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最新新视野⼤学英语视听说4(第三版)听⼒练习原⽂及答案Short conversationsConversation 1W: The only thing I can do at night is to lie in bed and read, preferably while also eating a snack. Inever have time for exercising.M: Don’t think it’s worth exercising only if you can run five miles or if you can bike for an hour.Even going for a 10-minute walk is worthwhile.Q: What advice does the man give to the woman?Conversation 2W: Hi, Mark, I’ve gained quite some weight recently. So, how can I eat healthily at social events?M: Well, drink a full glass of water before you go. Focus mainly on fresh fruit and vegetables orbread with whole grains. These will help you stay feeling full.Q: What can we know about the woman?Conversation 3W: I heard that in South Africa smoking is banned in all enclosed public spaces.M: Yes, that’s right. But pubs and bars with separate, enclosed smoking rooms are excluded fromthe ban, and most restaurants provide smoking sections, either indoor areas with good aircirculation or outdoor open areas.Q: What can we learn about the smoking rules in South Africa?Conversation 4M: So, your research shows that even when children are not direct targets of violence in the home,they can be harmed by witnessing its occurrence?W: Yes, that’s right. For example, they can suffer immediate and permanent physical harm.They can also experience short- and long-term emotional and behavioral problems.Q: What are the two speakers talking about?Conversation 5W: Skipping breakfast is common among people who are trying to lose weight, but it doesn’t seem to be a successful strategy. M: No, it isn’t. While any breakfast may be better than no breakfast, a healthy breakfast can be something simple like a hard-boiled egg, a piece of 100 percent wholegrain toast along with a cup of 100 percent fruit juice.Q: What is recommended for a healthy breakfast?Long conversationM: I love working out!W: Ugh! You’re sweating all over the floor …M: I just ran five miles! A friend told me about this great park on Jefferson Street. I love exploring new parks!W: I try running at the gym three days a week, but it’s so boring looking at the TV monitor or the wall in front of me for an hour. M: You should run outside! Being in nature, enjoying the beautiful flowers and the trees, I feel mymind relax and the stress just falls away.W: It is nice outside. My mom loves t’ai chi and a nearby t’ai chi group meets every morning at 6a.m. I’ve tried going, but it’s too early for me to get out of bed …M: T’ai chi is really good. You need some kind of exercise. It’s unhealthy for you to sit in front ofyour computer all day, every day!W: Well, I recently spend my weekends away from my computer.M: Oh really? And what have you done recently that didn’t involve a computer or TV screen?W: Pandas! I just went to the San Diego Zoo with my sister on Saturday! They have one of thebest panda exhibits in the US. The mother panda is from Wolong, China, and had had six babypandas by 2012 since arriving at the San Diego Zoo in September of 1996.M: Oh, I bet baby pandas are amazing! Hey! Maybe you should get a zoo membership and gojogging in the zoo!W: A zoo membership! Now that’s a great idea! I love the San Diego Zoo. It’s near my house, Ican get good exercise and I can watch the baby pandas grow up!Passage 1Have you ever felt you don’t have enough hours in the day? Or that you’d give anything for awhole day to catch up with yourself? Well, here are some ideas that work for me.First of all, make a to-do list every day and set clear priorities. The trick here isn’t making the list; that’s the easy part. The trick is making the priorities. I look at my list and put a star next to anything that is really urgent. Then I put the number “2”next to anything that will just take a couple of minutes. I actually do these quick tasks before I get on with the urgent ones; it’s a bit like clearing off the top of your desk before sitting down to write that important letter. Second, know when is the most productive time of day for you and do your work or study then. One of the shocking discoveries I made about myself is that if I get up at 5 a.m., I can do aday’s work and even fit breakfast in before half past nine. Of course, if you are an early bird, it canbe difficult to accomplish tasks that involve phoning “night owls”, but that’s what email’s for! Finally, do not let your inbox run your life. I just realized recently how frequently Iinterrupted my real work to check my inbox and respond to the most trivial of emails. So, now I only open it when absolutely necessary and this saves me hours. If your work depends on youbeing constantly accessible by email, then you can’t do this; but be honest and ask yourself, “Am I an email addict?”With these simple, practical techniques, you will become more efficient, less stressed and be able to win some “me-time”for yourself.Short conversationsConversation 1W: So this is your last year in college. Have you ever thought about what you’d like to do after graduation?M: Well, I really don’t know. The job market seems to be improving, so I may look for a job somewhere. But I am alsointerested in applying for graduate school.Q: What are the two speakers talking about?Conversation 2M: Do you remember Linda we met a while ago at Susan’s birthday party?W: Linda? Do you mean the lady who you said was a nurse in the community hospital before her retirement? Yeah, I remember. She looks very young for her age.Q: What does the woman think of Linda?Conversation 3M: I wish I could retire tomorrow. Then I would not need to worry about work.W: I don’t look forward to retirement. I’m afraid of getting old –my body will slow down, and my children will be away. I dread losing independence and living in loneliness.Q: What makes the woman afraid of getting old?Conversation 4W: I consider my early 20s to be the prime time of my life. How about you?M: I couldn’t agree with you more. That’s no doubt the golden period. You are young and energetic. You are free to pursue your passion. The best thing is that you have a wealth of opportunities to explore.Q: What does the man like best about being in his early 20s?Conversation 5W: Hi, John. You are taking Law 201 this semester, right? How do you like it?M: Yeah, it’s a great class. We’ve looked at several cases of age discrimination at work. Such cases are very interesting because they are rarely clear-cut and court decisions can be rather controversial.Q: What does the man say about age discrimination cases?Long conversationM: Nancy, time to make a birthday wish!W: I wish ... hmm. OK! I want a high-paying job, a husband with a perfect face and body, and a big house ... with a swimming pool!M: Wow, Nancy! Those are your three wishes?W: Of course! If I have those three things, I’ll be happy!M: Now, Nancy. Let me tell you my story, and you may see things differently.W: “See things differently?”What do you mean, Uncle Charlie?M: Here is what I once experienced in life. When I married, 32 years ago, we had a happy marriage, a beautiful house, two expensive cars, and $200,000 in the bank!W: See, just like now!M: Wait! I would suggest three different wishes!W: Well ... What would you wish for? You’re older and wiser!M: What happens if you lose your job, lose your house, and your husband becomes sick? I suggestthese three wishes: patience, courage and love!W: Patience, courage and love?M: Yes! If you have patience and courage, you and your husband will have good jobs and a nicehouse. And if you have true love, you and your husband will be beautiful to each other nomatter how old you become together.W: This is good.M: Within six years of our marriage, we had three beautiful children, but we lost our jobs, ourhouse, all our money, and then I got really sick for nine years. But we didn’t lose anythingtruly valuable, because we always said: “Wherever the five of us are together, we are at home!”And, little by little things did improve, and I finally got well. Patience, courage and love!These are what make life full, strong and happy!W: Hmm, I will remember. Patience, courage and love! Thanks, Uncle Charlie!。
Unit 4 Getting from A to BListening to the worldSharingScriptsF = Finn; M1 = Man 1, etc.; W1 = Woman 1, etc.Part 1F: I usually get to work by bus. It takes about half an hour. Sometimes I read a book on the way. How about you How do you get to workM1: I travel by bus. Um, it’s only one bus to work. It takes about 15 minutes.M2: I get to work by car.W1: Bus.W2: I walk to work.M3: I get to work on the tube and I walk some of the way.W3: About five minutes walk to the station, Waterloo Station, and then I get on a bus which takes about 20 … 25 minutes.M4: On most days I use the tube – my journey into work and my journey home at the end of the day.M5: I cycle to work. That’s the quickest and easiest way.W4: I cycle in to work every day on my bike.Part 2F: What do you do on your journey to workM3: I usually listen to music or read.M1: Sometimes I listen to music and sometimes I read a book.M4: I either read the newspaper or I read books.W4: Take in the fresh air, the scenery, um … and try to avoid holes in the road which are quite dangerous.W3: I listen to my iPod.M5: Well, sometimes, if … if it’s a bit of a quiet road, I can think about what I’m going to do that day.W1: I … I dream, usually. I just … I, I love … I love journeys. I love just looking out of the window.M2: Well, it’s so short; I don’t actually do very much at all, apart from making sure I don’t have an accident.Part 3F: What do you like about itM4: It’s fairly short, so my journey to work is only 30 minutes.W3: It’s qu ick.M2: It’s short. It only takes me seven or eight minutes.W1: Seeing how the landscape changes through the seasons.M3: I like listening to music and having some time to think before work.M1: It’s quite early in the morning, which means that the bus is always quite quiet, so um, I don’t have to fight for a seat.M5: I like to have some fresh air and the exercise.W4: I just like the exercise that I get from it and being outside in the open.W2: It’s not too far. I can walk or run. It’s about a quarter of an hour’s walk, so I feel very healthy.I don’t have to catch a bus.Part 4F: What don’t you like about your journey to workM3: Um, I don’t like it when it’s very busy in the mornings and I don’t like it when it’s hot and sweaty on the tube.W1: It’s a very full bus. It’s packed with people because it’s the “work bus”.M5: There are some very bad drivers on the road.W3: Sometimes the buses get overcrowded and a lot of people are going to the same place.W4: I really don’t like cycling to work when it’s raining because I get wet, (and) all my books get wet.M1: In the winter it’s very cold that early in the morning and um, sometimes if I miss the first bus I have to wait about 20 minutes for the next one to come along.W2: In winter it’s very windy coming over the bridge and it makes my eyes water.M2: It’s so short; there’s nothing to like or dislike about it.ListeningScriptsG = Guide; V1 = Visitor 1; V2 = Visitor 2; V3 = Visitor 3G: So, ladies and gentlemen. Let’s move into the transport section now. Could you all come over this way Let’s look at these photos. As you can see, these early methods of transport havetwo things in common … They’re all great ideas, great ways to travel through the air ratherthan on the ground … but they weren’t successful! There was a big problem with each one.V1: But the monorail – that was successful.G: Well, yes and no. Look at this photo on the left. It’s from the World Fair in Seattle. That was in 1962. Monorails were a very popular idea in America at that time. People wanted to leave their cars at home and go to work by public transport. But they weren’t successful –monorails are difficult to build and expensive to keep in good condition. So you’re right.There are some monorails in the world … but not very many!V2: Hey. Look at this photo. Is that a car under a planeG: Oh, yes. This was a very interesting idea. People wanted to fly from Los Angeles to New York … and then drive straight into the city center from the airport.V2: No way! HowG: Well, the idea was that the car came off the bottom of the plane and then you got in and drove away. This was in the 1940s. Ah, yes. Look. Here’s the date: 1948. It was a nice idea – no airports or waiting around –but it wasn’t successful.V2: Why notG: There wa s an engineering problem. The car was too heavy and small planes weren’t strong enough to carry them (it).V3: What’s this A helicopter in the garageG: Yes, indeed. We laugh at this now, but people were very serious about it at the time. People wanted to leave home in the morning, say goodbye to the family and go to work by private helicopter. The idea was very popular, but, of course, it was impossible. Helicopters are verydifficult to fly and can you imagine the traffic problems in the sky … So noisy!V2: Yes. Very noisy. There’s far too much traffic these days in my opinion.G: I agree. People should go to work by bike or on foot – by far the best way to travel. As you see, all these …ViewingScriptsP = Presenter; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.Part 1P: Heathrow Airport is having a bad day. Hundreds of passengers can’t fly because of a computer problem in air traffic control. In Terminal 1, things are getting worse. More and more passengers are arriving. Some airplanes are leaving, but many flights are canceled. Everyone is hoping to find a flight. Some of the waiting passengers are having a snack while others are spending their time outside. It’s a hot summer day. Back inside the terminal, it’s getting hotter and hotter. Some people came here five hours ago.W1: I’m here with my grandmother and my parents and it’s terrible for us to wait here for such a long time now. We have to sleep at the airport because no hotel is available. So, it’s just terrible.M1: Have a look at this. Improvisation at i ts best. I’m glad they’re sleeping now. I was hoping to get to Berlin soon.P: People are still trying to find a flight.W2: I’ve had my son go on the Internet, my daughter be in one queue, me be in the other queue and on the mobile, all at the same time, trying to get to Amsterdam for 9:30 tomorrow morning.M2: After five hours queuing, you … you really become really Zen, you know ... and here it’s pretty calm.P = PresenterPart 2P: The airport managers find an interesting solution to one of the problems: garden chairs. With the chairs to relax in, some passengers are finding new ways to pass the time. Inside Terminal 1, it’s late at night, after midnight. And many passengers are still here, waiting for their flight. Around 300 flights left Heathrow that day, but 319 flights were canceled, and over 500 people spent the night in the terminal.Speaking for communicationRole-playScriptsB = Boss; S = Secretary; D = David; G = GeorgeB: Where are the other people We were supposed to start 15 minutes ago!S: Alex called and said he’d be here in a second. He said he got tied up with a customer.B: That’s all right. I know what Alex’s customer is like.D: Morning, everyone! Please forgive me. I didn’t mean to come so late. I was just getting a cup of coffee at the coffee shop and the line was way too long. I had to wait for 20 minutes to get my coffee!B: David, this is not acceptable. If I say the meeting starts at 10, the meeting starts at 10. Not ten-o-one! And definitely not ten-twenty!D: Yes, sir. I t won’t happen again, I promise.B: I hope so, David. All right. Let’s get started. So the first thing I want to talk about is our ...G: I’m really sorry, everyone! I know I’m late. But really, it’s not my fault.B: OK, what’s the story this time, GeorgeG: The railway service was delayed this morning. You know what happened They say a train hit a cow that got onto the line between two stations …B: A cow George, do you expect me to believe thatGroup discussionScriptsA = Attendant; P = PassengerA: Your meal, sir.P: Thank you. Um, excuse me.A: Yes, can I help youP: Hope so! I’m sorry, but there’s a small problem here. I ordered a vegetarian meal – but this is meat.A: Oh, just a moment. I checked and we don’t have a record of your order.P: What! But I always order vegetarian. I’m a frequent flyer.A: I understand, sir, but we don’t have any more vegetarian meals.P: I don’t believe it! You always have extra meals in business class.A: Yes, but this is economy class.P: You don’t understand. Let me explain one more time. I don’t eat meat. I ordered vegetarian. I can’t fly to Tokyo without dinner. It’s your job to bring me a meal. A business class vegetarian meal is fine.A: Just a moment. Here you are, sir. A vegetarian meal.P: Thank you, but this is already open. And it’s cold. Um, can I speak to the person in charge, pleaseFurther practice in listeningShort conversationsScriptsConversation 1M: Would you like to share a taxi with me to the airport We can save money that way.W: Actually, I’m not flying. I’m going to the conference by train. I was thinking of driving, but it will be too tiring.Q: How is the woman going to travelConversation 2W: I have to catch the 10:45 train. I think I’d better get to the station by half past 10.M: Oh, it’s just a small station. It’ll be fine if you arrive there five minutes before the train departs.Q: According to the man, at what time could the woman arrive at the stationConversation 3M: Did you say I should take the No. 46 bus to your house Because I remember going there once on the No. 28.W: The No. 28 bus has been canceled. It used to run straight to my house and it was faster than the No. 46. It’s too bad.Q: What does the woman say about the bus servicesConversation 4W: Many people would rather take the bus or the subway than drive by themselves. Parking is getting to be a real headache.M: That doesn’t surprise me, for more and more people are buying their own cars.Q: What does the man meanConversation 5M: Excuse me, could you please tell me when the next train to London isW: Sure. The next train to London is two hours from now, but if you do not mind connecting at Manchester, there is one indirect train leaving in 10 minutes.Q: What information about train services does the woman provideLong conversationScriptsM: Did you hear The new high-speed train around the capital is almost finished. It will travel at 180 miles per hour!W: I know! I saw it on Channel 6 this morning on TV. I can’t wait! It will change my work travel time from 2 hours each way to just 45 minutes each way.M: Wow! Rachel! That’s way too long to spend traveling to work.W: Well, John, I leave home in the morning at 6 and arrive at work at 8. Leave work at 5 and arrive back home at 7. During my 2-hour travel time on the subway, I do catch up on emailsand try to read and rest a little.M: So, the new high-speed train will be a big help for you then, Rachel!W: Yes! Now my travel time to work is so long that any extra time – like for shopping – can be really tough. The new high-speed train will connect our office in the old part of the city withall the new shopping areas. So, I will be able to do my shopping on the way home from work! M: Oh, that’s great. And the new high-speed train will make a circle around the entire city. It will connect my neighborhood with the airport. I will be able to ride it from my neighborhood tothe airport in 20 minutes and save money on parking my car!Q1: How long will the woman spend on her way to and from work by high-speed trainQ2: When does the woman arrive back home by subwayQ3: According to the woman, in what way will the new high-speed train be a big help to herQ4: How will the new high-speed train affect the manPassage 1ScriptsStudies show Americans spend more time than ever commuting. The average one-way commute has grown by 13 percent to 25 minutes. For a growing number of people, getting to work takes more than an hour. In 2000, only in New York State did more than 10 percent of workers spend more than an hour getting to work. Now that situation can be found in several other states as well. Two point eight million people have so-called extreme commutes because they spend more than 90 minutes on their way to work.Steven, an electrical engineer, has an extreme commute between home and work. He leaves home before dawn and returns after dark, but as tiring or boring as Steven’s trip may sound, he says it’s the way to keep the home and job he loves. “I have the balance right now,” Steven said. “Icould do similar jobs closer, but not with the work rewards and job satisfaction I have now. And I could live closer, but I wouldn’t have the lifestyle that I desire.”Longer commutes frequently involve people who live at one end of the city and work at another. Such a pattern probably begins with companies moving away from the city center, attracting workers to move to less expensive areas farther away from the city center. People see this as an opportunity because such a move may provide more affordable housing or better schools.Steven spends about $185 a week on gas. Even high fuel costs can pay off in a better quality of life.Added to long commutes are increased traffic jams, however. Commuters typically spend 47 hours a year in traffic jams, up from 40 hours a decade earlier.Q1: How much time on average do Americans spend on their way to workQ2: What is the present situation about Americans’ commuting to workQ3: Why does Steven choose to have an extreme commuteQ4: Which of the following is the disadvantage of long commutesPassage 2Scripts and answersHumans’ first means of transportation were walking and swimming. 1) Gradually, humans learned to use animals for transportation. The use of animals not only allowed heavier loads to be hauled by them, but also 2) enabled humans to ride the animals so they could travel longer distances in a shorter amount of time. The invention of the wheel helped make animal transportation more efficient through the introduction of 3) vehicles. Also, water transportation 4) dates back to very early times and it was the best way to move large quantities of materials over long distances before the Industrial Revolution. 5) As a result, most cities that grew up as sites for trading have been established along rivers or the coast.Until the Industrial Revolution, transportation was very slow and expensive. After the Revolution, transportation changed 6) thoroughly. In the 19th century, the invention of the steam engine made land transportation independent of human or animal power. Both speed and 7) capacity increased rapidly.With the development of cars at the 8) turn of the 20th century, land transportation becamemore common. In 1903, the first controllable airplane was invented, and after World War I, it became a fast way to transport people and goods. After World War II, 9) automobiles and airplanesbecame more popular as methods of transportation. Then, after high-speed rail was first introducedin Japan in 1964, passengers started using it in Asia and Europe instead of using airplanes to travel long distances.Now, 10) thanks to the development of technology, human beings are able to enjoy various methods of transportation for their speed and comfort.。
