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上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit-16Unit 16.Part one. Air quality in Britain. 2. Exercises.1. Listen to the passage about air quality in Britain. And then briefly answer the foll owing questions.Air quality in Britain has improved considerably in the last 30 years. Total emissions of smoke in the air have fall en by over 85 percent since 1960. London and other major cities no l onger have the dense smoke l ed in smog of the 1950s. And in central London winter sunshine has increased by about 70 percent since the late 1950s. However new concerns have arisen, especially over the emissions from the growing number of motor vehicl es, and their possibl e impact on health. Measures have consequently been ad opted to reduce substantially emissions from new vehicl es. The environment act of 1995 provid es a new frame work for air quality management, including the publication by the governmentof the national strategy which was said air qualities standards and targets for the pollutants causing the most concern. This was issued for consultation in August 1996 containing air quality targets for the year 2005. The act also places new duties on l ocal authorities to assess air quality in their boundaries, and to prepare action plans where standards are not met or are likely to be met in future. Pil ot schemes are being taken forward in 14 areas before full impl ementation in April 1997. Earlier l egislation all ows l ocal authorities to declare smoke control areas within which the emission of smoke from chimneys is in offends. About two thirds of the dwellings in connorbations are covered by smoke control orders around 6,340 are in force.2. Listen again and supply the missing information.Part two. Statements. 2. Exercises. Listen and then choose the answer that is cl osest inmeaning to the statement you hear.1) According to the regulations enforced by the health care aut horities visitors aren’t all owed to stay in the hospital after 10 p.m. 2) The famous pop singer will give her last performance in town on Friday afternoon. Woul dn’t it be nice if we didn’t have to work this Friday.3) The bicycl e rider was refused help by several passing motorists on the side of the highway l eading into the town center.4) The lawyer reveal ed that John was named the only beneficiary in his uncl e’s will which was a surprise to all. John had never met his uncl e before.5) All the peopl e who will fill the managerial positions of the new company have been recruited. And the new management training program will start later this week.6) The client, a retired engineer in his early 70s was unhappy because the lawyer had turned down his case.7) After the buil ding was damaged by a fire caused by faulty wires, the inhabitants were paid by the insurance company.8) Everyone knows the foll owing trend as the technol ogy of el ectronics improves, the prices of personal computers shoul d come d own. 9) There shoul d be one of those dresses that can fit you. They come in 3 different sizes. They are all imported from France or Britain.10) Moner has been offered the manager’s job, although she has hardly any work experience. This is a big surprise even for herself.11) I need to do something to improve my spoken French. I don’t know whether the community coll ege offer something.12) At the board meeting hel d last Friday she voted against the investment plan, because she thinks it involves too great a risk.13) The landl ord coll ects rent on the first of the month without fail. So I need to always have cash ready before the end of eachmonth.14) The president appointed Mr. Brown head of the newly formed commission, although Mr. Brown is already well over 60 and he is expected to retire soon.15) In ord er to make more money to support her two sons Martha is hol ding down 2 jobs at the same time, but she’d better take it easy. 16) Pawl l ooked better when we visited him in the hospital last week. The doctor said he coul d come home to recover.17) We’ve come to the restaurant a bit too late. We woul d like to have the tabl e by the wind ow, but that tabl e has been reserved. 18) After meeting with several failures, Walter has been unsuccessful with his new business. He was rather depressed in recent months.19) At the annual general meetings the board chairman of the car company outlined the devel opment strategy for the next d ecade. 20) Everybody says that Bob shoul dn’t go intoarts since he is no good in math. But he had to decid e for himself in my opinion.Part three. 3. Exercises.1. Acid rain. Listen to the foll owing passage and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.M: You know everyone today is concerned about pollution. And scientists are talking a l ot about one kind of pollution, acid rain. W: Why exactly is it call ed acid rain?M: It’s call ed acid rain because the rain or some other kind of precipitation has been polluted with acid.W: Where does the acid come from?M: From cars or factories, anything that burns coal or oil. These are made up mostly of sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxid es, which react with water vapor to form sulphuric acid or nitric acid.W: You mean that when coal or oil is burned acid gets formed. And when it rains or snows the acid falls back on the earth?M: Exactly. That’s why it is so dangerous. Acid rain has been falling over areas of Northern American and Northern Europe. And if it isn’t checked the affect on the water supply and plant of animal life coul d be disastrous.W: This is something I shoul d read more about.Questions:1) What is the best topic of this conversation?2) What energy sources cause acid rain?3) How is sulphuric acid formed?4) According to the man where is acid rain a probl em?5) What action does the woman think she shoul d take next?2. Is nucl ear power safe? Listen to the foll owing dial ogue about the use of nucl ear power, and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.M: The energy minster announced at a press conference yesterday the construction of 3 more nucl ear power stations. These wereforms of a vital part of the government’s energy plans for the next 2 decades. And it need ed to satisfy the country’s growing demands for el ectricity. The plans were strongly criticized by opposition MPs as well as anti-nucl ear and environmentalist groups. W: They must be absolutely mad. More nucl ear power stations?M: OK, Jane. But we’ve got to get the energy from somewhere, haven’t we? We can’t just go on using oil and coal.W: Look, the main point is that they are just not safe. They are real menace. Every one of these things is an accident waiting to happen. Look at the Chernobyl forgotten to sake.M: Yes, OK. I agree there is a risk, of course there is. But it’s minimal.With modern technol ogy nucl ear reactors are much safer. W: Much safer? You must be joking. No, l ook at all that radio active waste they are dumping into the sea and und erground, nobody really knows what will happen l ongterm.M: That is a probl em, sure. But it’s also true that nucl ear energy is cheap and can produce el ectricity very quickly. Lots of countries have no alternatives. They don’t have any oil, coal, or anything. What are they suppose to do? W: Oh, come on. There are l ots of possibilities. We ll, quite a few. We just haven’t really l ooked at them seriously enough. There are solar energy and wind power and what’s call ed wave power. We still got a l ot of coal. M: All right, but that all take time and money to devel op. We need energy now. And nucl ear power is the best alternative.W: Oh, I don’t believe this. I reckon it just crazy.Questions:1) Who made the government announcement yesterday?2) What is the government planning to do?3) How does the woman feel about this?4) What is the wom an’s main argument?5) Which of the foll owing statements is not true about the man’s argument?3. Buil ding dams. Listen to a coll ege report and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.Millions of acres of lands of all kinds of wil d life made their homes have been ruined in recent years. This land has been ruined by federally approved water projects such as dams built in violation of the rarely enforced law passed in 1934. According to this law all projects to modify a body of water can be carried out only after a through study to discover what damage may be caused to the wil d life in that area. Many states have not complied with the law. In three southern states, Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, about 1.2 million acres of wil d life habitats have been covered with water because of dams which have been constructed there. Another plan to buil d a dam in Tennessee was fought because it woul d fl ood large areas ofwil d life habitat particularly endangering a species of small fish call ed the snail darter. The proposed dam woul d also d estroy several important archeol ogical sites, including the ancestral capital of the ancient Cherryky Indian nation. To prevent any further destruction the public must become accurately informed about the advantages and disadvantages of our national water projects. Only then can we be assured the existing laws will be enforced.Questions:1) According to the speaker why have many animals and birds l ost their homes?2) What type of projects does the 1934 law deal with?3) What is required by the rarely enforced 1934 law?4) According to the speaker how many southern states have l ost land because of dams?5) Why did peopl e fight a plan to buil d a damin Tennessee?6) According to the speaker how can further destruction be prevented?7) According to the speaker who can prevent further destruction?Part four. Listening and translation. 