大学英语自主学习听力答案及原文test

Model Test 3Section Al. M: What's your opinion, Ms. Taylor? Do you think it is wise to sue the Blacks for the damage?W: Well, it would be better to settle his out of court.Q: Who are the two speakers?(C) 在这个对话中，男士咨询女士是否应该起诉Blacks一家，女士则建议庭外解决。

由此可以断定两者的关系是律师和客户。

2. M: I need a book of stamps and I'd also like to send this package first class.W: Here are your stamps, but you have to take packages to the next Window. Q: Where does this conversation most probably take place?(D)a book of stamps指的是连张邮票，再结合他还有包裹要寄，那么对话的地点肯定是在邮局。

3. W: I wish my hair was longer.M: Yes, pity you had it cut. If only you'd listened to me.Q: What Can We learn from the dialogue?(A) 女士用了一个虚拟语气，希望头发能再长点。

在男士的回答中，if only 后面的虚拟从句用的是过去完成时had listened，表示与过去事实相反。

原句意为"要是你听我的那该多好啊!"说明实际上女士没有听他的，把长发剪成短发了。

4. M: Did Henry have any plan to buy a house?W: Oh, that's beyond his means.Q: What do you know about Henry?(B) 在这个对话中，短语 beyond his means起着重要作用，意思是超出他的财力范围，即他的钱不够买不起房子。

Model Test 6Section Al. W: Oh, the flowers and the candles are gorgeous!M: I hope the food is also wonderful.Q: Where does the conversation most probably occur?(D) 本对话可以从关键词flower, candle, food可以知道他们在餐厅吃烛光晚餐，因此很容易得出答案为D。

2. W: You are looking a little overwhelmed.M: No wonder, I got a million things to do and all of them have to be finished in the next twenty minutes.Q: What does the man mean?(B) You are looking a little overwhelmed.是看上去有点筋疲力尽的意思。

No wonder的意思是一点都不奇怪a million things是夸张的说法。

3. M: How about the red dress? I know you like red, besides, it’s of the latest design.W: Well, red is a bit bright for me. I think I should take the blue one. It’s not a new arrival for the season, but it’s on sale and the color looks good on me.Q: Why does the woman choose the blue one?(D) 对话中but后面的内容其实就是女士选蓝色的原因it's on sale也就是cheap，故D为正确答案。

Part III Extensive ListeningI Short ConversationsII Long ConversationsIII Passage ListeningIV Compound DictationDirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, read the four choices marked A, B, C and D,and choose the best answer.1. A. Hair-dresser.B. Beauty shop owner.C. Model.D. Real estate billionaire.2. A. He is a party organizer.B. He is a teacher.C. It’s not mentioned.D. The same with Ted.3. A. She is a waitress.B. She is a living room cleaner.C. She is a sales clerk.D. She is a bank clerk.4. A. Bookkeeper.B. Librarian.C. History teacher.D. Customer.5. A. A bus conductor.B. A clerk at the airport.C. A taxi driver.D. A clerk at the train station.6. A. Operator.B. Factory worker.C. Doctor.D. Supermarket clerk.7. A. Bookstore clerk.B. Hotel clerk.C. Room cleaner.D. Cashier.8. A. She is a university student.B. She is a journalist.C. She is a literature researcher.D. She is a university graduate.1. M: Who is that blonde beauty?W: She is Nancy Green. You don’t know her? She is the luckiest girl and every women envy her. She isone of the top models, but the most important thingis that she is the only daughter of a real estatebillionaire.Q: What is Nancy’s job?2. M: Great party, isn’t it?W: Yeah, really. Jane and Ted always have greatparties.M: This is my first. I only met Jane last week. She and I teach at the same school.Q: What do you know about the man’s job?3. W: Can I help you, sir?M: Yes, I want to buy a living room set.W: Come over here, please. We have a very wideselection.Q: What does the woman do?4. M: Excuse me. Do you have any books on Romancivilization?W: These books over here are about ancient history.They might be helpful.Q: What’s the woman’s job?5. W: Could you please tell me if the Beijing flight wouldarrive on time?M: Yes, Madam. It should be arriving in about 10minutes.Q: What do you think is the man’s occupation?6. M: Your mother must be working very hard. Is shebusy?W: Yes, she often comes home late. If she has gotsome operations to do, she usually comes homeat eight o’clock in the evening.Q: What does the woman’s mother do?7. W: Excuse me, my husband and I booked a doubleroom, but the room we got is only a single. Can weget it changed for a double?M: Oh, no. I am really sorry for our mistake, but nowthe double rooms are fully booked.Q: What do you know about the man’s job?8. M: Well, can you tell me why you came to China?W: Well, I came to China right after I finished myuniversity in Toronto where I studied literature. Ialways want to be a journalist. And the reason thatI came to China was just for a summer job.Q: What do you know about the woman?Directions: In this section, you will hear 2 long conversations. After each conversation there will be 3 or 4 questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause,read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and choose the best answer.Questions 1 to 3 are based on the conversation youhave just heard.1. A. 1. B.2.C. 3.D. 4.2. A. Use simple phrases. B. Use flashcards.C. Write words many times.D. Both B and C.3. A. Learn about other cultures.B. Travel a lot.C. Help other people.D. Speak a language well.M: Isn’t learning a foreign language hard?W: It’s not that hard. What is your native language?M: My native language is Arabic. How about yours?W: Mine is French. I know German and a little bit of Spanish, too. How about you?M: I only know English and Arabic.W: Oh, okay. How did you learn English?M: I took classes in school. How about you?W: I taught myself.M: Oh, really? How did you do that?W: I started by studying vocabulary, and then simple phrases.M: That’s really cool. How do you remember vocabulary?W: The best way for me is to use flashcards. How about you?M: I like to write vocabulary words many times.W: That helps me too.M: So, you know a lot of languages.W: Yeah. Knowing a lot of languages can be really helpful.M: How so?W: Well, if you travel a lot, it’s easier when you can communicate with others.M: That’s true. What if you don’t travel a lot?W: It’s still nice to know about other cultures. Learning about culture is also very interesting. M: Yeah, it is. There’s a lot you have to learn to speak a language well.Questions1. How many languages does the woman know?2. What’s the best way for the woman to remember vocabulary?3. According to the woman, what’s one of the benefits of learning foreign languages?6. A. So that he could write down new words.B. So that he could look up new words.C. So that he could have free time.D. So that he could try to read his memories.7. A. 1.B. 2.C. 3.D. It depends on the man himself.M: I am trying to learn new vocabularies but it makes me hard to memorize them all. Could you give sometips?W: I have the same problem, but I’m starting to read a lot, almost anything I can get my hands on, includingthe Internet. I guess the best way to improve vocabulary is to find a reading level that is veryand fun for you, easy and then just gradually step up the level.M: Yeah. I have read some books and newspapers, and I often look up difficult words in a dictionary, but I don’t remember their meanings the second time I see that word somewhere else. How can I enhancemy memory?W: Well, you could carry a small notebook to write down the unfamiliar words that you have looked up.Whenever you have free time just try reading them and memorizing them.M: How many words do you recommend per day?W: It really depends on what kind of learner you are. Set yourself a goal—I will learn 1 or 2 or 3 new words a day. At 3 words a day, you would know over 1,000 new words after a year.M: I feel like I’m so far behind everyone else. I just started college a couple of months ago. But I know Ineed to work harder in my vocabulary.W: You don’t have to worry. There’s a saying that if you use a word properly a number of times, you “own”it. Give it a try. It’ll be difficult at first but, soon, with enough practice, it gets easier.Questions:4. What’s the man’s problem?5. According to the woman, what is the best way to improve vocabulary?6. Why should the man carry a small notebook?7. How many words does the woman recommend the man to memorize per day?Directions: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Passage 11. A. One-third of a dollar. B. One-fourth of a dollar.C. One-fifth of a dollar.D. One-tenth of a dollar.2. A. The name of a song.B. People losing their jobs.C. The difference between eating and starving.D. Re-organizing companies.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.4. A. The sixteenth century.B. The seventeenth century.C. The eighteenth century.D. The nineteenth century.In the nineteen thirties, a song, “Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?”was very popular in the United States. It was the time of the big Depression. The song had meaning for many people who had lost their jobs.A dime is a piece of money whose value is one-tenth of a dollar. Today, a dime does not buy much. But it was different in the 1930s. A dime sometimes meant the difference between eating and starving.The American economy today is much better. Yet, many workers are concerned about losing their jobs as companies re-organize.Americans have special ways of talking about economic troubles. People in businesses may say they feel the pinch. Or they may say they are up against it. Or, if things are really bad, they may say they have to throw in the towel.A pinch is painful pressure. To feel the pinch is to suffer painful pressure involving money. The expression, feel the pinch, has been used since the sixteenth century. The famous English writer WilliamShakespeare wrote something very close to this in his great play “King Lear.”Questions:1. What is the value of a dime?2. What did a dime mean in the 1930s?3. How many ways of talking about economic troubles are mentioned in the passage?4. When was the expression “feel the pinch”first used?Passage 25. A. Importance of people’s names.B. Special meaning of names.C. About a person named “Joe”.D. The common American names.6. A. A man walking down the street.B. A woman who was lost.C. Someone who didn’t know about the city.D. A common person, either male or female.7. A. An expression to show surprise.B. The name of the nearest bank.C. The person who told that the bank was closed.D. Someone who does not believe anything he is told.Passage 38. A. She didn’t know any English when she visited theUnited States.B. She was not sure that people in New York and Chicagowere speaking English.C. She couldn’t understand the special business wordsand expressions.D. Her problem is easy to understand.9. A. Getting organized.B. Getting angry.C. Things getting wrong in business.D. Developing business.10. A. People in business.B. Special areas of business.C. The theater or movie industry.D. Different kinds of work.A woman from Japan was telling a friend about her trip to the United States. The woman had visitedmajor businesses and investment companies in New York City and Chicago.“I studied English before I left home,”she said. “But I still was not sure that people were speakingEnglish.”Her problem is easy to understand. Americans in business are like people who are in business anywhere.They have a language of their own. Some of the words and expressions deal with the special areas of their work. Other expressions are borrowed from different kinds of work such as the theater and movie industry.One such saying is “get your act together”.When things go wrong in a business, an employer may get angry. He may shout, “Stop making mistakes.Get your act together.”Or, if the employer is calmer, he may say, “Let us get our act together.”Either way, the meaning is the same. Getting your act together is getting organized. Inbusiness, it usually means to develop a calm and orderly plan of action.It is difficult to tell exactly where the saying began. But, it is probable that it was in the theater or movie industry. Perhaps one of the actors was nervous and made a lot of mistakes. The director may have said, “Calm down, now. Get your act together.”Questions:8. What’s the problem of the woman from Japan?9. What’s the meaning of “get your act together”?10. Where does the expression “get your act together”probably come from?Directions: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen carefully for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from 1 to 7 theexact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 8 to 10 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words . When the passage is read for the third time , check your answers.Americans use many expressions with the word dog. People in the United States love their dogs and treat them well. They take their dogs for 1) , let them play outside and give them good food and 2) care. However, dogs without owners to care for them lead a different kind of life. The expression, to lead a dog’s life,3) a person who has an unhappy 4) .Some people say we live in a dog-eat-dog world. That means many people are 5) for the same things, like good jobs. They say that to be successful, a person has to work like a dog. This means they have to work very, very hard. Such hard work can make people 6) . And, the situation would be even 7) if they became sick as a dog.Still, people say every dog 8) . This means that every person enjoys a successful period during his or her life. To be successful, people often 9). Yet, some people say that you can never teach 10) . They believe that older people do not like to learn new things and will not change the way they do things.Walks medical describes existence competing dog-tired worse has its day have to learn new skills an old dog new tricks。

