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公共英语二级听力真题答案及原文译文1-5 ACABB 6-10ACBBA 11-15 CACBC 16-20 AAABC【听力原文及译文】Text 1W: Oh, what a pretty dress! My daughter would love it. But it seems a bit too large. Do you have a smaller size?裙子好美丽!我女儿会喜爱的。

但是它看起来有点儿大，你们有小一点儿的么?M: Sorry, this is the only one left. But dont worry. Children grow fast.不好意思，这是唯一剩下的一条，但是别担忧，小孩儿长得快。

W: Yes, thats true. Ill take it.哦，的确是，那我买了。

(此处，take=buy)Text 2W: These DVDs will be due back on Thursday, the 7th.这些DVD在周四也就是7号以前要还回来。

(due adj. 到期的，应付的)M: How much more should we pay to keep them another week?再续借一周要付多少钱?Text 3M: What did you think of Danas speech today?你认为Dana今日的演讲如何?W: Well, she must have spent a lot time preparing it. I cant believe I can sit for that long without feeling bored.呃，她肯定花了很长时间来预备。

我不敢信任我竟然在那儿坐了那么长时间还没觉得厌烦。

(spend time/money doing something花费时间/金钱来做某事)Text 4W: Could you help us carry these boxes, sir?先生，您能帮我们搬箱子么?M: Oh, I would like to help you, but Ive got a pain in my back.我也想帮你们，但是我背疼。

新编大学英语(第三版)视听说第二册答案+原文Unit One LovePart 1 Listening, Understanding and SpeakingListening IExercise 1 1)gaze 2)sighs 3)touch 4)hugs 5)such 6)words 7)praises 8)understands 9)lends 10)holds Scripts:A Mother's LoveYou can see it in her eyes—in her gaze and in her sighs.It is a mother's love.You can feel it in her touch—in her tender hugs and such.It is a mother's love.You can hear it in her words—in her praises and bywords.It is a mother's love.She cares. She understands.She lends an ear and holds our hands.She gives us a mother's love.Listening IIExercise 1 1)B 2)B 3)A 4)D 5)CExercise 2a lot of garbage; came up all over the city; raw sewage and it smelled; became suburban sprawl with very little planning; the NRDC; Board of Trustees; New England; join the cause of protecting the environment Scripts:For more than four decades, John Adams has fought to defend the environment and empowered individuals in the U.S. and around the world to join the cause. Adams is cofounder of the National Resources Defense Council, the NRDC, the nation’s first law firm for the environment.“Defending the environment,” John Adams says, “is personal.”“When you care about something, like the environment, it does becom e a passion,”he says. “It becomes your life. I grew up on a small-town farm in the Catskill Mountains of New York. It was a wonderful place to grow up. I loved it.”But by the 1960s, he didn’t love what he saw happening to the environment.“We were a m ajor industrial force with no pollution controls. Soif you were in Pittsburgh or New Y ork or the factory areas of New Jersey or California, you would be hit with air pollution that had virtually no pollution controls,” says Adams. “In New Y ork, we burne d a lot of our garbage right in the buildings. Fly ash would come up andit was really all over the city. The Hudson River was filled with raw sewage and it smelled because there were no requirements for sewage control.”He also worried about the disappearing farmland around the bigcities which became suburban sprawl with very little planning.Adams turned his love for nature into action, leaving his job with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New Y ork in 1970 to help establish the Natural Resources Defense Council. The 33-year-old lawyer became itsfirst director.In their new book, A Force for Nature, John Adams and his wife, Patricia, also an environmental activist, chronicle the evolution of the NRDC from a homegrown advocacy group to a 1.3-million-member organization with international reach.Adams led the NRDC for 36 years, and remains on its Board of Trustees. Today, he is chairman of the Open Space Institute, working to purchase scenic and natural land in New England to protect it from development.Listening IIIExercise 1 DExercise 2 1)unsuccessful marriages 2)failed relationships3)dreamed of 4)words; action 5)men; natural Scripts:I grew up in a family with six sisters. In my lifetime I have seen all of them abused by various men in their lives. Even my mother has the scars from two unsuccessful marriages.When I was a teenager, my mother shared some insights into all of their failed relationships. She explained that they really weren't expecting to be treated as queens, but they did desire two things from the men in their lives: to be told frequently that they are loved and to be shown often that they are special. It was at that point that I decided I would be the sort of husband my mom and sisters had dreamed of but never had.When I was dating my wife-to-be I remembered those two points my mother shared with me years earlier.I admit that I struggled trying to be able to express my love in words and in action. For most men, it isn't natural for us to be romantics. But then again, it isn't natural for us to be millionaires or sports superstars. It does take effort, practice and diligence. But the rewards are there.Now we've been married for nine years. I really, truly, deeply love my wife and let her know it every day by what I say and what I do. Our friends and family members all admire us and want to know our secret.Listening IVExercise 1 BExercise 21)the challenge of dating 2)security and survival 3)a good breadwinner 4)a nurturing woman 5)practice 6)supportive of 7)emotional and spiritual needs 8)a soul mate 9)no longer enough 10)increased closeness Scripts:In past generations, the challenge of dating was different. Men and women wanted a partner who could fulfill their basic needs for security and survival. Women looked for a strong man who would be a good bread-winner; men searched for a nurturing woman to make a home. This practice that worked for thousands of years has suddenly changed.The new challenge of dating is to find a partner who not only will be supportive of our physical needs for survival and security but will support our emotional and spiritual needs. Today we want more from our relationships. Millions of men and women around the world are searching for a soul mate to experience lasting love, happiness, and romance.It is no longer enough to just find someone who is willing to marry us, and we want partners who will love us more as they get to know us: We want to live happily ever after. To find and recognize partners who can fulfill our new needs for increased closeness, good communication, and a great love life, we need to update our dating skills.Part 2 Viewing, Understanding and SpeakingExercise 1 1)A 2)A 3)D 4)C 5)C 6)C 7)B 8)DExercise 2 1)football; basketball; baseball 2)steady boyfriend 3)guess; realized 4)broke up5)in a group 6)save up 7)here comes 8)happened to 9)not; at all 10)except forPart 3 Video Appreciation and Singing for FunExercise 11)happened 2)talking 3)girls 4)next 5)date 6)romance 7)a thousand 8)end 9)went out 10)pointExercise 21)She feels it inappropriate and awkward to meet her boyfriend’s family when she looks so dirty and clumsy.2)V ery surprised. At first she cannot believe he lives here.3)His father owned a brake shop.4)His father actually owns hundreds of brake shops.5)She comes back early.Part 4 Further ListeningListening I 1)T 2)F 3)T 4)T 5)F 6)T 7)T 8)FScripts:My son's primary school celebrates Valentine's Day in a wonderful way. Each day throughout the month of February, the school honors each student in informal ceremonies. At the ceremony, classmates, teachersand parents get together to deliver compliments to that particular child. They believe that achild's emotional and social skills should be developed alongside their intellectual skills. Learning toacknowledge qualities and strengths in others—and receiving that acknowledgment gracefully—is a very important learning lesson.I know I compliment my son frequently, and certainly try to make sure he knows he is loved. But I realize that I have never actually pointed out, one by one, specific qualities that make him unique and so special to me. And how infre quently we really point out what is special in others. Sure, we say “I love you” or “thanks” regularly, but when do we take the opportunity to really and truly examine what makes a person special? What is unique and different about them?This year, the time was scheduled for my son to receive more than40 compliments from his peers, teachers, parents, and himself. Eachchild had their day at the center of the circle, their friends coming up one by one to give a gift of powerful words. This year, my son heardthat his thoughtfulness was appreciated, his ideas important, his expressions inspiring. He was also expected to write and deliver a compliment to each of his classmates.Listening II1)learning 2)admire 3)vocabulary 4)loving 5)relationships6)connections 7)experiences 8)remembering 9)proud 10)try 11)body12)expressions 13)willingness 14)fears 15)pace 16)best 17)jokes18)fondness 19)laugh 20)withScripts:In the end, I had to ask my husband to read my Valentine compliment to our son. I was simply crying too hard to get the words out. Witnessing the tenderness of school-age children saying what they thought was special about my little boy proved too much for me. But I was not alone. When I warned my son I might get emotional, he said, “That's OK. Lots of parents cry.” He was right.This is what my husband read to our son on my behalf:Dear Cole:Your love of language and information has always amazed me. I love learning from you and with you. I admire how new words are so easily incorporated into your vocabulary. I think you are fresh and eager and loving.I admire that relationships are important to you. I like to listen to the connections you make with past experiences. I think you are good at remembering.I love how you are proud of yourself when you try something new. I feel proud, too.I like how your whole body tells a story, and your expressions make me feel good. I am proud of your willingness to express your fears and appreciate the reminder that you will grow at the pace that suits you best. I love your jokes and your fondness for telling them over and over—so I will laugh. I think you are fun to be with.I love that you are my son.I am really grateful to this school for creating a learning environment. These exercises benefit the parents as well as the kids. That, to me, is a Valentine worth giving.Listening III1)C 2)B 3)A 4)B 5)D 6)B 7)CScripts:Hisham and I will have been married for twenty years this February. Everybody said it would not work. He is Jordanian, Muslim, and I am Italian, Catholic. We met in Florida twenty-two years ago. What we had in common was nothing except youth. He could barely speak the English language, and I thought Arabs were from India. Within a year I found out w here Jordan was exactly and he could say “I love you” in broken English.When we got married people actually placed bets at our small wedding in my family's dining room. They thought our relationship would not last a year. Hisham did not tell his parents he was married for almost five years. He felt that if he failed at school his family would blame the marriage. Of course everybody, from Arabs to Americans, thought he married me to get a green card. I knew he didn't.I lived in his country for six years after graduation and had a son there. Through Hisham's eyes I saw the beauty of his culture andreligion and the simple ways of his people. Being from New York and living in Amman, Jordan, I still had my Christmas tree each year, my Easter eggs and even a Halloween pumpkin in the window. I also took some of their ways—cooking, methods of mothering, socializing—and it enhanced my own character in the long run.Throughout the years, I was not the Italian girl from New York, not the American married to the Arab; I was a beautiful blended person with two children and a man who loves me.Listening IV1)kind 2)gold 3)heartless 4)love 5)songs 6)says 7)touch 8)lifetime 9)gone 10)happens 11)feelings 12)speedScripts:Traditionally the heart is the part of the body where emotions come from. If you are a warm-hearted person, for example, you are kind and thoughtful towards others. If you have a heart of gold, you are a very generous person. But if you are heartless, you are cruel and unfeeling.Of all the emotions, it is love that is the most associated with the heart. In love songs, all over the world, love almost always goes toge ther with the heart. As the song from Titanic says, “You are herein my heart and my heart will go on and on. Love can touch us one time and last for a lifetime, and never let go till we're gone.”Perhaps the role of the heart in love comes from what happens to it when you feel really attracted to someone. The strong feelings of attraction make your breathing speed up and your heart beat faster.。