2. Exercises.1. Sentence translation. Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given bel ow.1) I have some funds on hand, and I am wondering whether I ought to put them in the saving’s account.2) The university is buil ding a language laboratory for the d epartment of English, and the job is schedul ed to be compl eted early next year.3) The balance of powers is keeping us out of war because neither sid e woul d really dare to start a war because of the consequences.4) In addition to using newspapers and the phone the internet has become the tool forgetting more details on job openings, applications and other necessary information.5) On the days they worked empl oyed men worked about an hour more than empl oyed women, 7.9 versus 7.1 hours, the US department of labor reported today.2. Passage translation. Listen and translate each passage you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given bel ow. You may take notes whil e you are listening.1) I resent the way the police react quite differently the different groups of peopl e. I mean, for exampl e, their reaction to young peopl e and student youth, they may have l ong hair or very short hair even skin heads, is quite different from peopl e who are sort of mid dl e aged. They have well spoken middl e class voices. It’s quite wrong.2) You ask how l ong it takes to drive across London. Well, it depends on traffic. If the roads aren’t too busy, you can do it in about an hour.But if you go during the rush hour, then of course, it can take much l onger. It also depends on how well you know the roads. If you don’t know the best routes, it can take you hours to get through, because you will get stuck in one way systems, and end up mil es away from where you want to go.。

2014年3月中级口译笔试考试真题SECTION 1: LISTENING TEST (45 minutes)Part A: Spot DictationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear a passage and read the same passage with blanks in it. Fill in each of the bla nks with the word or words you have heard on the tape. Write youranswer in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. Remember you will hear the passage ONLY ONCE.Good after noon, folks. Today ' s topic is “ Try Jogg ing for Fit ness ” . When we run for fitn ess, exercise, and pleasure, it is com monly called jogg ing. Joggi ng (1) in recent years. The popularity of joggi ng today stems from (2). First, joggi ng is one of the most efficie nt forms of exercise. As a rule, a pers on joggi ng (3) more calories per minute tha n in most other sports. Runnin g, like bik ing, swimming and (4), is an aerobic exercise. Such an exercise uses a great deal of oxygen. In additi on, it in creases (5).Aerobic exercise strengthens the heart muscle so that it (6). This kind of exercise is also one of the best ways to improve our general health and (7) of our lungs. Jogging is also popular because almost every one of us (8). Jogging is an activity that doesn ' require (9) or special coord in ati on. Joggi ng is (10). Fin ally, it can be done alone, with ano ther pers on, or in a group.For anyone who runs more than (11) a week, it is important to have good running shoes. Tennis shoes or sneakers won ' t do. Running produces stress that is (12) than the stress of walking.With this added stress to (13), we n eed good shoes. The shoes should be replaced whe n they (14) or worn unevenly. Cold weather poses few problems for us joggers. The main hazard in (15) is slipp ing on ice or snow. There is no dan ger of freez ing our lun gs, because our body (16) before it reaches our lun gs. In win ter we should be sure to (17) and keep our feet as dry and warm as possible. It ' s best to wear (18). In summer, we must be careful not to dry out. So it is important for us to (19) on hot, humid days. The best summer wear is loose fitting and (20).Part B: Listening Comprehension1. StatementsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short stateme nts. These stateme nts will be spokenONLY ONCE, and you will not find them written on the paper; so you must listen carefully. When you hear a statement, read the answer choices and decide which one is closest in meaning to the statement you have heard. Then write the letter of the answer you have chosen in the correspo ndi ng space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.1. (A) Let ' s call it a day ancbictinue our talk tomorrow.(B) I ' m hungry now. Can we discuss it after the dinner?(C) I wish we could reach an agreeme nt tomorrow morni ng.(D) Let me remind you that we should sig n it as soon as possible.2. (A) Weather is difficult to forecast.(B) The heat wave is about to end.(C) I didn ' t hear the weather forecast for today.(D) It ' s going to be quite hot these days.3. (A) Peter barely un dersta nds what he hears.(B) Peter seldom thinks about his own acti ons.(C) Peter usually does n' t finish what he starts.(D) Peter gen erally does n ' t tolerate others ' ideas.4. (A) Many city cen ters in Europe are accessible to pedestria ns only.(B) Many cities in Europe are too crowded with people to allow access for cars.(C) Many tourists visit ing Europe find it difficult to rent a sec on d-ha nd car.(D) Many local reside nts in Europea n cities support a ban on cars in city cen ters5. (A) Lawyers are the most afflue nt of all professi on als.(B) Lawyers are always awkward and come to no avail in a suicidal case.(C) Lawyers are more likely to become depressed and commit suicide.(D) Lawyers are like actors or actresses who have to put up a show on the stage.6. (A) Most people take medicine when they have a pain in their brain.(B) Most headaches are symptoms of ailme nts outside the brai n.(C) It is found that storytelling can make your headaches less painful.(D) If you hurt other parts of your body, you will feel the pain in your brain.7. (A) For Ian guage learners, the Internet environment lacks real-life social factors.(B) Lear ning a Ian guage through the Internet may produce remarkable effects.(C) Lan guage lear ners can use the Ian guage appropriately in the Internet environment.(D) Lear ning to protect our en viro nment is beco ming an intern ati onal issue for mankind.8. A) Recent statistics show that America n wome n spe nd one third of their in come on food.(B) America n wome n are more likely to go and dine in restaura nts or fast-food shops.(C) Nowadays one in every three America ns prefers to eat in restaura nts or fast-food(D) Today more America ns dine out because they have more jobs and more mon ey.9. (A) Primary school pupils are likely to become good friends for life.(B) Roommate arrangements often don ' t work out even for intimate friends.(C) Liv ing un der one roof for a Ion ger period of time brings about a close frien dship.(D) Most people don ' t believe in “ A friend in n eed is a friend in deed ”.10. (A) Work has now become a major socializi ng in flue nce for wome n.(B) Wome n can enjoy their new lifestyles by tak ing care of small childre n.(C) Most mothers with childre n quit their jobs to become full-time housewives.(D) There is little cha nce for wome n to be prese nted fairly in this com muni ty.2. Talks and ConversationsDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear several short talks and conversations. Aftereach of these, you will hear a few questions. Listen carefully because you will hear the talk orconversation and questions ONLY ONCE. When you hear a question, read the four answer choices and choose the best an swer to that questi on. Then write the letter of the an swer you have chosen in the correspo ndi ng space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 11—1411. (A) A gift.(B) A picture.(C) A file.(D) Some mon ey.12. (A) The acco un ti ng office.(B) The vice- preside nt ' s office.(C) Jack.(D) Mrs Carter.13. (A) It is to be sig ned by the preside nt himself.(B) It is from the executive vice- preside nt ' s office.(C) It is about changes in the accounting procedures.(D) It is to be tran sferred to the acco unting office at on ce.14. (A) Go to the executive ' s office.(B) Hand in his resig natio n.(C) Look through the woman ' s files.(D) Ask some one for help.Questions 15—1815. (A) Work ing in a travel age ncy.(B) Organizing a BBQ party.(C) Teach ing En glish to Chin ese stude nts.(D) Lear ning Chin ese.16. (A) Cats.(B) Dogs(C) Cows.(D) Birds.17. (A) Because they could get some food.(B) Because they are frien dly.(C) Because they n eed compa ny.(D) Because they want to be protected.18. (A) Sacred ibis.(B) Black crows.(C) White parrots.