⼤学⽣英语⾃主学习听⼒答案及原⽂007testModel Test 7Section Al. M: Now, I'm going to start off by asking you a difficult question. Why would you like to get this post?W: Well, first of all I know that your firm has a very good reputation. Then I've heard you offer good opportunities for promotion for the right person.Q: What do we learn from this conversation?(C) 这个对话中的关键信息很多，因此只要抓住其中⼀个就可以了，⽐如Why would you like to get this post？从这个问句中就可以得出答案C。

2. W: It's certainly very busy here today, isn't it?M: Yes, and there aren't enough salesgirls. We have been standing here for at least five minutesQ: Where does this conversation most likely take place?(C) 在这个对话中，关键词是salesgirls(售货员)，因此可以判断地点应该是商场。

3. W: I like these glasses very much, but they look like they would be quite expensive.M: Yes. They're $15 a piece or $150 a dozen. Actually that's not very expensive.Q: How much do two glasses cost?(B) 做这道题要进⾏简单的运算。

Model Test 9Section Al. M: Excuse me, what time is Flight 315 for Boston due to depart？W: It leaves at 3:50, but you must check in one hour prior to departure.Q: At what time must the passenger beat the airport for Flight 315?(A) 本题是辨音和计算的结合，首先不要混淆315航班和时间3:50，然后还耍计算时间，从短语prior to (提前)可以知道，要在飞机起飞前一小时检票登机，因此答案为A。

2. W: I'd like to know the balance of my account.M: Yes, madam. Have you got your ID card?Q: Where does this conversation take place?(B) 这个对话的关键词为balance (余额)和account (账户)，从这两个词很容易判断出对话的地点为银行。

3. M: We have a dance party at China-V, can you come?W: I wish I could, but I have to nurse the patient on weekends.Q: Why can't the woman go to the party? "(C) 在这个对话中，对于男士的邀请，女士以I wish I could, but…婉拒，拒绝中包含了不能参加的原因是要护埋病人，即有工作耍做。

4. W: Did you get what you wanted as you went shopping yesterday? I remember yousaid you wanted a coat.M: No, a sweater. But by that time, the ones on sale were all gone. So I settled for a shirt.Q: What did the man buy?(C) 这是个细节题。

Model Test 4Section Al. W: You should give up smoking. It's a bad habit and it's harmful to your health. M: Stop talking like my mother. That's what she keeps saying.Q: What does the man's mother always do?(B) 在这个对话中，女士要求男士戒烟，而男士说他母亲总是这样说，由此可以得知，他的母亲也经常要求他戒烟。

2. W: Where have you been?M: Where have I been? I was wondering the same thing about you.Q: What does the man want to know?(C)在对话中，女士问：你上哪儿去了?男士反问：我上哪儿?我正想问你呢!说明他们都想知道对方去了哪里。

由此可以断定答案为C。

3. M: Mrs. Green must be angry with JackW: Sure, he should have notified her earlier about his quitting.Q: What can be inferred from the dialogue?(D) 从虚拟语气should have notified her earlier，可以得出事实是相反的，即他没有早点通知她。

故选D。

4. W: Mary wants to know if she can go with us to the cinema.M: That's odd. Yesterday afternoon she said she wanted to go with her boy-friend. Q: What does the man mean?(C) 在这个对话中，odd(奇怪)是个关键词。