Unit 1Telephoning (I)Part A Micro-listeningTelephone NumbersExercise 1Listen carefully and write down the telephone numbers in the blanks.1. Tom Baker is from New Zealand. His telephone number is 718-398-4071.2. Alice Dupont is French. Her number is 278-9536.3. John is on holiday now. His cell phone number is 1390-1910-466.4. David is now with his sister in San Francisco. The phone number is 415-566-1268.5. If you need any help, please call me at 5-078-2489. That's my home phone number.6. Dorothy Zhao lives with her family in Sydney. You can call her at 6102-9517-2880.7. Jenny has moved to New Jersey. Her number is 201-699-4982.8. Here is Prof. Sheng's telephone number. It's 6-592-7649.Exercise 2Listen to the following telephone conversation twice and supply the missing words.W H ello.M Hello. Is that you, Cindy?W I'm sorry. Cindy is not home right now.M Oh. Can I leave a message?W S ure.M Can you tell her that Brad called? And please ask her to call me back. My number is 860-2505.W O K. I'll give her the message when she returns home.M Thanks a lot.W Y ou're welcome. Good-bye.M Good-bye.Part B Macro-listeningConversation 1 .A Call from DadGloria Hello?Dad Hi, Gloria! This is your dad.Gloria Hi, Dad! How're you doing?Dad Just fine. How are you doing?Gloria Oh, I'm OK. Did you get the pictures I left for you?Dad Yes, we sure did. We're looking at them now.Gloria Oh, good.Dad This one's really good. You're eating in a restaurant.Gloria Oh, yeah. I go there a lot. It's one of my favorite places.Dad Uh-huh. It looks like a nice place.And in this one you're sitting on a motorcycle.Gloria Yeah. Somebody is teaching me how to ride.Dad That sounds dangerous. I hope you're careful, honey.Gloria Oh, Dad. I am. Don't worry.Dad Now what's this one? You're standing in Angela's office. Isn't that Angela's office?Gloria Yeah. I'm doing some part-time work for her magazine.Dad Oh, good for you. Who's that with you?Gloria Oh, Angela took that picture. That's John.Dad John, huh? Who's John?Gloria He's ?um ?a friend. Angela introduced me to him.Dad She did, huh? He seems a little strange.Gloria Dad. He's a really nice guy.Dad Yeah, but it looks like he's got a ponytail. Is that a ponytail?Gloria Dad, you're so old-fashioned!Exercise 1Listen to the conversation carefully and give a complete answer to each of the following questions.1. What is the relationship between the man and Gloria?Father and daughter.2. What are they talking about?They are talking about the pictures Gloria left for him.3. What is dangerous for Gloria to do, according to the man?Riding a motorcycle.4. What does the man think of John? Why?He thinks John looks a little strange because John wears a ponytail.5. What does Gloria say about her father?She says he is old-fashioned.Exercise 2Describe the three pictures of Gloria that the man is talking about with her.Picture Where is Gloria as What is Gloria doing in the With whom is Gloria in shown in the picture? picture? the picture?No. 1 In a restaurant Dining With no oneNo. 2 On a motorcycle Learning to ride a motorcycle With no oneNo. 3 In Angela's office Doing some part-time work With John, her friendfor Angela's magazineConversation 2 .You Have the Wrong NumberW Hello.M Good morning. This is the First State Bank. My name's Edward Simpson. I'm the manager. W Oh, yes?M Did you get my letter?W What letter was that?M Well, I wanted to see you. I called yesterday, but nobody answered the phone.W Was that in the morning?M That's right.W I'm sorry, I wasn't here. I had to see my doctor. I've had problems with my leg.M I wanted to ask you about your account.W My account?M Yes, you wrote a check for $1,000 last week.W $1,000?M Yes, and there's only $153.95 in your account.W But I don't have an account with First State.M Now, look here Mrs Tailor ?W Mrs Tailor? Who's Mrs Tailor? I'm not Mrs Tailor.M I'm sorry. Is this 848-3592?W Say that again.M 848-3592.W Ah! This is 848-3952. My name's Nelson. You have the wrong number.M Oh! I'm terribly sorry.Exercise 1Listen to the telephone conversation carefully and choose the best answer to each question you hear.1. Who dialed the wrong number?a. Mr Simpson.b. Mrs Tailor.c. Mrs Nelson.d. Mr Edwards.2. What is the most probable relationship between the man and the woman?a. Bank manager and client.b. Strangers.c. Doctor and patient.d. Old friends.3. What is true about the woman?a. She has no account with the man's bank.b. She received a letter from the bank yesterday.c. She missed the man's visit yesterday morning because she went to see the doctor.d. She has only $153.95 in her bank account.Exercise 2Listen to the conversation again and fill in the blanks to complete each of the following statements.1. The woman was surprised to get a call from someone from the First State Bank.2. The woman had problems with her leg.3. The woman's telephone number is 848-3952.4. Mr Simpson meant to call Mrs Tailor about her account with his bank.5. Mr Simpson apologized to the woman for having dialed the wrong number.Part D Home ListeningA Conversation 0I'll Put You Through to the HousekeeperMrs Bates Hello. Is that Reception?Receptionist Yes, madam.Mrs Bates This is Mrs Bates, Room 504. I sent some clothes to the laundry this morning. Two of my husband's shirts and three of my blouses. But they are not back yet. You see, we're leaving early tomorrow morning.Receptionist Just a moment, madam. I'll put you through to the housekeeper.Housekeeper Hello. Housekeeper.Mrs Bates Oh, hello. This is ?I'm calling from Room 504. It's about some clothes I sent to the laundry this morning. They are not back yet and you see ?Housekeeper They are, madam. You'll find them in your wardrobe. They are in the top drawer on the left.Mrs Bates Oh, I didn't look in the wardrobe. Thank you very much. Sorry to have troubled you.Housekeeper That's quite all right. Goodbye.Mrs Bates Goodbye.ExerciseListen to the conversation carefully and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.1. What was Mrs Bates calling for?a. To ask why the laundry hadn't sent the clothes back.b. To ask where the housekeeper had put her clothes.c. To ask if the laundry had sent the clothes back.d. To ask if her clothes were ready.2. Who made a mistake?a. The laundry.b. The receptionist.c. The housekeeper.d. Mrs Bates.3. What can you learn from the conversation?a. Mrs Bates was a very careless person.b. Mrs Bates was forgetful.c. The housekeeper was efficient.d. The laundry was not efficient enough.Unit 2Telephoning (II)Part A Micro-listeningListening for Specific InformationExercise 1You're going to hear five telephone conversations. After each conversation a question will be asked about it. Write down the answer to the question you hear.1. M Hello.W Hello, is that you, Tom?M Sorry, but nobody by that name lives here.W Oh, I'm so sorry.Q Whom does the woman want?Tom.2. M Hello.W Hello, George.M Who?W Oh, is George in?M Sorry. We have no George here.W Is this 793-5141?M No, it isn't. I think you have the wrong number.W Oh, I'm sorry.Q Why does the woman say sorry?She has dialed the wrong number.3. M Hello.W Hello. Can I speak to Alan?M Who did you say you want?W Alan.M What number did you want?W 321-9645.M But this is 321-6949.W Oh, sorry.Q What number did the woman want?321-9645.4. M Hello.W Hello. Is Sylvia there?M Sorry. She's not in right now.W Oh, are you her brother Mike?M Yes. Who's calling?W This is Monica. Can I leave a message with you?M OK.Q Who is calling?Monica.5. M Hello, this is Dr Baker speaking. Is that Mrs Jones?W No, this is her sister. Can I take a message?M Yes, please.Q Who answered the phone?Mrs Jones' sister.Exercise 2Listen to two telephone calls. After you hear a phone call, complete the message the caller leaves with the person who answers the phone.1. M Hello.W Hello, can I speak to Anne, please?M Sorry. She's not in right now. Would you like to leave a message?W Y es, please. My name is Nancy Davis.M Nancy Davis.W Yes, and my phone number is 914-6520.M Did you say 6502?W N o, 6520. Could you ask Anne to call me back tonight?M OK. I'll give her the message as soon as she comes in.W Thanks.M You're welcome.Message: 1) Nancy Davis called.2) Her phone number is 914-6520.3) Call Nancy back tonight.2. W Hello.M Hello. I'd like to speak to Frank, please.W Oh, Frank's not back from the office yet. Can I take a message?M Yes, please. My name is Peter.W Peter?M Yes, that's right. And my number is 614-5533.W 614-5533.M Please tell Frank I'll meet him tomorrow at 12 at the Foreign Languages Bookstore.W 12 o'clock at the bookstore. OK, I'll tell him.Message: 1) Peter called.2) His telephone number is 614-5533.3) Meet Peter tomorrow at 12 at the Foreign Languages Bookstore.Part B Macro-listeningConversation 1 .Is Anna There?Jack Hello.Pat Hello. Is Anna there?Jack No. I'm sorry Anna is out.Pat Is that you, Tom?Jack No, I'm not Tom. I'm Jack. I'm Anna's brother.Pat Oh! I'm sorry. I think Anna has told me about you. She said her brother is coming to spend the summer holiday at her place. That must be you.Jack Yes. I'll be here for two weeks.Pat That's great. Well, could you please leave Anna a message for me?Jack Sure. What is it?Pat Well, Anna and I are going to meet for tea at my home. Would you ask her to see if she has my French dictionary? If she does, tell her to bring it along. The address is 164, Rose Avenue, in case she has forgotten.Jack All right. And you are?Pat I'm Anna's friend Pat.Jack Thank you for calling, Pat. I'll let her know that you called.Pat Thank you. By the way, would you like to come along with Anna? I'd like to introduce you to my brother.Jack That's very nice of you. But I have to go to the bank this afternoon.Pat That's a pity. But we'll see you some other time, won't we?Jack I don't know. Maybe.Pat Thank you again, Tom.Jack But I'm not Tom. I'm Jack!Pat I'm so sorry, Jack.Exercise 1Listen to the telephone conversation carefully and choose the best answer to each question you hear.1. Why is Pat calling Anna?a. Pat wants to invite Anna to tea at her home.b. Pat wants to invite both Anna and Jack to tea at her home.c. Pat wants to know if Anna has her French dictionary.d. Pat wants to introduce Anna to her brother Tom.2. What is the reason why Jack does not accept Pat's invitation to tea?a. He doesn't want to meet Pat and her brother.b. He is unwilling to go out with his sister.c. He has some business to attend to this afternoon.d. He is busy with his term paper at the moment.3. What is true about Pat?a. She has come to spend the summer holiday with Anna.b. She always mistakes her friends for one another.c. She is studying French on her own.d. She is inviting Jack to tea out of politeness.Exercise 2Listen to the conversation again and fill in the blanks to complete each of the following statements.1. When Pat calls, Anna happens to be out.2. Jack, but not Tom, answers the phone.3. Pat wants Jack to leave Anna a message for her.4. Pat's address is 164, Rose Avenue.Conversation 2 .I'm a Friend of Alice WilsonJohn Brown has been transferred to work in a town where he has no friends. However, his friend Alice Wilson has suggested that he phone her friend Betty Smith and ask for her advice about finding somewhere to live.Betty Hello? Betty Smith here.John Oh, Mrs Smith, my name's John Brown. You don't know me, but I'm a friend of Alice Wilson. Betty Oh, yes?John When I told Alice I was coming to live here she gave me your name, and suggested that I give you a ring. I was wondering if you could give me some advice.Betty I'll be pleased to if I can. What can I do for you?John Well, I'm looking for a place to live. Alice thought that as you're an estate agent you might know of somewhere suitable.Betty Yes, I think I can help you. Why don't you come round and see me? Do you know where my office is?John Yes, I've got the address.Betty Good. Where are you now?John I'm at the post office now.Betty Oh, well, that's just a ten-minute walk from my office. Come round and see me now. John Thank you very much.Betty Not at all.Listen to the telephone conversation carefully and choose the right answers to the following questions.1. Where is John Brown calling from?a. From home.b. From a roadside telephone booth.c. From the post office.d. From his office.2. Where is John calling to?a. To Betty's home.b. To an estate agent's office .c. To the post office.d. To his friend Alice.3. What seems to be John's problem?a. He is unhappy about his transfer to a new place where he knows no one.b. He has trouble with his new job.c. He doesn't know where to find a suitable place to live.d. He doesn't know where Betty Smith's office is.Exercise 2Listen to the conversation again and supply the missing information.1. Alice suggests that John give Betty a ring first for advice.2. Betty might be able to find Brown somewhere suitable to live because she is an estate agent in the town.3. Betty suggests that they meet and talk to each other at her office.4. Betty's office is just a ten-minute walk from where John Brown is calling.Part D Home ListeningA Conversation 0Vicki, Is That You?W Hello?M Vicki? Is that you?W Uh-huh. Who's this?M It's Randy.W Randy? Randy who?M What do you mean, "Randy who?" Randy Goodman, of course.W Oh. I'm sorry.M Yes. We had a date last night. Where were you? I waited for two hours.W O h, I'm sorry, Randy. I couldn't come.M Couldn't come! Why not?W W ell, I had to wash my hair.M Wash your hair! Why didn't you call me?W I wanted to call you, but -- uh -- couldn't remember your phone number.M It's in the phone book.W Yes, of course, but -- uh -- I couldn't remember your last name.M Oh ? But why did you have to wash your hair last night?W Well, I had to do it because I'm going to see a play tonight.M To see a play? With who?W George. George Greenwood, my boss's son.M I see.W He asked me yesterday, and I couldn't say no.ExerciseListen to the conversation and choose the right answers to the questions you hear.1. What's the relationship between the two speakers?a. Lovers.b. Close friends.c. Boss and secretary.d. Friends.2. Why couldn't Vicki see Randy last night?a. She had a date with her boss's son.b. She went to have her hair done at a hairdresser's.c. She had to wash her hair.d. She went to see a play.3. Which of the following is true of Vicki?a. She is Mr Greenwood's secretary.b. She wants to please her boss's son.c. She has fallen in love with her boss's son.d. She said she couldn't say no to her boss's son.。