(D) Colorful parakeets.Questions 19— 2219. (A) Physics.(B) Calculus.(C) Compositi on.(D) Biology.20. (A) He is lazy.(B) He is bori ng.(C) He is won derful.(D) He is humorous.21. (A) He is able to save a lot of money from it.(B) It pays well and the hours are flexible.(C) It is interesting and the pay is good.(D) His co-workers are congenial and cooperative.22. (A) To attempt to transfer to Professor Atkins ' class.(B) To cut back on his classes.(C) To get a job at the library shelvi ng books.(D) To drop his Acco un ti ng course.Questions 23— 2623. (A) Bow and keep your eye on the bus in ess card.(B) Take it on e-ha ndedly and stuff it in a pocket.(C) Use two hands and study the card carefully.(D) Read it aloud to show your attention and respect.24. (A) Because he prese nted gifts in sets of fours to the Japa nese bus in essme n.(B) Because he failed to pay due atte nti on to the Japa nese bus in essme n ' s cards.(C) Because his bus in ess card was not treated respectfully by the Japa nese bus in essme n.(D) Because his bus in ess card had some errors which were discovered by the Japa nese bus in essme n.25. (A) Chi na.(B) America.(C) Ho nduras.(D) In dia.26. (A) Native pottery.(B) Maple syrup.(C) Toy clocks.(D) Amish han dicrafts.Questions 27—3027. (A) Light Engin eer.(B) Pers onnel Man ager.(C) Chemistry An alyst.(D) News Editor.28. (A) In a Lon don firm.(B) In a chemical compa ny.(C) At Leeds Lighti ng Factory.(D) At Yorkshire Engin eeri ng.29. (A) He is the Perso nnel Man ager.(B) He is slow to resp ond to new ideas.(C) He gets along well with his colleagues.(D) He moves with the times.30. (A) He ' d like more scope for putting new ideas into practice.(B) He ' d love to work for some one who is un dersta nding.(C) He longs for work and en terta inment in the capital.(D) He is offered a much higher pay for the job.Part C: Listening and Translation1. Sentence TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 5 sentences in En glish. You will hear the sentences ONLY ONCE. After you have heard each sentence, tran slate it into Chin ese and write your version in the corresp onding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)2. Passage TranslationDirections: In this part of the test, you will hear 2 passages in English. You will hear the passages ONLY ONCE.After you have heard each passage, translate it into Chinese and write your version in the corresp onding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET. You may take no tes while you are liste ning.(1)(2)SECTION 2: STUDY SKILLSDirections: In this sect ion, you will read several passages. Each passage is followed by several questions based on its content. You are to choose ONE best answer, (A), (B), (C) or (D), to each questio n. An swer all the questi ons follow ing each passage on the basis of what is stated or implied in that passage and write the letter of the an swer you have chose n in the corresp onding space in yourANSWER BOOKLET.Questions 1—5The first permanent shelters were probably built twenty or forty thousand years ago by fish-eating people who lived in the places as long as the fish supply lasted. Fish-eaters could stay in one place for several years. However, once man lear ned to farm, he could live Ion ger in one place. Thus, he was able to build a permanent home. Once again, he built his home with the materials he found at hand. In Egypt, for example, wood was scarce, so most houses were built of bricks made of dried mud, with a roof supported by tree trun ks.When the Norseme n came from Scandin avia to n orther n Europe, they found many forests, so they built homes with a framework of heavy tree trunks and then filled the space between the trunks with clay. The Eskimos, on the other han d, lived in a land where there was little or no wood. They learned to adapt their homes perfectly to theirsurroundings. In the wintertime, when everything was covered with snow and ice, the Eskimos built their homes with blocks of ice. When the warm weather came and melted the ice, the Eskimos lived in a tent made of animal ski ns.The weather is man ' s worst natural enemy. He has to protect himself from extremes of heat and cold and from storms, wind and rain. Where there are torre ntial rains, houses are either built on piles to keep them off the ground, or they have steep thatched roofs to drain off the rain. People living in the Congo River region have found that steep, heavily-thatched roofs drain off the jungle rains more quickly.Protect ion from dan ger has also in flue need the type of house man builds. When en emies threate ned him, man made his house as in accessible as possible. The tree-dwellers of the Philipp ines protect themselves by livi ng high above the ground. Whe n dan ger threate ns, they remove the ladders leading to their homes. The cliff dwellers of the American Southwest built their homes high up on the sides of cliffs, where access was very difficult.Nomad tribes must move from place to place, tak ing care of flocks of sheep that are always in n eed of fresh grass. Their houses must be simple and easy to tran sport. The no mads of cen tral Asia have developed a house made of a framework of poles covered with felt. The house is round because the framework is curved, and there is a hole at the top to let the smoke out.1. Accord ing to the passage, the Norseme n who came to n orther n Europe built their houseswith _________ .(A) rocks and wood(B) wood and clay(C) woode n roofs and stone walls(D) woode n walls and thatched roofs2. Man ' s mosu rgent n eed in buildi ng a house is protect ion from ______ .(A) en emies(B) floods(C) earthquakes(D) the weather3. The passage suggests that a house with a steep sloping roof is more likely to befound _________ .(A) in a wi ndy country(B) in a rainy country(C) n ear the coast(D) in the desert4. Whe n dan ger threate ns, the tree-dwellers of the Philipp ines ______ .(A) take away their ladders(B) bombard the en emy from above(C) pull up the bridge over their moat(D) wind up the ropes leadi ng to their homes5. Accord ing to the passage, the no mad tribes of cen tral Asia live in _______ .(A) ten ts(B) tree houses(C) small houses of clay(D) round houses of felt【参考答案】1.B 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.DQuestions 6—10Emma Way did not become a figure of con tempt for British cyclists because she nu dged Toby Hockley off his bicycle and into a hedge as she drove past him on a country lane on May 19. No, she achieved that in famy by con fess ing to her crime on li ne. cked “(DEf i sttef knohis bike earlier, ” Way, 22, tweeted after the collisi on that left Hockley, 29, with a bruised bodyand the status of a martyr for Britain ' s cyclists. " Ihavteeiglnt of wayen pay ro—tax! ” She ended with a hashtag popuwrth tweeting British motorists: #bloodycyclists.It was the tweet heard around the roads of Britain and it resulted in Way ' s being convicted in November of drivi ng offen ses, los ing her job as a trainee acco untant and ack no wledg ing in court that the comme nt rated "11 out of 10 ” on the stupidity scale. In an in terview on n ati onal televisi on after her conviction, she no ted that since the story broke, she had bee n cyberbullied and had received "malicious com muni cati ons. ” What she did not say was thaorhefwialsnock ingHockley, a chef, off his bike. " I was quite angry at the mannerism of the cyclist on the roadsaid. " My point of view is that he was on my side of the road that ' s not the wa—you drive. ”Way to stoke the fire, Ms. Way. By continuing to pin the blame for the incident on the cyclist, the young driver fell further into an already con siderable chasm that divides moder n Brita in. The BBC last year featured an hourl ong docume ntary —with lots of footage of ragi ng cyclists and cab drivers ——whose title explained the situation succinctly: War on Britain ' s Roads.It wasn' tentirely an exaggeration: people are dying in this conflict between cyclists and drivers. London in November seemed like a particularly dangerous place for the two-wheeled combatants. Six cyclists were killed in less than two weeks, a mounting toll chronicled in increasingly mournful headlines. Six in a few days is a lot; the total killed this year in Britain capital is 14. The deaths sparked a bout of public recrim in atio n. When London ' Mayor Boris Johnson, himself a cyclist, appeared less than sympathetic after the fifth death — he told a radio host that some of the dead cyclists " have take n decisi ons that really did put their lives in dan ger —he was tran sformed from cycli ng champi on to heartless pro-car politicia n and joined Way as a target of the particularly passi on ate fury that cyclists can muster.s bicyclistsThe an ger has become political in Brita in, as it has in many coun tries whose gover nmentsencourage citizens to cycle rather than drive to work, to lessen the impact on the environment and on traffic. Johnson has arguably done more than any previous politician for London cyclists, establishing a $1.6 billion fund to makecycling safer in the city and appointing London ' first cycli ng commissi oner. Even though the nu mber of cyclist deaths in London has bee n dropp ing steadily in the past two decades, the dema nd from cyclists for the city to adapt grows as the nu mber of bikes on the road grows. As does the particularly passi on ate fury that cyclists can muster.Whether or not Johnson is right that some of the cyclists who died recently were breaking the law, all of us makea very personal decision about risking our lives by getting on our bikes. And we should know that when we ignore red lights to get ahead of the traffic, or get too close to trucks or buses because we feel it 'our right to be there, then we are making a mistake even dumber than Emma Way 'tweet. In the war of the cyclist vs. the driver, the driver will nearly always come out alive. Less so the cyclist.6. According to the passage, who had been cyberbullied and had received malicious com muni cati ons?