Whether English should be removed from the College Entrance Examination1and give your reason? What is the aim of the reform? What are advantages2and disadvantages?34Are you agree with the reform that Samaritan 见义勇为[sə'mæritn]will5be taken into consideration in favorable scoring policy in college6entrance examination and please give your reason.78教科书/作业答案9Unit110Basic listening practice: CDABC11Listening in: task 1: While the man is wondering why the woman is12suddenly getting excellent marks, she says she read an article on13studing and remembering. It talks about principles like “Mental14Visulization”, that is, creating a picture in one’s mind of what is to15be remembered. This reminds the man of the principle “ Association”,16“Consolidation”new material into what one has already learned 17sixteen “Distributed Practice” shorter several days a muscle 18exercise19Task2: FTFFF20Task3: 1A 2.C3. D 4.B 5.D21Further listening: task 1：ABDDC22carrots,eggs,bananas, andmilk(2)lost keys(3)a giant carrot and a banana hanging from it(4)a giant milk carton pouring milk over the carrot and banana(5)an egg-shaped UFO flying across the sky(6)The sound of the keys might remind you of having placed them in a drawer.(7)The cold touch of the keys might remind you of them in your jacket.2425Further listening and speaking:26Where did the professor go27true entertained particular retired pour opened28by staying overnight, he did not need to go out in the bad weather. 29washing the dishes after supper, the forgetful professor disappeared 30because he was going to stay there overnight, he had gone home to get 31his pajamas and toothbrush.32Unit2:33Basic listening practice: CDBDA34Listening in: task 1: Seeing that Jenny has bought the books for the 35biology class, Harrison says nobody does much on the first day because 36it’s still add-drop, which means students are changing from class to 37class. Jenny knows the professor is really good. But Harrison warns her 38that the professor is good, only if students are hand-workers, for he 39expects a lot.40After class, Jenny admits that half of what the professor said went over 41her head, and Harrison assures her that a lot of what the professor said 42is explained in the reading.43When Jenny asks to borrow Harrison notes, he says “on problem”, for 44they don’t have class until Wednesday. Finally, Harrison says 45participation in the discussion at the seminar is an important part of 46the education there.47Task2: TFFFT48Task3: 1B 2.C3. D 4.A 5.D49Further listening: task 1：BACDD50Further listening and speaking:51Prince William in Chile52Script53What goes into a prince’s education today? For Britain’s Prince 54William, nature played an important role in his education this last winter, 55as the future king went on a 10-week expedition in Chile with Raleigh 56International.57The experience was a very different one for the prince. He kayaked in 58ocean fjords, tracked a rare deer, and was stranded on a beach during a 59storm.60He also got used to sleeping on the ground—at times in a room filled 61with 16 people –and living in simple conditions.62Those who took part, called “volunteers”, both contributed and 63learned. The prince helped locals build wooded walkways and buildings, 64and taught English to schoolchildren.65He was described by other volunteers as hardworking, humble, and 66laid-back. As one s aid, “He struck a really good balance between working 67hard and having fun…getting on with everyone, and taking on the team 68spirit.”69The prince said he liked being treated as an “equal” by other volunteer, 70who came from all walks of life. Around 20 percent were from problem 71backgrounds, some having had troubles with drugs or crime.72It seems that there’s a lot more to education than university and books, 73and the Chilean forests and a little contact with regular people may do74a lot of a British prince.7576Unit 3:77Basic listening practice: CABCD78Listening in: task 1: After thirteen years marriage, the woman wants 79to divorce her husband, claiming he is irresponsible. When asked for the 80specific grounds for divorce, she gives these reasons: First, he keeps 81changing jobs, and the family has had to move four times in thirteen years, 82but she wants stability for her children and herself. Second, although 83he is paying the bills, they just live around the poverty line. Her 84children are being teased by other children for not dressing good clothes.85Also, they had to live in a small apartment and drive an old car, though 86it still runs. Worse still, the husband yells at her, though she admits 87she also yell at him and calls him names. As for the divorce arrangements, 88the woman will give the husband only visitation rights instead of joint 89custody. Moreover, the woman will demand half of all they have and large 90support payments.9192Task2: FTFFT93Task3: CABBB94Further listening: task1 BDADC95Further listening and speaking:96Prince More Precious Than the Diamond97Script98the last word I'dconsider(2)I consider dating(3)my reservations about dating(4)date Maria(5)my son's response to her(6)marry me(7)accepted(8)a family of three(9)remarriage failures(10)a picture of the three of us(11)married and divorced eight times(12)would have no such pain(13)my son(14)a wifemy loneliness and(15) anxietybrought the issue up(16)lukewarm(17)mechanical(18)warmed up to her(19)ripe(20)the right choice(21)100101People have long known the saying “Diamonds are a girl’s best 102friend.” But this may be changing. There’s a new stone on the gem market, 103tanzanite, and it is giving diamonds some serious competition.104Tanzanite was one of a number of gems discovered in East Africa in the 1051960s. The new colors and varieties changed the gem market. But the real 106gem among these stones was tanzanite, discovered in 1967 in Tanzania. The 107stone was named after its country of origin by New York’s Tiffany and 108Co. which introduced it to the world. It