JoN: Yes, that’s OK.JANICE: Great, and then we would need you to give 2 weeks’ notice of moving in . . . Q9 JON: Right. . . 2 weeks’ notice. And what about a deposit? Q10 JANICE: That’s one month’s rent, whatever the amount is.JON: OK. One month. Is that it?JANICE: No, sorry, one more . . . you will have to pay for the contract.JON: Oh yes. I’d forgotten about that. OK, fine. So I’ll start arranging those, and I’ll…JANICE: . . . I’ll see you next week.JON: Yes. Thanks very much. Bye.JANICE: Goodbye.SECTION 2-1-2MRS SMITH: Hello, Mrs. Sutton. Come in. How are you settling in next door?Have all your things from Canada arrived yet?I thought I saw a removals van outside your house yesterday afternoon.MRS SUTTON: Yes. They came yesterday. We spent all day yesterday arranging thin.It’s beginning to feel a bit more like home now.MRS SMITH: That’s good. Look, come in and sit down. Are you alright? You look a bit worried.MRS SUTTON: Well, I am a bit. I’m sorry to bother you so early, Mrs. Smith,but I wonder if you could help me. Could you tell me 1mw I can get hold of a doctor?Our daughter, Anna, isn’t very well this morning and I may have to call somebody out. Q11She keeps being sick and I am beginning to get a bit worried.I just don’t know how the health system works here in England.All I know is that it’s very different from ours back in Canada.MRS SMITH: Well, I don’t know really where to start, Let me think. Well, the first thing you have to dois find a family doctor--sometimes we call them general practitioners as well--and registerwith him or her. If you live here, you’ve got to be on a doctor’s list. If you’re not,things can be a bit difficult. Nobody will come out to you if you’re not registered.Anyway, they work in things called practices. Sort of small groups of family doctors allworking together in the same building. Q12Now what you’ve got to do this morning is register with one of them.There are two practices near here, so we’re quite well off for doctors in this part of Manchester.There’s the Dean End Health Centre about ten minutes’ walk away and there’s another practicein South Hay. That’s about five minutes away going towards the town centre.We’re registered at the Dean End one, but they’re both OK. Q13There are about six doctors in our practice and four in the other. Q14So ours is quite big in comparison. And the building and everything’s a bit more modern.South Hay is a bit old-fashioned but the doctors are OK.Their only problem is that they don’t have a proper appointment system.Sometimes you have to wait for ages there to see someone. Q15Anyway, you go to the receptionist in whichever health centre and ask her to register you with a doctor there.You have to fill in a form, but it doesn’t take long. Ours is called Dr Jones and we’ve been going to him for years - ever since we moved here fifteen years ago. I wouldn’t say lie’s brilliant but I suppose he’s alright really. We’re used to him now. They say he’s very good with elderly people, Q16but he does tend to get a bit impatient with children. Listen, the one who’s supposed to be really good with small children is Dr Shaw. I’ve heard lots of people say that. She’s young and she’s got small children of her own. So you could try registering with her. And if her list is full, I heard somebody say the other day that there’s a really nice young doctor at South Flay, a Dr Williams.He holds special clinics for people with back trouble. But that’s not really your problem, is it? Q17MRS SMITH: If you want a doctor to visit you at home, you have to ask for a home visit.You’re supposed to do that before 10.30 in the morning, but obviously, if it’s an emergency,you can phone at any time, night or day. It might not be your doctor that comes, though.It’s quite often one of the other doctors in the practice.It doesn’t really seem to make much difference.Otherwise you make aim appointment to see your doctor at the health centre. You usually get seen the same day.Not always of course, but usually, as I Say. They hold surgeries between 9 and every weekday,and from 4 to Monday to Thursday. Saturdays are only for emergencies. Q18When the doctor sees you, he gives you a prescription. He writes what medication you need on it and you take it to a chemist’s shop. There’s one opposite the centre.If it’s for a child under 16. you don’t have to pay. So if it’s for Anna, there’s no problem.The same thing goes if you’re unemployed or retired, or if you’re pregna nt. Q19Just as well because it’s not cheap. You pay the same price for each item the doctor has prescribed.At the moment it’s something like £5 per item. Q20So you pay for the medication but the consultation with the doctor doesn’t cost you anything.It’s completely free as long as you’re a resident here. You’re going to be here for three years, aren’t you?So there shouldn’t be any question of you paying anything to see the doctor.So that’s one less problem to worry about,Look, Mrs. Sutton. If you want, I’ll sit with your daughter for half an hour if you want to go clown to the health centre to register. It’s no trouble really, don’t worry.MRS SUTTON: Are you sure you wouldn’t mind? That would really help me a lot, I’ll ask them if they can send someone round later to see Anna. I think I’ll try the Dean End Centre.MRS SMITH: Good idea. Don’t worry about Anna.MRS SUTTON: Right. I’ll be back as soon as I can.SECTION 3-1-3TUTOR: Hello. Jonathan Briggs, isn’t it?JB: Yes, that’s right.TUTOR: Do come in and sit clown.JB: Thanks.TUTOR: Right. Well, Jonathan, as we explained in your letter, in this part of tile interview we like to talk through your application form . . . your experience to date, etc. . . . and then in tile second partyou go for a group interview.JB:Group interview . . . yes, I understandTUTOR: So . . . your first degree was in Economics?JB:Yes, but I also did Politics as a major strand. Q21TUTOR: And you graduated in 1989. And I see you have been doing some teaching.JB: Yes, I worked as a volunteer teacher in West Africa. I was there for almost three years in total from 1990 to . . . ummm . . . 1992. Q22- Q23TUTOR: How interesting. What organisation was that with?JB:It’s not one of the major ones. It’s called Teach South. Q24TUTOR: Oh, right. Yes, I have heard of it. It operates in several African countries, doesn’t it?And what kind of school was it?JB: A rural co-operative. Q25TUTOR: Oh, a rural co-operative, how interesting . . . and what did you teach?JB: A variety of things in different years . . ummm . . . I did . . . with Forms I to 3 mainly Geography and some English with Form 5. Q26- Q27Then in my final year I took on some Agricultural Science with the top year . . . that’s Form 6. TUTOR: Right. Quite a variety then…JB: I also ran the school farm.TUTOR: How interestingTUTOR: . . . And how did you find the whole experience?JB: I’ll be honest with you. At the end of the first year I really wanted to leave and come home. TUTOR: Why was that?JB:Well. . . I was very homesick at first and missed my family... Q28 TUTOR: Umm. . I can quite understand that... and I also found it frustrating to have so few teaching resources, but I did decide to stay and in the end I extended my tour to a third year.TUTOR: Right. Things must have looked up then?JB:Yes. We set up a very successful project breeding cattle to sell locally.TUTOR: Really?JB:And then after a lot of hard work we finally got funds for new farm buildings.TUTOR: And you wanted to see things through?JB:Uh-huh.TUTOR: And is that why you want to train to teach Geography?JB:Yes. I’ve had a couple of jobs since then but I now realise I like teaching best.And I chose Geography because.. . because it is my favourite subject.. . and Q29also because I think it has so many useful applications.Q30TUTOR: Well.. . you certainly have had some interesting work experience.I’ll ask you now to go on to the next stage of…SECTION 3-1-4ANNOUNCER: Today’s Health Counsel is presented by Paula Clayburg, who is the chief Counsellor at Liverpool’s famous pain clinic: The Wilton Clinic. Paula….PAULA CLAYBURG: Do you know what Prince Charles, Seve Balesteros and Elizabeth Taylor have in common? They all suffer from chronic back pain. In fact, bad backs are one of the mostcommon health problems today, affecting people in all walks of life. The most recent availablefigures show that about a quarter of a million people are incapacitated withback pain every day. Q31 And many sufferers don’t know the cause or the solution o their problem.The majority of our patients at the clinic tend to be women. They are especially vulnerable because of pregnancy but also because of osteoporosis, which I personally believe to be the major cause of problems Q32 for women. I have many women patients who say they have completely given up exercise because the pain makes them so miserable. But of course that starts up a vicious circle. Bed rest, giving up exercise and pain killers are traditional responses to back pain but, although there are many excellent drugs on the market, at our clinic we are beginning to realise the unique benefits of relaxation therapy. Q33 Other specialists in the field make a strong case for certain types of exercise, but in our experience they are easily mishandled and can lead to more harm than good.Now, let’s look at some of the reasons why back pain is developing into such a unique menace.In general, the body is pretty good a self- repair. A strain or a blow to a limb, though painful at the time, generally resolves itself. But the body’s response to back injury can be very counter-productive.When