Vocabulary TaskAnswers:1. 1. Petra Fields2. 2. 1904 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 940013. 3. 554-09124. 4. Petra@5. 5. March 19, 19806. 6. Apple ComputerScript 1. 1. A: What is your name? B: Petra fields.2. 2. A: And what is your address? B: 1904 Broadway, San Francisco.3. 3. A: Okay. What’s your phone number?B: It’s 554-0912.4. 4. A: How about e-mail? What is your e-mail address? B: Petra, P-E-T-R-A, at news dot com.5. 5. A: Okay. When is your birthday? B: March 19th, 1980.6. 6. A: And where do you work? B: At Apple Computer.Listening Task1 First Listening Answers1. 1. David Gomez 14A Park Street Seattle, WA 981172. 2. Skiers Sports Shop Scott@3. 3. Sarah Cahill 912-477-11244. 4. 03/14/86 (March 14, 1986) Hillview High School2 Second Listening Answers1. 1. What’s your name?2. 2. Where do you work?3. 3. And your home phone number?4. 4. Where do you go to school?Script1. 1. A: Good morning. Netcom. B: Uh…Hello. I’d like to get an internet connection. A: Okay, no problem. What’s your name? B: My name’s David Gomez. A: And what’s your address, please? B: 14A Park Street, Seattle, Washington 981172. 2. A: Okay, Scott. Where do you work? B: I work at Skiers Sports Shop. A: Oh, I know the place. Now, do you have e-mail? B: Yes, I do. A: sometimes the club sends information over the Net. What’s your e-mail address? B: It’s Scott S-C-O-T-T at mountain dot com.3. 3. A: I want to sign up for the jazz dance class. B: Sure. Your name, please? A: It’s Sarah Cahill. That’s C-A-H-I-L-L. B: And your home phone number? A: 933-0160. B: Do you also have a cell phone or pager number? A: My cell phone is 912-477-1124.4. 4. A: Hi. I’d l ike to join the tennis club for the summer. B: Okay. Fill in your name, address, telephone number, and so on, here… Let’s see. You forgot to write your date of birth.A: It’s March 14, 1986. B: And, where do you go to school? A: I go to Hillview High School/Real World Listening 1 Predict AnswerDo you have your card? What’s your name? How do you spell that? And what’s your address? What is your telephone number? Where do you work?2 Get the main ideas AnswersTed Mendrou 27 Red Tree Drive 818-777-0768 NA (He doesn’t work, he’s a student.) NA (HE doesn’t have a credit card.)ScriptClerk: Next. Ted: Yes, I’d like this video. Clerk: Do you have your card? Ted: No, I don’t have a card. Clerk: Okay. I’ll make a card. What’s your name? Ted: Ted Mendrou. Clerk: How do you spell that? Ted: M-E-N-D-R-O-U. Clerk: And what’s you’re address? Ted: 27 Red Tree Drive. Clerk: Red Tree? Is that one word or two? Ted: It’s two words: Red. Tree. Clerk: What is your telephone number? Ted: 777-0768 Clerk: Is that the 818 area code? Ted: Yep. Clerk: Where do you work? Ted: I don’t work. I’m a student. Clerk: Okay, now I just need a credit card number. Ted: A credit card? Clerk: Yes, you know, VISA MasterCard…Ted: Uh-oh.Unit 3 What’s in yo ur kitchen? Vocabulary Task AnswersA large bathtub (BR), a stove (K), a dresser (BD), an old couch (LR), a bed (BD), a refrigerator (K), a shower (BR), a toilet (BR), a lamp (LR), a smalltable (BD), a soft chair (LR), a small sink (BR), a big book-case (BD), a TV ( -), a kitchen sink (K), a table & chairs (K), a coffee table (LR)ScriptIn my living room there is an old couch, a soft chair, a table, and a lamp. In my kitchen there is a stove, a sink, and a refrigerator. There’s also a big table and two c hairs. My bathroom has a large bathtub, a small sink, a shower, and, of course, a toilet. And my bedroom has a bed, a dresser, a small table, and a lamp. There’s also a big bookcase. Listening Task 1 First ListeningAnswers5. 1. bedroom 3. bathroom6. 2. kitchen 4. living room2 Second Listening Answers 5. 1. This is a pretty big room. 6. 2. It’s nice and sunny. 7. 3. This room is very small. 8. 4. This room is great.Script1. 1. This is a pretty big room, I think. The bed is in the corner, and there’s a small table next to the bed. There’s a lamp on the table. There’s a dresser, too, and two big bookcases.2. 2. Now, I like this room. It’s nice and sunny. There’s a stove and a small refrigerator. The sink is next to the stove. There is one chair and a small table where you can eat. There’s a small TV on the table.3. 3. Now, there’s this room. I know, this room is very small, but it’s okay. It has a shower and a toilet. There’s a sink, too, next to the toilet, but, as you can see, no bathtub.4. 4. Isn’t this a nice room? It’s big. There’s a big old couch and two soft chairs. There’s a table next to the couch. And there’s a lamp on the table. But the best thing is there is a really big TV. This room is great! Real World Listening1 Predict AnswerSize of room, furniture, how much it costs, swimming pool.2 Get the main ideas AnswersBusiness hotel: two beds, a bathtub, a couch, a tableRitz Hotel: two beds, a bathtub, a shower, a couch, a table, chairs, refrigerator, TV, pool ScriptAlan: I looked on the Internet today and I think I found a hotel for us. Bob: Oh, yeah? Me, too. What does yours have? Alan: Well, it’s a business hotel. The room has two beds. And, of course, a bathroom. The bathroom has a bathtub, but no shower. Bob: That’s it? A lan: Well, in the picture it looks like there’s also a couch and table. Bob: Two beds, a couch, a table and no shower. Okay. Want to hear about my hotel ? Alan: All right, but I –Bob: It’s the Ritz Hotel. It looks great! The room is really two rooms: a bedroom with two really big beds and a living room with a couch, a table and chairs. There is a bath room with a shower and a big bathtub. And listen to this. You also get a refrigerator and a big-screen TV! Alan: Sounds expensive. Bob: Wait. There’s even a health club with a pool! Alan: How much?Unit 4 T-shirts and jeans Vocabulary Task Answers/scriptMiguel is wearing a blue T-shirt, jeans, socks, sneakers, and a red hat. Lydia is wearing a yellow dress, a green sweater, and brown shoes. Ricardo is wearing a black suit, a white shirt, and a light brown coat. Yasu is wearing green shorts, a blue sweatshirt, and sneakers. Trudi is wearing a blue swimming suit and a yellow jacket. Jennifer is wearing a blue jacket, black pants, and black shoes.Listening Task 1 First Listening Answers7. 1. Lisa has a new job (at a bank). 8. 2. Erin is going to a party. 9. 3. Jeff wants to swim and run after work10. 4. Colin works at a hotel. He is a waiter.Script1. 1. Lisa has a new job at a bank. In Lisa’s bag there are two dresses, a blue suit, a brown coat, and some shoes. She has a big bag!2. 2. In Erin’s bag there is a red party dress, red shoes, and a black coat. They’re for a big party!3. 