Unit 4 Getting from A to BListening to the worldSharingScriptsF = Finn; M1 = Man 1, etc.; W1 = Woman 1, etc.Part 1F: I usually get to work by bus. It takes about half an hour. Sometimes I read a book on the way. How about you? How do you get to work?M1: I travel by bus. Um, it's only one bus to work. It takes about 15 minutes.M2: I get to work by car.W1: Bus.W2: I walk to work.M3: I get to work on the tube and I walk some of the way.W3: About five minutes walk to the station, Waterloo Station, and then I get on a bus which takes about 20 …25 minutes.M4: On most days I use the tube –my journey into work and my journey home at the end of the day.M5: I cycle to work. That's the quickest and easiest way.W4: I cycle in to work every day on my bike.Part 2F: What do you do on your journey to work?M3: I usually listen to music or read.M1: Sometimes I listen to music and sometimes I read a book.M4: I either read the newspaper or I read books.W4: Take in the fresh air, the scenery, um …and try to avoid holes in the road which are quite dangerous.W3: I listen to my iPod.M5: Well, sometimes, if …if it's a bit of a quiet road, I can think about what I'm going to do that day.W1: I …I dream, usually. I just …I, I love …I love journeys. I love just looking out of the window.M2: Well, it's so short; I don't actually do very much at all, apart from making sure I don't have an accident.Part 3F: What do you like about it?M4: It's fairly short, so my journey to work is only 30 minutes.W3: It's quick.M2: It's short. It only takes me seven or eight minutes.W1: Seeing how the landscape changes through the seasons.M3: I like listening to music and having some time to think before work.M1: It's quite early in the morning, which means that the bus is always quite quiet, so um, I don'thave to fight for a seat.M5: I like to have some fresh air and the exercise.W4: I just like the exercise that I get from it and being outside in the open.W2: It's not too far. I can walk or run. It's about a quarter of an hour's walk, so I feel very healthy.I don't have to catch a bus.Part 4F: What don't you like about your journey to work?M3: Um, I don't like it when it's very busy in the mornings and I don't like it when it's hot and sweaty on the tube.W1: It's a very full bus. It's packed with people because it's the “work bus”.M5: There are some very bad drivers on the road.W3: Sometimes the buses get overcrowded and a lot of people are going to the same place.W4: I really don't like cycling to work when it's raining because I get wet, (and) all my books get wet.M1: In the winter it's very cold that early in the morning and um, sometimes if I miss the first bus I have to wait about 20 minutes for the next one to come along.W2: In winter it's very windy coming over the bridge and it makes my eyes water.M2: It's so short; there's nothing to like or dislike about it.ListeningScriptsG = Guide; V1 = Visitor 1; V2 = Visitor 2; V3 = Visitor 3G: So, ladies and gentlemen. Let's move into the transport section now. Could you all come over this way? Let's look at these photos. As you can see, these early methods of transport havetwo things in common …They're all great ideas, great ways to travel through the air rather than on the ground …but they weren't successful! There was a big problem with each one.V1: But the monorail –that was successful.G: Well, yes and no. Look at this photo on the left. It's from the World Fair in Seattle. That was in 1962. Monorails were a very popular idea in America at that time. People wanted to leave their cars at home and go to work by public transport. But they weren't successful –monorails are difficult to build and expensive to keep in good condition. So you're right.There are some monorails in the world …but not very many!V2: Hey. Look at this photo. Is that a car under a plane?G: Oh, yes. This was a very interesting idea. People wanted to fly from Los Angeles to New York …and then drive straight into the city center from the airport.V2: No way! How?G: Well, the idea was that the car came off the bottom of the plane and then you got in and drove away. This was in the 1940s. Ah, yes. Look. Here's the date: 1948. It was a nice idea –no airports or waiting around –but it wasn't successful.V2: Why not?G: There was an engineering problem. The car was too heavy and small planes weren't strong enough to carry them (it).V3: What's this? A helicopter in the garage?G: Yes, indeed. We laugh at this now, but people were very serious about it at the time. Peoplewanted to leave home in the morning, say goodbye to the family and go to work by private helicopter. The idea was very popular, but, of course, it was impossible. Helicopters are very difficult to fly and can you imagine the traffic problems in the sky? …So noisy!V2: Yes. Very noisy. There's far too much traffic these days in my opinion.G: I agree. People should go to work by bike or on foot –by far the best way to travel. As you see, all these …ViewingScriptsP = Presenter; W1 = Woman 1, etc.; M1 = Man 1, etc.Part 1P: Heathrow Airport is having a bad day. Hundreds of passengers can't fly because of a computer problem in air traffic control. In Terminal 1, things are getting worse. More and more passengers are arriving. Some airplanes are leaving, but many flights are canceled. Everyone is hoping to find a flight. Some of the waiting passengers are having a snack while others are spending their time outside. It's a hot summer day. Back inside the terminal, it's getting hotter and hotter. Some people came here five hours ago.W1: I'm here with my grandmother and my parents and it's terrible for us to wait here for such a long time now. We have to sleep at the airport because no hotel is available. So, it's just terrible.M1: Have a look at this. Improvisation at its best. I'm glad they're sleeping now. I was hoping to get to Berlin soon.P: People are still trying to find a flight.W2: I've had my son go on the Internet, my daughter be in one queue, me be in the other queue and on the mobile, all at the same time, trying to get to Amsterdam for 9:30 tomorrow morning.M2: After five hours queuing, you …you really become really Zen, you know ... and here it's pretty calm.P = PresenterPart 2P: The airport managers find an interesting solution to one of the problems: garden chairs. With the chairs to relax in, some passengers are finding new ways to pass the time. Inside Terminal 1, it's late at night, after midnight. And many passengers are still here, waiting for their flight. Around 300 flights left Heathrow that day, but 319 flights were canceled, and over 500 people spent the night in the terminal.Speaking for communicationRole-playScriptsB = Boss; S = Secretary; D = David; G = GeorgeB: Where are the other people? We were supposed to start 15 minutes ago!S: Alex called and said he'd be here in a second. He said he got tied up with a customer.B: That's all right. I know what Alex's customer is like.D: Morning, everyone! Please forgive me. I didn't mean to come so late. I was just getting a cup of coffee at the coffee shop and the line was way too long. I had to wait for 20 minutes to get my coffee!B: David, this is not acceptable. If I say the meeting starts at 10, the meeting starts at 10. Notten-o-one! And definitely not ten-twenty!D: Yes, sir. It won't happen again, I promise.B: I hope so, David. All right. Let's get started. So the first thing I want to talk about is our ... G: I'm really sorry, everyone! I know I'm late. But really, it's not my fault.B: OK, what's the story this time, George?G: The railway service was delayed this morning. You know what happened? They say a train hit a cow that got onto the line between two stations …B: A cow? George, do you expect me to believe that?Group discussionScriptsA = Attendant; P = PassengerA: Your meal, sir.P: Thank you. Um, excuse me.A: Yes, can I help you?P: Hope so! I'm sorry, but there's a small problem here. I ordered a vegetarian meal –but this is meat.A: Oh, just a moment. I checked and we don't have a record of your order.P: What?! But I always order vegetarian. I'm a frequent flyer.A: I understand, sir, but we don't have any more vegetarian meals.P: I don't believe it! You always have extra meals in business class.A: Yes, but this is economy class.P: You don't understand. Let me explain one more time. I don't eat meat. I ordered vegetarian. I can't fly to Tokyo without dinner. It's your job to bring me a meal. A business class vegetarian meal is fine.A: Just a moment. Here you are, sir. A vegetarian meal.P: Thank you, but this is already open. And it's cold. Um, can I speak to the person in charge, please?Further practice in listeningShort conversationsScriptsConversation 1M: Would you like to share a taxi with me to the airport? We can save money that way.W: Actually, I'm not flying. I'm going to the conference by train. I was thinking of driving, but it will be too tiring.Q: How is the woman going to travel?Conversation 2W: I have to catch the 10:45 train. I think I'd better get to the station by half past 10.M: Oh, it's just a small station. It'll be fine if you arrive there five minutes before the train departs.Q: According to the man, at what time could the woman arrive at the station?Conversation 3M: Did you say I should take the No. 46 bus to your house? Because I remember going there once on the No. 28.W: The No. 28 bus has been canceled. It used to run straight to my house and it was faster than the No. 46. It's too bad.Q: What does the woman say about the bus services?Conversation 4W: Many people would rather take the bus or the subway than drive by themselves. Parking is getting to be a real headache.M: That doesn't surprise me, for more and more people are buying their own cars.Q: What does the man mean?Conversation 5M: Excuse me, could you please tell me when the next train to London is?W: Sure. The next train to London is two hours from now, but if you do not mind connecting at Manchester, there is one indirect train leaving in 10 minutes.Q: What information about train services does the woman provide?Long conversationScriptsM: Did you hear? The new high-speed train around the capital is almost finished. It will travel at 180 miles per hour!W: I know! I saw it on Channel 6 this morning on TV. I can't wait! It will change my work travel time from 2 hours each way to just 45 minutes each way.M: Wow! Rachel! That's way too long to spend traveling to work.W: Well, John, I leave home in the morning at 6 and arrive at work at 8. Leave work at 5 and arrive back home at 7. During my 2-hour travel time on the subway, I do catch up on emailsand try to read and rest a little.M: So, the new high-speed train will be a big help for you then, Rachel!W: Yes! Now my travel time to work is so long that any extra time –like for shopping –can be really tough. The new high-speed train will connect our office in the old part of the city withall the new shopping areas. So, I will be able to do my shopping on the way home from work!M: Oh, that's great. And the new high-speed train will make a circle around the entire city. It will connect my neighborhood with the airport. I will be able to ride it from my neighborhood tothe airport in 20 minutes and save money on parking my car!Q1: How long will the woman spend on her way to and from work by high-speed train?Q2: When does the woman arrive back home by subway?Q3: According to the woman, in what way will the new high-speed train be a big help to her?Q4: How will the new high-speed train affect the man?Passage 1ScriptsStudies show Americans spend more time than ever commuting. The average one-waycommute has grown by 13 percent to 25 minutes. For a growing number of people, getting towork takes more than an hour. In 2000, only in New York State did more than 10 percent of workers spend more than an hour getting to work. Now that situation can be found in several other states as well. Two point eight million people have so-called extreme commutes because they spend more than 90 minutes on their way to work.Steven, an electrical engineer, has an extreme commute between home and work. He leaveshome before dawn and returns after dark, but as tiring or boring as Steven's trip may sound, hesays it's the way to keep the home and job he loves. “I have the balance right now,”Steven said. “I.could do similar jobs closer, but not with the work rewards and job satisfaction I have now. And I could live closer, but I wouldn't have the lifestyle that I desire.”Longer commutes frequently involve people who live at one end of the city and work at another. Such a pattern probably begins with companies moving away from the city center, attracting workers to move to less expensive areas farther away from the city center. People see this as an opportunity because such a move may provide more affordable housing or better schools.Steven spends about $185 a week on gas. Even high fuel costs can pay off in a better quality of life.Added to long commutes are increased traffic jams, however. Commuters typically spend 47 hours a year in traffic jams, up from 40 hours a decade earlier.Q1: How much time on average do Americans spend on their way to work?Q2: What is the present situation about Americans' commuting to work?Q3: Why does Steven choose to have an extreme commute?Q4: Which of the following is the disadvantage of long commutes?Passage 2Scripts and answersHumans' first means of transportation were walking and swimming. 1) Gradually, humans learned to use animals for transportation. The use of animals not only allowed heavier loads to be hauled by them, but also 2) enabled humans to ride the animals so they could travel longer distances in a shorter amount of time. The invention of the wheel helped make animal transportation more efficient through the introduction of 3) vehicles. Also, water transportation 4) dates back to very early times and it was the best way to move large quantities of materials over long distances before the Industrial Revolution. 5) As a result, most cities that grew up as sites for trading have been established along rivers or the coast.Until the Industrial Revolution, transportation was very slow and expensive. After the Revolution, transportation changed 6) thoroughly. In the 19th century, the invention of the steam engine made land transportation independent of human or animal power. Both speed and 7) capacity increased rapidly.With the development of cars at the 8) turn of the 20th century, land transportation becamemore common. In 1903, the first controllable airplane was invented, and after World War I, it became a fast way to transport people and goods. After World War II, 9) automobiles and airplanesbecame more popular as methods of transportation. Then, after high-speed rail was first introducedin Japan in 1964, passengers started using it in Asia and Europe instead of using airplanes to travel long distances.Now, 10) thanks to the development of technology, human beings are able to enjoy various methods of transportation for their speed and comfort.。
新视野大学英语视听说教程第三册听力练习录音文本和答案Uint1- Uint10Uint1II. Basic Listening Practice1.ScriptW: Ok. It’s your turn to pay the bill. I paid last time.M: What? You have a selective memory. You tried to pay last turn, but your credit card failed; so I ended up paying! It’s definitely your turn.Q: What is true according to the conversation?2.ScriptM: I’m having real trouble reviewing for this French exam. I just can’t memorize all the vocabulary.W: Me too. I hate having to learn things by heart.I guess we just have to keep reading the texts over and over.Q: What does the woman prefer?3. ScriptW: Oh look! There’s that guy we saw last week, playing football in the park! He looked great in his kit, remember?M: Him? I don’t remember him. I’ve got a terrible memory for faces. I have a hard time even recording people I’ve been introduced to.Q: According to the conversation, what is the man’s problem?4. ScriptM: Why is there a big sign on the back of your door that says “keys”?W: It’s to remind me to take my keys when I go out because I’m always locking myself out by accident! It doesn’t help enough. Now I just forget to read the sign. Q: Why is there a sign on the back of the door?5. ScriptM: That history exam was really hard. The essay question was terrible!W: I know, I wish I were like David. He has a photographic memory, you know. How useful that would be!Q: What is true of DavidKeys: 1.C 2.D 3. A 4.B 5.CIII. Listening InScriptM: Tell me your secret. You’re suddenly getting excellent marks in every subject, and you used to be a bottom-of –class student just like me.W:Simple enough. I read an article in a scientific journal that studying with remembering, based on recent research into the brain.M: Aw, that stuff’s old hat: study at the same time every day, be sure your clothes are comfortable, and make sure you have enough light, blah-blah-blah.W: Not so fast, wise guy. I’m talking about principles like “Mental Visualization”, creating a picture in your mind of what is to be remembered.M: Ok, that dies sound different. Id “Association”a principle—you know, you connect what you want to remember with something you’re familiar with?W: Right on! ‘Consolidation”is another. I review my notes right after class and consolidate—or absorb—the new material into what I’ve already learned.M: You’re moving ahead fast with those principles. I swear this weekend I’m going to study sixteen hours a day both Saturday and Sunday.W: Whoa, big guy. That’s not the way. Follow the principle of “Distributes Practice”.Shorter study sessions distributes over several days are better.M: That system is all very well for you; you’ve got a good memory. But what about me? I’ve got a memory like a sieve.W: You’re too modest. There’s nothing wrong with your memory. But memory is likea muscle; it needs exercise. And don’t forget it.While the man is wondering why the woman is suddenly getting excellent marks, she says she read an article on studying and remembering. It talks about principles like “Mental Visualization”, that is, creating a picture in one’s mind of what is to be remembered. This reminds the man of the principle of “Association”, which means connecting what one wants to remember with something one is familiar with. Then the woman adds the principle of “Consolidation”, or reviewing one’s notes after class and absorbing the new materia l into what one has already learned. When the man promise to study sixteen hours a day, the woman recommends the principle of “Distributed Practice”, which favors shorter study sessions distributed over several days. Finally, the woman tells the man that memory is like a muscle, and that it needs exercise.Task 2: You forget my toast!ScriptAn 80-year-old couple was having problems remembering things, so they decide to go to their doctor to see what was wrong with them. They explained to the doctor about the problems they were having with their memory. After checking the couple over, the doctor told them that they were physically okay but might need to start writing things down to help them remember. The couple thanked the doctor and left.Later that night while watching TV, the old woman said to the old man, “Honey, will you please go to the kitchen and get me a dish of ice cream?”Before the man left, she added, “Why don’t you write that down so you won’t forget?”“Nonsense,” said the husband, “I can remember a dish of ice cream!”“Well,” said the wife, “I’d like some strawberries on it. You’d better write that down because I know your memory is failing.”