pain strikes, we attempt to keep the back as immobile as possible, which makes the muscles tense up. Research shows that they often go into spasm, which causes further twisting of the spine. A vicious circle is underway. Q34 The second mistake we often make when stricken with extreme back pain is to go to bed and stay there. Although at the clinic we recognise that a short rest in bed can be helpful… up to two days.. . any longer Q35 makes our back muscles become weaker and unable to hold up our spine. The pain therefore becomes worse.Another problem is being overweight. Anyone a stone or more over- weight who already has back pain is not doing himself any favours: though it won’t actually set it off in the first place, the weight will increase the strain and make things worse. Q36The British diet could be partially to blame for the increase in back pain: over the last ten years the average weight of men has risen by 11 lbs and of women by 9 lbs. So much for the causes and aggravations of pain. But what can WE do to help?There are many ways in which simple day-to-day care can make all the difference. The first point to watch of course is weight. If you are overweight, a diet will make all the difference.Also, studies have shown that just one hour sitting in a slouched position can strain ligaments in the back which can take months to heal. At the clinic we have come to the conclusion that the major cause of the problem is not with the design of chairs, as some have suggested, but in the way WE sit in them.It can be useful to get special orthopaedic chairs, but remember the most important improvement should be in OUR posture. Q37Another enemy of your back is, of course, your beds. If your bed doesn’t give enough support,back muscles and ligaments work all night trying to correct spinal alignment, so you wake up with a tired aching back. Try out an orthopaedic mattress or a spring slatted bed. Research shows that both can be beneficial for certain types of back pain.Another hazard for your back are the shock waves which travel up your spine when you walk, known as heel strike. A real find for our patients has been the shock-absorbing shoe insert. A cheap but very effective solution. And you might be better off avoiding shoes with heels higher than 1 /2 inches.Q38Though absolutely flat shoes can be a solution for some, others find their posture suffers. Q39Finally a word about the state-of-the-art relief the TENS machine--a small battery-powered gadget which delivers subliminal electrical pulses to the skin.Our experience indicates that your money is better spent on the more old-fashioned remedies. Q40SECTION 3-2-1RECEPTIONIST: Sorry to keep you waiting. Well, firstly, let me give you this booklet.It tells you a bit more about the school, the courses and the social activities we offer.Now, on the first page, there’s an outline of this morning’s activities. There, you see?The programme starts at 10 o’clock. Try not to be late as it’s a very full day. Example At 10 o’clock, all the new students will gather in the Main Hall to meet the Principal and the rest of the staff In fact, you spend most of the morning in the Main Hall. QI STUDENT: Where’s that?RECEPTIONIST: I’ll show you in a minute. Just let me quickly run through this morning’s events first and then I’ll explain how to get there.STUDENT: Yes, OK.RECEPTIONIST: Right. Where were we? Yes, so, the Principal’s talk will last about fifteen minutes andthen the Director of Studies will talk to you for half an hour about the courses and the different Q2 requirements for each. After that, the Student Adviser will tell you about the various services and activities Q3we offer to students. Any questions?STUDENT: So, all of this is in the Main Hall?RECEPTIONIST: That’s right. And then you’ll go next door to Classroom 5 at 11 o’clock. Q4STUDENT: What happens there?RECEPTIONIST: You’ll have a test.STUDENT: Test? I don’t like the sound of that. What sort of test?RECEPTIONIST: Oh, it’s nothing to worry about. It’s just a placement test to help US find your level ofEnglish so that we can put you in the right class. It won’t last long. Q5STUDENT: But how do I find the Main Hall?RECEPTIONIST: Right; if you look on the back of the booklet I gave you, you’ll see a map of the school.Let me show you. Look; you came in through the Main Entrance, here, and now we’re here at Reception.Now, to get to the Main Hall, you walk on to the end of this corridor in front of you and then you turn left. Walk along past the Language Laboratory and then past the Library, which is next to the Language Lab. on the same side, and facing you is the Main Hall, at the end of the corridor. You can’t miss it. Q6STUDENT: So it’s next to the Library, in fact. Q7RECEPTIONIST: Yes, that’s right.STUDENT: I should be able to find that. And do you have a Computer Laboratory?RECEPTIONIST: Yes, we do.STUDENT:Could you tell me where that is?RECEPTIONIST: Certainly, yes. You go down to the end of this corridor again but, this time, don’t turn left;turn right, away from the Main Hall. The Computer Lab. is immediately on your right. OK? Q8STUDENT: And where’s the stall room, in case I need to find a teacher at some stage?RECEPTIONIST:The staff room is near the main entrance, on the left over there, just opposite theReception desk. In a day or two, I’m sure you’ll find your way around very easily. Q9STUDENT:Oh, one last thing. Is there a student common room?RECEPTIONIST: Oh yes, I forgot to mention that. It’s this area here, very close to where we are now, Q10to the right of the Reception desk as you come in the main entrance. There’s tea and coffee facilities there. STUDENT: Great. Thank you very much.RECEPTIONIST: You’re welcome.SECTION 3-2-2Hello, everybody and welcome to this informal meeting about the University Helpline. The Helpline was set up ten years ago by the Students Union and it aims to provide new students to the university with a service that they can use if they need information about practical areas of student life that they are unfamiliar with.Let me give you some examples of the type of help we can offer. We can provide information on financial matters; for example, you may feel that your grant is insufficient to sec you through college life or you may have some queries regarding the fees you are paying if you are an overseas student. Q11In both cases, the Helpline would be able to go through things with you and sec what the outcome might be. Another area we can help with is what we generally term the `domestic’ area things such as childcare Q12and the availability of nursery provision, for example, come under this, Then there’s `academic’ issues that may arise while you are in the early stages of your course that you may not know what to do about.You may wish to know more about essay deadlines, Q13for example, or how to use the library--there are all kinds of questions you will find yourself asking and not knowing where to get quick answers from. The Helpline would be able to provide these.The last example I’ve given here is simply termed `social’--and yes, there is a lot of social life here! Q14But you may have a particular interest you wish to pursue or you may wish to participate in outings or trips if you don’t know many people at the moment. Q15 Let me give you some details so that you know where to go and who to see if you want to pay us a visit. Generally you will see our Helpline officer Jackie Kouachi, that’s K-O-U-A- C-H-I. Q16Jackie is a full-time employee of the Student Union and she works in the Student Welfare Office--that’s the office that deals with all matters related to student welfare and it’s located at 13 Marshall Road.I have some maps here for those of you who haven’t been there yet.If you wish to ring the office, the number is 32699 40. Q17 That’s 3269940. The office is open between and on weekdays and from 10 to 4 on Saturdays Q18and there’ll be somebody there--usually Jackie or myself--between those times.If you want to make an appointment you can phone or call at the office in person. Q19 Please note that it may not be possible for anyone to see you straight away--particularly if it is a busytime--lunch time for example--and you may have to go on the waiting list and then come back later. Q20 Well, enough from me. Any questions?SECTION 3-2-3TUTOR: Good morning. So, we’ve looked at various aspects of staff selection this term and I think by now you should all be beginning to see how much more there is to it than just putting applicants througha short interview or asking the `right’ questions. So I think you should be ready for today’s tutorialon `matching the person to the job’.We’re going to talk today about the importance of choosing that all round `right’ person. Q21 MURIEL: Right. So we have to put ourselves into the role of the manager or supervisor?TUTOR: Yes. And then we’re going to imagine how different applicants would fit into the team or group they have to work with.. . er.. . we’ll look at some examples later,MURIEL: It’s just theoretical at the momentTUTOR: Yes. The point is, you can select someone--even a friend--who has all the right qualifications . . .degrees . . . certificates, whatever. You can also check that they have a lot of experience…that they’ve done the sort of tasks that you want them to do in your office already,in a similar environment. But if they startwork and you realise that they just don’t get along witheverybody else, that.. say, they’ve got sharply contrasting views on how something will work . . .well, with the best will in the world, you may