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否则就听不成啦!Part 1 Compound Dictation(每小题：分)Directions: In this section you will hear a passage or passages three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks with the information you have just heard. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should check what you have written.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.Daylight killings by drug smugglers just up the hill from Acapulco Bay are worrying business leaders that increasingly bloody drug wars will cripple Mexico's critical tourism industry.Hotel owners and other business leaders in the Pacific coast resort have demanded officials do something to stop the 1.that has been closing in on the city's beachfront hotels, flashy discos and fish restaurants.In one of the 2.attacks yet, shooters dressed as soldiers barged into two state police stations shortly before noon Tuesday, demanded the officers hand over their guns and then opened fire. Five police investigators and two secretaries were killed, and 3.said the simultaneous attacks were videotaped by the assailants.Authorities said Wednesday they were investigating whether some of the slain officers had ties to drug traffickers, and whether the killings were meant to 4.scores between the rival Gulf and Sinaloa drug gangs.Mayor Felix Salgado told business leaders at a breakfast meeting Wednesday that authorities were patrolling the tourist zone and will " 5.the safety of those who visit us.""I hope this does not affect the tourist 6. ," he said. "We realize that these events are 7., but people know that they are separate events."Raffael Vescio, a Canadian tourist who was playing cards on thebeach, said 8. ."We're afraid to go out on the street," Vescio said. "If we go outor we go for a walk, 9. .Others, like Mark Maric, who was also visiting from Canada withhis three children, said 10. . "These kinds of things can happenanywhere in the world," he said.Part 1 Compound Dictation(每小题: 2 分; 满分：20 分)小题得分对错我的答案客观1. 2 violence violence2. 2 boldest boldest3. 2 witnesses witnesses4. 2 settle settle5. 2 guarantee guarantee6. 2 image image7. 2 unpleasant unpleasant8. 0 (未答) he and his traveling companions werenot taking any chances9. 0 (未答) we're going to be going in a groupbecause it's too dangerous10. 0 (未答) he was not going to let crime affect hisvacationSubtotal: 14 老师评语：Part 2 Multiple Choice(每小题：分)Directions: Choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.1.________ scientists may find a way to send a portion of theearth's population to the moon.A. More or lessB. This or thatC. Sooner or laterD. Such and such2.Many children want the same thing they see ________ ontelevision.A. advertisingB. advertisedC. being advertisingD. been advertised3.On the day of my ________, all my friends in the city came tosee me off.A. adventureB. absenceC. departureD. arrival4.But for the heavy traffic, I ________ late.A. will not beB. would not have beenC. would notD. had not been5.My mother bought me a new pair of boots on my birthday________ she had promised.A. whichB. whatC. withD. as6.The letter was written by someone unknown ________ me.A. toB. byC. forD. with7. A student messenger interrupted our history lesson with thenews ________ I was to report to the principal's officeimmediately.A. thatB. whichC. becauseD. of8.Most of ________ scientists know of the Sun's outer atmospherecomes from studies of solar eclipses (日蚀).A. thatB. whatC. whichD. those9.Unlike most students, he doesn't learn English ________learning.A. with the excuse ofB. at the cost ofC. for the sake ofD. in the name of10. By the time John retires from the hospital, Jane ________ frommedical school.A. will have graduatedB. will be graduatingC. has graduatedD. will graduate11. The ship's generator broke down, and the pumps had to beoperated ________ instead of mechanically.A. manuallyB. automaticallyC. artificiallyD. synthetically12. The boy spent as much time watching TV as he ________studying.A. doesB. wasC. hadD. did13. The author of the report is well ________ with the problems inthe hospital because he has been working there for manyyears.A. informedB. enlightenedC. acquaintedD. acknowledged14. All flights ________ because of the terrible weather, they hadto go there by train.A. having been canceledB. having canceledC. had been canceledD. were canceled15. Tyson was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to________ storming into the boss's office.A. preventB. turnC. prohibitD. avoid16. He ________ to his customers and halved the price.A. leakedB. quotedC. drewD. yielded17. The mother didn't know who ________ for the broken glass.A. blamedB. to blameC. be blamedD. would blame18. None of us expected the chairman to ________ at the party.We thought he was still in hospital.A. turn inB. turn upC. turn overD. turn down19. The football game comes to you ________ from New York.A. livelyB. liveC. aliveD. living20. Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it iswhen ________ alone.A. seenB. to be seenC. is seenD. having been seenPart 2 Multiple Choice(每小题: 1 分; 满分：20 分)小题得分对错我的答案客观1. 1 C C2. 1 B B3. 1 C C4. 1 B B5. 0 A D6. 1 A A7. 1 A A8. 1 B B9. 1 C C10. 1 A A11. 1 A A12. 1 D D13. 1 C C14. 1 A A15. 1 D D16. 1 D D17. 1 B B18. 1 B B19. 1 B B20. 1 A ASubtotal: 19 老师评语：Part 3 Skimming and Scanning (Multiple Choice + Blank Filling) (每小题：分)Directions: Read the following passage and then answer the questions. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Questions 1 to 10 are based on the following passage.Fight FatTelevision commercials can affect your diet, and in turn,your learning.According to the National Center for Health Statistics, more than one in five children in the country are overweight. The problem is worse and worse for younger children, threatening even preschoolers. At the same time, diseases brought on by being overweight, once mostly a problem for old people, are affecting children as young as 4, while attention disorder is also on the rise.Are the problems linked? David Ludwig, director of the Good Health for Life program at Children's Hospital of Boston, thinks they may be. He lays the blame squarely on diets heavy in processed and fast foods-a situation made worse by the constant attack of TV commercials that make bad foods look so good to all of us.Young children are particularly influenced by media messages, as this is the age when they learn eating habits that will stay with them for a lifetime. The key, Dr. Ludwig says, is to start making good decisions about eating at an early age. Parents are important, as they send their own messages about smart eating by modeling healthy choices and habits.How much influence do TV commercials really have on young children's diets?While it's true that parents control what young children eat, children are still absorbing messages from TV. After seeing TV commercials, children bother parents until parents finally give in and buy stuff that's bad for their children. Unhealthy foods are presented to kids as being cool, appealing, and desirable. And, once they do go to school, they'll be trading foods they brought from home, and seeing the "cool" stuff other kids have.So what can parents and teachers do to help?If parents start early and use this time to teach good eating habits, they can help prevent problems. By the time a child becomes overweight and parents become alarmed, food habits are already well established, and parent-child power struggles can arise.Young children need to learn about a healthy diet and lifestyle from the people who love them and who have their best interests at heart. Children imitate adult behavior. Parents, in particular, should not only be supportive, they should also live a healthy lifestyle thatincludes eating healthy foods and participating in regular exercise.What contributes to poor eating habits and unhealthy lifestyles?Families are busy, often working long hours and eating out or getting take-out more often. Children have less opportunity to see their parents preparing and eating healthy meals. Research shows that when meals are not eaten at home, the quality of the food goes down, and the number of calories (卡路里) consumed goes up.Also, kids are eating more unhealthy food than they used to. Things that used to be rare treats are now daily meals. During any given week, three out of four children eat a fast-food meal one or more times a day. Rates of fast-food consumption may be lower for younger kids, but again, the youngest kids are laying down habits that will take hold later. Soda is another example: In the last two decades, soft drink consumption has gone up threefold. Kids used to drink three servings of milk for every serving of soda. Now those numbers are reversed.What role does physical activity play?You can partly blame a lack of exercise, but I think that continuous TV commercials are a bigger offender. The average child watches 10,000 TV commercials a year, the majority of which are for poor-quality, unhealthy foods. Even if a child is getting decent physical activity, that's not enough to make up for the ill effects of eating too much fast food. For example, just