全国国际商务英语考试（二级）CHINA NATIONAL BUSINESS ENGLISH TEST(Level Two)听力原文Part Ⅰ LISTENINGSection ADirections: You will hear five short monologues once each. Decide which of the following meanings (A-J) matches what the speaker says. Then mark your answers on theAnswer Sheet.You have 30 seconds to read the statements before you listen.Monologue 1Hello, Frank, this is Sam. Listen. I promised to e-mail you information about the plan for our new project. However, I can’t find your address. Would you give it tome again? I’ll send you the information as soon as possible.Monologue 2 Our recent research shows that over 40% of our customers want a wider range of colors. Some customers complain that our prices are too high. If we can providemore colors and lower the price by 10%, our sales will rise by 20%.Monologue 3 Bob, you’ve been late for work four times this week. This is the last time I’m going to warn you. If you keep doing this, I might find it necessary to let you go.Company rules have to be observed, don’t they?Monologue 4 Linda, I need 7 copies of this sales report for the meeting tomorrow morning.However, I’m quite busy at the moment and won’t finish until about 5 o’clock. Sowill you help me photocopy it?Monologue 5 We received your fax this morning, telling us that our order, number 07/130, will be delivered on the 29th instead of the 25th of October. I can understand yourproblem, but we really need the shipment for our promotion that starts on the 27thof October.Section BDirections: Listen to two talks once. Fill in the numbered blanks with the missing information.Then write down your answers on the Answer Sheet. Write no more than three wordsin each of the blanks.Talk OneYou have 30 seconds to read the statements before you listen.Woman: Hello, this is Susan Palmer phoning from Adidas. Could I book a space for next month’s trade fair?Man: Certainly. The units are sixteen, twenty-four, or forty square meters.Woman: Well, I think sixteen one will suit us.Man: OK. Which one do you want? There are two left in Hall B, and one in Hall C.Woman: How much is the one in Hall C?Man: It’s 1,800 yuan, and the ones in Hall B are 2,000.Woman: Make it the one in Hall C, the cheaper one, please.Man: OK, a sixteen square meter unit in Hall C. Is there anything else I can do for you? Woman: Well, yes. We also need a conference room.Man: Fine, I can offer you Room 308. It holds 200 people.Woman: That’s good, Can we have the room from 1:30 to 2:30 on the first day of the trade fair? Man: Let me check. Yes, that room will be available from 1:30 to 3:00 P.M.Woman: Perfect.Man: And it’s 300 yuan an hour.Woman: No problem.Man: OK, let me make a note. Now, your booking number is TF2853. You can use it in case you want to contact us.Woman: All right. Thank you very much. Bye bye.Man: Bye.Talk TwoYou have 30 seconds to read the statements before you listen.Man: You know, customer service is going to be particularly important at our retail stores because they’ll be our public face.Woman: Sure. I’m thinking about planning an in-house training program.Man: Good! Tell me the details.Woman: Well, before the store actually opens all the new employees will be trained for a week. Man: A week’s training? That’s quite a lot, isn’t it?Woman: Well, actually it’s only going to be for four days, for about four hours a day.Man: And what’s the focus going to be?Woman: Politeness, making sure they know exactly where everything is in the store.Man: Are your giving any training to the people answering phones?Woman: Yes, we’re doing a session on proper telephone manner as well.Man: What about the staff uniforms? Have they arrived yet?Woman: No, but they should be getting here any time now.Man: It’s not just about how the staff present themselves. It’s about how the store and all the stock are presented too.Woman: That’s right. We’ll be covering all that in the training.Man: OK. I’ve also got a copy of our refund policy for you to have a look at.Woman: Oh, thanks. What about loyalty schemes? Have you made any decision on those? Man: Yeah, we’re going to be handing out loyalty cards at the tills to any customer that wants one.Woman: And what does a loyalty card entitle you to do?Man: For every 2,000 yuan you spend you get 150 yuan off your next purchase. That’s what we’re launching with anyway.Woman: It sounds like a good deal to me.Section C There are questions 16-30 in this section. Complete each question according to thedirections given.Direction One: Listen to five short conversations once each. After each conversation, a question will be asked. You have 10 seconds to choose the best answer to the question. Markyour answers on the Answer Sheet.Direction Two: Listen to three passages once each. After each passage, you will hear three to four questions. Choose the best answer to each question. Mark your answers on theAnswer Sheet.Passage OneQuestions 21-24 are based on the following talk.Woman: Terry, what’s wrong? You don’t look good.Man: I got laid off from my job.Woman: Oh, no. Why?Man: The company has decided to decrease production. That means they need fewer workers for the time being.Woman: I’m so sorry. You must feel awful. Maybe you’ll get your job back soon.Man: No, I don’t think so. Actually, I’m not very surprised. I’ve known for some time that the company was in the red. It started losing money 3 years ago.Woman: What will you do then? How will you make ends meet? Would you like to borrow some money from me?Man: Thanks, but I’m not broke. I’ve been saving money for emergencies.Woman: How did you manage to do that?Man: Well, I did without a few things – like fewer movies, fewer dinners in restaurants. In other words, after I realized the company was in trouble, I just stopped spending somuch money.Woman: That was smart, but what will you do after you run out of the money you’ve saved? Man: I suppose I’ll have to get another job, but don’t worry. I’ll find a way to get enough money to start a business.Passage TwoQuestions 15-17 are based on the following conversation.There are times when you will be asked a difficult question during a job interview. Don’t panic, they just want to see how you handle a difficult situation. Being prepared is always the best policy. Here are some samples of questions and some advice on how to handle them properly.Why should we choose you? To this question, you can ask yourself why you applied, what makes you suitable for this position, what the company can gain from hiring you, what you have to offer, how you would handle this job, etc.Often they ask you what your weaknesses are. Don’t say, “I don’t have any.”Everyone has weaknesses, and it takes strength to recognize them. Say something relevant but not hugely important to the specific position, and always add something positive such as, “I haven’t had a lot of exposure to the on-site work, but I’m looking forward to being more involved in dealing with customers directly and learning their needs.”Another question is: “What are your strengths?” You should customize your answer to meet the position requirements. Keep in mind the things they asked for in the advertisement. Tell them your strengths, but also show them how they would apply to the job. To show how your strengths are valuable, use “why, where, when, and how” to demonstrate and prove your strengths.Passage ThreeQuestions 18-20 are based on the following business news report.With just a few clicks you can now make sure the computer you're surfing the web on has no trace of your activity. The feature known as "InPrivate browsing" is part of the test version of Microsoft's newest browser, Internet Explorer 8. Bloggers have been quick to call InPrivate the "porn mode," since anyone using the computer afterwards should not be able to retrace a user's virtual steps.Internet Explorer 8 also introduces InPrivate blocking. This alerts users when third party sites are tracking browsing activity; this is where Google might be affected.Banner ads are often displayed based on what Google or Yahoo think a user might be interested in depending on the sites visited. Blocking third parties from browsing activity could disrupt that business model.Microsoft controls around 70% of the browser market. Of the two other major browsers, Apple’s Safari already has the privacy feature and it can also be added to the popular Fire fox 3 browser. A Google spokesman told CNN it's too early to tell how the Internet Explorer 8 features work and what their impact on the search giant might be.Microsoft says there're plenty of things InPrivate browsing does not do. It does not necessarily make you anonymous on the web, so the sites you visit can still record your information. Also, if you're using a network at the office, your IT department can still see what you're up to while you surf on a company PC.Jim Bolden, CNN London.。

新编大学英语（第三版）视听说第二册答案+原文Unit One LovePart 1 Listening, Understanding and SpeakingListening IExercise 1 1)gaze 2)sighs 3)touch 4)hugs 5)such 6)words 7)praises 8)understands 9)lends 10)holdsScripts:A Mother's LoveYou can see it in her eyes—in her gaze and in her sighs.It is a mother's love.You can feel it in her touch—in her tender hugs and such.It is a mother's love.You can hear it in her words—in her praises and bywords.It is a mother's love.She cares. She understands.She lends an ear and holds our hands.She gives us a mother's love.Listening IIExercise 1 1)B 2)B 3)A 4)D 5)CExercise 2a lot of garbage; came up all over the city; raw sewage and it smelled; became suburban sprawl with very little planning; the NRDC; Board of Trustees; New England; join the cause of protecting the environmentScripts:For more than four decades, John Adams has fought to defend the environment and empowered individuals in the U.S. and around the world to join the cause. Adams is cofounder of the National Resources Defense Council, the NRDC, the nation’s first law firm for the environment.“Defending the environment,” John Adams says, “is personal.”“When you care about something, like the environment, it does become a passion,” he says. “It becomes your life. I grew up on a small-town farm in the Catskill Mountains of New York. It was a wonderful place to grow up. I loved it.”But by the 1960s, he didn’t love what he saw happening to the environment.“We were a major industrial force with no pollution controls. So if you were in Pittsburgh or New York or the factory areas of New Jersey or California, you would be hit with air pollution that had virtually no pollution controls,” says Adams. “In New York, we burned a lot of our garbage right in the buildings. Fly ash would come up and it was really all over the city. The Hudson River was filled with raw sewage and it smelled because there were no requirements for sewage control.”He also worried about the disappearing farmland around the big cities which became suburban sprawl with very little planning.Adams turned his love for nature into action, leaving his job with the U.S. Attorney’s Office in New York in 1970 to help establish the Natural Resources Defense Council. The 33-year-old lawyer became its first director.In their new book, A Force for Nature, John Adams and his wife, Patricia, also an environmental activist, chronicle the evolution of the NRDC from a homegrown advocacy group to a 1.3-million-member organization with international reach.Adams led the NRDC for 36 years, and remains on its Board of Trustees. Today, he is chairman of the Open Space Institute, working to purchase scenic and natural land in New England to protect it from development.Exercise 1 DExercise 2 1)unsuccessful marriages 2)failed relationships 3)dreamed of 4)words; action 5)men; naturalScripts:I grew up in a family with six sisters. In my lifetime I have seen all of them abused by various men in their lives. Even my mother has the scars from two unsuccessful marriages.When I was a teenager, my mother shared some insights into all of their failed relationships. She explained that they really weren't expecting to be treated as queens, but they did desire two things from the men in their lives: to be told frequently that they are loved and to be shown often that they are special. It was at that point that I decided I would be the sort of husband my mom and sisters had dreamed of but never had.When I was dating my wife-to-be I remembered those two points my mother shared with me years earlier. I admit that I struggled trying to be able to express my love in words and in action. For most men, it isn't natural for us to be romantics. But then again, it isn't natural for us to be millionaires or sports superstars. It does take effort, practice and diligence. But the rewards are there.Now we've been married for nine years. I really, truly, deeply love my wife and let her know it every day by what I say and what I do. Our friends and family members all admire us and want to know our secret.Exercise 1 BExercise 21)the challenge of dating 2)security and survival 3)a good breadwinner 4)a nurturing woman 5)practice 6)supportive of 7)emotional and spiritual needs 8)a soul mate 9)no longer enough 10)increased closenessScripts:In past generations, the challenge of dating was different. Men and women wanted a partner who could fulfill their basic needs for security and survival. Women looked for a strong man who would be a good bread-winner; men searched for a nurturing woman to make a home. This practice that worked for thousands of years has suddenly changed.The new challenge of dating is to find a partner who not only will be supportive of our physical needs for survival and security but will support our emotional and spiritual needs. Today we want more from our relationships. Millions of men and women around the world are searching for a soul mate to experience lasting love, happiness, and romance.It is no longer enough to just find someone who is willing to marry us, and we want partners who will love us more as they get to know us: We want to live happily ever after. To find and recognize partners who can fulfill our new needs for increased closeness, good communication, and a great love life, we need to update our dating skills.Part 2 Viewing, Understanding and SpeakingExercise 1 1)A 2)A 3)D 4)C 5)C 6)C 7)B 8)DExercise 2 1)football; basketball; baseball 2)steady boyfriend 3)guess; realized 4)broke up5)in a group 6)save up 7)here comes 8)happened to 9)not; at all 10)except forPart 3 Video Appreciation and Singing for FunExercise 11)happened 2)talking 3)girls 4)next 5)date 6)romance 7)a thousand 8)end 9)went out 10)point Exercise 21)She feels it inappropriate and awkward to meet her boyfriend’s family when she looks so dirty and clumsy.2)Very surprised. At first she cannot believe he lives here.3)His father owned a brake shop.4)His father actually owns hundreds of brake shops.5)She comes back early.Part 4 Further ListeningListening I 1)T 2)F 3)T 4)T 5)F 6)T 7)T 8)FScripts:My son's primary school celebrates Valentine's Day in a wonderful way. Each day throughout the month of February, the school honors each student in informal ceremonies. At the ceremony, classmates, teachers and parents get together to deliver compliments to thatparticular child. They believe that a child's emotional and social skills should be developed alongside their intellectual skills. Learning to acknowledge qualities and strengths in others—and receiving that acknowledgment gracefully—is a very important learning lesson.I know I compliment my son frequently, and certainly try to make sure he knows he is loved. But I realize that I have never actually pointed out, one by one, specific qualities that make him unique and so special to me. And how infrequently we really point out what is special in others. Sure, we say “I love you” or “thanks” regularly, but when do we take the opportunity to really and truly examine what makes a person special? What is unique and different about them? This year, the time was scheduled for my son to receive