(A) Toby Hockley.(B) Boris Joh nson.(C) Emma Way.(D) A cycli ng commissi oner.7. Which of the following statements is NOT true in the conflict between cyclists and drivers?(A) London seemed like a particularly dan gerous place for the cyclists.(B) 14 cyclists were killed in less than two weeks in London.(C) The deaths of cyclists sparked a bout of public recrim in ati on.(D) People are dying in this conflict between cyclists and drivers.8. London ' s Mayor has established a $1.6 billion fund ________ .(A) to en courage citize ns to cycle to work(B) to build more bike lanes in London(C) to lessen the impact on the environment(D) to make cycli ng safer in London9. Accord ing to the passage, a rash of accide nts in volvi ng cars has made London (A) outraged(B) alarmed(C) cautious(D) cyberbullied10. What would be the best title for this passage?(A) Cycle rather than Drive to Work(B) Watch your Cycli ng Manners(C) Pedal at Your Own Peril(D) Lesse n the Impact on Traffic【参考答案】6.C 7.B 8.D 9.A 10.CQuestions 11—15Educators have known for 30 years that students perform better when given one-on-one tutoring and mastery learning — working on a subject until it is mastered, not just until a test is scheduled. Success also requires motivatio n, whether from an inner drive or from pare nts, men tors or peers.Will the rise of massive ope n on li ne courses (MOOCs) quash these success factors? Not at all. In fact, digital tools offer our best path to cost-effective, pers on alized lear nin g. I know because I have taught both ways. For years Sebastian Thrun and I have given artificial-intelligence courses at Sta nford Uni versity and other schools; we lectured, assig ned homework and gave every one the same exam at the same time. Each semester just 5 to 10 perce nt of stude nts regularly en gaged in deep discussi ons in class or office hours; the rest were more passive. We felt there had to be a better way.So, in the fall of 2011, we tried something new. In addition to our traditional classroom, we created a free online course open to anyone. On our first try, we attracted a city 'worth of participa nts —about 100,000 en gaged with the course, and 23,000 fini shed.In spired by Nobel laureate Herbert Simon' scomme nt that “ learnin gresults from what the student does and thinks and only from what the student does and thinks, we created a course centered on the students doing things and getting frequent feedback. Our a lectures were short (two- to six-minute) videos designed to prime the attendees for doing the next exercise. Some problems required the applicati on of mathematical tech niq ues described in the videos. Others were ope n-en ded questio ns that gave stude nts a cha nce to thi nk on their own and the n to hash out ideas in on li ne discussi on forums.Our scheme to help make learning happen actively, rather than passively, created many ben efits akin to tutori ng — and helped to in crease motivatio n. First, as show n in a 2013 study in the Proceedi ngs of the Nati onal Academy of Scie nces USA, freque nt in teract ions keep atte ntio n from wandering. Second, as William B. Wood and Kimberly D. Tanner describe in a 2012 Life Scien ces Educati on paper, lear ning is enhan ced whe n stude nts work to con struct their own explanations, rather than passively listening to the teacher ' That is why a properly designed automated in tellige nt tutori ng system can foster lear ning outcomes as well as huma n in structors can, as Kurt van Leh n found in a 2011 meta-a nalysis in Educati onal Psychologist.A final key advantage was the rapid improvement of the course itself. We analyzed the jun ctures where our thousa nds of stude nts succeeded or failed and found where our course n eeded fine-tuning. Better still, we could capture this information on an hour-by-hour basis. For our class, huma n teachers an alyzed the data, but an artificial-in tellige nce system could perform this fun ctio n and the n make recomme ndatio ns for what a pupil could try next to improve —as on li ne shopp ing 精品文档sites today make automated recomme ndati ons for what book or movie you might enjoy. On li ne learning is a tool, just as the textbook is a tool. The way the teacher and the stude nt use the tool is what really coun ts.11. What does the passage mainly discuss?(A) Different sources of motivation for students ' success.(B) Effective one-on-one tutori ng and mastery lear ning.(C) Person alized massive ope n on li ne courses for stude nts.(D) Con siderable improveme nt of the college courses.12. The word “quash” ( para. 2) is closest in meaning to _____ .(A) inten sify(B) in spire(C) cancel(D) disco unt13. When the author and his colleague offered their first on li ne course ____ .(A) it attracted about 100,000 city reside nts to study(B) it created a climate of passivity for in troverted stude nts(C) it was desig ned for both stude nts and work ing adults(D) it was atte nded by a great nu mber of stude nts14. The “lectures ” in the MOOCs are meant for the students to _______ .(A) do and think actively on their own(B) make up for what they miss in classrooms(C) get freque nt feedback from men tors and peers(D) focus on what they n eed most15. One way on li ne courses are similar to on li ne shopp ing sites is that __ .(A) they make recomme ndati ons for what users do n ext(B) they function automatically for thousa nds of young stude nts(C) they are a boon to computer-savvy stude nts and shoppers(D) they update their contents on an hour-by-hour basis【参考答案】11.C 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.AQuestions 16— 20Most people have see n bullies in acti on, mak ing life miserable for others. Their targets ofte n escape the intimidation relatively unharmed, but sometimes it is too much to bear. That can be true whether the victim is a 12-year-old girl or a 136-kilogram American football player.A member of the Miami Dolph ins left the Nati onal Football League team recen tly because hewas repeatedly in sulted and threate ned by a teammate, Richie In cog nito. Many fans were disgusted by details of In cog nito's expletive-filled voice mail and text messages, while others defe nded his behavior as a n atural part of a rough-a nd-tumble sport.Some people are ast oni shed that Jon atha n Martin, who is 1.95 meters tall, “ could actually be the colu mnist Timothy Egan wrote recen tly in emoti on ally damaged by taunts from a teammate,The Times. “ Can you possibly hurt a hulk with words? ” Based on his own experie nee play ing football in high school, Mr. Egan argues that you can. He was smaller than the other guys and had a big, unruly head of hair that made him stand out. His teammates taunted him. “ Did it hurt?did, ” he wrote. "I knew very well what it felt like to give so much to a game and have people who were part of it, his teammates, hurt him. ”Bullies aren' all men. The Times reported recently that scientists had made big strides in understanding aggression by young women. “Theexistenee of female competition may seem obvious to anyone who has bee n in a high school cafeteria or sin gles bar, ” Joh n Tierney wro' “ but an alyz ing it has bee n difficult because it tends to be more subtle and in direct (a nd a lot lessviole n t) tha n the male variety. ”Researchers found that women were more likely to make mean comments about otherwomen if they saw them as competition for male attention. In an experiment, a group of female college students reacted negatively when a woman wearing a low-cut blouse and a short skirt entered the room, while they barely noticed the same woman dressed in a T-shirt and jeans.?But in perhaps one differe nee betwee n the sexes, in stead of confron ti ng the woma n directly, the others made fun of her once s he left the room.? ” Wome n are in deed very capable of aggress ing aga inst others, especially wome n they perceive as rivals, ” said Dr. Tracy Vailla ncourt, a psychologist atthe Uni versity of Ottawa.For those on the receivi ng end who are young or otherwise vuln erable, the damage can betragic. In September, a 12-year-old girl in Florida named Rebecca Ann Sedwick killed herself after other girls bullied her online. She went to an abandoned cement plant, climbed to a platform and jumped.