one super-size fast-food meal contains a day's worth of calories for a child. Gym class or soccer practice can't reverse that. The child would have to run in the Olympics!Are school meals a potential problem, too?Many meals served at schools are not very healthy. Parents can play an important role by becoming active in parent-teacher groups and writing to the school board to request improvement in the quality of food served.Parents should also write their Congressional representatives. It's shortsighted of our government to save money on school spending; we end up paying a lot more in the long run with health problems related to kids becoming very fat.How have recent diet trends among adults affected children's eating habits?The single clearest trend in childhood diets has been the relative decline in fat as a percentage of total calories. It's the same thing that's happened with adult diets: We have gotten the message that all fat is bad. But it should be noted that some fats are very healthy, such as the fat in nuts, some oils, and acids found in fish. When you cut all fat out of your diet, you miss out on healthy fats, too.We've replaced fat with carbohydrates (碳水化合物)—and not the good kind. Instead of vegetables, fruits, beans, and nuts, all of which are healthy carbohydrates, we're eating more processed foods and refined starches (淀粉)—white bread, potatoes, white rice and breakfast cereals. These foods all have what is called a high glycemic index (糖血指数). That means they cause a rise in blood sugar. You get a quick burst of energy, but then the blood sugar level drops quickly, stimulating more hunger and, in turn, overeating and weight gain. By contrast, foods with a low glycemic index, such as vegetables, grains, nuts, and other complex carbohydrates, are gentler on blood sugar levels.What is the connection between bad diets and attention disorders?It's not that foods with a high glycemic index cause attention disorders, but we have observed that the percentage of refined starch and sugar in children's diets has increased along with the existence of attention disorders.Here's what happens: A child eats a breakfast that has no fat, no protein, and a high glycemic index-let's say a piece of bread with fat-free cream cheese. His blood sugar goes up, but pretty soon it crashes, which sets off the release of stress chemicals in the body. What you're left with, at around 10 a.m., is a kid who is full of energy, nervous, and not paying attention. That's going to look an awful lot like an attention disorder to his teacher. The possibility exists that in children at risk for attention disorders, quality of diet may have additional impact.So what would constitute a healthy diet for kids, one that would help prevent fatness as well as behavioral problems?Rather than focus on the amounts of fat and carbohydrates in the diet, it's much more sensible to recognize that both carbohydratesand fat differ in quality. Parents should be sure their kids eat a diet heavy in good carbohydrates-whole grains, vegetables, most fruits, and beans. And they should not lump all fats together as "bad". While you should certainly cut way down on certain fats, like those in fast-food meals, don't completely cut out the beneficial fats mentioned earlier. That's good advice for all of us.1.From the first paragraph we know that being overweight, whichused to be a problem mostly for old people, is now________________.A. getting more serious for childrenB. shrugged off by most peopleC. totally out of orderD. criticized by preschoolers2.To start cultivating good eating habits at an early age,________________.A. children should be influenced by media messagesB. children should control the foods they eatC. parents should model healthy choices and habitsD. parents should take advice from TV commercials3.When do parent-child power struggles arise?________________A. When foods are traded at school.B. When parents become alarmed.C. When parents model good eating.D. When habits are already established.4.The quality of food tends to go down ________________.A. when children have no opportunity to see their parentscookingB. when parents are busy working long hoursC. whenever children eat meals out of their homeD. whenever the number of calories goes up5.According to the author, the biggest problem(s) for children'sbad eating habits is/are ________________.A. sodaB. fast foodC. a lack of exerciseD. commercials on television6.________________ are not all bad, but there is a trend towardremoving them from children's diets.A. FatsB. CarbohydratesC. FishD. Cereals7.Foods with a high glycemic index cause weight gain by________________.A. giving a burst of energyB. stimulating more hungerC. being gentle on blood sugar levelsD. causing attention disorders8.Attention disorders have increased as children have been eatingmore 01_MYVARIABLE.9.01_MYVARIABLE could have more impact on children at risk forattention disorders.10. Foods that are high in good carbohydrates include wholegrains, vegetables, beans, and 01_MYVARIABLE.Part 3 Skimming and Scanning (Multiple Choice + Blank Filling)(每小题: 3 分; 满分：30 分)小题得分对错我的答案客观1. 3 A A2. 3 C C3. 0 B D4. 3 C C5. 3 D D6. 0 B A7. 0 A B8. 0 (未答) refined starch and sugar9. 0 (未答) Quality of diet10. 0 (未答) most fruitsSubtotal: 12 老师评语：Part 4 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)(每小题：分)Directions: Read the following passages carefully and choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.Despite laws designed to keep cigarettes away from kids, 34 percentof US high school students and 15 percent of middle school studentsuse tobacco products, government health officials say.Although the statistics show the number of teens using tobacco hasstarted to decline from record highs in 1997, experts say thenumbers are still disturbing given that nearly 90 percent of adultsmokers began using tobacco at or before the age of 18."We want to emphasize, while cigarettes are the most lethal form oftobacco, adolescents (青少年) are using many forms of tobacco,and potentially becoming addicted (成瘾) to nicotine (尼古丁) frommany sources," said Terry Pechacek, head of the survey team andassociate director for science with the CDC Office on Smoking andHealth.According to the survey, most middle and high school smokers gettheir tobacco at gas stations and convenience stores.While the legal age to buy tobacco is 18 throughout most of theUnited States, the survey shows current laws to be ineffective.Approximately 69 percent of middle school students and 58 percentof high school students reported they were not asked for proof ofage when purchasing cigarettes.Although the tobacco industry has altered its advertising, ads stilllure teens into buying tobacco products, Pechacek said."Tobacco companies voluntarily stopped outdoor billboards (广告牌), but have taken these advertising dollars and put them into localconvenience stores," he said.The study also found one of the "major predictors" of tobacco use to be whether teens spend time with other people who smoke. In the week before the survey, half of the nonsmokers were in a room with someone smoking, and approximately 70 percent of middle school students and 57 percent of high school students who smoke live in a home with a smoker.Experts believe that more education about tobacco in schools could counteract (对抗) the bad influences these students face at home.1.Figures provided in the second paragraph indicate that________.A. most kids between the ages of 12 and 17 are using tobaccoproductsB. there are more teens using tobacco since 1997C. smokers tend to begin smoking when they were very youngD. laws are designed to keep cigarettes away from kids beforethe age of 182.According to Terry Pechacek, teenagers using tobacco________.A. are likely to take drugsB. like using cigarettesC. tend to quit smoking after age of 18D. like trying different forms of tobacco3.Most teenage smokers buy tobacco at gas stations andconvenience stores, because ________.A. cigarettes there are cheaper than those at any other placeB. people there usually don't ask them to prove they havereached legal ageC. there are more types of cigarettes there than other placesD. people there put up cigarettes advertisements on the wall4.The word "lure" (Para. 6) most probably means ________.A. temptB. persuadeC. forceD. talk5.According to what Pechacek said, which of the following factorsmay NOT influence teenagers' using tobacco products?A. Advertisement.B. Family.C. School education.D. Government.Questions 6 to 10 are based on the following passage. Foxes and farmers have never got on well. These small dog-like animals have long been accused of killing farm animals. They are officially classified as harmful and farmers try to keep their numbers down by shooting or poisoning them.Farmers can also call on the services of their local hunt to control the fox population. Hunting consists of pursuing a fox across the countryside, with a group of specially trained dogs, followed by men and women riding horses. When the dogs eventually catch the fox they kill it or a hunter shoots it.People who take part in hunting think of it as a sport; they