more than 40 compliments from his peers, teachers, parents, and himself. Each child had their day at the center of the circle, their friends coming up one by one to give a gift of powerful words. This year, my son heard that his thoughtfulness was appreciated, his ideas important, his expressions inspiring. He was also expected to write and deliver a compliment to each of his classmates.Listening II1)learning 2)admire 3)vocabulary 4)loving 5)relationships 6)connections 7)experiences 8)remembering 9)proud 10)try 11)body 12)expressions 13)willingness 14)fears 15)pace 16)best 17)jokes 18)fondness 19)laugh 20)withScripts:In the end, I had to ask my husband to read my Valentine compliment to our son. I was simply crying too hard to get the words out. Witnessing the tenderness of school-age children sayingwhat they thought was special about my little boy proved too much for me. But I was not alone. When I warned my son I might get emotional, he said, “That's OK. Lots of parents cry.” He was right.This is what my husband read to our son on my behalf:Dear Cole:Your love of language and information has always amazed me. I love learning from you and with you. I admire how new words are so easily incorporated into your vocabulary. I think you are fresh and eager and loving.I admire that relationships are important to you. I like to listen to the connections you make with past experiences. I think you are good at remembering.I love how you are proud of yourself when you try something new. I feel proud, too.I like how your whole body tells a story, and your expressions make me feel good. I am proud of your willingness to express your fears and appreciate the reminder that you will grow at the pace that suits you best. I love your jokes and your fondness for telling them over and over—so I will laugh. I think you are fun to be with.I love that you are my son.I am really grateful to this school for creating a learning environment. These exercises benefit the parents as well as the kids. That, to me, is a Valentine worth giving.Listening III1)C 2)B 3)A 4)B 5)D 6)B 7)CScripts:Hisham and I will have been married for twenty years this February. Everybody said it would not work. He is Jordanian, Muslim, and I am Italian, Catholic. We met in Florida twenty-two years ago. What we had in common was nothing except youth. He could barely speak the English language, and I thought Arabs were from India. Within a year I found out where Jordan was exactly and he could say “I love you” in broken English.When we got married people actually placed bets at our small wedding in my family's dining room. They thought our relationship would not last a year. Hisham did not tell his parents he was married for almost five years. He felt that if he failed at school his family would blame the marriage. Of course everybody, from Arabs to Americans, thought he married me to get a green card. I knew he didn't.I lived in his country for six years after graduation and had a son there. Through Hisham's eyes I saw the beauty of his culture and religion and the simple ways of his people. Being from New York and living in Amman, Jordan, I still had my Christmas tree each year, my Easter eggs and even a Halloween pumpkin in the window. I also took some of their ways—cooking, methods of mothering, socializing—and it enhanced my own character in the long run. Throughout the years, I was not the Italian girl from New York, not the American married to the Arab; I was a beautiful blended person with two children and a man who loves me.Listening IV1)kind 2)gold 3)heartless 4)love 5)songs 6)says 7)touch 8)lifetime 9)gone 10)happens 11)feelings 12)speedScripts:Traditionally the heart is the part of the body where emotions come from. If you are a warm-hearted person, for example, you are kind and thoughtful towards others. If you have a heart of gold, you are a very generous person. But if you are heartless, you are cruel and unfeeling.Of all the emotions, it is love that is the most associated with the heart. In love songs, all over the world, love almost always goes together with the heart. As the song from Titanic says, “You are here in my heart and my heart will go on and on. Love can touch us one time and last for a lifetime, and never let go till we're gone.”Perhaps the role of the heart in love comes from what happens to it when you feel really attracted to someone. The strong feelings of attraction make your breathing speed up and your heart beat faster.。

Outside viewV/O （画外音）Harvard University in Cambridge is one of the best universities in the world. We spoke to Alex Jude, the university’s Head of Communications. He explained that Harvard looks for the best and most talented students from around the world.AlexHarvard actually seeks students from around the world, the best students that we can find, to study chemistry, or study literature, or study government, or business. Our business school is particularly well-known around the world, as is the medical school and law school, so, um, and, and the Kennedy School of government, for the John F. Kennedy School of Government, so, er, we do seek very, very talented students and we have open doors for them.V/O （画外音）We asked five students at Harvard to tell us what kind of social life they have.AshleyUm, well relaxing is a little hard to do around here, but basically, I mean, I still, I, I live nearby anyway, so I see a lot of my friends, and … Um, there’s a good social life here if you look for it. I go to the gym, run. So that’s what I do.AdamIt is whatever you want it to be. It’s good. If you wanna go out party, do anything you can. If you wanna sit in your room and study all night like my friend over here, you can also do that.BrianSocial ly, like you said, it’s, it’s a lot of what you make it. Um, we don’t have fraternities here, and so, you know, that’s, it’s obviously not as social. There’s not as many parties as there would be on another campus. Um, but on a Friday or Saturday night, there, there, there will be a party. Usually we end up studying until about 10 o’clock. And then we, and then we’ll go out and have fun maybe, or just watch a movie with friends, or, you know, whatever is going on for the night. JodieNot everyone would ag ree with me, obviously, but it’s, I think it’s a fun place to be. Interviewer: Have you made a lot of friends?Jodie : Oh, definitely.Interview. ：Mm.Jodie: Many.Interviewer: What, what do you do with your friends?Jodie: Um, well, I like to go to concerts. I’m in three music groups, so I have lots of rehearsals during the week for that. Um, just do, you know, some fun things, on the weekend.V/O （画外音）We asked the Harvard students if they use the Internet.Ashley: Um, I, I use it a fairly good amount. Um, our library system is online, so I use that a lot.And a lot of my classes, you know, have to do research papers. You can find a lot of information on there, so.Interviewer: So how often do you use it, a week, a day?Ashley: Um, I use it probably on more of a weekly basis. Maybe three or four times a week. Brian: Oh yes, definitely. We live through the Internet actually. Well, I do a lot of research through the Internet, follow my stocks on the Internet. Um, well, even though e-mail isnot of ficially Internet, we, that’s how we communicate a lot at college, so, through thee-mail.John: Um, I use the internet mostly for, er, I’d say, sort of leisure purposes. I mean, I play, um, I use it for a lot of, I don’t, we don’t have TV in my room, so I use it, uh, uh, go to the CNN website, keep up on current events, things like that. Uh, I also, uh, you know, there’s some little games to play over the Internet. Um, just um, I go to to see what’s happening, follow the Boston Red Sox, things li ke that. Um, I think a lot of courses use it to post things, but I, I don’t usually use it that much for research, or things. I tend to use the libraries for such things, so.Listening inPassage 1Voice-overHi, I’m Nick C arter, and this is SUR, your university radio station. This morning we went around campus to ask freshers –now half-way through their first year –the question, “How are you finding uni?” Here are some of the answers we got.Speaker 1It’s cool. It’s everything I hoped it would be. I’m very ambitious, I want to be a journalist and I want to get to the top of the profession. I’ve started writing for the university newspaper so I’ve got my foot on the ladder already.Speaker 2I’m working hard and the teaching is as good as I expected. And I’ve made some good friends. But I’m very homesick. I’m Nigerian and my family’s so far away. I went home at Christmas for a month –that really helped, but man, I miss my family so much.Speaker 3“How am I finding uni?” It’s great. It’s not perfect, nothing is, but, like, I’ve got a brilliant social life, just brilliant, and I’ve made lots of friends. For the first few months I just didn’t do, really enough work. But I –I talked about it with my parents and I’m wor king harder now and getting good grades.Speaker 4Actually, I’ve been quite lonely to be honest. I’m a bit shy … everyone else seemed to find it so easy to make friends straight away. But things have been better recently –yeah, they have. I’ve joined a couple of clubs and like, it really helps to get to know people when you have shared interests. So, yeah –I’m feeling a lot happier now.Speaker 5Uni’s great, I love it. My only problem –and it’s quite a big problem – is money. My parents are both un employed so, you know, they can’t help me financially. My grant just isn’t –it’s just not enough for me to live on, so I’ve taken a part-time job as a waitress – a lot of people I know, like a lot, have had to do the same. I don’t want to have huge debts at the end.Speaker 6I love my subject, History, and I’m, I’m getting fantastic teaching here. I want to be a universitylecturer and that means I have to get a first. I have a good social life but work definitely comes first for me.Passage 2Oxford and Cambridge – two universities so similar that they are often spoken of together as “Oxbridge”. They’re both in the UK, fairly near London, and both regularly come top in any ranking of the world’s best universities.The two universities began within a century of each other. Oxford University, now 900 years old, was founded towards the end of the 11th century. In 1209 there was a dispute between the university and the townspeople of Oxford. As a result, some of the Oxford teachers left and founded a university in the town of Cambridge, some 84 miles away. Ever since then, the two institutions have been very competitive.Unlike most modern universities, both Oxford and Cambridge consist of a large number of colleges. Oxford has 39 and Cambridge 31. Many of these colleges have old and very beautiful architecture, and large numbers of tourists visit them.In all UK universities, you need good grades in the national exams taken at 18. But to get into Oxford and Cambridge, it’s not enough to get A grades i n your exams. You also have to go for a long interview. In these interviews, students need to show that they are creative and capable of original thinking.Through the centuries, both universities have made huge contributions to British cultural life. They have produced great writers, world leaders and politicians. Cambridge, in particular, has produced scientists whose discoveries and inventions have changed our lives.Among the great university institutions is the world’s most famous debating society, the Oxford Union, where undergraduates get a chance to practise speaking in public. Cambridge’s comedy clubFootlights has produced many first-class comedians, while some of the UK’s most famous actors and actresses began their careers at The Oxford University Dramatic Society, known as OUDS. Then there’s the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, which takes place every year in March or April, and is watched on television all over the UK.So with all this excellence in so many fields, it’s not surprising that the ambition of clever students all over the world is to attend either one of these great universities.Unit 2 Mixed feelingsInside viewConversation 1Kate ：Come in. Hey, Janet.Janet ：Hi Kate, are you busy?Kate ：Yes, I’m just doing an essay. But it’s great to see you. So what’s new?Janet ：Well, nothing much.Kate ：You look a bit fed up. What’s bugging you?Janet ：Well, I had a phone call from my parents and it made me feel homesick. It happens every time they call, and it gets me down.Kate ：I’m sorry to hear that. I know how you feel. I love speaking to my mum and dad, but I always feel miserable after the call.Janet ：My dad doesn’t say much, and I want to speak to him, but I wish I knew what to say. Kate ：Don’t let it get to you. My dad doesn’t say much on the phone either. I call, he answers the phone, and says, “Hi, I’ll pass you to your mother.” It’s really irritating.Janet ：But I miss him and my mother a lot, and I like to hear his voice.Kate ：Just tell him what you’re up to.Janet ：Sometimes I feel as if I made a mistake leaving home and coming to Oxford.Sometimes I feel like a moody teenager.Kate ：Try not to worry about it, Janet. It’s normal to feel like that. I understand how you feel, butI bet everything will be f ine next term. You’ll get used to it. Hey, why don’t you do what Ido?Janet ：What’s that?Kate ：When my dad calls, I ask him for more money! He usually says no, but at least I get to hear his voice!Janet ：Maybe. I’m sorry to take up your time, Kate, but I must go now. Bye!Kate ：Wait a minute …!Conversation 2Kate ：I think I may have upset Janet last night.Mark : What happened?Kate ：She came to see me. I was busy doing an essay but I was really pleased to see her. She’d had a call from home, and said she was feeling homesick.Mark : Poor kid! It must be tough on you guys, living so far away from home.Kate ：I tried to make her laugh, told her not to worry about it, and that it was normal to feel miserable. Suddenly she looked miserable, an d then she got up and said, “I must go now”and left my room. It was really sudden. I felt as if I’d said something wrong.Mark ：Maybe she was just being polite. It was probably because she realized you were working and didn’t want to disturb you.Kate ：I just wonder if she found it difficult to talk about her feelings with me. Maybe I shouldn’t have tried to