英语高级视听_听力原文_Unit 6 The Coal Cowboy

Unit 6Video scriptNarrator: In the country of Argentina, cowboy life has scarcely changed over the past three centuries. The gaucho is a hero here; for most people, he is a legendary figure that is larger than life. But in the far reaches of the country, there are still men for whom the gaucho is more than a legend. For them, it is their life; they are the gauchos of Argentina.The cowboy life of the gaucho came to Argentina from Spanish culture. It created a unique type of men who were as hardy and self-reliant as the animals for which they cared. The word “gaucho〞means “outcast〞, or one who doesn’t belong to a specific society or group.There are as many kinds of gauchos as there are varied terrains in Argentina. There are gauchos on the soft flat pampas of Corrientes, on the windswept plains of Patagonia, and in the wooded hills of Salta.Don JoséAnsola, a 76-year-old horseman, seems to be the “classic gaucho〞, and one who treasures his residence in a remote region of Corrientes. He believes solitude helps to keep gaucho life in its purest form. Don José Ansola, Corrientes Gaucho: “If I couldn’t live in the campo, the countryside—an unthinkable thought—I don’t know what I’d do.〞Narrator: According to Don José, he would rather live in a poor little house in the country than in a palace in the city. Don José’s 400-square-kilometer ranch in Corrientes is far from everything, so Don Josédepends entirely on his horses to travel. As a result, he and his three sons spend much of their time finding and catching the wild horses that run free in the countryside. The horses must then be “broken〞so that they’ll allow people to ride them. Ansola: “Breaking a horse is a slow process, taking more than a year. This is something the horse learns to put up with.〞Narrator: The gaucho explains that the horse must adjust to using a saddle and reins so the riders aren’t thrown off later. The treatment seems cruel, but according to Don José it’s actually not. The training, he says, often seems harsher than it is.Ansola: “We love our horses, and in the end, they love us in return. This is the traditional way of training a horse in Argentina—the gaucho way.〞Narrator: Being a gaucho, though, is more than a life of solitude and caring for horses and cattle. The gaucho way of life has its own strict code of ethics. Hospitality and respect for others are as much a part of this lifestyle as the art of breaking horses. Argentina is nearly the last place where this code of ethics and the demanding lifestyle of the gaucho still exist. The country is home to nearly 150,000 gauchos who are very much a part of the national identity. There are gauchos in all parts of the country, even 2,000 kilometers south of Buenos Aires, on the edge of Antarctica in Patagonia.The harsh terrain of this region has its own type of gaucho as well. Here, the gauchos raise sheep, not cattle, and even more surprisingly, many speak English. Many of the ancestors of Patagonian gauchos were immigrants fromScotland. Several of these settlers came to the area during the 19th century, including the ancestors of Eduardo Halliday and his father, Jimmy. These two gauchos run a ranch in Patagonia, and for them, this strange terrain seems like the perfect place to live.The Hallidays enjoy living in the region for a number of reasons. For Jimmy, the most refreshing aspect about living in Patagonia is that there’s space everywhere so he can see far in all directions. The land is also rich, he says, and produces everything that he and his family need. Life on the plains of Patagonia is difficult, even harsh, but the gauchos here have learned how to adjust and succeed.Eduardo has lived his entire life on the family ranch and has learned the traditional ways from his father. The goal of every gaucho is self-reliance, and these gauchos of Patagonia are no different. Because the ranch is so remote, father and son have to utilize everything they have available. This also means they don’t abandon anything quickly and often use and reuse everything they have, including thei r bags and their boots. After all, it’s a long way to go to buy new ones.Gauchos are experts at adjusting to their surroundings. Here, they’ve learned to use a local weapon called a “boleadora〞. Made of leather and small stones, boleadoras are still used to hunt rhea. Pursuing the small flightless birds is no problem, but hitting them can be tough. As the gauchos fly like the wind along the plains on their strong horses, the rheas run swiftly ahead of them. It’s an exciting chase, but the rheas get away—this time. Narrator: Twenty-nine hundred kilometers north of Patagonia is the region of Salta. Here the stony hills and rough terrain have produced yet a different kind of gaucho. The gauchos here were once fierce soldiers for Argentina, and they won recognition and respect in the Argentine war of independence from Spain. They’re famous for their huge leather chaps and red ponchos, and often celebrate their proud traditions in an annual parade.One of the best horsemen in the area is Rudecindo Campos. Rudecindo loves being a gaucho and says that it’s the life he’s always wanted. Rudecindo Campos, Salta Gaucho: “In life there are all kinds of people: engineers, doctors, and gauchos. I knew I had to choose one or the other. I have always had a gaucho soul and I like being a gaucho.〞Narrator: However, choosing the life of a gaucho means more than just working with horses. Just as it is in Corrientes, a strict code of ethics and principles is essential to the gaucho lifestyle in Salta as well.Don Coco Campos, R udecindo’s Father: “It’s not only knowing how to catch an animal with a rope, use a saddle or ride a horse. It’s also about being good and kind. When you ask a gaucho a favor, he must not refuse. He does it.〞Narrator: At times, it’s difficult to make enou gh money working as a gaucho. In order to survive, Rudecindo must work at a part-time job so he can continue training horses. He specializes in training a strong little horse from the area called a criollo. It’s one of the few animals that can round up cat tle in this roughterrain covered with thorns. To protect themselves from the environment, horse and rider rely on their special leather chaps. The thick leather protects the pair from injuries as they round up the last of the cattle.In Salta, each time the gauchos successfully return the cattle safely back to the ranch, there’s a lively fiesta, a celebration in which women have always had an important role. Rudecindo’s wife, who comes from the city, talks about life on the ranch.Rudecindo’s Wife: “It’s very difficult to adapt to the slower pace of the campo. In the city, you live faster and you are less attentive to nature. We’ve lost that in the city. We’ve lost some of our humanity, which my husband hasn’t lost. He’s not caught up in the trivia of everyday life. You can really get consumed by small things, and you forget what’s important.〞Rudecindo: “If I go into town for two weeks, I can’t wait to get home to the horses, to the smell of the countryside, and the wet earth after a rain. I love this life.〞Narrator: In the end, the story of today’s gaucho may be one of adaptation: to climate, to landscape, and to traditional ways of life that sustain them. Ansola: “For Argentina, it’s very important for people to treasure this proud and honorable legacy. We must be sure that whatever else happens to us, we never lose our heritage, our gaucho way of life.〞Narrator: Don Joséis not alone in his dream. The proud and self-reliant gauchos of Corrientes, Patagonia, and Salta are all helping to retain the traditional lifestyle of the gauchos of Argentina.Key:Part 1 P.85Ｉ. ACDⅡ. Age: 76 years oldResidence: In a remote region of CorrientesLifestyle : Leading a life of solitudeRanch size: 400 square kilometersMeans of transportation: HorsesDaily work: Finding and catching the wild horses in the countryside;“breaking〞/ training horsesIII. Oral work. Work with a partner. First ask questions about the underlined part of each sentence. Then talk about the scene of breaking a horse using the questions and answers.1. Why must the horses be "broken ?The horses must be "broken〞so that they'll allow people to ride them.2. How long does it take to break a horse?It takes more than a year.3. What must a horse adjust to (in training)?The horse must adjust to using a saddle and reins.4. What is the training like?The training often seems harsher than it is.5. What is the relationship between gauchos and the horses?They love their horses, and in the end, the horses love them in return.Part 2P86Ｉ. ACEGPart 3P87Ｉ. Complete the summary with the missing words.The (1) rough terrain of Salta has its own type of gaucho. The gauchos here used to be (2) soldiers in the Argentine War of Independence from (3) Spain. They wear huge leather chaps and red (4) ponchos. They're proud of their traditions and often celebrate them each year in a (5) parade. As in Corrientes and Patagonia, the gaucho lifestyle here has its own strict code of ethics and principles, such as being (6) kind and not rejecting requests for help. To celebrate the safe return of the cattle back to the ranch, there is a lively (7) fiesta in which (8) women have always played an important role.II. Watch again. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).___F___ 1. Salta is located in the south of Patagonia.___T___ 2. For Rudecindo being a gaucho is like pursuing any other career.___F___ 3. Choosing the life of a gaucho only means dealing with horses and other animals.___T___ 4. Rudecindo takes a part-time job to make enough money to support his family.___F___ 5. Criollo is a kind of cattle.___F___ 6. According to Rudecindo's wife, city dwellers pay more attention to nature.Ⅲ. P88Rough terrain (崎岖不平的)Win recognition and respect (赞誉和尊重)Argentine “War of Independence〞(独立战争)An annual parade(一年一度的游行)Love being a gaucho(做个牛仔)work at a part-time job (兼职)specialize in a strong horse (擅长于)round up cattle (驱拢)the terrain covered with thorns (荆棘密布)cannot wait to get home (迫不及待)Reading comprehension P961. C2. A3. B4.D5.B6. C7.B8. outside of the limits of society9. holding on to tradition10. use the reinsHOME LISTENINGAudio scriptAmazing ArgentinaDear Lee, April 3rdHow are things back home? Things here are great! We’ve only been in Argentina for a few days, but we’ve already had so many remarkable experiences! We arrived in Buenos Aires last Saturday and spent a couple of days just exploring this fascinating city. The first evening we visited Puerto Madero. Prior to this visit, it was a rather unattractive neighborhood, but there’s been an astonishing transformation in the past ten years. It’s now full of wonderful places to eat. We had a delicious dinner in an outdoor cafe and relaxed for hours just watching people walk by.The next morning we visited several of the famous squares in downtown Buenos Aires. To me the most striking one was the three-block-long Plaza del Congreso. They say the whole thing was constructed in less than a year, which I find to be an unbelievable achievement! We also visited the residence of the president, the nearby Casa Rosada, which means “pink house〞in English. The most interesting thing about the city for me is the people; everyone is absolutely beautiful—both men and women. They could all be movie stars! It must be something special about the lifestyle here.On Tuesday we decided to visit the gaucho museum in San Antonio de Arico. However, on our way there, we were lucky enough to come across a traditional Argentinean gaucho event—complete with a horse show. We stopped to take advantage of the opportunity to see Argentinean gauchos in action. They did some really amazing things that showed off their excellent riding skills. I have to admit, I was cheering as loudly as the next person.Later in the week we flew down to Iguazu National Park to see the waterfalls. The falls were incredibly impressive, but what I enjoyed most was a side trip we took. Our guide led us down a three-kilometer path deep into rain forest terrain. It was the loveliest, most exotic and peaceful place I’ve ever seen. It really felt like I was in another world. Here’s a picture so you can see how wonderful it is—I’ll send more pictures and info later when I update my journal!See you soonMarcoHome listening P97Ⅱ. Listen again. Complete the table below with the missing information.Marco's Travel Journal(1)Saturday evening(2)Transformation(3)delicious dinner(4)(4) people walk by(5)achievement(6)Tuesday(7) riding skills(8) in action(9) impressive(10) saw the waterfalls(11) a rain forest terrain(12) exotic(13) in another worldUnit 8Video scriptNarrator: O nce a year, the people of Shirone, Japan, leave their quiet lives behind them and take part in an activity about which they are absolutely passionate. They become so enthusiastic about a competition, that local residents have given it a name. They call it Tako Kichi: Kite Crazy.Kazuo Tamura, Kite Enth usiast: “‘Kite Crazy’ refers to people who really love kites. People who think more about kites than getting their three meals a day. Even when they go to bed, they can’t fall asleep because they see kites flying over their beds.〞Narrator: N ormally Shirone is a quiet and peaceful place, like many other towns that are found in northern Japan. Farmers work hard through the spring to plant their rice, but when the work is done, they’re ready to have some fun at a five-day festival that celebrates the open sky—the Great Shirone Kite Fight.The Great Kite Fight began 250 years ago. According to legend, a giant kite was given to a village leader by the local lord. The kite was so huge that it damaged houses and crops when it came crashing down. Soon after, villagers who were angry or upset started using kites to fight one another. Eventually, these battles evolved into a festival where people rid themselves of some stress every spring.Kite madness comes to Shirone every June, and affects people of all ages. Residents both old and young join the fun and just about anybody who can cling to a piece of kite rope gets involved. The town is transformed into a giant kite factory as rival teams prepare for battle. Playgrounds, parking lots, driveways, and even schools become work areas.Kazuo Tamura is an internationally known kite-flying team leader.Tamura: “This event is very important to me. It’s not just a question of having a good time. Somehow, underneath a sky that’s full of kites, everyone seems equal. And no o ne flies a kite in times of war. So the festival is like a sign that we’re at peace.〞Narrator: S hirone festival kites are made by hand and put together carefully and precisely. Teams spend hours designing, constructing, and painting their creations. Each kite has a distinct colorful design to capture the special look that symbolizes a particular team.Finally, opening day arrives. Fifteen hundred kites are designed, decorated, and ready to be flown. The biggest kites are called odako. They’re difficult t o get into the air, but 13 different teams have come to try their best. Other teams prefer the smaller kitescalled rokako, which are much easier to fly—more like fighter jets while the odako are like heavy bombers.For centuries, the battle of the kites has taken place along Shirone’s central river, the Nakanokuchi. The competing teams stand on opposite sides of the river. The goal is for one team to capture another team’s kite and pull it from the sky.Once one team has captured another team’s kite, it’s time for the real competition to begin. Team members desperately cling to their kite ropes, doing everything they can to keep their grip.Unfortunately, in the tug of war, both of the kites are twisted, pulled, and basically destroyed. Finally, when one team’s rope breaks, a winner is declared. Extra points are given to the winning side for every inch of rope it captures from the losing team.All along the river, teams get involved in clashes that quickly lead to open war. The battles often spread to the town, and almost everyone gets involved.Narrator: B y the end of day one, thousands of the smaller kites have been destroyed, but not everyone has been able to enjoy the competition. The large odako kites are still not flying. The teams can’t even get th e huge odakos into the air. Without a stable northern wind, the larger kites are helpless. The odako teams must wait for a change in the weather, and hope that they’re ready when the north wind finally arrives.While they wait, the teams step back from the excitement of the riverside to ensure that their ropes are strung correctly. These ropes are made by hand, which makes them extremely strong so they can serve two purposes: controlling the kite, and standing up to the tugs of war. Teamwork constitutes another important part of the kite competition. Tamura: “The most important thing is teamwork. Everyone runs around clinging to the same rope, so they have to work together. This is very important. Without teamwork, these kites won’t fly; they’ll fall right to the ground.〞Narrator: O n the third day of this five-day festival, there’s still no northern wind, and everyone’s very disappointed. But when evening falls the kite fighters still manage to have a good time. Everyone welcomes the chance to relax, have some fun, and go a little crazy.On the fifth and final day of the competition, the wind continues to deliver disappointment, but at the last minute something wonderful happens. With just one hour remaining, a northern wind comes down along the river. At last, the oversized kites are released from their earthly imprisonment.Now, finally, Tamura’s team will have its only chance to compete before the festival ends. The young men on Tamura’s team have managed to capture the competing team’s kite. Now the tug of war begins. It’s a situation that requires both skill and passion; luckily Tamura’s team has plenty of both.Tamura: “People call me a kite maniac. I am a kite enthusiast. That’s just me. They call me a kite maniac, but I don’t think I’m all that crazy.〞Narrator: T he two teams are nearly exhausted, but the battle continues. Neither will stop until the war is won, but the ropes remain firmly tied together across the river. One set of kite ropes finally breaks and it belongs to the rival team. It looks l ike Tamura’s team is the winner!Narrator: S o are the people of Shirone really Kite Crazy? Most of the residents become very excited at this time of year. But if it’s some type of craziness, it’s not a dangerous one.In a good year every kite is destroyed, but the people of Shirone never seem to feel sorry. They know that next spring, the kites will live again. For now, there are no signs that the “Kite Craziness〞will disappear any time soon. In fact, among everyone who appears affected by it, no one seems to want to take the cure.Part 1I. Watch Part 1. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). P117___F___ The kite fight is held once a month in Shirone.___T___ The kite fight festival lasts five days in Shirone.___F___ The kite fight is held to show people's anger and worries.___F__ People will fight with kites in playgrounds, parking lots, schools and so on.___T__ The kite fight means a lot to Kazuo Tamura.II. Watch again. Complete the table with the missing words.When did the Great Kite Fight start? _250_ years ago.In which season does the festival take place? In _spring___.How often is the festival held? _Once_ a year.Who gets involved in the kite madness? Almost _anybody__ who can cling to a piece of kite rope.What does the event mean to Kazuo Tamura? It means enjoyment, equality for everybody and a sign of __peace _.Part 2P118ＩWatch part 2. Put the following events in the correct order. P118A. Capturing another team's kiteB. One team's rope breakingC. Arriving at the bank of Shirone's central river, the NakanokuchiD. Flying kitesE. Declaring a winner( C )→( D )→( A )→( B )→( E )II. Watch again. