山东大学研究生新闻英语2听力第4单元

山东大学研究生新闻英语标准答案（-）山东大学研究生新闻英语标准答案(-)————————————————————————————————作者：————————————————————————————————日期：2（在使用时用word 打开，启用导航窗格来做每单元较方便，第三单元由于格式问题，没写标题，但不影响内容，）第1 单元准备阶段1.Exercise 1: Listen to the passage and answer each question by giving the best choice.听力原文：Global Unemployment Concerns RiseAs the latest U.S. corporate earnings reports start to come out, overseas markets are bracing for some difficult numbers.Overall weak economic indicators coupled with depressed corporate data are seen as the main obstacles blocking a sustained rally in shares over the coming weeks and months. Asian markets downIn Asia, Japan’s market was closed Monday for a national holiday but elsewhere, there was not much to be optimistic about.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was down for a fifth straight day, dropping nearly three percent. The South Korean market lost two percent, dragged down by an announcement by carmaker Hyundai that it would cut production by at least 25 percent at its domestic plants.Here in Europe, similar worries kept most shares on the downside with large energy stocks taking the biggest hits ascrude oil fell below the $40-a-barrel mark.US unemployment rate also troublesomeMeanwhile, rising unemployment in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world is forcing some governments to act now. Here in Britain, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to spend at least $750 million to try to stem growing unemployment caused by the worldfinancial crisis.“I t is our determination that Britain can lead the world in showing what we can do to help those who become unemployed and what we can also do to create the jobs of the future. And I believe we can do it working in partnership. Britain works best when Britain works together and I believe that we can show this in the partnership to create jobs.”Brown determined to keep British jobless rate under control Speaking at a meeting of British business and union leaders, Brown said he was determined to not let unemployment spiral out of control.“We will be able to help 500,000 people into work or work-focused training over the next two years. Now, I believe that by acting together and working together, we can help families and businesses through the downturn and at the same time and by the same measures, we can also secure our future competitiveness as a global economy.”He reiterated that providing training now for the jobs of the digital future when the downturn is over is the correct way to proceed.But not everyone here agrees with his spending plans. Opposition leader David Cameron says rapidly-rising government debt will unduly burden the next generation oftaxpayers. 题目：1.Which country's market was closed Monday for a national holiday?文本：A) JapanB) ChinaC) USD) Britain你的答案:A正确答案:A得分:20.00题目：2.How much has Prime Minister Gordon Brown pledged to spend to try tostem growing unemployment caused by the world financial crisis?文本：A) at least $750 millionB) at least $500,000C) at least $75 millionD) at least $25 million你的答案:A正确答案:A得分:20.00题目：3.Opposition leader David Cameron believes will unduly burden thenext generation of taxpayers.文本：A) rapidly-rising unemploymentB) rapidly-rising bankruptcyC) financial crisisD) rapidly-rising government debt你的答案:D正确答案:D得分:20.002.Exercise 2: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statementsare true or false, write T for true, F for false.听力原文：Global Unemployment Concerns RiseAs the latest U.S. corporate earnings reports start to come out, overseas markets arebracing for some difficult numbers.Overall weak economic indicators coupled with depressed corporate data are seen as themain obstacles blocking a sustained rally in shares over the coming weeks and months.Asian markets downIn Asia, Japan’s market was closed Monday for a national holiday but elsewhere, therewas not much to be optimistic about.Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index was down for a fifth straight day, dropping nearly threepercent. The South Korean market lost two percent, dragged down by an announcementby carmaker Hyundai that it would cut production by at least 25 percent at its domesticplants.Here in Europe, similar worries kept most shares on the downside with large energy stocks taking the biggest hits as crude oil fell below the $40-a-barrel mark.US unemployment rate also troublesomeMeanwhile, rising unemployment in the U.S. and elsewhere around the world is forcing some governments to act now. Here in Britain, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has pledged to spend at least $750 million to try to stem growing unemployment caused by the world financial crisis.“I t is our determination that Britain can lead the world in showing what we can do to help those who become unemployed and what we can also do to create the jobs of the future. And I believe we can do it working in partnership. Britain works best when Britain works together and I believe that we can show this in the partnership to create jobs.”Brown determined to keep British jobless rate under control Speaking at a meeting of British business and union leaders, Brown said he was determined to not let unemployment spiral out of control.“We will be able to help 500,000 people into work or work-focused training over the next two years. Now, I believe that by acting together and working together, we can help families and businesses through the downturn and at the same time and by the same measures, we can also secure our future competitiveness as a global economy.”He reiterated that providing training now for the jobs of the digital future when the downturn is over is the correct way to proceed.But not everyone here agrees with his spending plans. Opposition leader David Cameron says rapidly-rising government debt will unduly burden the next generation of taxpayers. 题目：1.The South Korean market was dragged down by an announcement by carmaker Hyundai that it would cut production by at least 25 percent at its domestic plants.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:10.00题目：2.Brown believed they would be able to help 500,000 people into work orwork-focused training over the next two years.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:10.00题目：3.Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down for a fifth straight day, dropping nearly two percent.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:10.00题目：4.Brown reiterated that providing training now for the jobs of the digital future when the downturn is over is the correct way to proceed.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:10.00听力任务全卷模式分大题显示1.Exercise 1: Listening for Specific Facts: Listen to the passage and decidewhether the following statements are true or false, write T for true, F for false.Experts Debate Merits of Spending to Boost US EconomyThe president-elect said only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to lift the economy out of deep recession. In a January 10 radio address, Mr. Obama said his plan to inject billions of dollars into the economy will create from three to four million newjobs over two years."90 percent of these jobs will be created in the private sector. The remaining 10 percent are mainly public sector jobs we save, like the teachers, police officers, firefighters and others who provide vital services to our communities," he said.The Obama stimulus plan will be a combination of government spending and tax cuts, proposals that will soon be debated in congress. A year ago the Bush administration and Congress implemented a much smaller $168 billion stimulus that did boost economic growth for a short time, before the economy resumed the slide that began in December 2007. That first stimulus plan, combined with big spending on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has pushed the government budget into deep deficit. Even before the planned Obama stimulus, the U.S. government was projected to be incurring a $1.2 trillion-dollar deficit in the current fiscal year. That is an amount equal to eight percent of economic output. Kevin Hasset, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, believes government spending is out of control."The deficit next year, if we pass the Obama stimulus plan, will be larger than the size of government when Bush was elected, in nominal dollar terms," he said.Martin Baily, chief economist to former President Bill Clinton, worries whether foreigners will continue to buy the Treasury debt needed to fund the rapidly growing government deficit."I think that is a danger. I said at the beginning of my comments that it is quite uncertain where the economy is going. It is possible that it will turn around more quickly and strongly than, say, the current [Bush] administration's economic advisors think it will. In which case, the Fed [central bank] will be, you know, as scrambling like crazy. There's a sort of rein back in some of thismoney that it has put out there," said Baily.At a conference about the stimulus plan on Monday, speakers including Hassett and Baily, expressed concern about the eventual inflationary impact of both greatly increased government spending and rapid increases in the money supply. Most economists, however, agree that the unprecedented severity of the credit squeeze and global slowdown requires extraordinary measures to maintain consumer purchasing power.题目：1.According to Obama' plan, 90 percent of these jobs will be created in the private sector. The remaining 10 percent will be in the public sector.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:6.00题目：2.Bush administration and Congress implemented a much smaller $168 billionstimulus that did boost economic growth for a short time.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:6.00题目：3.Kevin Hasset, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, believesObama's plan will be effective.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:6.00题目：4.Most economists agree that the unprecedented severity of the credit squeeze and global slowdown requires extraordinary measures to maintain consumer purchasing power.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:6.002.Exercise 2: Listening for Comprehensive Understanding: Listen to the passageand answer the following questions by filling the blank.Experts Debate Merits of Spending to Boost US EconomyThe president-elect said only government can provide the short-term boost necessary to liftthe economy out of deep recession. In a January 10 radio address, Mr. Obama said hisplan to inject billions of dollars into the economy will create from three to four million new jobs over two years."90 percent of these jobs will be created in the private sector. The remaining 10 percent are mainly public sector jobs we save,like the teachers, police officers, firefighters and others who provide vital services to our communities," he said.The Obama stimulus plan will be a combination of government spending and tax cuts, proposals that will soon be debated in congress. A year ago the Bush administration and Congress implemented a much smaller $168 billion stimulus that did boost economic growth for a short time, before the economy resumed the slide that began in December 2007. That first stimulus plan, combined with big spending on wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has pushed the government budget into deep deficit. Even before the planned Obama stimulus, the U.S. government was projected to be incurring a $1.2 trillion-dollar deficit in the current fiscal year. That is an amount equal to eight percent of economic output. Kevin Hasset, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, believes government spending is out of control."The deficit next year, if we pass the Obama stimulus plan, will be larger than the size of government when Bush was elected, in nominal dollar terms," he said.Martin Baily, chief economist to former President Bill Clinton, worries whether foreigners will continue to buy the Treasury debt needed to fund the rapidly growing government deficit."I think that is a danger. I said at the beginning of my comments that it is quite uncertain where the economy is going. It is possible that it will turn around more quickly and strongly than, say, the current [Bush] administration's economic advisors think it will. In which case, the Fed [central bank] will be, you know, as scrambling like crazy. There's a sort of rein back in some of this money that it has put out there," said Baily.At a conference about the stimulus plan on Monday,speakers including Hassett and Baily, expressed concern about the eventual inflationary impact of both greatly increased government spending and rapid increases in the money supply. Most economists, however, agree that the unprecedented severity of the credit squeeze and global slowdown requires extraordinary measures to maintain consumer purchasing power.题目：1.What's Obama's plan? Obama's plan is to inject into the economy to create three to four million new jobs over two years. The Obama stimulus plan will be a combination of government spending and tax cuts.文本：你的答案:billions of dollars正确答案:。