3. Jeff wants to swim and run after work. In Jeff’s bag is a blue swim ming suit. He also has socks, sneakers, and green shorts. He bought two yellow T-shirts, too.4. 4. Colin works at a big hotel. He’s a waiter. In his bag are two black suits, four white shirts, and some black shoes.Real World Listening 1 Predict AnswerThey’ll take everything except the running shorts.2 Get the main ideas AnswersA ski jacket, 2 sweaters (a blue one and a yellow and green one), ski boots, a pair of gloves, a (yellow and black) ski hat, a (blue) swimming suit, a (white) bathrobe, a (black) suit, a white shirt, a (red) tie, an extra pair of jeans, a few shirtsScriptSusan: Come on, David. Let’s get ready for the ski trip. David: Already? Susan: What do you mean “already”? We’re leaving tomorrow morning. David: Oh. Well. I don’t ne ed to get ready. I can just take a few things, you know, a ski jacket, a sweater, my ski boots. I don’t need much. Susan: you need more than that. How about gloves? David: Oh, yeah.I guess I need a pair of gloves. Susan: Right. And how about a hat? You’ve got a great yellow and black ski hat. Take that. David: Oh, right. Okay. Where is my hat? Great. I found it. And here are my black gloves. Ahhh…here’s my blue sweater. I’ll take this too. Susan, where’s my yellow and green ski sweater?Susan: I thought you only needed one sweater. David: Well, yeah, but…It’s always good to have two. Let’s see. What else? Maybe I’ll take this… Susan: David, our hotel has a spa and a swimming pool. Take a swimming suit. Your blue one. David: Right, right. My blue swimming suit. Then, of course. I need to take my white bathrobe. Okay. I think I’m ready…Wait, I guess I’ll take my black suit, too. And this white shirt and my red tie. So we can go out at night. Susan: I thought you only needed a ski jacket, a sweater, and a pair of ski boots…David: no, actually, what I need is a bigger suitcase. I think I’ll take anextra pair of jeans, and maybe a few more shirts…Susan: David!Unit 5 Where are you from? Vocabulary Task AnswersColombian, Korean, French, Brazilian, Japanese, American, English, ThaiScriptHere is our music club. There are members from all over the world! First is Carlos. He’s Colombian. He’s from Bogota, Colombia. Second is Sang-kai. He’s Korean. He’s from Seoul, Korea. Third is Michael. He’s French. He’s from Nice, France. Fourth is Maria. She’s from Sao Paulo, Brazil. Next is Michiko. She is Japanese. She’s from Osaka, Japan. Then Jackie. She’s American. She’s from Miami, Florida. And Jonathan. He’s British. He’s from Cornwall, England. And last is Sunt. He’s Thai. He’s from Bangkok, in Thailand.Listening Task 1 First Listening Answers11. 1. Australia 2. Spain3. China 4. India2 Second Listening Answers9. 1. Liz (Walker) 3. Yu-an (Lee) 10. 2. Carlos (Fernandez) 4. PurniScriptA: Is everyone ready? P lease come up when I call your number…Number 1. 1: My name is Liz Walker. L-I-Z. A: Are you British? 1: No. No, I’m Australian. I’m from Sydney, Australia, but I live in the United Stated. A: Number 2. 2: My name is Carlos Fernandez. A: Carlos? 2: Yes. Carlos. C-A-R-L-O-S. I’m Spanish. I’m from Barcelona, Spain. A: Number 3. 3: My name is Yu-an Lee. That’s Y-U-A-N. A: Okay. And, Yuan, where are you from? 3: I’m Chinese. I’m from Shanghai, China. A: Number 4. 4: my name is Purni. A: Perdi? 4: No. Purni. P-U-R-N-I. I’m Indian. I’m from New Delhi, India.Real World Listening 1 Predict AnswerThey met at a youth hostel.2 Get the main ideas AnswersThey are at a youth hostel in London. Robert is from San Francisco, California. Miguel is from Bogota, Colombia. Keiko is from Japan, but she lives in Paris. She works there. She wants to do something fun. Silvia is from a small town near Venice, Italy.ScriptRobert: Hi, I’m Robert. How’s it going? Miguel: Hi. My name’s Miguel. Sorry, I didn’t catch your name. Robert: It’s Robert. I’m from San Francisco, in the U.S. Nice to meet you –Miguel. Miguel: Nice to meet you, too. Robert: Is this your first day here? Miguel: Yes. I just got to London today. Robert: Where are you from? Miguel: I’m Colombian. From Bogota, Colombia. Keiko: Hi. Can I sit here? Robert: Hello. Sure. There’s plenty of room. I’m Robert. Keiko: Hi. My name’s Keiko. Where are you from, Robert? Robert: Hi. Keiko. I’m from California. And you…? Are you from Japan? Kei ko: Yes, I’m from Osaka, originally. Now I live in Paris. Robert: Really? What do you do there? Keiko: I work for a high-tech company. I’m so glad to be away from work. Robert: Right Keiko: Do you have any ideas on fun things to do here in London? Robert: Yeah. Let me get my guidebook. And my map. I’ll be right back. Silvia: Hello. I’m Silvia. Do any of you know what time it is? Miguel: It’s 6:15. I think dinner is at 7:00. have a seat. Silvia: Thank you. Miguel:I’m Miguel. I’m from Colombia. And this is Keiko, from Japan. Where’re you from, Silvia? Silvia: I’m from Italy. From a small town near Venice. Have you been to Italy? Miguel: No, but I’d love to go. I like Italian food. And,Italian cars.Unit 6 Curly or straight? Vocabulary TaskAnswers/script7. 1. Carl is tall. He has short, wavy, blond hair. 8. 2. Yumi is thin. She is also short. 9.3. Ana is pretty. She has long, straight, black hair. 10.4. Andrew is handsome. He’s a little heavy. He has curly brown hair.Listening Task1 First Listening Answers 3, 1, x, 2, x, 42 Second Listening Answers Script1. 1. A: I can’t find your sister. B: She’s tall. She’s very tall. She has long brown hair. She likes to wearjeans and a sweatshirt. A: Oh, I see her.2. 2. A: Tell me again what your brother looks like. B: He’s kind of short. He has black curly hair. He likes to wear T-shirts with pictures on them. A: I think I see him.3. 3. A: Is that your son, there? B: No, my son is tall. He has short brown hair. His hair is straight. And he’s a little heavy. A: Let me look again.4. 4. A: I think I see your wife now. B: She’s short. She has short, wavy, blond hair. She is thin and…A: Kind of pretty? B: Well, yeah, I guess so. A: Yeah, I see herReal World Listening 1 Predict 2 Get the main ideas AnswersBefore: fat, long, brown, curly (hair) After: thin, short, straight, blond (hair)ScriptK: Hello? L: Hi, Karen. This is Lisa. K: Wow! How are you? Where are youL: I am at home.I just got back last night. From Hawaii. K: So how was it? Tell me. L: It was so great. Great. You should see me. The new me. K: What do you mean “the new me”? What did you do? L: Well remember my hair? K: Yeah…L: It was brown. K: Yeah…And long and curly. L: Well, now it’s blond. And…K: Let me guess. It’s short? L: Yeah. It looks so great. It’s short and it’s straight. And so blond! K: Blond, short, and straight? Wow! I can’t wait to see you! L: And, there’s?? more. I walked and jogged every day. And I went swimming alot. So good-bye, fat. No more fat. Now I’m thin. K: Thin and short, straight hair? I won’t know you. L: Wait. There’s more. A surprise. K: Can you come over now? L: Sure, I’ll run over rightUnit 7 Who’s that? Vocabulary Task Answers11. 