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).___F___ The kites are made by machines carefully.___T__ Each kite has its special look.___F__ The smaller kites are called odako.___F__ In the tug of war, kites won't be destroyed.___T__ The fight will be scored.___F__ Kids mustn't get involved in the kite fight because it's dangerous.Part 3ＩWatch Part3. Choose the true statements about Kazuo Tamura and his team.D FII. Watch again. Answer the following questions in less than five words. P1191. Why can't the teams get the huge odakos into the sky?Because there's not __a stable northern wind___.2. What do the teams do while they are waiting for the wind?They step back from the riverside to ensure that their ropes are strung correctly.3. Why should the ropes be extremely strong?Because they must control the kite and stand up to the tugs of war.III. Watch again. Fill in the blanks with the missing words.On the third day of this five-day festival, there's still no northern wind, and everyone's very disappointed. But when evening falls the kite fighters still manage to have a good time. Everyone _welcomes the chance to relax, have some fun, and go a little crazy.On the __fifth and final__day of the competition, the wind continues to _deliver_ disappointment, but at the last minute something wonderful happens. With just one hour remaining_, a northern wind comes down along the river. At last, the ___oversized__ kites are released from their earthly imprisonment.Now, finally, Tamura's team will have its only chance to ___compete___before the festival ends. The young men on Tamura's team have managed to __capture_ the competing team's kite. Now the tug of war begins.IV. Listen and repeat. You are going to hear five sentences selected from the video. Repeat each sentence after it is spoken twice. Then write the sentences. P1201. But not everyone has been able to enjoy the competition.2. Team work constitutes another important part of the kite competition.3. Lucky Tamura’s team has plenty of both.4. But I don’t think I’m all that crazy.5. It looks like Tamura’s team is the winner.Part 4P120I. Watch part 4. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1. What conclusion does the narrator make in this part? __B____A. Kite flying should become the national sport of Japan.B. The people of Shirone are proud of their kite tradition.C. No one can understand why the festival is popular.D. After the festival, competitors should go to the hospital.2. What kind of attitude does the narrator hold towards the kite fight? ___C___A. Indifferent.B. Impartial.C. Positive.D. Negative.II. Watch again. Complete the following sentences according to what you have learned in this part.1. If it is some type of ___craziness___, it's not a ___dangerous___ one.2. In a good year every kite is __destroyed__.3. No one seems to want to ___take the cure__.Reading comprehension P1281. B2. A3. C4.D5. B6. A7.D8. a dangerous one9. are destroyed10. will live againHOME LISTENINGAudio scriptCompeting with Kites Around the WorldKite FightsHistorians believe that people first started to fly kites thousands of years ago either in India, Afghanistan, or any other Asian country, depending upon the source. Somewhere in the early history of kite flying, the idea of having battles in the sky was born. One area well known for its fighter kites is India. There, kites called “patang〞or “guda〞are flown, and the rope used to fly them is coated with broken bits of glass. The winner is the one who is able to cut the ropes of all of the other competitors. Afghan fighter kites are much larger than their Indian cousins with some being up to five feet wide. They are usually constructed of different materials, and competitors use very lightweight paper for their creations.The sport of kite fighting is also popular in such places as Japan, Korea, Thailand, parts of Europe, Cuba, and Brazil. Brazilian kites are often smaller constructions, but the competition between rivals is still just as enthusiastic. Part of the fun of kite fighting in Brazil involves cutting away someone else’s kite and then stealing it. Trees and power lines in Brazilian cities are often full of lost or abandoned kites.Kite-Building CompetitionsKite-building competitions offer a totally different approach to the sport of kite flying. Each year, hundreds of festivals are held around the world in which people build their own kites and bring them to be judged by experts in the field. The American Kitefliers Association was formed over 40 years ago and today it is the largest such organization in the world with over 4,000 members in 35 countries. During the annual competitions, kites are judged on four characteristics: appearance, flight capability, construction technique, and design.The kite’s “appearance〞is simply a measure of how good the kite looks on the ground. The “flight capability〞category measures how well the flier is able to handle it. “Construction technique〞refers to how neatly and carefully the kite was made, and the “de sign〞category is a measure of how strong the structure of the kite is. Judges carefully assess all attributes when making their decisions. Although it’s a fun sport, competitors take it very seriously and work extremely hard on their entries. You can research possible kite-building competitions in your area by going to the American Kitefliers Association website.Home ListeningI. Listen to the passage. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F). P129__F____ This passage is mainly about an international kite festival.___T___ Kite fight is now popular in many countries.___T__ Different countries have different kite styles.___F__ Kite-building competition is another form of kite fight.___T__ Four characteristics are taken into consideration in kite-building competition.II. Listen again. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1. According to historians, which continent first started to fly kites?A. America.B. Asia.C. Europe.D. Australia.2. What is the main difference between Indian and Afghan fighter kites?A. Indian kites are stronger than Afghan ones.B. Afghan kites are stronger than Indian ones.C. Indian kites are smaller than Afghan ones.D. Afghan kites are smaller than Indian ones.3. In which of the following countries, kites can be cut away and stolen by the rival during the competition?A. Japan.B. Korea.C. China.D. Brazil.4. When was the American Kitefliers Association formed?A. Over 35 years ago.B. Over 40 years ago.C. Over 45 years ago.D. Over 50 years ago.5. What does the "design characteristic of kites refer to?A. It refers to how reasonable the structure of the kite is.B. It refers to how beautiful the structure of the kite is.C. It refers to how strong the structure of the kite is.D. It refers to how practical the structure of the kite is.III. Listen and repeat. You are going to hear five sentences selected from the audio. Repeat each sentence after it is spoken twice. Then write the sentences. P1301. T he idea of having battles in the sky was born2. They are usually constructed of different materials .3. The competition between rivals is still just as enthusiastic.4. It’s the largest such organization in the world5. Judges carefully assess all attributes when making their decisions.Unit9Video scriptMartha Schaum, Program Coordinator: “Let’s get this stuff out and see what we’ve got here.〞Narrator: In a classroom at the National Aquarium in Baltimore, ten high school stu dents are preparing for a lesson. They’re also preparing a show-and-tell presentation to give to a group of children and creating costumes for a play that they’ve written.Schaum: “And where’s the poison dart frog container? OK.〞Narrator: Due to their age, this preparation and planning appears to be schoolwork, but it isn’t. In fact, these students are employees of a very special。

Unit 1 Pirates of the InternetTask I Global Listening1. A2. C3. B4. D5. C6. A7. D8. DTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. T2. F3. T4. F5. TEpisode 21. √2. √3. √Episode 3(1) technology always wins (2) software(3) advertising supported (4) radio(5) Ten million people (6) music(7) video games (8) not liable for(9) typo (10) control(11) fig leaf (12) facilitating(13) steal (14) comfortableEpisode 41. Following the music industry and begin to sue individuals who downloadmovies;2. Airing ads about people whose jobs are at risk because of the piracy;3. Keeping copies of movies from leaking in the first place;4. Hiring people to hack the hackers / serve up thousands of fake copies of newmovies.Episode 51. Downloading off the Internet.2. 60 million.3. Embrace it and get paid too.4. A bunch of crooks.5. 3 – 5 dollars.6. Stopping piracy.Unit 2 The New Space RaceTask I Global Listening1. A2. C3. B4. D5. C6. A7. D8. DTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F2. T3. T4. F5. F6. TEpisode 2(1) operable space plane (2) at a cost(3) monopoly on (4) incentive(5) business (6) dream(7) contests (8) a trophy(9) stunning looks (10) technological sophisticationEpisode 31. Nearly a decade ago.2. Turning his designs into models and testing them.3. He sought investment from Paul Allen.4. The vote of confidence.5. Gluing carbon fabric together with epoxy.6. Flying badminton shuttlecocks.Episode 41 —— (J)2 —— (A)3 —— (C, F)4 —— (B,H)5 —— (D)Episode 51. It has proved that the small guys can build a space ship and go to space.2. The deal is to invest $120 million to build five spaceships for paying customers.Flights are expected to begin in 2008.3. Yes. According to Virgin Galactic, 38,000 people have put down a deposit for aseat, and 90 people have paid the full price of $200,000.4. His next goal is affordable travel above low-Earth orbit, i.e., affordable travel tothe moon.Unit 3 New Orleans is SinkingTask I Global Listening1. B2. C3. A4. C5. C6. D7. DTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F2. F3. T4. F5. F6. FEpisode 21. √ 5. √ 6. √Episode 3(1) 81 years; Two times.(2) Three generations.(3) It’s flat.(4) Land is all that the Fultons have, yet it is prone to disaster.(5) Several feet off the ground.(6) 80,000; $26,200.Episode 4(1) bad design (2) workmanship(3) fixed (4) next summer(5) withstand (6) Category 5(7) doubled (8) billionsEpisode 51. They made the assessment on the site and then Wi-Fied the reports to a city halldatabase, which is linked to aerial images of every single address, both before and after.2. The total cost of reconstruction will be given to the city authorities.3. Because his own home was flooded and ruined.4. It means that there are too few people to pay taxes or keep business going.5. He is asking the nation to commit billions of dollars and many years to protectthe city.Unit 4 Afghanistan – Addicted to HeroinTask I Global Listening1. C2. D3. B4. B5. A6. C7. C8. DTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F2. T3. F4. F5. FEpisode 2(1) military alliances (2) private armies(3) drug lords (4) in high places(5) allegations (6) for drug offenses(7) small-timeEpisode 31 —— (A, G)2 —— (E, I)3 —— (F)4 —— (K)5 —— (D)Episode 41. To do something about senior officials and governors involved in the drugbusiness.2. To remove them from office / from the country.3. The need to fight terrorism / insurgency.4. Destroy it.5. For fear of disrupting the flow of intelligence.Episode 51. The number of acres of poppy under cultivation dropped 20 percent this year.2. They were promised health clinics, schools and roads.3. They elicit tolls, protection money and drugs from traffickers in areas theycontrol.4. Fighting narcotics is as important as fighting terrorism; It needs to be elevated toa rank that is commensurate with the threat it poses.Task I Global Listening1. D2. A3. A4. B5. D6. C7. BTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F2. T3. T4. T5. T6. FEpisode 2(1) naturally (2) man’s doing(3) expeditions (4) ice cores(5) fingerprint (6) burning fossil fuels(7) carbon dioxide (8) thousand(9) warmEpisode 32. √3. √4. √Episode 41. Land of the great bear.2. Polar bears’ health.3. A tranquillizer dart.4. Bear population there is the healthiest.5. Changes in the bears’ fat, dimensions and teeth.6. They can only hunt on the ice.Episode 51. They say they’re no more reliable than the local weatherman.2. They made science as precise as it is today.3. The US can’t flip its energy use overnight and its economy might get hurt.4. His job is to tell the government exactly what he knows scientifically.Task I Global Listening1. B2. C3. D4. A5. B6. D7. A8. CTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F2. T3. F4. F5. FEpisode 21. √ 4. √ 6. √Episode 3(1) Nazi era (2) coal-based fuels(3) apartheid (4) gasifying coal(5) pollutants (6) conventional diesel7) engine performance (8) less than one(10) twice as much (11) conventionalEpisode 41. 920,000; One year.2. He has his eye on the national stage.3. Farmers and ranchers fighting the coal-to-diesel plan.4. Toxic eyesores.Episode 51. Mining companies have gotten around the law in the past.2. Montana has got all the land there that can be used to produce biofuels. It willbe competitive.3. Biodiesel can only meet 15 percent of the US diesel demands even if allfarmland is devoted to this cause.4. Not yet, because there will be a lot of engineering on the fly and cost overrunsfor the first plant of this kind.5. The price of oil will not drop back to $25 or $30 a barrel.Unit 7 Can a Video Game Lead to Murder?Task I Global Listening1. A2. D3. C4. A5. B6. B7. C8. BTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F2. F3. F4. T5. T6. FEpisode 21. E2. C3. A4. D5. G6. B7. FEpisode 3(1) Aggression (2) I nstitute of Health(3) developed (4) impulse control center(5) under construction (6) consider consequences(7) urges (8) heightened(9) risk factors (10) upbringing(11) turn to violence32Episode 41. Selling Moore two versions of the game.2. Millions of law-abiding citizens.3. It makes the device that runs the game.4. It’s becoming more dangerous.Episode 51. When a new medium comes along, it will be the subject of almost a hystericalattack.2. He can’t understand why games targeting police officers were made by themanufacturers.3. They card teenagers in an effort to keep violent games from underage kids.4. They are considering laws that would ban the sale of violent games to thoseunder 17.Unit 8 The Star of StarbucksTask I Global Listening1. D2. B3. B4. B5. D6. D7. A8. ATask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. T2. T3. F4. T5. FEpisode 2(1) Coffee masters (2) coined a phrase(3) filling souls (4) filling bellies(5) human connection (6) humanity(7) communities (8) home and workEpisode 31 √ 3 √ 4 √Episode 41. 1971.2. He felt he was home.3. Adding an espresso bar.4. Coffee consumption was down.5. paper cups; 3 bucks each cup; Italian nameEpisode 51. It’s located in Brooklyn. There are bullet holes in the door leading to apartme nt7G2. He was from a poor neighborhood and his father was injured on the job.3. He was a delivery driver who picked up and delivered cloth diapers.4. There was no hospitalization, no health insurance, no workman’s compensationfor his father.5. He offers his employees heath care and stock options. He also pays farmershigher than market rate for beans.Unit 9 Rescuing Roy HallumsTask I Global Listening1. C2. C3. D4. B5. D6. A7. B8. DTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F2. F3. T4. T5. F6. FEpisode 2(1) here (2) like a dream(3) November 1 (4) contractor(5) relatively (6) working at(7) ski masks (8) abducting(9) beheading (10) videotape(11) dragged (12) constantlyEpisode 32. √3. √ 6. √8. √Episode 41. No.2. That Susan tried to call the kidnappers.3. Two years ago.4. Because they remain best friends.5. For fear that it would endanger somebody else.6. $40,000; $12 million.Episode 51. He was happy for them. But on the other hand, he felt sorry for himself becausenothing was happening for him.2. He pulled the mask off and hugged the soldier.3. They thought the US military wasn’t doing anything to find Roy.4. The unit is still looking for three more kidnapped Americans.5. He is back home catching up with his two daughters, his granddaughter and hisex-wife.Unit 10 Dying to Get inTask I Global Listening1. B2. C3. D4. A5. B6. C7. A8. DTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. T2. F3. F4. F5. TEpisode 2(1) special unit (2) distress call(3) condition (4) hovered(5) Mexican (6) wandering(7) rationally (8) 17 years(9) refrigerator truck (10) morgueEpisode 32 √3 √4 √7 √Episode 41. About six million.2. Illegal migrants in meatpacking industry.3. Over 3,500 migrants fled Nebraska within 30 days.4. Leave the state (before ruining its economy).5. A good story rather than a secure border.Episode 51. It’s a $14 million pilotless dron e that scans the desert for intruders and potentialterrorists.2. They did so for fear of terrorism.3. No, terrorists don’t need to come in that way because they can purchase the bestforged document in the world and enter with valid visas.4. Their everyday job is to make arrests and drop migrants off on the Mexican sideof the border.Unit 11 Searching for JacobTask I Global Listening1. C2. D3. B4. D5. B6. B7. A8. BTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. T2. T3. T4. F5. FEpisode 2(1) kid (2) 16(3) 7,000 miles (4) bush plane(5) scene (6) raining season(7) sank (8) axles(9) 12 (10) government troops(11) 50 miles inside (12) intensifiedEpisode 31. F2. C3. E4. B5. D6. AEpisode 41. 20,000.2. She died in just a few hours.3. They carved them up and threw them in drinking water.4. No.5. Telling the same sad story.Episode 51. He signed a US-brokered peace agreement which never took hold.2. The deal is to give little tidbits of information about terrorist suspects around theworld to blunt US outrage over what’s happening in Darfur.3. He was the architect of the counter-insurgency strategy in Darfur; Last year, theUS sent a private jet to bring him to CIA headquarters.4. It’s really a heinous arrangement and one that history will judge very harshly.5. It has been pressing for peacekeepers; It’s keeping refugees alive with half abillion dollars of relief a year.Unit 12 Working 24 / 7Task I Global Listening1. A2. B3. D4. C5. B6. C7. B8. CTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. F2. F3. T4. F5. F6. TEpisode 21. B, E2. C, I3. D, J4. G, K5. AEpisode 3(1) high stress (2) share a job(3) working mothers (4) wives and children(5) in-house counsel (6) referred(7) six months (8) three days(9) overlapping (10) 40(11) 75 percent (12) off(13) on call (14) suckingEpisode 41. No; Number 52. Yes.3. She can’t have substantive con versations with her husband.4. They are matter-of-fact about their lack of communication.5. They both reach for her favorite toy, the BlackBerry.Episode 51. He is such a workaholic that he has wired his house with Internet, telephone andtelevision in every single room.2. He loses some days of his kids’ lives and some of those tender moments withfamily.3. He is always connected to the Internet. In order to relax, it actually takes a littlebit of effort.4. He watches the business news, checks his e-mails and answers the phone; Tomake this happen, he wired his shower.5. They are waterproof but not foolproof.Unit 13 Swimming with SharksTask I Global Listening1. D2. A3. C4. C5. B6. C7. B8. ATask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. T2. F3. F4. F5. TEpisode 2(1) inhabitant (2) surfer(3) concerned (4) Three years(5) associate (6) clamed down hard(7) forearms (8) out to sea(9) in his mouth (10) children(11) 70 yards (12) some useEpisode 31. √ 3. √ 6. √Episode 41. Jaws.2. Nine; 791.3. Because we are on the meal list of sharks.4. being murdered, mugged or killed in a war.5. We may feel what’s gonna happen to us.Episode 51. Sharks have far more to fear from humans because our industrial fishing fleetsbring in 100 million sharks a year.2. Sharks fin soup is regarded as an expensive status symbol in China; Chefs in theemperor’s court were once beheaded if they prepared it incorrectly.3. Its fin would be cut off and then it would be thrown overboard alive to sink tothe bottom and drown.4. It is hard to police because most of the sharks are caught in international waterswhere there is no law against finning.5. Authorities there raided several processing plants wined by Hong Kong Chinese.Seven tons of fins were confiscated.Unit 14 Felicity HuffmanTask I Global Listening1. B2. C3. A4. B5. D6. C7. B8. CTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. T2. T3. T4. F5. T6. TEpisode 2(1) starred (2) TV shows(3) died young (4) cursed(5) work (6) character(7) her wit’s end(8) touched a nerve(9) harried (10) authenticity(11) parallels (12) vindicationEpisode 31. Everybody assumes all the time that the girls I the play will get in a catfight.2. The catfight thought crept in her mind too.3. Those days they all shoot together were the funniest days on set; The group waswonderful because they were all grateful professionals who work hard.4. She was loud and obnoxious; Her mother threatened to send her to an actingcamp.Episode 43. √ 5. √ 6. √Episode 51. Two (girls).2. No, she resents the question.3. It’s the best thing in my whole life.4. She doesn’t know if she is a good mother.5. A more exclusive club of big actors.Unit 15 Living LargeTask I Global Listening1. A2. B3. B4. B5. A6. B7. D8. CTask II Listen for DetailsEpisode 11. T2. F3. T4. T5. FEpisode 2(1) temporary moratorium (2) $726,000 (3) 1,100 square feet(4) combined (5) 3,000 (6) on both floors(7) triple (8) freedom (9) legislate taste(10) when and how (11) their life savings (12) jealousy(13) haves and have-notsEpisode 31. C2. I, J3. B4. F5. EEpisode 41. The sheer magnitude of the demand for ever-large living space.2. Robin, her husband and son, a dog named Coco and her cat.3. The old world style.4. Houston; 6,800 square feet; Yes.5. No; Six.Episode 51. The house has a huge entranceway somewhere between the US Capitol and agood-sized mosque.2. They’re amazed by the dome more than anything else.3. There is a touch of old world charm for the billiard room, co-TV room, co-dryaquarium.4. It’s a big bedroom with bathroom and closet the size of almost two New Yorkstudio apartment.5. The wife would like to enlarge the family eating area while the husband wisheshe could have a little bit bigger gathering room for parties.。