make her laugh? Perhaps she thought I wasn’t taking her seriously.Mark ：I wouldn’t worry about it. Put yourself in her shoes. How would you feel if you were a student at college in China?Kate ：I know. That’s why I feel bad. If only she had stayed longer! I wish I could have helped her more.Janet ：Hey, everyone!Mark ：Hi Janet, you look cheerful!Janet ：Yes, I’ve just got my essay back. I got an alpha minus!Kate ：What an amazing grade! Well done.Mark ：I’m really happy for you, Janet.Janet ：I feel on top of the world!Outside viewSebastienHi. I’m Sebastien. I’m from Germany. Um, the idea of IQ of a measure of your brain power has be en around for a while, but recently there’s been this new idea of the EQ – your emotional quotient. And by now, it’s actually almost being regarded as more important. If you look at it, businesses will ... Well, they will prefer employing people with great E Q. Well, of course, IQ cannot be disregarded, but um, EQ does have its importance as well. Uh, I believe that, um, (I)mean, people, most people will have, um, their basic means of communicating with other people. Most people are somewhat socially adept, and just like most people have, you know, a basic general knowledge. But then, what I think really is the difference betweenIQ and EQ, I mean, you can have a “brainiac”, and they will be great at most things they do, but if you just can’t get along with him, if you just can’t communicate with him, I mean, you know, he’s not really that useful.KimHi. This is Kim. I’m originally from Korea, and I was raised in California. And today, we are going to talk about the differences between IQ and EQ –IQ meaning your intelligence, EQ meaning your emotions. Now, in … When I was, when I was a little, little boy in Korea, I had to take … I think I’d taken like two or three IQ tests before the age of ten, which is when I moved to California. So, I guess we stress a lot of importance on intelligence, on having great IQ scores. But after I moved to the States, I learnt how to associate with people, and along the lines that this word EQ came up, you know, emotional, caring about … It’s basically how you deal with peopl e, how you make people feel, and how people make you feel. I think they’re equally as, as important, but it seems that in the Eastern world they kind of stress on that a lot more back in the days. But I think again, you know, now that with Internet and people are communicating so much faster, there’s a better mixture of the two I think. There’s a stress on EQ in Korea as well, and a stress on IQ in the States. Thank you.TedHello. My name is Ted, and I’m from the United States of America. Today, I’m go ing to talk a little bit about IQ or EQ – which is most important, or which is more important. Now, for a long time when I was growing up, people said, “IQ. What’s your IQ? Take an IQ test.” But then EQ, your emotions, how you interact with people, that be came very important. And I think they’re … that people might be onto something with that, because your EQ – how you deal with people, how you interact with people – is important. Now, a big part of this, in my opinion, is listening. I know I’m talking a lo t right now, but if you want to get along well with people, you have to listen to them, so just take a minute, maybe shut your mouth for a minute, and listen to others, and then you can understand and communicate with them in a better way. So, part of EQ, I think, is listening – listening to others – and it can be more important than IQ.Listening inPassage 1Presenter: We’re fortunate to have as our guest today Dr Jenna Hudson, who has just written a book about how colours affect us in our surroundin gs, especially in the world of advertising. It’s called Market Colours. Dr Hudson, which are the most common colours in advertising and marketing?Dr Hudson :Well, of course, it depends what image the marketing team wish to project with their products. So for example, we often think of blue as a cold colour, but it also makes you feel peaceful, quiet, and it doesn’t suggest strong emotions. So it’s a favourite for banks and insurance companies, who wish to suggest the image that they are trustworthy. And f or selling products, it’s often used to suggest something is pure and fresh.Presenter: What about red?Dr Hudson: You can sell almost anything with red. It’s a hot colour, which suggests a feeling of energy and even passion. It grabs your attention, and can make people buy almost anything. You often see red on magazine covers. But if you use it too much, it looks cheap and may make people tired. And orange has a similar effect to red, it’s upbeat and happy, it suggests pleasant feelings and images. Most people react well to orange, and it’s especially popular in advertising and on packaging for baked food.Presenter: What about yellow, for instance?Dr Hudson: Yellow is the colour of sunshine and it’s a positive, happy colour, so it’s used a lot in adve rtising. But it’s also often used for warning signs, direction signs, and so on, where you have to read the message quickly and at a distance.Presenter: What about less popular colours for advertising?Dr Hudson: Surprisingly, green isn’t used much in advertising except for garden products. It’s friendly and restful. It can be cool and soothing, the colour of apples and mint, but it can also be quite strong and many people associate it with unpleasant ideas of decay or slimy creatures. But most colours a re not primary colours, they’re a combination. Absolutely. So yellow-orange is common, and often used to give animpression of style and class, it looks like gold. But it’s not often used in letters because it’s not very strong. And yellow-green reminds people of feeling sick. Blue-green works well as a cool colour, suggesting freshness, and is sometimes used for toothpaste products, bathroom products, food and household cleaning products. It has many of the advantages of blue without the disadvantages of green.Presenter: Fascinating！Thank you very much, Dr Hudson. Market Colours by Dr Jenna Hudson is on sale from next week, priced ￡15.99 …Passage 2Presenter ：What makes you embarrassed, Sally?Sally ：Oh, I’m easily embarrassed. If anybody notices me o r looks at me, I get very embarrassed.When people sing me Happy Birthday on my birthday, I get very embarrassed. Presenter ：And what makes you upset?Sally ：When people are selfish, people who think only of themselves. And cruelty –I can’t bear people who are cruel, especially to animals or children.Presenter ：Jake, what makes you depressed?Jake ：I hate it when it rains, and I don’t like people who look down on me, who think they’re superior to me without any reason.Presenter ：And what makes you angry?Jake ：When people don’t behave properly in public, bad behaviour like dropping litter or people pushing each other on the bus or the train.Presenter ：Andrew, what makes you cheerful?Andrew ：I like to see everyone around me being happy and having a positive attitude towards the future, optimistic people.Presenter ：And what makes you jealous?Andrew ：Well, to be honest, I just never feel jealous. I can’t see the point of it.Presenter ：Monica, what makes you proud?Monica ：I’m proud when I’m successful, especially in my work. Being recognized by my boss for what I can do makes me feel really proud. Oh, and my family. I’m very proud ofthem.Presenter ：And what makes you nervous?Monica ：Every time I teach a new class. The night before I’m very nervous. You don’t know what the kids are going to be like and how they might behave, or if they’re going tolike you.Presenter ：Anything else?Monica ：Doing interviews like this.Unit 3 Crime watchInside viewConversation 1Kate ：So, what did you think of the movie?Mark ：It was good but I thought it was too long.Kate ：Yes, me too.Kate ：Hey, where’s my bike? I don’t believe it! It’s gone!Mark ：It was next to mine, you chained it up!Kate ：Someone’s stolen it! Oh, how could they!Mark: Oh, Kate!Kate ：How could someone have done this! The creep!Mark ：It’s a really mean thing to do, steal a bike.Kate ：It was a mountain bike and it cost a fortune –I don’t have the money to buy another one. Mark ：Listen, I’ll go down the street and see if I can see anyone with it. Why don’t you go into that shop and see if they’ve seen anything suspicious? I’ll be back in a minute.Kate ：OK.…Kate ：Well?Mark ：No luck. What did they say in the shop?Kate ：I asked the shopkeeper if she’d seen anything –Mark ：And?Kate ：She said she hadn’t. I guess it was a long shot. She advised me to report it to the police.But according to her, bikes get stolen all the time around here.Mark ：Listen, let’s get back so you can report it.Kate ：I’ve got no bike. I’m just so upset!Mark ：It’s not far to college. Come on!Conversation 2Mark ：So did you ring the police?Kate ：Yes. I went to the police station to report it.Mark ：What did they say?Kate ：No one’s found it. This woman said that Oxford has the fifth highest rate of bike theft in the country!Mark ：You’re joking!Kate ：That’s what she said.Mark ：What else did she say?Kate ：She told me that sometimes you do get bikes back – the thieves use them and then abandon them, apparently, and then people find them and report them.Mark ：So you might get it back.Kate ：I hope so, Mark, I really do. It’s just too much you know? But … um … what else? She told me to go to this sale they have of abandoned bikes. She thinks I might find it there.But it’s only every two months, I can’t wait till then! Honestly, Mark, I’m really furious! Mark ：You can always buy a cheap bike on eBay.Kate ：Hello … Speaking … You found it! Where was it? Is it …? Oh, that’s fantastic news!There was a lamp and a ba sket on it … Right … OK, thank you, I’ll be in tomorrowmorning to pick it up. Unbelievable! This guy found it!Mark ：Brilliant! Was that the police?Kate ：Yes. What they said was, someone dumped it outside this guy’s backyard.Mark ：That’s so strange!Kate ：The lamp’s been stolen and the basket.Mark ：Forget about it! You’re lucky to get it back!Outside viewPart 1Presenter: Dodgy deals aren’t the only problems associated with doorstep sellers. Your doorstep presents these unannounced visitors with a real opportunity to undertake distraction burglary where they often pose as bogus officials to gain access to your home.I’m joined now by Ian Holt, from Thames Valley Police. Ian, just outline for me what does distraction burglary actually entail?Ian Holt: Well basically what happens is, somebody uses a story to get inside somebody’s house and then they steal items, usually cash or small items of jewellery.Presenter: And what are the different techniques that are commonly used?Ian Holt: Well basically the er … the people that commit this crime move from area to area, er … they will look at an area, they will try and pick a particular target and they can find that by looking at property, it may beer, an uncut garden, it may be repairs that need doing to the property.Something that indicates that there’s, there’s a vulnerable person in there. It … usually, it’s an elderly person that lives there.Presenter: Is this quite a common problem now?Ian Holt: It is becoming more common. To get it in perspective, of the 14,000 burglaries that were in Thames Valley last year, we had reported 800 crimes of distraction burglary. But, it … there’s a slight increase this year over last year’s figures.Presenter: OK, you mentioned some of the victims being elderly. What other people are targeted? Ian Holt: Well, unfortunately, with this type of offence, it is the vulnerable in society and the elderly. The, the national average, if there’s such a thing as a, a victim for this type of crime, is a white female aged 81 years.Part 2Presenter: And what about things that people can do to prevent it happening, basically?Ian Holt: Well the things they can do are very, very simple. The difficulty comes, is that some of these people, er … it’s very difficult fo r them to remember what to do. But the three things we, we always say is: stop, chain and check. And that’s stop before you open the door to make sure who’s on the other side. Always apply a chain. If you haven’t got a chain, fit a chain to the door, or a door bar if you’ve got difficulty in handling a chain with arthritic fingers.But also when you answer the door, check the identity of the person there. Generally the offenders say they are from the Water Board or from utilities. They may say they’re from a charity or even from local authority. But generally, a utility will be in uniform.Ask for their identification. A genuine person will not mind you doing that and will wait until you can check them out. If you do need to check them, phone the number on, on your last bill. What won’t happen is that if it is a bogus caller, they will become unnerved by this reaction and they will leave.Presenter: OK and there’s also a couple of gadgets new on the market that also can help as well.Just talk us through that.Ian Holt:Certainly, yes. The … a spy er … viewer is fairly standard. But for elderly who may have poor eyesight there’s a spyscope which actually makes it a lot easier for them to see who’s outside. As I mentioned before about the door bar, again, it can be easier to apply than the chain. Very reasonable priced er, and something that is fairly new … as I mentioned before it’s very difficult for some of these people to remember what they have to do when they go to the door and that’s why they become vi ctims. And this item is called a Memo Minder and actually you can record a message on there and it’s nice to have a grand-daughter or somebody to record a message, but every time the person approaches the door it reminds them with a voice to say “Putyour chain on.”Listening inPassage 1Patrick ：I read a funny story today in the paper – true story.Steve：Go on, then.Patrick ：OK. This 72-year old guy stole a pair of trousers from a department store in Paris. A security man saw him and alerted the police and they were waiting for him when hecame out of the shop. The shoplifter started running, but the policeman soon caughtup with him. The man then bit the policeman on his arm several times.Steve ：He bit the policeman?Patrick：Yes – you have to remember, he was 72.Steve ：I’d forgotten that.Patrick ：Problem was, it didn’t hurt the policeman at all, ’cause the guy had forgotten to put his