be backing a loser. Q22DAVE: Wouldn’t it be just a question of company training, though?TUTOR: Not always. Particularly in a team situation, and 1 think it’s important to think in terms of that type of working environment. People have to have faith in each other’s ability to carry outthe task their boss has set them. They have to trust that everyone will do their part of the job, Q23and you can’t necessarily train people for this.DAVE: But it’s like trying to find out what someone’s personality is like in a job interview . . .I mean you just can’t do that. Even if you try, you won’t find out what they’re really likeuntil they actually start work.TUTOR: Well, in most interviews you usually ask candidates questions about theirhobbies and what they like doing in their spare time . . . that sort of thing . . . so employers are alreadyinvolved in the practice of. . . well, doing part of the task. Q24 DAVE: But it doesn’t tell you anything. It doesn’t tell you if they’re easy-going or hate smokers or whatever. TUTOR: Well, arguably it does give you a bit of information about an applicant’s character.TUTOR: Well, arguably it does give you a bit of information about an applicant’s character,but also . . more and more employers around the world are making use of what arecalled `personality questionnaires’ to help them select new staff and…MURIEL: What’s it called?TUTOR: A Personality Questionnaire. They have to be filled out by the candidates some time during the selection procedure, often just before aim interview. Q25The idea is actually quite old, Apparently they were used by the ancient Chinese for picking out Q26clerks and civil servants, and then later they were used by the military to put people Q27in appropriate areas of work. They’ve gained a lot of ground since then and there are about 80,000different tests available now and almost two thirds of the large employers use them. Q28 MURIEL: Which makes you think that there must be something in them.TUTOR: That’s right. They ask the sort of questions that you might expect, like do you like workingunder pressure or are you good at keeping deadlines.DAVE: And what if people can see through them and just write what they think the employer wants to see? MURIEL: Well that’s always a possibility.DAVE: I mean, it’s human nature to lie, isn’t it?TUTOR: Well, that’s the point. Apparently it isn’t. These tests are compiled by experts and Q29 they believe that the answers can provide a few simple indicators as to roughly the type ofperson that you are . . . that people will generally be truthful in that situation.MURIEL: And then you can go some way towards finding out whether someone’s say,forward-looking . . . a go-ahead type of person . . . or resistant to change.TUTOR: Yes. And there are all kinds of (fade out)SECTION 3-2-4TUTOR: Right. Are we all here? OK. As you know, today Vivien is going to do a presentation Example on the hat-making project she did with her class during her last teaching practice.So, over to you, Vivien.VIVIEN: Thanks. Urn . . . Mr. Yardley has asked me to describe to you the project I did as a student teacher at a secondary school in London. I was at this school for six weeks and I taught a variety of subjectsto a class of fourteen-year-old pupils. Q31-Q32 The project I chose to do was a hat-making project and I think this project could easily be adapted to suit any age. So, to explain the project…After we’d done the research, we went back to the classroom to make two basic hat shapes using rolls of old wallpaper. We each made, first of all, a conical hat by . . . er . . . if I show you now . . .cutting out a circle and then making one cut up to the centre and then… er…overlapping the cut like this… Q33 a conical hat that sits on your head. The other hat we made was a little more complicated . . . er… first of all we cut out a circle again . . . like this …then you need a long piece with flaps on it--I’ve already made that bitwhich I have here--you bend the flaps over and stick them … with glue or prittstick… to the underside of the circle . . . like this. . Again, I’ve prepared this so that I don’t get glue everywhere. Q34The pupils do, of course, so you need plenty of covers for the table. And there you have a pillbox hat as in pill and box. Now variations and combinations of these two hat shapes formed the basis of the pupils’ final designs.The next stage of the project was the design phase and this involved, first of all, Q35using their pages of research to draw a design of their hat on paper. That’s the easy part.They then had to translate their two-dimensional design into a form to fit their head.I encouraged them to make a small-scale, three-dimensional hat first so that they could experiment with Q36how to achieve the form they required and I imposed certain constraints on them to keep things simple.For example, they had to use paper not card. Paper is more pliable and easier to handle.They also had to limit their colours to white, grey or brown shades of paper which reflected the colours of Q37the buildings they were using as a model for their hats and they had to make sure their glue didn’t show!Well, it was very enjoyable and just to give you an idea of what they produced, I’ve brought along three hats to show you. This one here is based on a circular stairway in an old building in London. Q38It uses three pillbox hats one on top of the other. This was designed by Theresa. Q39Here’s another one that has a simple strip going round the base of the hat but has then gone on to add strips of paper that come out from the base and that meet at the top of the hat--rather like a crown--making a fairly tall hat. This was made by Muriel.And lastly there’s a combination of the pillbox or single strip around the base and then the conical hat shape on top to form a castle turret. This was made by Fabrice, and there are many more that I could have brought. Q40 TUTOR: Thank you, Vivien. That was most interesting. Now what we can learn from this is that…SECTION 3-3-1JOAN: Right. . . let’s try and get it sorted out today so we don’t have it hanging over us. OK?PETER: Good idea, I’ll take notes.JOA N: First thing. . . numbers. . . have we got anything definite?PETER: Well . . . I’ve been working it out and I think 40 to 43.。

Listen to this3听力原文Lesson1Freed American hostage, David Jacobsen, appealed today for the release of the remaining captives in Lebanon, saying, "Those guys are in hell and we've got to get them home." Jacobsen made his remarks as he arrived at Wiesbaden, West Germany, accompanied by Anglican Church envoy, Terry Waite, who worked to gain his release. And Waite says his efforts will continue. Jacobsen had a checkup at the air force hospital in Wiesbaden. And hospital director, Colonel Charles Moffitt says he is doing well. "Although Mr. Jacobsen is tired, our initial impression is that he is physically in very good condition. It also seems that he has dealt with the stresses of his captivity extremely well." Although Jacobsen criticized the US government's handling of the hostage situation in a videotape made during his captivity, today he thanked the Reagan Administration and said he was darn proud to be an American. The Reagan Administration had little to say today about the release of Jacobsen or the likelihood that other hostages may be freed. Boarding Air Force One in Las Vegas, the President said, "There's no way to tell right now. We've been working on that. We've had heart-breaking disappointments."Mr. Reagan was in Las Vegas campaigning for Republican candidate, Jim Santini, who is running behind Democrat, Harry Reed.In Mozambique today a new president was chosen to replace Samora Machel who died in a plane crash two weeks ago. NPR's John Madison reports: "The choice of the 130-member Central Committee of the ruling FRELIMO Party was announced on Mozambique radio this evening. He is Joaquim Chissano, Mozambique's Foreign Minister, No. 3 in the Party. Chissano, who is forty-seven, was Prime Minister of the nine-month transitional government that preceded independence from Portugal in 1975. He negotiated the transfer of power with Portugal.This much is clear tonight: an American held in Lebanon for almost a year and a half is free. David Jacobsen is recuperating in a hospital in Wiesbaden, West Germany. Twenty-four hours earlier, Jacobsen was released in Beirut by Islamic Jihad. But this remains a mystery: what precisely led to his freedom? Jacobsen will spend the next several days in the US air force facility in Wiesbaden for a medical examination. Diedre Barber reports.After preliminary medical checkups today, David Jacobsen's doctor saidhe was tired but physically in very good condition. US air force hospital commander, Charles Moffitt, said in a medical briefing this afternoon that Jacobsen had lost little weight and seemed extremely fit. He joked that he would not like to take up Jacobsen's challenge to reporters earlier in the day to a six-mile jog around the airport. Despite his obvious fatigue, Jacobsen spent the afternoon being examined by hospital doctors. He was also seen by a member of the special stress-management team sent from Washington. Colonel Moffitt said that after an initial evaluation it seems as if Jacobsen coped extremely well with the stresses of his captivity. He said there was also no evidence at this point that the fifty-five-year-old hospital director had been tortured or physically abused. Jacobsen seemed very alert, asking detailed questions about the facilities of the Wiesbaden medical complex, according to