I had two months until my new job began. It was like waiting an entire summer for school to start. I spent those two months talking to figure skating coaches and judges. I read boring rule books. I drove to the rinks where the skaters trained, and made notes about our conversations. I even took a lesson, which made some of the skaters laugh.Unit 6Task 1【答案】A.[d]—[b]—[a]—[e]—[c]B.a【原文】Laura usually leaves the offices of Quest Productions at about 5 o'clock, but last Monday she left at 5:30. She wanted to get home by 6:30 and she ran to the bus stop but she couldn't get on a bus. There were too many people and not enough buses. Laura was desperate to get home so she decided to go by tube.In the station she went to one of the automatic ticket machines but she didn't have enough change, so she had to join the queue at the ticket window. She bought her ticket and ran to the escalator. Laura went to the platform and waited for the tube. It arrived and the crowd moved forward.Laura was pushed into the train. It was almost full but she was given a seat by a man with a moustache. Laura thanked him and sat down. She started to read her newspaper. In the tunnel the train stopped suddenly and Laura was thrown to the floor together with the man with the moustache. Somebody screamed. The lights went out. It was quarter past 6 on a cold, wet December evening.Task 2【答案】A.1) a 2) b 3) d 4) cB.1) T 2) T 3) FC.wondered; television plays; exciting; every cigarette lighter; tape recorder; held in a certain way; the touch of a gold ring against the hand of; reveal; How wrong they were【原文】X was a secret agent. He had rented a furnished room in a provincial town not far from the public park and had been there two weeks. He was standing at the window looking out at the dull beds of geraniums, the park gates and the cold, uninviting statue of Queen Victoria that stood across the street from him, It was raining hard and the few people who passed by looked wet and miserable. X was miserable, too. How, he wondered, could anybody think there was anything interesting about the life of a secret agent? He knew it was because people had seen so many television plays about glamorous spies that they thought the life of a secret agent was exciting. They were convinced that every cigarette lighter concealed a secret tape recorder; that a fountain pen held in a certain way would open a locked door, that the touch of a gold ring against the handof an enemy would make him reveal all his secrets. How wrong they were! He looked round his room. The wallpaper was in the worst possible taste, the pictures horrible, the carpet worn, dirty and faded; and he was cold. This was the third Monday he had come to the window to look out. He prayed it would be the last.As if in answer to his prayer, a certain meeting he had been sent to investigate was about to take place. He took out his camera. Just beneath the statue two women had stopped to speak. He knew one of them, and it was she who pointed in his direction. The other woman looked up towards him and in that brief moment he photographed her.Task 3【答案】B.1) a 2) b 3) c 4) b 5) d【原文】Harry: Well, Robert, have you made up your mind yet what you want to do when you leave college?Nora: Oh Harry. Surely he's a bit young to decide on his career. He hasn't even got to college yet. Harry: Not at all, Nora. It's wisest to decide in good time. Look at me, for example. I really wanted to be a sailor, but now I spend my days sitting at a desk in an office. Yes, it's silly to train for the wrong job. And after all, Robert will be going to college soon.Nora: Now if I were a man I'd be a farmer. To see the crops growing--that's my idea of a good life.Harry: Yes, and to see the money rolling in is more important still.Robert: Well, that's not the way I look at it, Dad. It's the job I care about, not the money.Harry: Maybe not; but you'll learn to care about the money too, when you've got a family to keep.Nora: And of course Peter — well, he's keen to be a racing driver, or else an explorer. Robert: Oh, Peter's not old enough to make up his mind about such things.Harry: You haven't answered my question yet, Robert. What would you like to do?Nora: Are you sure you don't want to be a farmer, Robert? Or a market gardener?Robert: No, I'm sorry Mum, but I don't want to at all. I'd rather be a civil engineer. I want to build roads and bridges.Harry: Not ships? Isn't it better to be a shipbuilding engineer?Robert: Look here, is it my career we're planning, or yours?Harry: All fight, all right, there's no need to lose your temper. But you'd better win that scholarship first.Task 4【答案】I. correspondents; columnistA. may not need eitherB. to go to places where events take place and write stories about themII. first; bigger; better; who will soon leave to work for other peopleIII. working hours; free time; work long hours to begin with【原文】Here are some of the things a young man or woman should not do when he first asks an editor for a job:He should not tell the editor that he wants to be a foreign correspondent or a columnist. Very probably the editor does not need either. He wants a reporter who will go to such places as government offices and police stations and write a true story of what is happening there. Being a foreign correspondent or a columnist will come later.A young person should not tell tile editor that newspaper work is only the first step on the way to bigger and better jobs, such as those in government. The editor must take a lot of time and trouble teaching someone to be a good newspaperman or woman. He does not like the idea of teaching people who are soon going to leave him to work for someone else.A young journalist should accept the working hours and free time the editor gives him. As a new journalist, it is very probable that he will work longer hours than others and work on weekends. The editor did the same when he was a young newspaperman with no experience. He expects a journalist to understand how things are on a newspaper.Task 5【答案】A.1) acd 2) abeB.1) she is the wrong sex 2) she wears the wrong clothes【原文】SYLVIA: We've got a new manager in our department.LARRY: Oh? You hoped to get that job, didn't you?SYLVIA: Yes, I did.LARRY: I'm sorry. That's too bad. Who is it? Who got the job, I mean?SYLVIA: Someone called Drexler. Carl Drexler. He's been with the company only two years. I've been here longer. And I know more about the job, too!LARRY: Hmm. Why do you think they gave it to him and not to you?SYLVIA: Because I'm the wrong sex, of course !LARRY: You mean you didn't get the job because you're a woman?SYLVIA: Yes, that was probably it! It isn't fair.LARRY: What sort of clothes does he wear?SYLVTA: A dark suit. White shirt. A tie. Why?LARRY: Perhaps that had something to do with it.SYLVIA: You mean you think I didn't get the job because I come to work in jeans and a sweater?LARRY: It's possible, isn't it?SYLVIA: Do you really think I should wear different clothes?LARRY: Well. . . perhaps you should think about it.SYLVTA: Why should I wear a skirt? Or a dress?LARRY: I'm not saying you should. I'm saying you should think about it. That's all!SYLVIA: Why should I do that? I'm good at my job! That's the only important thing!LARRY: Hmm. Perhaps it should be the only important thing. But it isn't. Not inthis company.Task 6【答案】B.1st speaker(bcd) 2nd speaker(ae)C.1) F 2) F【原文】Al: Is this the right line to file a claim?Bob: Yeah. It's the same line for everything. You just stand here and wait.Al: Oh. Is there always such a long line?Bob: Every week. Sometimes longer. Is this your first time here?Al: Yes.Bob: What happened? Your plant closed down?Al: No. I'm a car salesman, or, I was a car salesman. But we just aren't selling cars. It's the interest rates. Two years ago, I averaged ten new cars a month. Do you know how many carsI sold last month? One. One car to a lady who had the cash. But the interest rates are up again.The boss let three of us go. How about you?Bob: I worked at a vacuum cleaner plant with about fifty workers. We put in a good day's work.But the machinery was getting old. As a matter of fact, the whole plant was old. So the management decided to build a new plant. You know where? In Singapore. The workers here made about seven dollars an hour, a couple of people made eight or nine an hour. You know how much they're paying the workers in Singapore? $2.50 an hour! Anyway, all fifty of us got laid off.Al: How long ago was that?Bob: They closed down ten months ago.Al: Any luck finding another job?Bob: Nothing. I have one, sometimes two, interviews a week. Last week I thought I had something.They liked my experience with machines. But I never heard from them again.Al: At least you know something about machines. All I can do is talk.Bob: Maybe you'll talk yourself into another job. Good luck. I'll see you here next week.Al: I hope not. I hope I'll have something by then.Task 7【答案】A.1) F 2) F 3) T 4) F 5) T 6) FB.1) According to the first speaker, it is frustrating because the teacher cannot see clearly the results of his efforts.2) According to the second speaker, English language teaching is a good job, because it guaranteesa stable income and regular working hours and means less pressure. He also likes the way elderly teacher are.【原文】Interviewer: Do you prefer what you're doing to teaching?John Smith: Yes, one of the things I found a bit frustrating about teaching was that it was rather, very intangible than um, especially if you're teaching in England and most of the students know quite a lot of English before they arrive. They learn a lot of English outside the classroom, in pubs or coffee shops or other places, with the families they're living with. It's very difficult to pin down how much they learn from your actual lesson, whereas in marketing um, again there are lots of areas that are gray rather than black or white, but there are quite a few other areas where one can see quite clearly the results of one's efforts.Interviewer: What did you do after you quit your job in advertising?Second Man: In fact, I became a journalist and I worked as a freelance. I didn't have a full-time job with any newspaper. I just had to contribute things as they came along and 1wrote for magazines, and I did quite a lot of broadcasting for the VOA. Well, thiswas in a way the opposite of advertising because I enjoyed it a lot but I found it veryhard to earn enough money to live on.Interviewer: And then you decided to be a teacher?Second Man: Well, and so I thought. Well, I must do something which produces an income that I can be sure of. While I was working as a journalist I had done an article for amagazine about the English language teaching world and m fact I had come to theschool where I now teach as a journalist and interviewed a lot of the people. And Ithought it seemed a very nice place and I thought that the classes I visited had a very,very nice feeling about them, and so I thought, well, I'll see if they'll have me. Interviewer: Why do you prefer teaching to advertising?Second Man: Well, partly because in teaching you work regular hours. It I advertising you just had to stay at the office until the work was finished [I see.] and it could be three o'clockin the morning. [Oh, dean] Also you were very often made to work at weekends.Often some job would come up that was very important and they said it had to befinished — it had to go into the newspapers next week.Interviewer: So there was a lot mom pressure.Second Man: There was a lot more pressure in advertising. Also, the people I worked with when I was first in advertising were young hopeful people like myself. By the end I wasworking with a lot of old people who quite honestly were awful. And I kept lookingat them and saying, "Am I going to be like that?" And I thought if I am I'd better getout, whereas the English language teachers I saw, who were older people I thought,well, they seemed quite nice. And I wouldn't mind being like that myself.Task 8【答案】【原文】Matthew: Michael, do you go out to work?Michael: Not regularly, no. I... I used to; I used to have a job in a publishing company, but I decided it wasn't really what I wanted to do and that what I wanted to do wouldn't earn me much money, so I gave up working and luckily I had a private income from my family to support me and now I do the things I want to do. Some of them get paid like lecturing and teaching, and others don't.Matthew: What are the advantages of not having to go to work from nine till five?Michael: Ah... there' re two advantages really. One is that if you feel tired you don't have to getup, and the other is that you can spend your time doing things you want to do rather than being forced to do the same thing all the time.Matthew: But surely that's in a sense very self-indulgent and very lucky because most of us have to go out and earn our livings. Do you feel justified in having this privileged position?Michael: Yes, because I think I use it well. I do things which I think are useful to people and the community and which I enjoy doing.Matthew: Chris, what do you think the value of work is?Chris: Well, I think in our present-day society, for most people, work has very little value at all.Most of us go out to work for about eight to nine hours of our working day. We do things which are either totally futile and totally useless or have very little justification whatsoever, and for most of us the only reason for working is that we need to keep ourselves alive, to pay for somewhere to live, to pay to feed our children.Matthew: But surely people wouldn't know what to do if they didn't have to go to work? Chris: Well, again this raises the sort of two main aspects of work. Should we think of 'work only as a sort of bread-winning process, and this is very much the role it has in current society, or should we take a much wider perspective on work and think of all the possible sort of activities that human beings could be doing during the day? I think the sort of distinction currently is between say, someone who works in a car factory and who produces cars which are just adding to pollution, to over-consumption of vital resources, who is doing something which is very harmful, both to our environment and to, probably society, to contrast his work with someone perhaps like a doctor, who I think in any society could be justified as doing a very valuable job and one which incidentally is satisfying to the person who is doing it.Matthew: What do you do? Is your job just a breadwinning process or do you get some satisfaction out of doing it?Chris: Well, in the job I do find that most of the satisfaction is a mental one; it's coming to grips with the problems of my subject and with the problems of teaching in the University.Clearly this is the type of satisfaction that most people doing what we call in England "white-collar" jobs. This is quite different from the sort of craftsman, who is either working that his hands or with his skills on a machine, or from people perhaps who are using artistic skills, which are of a quite different character. Certainly it's becoming a phenomena that people who do "white-collar jobs during the day, who work with their minds to some extent, people who work on computers, people who are office clerks, bank employees, these people have fairly soul-destroying jobs which nevertheless don't involve much physical effort, that they tend to come home and do "do-it-yourself" activities at home. They make cupboard, paint their houses, repair their cars, which somehow provide the sort of physical job satisfaction that they're denied in their working day.Task 9【答案】B.1) No major change. For som e→“less paperwork”Some:→less working hoursOthers:→earn more money.2) Most adults→would go on working.Esp. young adults (18 to 24)→9 out of 10 would go on working【原文】Are most workers today feeling bored and dissatisfied with their jobs? It is often claimed that they are. Yet a study conducted by Parade magazine more than 20 years ago showed that people at that time felt the opposite.Parade asked questions of a representative sampling of adult Americans from coast to coast. The sampling included different sexes, age groups, and occupations.The interviewees were asked to make a choice from one of the following three to describe their feelings towards their work.A. Like their jobs.B. Dislike their jobs.C. Like their jobs in part,Results showed that 91 percent of the male interviewees and 84 percent of the females chose A, while only 5 percent men and 12 percent women interviewed chose B. The rest said that they liked their jobs in part and they comprised a very tow percentage.In all the three age groups — from 18 to 24, from 25 to 29 and 30 to 39 — those who liked theirjobs made up the majority. 