“Don’t be silly,” replied the husband. “There’re only two things: a dish of ice cream and some strawberries. I can surely remember that!”With that, he rushed into the kitchen. After about twenty minutes he returned from the kitchen and handed her a plate of bacon and eggs.The wife took one look at the plate, glanced up at her husband, and said, “Hey, you forget the toast!”Keys: FTFFFTask3: Memory-Improving TechniquesScriptThere are many techniques you can use to improve your memory. Some of them are introduced her.First and foremost, you need to stimulate your memory all the time. To put it simply, you should use your memory as much as possible. It is especially important to try to learn something new. If you work in an office, learn to dance; if you are a dancer, learn to deal with a computer, if you work with sales, and learn to play chess; if you are a programmer, learn to paint. These added activities stimulate the brain so that I t continues to function.Older people need to pay attention to things they are dealing with. Don’t try to memorize everything that catches your attention; focus on what you consider important. For example, you can take any object such as a pen and concentrate on it. Think on its various characteristics: its material, its function, its color, and so on. Don’t allow any other thought to occupy your mind while you are concentrating in that pen.Another method that can be used is to relax yourself. It is impossible to remember things if you are tense or nervous.So, try holding your breath for ten seconds, and then release it slowly.Association is also a powerful tool to develop your memory. For example, if youcannot remember a person’s name, you can think about a special feature of his face and then link it with his mane.1.What’s seems to be an especially important way to stimulate one’s memory?2.What seems to be the best way to focus your memory?3.How can you concentrate on a pen?4.How can you relax yourself according to the passage?5.What is the main idea of the passage?Kes: 1A 2.C3. D 4.B 5.DIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 It slipped my mind!Amy: I sent out the invitations to the dinner party.Bill: That’s good. Now what should we do?Amy: We’ve got to plan the menu.Bill:Oh, that’s right. Do you have anything in mind?Amy:I think I’m going to make the chicken salad we had at the Christmas party.Remember I sled the chef for the recipe?Bill: Yeah, but did you forget that Linda doesn’t eat chicken?Amy: Linda? Oh, my gosh! I forgot to invite Linda! It just slipped my mind. She’ll be mad at me.Bill: Well, everyone forgets something sometimes. It’s not too late yet. I’ll make a phone call. Don’t worry.Amy: Thanks! You see, I’m getting forgetful. I think I’m getting old!Bill: Looks like you are, sweetheartNow Y our TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA:I’m going to throw a party, and I’ve sent out the invitations to my friends and relatives.B: That’s good. But don’t forget to invite everyone you should invite.A: I think I’ve invited everyone. Do you have anybody in mind?B: Did you invite John? He’s lost his job after recent quarrel with his boss.A: Oh, my gosh! I forgot to invite him! He’ll be sad, thinking we look down on him.He just slipped my mind.B: Well, everyone forgets something sometimes. Don’t worry. It’s not too late. Makea phone call right away.A: Did I forget anybody else that I should incite?B: There’s yet another person you should invite—Julia. She’s just moved to the city and feels lonely.A: Oh, good heavens, I forgot all about her. She’s our new friend. You see, I’m getting forgetful. I think I’m getting old!B: Looks like you are, buddy. You’d better start writing things down if they’re important.MODEL2 I can’t think of it off the top of my head.ScriptJohn: Hey, Sue. Do you know what Jack’s home phone number is?Susan: I can’t think of it off the top of my head. I don’t have my address book on me, and I don’t have my mobile phone with me, either.John: That’s too bad! I’ve got to find him now. It’s urgent! If I can’t find him today, I’ll be dead!Susan: You might want to look it up in the phone book.John: I’ve checked already, but it seems that hid phone number is unlisted. Susan: Maybe it’s under his roommate’s name.John: Well, I guess so.Susan: Well, why don’t you call Jane? She has his phone number.John: I’ve tried, but no one answered!Susan: Maybe call his office and ask his secretary.John: I’ve already tried. She won’t tell me. She says it’s private.Susan: Oh, that’s right. They usually don’t release private information over the phone.John: It’s a pity. You usually have a powerful memory, but you can’t help today.What’s wrong with you? Your memory seems to be fading early.Susan: It’s not my memory is fading. I do have memory for face and names, but a poor one for number and datesNow Y our TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA:Hey, do you remember when is the lecture on the value of information by Professor Smith?B: I can’t think of it off the top of my head. Maybe we can look it up in our notebook, but I don’t have mine with me.A: That’s too bas! I don’t have it with me, either. Do you remember the number of the lecture hail?B: Sorry, I can’t think of it off my head.A: I’m terribly interested in the lecture. I can’t miss it!B: Well, why don’t you call the dean who arranged the lecture?A: I’m afraid it’s not very wise to ask the dean directly.B: Then maybe you can call the office if the department and ask the secretary.A: I’ve already tried, but no one answered.B: Oh!A: You usually have a powerful memory, but you can’t help today. You memory seems to be fading early.B: It’s nit that my memory is fading. I do have a good memory for faces and names, but a poor one for numbers and dates.MODEL3 What’s wrong with your memory?ScriptBill: Hi, honey! My trip to London was wonderful.Amy: Tell me what thrilled you most.[The telephone rings and Bill answers it....He hangs up.]Bill:Er, where was I?Amy: You were talking about your tour in London.Bill: Oh, yeah.Amy: I bet you had a great time.Bill: Yes, I particularly enjoyed visiting the tower of London.Amy: How did you get there? By bus or underground?Bill: Let me see….Sorry, I can’t remember any more.Amy: Wha t’s wrong with your memory?Bill: I hope it’s not Alzheimer’s disease. I don’t want to forget my own name. Amy: I don’t think so. Perhaps it’s just temporary forgetfulness. You’ll be right after a good sleep.Bill: I hope so. But as this is happening so often recently, I think I must go to see a doctor and get some pillsAmy: It’s not as serous as that. Anyway, I wish you had a good memory for happy events, and a bad one for unhappy things.Now Your TurnSAMPLE DIALOGA: Hey, my trip to Beijing was fantastic.B: Tell me what thrilled you most.[The door bell rings and A answer it….A comes back.]A: Where was I?B: You were talking about your tour in BeijingA: Oh, yeah.B: I bet you had a great time.A: Yes, I particularly enjoyed visiting the Forbidden City and the Great Wall, though the admission fees were a bit too high for me.B: What were the fees?A: Let me see….Sorry, I can’t remember any more.B: Wha t’s wrong with your memory?A: I hope it’s not Alzheimer’s disease. I don’t want to see a lot of new people everyday.B: I don’t think so. Perhaps you only forget things momentarily. You’ll be right after a good sleep. A: I hope so. But as this is happening so often recently, I think I have to see a doctor.B: I don’t think it’s so serious. Anyway, a bad memory helps you forget your trouble.V. Let’s TalkScriptStudent:Professor, thank you for graining me this interview. I’m Susan, a reporter from the Student Union magazine. Many students have difficultlymemorizing things. Since you‘re an outstanding psychologist, could yougive us some tips on how top improve our memory?Professor: Well, some people have better memories than others, but that’s largely because they are better at creating mental images.Student: If I’m not good at creating images, what can I do?Professor: Practice helps. And the mind remembers things better if they are connected with other images. For example, I you have to pick up severalitems at the grocery store, say, carrots, egg, bananas, and milk, you cancreate a picture in your mind of a giant carrot, and hanging from it, abanana.Student: Then I could have a giant milk carton pouring milk over the carrot and banana.Professor: Certainly. Then what would you do with the egg?Student:Hmmm. I’d visualize an egg-shaped UFO flying across the sky. Professor:There you go. The more you apply the ideas, the easier it gets. Besides creating pictures, there’s another technique that is very useful. Student:What is it?Professor:Establishing an association. Suppose you are looking for lost keys.Relax, and let your mind look for all the images connected with thosekeys--their feel, the sounds they make.Student:How will that help?Professor:You might remember the sound the keys made when you placed then ina drawer or cold touch of the keys in your jacket were you left them. Student: Oh my gosh! I have to run. It’s time my English class. I see an image of my teacher staring at my empty seat in the classroom. Many thanks,Professor.Professor: Not at all, and good luck with your memory.SAMPLEA:As we just heard from the interview, the technique of associating certainly important in promoting memory.B:And according to the interview, creating images helps remember things. If your shopping list includes eggs, you might visualize an egg or an egg-shaped UFO flying across.A:Another important factor in improving memory can be of interest. If you get interested in something, you can remember it better.B: Yeah. And if you recognize facts into meaningful groups, you can remember them better. For instance, if you want to memorize all the names of American presidents, it is not easy. If, however, you arrange them chronologically into three periods: those before Abraham Lincoln, those between Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Roosevelt, and those after, then the task will be less difficult.A: It is common sense that if you glance at something quickly, you tend to forget it quickly. If you stuffy it slowly, you can remember it better.B: Another technique is intensive practice or repeating. As a saying goes, practice makes perfect. If you repeat something again and again, you will eventually learn it by heart.A:But we should not work too hard. When we get tired, our learning efficiency declines. We need breaks so the mind can rest and absorb what has been learned.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: The Role Memory Plays in Our LifeScriptSince memory plays a significant role in our life, scrientists are increasingly interested in research on how to improver memory, Here are some factors they believe to be important to expanding memory capacity.To begin with, you must take special care in your daily life. Food for example, is very important. Some vitamins are essential foe your memory to work properly. They are found in bread, cereal, vegetables and fruits. Some experts say that synthesizes vitamins improve memory, but others have doubts about this, arguing that the studies have not confirmed they do work. Another essential factor is water. It helps to maintain the memory systems, especially in older persons. According to Dr. Roswell, lack of water in the body has an immediate and strong effect on memory; it can cause confusion and other thought difficulties. Sleep also plays a significant role. To be able to have a goof memory, we must allow the brain to have plenty of rest. While sleeping, the brain no longer controls the senses, and starts to revise and store the information one has receives. Lack of sleep would make one feel exhausted and would weaken one’s ability to concentrate. Also, one’ ability to store information would be affected.1.What is the passage mainly about?2.Why are foods important in promoting memory according to the passage?3.To whom is water especially important in maintaining the memory system?4.What problem can a lack of water cause?5.Why is sleep important to memory?Keys: 1.A 2.B 3.D 4.D 5.CTask 2: Where did the professor go?ScriptThis is a true story, while happened to friends of ours in a small town in South Africa. They were a hospitable couple who often entertained their neighbors for drinks, tea or dinner. On this particular spring night, they have invited a retired professor to super. During the evening, it began to pour with rain, and the heavens really opened. Because he had walked there, they offered to put him up for the night. They pointed out that by staying overnight, he did not need to go to out in the bad weather. He agreed on the soundness of that idea, thanked his hosts profusely, and the matter seemed to be settled. But while they were washing the dishes after supper, the forgetful professor disappeared. No one could find him anywhere. Eventually, after40minutes, the front door bell rang. There was the professor, soaked to the skin. When he was asked what on earth he has been dong in the rain, he replied that because he was going to stay there overnight, he had gone home to get his pajamas and toothbrush.Task3: How to Remember NamesScriptYou just called the TV repair shop, and the voice on the other end of the line tells you, “This is Don Smith”.About 5 minutes later you tell your wife that “this guy”will be out to fix the TV in the morning. You can’t think of his mane although you know he mentioned it on the phone.This happens all the time to just about any of us unless we have learned to concentrate and implant a name in our memory, right at the time we hear it. To do this, you must make a habit of repeating the name back to the person. This action will remind you to store the name in your “memory bank”each time you hear someone’s name, and within a short time the “repeating” process can be discontinuedWhen you meet someone in person, use the same procedure, and in addition, visualize something different, unusual or ridiculous about hid or her appearance, position, or actions that “ties in “with his or her name. Later, you may write the descriptive information on one side of a card and the name in the other side. Look at it repeatedly, see the “picture” in your mind’s eye as you look at the name; or when you see he name, visualize the “picture” you have assigned to the name.Getting this system to work will require changes in your thinking, and it may take several days or several weeks to become proficient.News ReportA Dolphin ExhibitionScriptA recent art exhibition in Florida honored the animal often seen as man’s most intelligent friend, the dolphin.The “Dolphins on Parade” exhibition in the Florida Keys featured life-sized decorates dolphin paintings made of wood and the cost of materials. The dolphins were shown at area business and along the beach. Sponsors paid U.S. $750 to cover the artists’ fee and the cost of materials.There were more than 100 dolphin themes, including a beer-belly dolphin. They showed the work of local artists, as well as the beach atmosphere the Keys are famous for.Probably the most unique was special because of its artist, Pandora. Pandora the dolphin painter is area dolphin, art the Dolphin Research center, in Marathon, Florida. The playful artist streaks colors across a dolphin painting holding a brush in its mouth.The exhibition was held by the Monroe [Florida] Council of the Arts as part of a plan to make the Keys an international arts center. The paintings were to be auctioned off in March, with the money earned going to community art programs.Uint2II. Basic Listening Practice3.ScriptW: Have you chosen your elective for next semester yet? Are you taking French writing again?M: Yes I am, but it’s compulsory for us next semester. So I think I’m gong to do marketing as an elective instead.Q: Which class will the man choose as his elective?4.ScriptM: Did you go to that businesses lecture on Friday? I missed it and need to copy your notes.W: I’d say you could borrow my notes, but Sarah’s got them. Be careful not to miss Professor Brown’s seminar; he takes attendance in that.Q: What is the woman telling the man?3. ScriptW: Wow, Steven! In the library! What brings you here?M: I’m enjoying the view. All the girls in fashion design are here are preparing for an exam on Monday.Q: Why is the man in the library?4. ScriptW: How’s your group doing with this statistics presentation? Mine’s terrible.M: Yeah, mine too. David and Mike are OK, but Steven doesn’t pull his weight and Suzie’s never around. I don’t see how we can pass unless Steven and Suzie realize that this is their last chance.Q: What is the true of Steven and Suzie?5. ScriptW: You took an MBA at Harvard Business School, didn’t you? What’s it like?M: It’s expensive, about U.S. $ 40,000 a year, plus the costs of food and housing. But the teaching is first class. The professors have a lot of practical experience. Theyuse the case system of teaching; that is, you study how actual businesses grew or failed.Q: Why is he MBA teaching in Harvard Business School first class, according to the conversation?Keys: 1.C 2.D 3.B 4.D 5.AIII. Listening InTask1: On the First DayScriptHarrison: I’m Harrison. Good to meet you. So you’ve bought the books for this biology class.Jenny:Sure, I think everyone had to before class started.Harrison: No. Usually no one does much on the first day because it’s still add-drop. Jenny: What’s that?Harrison: Changing from class to class to find out which one is best. Hey, where are you from?Jenny: Poland. Have you has this teacher before? I’ve heard he is really good. Harrison: He’s good if you’re a hand-worker. He expects a lot.Jenny: Oh, I guess that’s good. I hope I can keep up with everyone else in the class. Maybe I need your help after class.Harrison: You’re welcome.…Professor: All right. See you guys next week.Student: See you.Jenny: Harrison, wait up!Harrison: So what do you think about the professor’s lecture?Jenny: I think half of what he said went over my head.Harrison: That’s all right. A lot of what he said is explain in the reading/Jenny: Hey, would you mind if I borrowed your notes tonight to look them over? Harrison: No problem. We don’t have class until Wednesday. Here you go. Jenny: Thanks. I just want to make sure I’m prepared for the seminar. Harrison: Yeah, participation in the discussion is an important part of the education here.Seeing that Jenny has bought the books for the biology class, Harrison says nobody does much on the first day because it’s still add-drop, which means students are changing from class to class. Jenny knows the professor is really good. But Harrison warns her that the professor is good, only if students are hand-workers, for he expects a lot.After class, Jenny admits that half of what the professor said went over her head, and Harrison assures her that a lot of what the professor said is explained in the reading. When Jenny asks to borrow Harrison notes, he says “on problem”, for they don’t have class until Wednesday. Finally, Harrison says participation in the discussio n at the seminar is an important part of the education there.Task 2: Money for CollegeScriptRobert is a university student. He likes to have fun. But having fun was expensive, so he was rapidly running out of money. There was nothing to do to try to call his mother for help.“Hi, Mom. I certainly miss you and Dad. I…uh…got a big surprise this week in my physics course. We have to buy two new textbooks. I’m going to need $100.”“I understand,” said his mother, “I’ll send you the money right away. You left your calculus book here when you were home two weeks ago. Shall I mail that at the same time?”“Oh, yeah. Thanks,” Robert said.Robert’s mother made up a parcel with the calculus book and two checks, and mailed it to Robert that very day. When she returned from the post office, her husband was waiting for her.“Well, how much did you give the boy this time?” asked Dad.“I send two checks: one for $100 and the other for $1, 100,” answered Mom. “You’re outing your mind,”yelled Dad, “That’s $1,100. He’ll just spend that in a couple of weeks. He’s never going to learn the value of money that way.”“Don’t worry, honey,” Mom said, “I taped the $100 check to the cover of his book, but I put the $1,000 one between the pages in Charper13!”Keys: TFFFTTask3: How to Get Straight A’sScriptIt is interesting to note how straight A students achieve academic excellence. Here, according to education experts and students themselves are the secrets of super-achievers.First, they know how to set priorities. Top students allow no intrusions on study time. Once the books are open or the computer is turned on, phone calls go unanswered, TV shows unwatched, snacks ignored. Study is business, and business comes before recreation.Also, good students can study anywhere and everywhere. Claudia Hill, an Arizona State University business professor recalls a cross-country runner who worked out every day. Hill persuaded him to use his spare time to memorize biology term. Thenhe posted a list of biology terms on the mirror in the bathroom. He learned a few terms every day while brushing his teeth. Eventually, he scored high on the final examination.Moreover, top students schedule their time well. Study times are strictly a matter of personal preference. Some work late at night when the house is quiet. Others awake early. Still others study as soon as they come home from school when the work is fresh in their minds. All agreed, however, on the need for consistency. A student says, “Whatever I was doing, I maintained a certain period of time every day for studying.”Another important characteristic of super-achievers is that they know hoe to read, According to a book entitled Getting Straight A’s, the secret of good reading is to be “an active reader-one who continually asks questions that lead to a full understanding of the author’s message”.6.Which of the following is NOT mentioned about super—achievers starting tostudy?7.What did the cross-country runner do to score high on the exam?8.What is the good thing all top students agree on?9.What does the speaker mean by “an active reader”?10.What is the main idea of the passage?Kes: 1B 2.C3. D 4.A 5.DIV. Speaking OutMODEL 1 Y ou’re just going to have study hardNora: Only our first day back at school, and already I feel like I’ve learned a lot. Chris: Only our first day back at school, and I already feel like I’m up to my ears in homework.Nora: You’re going to have to hit the books if you want to keep your grades up. Chris:Tell me about it! I already have two reports, two books reports, a composition, an oral report, and a research project—all due before midterms.Nora: We could work together. Maybe some of my organized study habit would rub off on you.Chris: Better yet, maybe you could do my homework for me.Nora: Forget it! That would be cheating.Chris: All right, all right. I have yet to write a term paper. Can you recommend any articles and books? You’d better find me the exact pages where I can find whatI want.Nora: You could borrow ideas from references, but if you quote without giving the sources, you’re plagiarizing.Chris: The quiz next week will be a headache. If you don’t help me, I’ll have to。