Moffitt.So far, Jacobsen has refused to answer questions about his five hundred and twenty-four days as a hostage. Speaking briefly to reports after his arrival in Wiesbaden this morning, he said his joy at being free was somewhat diminished by his concern for the other hostages left behind. He thanked the US government and President Ronald Reagan for helping to secure his release. Jacobsen also gave special thanks to Terry Waite, an envoy of the Archbishop of Canterbury, for his help in the negotiation. Waite who accompanied Jacobsen from Beirut to Wiesbaden today, said he might be going to Beirut in several days. There are still sevenAmerican hostages being held in Lebanon by different political groups. Jacobsen will be joined in Wiesbaden tomorrow by his family. Hospital officials said they still do not know how many days Jacobsen will remain for tests and debriefing sessions before returning to the United States with his family. For National Public Radio, this is Diedre Barber, Wiesbaden.Lesson 2Iran's official news agency said today former US National Security Advisor Robert McFarlane and four other Americans were jailed in Tehran for five days recently after they arrived on a secret diplomatic mission. The report quoted the speaker of Iran's parliament as saying President Reagan sent the group to Tehran posing as aircraft crewmen. He said they carried with them a Bible signed by the President and a cake. He said the presents were designed to improve relations between the two countries. Neither the Reagan Administration nor McFarlane had any comment on the report.There were published reports in the Middle East that hostage David Jacobsen was freed as a result of negotiations between the United States and Iran. Asked about that today, Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite said that he didn't want to comment on the political dynamics. But Waite said he may know within the next twenty-four hours from his contacts ifhe will be returning to Beirut to negotiate the release of more hostages.Jacobsen was reunited with his family today, but again said his joy could not be complete until the other hostages are freed. He appeared on the hospital balcony with his family and talked with reporters. Hospital director Colonel Charles Moffitt says Jacobsen needs to communicate with people now. "He likes to talk, whether that be to a group of press or to individual physicians. Once you get him started on a subject, he wants to talk because he hasn't been able to do that." Moffitt says Jacobsen is in good health and will not need followup medical care.A low to moderate turnout is reported across the nation so far on this election day. V oters are choosing members of the one hundredth Congress, thirty-four senators and all four hundred thirty-five members of the US House of Representatives. One of the big questions is which Party will control the Senate after today's voting.President Reagan's former National Security Advisor, Robert McFarlane, and four other Americans may have visited Tehran recently on a secret diplomatic mission. Today, on the seventh anniversary of the seizure of the US embassy in Tehran, Iran Speaker of the Parliament said thevisiting Americans were held for five days before being expelled from the country. NPR was unable to reach Mr. McFarlane today for comment and the White House says that it can neither confirm nor deny the story. NPR's Elizabeth Colton reports.Today in Tehran, Speaker of the Parliament, Hashami Rafsanjani took the occasion to tell a rally that President Reagan had recently sent personal envoys to Iran, calling for improvement of relations. In response to the American overtures, Rafsanjani announced that Iran will advise its friends in Lebanon, in other words the hostage takers, to free US and French hostages if Israel frees Lebanese prisoners, and if the American and French governments end their hostility to the revolutionary government of Iran. Rafsanjani then reportedly described for the tens of thousands outside his parliament, the visit of the five American emissaries. The Iranian said they flew in, posing as the flight crew of a plane bringing American military spare parts to Iran from Europe. The US envoys reportedly carried Irish passports, now said to be held by Iranian officials. And one of the men called himself McFarlane. And according to Rafsanjani, he looked exactly like President Reagan's former National Security Advisor. Rafsanjani claimed that Iranian security officials also have a tape of telephone conversations between the American President and his envoys, The Iranian cleric, Rafsanjani, said the five men were confined to a hotel for five days and later deportedafter Ayatollah Khomeini advised Iranian officials not to meet them or receive their message. Rafsanjani said the Americans had brought a Bible signed by President Reagan and a key-shaped cake which they said was the symbol of the hope of reopening US-Iran relations. In Tehran today, at the ceremony marking the anniversary of the seizure of the American embassy, Parliamentary Speaker Rafsanjani described the visit by the American emissaries as a sign of Washington's helplessness. The White House said it would neither confirm nor deny the reports, because according to the press office, there are certain matters pertaining to efforts to try to release the hostages, and comments might jeopardize them. Robert McFarlane, who was also a frequent political commentator for NPR's morning edition, has been unavailable for comment. I am Elizabeth Colton in Washington.Over the last few years and around the country, the number of fundamentalist religious groups is said to be growing. Some are called "ultra-fundamentalist" groups. The estimates varied greatly. The number could be as high as two thousand. These organizations have different purposes and beliefs, but usually have one thing in common—strong leadership, quite often one person. Four years ago in October at a fundamentalist Christian commune in West Virginia, a young boy diedafter a paddling session that lasted for two hours. The child was spanked by his parents. He had hit another child and refused to say he was sorry. We reported the story of that paddling—the story of the Stonegate Community in November of 1982. Since that time, Stonegate leader has been tried and convicted, one of the first times a leader of a religious group has been held responsible for the actions of a member. Also in that time the parents of the child have served jail terms, and now they have agreed to tell their story.The Stonegate Commune was near Charleston, West Virginia, in the northeast corner of the state. It's mostly farming country. The Stonegate members lived outside of town in an old white Victorian house, overlooking the Shenandoah River, eight young families living and working together. They did some farming, some construction work and for a time ran a restaurant in Charleston. It was their intention to become less of a commune and more of a community, with the families living in separate houses on the property. We went to Stonegate on a Sunday evening in November of 1982. We were reluctantly welcomed. Less than a month before, two Stonegate members had been indicted for involuntary manslaughter. They were the parents of Joseph Green, who was two years old when he died. On this night many of the Stonegate people were defensive, almost angry.That was four years ago. The parents, Stewart and Leslie Green, wereconvicted of involuntary manslaughter and both spent a year in jail. First Stewart, then Leslie. Then in a separate legal action, the leader of the Stonegate commune, Dorothy McLellan was also indicted. McLellan did not take part in the paddling but she was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy in the death of Joey Green. Stewart Green, the father, testified against Dorothy McLellan. Green now believes that his son died because of McLellan's teachings and influence. He explained in court that the Stonegate members were taught that a paddling session should continue until the child apologizes. Green also testified that a four-hour spanking of Dorothy McLellan's grandson, Danny, had occurred two weeks before Joey Green's death. He also said the Stonegate members, when Joey died, joined in a pledge of secrecy: the circumstances would be covered up; the death would be called an accident. They were afraid all the Stonegate children would be taken away. Joey's parents at first agreed to this. It was later that they spoke out against what they called then a conspiracy of silence. Both Stewart and Leslie Green grew up and married within the Stonegate community. Leslie was only fifteen when she came to the Stonegate. They lived with several other teenagers in the home of Dorothy and John McLellan. The McLellans had been taking in young people who were having trouble, usually with drugs. They wanted to use their marriage as an example of Christian family life. John McLellan worked for an accounting firm,traveling during the week, Dot McLellan staying at home, taking care of more and more teenagers. The Greens are now living in their first real home together, an apartment in Baltimore. Stewart left the Stonegate, and Leslie joined him as soon as she got out of jail. The Greens have now agreed to talk about their lives at Stonegate and about the paddling of their son.。