70 percent, 88 percent and 92 percent respectively choose A. Those choosing B accounted for 20 percent, 9 percent and 8 percent of different age groups. And the rest, 6 percent, 3 percent and 0 percent respectively claimed that they only liked their jobs in part.The difference in responses among people with different occupations is small. Among the white-collar employees, those choosing A, B and C are 87 percent, 8 percent and 4 percent of the total. And for the blue-collar employees, 91 percent, 5 percent and 3 percent choose A, B and C respectively.It is interesting to note that there are few differences in attitude between men and women, professionals and factory workers. In each group, the largest number reported that they liked their jobs.Next, Parade asked, "If there were one thing you could change about your job, what would it be?" It was expected that many would wish to make their jobs less boring, but very few gave this reply. No major changes were reported. Some wished for "less paperwork"; many would shorten their working hours, but others would like more hours in order to earn more money. No serious complaints were made.Most people have to work in order to live. But what would happen if someone had enough money to stop working? Parade asked, "If you inherited a million dollars, would you go on working — either at your present job or something you liked better--or would you quit work?" The answers showed that most adults would prefer to work, even if they didn't have to. This is true especially of the younger adults aged 18-24. Of these, nine out often said they would go on working, even if they suddenly became millionaires.Task 10【答案】1) F 2) TC.1) b 2) aD.1. She really enjoyed meeting new people.2. She had good qualifications in English and Maths.3. She did not mind hard work, even if it was not always pleasant.4. She liked living away form home.【原文】Officer: Come in, please take a seat. I'm the careers officer. You're Cathy, aren't you?Mother: That's right. This is Catherine Hunt, and I'm her mother.Officer: How do you do, Mrs. Hunt? Hello, Catherine.Cathy: Hello. Pleased to meet you.Officer: And you'd like some advice about choosing a career?-Mother: Yes, she would. Wouldn't you, Catherine?Cathy: Yes, please.Officer: Well, just let me ask a few questions to begin with. How old are you, Catherine? Mother: She's nineteen. Well, she's almost nineteen.Officer: And what qualifications have you got?Mother: Well, qualifications from school, of course. Very good results she got. And she got certificates for ballet and for playing the piano.Officer: Is that what you're interested in, Catherine, dancing and music?Cathy: Well...Mother: Ever since she was a little girl, she's been very keen on music and dancing. She ought to be a music teacher or something. She's quite willing to train for a few more years to get the right job, aren't you, Catherine?Cathy: Well, if it's a good idea.Mother: There you are, you see. She's a good girl really, a bit lazy and disorganized sometimes,but she's very bright. I'm sure the careers officer will have lots of jobs for you. Officer: Well, I'm afraid it's not as easy as that. There are many young people these days who can't find the job they want.Mother: I told you, Catherine. I told you, you shouldn't wear that dress. You have to look smart to get a job these days.Officer: I think she looks very nice. Mrs. Hunt, will you come into the other office for a moment and look at some of the information we have there. I'm sure you'd like to see how we can help young people.Mother: Yes, I'd love to. Mind you, I think Catherine would be a nice teacher. She could work with young children. She'd like that. Or she could be a vet. She's always looking after sick animals.Officer: I'm afraid there's a lot of competition. You need very good results to be a vet. This way, Mrs. Hunt. Just wait a minute, Catherine.(The mother exits.)Officer: There are just one or two more things, Catherine.Cathy: Do call me Cathy.Officer: OK, Cathy. Are you really interested in being a vet?Cathy: Not really. Anyway, I'm not bright enough. I'm reasonably intelligent, but I'm not brilliant.I'm afraid my mother is a bit over-optimistic.Officer: Yes, I guessed that. She's a bit overpowering, isn't she, your mum?Cathy: A bit. But she's very kind.Officer: I'm sure she is. So, you're interested in ballet and music, are you?Cathy: Not really. My mother sent me to lessons when I was six, so I'm quite good, I suppose. ButI don't think I want to do that for the rest of my life, especially music. It's so lonely. Officer: What do you enjoy doing?Cathy: Well, I like playing tennis, and swimming. Oh, I went to France with the school choir last year. I really enjoyed that. And I like talking to people. But I suppose you mean real interests — things that would help me to get a job?Officer: No. I'm more interested in what you really want to do. You like talking to people, do you? Cathy: Oh yes, I really enjoy meeting new people.Officer: Do you think you would enjoy teaching?Cathy: No, no, I don't really. I was never very interested in school work, and I'd like to do something different. Anyway, there's a teacher training college very near us. It would be just like going to school again.Officer: So you don't want to go on training?Cathy: Oh, I wouldn't mind at all, not for something useful. I wondered about being a hairdresser — you meet lots of people, and you learn to do something properly—but I don't know. It doesn't seem very worthwhile.Officer: What about nursing?Cathy: Nursing? In a hospital? Oh, I couldn't do that, I'm not good enough.Officer: Yes, you are. You've got good qualifications in English and Maths. But it is very hard work.Cathy: Oh, I don't mind that.Officer: And it's not very pleasant sometimes.Cathy: That doesn't worry me either. Mum's right. I do look after sick animals. I looked after our dog when it was run over by a car. My mother was sick, but I didn't mind. I was too worried about the dog. Do you really think I could be a nurse?Officer: I think you could be a very good nurse. You'd have to leave home, of course.Cathy: I rather think I should enjoy that.Officer: Well, don't decide all at once. Here's some information about one or two other things which might suit you. Have a look through it before you make up your mind.Task 11【原文】I began my career during college, reporting on news stories at a Toronto radio station. The station’s program manager was also a professor who taught one of my classes. I convinced him that she needed a youth reporter because that year was International Youth Year. After graduation, I took a job as a television news reporter and later, news anchor. But sports reporting was something different, so I decided to try it. Figure skating was my first assignment.I had two months until my new job began. It was like waiting an entire summer for school to start. I spent those two months talking to figure skating coaches and judges. I read boring rule books. I drove to the rinks where the skaters trained, and made notes about our conversations. I even took a lesson, which made some of the skaters laugh.。

I had two months until my new job began. It was like waiting an entire summer for school to start. I spent those two months talking to figure skating coaches and judges. I read boring rule books. I drove to the rinks where the skaters trained, and made notes about our conversations. I even took a lesson, which made some of the skaters laugh.Unit 6Task 1【答案】A.[d]—[b]—[a]—[e]—[c]B.a【原文】Laura usually leaves the offices of Quest Productions at about 5 o'clock, but last Monday she left at 5:30. She wanted to get home by 6:30 and she ran to the bus stop but she couldn't get on a bus. There were too many people and not enough buses. Laura was desperate to get home so she decided to go by tube.In the station she went to one of the automatic ticket machines but she didn't have enough change, so she had to join the queue at the ticket window. She bought her ticket and ran to the escalator. Laura went to the platform and waited for the tube. It arrived and the crowd moved forward.Laura was pushed into the train. It was almost full but she was given a seat by a man with a moustache. Laura thanked him and sat down. She started to read her newspaper. In the tunnel the train stopped suddenly and Laura was thrown to the floor together with the man with the moustache. Somebody screamed. The lights went out. It was quarter past 6 on a cold, wet December evening.Task 2【答案】A.1) a 2) b 3) d 4) cB.1) T 2) T 3) FC.wondered; television plays; exciting; every cigarette lighter; tape recorder; held in a certain way; the touch of a gold ring against the hand of; reveal; How wrong they were【原文】X was a secret agent. He had rented a furnished room in a provincial town not far from the public park and had been there two weeks. He was standing at the window looking out at the dull beds of geraniums, the park gates and the cold, uninviting statue of Queen Victoria that stood across the street from him, It was raining hard and the few people who passed by looked wet and miserable. X was miserable, too. How, he wondered, could anybody think there was anything interesting about the life of a secret agent? He knew it was because people had seen so many television plays about glamorous spies that they thought the life of a secret agent was exciting.They were convinced that every cigarette lighter concealed a secret tape recorder; that a fountain pen held in a certain way would open alocked door, that the touch of a gold ring against the hand of an enemy would make him reveal all his secrets. How wrong they were! He looked round his room. The wallpaper was in the worst possible taste, the pictures horrible, the carpet worn, dirty and faded; and he was cold. This was the third Monday he had come to the window to look out. He prayed it would be the last.As if in answer to his prayer, a certain meeting he had been sent to investigate was about to take place. He took out his camera. Just beneath the statue two women had stopped to speak. He knew one of them, and it was she who pointed in his direction. The other woman looked up towards him and in that brief moment he photographed her.Task 3【答案】B.1) a 2) b 3) c 4) b 5) d【原文】Harry: Well, Robert, have you made up your mind yet what you want to do when you leave college?Nora: Oh Harry. Surely he's a bit young to decide on his career. He hasn't even got to college yet.Harry: Not at all, Nora. It's wisest to decide in good time. Look at me, for example.I really wanted to be a sailor, but now I spend my days sitting at a desk inan office. Yes, it's silly to train for the wrong job. And after all, Robert will be going to college soon.Nora: Now if I were a man I'd be a farmer. To see the crops growing--that's my idea of a good life.Harry: Yes, and to see the money rolling in is more important still.Robert: Well, that's not the way I look at it, Dad. It's the job I care about, not the money.Harry: Maybe not; but you'll learn to care about the money too, when you've gota family to keep.Nora: And of course Peter — well, he's keen to be a racing driver, or else an explorer.Robert: Oh, Peter's not old enough to make up his mind about such things.Harry: You haven't answered my question yet, Robert. What would you like to do? Nora: Are you sure you don't want to be a farmer, Robert? Or a market gardener? Robert: No, I'm sorry Mum, but I don't want to at all. I'd rather be a civil engineer.I want to buildroads and bridges.Harry: Not ships? Isn't it better to be a shipbuilding engineer?Robert: Look here, is it my career we're planning, or yours?Harry: All fight, all right, there's no need to lose your temper. But you'd better win that scholarship first.Task 4【答案】I. correspondents; columnistA. may not need eitherB. to go to places where events take place and write stories about themII. first; bigger; better; who will soon leave to work for other peopleIII. working hours; free time; work long hours to begin with【原文】Here are some of the things a young man or woman should not do when he first asks an editor for a job:He should not tell the editor that he wants to be a foreign correspondent or a columnist. Very probably the editor does not need either. He wants a reporter who will go to such places as government offices and police stations and write a true story of what is happening there. Being a foreign correspondent or a columnist will come later.A young person should not tell tile editor that newspaper work is only the first step on the way to bigger and better jobs, such as those in government. The editor must take a lot of time and trouble teaching someone to be a good newspaperman or woman. He does not like the idea of teaching people who are soon going to leave him to work for someone else.A young journalist should accept the working hours and free time the editor gives him. As a new journalist, it is very probable that he will work longer hours than others and work on weekends. The editor did the same when he was a young newspaperman with no experience. He expects a journalist to understand how things are on a newspaper.Task 5【答案】A.1) acd 2) abeB.1) she is the wrong sex 2) she wears the wrong clothes【原文】SYLVIA: We've got a new manager in our department.LARRY: Oh? You hoped to get that job, didn't you?SYLVIA: Yes, I did.LARRY: I'm sorry. That's too bad. Who is it? Who got the job, I mean?SYLVIA: Someone called Drexler. Carl Drexler. He's been with the company onlytwo years. I've been here longer. And I know more about the job, too!LARRY: Hmm. Why do you think they gave it to him and not to you?SYLVIA: Because I'm the wrong sex, of course !LARRY: You mean you didn't get the job because you're a woman?SYLVIA: Yes, that was probably it! It isn't fair.LARRY: What sort of clothes does he wear?SYLVTA: A dark suit. White shirt. A tie. Why?LARRY: Perhaps that had something to do with it.SYLVIA: You mean you think I didn't get the job because I come to work in jeans and a sweater?LARRY: It's possible, isn't it?SYLVIA: Do you really think I should wear different clothes?LARRY: Well. . . perhaps you should think about it.SYLVTA: Why should I wear a skirt? Or a dress?LARRY: I'm not saying you should. I'm saying you should think about it. That's all!SYLVIA: Why should I do that? I'm good at my job! That's the only important thing!LARRY: Hmm. Perhaps it should be the only important thing. But it isn't. Not inthis company.Task 6【答案】B.1st speaker(bcd) 2nd speaker(ae)C.1) F 2) F【原文】Al: Is this the right line to file a claim?Bob: Yeah. It's the same line for everything. You just stand here and wait.Al: Oh. Is there always such a long line?Bob: Every week. Sometimes longer. Is this your first time here?Al: Yes.Bob: What happened? Your plant closed down?Al: No. I'm a car salesman, or, I was a car salesman. But we just aren't selling cars. It's the interest rates. Two years ago, I averaged ten new cars a month.Do you know how many carsI sold last month? One. One car to a lady who had the cash. But the interest ratesare up again. The boss let three of us go. How about you?Bob: I worked at a vacuum cleaner plant with about fifty workers. We put in a good day's work. But the machinery was getting old. As a matter of fact, the whole plant was old. So the management decided to build a new plant. You know where?In Singapore. The workers here made about seven dollars an hour, a couple of people made eight or nine an hour. You know how much they're paying the workers in Singapore? $2.50 an hour! Anyway, all fifty of us got laid off.Al: How long ago was that?Bob: They closed down ten months ago.Al: Any luck finding another job?Bob: Nothing. I have one, sometimes two, interviews a week. Last week I thought I had something. They liked my experience with machines. But I never heard from them again.Al: At least you know something about machines. All I can do is talk.Bob: Maybe you'll talk yourself into another job. Good luck. I'll see you here next week.Al: I hope not. I hope I'll have something by then.Task 7【答案】A.1) F 2) F 3) T 4) F 5) T 6) FB.1) According to the first speaker, it is frustrating because the teacher cannot see clearly the results of his efforts.2) According to the second speaker, English language teaching is a good job, because it guarantees a stable income and regular working hours and means less pressure. He also likes the way elderly teacher are.【原文】Interviewer: Do you prefer what you're doing to teaching?John Smith: Yes, one of the things I found a bit frustrating about teaching was that it was rather,very intangible than um, especially if you're teaching in England and most of the students know quite a lot of English before they arrive. They learn a lot of English outside the classroom, in pubs or coffee shops or other places, with the families they're living with. It's very difficult to pin down how much they learn from your actual lesson, whereas in marketing um, again there are lots of areas that are gray rather than black or white, but there are quite a few other areas where one can see quite clearly the results of one's efforts.Interviewer: What did you do after you quit your job in advertising?Second Man: In fact, I became a journalist and I worked as a freelance. I didn't have a full-time job with any newspaper. I just had to contribute thingsas they came along and 1wrote for magazines, and I did quite a lot of broadcasting for the VOA. Well, this was in a way the opposite of advertising because I enjoyed it a lot butI found it very hard to earn enough money to live on.Interviewer: And then you decided to be a teacher?Second Man: Well, and so I thought. Well, I must do something which produces an income that I can be sure of. While I was working as a journalist I had donean article for a magazine about the English language teaching world andm fact I had come to the school where I now teach as a journalist andinterviewed a lot of the people. And I thought it seemed a very nice placeand I thought that the classes I visited had a very, very nice feelingabout them, and so I thought, well, I'll see if they'll have me.Interviewer: Why do you prefer teaching to advertising?Second Man: Well, partly because in teaching you work regular hours. It I advertising you just had to stay at the office until the work was finished [I see.]and it could be three o'clock in the morning. [Oh, dean] Also you werevery often made to work at weekends. Often some job would come up thatwas very important and they said it had to be finished — it had to gointo the newspapers next week.Interviewer: So there was a lot mom pressure.Second Man: There was a lot more pressure in advertising. Also, the people I worked with when I was first in advertising were young hopeful people like myself.By the end I was working with a lot of old people who quite honestly wereawful. And I kept looking at them and saying, "Am I going to be like that?"And I thought if I am I'd better get out, whereas the English languageteachers I saw, who were older people I thought, well, they seemed quitenice. And I wouldn't mind being like that myself.Task 8【答案】The interview with Michale:【原文】Matthew: Michael, do you go out to work?Michael: Not regularly, no. I... I used to; I used to have a job in a publishing company, but Idecided it wasn't really what I wanted to do and that what I wanted to do wouldn't earn me much money, so I gave up working and luckily I had a private income from my family to support me and now I do the things I want to do. Some of them get paid like lecturing and teaching, and others don't.Matthew: What are the advantages of not having to go to work from nine till five? Michael: Ah... there' re two advantages really. One is that if you feel tired you don't have to get up, and the other is that you can spend your time doing things you want to do rather than being forced to do the same thing all the time. Matthew: But surely that's in a sense very self-indulgent and very lucky because most of us have to go out and earn our livings. Do you feel justified in having this privileged position?Michael: Yes, because I think I use it well. I do things which I think are useful to people and the community and which I enjoy doing.Matthew: Chris, what do you think the value of work is?Chris: Well, I think in our present-day society, for most people, work has very little value at all. Most of us go out to work for about eight to nine hours of our working day. We do things which are either totally futile and totally useless or have very little justification whatsoever, and for most of us the only reason for working is that we need to keep ourselves alive, to pay for somewhere to live, to pay to feed our children.Matthew: But surely people