第九单元2013年山东大学网络学习新闻英语二，网上虽然有些答案但是不大一样，也没有听力原文，这里的最全1.Exercise: Listen to the song and fill in the blanks with wordsyou hear.A Vietnam veteran holds a rose to a name on the memorialLook at your young men 1.Look at your women 2.Look at your young men 3.The way they've always done beforeLook at the hate we're 4.Look at the fear we're 5.Look at the lives we're 6.The way we've always done beforeMy hands are tiedThe billions shift from side to sideAnd the wars go on with brainwashed prideFor the love of God and our human rightsAnd all these things are swept asideBy bloody hands time can't 7.And are washed away by your genocideAnd history hides the 8. of our civil warsD' you wear a black armbandWhen they shot the manWho said " 9. could last forever"And in my first memoriesThey shot KennedyI went numb when I learned to seeSo I never fell for VietnamWe got the wall of D.C. to 10. us allThat you can't 11. freedomWhen it's not in your handsWhen everybody's fightin’For their promised landAnd I don't need your civil warIt 12. the rich while it 13. the poor Your power hungry sellin' soldiersIn a human grocery storeAin't that freshI don't need your civil war题目：1.文本：你的答案:fighting正确答案:fighting得分:7.00题目：2.文本：你的答案:crying正确答案:crying得分:7.00题目：3.文本：你的答案:dying正确答案:dying得分:7.00题目：4.文本：breeding 正确答案: breeding 得分:7.00题目：5. 文本：你的答案: feeding正确答案: feeding得分:8.00题目：6. 文本：你的答案: leading正确答案: leading得分:8.00题目：7. 文本：你的答案: deny正确答案: deny得分:8.00题目：8. 文本：你的答案: lies正确答案: lies得分:8.00题目：9.你的答案:Peace could last forever 正确答案:Peace得分:0.00题目：10.文本：你的答案:remind正确答案:remind得分:8.00题目：11.文本：你的答案:trust正确答案:trust得分:8.00题目：12.文本：你的答案:feeds正确答案:feeds得分:8.00题目：13.文本：你的答案:buries正确答案:buries得分:8.00任务1.Exercise 1: Listening for Specific Facts: Listen to the passageand decide whether the following statements are true or false, writeT for true, F for false.Dangerous Seas: Somali Pirates Take HostagesYou might have been forgiven for thinking that piracy on thehigh seas was the stuff of Hollywood movies or historical novels,but Somali pirates have made 92 attacks this year, resulting in 36successful hijackings.Their most audacious and significant attack to date came onSaturday with the capture of the Saudi-owned Sirius Star and itscrew of 25 (including two Britons) which was taken 450 nauticalmiles (830km) off the coast of Kenya.The move was described as "unprecedented" by the US Navy due to the size of the vessel and the distance of the attack from thepirates' usual theatre of operations; the Sirius Star is thebiggest ship taken by pirates so far, weighing three times morethan an American aircraft carrier and capable of carrying 2mbarrels of oil, valued at around $100m (683m Yuan).The pirates, who are often armed with AK-47s androcket-propelled grenades, usually hijack ships in the Gulf ofAden using powerful speedboats to approach merchant ships whichthey board using grappling hooks and rope ladders.Once the crew has been taken hostage, the pirates direct theship to a port in Somalia where the crew and boat are held until aransom is paid. There are currently 14 ships and 268 crew beingheld in pirate-friendly Somali ports.Given that senior UN officials estimate that the pirates earnmore than $100m (683m Yuan) a year from ransom payments made byship owners, many ask why more military interventions don't takeplace.NATO warships are in the area but US Navy officials have told the BBC they can "not be everywhere". That said, an Indian Navyfrigate attacked and sank a Somali pirate ‘mother ship' onWednesday morning after coming under fire.Most hijackings, however, do end peacefully although it can be a lengthy process. On Wednesday the Hong Kong ship MV Great Creation and its crew of 25 Chinese and one Sri Lankan were released after two months of captivity.题目：1.Somali pirates have been successful in most of the hijackings. 文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:5.00题目：2.The pirates' capture of the British Sirius Star is the biggest ship taken by pirates so far.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:5.00题目：3.The pirates often hijack ships in the Gulf of Aden.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:5.00题目：4.Once the crew has been taken hostage, the pirates would not release the crew and boat until a ransom is paid.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:5.00题目：5.There are currently many ships and UN officials being held inSomali ports.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:5.00题目： Navy officials have said that they cannot guarantee thesafety of the ships.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:5.00题目：7.The Hong Kong ship MV Great Creation and its crew was released after two days of captivity.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:5.002.Exercise 2: Focus-listening: Listen to the passage and fill inthe blanks with the missing information.1. You might have been 1. for thinking that piracy onthe high seas was the stuff of Hollywood movies or historicalnovels, but Somali pirates have made 92 2. this year, resulting in 3. successful hijackings.2. The move was described as "unprecedented" by the US Navy due to the size of the vessel and the 4. of the attack from the pirates' usual theatre of operations; the Sirius Star is thebiggest ship taken by pirates so far, weighing three times morethan an American aircraft carrier and 5. of carrying2m barrels of oil, valued at around $100m (683m Yuan).3. The pirates, who are often 6. with AK-47s androcket-propelled grenades, usually hijack ships in the Gulf ofAden using powerful speedboats to 7. merchant ships which they board using grappling hooks and rope ladders.4. Given that senior UN officials 8. that the pirates earn more than $100m (683m Yuan) a year from ransom payments made by ship owners, many ask why more military interventions don't9. .5. Most hijackings, however, do end 10. although it can be a lengthy process. On Wednesday the 11. ship MV Great Creation and its 12. of 25 Chinese and one Sri Lankan were released after two months of captivity.题目：1.文本：你的答案:forgiven正确答案:forgiven得分:5.00题目：2.文本：你的答案:attacks正确答案:attacks得分:5.00题目：3.文本：你的答案:36正确答案:36得分:5.00题目：4.文本：你的答案:distance正确答案:distance得分:5.00题目：5. 文本：你的答案: capable of 正确答案: capable得分:0.00题目：6. 文本：你的答案: armed with 正确答案: armed得分:0.00题目：7. 文本：你的答案: approach 正确答案: approach 得分:6.00题目：8. 文本：你的答案: estimate 正确答案: estimate 得分:5.00题目：9. 文本：你的答案: take place 正确答案:take place得分:5.00题目：10.文本：你的答案:peacefully正确答案:peacefully得分:5.00题目：11.文本：你的答案:Hong Kong正确答案:Hong Kong得分:6.00题目：12.文本：你的答案:crew正确答案:crew得分:6.00补充1.Passage One Exercise 1: Listen to the passage and answer eachquestion by giving the best choice.NATO Expansion No Threat to Russia, says BushPresident Bush says Russia should not feel threatened by NATO enlargement. Speaking in Poland, the fourth stop of a five nation European tour, Mr. Bush endorsed a second wave of NATO expansion eastward.Poland was one of three former Warsaw Pact nations, along with Hungary and the Czech Republic, that became NATO members two years ago.At a news conference with his Polish counterpart, Aleksander Kwasniewski, Mr. Bush praised Poland's transformation to a democracy and a market economy saying it serves as a fine examplefor future members of NATO.The President looked forward to next year's NATO summit in Prague when the alliance is expected to welcome new members, buthe avoided endorsing any specific candidates. Nine formercommunist bloc nations are seeking entry. "My government believes NATO should expand," he said. "We believe no one should be excluded because of history or location or geography. We do not believe any nation should have a veto over who is accepted."His last point is a reference to Russian objections toextending the NATO defense umbrella, especially to the Balticstates, which were once annexed by the Soviet Union.Mr. Bush says Russia should not view NATO enlargement as a threat, but as a way to create a more stable and peaceful Europe. "Russia should not fear the expansion of freedom-loving people toher borders," It is an argument he will make directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin when he meets him in Slovenia Saturday.Mr. Bush is also expected to try to persuade Mr. Putin of the merits of his missile defense plan, which Moscow fears could undermine nuclear deterrence. In addition, the president says heplans to question the Russian leader about reports of weapons proliferation along Russia's southern border. Mr. Bush has cited weapons proliferation as one of the reasons why a missile defenseis necessary.The President will have more to say about European securitywhen he delivers his only speech of his trip at Warsaw Universitylater Friday.题目：1.Poland is the _______ stop of President Bush's five nation European tour.文本：A) FirstB) SecondC) ThirdD) Fourth你的答案:D正确答案:D得分:7.00题目：2.All of the following were former members of Warsaw Pact nations mentioned in the passage except______.文本：A) PolandB) HungaryC) Czech RepublicD) Italy你的答案:D正确答案:D得分:7.00题目：3.According to the passage, the next year's NATO summit will be held in______.文本：A) ParisB) MoscowC) PragueD) Washington你的答案:C正确答案:C得分:7.002.Passage One Exercise 2: Listen to the passage and decide whetherthe following statements are true or false, write T for true, F forfalse.NATO Expansion No Threat to Russia, says BushPresident Bush says Russia should not feel threatened by NATOenlargement. Speaking in Poland, the fourth stop of a five nation European tour, Mr. Bush endorsed a second wave of NATO expansion eastward.Poland was one of three former Warsaw Pact nations, along with Hungary and the Czech Republic, that became NATO members two years ago.At a news conference with his Polish counterpart, Aleksander Kwasniewski, Mr. Bush praised Poland's transformation to a democracy and a market economy saying it serves as a fine examplefor future members of NATO.The President looked forward to next year's NATO summit in Prague when the alliance is expected to welcome new members, buthe avoided endorsing any specific candidates. Nine formercommunist bloc nations are seeking entry. "My government believes NATO should expand," he said. "We believe no one should be excluded because of history or location or geography. We do not believe any nation should have a veto over who is accepted."His last point is a reference to Russian objections toextending the NATO defense umbrella, especially to the Balticstates, which were once annexed by the Soviet Union.Mr. Bush says Russia should not view NATO enlargement as a threat, but as a way to create a more stable and peaceful Europe. "Russia should not fear the expansion of freedom-loving people toher borders," It is an argument he will make directly to Russian President Vladimir Putin when he meets him in Slovenia Saturday.Mr. Bush is also expected to try to persuade Mr. Putin of the merits of his missile defense plan, which Moscow fears could undermine nuclear deterrence. In addition, the president says heplans to question the Russian leader about reports of weapons proliferation along Russia's southern border. Mr. Bush has cited weapons proliferation as one of the reasons why a missile defenseis necessary.The President will have more to say about European securitywhen he delivers his only speech of his trip at Warsaw Universitylater Friday.题目：1.At a news conference with President Putin, President Bush praised Poland's transformation to a democracy and a market economy saying it serves as a fine example for future members of NATO.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:7.00题目：2.Bush says Russia should view NATO enlargement as a way to create a more stable and peaceful Europe.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:7.00题目：3.Russia thinks that Bush's missile defense plan will have a negative influence on nuclear deterrence.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:7.00题目：4.President Bush will talk more about European security at Warsaw University with President Putin.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:7.003.Passage Two Summary: Listen to Passage Two and summarize it by filling the missing words.The Director of the U.N.'s agency for Palestinian refugeessaid UNRWA will soon resume its work in the Gaza Strip, after it1. efforts Thursday because the driver of an2.was killed by an Israeli fire.The United Nations said it was 3. by Israeli authorities that they " 4. " the incidents that led tothe aid operation suspension. The U.N. said it received "credible assurances" that the 5. of U.N. personnel,installations and humanitarian operations would be fully respected.So far, both Israel and Hamas 6. a recent resolution by the U.N. Security Council for an immediate 7.in Gaza.题目：1.文本：UN Aid Agency to Resume Full Services in Gaza "Soon"The Director of the U.N.'s agency for Palestinian refugees John Ging said UNRWA will soonresume its work in the Gaza Strip, after it suspended efforts Thursday, after the driver of an aidtruck was killed by Israeli fire."It is the product of a very intensive day of diplomatic negotiations at the highest levels of U.N. representation here and also the Israeli authorities. What it means, in effect, is that assoon as practical we will resume our operations. What we had called for were credible assurances. The credibility attaches in this case from the level that the assurances flow - the very highest level of government in Israel. That will be taken at face value as it isgiven in good faith, it will be taken in good faith," he said.Ging said his agency is willing to take reasonable risks encountered in a combat zone, but those recent incidents, including Israeli strikes on several U.N.-run schools and on the U.N. aid convoy were unacceptable. He has said previously that the movement of the convoy had been coordinated in advance with the Israeli military and that they knew the coordinates of all U.N. facilities.In a statement, the United Nations said it was informed by Israeli authorities that they "deeply regretted" the incidents thatled to the aid operation suspension and that they do not reflect official government policy.The U.N. said it received "credible assurances" that the security of U.N. personnel, installations and humanitarian operations would be fully respected.UNRW A feeds 750,000 Palestinian refugees in Gaza.Late Thursday, the U.N. Security Council adopted a resolution calling for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, but so far both Israeland Hamas have rejected the demand.你的答案:suspended正确答案:suspended得分:7.00题目：2.文本：你的答案:aid truck正确答案:aid truck得分:7.00题目：3.文本：你的答案: informed正确答案: informed得分:7.00题目：4.文本：你的答案: deeply regretted 正确答案: deeply regretted 得分:8.00题目：5.文本：你的答案: security正确答案: security得分:7.00题目：6.文本：你的答案: have rejected 正确答案: have rejected 得分:8.00题目：7. 文本：你的答案: cease-fire 正确答案: cease-fire 得分:7.00。