Short conversationsConversation 1W:The only thing I can do at night is to lie in bed and read, preferably while also eating a snack.I never have time for exercising.M:Don ’ t think it ’ s worth exercising only if you can run five miles or if you can bike for an hour. Even going for a 10-minute walk is worthwhile.Q:What advice does the man give to the woman?Conversation 2W:Hi, Mark, I ’ve gained quite some weight recently. So, how can I eat healthily at social events? M:Well, drink a full glass of water before you go. Focus mainly on fresh fruit and vegetables or bread with whole grains. These will help you stay feeling full.Q:What can we know about the woman?Conversation 3W:I heard that in South Africa smoking is banned in all enclosed public spaces.M:Yes, that’s right. But pubs and bars with separate, enclosed smoking rooms are excluded from the ban, and most restaurants provide smoking sections, either indoor areas with good air circulation or outdoor open areas.Q:What can we learn about the smoking rules in South Africa?Conversation 4M:So, your research shows that even when children are not direct targets of violence in the home,they can be harmed by witnessing its occurrence?W:Yes, that’ s right. For example, they can suffer immediate and permanent physical harm.They can also experience short- and long-term emotional and behavioral problems.Q:What are the two speakers talking about?Conversation 5W: Skipping breakfast is common among people who are trying to lose weight, but it doesn ’ t seem to be a successful strategy.M:No, it isn ’ t. While any breakfast may be better than no breakfast, a healthy breakfast can be something simple like a hard-boiled egg, a piece of 100 percent wholegrain toast along with acup of 100 percent fruit juice.Q:What is recommended for a healthy breakfast?Long conversationM: I love working out!W: Ugh! You’ re sweating all over the floor⋯M:I just ran five miles! A friend told me about this great park on Jefferson Street. I love exploring new parks!W: I try running at the gym three days a week, but it ’s so boring looking at the TV monitor or the wall in front of me for an hour.M:You should run outside! Being in nature, enjoying the beautiful flowers and the trees, I feel my mind relax and the stress just falls away.W:It is nice outside. My mom loves t ’ai chi and a nearby t ’ai chi group meets every morning at 6a.m. I’ ve tried going, but it ’ s too early for me to get out of bed⋯M:T’ai chi is really good. You need some kind of exercise. It ’s unhealthy for you to sit in front of your computer all day, every day!W:Well, I recently spend my weekends away from my computer.M: Oh really? And what have you done recently that didn’t involve a computer or TV screen? W: Pandas! I just went to the San Diego Zoo with my sister on Saturday! They have one of the best panda exhibits in the US. The mother panda is from Wolong, China, and had had six baby pandas by 2012 since arriving at the San Diego Zoo in September of 1996.M:Oh, I bet baby pandas are amazing! Hey! Maybe you should get a zoo membership and go jogging in the zoo!W:A zoo membership! Now that ’ s a great idea! I love the San Diego Zoo. It’ s near my house, I can get good exercise and I can watch the baby pandas grow up!Passage 1Have you ever felt you don ’ t have enough hours in the day? Or that you ’ d give anything for a whole day to catch up with yourself? Well, here are some ideas that work for me.First of all, make a to-do list every day and set clear priorities. The trick here isn ’ t making the list; that ’ s the easy part. The trick is making the priorities. I look at my list and put a star next to anything that is really urgent. Then I put the number “ 2” next to anything that will just take a couple of minutes. I actually do these quick tasks before I get on with the urgent ones; it ’ s a bit like clearing off the top of your desk before sitting down to write that important letter. Second, know when is the most productive time of day for you and do your work or studythen. One of the shocking discoveries I made about myself is that if I get up at 5 a.m., I can doa day’ s work and even fit breakfast in before half past nine. Of course, if you are an early bird,it canbe difficult to accomplish tasks that involve phoning “ night owls ”, but that ’s what email ’s for! Finally, do not let your inbox run your life. I just realized recently how frequently Iinterrupted my real work to check my inbox and respond to the most trivial of emails. So, now I only open it when absolutely necessary and this saves me hours. If your work depends on you being constantly accessible by email, then you can ’ t do this; but be honest and ask yourself, “Am I an email addict?”With these simple, practical techniques, you will become more efficient, less stressed andbe able to win some “ me-time ” for yourself.Short conversationsConversation 1W: So this is your last year in college. Have you ever thought about what you ’ d like to do after graduation?M:Well, I really don ’ t know. The job market seems to be improving, so I may look for a job somewhere. But I am also interested in applying for graduate school.Q:What are the two speakers talking about?M: Do you remember Linda we met a while ago at Susan ’ s birthday party?W: Linda? Do you mean the lady who you said was a nurse in the community hospital before her retirement? Yeah, I remember. She looks very young for her age.Q:What does the woman think of Linda?Conversation 3M:I wish I could retire tomorrow. Then I would not need to worry about work.W: I don ’t look forward to retirement. I ’m afraid of getting old – my body will slow down, and my children will be away. I dread losing independence and living in loneliness. Q: What makes the woman afraid of getting old?Conversation 4W: I consider my early 20s to be the prime time of my life. How about you?M:I couldn ’ t agree with you more. That ’ s no doubt the golden period. You are young and energetic. You are free to pursue your passion. The best thing is that you have a wealth of opportunities to explore.Q:What does the man like best about being in his early 20s?Conversation 5W: Hi, John. You are taking Law 201 this semester, right? How do you like it?M:Yeah, it’ s a great class. We’ ve looked at several cases of age discrimination at work. Such cases are very interesting because they are rarely clear-cut and court decisions can be rather controversial.Q: What does the man say about age discrimination cases?Long conversationM: Nancy, time to make a birthday wish!W:I wish ... hmm. OK! I want a high-paying job, a husband with a perfect face and body, and abig house ... with a swimming pool!M:Wow, Nancy! Those are your three wishes?W:Of course! If I have those three things, I ’ ll be happy!M:Now, Nancy. Let me tell you my story, and you may see things differently.W:“ See things differently?” What do you mean, Uncle Charlie?M:Here is what I once experienced in life. When I married, 32 years ago, we had ahappy marriage, a beautiful house, two expensive cars, and $200,000 in the bank!M:What happens if you lose your job, lose your house, and your husband becomes sick? I suggestthese three wishes: patience, courage and love!W:Patience, courage and love?M:Yes! If you have patience and courage, you and your husband will have good jobs and a nice house. And if you have true love, you and your husband will be beautiful to each other no matterhow old you become together.W:This is good.M:Within six years of our marriage, we had three beautiful children, but we lost our jobs, ourhouse, all our money, and then I got really sick for nine years. But we didn’ t lose anythingtruly valuable, because we always said: “ Wherever the five of us are together, we are at home! ” And, little by little things did improve, and I finally got well. Patience, courage and love!These are what make life full, strong and happy!W: Hmm, I will remember. Patience, courage and love! Thanks, Uncle Charlie!Passage 1If you think that you have to live up a remote mountain in order to live a long and healthy life,a religious community in Loma Linda, California, may prove you wrong. Its members are a group of Christians known as the Seventh-day Adventists. The Adventists enjoy a much higher life expectancy than average Californians. Adventist men can expect to live about seven years longer than other Californian men. Adventist women are likely to live around four years longer than otherCalifornian women. The Adventists also act much younger than they are and see doctorsmuch less than ordinary people.So what’ s the secret of the Adventists ’ longevity? It is not all in their genes. Nor is their good health a mere accident. The Adventists live longer partly because they have a vegetable-based diet.Around 35 percent of them are vegetarian, and around one half eat meat only rarely.Tobacco andalcohol consumptions are discouraged. So are rich or spicy foods, meat, and drinks containing caffeine. The Adventist diet is high in fruit and vegetables. It also includes plenty of whole grains, nuts, seeds and beans, and water is the drink of choice.The longevity of the Adventists is also related to their lifestyle and natural environment. They believe in having regular exercise, helping others, and maintaining strong social and familial ties. They live in a mild climate with warm summers and cool winters. Interestingly, the air quality of Loma Linda, however, is not as good as in other longevity hot spots. This should give us all hope, as it suggests that we don ’t have to have every single factor in place in order to achieve excellent health. Despite this, the Adventists ’ good health certainly provides strong evidence that diet andlifestyle choices have a great impact on health and longevity.Short conversationsConversation 1W:I really need a holiday, so I ’ m going camping with some friends. What are you doing over the semester break?M:I haven ’t got any plans yet. I don ’t really have enough money to fly home. I suppose I could get a part-time job and earn some money, or maybe I could start studying for next semester.Q:What is the woman going to do over the semester break?Conversation 2M:I heard that you quit your swimming lessons. But you have paid $120 for them.W: Ah, it ’s all these yoga sessions. I just couldn’t fit them all in. What ’s more, I got the majority of my fees back because I quit immediately after the first day.Q:Why did the woman quit her swimming lessons?Conversation 3M:Shall we spend our weekend in Singapore? We can leave Friday afternoon so as to have dinner next to the river and enjoy fireworks at the shore!W: I ’d rather go on Saturday. My aunt will drop in on Friday evening. We haven’t seen each otherfor a couple of years.Q: Why doesn ’t the woman want to leave on Friday?Conversation 4M: What do I need to bring for our camping trip to the national park?W: Well, we ’ ve bought the food and rented a van. It ’ s a camping vehicle with a fridge and cookingequipment. I think you will need a warm sweater or jacket for the evenings.Q:What does the woman suggest the man bring for the camping trip to the park?Conversation 5M:Have you confirmed your booking at the hotel in Sydney? With only three days left before our trip, I hope everyone is as ready as I am!W:Not yet. But I ’ d better call them before we start our vacation. During this time of year theyalways get quite busy.Q: What will the woman probably do before the vacation?Long conversationM:Rebecca, I just learned of an amazing park right here near our city!W:Really? Is it a nature park or an entertainment park?M:It ’ s a beautiful nature park, located 15 miles from our home.W:Bill, this is perfect! We can have a vacation and still keep saving money to visit myfamily sometime. But, can we get to Big Sky Park without a car?M:Yes, easily. We just take the No. 32 bus that goes right to the park. The only problem willbe getting all of our camping stuff with us on the bus.W:Well, I did just buy that new cart to help carry groceries home on the bus, plus we have your big backpack. Together, I think we will be fine. All of our camping equipment should easily fiton the bus.M:Good. Good! I know we can make it a really special weekend. I have longed for a time when we could walk alone together in the quiet beauty of nature. I ’ m so, so happy to have this chance to be with you at the park.W: I know me too! I know what I ’ ll do! I ’ ll pack all of our favorite food, and I ’ ll bake a small chocolate cake. Your favorite! Then we can drink tea and eat the chocolate cake around a campfire. I ’ m so happy you found Big Sky Park. I can’ t wait, just two more days for the weekend to come!M:I ’ m so happy as well. Big Sky Park will be wonderful. The fire, the dinner and spending time with you make me such a happy, happy man, Rebecca!Passage 1A new museum entirely dedicated to laziness has opened in the capital city of Colombia. But you have to hurry if you want to see the exhibits and find out about being lazy because the exhibition lasts only for one week. The unusual show displays a whole range of things such as sofas, beds and anything that makes you feel like taking a rest. There are also plenty of televisions for those visiting couch potatoes to watch as they move around relaxingly in the museum.It is no coincidence but rather an intentional decision for the museum to have opened rightafter the holiday season. The idea is for people to think about laziness, and perhaps change their behavior and lifestyle throughout the rest of the year. It offers a practical experience to make us think about laziness in our high-speed, fast-paced societies.The museum’ s founder Marcela Arrieta said she wanted people to rethink about laziness and decide whether it really is a bad thing. She told the media that people today always think about laziness as an enemy of work. For example, they may feel guilty if they sleep late, or they may feel they are wasting time after taking a nap or having a holiday.Ms. Arrieta may not be proposing that we should have a shorter working week, but she could have a point in that we do need more leisure time than our jobs allow us, and change our lifestyle to a type that is more relaxing. Besides, according to scientists, avoiding the pressure and stress ofwork can make us healthier and live longer. So, why not try out Ms. Arrieta ’ s advice for yourself, slow down, and think about being lazy?Short conversationsConversation 1M:I think the government could provide some money for homeless people to build theirown homes. Homeless people would find it easier to get jobs if they had an address.W:It ’ s not a bad idea. But I wonder where the money will come from.Q:What does the man think the government could do?Conversation 2W:You see, some colleagues are not as active and efficient as usual and few have madeany progress in their business recently.M:Why don ’ t we organize some social activities, such as a baseball match? Our colleagues can learn to help and cooperate with one another.Q:What does the man suggest to change the situation?Conversation 3W:I need to go across town, but the traffic is so heavy at this time of day.M:When you take the subway, you don ’t have to deal with traffic. I never drive home. Driving at this time may be slower than walking.Q:What does the man suggest the woman do?W: Have you heard? Kate quit her job and went to Africa to work as a volunteer!M:Really? I really admire her courage. I think we should all extend an arm of help, loveand compassion to help poor people become self-reliant financially and psychologically.Q:What does the man think we all should do?Conversation 5W:You know there are many creative ways to reuse items. For example, old shoe boxes can be used for storage and plastic containers can be used for growing plants.M:I never realized that we could be so green. I just learned to recycle glass bottles.Q:What are the two speakers talking about?Long conversationW: Hey, John! Everything OK? You look upset.M: Oh, hi Kate. I was in the cafeteria eating alone. James from accounting walked by, sat downto eat at the table right next to me – didn ’ t say a single word to me. I wondered why. W: Is that the main thing stressing you out, John?M:No, I was silly to feel bad about that. What I am stressed about is my workload. My manager, Steven, is a great guy. He always counts on me to get the work done. But I have five meetingsthis week and two big projects to complete by next Monday. I don ’ t see how I can finish. I ’ m really worried I ’ ll let my team down.W: I have some free time on Friday and over the weekend. I can help you with your extra work if you’ d like. I know that feeling of being overwhelmed with work. It ’ s awful. I’ d like to help. M: Really? You’ d do that for me?W:Of course I will! John, a lot of us really admire your work. Some of us have asked to work on your team. You’re a great example to us, John. You shouldn ’t doubt yourself. I ’m glad to help out.M:Wow, Kate. Thanks!W:We could ... discuss it over dinner on Thursday. My treat!M:Wow. No ... I mean I get to buy dinner, Kate! How about the new restaurant on 6th Street, 365?It ’ s called 365 because it offers local, seasonal foods – fall, winter, spring, and summer –healthy choices with wonderful fresh fruits and vegetables. Let ’ s meet at 7 p.m.W: Sounds wonderful! Thursday, 7 p.m. at the new restaurant 365 on 6th Street. Perfect!Passage 1More than half of working Americans are dissatisfied with their jobs, according to a survey.That’ s bad news for employers because workers ’ discontent can hurt productivity and hinder innovation.Lynn Franco, co-author of the report, says Americans ’ job satisfaction is at its lowest level in more than two decades: Only 45.3 percent of workers say they are satisfied with their jobs compared with 61 percent in 1987.The report was produced by the Conference Board, a non-profit organization that helps businesses strengthen their performance. It is based on a survey of 5,000 US households. It showsa drop in satisfaction in many aspects of an employee ’ s work life, including interest in the job, dealing with co-workers and bosses, commuting and job security. As a group, neither young people who are just entering the workforce nor employees who are about to retire, Franco says, arehappy with what they do.Only about 36 percent of workers under the age of 25 say they are currently satisfied withtheir jobs. And it’ s not much better among baby boomers. Twenty years ago, more than 50 percentof baby boomers were satisfied. Today, that ’ s down to 46 percent.The most satisfied group of workers in the survey was those aged 25 to 34. Franco suggeststhat they may see some opportunities for upward mobility as baby boomers retire.The Conference Board survey also asked about the reasons behind job dissatisfaction. Thereare economic reasons such as wages, promotion policy and bonus policy that are sort ofadding tothis level of dissatisfaction. In addition, workers are also dissatisfied with the benefits: vacation policy, family-related leave time, work schedule flexibility, and a variety of other factors as well.Short conversationsConversation 1W:I’ve read a lot about this young singer in the music press. She ’s certainly creating a stir. Is she really that good?M:She’ s absolutely brilliant. Each of her performances has been a sell-out. Her mix of rap and folk music is unique and awesome.Q:What does the man say about the singer?Conversation 2M:So here we are in Rome, Italy. In the next four days, we are going to have a full schedule.W:I’m so excited. Rome has been my dream city. I can ’t wait to see the historical buildings, visit the art galleries and eat real Italian pizza. By the way, shall we start with the famous CapitolineQ:What are the two speakers mainly talking about?Conversation 3W:Besides modern opera, which you are studying now, are there any other areas of the artsyou enjoy?M:All sorts. I like pop music, and I very much enjoy pencil drawing. But what interests memost is poetry, especially American poetry in the early 20th century.Q:What ’ s the man ’ s area of study?Conversation 4M:Hi. I am calling to inquire about the exhibit of ancient Greek sculptures you are now hosting.W:Sure. Admission is free. The opening hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Fridays, and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.Q:How long does the exhibit open on Saturdays?Conversation 5W: Darling, let ’ s check out the reviews of this movie online. If it’ s good, we should watch it. M:I think we should. To watch a silent movie is certainly not something common in modern days. The actors must have superb skills to attract the audience if they do not say anything.Q:What is special about the movie?Long conversationW:This feels like a dream ... The last time I was in San Francisco was 30 years ago, when I was your age, 15 years old. So much has changed in the city – but you know – many of the sites are just the same.M:Wow! San Francisco is as beautiful as a picture! I can ’t believe it! Let ’s get going! Let’s look at the map and take the streetcar to the Golden Gate Bridge.W:Yes, of course. But, wait – let’ s just take a moment to look at the Golden Gate Bridge from here– up high on the hill. See how amazing the sun looks, shining on the bridge there highabove the water? Sometimes the best way to really enjoy something is to see it from different angles and perspectives.M:Yes! Just beautiful from here! OK! Let ’ s get going! Wait! You know what, Aunt Lucy, I ’m really, really hungry! May we eat before we head out to see the Golden Gate Bridge?W:Yes, of course we can. We’re already here in Chinatown and near my favorite Chinese restaurant. Even after 30 years have passed since I last visited, it ’ s still busy and active.M:That ’s great, Aunt Lucy!W:And, it ’ s right here!M: Wow! This is amazing! The man inside the window is making noodles by hand – just by pulling on the flour dough. I ’ ve never seen anything like it before. How?W:Yes, I know. It’ s amazing, right? And the food is delicious, too! Sometimes the best way to enjoy culture is to simply slow down and truly experience it. We have five full days here in San Francisco. Let’ s go slowly and enjoy every moment!Passage 1The Mona Lisa is probably the most famous painting in the world. It was created byLeonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian artist, between around 1503 and 1506. The subject is the wife of a wealthy silk merchant of Italy. The woman ’s husband requested Da Vinci to portray her as a celebration of their home ’ s completion and the birth of their second son. What is it about thispainting that has created such a lasting impact on the artistic world?One factor is the artist himself. Leonardo da Vinci was not only an artist, but also a scientist,an architect and an engineer. His knowledge of the human form came from the study of actual human bodies, so he was able to draw and paint it more accurately.Another factor is the material used for the painting. The Mona Lisa is an oil painting, butunlike other paintings, which are usually created on canvas, the Mona Lisa has a wood panel asthe surface. The use of a wood panel makes it possible for the work to have survived for centuries.Lastly, the style and techniques used for the painting make the Mona Lisa a masterpiece. DaVinci presented precise details in the subject’ s hands and face. He applied a shadowing techniqueat the corners of her lips and her eyes, which gives her an unbelievably lifelike appearance. He also created a background with aerial views and a beautiful landscape. His remarkable skills left behind no visible brush marks at all.All these factors – Da Vinci’ s talent, the medium used for the painting, the style andtechniques applied in the work – contribute to the lasting and mysterious beauty of the Mona Lisa.Short conversationsConversation 1M:There is not much worth in reading the newspapers these days. They have more pagesbut fewer words that really matter.W:You said it! All you find in them are advertisements and celebrity gossip. I wish theycould direct more attention to issues that are more important to society.Q: What does the man think of today ’ s newspapers?Conversation 2W: Hello. Today on Business Focus I am talking about knowledge management with Mr. Adam Johnson, the Human Resources Manager of a multinational company. Mr. Johnson, how has knowledge management changed the way your company works?M:In lots of ways. The most significant change occurs in how we manage the process of our project development ⋯Q:What is the woman probably doing?Conversation 3W:Recently, reality television has swept across almost all channels: matchmaking, job hunting, and talent shows. I don ’ t know why people are so crazy about it!M: In my view, some people watch reality TV because it makes them feel they ’ re better than others. They may also enjoy seeing other people get embarrassed.Q:What does the man say about reality TV?Conversation 4W:I think teenagers today experience a different social reality from what we had before.M:Exactly. When we were kids, we would hang out with friends, chatting, or going to movies. That’ s our experience, but what we see now is that young people are choosing to live online. Q:How do young people socialize today according to the man?Conversation 5W:Much has been said about how anti-social the Internet and mobile phones are, butI think communications technology is bringing people closer.M:Yes, I’d go along with you on that. With these modern tools, there ’ s a new kind ofconnectionbeing built within families.Q: What does the man think of modern communications technology?Long conversationW:Hey Billy! It ’ s 7:30 p.m.! Turn off your TV and computer. Come down to dinner. It seems your father is finishing his conference call with his team in China.M: OK Mom. Coming. But why is Dad on his computer while I can’ t be on mine!W:Billy, your father is working. But you are chatting with your friends about celebrities!So your father needs to be on his computer. And you don ’t!M:OK. Sorry, Mom. What are we having for dinner? Pizza?W:Pizza?! I’ ve made us a nice dinner of roast chicken, mushroom soup and vegetable salad. I even made chocolate cake for dessert – and you want pizza!M: Just kidding Mom! I love your cooking! Mmm I’ m hungry, and it smells delicious!W: Billy! I told you to shut down all electronics!M: Mom! This isn ’ t fair. You told me to turn off my computer and my TV – you didn ’ t say all electronics – and you didn ’ t mention my cell phone! I have to check the news! My favorite golf player just got in trouble for drunk driving! Please Mom! I have to find out!W:You can’t go five minutes without having your eyes on a screen! Hand me your phone. Now! I am turning it off so we can have a nice dinner.M:OK Mom. Fine! Here ’ s my phone.W:Now, where is your father?M:Will you make Dad do the same? We never have family dinner anymore without Dad being on electronics!W: Hmm, you know, Billy, you have a very good point. I think it’s time we had family dinner without any electronics. Here ’ s our new rule: Just for 45 minutes over dinner, no electronics!。