wear a special uniform of red coats and white trousers, and follow strict codes of behavior. But owning a horse and hunting regularly is expensive, so most hunters are wealthy.It is estimated that up to 100,000 people watch or take part in fox hunting. But over the last couple of decades the number of people opposed to fox hunting, because they think it is brutal (残酷的), has risen sharply. Nowadays it is rare for a hunt to pass off without some kind of confrontation (冲突) between hunters and hunt saboteurs (阻拦者). Sometimes these incidents lead to violence, but mostly saboteurs interfere with the hunt by misleading riders and disturbing the trail of the fox's smell, which the dogs follow.Noisy confrontations between hunters and saboteurs have become so common that they are almost as much a part of hunting as the pursuit (追逐) of foxes itself. But this year supporters of fox hunting face a much bigger threat to their sport. A Labour Party Member of the Parliament, Mike Foster, is trying to get Parliament to approve a new law which will make the hunting of wild animals with dogs illegal. If the law is passed, wild animals like foxes will be protected under the ban in Britain.6.Rich people in Britain have been hunting foxes ________.A. for recreationB. to limit the fox populationC. in the interests of the farmersD. to display their wealth7.What is special about fox hunting in Britain?A. It involves the use of a deadly poison.B. It is a costly event which rarely occurs.C. The hunters have set rules to follow.D. The hunters have to go through strict training.8.Fox hunting opponents often interfere in the game ________.A. by resorting to violenceB. by taking legal actionC. by confusing the fox huntersD. by demonstrating on the scene9. A new law may be passed by the British Parliament to________.A. prohibit farmers from hunting foxesB. forbid hunting foxes with dogsC. stop hunting wild animals in the countrysideD. prevent large-scale fox hunting10. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.A. killing foxes with poison is illegalB. limiting the fox population is unnecessaryC. hunting foxes with dogs is considered cruel and violentD. fox-hunting often leads to confrontation between the poorand the richPart 4 Reading Comprehension (Multiple Choice)(每小题: 3 分; 满分：30 分) 小题得分对错我的答案客观1. 3 C C2. 3 D D3. 3 B B4. 3 A A5. 3 D D6. 3 A A7. 3 C C8. 3 C C9. 3 B B10. 3 C CSubtotal: 30 老师评语：Total score: 75正确率：75%。

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新视野大学英语第四册unit6单元测试答案.doc

新视野大学英语第四册unit6单元测试答案.doc

Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. A TOEFL examination.B. Any English language examination.C. Good luck.D. Ill luck.Your answer Correct answerC C2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. To keep evil away.B. To wish for more money.C. To show friendliness.D. To treat a wound.Your answer Correct answerA A3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She will paint it brown.B. She wants the man to paint it brown.C. She asks the man to climb up the ladder.D. She asks the man not to walk under the ladder.Your answer Correct answerD D4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The building is a 13-floor one.B. The building does not have a 13th floor.C. The building has a 13th floor but nobody lives there.D. The building has a 13th floor but few people live there.Your answer Correct answerB B5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. It causes a car accident.B. It causes an injury.C. It prevents bad luck.D. It makes plenty of money.Your answer Correct answerB CPart IIDirections: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.Easter Island in the southern Pacific Ocean remains a mystery.(1), it was almost uninhabited, but there were many statues on it. People are (S2)(2)(3)out.Different theories give different explanations, but none is completely convincing.The Easter Islanders had their own system of (S4)(4), different from any other in the world. No other (S5) (5)Islanders knew how to write. TheAmerican (S6) (6)did not know how to writeeither. Who (S7) (7)the Easter Islanders how to write, or did they develop their own system? Remember that writing was first invented in Asia only a few thousand years BC.(S8) (8). How did the Easter Islanders get them? Is it possible that a few Easter Islanders traveled 2,300 miles to Chile, got sweet potatoes, and brought them back? But this isunlikely. (S9) (9), which was only colonized in 1492. Could Easter Island have been colonized by people from Chile? Yet, DNA taken from graves dug up on Easter Island has shown that these people were Polynesians, not American Indians. The Polynesians lived on the sea and knew how to travel thousands of miles in their small canoes. They knew where they were going. The American Indians did not know how to do that. Yet, (S10)(10). Also, the seeds could have been brought in the stomachs of birds.YourCorrect answeranswer(1) discovered discovered(2) eager eager(3) died died(4) writing writing(5) Pacific(6) Indians Indians(7) told taught(8)The Easter Islanders lived on sweetpotatoes they farmed. These sweetpotatoes came from the Americas(9)Remember that the distancesinvolved were great, further thanthe distance from Europe to theclosest place in the Americas(10)a few American Indians could havereached Easter Island, because ofa storm, and brought the seeds ofsweet potatoes with themPart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. When did people begin to record animals falling from skies?A. Hundreds of years ago.B. Thousands of years ago.C. In 1877.D. In 1957.Your answer Correct answerC B2. What did Dr. Smith notice?A. An alligator climbing ashore.B. An alligator falling to the ground, seriously wounded.C. An alligator falling to the ground dead.D. An alligator falling to the ground and crawling towards thetent.Your answer Correct answerD D3. How many alligators did the doctor find within 200 yards?A. Eight.B. Seven.C. Six.D. Two.Your answer Correct answerA A4. How did Mr. and Mrs. Tucker conclude that the alligatordropped from sky?A. They heard the soft sound of a falling object.B. They heard a groan.C. They heard both a thump and a groan.D. They saw a dark object dropping to the ground.Your answer Correct answerC C5. How did the airship officer know that the alligator had fallenfrom the sky?A. He saw it falling with his own eyes.B. One of his crew members saw it falling.C. The crew of another airship saw it falling.D. The officer did not take an alligator aboard.Your answer Correct answerD DPart IVDirections: Choose the right answer.1. My Uncle gave me this lucky mascot when I was five, and it'sbeen with me ever since. It brought me luck in all my college exams. I can't ________________ part with it.A. bring myself toB. get myselfC. take myself toD. help myselfYour answer Correct answerA A2. Congratulations for getting the interview! I've________________ for you.A. crossed my legs for youB. crossed my arms for youC. got your fingers crossedD. got my fingers crossedYour answer Correct answerD D3. David Copperfield is the world's greatest magician; he'scertainly ________________.A. worth seenB. worth lookedC. worth lookingD. worth a lookYour answer Correct answerD D4. A magician never tells his secrets. David attempts theimpossible, and no one has any idea ________________ he does it.A. whichB. whereC. whatD. howYour answer Correct answerD D5. If you smash your mirror, your soul will be damaged too,dooming it to an early death, and not giving it an entry into ________________.A. skyB. the skyC. heavenD. the heavenYour answer Correct answerD C。

新视野大学英语第四册unit6单元测试答案

新视野大学英语第四册unit6单元测试答案

新视野大学英语第四册unit6单元测试答案新视野大学英语第四册unit6单元测试答案Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1.(Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. A TOEFL examination.B. Any English language examination.C. Good luck.D. Ill luck.2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. To keep evil away. B. To wish for more money. C. To show friendliness. D. To treat a wound.3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. She will paint it brown.B. She wants the man to paint it brown.C. She asks the manto climb up the ladder. D. She asks the man not to walk under the ladder.4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)新视野大学英语第四册unit6单元测试答案A. The building is a 13-floor one.B. The building does not have a 13th floor.C. The building has a 13th floor but nobody lives there.D. The building has a 13th floor but few people live there.5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.) A. It causesa car accident. B. It causes an injury. C. It prevents bad luck. D. It makes plenty of money.Part IIDirections: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When thepassage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.Easter Island in the southern Pacific Ocean remains a mystery.uninhabited, but there were many statues on it. People are(S2)convincing.theories give different explanations, but none is completely 新视野大学英语第四册unit6单元测试答案The Easter Islanders had their own system of (S4)develop their own system? Remember that writing was first invented in Asia only a few thousand years BC.it possible that a few Easter Islanders traveled 2,300 miles to Chile, got sweet potatoes, and brought them back? But this is unlikely.Easter Island have been colonized by people from Chile? Yet, DNA taken from graves dug up on Easter Island has shown that these people were Polynesians, not American Indians. The Polynesians lived on the sea and knew how to travel thousands of miles in their small canoes. They knew where they were going. The AmericanIndians did not know how to do that. Yet, (S10)stomachs of birds.