教学目标：1. 理解并掌握本单元的核心词汇和短语。

2. 提高学生的阅读理解能力，能够理解文章的主旨和大意。

3. 培养学生的写作能力，能够根据文章内容进行合理的推断和总结。

4. 增强学生的口语表达能力，能够就文章内容进行讨论和交流。

教学重点：1. 词汇：掌握本单元的核心词汇和短语，如：invention, innovation, revolution, technology, environment, etc.2. 阅读理解：提高阅读速度和理解能力，把握文章主旨和大意。

3. 写作：学会根据文章内容进行合理的推断和总结，撰写短文。

4. 口语表达：能够就文章内容进行讨论和交流，表达自己的观点。

教学难点：1. 阅读理解中的细节把握和主旨理解。

2. 写作中的逻辑性和连贯性。

3. 口语表达中的流畅性和准确性。

教学过程：一、导入（5分钟）1. 利用多媒体展示与科技发展相关的图片或视频，激发学生的学习兴趣。

2. 提问：What do you think of the development of technology? 引导学生思考科技发展对人类的影响。

二、词汇教学（15分钟）1. 列出本单元的核心词汇和短语，如：invention, innovation, revolution, technology, environment, etc.2. 通过讲解、例句、游戏等方式，帮助学生理解和记忆这些词汇。

3. 进行词汇练习，如：填空、匹配、翻译等。

三、阅读理解（20分钟）1. 学生自主阅读课文，了解文章大意。

2. 教师提问，检查学生对文章的理解程度。

3. 针对文章中的难点，进行讲解和分析。

四、写作训练（20分钟）1. 教师讲解写作要点，如：文章结构、论点、论据等。

2. 学生根据文章内容，撰写一篇短文，如：对科技发展的看法。

3. 教师批改学生的作文，并给予反馈。

五、口语表达（15分钟）1. 学生分组，就文章内容进行讨论，如：科技发展对环境的影响。

全卷模式分大题显示1.Exercise 1: Listen to this passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false, write T for true and F for false.听力文本：Airport Security Screens Passengers Using NewTechnologyChecking baggage for explosives hasn't been a problem. Airportsecurity can put bags in x-ray machines, open them up to look inside, oruse advanced machinery that that check traces of chemicals often usedin explosives.But checking people's bodies isn't so easy. A TSA initiative that beganlast September to rigorously frisk more people led to dozens of sexualharassment complaints. So the TSA turned to technology installing whatlooks like a longer, more complex walk-through metal detectors in nineairports around the country.Jose Ralls is the TSA director from McCarran International in LasVegas.Jose Ralls: The machine actually will talk to the individual, telling themto stand inside and wait, and as soon as they are cleared, it will tell themto proceed.From a distance, Mr. Ralls watches one airport passenger go throughthe process.Jose Ralls: Now he knows to go on through, and he just waits, and assoon as the air is analyzed he will be allowed to proceed forward.The machine blasts air downward and across whoever inside theportal. Mr. Ralls says that often startles people.Jose Ralls: That's why our focus out there is to explain to them whatwill be taking place,the noise that they will be hearing.The way it's supposed to work is that suspicious particles on clothingand exposed skin are blasted towards the floor -- where, within sevenseconds, the machine can detect 40 types of explosives. If any are found,security is alerted.According to the manufacturer, Smith Detection, the portals also haveless than 1% error rate. Company vice president Mark Lastra says thistechnology is commonly used elsewhere.Smith Detection: Mostly highly controlled facilities, sensitive security,such as nuclear power plants and government buildings with high securityneeds.Along with increasing security, the TSA hopes to cut down onpassenger wait times. It is collecting data from the airports in this testbase to see if the machines are faster and more efficient than humaninspectors.The Transportation Security Administration plans to deploy five more ofthese portals elsewhere in the nation by late spring. Eventually it wouldlike the explosive detectors to be as common as metal detectors.I am Ky Plaskon in Las Vegas.题目：1.For a long time, checking baggage for explosives has been a problem for airport security.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:5.00题目：2.Within seven seconds, the machine mentioned in the news can detect 14 types of explosives.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:5.00题目：3.According to the manufacturer, the portals also have no error rate.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:5.00题目：4.Along with increasing security, the TSA hopes to cut down on passenger wait times. It is collecting data from the airports in the test phase to see if the machines are faster and more efficient than human inspectors.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:5.00题目：5.The Transportation Security Administration plans to deploy five more of these portals in other nations by late winter.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:5.002.Exercise 2: Listen to the passage and answer each question by giving the best choice.听力文本：Airport Security Screens Passengers Using NewTechnologyChecking baggage for explosives hasn't been a problem. Airportsecurity can put bags in x-ray machines, open them up to look inside, oruse advanced machinery that that check traces of chemicals often used in explosives.But checking people's bodies isn't so easy. A TSA initiative that began last September to rigorously frisk more people led to dozens of sexual harassment complaints. So the TSA turned to technology installing what looks like a longer, more complex walk-through metal detectors in nine airports around the country.Jose Ralls is the TSA director from McCarran International in Las Vegas.Jose Ralls: The machine actually will talk to the individual, telling them to stand inside and wait, and as soon as they are cleared, it will tell them to proceed.From a distance, Mr. Ralls watches one airport passenger go through the process.Jose Ralls: Now he knows to go on through, and he just waits, and as soon as the air is analyzed he will be allowed to proceed forward.The machine blasts air downward and across whoever inside the portal. Mr. Ralls says that often startles people.Jose Ralls: That's why our focus out there is to explain to them what will be taking place,the noise that they will be hearing.The way it's supposed to work is that suspicious particles on clothing and exposed skin are blasted towards the floor -- where, within seven seconds, the machine can detect 40 types of explosives. If any are found, security is alerted.According to the manufacturer, Smith Detection, the portals also have less than 1% error rate. Company vice president Mark Lastra says this technology is commonly used elsewhere.Smith Detection: Mostly highly controlled facilities, sensitive security, such as nuclear power plants and government buildings with high security needs.Along with increasing security, the TSA hopes to cut down on passenger wait times. It is collecting data from the airports in this test base to see if the machines are faster and more efficient than human inspectors.The Transportation Security Administration plans to deploy five more of these portals elsewhere in the nation by late spring. Eventually it would like the explosive detectors to be as common as metal detectors.I am Ky Plaskon in Las Vegas.题目：1.According to the news, in which way airport security can't detect traces of chemicals used in explosives?文本：A) put bags in x-ray machinesB) talk to the individualC) open bags up to look insideD) use advanced technology你的答案:B正确答案:B得分:5.00题目：2.What is the name of the machine's manufacturer?文本：A) Smith InspectorB) Smith DetectorC) Smith DetectionD) Smith Screen你的答案:C正确答案:C得分:5.00题目：pany vice president Mark Lastra says this technology is commonly used elsewhere. In which area the technology can be used?文本：A) power plantB) education buildingsC) nuclear power plantsD) Commercial buildings你的答案:C正确答案:C得分:5.003.Exercise 3: Listen to the passage and fill in blanks with the missing information.I.But checking people's bodies is not so easy. A TSAinitiative that began last September to ___1____ friskmore people led to _____2____ of sexual harassment______3____. So TSA turned to ______4____________5____ what looks like a longer, more complex walk-through ____6_____ detectors in nine airports around thecountry.II.The machine actually will talk to the individual, tell themto stand inside and wait, and as soon as they are____7____, it will tell them to ______8____.III. Along with increasing ______9_____, the TSA hopes to_____10_____ on passenger wait times. It is collecting data from theairports in the test phase to see if the machines are faster and moreefficient than human inspectors.题目：1.文本：听力文本：Airport Security Screens Passengers Using New TechnologyChecking baggage for explosives hasn't been a problem. Airport security can put bags in x-ray machines, open them up to look inside, or use advanced machinery that that check traces of chemicals often used in explosives.But checking people's bodies isn't so easy. A TSA initiative that began last September to rigorously frisk more people led to dozens of sexual harassment complaints. So the TSA turned to technology installing what looks like a longer, more complex walk-through metal detectors in nine airports around the country.Jose Ralls is the TSA director from McCarran International in Las Vegas.Jose Ralls: The machine actually will talk to the individual, telling them to stand inside and wait, and as soon as they are cleared, it will tell them to proceed.From a distance, Mr. Ralls watches one airport passenger go through the process.Jose Ralls: Now he knows to go on through, and he just waits, and as soon as the air is analyzed he will be allowed to proceed forward.The machine blasts air downward and across whoever inside the portal. Mr. Ralls says that often startles people.Jose Ralls: That's why our focus out there is to explain to them what will be taking place,the noise that they will be hearing.The way it's supposed to work is that suspicious particles on clothing and exposed skin are blasted towards the floor -- where, within seven seconds, the machine can detect 40 types of explosives. If any are found, security is alerted.According to the manufacturer, Smith Detection, the portals also have less than 1% error rate. Company vice president Mark Lastra says this technology is commonly used elsewhere.Smith Detection: Mostly highly controlled facilities, sensitive security, such as nuclear power plants and government buildings with high security needs.Along with increasing security, the TSA hopes to cut down on passenger wait times. It is collecting data from the airports in this test base to see if the machines are faster and more efficient than human inspectors.The Transportation Security Administration plans to deploy five more of these portals elsewhere in the nation by late spring. Eventually it would like the explosive detectors to be as common as metal detectors.I am Ky Plaskon in Las Vegas.你的答案:rigorously正确答案:rigorously得分:6.00题目：2.文本：你的答案:dozens正确答案:dozens6.00题目：3.文本：你的答案: complaints 正确答案: complaints 得分:6.00题目：4.文本：你的答案: technology 正确答案: technology 得分:6.00题目：5.文本：你的答案: installing 正确答案: installing得分:6.00题目：6.文本：你的答案: metal正确答案: metal得分:6.00题目：7.文本：你的答案:正确答案: cleared得分:6.00题目：8.文本：你的答案: proceed 正确答案: proceed得分:6.00题目：9.文本：你的答案: security 正确答案: security得分:6.00题目：10.文本：你的答案: cut down 正确答案: cut down 得分:6.00。