1. Carlos: grandfather, husband, father Teresa: grandmother, wife, mother Kurt: father, son, husband Maria: mother, daughter, wife12. 2. Thomas: (older) brother, son, nephew Anna: sister, daughter, niece Marta: aunt, wife Robert: uncle, husband Gabriella: aunt, wifeScript1. 1. My grandfather’s name is Carlos. My grandmother is next to him. Her name is Teresa. My father is next to her. His name is Kurt. My mother’s name is Maria.2. 2. my older brother’s name is Thomas. My sister is next to him. Her name is Anna. My aunt next to her is my aunt Marta. Her husband is my Uncle Robert.3. 3. My other uncle is Uncle Pedro. His wife is my aunt Gabriella.Listening Task 1 First Listening AnswersAnswers may vary, but should include:12. 1. brother, (younger) sister 13. 2. grandmother, grandfather, grandparents, younger sister 14. 3. mother, father, son 15. 4. wife, son, daughter, mother, family2 Second ListeningAnswers 1. my brother Marco 3. looks like father 2. my younger sister 4. looks like motherScript1. 1. A: Oh, is this your brother and sister? B: Yeah, that’s my brother, Marco. And that’s my younger sister, Sarah. And of course that’s me in the middle. A: I can see that!2. 2. A: These are my grandparents. My grandmother, she’s 81. but my grandfather, he’s even older, he’s 84. B: Wow! But they look so young! A: I know, don’ they? B: And who is this? A: Oh, that’s my younger sister, and that’s our dog next to her. A golden retriever. His name’s Clarence.3. 3. A: Is that your mother and father? B: Yeah, and that’s me, of course. Before I got my hair cut short. A: You look just like your father! B: Yep. I’m definitely his son!4. 4. A: This is my wife, my son, and my daughter. We’re at a hotel in Hawaii. B: You have a nice family. Your daughter. Looks like her mother. A: Yes, everyone says that.Real World Listening1 Predict 2 Get the main ideas AnswersTop row, left to right: mother, grandmother, stepsister, sister Second row, left to right: stepfather, stepbrother, brotherScriptTony: Well, I brought some photos of my family with me. I want to show them toyou. Friend: Wow, you brought lots of photos. Great! Tony: here’s the first one. Friend: Let me see. Oh, what a nice family. Is she your mother? Tony: Yes, she’s my mother. Friend: And who’s in the second picture? Tony: Oh, th is is my grandmother. Friend: Does she live with you? Tony: Yep. She lives with us. Friend: How about in this picture? Who are the girls? Tony: Well, the one on the right is Carla –she’s my sister. Friend: And the one on the left is who? Tony: Um, that’s Ellen. She’s also my… sister. Friend: Oh? Tony: And in this picture, this is Lenny and Marty. They’re my brothers.Friend: Wait a minute. How many brothers and sisters do you have?Tony: Well, it’s a little hard to follow, but I’ll explain. This is my mother. And this is my mother’s husband Evan.Friend: that’s your father.Tony: No,he’s not my father. My mother and father are divorced. And, Evan is also divorced. Friend: Okay. Tony: And he married my mother last year. He has two children, also, one boy and one girl. Marty and Ellen. So, actually, Marty is my stepbrother and Ellen is my stepsister.Friend: Stepbrother and stepsister?Tony: Yeah. That means my mother isn’t their mother, but my mother is married to their father.Friend: Oh, it’s a little hard to fol low. Tony: Well, it really doesn’t matter now. We all just live together and we’re a family.Unit 8 where are we going?Vocabulary Task Answers/ScriptThe post office is next to the First National Bank.The bank is between Broadway Bookstore and First Aid drugstore.Antonio’s Restaurant is across from the library.Sherwood hospital is on the corner. It is next to Apple Tree Flower Shop.Listening Task 1 First ListeningAnswers 1. 1. post office 3. bank 2. 2. hospital 4. library2 First ListeningAnswers 1. 1. It’s on the corner, next to the bank. 2. 2. It’s between the drugstore and the police station. 3. 3. It’s down the street. 4. 4.It’s on the corner, next to Adam’s shoe store.Script 1. 1. A: Excuse me, where’s the post office? B: The post office? It’s on the corner, next to the bank. A: Thanks.2. 2. A: How can I get to a hospital? B: A hospital? A: Yes, I need to find a hospital fast.B: Well, there’s a hospital on Main Street between the drug store and the police station. A: On Main Street? Thanks.3. 3. A: Whoops! I need to get some money. B: Well, there’s a bank down this street, or an ATM machine in the hotel. A: Let’s go to the bank. It’s closer, right?4. 4. A: Can you tell me how to get to the library? B: Sure, the library is easy to get to from here. Go down the street and turnleft. It’s on the corner, next to Adam’s shoe store. Real World Listening 1 predict 2 Get the main ideasAnswersGo down this street. You will see the International Hotel of Kyoto. Across fromthe hotel is Nijo Castle. Also, NHK radio station is next to Nijo Castle. NijoCastle is between the radio station and the International Hotel.ScriptMichael: Well, what do you want to do first? Colette: I know. Let’s go to Nijo Castle.Michael: Nijo Castle? Okay. Can you ask someone for directions? Colette: Okay. Here goes. Excuse me…we’re trying to find…Man: Sorry, sorry, I don’t speak English. Colette: Oh…Excuse me…where is Nijo Castle?Woman#1: Nijo Castle? <explains it in Japanese>Michael: Thank you. Colette: Did you understand that? Michael: No, I didn’t understand that. Let’s see if we can find another tourist.Colette: There’s someone. With a map. On the corner. See? Michael: Let’s go. Excuse me, can you help us? We want to go to Nijo Castle. Woman#2: Oh, I’ve been there. Okay, go down this street. There is the international Hotel of Kyoto. Across from the hotel is Nijo Castle. Also, NHK radio station is next to Nijo Castle. Nijo Castle is between the NHK radio station and the International Hotel. Both: Great. Thanks for you help.Real World SpeakingAnswers/Script:5. 5. A: Excuse me. Where is the post office? B: It’s on Green Street, across from McDonalds. A: Did you say across from McDonalds? B: Yes, that’s right.6. 6. A: Where is the Grand Hotel? B: The Grand hotel? I think it’s on River Drive next to the Marriott. A: Could you repeat that, please?7. 7. A: Can you tell me where a bank is? B: There’s a bank on Lakeshore Drive between a big bookstore and a jewelr y store. You can’t miss it. A: Sorry. Please say that again more slowlyUnit 9 It’s a great job Vocabulary Task Answers/Script4. 