TEST 1SECTION 1RECEPTIONIST:Good afternoon, Dreamtime Travel. How can I help you?CUSTOMER:Oh hello. I'm interested in the holidays you offer along the coast near here. RECEPTIONIST: Yes. We operate several tours up the coast. Where in particular did you want to go?CUSTOMER:Well, I like the sound of the holiday that mentioned whales. Was it 'Whale Watching'?RECEPTIONIST:Oh, that's our Whale Watch Experience. lt's very popular and it's based in a lovely little town with nice beaches.CUSTOMER:Oh right, and how long does it last?RECEPTIONIST: It's two days - that includes four hours' travel time each way from here. CUSTOMER:Good, I don't want to be away any longer than that. So is that by coach? RECEPTIONIST:Actually it's by minibus. We like to keep those tours small and personal so we don't take a whole coachload of people. in fact, we only take up to fifteen people on this tour, although we do run it with just twelve or thirteen.CUSTOMER:Oh, right. So do you run these tours often?RECEPTIONIST:Well it depends on the time of year. Of course in peak times like the summer holidays we do them every weekend, but at the moment it's usually once a month at most. CUSTOMER:And when is the next one going?RECEPTIONIST:Mmm, let me see. Um, there's one in three weeks' time which is April the 18th, and then we don't have another one until June the 2nd.CUSTOMER: All right, and is April a good time to go?RECEPTIONIST:Pretty good. Though the really good time is later in the year. I have to say though that the whale sighting is only one of the many things offered.CUSTOMER:Really?RECEPTIONIST:Yes. The hotel itself where you stay has great facilities. It's called The Pallisades.CUSTOMER:The Paris what?RECEPTIONIST:No, it's actually The Pallisades, P-A-L-L-I-S-A-D-E-S. It's right on the main beach there.CUSTOMER:Oh, I see.RECEPTIONIST:All of the rooms have nice views and the food is really good there too. CUSTOMER:Oh right.CUSTOMER:And what about the other things? You know, that are included in the price. RECEPTIONIST: Oh, there are lots of things. If you don't want to do the whale watch cruise, your guide will take anyone who is interested either on a bushwalk through the national park near the hotel, and there's no extra charge for that, or on a fishing trip. That's an extra $12 I think.And there's also a reptile park in town - that costs more or less the same.CUSTOMER: No, I think I'd prefer whales to snakes.RECEPTIONIST:Yeah. And if you just want to relax you are free to sit by the hotel pool or go down the beach. Oh, and they also have tennis courts at the hotel, but you have to pay for those by the hour. But there are table tennis tables downstairs and they're part of the accommodation package. Just speak to your guide.CUSTOMER: Well that sounds good. So how much is the basic tour price? RECEPTIONIST: At this time of year it's usually around $300 but let me check. Er...oh, it's actually $280.CUSTOMER:And the next tour, are there any places on that one?RECEPTIONIST:HOW many people Is It for?CUSTOMER: These are two of us.RECEPTIONIST: Yes, that should be fine. Can I just mention that we require allbookings to be made at least fourteen days before you travel to avoid cancellations of tours. And if you cancel within seven days of departure you will have to pay 50% of your total booking. CUSTOMER:OK.RECEPTIONIST: And you also need to pay a 20% deposit at the time of booking. CUSTOMER:Can I pay that by credit card?RECEPTIONIST: Yes, you can.CUSTOMER: All right, what I'll do is I'll talk to my partner and get back to you. RECEPTIONIST:Fine. So I'll make a provisional booking, shall I? - two for the Whale Watch Experience. Let me issue you with a customer referencenumber for when you call back. Do you have a pen?CUSTOMER: Yes.RECEPTIONIST:OK, it's three nine seven, four five, T. That's T for tango. When you call back, ask to speak to the Tour Manager, that's me, Tracy.CUSTOMER:Fine, I will.SECTION 2Hello and welcome to today's“Buyer Beware”programme, where we give you some tips on how to spend your money wisely. How, in today's show we're looking at beds for children and babies. Let's start by looking at baby cots, that's for children of up to three years old. We tested three different cots all in the budget price range and, as usual, we will feature the good points, the problems and our verdict.The first cot we looked at was by Baby Safe and it had several good points to recommend it. Our testers liked the fact that it had four wheels, so it was easy to move around. The only slight problems with this cot were that it had no brakes, but they didn't think that mattered too much. At first they were a bit concerned about the side bar, because they felt babies could trap their fingers in it, but our testers felt that this was unlikely to happen so they have given this one a verdict of “satisfactory.The next cot was by Choice Cots and this time our testers were pleased to find a cot which is simple to put together - unlike others we looked at. On the minus side, our testers did not like the fact that the side of the cot did not drop down, making it difficult to pick up newborn babies. However, the real problem with this cot was the space between the bars; our testers found they were too wide and a baby could easily trap his head. We felt this was a real safety hazard and so we have labelled this one dangerous, I'm afraid.And finally better news for the Mother's Choice cot. This cot was slightly different in that, although the side bar did not drop down, the base could be raised or lowered into two differentpositions making it safe as well as convenient. The negatives for this one were quite minor; the only niggle everyone had was the fact that it has no wheels and the only other problem anyone could find, was that there were pictures which were simply stuck on and so could easily become detached. The makers have now promised to discontinue this practice. As this cot will then be safe in every way, we have made the Mother's Choice cot our best buy. Congratulations Mother's Choice!So, what features should you look for in a baby's cot? Well obviously safety is a very important factor as well as comfort and convenience. We recommend that, if you are buying a cot, do make sure that any metal present is not rusted or bent in any way. You should ensure your cot has only rounded or smooth edging without any sharp edges, this is especially important for wooden cots.And now on to beds for toddlers ...SECTION 3ANDREW:Excuse me, I was told to come here for advice about, erm, Management Diploma courses?MONICA:You've certainly come to the right place. Hi, my name is Monica.ANDREW: Nice to meet you. My name is Andrew, Andrew Harris.MONICA:So, Andrew, have you seen our diploma course prospectus yet?ANDREW: Yes, I've already looked at it. In fact, I thought the information on course content was really useful, but I'm afraid I'm a bit confused by all the different ways you can do the course: full-time intensive, part-time and so on.MONICA: Well, let's see if I can help. I think each course type has its advantages and disadvantages, so it really depends on you-your own study habits, and your financial circumstances, of course. Are you working at the moment?ANDREW:Yes. I've been working in the administration section of the local hospital for the last three years. And before that I worked in the office of a computer engineering company for two years. So, I've got about five years of relevant work experience. And what I'm hoping to focus on is Personnel Management.MONICA: I see. And are you planning to leave your current job to study, or are you thinking about just taking a year off ?ANDREW:I want to know what my options are, really. I don't want to quit my job or anything and my employers are keen for me to get some more qualifications but obviously, it would be better if I could do a course without taking too much time away from work.MONICA: Right, so you don't really want to do the full-time course, then?ANDREW: No, not really. It's also a question of finances. You see, my office have agreed to pay the cost of the Course itself, but I would have to take unpaid leave if I want to study full-time and, well, I don't think I could afford to support myself with no salary for a whole year. MONICA: OK. Well, you have two other possibilities: you could either do the part-time course- that would be over two years and you wouldn't have to take any time off work - or you could do what we call a 'modular' course. You could do that in eighteen months if you wanted - or longer, it's quite flexible and it would be up to you.ANDREW:Mmm. So what does the part-time course involve?MONICA:For that you would join an evening class and have a lecture twice a week. Then,you'd have to attend a seminar or discussion workshop one weekend a month.ANDREW: What kind of coursework would I have to do?MONICA:Well, it's a mixture. You'd be expected to write an essay each month, which counts towards your final assessment. You have a case study to do by the end of the course, which might involve doing a survey or something like that, and also you need to hand in a short report every four weeks.ANDREW:So, that's quite a lot of work, then, on top of working every day. It sounds like a lot of studying - and really tiring.MONICA: Yes, you certainly wouldn't have much free time!ANDREW: What about the 'modular' course? What would I have to do for that?MONICA: That's where you get the opportunity to study full-time for short periods. That way you can cover a lot of coursework and attend lectures and seminars during the day. And each module lasts for one term, say, about twelve weeks at a time. There are obvious advantages in this - the main one being that you can study in a much more intensive way, which suits