Unit4Lead-in1.Both sides spend piles of money to produce cool ads, but in fact they will only cancel out each other's effort.Neither side will gain. Eventually, the large sums spent on advertising will be passed on to consumers. Sounds bad, doesn't it? But we have no alternative. If we allow ads for one product but forbid ads for another, this means unfair competition. As a result, one product will turn out to be successful, while the other is sure to havea poor market. Should we ban ads altogether? This seems fair to all manufacturers. But consumers will nothave enough information about products to make a choice. Worse still, they may not even know a new product has been turned out, let alone buy it. Perhaps we had better accept ads, but we can impose restrictions on them to protect consumers' interests. For example, an ad should not include an untruthful statement or exaggeration.Also, advertisers should not claim that their products are superior to others. Restrictions like these may partly compensate for the shortcomings of advertisements.2.It is certainly necessary for us to look at ads, for they provide valuable information on the function, quality andprice of a product. However, we should beware of ads that do not tell the truth. Comparing ads for similar products, we may become better informed and judge them more accurately. In addition to advertisements, we can depend on other consumers for information. A consumer has no personal interest in a product and therefore is likely to be more objective than the advertiser. Finally, our common sense can play a role in our choice of a commodity. To summarize, we can turn to various sources for help before we decide on an advertised product.3.Advertisements have negative social effects as well as economic effects. First, the posters and billboards canblock scenic views and ruin the environment. Second, people who cannot afford the advertised product may develop a sense of inferiority. Third, as often as not, ads encourage unnecessary buying. Fourth, ads usually portray young and beautiful people. Thus older, plain-looking people may feel as if they do not belong to the contemporary world. If you think carefully, you may find more disadvantages to advertising.4.On the whole, I do not think it is a good idea to imitate a movie star's clothes. Students should focus on theirstudies. In the case of students from disadvantaged families, they have no reason to add to the financial burden on their parents. A fashionable dress costs too much for their parents. If a student has done his work well and has plenty of money, then I have no objection to his wearing a film star's fashionable clothes. Wearing such clothes, some people may feel content and then concentrate on more useful pursuits.Listening InThe Influence of AdvertisingRichard: Dad, I need a pair of new shoes for an important basketball game. My old ones look kind of funny. Father: Funny! We just bought those last spring. There's a lot of life left in them.Richard: But look at this ad with Yao Ming. He says these shoes give him extra spring.Father: Yao Ming is so tall that he doesn't need extra spring. Anyway, he makes more money than I do. And they probably give him millions of dollars to wear those shoes.Richard: But if you bought me the shoes, I'd wear them for nothing. And I'd have that extra spring. Father: Do you think Yao Ming reached the top just because of the shoes he wears? Or was it something else? Richard: You mean like hard work, dedication, that sort of thing?Father: Exactly. Just focus on your studies and forget the shoes.I'll get a camera.One day just before closing time, John rushed into a TV store to buy a color TV set with the money he had savedfor three months. The friendly shop assistant was waiting for the day's last and 100th customer to reach his sales target for his bonus, so he warmly greeted John and showed him the various models on display. He asked John to see how sharp and colorful the image on the screen was. At that moment, a new commercial came onto the screen, introducing a popular brand of camera as well as some beautiful pictures it had taken. The camera and the pictures attracted John. He suddenly changed his mind and told the shop assistant: "Thank you for the TV commercial. Now I have to hurry to the camera store to get that camera."Don't even think about it!"Don't even think about it!" is a phrase commonly used in the United States when a person emphatically denies or refuses something.In 1995, Shaquille O'Neal, a popular basketball player, made a Pepsi commercial in which this phrase was used. The commercial begins with Shaq playing basketball, and a little kid is watching him. Then the boy cries out the name of this basketball star. Shaq turns to see the kid with a Pepsi in his hand. He walks over to the boy and says "Hey, can I have it?" He bends over, supposing that his admirer will give him the Pepsi. But then the kid says, "Don't even think about it!" This commercial was rather popular, and it had been shown on TV for about three years.The commercial seems to have a more dramatic effect than that produced by the Coca-Cola company in the 1970s. In the Coke ad a young boy meets football star "Mean" Joe Green as he is leaving the field after a game. The boy gives his hero a bottle of Coke, and in exchange for the drink, the football player throws his towel to the boy, who excitedly catches the souvenir.The phrase "Don't even think about it!" is used on many other occasions. Visitors to New York City are often amused to see a road sign with these words: "Don't even think about parking here." This road sign means that people are strictly prohibited from parking there.Ⅴ.Let’s talkJob Ad for a Friendly EmployeeA firm advertising for a "friendly" employee has been asked to change its wording because it discriminates against unfriendly people.Travelco, a travel agency, put in a request for a "friendly employee" to provide food for its staff. But the Job Center in Bristol told managing director Harry Smith that he would have to remove the word "friendly" before the advertisement could be accepted.Mr. Smith said he could not believe the decision and thought it was "ridiculous". He said: "We were told we could not use that particular word because it was discriminatory against people who looked unfriendly. We thought it was ridiculous. It's only too natural for us to specify what kind of people we want." He added, "The people at the center have since said they thought they had been a little over the top."The center had made it a rule that certain words were not allowed in ads and the words "motivated" and "enthusiastic" had been banned in the past.An official of the center said: "We do have guidelines of not using personality characteristics in advertisements to ensure that there is no discrimination in the process."She added: "We should leave the dispute to the local judges. They'll make the final decision. It's possible that a member of our staff has been over-enthusiastic in cutting out words in ads."Ⅵ.Further Listening and SpeakingTask1:Banning Cigarette AdsNancy: Hey, Robert, what do you think about cigarette ads?Robert: They're disgusting. Many countries have banned tobacco ads completely.Nancy: I heard in the States advertisers are not allowed to show young people smoking cigarettes, neither are ads targeted at youth allowed.Robert: But advertisers keep finding ways around the law. Some years ago one cigarette ad showed a deer smoking, but it was dressed in a university sweater. Obviously the ad is trying to attract young people. Nancy: In order to increase sales, they have to make smoking appealing to young people. Make them think it's cool.Robert: Right. Cigarette manufacturers need to keep bringing in new customers. The old ones are dying of lung cancer.Nancy: Good point. Our Student Union should do some publicity against smoking on campus.Robert: I couldn't agree more.Task2:A Radio CommercialAre you looking for appliances or furniture to give new life to your home?Look no further! Here at Frontier Furniture, we have everything you need to give your home a new look and feel.Stereos, video machines, refrigerators, dining tables, washers and dryers. You name it; we have it! Low on cash? We have an easy rent-to-own plan that will put you on your favorite sofa tonight. Big color TVs cost only two hundred and twenty-five dollars; digital pianos starting at three ninety-nine ($399); king size beds from two hundred and fifty dollars. Free delivery on all major appliances.So come on down to Frontier Furniture. Located downtown two blocks east of city hall, across from Union Square. We're open daily from 10:00 AM to 9:30 PM. So, come on in, and let us make your dream home a reality.Task3:An Introduction to AdvertisingAdvertising has become increasingly specialized in modern times. In today's business world, supply usually outnumbers demand. There is great competition among different manufacturers of the same kind of product to attract customers to their product. They always have to remind the consumer of the name and the qualities of their product. They do this by advertising. The manufacturers advertise in the newspapers and on posters. They sometimes pay for songs about their products in commercial radio programs. They employ attractive salesgirls to distribute samples. They organize competitions, with prizes for the winners. They often advertise on the screens of local cinemas. Most important of all, in countries that have television, they have advertisements put into programs that will accept them. Manufacturers often spend large sums of money on advertisements. Sometimes they even spend more on ads than on the products themselves. We buy a particular product because we think it is the best. We usually think so because of the advertisements that say so. Some people never pause to ask themselves if the advertisements are telling the truth.。