false teeth in before he left home.Steve ：Very funny!Patrick ：And the moral of the story is –Steve：Always remember to wear your false teeth if you’re going to bite someone.Patrick ：That’s good. I read a funny crime story the other day. Let’s see … yeah … this guy … this guy robbed a supermarket somewhere in America –I can’t remember where exactly – anyway, he got away with about 4,000 dollars. The next week the local newspaper reported the story but said he’d stolen 6,000 dollars. The thief rang the newspaper office to complain. He said, “Look, I only took 4,000 dollars. I’m wondering if the supermar ket manager took another 2,000 and said I’d taken it. I did not take 6,000, I promise you.”Steve ：He was probably telling the truth.Patrick ：He probably was. Anyway, the newspaper managed to keep the guy talking while they rang the police. And the police traced the call – the guy was ringing from a phonebooth – and they arrested him while he was still talking to the newspaper.Steve ：That’s good. Stupid guy! I’ve got another true story … This – this – old guy was in court for some crime – and he fell asleep. His case began and his lawyer stood up and said,“My client pleads not guilty.” The man suddenly woke up, but wasn’t sure what washappening. He jumped up and shouted, “I plead guilty! I plead guilty!”Patrick：So what happened?Steve ：The judge allowed him to plead not guilty.Patrick ：That’s the best, I think.Passage 2Presenter ：You’re listening to Kevin Fallon and my topic for today is street crime.Being mugged is something that can happen to anyone –and it’s a very frighteningexperie nce. So it’s positive when you hear of someone who was attacked by amugger and defeated them – especially when that person is a woman. Anna Blackwas attacked by a mugger. She’s here to tell us about it. How long ago did thishappen, Anna?Anna: Just over a week ago. The day it happened, I was coming home from work a bit later than usual – I think it was about seven. I was on my mobile phone, talking to my husband. Presenter: And it was still daylight?Anna ：Yes. Anyway, suddenly, someone pulled my hair from behind – and at the same time they grabbed my mobile phone. Now, I’m a karate black belt –Presenter ：Really!Anna ：Yes, I practise three times a week –so I’m ready for situations like this.Presenter ：I bet you are.Anna：Yes, I can react very fast. So as soon as this guy grabbed me, I did what you’re told to do in these situations.Presenter ：And what’s that?Anna：I fell backwards onto him.Presenter：You fell backwards onto him!Anna ：Yeah! I’m tall and quite heavy – so we both fell to the ground together.Presenter ：Goodness!Anna ：I er, yeah – I was ready to hit him but then next thing I knew, two men had seized the guy.They were driving past and they, they stopped to help. They were big strong guys. They called the police who came in five minutes.Presenter：So the mugger was arrested?Anna ：Yes, he was.Presenter ：Do you think, if that hadn’t happened, you could have injured him?Anna：Oh, I’d like to think so. I’m a black belt, that’s what I’m trained to do.Presenter：Well, it’s great to hear of women coping well in situations like this. Perhaps we should all learn karate.Anna ：I think it’s a good idea to have some kind of defence training. Yes, especially if you live in an area that isn’t very safe.11。

Unit 3Part AExercise 11. W You’d better take a good rest, John.M I can’t afford the time.2. W I think you really need a holiday.M Thank you for your advice. But I have to finish my assignment.3. W1 I’m afraid you’ve put on some weight, An n. Maybe you should go on a diet. W2 I know, but what kind of diet do you suggest?4. W If I were you, I’d take an advanced course.M You know I haven’t finished the beginners course yet.5. W I think you ought to find a bigger apartment.M I’ve been trying to find one.6. W It might be a good idea if you got a part-time job.M I’m thinking about it these days.7. W You ought to eat lots of salad and fruit, Larry.M You know I don’t care for fruit and vegetables very much. I pre fer meat.8. W Robert, you shouldn’t sleep so much. It won’t do you good.M You may be right. But I get tired if I cut down.Exercise 21. It might be a good idea to travel by air.2. Why don’t you go to Professor Stone for advice?3. You’d better take his advice and eat an apple a day.4. Have you thought about looking for a better job?5. If I were you I’d go through the paper again.6. Shouldn’t you spend more time in listening and speaking?Part BConversation 1Dreams About The FutureAmy Hey, Charlie, I’ve been thinking.Charlie Oh, yeah? About what?Amy About the future…about what I want to be.Charlie Hmm. I’m sure there are a lot of things that you can do.Amy Mmm, maybe. I’d like a job where I can travel.Charlie Well, what about being a flight attendant? You could travel a lot.Amy No, I’ve thought of that. Flight attendants work really hard. It’s so tiring. And planes aren’t safe nowadays. They may crash because of bad weather or even be used as weapons if they fall into wrong hands.Charlie How about being an interpreter? You’re really good at languages. And you could travel to international meetings.Amy No, I don’t think so. Interpreting doesn’t sound interesting to me.Charlie Well, what are you interested in?Amy Well, maybe I’ll become…an international businesswoman.Charlie But you don’t like thinking about money.Amy Well, I could change.Charlie Mmm, I don’t know, Amy. I just don’t see you as a business person.Exercise 11. b. taking to Charlie about what she’d like to do in the future2. a. they may crash because of natural disasters or human faults3. a. where she could travel a lotExercise 2Traveling a lotWorking very hardUnsafe nowadaysTiringAn interpreterAble for her to use language abilityTraveling to international meetingsInternational business personNot mentionedHaving a lot to do with money which she doesn’t like to think aboutA1. They were discussing what Amy wanted to do in the future.2. She told Charlie that she would like a job where she could travel.3. He suggested that she could become a flight attendant because that would allow her totravel a lot.4. She didn’t like the idea because she thought a flight attendant had to work very hard andshe was also concerned about the safety of planes.5. Charlie then suggested that Amy become an interpreter because she was good at languagesand she could travel to international meetings.6. The idea didn’t appeal to her either because interpreting didn’t sound interesting to her.7. She was interested in becoming an international businesswoman.8. He wasn’t sure it would be a suitable job for her. He simply couldn’t see Amy as abusinessperson.Conversation 2You Should Get a JobM So tell me, Judy, how’s everything with you?W Oh, OK, except sometimes I get so tired of doing the same old thing day after day. I mean, when we lived in Chicago I worked part time and went swimming every day. But since we moved I just cook and clean the house.M It sounds like you need to get out of the house. Maybe you should get a job.W I guess I should, but I just decide what to do.M What do you want to do?WMlook at Iwith you?M I don’t think it’s crazy at all. In fact, I think it sounds kind of exciting.Exercise 11. She has been tired of doing the same old things day after day at home since she moved fromChicago.2. Back in Chicago she worked part time and went swimming every day but now she justcooks and cleans the house.3. Judy should get out of the house and find a job.Exercise 2Opening a sporting goods store.1. skating and running these days;2. Sports popular3. sporting goods store4. make money5. for herself.B1. She is not quite satisfied with her present life.2. She worked part time and went swimming every day.3. She just cooks and cleans the house.4. She feels bored sometimes, doing the same old thing day after day.5. Perhaps she needs to get a job.6. She’s been thinking about opening a sporting goods store.7. Sports are popular these days and there isn’t a good sporting goods store around where shelives.8. She wants to work for herself.9. He think it sounds quite exciting.Part C11. Oh, nothing really. I’m worried about the English test.2. I haven’t been sleeping well these days.3. What about being a salesperson / flight attendant?4. How about that blue dress you bought last week?5. I’m not sure, but I don’t see you at a secretary.6. Maybe you shouldn’t eat so much chocolate / you should go on a diet.7. I bet she has no idea that you like her. Why don’t you just tell her?8. Why not?9. Oh, that’s hard, but I think you need to practice more.10. You’re welcome2Part DI’d Go On Studying If I Where YouW I can’t decide whether to go to university or get a job. What don you think?M Well, If I were you, I’d go on studying.W But I don’t even know what to study.M If I were you, I’d major in economics. You’re good at calculating.W That’s what my parents want me to do.M You should take their advice. They know what’s best for you.W But my friends will have jobs and lots of fun while I spend all my time doing reading and writing.M But If you go to university, you’ll still have time for fun.W Umm. What you say makes sense. But, you know, I still have to ask my parents for pocket money and I hate to do so at my age…..M If you try to find a part-time job, you will have some money for yourself, too.W You’re right. Thank for the advice.1. She can’t decide whether to go university or get a job.2. To study economics at university.3. (1) She thinks she will have no time for fun with too much reading and writing.(2) She doesn’t like to ask her parents for pocket money at her age.。

Unit 1 College cultureInside viewConversation 1Janet ：So this is the Cherwell Boathouse –it’s lovely! And look at those people punting! It looks quite easy.Mark ：I’m not so sure about that! Janet, there’s something Kate and I wanted to discuss wi th you.Some people in college are organizing charity events this term. We’ve decided to get involved.Janet ：Raising money for charity? Right. In China, people raise money for charity but students don’t usually do that.Mark ：Students often do that here. Anyway, we’re thinking of doing sponsored punting.Janet ：Sponsored punting! What’s that?Kate ：Sponsoring is when people pay you to do something – like run a long distance. So people would be sponsoring students to punt.Janet ：What a great idea! I’d love to join you!Mark ：That’s why we’re telling you about it. So that’s decided then. Let’s make a list of things we need to do.Kate ：I’ll do that. One of the first things we should do is choose the charity.Mark ：Yes. And choose a day for the event. And we need to design the sponsorship form. I’ve got one here.Kate ：That looks fine, but we must change the wording. Who wants to do that?Mark ：I’ll do that. What have we got so far?Kate ：Choose a charity. Also a day for the event. Change the wording on the sponsorship form …Um … We have to decide where the punt will start from.Mark ：Cherwell Boathouse, no question! It's a very beautiful route from here, apparently.Kate ：I’m with you on that.Janet ：Me too …Conversation2Janet ：I’m not us ed to boats – Woah!Mark ：Whoops!Kate ：Watch out! You nearly hit me with that thing!Mark ：Sorry! I didn’t mean to. … OK, we’re off!Kate ：Maybe I should do the punting.Mark ：It’s fine. I’ve got the hang of it now – give me a chance.Kate ：Well, I’d like to have a go.Mark ：Supposing I do the first hour. Then you can take over for a while, if you want to.Kate ：Yes, great.Janet ：You’re really good at it, Mark! This is fantastic! It’s exactly how I imagined life here! Look over there –isn’t it lovely!Kate ：Yes, it is.…Janet ：Kate, everything’s organized, isn’t it, for collecting the sponsorship money?Kate ：Yes, I’ve arranged for people to get the money to me by next Friday –if they haven’t paid online. I’ll count it all up.Janet ：Good. We’d better have a meeting soon after that, don’t you think? How much have we raised?Kate ：About 600.Janet：Fantastic! I’m so enjoying this!Mark ：Hey guys, I’ve got a suggestion – how about moving over to the bank and we can have our picnic! Hey, look, there’s Louise and Sophie!Mark ：Whoo …Girls：Mark!Janet ：Are you all right?Mark ：Er … Of course I’m all right. Kate, I think it’s your turn to punt!Outside viewV/O （画外音）Harvard University in Cambridge is one of the best universities in the world. We spoke to Alex Jude, the university’s Head of Communications. He explained that Harvard looks for the best and most talented students from around the world.AlexHarvard actually seeks students from around the world, the best students that we can find, to study chemistry, or study literature, or study government, or business. Our business school is particularly well-known around the world, as is the medical school and law school, so, um, and, and the Kennedy School of government, for the John F. Kennedy School of Government, so, er, we do seek very, very talented students and we have open doors for them.V/O （画外音）We asked five students at Harvard to tell us what kind of social life they have.AshleyUm, well relaxing is a little hard to do around here, but basically, I mean, I still, I, I live nearby anyway, so I see a lot of my friends, and … Um, there’s a good social life here if you look for it. I go to the gym, run. So that’s what I do.AdamIt is whatever you want it to be. It’s go od. If you wanna go out party, do anything you can. If you wanna sit in your room and study all night like my friend over here, you can also do that.BrianSocially, like you said, it’s, it’s a lot of what you make it. Um, we don’t have fraternities here, and so, you know, that’s, it’s obviously not as social. There’s not as many parties as there would be on another campus. Um, but on a Friday or Saturday night, there, there, there will be a party. Usually we end up studying until about 10 o’clock. And then we, and then we’ll go out and have fun maybe, or just watch a movie with friends, or, you know, whatever is going on for the night. JodieNot everyone would agree with me, obviously, but it’s, I think it’s a fun place to be.Interviewer: Have you made a lot of friends?Jodie : Oh, definitely.Interview. ：Mm.Jodie: Many.Interviewer: What, what do you do with your friends?Jodie: Um, well, I like to go to concerts. I’m in three music groups, so I have lots of rehearsals during the week for that. Um, just do, you know, some