(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)Your answer discovered eager died writingIndiansCorrect answer discovered eager died writing Pacific Indians 新视野大学英语第四册unit6单元测试答案(7)toldtaughtThe Easter Islanders lived on sweet(8)potatoes they farmed. These sweet potatoes came from the Americas Remember that the distances involved were great, further than the distance from Europe to theclosest place in the Americasa few American Indians could have reached Easter Island, because of a storm, and brought the seeds of sweet potatoes with them(9)(10)Part IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check youranswers.1. When did people begin to record animals falling from skies? A. Hundreds of years ago. B. Thousands of years ago. C. In 1877. D. In 1957.2. What did Dr. Smith notice? A. An alligator climbing ashore.B. An alligator falling to the ground, seriously wounded.C. An alligator falling to the ground dead.D. An alligator falling to the ground and crawling towards the tent.新视野大学英语第四册unit6单元测试答案3. How many alligators did the doctor find within 200 yards?A. Eight.B. Seven.C. Six.D. Two.dropped from sky?A. They heard the soft sound of a falling object.B. They heard a groan.C. They heard both a thump and a groan.D. They saw a dark object dropping to the ground.from the sky?A. He saw it falling with his own eyes.B. One of his crew members saw it falling.C. The crew of another airship saw it falling.D. The officer did not take an alligator aboard.Part IVDirections: Choose the right answer.4. How did Mr. and Mrs. Tucker conclude that the alligator5. How did the airship officer know that the alligator had fallen新视野大学英语第四册unit6单元测试答案1. My Uncle gave me this lucky mascot when I was five, and it's been with me ever since. It brought me luck in all my college exams. I can't ________________ part with it.A. bring myself toB. get myselfC. take myself toD. help myself________________ for you. A. crossed my legs for you B. crossed my arms for you C. got your fingers crossed D. got my fingers crossedcertainly ________________. A. worth seen B. worth looked C. worth looking D. worth a look2. Congratulations for getting the interview! I've3. David Copperfield is the world's greatest magician; he's4. A magician never tells his secrets. David attempts the impossible, and no one has any idea ________________ he does it.新视野大学英语第四册unit6单元测试答案A. whichB. whereC. whatD. how5. If you smash your mirror, your soul will be damaged too, dooming it to an early death, and not giving it an entry into ________________. A. sky B. the sky C. heaven D. the heaven。

新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册6—10单元quiz答案.doc

新视野大学英语视听说教程第四册6—10单元quiz答案.doc

Quiz 6Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. A TOEFL examination.B. Any English language examination.C. Good luck.D. Ill luck.Your answer Correct answerC C2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. To keep evil away.B. To wish for more money.C. To show friendliness.D. To treat a wound.Your answer Correct answerA A3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She will paint it brown.B. She wants the man to paint it brown.C. She asks the man to climb up the ladder.D. She asks the man not to walk under the ladder.Your answer Correct answerD D4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The building is a 13-floor one.B. The building does not have a 13th floor.C. The building has a 13th floor but nobody lives there.D. The building has a 13th floor but few people live there.Your answer Correct answerC B5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. It causes a car accident.B. It causes an injury.C. It prevents bad luck.D. It makes plenty of money.Your answer Correct answerC CPart IIDirections: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.Easter Island in the southern Pacific Ocean remains a mystery.When the island was (S1) (1), it was almost uninhabited, but there were many statues on it. People are (S2)(2)to know who lived there before its discovery, how they lived, and why they (S3) (3)out. Different theories give different explanations, but none is completely convincing.The Easter Islanders had their own system of (S4)(4), different from any other in the world. No other (S5) (5)Islanders knew how to write. The American (S6) (6)did not know how to write either. Who (S7) (7)the Easter Islanders how to write, or did they develop their own system? Remember that writing was first invented in Asia only a few thousand years BC.(S8) (8). How did the Easter Islanders get them? Is it possible that a few Easter Islanders traveled 2,300 miles to Chile, got sweet potatoes, and brought them back? But this is unlikely. (S9) (9), which was only colonized in 1492. Could Easter Island have been colonized by people from Chile? Yet, DNA taken from graves dug up on Easter Island has shown that these people were Polynesians, not American Indians. The Polynesians lived on the sea and knew how to travel thousands of miles in their small canoes. They knew where they were going. The American Indians did not know how to do that. Yet, (S10)(10). Also, the seeds could have been brought in the stomachs of birds.YourCorrect answeranswer(1) discovered discovered(2) eager eager(3) died died(4) writing writing(5) Pacific Pacific(6) Indians Indians(7) taught taught(8)The Easter Islanders lived on sweetpotatoes they farmed. These sweetpotatoes came from the Americas(9)Remember that the distancesinvolved were great, further thanthe distance from Europe to theclosest place in the Americas(10)a few American Indians could havereached Easter Island, because of astorm, and brought the seeds ofsweet potatoes with themPart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. When did people begin to record animals falling from skies?A. Hundreds of years ago.B. Thousands of years ago.C. In 1877.D. In 1957.Your answer Correct answerB B2. What did Dr. Smith notice?A. An alligator climbing ashore.B. An alligator falling to the ground, seriously wounded.C. An alligator falling to the ground dead.D. An alligator falling to the ground and crawling towards thetent.Your answer Correct answerD D3. How many alligators did the doctor find within 200 yards?A. Eight.B. Seven.C. Six.D. Two.Your answer Correct answerA A4. How did Mr. and Mrs. Tucker conclude that the alligatordropped from sky?A. They heard the soft sound of a falling object.B. They heard a groan.C. They heard both a thump and a groan.D. They saw a dark object dropping to the ground.Your answer Correct answerD C5. How did the airship officer know that the alligator had fallenfrom the sky?A. He saw it falling with his own eyes.B. One of his crew members saw it falling.C. The crew of another airship saw it falling.D. The officer did not take an alligator aboard.Your answer Correct answerD DPart IVDirections: Choose the right answer.1. My Uncle gave me this lucky mascot when I was five, and it'sbeen with me ever since. It brought me luck in all my college exams. I can't ________________ part with it.A. bring myself toB. get myselfC. take myself toD. help myselfYour answer Correct answerA A2. Congratulations for getting the interview! I've________________ for you.A. crossed my legs for youB. crossed my arms for youC. got your fingers crossedD. got my fingers crossedYour answer Correct answerD D3. David Copperfield is the world's greatest magician; he'scertainly ________________.A. worth seenB. worth lookedC. worth lookingD. worth a lookYour answer Correct answerD D4. A magician never tells his secrets. David attempts theimpossible, and no one has any idea ________________ he does it.A. whichB. whereC. whatD. howYour answer Correct answerD D5. If you smash your mirror, your soul will be damaged too,dooming it to an early death, and not giving it an entry into ________________.A. skyB. the skyC. heavenD. the heavenYour answer Correct answerC CQuiz 7Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. A one-day trip to the waterfalls.B. A two-day trip to the waterfalls.C. A trip to the caves.D. A free travel book.Your answer Correct answerC C2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. He was exhausted from the whirlwind tour of Europe.B. He was surprised by the beautiful scenery in Europe.C. He was robbed and almost killed on his trip to Europe.D. He enjoyed his trip to Europe tremendously.Your answer Correct answerA A3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The man cannot download photos from the Internet.B. The man's phone can take pictures.C. The woman will lend her camera to the man.D. The woman will email her photos to the man.Your answer Correct answerB