第四单元，第一部分全卷模式分大题显示全卷总分100.0分201011935得分是：60.0分答卷时间:3分钟老师意见:1.Exercise 1: Direction: Listen to the passage and answer each question by giving the best choice.老师意见:Universities in the UKUniversities in Britain are a magnet for overseas students. There are currently over 200 000 from outside Britain studying at British universities. The largest single group is Chinese students. There are currently 50 000 in the UK.The British government expects the total number of overseas students to be around 900 000 by 2020, and also thinks that a quarter of these will be Chinese.But why is the UK such a popular destination for university students?Well, the quality of your course is guaranteed. All courses are assessed by an independent system, so you can be assured that your course is officially approved and has wide international recognition.The British education system is very flexible in order to provide for the needs of a modern, complex society. It is also cost-effective. Degree courses are shorter and more intensive than in other countries. There are lots of scholarships available.You normally need 3 A-levels, which are the exams taken by people leaving school at 18, in order to enter an undergraduate degree course. You also need an IELTS score of at least 5.5, but many universities offer foundation or access courses to prepare students for their studies.British universities offer a personalized but independent approach..The emphasis is on creative and independent thought, which helps develop the skills you will need to compete in the global job market. Tutors not only teach but also provide support and guidance. As a result, international students have a very low drop out rate and very high pass rates.It is very simple to become an international student in the UK. The British Council offers a free and impartial service to anyone who is interested in studying in the UK, and an organization called UCAS assists you in finding a course and making an effectiveapplication.The UK is a dynamic and cosmopolitan place. The countryside is beautiful, and the theatres, museums, architecture and rich history make it a fascinating place to live and study. Why not give it a go?题目：1.How many overseas students are there studying at British Universities now?文本：A) 900 000B) 200 000C) 202 000D) 902 000你的答案:B正确答案:B得分:25.00老师意见:题目：2.Which one is not true for the UK is such a magnet for international students?文本：A) has wide international recognitionB) low expenseC) low drop out rate and high pass rateD) easy access你的答案:B正确答案:D得分:0.00老师意见:2.Exercise 2: Direction: Listen to the passage, and fill in the blanks with the words you hear.老师意见:You normally need three 1. , which are the exams taken by people leaving school at 18, in order to enter a/an 2. 3. course. You also need an IELTS score of at least 5.5, but many universities offer 4. or access courses to prepare students for their studies.British universities offer a 5. but independent approach. The 6. is on creative and independent thought, which helps develop the skills you will need to compete in the 7. 8. 9. . Tutors not only teach but also provide supportand 10. . As a result, international students have a very low drop out rate and very high pass rates.题目：1.文本：You normally need 3 A-levels, which are the exams taken by people leaving school at 18, in order to enter an undergraduate degree course. You also need an IELTS score of at least 5.5, but many universities offer foundation or access courses to prepare students for their studies.British universities offer a personalized but independent approach. The emphasis is on creative and independent thought, which helps develop the skills you will need to compete in the global job market. Tutors not only teach but also provide support and guidance. As a result, international students have a very low drop out rate and very high pass rates.你的答案:A levels正确答案:A-levels得分:0.00老师意见:题目：2.文本：你的答案:undergraduate正确答案:undergraduate得分:5.00老师意见:题目：3.文本：你的答案: degree正确答案: degree得分:5.00老师意见:题目：4.文本：你的答案: foundation 正确答案: foundation得分:5.00老师意见:题目：5.文本：你的答案: personalized 正确答案: personalized 得分:5.00老师意见:题目：6.文本：你的答案: emphsis正确答案: emphasis得分:0.00老师意见:题目：7.文本：你的答案: global正确答案: global得分:5.00老师意见:题目：8.文本：你的答案: job正确答案: job得分:5.00老师意见:题目：9.文本：你的答案: market正确答案: market得分:5.00老师意见:题目：10.文本：你的答案: guidense 正确答案: guidance得分:0.00老师意见:第四单元，第二部分全卷模式分大题显示全卷总分100.0分201011935得分是：70.0分答卷时间:19分钟老师意见:对不起，因为本周改卷次数已经用完，所以只能由系统为你批改客观题部分1.Exercise 1: Listening for Specific Facts: Direction: Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true or false, write T for true, F for false.老师意见:British School Says: Learn Mandarin--Learning Mandarin in BritainIt‟s the world‟s fastest growing economy and shows no sign of slowing down, so striking deals with Chinese businesses is now the top priority for every British company that wants to stay ahead in global trade. Now schools in the United Kingdom want to give their students a head start by teaching them Mandarin-and they are making it compulsory. Brighton College is a fee paying private school on the south coast of Britain and already teaches Latin, Spanish and French to its 1,200 pupils. Students can choose between these languages, but from the autumn, which is the beginning of the new academic year in British schools, every student must study Mandarin whether they like it or not.Richard Cairns, headmaster of Brighton College, describes the move as “all the more radical” as there is “only a handful” of native Chinese pupils studying at the College. Mr. Cairns is considered something of a radical himself as he too will begin Mandarin classes in September-as a pupil in an ordinary class of students.Cairns is convinced that teaching Mandarin is essential for his students that already have a good record in succeeding in business. With Mandarin added to a pupil‟s portfo lio, that record can be sustained and improved. He said: “One of my key tasks is to make surepupils are equipped for the realities of the 21st century and one is that China has the fastest growing economy.”Brighton College is following a national trend as studying Chinese to the British A-level standard looks set to overtake Spanish and German, according to recent figures showing the number of students taking language examinations.The increase in popularity of Mandarin in comparison with Spanish has been the most surprising, with a 50 per cent increase since 2001 to 2,062 candidates last year. Spanish attracted 2,561. It is predicted that if that level of growth continues, the studying of Mandarin in the U.K. could overtake Spanish in less than five years.题目：1.Chinese business is the top priority for every company all over the world.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:5.00老师意见:题目：2.There is a long history that teaching Mandarin is compulsory in the U.K. school.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:F得分:0.00老师意见:题目：3.According to recent figures, studying Chinese is a national trend in the U.K.文本：你的答案:T正确答案:T得分:5.00老师意见:题目：4.It’s sure that the studying of Mandarin in the U.K. could overtake Spanish in less five years.文本：你的答案:F正确答案:F得分:5.00老师意见:2.Exercise 2: Listening for Comprehensive Understanding: Direction: Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.老师意见:British School Says: Learn Mandarin--Learning Mandarin in BritainIt‟s the world‟s fastest growing economy and shows no sign of slowing down, so striking deals with Chinese businesses is now the top priority for every British company that wants to stay ahead in global trade. Now schools in the United Kingdom want to give their students a head start by teaching them Mandarin --and they are making it compulsory. Brighton College is a fee paying private school on the south coast of Britain and already teaches Latin, Spanish and French to its 1,200 pupils. Students can choose between these languages, but from the autumn, which is the beginning of the new academic year in British schools, every student must study Mandarin whether they like it or not.Richard Cairns, headmaster of Brighton College, describes the move as “all the more radical” as there is “only a handful” of native Chinese pupils studying at the College. Mr. Cairns is considered something of a radical himself as he too will begin Mandarin classes in September -as a pupil in an ordinary class of students.Cairns is convinced that teaching Mandarin is essential for his students that already have a good record in succeeding in business. With Mandarin added to a pupil‟s portfolio, thatrecord can be sustained and improved. He said: “One of my key tasks is to make sure pupils are equipped for the realities of the 21st century and one is that China has the fastest growing economy.”Brighton College is following a national trend as studying Chinese to the British A-level standard looks set to overtake Spanish and German, according to recent figures showing the number of students taking language examinations.The increase in popularity of Mandarin in comparison with Spanish has been the most surprising, with a 50 per cent increase since 2001 to 2,062 candidates last year. Spanish attracted 2,561. It is predicted that if that level of growth continues, the studying of Mandarin in the U.K. could overtake Spanish in less than five years.题目：1.Why Schools in the U.K. now teach students Mandarin and make it compulsory?文本：你的答案:Becarse struggling with Chinese business is the top priority for every British company . 正确答案:Because striking deals with Chinese businesses is now the top priority for every British company.得分:0.00老师意见:题目：2.According to Richard Cairns, what is the key task of Brighton College?文本：你的答案:To make sure pupils are requit for the realities of 21st century.正确答案:To make sure pupils are equipped for the realities of the 21st century.得分:0.00老师意见:题目：st y ear, how many people learned Mandarin in the U.K.?文本：你的答案:2062正确答案:2062得分:5.00老师意见:3.Exercise 3: Focus-listening: Direction: Listen to the passage and fill in theblanks with the missing information.老师意见:Brighton College is a 1. 2. 3. 4. on the south coast of Britain and already teaches Latin, Spanish and French to its 1,200 pupils. Students can choose between these languages, but from the autumn, which is the beginning of the new 5. year in British schools, every student must study Mandarin whether they like it or not.Richard Cairns, 6. of Brighton College, describes the move as “all the more radical” as there is “only a handful” of 7.8. 9. studying at the College. Mr. Cairns is considered something of a 10. himself as he too will begin Mandarin classes in September - as a pupil in an ordinary class of students. Cairns is convinced that teaching Mandarin is essential for his students that already have a 11. 12. in succeeding in business. With Mandarin added to a pupil’s 13. , that record can be sustained and improved.题目：1.文本：Brighton College is a fee paying private school on the south coast of Britain and already teaches Latin, Spanish and French to its 1,200 pupils. Students can choose between these languages, but from the autumn, which is the beginning of the new academic year in British schools, every student must study Mandarin whether they like itor not.Richard Cairns, headmaster of Brighton College, describes the move as “all the more radical” as there is “only a handful” of native Chinese pupils studying at the College. Mr. Cairns is considered something of a radical himself as he too will begin Mandarin classesin September-as a pupil in an ordinary class of students. Cairns is convinced that teaching Mandarin is essential for his students that already have a good record in succeeding in business. Wi th Mandarin added to a pupil‟s portfolio, that record can be sustained and improved.你的答案:fee正确答案:fee得分:5.00老师意见:题目：2.文本：你的答案:pain正确答案:paying得分:0.00老师意见:题目：3.文本：你的答案:private正确答案:private得分:5.00老师意见:题目：4.文本：你的答案:school正确答案:school得分:5.00老师意见:题目：5.文本：你的答案: academic 正确答案: academic得分:5.00老师意见:题目：6.文本：你的答案: headmaster 正确答案: headmaster 得分:5.00老师意见:题目：7.文本：你的答案: native正确答案: native得分:5.00老师意见:题目：8.文本：你的答案: ChineseChinese得分:5.00老师意见:题目：9.文本：你的答案: pupils正确答案: pupils得分:5.00老师意见:题目：10.文本：你的答案: roundical 正确答案: radical得分:0.00老师意见:题目：11.文本：你的答案: good正确答案: good得分:5.00老师意见:题目：12.文本：record正确答案:record得分:5.00老师意见:题目：13.文本：你的答案:正确答案:portfolio得分:老师意见:第四单元，第三部分全卷模式分大题显示全卷总分100.0分201011935得分是：0.0分答卷时间:19分钟老师意见:对不起，因为本周改卷次数已经用完，所以只能由系统为你批改客观题部分1.Passage One:Exercise: Direction: Listen to Passage One and answer the following questions.老师意见:Student Quiz ScandalIt‟s one of Britain‟s longest-running TV quiz shows, where the best and brightest from universities all over the country, compete to show off their knowledge on a myriad of topics.University Challenge first went to air nearly fifty years ago, and over the decades it‟s been a showcase for students facing quick-fire questions on literature, physics, geography and philosophy, and everything in between.This year‟s final was one of the most keenly watched with students from Corpus Christi College at Oxford University, taking on a team from Manchester University.All eyes were on Corpus Christi‟s captain, Gail Trimble, who had been dubbed “the greatest contestant ever”, as she almost single-handedly won their place in the final, earning two-thirds of her team‟s points.But in what turned out to be a tightly-fought match, other team members, including chemist Sam Kay, scored some vital points.At the gong, Corpus Christi was victorious but the trophy wasn‟t theirs for long.It emerged that by the time of the final Sam Kay was no longer a student; he had graduated and started work as an accountant, but hadn‟t realized he couldn‟t com pete. On Monday the BBC announced the team was being disqualified, and the trophy handed to Manchester, who paid tribute to their opponents, saying they were sad to have won in such circumstances.But the dramatic highs and lows of Corpus Christi‟s game se em certain to make them one of the most memorable teams not to have won University Challenge.题目：1.Which university was the winning team at last?文本：你的答案:Copis cristy college at oxpha university正确答案:Manchester University得分:0.00老师意见:题目：2.Why were the team disqualified?文本：你的答案:One team member was no longer a student.正确答案:A student of the team, Sam Kay was no longer a student; he had graduated and started work as an accountant, so he couldn‟t compete.得分:0.00老师意见:2.Passage Two:Summary: Direction: Listen to the passage and summarize it.老师意见:Music in SchoolsCan you play a musical instrument? Where did you learn to play it? If you were a pupil in a British school, you would most probably learn at school. Approximately 25% of British pupils learn an instrument. What‟s more, of the 75% that don‟t, 40% would like to. But what instruments do the pupils learn to play? Traditionally, schoolchildren learnt classical instruments, such as the piano or violin. This is still true today. Younger children often learn the recorder. As they get older, they start to play the violin or piano. In fact, nearly one out of five music students is learning the violin. The piano, or keyboard, is more popular with older children at secondary school.However, things are changing. More pupils than ever before are now learning the guitar. As many as 16% of pupils learning an instrument arestrumming its strings. Paul McManus, the Chief Executive of the Music Industries Association told the Telegraph newspaper that new British band like Franz Ferdinand, the Arctic Monkeys and Razor light had made playing the guitar …cool‟ again. This, perhaps, is why more children are now learning the guitar. British schools do not just offer lessons for instruments. All pupils learn music together as a class. These classes have been changing, too. In the past, the focus of classes was very much Western classical music. But the classes now cover a far wider range of styles, including folk music and world music. In arecent study by Keele University, 64% of boys and 70% of girls said they enjoy music lessons as a class. They like singing, playing instruments and find the lessons fun. Many schools have orchestras and put on concerts each term. It is also common for pupils themselves to form their own bands, copying their rock and pop heroes. In conclusion, music plays a big part in British schools. Pupils can study an instrument, play music together as a class and even take part in concerts and plays. 题目：1.Listen to the passage and summarize it.文本：你的答案:People study different instruments,and study in different times正确答案:Pupils in British can learn various kinds of musical instruments at school. Nearly one out of five music students is learning the violin. The piano, or keyboard, is more popular with older children at secondary school. Musical classes have been changing, too. In the past, the focus of classes was very much Western classical music. But the classes now cover a far wider range of styles. Music plays a big part in British schools.得分:0.00老师意见:。