“ Rebecca became oneof the youn gest members of a grow ing list of childre n and tee nagers apparently driven to suicide, at least in part, after being maligned, threatened and taunted online, The Times reported. And teenagers aren ' t just using Facebook or InstagranotiepiQbtoier.New applications appear constantly, making it difficult for parents to keep tabs on their children activity. Rebecca ' s mother, Tricia Norman, didn ' t know her daughter was receiving messages that said: “You' re ugly ” and “Can u die please? ”“You hear about this all the time, ” Ms. Norman said of cyberbullying. “ I never, ever thoughtit would happe n to me or my daughter. ”16. How did Jon atha n Martin react whe n taun ted and in sulted by his teammate?(A) He remained silent at first and then challenged the bully to a fight.(B) He took no notice of the taunts and insults from his teammate.(C) He could no Ion ger put up with the bully ing and left the team.(D) He accepted the bully ing as a n atural part of a rough-a nd-tumble sport.17. Which of the following is typical of female bullying?(A) Confron ti ng the victim in directly.(B) Caus ing the victim to die in the end.(C) Making fun of the victim with n asty words.(D) Maki ng mea n comme nts about the victim ' s clothes.18. Accord in g to the passage, Tricia Norma n ' s daughter ________ .(A) is a pretty, lovely girl(B) uses Facebook or In stagram a lot(C) committed suicide because of cyberbully ing(D) used to isolate herself from her classmates19. Parents are often kept in the dark about their children being bullied because _____ .(A) their children have no courage to tell them about it(B) parents are not involved in their children ' s activities(C) bully ing is too com mon to catch pare nts ' atte nti on(D) bully ing is in direct and is usually con ducted on li ne20. Which of the follow ing best summarizes the main idea of the passage?(A) In timidati on can damage the victim emotio nally and physically.(B) Bully ing can come in all shapes and sizes.(C) Taun ti ng is limited to physically small and weak people.(D) Female in sult ing is harder to bear tha n male bully ing.【参考答案】11.C 12.A 13.C 14.D 15.BQuestions 21—25Questions 26— 30SECTION 3: TRANSLATION TEST (30 minutes)Directions: Tran slate the followi ng passage in to Chin ese and write your version in the corresponding space in your ANSWER BOOKLET.In the near future, professors will run their courses over digital platforms capable of collecting data on each student' Tipeseressforms were initially developed for massiveope n on li ne courses. However, uni versities are now foldi ng these platforms back in to their traditi onal classes because they make it easier to share content, host discussi ons and keep track of stude nt work.Soon, these platforms will be able to mon itor which stude nts are spe nding 15 minu tes on a calculus problem and which ones slog away for an hour. This can raise red flags for professors about who might n eed extra help.As more classes move partially or en tirely on li ne, the requireme nts of havi ng a uniform start and end date diminish. It means some students could sail through a semester ' s worth of classe a few weeks and the n start aga in with new courses.It used to be that getting accepted to a prestigious university was how you accessed the best professors and could hang out with the smartest students. That ' s because universities were, for the most part, closed in formati on systems that distributed out their content among a select few. That cha nging.。

上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit9第一篇：上外中级口译第三版听力教程原文及讲解--Unit 9 Unit nine.Part one.About single sex education.3.Exercises.1.This is a talk given by an educator about single sex education.Listen and supply missing words you hear from the talk.I am going to be discussing the benefits of single sex education.As a teacher and advisor in an all girl school, I am often asked to defend single sex education.Specifically all girls education as if girl schools were on trial.I personally strongly recommend single sex education for girls.But the arguments against this form of education can be quite powerful.So I would like to begin by pointing out 3 of the main arguments against all girl schools.First of all, critics of all girl schools argue that the separation of the sexes seems old fashioned.It goes against the aims and the goal of feminism educators which is to provide fairness.To make sure boys and girls have the same educational opportunities and are treated in the same ways.Secondly, the critics say that in single sex schools boys and girls can’t develop the ability to interact with one another.They point out that in single sex schools boys and girls can’t learn how to be comfortable with each other and also how to compete with each other.The third criticism is that single sex schools don’t provide children with the smooth transition into the adult world where men and women live together.In single sex schools, these critics say, boys and girls cannot become prepared for a world in which they will work, play and live together as adults.But although these are serious arguments I believe that single sex education is beneficial for girls.In the second part of this lecture I will focus on two strong advantages of single sex education.It values girls’unique qualities and it helps girls develop self confidence.2.The following part is a continuation to the above talk.Listen and then provide the missing information in the spaces given below.The real benefit of all girls education is that it values girls’ unique qualities, the qualities that make them different from boys.What are these unique qualities? Well, I am going to list a few.First of all, girls can often concentrate on higher level abstract thinking at an earlier age than boys can.Secondly, they can often work for longer periods of time.Girls also enjoy collaborative learning activities and so they work well in groups.Finally, as girls mature, they are often kind of co-operative rather than competitive.These four qualities are valued in all girls schools.The second benefit of single sex education is that it helps girls develop self-confidence.I strongly believe that girls become more self-confident without the distraction and different learning styles of boys.In a single sex environment girls enjoy being leaders.They offer help to others and they also ask for help when they need it.For example, if they don’t understand a math or science concept they will ask for clarification.But when girls are in the same classroom as boys they often lose their self esteem.Boys are sometimes a louder, and may jump up out of their seats and wave their arms at people’s faces, if they know the answer to a teacher’s question.If this happens girls typically sink back in their chairs and wait for the boys to quiet down.But if there are no boys around girls can feel free and be themselves.Now it’s true that all girl schools do separate girls from the real world while they are growing up.But in the real adult world boys are the ones who set the rules of the game.And these rules don’t necessarily reflect the needs or talents of girls.In an all girl school girls can become confident enough to challenge the rules.And thenperhaps they can change the real world into a place designed to accommodate both men and women.Part two.Statements.2.Exercises.Listen and then choose the answer that is closest in meaning to each statement you hear.1)This project is urgent.I have to type all these reports by Monday morning.So there goes my sleep this weekend.2)We are thinking of asking professor Brown if he can give the exam during the final week of classes.But we are told that th ere isn’t much chance of that.3)Professor White Head hadn’t planned to invite her to the Monday meeting.But he changed his mind at the last minute.4)Since it’s going to cut your fortune to get your car fix why don’t you just trade it for a new one?5)It is essential to stay healthy when you are faced with important examinations.Studying all night will be good for neither your grades nor your health.6)The committee finally reached a decision.And I couldn’t have hoped for a better outcome.Everybody says they haven’t seen like this for weeks.7)I had a hard time getting through this novel.Who can remember the names of all those 45 characters in it?8)Michael has put all his time and mind into his studies.Though he has only studied English for two years he speaks it very well.9)We’ve undercharged them.The invoice doesn’t include the legal fees or our agency commission.We need to inform them of this immediately.10)We have little choice about when to send the application.Yesterday was too soon to send it and tomorrow will be too late.11)It took 2 weeks longer than usual to get your package because the postal workers were on strike.12)The price of the car was so low that it made Brad suspicious of the value.He hesitated for 10 days and still made no decision.13)When he met us on Thursday professor Baker saidthat he tried to reschedule the class at a time convenient to the majority.14)If it takes Mike two hours to do the East Asian history assignment it will take the rest of the class double the time.15)Why bother to call Smith and tell him about the meeting this afternoon.We will see him at lunch.16)The snack bar is not always this deserted.It’s the end of the semester.Everyone is in the library studying.17)We’d expected the repairs to cost us about 15 dollars, but they charged us 3 times as much.18)Ms.Plate came to meet us at the reception.I thought that she was the secretary, but she turned out to be the president of the company.19)After studying mathematics for two years at a German university in Berlin, she has changed to an architecture program in an American university in Washington.20)Even though the doctor has advised him to quit, Bob still smokes a pack of cigarettes a day.