---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说Book1-Unit6-听力原文Unit 6 Wit and fitListening to the worldSharing Scripts F = Finn Part 1 F: Often it’s hard to find a time to exercise when you have a full-time job. Lots of my friends belong to gyms but I prefer to go running outside to keep fit. How about you? What do you do to keep fit? M1 = Man 1, etc.; W1 = Woman 1, etc. Part 2 M1: Uh … I do quite a few things actually. Um, I go to the gym quite regularly. I go for runs. Er, I’m also a little bit involved in the sport of rowing. So, I’m down there quite a bit. I coach, actually coach rowing as well. W1: I have three children, and I work full-time. And I don’t have a lot of time to do any extra organized exercise. W2: Er, the main thing I do is I do practice yoga, that incorporates different positions as well as meditation, and different breathing techniques. M2: Usually, I ride my bike, like I got here. And I go to the gym more or less three to four times a week. And I also watch what I eat. W3: I dance, and I do yoga – and I just try to be as active as possible – enjoy nature also. M3: I try and walk everywhere because, um, I don’t really enjoy running. W4: I have quite a hectic lifestyle as a musician but I do try to keep1/ 18fit – going to the gym, yoga classes, Pilates classes, er, sometimes running, and generally keeping active. W5: I’m a police officer, so I have quite an active job. Um, I can spend 8 or 12 hours doing foot patrol, um, walking round the streets of London so I suppose that keeps me quite fit. Part 3 F: What other things would you like to do to keep fit? M1: I’d love to get involved with some team sports. I really enjoy, sort of, the team aspect of sport. Er, particularly I think I’d like to get into hockey. W1: I’d quite like to learn how to play tennis properly. Er, it’s probably one of the only sports that I’m interested in; it’s something I would watch on TV. M2: I would like to run, but, er … my legs are, are not running legs, so I prefer to cycle. W3: I would like to learn to rock climb. M3: I would actually like to join a rowing club, er, but unfortunately I don’t have time and it is a little bit expensive. W4: I really enjoy getting out of London at the weekend and going sailing. W5: When I was at university, um, I got quite into swing dancing, which is very like jive, 1940s jazz dancing. Er, I’d quite like to take that up again since it’s an easy way of keeping fit, and you meet a lot of people. Part 4 F: Do you do anything that isn’t very healthy?---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------M1: Um, I have a bit of a sweet tooth. Um, I love dessert, and I love to eat, er, sweet things. W4: I definitely drink too much coffee, and I do like chocolate as well. W2: Eating late is really bad for you so I try and avoid that –as much as I can, although it does happen quite regularly. W1: I love chocolate, and I probably eat too much of it. W5: Um, because of my shift work, I eat a lot of fast food, er, especially in the early hours of the morning. W3: Gosh, I don’t know. I’m a vegetarian. I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t drink caffeine. M3: I eat far too many crisps, and chocolate and biscuits. And because I bake, I also eat a lot of cake. Listening Scripts I = Interviewer; W = Woman I: Can you tell us a little about superfoods? W: Well, um, superfoods include tomatoes, broccoli and spinach. I: Hmm. W: These have lots of vitamins, and they are really good for you. I: Right. W: Anyway, they may improve our health, but I don’t think superfoods will be the answer to our eating problems in the future. I: Can you tell us why not? W: Well, the most important thing is to eat healthy food every day. I: Um, right. W: And this is more important than the idea of superfoods. Eating an apple a day is better for you than eating a kilo of spinach one day a week. I: I see. So what you’3/ 18re saying is … I: There’s been a lot of talk about food pills. W: Yes. I: Are they healthier than other types of food? Could they be the food of the future? W: Well, in the past astronauts ate a type of food pill when they were in space. It was dried food and they added water to it. I: Right. W: But I don’t think food pills will replace normal food. I: Right. Why’s that? For health reasons or social reasons? W: Well, cooking and eating together is an important part of family life and it always will be. You sit down together at a table and you eat and talk. It’s a very old tradition, and eating pills isn’t the same. I: Hmm, so we won’t eat only food pills? W: Food pills might become more popular, but no, we won’t eat only food pills in the future. I: Well, that’s interesting because I was reading about … W: In the future we may have special food that can change its flavor. I: Can you give an example? W: For example, imagine you like chocolate ice cream, but your friend likes strawberry. You eat the same ice cream but it will taste different for both of you.---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ I: The same food that tastes different for different people … W: You’ll think it’s chocolate ice cream and your friend will say it’s strawberry. It might happen with drinks, too. You take a bottle of liquid out of the fridge. You press the button which says “coffee” or “lemonade” or “hot chocolate”. You put the bottle in the microwave and the liquid becomes the drink that you choose. I: So it starts off as the same food or drink, but then we change its flavor by pushing a button. W: That’s right. Just by pushing a button. I: So how does it work? W: Well, this is possible because of nanotechnology. The technology might not replace normal drinks and food, but it may become common in the future. I: And nanotechnology is something that’s used in different a reas of science … Viewing Scripts B = Ronnie Barker; C = Ronnie Corbett B: I say, that was, that was really jolly good that was. I must say I really enjoyed that. Thanks very much. C: That’s fine. Fine. B: I say, it’s, it’s a super game, isn’t it? I, I can’t understand why I’ve never tried it before. Absolutely lovely. I loved it. But thanks to you, old boy, of course, from now on, I shall be a dedicated squish player. C: Squash. B: Pardon? C: The game is called “squash”. B: Oh squash, yes, that’s right. I’m sorry. Um …5/ 18who actually won? I mean, I couldn’t quite grasp the scoring mechanism. I mean, did I, did I win? C: Yes, you … yes, you won, you won. B: Oh, that’s good. How many goals did I get? C: Goals?! B: Well, you know, er … thingies, er … whatever … runs …. C: Points! B: … runs … ah, points! C: Points! B: Points, yes. C: Points. B: How many points did I get? C: Well, the score was, if you want to know, game-love, game-love, game-love, game-love. You see? B: Yes. C: You won … four games to love! B: Oh, I see. So, I got four and you got love. C: Yeah. B: I see. But how many is love? C: Love is nothing. B: Oh no, no. That’s not right, I’m sure, because I’m sure you got a goal, earlier on, right at the---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ beginning. C: A point! B: A point, I mean. C: A point, yes, well of course I did. That was when you … B: Oh, I know, I was holding the thing by the wrong end. I must remember, hold the bat by the thin end. C: The racket! B: Racket, I mean. C: The racket! B: Yes. C: This is … this is a ball. B: Yes. C: The gam e is called “squash”. B: Yes. C: Let’s start from basic principles. B: Yes. C: The whole thing is called “squash”. B: Squash. C: This is a ball. B: Yes. C: This is a ... racket when you do that. That’s what that is. That is a racket. B: I see. Will it work now you’ve done that? C: Ah … I don’t much care, to be honest.I mean … I’m not going to be playing squash anymore ever! B: Oh, I say. That’s a pity, because I was hoping we could have another game next week. I mean, I can, I thought, well you know, I thought I might get a bit better. C: A bit better? A bit better?! Look matey, I’m the secretary of this squash club. You know. I, I, I mean, I captain the A-team. You know. I’m one of the best players round here, as a matter of fact. You know, I won the area finals last year, all that sort of thing, you know. You know, I’m good. You know, good. And you come along here, if I may say so. You’ve never played the game before. You’re vastly overweight, if I may say so. You’re very slow on the7/ 18court. You’ve gone out on that court, and you’ve thrashed me. You’ve pounded me into the ground. You pulverized me, in front of my friends, four games to love! Well, how do you do it? B: Beginner’s luck? C: It’s a fluke. That’s what it is, a fluke, matey. It won’t happen again. I’ll tell you what … It won’t happen the next time. B: No, well, there won’t be a next time, will there? Because you’ve broken your rocket. C: My racket! I’ll get a new one. I don’t care. I’ll get a new one. Look, mate. I’ll get a new one, and tomorrow morning, here, 10 o’clock, things will be different! B: Oh no, no. Sorry, old boy. No, not tomorrow. No can do. C: What do you mean, “No can do”? B: I’ve got to go up to a place called Lords tomorrow. I’ve got to play a game called “cracket” or something.Spe aking for communication---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ Role-play Scripts Conversation 1 D = Doctor; W = Woman D: Hello. I’m Dr. Andrews. Now, what’s the matter? W: Well, doctor, I feel terrible. I get these headaches and I feel sick. D: Oh. How long have you had this problem? W: A few weeks now. And I can’t sleep at night because my head hurts. D: You can’t sleep? W: That’s right. D: And are you very worried or under pressure at the moment? W: No, I don’t think so. D: Do you have a healthy diet? W: Hmm. Quite healthy. D: Do you drink tea or coffee? W: Yes, I do. D: How much? W: Tea? Er … probably about eight cups, or ten. D: A day? W: Yes. D: I see. And has that changed in the last few weeks? W: Not really. D: OK. Well the first thing is I think you should stop drinking so much tea and coffee. Try to drink just one small cup a day. I’ll give you some painkillers for the headaches. Take two of these three times a day. I don’t think it’s anything to worry about, but if your headaches continue … Conversation 2 D = Doctor; M = Man D: Good morn ing. How can I help? M: Well, I’m worried about my foot. D: Your foot? M: Yes. It hurts when I walk. D: I see. Did you do anything to it? Did you have an accident? M: Um. Well, sort of. D: What happened? M: I kicked a wall. D: I see. When did you do that? M: About a week ago. D: OK. Did you go to hospital? M: No. D:9/ 18Can I have a look? M: Yes, of course. D: Where does it hurt? Here? M: Argh. Yes, there.---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ D: Can you move it? M: Yes, a little, but it’s very painful. D: Hmm. I think it might be broken. It’s nothing to worry about, but I think you should go to the hospital for an X-ray. I’ll write you a note and if you just take this … Group discussion Scripts A: Does exercise make you feel relaxed? B: Yes, I think it really does. Sometimes it’s difficult to find time to exercise, but I play football after work on a Monday, and I play tennis at the weekend, and I feel so much better. If I don’t play one week, I feel terrible. So, yes, doing sport makes you feel really good. You feel much better, and more relaxed. A: How much exercise do you do in a week? C: In a week, well I probably do about two or three hours of exercise, maybe more.I go to the gym once or twice, if I have time, and I sometimes go swimming. Oh, and I ride my bike at the weekend, so actually, probably three or four hours a week. More than I thought. Yeah, four hours, that’s OK. A: Do you have a sporting hero? D: Oh yes, Pelé. He’s a hero, not just for me, but probably for all Brazilians. I think he is one of the greatest football players ever. He was such a good athlete, and he had so much talent. He was “King of Football”, and scored more goals for Brazil than anyone else. And he was born very poor. You know he didn’11/ 18t have money for a football so he used to practice kicking a grapefruit, or a sock stuffed with paper. A: How much do you walk a day? E: Oh my goodness. Well, I suppose. I don’t walk very much actually. I … um … I drive, the car everywhere. That’s terrible, isn’t it? Um. Yes, I probably only walk about, about maybe five minutes every day.Further practice in listening Short conversations Scripts Conversation 1 W: Sorry. I have a project to do and I will have to stay at work until 6 o’clock. So I can’t make it to the bar at 5:30. M: OK. Then let’s meet at the cinema 10 minutes before the movie starts. Q: What is the woman going to do with the man in the evening? Conversation 2---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ M: Sally’s been doing yoga for three months to lose weight. But I wonder how she can succeed when she eats like that. W: Oh, poor Sally. She really should watch her diet and try to eat something less fatty. Q: What do we learn about Sally? Conversation 3 W: We use flexible time in our company. That is, early risers can begin work at 7 a.m. and finish at 3 p.m. while late sleepers need not go to work until 10 a.m. but they must work until 6 in the evening. M: That’s cool for a night owl like me. Q: At what time is the man most likely to go to work? Conversation 4 M: You’ve been working so hard. I know you don’t want to rest because you love your job. But remember what people say: Relax or die. W: Thanks for caring so much. But, really, I’m feeling fine. I don’t need time off. Q: What does the woman mean? Conversation 5 W: Do you know John has got straight A’s in the final exams? He’s been taking 6 courses this term and working more than 20 hours a week. M: Good for John! How he can balance work and study so well is really beyond me.13/ 18Q: What does the man mean? Long conversation Scripts M: So Mary, I heard you were thinking about doing a triathlon? W: That’s right. But you know triathlons are tough with the three events: swimming, then cycling and finally running! My sister, Jennifer, did a triathlon last year and loved it! So, I decided to give it a try. M: Good for you! I did my first triathlon back in college six years ago. Now, I do at least one triathlon every year. It keeps me fit and healthy with regular swimming, cycling, and running. So do you have a favorite of the three events? W: Yes! Definitely running. I started running back in high school and loved it! I woke up at six a.m. every morning and then ran three miles. Now that I’m training for the triathlon I’m loving waking up at six a.m. and running again. M: Not me! Running is my worst event! I get bored when I run. I start daydreaming about other things and forget where I’m going! Two times last week I made a wrong turn and almost got lost! W: For me, it’s swimming. Swimming pools are fine –but triathlons … take place in lakes. And … I’m scared that a giant fish will eat me! M: What?! Come on! There aren’t any giant people-eating fish in lakes and even the small fish will be scared away when hundreds of people---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ from the triathlon are swimming there all at the same time! Q1: Why did the woman decide to do a triathlon? Q2: When did the man first do a triathlon? Q3: How does the man feel about running? Q4: Why doesn’t the woman like swimming in the triathlon? Passage 1 Scripts Happiness increases when we experience more positive emotions throughout the day. Fredrickson, a leader in the field of psychology, identifies 10 positive emotions, including joy, interest, hope, pride, amusement, inspiration, love and so on. How often we experience these positive emotions compared to negative emotions in a day affects not only our mood, but also our physical health. She has discovered that those who have a 3:1 ratio of positive to negative emotions on a daily basis are happier and healthier. Sadly, most people, even those who consider themselves positive people, are way below that ratio. The good news is you can learn to increase your ratio of being positive, which leads to greater happiness, health and success. Research shows that by increasing positive emotions, we become more creative, perform better at tasks, and have better relationships. The most15/ 18exciting finding is that we now have proof that self-generated positive emotions can improve our physical health. Nevertheless, we don’t want to get rid of all negative feelings. Negative emotions are proper and helpful sometimes. It’s appropriate to feel sad about the loss of a loved one. Anger often pushes us into action to improve a situation or correct a mistake. However, if you find yourself waiting impatiently when the driver in front of you doesn’t instantly notice the light turns green, or if you find yourself scolding your kids for laughing too loud while you are on the phone, you are having negative feelings in your daily life too often. Then you should step back and analyze those feelings, and turn them around. Q1: What is the ratio of positive to negative emotions that can make a person happier? Q2: What is the most exciting finding about increasing positive emotions? Q3: What does the speaker say about negative feelings? Q4: What is the main idea of the passage? Passage 2 Scripts and answers There are many factors that affect a person’s sleep. Stress is the nu mber one cause of short-term sleeping difficulties. Stressful situations include school- or job-related 1) pressures, and serious illness in the family.---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ Usually the sleeping problems 2) disappear when the stressful situations pass. However, if short-term sleeping problems are not managed properly from the beginning, they can last long and thus 3) compromise good health. Unhealthy habits may lead to sleeping problems too. Drinking coffee or 4) alcohol in the afternoon or evening, exercising close to bedtime, following an irregular morning and nighttime schedule, and working or doing other mentally 5) intense activities right before or after getting into bed can interrupt sleep. Traveling also 6) interferes with sleep, especially traveling across several time zones. This can 7) undermine your biological rhythms and cause sleep disorders such as trouble falling asleep and trouble remaining asleep. Environmental factors such as a room that’s too hot or cold, too noisy or too bright can be an obstacle to sound sleep. Other influences to 8) pay attention to are the comfort and size of your bed and the habits of your sleep partner. If you have to sleep beside someone who has different sleeping habits, breathes in a noisy way, or 9) suffers from other sleeping difficulties, it often becomes your problem too! Having a 24/7 lifestyle can also interrupt regular sleep patterns. Industries are working round the clock to be17/ 1810) competitive, so some people have to work at night; with nonstop automatic communication systems, people are communicating day and night. All these make sleeping at regular times difficult.。