some people much better.ANDREW:And how many of these 'modules' would I have to do to get the diploma? MONICA: The current programme is two modules - and then you have to choose a topic to work in more depth - but you can base that on your job, and so you don't need to be away from the office, and how long it takes is up to you.ANDREW: The important thing is that you don't have to study and work. You can focus on one thing at a time.MONICA: Yes, I can see that. It certainly sounds attractive! It would be more expensive, though.I mean, I'd have to support myself without pay for each module.ANDREW:That's true, so that might be a problem for you. Look, why don't you talk this over with your employers and ...SECTION 4OK, so we've been looking at the attitudes of various social and cultural groups towards the management of their personal finances - how important they feel it is to save money, and what they save their money for. One aspect that we haven't yet considered is gender. So if we consider gender issues we're basically asking whether men and women have different attitudes towards saving money, and whether they save money for different things:Back in 1928 the British writer George Bernard Shaw wrote in his Intelligent Women's Guide to Socialism and Capitalism that A man is supposed to understand polities, economics and finance and is therefore unwilling to accept essential instruction.' lie also said, 'A woman, having fewer pretensions, is far more willing to learn'. Now, though these days people might question a lot of the assumptions contained in those statements, recent research does suggest that there are some quite fundamental differences between men and women in their attitudes to economic matters.Let's look at what men and women actually save for. Research studies of women in North America have found that women are far more likely to save for their children's education and they are also more likely to save up in order to buy a house one day. The same studies have found that men, on the other hand, tend to save for a car, which by the way takes a surprisingly large amount of the household budget in North America. But the other main priority for men when saving money istheir retirement. When they're earning, they're far more likely to put money aside for their old age than women are.Now this is rather disturbing, because in fact the need for women to save for their old age is far greater than for men. Let's consider this for a moment. To start with, it is a fact that throughout the world, women are likely to live many years longer than men, so they need money to support them during this time. Since women are likely to be the ones left without a partner in old age, they may therefore have to pay for nursing care, because they don't have a spouse to look after them. Furthermore the high divorce rates in North America are creating a poverty cycle for women. It is the divorced women who will most often have to look after the children and thus they need more money to look. after not just themselves but others.So what can be done about this situation? The population in North America is likely to contain an increasing number of elderly women. The research indicates that at present for women it takes a crisis to make them think about their future financial situation. But of course this is the very worst time for anyone to make important decisions. Women today need to look ahead, think ahead - not wait until they're under pressure. Even women in their early twenties need to think about pensions, for example, and with increasing numbers of women in professional positions there are signs that this is beginning to happen. Then research also suggests that women avoid dealing effectively with their economic situation because of a lack of confidence. The best way for them to overcome this is by getting themselves properly informed so they are less dependent on other people's advice. A number of initiatives have been set up to help them do this. This College, for example, is one of the educational institutions which offers night classes in Money Management, and increasing numbers of women are enrolling on such courses. Here, they can be given advice on different ways of saving. Many women are unwilling to invest in stocks and shares, for instance, but these can be extremely profitable. It is usually advised that at least 70% of a person's savings should be in low-risk investments but for the rest, financial advisors often advise taking some well-informed risks. Initiatives such as this can give women the economic skills and knowledge they need for a comfortable, independent retirement.The increasing proportion of elderly women in the population is likely to have other economic consequences...C6T1TAPESCRIPTSSECTION 1MAN: Right, go t that. And what’s the next type?WOMAN: Well, that’s Silver—it’s the same as Gold except you have to pay a small fee of £1,00 per lesson for any you do and you can only use the centre at certain times.MAN: I see. So when exactly？WOMAN: You can only use the facilities between 10 am and 4:30 pm.MAN: So I couldn’t use the pool at 8 in the morning or evening, then?WOMAN: That’s right.MAN: OK. And the price for that? Is the joining fee the same as for Gold?WOMAN: Actually, it’s slightly less than the £250—it’s £225, but the annual fee is only £300. Does that sound more like what you want?MAN: Well, it’s still rather more expensive than I thought. I’m a student here in England and I’m only here for six months.WOMAN: Ah, then the Bronze scheme would probably suit you best.MAN: How is that different?WOMAN: Well, some of the facilities have restricted use.MAN: And do I have to pay for classes?WOMAN: Yes, it’s £3 for each class you join.MAN: I see. And what are the hours then?WOMAN: Between 10.30 and 3.30 weekdays only and you pay a £50 joining fee. The annual fee is £180—it works out at £15 a month, so that would be quite a lot cheaper.MAN: Oh, that should be all right. I could come in my free periods. What do I have to do if I want to join?WOMAN: Well, we book you in for an assessment with an instructor, who will show you how to use all the equipment. If you want to organize a trial session and look around the centre, you’ll need to speak to David Kynchley.MAN: Hmm. Could you spell that please?WOMAN: Yes, David K-Y-N-C-H-L-E-Y. I’ll give you his direct line number. It’s oh-four-five-eight-nine-five-three-double one.MAN: Thanks.WOMAN: Thank you for calling Kingswell Club.SECTION 2MAN: And here on Radio Rivenden we have Lynne Rawley, the Public Relations Officer of our own Rivenden City Theatre. Hello, Lynne.L YNNE: Hello.MAN: Now, the theatre is reopening soon after its three-year redevelopment program, isn’t it?L YNNE: That’s right, and there are a lot of improvements. The first thing people will see when they go in is that the foyer has been repainted in the original green and gold. Then the box office has been reoriented with its own access form the side of the building instead of through the foyer, which means it can be open longer hours, and has more space, too. The shop that used to be in the。

《听⼒教程3》听⼒原⽂及参考答案Book ThreeUNIT 1Section OnePart 1Spot DictationHouses in the FutureWell, I think houses in the future will probably be (1) quite small but I should think they'll be (2) well-insulated so that you don't need so much (3) heating and (4) cooling as you do now, so perhaps very economical (5) to run. Perhaps they will use (6) solar heating, although I don't know, in this country, perhaps we (7) won't be able to do that so much. Yes, I think they'll be full of (8) electronic gadgets: things like very advanced televisions, videos, perhaps videos which take up ... the screen (9) takes up the whole wall. I should think. Yes, you'll have things like (10) garage doors which open automatically when you (11) drive up, perhaps electronic (12) sensors which will (13) recognize you when you, when you come to the front door even. Perhaps (14) architects and designers will be a bit more (15) imaginative about how houses are designed and perhaps with the (16) shortage of space people will think of putting gardens (17) on the roof and, and maybe rooms can be (18) expanded and, and (19) contracted* depending on what you use them for, so perhaps there'll be a bit more (20) flexibility about that. Part 2Listening for GistA: Tuesday two fifteen. Let me look inmy diary. B: No, Thursday.A: Oh, I'm sorry. I thought you said Tuesday.B: Thursday two fifteen. No, I'm sorry. I've got an appointment until three. Could we make it later?Say three fifteen?A: Well, there's a lot to talk about. It'll take a couple ofhours, at least. B: Shall we say Monday morning, then?A: Monday morning. All right. Nine o'clock?B: Nine. I think that will be all right. I'll ring you backand confirm. A: All right. But ring before five, couldyou?B: All right.A: Right you are. Bye. B: Bye.Exercise. Directions: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1.This dialogue is about making an appointmentWoman: Listen! I'm terribly sorry I'm late. Man:Man: Oh, that's all right. It doesn't really matter, does it? I haven't got anything better to do, have I?Woman: Just let me explain, will you?Man: I've only been waiting for over an hour. That's all.Woman: Yes. I know, and I would have ...Man: After all, my time isn't really that important, is it?Woman: Please don't be like that. Just let meexplain. (Silence. Man says nothing.)Woman: I ... I tried to get here in time but just after I left home, the car broke down.Man: The car broke down?Woman: Yes, and ... well ... luckily ... there was a garage near me. And ... and it took them a whileto repair it.Man: Why didn't you at least phone?Woman: I would have! But I didn't know the number of the restaurant.Man: You could have looked it up in the telephone book!Woman: Yes, but ... you'll never believe this ... I couldn't remember the name of the restaurant. I knew where it was, but forgot the name.Man: I see. Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car. Woman: Yes. It was something I couldn't do myself. It didn't take too long, but that's why I'm late,you see.Man: Uh-huh. Which garage, by the way?Woman: Pardon?Man: Which garage did you take it to?2.The key words are Tuesday. Thursday. two fifteen. three fifteen. Mondaymorning. nine o'clock.Section Two Listening comprehensionPart 1 DialogueI'm terribly sorry I'm late.Woman: Listen! I'm terribly sorry I'm late. Man:Man: Oh, that's all right. It doesn't really matter, does it? I haven't got anything better to do, have I?Woman: Just let me explain, will you?Man: I've only been waiting for over an hour. That's all.Woman: Yes. I know, and I would have ...Man: After all, my time isn't really that important, is it?Woman: Please don't be like that. Just letme explain. (Silence. Man says nothing.)Woman: I ... I tried to get here in time but just after I left home, the car broke down.Man: The car broke down?Woman: Yes, and ... well ... luckily ... there was a garage near me. And ... and it took them a whileto repair it.Man: Why didn't you at least phone?Woman: I would have! But I didn't know the number of the restaurant.Man: You could have looked it up in the telephone book!Woman: Yes, but ... you'll never believe this ... I couldn't remember the name of the restaurant. I knew where it was, but forgot the name.Man: I see. Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car. Woman: Yes. It was something I couldn't do myself. It didn't take too long, but that's why I'm late,you see.Man: Uh-huh. Which garage, by the way?Woman: Pardon?Man: Which garage did you take it to?Woman: Uh ... the one near my flat. You know. Lewis Brothers.Man: Yes, I know that garage. It's the only one near your flat.Woman: Hmm, well now, let's have something to eat. Uh, what about some ... Man: I know the garage very well! Woman: Yes. Let's see now. Yes, I think I'll have some ...Man: A pity it's Sunday.Woman: Pardon?Man: A pity it's Sunday. That garage is closed on Sunday!Exercise Directions: Listen to the dialogue and answer the following questions."Well, at least it was lucky you found a garage to repair your car."4.Because she wants to stop the conversation like this.Because he knows the girl is lying.Part 2 PassageThe Oscar Statuette1 Industry insiders and members of the press called the award "the Academy statuette", "the golden trophy" or "the statue of merit", but the term never stuck.2. No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, a Hollywood columnist used the name in his column.3. Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.1.T hey are possibly boyfriend and girlfriend.2.In a restaurant.3."It doesn't really matter, does it? I haven't got anything better to do, have I?""I've only been waiting for over an hour.That's all" "After all, my time isn't reallythat important, is it?" well, at least It waslucky you found a barrage to repair yourcar4. If the statuettes don't meet strict quality control standards, they are immediately cut in half and melted down.5.The large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices via air express, with no identifiable markings.The Oscar statuette, designed by MGM's* chief art director Cedric Gibbons, depicts* a knight holding a crusader's* sword, standing on a reel of film with five spokes, signifying the original branches of the Academy: Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians.Born in 1928, years would pass before the Academy Award of Merit was officially named "Oscar". Industry insiders and members of the press called the award "the Academy statuette", "the golden trophy" or "the statue of merit". The entertainment trade paper, Weekly Variety, even attempted to popularize "the iron man". The term never stuck.A popular story has been that an Academy librarian and eventual executive director, Margaret Herrick, thought the statuette resembled her uncle Oscar and said so, and that as a result the Academy staff began referring to it as Oscar.No hard evidence exists to support that tale, but in any case, by the sixth Awards Presentation in 1934, Hollywood columnist Sidney Skolsky used the name in his column in reference to Katharine Hepburn's first Best Actress win. The Academy itself didn't use the nickname officially until 1939.Since its conception, the Oscar statuette has met exacting uniform standards - with a few notable exceptions. In the 1930s, juvenile players received miniature replicas* of the statuette; a ventriloquist* Edgar Bergen was presented with a wooden statuette with a moveable mouth; and Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes on behalf of his animated feature Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Between 1942 and 1944, in support of the war effort, Oscars were made of plaster. After the War, winners turned in the temporary awards for golden Oscar statuettes.The traditional Oscar statuette, however, hasn't changed since the 1940s, when the base was made higher. In 1945, the base was changed from marble to metal and in 1949, Academy Award statuettes began to be numbered, starting with No. 501.Approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago by the manufacturer, R. S. Owens. If they don't meet strict quality control standards, the statuettes are immediately cut in half and melted down.Each award is individually packed into a Styrofoam* container slightlylarger than a shoebox.Eight of these are then packed into a larger cardboard box, and the large boxes are shipped to the Academy offices in Beverly Hills via air express, with no identifiable markings.On March 10, 2000, 55 Academy Awards mysteriously vanished en route from the Windy City* to the City of Angels. Nine days later, 52 of stolenstatuettes were discovered next to a Dumpster* in the Koreatown section of Los Angeles by Willie Fulgear, who was later invited by the Academy to attend the Oscar 2000 ceremonies as a special guest.For eight decades, the Oscars have survived war, weathered earthquakes, and even managed to escape unscathed* from common thieves. Since 1995, however, R. S. Owens has repaired more than 160 statuettes. "Maybe somebody used chemicals on them to polish them and the chemicals rubbed right through the lacquer* and into the gold," explains the company president. "Or maybe people stored them someplace where they corroded." Although he stresses that the statuette is made to endure, Siegel offers this sage advice to all Oscar winners: "If it gets dusty, simply wipe it with a soft dry cloth." Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionEvery January, the attention of the entertainment community and of film fans around the world turns to the upcoming Academy Awards, the highest honor in filmmaking. The annual presentation of the Oscars has become the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' most famous activity. The Oscar Statuette is a knight holding a crusader's sword, standing on a reel of film with five spokes.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 decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.----I...- 1. There were five original branches of the Academy.(Because the five spokes on the reel of film signify the original branchesof the Academy:Actors, Writers, Directors, Producers, and Technicians.)~ 2. The Academy Award of Merit was officially named "Oscar" in 1928.(Born in 1928, years would pass before the Academy Award of Meritwas officially named "Oscar.")----I...- 3. The Academy staff began referring to the Academy statuette as Oscar because Margaret Herrick said the statuette was like her uncle Oscar.(An Academy librarian and eventual executive director, MargaretHerrick, thought the statuette resembled her uncle Oscar and said so,and as a result the Academy staff began referring to it as Oscar.)4. Since its conception, the Oscar statuette has met exacting uniform standards. (There were a few notable exceptions. In 1930s, juvenile players received miniature replicas of the statuette and a ventriloquist Edgar Bergen gained a wooden statuette with a moveable mouth. Walt Disney was honored with one full-size and seven miniature statuettes. )----I...- 5. Oscars were made of plaster in the 1940s because of the War. (Between 1942 and 1944, in support of the war effort, Oscars were made of plaster.) ----I...- 6. The manufacturer, R. S. Owens makes about 50 Oscars each year in Chicago. (Approximately 50 Oscars are made each year in Chicago by the manufacturer, R. S. Owens.)~ 7. 55 Academy Awards were stolen by a mysterious person en route from the Windy City to the City of Angels on March 10, 2000.(On March 10,2000,55 Academy Awards just mysteriously vanished en route from the Windy City to the City of Angels, but how and by whom was unknown.) ~ 8. For eighty years, the Oscars have survived war, weathered earthquakes, managed to escape unscathed from common thieves and even chemical corrosion.(Since 1995, however, R. S. Owens has repaired more than 160 statuettes. "Maybe somebody used chemicals on them to polish them and the chemicals rubbed right through the lacquer and into the gold."Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1.T he traditional Oscar statuette hasn't changed since the 1940s, when the basewas made higher.In 1945, the base was changed from marble to metal and in 1949, Academy Award statuettes began to be numbered, starting with No.501.2.(Open)Section ThreeNewsNews Item1Bush-NATO-IraqMr. Bush says he hopes America's NATO allies will stand with the United States if he decides to take military action against Iraq.All the same, the president says no action is likely in the near future. He says for now the focus is on implementing the new UN resolution that calls for a tough weapons inspection regime* and warns of consequences if Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein fails to comply*.Administration official say they expect the NATO summit to release a political statement backing the UN resolution. They say President Bush will bring up Iraq in his bilateral meetings in Prague*, but they also say they do not believe the Iraqi threat will be the focus of the summit.In Prague, the alliance plans to take steps toward the creation of a rapid deployment force that can playa role in combating terrorism. The president said even the smallest NATO member nations can contribute something to the causeExercise A Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.Exercise B Directions: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions1.He hopes America's NATO allies will stand with the United States if hedecides to take militaryaction against Iraq.2.No, the president says no action is likely in the near future.3.They expect the NATO summit to release a political statement backing the UNresolution.4.The NATO summit is held in Prague.No, it will not be the focus of the NATO summit.Bush-IraqPresident Bush says everyone knows the real power in Iraq lies with Saddam Hussein: "There is no democracy. This guy is a dictator and so we have to seewhat he says." The president says the Iraqi leader has a choice to make: disarm peacefully or be disarmed by force: "If Saddam Hussein does not comply to the detail of the resolution, we will lead a coalition to disarm him. It is over. We are through with negotiations. There is no more time. The man must disarm. He said he would disarm. He now must disarm." Mr. Bush spoke with reporters while touring the Washington D.C. police department, a tour designed to highlight his plan to create a cabinet level Department of Homeland Security. He left no doubt his patience regarding Iraq is wearing very thin*, stressing the United States will no longer tolerate any efforts by Saddam Hussein to circumvent* demands to disarm. Exercise BExercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the Bush administration's attitude towards Iraq. Directions: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).British Prime Minister Tony Blair delivered a radio address late Thursdayto the Iraqi people warning that Saddam Hussein must comply with UN demands or suffer the consequences.Prime Minister Blair said Saddam Hussein must cooperate with UN weapons inspectors, or be prepared to face military action. In an interview with Radio Monte Carlo's Arabic service Thursday, Mr. Blair said war could be avoided, if Iraq agreed to disarm."The situation is very clear. If Saddam Hussein agrees to disarm Iraq of all chemical, or biological or nuclear weapons programs and capability, then conflict would be avoided, and his duty is to cooperate fully with the inspectors to tell them exactly what material he has, to cooperate and comply with them in the eradication of that material."The prime minister said he wanted to speak directly to the Iraqi people to try to dispel* what he called myths that have arisen between Christians and Muslims. He said the dispute with Iraq is not about the West versus the East or about oil, but about weapons of mass destruction.Exercise ADirections: Listening to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about British Prime Minister's stand on the Iraqi issue.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following sentences.1.Prime Minister Blair warned that Saddam Hussein would suffer theconsequences unless he cooperated with the UN weapons inspectors. Saddam Hussein should cooperate fully with the inspectors to tell them exactly what material he has, and comply with them in the eradication of that material.2.On Thursday Tony Blair had an interview with Radio Monte Carlo's Arabicservice.3.According to the Prime Minister, the conflict can be avoided if SaddamHussein agrees to disarm Iraq of all chemical. or biological or nuclearweapons programs and capability.4.Mr. Blair said the dispute with Iraq is not about the West versus the East orabout oil, but about weapons of mass destruction.Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Feature reportBlix’s Iraq InspectionThe chief UN arms inspector has been assigned the task of searching for weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The Security Council gave Iraq this last opportunity to disarm or face serious consequences, a euphemism* for possible war. The United States says it will make sure Iraq disarms, one way or another.But Mr. Blix* emphasizes that his inspectors will not determine the courseof events in the region. He says they will visit suspected sites, conduct interviews with Iraqi scientists, ferret* out information and report back to the Security Council for its members to decide.As for US and British intelligence reports, which the Bush administration says proves that Iraq has banned weapons, Mr. Blix says he is not going into Iraq with pre-conceived ideas of what is there.The next test for Iraq will be December 8th, the deadline for Iraq to present a full accounting of its weapons programs. If Iraq presents, in effect, a blank sheet, Mr. Blix says, he would expect the United States to put its evidence on the table, so it can be verified.Iraq has persistently maintained it does not have the banned weapons. The latest such assertion came in a letter to the UN this week, in which Baghdad accepted the latest Security Council resolution setting out the parameters* for what experts say will be the most intrusive inspections in Iraq, so far.After the preliminary technical work starting Monday, Mr. Blix says, he expects the first wave of inspections to start November 27th. Two months later, he is required to report to the Security Council on Iraq's performance.Exercise ADirections: Listening to the news report and complete the summary.This news report is about Mr. Blix's weapons inspections in Iraq.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and fill in the blanks with the missing words.Mr. Blix emphasizes that his inspectors will not determine the course of events in the region. He says they will visit suspectedsites, conduct interviews with Iraqi scientists, ferret out information and report back to the Security Council for its members to decide.The next test for Iraq will be December eighth, the deadline for Iraq to present a full accounting of its weapons programs. If Iraq presents, in effect, a blank sheet, Mr. Blix says, he would expect the United States to put its evidence on the table, so it can be verified.Iraq has persistently maintained it does not have the banned weapons. The latest such assertion came in a letter to the UN this week, in which Baghdad accepted the latest Security Council resolution setting out the parameters for what experts say will be the most intrusive inspections in Iraq, so far.Part 2 PassageRise and Fall of Egypt1.The Nile River was a kind friend but occasionally a hard taskmaster of the。

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You come in here screaming in pain, saying that you've been in agony all night because you bit on a bone or something, and you ask me to do something to stop the pain but the minute I do try to do something youwon't let me. Now, just what exactly am I expected to do? You're a grown man and I'm a very busy lady. I have a lot of patients waiting in the other room and you're taking up my time, which is veryMan: How can (hic) I hold it long enough when I (hic) hiccup in the middle?Rosemary: Now what's the other thingI've heard? Now come along, something to do with a glass of water. That's right, you have to drink from the other side of a glass. Have you tried that?Man: Well, how (hic) do you mean (hic) drink (hic) from the other side of a glass?Rosemary: Well, you know how you drink normally ...Man: Yes (hic).Rosemary: Then you drink from the opposite side.Man: You mean (hic) you turn the glassRosemary: Now what's that other thing for hiccups? A shock, a shock. I'll have to frighten you ... Erm ... let me burst a paper bag.Man: (Hic) But (hic) I know you (hic) are going to frighten me so I (hic) won't be frightened, will I? (Hic)Rosemary: Now what else is there? Now, look, I know. I'll give you five pounds if you hiccup again, you give me five pounds if you can't.Man: Yes, all right.Rosemary: Did you understand what I said?Man: Of course I did. You give me five pounds if I hiccup again.(3) A: Hurry up and you'll be in time for the next programme.B: Not if (pause) there's a queue.(4) A: Hi George. Where are you off to? B: Home, do you want to come and listen to some jazz?A: Yes, that sounds (pause) a good idea.(5) A: But I don't think I'm going to take it.B: Why not? Not enough money?A: No, it's not that; the money's good. About 200 a week. It's just that we'll be working in a hotel playing for the tourists and they just want the same old tunes over and over to dance to and I get so bored. 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