wouldn't know what to do if they didn't have to go to work?Chris: Well, again this raises the sort of two main aspects of work. Should we think of 'work only as a sort of bread-winning process, and this is very much the role it has in current society, or should we take a much wider perspective on work and think of all the possible sort of activities that human beingscould be doing during the day? I think the sort of distinction currently is between say, someone who works in a car factory and who produces cars which are just adding to pollution, to over-consumption of vital resources, who is doing something which is very harmful, both to our environment and to, probably society, to contrast his work with someone perhaps like a doctor, who I think in any society could be justified as doing a very valuable job and one which incidentally is satisfying to the person who is doing it.Matthew: What do you do? Is your job just a breadwinning process or do you get some satisfaction out of doing it?Chris: Well, in the job I do find that most of the satisfaction is a mental one;it's coming to grips with the problems of my subject and with the problems of teaching in the University. Clearly this is the type of satisfaction that most people doing what we call in England "white-collar" jobs. This is quite different from the sort of craftsman, who is either working that his hands or with his skills on a machine, or from people perhaps who are using artistic skills, which are of a quite different character. Certainly it's becoming a phenomena that people who do "white-collar jobs during the day, who work with their minds to some extent, people who work on computers, people who are office clerks, bank employees, these people have fairly soul-destroying jobs which nevertheless don't involve much physical effort, that they tend to come home and do "do-it-yourself" activities at home. They make cupboard, paint their houses, repair their cars, which somehow provide the sort of physical job satisfaction that they're denied in their working day.Task 9【答案】A.B.1) No major change. For some→“less paperwork”Some:→less working hoursOthers:→earn more money.2) Most adults→would go on working.Esp. young adults (18 to 24)→9 out of 10 would go on working【原文】Are most workers today feeling bored and dissatisfied with their jobs? It is often claimed that they are. Yet a study conducted by Parade magazine more than 20 years ago showed that people at that time felt the opposite.Parade asked questions of a representative sampling of adult Americans from coast to coast. The sampling included different sexes, age groups, and occupations. The interviewees were asked to make a choice from one of the following three to describe their feelings towards their work.A. Like their jobs.B. Dislike their jobs.C. Like their jobs in part,Results showed that 91 percent of the male interviewees and 84 percent of the females chose A, while only 5 percent men and 12 percent women interviewed chose B. The rest said that they liked their jobs in part and they comprised a very tow percentage.In all the three age groups — from 18 to 24, from 25 to 29 and 30 to 39 —those who liked theirjobs made up the majority. 70 percent, 88 percent and 92 percent respectively choose A. Those choosing B accounted for 20 percent, 9 percent and 8 percent of different age groups. And the rest, 6 percent, 3 percent and 0 percent respectively claimed that they only liked their jobs in part.The difference in responses among people with different occupations is small. Among the white-collar employees, those choosing A, B and C are 87 percent, 8 percent and 4 percent of the total. And for the blue-collar employees, 91 percent, 5 percent and 3 percent choose A, B and C respectively.It is interesting to note that there are few differences in attitude between men and women, professionals and factory workers. In each group, the largest number reported that they liked their jobs.Next, Parade asked, "If there were one thing you could change about your job, what would it be?" It was expected that many would wish to make their jobs less boring, but very few gave this reply. No major changes were reported. Some wished for "less paperwork"; many would shorten their working hours, but others would like more hours in order to earn more money. No serious complaints were made.Most people have to work in order to live. But what would happen if someone had enough money to stop working? Parade asked, "If you inherited a million dollars, would you go on working — either at your present job or something you liked better--or would you quit work?" The answers showed that most adults would prefer to work, even if they didn't have to. This is true especially of the younger adults aged 18-24. Of these, nine out often said they would go on working, even if they suddenly became millionaires.Task 10【答案】B.1) F 2) TC.1) b 2) aD.1. She really enjoyed meeting new people.2. She had good qualifications in English and Maths.3. She did not mind hard work, even if it was not always pleasant.4. She liked living away form home.【原文】Officer: Come in, please take a seat. I'm the careers officer. You're Cathy, aren't you?Mother: That's right. This is Catherine Hunt, and I'm her mother.Officer: How do you do, Mrs. Hunt? Hello, Catherine.Cathy: Hello. Pleased to meet you.Officer: And you'd like some advice about choosing a career?-Mother: Yes, she would. Wouldn't you, Catherine?Cathy: Yes, please.Officer: Well, just let me ask a few questions to begin with. How old are you, Catherine?Mother: She's nineteen. Well, she's almost nineteen.Officer: And what qualifications have you got?Mother: Well, qualifications from school, of course. Very good results she got. And she got certificates for ballet and for playing the piano.Officer: Is that what you're interested in, Catherine, dancing and music? Cathy: Well...Mother: Ever since she was a little girl, she's been very keen on music and dancing. She ought tobe a music teacher or something. She's quite willing to train for a few more years to get the right job, aren't you, Catherine?Cathy: Well, if it's a good idea.Mother: There you are, you see. She's a good girl really, a bit lazy and disorganized sometimes,but she's very bright. I'm sure the careers officer will have lots of jobs for you.Officer: Well, I'm afraid it's not as easy as that. There are many young people these days who can'tfind the job they want.Mother: I told you, Catherine. I told you, you shouldn't wear that dress. You have to look smart toget a job these days.Officer: I think she looks very nice. Mrs. Hunt, will you come into the other office for a momentand look at some of the information we have there. I'm sure you'd like to see how we can help young people.Mother: Yes, I'd love to. Mind you, I think Catherine would be a nice teacher. She could work with young children. She'd like that. Or she could be a vet. She's always looking after sick animals.Officer: I'm afraid there's a lot of competition. You need very good results to bea vet. This way, Mrs. Hunt. Just wait a minute, Catherine.(The mother exits.)Officer: There are just one or two more things, Catherine.Cathy: Do call me Cathy.Officer: OK, Cathy. Are you really interested in being a vet?Cathy: Not really. Anyway, I'm not bright enough. I'm reasonably intelligent, but I'm not brilliant. I'm afraid my mother is a bit over-optimistic.Officer: Yes, I guessed that. She's a bit overpowering, isn't she, your mum? Cathy: A bit. But she's very kind.Officer: I'm sure she is. So, you're interested in ballet and music, are you? Cathy: Not really. My mother sent me to lessons when I was six, so I'm quite good,I suppose. But I don't think I want to do that for the rest of my life, especiallymusic. It's so lonely.Officer: What do you enjoy doing?Cathy: Well, I like playing tennis, and swimming. Oh, I went to France with the school choir last year. I really enjoyed that. And I like talking to people. But I suppose you mean real interests — things that would help me to get a job? Officer: No. I'm more interested in what you really want to do. You like talking to people, do you?Cathy: Oh yes, I really enjoy meeting new people.Officer: Do you think you would enjoy teaching?Cathy: No, no, I don't really. I was never very interested in school work, and I'd like to do something different. Anyway, there's a teacher training college very near us. It would be just like going to school again.Officer: So you don't want to go on training?Cathy: Oh, I wouldn't mind at all, not for something useful. I wondered about beinga hairdresser — you meet lots of people, and you learn to do somethingproperly—but I don't know. It doesn't seem very worthwhile.Officer: What about nursing?Cathy: Nursing? In a hospital? Oh, I couldn't do that, I'm not good enough. Officer: Yes, you are. You've got good qualifications in English and Maths. But it is very hard work.Cathy: Oh, I don't mind that.Officer: And it's not very pleasant sometimes.Cathy: That doesn't worry me either. Mum's right. I do look after sick animals. Ilooked after our dog when it was run over by a car. My mother was sick, but I didn't mind. I was too worried about the dog. Do you really think I could be a nurse?Officer: I think you could be a very good nurse. You'd have to leave home, of course. Cathy: I rather think I should enjoy that.Officer: Well, don't decide all at once. Here's some information about one or two other things which might suit you. Have a look through it before you make up your mind.Task 11【原文】I began my career during college, reporting on news stories at a Toronto radio station. The station’s program manager was also a professor who taught one of my classes. I convinced him that she needed a youth reporter because that year was International Youth Year. After graduation, I took a job as a television news reporter and later, news anchor. But sports reporting was something different, so I decided to try it. Figure skating was my first assignment.I had two months until my new job began. It was like waiting an entire summer for school to start. I spent those two months talking to figure skating coaches and judges. I read boring rule books. I drove to the rinks where the skaters trained, and made notes about our conversations. I even took a lesson, which made some of the skaters laugh.（注：可编辑下载，若有不当之处，请指正，谢谢!）。

Unit 6 I’m watching TV. Section A1b Listen. What are these people doing? Write the numbers from 1a.Bob: Hello, Jenny!Jenny: Hi, Bob.Bob: Jenny, what are you doing?Jenny: I’m watching TV.Bob: Do you want to play tennis?Jenny: No, this TV show is interesting. What’s John doing?Bob: He’s washing the dishes.Jenny: Well, what are Dave and Mary doing?Bob: They’re listening to a CD.2a Listen and match the answers with the questions. Jack: Hello, Steve.Steve: Hi, Jack.Jack: What are you doing, Steve?Steve: I’m watching TV. What about you?Jack: I’m listening to a CD, but it’s kind of boring.Steve: Yeah, my TV show is also not very interes- ting. Do you want to go to the movies?Jack: That sounds good.2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks.Jack: Hello, Steve.Steve: Hi, Jack.Jack: What are you doing, Steve?Steve: I’m watching TV. What about you?Jack: I’m listening to a CD, but it’s kind of boring. Steve: Yeah, my TV show is also not very interes- ting. Do you want to go to the movies? Jack: That sounds good. 听录音。

Unit6, Lesson ATrack 4-6-1A.George and Megan are looking at a brochure advertising luxury hotels. Which hotel has themost expensive suite? Listen and check the appropriate box.Megan: Hi, George. Are you planning a trip?George: No, I’m just looking at this brochure. It features expensive hotels and their luxury suites. Megan: I didn’t know you were rich!George: I can dream, can’t I? Look at this place, it’s in Hong Kong. Guests staying in the Peninsula suite get their own limousine driver. They also have 24-hour butler service.Megan: And you pay for it, too! It’s only $4,300 a nightGeorge: Well, this one’s a little cheaper. It’s only 4,300 a night.Megan: Hmmm, the Hotel Ritz. It’s in the center of Pairs—great for sightseeing. Lots of famous people stay here… Wait, you can’t stay there.George:: Why not?Megan It’s the Coco Chanel Suite. You have to wear designer clothes and you don’t have any! George: Very funny.Megan: Wow! The Royal Suite at Burj Al Arab is really expensive! It’s almost $7,000—for one night!George: Yeah, but look at the details. They actually have a “helipad”—a place for landing your helicopter. Oh, and it’s also the tallest hotel in the world.Megan: Cool! So, when are you taking me there?George: Ha ha. Actually, I think the Peninsula s my favorite. What about you? Just a minute. Hello? ... Yes, it’s … , hi Luke … oh, really?…Uh huh …That’s great!... Ok, talk to you later! Megan: Who was that?George: It was Luke. He makes the travel arrangements for my boss.Megan: And?George: My boss is going to Hong Kong on a business trip and he wants me to go with him. Megan: When?George: In two weeks. Best of all, we’re going to stay at the Peninsula!Track 4-6-ol-1A Listen to nick and Janet talking about a TV show. Then answer the question.Nick: Did you see “ Look at Them Now!” last night?Janet: I had to do my homework, so I only saw the last ten minutes. Who was it about?Nick: Last night they featured Jim Carrey, Jewel, and um… what’s the name that actor from west Africa? He was in the movie Lora Croft: Tomb RaiderJanet: You mean Djimon Hounsou?Nick: Yeah. Anyway, it’s funny to think that they were all broke a few years ago.Janet: Yeah. And now they’re wealthy and famous. Life is so strange. Hey, I didn’t know that Jim Carrey used to be brokeNick: As a child, he even had to work an eight-hour shift after school every day. His family needed the money. Can you imagine?Janet: I could never do that. It sounds really hard.Nick: Yeah. He started his career as a stand-up comic before he acted in movies. He has alwaysbeen a funny guy.Janet: What did you say about Djimon?Nick: He was discovered in Paris by a fashion designer. He started out as a model. Then he appeared in music videos for Madonna and Janet Jackson. Did you know that?Janet: No, I didn’tNick: He’s also appeared on TV. He has done it all!Janet: Well I did see the part about jewel. Her family sure was penniless!Nick: Basically, yes. She started singing with her father when she was 14.Janet: And then her parents divorced. She had to grow up really fast.Nick: I know, but her life is good now. she has a great boyfriend—He’s a real-life rodeo cowboy! They seem really happy.Janet: “Look at them now!” is such a great show, isn’t it?Nick: it sure is. Maybe we can watch t together next week.Track 4-6-ol-2A Listen to the conversation between two classmates, Joseph and Jane. Then complete the sentences by circling the correct answers.Joseph: I had the worst luck last week.Jane: Why? What happened?Joseph: I received a brand new bicycle as my 20th birthday present from my uncle and I loved it. Jane: That’s great news! What’s so unlucky about that?Joseph: Well, my friend had bad luck. He had a terrible accident.Jane: that’s too bad!Joseph: Yeah. He broke his leg and my bicycle was totally destroyed.Jane: Gosh, that’s really terrible.Track 4-6-ol-4Listen to Jane talking about her car. Then answer the following questions.When I was a university student, I bought my first car. It wasn’t very expensive because it was really old. It was a little red Toyota. I worked in a restaurant during summer vacation and in fall I finally had enough money. I bought the car from my friend’s father. I took all my friends driving around every weekend and we had so much fun. A year later I had an accident. I wasn’t hurt, but the car was destroyed. I still miss my first car.Track 4-6-ol-5B You will hear a passage about Mary Larson’s old life. Then answer the questions.Vacation everyday: The peaceful life Mary Larson has wished forMary Larson was 43 when she got divorced. It was a new life for her, and she started considering what was really important in her life. She was working 60 hours a week as a banker to pay for a big house, expensive furniture, a new car, and all the other “important” things in life. But she had no time for what she really enjoyed: going out on her old houseboat.One day, she realized she could live on the boat, and forget about the mortgage payments. She sold her house and all her furniture. For the last six years, she and her dog Buddy have lived on the boat, which is only a fraction of the size of her old house. Her “home” is a marina on the river, and the rent costs only $200 a month, including water and electricity.Inside the boat is one room, about 5 meters by 4 meters. It’s divided in two parts by a curtain. One part is Mary’s bedroom, the other is the living room and kitchen.There is also a small bathroom with a shower. “I used to spend every weekend cleaning and maintaining my house. Now, it takes me two or three hours a month,” Mary says.“My friends think I’m crazy,” she says. “But I wake up in the morning and hear ducks and birds. I can go fishing from my living room.”Now, she works only part time. She uses all the extra hours for writing stories, bicycling, volunteering, and visiting friends. On the weekends, she goes along the river on her boat, exploring new places.