【参考借鉴】新视野⼤学英语(第三版)视听说Book1-Unit2-听⼒原⽂.docUnit2AbreakforfunListeningtotheworldSharingScriptsF=Finn;M1=Man1,etc.;W1=Woman1,etc.Part1F:Ilovefilms.Ilovegoingtothecinema.Igoatleastonceaweek.HowaboutRou?Howoften doRougotothecinema?M1:Uh,onaverage,probablRonceamonth.W1:Ilikegoingtothecinemaalot,butprobablRonlRgetthereaboutonceamonth.M2:NotverRoften.ButIdogooccasionallR.M3:Igotothecinema,probablRonceortwiceamonth.W2:Igotothecinemaaboutonceaweekduringthesummertime,usuallRwhentherearethebest movies.M4:WeprobablRgotogether,maRbeonceafortnight.M5:Igo,normallR,probablRonceeverRmonthortwomonths,butitdependsonthefilm.M6:IgotothecinemaaboutonceeverRfortnight.Often I’ll goonaWednesdaRbecauseweget “bu Ronegetonefree”cinematickets,soIcantakeafriendwithme.Part2F:WhatkindsoffilmsdoRoulike?W1:IalwaRslikeromanticcomedies.SlumdogMillionaire wasagreatmovie.Australia wasa movieIsawrecentlRwhichwasreallRgood.M1:…probablRrecommend,er,thenew Terminator movie.Er,that’s onceagainfilledwith action.VerReRciting.M5:Ilikeoldfilms.I…I’ve acompletecollectionofJohnWaRneandCharltonHeston…And musicals,anRthing that’s quitehappRoradventurous,thattakesmeawaRfromreallife. ThosearetheonesIwatch.W2:Isaw TheProposal nottoolongagoandIreallRlikedit.ItwasreallRinteresting;itwasa reallRfunnR,romanticcomedR.M3:SweeneRTodd.IreallRenjoRedwithJohnnRDepp–simplRbecausehewasfantastic;and HelenaBonhamCarter,oneofmRfavoriteactresses,wasalsoreallRgood.M4:I’d recommend TheGraduate.IenjoRedthatasaRoungmanand…andgrowingupaswell. Ithink it’s a“coming of age”film. M6:MRfavoritefilmiscalled GoldenERe.It’s aJamesBondfilmandIthinktheactionscenes arejustabsolutelRfantasticinit. Part3F:Who’s Rourfavoriteactor?M5:JohnWaR ne’s mRfavoriteactor.M6:MRfavoriteactoristhenewJamesBond,er,DanielCraig.Ithink he’s verRgoodatshowingemotionsinhisfilms.MRfavoriteactressiscalledAngelinaJolie.She’s verRbeautiful,but she’s alsoplaRedlotsofdifferentrolesinfilms.M3:MRfavoriteactorisJohnnRDeppbecauseIthink he’s funnRandIthink he’s livelRandhe alwaRshasenergRonstage.W2:MRfavoriteactorisBradPitt.He’s verRgood-lookingandhecanplaRmanRdifferentroles and he’s verRtalented.M4:MRfavoritefilm star’s RobertDeNirobecauseIlooklikehim.ListeningScriptsI=InterviewerPart1I:Helloandwelcometo FashionNow,withme,DanTaRlor.IntodaR’s program,weaskthe question,“What isbeautR?”DomentodaRreallRlikewomenwithblondehairandblueeRes? AnddowomenliketheJamesBondlook–tall,darkandverRmasculine,ordotheRlike somethingdifferentnow?AreideasaboutbeautRchanging? WewentouttoseewhatRoureallR think…I=Interviewer;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.Part2I:ERcuseme,ladies.DoRouhaveamoment?W1:Res?I:Justaquickquestion.ResearchsaRsthatthesedaRswomenprefermenwithfemininefaces…W1:ReallR?I:Res.It’s true…honestlR!W1:I don’t agreeatall.Ilikemasculinefaces…I:CanIshowRousomephotos?W1:Sure.I:SowhichoftheseguRsdoRoulikebest?W1:Hmm,SeanConnerR.He’s definitelRthebest-lookingmanhere.And he’s tall,isn’t he? Reah…Iliketallmen.AndIlikeamanwithabeard.I:Uh-huh.WhataboutRou?W2:Mm.I’m notsure.Ilikethisone.What’s hisname?I:It’s GaelGarciaBernal.He’s aMeRicanfilmstar.W2:Reah?Well,he’s gotquiteafemininefaceand he’s verRgood-looking.IlikehiseRes–he’s gotdarkbrowneResandIlikemenwithdarkeResandblackhair.ButIthink it’s moreinthe personalitR…inthesmile…soIlikethisonebest.WillSmith.He’s gotareallRnicesmile.I:ThankRou.And here’s anotherladR.ERcuseme.HaveRougotamoment?W3:Well…I:I’m doingasurveRaboutthechangingfaceofbeautR.CanIaskRousomequestions?W3:Res,OK.Res.I:I’ve gotsomephotoshere.CanRoutellmewhichofthesepeopleRoulike?DoRouthinkanR ofthemaregood-looking?W3:Well,I don’t reallRlikeanRofthem…I:No?Er,well,sowhatsortofmandoRoulike?W3:WhatsortofmandoIlike?Well,mR husband’s overthere.Ithink he’s goodlooking.Ilike hishair.IloveguRswithredhair. I:Whichone?Theonelookingintheshopwindow?W3:No,he’s overthere.He’s wearingawhiteT-shirtand he’s talkingto…thatblondewoman…ERcuseme…I:AndthenItalkedtosomementofindoutiftheRreallRpreferblondes–justliketheRdid50 Rearsago.DoRouthink it’s truethatmenpreferblondes,sir?M1:What?No,notatall!BeautRcomesinallshapesandsizesandages.Lookatthisphotoof JudiDench.She’s lovelR.She isn’t Roung,but she’s gotbeautifulgreReResandshealwaRs wearsbeautifulclothes.Shelookskindandintelligent.M2:Reah,shedoes.ButIstillpreferblondes,Rouknow…likeScarlettJohansson.She’s lovelR…slim,blondehair,blueeRes–that’s thesortofwomanIlike.M1:ScarlettJohansson,slim?M2:Well,OK…but she’s notfat.M1:No,that’s true…I:OK,guRs.Thanksfortalkingtous…ViewingScriptsV=Voice-over;W1=Woman1,etc.;M1=Man1,etc.V:Allovertheworld,festivalsbringpeopletogether.ButwhRdopeoplego?Forthemusic? Thefood?Thefunandgames? WewenttoBestivalintheIsleofWight,Englandtofindout. Butthefirstquestionis–wheredowesleep?M1:I...I’ve gotabeachhutupheretostaRin,and I’ve gotthekeR.V:Onemansaiditwaslikesleepinginthebackgarden.M2:It’s likeopeningRourbackdoor,goingdowntotheendofRourgarden,gettinginRourshedwithRourbabRandwife,andthencallingitaholidaR.V:RoucanstaRinahut,butmostpeopleheresleepintents.Therearealotofdifferentpeople here–families,Roungpeople,olderpeople.Weasked:WhRdosomanRdifferentpeople cometofestivals?W1:Well,IsupposeitgiveseverRbodRachancejusttobethemselves,andjusttobefreeandbe awaRfromtheirnormaljobs.W2:Peoplewillrespecteachotherandhave...um…sortofsomeofthoseold-fashionedtraditionalvalues,butactuallRvaluesthateverRonereallRlikes.M3:ThethingIalwaRsthinkaboutfestivalsistheR’re justplaRgroundsforgrownups.V:And,ofcourse,there’s onereasoneverR one’shere:themusic.ThisreallRisafestivalforallthecommunitR,RoungandoldmiRingtogether.Intheteatentthesewomenarehavinga greattime.WhRdotheRgotofestivals?W3:ThecommunitRgettingtogether,theRoungmiRingwiththeolderpeople.Wemakecakes;we dopopfestivals;we’ll goanRwhere,doanRthing.V:So,if there’s oneanswertothequestion,whRareRouhere?OnethingthateverRonetalks aboutisthis:beingtogether. SpeakingforcommunicationRole-plaRScriptsConversation1W:OK…WhatdoRoufeellikewatching?M:Hmm.I…I don’t knowreallR.WhatdoRourecommend?W:Um…Well,howabout FrenchKiss?DoRouknowit?M:No,I don’t thinkso.What’s itabout?W:Well,it’s aromanticcomedR.It’s aboutanAmericanwoman.ShegoestoFranceandmeetsa FrenchguRand…theRfallinlove.It’squiteold,but it’s reallRfunnR.M:Um,soundsOK,Isuppose.Who’s init?W:MegRRanandKevinKline.M:Oh,IlikeMegRRan.Mm.DoRouthink I’d likeit?W:Reah,Ithinkso.Roulikecomedies,don’t Rou?And it’s verRfunnR.M:Reah,OK.WhR don’t wegetitthen?W:Great.ERcuseme.Canwehavethisone,please?Conversation2W:WhatwasthelastDVDRousaw?M:Um,Letmethink.Oh–Iknow,itwas Speed.W:Speed?Isitnew?What’s itabout?M:No,it’s abitoldactuallR.It’s anactionfilm.It’s aboutabusandit can’t stop.Ithastogoat topspeedor…oriteRplodes.It’s great! W:Right.Who’s init?M:SandraBullockand…theguRis,theactoris,er…KeanuReeves.W:Mm.DoRouthink I’d likeit?M:Well,doRoulikeactionfilms?W:Mm…notreallR.Ipreferromanticfilmsanddramas.M:Oh,thenI don’t thinkR ou’d likeit…Er,well.Oh,Iknow.IthinkR ou’d likethatFrenchfilm,Rouknow,withtheactressJulietteBinoche.What’s itcalled?Oh,Reah:Chocolat.W:Chocolat?DoIknowit?…Oh,withJohnnRDepp?Mm!Nowthatisagoodrecommendation. HaveRougottheDVD? GroupdiscussionScripts RecentlRIwenttoaconcertintheparkwithmRboRfriendandsomeotherfriends.Itwasin CitRPark…Wewentbecauseweallliketheband,Double-R,andwelistentotheirmusicallthe time. TheconcertonlRlastedtwohours,butwetookapicnicwithusandwentoutearlRinthe afternoon–itwasafreeconcert,Rousee,sotherewerealreadRalotofpeoplesittingoutinthe parkinfrontofthestage. WegotareallRgoodplace,closetothestage.WechattedandlaRinthesunallafternoon…andthenintheeveningmoreandmorepeoplecameanditgotquitecrowded.Thentheconcert startedandwell,itwas…fantastic!Double-Risanamazingband…andbetterlive! IreallRlikedtheconcertbecauseeverRonewasdancingandsinging–wehadagreattime. FurtherpracticeinlisteningShortconversationsScriptsConversation1W:WhR didn’t Roushowupat John’s partRlastnight?HewaseRpectingRou.Rouknow,heis leavingthecitRforgood.M:I’m terriblRsorrR.Ihadplannedtogo,butIhadtotakecareofanemergencR.Itriedcalling himmanRtimesbut couldn’t reachhim. Q:WhR didn’t themangotothepartR?Conversation2M:I haven’t seenRouaroundforquiteawhile.WhathaveRoubeendoing?W:I’ve beenreading Shakespeare’s greatplaR Hamlet.MRliteratureprofessorrequiredmeto presentauniquereviewabout Hamlet formRtermpaper.Q:Whathasthewomanbeenpreparingfor?Conversation3W:WhichdoRouprefer,classicalmusicorpopmusic?M:Neither.HaveRoueverseenmelisteningtomusicatall?Rouknow,I don’t haveanearfor music.Q:WhatdoesthemansaRaboutmusic?Conversation4M:I’m takingtheminimumcreditstograduate.Makingfriends,traveling,partRing–theseare whatmattermosttomerightnow. W:I’m notheretomakefriendsorgotoparties.I’m doingpart-timejobstosavemoneRtostart mRowncompanRonceIgraduate. Q:Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?Conversation5W:Tom,haveRoureadthenoticeontheschoolwebsite?I’ve wonthescholarshipforneRtterm.M:Nosurprisetome.Rouhaveearnedit.Whileothersareatparties,RouareinthelibrarR.Q:Whatdoesthemanmean?LongconversationScriptsM:Aftersuchatiringweek,I can’t waittohavearestandrelaRalittlethisweekend.W:Metoo,Mr.Simpson.SowhatareRoudoingthisweekend?Lookslikei t’ll beniceweather forsailing.M:Res,MarR,IhopeitstaRsthissunnR.I’m goingouttothebeachandspendingallweekend surfing.W:Rou,sir?Surfing?M:Haha,IbetRouthink I’m toooldforsurfing!I’ve beensurfingsinceIwas11,and it’s stillmRfavoriteactivitR.Thecoolbluewaves,thesmellofthesea,justtakemebacktowhenIwasateenagerfreefromcare.IforgetallmRtroubles.BRSundaRnight,Ifallintoadeepsleep,sore andtired,withoutacareintheworld. W:That’s reallRnice.I’m goingtothebeach,too.IloverelaRinginthewarmsun,watchingmR nieceandnephewplaRinthesandandjumpinthewaves.TheR’ll tirethemselvesoutbuildingsandcastles,collectingseashells,andtrRingtoburReachotherinthesand.M:Oh,IrememberbuildingsandcastleswithmRbrothers...suchgreatfun.Howoldarelittle TimmRandMonicanow?W:Tim’s fiveand Monica’s three.M:Wow,kidsgrowupsofast!Q1:WhRissurfingthe man’s favoriteactivitR?Q2:Whatisthewomangoingtodothisweekend?Q3:Whatdoesthewomanlovedoing?Q4:Whatdoesthemanrememberdoingwithhisbrothers?Passage1Scripts PeopleinBritainenjoRvariousleisureactivitiesincludingwatchingTV,seeingfriendsandrelatives,listeningtomusic,shopping,listeningtotheradio,gardening,doingsports,reading,andsoon.ThelatestdatafromasurveRshowthatin20RR,89percentofalladultswatchedtelevisionintheirfreetime.SpendingtimewithfamilRandfriendswasthesecondmostpopularactivitRat84percent,listeningtomusiccameneRtat76percent,andshoppingwasfourthat71percent.TrulR,themostcommonleisureactivitRintheUKhasbeenwatchingtelevision.Theaverageviewingtimeis25hoursperpersonperweek.ManRtelevisionprogramsareaboutwildlife,animals,holidaRs,cookingandgardening.AllthesethingsaremuchvaluedbRBritishpeople.The secondmostpopularactivitRinBritainisvisitingorentertainingfriendsorrelatives.ActuallR,inthesurveR,thoseaged25to34reportedspendingtimewithfriendsandfamilRastheirtopactivitR.Besides,manRBritishpeopleliketolistentomusic.Amongthoseaged16to24spendingtime listeningtomusicwasselectedastheirtopactivitR. Roungerpeopletendtohavedifferenthobbiesfromoldpeople.AccordingtothesurveR,comparingthe16to24agegroupwiththoseaged55andover,theactivitieswhichwerereported lessfrequentlRasageincreasedwerelisteningtomusic;surfingtheInternetandemailing;doing sportsandeRercise;goingouttopubs,clubsorbars;andgoingouttothecinema.ForeRample,peopleaged16to24spentmorethan3hoursadaRusingacomputerwhilethoseaged55andoverspentonlR1hourand12minutes.AgaincomparingtheRoungestandoldestagegroups,the activitieswhichwerereportedmorefrequentlRasageincreasedwerereadingandgardening.Q1:AccordingtothesurveR,whatpercentageofBritishadultswatchedTVintheirfreetime?Q2:WhichagegroupwouldbethemostlikelRtovisittheirfriendsandrelatives?Q3:WhatdoesthespeakersaRaboutlisteningtomusicasaleisureactivitRforBritishpeople?Q4:AccordingtothesurveR,howareleisureactivitiesrelatedtoage?Passage2ScriptsandanswersPeoplejokethatnooneinLosAngelesreads;everRonewatchesTV,rentsvideos,orgoestothemovies.Themostpopularreadingmaterialsare1)comicbooks,moviemagazines,andTVguides.CitRlibrarieshaveonlR10percentofthe2)trafficthatcarwasheshave.ButhowdoRou eRplainthis? ARearlRbookfestivalinwestLosAngelesis3)constantlR“sold out”RearafterRear. Peoplewaithalfanhourforaparkingspacetobecome4)available.Thisoutdoorfestival,supportedbRanewspaper,takesplaceeverRAprilforoneweekend.ThisRear,about70,000people5)tookpartinthefestivalonSaturdaRand75,000onSundaR.Thefestival6)attracted280eRhibitors.Therewereabout90talksgivenbRauthors,withan7) audiencequestion-and-answerperiodfollowingeachtalk.Afoodcourtsoldallkindsoflocalfoods,fromhotdogstoicedrinks.ERceptfora$7parkingfee,thefestivalwas8)freeofcharge.Evenso,somepeopletaketheirownsandwichesanddrinkstoavoidthehighpricesofthefood court. TheideaforholdingthefestivalinLosAngleswas9)putforwardRearsago,butnobodR knewifitwouldsucceed.AlthoughbookfestivalswerealreadRpopularinotherUScities,would peopleinthiscitR10)embraceone?“Fortunatel R,theRdo,”saidoneofthefestivalfounders.。
---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------新视野大学英语(第三版)视听说Book1-Unit6-听力原文Unit 6 Wit and fitListening to the worldSharing Scripts F = Finn Part 1 F: Often it’s hard to find a time to exercise when you have a full-time job. Lots of my friends belong to gyms but I prefer to go running outside to keep fit. How about you? What do you do to keep fit? M1 = Man 1, etc.; W1 = Woman 1, etc. Part 2 M1: Uh … I do quite a few things actually. Um, I go to the gym quite regularly. I go for runs. Er, I’m also a little bit involved in the sport of rowing. So, I’m down there quite a bit. I coach, actually coach rowing as well. W1: I have three children, and I work full-time. And I don’t have a lot of time to do any extra organized exercise. W2: Er, the main thing I do is I do practice yoga, that incorporates different positions as well as meditation, and different breathing techniques. M2: Usually, I ride my bike, like I got here. And I go to the gym more or less three to four times a week. And I also watch what I eat. W3: I dance, and I do yoga – and I just try to be as active as possible – enjoy nature also. M3: I try and walk everywhere because, um, I don’t really enjoy running. W4: I have quite a hectic lifestyle as a musician but I do try to keep1/ 18fit – going to the gym, yoga classes, Pilates classes, er, sometimes running, and generally keeping active. W5: I’m a police officer, so I have quite an active job. Um, I can spend 8 or 12 hours doing foot patrol, um, walking round the streets of London so I suppose that keeps me quite fit. Part 3 F: What other things would you like to do to keep fit? M1: I’d love to get involved with some team sports. I really enjoy, sort of, the team aspect of sport. Er, particularly I think I’d like to get into hockey. W1: I’d quite like to learn how to play tennis properly. Er, it’s probably one of the only sports that I’m interested in; it’s something I would watch on TV. M2: I would like to run, but, er … my legs are, are not running legs, so I prefer to cycle. W3: I would like to learn to rock climb. M3: I would actually like to join a rowing club, er, but unfortunately I don’t have time and it is a little bit expensive. W4: I really enjoy getting out of London at the weekend and going sailing. W5: When I was at university, um, I got quite into swing dancing, which is very like jive, 1940s jazz dancing. Er, I’d quite like to take that up again since it’s an easy way of keeping fit, and you meet a lot of people. Part 4 F: Do you do anything that isn’t very healthy?---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------M1: Um, I have a bit of a sweet tooth. Um, I love dessert, and I love to eat, er, sweet things. W4: I definitely drink too much coffee, and I do like chocolate as well. W2: Eating late is really bad for you so I try and avoid that –as much as I can, although it does happen quite regularly. W1: I love chocolate, and I probably eat too much of it. W5: Um, because of my shift work, I eat a lot of fast food, er, especially in the early hours of the morning. W3: Gosh, I don’t know. I’m a vegetarian. I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t drink caffeine. M3: I eat far too many crisps, and chocolate and biscuits. And because I bake, I also eat a lot of cake. Listening Scripts I = Interviewer; W = Woman I: Can you tell us a little about superfoods? W: Well, um, superfoods include tomatoes, broccoli and spinach. I: Hmm. W: These have lots of vitamins, and they are really good for you. I: Right. W: Anyway, they may improve our health, but I don’t think superfoods will be the answer to our eating problems in the future. I: Can you tell us why not? W: Well, the most important thing is to eat healthy food every day. I: Um, right. W: And this is more important than the idea of superfoods. Eating an apple a day is better for you than eating a kilo of spinach one day a week. I: I see. So what you’3/ 18re saying is … I: There’s been a lot of talk about food pills. W: Yes. I: Are they healthier than other types of food? Could they be the food of the future? W: Well, in the past astronauts ate a type of food pill when they were in space. It was dried food and they added water to it. I: Right. W: But I don’t think food pills will replace normal food. I: Right. Why’s that? For health reasons or social reasons? W: Well, cooking and eating together is an important part of family life and it always will be. You sit down together at a table and you eat and talk. It’s a very old tradition, and eating pills isn’t the same. I: Hmm, so we won’t eat only food pills? W: Food pills might become more popular, but no, we won’t eat only food pills in the future. I: Well, that’s interesting because I was reading about … W: In the future we may have special food that can change its flavor. I: Can you give an example? W: For example, imagine you like chocolate ice cream, but your friend likes strawberry. You eat the same ice cream but it will taste different for both of you.---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ I: The same food that tastes different for different people … W: You’ll think it’s chocolate ice cream and your friend will say it’s strawberry. It might happen with drinks, too. You take a bottle of liquid out of the fridge. You press the button which says “coffee” or “lemonade” or “hot chocolate”. You put the bottle in the microwave and the liquid becomes the drink that you choose. I: So it starts off as the same food or drink, but then we change its flavor by pushing a button. W: That’s right. Just by pushing a button. I: So how does it work? W: Well, this is possible because of nanotechnology. The technology might not replace normal drinks and food, but it may become common in the future. I: And nanotechnology is something that’s used in different a reas of science … Viewing Scripts B = Ronnie Barker; C = Ronnie Corbett B: I say, that was, that was really jolly good that was. I must say I really enjoyed that. Thanks very much. C: That’s fine. Fine. B: I say, it’s, it’s a super game, isn’t it? I, I can’t understand why I’ve never tried it before. Absolutely lovely. I loved it. But thanks to you, old boy, of course, from now on, I shall be a dedicated squish player. C: Squash. B: Pardon? C: The game is called “squash”. B: Oh squash, yes, that’s right. I’m sorry. Um …5/ 18who actually won? I mean, I couldn’t quite grasp the scoring mechanism. I mean, did I, did I win? C: Yes, you … yes, you won, you won. B: Oh, that’s good. How many goals did I get? C: Goals?! B: Well, you know, er … thingies, er … whatever … runs …. C: Points! B: … runs … ah, points! C: Points! B: Points, yes. C: Points. B: How many points did I get? C: Well, the score was, if you want to know, game-love, game-love, game-love, game-love. You see? B: Yes. C: You won … four games to love! B: Oh, I see. So, I got four and you got love. C: Yeah. B: I see. But how many is love? C: Love is nothing. B: Oh no, no. That’s not right, I’m sure, because I’m sure you got a goal, earlier on, right at the---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ beginning. C: A point! B: A point, I mean. C: A point, yes, well of course I did. That was when you … B: Oh, I know, I was holding the thing by the wrong end. I must remember, hold the bat by the thin end. C: The racket! B: Racket, I mean. C: The racket! B: Yes. C: This is … this is a ball. B: Yes. C: The gam e is called “squash”. B: Yes. C: Let’s start from basic principles. B: Yes. C: The whole thing is called “squash”. B: Squash. C: This is a ball. B: Yes. C: This is a ... racket when you do that. That’s what that is. That is a racket. B: I see. Will it work now you’ve done that? C: Ah … I don’t much care, to be honest.I mean … I’m not going to be playing squash anymore ever! B: Oh, I say. That’s a pity, because I was hoping we could have another game next week. I mean, I can, I thought, well you know, I thought I might get a bit better. C: A bit better? A bit better?! Look matey, I’m the secretary of this squash club. You know. I, I, I mean, I captain the A-team. You know. I’m one of the best players round here, as a matter of fact. You know, I won the area finals last year, all that sort of thing, you know. You know, I’m good. You know, good. And you come along here, if I may say so. You’ve never played the game before. You’re vastly overweight, if I may say so. You’re very slow on the7/ 18court. You’ve gone out on that court, and you’ve thrashed me. You’ve pounded me into the ground. You pulverized me, in front of my friends, four games to love! Well, how do you do it? B: Beginner’s luck? C: It’s a fluke. That’s what it is, a fluke, matey. It won’t happen again. I’ll tell you what … It won’t happen the next time. B: No, well, there won’t be a next time, will there? Because you’ve broken your rocket. C: My racket! I’ll get a new one. I don’t care. I’ll get a new one. Look, mate. I’ll get a new one, and tomorrow morning, here, 10 o’clock, things will be different! B: Oh no, no. Sorry, old boy. No, not tomorrow. No can do. C: What do you mean, “No can do”? B: I’ve got to go up to a place called Lords tomorrow. I’ve got to play a game called “cracket” or something.Spe aking for communication---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ Role-play Scripts Conversation 1 D = Doctor; W = Woman D: Hello. I’m Dr. Andrews. Now, what’s the matter? W: Well, doctor, I feel terrible. I get these headaches and I feel sick. D: Oh. How long have you had this problem? W: A few weeks now. And I can’t sleep at night because my head hurts. D: You can’t sleep? W: That’s right. D: And are you very worried or under pressure at the moment? W: No, I don’t think so. D: Do you have a healthy diet? W: Hmm. Quite healthy. D: Do you drink tea or coffee? W: Yes, I do. D: How much? W: Tea? Er … probably about eight cups, or ten. D: A day? W: Yes. D: I see. And has that changed in the last few weeks? W: Not really. D: OK. Well the first thing is I think you should stop drinking so much tea and coffee. Try to drink just one small cup a day. I’ll give you some painkillers for the headaches. Take two of these three times a day. I don’t think it’s anything to worry about, but if your headaches continue … Conversation 2 D = Doctor; M = Man D: Good morn ing. How can I help? M: Well, I’m worried about my foot. D: Your foot? M: Yes. It hurts when I walk. D: I see. Did you do anything to it? Did you have an accident? M: Um. Well, sort of. D: What happened? M: I kicked a wall. D: I see. When did you do that? M: About a week ago. D: OK. Did you go to hospital? M: No. D:9/ 18Can I have a look? M: Yes, of course. D: Where does it hurt? Here? M: Argh. Yes, there.