B4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She will buy a good camera.B. She will use the negatives to make copies.C. She will ask the man to email her some photos.D. She will email the photos to the man.Your answer Correct answerD D5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. It was perfect.B. It was excellent though there were some minor problems.C. It was bad though there were a few good points.D. It was very bad.Your answer Correct answerB BPart IIDirections: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numberedfrom S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.In recent years the weekend has begun to decline in importance. While most people work a five-day workweek, (S1)(1)the hardware costs outweigh human costs, the (S2) (2)of the modern economy means that leaving a factory idle for two days or an office (S3)(3)is too great an expense. Thus, many workers (S4) (4)work on weekends. Since this is seen as a greater burden, most employers pay (S5) (5)for weekend work, either by agreement or by law.The rapid increase in the number of two-income (S6)(6)has also changed the character of the weekend. (S7) (7)the stay-at-home spouse would do the shopping during the week. With both working, most of the shopping must be done on weekends, leaving less time for recreation. (S8)(8).The functions of the workweek and weekend vary a great deal in some areas. Stores that rely on office workers will see far less business on a weekend, while those in the suburbs or in residential areas will see far more. (S9) (9), so Friday and Saturday nights are the busiest for bars, restaurants, clubs, and movie theaters. There is substantially less activity on many websites on weekends.(S10) (10).Your answer Correct answer(1) when when(2) competitiveness competitiveness(3) unmanned unmanned (4)regularlyregularly(5) extraextra (6) households households (7)PreviouslyPreviously(8)To serve these new shoppers it is also necessary for morestores to remain open and thus more people to work onweekends(9)Weekends are days when people can safely sleep in andalso not have to worry as much about the ill effects of ahangover (10)One area in which the weekend has remainedunaffected is education, where schools are shut on Saturdays and SundaysPart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. What is the passage mainly about?A. The reasons juggling attracts more attention.B. A comparison between juggling and other forms of entertainment.C. The development of juggling.D. A comparison between ancient and modern juggling skills.Your answer Correct answerC C2. Why did jugglers fall into disfavor after the decline of theRoman Empire?A. Because religious people disliked them.B. Because they did not get enough tips.C. Because they did not have good skills.D. Because they really had very low morals.Your answer Correct answerA A3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as part of PhilipAstley's circus?A. Clown acts.B. Magic.C. Horse performances.D. Juggling.Your answer Correct answerB B4. What was true of the jugglers in the 19th century Variety andMusic Hall theatres?A. They performed before the musical acts.B. They performed after the musical acts.C. They performed in the center of the stage.D. They performed in front of the drawn curtain.Your answer Correct answerD D5. What happened to juggling in the early to mid-20th century?A. It prospered because of the better economy.B. It declined because of the Great Depression.C. It prospered because of the publicity it received from themass media.D. It declined because of competition from other forms ofentertainment.Your answer Correct answerD DPart IVDirections: Choose the right answer.1. I'm going to backpack my way round. I like being independentand seeing things ________________ my own pace.A. onB. throughC. atD. withYour answer Correct answerC C2. I'll burn the concert ________________ DVD for youafterwards, so you can watch it at home.A. toB. intoC. ontoD. onYour answer Correct answerC A3. Jack, you're sitting in front of your computer again! The seaand the sand are only ________________ away.A. walksB. feetC. stepsD. pacesYour answer Correct answerB C4. I understand the computer is a wonderful thing, but you haveto be careful not to get too much ________________ a good thing.A. inB. atC. fromD. ofYour answer Correct answerD D5. It would be a lot healthier if you played a chess game________________, in the park.A. outdoorB. outdoorsC. in the outdoorsD. at the outdoorYour answer Correct answerB BQuiz 8CADBDBDCACQuiz 9Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Decrease imports.B. Increase imports.C. Decrease its deficit by 5%.D. Increase its deficit by 5%.Your answer Correct answerA A2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. Raise the oil prices.B. Import less oil.C. Use less oil.D. Take buses more frequently.Your answer Correct answerB B3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. It benefits the developing nations a great deal.B. It increases the developing nations' GDP a great deal.C. Developed nations may benefit more than developingnations from it.D. Developing nations may benefit more than developednations from it.Your answer Correct answerC C4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The richest people have contributed most to the nation.B. The richest people should contribute more to society.C. A smaller middle class is favorable to equality for all people.D. A larger middle class will benefit all people.Your answer Correct answerD D5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The same as the woman's opinion.B. The WTO is a good thing.C. The WTO is no good.D. The WTO is good but not without problems.Your answer Correct answerD DPart IIDirections: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or themain points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.The U.S. economy lost steam in the second quarter as consumers hit by high-energy costs turned thrifty.output within the nation's borders, climbed at a (S2)rate in the April-June period, Commerce Department data (S3)Consumer spending rose at an insignificant 1 percent rate, a mere shadow of the 4.1 percent jump of the first quarter and the (S4)economy was in recession.buy surprised Wall Street analysts. A leading (S6)"shockingly small".that hit consumer spending in the spring.While GDP growth proved weaker than expected, the economy's pulse has already shown signs of quickening. (S9)Bond prices rose as investors saw weakness, but the dollar moved higher against the euro as foreign exchange traders saw strength. Stock prices were little changed.correspondents.YouranswerCorrect answer(1) measuremeasure(2) modest modest(3) showed showed(4) weakest weakest(5) reluctant(6) economist(7) Analysts(8) Inflation rose at a relatively speedy 3.3 percent rate in the second quarter, the same as at the start of the year(9)Other data on Friday showed consumer spirits have brightened a bit this month while business activity has picked up in theMidwest(10)When you combine the first quarter and the second quarter, we're growing at 3.75 percent, which is a very strong, sustainablegrowth ratePart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers. 1. What does a compulsory license require drug manufacturers todo?A. To give up their patents completely.B. To give up their patents in case of health crises.C. To shorten the period of their patents.D. To keep their patents intact.Your answer Correct answerB B2. What is true of large drug companies under compulsorylicenses?A. They are compelled to sell their drugs at low prices.B. They are compelled to sell their drugs at high prices.C. They must allow other companies to produce their drugs atlow costs.D. They are not compelled to disclose their intellectualproperty.Your answer Correct answerC C3. Why do international drug companies oppose the Dohaagreement?A. They think it will prevent drug companies from seekingcures for diseases.B. They must pay a great deal for their research.C. Patents help drug companies recover the costs ofdeveloping new medicines.D. All of the above.Your answer Correct answerD D4. What do developing countries want during healthemergencies?A. They want to import low-cost drugs.B. The want to import high-cost effective drugs.C. The want to export low-cost drugs.D. The want to export high-cost drugs.A A5. What would be the best title for the passage?A. WTO Debate Between Rich and Poor Countries on DrugProduction.B. WTO Debate on the Advantages and Disadvantages ofCompulsory Licenses.C. WTO Agreement on Drug Patents.D. WTO Agreement Against Compulsory Licenses.Your answer Correct answerC CPart IVDirections: Choose the right answer.1. Excuse me, it just ________________ my mind what GDPstands for.A. slippedB. slipped awayC. slipped offD. slipped throughYour answer Correct answerA A2. GDP is simply a gross measure of market activity, of moneychanging hands. It makes no distinction ________________ between the desirable and undesirable.A. thatB. whatC. whicheverD. whatsoeverD D3. The bank's president and its officers all enjoyed a good laughat the woman for using a $250,000 Rolls as collateral________________ a $5,000 loan.A. toB. atC. overD. againstYour answer Correct answerD D4. Rich nations welcomed the new deal, which________________ them to a plan to cut back on the huge subsidies they spend on farmers.A. commutesB. commitsC. committeesD. commissionsYour answer Correct answerB B5. Developed nations promised to give developing nations better________________ to their markets.A. entryB. entranceC. accessD. accessionYour answer Correct answerC CQuiz 10Part IDirections: Listen to the short dialogs, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. A TOEFL examination.B. Any English language examination.C. Good luck.D. Ill luck.2. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. To keep evil away.B. To wish for more money.C. To show friendliness.D. To treat a wound.3. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. She will paint it brown.B. She wants the man to paint it brown.C. She asks the man to climb up the ladder.D. She asks the man not to walk under the ladder.4. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. The building is a 13-floor one.B. The building does not have a 13th floor.C. The building has a 13th floor but nobody lives there.D. The building has a 13th floor but few people live there.5. (Listen to the audio recording for the question.)A. It causes a car accident.B. It causes an injury.C. It prevents bad luck.D. It makes plenty of money.Part IIDirections: Listen to the passage(s) three times. When the passage is read for the first time, listen for the general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, fill in the blanks numbered from S1 to S7 with the exact words you hear. For blanks numbered from S8 to S10, write down either the exact words you hear or the main points in your own words. When the passage is read for the third time, check your answers.Easter Island in the southern Pacific Ocean remains a mystery.uninhabited, but there were many statues on it. People are (S2)theories give different explanations, but none is completely convincing.The Easter Islanders had their own system of (S4)develop their own system? Remember that writing was first invented in Asia only a few thousand years BC.it possible that a few Easter Islanders traveled 2,300 miles to Chile, got sweet potatoes, and brought them back? But this is unlikely.Easter Island have been colonized by people from Chile? Yet, DNA taken from graves dug up on Easter Island has shown that these people were Polynesians, not American Indians. The Polynesians lived on the sea and knew how to travel thousands of miles in their small canoes. They knew where they were going. The American Indians did not know how to do that. Yet, (S10)(10). Also, the seeds could have been brought in the stomachs of birds.YouranswerCorrect answer(1)discovereddiscovered(2) eager eager(3) died died(4) ridding writing(5) pecfic Pacific(6) Indians(7) talked taught(8) The Easter Islanders lived on sweet potatoes they farmed. These sweet potatoes came from the Americas(9)Remember that the distances involved were great, further than the distance from Europe to the closest place in the Americas(10) a few American Indians could have reached Easter Island, because of a storm, and brought the seeds of sweet potatoes with themPart IIIDirections: Listen to the following recording, then choose the correct answers to the questions. You will hear the recording twice. After the first playing, there will be time for you to choose the correct answers. Use the second playing to check your answers.1. When did people begin to record animals falling from skies?A. Hundreds of years ago.B. Thousands of years ago.C. In 1877.D. In 1957.2. What did Dr. Smith notice?A. An alligator climbing ashore.B. An alligator falling to the ground, seriously wounded.C. An alligator falling to the ground dead.D. An alligator falling to the ground and crawling towards the3. How many alligators did the doctor find within 200 yards?A. Eight.B. Seven.C. Six.D. Two.4. How did Mr. and Mrs. Tucker conclude that the alligatordropped from sky?A. They heard the soft sound of a falling object.B. They heard a groan.C. They heard both a thump and a groan.D. They saw a dark object dropping to the ground.5. How did the airship officer know that the alligator had fallenfrom the sky?A. He saw it falling with his own eyes.B. One of his crew members saw it falling.C. The crew of another airship saw it falling.D. The officer did not take an alligator aboard.Part IVDirections: Choose the right answer.1. My Uncle gave me this lucky mascot when I was five, and it'sbeen with me ever since. It brought me luck in all my college exams. I can't ________________ part with it.A. bring myself toB. get myselfC. take myself toD. help myself2. Congratulations for getting the interview! I've________________ for you.A. crossed my legs for youB. crossed my arms for youC. got your fingers crossedD. got my fingers crossed3. David Copperfield is the world's greatest magician; he'scertainly ________________.A. worth seenB. worth lookedC. worth lookingD. worth a look4. A magician never tells his secrets. David attempts theimpossible, and no one has any idea ________________ he does it.A. whichB. whereC. whatD. how5. If you smash your mirror, your soul will be damaged too,dooming it to an early death, and not giving it an entry into ________________.A. skyB. the skyC. heavenD. the heaven。

新视野大学英语听说教程第四册unit6

新视野大学英语听说教程第四册unit6

Uint6II. Basic Listening PracticeScriptW: What‟s that? Is it a toy? Did it get chewed by a dog?M: Hey, that‟s my mascot! My uncle gave it to me when I was five, and it‟s been with me ever since. It brought me luck in all my college exams. I can‟t bring myself to part with it.Q: What does the man say about his lucky charm?ScriptW: Wish me luck; I‟ve got a job interview this afternoon. I‟m really nervous. M: Stay calm, best of luck! I‟ve got my finger crossed for you.Q: What does the woman say he has crossed his fingers for the woman?3. ScriptW: Oh no! Did you see that black cat walk right in front of me? That‟s unlucky! M: Really? I guess it depends on where you come from. In my hometown it‟s the opposite: It‟s lucky to see a black cat cross your pa th. So no need to worry! Q: What do the man and the woman think about a black cat crossing their path?4. ScriptM: Guess what I did this morning? I smashed my mirror. A great way to start the day!W: Oh no, seven years‟ bad luck, isn‟t it?Q: What happened in the morning?5. ScriptM: I can‟t believe this rain; it‟s been pouring for hours! Where can I dry my umbrella?W: Not in here please! It‟s unlucky to open an umbrella indoors. You can put iton the porch.Q: Where does the woman ask the man do to open his umbrella?Keys: 1.C2.C3. A 4.D 5.BIII. Listening InTask 1: David Copperfield is coming.W: My brother is going to pick up some tickers for the David Copperfield show. You interested in coming with us?M: I don‟t know. I‟ve been card tricks b efore, and rabbits from hats. I even do tricks myself—watch me change this coin into an ice cream cone.W: Very funny. David Copperfield is the world‟s greatest magician; he‟s certainly worth a look.M: Actually, I have seen him on television. He pulls off some pretty amazing stunts. I wish I knew how he performed his tricks. Then I could also make a person float in the air. I could pull a rabbit out of my hat. I could escape from a straitjacket and handcuffs—all underwater. And I could saw a woman in half. W: A magician never tells his secrets. David attempts the impossible and no one has any idea how he does it. I saw him on TV when he walked through the Great Wall of China.M: How could he do that?W: I have no idea, but I know what I saw: He entered a canvas shelter on one side of the wall, and he came out of a canvas shelter on the other side. M: yes, bur was he always in full view of the camera, or did they cut to a commercial or something else?W: Not only was the camera running all the time, but he was hooked up aheart monitor, and you could track his progress as he moved through the wall. M: It‟s difficult to know what to believe. I know it‟s not possible for him to do that, but…W: It sounds to me like it‟s a show worth watching.M: Count me in. Instead of an ice cream cone, I‟ll turn my money into a ticket.What is the dialog mainly about?Which of the following DOESN‟T the man mention?What did David Copperfield do at the Great Wall of China, according to the woman?Under what condition did David Copperfield go through the Great Wall?What does the man finally decide to do?Keys: 1C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.CFor Reference1. He could make a person float in the air, pull a rabbit out of his hat, escape from a straitjacket and handcuffs—all underwater, and saw a woman in half.2. She thinks Davis Copperfield in the world‟s greatest magician and he‟s certainly worth a look.Task 2: Is it really bad luck?ScriptAre you worried because you have just broken a mirror? Some people believethat breaking a mirror is a (S1) terrible thing to do. They say it will bring you seven years of (S2) misfortune. The reason behind this belief stems the old idea that a person‟s soul is in their (S3) reflection, so that if you smash you r mirror, you soul will be (S4) damaged too, dooming you do an early death, and not giving you entry to (S5) heaven. Is there any way to reverse this bad luck? Yes—if you very carefully (S6) pick up all the broken pieces of the mirror and throw them into a river or stream, then the bad luck will be”(S7) washed away”..Of all number, 13 is the most associated with bad luck. (S8) Some people claim that the number is bad luck because thirteen people sat down for the Last Supper before Jesus was crucified, and with this in mind few hosts will serve dinner with thirteen at the table. And according to an ancient Norwegian tale, twelve gods had gathered for a feast when a thirteenth, Loke, entered. After the meal, Loke killed Balder, who was the most beloved of all the gods.