1. Phillippe is a courier. He rides his bicycle all day. He delivers packages.5. 2. Marta isa ski instructor. She teaches people how to ski. 6. 3. Ryan is a math teacher. He teaches geometry to high school students. 7. 4. Yan-woo is a bus driver. He drives a tour bus. 8.5. Gabriella is a computer programmer. She writes software for children 9.6. Yoshi is a photographer. He takes photos for a newspaper. 10.7. Ana is a flight attendant. She works for an international airline. 11.8. Carlos is a hotel clerk. He works at the front desk of a major hotel.Listening Task 1 First Listening Answers4 (computer programmer), 2 (flight attendant), 3 (courier), 1 (dog walker)2 Second Listening Answers1. 1. it’s fun2. 2. gets to travel a lot; loves to fly; meets a lot of people3. 3. goes fast when the cars move slowly4. 4. likes to work on softwareScript 1. 1. My job is very fun because I go to the park every day. There are four dogs I walk. Two dogs are big and black, one dog is small and white, and one is small andbrown. 2. 2. My job is the best. I get to travel a lot. I love to fly. And I meet a lot of nice people. 3. 3. My job is dangerous. Sometimes cars don’t stop for me… But on my bicycle I can move in traffic very quickly. I like to go fast when the cars just move slowly. 4. 4. I like my job. I like to work on software. But sometimes I get tiredof sitting at a computer all day.Real World Listening 1 Predict 2 Get the main ideasAnswers 1. 1. T2. 2. F (He knows how to use a computer and send faxes.)3. 3. F (He knows how to swim.)4. 4. T5. 5. T6. 6. F (He can’t work on Sundays.)7. 7. TScriptInterviewer: Good morning. Are you Daniel Rodriguez? Daniel: Yes, I am. Interviewer: How are you today? Daniel: Fine, thanks. Interviewer: I understand you want to get a job here at the hotel. Daniel: Yes, I do. Interviewer: Well, tell me a little about yourself. First, what languages do youspeak? Daniel: I can speak English, and of course Spanish. And a little Japanese. Interviewer: Can you work at the front desk? Use a computer? Send faxes, e-mail and so on? Daniel: Sure, I can use a computer. I can do all that. Inte rviewer: Okay. Let’s see. There are a lot of other jobs here at the hotel ,so I need to find out what else you can do. Can you swim? We have a swimming pool here.Daniel: Yes, I can swim. Interviewer: We have four restaurants. And one coffee shop. Can you wait tables? Daniel: Yeah, I worked as a waiter at a restaurant last year. Interviewer: Can you cook? Daniel: Um, no, I can’t cook. Interviewer: Are you strong? Can you carry heavy suitcases? Daniel: I think so. Interviewer: How about weekends? That’s our busiest time. Can you work on weekends? Daniel: Uh, I can work Saturdays, but not Sundays. Interviewer: Hmm. I see. Now the most important question is: Do you like working with people? At a hotel, you work with people al day. Daniel: yeah, I can work with a lot of people. I came from a big family. Interviewer: Well, Daniel. Thank you for coming in today. I’ll give you a call in a few days. Daniel: Thank you. Good-bye. Interviewer: Good-bye.Unit 10 My week Vocabulary Task AnswersPlay tennis Tuesday evenings Clean my room Saturday mornings Go to the park Saturday afternoons Go to work Monday, Wednesday and Friday Go to school Tuesday and ThursdayWatch TV Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings Go to the movies Sunday Eat dinner with friends Friday eveningsScriptOn Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I work at SnoCo Web Design. On Tuesday and Thursday I have classes. I go to school at Simmons College. Tuesday evening, I play tennis at Golden Racket Club. Most evenings, I stay at home and watch TV. On Friday, I usually eat dinner with friends. I always clean my apartment on Saturday morning. OnSaturday afternoon, I sometimes go to the park. On Sunday afternoon, I often go to the movies.Listening Task1 First Listening Answers16. 1. She teaches o n Tuesday and Thursday.17. 2. She doesn’t have class on Wednesday morning.18. 3. He sleeps late on Saturday morning.19. 4. He goes to the park with his friends on Sunday.2 Second Listening Answers5. 1. It’s a fun job.6. 2. We usually drink coffee and jus t talk.7. 3. I rarely get up before 10 or 11 o’clock.8. 4. It’s a good place to relax.Script5. 1. A: Are you free in the afternoon? B: Hmm. Not on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons.I go to work. I teach swimming.I like to swim, so it’s a fun job. 6. 2. A: Do you have class every day? B: No. On Wednesday morning, I don’t have any classes. I often meet my friends then. We usually drink coffee and just talk. 7. 3. A: Are you busy Saturday morning? B: Well, on Saturday morning I always sleep late. Very late. I usually wake up at 6 o’clock for work, so on Saturday morning I rarely get up before 10 or 11 o’clock.8. 4. A: What do you do on Sunday? B: Well, on Sunday I usually go to the park with my friends. Sometimes we eat lunch there. We often bring a socce r ball. It’s a good place to relax.Real World Listening 1 Predict AnswerFriday evening2 Get the main ideas AnswersCelia is busy: every morning (she’s at school), three nights a week (working at Cesar’s), Friday evening (she goes to Silver Gym) Laura is busy: Tuesday and Thursday (she works at the mall), Monday, Wednesday, Friday (she works at KPFA, a radio station), Monday and Wednesday nights (she has dance class), Saturday (she usually goes to Silver Gym) Script Celia: Hey, Laura! How’s it going? Laura: Oh, Celia, hi! I’m doing fine. What are you up to? Celia: School and work, mostly. I go to school in the morning. And I work three nights a week at Cesar’s…you know, the new Italian restaurant downtown. How about you? Laura: Right now, I have two jobs. On Tuesday and Thursday I work at the mall. Celia: Uh-huh. Laura: And on Monday, Wednesday and Friday I work for DPFA, the radio station. Celia: Oh, interesting. Celia: It’s so good to see you. Let’s get together some night. Laura: Sure. Celia: How about Monday night? Laura: Oh, I can’t on Monday night. I have dance class. How about Tuesday? Celia: Oh, Tuesday I work in the evening. But how about Wednesday or Thursday? Laura: Mmm…Wednesday I have my dance class again, and Thursday evening I work at the mall. Friday? Celia: Actually, every Friday evening I go to my health club. Usually, I swim or lift weights or… Laura: Where do you go? Celia: I go to Silver Gym on East Main Street… Laura: You’re kidding! I go toSilver Gym, too. I seldom go to Friday, though. I usually go on Saturday. Celia: Well, do you want to go this Friday night? About 6 o’clock? We can exercise, and then go to dinner or something. Laura: Sure. Sounds good. See you then。