63Unit Four When MTV Goes CEOWhen MTV Goes CEO1. A gener‎a tion‎is defin‎e d by a commo‎n age locat‎i on in histo‎r y and a colle‎c tive‎peerperso‎n alit‎y. What do you know about‎the diffe‎r ent gener‎a tion‎s in Ameri‎c a in the 1900s‎?Look at the follo‎w ing chart‎. Match‎the gener‎a tion‎names‎on the left colum‎n with their‎birth‎years‎on the right‎. Say somet‎h ing about‎each of the gener‎a tion‎s.Great‎e st Gener‎a tion‎1965–1976Silen‎t Gener‎a tion‎1965–1980Baby Boome‎r s 1925–1945Beat Gener‎a tion‎1911–1924Baby Buste‎r s 1977–1994Gener‎a tion‎X 1948–1962Gener‎a tion‎Y 1946–19642. Look at the title‎of the follo‎w ing text: When MTV Goes CEO. What does MTV possi‎b ly refer‎to here? What does the title‎mean? What do you expec‎t to read from this passa‎g e?64新视角研究‎生英语读说写Text1234When MTV Goes CEOby Susan‎M. Keave‎n eyAs profe‎s sor of marke‎t ing at the Unive‎r sity‎of Color‎a do, Keave‎n ey teach‎e smarke‎t ing manag‎e ment‎, inter‎n atio‎n al marke‎t ing, and servi‎c es marke‎t ing for the gradu‎a te Schoo‎l of Busin‎e ss and Execu‎t ive MBA progr‎a ms. She has also worke‎d in retai‎l, finan‎c ial servi‎c es, and healt‎h care, and has been activ‎e‎in‎the‎―inter‎n atio‎n aliz‎a tion‎‖‎of‎busin‎e ssschoo‎l s.In the follo‎w ing artic‎l e, Susan‎Keave‎n ey provi‎d es a broad‎defin‎i tion‎of Gener‎a tion‎Xers, under‎headi‎n gs‎such‎as‎―latch‎k ey‎kids‖, ―techn‎o-babes‎‖, ―life-balan‎c ers‖,‎and‎―free agent‎s‖. She concl‎u des with a numbe‎r of quest‎i ons about‎how membe‎r s of this gener‎a tion‎will behav‎e by the middl‎e of the mille‎n nium‎.This artic‎l e is taken‎from Actin‎g on Words‎.What happe‎n s‎when‎the‎―unman‎a geab‎l es‖‎becom‎e manag‎e rs?―Who‎will‎take‎the‎helm?‖‎is‎one‎quest‎i on that will keep CEOs awake‎atnight‎in the next mille‎n nium‎. Most wonde‎r what corpo‎r ate cultu‎r e in servi‎c esfirms‎will look like when the 40 milli‎o n Gen Xers1‎in the work force‎— nowtwent‎y-and thirt‎y-somet‎h ing emplo‎y ees — take over as manag‎e rs.Much has been writt‎e n about‎Gen X emplo‎y ees, most of it negat‎i ve. Early‎studi‎e s accus‎e d them of being‎arrog‎a nt, uncom‎m itte‎d, unman‎a geab‎l e slack‎e rs— disre‎s pect‎f ul of autho‎r ity, scorn‎f ul of payin‎g dues —tatto‎o ed and pierc‎e dyouth‎s‎who‎―just‎don’t‎care.‖‎Re cen‎t inter‎p reta‎t ions‎, howev‎e r, offer‎some newand somew‎h at diffe‎r ent insig‎h ts.Arrog‎a nce or Indep‎e nden‎c e?Gen Xers have been chara‎c teri‎z ed‎as‎the‎―latch‎k ey kids2‎‖‎of‎the‎70’s‎and80’s; often‎left on their‎own by divor‎c ed and / or worki‎n g paren‎t s, these‎young‎peopl‎e becam‎e adept‎at handl‎i ng thing‎s on their‎own and in their‎own ways.Many becam‎e self-motiv‎a ting‎, self-suffi‎c ient‎, and creat‎i ve probl‎e m-solve‎r s.Their‎indep‎e nden‎c e, which‎baby-boom3‎manag‎e rs somet‎i mes inter‎p ret as1 Gen X: refer‎s to the namel‎e ssne‎s s of a gener‎a tion‎that was born betwe‎e n mid 1960s‎and late 1970s‎, right‎follo‎w ing the peak ofthe post-World‎War II baby boom, espec‎i ally‎in Canad‎a and the Unite‎d State‎s. X一代2 latch‎k ey kid: also latch‎k ey child‎,refer‎s to a child‎that retur‎n s from schoo‎l to an empty‎home becau‎s e their‎paren‎t s are away atwork, or a child‎that is often‎left at home with littl‎e or no paren‎t al super‎v isio‎n. Calle‎d‎―latch‎k ey‎kids‖‎becau‎s e the kids often‎hadthe tellt‎a le keys aroun‎d their‎necks‎or in their‎pocke‎t s. 钥匙儿童3 baby-boom: most often‎refer‎s to the drama‎t ic post-World‎War II incre‎a sed birth‎r ate (1946–1964) in the U.S., with the termBaby Boome‎r refer‎r ing to the perso‎n s born durin‎g that iconi‎c era. 婴儿潮65Unit Four When MTV Goes CEO8910711arrog‎a nce, may also refle‎c t a need to feel trust‎e d to get a job done.As emplo‎y ees, Gen Xers enjoy‎freed‎o m to manag‎e their‎own sched‎u les.They‎don’t‎watch‎a clock‎and‎don’t want their‎manag‎e rs to do so. Wheth‎e r workis done from nine-to-five or noon-to-eight‎— at home, in the offic‎e, or over latte‎s— is irrel‎e vant‎to this group‎becau‎s e Gen Xers are resul‎t s-orien‎t ed. They seekguida‎n ce, inspi‎r atio‎n, and visio‎n from their‎manag‎e rs but other‎w ise prefe‎r tobe left alone‎betwe‎e n goal-setti‎n g and deliv‎e rabl‎e s.Many Gen Xers excel‎at devel‎o ping‎innov‎a tive‎solut‎i ons, but need clear‎,firm deadl‎i nes to set bound‎a ries‎on their‎creat‎i ve freed‎o m. They have beenknown‎to brist‎l e under‎micro‎m anag‎e ment‎but flour‎i sh with coach‎i ng andfeedb‎a ck.Techn‎o-Babes‎Gen X grew up with rapid‎l y chang‎i ng techn‎o logy‎and the avail‎a bili‎t y ofmassi‎v e amoun‎t s of infor‎m atio‎n. Many devel‎o ped skill‎s at paral‎l el proce‎s sing‎or sorti‎n g large‎amoun‎t s of infor‎m atio‎n quick‎l y (which‎is somet‎i mesinter‎p rete‎d as a short‎atten‎t ion span). Most are skill‎e d at under‎s tand‎i ng andusing‎techn‎o logi‎e s, adapt‎quick‎l y to new platf‎o rms, and are pract‎i ced atlearn‎i ng throu‎g h techn‎o logi‎c al media‎. They value‎visua‎l as well as verba‎lcommu‎n icat‎i on.Gen X emplo‎y ees excel‎in a techn‎o logi‎c ally‎advan‎c ed envir‎o nmen‎t. Theydeman‎d state‎-of-the-art capab‎i liti‎e s, such as telec‎o mmut‎i ng, telec‎o nfer‎e ncin‎g,and elect‎r onic‎mail, in order‎to work effic‎i entl‎y and effec‎t ivel‎y. To babyb‎o ommanag‎e rs this may seem to be a prefe‎r ence‎for imper‎s onal‎means‎ofcommu‎n icat‎i ng, livin‎g and worki‎n g, but Gen Xers do not see it that way; forexamp‎l e, they have modif‎i ed elect‎r onic‎langu‎a ge and symbo‎l ism to expre‎s semoti‎o ns such as surpr‎i se, anger‎and pleas‎u re.Get a LifeGen X emplo‎y ees‎don’t‎live‎to‎work, they work to live. They place‎a highvalue‎on proto‎t ypic‎a l famil‎y value‎s that they feel they misse‎d. Havin‎g obser‎v edtheir‎paren‎t s trade‎perso‎n al lives‎for‎―the‎good‎of‎the‎compa‎n y,‖‎this‎group‎wants‎balan‎c e in their‎lives‎, deman‎d ing time for work, play, famil‎y, frien‎d s, andspiri‎t uali‎t y. Gen X emplo‎y ees are skept‎i cal of forgo‎i ng the needs‎of today‎for alater‎, uncer‎t ain payof‎f.When on the job marke‎t, Gen Xers will openl‎y ask life-balan‎c e quest‎i ons.This can be a turno‎f f for unpre‎p ared‎inter‎v iewe‎r s used to class‎i c baby-boome‎rscrip‎t s featu‎r ing such lines‎as‎―How‎can‎I‎best‎contr‎i bute‎to the compa‎n y?‖‎and―My‎great‎e st weakn‎e ss‎is‎that‎I‎work‎too‎hard.‖In contr‎a st, Gen‎Xers‎want‎to‎know‎―What‎can‎you‎do‎to‎help‎me‎balan‎c ework, life, and famil‎y?‖‎They‎expec‎t compa‎n ies to under‎s tand‎and respe‎c t their‎needs‎as indiv‎i dual‎s with impor‎t ant perso‎n al lives‎. This focus‎on‎―getti‎n g alife‖‎cause‎s some to label‎them as slack‎e rs. Viewe‎d from anoth‎e r persp‎e ctiv‎e,howev‎e r, Gen Xers could‎be seen as balan‎c ed indiv‎i dual‎s who can set prior‎i ties‎withi‎n time limit‎s.6566新视角研究‎生英语读说写Just Do ItGen X grew up with scand‎a ls in polit‎i cs (Water‎g ate4‎, White‎w ater‎g ate5‎),liter‎a ture‎(The Educa‎t ion of Littl‎e Tree6‎), journ‎a lism‎(Janet‎Cooke‎7), busin‎e ss(Ivan Boesk‎y8, Micha‎e l Milli‎k en9), enter‎t ainm‎e nt (Milli‎Vanal‎l i10), profe‎s sion‎a lsport‎s (Pete Rose1‎1, Tonya‎Hardi‎n g12), and relig‎i on (Jim13‎and Tammy‎Bakke‎r14).It’s‎not‎surpr‎i sing‎that‎they’re‎cynic‎a l about‎autho‎r ity, irrev‎e rent‎about‎hiera‎r chy, hate burea‎u crac‎y, loath‎e hidde‎n agend‎a s, and disda‎i n polit‎i ckin‎g.They deman‎d hones‎t y and clari‎t y, and respe‎c t subst‎a nce over style‎.Gen X emplo‎y ees tend to focus‎on the big pictu‎r e, to empha‎s ize outco‎m esover proce‎s s or proto‎c ol. They respe‎c t clear‎, unamb‎i guou‎s commu‎n icat‎i on —wheth‎e r good news or bad. Gen Xers prefe‎r tangi‎b le rewar‎d s over soft words‎.Cash incen‎t ives‎, conce‎r t ticke‎t s, compu‎t er equip‎m ent, or sport‎s outin‎g s gofarth‎e r with this group‎than ―attab‎o ys,‖‎plaqu‎e s, or promi‎s es of futur‎e rewar‎d s.Free Agent‎sGrowi‎n g up in a perio‎d of corpo‎r ate downs‎i zing‎and right‎-sizin‎g foste‎r edGen X belie‎f s that the futur‎e depen‎d s on their‎resum‎e s rathe‎r than loyal‎t y toany one compa‎n y. Not surpr‎i sing‎l y, Gen X emplo‎y ees seek chall‎e ngin‎g proje‎c tsthat help them devel‎o p a portf‎o lio of skill‎s.What might‎appea‎r to a baby-boom manag‎e r as job-hoppi‎n g can be141512134 Water‎g ate: 即the Water‎g ate Affai‎r水门事件, 指1972‎年6月17‎日美国共和‎党总统候选‎人尼克松利‎用其竞选班‎子刺探对方‎民主党的竞选‎政策而在民‎主党总部水‎门大厦安装‎窃听器所引‎发的政治丑‎闻。