fun things, on the weekend.V/O （画外音）We asked the Harvard students if they use the Internet.Ashley: Um, I, I use it a fairly good amount. Um, our library system is online, so I use that a lot.And a lot of my classes, you know, have to do research papers. You can find a lot of information on there, so.Interviewer: So how often do you use it, a week, a day?Ashley: Um, I use it probably on more of a weekly basis. Maybe three or four times a week. Brian: Oh yes, definitely. We live through the Internet actually. Well, I do a lot of research through the Internet, follow my stocks on the Internet. Um, well, even though e-mail isnot officially Internet, we, that’s how we communicate a lot at college, so, through thee-mail.John: Um, I use the internet mostly for, er, I’d say, sort of leisure purposes. I mean, I play, um, I use it for a lot of, I don’t, we don’t have TV in my room, so I use it, uh, uh, go to the CNN website, keep up on current events, things like that. Uh, I also, uh, you know, there’s some little games to play over the Internet. Um, just um, I go to to see what’s happening, follow the Boston Red Sox, things like that. Um, I think a lot of courses use it to post things, but I, I don’t usually use it that much for research, or things. I tend to use the libraries for such things, so.Listening inPassage 1Voice-overHi, I’m Nick Carter, and this is SUR, your university radio station. This morning we went around campus to ask freshers –now half-way through their first year –the question, “How are you finding uni?” Here are some of the answers we got.Speaker 1It’s cool. It’s everything I hoped it would be. I’m very ambitious, I want to be a journalist and I want to g et to the top of the profession. I’ve started writing for the university newspaper so I’ve got my foot on the ladder already.Speaker 2I’m working hard and the teaching is as good as I expected. And I’ve made some good friends. But I’m very homesick. I’m Nigerian and my family’s so far away. I went home at Christmas for a month –that really helped, but man, I miss my family so much.Speaker 3“How am I finding uni?” It’s great. It’s not perfect, nothing is, but, like, I’ve got a brilliant social life, just brilliant, and I’ve made lots of friends. For the first few months I just didn’t do, really enough work. But I –I talked about it with my parents and I’m working harder now and gettinggood grades.Speaker 4Actually, I’ve been quite lonely to be honest. I’m a bit shy … everyone else seemed to find it so easy to make friends straight away. But things have been better recently –yeah, they have. I’ve joined a couple of clubs and like, it really helps to get to know people when you have shared interests. So, yeah –I’m feeling a lot happier now.Speaker 5Uni’s great, I love it. My only problem –and it’s quite a big problem – is money. My parents are both unemployed so, you know, they can’t help me financially. My grant just isn’t –it’s just not e nough for me to live on, so I’ve taken a part-time job as a waitress – a lot of people I know, like a lot, have had to do the same. I don’t want to have huge debts at the end.Speaker 6I love my subject, History, and I’m, I’m getting fantastic teaching here. I want to be a university lecturer and that means I have to get a first. I have a good social life but work definitely comes first for me.Passage 2Oxford and Cambridge – two universities so similar that they are often spoken of together as “Ox bridge”. They’re both in the UK, fairly near London, and both regularly come top in any ranking of the world’s best universities.The two universities began within a century of each other. Oxford University, now 900 years old, was founded towards the end of the 11th century. In 1209 there was a dispute between the university and the townspeople of Oxford. As a result, some of the Oxford teachers left and founded a university in the town of Cambridge, some 84 miles away. Ever since then, the two institutions have been very competitive.Unlike most modern universities, both Oxford and Cambridge consist of a large number of colleges. Oxford has 39 and Cambridge 31. Many of these colleges have old and very beautiful architecture, and large numbers of tourists visit them.In all UK universities, you need good grades in the national exams taken at 18. But to get into Oxford and Cambridge, it’s not enough to get A grades in your exams. You also have to go for a long interview. In these interviews, students need to show that they are creative and capable of original thinking.Through the centuries, both universities have made huge contributions to British cultural life. They have produced great writers, world leaders and politicians. Cambridge, in particular, has produced scientists whose discoveries and inventions have changed our lives.Among the great university institutions is the world’s most famous debating society, the Oxford Union, where undergraduates get a chance to practise speaking in public. Cambridg e’s comedy clubFootlights has produced many first-class comedians, while some of the UK’s most famous actors and actresses began their careers at The Oxford University Dramatic Society, known as OUDS. Then there’s the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race, whic h takes place every year in March or April, and is watched on television all over the UK.So with all this excellence in so many fields, it’s not surprising that the ambition of clever students all over the world is to attend either one of these great universities.Unit 2 Mixed feelingsInside viewConversation 1Kate ：Come in. Hey, Janet.Janet ：Hi Kate, are you busy?Kate ：Yes, I’m just doing an essay. But it’s great to see you. So what’s new?Janet ：Well, nothing much.Kate ：You look a bit fed up. What’s bugging you?Janet ：Well, I had a phone call from my parents and it made me feel homesick. It happens every time they call, and it gets me down.Kate ：I’m sorry to hear that. I know how you feel. I love speaking to my mum and dad, but I always feel miserable after the call.Janet ：My dad doesn’t say much, and I want to speak to him, but I wish I knew what to say. Kate ：Don’t let it get to you. My dad doesn’t say much on the phone either. I call, he answers the phone, and says, “Hi, I’ll pass you to your mother.” It’s really irritating.Janet ：But I miss him and my mother a lot, and I like to hear his voice.Kate ：Just tell him what you’re up to.Janet ：Sometimes I feel as if I made a mistake leaving home and coming to Oxford.Sometimes I feel like a moody teenager.Kate ：Try not to worry about it, Janet. It’s normal to feel like that. I understand how you feel, butI bet everything will be fine next term. You’ll get used to it. Hey, why don’t you do what Ido?Janet ：What’s that?Kate ：When my dad calls, I ask him for more money! He usually says no, but at least I get to hear his voice!Janet ：Maybe. I’m sorry to take up your time, Kate, but I must go now. Bye!Kate ：Wait a minute …!Conversation 2Kate ：I think I may have upset Janet last night.Mark : What happened?Kate ：She came to see me. I was busy doing an essay but I was r eally pleased to see her. She’d had a call from home, and said she was feeling homesick.Mark : Poor kid! It must be tough on you guys, living so far away from home.Kate ：I tried to make her laugh, told her not to worry about it, and that it was normal to feel miserable. Suddenly she looked miserable, and then she got up and said, “I must go now”and left my room. It was really sudden. I felt as if I’d said something wrong.Mark ：Maybe she was just being polite. It was probably because she realized you were workingand didn’t want to disturb you.Kate ：I just wonder if she found it difficult to talk about her feelings with me. Maybe I shouldn’t have tried to make her laugh? Perhaps she thought I wasn’t taking her s eriously.Mark ：I wouldn’t worry about it. Put yourself in her shoes. How would you feel if you were a student at college in China?Kate ：I know. That’s why I feel bad. If only she had stayed longer! I wish I could have helped her more.Janet ：Hey, everyone!Mark ：Hi Janet, you look cheerful!Janet ：Yes, I’ve just got my essay back. I got an alpha minus!Kate ：What an amazing grade! Well done.Mark ：I’m really happy for you, Janet.Janet ：I feel on top of the world!Outside viewSebastienHi. I’m Sebastien. I’m from Germany. Um, the idea of IQ of a measure of your brain power has been around for a while, but recently there’s been this new idea of the EQ – your emotional quotient. And by now, it’s actually almost being regarded as more important.If you look at it, businesses will ... Well, they will prefer employing people with great EQ. Well, of course, IQ cannot be disregarded, but um, EQ does have its importance as well. Uh, I believe that, um, (I)mean, people, most people will have, um, their basic means of communicating with other people. Most people are somewhat socially adept, and just like most people have, you know, a basic general knowledge. But then, what I think really is the difference betweenIQ and EQ, I mean, you can have a “brainiac”, and they will be great at most things they do, but if you just can’t get along with him, if you just can’t communicate with him, I mean, you know, he’s not really that useful.KimHi. This is Kim. I’m originally from Korea, and I was raised in Cali fornia. And today, we are going to talk about the differences between IQ and EQ –IQ meaning your intelligence, EQ meaning your emotions. Now, in … When I was, when I was a little, little boy in Korea, I had to take … I think I’d taken like two or three IQ tests before the age of ten, which is when I moved to California. So, I guess we stress a lot of importance on intelligence, on having great IQ scores. But after I moved to the States, I learnt how to associate with people, and along the lines that this word EQ came up, you know, emotional, caring about … It’s basically how you deal with people, how you make people feel, and how people make you feel. I think they’re equally as, as important, but it seems that in the Eastern world they kind of stress on that a lot more back in the days. But I think again, you know, now that with Internet and people are communicating so much faster, there’s a better mixture of the two I think. There’s a stress on EQ in Korea as well, and a stress on IQ in the States. Thank you.TedHello. My name is Ted, and I’m from the United States of America. Today, I’m going to talk a little bit about IQ or EQ – which is most important, or which is more important. Now, for a long time when I was growing up, people said, “IQ. What’s your IQ? Take an IQ test.” But then EQ, your emotions, how you interact with people, that became very important. And I think they’re … that people might be onto something with that, because your EQ – how you deal with people, how you interact with people – is important. Now, a big part of this, in my opinion, is listening. I know I’m talking a lot right now, but if you want to get along well with people, you have to listen to them, so just take a minute, maybe shut your mouth for a minute, and listen to others, and then you can understand and communicate with them in a better way. So, part of EQ, I think, is listening – listening to others – and it can be more important than IQ.Listening inPassage 1Presenter: We’re fortunate to have as our guest today Dr Jenna Hudson, who has just written a book about how colours affect us in our surroundings, especially in the world of advertising. It’s called Market Colours. Dr Hudson, which are the most common colours in advertising and marketing?Dr Hudson :Well, of course, it depends what image the marketing team wish to project with their products. So for example, we often think of blue as a cold colour, but it also makes you feel peaceful, quiet, and it doesn’t suggest strong emotions. So it’s a favourite for ban ks and insurance companies, who wish to suggest the image that they are trustworthy. And for selling products, it’s often used to suggest something is pure and fresh.Presenter: What about red?Dr Hudson: You can sell almost anything with red. It’s a hot colour, which suggests a feeling of energy and even passion. It grabs your attention, and can make people buy almost anything. You often see red on magazine covers. But if you use it too much, it looks cheap and may make people tired. And orange has a sim ilar effect to red, it’s upbeat and happy, it suggests pleasant feelings and images. Most people react well to orange, and it’s especially popular in advertising and on packaging for baked food.Presenter: What about yellow, for instance?Dr Hudson: Yell ow is the colour of sunshine and it’s a positive, happy colour, so it’s used a lot in advertising. But it’s also often used for warning signs, direction signs, and so on, where you have to read the message quickly and at a distance.Presenter: What about less popular colours for advertising?Dr Hudson: Surprisingly, green isn’t used much in advertising except for garden products. It’s friendly and restful. It can be cool and soothing, the colour of apples and mint, but it can also be quite strong and many people associate it with unpleasant ideas of decay or slimy creatures. But most colours are not primary colours, they’re a combination. Absolutely. So yellow-orange is common, and often used to give animpression of style and class, it looks like gold. But it’s not often used in letters because it’s not very strong. And yellow-green reminds people of feeling sick. Blue-green works well as a cool colour, suggesting freshness, and is sometimes used for toothpaste products, bathroom products, food and household cleaning products. It has many of the advantages of blue without the disadvantages of green.Presenter: Fascinating！