---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ D: Can you move it? M: Yes, a little, but it’s very painful. D: Hmm. I think it might be broken. It’s nothing to worry about, but I think you should go to the hospital for an X-ray. I’ll write you a note and if you just take this … Group discussion Scripts A: Does exercise make you feel relaxed? B: Yes, I think it really does. Sometimes it’s difficult to find time to exercise, but I play football after work on a Monday, and I play tennis at the weekend, and I feel so much better. If I don’t play one week, I feel terrible. So, yes, doing sport makes you feel really good. You feel much better, and more relaxed. A: How much exercise do you do in a week? C: In a week, well I probably do about two or three hours of exercise, maybe more.I go to the gym once or twice, if I have time, and I sometimes go swimming. Oh, and I ride my bike at the weekend, so actually, probably three or four hours a week. More than I thought. Yeah, four hours, that’s OK. A: Do you have a sporting hero? D: Oh yes, Pelé. He’s a hero, not just for me, but probably for all Brazilians. I think he is one of the greatest football players ever. He was such a good athlete, and he had so much talent. He was “King of Football”, and scored more goals for Brazil than anyone else. And he was born very poor. You know he didn’11/ 18t have money for a football so he used to practice kicking a grapefruit, or a sock stuffed with paper. A: How much do you walk a day? E: Oh my goodness. Well, I suppose. I don’t walk very much actually. I … um … I drive, the car everywhere. That’s terrible, isn’t it? Um. Yes, I probably only walk about, about maybe five minutes every day.Further practice in listening Short conversations Scripts Conversation 1 W: Sorry. I have a project to do and I will have to stay at work until 6 o’clock. So I can’t make it to the bar at 5:30. M: OK. Then let’s meet at the cinema 10 minutes before the movie starts. Q: What is the woman going to do with the man in the evening? Conversation 2---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ M: Sally’s been doing yoga for three months to lose weight. But I wonder how she can succeed when she eats like that. W: Oh, poor Sally. She really should watch her diet and try to eat something less fatty. Q: What do we learn about Sally? Conversation 3 W: We use flexible time in our company. That is, early risers can begin work at 7 a.m. and finish at 3 p.m. while late sleepers need not go to work until 10 a.m. but they must work until 6 in the evening. M: That’s cool for a night owl like me. Q: At what time is the man most likely to go to work? Conversation 4 M: You’ve been working so hard. I know you don’t want to rest because you love your job. But remember what people say: Relax or die. W: Thanks for caring so much. But, really, I’m feeling fine. I don’t need time off. Q: What does the woman mean? Conversation 5 W: Do you know John has got straight A’s in the final exams? He’s been taking 6 courses this term and working more than 20 hours a week. M: Good for John! How he can balance work and study so well is really beyond me.13/ 18Q: What does the man mean? Long conversation Scripts M: So Mary, I heard you were thinking about doing a triathlon? W: That’s right. But you know triathlons are tough with the three events: swimming, then cycling and finally running! My sister, Jennifer, did a triathlon last year and loved it! So, I decided to give it a try. M: Good for you! I did my first triathlon back in college six years ago. Now, I do at least one triathlon every year. It keeps me fit and healthy with regular swimming, cycling, and running. So do you have a favorite of the three events? W: Yes! Definitely running. I started running back in high school and loved it! I woke up at six a.m. every morning and then ran three miles. Now that I’m training for the triathlon I’m loving waking up at six a.m. and running again. M: Not me! Running is my worst event! I get bored when I run. I start daydreaming about other things and forget where I’m going! Two times last week I made a wrong turn and almost got lost! W: For me, it’s swimming. Swimming pools are fine –but triathlons … take place in lakes. And … I’m scared that a giant fish will eat me! M: What?! Come on! There aren’t any giant people-eating fish in lakes and even the small fish will be scared away when hundreds of people---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ from the triathlon are swimming there all at the same time! Q1: Why did the woman decide to do a triathlon? Q2: When did the man first do a triathlon? Q3: How does the man feel about running? Q4: Why doesn’t the woman like swimming in the triathlon? Passage 1 Scripts Happiness increases when we experience more positive emotions throughout the day. Fredrickson, a leader in the field of psychology, identifies 10 positive emotions, including joy, interest, hope, pride, amusement, inspiration, love and so on. How often we experience these positive emotions compared to negative emotions in a day affects not only our mood, but also our physical health. She has discovered that those who have a 3:1 ratio of positive to negative emotions on a daily basis are happier and healthier. Sadly, most people, even those who consider themselves positive people, are way below that ratio. The good news is you can learn to increase your ratio of being positive, which leads to greater happiness, health and success. Research shows that by increasing positive emotions, we become more creative, perform better at tasks, and have better relationships. The most15/ 18exciting finding is that we now have proof that self-generated positive emotions can improve our physical health. Nevertheless, we don’t want to get rid of all negative feelings. Negative emotions are proper and helpful sometimes. It’s appropriate to feel sad about the loss of a loved one. Anger often pushes us into action to improve a situation or correct a mistake. However, if you find yourself waiting impatiently when the driver in front of you doesn’t instantly notice the light turns green, or if you find yourself scolding your kids for laughing too loud while you are on the phone, you are having negative feelings in your daily life too often. Then you should step back and analyze those feelings, and turn them around. Q1: What is the ratio of positive to negative emotions that can make a person happier? Q2: What is the most exciting finding about increasing positive emotions? Q3: What does the speaker say about negative feelings? Q4: What is the main idea of the passage? Passage 2 Scripts and answers There are many factors that affect a person’s sleep. Stress is the nu mber one cause of short-term sleeping difficulties. Stressful situations include school- or job-related 1) pressures, and serious illness in the family.---------------------------------------------------------------最新资料推荐------------------------------------------------------ Usually the sleeping problems 2) disappear when the stressful situations pass. However, if short-term sleeping problems are not managed properly from the beginning, they can last long and thus 3) compromise good health. Unhealthy habits may lead to sleeping problems too. Drinking coffee or 4) alcohol in the afternoon or evening, exercising close to bedtime, following an irregular morning and nighttime schedule, and working or doing other mentally 5) intense activities right before or after getting into bed can interrupt sleep. Traveling also 6) interferes with sleep, especially traveling across several time zones. This can 7) undermine your biological rhythms and cause sleep disorders such as trouble falling asleep and trouble remaining asleep. Environmental factors such as a room that’s too hot or cold, too noisy or too bright can be an obstacle to sound sleep. Other influences to 8) pay attention to are the comfort and size of your bed and the habits of your sleep partner. If you have to sleep beside someone who has different sleeping habits, breathes in a noisy way, or 9) suffers from other sleeping difficulties, it often becomes your problem too! Having a 24/7 lifestyle can also interrupt regular sleep patterns. Industries are working round the clock to be17/ 1810) competitive, so some people have to work at night; with nonstop automatic communication systems, people are communicating day and night. All these make sleeping at regular times difficult.。
Unit 6 Wit and fitListening to the worldSharingScriptsF = FinnPart 1F: Often it’s hard to find a time to exercise when you have a full-time job. Lots of my friends belong to gyms but I prefer to go running outside to keep fit. How about you? What do you doto keep fit?M1 = Man 1, etc.; W1 = Woman 1, etc.Part 2M1: Uh … I do quite a few things actually. Um, I go to the gym quite regularly. I go for runs. Er, I’m also a little bit involved in the sport of rowing. So, I’m down there quite a bit. I coac h, actually coach rowing as well.W1: I have three children, and I work full-time. And I don’t have a lot of time to do any extra organized exercise.W2: Er, the main thing I do is I do practice yoga, that incorporates different positions as well as meditation, and different breathing techniques.M2: Usually, I ride my bike, like I got here. And I go to the gym more or less three to four times a week. And I also watch what I eat.W3: I dance, and I do yoga – and I just try to be as active as possible – enjoy nature also.M3: I try and walk everywhere because, um, I don’t really enjoy running.W4: I have quite a hectic lifestyle as a musician but I do try to keep fit – going to the gym, yoga classes, Pilates classes, er, sometimes running, and generally keeping active.W5: I’m a police officer, so I have quite an active job. Um, I can spend 8 or 12 hours doing foot patrol, um, walking round the streets of London so I suppose that keeps me quite fit.Part 3F: What other things would you like to do to keep fit?M1: I’d love to get involved with some team sports. I really enjoy, sort of, the team aspect of sport.Er, particularly I think I’d like to get into hockey.W1: I’d quite like to learn how to play tennis properly. Er, it’s probably one of the only sports that I’m interested in; it’s something I would watch on TV.M2: I would like to run, but, er … my legs are, are not running legs, so I prefer to cycle.W3: I would like to learn to rock climb.M3: I would actually like to join a rowing club, er, but unfort unately I don’t have time and it is a little bit expensive.W4: I really enjoy getting out of London at the weekend and going sailing.W5: When I was at university, um, I got quite into swing dancing, which is very like jive, 1940s jazz dancing. Er, I’d quite like to take that up again since it’s an easy way of keeping fit, andyou meet a lot of people.Part 4F: Do you do anything that isn’t very healthy?M1: Um, I have a bit of a sweet tooth. Um, I love dessert, and I love to eat, er, sweet things.W4: I definitely drink too much coffee, and I do like chocolate as well.W2: Eating late is really bad for you so I try and avoid that – as much as I can, although it does happen quite regularly.W1: I love chocolate, and I probably eat too much of it.W5: Um, because of my shift work, I eat a lot of fast food, er, especially in the early hours of the morning.W3: Gosh, I don’t know. I’m a vegetarian. I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t drink caffeine.M3: I eat far too many crisps, and chocolate and biscuits. And because I bake, I also eat a lot of cake.ListeningScriptsI = Interviewer; W = WomanI: Can you tell us a little about superfoods?W: Well, um, superfoods include tomatoes, broccoli and spinach.I: Hmm.W: These have lots of vitamins, and they are really good for you.I: Right.W: Anyway, they may improve our health, but I don’t think superfoods will be the answer to our eating problems in the future.I: Can you tell us why not?W: Well, the most important thing is to eat healthy food every day.I: Um, right.W: And this is more important than the idea of superfoods. Eating an apple a day is better for you than eating a kilo of spinach one day a week.I: I see. So what you’re saying is …I: There’s been a lot of talk about food pills.W: Yes.I: Are they healthier than other types of food? Could they be the food of the future?W: Well, in the past astronauts ate a type of food pill when they were in space. It was dried food and they added water to it.I: Right.W: But I don’t think food pills will repla ce normal food.I: Right. Why’s that? For health reasons or social reasons?W: Well, cooking and eating together is an important part of family life and it always will be. You sit down together at a table and you eat and talk. It’s a very old tradition, and eating pills isn’tthe same.I: Hmm, so we won’t eat only food pills?W: Food pills might become more popular, but no, we won’t eat only food pills in the future.I: Well, that’s interesting because I was reading about …W: In the future we may have special food that can change its flavor.I: Can you give an example?W: For example, imagine you like chocolate ice cream, but your friend likes strawberry. You eat the same ice cream but it will taste different for both of you.I: The same food that tastes di fferent for different people …W: You’ll think it’s chocolate ice cream and your friend will say it’s strawberry. It might happen with drinks, too. You take a bottle of liquid out of the fridge. You press the button which says “coffee” or “lemonade” or “hot chocolate”. You put the bottle in the microwave and the liquid becomes the drink that you choose.I: So it starts off as the same food or drink, but then we change its flavor by pushing a button. W: That’s right. Just by pushing a button.I: So how does it work?W: Well, this is possible because of nanotechnology. The technology might not replace normal drinks and food, but it may become common in the future.I: And nanotechnology is something that’s used in different areas of science …ViewingScriptsB = Ronnie Barker;C = Ronnie CorbettB: I say, that was, that was really jolly good that was. I must say I really enjoyed that. Thanks very much.C: That’s fine. Fine.B: I say, it’s, it’s a super game, isn’t it? I, I can’t understand why I’ve never tried i t before. Absolutely lovely. I loved it. But thanks to you, old boy, of course, from now on, I shall be a dedicated squish player.C: Squash.B: Pardon?C: The game is called “squash”.B: Oh squash, yes, that’s right. I’m sorry. Um … who actually won? I mean, I couldn’t quite grasp the scoring mechanism. I mean, did I, did I win?C: Yes, you … yes, you won, you won.B: Oh, that’s good. How many goals did I get?C: Goals?!B: Well, you know, er … thingies, er … whatever … runs ….C: Points!B: … runs … ah, p oints!C: Points!B: Points, yes.C: Points.B: How many points did I get?C: Well, the score was, if you want to know, game-love, game-love, game-love, game-love. You see?B: Yes.C: You won … four games to love!B: Oh, I see. So, I got four and you got love.C: Yeah.B: I see. But how many is love?C: Love is nothing.B: Oh no, no. That’s not right, I’m sure, because I’m sure you got a goal, earlier on, right at theC: A point!B: A point, I mean.C: A point, yes, well of course I did. That was when you …B: Oh, I know, I was holding the thing by the wrong end. I must remember, hold the bat by the thin end.C: The racket!B: Racket, I mean.C: The racket!B: Yes.C: This is … this is a ball.B: Yes.C: The game is called “squash”.B: Yes.C: Let’s start from basic principles.B: Yes.C: The whole thing is called “squash”.B: Squash.C: This is a ball.B: Yes.C: This is a ... racket when you do that. That’s what that is. That is a racket.B: I see. Will it work now you’ve done that?C: Ah … I don’t much care, to be honest. I mean … I’m not going to be playing squash anymore ever!B: Oh, I say. That’s a pity, because I was hoping we could have another game next week. I mean, I can, I thought, well you know, I thought I might get a bit better.C: A bit better? A bit better?! Look matey, I’m the secretary of this squash club. You know. I, I, I mean, I captain the A-team. You know. I’m one of the best players round here, as a matter of fact. You know, I won the area finals last year, all that sort of t hing, you know. You know, I’m good. You know, good. And you come along here, if I may say so. You’ve never played the game before. You’re vastly overweight, if I may say so. You’re very slow on the court. You’ve gone out on that court, and you’ve thrashed me. You’ve pounded me into the ground. You pulverized me, in front of my friends, four games to love! Well, how do you do it?B: Beginner’s luck?C: It’s a fluke. That’s what it is, a fluke, matey. It won’t happen again. I’ll tell you what … It won’t happe n the next time.B: No, well, there won’t be a next time, will there? Because you’ve broken your rocket.C: My racket! I’ll get a new one. I don’t care. I’ll get a new one. Look, mate. I’ll get a new one, and tomorrow morning, here, 10 o’clock, things will be different!B: Oh no, no. Sorry, old boy. No, not tomorrow. No can do.C: What do you mean, “No can do”?B: I’ve got to go up to a place called Lords tomorrow. I’ve got to play a game called “cracket” or something.Speaking for communicationScriptsConversation 1D = Doctor; W = WomanD: Hello. I’m Dr. Andrews. Now, what’s the matter?W: Well, doctor, I feel terrible. I get these headaches and I feel sick.D: Oh. How long have you had this problem?W: A few weeks now. And I can’t sleep at nigh t because my head hurts.D: You can’t sleep?W: That’s right.D: And are you very worried or under pressure at the moment?W: No, I don’t think so.D: Do you have a healthy diet?W: Hmm. Quite healthy.D: Do you drink tea or coffee?W: Yes, I do.D: How much?W: Tea? Er … probably about eight cups, or ten.D: A day?W: Yes.D: I see. And has that changed in the last few weeks?W: Not really.D: OK. Well the first thing is I think you should stop drinking so much tea and coffee. Try to drink just one small c up a day. I’ll give you some painkillers for the headaches. Take two of these three times a day. I don’t think it’s anything to worry about, but if your headaches continue …Conversation 2D = Doctor; M = ManD: Good morning. How can I help?M: Well, I’m w orried about my foot.D: Your foot?M: Yes. It hurts when I walk.D: I see. Did you do anything to it? Did you have an accident?M: Um. Well, sort of.D: What happened?M: I kicked a wall.D: I see. When did you do that?M: About a week ago.D: OK. Did you go to hospital?M: No.D: Can I have a look?M: Yes, of course.D: Where does it hurt? Here?M: Argh. Yes, there.D: Can you move it?M: Yes, a little, but it’s very painful.D: Hmm. I think it might be broken. It’s nothing to worry about, but I think you should go to the hospital for an X-ray. I’ll write you a note and if you just take this …Group discussionScriptsA: Does exercise make you feel relaxed?B: Yes, I think it really does. Sometimes it’s difficult to find time to exercise, but I play footba ll after work on a Monday, and I play tennis at the weekend, and I feel so much better. If I don’t play one week, I feel terrible. So, yes, doing sport makes you feel really good. You feel much better, and more relaxed.A: How much exercise do you do in a week?C: In a week, well I probably do about two or three hours of exercise, maybe more. I go to the gym once or twice, if I have time, and I sometimes go swimming. Oh, and I ride my bike at the weekend, so actually, probably three or four hours a week. More than I thought. Yeah, four hours, that’s OK.A: Do you have a sporting hero?D: Oh yes, Pelé. He’s a hero, not just for me, but probably for all Brazilians. I think he is one of the greatest football players ever. He was such a good athlete, and he had so much talent. Hewas “King of Football”, and scored more goals for Brazil than anyone else. And he was bornvery poor. You know he didn’t have money for a football so he used to practice kicking a grapefruit, or a sock stuffed with paper.A: How much do you walk a day?E: Oh my goodness. Well, I suppose. I don’t walk very much actually. I … um … I drive, the car everywhere. That’s terrible, isn’t it? Um. Yes, I probably only walk about, about maybe five minutes every day.Further practice in listeningShort conversationsScriptsConversation 1W: Sorry. I have a project to do and I will have to stay at work until 6 o’clock. So I can’t make it to the bar at 5:30.M: OK. Then let’s meet at the cinema 10 minutes before the movie starts. Q: What is the woman going to do with the man in the evening? Conversation 2M: Sally’s been doing yoga for three months to lose weight. But I wonder how she can succeed when she eats like that.W: Oh, poor Sally. She really should watch her diet and try to eat something less fatty.Q: What do we learn about Sally?Conversation 3W: We use flexible time in our company. That is, early risers can begin work at 7 a.m. and finish at 3 p.m. while late sleepers need not go to work until 10 a.m. but they must work until 6 in the evening.M: That’s cool for a night owl like me.Q: At what time is the man most likely to go to work?Conversation 4M: You’ve been working so hard. I know you don’t want to rest because you love your job. But remember what people say: Relax or die.W: Thanks for caring so much. But, really, I’m feeling fine. I don’t need time off.Q: What does the woman mean?Conversation 5W: Do you know John has got straight A’s in the final exams? He’s been taking 6 courses this term and working more than 20 hours a week.M: Good for John! How he can balance work and study so well is really beyond me.Q: What does the man mean?Long conversationScriptsM: So Mary, I heard you were thinking about doing a triathlon?W: That’s right. But you know triathlons are tough with the t hree events: swimming, then cycling and finally running! My sister, Jennifer, did a triathlon last year and loved it! So, I decided to give it a try.M: Good for you! I did my first triathlon back in college six years ago. Now, I do at least one triathlon every year. It keeps me fit and healthy with regular swimming, cycling, and running. So do you have a favorite of the three events?W: Yes! Definitely running. I started running back in high school and loved it! I woke up at six a.m. every morning and then ran three miles. Now