中级口译听力教程第三版4B Part 3.3.Exercises.1.It’s cool for everyone to be successful.Listen to the short conversation and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.M: Mary, do you think you have ever been discriminated against because you are a woman? W: Well, let’s see.I have two answers for that.The first answer is yes.That’s my gut feeling.But sometimes I think no.I am not being discriminated against.I just need to try harder.I guess I am saying yes and no.Look, we are in a society where discrimination is definitely going on in the business world.I see women getting paid less than men do for the same position.And often women get jobs as assistance but they are the ones who do all the work.Also there is thus old boys club, the support network that men have.Men do help each other, and they could help women too.But they don’t.M: So then you are saying that men do have an easier time of it.W: Yeah, it is easier for men.But I have mixedfeelings.Sometimes I think that I am just making excuses for myself.What I ask myself is, “Am I good enough?” “Am I as good as the men?” Perhaps I am not.But I rea lly believe that if I do the work necessary in the business world, I will be able to be as successful as any men.I think that there is much more of level playing field than there was before.There is much more opportunities now for women than when I was younger.M: And do you think successful women help other women?W: Yes, I do.Women tend to think of helping themselves and helping other people too.And I hope that I can help to increase the opportunities for many young girls as well as boys.M: You want to help boys also?W: Of course.It’s cool for everyone to be successful.And I do see progress in the future.I really do.Questions:1)What is this conversation mainly about?2)Mary mentions several things that point to discrimination against women.Which of the following is not one of these things?3)Which of the following statements is true according to the conversation? 4)In which of the following fields does Mary probably work?2.Do you think there is rarely quality now? This is a short conversation about the changing gender roles.Listen and choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Michael, I’d like to ask your opinion about how gender roles are changing.Do you think there is rarely quality now?M: That’s absolutely not true.The first thing is that the re is still a paid disparity.Women make only about 70 percent of the dollar that men earn.There have been changes in the last 20 years or so, but that have been relatively modest.And there is still that glass ceiling where women hit this invisible barrier as they try tomove up.W: Could you give me an example of the glass ceiling?M: Well, look at this.I am a social worker.90 percent of my colleagues are women.But both the CEO and his boss are men.So the top executives are men, and you know, the lower paid levels, most of them are women.I think that men are much more likely to be raised with the sense of entitlement than women.W: And what about quality at home?M: I don’t think there is a quality there, either.You see I think that gender differences often operate on unconscious levels.It almost never occurs to men that they can do house work just as well as women or take care of children.Even if they have divorced and have custody of a child.But women have been parenting children alone for ever.And women just assume that they can do it.W: How has it affected you in your own life?M: Well, with both of my children from 2 different marriages,I was always the person who got up at night and gave the babya bottle.I was always very actively involved with caring for my children cooking for them.And I joined a play group with my son 25 years ago.Incidentally I was the only male involved.And I loved it.W: Good for you!M: That was very very different from my father’s generation.My father had almost nothing to do with us until we were 8 or 10.He held us and gave us some smiles and so on.But he wasn’t really an active parent.But I was determined to be a part of the joy of it all.W: So what you are saying is that the situation has changed but there is still inequality.M: Oh, yes, I think that’s true absolutely.Questions:1)What’s Michael’s opinion about how gender roles are changing?2)About what percentage of men’s pay to women make forthe same type of job? 3)Which of the following statements is true about the quality at home? 4)Which of the following statements best describes Michael?3.Gender and language.This is a part of a lecture about gender and language.Listen carefully and then supply the missing parts of the answers to the following questions.Good morning.Please take notes on today’s lecture.Everyone should pick up his pen or rather everyone should pick up her pen, or everyone should pick up his/her pen, or her/his pen.Wait let me start again.Everyone should pick up their pens.Is that correct? You get my point, right? The title of this lecture is Gender and Language.What I am going to discuss more specifically is the topic of sexism and language and how to avoid it.First then, is it true that language can be sexist? The answer is yes, it can.Take the example of this word, Mister.What word has the same meaning for women? There is none.There is Misses which means I am married.There is Miss which means it’s none of your business whether I am married or not.Well, not exactly, but you get my point.Let’s turn to the question of gender’s specific terms.Many terms like mailman or policeman are gender specific.They all refer to man.If there are women who do these jobs, so what do we do? Well a safe option is to use what we call gender neutral terms such as mail-carrier or police-officer.Why should we use gender neutral language? Well, first of all, because it describes the world the way really is.If children grow up hearing the word chairman then the internalized idea that all leaders are men which isn’t true.Secondly it’s a q uestion of equality.For example when people say mankind it sounds as if they are only talking about man.But when you say human beings or people then you include both men and women.But vocabulary isn’t theonly problem.Grammar is a problem too.Do you remember the example I gave at the beginning, everyone should pick up pen.Well, I wasn’t really making a joke.The fact is I have to choose a broad noun, and I don’t want to give the impression that everyone in the room is male or female either.So I am facing a d ilemma.What’s the solution? Well, personally, I prefer to say, everyone should pick up their pen(s).I realize this is not grammatically correct.But it does avoid sexism.And you will find that most university professors and writers would probably make the same choice that I do.Look at the newspaper, or look around you on the bus or on the subway.You will see plural pro-nouns in places you might not expect.Part 4.Listening and translation.3.Exercises.1.Sentence translation.Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese.Then write it in the space given below.1)Nine out of ten trade visitors interviewed were generally very satisfied with the fare.And 92 percent of the visitors spontaneously declare to intend to visit the fare again in 2008.2)Some nations have worked to meet the shortage of clean fresh water.They are trying to keep their rivers from being polluted.3)I read that according to recent statistics 67 percent of Americans favor the death penalty in cases of murder.That’s 2/3 of the population.4)A gold watch and a necklace were stolen from a home on Broad Street.The criminals entered the house through a bathroom window.5)A man was arrested at midnight on Harper Street, because he was carrying a handgun without license.He was taken to the police station for questioning.2.Passage translation.Listen and translate each passage you have heard into Chinese.Then write it in the space given below.You may take notes while you are listening.1)Doctors think that most people cannot live beyond a hundred years.But agrowing number of scientists believe that the aging process can be controlled.There are more than 12,000 Americans over 100 years old who receive social security benefits, and their numbers are increasing each year.Some scientists claim that theoretically and under ideal conditions animals including men can live 5 times longer than their normal period of growth.A person’s period of growth last approximately 25 years.If this theory is accurate future generations can expect a life-span of 150 years.2)Well, the neighbor-hood watch program has been running for more than 5 months, and has been incredibly successful.We used to have a lot of minor problems on our block, but now it’s very quiet.Everyone knows that our neighborhood is off limits for trouble makers.Just last week we won a special award from the mayor’s office.All of us were invited to a big award ceremony.We had dinner, heard some guests speakers, and then accepted our award for out-standing community service.Unit Nine Part one About single-sex education Feminist n.女权主义者adj.主张男女平等的, 女权主义的Liberal宽容忍耐的;心胸宽?的;无偏见的/慷慨的;大方的/（指教育）扩展心智的, 德育的（不单纯作职业或技术的训练）/自由党人/不严格的;自由的;不讲究准确性的To interact(with)相互作用;相互影响/指人）一起活动或互相合作（尤指为互相联系Beneficial有益的;有用的;有好处的: Collaborative adj.协作的, 合作的 Clarification n.澄清, 阐明Self-esteem自尊;自负: high/low self-esteem 很强的[弱的]自尊心/ injure sb's self-esteem 伤某人的自尊心 To accommodate Feminists Part two To undercharge（某人）少收（某物的）价款 Invoice发票;发货清单;服务费用清单: Agent’s commission 代理商佣金 En route on the way 在路上;在中途Part three Gender生理上的）性别分类, 性Disparity n.不同，不等。