draws one’s attention quickly 109with its color—blue, purple or bronze, depending on the direction it is 110viewed from.111More important for its value, though, is its rarity. Tanzanite has been 112found in only one small area, near Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania. And 113its supply will probably be fully mined in the next two decades.114As one mining official puts it, “It should never have really occurred 115in the first place. It did occur. And only this one deposit on this entire 116planet that is known…makes it more than a thousand times rarer than 117diamonds. And certainly within the next 15 to 20 years, there will be no 118more tanzanite to be mined.”119The current value of the tanzanite market, at U.S. $10 billion, is 120equivalent to that of diamonds. And so another saying “Diamonds are 121forever” may lose some of its meaning.122Unit4123Basic listening practice: CDACB124Listening in: task 1: After thirteen years marriage, the woman wants 125to divorce her husband, claiming he is irresponsible. When asked for the 126specific grounds for divorce, she gives these reasons: First, he keeps 127changing jobs, and the family has had to move four times in thirteen years, 128but she wants stability for her children and herself. Second, although 129he is paying the bills, they just live around the poverty line. Her 130children are being teased by other children for not dressing good clothes. 131Also, they had to live in a small apartment and drive an old car, though 132it still runs. Worse still, the husband yells at her, though she admits 133she also yell at him and calls him names. As for the divorce arrangements, 134the woman will give the husband only visitation rights instead of joint 135custody. Moreover, the woman will demand half of all they have and large 136support payments.137coast(2)divorce herhusbandwas impressed by(3)irresponsible shipping company (4)changing jobs existing(5)move cargo(6) stabilitycommunicationskillsherself knowledge(7)potential clients(8)find customers(9)team spirit(10)her age(11)her parents(12)to learn(13)138Task2: FTFFT139Task3: Ccbad140Further listening: task1 caacb141Further listening and speaking:142A Galaxy of Film Prize Winners143Script144The European Film Awards—First Hollywood, then Cannes, and now Pairs? 145The European Film Awards ceremony was held in Pairs in early December, 146honorin g the best in European and world films.147Lars von Trier’s Dancer in the Dark was the overall winner of the 148evening, receiving awards for the best European film and best 149actress—Bjork.150.The audiences was disappointed, however, as neither von Trier, Bjork, 151nor the Oscar-winning Italian director Roberto Benigni showed up to accept 152awards.153Still, other prize winners did come. The Irish actor Richard Harris, 154who was given an award for lifetime achievement, gave a humorous thank-you 155speech that was the high point of the evening.156Another internationally known actor, Jean Reno, also gave an 157enthusiastic thank-you speech. The French actor received an award for 158European achievement in world cinema, for his international firm career. 159Other VIPs from around Europe also attended.But most of the prizes at 160the ceremony, which people have been calling“the European Oscars”, went 161to French films.162There was one international film award, which went to a French-Hong Kong 163co-production, Wong Karwai’s In the Mood for Love.164165Unit5166II. Basic Listening Practice167Keys: 1.C 2.D 3. A 4.B 5.C168169III. Listening In170Task 1:171Chris and Nora are going to a reception. Chris is eager to making new 172connections. As the party ends at two, he intends to have all those 173brochures distributed by one- thirty. But Nora disagrees, saying that 174those brochures will make him look like a green hand. She advises him just 175to hand out business card and leave his work at the door. But Chris wonders 176how he can get anything out of this if she can’t talk business. To this, 177Nora insists that he should just get a card for a card. Chris catches on 178quickly and knows that he can hand out business cards now and follow up 179on Monday. Finally, Nora suggests splitting up so that they can cover more 180ground. Chris feels it will be a piece of cake and promise to meet her 181back there at two.182183Task 2: Keys: FTFFT184Task3: Keys: 1. D 2.C 3. C 4.A 5.C185VI. Further Listening186Keys: 1.C 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.D187Further listening and speaking:188A Historic Settlement between the Law and Business189Script190Bill Gates, Microsoft Chairman:191We hope that when the state attorney general fully reviewed the 192settlement, they will also agree that it’s the right way forward. 193Litigation is never a good thing for any industry or any company. We have 194said for some time that we would go the extra mile to resolve this case. 195That is exactly what we did in reaching this settlement.196The experience of the past the three years hs had a profound impact on 197me personally and on our company. We are in a fast-moving, competitive 198industry, but we will focus more on how our actions affect other companies. 