(S9) Friday the thirteenth of any month is considered especially bad or unlucky, and Friday the thirteenth of March is the worst of the all.The number seven also has some superstition connected to it. It is said that God created the world in seven days, and any association with the number is luck. The seventh son of the seventh son is said to be the luckiest of men, and (S10) When people talk about the “seven-year itch” they mean that every seven years a person undergoes a complete change in personality.Task3: The Status on Easter IslandScriptOne of the greatest mysteries on Earth is the statues on Easter Island. The island is one of the most remote places on Earth, located in the southern Pacific Ocean. It was almost uninhabited when it was discovered on Easter Day in 1722by a Dutch captain, but it is covered with hundreds of giant statues, each weighing several tons and some standing more than 30 feet tall.Who carved these statures, and how and why were they put there?Nobody knows the answer for sure, but many ate trying to find out. There are many theories to explain this mystery. It has even been suggested the space aliens may have played a role regarding these giant statues. Another theory relates to the fact that Easter Island was inhabited by Polynesian seafarers, who traveled thousand of miles in their canoes, guided by the stars, the color of sky and the sun , the shapes of clouds, and the presence of birds making flights out to sea seeking food. The Polynesians first arrived on the island in499A.D.However, the ocean currents which carried them there would mot take them back. They were trapped and, having arrived there, could not leave. The Polynesians probable cared the statues themselves, perhaps as religious symbols.To date, 887 statues have been discovered on the island. However, only a few statues were carried intended destination. The rest were abandoned along the way.The statues appear to have been carved out of the top edge of walls of a volcano on the island. After a statue was carved, it may have been rolled or dragged down to the base of the volcano. Then it was put upright, and ropes were tied around it. Using a pulley system, the statue was moves to its intended destination.At its peak, the population of Eater Island is believed to have reached 11,000. Eventually, the resources of the island were exhausted, and the people resorted to cannibalism, eating one another. Work on the statues stopped and thestatues were knocked over. When the first Europeans finally arrived on the island, most of the people lad died out.When and by whom was the island discovered?Who are mentioned in the passage as possible builders of the statues?What is true of the Polynesians on the island according to the passage?How many statues ere carried to their intended destination?5. Which of the following would be the most suitable title for the passage? Keys: 1A 2.B3. D 4.D 5BFor ReferenceThe resources of the island were exhausted, and the people resorted to cannibalism, eating each other. When the first Europeans finally arrived on the island, most of the people lad died out.IV. Speaking OutMODEL 1This is a custom that dates back to the ancient Celts.Chris: Sue, do you know why people say, “knock on wood” when they want to avoid bad luck?Susan: It sounds a bit funny. As far as I know, it has a lot to do with ancient Celtic people. They worshipped trees.Chris: Sounds interesting.Susan: They thoughts trees would suck demons back into the ground.Chris: Well, when you think about the deep roots, their belief seems to make some senses.Susan: What‟s more, knocking on wood was a way to brag without being punished. People once thought that evil spirits would become jealous if good fortune was pointed out to themChris: Uh, yes, go on.Susan: well, by knocking on wood three times, the noise could frightened away the evil spirits, and they couldn‟t have to rob the braggart of that good fortune Chris: I‟m afraid those who don‟t know this superstition might be frightened away as well.Susan: Now here‟s a test. Do you know how the custom of kissing under the mistletoe originated?Chris: I haven‟t the slightest idea, but I‟m all ears.Susan: Again this is a custom that dates back to the ancient Celts. Since they worshipped trees, they conducted many of their ceremonies in the woods in the shade of trees.Chris: Now I see. Probably it‟s under these mistletoe trees that weddings took place.Susan: I wish you were standing under some mistletoe right now.Chris: Luckily I‟m not. Touch wood.MODEL2 Is there any relationship between superstitions and real life?ScriptChris: It‟s strange that so many people are superstitious. There must be some relationship between superstitions and real life.Susan: You know, Richard Wiseman, a British psychologist researched the relationship between superstition and luck.Chris: What did he find? Most people would be interested. At least I would Susan: He polled ,000 people and fond that people who believe themselves to be lucky tend to go for positive superstitions .They may wear a ring as a talisman or often say,” touch wood” for good luck.Chris: Then, what about the unlucky people? Do you mean if they think they ate unlucky, they tend to believe in superstitions abut bad luck.Susan: Yeah. They worry a lot about a broken mirror, a black cat running across their path, and so on.Chris: So what is his point?Susan: His point is that people make their own luck by their attitude to life. So, 49 percent of lucky people regularly cross their fingers, compared to 30 percent of unlucky people. And only 18 percent of lucky people are anxious if they break a mirror.Chris: So, our fate is linked to our attitude rather than to our superstitions. Susan: I think that‟s what he is suggesting.Chris: This research seems too complicates. If I were a psychologist, I would conduct a survey to find whether 13 really is an unlucky number. I f there ere traffic accidents or murders on the 13th than on other days, then we have to believe in superstitions.Susan: What if there weren‟t?Chri s: Then I wouldn‟t be superstitious.Susan: What a brilliant idea! I never expected you to be as wise as Solomon. Chris: Well as long as you don‟t think I‟m a fool.MODEL3 I believe ETs have visited the earth before.ScriptNora: Hey, what‟s this picture of yours? It looks like a flying saucer.Chris: It is. I was visited by aliens last week and this is a picture of their spacecraft.Nora: When I look closer, it resembles a liver Frisbee.Chris: But it could have been aliens. I believe ETs have visited the earth before. What do you think?Nora: It would be hard to believe otherwise. Projects like the pyramids are difficult to explain away, given the level of technology that was available at the timeChris: That‟s for sure. They are mysterious.Nora: When y ou consider all those “impossibilities, it‟s tempting to infer that some highly advanced civilization assisted humans in their construction. Chris: Think about this: if you were abducted by aliens and taken up to their spaceship or something …well…Nora: What do you mean?Chris: I mean, who would believe you? You‟d go nuts telling everyone: “It‟s true!I was abducted by aliens!”Nora: And everyone would think you were crazy, or just making up a story to get attention.Chris: From what I understand, sometimes these people do go crazy, trying to convince people about their experiences.Nora: I believe that in some cases they offer pretty good evidence.Chris: So, take a closer look at this picture. Do you still think it‟s a Frisbee?Now Your TurnTask 1SAMPLE DIALOGSimon: Eliza, do you know why people say” keep your fingers crossed” when they want to wish others luck?Eliza: It sounds a bit funny. As far as I know, it‟s a lot to do with an ancient Christian belief.Simon: Uh, go on.Eliza: In the Christia n belief “making the sign of the cross” would keep away evil spirits and bad luck.Simon: I see. When you think about the cross, sign of Christianity, that belief seems to make some sense.Eliza: That‟s true. That‟s why children often cross their fingers when they tell a small lie. They want to keep bad luck away, or to avoid being punished. Simon: Sounds interesting. So, I‟ll cross my fingers for you before you take the final examination.Eliza: Thank you.Simon: But those who don‟t understand this super stition might be puzzled Eliza: With interesting