Model Test 1Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 longconversations. 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.1. M: Remember the film I told you about last night? All the tickets are sold out. W: What a shame! They say the young actress is an eye-catcher.Q: What does the woman mean?(C 从对话中可知:女士很想看这部电影，因为片中的演员是个eye-catcher(引人注目的人, 可惜没能买到电影票，故选C 。

2. M: Do you want a day course or an evening course?W: Well, it has to be an evening course since I work during the day.Q: What are they talking about?(B 这是个主旨型的对话. 关键词是course. 当问及想上白天的课还是晚上的课时, 女士说因为白天要工作。

一单元Alice: Look, there he is.Jean: Who?Alice: Robert, the guy I've been telling you about.Jean: Oh. The guy you're going out with?Alice: I wish. The guy I WANT to go out with.Jean: Oh, he's really handsome. Um, let's go talk to him.Alice: Oh, OK. I'll introduce you. I think you'll really like him ... Hi, Robert.Robert: Oh, hi.Alice: Have you met my friend, Jean?Robert: Hey, Jean. I think we've met before.Jean: We have? Where?Robert: Last December, at Sam's party.Jean: Oh, Sam.Robert: Oh? Aren't you going out with him anymore?Jean: No, we broke up a couple of months ago.Robert: Oh... Oh, really?二单元Woman: Moshi-moshi. Gengo sentaa...Father: Hello...Hello...Veronica...Veron...Ve-ro-ni-ca Smith... Is Veronica Smith there, please?Woman: Ah, Ah... Veronica-sensei...Veronica-sensei? Ah, wait a moment, please...Father: [muttering to himself] Wait a moment? What's going on?Veronica: Hello.Father: Hello, Veronica. Is that you?Veronica: Yes, Dad. It's me.Father: Where is this place? Somebody was speaking Japaneseto me. I mean, did I call the right number?Veronica: Dad, you called the school number. And you're lucky I'm here now. Dad, I told you. Don't call the school number. Remember?Father: Yes, but you didn't give me your home phone number. Why didn't you call me?Veronica: I just got here a few days ago... okay, let me give it to you. Are you ready?Father: Uh, ready. Ready. Okay.Veronica: Okay. It's 798-55-4123.Father: 798-55-4123.Veronica: Oh, oh, wait. Dial the country code. And that's 81... and then... and then the number.Father: Why is the number so long?Veronica: Because it is, Dad.Father: Do you have a place yet?Veronica: Yeah. Let me give you the address. Are you ready? Father: Um... yeah. Okay. What is it?Veronica: It's one dash one dash one fifty-five... Uegahara B356.Father: Uh, w-wh -wait. Wait. One... one what? Why is it so long?Veronica: Dad, I've got to go. I'll send it to you by e-mail. Bye. [kiss sound]Father: But, what's your e-mail address?三单元Diane: Isn't this place fantastic?John: Well, I don't know... I mean, it's okay.Diane: It's so big. So spacious. So much room. I feel so... free here.John: It must be cold in the winter. Our place is so cozy and warm.Diane: Oh, John! And the view! Look at the view of the ocean from this window! I feel so relaxed.John: Oh, god. It makes me seasick. Our place is so much more down to earth.Diane: Look at this furniture. It's so modern. I feel so elegant here.John: You do? I feel like I'm in a museum. It's so phony, so uncomfortable. Are you supposed to sit in these chairs? Diane: Oh, John, don't you wish we could live in a place like this?John: What's wrong with our place?四单元Jean: I'm ready, are you? Why don't you take that necklace off before you go in the pool?Chandra: Oh, this? No, I never take it off. I wear it all the time. I've had it since I was a kid.Jean: Really? You've worn it since you were little? Why? Chandra: Well, when I was a baby, I lived in India. And I was sick all the time, so my parents took me to a doctor. And, well, the doctor at first didn't want to treat me becauseJean: What? Why?Chandra: Well, because I was a girl.Jean: Huh? Because you were a girl?Chandra: Yeah, well, that's the way it was. Anyway, so my parents took me to this witch doctor, and I...Jean: A witch doctor?Chandra: Yeah, well, I guess you could call her a... I don't know, a spiritual healer. She was an old woman in our village. And she took a look at me and she said I needed silver.Jean: Silver?Chandra: Yeah. She said I needed silver so that I could get better. And then my grandmother went to a jeweler and shehad this silver necklace made for me. They put it on me, and I got better.Jean: I don't believe that.Chandra: Well, I didn't either for a while. But you know what? When I was 20 I took it off and I put it in a drawer for a little while. And then, I started to get sick again. And I didn't get better. I was just sick all the tim六单元Sheri: Hey, I went out with the neatest guy over the weekend! Jeremy: Yeah, what's he like? Tall? Handsome?Sheri: Not really.Jeremy: Dress nice? Drive a nice car?Sheri: Not especially.Jeremy: Then he must be buff. Does he work out a lot? Sheri: No... but he has a nice smile... dimples. I like dimples. He's kind of cute.Jeremy: And that's what you like about him?Sheri: No, it's more than that. He's sensitive. Jeremy: Sensitive? How can you tell?Sheri: Well, we went to this really romantic movie, and there was this really sad part, and, and he... cried. Jeremy: He cried?Sheri: Yeah, he just cried and he didn't try to hide it or anything. It was so sweet.Jeremy: Oh... you like that, huh? Well, I cry at movies, too! 九单元Int: So, Ms. Spencer, why did you apply for this job at CNN? Amy: Well, I've always wanted to be a journalist, and I like traveling. And you can interview lots of important people. Int: Tell me about your experience in journalism.Amy: Um... well, I make a newsletter for my family. And I worked on my high school newspaper. And I read a lot of newspapers and newsmagazines...Int: Do you think you're qualified for the prestige of this job?Amy: Absolutely. I've taken acting lessons. And I look good on camera. And I travel a lot so I think I'd be good as a foreign correspondent.Int: What about teamwork? Have you ever worked as part of a team?Amy: Of course, I was really great at sports in high school, and...Int: You don't seem to have much experience as a writer. Amy: Well, that's not exactly true. I write a lot of e-mailto my friends.Int: And you haven't taken any journalism courses, have you? Amy: Well, I took a class in modern film, and one in communications, or something like that.Int: Well, thanks, Ms. Spencer. We'll 6.Paragraph十单元Kevin: Hey, Cathy, I found a good place for a vacation this summer.Cathy: What is it?Kevin: It's called Camp Star.Cathy: Hmmm. Looks pretty. But what can you do there? Kevin: It's kind of isolated.Cathy: Isolated? What do you mean?Kevin: It's off the coast, and you have to take a boat to get there. This week's program is that you hike and hear lectures and talk about current issues.Cathy: Where do you stay? Tents?Kevin: No, it's an old hotel. They have a couple of rules, though.Cathy: Uh-huh?Kevin: It says here there's no TV and you can't use any electrical appliances.Cathy: No TV? And no electrical... Wait a minute. What about my notebook computer?Kevin: No, no computers, and there's only one telephone on the whole island.Cathy: What? So I won't be able to check my e-mail either? Kevin: You'll get by. It'll be fun! Look, you can read, and talk, and think. And every morning you go for a long hike. Cathy: Ahh. Sounds like work.Kevin: I think it would be relaxing. I'd like to get away from the phone for a week. And I think it'd be good for you. Cathy: So you're telling me there's no TV, no computers, and I have to wake up every morning to go hiking. Why on earth would anybody want to go there?十一单元Angela: I'm thinking about going to Costa Rica... Trevor: Great. I went to Costa Rica once... but I had a terrible time getting there...Angela: Oh, yeah? What happened?Trevor: Well, when I got to the airport, I realized I didn't have my passport...Angela: Oh no.Trevor: So I called a friend... and he broke into my house...got my passport and brought it to me. But I missed that flight so I had to stay overnight in San Francisco.Angela: Oh, that's stay overnight.Trevor: Yeah. So I got the flight the next day... and of course on the way we had engine trouble... so we had to stop in Mexico City... I was stuck there for another, like, 22 hours while they got the part.Angela: Oh, my gosh!Trevor: And I mean stuck. They wouldn't even let us out of the airport...Angela: You're kidding!Trevor: I'm telling you. So finally, we, like, after all this time, I get to Costa Rica two days late and -Angela: And don't tell me, your luggage isn't there. Trevor: You guessed it. I go into the airline office to complain and there was this really wonderful woman working at the counter.Angela: Oh, yeah?Trevor: And she was really nice and helped me out... Angela: Mm-hmm...Trevor: ...and we sort of hit it off...Angela: Yeah? And then what?Trevor: About two months later we got married!十二单元[Knock on the door]Leon: Come in! (Andy walks in.) Andy! Hi!Andy: Are you ready to go? Pat and Chris are in the car. Let's go - Hey, what is all this stuff?Leon: This is my home office.Andy: Whoa! You've gotta lot of stuff in here.Leon: Yeah, well, I need it all for the different types of things I do for my business.Andy: You've got your own business?Leon: Yep. . I got 50,000 hits on my website so far this week.Andy: Cool. And you need all this stuff?Leon: Oh, yeah, absolutely! This is my headset so I can talk on the phone to my customers while I type on the keyboard. Andy: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. And what's this big thing next to your computer?Leon: That's my scanner. I scan in graphics and pictures to put on the web page.Andy: I see. Oh, cool... And what are these things? Leon: Those are my DVD players. I got four of 'em. I haveto check out the DVDs before I sell them, you know. Andy: Uh-huh. So you just watch these DVDs all day? Leon: Well, yeah. I have to be more, um, disciplined, though, you know. It's easy to want to watch them all day instead of doing my work.Andy: Yeah. And what are all these boxes for?Leon: Those cardboard boxes? They're for shipping out orders.Andy: Whoa, sounds busy. So are you selling a lot of disks? Leon: Um, no, not yet. But things are looking better all the time.十三单元Manager: OK, time to get up, women! Your public is waiting for you!Woman 1: Huh? What day is it?Manager: It's Wednesday. We're in Middleburg, Ohio, tonight, at the Summer Fest in the town park.Woman 2: Yeah. Hope it doesn't rain.Manager: Then tomorrow it's up to Cleveland to play for Sarah's induction into the Hall of Fame, followed by an autograph signing session.Woman 1: Wish it was us being inducted. The first all-girlrock band in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame... What's on for Friday?Manager: Friday we have to be in the studio in Akron. We're doing a live online chat on . Come on, guys. You'll love it. It's at 4:00, and then we're in the Starlight Dome that night.Woman 1: Where are we playing Saturday?Manager: Pittsburgh, at the Waterfront Fair. We'll be there Sunday afternoon, too.Woman 2: This schedule is brutal. When do we get a day off? Manager: Hah! We're booked through the weekend, but we have a light schedule on Monday. We just have to drive out to record the new CD in St. Louis, but at least you can sleep on the bus. Hmm?。