199John Ashcroft, U.S Attorney General:200Today we are announcing a strong, historical settlement reached by the 201Department of Justice and the Microsoft Corporation that will put an end 202to Microsoft’s unlawful conduct, bring effective relief to the 203marketplace, and ensure that consumers will have more choices in meeting 204their needs of computing and working with their computers. This settlement 205is the right result for consumers and for businesses, the right result 206for the economy, and the right result for government. It provides prompt, 207effective, certain relief for consumers and removes the uncertainty in 208the computer market, a critical factor in today’s economy.209210Unit 6211II. Basic Listening Practice212Keys: 1.C 2.C3. B 4.A 5.D213III. Listening In214Task 1:Alan’s ac countant is preparing his income tax return, so he 215needs to go over some of the receipts wit her. Pamela complains that the 216government just squanders people’s hard-earned tax money on some 217unnecessary projects. But Alan does not mind paying taxes, saying it means 218he is earning money, which is better than living on charity. Pamela insists 219that if the poor would just get jobs, taxes would bee much lower. Alan 220disagrees, saying most people would rather work than receive charity,but 221sometimes there are no jobs that they are trained for. But Pamela asserts 222that the jobless people should take the needed training to upgrade their 223skills and knowledge to become more employable. Alan believes that some 224of the government tax dollars are already directed to training and 225upgrading programs that help the poor to get jobs.When Pamela says some 226of the unemployed don’t want to work, preferring to have handouts, Alan 227points out that some people have to be educated to realize how much fuller 228their life would be if they ere not dependent on charity. Pamela is, 229however, more down-to-earth, thinking the government should attack 230unemployment by reducing the tax rate. That would give people more money; 231then, they would spend more, which would create more jobs for the poor. 232Task 2: Keys: TFTFT233Task3: Fighting Teen Smoking234Keys: 1D 2.A 3. B 4.C 5.c235VI. Further Listening Task1: Keys: 1.C 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.A236Further listening and speaking:237Humanity is indivisible.238Script239Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations:240Peace must be sought above all because it is a condition for every member 241of the human family to live a life of dignity and security.242We have entered the third millennium through a gate of fire. If today, 243after the horror of 11 September, we see better and we see farther, we 244will realize that humanity is indivisible.245New threats make no distinction between races, nations, or regions. A 246new insecurity has entered every mind, regardless of wealth or status. 247A deeper awareness of the bonds that bind us all, in pain and in prosperity, 248has gripped young and old…because beneath the surface of state and 249nations, ideas and language, lies the fate of individual human beings in 250needed. Answering their needs will be the mission of the United Nations 251in the century to come. Thank you very much.252Uint7253II. Basic Listening Practice254Keys: 1.B 2.D 3. A 4.A 5.C255256III. Listening In257Task 1: While being interviewed by Martha, Ed said more people in his 258culture respect nature ever before. When asked about the most serious 259environmental problem in the world today, he mentioned the damaged ozone 260layer and the pollution in big cities.261Ed learned about environmental problem at school. A lot of clubs and 262some TV programs promote environmental safely. He believes that students 263should learn more about the environment at school. Then they can be more 264aware of all the problems and prevent more problems from occurring.265When asked about a new law he would like to create to help the environment, 266he said that when people throw away their cigarette butts, they have to 267throw them in the garbage bin. They should be fined if they throw them 268on the floor.269Personally, Ed is so set against littering that he never litters. He 270always throws his trash into the garbage bin.271Task 2: Keys: FTTFT272273Task3: A Mild EI Nino274Keys: 1. C 2.A3. D 4.B 5.C275VI. Further Listening276Task1: Keys: 1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C277Further listening and speaking:278Santa’s Hometown in Danger279Script280Weather experts may have found a new problem caused by global warming, 281one which many people will pay attention to: There are signs that Santa’s 282home in the North may be in trouble because of warmer temperatures. 283The Finnish town of Rovaniemi on the Arctic Circle, which many Europeans 284say is the home of Santa Claus, has had its warmest winter in 40 years. 285As a result, there has been much less snow than usual—meaning no snowmen, 286no snowballs and possible not enough snow for Santa to ride his sleigh 287on.288More important for local residents, it may mean fewer tourists, as well. 289Santa’s wintry hometown normally attracts thousands of visitors each 290year, and millions of dollars.291Anne Pelttari-Bergman, the town’s tourist director, worries that the 292town could be in trouble if snow levels do not return to normal. She 293explains: “Snow is really important for us, of course. For Santa Claus, 294for Christmas tourism, and also for our winter tourism because winter is 295our best season. It is really important for us.”296Weather experts and town residents are hoping this warm winter is a 297one-time thing. Few people can imagine a holiday when even Santa does not 298have a white Christmas.299300Unit 8301Basic Listening Practic e: CBCDA302Listening in: Task 1: security checks, searched, fear, carry-ons, 303checking, at work, greater, less likely, precautions. Seized, his digital 304camera, take pictures, flew, ran his bags, on his way, strange305Task 2: TFFFT306Task3: BACCD307Further Listening: task1: DCDAB308Further listening and speaking:309landing, followed, headed, present, succeeded, arrested, publish, 310attention, happened, cheering, charge, dropped, humorous, get back311312313Unit 9314Basic Listening Practic e: CABDC315Listening in: Task 1: get, a bunch of roses, lover’s day, win her heart, 316a beautiful card, invited her to dinner, on the wallet, end up, her 317birthday, a ring, Western318Task 2: TFTFF319Task3: ADCBC320Further Listening: task1: CBDAC321Further listening and speaking:322fun, headache, 150, special, annually, special feeling, atmosphere, 323traditional-looking, whole, regulations, surprisingly, translates, idea, 324impression, spreads325326。