that I’m training for the triathlon I’m loving waking up at six a.m. and running again.M: Not me! Running is my worst event! I get bored when I run. I start daydreaming about other things and forget where I’m going! Two times last week I made a wrong turn and almost got lost!W: For me, it’s swimming. Swimming pools are fine –but triathlons … take place in lakes. And … I’m scared that a giant fish will eat me!M: What?! Come on! There aren’t any giant people-eating fish in lakes and even the small fish will be scared away when hundreds of peoplefrom the triathlon are swimming there all at the same time!Q1: Why did the woman decide to do a triathlon?Q2: When did the man first do a triathlon?Q3: How does the man feel about running?Q4: Why doesn’t the woman like swimming in the triathlon?Passage 1ScriptsHappiness increases when we experience more positive emotions throughout the day.Fredrickson, a leader in the field of psychology, identifies 10 positive emotions, including joy, interest, hope, pride, amusement, inspiration, love and so on. How often we experience these positive emotions compared to negative emotions in a day affects not only our mood, but also our physical health. She has discovered that those who have a 3:1 ratio of positive to negative emotions on a daily basis are happier and healthier.Sadly, most people, even those who consider themselves positive people, are way below that ratio. The good news is you can learn to increase your ratio of being positive, which leads to greater happiness, health and success.Research shows that by increasing positive emotions, we become more creative, perform better at tasks, and have better relationships. The mostexciting finding is that we now have proof that self-generated positive emotions can improve our physical health.Nevertheless, we don’t want to get rid of all negative feelings. Negative emotions are proper and helpful sometimes. It’s appropriate to feel sad about the loss of a loved one. Anger often pushes us into action to improve a situation or correct a mistake. However, if you find yourself waiting impatiently when the driver in front of you doesn’t instantly notice the light turns green, or if you find yourself scolding your kids for laughing too loud while you are on the phone, youare having negative feelings in your daily life too often. Then you should step back and analyze those feelings, and turn them around.Q1: What is the ratio of positive to negative emotions that can make a person happier?Q2: What is the most exciting finding about increasing positive emotions?Q3: What does the speaker say about negative feelings?Q4: What is the main idea of the passage?Passage 2Scripts and answersThere are many factors that affect a person’s sleep. Stress is the nu mber one cause of short-term sleeping difficulties. Stressful situations include school- or job-related 1) pressures, and serious illness in the family.Usually the sleeping problems 2) disappear when the stressful situations pass. However, if short-term sleeping problems are not managed properly from the beginning, they can last long and thus 3) compromise good health.Unhealthy habits may lead to sleeping problems too. Drinking coffee or 4) alcohol in the afternoon or evening, exercising close to bedtime, following an irregular morning and nighttime schedule, and working or doing other mentally 5) intense activities right before or after gettinginto bed can interrupt sleep. Traveling also 6) interferes with sleep, especially traveling across several time zones. This can 7) undermine your biological rhythms and cause sleep disorders such as trouble falling asleep and trouble remaining asleep. Environmental factors such as a room that’s too hot or cold, too noisy or too bright can be anobstacle to sound sleep. Other influences to 8) pay attention to are the comfort and size of your bed and the habits of your sleep partner. If you have to sleep beside someone who has different sleeping habits, breathes in a noisy way, or 9) suffers from other sleeping difficulties, it often becomes your problem too! Having a 24/7 lifestyle can also interrupt regular sleep patterns. Industries are working round the clock to be 10) competitive, so some people have to work at night; with nonstop automatic communication systems, people are communicating day and night. All these make sleeping at regular times difficult.。
Unit 6 Wit and fitListening to the worldSharingScriptsF = FinnPart 1F: Often it’s hard to find a time to exercise when you have a full-time job. Lots of my friends belong to gyms but I prefer to go running outside to keep fit. How about you? What do you doto keep fit?M1 = Man 1, etc.; W1 = Woman 1, etc.Part 2M1: Uh … I do quite a few things actually. Um, I go to the gym quite regularly. I go for runs. Er, I’m also a little bit involved in the sport of rowing. So, I’m down there quite a bit. I coac h, actually coach rowing as well.W1: I have three children, and I work full-time. And I don’t have a lot of time to do any extra organized exercise.W2: Er, the main thing I do is I do practice yoga, that incorporates different positions as well as meditation, and different breathing techniques.M2: Usually, I ride my bike, like I got here. And I go to the gym more or less three to four times a week. And I also watch what I eat.W3: I dance, and I do yoga – and I just try to be as active as possible – enjoy nature also.M3: I try and walk everywhere because, um, I don’t really enjoy running.W4: I have quite a hectic lifestyle as a musician but I do try to keep fit – going to the gym, yoga classes, Pilates classes, er, sometimes running, and generally keeping active.W5: I’m a police officer, so I have quite an active job. Um, I can spend 8 or 12 hours doing footpatrol, um, walking round the streets of London so I suppose that keeps me quite fit.Part 3F: What other things would you like to do to keep fit?M1: I’d love to get involved with some team sports. I really enjoy, sort of, the team aspect of sport.Er, particularly I think I’d like to get into hockey.W1: I’d quite like to learn how to play tennis properly. Er, it’s probably one of the only sports thatI’m interested in; it’s something I would watch on TV.M2: I would like to run, but, er … my legs are, are not running legs, so I prefer to cycle.W3: I would like to learn to rock climb.M3: I would actually like to join a rowing club, er, but unfort unately I don’t have time and it is alittle bit expensive.W4: I really enjoy getting out of London at the weekend and going sailing.W5: When I was at university, um, I got quite into swing dancing, which is very like jive, 1940sjazz dancing. Er, I’d quite like to take that up again since it’s an easy way of keeping fit, andyou meet a lot of people.Part 4F: Do you do anything that isn’t very healthy?M1: Um, I have a bit of a sweet tooth. Um, I love dessert, and I love to eat, er, sweet things.W4: I definitely drink too much coffee, and I do like chocolate as well.W2: Eating late is really bad for you so I try and avoid that – as much as I can, although it doeshappen quite regularly.W1: I love chocolate, and I probably eat too much of it.W5: Um, because of my shift work, I eat a lot of fast food, er, especially in the early hours of theW3: Gosh, I don’t know. I’m a vegetarian. I don’t drink. I don’t smoke. I don’t drink caffeine.M3: I eat far too many crisps, and chocolate and biscuits. And because I bake, I also eat a lot of cake.ListeningScriptsI = Interviewer; W = WomanI: Can you tell us a little about superfoods?W: Well, um, superfoods include tomatoes, broccoli and spinach.I: Hmm.W: These have lots of vitamins, and they are really good for you.I: Right.W: Anyway, they may improve our health, but I don’t think superfoods will be the answer to our eating problems in the future.I: Can you tell us why not?W: Well, the most important thing is to eat healthy food every day.I: Um, right.W: And this is more important than the idea of superfoods. Eating an apple a day is better for you than eating a kilo of spinach one day a week.I: I see. So what you’re saying is …I: There’s been a lot of talk about food pills.W: Yes.I: Are they healthier than other types of food? Could they be the food of the future?W: Well, in the past astronauts ate a type of food pill when they were in space. It was dried food and they added water to it.W: But I don’t think food pills will repla ce normal food.I: Right. Why’s that? For health reasons or social reasons?W: Well, cooking and eating together is an important part of family life and it always will be. You sit down together at a table and you eat and talk. It’s a very old tradition, and eating pills isn’tthe same.I: Hmm, so we won’t eat only food pills?W: Food pills might become more popular, but no, we won’t eat only food pills in the future.I: Well, that’s interesting because I was reading about …W: In the future we may have special food that can change its flavor.I: Can you give an example?W: For example, imagine you like chocolate ice cream, but your friend likes strawberry. You eat the same ice cream but it will taste different for both of you.I: The same food that tastes di fferent for different people …W: You’ll think it’s chocolate ice cream and your friend will say it’s strawberry. It might happen with drinks, too. You take a bottle of liquid out of the fridge. You press the button which says “coffee” or “lemonade” or “hot chocolate”. You put the bottle in the microwave and the liquid becomes the drink that you choose.I: So it starts off as the same food or drink, but then we change its flavor by pushing a button. W: That’s right. Just by pushing a button.I: So how does it work?W: Well, this is possible because of nanotechnology. The technology might not replace normal drinks and food, but it may become common in the future.I: And nanotechnology is something that’s used in different areas of science …ViewingB = Ronnie Barker;C = Ronnie CorbettB: I say, that was, that was really jolly good that was. I must say I really enjoyed that. Thanks very much.C: That’s fine. Fine.B: I say, it’s, it’s a super game, isn’t it? I, I can’t understand why I’ve never tried i t before. Absolutely lovely. I loved it. But thanks to you, old boy, of course, from now on, I shall be a dedicated squish player.C: Squash.B: Pardon?C: The game is called “squash”.B: Oh squash, yes, that’s right. I’m sorry. Um … who actually won? I mean, I couldn’t quite grasp the scoring mechanism. I mean, did I, did I win?C: Yes, you … yes, you won, you won.B: Oh, that’s good. How many goals did I get?C: Goals?!B: Well, you know, er … thingies, er … whatever … runs ….C: Points!B: … runs … ah, p oints!C: Points!B: Points, yes.C: Points.B: How many points did I get?C: Well, the score was, if you want to know, game-love, game-love, game-love, game-love. You see?C: You won … four games to love!B: Oh, I see. So, I got four and you got love.C: Yeah.B: I see. But how many is love?C: Love is nothing.B: Oh no, no. That’s not right, I’m sure, because I’m sure you got a goal, earlier on, right at the beginning.C: A point!B: A point, I mean.C: A point, yes, well of course I did. That was when you …B: Oh, I know, I was holding the thing by the wrong end. I must remember, hold the bat by the thin end.C: The racket!B: Racket, I mean.C: The racket!B: Yes.C: This is … this is a ball.B: Yes.C: The game is called “squash”.B: Yes.C: Let’s start from basic principles.B: Yes.C: The whole thing is called “squash”.B: Squash.C: This is a ball.B: Yes.C: This is a ... racket when you do that. That’s what that is. That is a racket.B: I see. Will it work now you’ve done that?C: Ah … I don’t much care, to be honest. I mean … I’m not going to be playing squash anymore ever!B: Oh, I say. That’s a pity, because I was hoping we could have another game next week. I mean, I can, I thought, well you know, I thought I might get a bit better.C: A bit better? A bit better?! Look matey, I’m the secretary of this squash club. You know. I, I, I mean, I captain the A-team. You know. I’m one of the best players round here, as a matter of fact. You know, I won the area finals last year, all that sort of t hing, you know. You know, I’m good. You know, good. And you come along here, if I may say so. You’ve never played the game before. You’re vastly overweight, if I may say so. You’re very slow on the court. You’ve gone out on that court, and you’ve thrashed me. You’ve pounded me into the ground. You pulverized me, in front of my friends, four games to love! Well, how do you do it?B: Beginner’s luck?C: It’s a fluke. That’s what it is, a fluke, matey. It won’t happen again. I’ll tell you what … It won’t happe n the next time.B: No, well, there won’t be a next time, will there? Because you’ve broken your rocket.C: My racket! I’ll get a new one. I don’t care. I’ll get a new one. Look, mate. I’ll get a new one, and tomorrow morning, here, 10 o’clock, things will be different!B: Oh no, no. Sorry, old boy. No, not tomorrow. No can do.C: What do you mean, “No can do”?B: I’ve got to go up to a place called Lords tomorrow. I’ve got to play a game called “cracket” or something.Speaking for communicationRole-playScriptsConversation 1D = Doctor; W = WomanD: Hello. I’m Dr. Andrews. Now, what’s the matter?W: Well, doctor, I feel terrible. I get these headaches and I feel sick.D: Oh. How long have you had this problem?W: A few weeks now. And I can’t sleep at nigh t because my head hurts.D: You can’t sleep?W: That’s right.D: And are you very worried or under pressure at the moment?W: No, I don’t think so.D: Do you have a healthy diet?W: Hmm. Quite healthy.D: Do you drink tea or coffee?W: Yes, I do.D: How much?W: Tea? Er … probably about eight cups, or ten.D: A day?W: Yes.D: I see. And has that changed in the last few weeks?W: Not really.D: OK. Well the first thing is I think you should stop drinking so much tea and coffee. Try to drink just one small c up a day. I’ll give you some painkillers for the headaches. Take two ofthese three times a day. I don’t think it’s anything to worry about, but if your headaches continue …Conversation 2D = Doctor; M = ManD: Good morning. How can I help?M: Well, I’m w orried about my foot.D: Your foot?M: Yes. It hurts when I walk.D: I see. Did you do anything to it? Did you have an accident?M: Um. Well, sort of.D: What happened?M: I kicked a wall.D: I see. When did you do that?M: About a week ago.D: OK. Did you go to hospital?M: No.D: Can I have a look?M: Yes, of course.D: Where does it hurt? Here?M: Argh. Yes, there.D: Can you move it?M: Yes, a little, but it’s very painful.D: Hmm. I think it might be broken. It’s nothing to worry about, but I think you should go to the hospital for an X-ray. I’ll write you a note and if you just take this …Group discussionScriptsA: Does exercise make you feel relaxed?B: Yes, I think it really does. Sometimes it’s difficult to find time to exercise, but I play footba ll after work on a Monday, and I play tennis at the weekend, and I feel so much better. If I don’t play one week, I feel terrible. So, yes, doing sport makes you feel really good. You feel much better, and more relaxed.A: How much exercise do you do in a week?C: In a week, well I probably do about two or three hours of exercise, maybe more. I go to the gym once or twice, if I have time, and I sometimes go swimming. Oh, and I ride my bike at the weekend, so actually, probably three or four hours a week. More than I thought. Yeah, four hours, that’s OK.A: Do you have a sporting hero?D: Oh yes, Pelé. He’s a hero, not just for me, but probably for all Brazilians. I think he is one of the greatest football players ever. He was such a good athlete, and he had so much talent. He was “King of Football”, and scored more goals for Brazil than anyone else. And he was born very poor. You know he didn’t have money for a football so he used to practice kicking a grapefruit, or a sock stuffed with paper.A: How much do you walk a day?E: Oh my goodness. Well, I suppose. I don’t walk very much actually. I … um … I drive, the car everywhere. That’s terrible, isn’t it? Um. Yes, I probably only walk about, about maybe five minutes every day.Further practice in listeningShort conversationsScriptsConversation 1W: Sorry. I have a project to do and I will have to stay at work until 6 o’clock. So I can’t make it to the bar at 5:30.M: OK. Then let’s meet at the cinema 10 minutes before the movie starts. Q: What is the woman going to do with the man in the evening? Conversation 2M: Sally’s been doing yoga for three months to lose weight. But I wonder how she can succeed when she eats like that.W: Oh, poor Sally. She really should watch her diet and try to eat something less fatty.Q: What do we learn about Sally?Conversation 3W: We use flexible time in our company. That is, early risers can begin work at 7 a.m. and finish at 3 p.m. while late sleepers need not go to work until 10 a.m. but they must work until 6 in the evening.M: That’s cool for a night owl like me.Q: At what time is the man most likely to go to work?Conversation 4M: You’ve been working so hard. I know you don’t want to rest because you love your job. But remember what people say: Relax or die.W: Thanks for caring so much. But, really, I’m feeling fine. I don’t need time off.Q: What does the woman mean?Conversation 5W: Do you know John has got straight A’s in the final exams? He’s been taking 6 courses this term and working more than 20 hours a week.M: Good for John! How he can balance work and study so well is really beyond me.Q: What does the man mean?Long conversationScriptsM: So Mary, I heard you were thinking about doing a triathlon?W: That’s right. But you know triathlons are tough with the t hree events: swimming, then cycling and finally running! My sister, Jennifer, did a triathlon last year and loved it! So, I decided to give it a try.M: Good for you! I did my first triathlon back in college six years ago. Now, I do at least one triathlon every year. It keeps me fit and healthywith regular swimming, cycling, and running. So do you have a favorite of the three events?W: Yes! Definitely running. I started running back in high school and loved it! I woke up at six a.m. every morning and then ran three miles. Now that I’m training for the triathlon I’m loving waking up at six a.m. and running again.M: Not me! Running is my worst event! I get bored when I run. I start daydreaming about other things and forget where I’m going! Two times last week I made a wrong turn and almost got lost!W: For me, it’s swimming. Swimming pools are fine –but triathlons … take place in lakes. And … I’m scared that a giant fish will eat me!M: What?! Come on! There aren’t any giant people-eating fish in lakes and even the small fish will be scared away when hundreds of people from the triathlon are swimming there all at the same time!Q1: Why did the woman decide to do a triathlon?Q2: When did the man first do a triathlon?Q3: How does the man feel about running?Q4: Why doesn’t the woman like swimming in the triathlon? Passage 1ScriptsHappiness increases when we experience more positive emotions throughout the day.Fredrickson, a leader in the field of psychology, identifies 10 positive emotions, including joy, interest, hope, pride, amusement, inspiration, love and so on. How often we experience these positive emotions compared to negative emotions in a day affects not only our mood, but also our physical health. She has discovered that those who have a 3:1 ratio of positive to negative emotions on a daily basis are happier and healthier.Sadly, most people, even those who consider themselves positive people, are way below that ratio. The good news is you can learn to increase your ratio of being positive, which leads to greater happiness, health and success.Research shows that by increasing positive emotions, we become more creative, perform better at tasks, and have better relationships. The most exciting finding is that we now have proof that self-generated positive emotions can improve our physical health.Nevertheless, we don’t want to get rid of all negative feelings. Negative emotions are proper and helpful sometimes. It’s appropriate to feel sad about the loss of a loved one. Anger often pushes us into action toimprove a situation or correct a mistake. However, if you find yourself waiting impatiently when the driver in front of you doesn’t instantly notice the light turns green, or if you find yourself scolding your kids for laughing too loud while you are on the phone, youare having negative feelings in your daily life too often. Then you should step back and analyze those feelings, and turn them around.Q1: What is the ratio of positive to negative emotions that can make a person happier?Q2: What is the most exciting finding about increasing positive emotions?Q3: What does the speaker say about negative feelings?Q4: What is the main idea of the passage?Passage 2Scripts and answersThere are many factors that affect a person’s sleep. Stress is the nu mber one cause of short-term sleeping difficulties. Stressful situations include school- or job-related 1) pressures, and serious illness in the family. Usually the sleeping problems 2) disappear when the stressful situations pass. However, if short-term sleeping problems are not managed properlyfrom the beginning, they can last long and thus 3) compromise good health.Unhealthy habits may lead to sleeping problems too. Drinking coffee or 4) alcohol in the afternoon or evening, exercising close to bedtime, following an irregular morning and nighttime schedule, and working or doing other mentally 5) intense activities right before or after gettinginto bed can interrupt sleep. Traveling also 6) interferes with sleep, especially traveling across several time zones. This can 7) undermine your biological rhythms and cause sleep disorders such as trouble falling asleep and trouble remaining asleep. Environmental factors such as a room that’s too hot or cold, too noisy or too bright can be anobstacle to sound sleep. Other influences to 8) pay attention to are the comfort and size of your bed and the habits of your sleep partner. If you have to sleep beside someone who has different sleeping habits, breathes in a noisy way, or 9) suffers from other sleeping difficulties, it often becomes your problem too! Having a 24/7 lifestyle can also interrupt regular sleep patterns. Industries are working round the clock to be 10) competitive, so some people have to work at night; with nonstop automatic communication systems, people are communicating day and night. All these make sleeping at regular times difficult.。