听力教程第二册u n i t4听力原文-CAL-FENGHAI.-(YICAI)-Company One1Unit4Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Phonetics-Stress, Intonation and Accent1 . A: Excuse me. Could you tell me where the secretary's office is pleaseB: Yes. It's up the stairs, then turn left, ... ↗2. A: Excuse me. Can you tell me where the toilets areB: Yes, they're at the top of the stairs.↘3. A: What did you do after work yesterdayB: Ah, well, I went for a drink in the pub opposite the car-park. ↘4. A: What did you do after work yesterdayB: O h, I ran into Jane and Tom ..... ↗5. A: Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine worksB: Certainly. Erm, first of all you adjust the height of the stool, and then put four 10 pence pieces there, ...↗6．A：Excuse me, can you tell me how the machine worksB：Yes. You put 30 pence in the slot and take the ticket out here. ↘Part2 Listening and Note-takingFrog legsPeople want frogs mostly for food. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries -- or at least until they have run out of frogs. But the most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government, so concerned about the scarcity of its native frog, banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians. So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for frogs.As happened in France, American frog-leg fanciers and restaurants also turned increasingly to frozen imports. According to figures collected from government agencies, the United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984.So many frozen frog legs were exported from India to Europe and the United States. One of the attractions of Indian frogs, apart from the fact that they have bigger legs than French frogs, was the price. In London, a pound of frozen frog's legs from India cost about ￡, compared with ￡ for the French variety.Indian scientists have described as "disastrous" the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring damaging since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belonged to frogs are taken from the wild, not from farms. Frogs are nearly impossible to farm economically in the countries where frogs are commercially harvested from the wild.Exercise A:1.Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries.2.By 1977 the French government banned commercial hunting of its own amphibians.3.Indian scientists have described as "disastrous" the rate at which frogs are disappearingfrom the rice fields and wetlands.4.The United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meat each yearbetween 1981 and 1984.5.One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.Exercise B:Frog legsPeople want frogs mostly for food. Many Asian cultures have included frog legs in their diets for centuries, The most famous frog-eaters, and the people who inspired frog-eating in Europe and the United States are the French. By 1977 the French government bannedcommercial hunting of its own amphibians. So the French turned to India and Bangladesh for flogs. And the United States imported more than million pounds of frozen frog meat each year between 1981 and 1984. One of the attractions of Indian frogs was the price.Indian scientists have described as "disastrous" the rate at which frogs are disappearing from the rice fields and wetlands, where they protect crops by devouring damaging insects.Since the India and Bangladesh frog-export bans, Indonesia has become the major exporter of frog legs to the United States and Europe. But no matter what country the legs come from, one thing is usually constant: The legs once belonged to frogs that are taken from the wild, not from farms.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 Health ClubInterviewer: Lorna, you and your husband opened this health club here last summer. Can you tell me something about the clubLama: Yes, well we offer a choice of facilities -- gym, sunbed*, sauna* andJacuzzi* -- that's also from Scandinavia -- as well as our regularfitness classes, that is. And there's a wholefood bar for refreshmentsafterwardsInterviewer: And does it cost a lot I mean, most people think health clubs are reallyexpensive.Lama: Actually our rates are really quite competitive. Since we only startedlast July, we' ve kept them down to attract customers. It's only ￡30 ayear to join. Then an hour in the gym costs ￡ -- the same as halfan hour on the sunbed. Sauna and Jacuzzi are both ~ for half anhour.Interviewer: And is the club doing wellLama: Well, so far, yes, it's doing really well. I had no idea it was going to be such a success, actually. We're both very pleased. The sunbed's so popular, especially with theover 65s, that we're getting another one in August.Interviewer: What kind of people join the clubLama: We have people of all ages here, from small children to old-age pensioners, though of course the majority, about three-quarters of our members, are in their 20sand 30s. They come in their lunch hour, to use the gym, mostly, or after work,while the Youngsters come when school finishes, around half past three orfour. The Jacuzzi's very popular with the little ones.Interviewer: What about the old-age pensionersLoma: They're usually around in the mornings, when we offer them special reduced rates for the Jacuzzi or sauna, plus sunbed, it's only ￡2, which is half price, actually.It doesn't affect our profits really -- only about 5% of our members are retired. Exercise:Dialogue 2 skiingSimon: This one shows the view from the top of the mountain.Sally: Oh, it's lovely!Teresa: That's me with the red bobble hat.Sally: Is itTeresa: Yet, it looks kind of silly, doesn't itSally: Yes, it does rather.Teresa: Oh, don't worry. I know it looks ridiculous.Simon: Look. That's our instructor, Werner.Teresa: Yeah, we were in the beginners' class.Sally: Well, everyone has to start somewhere.Simon: Ah, now, this is a good one.Sally: What on earth is thatSimon: Can't you guessSally: Well, it looks like a pile of people. You know, sort of on top of each other.Teresa: It is!Sally: How did that happenSimon: Well, you see we were all pretty hopeless at first. Every day Werner used to take us to the nursery slope* to practise, and to get to the top you had to go up on a ski lift. Teresa: Which wasn't really very easy.Simon: No, and if you fell off you'd start sliding down the slope, right into all the people coming up!Sally- Mmm.Simon: Well, on that day we were all going up on the ski lift, you know, we were just getting used to it, and, you see there was this one woman in our class who never got thehang of* it. She didn't have any sort of control over her skis and whenever shestarted sliding, she would sort of stick her ski sticks out in front of her, you know,like swords or something.Teresa: I always tried to avoid her, but on that day I was right behind her on the ski lift* and just as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down the slope.Sally: Did she ~Simon: Mmm, with her ski sticks waving around in front of her!Teresa: So of course everyone sort of let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way.Simon: And that's how they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope -- it was lucky I had my camera with me.Sally: I bet that woman was popular!Simon oh,yes. everybody's favourite!Exercise A:1. They are looking at some pictures.2. A ski class for beginners.3. Two.Exercise B:Everyday the coach took them to a nursery slope. They got to the top on a ski lift. In their class there was one woman who could never learn how to ski. She couldn't control her skis and whenever she started sliding, she would stick her ski sticks out in front of her. People always tried to avoid her.One day as she was getting to the top, she slipped and started sliding down the slope. Everyone let go and tried to jump off the ski lift to get out of the way and they all ended up in a pile at the bottom of the slope.Passage 2 The Truth about the French!Skiing in France is heaven on Earth for a dedicated skier. There are resorts where you can access skiing terrain that is larger than all the ski resorts in Utah* and Colorado* combined.The larger resorts have an adequate number of restaurants and discos. It is a good idea to eat a good lunch because the mountain restaurants are normally much better than the restaurants in the ski stations.French resorts are mostly government owned and operated. The social system puts a high percentage of money back into the areas. This provides state-of-the-art* lifts, snow making and snow grooming. In general, an intermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily be able to ski all day avoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season.The French school systems have a staggered* two-week winter vacation period. When the snow is good, nearly all of France migrates to the mountains for this period. The break usually covers the last two weeks of February and the first week of March. The time to absolutely avoid is the "Paris school holiday week" which will always be in the middle period of the vacation time but alternates starting the first or second week of the break.No one has a more undeserved* reputation about his or her character than the French. The French are not generally arrogant and rude. Tree, in large tourist centers there are unpleasant people and if you're looking for or expecting rudeness, you may just provoke* it. Generally the French, especially in the countryside, are as kind as you wish and you will find warmth and acceptance. The most fractious* Frenchman is easily disarmed by a little sincerity*.When greeting someone or saying good-bye, always shake hands. Don't use a firm, pumping handshake, but a quick, slight pressure one. When you enter a room or a shop you should greet everyone there. If you meet a person you know very well use their first name and kiss both cheeks. Men don't usually kiss unless they are relatives. Good topics of conversation include food, sports, hobbies and where you come from. Topics to avoid are prices, where items were bought, what someone does for a living, income and age. Questions about personal and family life are considered private. Expect to find the French well-informed about the history, culture and politics of other countries. To gain their respect, be prepared to show some knowledge of the history and politics of France.France is generally a very safe country to visit. Pickpockets, however, are not unheard of. In large cities particularly, take precautions against theft. Always secure your vehicles, leavenothing of value visible and don't carry your wallet in your back pocket. Beware of begging children!Exercise A:Exercise B:2. A3. A4. A5. B6. C7. D8. DExercise C:1.Because there are resorts where you can access skiing terrain that is larger than all the skiresorts in Utah and Colorado combined.2.Because an intermediate skier who can read a lift map will easily be able to ski all dayavoiding lift lines and crowds, even during the busiest season.3.This staggered two-week winter vacation period usually covers the last two weeks