“Would I go back to my old life? Never,” she says. “It’s so peaceful here. It’s like being on vacation every day.Track 4-6-ol-7B Listen to the passage, “money from unexpected sources.” Then ask and answer the following questions with a partner.Money from unexpected sourcesThe san people live in southern Africa. Scientists say that they may have been living there for as long as 40,000 years, hunting animals and gathering plants. Until recently, the once mighty San were broke and unemployed. They had lost their land and were no longer engaged in traditional activities, such as hunting. The few young San people with jobs were working as farm laborers. They were not learning about their ancient culture and language.That may all change. The San had struck it rich. They recently signed an agreement with a large drug company. The San have traditional knowledge about plants. The drug company is especially interesting in a particular cactus and how the San use it.The San used to go on hunting trips. While away from home, they chewed on the cactus to suppress their appetite –they no longer felt hungry afterwards. Using the San’s knowledge, the drug company plans to make a new drug from this plant. For people around the world who eat too much and have weight problems this new drug could really help them by suppressing their appetites.The San have a positive plan for this new wealth. Their first step will be to get jobs for their people. Their next priority will be education. Through education, they hope to save their culture and language for future generations.When you think of a monk, you might think of a quiet man living in an isolated place. The “free monks” of Greece do live in a monastery, but they are anything but quiet. In fact, they sing. They have been recording their songs and selling many records in Greece.Young music listeners love to listen to the “free monks.” Their songs are recorded in different styles (digital keyboard and rock, for example), and the themes are not only religious. The brothers also sing about problems like drugs and globalization.The monks haven’t made a fortune from their record sales, but they have made a profit. They use the money to pay for summer camps for teenagers. At the camps, the teens can play soccer and go horseback riding. The monks also donate money to other social programs that help people.Unit6 Lesson BGlobal viewpointsI wish…Natalie: If I had three wishes then they would be… my first wish would be to have a successful career, my second wish would be to have a lot of money, and my third wish would be to affect the world in a positive way.Malinda: First, I wish I had a horse, second I wish I could fly around the world, third I wish I wereable to buy a car.Gian: I wish I had enough money to have a really big house in a nice neighborhood.Kevin: I wish I were a popular star.Glum: I wish I could travel abroad a lot and meet people of different cultures.Alyssa: I wish there was an end to all wars because I don’t like violence.Alejandra: I wish I had enough money to end world hunger.Striking it richWoo Sung: If I suddenly struck it rich, I would buy my parents a house … um … and a car for each of them. And then I would purchase the university that I’m attending right now because the university needs new buildings and new equipment.Calum: If I was lucky enough to strike it rich big time, I think that I would definitely, take a holiday somewhere warmer than where I like, and live on the beach for a while.Natalie: If I had a hundred million dollars, I would give some to charity, but first I would buy myself a new house, a new car, and I would invest a lot of money for my future.Dave: If I suddenly became rich, I would spend it all as quickly as possible. I would probably do something stupid like buy a whole lot of cars.Unit7, Lesson ATrack 4-7-1A Listen to Dave and Esra’s conversation. Then circle the best answer to complete the sentence. Esra: Hi, Dave! What a pleasant surprise. How are you and your family?Dave: We’re all fine, thanks. And you?Esra: I’m fine too. I haven’t seen you in ages. What have you been up to?Dave: I’ve been busy. I’ve been getting advice from the mayor’s office on a project.Esra: what kind of project?Dave: A neighborhood association. It’s a group of people who are trying to improve life in this neighborhood.Esra: This is the first I’ve heard of it. Is it a lot of work?Dave: Yeah, but it’s interesting.Esra: Well, I wish someone would do something about the traffic, especially during rush hour. It’s really bad in this neighborhood.Dave: Actually, that’s one of our projects. We are encouraging people to leavetheir cars at home and take the bus.Esra: That’s good to hear. What else are you guys doing?Dave: We’ve asked police to increase their patrols and we’re working on another issue: noise pollution.Esra: I know. Those garbage trucks wake me up at least twice a week. It’s too early!Dave: That’s going to change. Starting next summer, garbage trucks won’t be allowed to pick up garbage before 7 a.m.Esra: Wow, you guys are doing a lot!Dave: You should come to one of our meetings. They’re on Thursday nights. At seven-thirty. Esra: Thanks for asking, but I don’t want any more work to do. I’m already overworked at the office.Dave: Well, left me tell you, it’s not all work. We have fun, too. In fact we’re planning a big blockparty for next weekend. Why don’t you come?Track 4-7-ol-1A Listen to the beginning of a radio show. What is the best title for the show? Check your answer:Announcer: you’re all familiar with the topic of urban sprawl. Well, in today’s radio show, we will talk to three guests about cities and suburbs. We can prevent urban sprawl by living closer together in cites. Will people in the suburbs want to do that? Or do people in the city want to move to the suburbs? Let’s find out! Let me go to the first person on our panel. Tyra, which do you prefer, the suburbs or the city?Track 4-7-ol-2B Now listen the rest of the show. Where do the people live now? Where do they want to live in the future? Write S for suburbs or c for city.Announcer: You’re all familiar with the topic of urban sprawl. Well, in today’s radio show, we will talk to three guests about cities and suburbs. We can prevent urban sprawl by living closer together in cities .Will people in the suburbs want to do that? Or do people in the city want to move to the suburbs? Let’ fid out! Let me go to the first person on our panel. Tyra, which do you prefer, the suburbs or the city?Tyra: I love the suburbs! I have a big, beautiful house. I don’t ever want to move.But what about urban sprawl? It’s a big problem in our area.Tyra: I’m sorry about that, but I live in the city before. I don’t like it. Not everyone is suited for that kind of life.Announcer: What did you like about it?Tyra: There is no privacy. You can hear your neighbors and smell their cooking.Announcer: Matt, what about you? You live in the city now. Do you want to move?Mattin: Well, I’m in college now and the city is really fun.Announcer: Think ahead to the future, though. Let’s say ten years from now…Matt: That’s different. When I get married, I think I want to live the suburbs.Announcer: Why is that?Matt: Well, it’s easy to live in the city when you are young and single. The suburbs are a better place for a family. It’s safer for the kids and they have room to play.Announcer: Mercedes, it’s your turn. You’ve heard Tyra and Matt. Do you agree with either one of them?Mercedes: Not really.Announcer: Explain.Mercedes: Well, I don’t like the suburbs. And I don’t like urban sprawl. The city is too expensive, but I’m comfortable here.Announcer: You don’t think it’s too dangerous … or there’s not enough privacy?Mercedes: Nah. I prefer it here. I get too lonely when I’m in the suburbs. I like the energy of the city.Track 4-7-ol-4A .Listen to a conversation between a mayor and a concerned citizen who’ s complaining about his community. Then answer the question.Man: Mr. Mayor, I live in this community and I’ve got a complaint.Mayor: well, what seems to be the problem?Man: A traffic light on High Street s broken. It can cause traffic accidents and put people’s lves in danger.Mayor: That it’s good for traffic control, I’m sure.Man: No, it’s not, and it’s dangerous.Mayor: I agree that a broken traffic light is a dangerous issue. We cannot ignore it.Man: What are you planning to do about it?Mayor: I think we need to have the Department of traffic Control to solve it immediately.Man: Thank you for your help, Mr. Mayor. You’ve got my support in the next election!Track 4-7-ol-6A You will hear John and Susan talking respectively about the problem area where their neighborhood didn’t score a point (4 CommunicationB & C) and also about suggestions as to how to fix the problem. Then fill in the blanks with the problem areas they are talking about.John: One of the areas where our neighborhood didn’t score a point is that we don’t know our neighbors well. This is one of the biggest problems. When we know our neighbors, we’ll pay more attention to our neighborhood. To improve neighborhood safety, I think we should establish block clubs and help organize community events and public safety programs such as neighborhood watch. Neighbors from a street or block can form a club to get to know each other and work together against problems such as vandalism, gang graffiti, and burglaries. We can also agree to look out for all the houses on our street and call the police for help immediately if we see a problem. We can put signs in our windows to show that we are participating in this kind of program.Susan: Police patrols in our neighborhood are not very frequent. Most of our neighbors made complaints about this to the police department. They should bring community policing into the neighborhoods. Now the police often patrol in cars so they don’t know the people of the neighborhood very well. If they patrol on foot or on bicycle, we can say hello to them when we see them patrolling. That’ll make us feel us safer. At the same time, the neighborhood residents and community agencies should cooperate with the police to prevent crimes, Then we’ll build a safe neighborhood.Track-4-7-ol-8The shrinking familyElisa Sanchez is a mother in Monterrey, Mexico. She and her husband are both high school teachers in their thirties.They have two children. They don’t plan to have more. “I was one of six children,”says Elisa. “My husband comes from a family of seven. People used to have more children in the sixties and seventies. Now it’s different.”Elisa’s husband thinks the lower birthrate s a positive change. “With a smaller population, there will be less competition. That means there will be more opportunities for young people.”Gina is 32 and her mother is worried about Gina’s ability to get married and raise a family in the future. The Italian government is worried, too. In 1958, one million babies were born in Italy. In 1998, it was half that number. The average mother in Italy has her first child at the age of 30. After 30, experts note, there isn’t a lot of time for women to have many children. The population is aging rapidly. Some wonder: Has population control in Italy been too successful?Unit7 , Lesson BGlobal ViewpointsIn my communityMalinda: There are many things that concern me in my community, but one of the issues that really concerns me is that a lot of people don’t have enough affordable housing. And I think the city should try to make more houses available to people who don’t have a lot of money.Martin: we need to do something about noise pollution. I live near a fire station, and every time the fire truck leaves the station, all you can hear for about two to three minutes is the siren and the horns.Natalie: living in a big city, one problem that I see a lot is graffiti. Graffiti on buildings … graffiti on sidewalks … It really bothers me because I’ve lived here all my life and I like to see my city clean.Global issuesCatherine: I think globally one of the biggest problems that we face is poverty.Nick: I think global warming is a very serious issue. The oceans are rising as well as the temperatures and something needs to be done about it before it’s too late.Malinda: one of the biggest issues facing the world today is the spread of HIV and AIDS, and something that I think needs to be done is that we need to do more to educate each other about this disease and how we can help people.Alejandra: I think that we need to do something about hunger. There are too many people who do not have enough food.Jennifer: I think that it’s really important that the world get together and help to make sure that all children become educated, that everyone gets a chance to learn and everyone gets a chance to go to school.祝大家考试顺利！。

UNIT 6Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Professor Archer is having lunch with the Director at the Restaurant Avenida.Director: What (I) would you like, Professor?Archer: What (2) do you suggest?Director: Perhaps caldeirada?Archer: (3) What's that?Director: Fish soup.Archer: That sounds nice.Director: And you (4) must have some feijoada.Archer: What's that?Director: (5) It's a local speciality－pork (6) with black beans.Archer: Yes, I'd like (7) some of that.Director: Is there anything you (8) can't eat?Archer: I don't like chili.Director: (9) That's all right — there's no chili in feijoada. Do you (10) mind if I smoke?Archer: Not at all. Would you excuse me (11) for a moment? (To waiter) Excuse me, can you tell me where the toilets are?Waiter: (12) Over there, sir.Part 2 Listening and Note-TakingEric: Excuse me. What time's the first train to London1!Clerk: Eight thirty.Eric: I see. And are there any other trains? I want to arrive before lunch. Clerk: Well, now ... there's one at nine fourteen, … nine twenty,… nine forty-two ....Eric: Oh, just a minute. You're saying them very quickly ... Er, yes ... and after nine forty-two?Clerk: After nine forty two, there's ... there's one at ten fifteen ... and eleven twenty…Eric: Ten fifteen and eleven twenty?Clerk: Yes, that's right.Eric: OK. Thanks very much.Exercise A: Listen to Eric and the booking-clerk at the railway station. Look at the timetable. After each bleep, draw a ring round the time of the train.Operator: Hello! Can I help you'?Nancy: Yes. What's the number of the Leicester Hotel, please? Operator: The Leicester? That's 837 5234.Nancy: I see. And what about the New Norwich Hotel?Operator: That's 785 2491.Nancy: Thanks. And the Royal Buckingham?Operator: Just a minute ... that's um ... 249 6360.Nancy: Uh~huh ... and the Gloucester?Operator: The Gloucester ... um ... 564 8844 ....Nancy: Thanks, ... oh ... here's one more ... the, urn. the Peterborough Hotel.Operator: Oh, that's 684 2549.Nancy: Oh ... and the last one. The Old Bedford?Operator: The Old Bedford? That's 327 6975.Nancy: Well, that's all now. Thanks very much for your help. ByeExercise B: Listen to the operator. After each bleep, write down the phone number of the hotel.1. The Leicester Hotel 837 52342. The New Norwich Hotel 785 24913. The Royal Buckingham Hotel 249 63604. The Gloucester Hotel 564 88445. The Peterborough Hotel 684 25496. The Old Bedford Hotel 327 6975Section Two Listening comprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 What a Super FlatAnn Morris and her friend, Sheila, have been invited to Jack and Rebecca's for supper. Although they know each other well, it is the first time Ann and Sheila have visited the couple's flat.Jack' Hi, Ann! Hello. Sheila! Come on in. I say, you're both looking very smart!Ann: Thanks. It's nice to be invited out. What a super flat you've got, Jack!Sheila: yes, you never told us you lived in such luxury. It's so cosy*! Jack: I'm glad you like it. Sit down and I'll get you a drink.Ann: Where's Rebecca?Jack: She won't be long. She's just popped* out for a few things at the last minute ... (Later)Sheila: Mm! This spaghetti* is really good. 1 didn't know you could cook.Jack: I'm afraid it had to be something cheap. You know how it is! Ann: It's delicious. Is it your own recipe*, by any chance'?Jack: No, I just followed what is said in the book.Sheila: Can you give me the name of the book?Rebecca: Sure, Italian Cooking Made Easy — it has to be for him! Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. Jack and Rebecca live in the country. (They live in a flat, so probably they live in the city.)T 2.The guests are surprised to see that Jack and Rebecca live in such a nice place.( Ann: What a super flat you've got, Jack! Sheila: Yes, you never told us you lived in such luxury. It's so cosy!)T 3. Jack's spaghetti is very delicious. (Sheila: Mill! This spaghetti is really good.)F 4. The guests know Jack is a good cook. (Sheila: ... I didn't know you could cook.)Exercise B: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions.1. What did the guests think or the flat?(They thought the flat was super, luxury and cosy.)2. How many friends did Jack invite to his home? (Two. Ann and Sheila.)3. What did they have for dinner? (They had spaghetti.)4. Why did Jack cook it instead of buying it? (He thought it is cheaper.)5. Who gave Jack the recipe? (He got the recipe from a book.)Dialogue 2 Back from WorkIt is seven o'clock. Clive Sutton has just arrived home from work. Clive: It's not good enough, you know.Cathy: What's wrong, Dad?Clive: When I came in. the house was a disgrace. One of you was lying on the settee* and the other was nowhere to be seen.Cathy: It wasn't my turn to tidy. It was Emma's.Emma: I did it yesterday. Besides, I had a lot of homework to do. Cathy: When 1 came in, you were in your room listening to records. Emma: At least my room's tidy. Yours is a real mess.Clive: Look! I don't care whose turn it was yesterday or today. It just won't do! I expect you to sort out* your jobs between you. You're both old enough now. When I came in, the breakfast dishes were still in the sink and there were clothes lying all over the furniture, waiting to beironed.*Emma: I'm always doing the ironing. Cathy used to help with it, but now she says she's too busy.Cathy: I've got exams this year. You haven't.Clive: Girls, girls, that's enough. Have either of you eaten yet?Emma: I've had a sandwich. I'm trying to lose some weight.Cathy: And I don't feel hungry.Clive: Well, I do. In future, make sure one of you makes a meal. We've got to live, you know. And I've got to work to keep us. You'll want spending money and holidays, you'll have to do your share of the housework!Emma: I'm sorry, Dad.Cathy: Me too. Look, Emma, why don't we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall?Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided, Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.T 1. The house was a mess when tile father came in (Clive: When I came in the house was a disgrace.)T 2. The children do the chores by tams. (Cathy: It wasn't my turn to tidy. It was Emma's.)F 3. When the father came in, one of the girls was lying on the settee and the other was doing her homework. (Clive: One of you was lying on the settee and the other was nowhere to be seen.)F 4. When the father came back, the girls had done the washing-up. (Clive: ... When I came in the breakfast dishes were still in the sink…)T 5. Emma usually does the ironing. (Emma: I'm always doing the ironing.)T 6. Both of the girls are students. (Emma: I had a lot of homework to do. Cathy: I've got exams this year.)T 7. Emma is probably on a diet. (Emma: I'm trying to lose some weight.) T 8. The father has to cook dinner for himself. (Clive: Girls, girls, that's enough. Have either of you eaten yet? Emma: I've had a sandwich. Cathy: And I don't feel hungry. Clive: Well, I do. In future, make sum one of you makes a meal.)T 9. The girls will sort out the housework between themselves. (Cathy: Look. Emma, why don't we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall?)Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 The "Lost" ReceiptAs my train was not due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some magazines to read on the journey, I made my way to the luggage office to collect the heavy suitcase I had leftthere three days before. There were only a few people waiting, and 1 took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt did not seem to be where I had left it. I emptied the contents of the wallet, and railway tickets, money, scraps* of paper, and photographs tumbled* out of it; but no matter how hard 1 searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found.When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me suspiciously as if to say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the case. I told him that it was an old, brown-looking object no different from the many cases I could see on the shelves.The assistant then gave me a form and told me to make a list of the chief contents of the case. If they were correct, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles I had hurriedly packed and wrote them down as they came to me. After I had done this, I went to look among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there and for one dreadful moment, it occurred to me that if someone had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed* the case already. This had not happened fortunately, for after a time, I found the case lying on its side high up in a corner. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was soon satisfied that it was mine and told me I could take the case away. Again I took out my wallet: this time to pay. 1 pulled out a ten-shilling note and the "lost" receipt slipped out with it. I could not help blushing*and glanced up at the assistant. He was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happen before, too!Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.l.C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. CPart 3 NewsNews Item 1V oters have approved political changes that will establish an elected parliament. State television said more than 98% of the voters approved the proposal for democratic reforms. The measures also will give women the right to vote and to be candidates for office, making Bahrain one of the only Gulf Arab states to do so. And equality will be guaranteed among the different religious groups in Brunei*. The Emir of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa* welcomed the results. The changes are expected to take effect by the year 2004 at the latest.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about democratic reforms in Bahrain and Brunei. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.V oters have approved political changes that will establish an electedparliament. State television said more than 98% of the voters approved the proposal for democratic reforms. The measures also will give women the right to vote and to be candidates for office, making Bahrain one of the only Gulf Arab states to do so. And equality will be guaranteed among the different religious groups in Brunei. The Emir of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa welcomed the results. The changes are expected to take effect by the year 2004 at the latest.News Item 2Opposition Parties are demanding a new election after a violent protest over voting problems Tuesday. At least 6 people were killed and many injured during the voting. People at over 100 voting places were not able to vote Tuesday. Official said Wednesday that those voting centers would be open soon. Early election results show the ruling General People’s Congress Party in the lead. Final results are expected by the end of the week. Election officials say many people took part in the voting. V oting hours were extended to give people more time to vote. More than 20,000 candidates are competing for 7,000 seats in the local council* in Yemen*. Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the local council election in Yemen.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answerto complete the following sentences.1. A2. A3. B4. C5. D6. BNews Item 3More than 300 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced following a disputed presidential vote. The government has agreed to hold a new election if ordered by a court.The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger.The crisis began Sunday after election officials declared President Mwai Kbaki the winner of a second term. On Friday Kenya’s main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, called for a new election.A spokesman for the president said the government will accept another election if a court orders a new vote.Kenya became independent from Britain in 1963. It has the largest economy in East Africa.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about Kenya’s election violence that threatens gains in East Africa’s top economy.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. After the election, 300 people have been injured and 25,000 homeless. (More than 300 people have been killed and 25,000 displaced following a disputed presidential vote.)T 2. A court might order a new election. (The government has agreed to hold a new election if ordered by a court.)T 3. The riot may slow economic and democratic progress of Kenya. (The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger.)F 4. After President Mwai Kibaki won the first term Friday, the main opposition party appealed for a new election. (The crisis began Sunday after election officials declared President Mwai Kbaki the winner of a second term. On Friday Kenya’s main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, called for a new election.)F 5. Kenya separated from British Commonwealth in 1960. (Kenya became independent from Britain in 1963.)Section Three Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and AnswersMother: Where are Jim and Mary?Father: Jim’s gone fishing and Mary’s gone with him.Mother: Oh, dear, I can’t bear cooking bony little fish.Father: You nee dn’t worry about Jim bringing anything home. Mother: Why not?Father: He never catches anything. He just likes fishing.Mother: I can’t help thinking Mary will be bored.Father: She hates fishing, of course, but she isn’t happy about Jim going off by himself.Mother: Well, you can’t be surprised at her wanting to be with him. Father: No. I can even remember a girl watching me play football. Mother: I can’t imagine myself doing that again.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it .You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question in a complete sentence after you have heard it.1. Where is Jim?(He’s gone fishing.)2. What can’t Mother bear?(She can’t bear cooking bony little fish.)3. Wh at needn’t Mother worry about?(She needn’t worry about Jim bringing anything home.)4. What is it that Mother can’t help thinking?(She can’t help thinking Mary will be bored.)5. What isn’t Mary happy about?(She isn’t happy about Jim going off by himself.)6. What can’t Father be surprised at?(He can’t be surprised at Mary's wanting to be with Jim.)7. What can Father remember?(He can even remember a girl watching him play football.)8. What can’t Mother imagine herself doing again?(She can’ t imagine herself watching Father play football again.)Part 2 RetellingThere’s an old saying that says, “It never hurts to ask.” Here’s a famous American story that proves the truth of that statement. Or does it?In 1620, a group of settlers ca me from England to the “new world.” They built a small community in Massachusetts. Mark Story, a middle aged widower, lived there. After his wife died, Mark shared a small cabin with a handsome young man named John Allen. Mark felt very lonely without a wife. One day he told John that he wanted Io marry one of the young women of the community - Pamela Miller. But Mark was afraid to propose to her himself. So he asked his friend John to do it for him.Poor John also wanted o marry Pamela. But he didn’t tell Mark that. Instead, he went to Pamela and asked her to marry Mark Story. Pamelawas surprised and disappointed. She listened quietly. Then she said, “Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?”Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the passage only once.Section 4 Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Listening ComprehensionPassage 1 A CoinI was not more than thirteen years old at the time, certainly, but I remember the moment as if it were yesterday. I had just taken my place in class, when I noticed a small shining coin a few feet away from my desk.I am sure it was not the desire for gain which prompted me to stoop and pick it up, for the coin was a farthing and almost completely worthless. But its newness attracted me, and the fact that I could not spend a coin of such small value made me want to keep it forever. As the teacher was talking to us, I pretended to drop a pencil and bent over. From that moment, the coin was mine.The farthing and I remained firm friends for years. Trousers wore out, but the coin survived. It lived to see short trousers become long ones; it accompanied me in my youth and early manhood. It joined the army with me during the war, and later came to the office every day when I became a civilian again.Every night when I emptied my pockets and placed their contents on my bedside table, the coin made its appearance. Sometimes, it would play hide-and-seek with me and make me dig deeply into my pockets. But sure enough, it was always there, trapped inside larger items, like a pen-knife, or sleeping in the folds of my handkerchief. It certainly kept strange company. When I was a boy, it would attach itself to sticky sweets, or get caught in pieces of wire. When I grew up, it took its place proudly beside the silver coins that jingled in my pocket. It had reason to be proud, for I am sure it knew that I would rather have lost every single silver coin I had than part with the precious little farthing. It did not shine any more, but at nighttime it would unfailingly arrive, last but smiling, and look up at me from my bedside table. One night, however, the coin was missing. I searched everywhere, but weeks passed and I did not find it. This time I realized sadly that it had gone for good and could only hope that it had found some nicer pocket to live in.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.l. C 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. DPassage 2 Utah OlympicThe Utah Olympic Park is high in the Wasatch Mountains, about forty kilometers east of Salt Lake. It is about 2,200 meters above sea level.The mountains receive an average of seven-and-one-half meters of snow each winter.The Utah Olympic Park extends over 150 hectares of land. The Park has five areas for ski jump competitions. In warm weather, skiers train on special man-made jumps.An Olympic size track has been built for bobsleigh* and luge* competitions. It is one of only three such tracks in North America. The track is close to the ground and has fifteen turns. Its path is similar in shape to the land.The Utah Olympic Park will hold four major events during the 2002 Winter Games. They are the Nordic skiing*, bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitions. The skeleton event has not been seen at the Olympics since 1948. Officials expect it to be extremely popular next year. Athletes competing in the skeleton slide down the track on a luge sled. But they lie on their stomachs instead of their backs.The Utah Olympic Park can hold about 20,000 people to watch the ski jumping event. It can hold about 15,000 people to see the other events. The Utah Olympic Park already is used for national and international competitions. It also operates as a training center for the competitors. And, young people who wish to join the United States national teams train there.The Utah Olympic Park is open to the public during the summer andwinter months. Everyone is welcome to watch the athletes train and compete against each other. Visitors also can try some of the Olympic sports. This includes going down one of the ski jumps or riding on the bobsleigh or luge track.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.l. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. DPart 2 Oral WorkElsa lay in bed, thinking over her first couple of weeks in London. She yawned and stretched. It was Saturday and she didn’t have to go to school. There was a knock at the door and Dorothy came in carrying a cup of tea.“Come on, love, you can’t lie in bed all day. Time and tide wait for no inert,” said Dorothy, flinging open the curtains.“I’m playing in a football match today,” said Elsa.“Oh, I wouldn’t let my girl do anything like that,” said Dorothy. Sh e was nice, but her view was a little old fashioned.“I’ll run the bath for you, love,” said Dorothy on her way out, “Elsa.” Dorothy still hadn’t noticed that Elsa always took a shower. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics.1. What have you learned about Elsa and Dorothy from the passage?2. Do you think your parents’ views are sometimes a little old-fashioned?。

Unit6, Lesson ATrack 4-6-1A.George and Megan are looking at a brochure advertising luxury hotels. Which hotel has themost expensive suite? Listen and check the appropriate box.Megan: Hi, George. Are you planning a trip?George: No, I’m just looking at this brochure. It features expensive hotels and their luxury suites. Megan: I didn’t know you were rich!George: I can dream, can’t I? Look at this place, it’s in Hong Kong. Guests staying in the Peninsula suite get their own limousine driver. They also have 24-hour butler service.Megan: And you pay for it, too! It’s only $4,300 a nightGeorge: Well, this one’s a little cheaper. It’s only 4,300 a night.Megan: Hmmm, the Hotel Ritz. It’s in the center of Pairs—great for sightseeing. Lots of famous people stay here… Wait, you can’t stay there.George:: Why not?Megan It’s the Coco Chanel Suite. You have to wear designer clothes and you don’t have any! George: Very funny.Megan: Wow! The Royal Suite at Burj Al Arab is really expensive! It’s almost $7,000—for one night!George: Yeah, but look at the details. They actually have a ―helipad‖—a place for landing your helicopter. Oh, and it’s also the tallest hotel in the world.Megan: Cool! So, when are you taking me there?George: Ha ha. Actually, I think the Peninsula s my favorite. What about you? Just a minute. Hello? ... Yes, it’s … , hi Luke … oh, really?…Uh huh …That’s great!... Ok, talk to you later! Megan: Who was that?George: It was Luke. He makes the travel arrangements for my boss.Megan: And?George: My boss is going to Hong Kong on a business trip and he wants me to go with him. Megan: When?George: In two weeks. Best of all, we’re going to stay at the Peninsula!Track 4-6-ol-1A Listen to nick and Janet talking about a TV show. Then answer the question.Nick: Did you see ― Look at Them Now!‖ last night?Janet: I had to do my homework, so I only saw the last ten minutes. Who was it about?Nick: Last night they featured Jim Carrey, Jewel, and um… what’s the name that actor from west Africa? He was in the movie Lora Croft: Tomb RaiderJanet: You mean Djimon Hounsou?Nick: Yeah. Anyway, it’s funny to think that they were all broke a few years ago.Janet: Yeah. And now they’re wealthy and famous. Life is so strange. Hey, I didn’t know that Jim Carrey used to be brokeNick: As a child, he even had to work an eight-hour shift after school every day. His family needed the money. Can you imagine?Janet: I could never do that. It sounds really hard.Nick: Yeah. He started his career as a stand-up comic before he acted in movies. He has alwaysbeen a funny guy.Janet: What did you say about Djimon?Nick: He was discovered in Paris by a fashion designer. He started out as a model. Then he appeared in music videos for Madonna and Janet Jackson. Did you know that?Janet: No, I didn’tNick: He’s also appeared on TV. He has done it all!Janet: Well I did see the part about jewel. Her family sure was penniless!Nick: Basically, yes. She started singing with her father when she was 14.Janet: And then her parents divorced. She had to grow up really fast.Nick: I know, but her life is good now. she has a great boyfriend—He’s a real-life rodeo cowboy! They seem really happy.Janet: ―Look at them now!‖ is such a great show, isn’t it?Nick: it sure is. Maybe we can watch t together next week.Track 4-6-ol-2A Listen to the conversation between two classmates, Joseph and Jane. Then complete the sentences by circling the correct answers.Joseph: I had the worst luck last week.Jane: Why? What happened?Joseph: I received a brand new bicycle as my 20th birthday present from my uncle and I loved it. Jane: That’s great news! What’s so unlucky about that?Joseph: Well, my friend had bad luck. He had a terrible accident.Jane: that’s too bad!Joseph: Yeah. He broke his leg and my bicycle was totally destroyed.Jane: Gosh, that’s really terrible.Track 4-6-ol-4Listen to Jane talking about her car. Then answer the following questions.When I was a university student, I bought my first car. It wasn’t very expensive because it was really old. It was a little red Toyota. I worked in a restaurant during summer vacation and in fall I finally had enough money. I bought the car from my friend’s father. I took all my friends driving around every weekend and we had so much fun. A year later I had an accident. I wasn’t hurt, but the car was destroyed. I still miss my first car.Track 4-6-ol-5B You will hear a passage about Mary Larson’s old life. Then answer the questions.Vacation everyday: The peaceful life Mary Larson has wished forMary Larson was 43 when she got divorced. It was a new life for her, and she started considering what was really important in her life. She was working 60 hours a week as a banker to pay for a big house, expensive furniture, a new car, and all the other ―important‖ things in life. But she had no time for what she really enjoyed: going out on her old houseboat.One day, she realized she could live on the boat, and forget about the mortgage payments. She sold her house and all her furniture. For the last six years, she and her dog Buddy have lived on the boat, which is only a fraction of the size of her old house. Her ―home‖ is a marina on the river, and the rent costs only $200 a month, including water and electricity.Inside the boat is one room, about 5 meters by 4 meters. It’s divided in two parts by a curtain. One part is Mary’s bedroom, the other is the living room and kitchen.There is also a small bathroom with a shower. ―I used to spend every weekend cleaning and maintaining my house. Now, it takes me two or three hours a month,‖ Mary says.―My friends think I’m crazy,‖ she says. ―But I wake up in the morning and hear ducks and birds. I can go fishing from my living room.‖Now, she works only part time. She uses all the extra hours for writing stories, bicycling, volunteering, and visiting friends. On the weekends, she goes along the river on her boat, exploring new places.―Would I go back to my old life? Never,‖ she says. ―It’s so peaceful here. It’s like being on vacation every day.Track 4-6-ol-7B Listen to the passage, ―money from unexpected sources.‖ Then ask and answer the following questions with a partner.Money from unexpected sourcesThe san people live in southern Africa. Scientists say that they may have been living there for as long as 40,000 years, hunting animals and gathering plants. Until recently, the once mighty San were broke and unemployed. They had lost their land and were no longer engaged in traditional activities, such as hunting. The few young San people with jobs were working as farm laborers. They were not learning about their ancient culture and language.That may all change. The San had struck it rich. They recently signed an agreement with a large drug company. The San have traditional knowledge about plants. The drug company is especially interesting in a particular cactus and how the San use it.The San used to go on hunting trips. While away from home, they chewed on the cactus to suppress their appetite –they no longer felt hungry afterwards. Using the San’s knowledge, the drug company plans to make a new drug from this plant. For people around the world who eat too much and have weight problems this new drug could really help them by suppressing their appetites.The San have a positive plan for this new wealth. Their first step will be to get jobs for their people. Their next priority will be education. Through education, they hope to save their culture and language for future generations.When you think of a monk, you might think of a quiet man living in an isolated place. The ―free monks‖ of Greece do live in a monastery, but they are anything but quiet. In fact, they sing. They have been recording their songs and selling many records in Greece.Young music listeners love to listen to the ―free monks.