communications among nations, more and more people can understand it now.V. Let‟s TalkScriptThanks, perhaps, to falling stock markets and unrest in the Middle East, Britons have become even more superstitious than usual, according to a report published today. “There has been a significant increase in superstition over the last month, possible as a result of current economic and political uncertainties,” stated Dr. Dick Armstrong. He launched an Internet Survey of national superstition, and found it to be surprisingly high, even among those with ascientific background. Only more in ten of those surveyed claimed not to be superstitious at all. Three out of four people in Britain feel the need to touch wood, and 65% cross their fingers.It is interesting to note that lucky people were much less superstitious and tended to take constructive action to improve their lives. Conversely, superstitious people tended to regard themselves as among the less lucky, worried about life, had a strong need for control, and could not tolerate ambiguity.The survey also revealed some unexpected beliefs. For example, one respondent could not stay in the bathroom once a toilet had been flushed. There was no evidence that superstitious ever worked, even, when people were instructed to carry lucky charms for a week. They didn‟t feel any luckier or more stratified with their lives at the end of that week than when they started. Armstrong attempted to explain this phenomenon: “When students are preparing for exams with a lucky charm, they may trust the charm, rather than doing some extra revision.”Reasons foe More Superstitions Thanks, perhaps, to falling stock markets and unrest in the Middle East, Britons have become even more superstitious than usualWho are more superstitious? Lucky people were much less superstitious and tended to take constructive action to improve their lives. Conversely, superstitious people tended to regard themselves as among the less luckyDo superstitions work? There was no evidence that superstitious ever worked, even, when people were instructed to carry lucky charms for a week. They didn‟t feel any luckier or more stratifiedExplanation When students are preparing for exams with a lucky charm, they may trust the charm, rather than doing some extra revision.VI. Further Listening and SpeakingTask1: Horseshoes as a Sign of Good LuckScriptHorseshoes are a traditional sign of good luck. Most people believe this comes from the fact that the horseshoe is shaped like the crescent moon, a period of prosperity and good fortune. One legend has it that the Devil was in disguise and wandering at large, looking for trouble. He happened to call on St. Dunstan, who ea skilled in shoeing horses. St. Dunstan recognized the Devil and tied him to a wall with only his feet free to move. He then set to work shoeing him as though he were a horse, but with such roughness the Devil cried out for mercy. St. Dunstan stopped his work and released the Devil after making him promise never to enter a home on which a horseshoe was fixed. Witches fear horses, so they are also turned away by a door with a horseshoe mounted on it. The big issue regarding horseshoes is whether they should be hung points up or points down.The original superstition was that the horseshoe is points up to keep the luck from pouring out. Despite this view most buildings with horseshoes in their sign hang them the opposite way. The Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas hangs its horseshoe with the arc on top. Th ey may be hoping their customers‟ luck runs out, but this is usually not something you advertise in your sign. Finger ringsmade of horseshoe nail are said to keep away bad luck. Also, robbing two horseshoes together is said to bring good luck.According to the passage, what does the crescent moon represent?What did St. Dunstan do to the Devil?What did the Devil promise?What is the big issue concerning the horseshoe?Why is the arc of the horseshoe up at the casino in Las Vegas?Keys: 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.C5.BTask 2: Superstitions or real bad lucks?ScriptJoan: Pass me that mirror, would you? I‟ll see if my makeup is OK.Dick: OOOPS!! Sorry I dropped it…but is it you or me that gets the seven years of bad luck?Joan: You, I hope, but probable neither of us. I wonder where that “old wives‟ tale” originated anyway.Dick: There used to be a lot of superstitions: black cats, ladders, numbers. My parent and grandparents are full of them.Joan: I agree. People today are much more educated than before. These supersti tions are just amusing pieced of history rather than beliefs, don‟t you think so?Dick: Perhaps, but some people today still go for them. People whose livelihoods depend more on luck—like professional athletes, or fishermen—often they have superstitious routines.Joan: It‟s rue. I have heard of athletes who wear lucky socks or a treasuredmedal to bring them good fortune.Dick: And let‟s not forget lucky numbers. We all know about the number4,6, and 8 in China.Joan: I know 4 is death and 8 is wealth, but what is the significance of 6? Dick: 6 means good luck. Some people include 6 in their e-mail address just for luck.Joan: Maybe we are not as smart as we think we are.Dick: Well, there are many things in the universe that we cannot control, and that‟s w hy people are superstitious.Keys: TTFFTTask3: Career TransitionsScriptThere was a king in Africa who has a close friend that he grew up with. The friend has a habit of looking at every situation in his life and saying, “This is good!”One day the king and his friend were out hunting. The friend would load and prepare the guns for the king. The friend had apparently done something wrong in preparing one of the guns, for after taking the gun from his friend, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off. Examining the situation, the friend remarked as usual, “This is good!” to which the king replied, “No, this is NOT good!” and proceeded to send his friend to jail.About a year later, the king was hunting in an area that he should have known to stay clear of. Cannibals captured him and took him to their village. They tied him to a stake surrounded by wood. As they came near to set fire to the wood, they noticed that the king had but one thumb. Being superstitious, they neverate anyone that was less than whole. So they set the king free.As he returned home, he was reminded of the event that had taken his thumb off and felt badly sorry about his treatment of his friend. He went immediately to the jail to speak with his friend. “You were right,” he said, “it was good for my thumb was blown off.” Then he apologized, “I‟m very sorry for sending you to jail for so long. It was bad for me to do this.”“No,” his friend replied, “this is good!”“What do you mean, …this is good‟? How could it be good that I sent you, my good friend, to jail for all this time?”“If I had not been in jail, I would have been with you—and eaten.!”For ReferenceHe had a habit of looking at every situation in his life and saying, “This is good!”After taking the gun, the king fired it and his thumb was blown off.They set the king free, because being superstitious, they never ate anyone that was less than wholeHe felt sorry for his friend and went to the jail to apologize to him.5. If he had not been in jail, I would have been with you—and eaten.News ReportEgyptian TombsScriptArchaeologist have uncovered two tombs that date back more than 2,500 years in the part of Cairo where the ancient city of Heliopolis once stood, according to Egyptian antiquity authorities.Although there is a modern suburb of Heliopolis in Cairo southeast of its ancientnamesake, the original Heliopolis was known as a center of learning and academic study in ancient Mediterranean times.The 26-century-old tombs that date back to the years 664 to 625 BC were developed during a routine archaeological inspection of an empty plot of land in the Eins Shams district of northwestern Cairo. This district covers part of the ground that used to be the ancient city of Heliopolis.The owner of the land was seeking construction rights and by law, construction cannot begin without a permit certifying that the site has no historical significance.The first of the two limestone tombs to be opened contained a sarcophagus and sixteen statuettes, said the chief state archaeologist for the Cairo-Giza area, Zahi Hawass.Hawass said in a statement that the tombs were found in a downtown residential area, three meters below the ground.[SOUND BITE]Hawass went on to give a more detailed account of the important find. [SOUND BITE]It appears that the tombs have not been raided by grave robbers, but they have been damaged by leaking sewage water.The first tomb to be uncovered belonged to a builder named Waja-Hur. His name was engraved on the statuettes, which the ancient Egyptians placed in tombs to answer questions for them in the afterlife.Te process of recovering these artifacts can be long and tedious, but the historical significance of these pieces makes the painstaking work worthwhile. [SOUND BITE]Egyptian archaeologists plan to open the second tomb on Sunday.。