中级口译听力教程第三版2AAn intermediate course of English listening. Third edition.Unit four. Part one. How children learn social behaviors.2. Exercises. 1. This is a talk about how children learn social behaviors. Listen to the first part of the talk and then supply the missing words you hear from the talk.W: Hi, welcome. Today we are going to talk about how children learn social behaviors, especially how they learn lessons from the family, the most basic unit of our social structure. There are a lot of discussions these days about how families are changing, and whether non-traditional families have a good or bad effect on children. But it’s important to remember that the type of the family a child comes from is not nearly as important as the kind of love and support that exist in the home. I’d like to focus on three of the ways the children acquire their behavior, through rewards, punishments, and finally modeling. First then, let’s discuss rewards. A reward can be defined as a positive reinforcement for good behavior. An example of a reward is when the parent says if you eat your vegetable you can have ice-cream for dissert, or a parent might say finish your homework first then you can watch TV. Most parents use rewards unconsciously, because they want their children to behave well. For example, a parent might give a gift to a child because the child behaved well, or parents might give child money for doing what the parents asked.2. Now listen to the second part of the talk. Provide the missing information in the spaces given below.The opposite of the reward is a punishment. Punishments are the second important way in which a child is socialized. All of us have probably been punished in our lives. For example maybe our parents stopped us from going out with friends, because we did something we were not supposed to do, or maybe they wouldn’t let us watch TV, because we got a bad grade on the test. Both rewards and punishments are controversial. Many people think they are not effective or necessary, especially when used often. Let’s take this situation. A young boy has been asked to take out the garbage. Listen to situation A. The parents say if you take out the garbage for me I will give you a cookie. Some people argue that this reward is unnecessary, because it’s like a bribe. They argue that the child should be taught that it’s his duty to help with house hold chords, and that he should not get a special reward for doing something that’s his responsibility. Situation B would go something like this. David please take out the trash now. And David says OK dad. Not surprisingly punishment is extremely controversial, especially when the punishment is physical. Some of us grew up expecting to be spanked if we misbehaved. For example, our parents may have hit us on the hand if we talked back to them. But I don’t agree that spanking can teach children anything. And sadly some children are subject to really serious physical abuse. According to a study I just read one in 22 children is a victim of physical abuse. Children who come from homes where violence were used to solve problems are much more likely to abuse their own children when they become adults and have their own families.Part 2. Statements. 3. Exercises. Listen and then choose the answer which is closed in meaning to each statement you hear.1. Since you said you totally agreed with Tom’s views, you ought to have stood up for him in the argument at the meeting yesterday afternoon.2. Alan used to read 2 books a week when he was attending university in Germany, but now he reads twice as many.3. Located by the lake side and surrounded with so many tall trees, it would have been an attractiv e house if it hadn’t been painted green.4. Failing to understand what professor Grown said in class, the students were confused about the written assignment that he told them to do.5. You say that George is going to work in New York for the summer. But can he do that and also go to summer school?6. I just have to make several phone calls and will be ready in a few minutes. You can go down to the lobby for the paper.7. It was the rush hour and the traffic was extremely heavy on the street. The bus should have arrived at 8 o’clock. But it didn’t arrive until 8:45.8. Jenny is extremely busy these days. She has to spend so much time in the library to finish her papers before the exams begin.9. After studying and teaching in that well-known university for 25 years, Charles has left there for good. He is living quietly now in his hometown.10. Mike said he was looking for a job in a book store, but when he had the chance to work there he turned it down.11. We tried to persuade him not to go swimming in the lake by the forest, but in vain. He never listens to others.12. After his doctor told him how to stay healthy, Mr. Johnson hardly ever smokes, though he used to be a chain smoker.13. I got some bad news today. The store where I work is laying off staff. I am worried that they are going to let me go.14. As a member of the board of the multi-national company he has no voice at all in the matter, though he little realizes it.15. Lucky you! You finished your exams and can relax and go to the movie tonight. I have still got two more finals to take.16. After investigating the case for more than 2 months under the order of the public security minister, the police all but caught the smugglers.17. Although the accountant promised to help by all he could, the auditor called into question the accuracy of the figures in the book.18. Sitting all day in the reading room with so many students passing by him, the professor often loses himself in books.19. I hear that you are taking professor Barn’s cou rse next semester, if I were you I would take careful notes, his exams are based on his lectures.20. If you have no change for the parking meter, go into the restaurant right across the street. You will probably be able to change a dollar bill.Part 3. 3. Exercises.1. My family. Listen to the following conversation about Simon’s family. And then choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Hello, Simon. I’d like to talk to you about your family.M: Well, probably the most important influence in my life was my family. Not just my mother and father, but my extended family. I grew up very close to them. I had never really sawpeople out besides my family. And we lived together in a 3 generation house.W: Three generations in one house? That’s am azing!M: I remember feeling when I was in the car, and we were going some place with my parents and grand-parents. I used to feel sorry for all the other children on the street, because they weren’t going anywhere with their own families. So I was very h appy.W: Weren’t there ever any problems with you all live in the same house?M: Well, there was a time when I was in college. And you see my father always wanted his children with him. He was actually more protective of us than my mother was. And I remember I had a big project to do for school. And they were going away for the weekend, and I had decided that I wasn’t going to go because I needed to do my work. And this caused a terrible problem. And I did end up going because my father was so upset. So I think of course as I got older I started to realize that I had to live my own life. But it wasn’t that easy. W: How many children were there?M: Well, I was the oldest of three boys. And of course we used to dance and roller-skate in the basement and pl ay together, I didn’t play with children on my block very much.W: It sounds like you had a really good up-bringing.M: Well, I had very positive feelings about my family. And the most positive feeling is love. What I learned from different people in my family and perhaps some of my best traits, my father was a very generous person, and I learned that you should care about other people. Questions:1) Which of the following statements is true about Simon’s family?2) According Simon what was the problem with his family?3) How many children were there in Simon’s family?4) Simon