‖ Their songs are recorded in different styles (digital keyboard and rock, for example), and the themes are not only religious. The brothers also sing about problems like drugs and globalization.The monks haven’t made a fortune from their record sales, but they have made a profit. They use the money to pay for summer camps for teenagers. At the camps, the teens can play soccer and go horseback riding. The monks also donate money to other social programs that help people.Unit6 Lesson BGlobal viewpointsI wish…Natalie: If I had three wishes then they would be… my first wish would be to have a successful career, my second wish would be to have a lot of money, and my third wish would be to affect the world in a positive way.Malinda: First, I wish I had a horse, second I wish I could fly around the world, third I wish I wereable to buy a car.Gian: I wish I had enough money to have a really big house in a nice neighborhood.Kevin: I wish I were a popular star.Glum: I wish I could travel abroad a lot and meet people of different cultures.Alyssa: I wish there was an end to all wars because I don’t like violence.Alejandra: I wish I had enough money to end world hunger.Striking it richWoo Sung: If I suddenly struck it rich, I would buy my parents a house … um … and a car for each of them. And then I would purchase the university that I’m attending right now because the university needs new buildings and new equipment.Calum: If I was lucky enough to strike it rich big time, I think that I would definitely, take a holiday somewhere warmer than where I like, and live on the beach for a while.Natalie: If I had a hundred million dollars, I would give some to charity, but first I would buy myself a new house, a new car, and I would invest a lot of money for my future.Dave: If I suddenly became rich, I would spend it all as quickly as possible. I would probably do something stupid like buy a whole lot of cars.Unit7, Lesson ATrack 4-7-1A Listen to Dave and Esra’s conversation. Then circle the best answer to complete the sentence. Esra: Hi, Dave! What a pleasant surprise. How are you and your family?Dave: We’re all fine, thanks. And you?Esra: I’m fine too. I haven’t seen you in ages. What have you been up to?Dave: I’ve been busy. I’ve been getting advice from the mayor’s office on a project.Esra: what kind of project?Dave: A neighborhood association. It’s a group of people who are trying to improve life in this neighborhood.Esra: This is the first I’ve heard of it. Is it a lot of work?Dave: Yeah, but it’s interesting.Esra: Well, I wish someone would do something about the traffic, especially during rush hour. It’s really bad in this neighborhood.Dave: Actually, that’s one of our projects. We are encouraging people to leavetheir cars at home and take the bus.Esra: That’s good to hear. What else are you guys doing?Dave: We’ve asked police to increase their patrols and we’re working on another issue: noise pollution.Esra: I know. Those garbage trucks wake me up at least twice a week. It’s too early!Dave: That’s going to change. Starting next summer, garbage trucks won’t be allowed to pick up garbage before 7 a.m.Esra: Wow, you guys are doing a lot!Dave: You should come to one of our meetings. They’re on Thursday nights. At seven-thirty. Esra: Thanks for asking, but I don’t want any more work to do. I’m already overworked at the office.Dave: Well, left me tell you, it’s not all work. We have fun, too. In fact we’re planning a big blockparty for next weekend. Why don’t you come?Track 4-7-ol-1A Listen to the beginning of a radio show. What is the best title for the show? Check your answer:Announcer: you’re all familiar with the topic of urban sprawl. Well, in today’s radio show, we will talk to three guests about cities and suburbs. We can prevent urban sprawl by living closer together in cites. Will people in the suburbs want to do that? Or do people in the city want to move to the suburbs? Let’s find out! Let me go to the first person on our panel. Tyra, which do you prefer, the suburbs or the city?Track 4-7-ol-2B Now listen the rest of the show. Where do the people live now? Where do they want to live in the future? Write S for suburbs or c for city.Announcer: You’re all familiar with the topic of urban sprawl. Well, in today’s radio show, we will talk to three guests about cities and suburbs. We can prevent urban sprawl by living closer together in cities .Will people in the suburbs want to do that? Or do people in the city want to move to the suburbs? Let’ fid out! Let me go to the first person on our panel. Tyra, which do you prefer, the suburbs or the city?Tyra: I love the suburbs! I have a big, beautiful house. I don’t ever want to move.But what about urban sprawl? It’s a big problem in our area.Tyra: I’m sorry about that, but I live in the city before. I don’t like it. Not everyone is suited for that kind of life.Announcer: What did you like about it?Tyra: There is no privacy. You can hear your neighbors and smell their cooking.Announcer: Matt, what about you? You live in the city now. Do you want to move?Mattin: Well, I’m in college now and the city is really fun.Announcer: Think ahead to the future, though. Let’s say ten years from now…Matt: That’s different. When I get married, I think I want to live the suburbs.Announcer: Why is that?Matt: Well, it’s easy to live in the city when you are young and single. The suburbs are a better place for a family. It’s safer for the kids and they have room to play.Announcer: Mercedes, it’s your turn. You’ve heard Tyra and Matt. Do you agree with either one of them?Mercedes: Not really.Announcer: Explain.Mercedes: Well, I don’t like the suburbs. And I don’t like urban sprawl. The city is too expensive, but I’m comfortable here.Announcer: You don’t think it’s too dangerous … or there’s not enough privacy?Mercedes: Nah. I prefer it here. I get too lonely when I’m in the suburbs. I like the energy of the city.Track 4-7-ol-4A .Listen to a conversation between a mayor and a concerned citizen who’ s complaining about his community. Then answer the question.Man: Mr. Mayor, I live in this community and I’ve got a complaint.Mayor: well, what seems to be the problem?Man: A traffic light on High Street s broken. It can cause traffic accidents and put people’s lves in danger.Mayor: That it’s good for traffic control, I’m sure.Man: No, it’s not, and it’s dangerous.Mayor: I agree that a broken traffic light is a dangerous issue. We cannot ignore it.Man: What are you planning to do about it?Mayor: I think we need to have the Department of traffic Control to solve it immediately.Man: Thank you for your help, Mr. Mayor. You’ve got my support in the next election!Track 4-7-ol-6A You will hear John and Susan talking respectively about the problem area where their neighborhood didn’t score a point (4 CommunicationB & C) and also about suggestions as to how to fix the problem. Then fill in the blanks with the problem areas they are talking about.John: One of the areas where our neighborhood didn’t score a point is that we don’t know our neighbors well. This is one of the biggest problems. When we know our neighbors, we’ll pay more attention to our neighborhood. To improve neighborhood safety, I think we should establish block clubs and help organize community events and public safety programs such as neighborhood watch. Neighbors from a street or block can form a club to get to know each other and work together against problems such as vandalism, gang graffiti, and burglaries. We can also agree to look out for all the houses on our street and call the police for help immediately if we see a problem. We can put signs in our windows to show that we are participating in this kind of program.Susan: Police patrols in our neighborhood are not very frequent. Most of our neighbors made complaints about this to the police department. They should bring community policing into the neighborhoods. Now the police often patrol in cars so they don’t know the people of the neighborhood very well. If they patrol on foot or on bicycle, we can say hello to them when we see them patrolling. That’ll make us feel us safer. At the same time, the neighborhood residents and community agencies should cooperate with the police to prevent crimes, Then we’ll build a safe neighborhood.Track-4-7-ol-8The shrinking familyElisa Sanchez is a mother in Monterrey, Mexico. She and her husband are both high school teachers in their thirties.They have two children. They don’t plan to have more. ―I was one of six children,‖says Elisa. ―My husband comes from a family of seven. People used to have more children in the sixties and seventies. Now it’s different.‖Elisa’s husband thinks the lower birthrate s a positive change. ―With a smaller population, there will be less competition. That means there will be more opportunities for young people.‖Gina is 32 and her mother is worried about Gina’s ability to get married and raise a family in the future. The Italian government is worried, too. In 1958, one million babies were born in Italy. In 1998, it was half that number. The average mother in Italy has her first child at the age of 30. After 30, experts note, there isn’t a lot of time for women to have many children. The population is aging rapidly. Some wonder: Has population control in Italy been too successful?Unit7 , Lesson BGlobal ViewpointsIn my communityMalinda: There are many things that concern me in my community, but one of the issues that really concerns me is that a lot of people don’t have enough affordable housing. And I think the city should try to make more houses available to people who don’t have a lot of money.Martin: we need to do something about noise pollution. I live near a fire station, and every time the fire truck leaves the station, all you can hear for about two to three minutes is the siren and the horns.Natalie: living in a big city, one problem that I see a lot is graffiti. Graffiti on buildings … graffiti on sidewalks … It really bothers me because I’ve lived here all my life and I like to see my city clean.Global issuesCatherine: I think globally one of the biggest problems that we face is poverty.Nick: I think global warming is a very serious issue. The oceans are rising as well as the temperatures and something needs to be done about it before it’s too late.Malinda: one of the biggest issues facing the world today is the spread of HIV and AIDS, and something that I think needs to be done is that we need to do more to educate each other about this disease and how we can help people.Alejandra: I think that we need to do something about hunger. There are too many people who do not have enough food.Jennifer: I think that it’s really important that the world get together and help to make sure that all children become educated, that everyone gets a chance to learn and everyone gets a chance to go to school.祝大家考试顺利！。

Unit 6 I ,m watching TV. Section A1b Listen. What are these people doing? Write the numbers from 1a.Bob: Hello, Jenny!Jenny: Hi, Bob.Bob: Jenny, what are you doing?Jenny: I ,m watching TV.Bob: Do you want to play tennis?Jenny: No, this TV show is interesting. What ,s John doing?Bob: He ,s washing the dishes.Jenny: Well, what are Dave and Mary doing? Bob: They ,re listening to a CD.2a Listen and match the answers with the questions.Jack: Hello, Steve.Steve: Hi, Jack.Jack: What are you doing, Steve?Steve: I ,m watching TV. What about you?Jack: I ,m listening to a CD, but it ,s kind of boring.Steve: Yeah, my TV show is also not very interes - ting. Do you want to go to the movies?Jack: That sounds good.2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks.Jack: Hello, Steve.Steve: Hi, Jack.Jack: What are you doing, Steve?Steve: I ,m watching TV. What about you?Jack: I ,m listening to a CD, but it ,s kind of boring. Steve: Yeah, my TV show is also not very interes - ting. Do you want to go to the movies? Jack: That sounds good. 听录音.这些人在做什么?写下1a 中的数字.鲍勃：嗨,珍妮!珍妮：你好,鲍勃.鲍勃：珍妮,你在做什么?珍妮：我正在看电视.鲍勃：你想打网球吗?珍妮：不,这个电视节目很有趣.约翰在做什么?鲍勃：他正在洗盘子.珍妮：哦,戴夫和玛丽在做什么? 鲍勃：他们正在听CD唱片.听录音并将答案和问题配对 .杰克：嗨,史蒂夫.史蒂夫：你好,杰克.杰克：史蒂夫,你在做什么?史蒂夫：我正在看电视.你呢?杰克：我正在听CD唱片,但是它有点无聊.史蒂夫：是的,我的电视节目也不是很有意思.你想去看电影吗?杰克：那听起来不错.再听一遍录音,填空.杰克：嗨,史蒂夫.史蒂夫：你好,杰克.杰克：史蒂夫,你在做什么?史蒂夫：我正在看电视.你呢?杰克：我正在听CD唱片,但是它有点无聊.史蒂夫：是的,我的电视节目也不是很有意思.你想去看电影吗? 杰克：那听起来不错.Section B1c Listen and complete the chart. Conversation 1A: Hello. Is Alice there?B: No, she isn ,t. She ,s at the supermarket.A: Oh, is she shopping?B: Yes, she is. She ,s buying milk and bread. Conversation 2A: Hello. Is Mike there?B: Sorry, he ,s still at school.A: Oh. Umm, is he doing his homework?B: No, he isn ,t. He ,s playing basketball. Conversation 3A: Lisa?B: No, this is her sister, Julie.A: Oh. Is Lisa there?B: No, she isn ,t. She ,s at the library.A: Oh. Is she reading?B: Yes, she is.1d Listen again. Check your answers in 1c. Conversation 1A: Hello. Is Alice there?B: No, she isn ,t. She ,s at the supermarket. A: Oh, is she shopping?B: Yes, she is. She ,s buying milk and bread. Conversation 2A: Hello. Is Mike there?B: Sorry, he ,s still at school.A: Oh. Umm, is he doing his homework?B: No, he isn ,t. He ,s playing basketball. Conversation 3A: Lisa?B: No, this is her sister, Julie.A: Oh. Is Lisa there?B: No, she isn ,t. She ,s at the library.A: Oh. Is she reading?B: Yes, she is. 听录音并完成表格.对话1A: 你好,艾丽斯在那儿吗?B: 不,她不在.她在超市.A: 哦,她正在购物吗?B: 是的,她正在买牛奶和面包. 对话2A: 你好,迈克在那儿吗?B: 对不起,他还在学校.A: 哦.嗯,他正在做作业吗? B: 不,不是.他正在打篮球.对话3A: 莉萨吗?B: 不,我是她妹妹,朱莉.A: 哦,莉萨在那儿吗?B: 不,她不在.她在图书馆. A: 哦,她正在读书吗?B: 是的.再听一遍录音,检查1c 中你的答案 . 对话1A: 你好,艾丽斯在那儿吗?B: 不,她不在.她在超市.A: 哦,她正在购物吗?B: 是的,她正在买牛奶和面包. 对话2A: 你好,迈克在那儿吗?B: 对不起,他还在学校.A: 哦.嗯,他正在做作业吗?。

视听说unit 6Ⅰ.lead in1. After you have finished listening to the whole unit, you may find that opinions are divided on this issue. Some people believe that good girls should never wear a miniskirt because it is too revealing. On the other hand, there are girls who prefer to break with tradition, play a new, independent role in society, and therefore they choose to wear something daring and rebellious such as a miniskirt. As for me, I'm in favor of the former point of view and don't like those who wear a miniskirt. (I support the latter point of view, for we have to advance with the times.)2. Some people are daring and self-confident by nature. They feel proud of themselves when putting on new, fashionable clothes. They always want to be the center of public attention. On the other hand, some others tend to be shy. The last thing they wish to do is to seek the spotlight. Naturally, they may feel ill at ease with stylish clothes. As far as I'm concerned, I would feel confident/uncomfortable in a new dress. This has something to do with my childhood experiences.3. Obviously fashion shows have been around for a long time in various parts of the world. This fact shows that they are an indispensable part of the modern culture. However, I'd like to point out that the pursuit of fashion should not take up the greater part of our lives. After all, work and study are far more important than fashion shows.4. Some people do treat me differently according to what I'm wearing. They are often called snobs. Fortunately, those people do not represent the majority. Most people judge you by your ability, intelligence and moral integrity rather than by the clothes you're wearing.Ⅲ.listening inTask 1.A Woman's Funny DressLily: Mom, look at that woman. Her dress looks funny.Mother: I wouldn't say that, Lily. It looks fine to me.Lily: Are you kidding? She's out of fashion. That's last year's style.Mother: Oh, come on, as long as it looks good on her.Lily: Wow, you're really as out-dated as she is.Mother: You're right. I'm out of date. So what? What's the point of following the fashion?Lily: No wonder you never buy me new dresses.Task 2.How is fashion decided?Fashion designers design and make fashionable clothes for men and women. They begin trends and create new styles. Paris has been the traditional center of world fashion, though recently British designers have had great influence in setting new styles, and so have certain designers in the United States and Italy. French designers guard the secrets of their new designs until their collections are shown to the public. Then pictures of the styles are published in newspapers and magazines all over the world. People from many countries travel to Paris to buy the clothes and copy the newest ideas. In January they go to see the spring clothes; and in July, to see the autumn designs. Many dress manufacturers from other countries buy the original clothes of the famous French designers. They then take them back to their own sewing rooms, where the clothes are copied and made up in great numbers. That's why you may be able to buy in your town the clothing that is in the latest style without paying a very high price for it. Other manufacturers use the Paris styles simply as a starting point for their own ideas. Still others may adapt only a part of the French design into their own styles.Task 3.Dreaming of Being a Fashion ModelTop fashion models travel all over the world, earn huge salaries and live exciting lives. If you want to be a model, you should know the basic rules. Girls are usually picked to be models when they are between 15 and 22 years old. Ideally, they are tall, long-legged, and thin. The minimum height is about 5'8", and the average weight is 108-125 pounds. A few other important things for a fashion model are clear skin, healthy hair, straight teeth, and a well-shaped body. You'll also need ambition, intelligence, confidence, independence, and will-power.If you've got the right looks but are worried over not being tall enough or fit enough, Kimi is the answer. Kimi is the magic key to developing your fashion model potential. Kimi is a computer-designed height stimulator. It massages your feet to stimulate a part of your brain that produces more growth hormones. This will give you the fashion model kind of height. You should also go in for some sports like running or basketball. These increase the benefits of using Kimi.Make an important decision today. Order Kimi right now! Don't you think having the height and shape of a fashion model would be wonderful? Yes, Kimi helps you realize your dream.Ⅴ.let’s talkMary Quant was a famous dress designer in the 1960s. Her main contribution to fashion history was the miniskirt. During the 1960s many young people were starting to think women could do more in life than be wives and mothers. Clothes became a weapon in the battle between generations. Anything different and daring was soon popular. During this period miniskirts attracted the world's attention. It was teenagers and very young girls who bought short skirts that displayed their legs. Ms. Quant said that at her fashion shop, young women began demanding shorter and shorter skirts. "If I didn't make them short enough, the girls that had wonderful legs would take scissors and shorten the skirts themselves." she said. Eventually, Ms. Quant's skirts, which arrived in the United States in the mid-60's, were reduced to about five inches. In parts of Europe and North America the miniskirt represented loose morals. Members of the older generation believed good girls would never appear in miniskirts. But in Ms. Quant's opinion, short skirts worn with heavy pantyhose would make the girl look childlike. Lately, feminists have come to see mini as a symbol of women's liberation, as a powerful weapon against the traditional stereotype of the woman simply as wife and mother.Ⅵ.further listening and speakingTask 1.Paying for the New ClothesDaughter: Mom, I need some new clothes. Everything I have is out of date. The new semester will be starting soon -- can we go shopping?Mother: You have a closet full of clothes that are still in very good condition. Your father and I already have to pay your university tuition... and there's the books too."Daughter: But everyone else will be wearing the latest Levis. And I will look stupid wearing the same old skirts I wore in high school. They are so long. People will think I came from the middle ages. Mother: But...Daughter: Maybe I could get a part-time job to help pay for the new clothes.Mother: No, you need to study. But university is a new experience... maybe we can look for something -- not too expensive.Daughter: Wonderful, at least we can have a look.Task 2.A Model's Description of Her WorkBefore the fashion show started, we had a rehearsal. In a small room we were each given a space. A dresser got us into the fashion clothes, then an assistant checked that the style was right -- the correct number of buttons undone, the trousers pulled to the right height. Once dressed, we queued up in order by the door. The fashion designer checked that the clothing was as he wanted. The music started, and we went out. We posed for the photographers, turned and walked back. It was a breeze. I walked back into the room, too excited to realize I was meant to hurry. In the few steps from the door you can throw off quite a few layers of clothing. By failing to do so, I almost missed my next turn.At 8:30 p.m., with the audience in place, we were back in the clothes. We went out again, to a full house. The music was loud, but clear. You could hear the talking -- fashion shows are not theatre, and people don't keep quiet. Journalists discuss what to write about; buyers discuss whether they can make a profit from the clothes. And although you have been chosen for your looks that are suitable for certain dresses, as a model, you are just an advertisement for the designer. So you walk through conversations, unable to stop or react. You are not a creative human being, just a smiling doll.。