ofFebruary and the first week of March.4.The French are not generally arrogant and rude. Generally they are as kind as you wish.5.In large cities in France, always secure your vehicles, leave nothing of value visible anddon’t carry your wallet in your back pocket. Beware of begging children.Part 3 NewsNews Item 1France's busiest airport will reopen part of a terminal that was not damaged when a segment of the roof collapsed in May, killing four people.The Transport Minister Gilles de Robien said a segment of the three-building 2E terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport would return to service on July 15. In the May 23 disaster, failing glass, steel and masonry* killed four travelers -- two Chinese,one Czech* and one Lebanese*. Three others were injured.A preliminary report by experts said Tuesday that a weakness in the concrete that formed the futuristic terminal's vaulted roof may have contributed to the collapse.Officials are still unsure about what exactly caused it to collapse.Exercise A:This news item is about the new information Of France Charles de Gaulle airport where a segment of the roof collapsed in May.Exercise B:News Item 2An Antonov 26 plane crashed in northwestern Congo shortly after take-off on Saturday, killing all 22 Congolese passengers and the crew.It was not known how many crew members were on the plane when it crashed near the town of Boende, more than 600 km northeast of the capital Kinshasa. The cause of the crash was unknown.A string of accidents this week has underlined the parlous* state of Democratic Republic of Congo's transport infrastructure* after five years of war and decades of misrule.More than 160 people drowned when a ferry sank during a storm on Lake Mai-Ndombe, north east of Kinshasa, on Tuesday.On Saturday, 18 people were killed or injured when a small truck experienced brake trouble and crashed near the eastern town of Goma.Exercise A:This news item is about a string of accidents this week in Congo.Exercise B:News Item 3In the United States lawyers for Raed jarrar, an airline passenger forced to cover his T-shirt because it displayed an Arabic script, say he has been awarded a total of $240,000 in compensation.Lawyers representing Raed Jarrar say the payout* is a victory for free speech and a blow to the practice of racial profiling*. Back in 2006 Mr Jarrar was waiting to board a flight at New York's JFK airport wearing a T-shirt that read 'We Will Not Be Silent" in English and Arabic. His lawyers claim he was ordered to remove the item of clothing by staff who said other passengers felt uncomfortable with the Arabic slogan. He eventually agreed to cover the shirt and boarded the plane, but says he was made to sit at the back.Exercise A:This news item is about the practice of racial profiling in the United States.Exercise B:Raed Jarrar, an airline passenger, has recently been awarded a total of $ 240,000 in compensation.Back in 2006 Mr Jarrar was w aiting to board a flight at New York’s JFK airport wearing a T-shirt that read “ We Will Not Be Silent” in English and Arabic. Later he was ordered to remove the printed words on his T-shirt by staff who said other passengers felt uncomfortable with the Arabic slogan. He eventually agreed to cover the shirt and boarded the plane, but he was made to sit at the back.Lawyers representing Raed Jarrar say the payout is a victory for free speech and a blow to the practice of racial profilingSeetion three oral workRetellingThere is a street called "The Strand" in Galveston, where hundreds of thousands oftouristsvisit today. This street was Mama's stomping* ground as a kid. Before Mama died, we took a streetcar around Galveston to see all the lovely, restored homes. What a great day. She knew morethan the tour guide. As we sat enjoying the sights, Mama said, "Liz, do you know why my noseis a little crooked*" (I thought, "Where did that come from") "No, Mama, you haven't ever mentioned it," I replied."Well," said mother, "one day I followed my brothers to The Strand, and a streetcar ranoverme. I put myself flat down between the rails and pushed my face in the ground so hard, Ibroke mynose! It sure caused a lot of chaos*. People screamed, the police came, and I just crawled out, brushed myself off and went home. The only thing 1 ever noticed different about me was a crookedI just looked at her nose and looked at Mama in utter disbelief!Section Four Supplementary Exercises Babies and IntelligenceSome people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or sixmonths old. Yet doctors in the United States say babies begin learning on their first day of life.Research scientists at the National Institute of Child Health and Development note thatbabies are strongly influenced by their environment. They say a baby will smile if her motherdoes something the baby likes. A baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to pleaseher mother or other caregiver. This is how babies learn to connect and communicate withother humans. This ability to learn exists in a baby even before birth. They say newborn babies can recognize and understand sounds they heard while they were still developing inside their mothers.The Finnish researchers used devices to measures the babies' brain activity. Theresearchersplayed recordings of spoken sounds for up to one hour while the babies slept.The head of the study believes that babies can learn while asleep because the part of their brains called the cerebral cortex* remains active at night. The cortex is very important for learning. This part of the brain is not active in adults while they sleep.Many experts say the first years of a child's life are important for all later development. An American study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their children. The study involved more than 1,200 mothers and children. Researchers studied the children from the age of one month to three years. They observed the mothers playing with their children four times during this period.The researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothers. The women were considered sensitive if they supported their children's activities and did not interfere unnecessarily. They tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years old.The children of depressed women did not do as well on tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depression. The children of depressed women did poorly on tests of language skills and understanding what they hear. These children also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other people.Another study suggests that babies who are bigger at birth generally are more intelligent later in life. It found that the intelligence of a child at seven years of age is directly linked to his or her weight at birth. Study organizers say this is probably because heavier babies received more nutrition* during important periods of brain development before they were born.The study involved almost 3,500 children. Researchers in New York City used traditional tests to measure intelligence. Brothers and sisters were tested so that the effects of birth weight alone could be separated from the effects of diet or other considerations.The researchers found that children with higher birth weights generally did better on the intelligence tests. Also, the link between birth weight and intelligence later in life was stronger for boys than for girls.Exercise A:1. Some people thought babies were able to learn things when they were five or six months old.2. Doctors think babies begin learning things on their first day of life.3. Babies communicate with other people by smiling.4. They can recognize and understand sounds they heard while they were still developing inside their mothers.5. Babies can learn while asleep.6. They are important for a child's all later development.Exercise:BExercise C:Your opinionDirections: Listen to the passage again and give your opinion on the following topics, "Many experts say the first years of a child's life are important for all later development."1. What should mothers do in the first year of a child's life2. What might affect a child if his parents get divorced in his first year of lifeFatigueFatigue is a feeling of weariness, tiredness, or lack of energy.Fatigue is different from drowsiness. In general, drowsiness is feeling the need to sleep, while fatigue is a lack of energy and motivation. Drowsiness and apathy (a feeling of indifference or not caring about what happens) can be symptoms of fatigue.Fatigue can be a normal and important response to physical exertion, emotional stress, boredom, or lack of sleep. However, it can also be a nonspecific sign of a more serious psychological or , physical disorder. Fatigue that is not relieved by enough sleep, good nutrition, or a low-stress environment should be evaluated by your doctor. Because fatigue is a common complaint, sometimes a potentially serious cause may be overlooked.The pattern of fatigue may help your doctor determine its underlying cause. For example, if you wake up in the morning rested but rapidly develop fatigue with activity, you may have an ongoing pysical condition like an underactive thyroid*. On the other hand, if you wake up with a low level of energy and have fatigue that lasts throughout the day, you may be depressed. Here are some tips for reducing fatigue:Get adequate, regular, and consistent amounts of sleep each night.Eat a healthy, well-balanced diet and drink plenty of water throughout the day.Exercise regularly.Learn better ways to relax. Try yoga* or meditation*.Maintain a reasonable work and personal schedule.Change your stressful circumstances, if possible. For example, switch jobs, take a vacation, and deal directly with problems in a relationship.Take a multivitamin. Talk to your doctor about what you need and what is best for you.Avoid alcohol, nicotine*, and drag use.If you have chronic* pain or depression, treating either often helps address the fatigue. However, some antidepressant* medications may cause or worsen fatigue. Your medicationmay have to be adjusted to avoid this problem. Do not stop or change any medications without instruction from your doctor.Stimulants* (including caffeine) are not effective treatments for fatigue, and can actually make the problem worse when the drugs are discontinued. Sedatives* also tend to intensify fatigue in the long run.Exercise A:Fatigue is a feeling of weariness, tiredness, or lack of energy. Fatigue is different from drowsiness. In general, drowsiness is feeling the need to sleep, while fatigue is a lack of energy and motivation. Drowsiness and apathy can be symptoms of fatigue.Exercise B:1. D2. A3. B4. D5. A6. B7. C8. CExercise C:1. Fatigue is a normal and important response to physical exertion, emotional stress, boredom, or lack of sleep.2. Drowsiness and apathy can be symptoms of fatigue.3. Enough sleep, good nutrition, or a low-stress environment can usually relieve fatigue.4. Treatment for chronic pain or depression often helps address fatigue.。