says he has very positive feelings about his family. What is the most positive feeling according to him?2. Growing up in the single parent house hold. This is a conversation about a single parent family. Listen and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Michael, I know you grew up in a single parent house hold. Can you tell me about your family?M: OK. My mother and father migrated to the US from Mexico when I was 5 years old, and my sister was 3. But then my mother left my father, so it was just my mother, my sister and myself. And my mother was a garnered worker. You know, sewing. But that industry is seasonal. So when there was work she worked a lot, then she would find people to take care of us until she got home. When we were a little older we pretty much took care of ourselves. W: Did you play with other kids in the neighborhood much?M: Oh, yeah, there was a good stretch when I was in junior high school and played out in the street a lot. After school I would be out and just play stick ball, marbles, yoyo, just ran around the neighborhood.W: What kind of lessons do you think you learn from your mother?M: Well, I guess there were 2 things. The first thing I remember is being taught to pretty much take care of myself. You know, picking up after yourself around the house. And I remember her teaching me cooking, cleaning, and ironing, and I remember running errands because in dinner time there was always something she had forgotten to get.W: You said you learned 2 lessons.M: I guess the other lesson was just, you know, how important it is to get an education. I remember she wanted us to learn Spanish, so she bought a blackboard and started teaching us in the house.W: Well, Michael, over the past generation or so, family structures has changed a lot. How important do you think these changes are?M: Well, I don’t really know if it has changed that much. Sure, there has been an increasing single par ent households. But I don’t know if the family has really changed. But I do think is important is having a person in the family who does what has to be done to show you the right way, so that you get an education, moral instruction, religious outlook, some positive influences in you life, and anger in your life. So, for example, school was very influential in my life. There were enough good teachers to really point me in the right direction. It’s not just what you get in the home, but other positive influences as well.Questions:1) Who compose Michael’s family when his parents separated?2) What was his mother’s job at that time?3) Michael says he learned 2 lessons from his mother, what was the first lesson?4) What was the second lesson he learned from his mother?5) Which of the following statements is true about Michael’s life?3. Is there any advice you could give parents? This is a conversation about adolescence. Listen and then choose the best answer to each question you hear.W: Peter, they say that adolescence is the time when people begin to get most pressure from their peers. Do you think that’s true?M: What I have seen is that adolescence is the time when the pressure begins to shift from the family and the school to friends. I think it begins about 11, but comes into full bloom at about 13, 14.W: What actually happens then?M: Well, the first thing you see is that adolescence begins to make fashion statements. And certainly those ideas don’t come from you. You can tell at a glance that they don’t come from you, like wearing baggy pants that look like it falling down, and piercing their ears. My younger son began to ask if he could dye his hair blue.W: And what did you say?M: We said when he was a little older, he could make that decision, with the hope that that fad would have passed out of style.W: OK, but where would you draw the line? I mean you let him wear baggy pants, but would you let him dye his hair?M: I think in the end I would, but not without a fight.W: So what other things happen?M: Well, as the kids get older you start to lose them, because they are always talking on the phone or talking on line or doing other things. Even when they are home they are in their room most of the time talking on the phone and not just talking on the phone, they might be talking to one person on the phone and to other people on line. And the only thing you know for sure is they are not talking to you.W: Do you think this is all normal behavior? I mean should you be trying to monitor it?M: I think both. It’s healthy to develop your own values, your own tastes. But I also think thatparents should be monitoring it. When it’s a question of fashion, that’s OK. Where you draw the line is when they are doing something dangerous or illegal, drugs, smoking, drinking. W: Is there any advice you could give parents?M: Well, one thing is to think back to your own experiences as a teenager. I must say I find myself repeating the same annoying language my father used with me. I have to try to remember not to do that.W: So how you talked to your kids is important.M: Yes, and it’s hard to watch your kids doing things you don’t want them to do. For example, my kids are into video games. And I can’t find any value whatsoever in these games. But I think you don’t have to like everything your kids do, as long as it’s not dangerous or illegal. Questions:1) What are they talking about in the short conversation?2) According to the conversation adolescence likes to do several things. Which of the following is not one of these things?3) Apart from arguments with their kids, what other things happen to parents as their children get older?4) What is the parents’ right attitude towards such behavior of their kids?5) What advice does the man give to parents at the end of the conversation?Part four. Listening and translation. 3. Exercises.1. Sentence translation. Listen and translate each sentence you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below.1) Many people who work in London prefer to live outside it. One advantage of living outside London is that houses are cheaper.2) Even a small flat in London without a garden costs quite a lot to rent. With the same money you can get a little house in the country with a garden of your own.3) A total of 442 manufacturers from over 10 countries and regions including China’s Hongkong, Germany, India, Korea, the Philippines, and the United Kingdom, set up 560 boosts to show case their latest range of merchandises.4) Heart disease is the leading cause of death among American women. Yet recent surveys indicate that many women continue to underestimate the threat of heart disease.5) Two teenage boys were arrested for setting their school on fire. They entered the school after classes were over. And set fire to the teacher’s lounge. Luckily no one was hurt.2. Passage translation. Listen and translate each passage you have heard into Chinese. Then write it in the space given below. You may take notes while you are listening.1) Because of the energy crisis, scientists have become increasingly interested in the potential of solar energy. The problem that solar energy researchers face is how to harness the sun’s energy effectively and inexpensively. All the useful energy at the surface o f the earth comes from the activity of the sun. The sun heats and feeds mankind. Each year it provides men with 200 million tons of grain, and nearly 10 million tons of wood.2) As one of the largest trade fairs in London for Asian made toys, gifts and household products, the Asia expo has successfully helped thousands of Asian suppliers link up with their numerous European buyers in the past 7 years. This year, the 7th Asia expo was held from Jan 30th to Feb 2ed at Olympia Exhibition Center London. It accommodated 604 exhibitors from China, Korea, Vie Nam, India, and many other Asian countries in a total of631 boods displaying high quality Asian products.Unit fourPart one How children learn social behaviorReinforcement加固; 加强; 增援.DessertTo socialize with（同他人）来往, 交往, 交际/使（某人）适应社会生活Controversial引起或可能引起争论的CookieHouseholdChoreTrash拙劣的材料﹑作品/垃圾; 废物/没出息的人To spank掴（尤指小孩）（尤指打屁股惩罚）: spank a child's bottom掴小孩的屁股.Part twoTo stand up for defend them and make your feelings or opinions very clear= stick up for Lobby（入口的）厅堂; 前厅/游说（政治家等）支持或反对某立法议案Auditor审计员; 查帐人To call in question ask questionFor goodTo lay off 解雇All butBristol布里斯托尔英格兰西南部工业港口城市Part threeGarment（一件）衣服In spring nature wears a new garment. 春天, 大自然披上了新装Stickball A form of baseballMarble大理石Yo-yo专利名悠悠（玩具, 为木制或塑料制两厚圆盘, 中间有一深沟连接一绳, 用手指抻绳可使之沿绳上下移动Anchor /æŋkə(r); ˋæŋkɚ/抛锚; 用锚固装置固定（某物）anchor man主持人,主力Roller-skate shoes with four small wheels 溜冰鞋Upbringing儿童期的教养; 抚育; 养育Extended family 子孙几代组成的大家庭Mexico 墨西哥（天主教西班牙语90 m/population 是美国人和西班牙人结合的后裔food&language 对美国文化影响大）Part FourTo harness类似马具的装备（如降落伞背带或幼童的系带）、控制及利用（自然界的力量）以产生电能等To showcase displayed, especially to advantageTo accommodate 住宿、迁就; 迎合、准予或提供某人（某事物）、顺应（某事物[某人]）; Olympia Exhibition Centre in London 伦敦奥林匹亚展览中心Flat garden rent442 Manufacturer 厂商set up 560 booths 展台to showcase their latest range of merchandises 展示他们的最新产品heart disease the leading cause of ……..最大的因素underestimate the threat of 低估。