Thank you very much, Dr Hudson. Market Colours by Dr Jenna Hudson is on sale from next week, priced ￡15.99 …Passage 2Presenter ：What makes you embarrassed, Sally?Sally ：Oh, I’m easily embarrassed. If anybody notices me or looks at me, I get very emb arrassed.When people sing me Happy Birthday on my birthday, I get very embarrassed. Presenter ：And what makes you upset?Sally ：When people are selfish, people who think only of themselves. And cruelty –I can’t bear people who are cruel, especially to animals or children.Presenter ：Jake, what makes you depressed?Jake ：I hate it when it rains, and I don’t like people who look down on me, who think they’re superior to me without any reason.Presenter ：And what makes you angry?Jake ：When people don’t behave properly in public, bad behaviour like dropping litter or people pushing each other on the bus or the train.Presenter ：Andrew, what makes you cheerful?Andrew ：I like to see everyone around me being happy and having a positive attitude towards the future, optimistic people.Presenter ：And what makes you jealous?Andrew ：Well, to be honest, I just never feel jealous. I can’t see the point of it.Presenter ：Monica, what makes you proud?Monica ：I’m proud when I’m successful, especially in my work. Being recognized by my boss for what I can do makes me feel really proud. Oh, and my family. I’m very proud ofthem.Presenter ：And what makes you nervous?Monica ：Every time I teach a new class. The night before I’m very nervous. You don’t know wh at the kids are going to be like and how they might behave, or if they’re going tolike you.Presenter ：Anything else?Monica ：Doing interviews like this.Unit 3 Crime watchInside viewConversation 1Kate ：So, what did you think of the movie?Mark ：It was good but I thought it was too long.Kate ：Yes, me too.Kate ：Hey, where’s my bike? I don’t believe it! It’s gone!Mark ：It was next to mine, you chained it up!Kate ：Someone’s stolen it! Oh, how could they!Mark: Oh, Kate!Kate ：How could someone have done this! The creep!Mark ：It’s a really mean thing to do, steal a bike.Kate ：It was a mountain bike and it cost a fortune –I don’t have the money to buy another one. Mark ：Listen, I’ll go down the street and see if I can see anyone with it. Why don’t you go into that shop and see if they’ve seen anything suspicious? I’ll be back in a minute.Kate ：OK.…Kate ：Well?Mark ：No luck. What did they say in the shop?Kate ：I asked the shopkeeper if she’d seen anything –Mark ：And?Kate ：She said she hadn’t. I guess it was a long shot. She advised me to report it to the police.But according to her, bikes get stolen all the time around here.Mark ：Listen, let’s get back so you can report it.Kate ：I’ve got no bike. I’m just so upset!Mark ：It’s not far to college. Come on!Conversation 2Mark ：So did you ring the police?Kate ：Yes. I went to the police station to report it.Mark ：What did they say?Kate ：No one’s found it. This woman said that Oxford has the fifth highest rate of bike theft in the country!Mark ：You’re joking!Kate ：That’s what she said.Mark ：What else did she say?Kate ：She told me that sometimes you do get bikes back – the thieves use them and then abandon them, apparently, and then people find them and report them.Mark ：So you might get it back.Kate ：I hope so, Mark, I really do. It’s just too much you know? But … um … what else? She told me to go to this sale they have of abandoned bikes. She thinks I might find it there.But it’s only every two months, I can’t wait till then! Honestly, Mark, I’m really furious! Mark ：You can always buy a cheap bike on eBay.Kate ：Hello … Speaking … You found it! Where was it? Is it …? Oh, that’s fantastic news!There was a lamp and a basket on it … Right … OK, thank you, I’ll be in tomorrowmorning to pick it up. Unbelievable! This guy found it!Mark ：Brilliant! Was that the police?Kate ：Yes. What they said was, someone dumped it outside this guy’s backyard.Mark ：That’s so strange!Kate ：The lamp’s been stolen and the basket.Mark ：Forget about it! You’re lucky to get it back!Outside viewPart 1Presenter: Dodgy deals aren’t the only problems associated with doorstep sellers. Your door step presents these unannounced visitors with a real opportunity to undertake distraction burglary where they often pose as bogus officials to gain access to your home.I’m joined now by Ian Holt, from Thames Valley Police. Ian, just outline for me what does distraction burglary actually entail?Ian Holt: Well basically wh at happens is, somebody uses a story to get inside somebody’s house and then they steal items, usually cash or small items of jewellery.Presenter: And what are the different techniques that are commonly used?Ian Holt: Well basically the er … the people that commit this crime move from area to area, er … they will look at an area, they will try and pick a particular target and they can find that by looking at property, it may beer, an uncut garden, it may be repairs that need doing to the property. Somet hing that indicates that there’s, there’s a vulnerable person in there. It … usually, it’s an elderly person that lives there.Presenter: Is this quite a common problem now?Ian Holt: It is becoming more common. To get it in perspective, of the 14,000 burglaries that were in Thames Valley last year, we had reported 800 crimes of distraction burglary. But, it … there’s a slight increase this year over last year’s figures.Presenter: OK, you mentioned some of the victims being elderly. What other people are targeted? Ian Holt: Well, unfortunately, with this type of offence, it is the vulnerable in society and the elderly. The, the national average, if there’s such a thing as a, a victim for this type of crime, is a white female aged 81 years.Part 2Presenter: And what about things that people can do to prevent it happening, basically?Ian Holt: Well the things they can do are very, very simple. The difficulty comes, is that some of these people, er … it’s very difficult for them to remember what to do. But the three things we, we always say is: stop, chain and check. And that’s stop before you open the door to make sure who’s on the other side. Always apply a chain. If you haven’t got a chain, fit a chain to the door, or a door bar if you’ve got diffic ulty in handling a chain with arthritic fingers.But also when you answer the door, check the identity of the person there. Generally the offenders say they are from the Water Board or from utilities. They may say they’re from a charity or even from local authority. But generally, a utility will be in uniform.Ask for their identification. A genuine person will not mind you doing that and will wait until you can check them out. If you do need to check them, phone the number on, on your last bill. What won’t happen is that if it is a bogus caller, they will become unnerved by this reaction and they will leave.Presenter: OK and there’s also a couple of gadgets new on the market that also can help as well.Just talk us through that.Ian Holt:Certainly, yes. The … a spy er … viewer is fairly standard. But for elderly who may have poor eyesight there’s a spyscope which actually makes it a lot easier for them to see who’s outside. As I mentioned before about the door bar, again, it can be easier to apply than the chain. Very reasonable priced er, and something that is fairly new … as I mentioned before it’s verydifficult for some of these people to remember what they have to do when they go to the door and that’s why they become victims. And this item is calle d a Memo Minder and actually you can record a message on there and it’s nice to have a grand-daughter or somebody to record a message, but every time the person approaches the door it reminds them with a voice to say “Putyour chain on.”Listening inPassage 1Patrick ：I read a funny story today in the paper – true story.Steve：Go on, then.Patrick ：OK. This 72-year old guy stole a pair of trousers from a department store in Paris. A security man saw him and alerted the police and they were waiting for him when hecame out of the shop. The shoplifter started running, but the policeman soon caughtup with him. The man then bit the policeman on his arm several times.Steve ：He bit the policeman?Patrick：Yes – you have to remember, he was 72.Steve ：I’d forgotten that.Patrick ：Problem was, it didn’t hurt the policeman at all, ’cause the guy had forgotten to put his false teeth in before he left home.Steve ：Very funny!Patrick ：And the moral of the story is –Steve：Always remember to wear your false teeth if you’re going to bite someone.Patrick ：That’s good. I read a funny crime story the other day. Let’s see … yeah … this guy … this guy robbed a supermarket somewhere in America –I can’t remember where exactly – anyway, he got away with about 4,000 dollars. The next week the local newspaper reported the story but said he’d stolen 6,000 dollars. The thief rang the newspaper office to complain. He said, “Look, I only took 4,000 dollars. I’m wondering if the supermarket manager took another 2,000 and said I’d taken it. I did not take 6,000, I promise you.”Steve ：He was probably telling the truth.Patrick ：He probably was. Anyway, the newspaper managed to keep the guy talking while they rang the police. And the police traced the call – the guy was ringing from a phonebooth – and they arrested him while he was still talking to the newspaper.Steve ：That’s good. Stupid guy! I’ve got another true story … This – this – old guy was in court for some crime – and he fell asleep. His case began and his lawyer stood up and said,“My client pleads not guilty.” The man suddenly woke up, but wasn’t sure what washappening. He jumped up and shouted, “I plead guilty! I plead guilty!”Patrick：So what happened?Steve ：The judge allowed him to plead not guilty.Patrick ：That’s the best, I think.Passage 2Presenter ：You’r e listening to Kevin Fallon and my topic for today is street crime. Being mugged is something that can happen to anyone –and it’s a very frighteningexperience. So it’s positive when you hear of someone who was attacked by a。

2022年3月PETS2英语听力原文(Text 1)M: You look happy, Alice. Any good news?W: Caroline has come back from Boston.M: Really? Shall we go and see her right now?W: That’s what I’m here for.(Text 2)W: What did Jim suggest at the meeting?M: He thought the company should have a full-time lawyer.W: I doubt we have the money for that.(Text 3)M: If you are going mountain climbing this weekend, be prepared for some difficult conditions.The weather report says it will be windy.W: I know, Dad. Bob and I will be very careful. We won’t do anything dangerous.(Text 4)W: I would like to study fashion design, but I can’t afford it right now.M: I suppose you’re talking about a full-time course, but you can take evening classes after work. W: Good idea.(Text 5)W: I heard that you used to be in the construction business.M: Yes, I spent thirty-three years on the job. I’ve been running an online clothes shop since last year. W: Wow, sounds like you’ll never stop working.(Text 6)W: Oh no! I don’t have Amanda’s phone number.M: What’s wrong, Miyako?W: Amanda said we should get together again, and that I should call her, but I don’t have her phone number.M: I see. Well, don’t worry about it. For Americans, that’s usually a friendly way to say goodbye. It’s like when Americans say “Hello, how are you?” But they don’t want you to tell them how you are, it’s just a friendly greeting.W: So saying “Let’s get together sometime.” is similar to that?M: Yeah, that’s right.(Text 7)M: Maria, what do you want to see in London tomorrow?W: I’d like to go to the zoo tomorrow morning and then I’ll go to the British Museum in the afternoon.M: Well, you know there’s a lot to see in the museum.W: Oh yes, indeed. After that, I’d like to go to the Tower of London.M: But I don’t think you have enough time. Probably you can go there the day after tomorrow. W: Okay, then. I just wanted to make the most of my stay in Britain. I’ll stay in London for three days. And I’ll go to Oxford to see a friend. That’ll take me two days. I’ll also go to Manchester and stay there for one day. That’s what I planned.M: Your sister is studying in Edinburgh, right?W: Yes, that’s why I’ll stay there most of my days.(Text 8)M: The doctor just told me I have to be careful about things I eat.W: Like what?M: Well, for example, he told me to eat fish, no more hamburgers or fried chicken.W: Yuck, I hardly eat fish. I don’t like it at all.M: I don’t either. He wants me to eat a lot of vegetables too, especially green ones. But that’s okay.I like them.W: Oh vegetables. I often have carrots and tomatoes. They are my favourite.M: He also told me not to drink any coffee. That’s difficult. I love my coffee in the morning.W: I know what you mean. I do too, but I drink too much, six or eight cups a day. Coffee with cake or pie after a good meal is …M: Cake or pie … The doctor said no to them too.W: I almost always have them in my house. You know I don’t think I’d like your doctor very much.(Text 9)W: Mark, come on in.M: Hi Betty! Haven’t seen you for ages. How are you?W: Fine. It has been ten years since we graduated and you haven’t changed much. Did you have any trouble getting here?M: No trouble at all. After checking in at the hotel by the train station, I followed the directions you texted me over the mobile phone.W: I’m glad you came over to see me and Jack.M: I miss both of you very much. How’s Jack? Where is he?W: He is out shopping for our dinner tonight and will be back in a minute.M: Thank you for having me here at your home.W: What do you feel like doing while you’re here?M: Well, I’d like to look at the historic buildings.W: No problem. We can show you around the old town, you know, Benjamin Franklin and the Liberty Bell, and some very good museums.M: That’s great.W: By the way, the International House is running a really fine film program. Would you like to see it?M: Well, I’m just here for two days. I’m afraid I don’t have time for films.(Text 10)W: Hi, everyone, as we are waiting here, let me introduce Castle Howard to you. Castle Howard has become a popular tourist attraction in recent years. Though its name contains the word castle, it is not a true castle because it was never used for defence. Castle Howard is actually an English country house. It has been home to the Howard family for more than three hundred years. Over the years a number of films have been shot there. When you visit it tomorrow, you’ll see many things. Perhaps there’s too much to see, but make sure you don’t miss these two things. First, the Walled Gardens. It is a group of three gardens. You can find two thousand different types of roses there, almost all types of roses in England. The Walled Gardens is open every day of the year except Christmas. Second, the Woodland Garden. It is known for flowering plants, fruit trees and pathways through a wooded setting. In a word, Castle Howard is really beautiful. You could spend a whole day enjoying its beauty tomorrow.。