Unit 11、g 、c 、e、a、f、d、h、b2、A、a、b、a3、（1）it’s good to meet you (2)nice to meet you (3) ( ) met (4) hi4、(3)5、(1) a a b b a (2) b c a c c6、B a b a c7、Alice: Look, there he is.Jean: Who?Alice: Robert, the guy I've been telling you about.Jean: Oh. The guy you're going out with?Alice: I wish. The guy I WANT to go out with.Jean: Oh, he's really handsome. Um, let's go talk to him.Alice: Oh, OK. I'll introduce you. I think you'll really like him. Hi, Robert.Robert: Oh, hi.Alice: Have you met my friend, Jean?Robert: Hey, Jean.I think we've met before.Jean: We have? Where?Robert: Last December,at Sam's party.Jean: Oh, Sam.Robert: Oh? Aren't you going out with him anymore?Jean: No, we broke up a couple of months ago.Robert: Oh... Oh, really?8.A: Hi Phil, how are you? Long time no see!B: Rachel, my old friend, it’s been ages, hasn’t it? What a pleasant surprise!A: Phil, this is my friend Cindy.C: Nice to meet you, Phil.B: It’s a pleasure to meet you too. What are you both doing here?A: We are signing up for next semester’s courses, but are hesitating between Introduction to Psychology or Environmental Biology.B: Those are two fantastic courses! I’ve taken them both.C: Really? Which one did you prefer?B: Hmm, probably Environmental Biology. It felt more relevant.C: Relevant? In what sense?B: In the sense that the course dealt with issues that are commonly in the news, and important problems that are affecting our environment. In fact, we had the opportunity to go to the ocean and conduct tests on water pollution.C: Wow, that sounds fascinating. I am going to sign up immediately!9.B: No problem, my friends. What can I do for you?A: Phil, thanks a million for agreeing to meet with us. We need your advice on a project for theEnvironmental Biology course we are taking.B: I can help with this. Have you created an introduction yet?A: Yes, but we don’t know what it should contain.B: Well, your introduction should give some background information on your topic, define your topic, and preview the content of your presentation.C: How many main ideas should our presentation have? We need to speak for 15 minutes.B: Don’t cover too many ideas or you won’t have the opportunity to provide enough detail. You should have about 3 or 4 main points.A: Do we need a conclusion?B: Absolutely. This should sum up your main points and offer solutions to the problem of air pollution.C: Thanks Phil. What you’ve said is extremely useful. I feel we will structure a great presentation!Unit 21.(1) honest sincere dependable (2) outgoing friendly shy (3) easygoing mature (kind hearted) (4)assertive cheerful critical2.(1)dad (2)brother (3) ( ) (4)boyfriend (5) ( ) (6) roommate3.(1) b d (2) a c (3) b c (4) a b (5) b c (6) b d4.(1)b (2)a (3) a (4)a (5)a (6) a5.Sheri: Hey, I went out with the neatest guy over the weekend!Jeremy: Yeah, what's he like? Tall? Handsome ?Sheri: Not really.Jeremy: Dress nice ? Drive a nice car ?Sheri: Not especially.Jeremy: Then he must be buff. Does he work out a lot ?Sheri: No... But he has a nice smile... Dimples. I like dimples. He's kind of cute.Jeremy: And that's what you like about him?Sheri: No, it's more than that. He's sensitive.Jeremy: Sensitive ? How can you tell ?Sheri: Well, we went to this really romantic movie , and there was this really sad part , and, and he... Cried .Jeremy: He cried?Sheri: Yeah, he just cried and he didn't try to hide it or anything. It was so sweet.Jeremy: Oh... You like that, huh ? Well, I cry at movies, too !6.A:So what are your friends at university like ?B:I have several friends, but I usually just hang out with Rachel.A:What’s she like?B:She’s really easygoing and down-to-earth. I can basically talk to her about anything. What about you, do you have nice friends at work?A:Oh, I get on really well with Steve.B:Who’s Steve? Your boyfriend?A:No, he’s just a friend. We usually help each other out when we encounter problems.B:So what’s he like?A:He’s really hardworking, energetic and talkative.B:Sounds like a nice guy to me.7.A:What’s your family like?B:Well, my mum is really thoughtful and warmhearted, but can be a bit bossy at timesA:What about your dad?B:My dad is really wise and generous, but can be quite strict.A:Do you have any brothers or sisters?B:I have one brother and one sister.A:What are they like then?B:My brother is younger than me. He’s quite mature for his age, but is a little laid-back.A:And your sister?B:My sister is older than me. She’s a cheerful person, but can get aggressive when she’s in a bad mood!Unit 31.(1) housing apartment roommate sharing(2) studio available furniture rent reasonable(3) check deposit (move out) refund2.(1)a （2）b （3）a (4)b3.(1)a (2)b (3)b (4)a4.全打钩5.Sean: This is Sean McCain , live with Julie Morris , from Gemini One , the international space station .Julie, can you hear me?Julie: Yes, I can hear you .Sean: Julie, can you tell us , what is it like living on the Gemini One ?Julie: The Gemini One is wonderful . It's not so different from living on Earth, really . We have jobs, friends, entertainment, natural beauty . And we have all the modern conveniences that you have on Earth .Sean: What modern conveniences ?Julie: Well, we have movie theaters, game centers , music clubs, shops, restaurants...Sean: How about food ? How do you get your food ?Julie:I go shopping, just like everyone on Earth . You can get any type of food here.Sean: Is food expensive ?Julie: Some of it is . The stuff that's imported from Earth is very expensive . Like a banana from Earth can cost $100 . But most food is really cheap.Sean: Do you miss getting away to the countryside or the mountains ? Don't you miss nature ? Julie: Well, we have lots of nature up here . I can go hiking and mountain biking , riding in the hills, take a swim in a beautiful lake . It's really beautiful up here .Sean: How do people get around up there ?Julie: Oh, just like we do down there . We have electric cars and trains , but not airplanes . Sean: What do you like most about living in the space station ?第3页Julie: Well, the air is clean . There's no pollution , and it's easy to get around . It's really an ideal world.Sean:And what do you like least?Julie: Well, it's kind of expensive to fly home to Earth to see my parents for the holidays.6.A: How can I help you ?B: I am looking for a place to live, near the university if possible .A: What size accommodation do you need ?B: Either a studio flat or a one-bedroom flat. It depends on the price really.A: Well, both are similar in price, though a studio normally requires less furniture. What would be your preference ?B: Hmm, I like an open plan, so I guess a studio flat would be my preference. Can you describe a studio layout to me?A: Most certainly. All of our studio flats combine a bedroom, kitchenette and living room into a single unit.B: How large is the unit ?A: 30 square meters.B: Does it come with a balcony?A: Some do. In fact, we have one studio with a balcony that is available at the south entrance to the university!B: Perfect! Let’s schedule a visit as soon as possible!7.A: Here’s the room –I hope you like it!B: It’s beautiful and full of lightA: Yep, the floor to ceiling windows and south facing view make it the brightest room in the apartment. In the summer, you get 16 hours of sunshine per day! In the winter, it’s nice and warm, even in February.B: Excellent! But I have a lot of furniture –a desk, a bed and a sofa. Is it possible to remove the furniture that is here to make room for mine?A: Yep, the floor to ceiling windows and south facing view make it the brightest room in the apartment. In the summer, you get 16 hours of sunshine per day! In the winter, it’s nice and warm, even in February.B: And what’s through that door? A closet?A: Of course. We have plenty of storage room downstairs.b:。