施心远听力教程1(第三版)第三单元文本及答案
U3 听力教程第三版施心远学生用书答案
Unit 3Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsStress, Intonation and AccentScriptListen to some short conversations and circle the prominent word or words in the sentence.1. A: Do you want some grapes?B: No, thanks, I don’t like them.2. A: What do you think of Scotland?B: I’ve never been there.3. A: My son’s called David.B: How old is he?4. A: Can I book a table for tonight, please?B: Certainly. How many is it for?A: There’ll be three of them.5. A: Can you get some cornflakes?B: Do you want a large or small packet?A: A small one.Key1. A: a. want b. grapesB: a. like b. them2. A: a. think b. ScotlandB: a. been b. there3. A: a. called b. DavidB: a. old b. he4. A: a. book b. tonightB: a. certainly b. manyA: a. three b. them5. A: a. get b. cornflakesB: a. large or small b. packetA: a. small b. onePart 2 Listening and Note-TakingA TerritoryScriptA. Listen to some sentences and fill in the blanks with the missing words.1. When we talk about a territory, we mean a defended space.2. These signals are important, because they warn the visitor that he is entering a foreigncountry.3. People behave differently when they’re in someone else’s house.4. In public places, people automatically mark out an area of personal space.5. It won’t be next to him or at the other end of the room, but halfway between.B. Listen to a talk about territory. Take notes and complete the following outline.When we talk about a territory, we mean a defended space. Animals have their territories, which they mark out with their personal scent. The scent is their territorial signal. Human beings have other territorial signals. There are three kinds of human territory, marked by different territorial signals.First, there are the Tribal Territories, which in modern terms are known as countries.Countries have a number of territorial signals. The borders are often guarded by soldiers and they usually have customs barriers, flags, and signs. Other signals of the tribal territory are uniforms and national anthems. These signals are important, because they warn the visitor that he is entering a foreign country and, while he is there, he must behave like a visitor.Second, there is the Family Territory, at the center of which is the bedroom. This is usually as far away as possible from the front door. Between the bedroom and the front door are the spaces where visitors are allowed to enter. People behave differently when they’re in someone else’s house. As soon as they come up the driveway or walk through the front door — the first signals of family territory —they are in an area which does not belong to them.They do not feel at home, because it is full of other people’s belongings — from the flowers in the garden to the chairs, tables, carpets, ornaments, and other things in the house. In the same way, when a family goes to the beach or to the park for a picnic, they mark out a small territory with towels, baskets, and other belongings; other families respect this, and try not to sit down right beside them.Finally, there is the Personal Territory. In public places, people automatically mark out an area of personal space. If a man enters a waiting room and sits at one end of a row of chairs, it is possible to predict where the next man will sit. It won’t be next to him or at the other end of the room, but halfway between. In a crowded space like a train, we can’t have much personal territory, so we stand looking straight in front of us with blank faces. We don’t look at or talk to anyone around us.KeyA. 1. When we talk about a territory, we mean a defended space.2. These signals are important, because they warn the visitor that he is entering aforeign country.3. People behave differently when they’re in someone else’s house.4. In public places, people automatically mark out an area of personal space.5. It won’t be next to him or at the other end of the room, but halfway between.B. A TerritoryI. Territory, a defended spaceA. Territory is marked by territorial signals.a. Animals mark out their territories with their personal scent, their territorialsignals.b. Human beings have three kinds of human territory, marked by differentterritorial signals.II. Three kinds of human territoryA. Tribal Territories or countriesa. Countries have a number of territorial signals.1. The borders, guarded by soldiers, with customs barriers, flags, and signs2. Uniforms and national anthemsB. Family Territorya. Family Territory signals1. The front door2. The drivewayb. When a family goes to the beach or to the park for a picnic, they mark out asmall territory with towels, baskets, and other belongings.C. Personal Territorya. In public places, people automatically mark out an area of personal space.b. In a crowded space, we stand looking straight in front of us with blank faces. Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 Sentence IdentificationScriptIdentify each sentence as simple (S), compound (CP), complex (CPL) or compound-complex (C-C). You will hear each sentence twice. Write the corresponding letter(s) in the space provided.1. Surely you remember the last movie we saw together.2. A perfectionist about everything, his aunt Beatrice had made him painfully aware ofhis shortcomings.3. She felt a momentary glimmer of satisfaction, but this soon faded to a feeling ofshame when she saw the hurt look on Alec’s face.4. There will still be difficulties, but they can be overcome.5. Planting annuals gives a good temporary show, but it is also no way to construct apermanent garden.Key1. CPL2. S3. C-C4. CP5. CPPart 2 DialoguesDialogue 1 Credit CardScriptListen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you will hear.A: I, recently touring around America, found there was a chap I was with ... He ... we were booked in by an American organization into a hotel, paid for by them,but theywould not let him go through the lobby to his room unless they had a credit cardnumber to prove that he was a human being that was trustworthy. (Right, right.) Inother words we’ve got to the stage now with credit cards,however friendly youlook, however wealthy you look, or however nice you look ... (That’s right, itdoesn’t matter, they just want to see that number.) Excus e me,where is your creditcard?B: Because you know you can’t rent a major automobile in the States, you know, you can’t rent without, without using a credit card, you can’t, you know like you weresaying, go into a hotel?A: I think that what’s underne ath that is the socie ty in which you’re only good if you have numbers attached to you, (Mm.) that are computerised, (Yeah.) and can traceyou, and everybody’s insured against everybody else (Yeah.) and …that side ofcredit I find rather upsetting.B: It’s kind of ugly, isn’t it?A: Like a lot of people, it’s a great facility, if you’re disciplined with it.Questions:1. Why was one man stopped at the lobby of the hotel by the hotel staff?2. Why is having a credit card so important?3. In what way does one speaker consider a credit card upsetting?B. Listen to an extract from the dialogue and complete the following sentences withthe missing words.A: I think that what’s underneath that is the society in which you’re only good if you have numbers attached to you, (Mm.) that are computerised, (Yeah.) and can traceyou, and everybody’s insured against everybody else (Yeah.) and …that side ofcredit I find rather upsetting.B: It’s kind of ugly, isn’t it?A: Like a lot of people, it’s a great facility, if you’re disciplined with it.KeyA. 1. D 2. D 3. CB. A: I think that what’s underneath that is the society in which you’re only good if youhave numbers attached to you, (Mm.) that are computerised, (Yeah.) and can traceyou, and e verybody’s insured against everybody else(Yeah.) and … that side ofcredit I find rather upsetting.B: It’s kind of ugly, isn’t it?A: Like a lot of people, it’s a great facility, if you’re disciplined with it.Dialogue 2 Card InsurancesScriptListen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).A: I’ll tell you about one awful experience that h appened to me, erm, I took out, erm … one of these card insurances that cover a ll your cards (Mm.) should yourcards be stolen and I had my handbag snatched* in a store and immediately got thestore security, who were very quick, got me into their office and we phoned all ofthe credit cards that I had on me, within ten minutes.B: Which is what they tell you to do?A: Yeah. When, I suppose by the time we’d got to all of them it w as about half an hour after the bag had been snatched. Got up to the top floor of the office, started ringinground, and the whole thing was done within half an hour. Erm, when the bag wassnatched it went through apparently a chain of people, out of the store, and it wenttwo miles away and they managed to ... three different people had spent over￡2,000 on four of my cards …B: But you’re only liable* for the first 50.A: I wasn’t liable for any of it. Because thank goodness I had this insurance.B: None of it. Yeah.A: But...B: Touch wood* quick. That was …A: ... They’d spent it within twe nty minutes of stealing.B: That’s incredible, isn’t it?A: And the thing that absolutely horrified me was I was close to limits on two of the cards, the ones that I do clear every month. (Mm — mm.) I was close to the limitI’m allowed on those, and they, both of those cards they went into banks, said theywere me, and got (No!) well over what the top limit would have been.B: Really! Well it just goes to show, you could walk into a bank and get more than you could possibly ever pay off*!A: I couldn’t probably, because I go in, and they say, “No, you’ve spent it all already!”B: Right, right.Key1. One insurance covers the loss of one particular credit card.2. The woman lost her credit cards because she left her handbag in a store.3. She telephoned all the credit card companies about the stolen cards within tenminutes.4. A chain of people were involved in the robbery.5. Usually there is a 50-pound-limit of overdraft on each card.6. The speaker usually clears some cards every month.7. The thief spent more than what the speaker had in her cards.8. If the police cannot find the thieves, the speaker will probably have to pay off. Part 3 PassageCredit CardsScriptB. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you willhear.The system of bank credit cards operates in much the same way as a store credit account except that the holder is not restricted to making purchases in one place.Cards can be presented at any place where the bank card sign is displayed, and that could be at a shop, a service station, a hotel, a restaurant or in fact at all kinds of businesses.The sales assistant imprints the card details onto a sales voucher* which the customer signs, and the card is then returned to the customer. Each month the bank sends the holder a credit card statement setting out where purchases were made and totalling what is owing. A payment has to be made within 25 days of the date of the statement, but not necessarily the full amount. If the customer pays in full within this time the use of the card does not cost anything. But if he decides to pay only the minimum repayment shown on the statement —£5 or 5% of the outstanding* balance*, whichever is the greater — he automatically chooses to use th e system’s extended repayment facility. The re maining balance is then carried forward and attracts interest at the rate of 2.25% per month.Bank credit cards are more versatile than store credit accounts in that they also enable people to obtain cash. Any bank displaying the bank card sign will arrange a cash advance* for a card holder, whether or not he is one of their own customers. For money drawn in this way the bank makes a charge at the rate of 2.25% a month, calculated daily from the day the advance is obtained. Details of cash advances appear on the monthly bank card statement.The bank credit card system operates entirely separately from cheque accounts, but nevertheless it is a customer’s previous relation ship with his bank that is used as a guide to the amount of credit he will be extended. When a card is issued, a personal credit limit is imposed indicating the maximum that can be owing at any one time. This is confidential* between customer and bank and does not appear on the card.Questions:1. In what way does a bank credit card differ from a store credit account?2. Where can you use bank credit cards?3. When making payments what should a customer do after the sales assistant imprintsthe card details onto a sales voucher?4. After receiving a credit card statement, within how many days does the holder have topay?5. When is the system’s extended repayment fac ility automatically used by thecustomer?6. What can a bank credit card holder get at any bank displaying the bank card sign?7. How much does the bank charge for the advance?8. What will decide the extension of a customer’s amount of credit?C. Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.KeyA. The system of bank credit cards operates in much the same way as a store credit accountexcept that the holder is not restricted to making purchases in one place. Bank credit cards can be presented at any place where the bank card sign is displayed and in fact at all kinds of businesses. Bank credit cards also enable people to obtain cash.B. 1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. D 7. B 8. BC. 1. Bank credit cards can be presented at any place where the bank card sign is displayed,e.g. at a shop, a service station, a hotel, a restaurant, etc.2. Each month the bank sends the holder a credit card statement setting out wherepurchases were made and totalling what is owing.3. The customer can pay in full within 25 days of the date of the statement or he can payonly the minimum repayment shown on the statement.4. Because they also enable people to obtain cash.5. When a card is issued, a personal credit limit is imposed indicating the maximum thatcan be owing at any one time.D. 1. Bank credit cards are more versatile than store credit accounts in that they also enablepeople to obtain cash.2. When a card is issued, a personal credit limit is imposed indicating the maximum thatcan be owing at any one time.Part 4 NewsNews item 1 Wealth GapScriptA. Listen to the news item. Fill in the blanks with the number you have heard andanswer the questions. Then give a brief summary about the news item.A report from the nonprofit group Oxfam says the richest one percent of people in theworld will have a majority of the wealth on the planet in 2016. The report was released Monday ahead of the annual World Economic Forum meeting this week in Davos, Switzerland.The global wealth of the richest people on Earth climbed to 48 percent in 2014. That has increased from 44 percent in 2009. It is likely to pass 50 percent in 2016. The report said the80 wealthiest people in the world own $1.9 trillion. That is nearly the same amount shared bythe 3.5 billion people at the bottom half of the world’s income scale.Oxfam is asking governments around the world to deal with a number of issues of inequality. The organization is calling on governments to prevent companies and rich individuals from avoiding taxes. It is asking governments to shift taxes from labor and consumption to wealth and income.One proposal is to invest in free public services such as healthcare and education. The organization also wants governments to introduce minimum wages for workers, equal pay for women, universal* childcare and elderly care services.B. Listen to the news item again and complete the following sentences.KeyA. 1. In 2009, the global wealth of the richest people throughout the world was 44 percentand that climbed to 48 percent in 2014. It may pass 50 percent in 2016.2. 80 wealthiest people in the world own $1.9 trillion which is almost the same amountof the world’s income shared by 3.5 billion people at the bottom.1. Oxfam is asking governments around the world to deal with a number of issues ofinequality. It also is asking governments to shift taxes from labor and consumption towealth and income.2. The organization is calling on governments to prevent companies and rich individualsfrom avoiding taxes.3. It proposes that governments should invest in free public services such as healthcareand education.This news item is about a report showing one percent of people worldwide own most ofthe world’s wealth.B. 1. Oxfam, a non-profit group, released a report before the annual World EconomicForum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.2. According to the report, in 2016, one percent of richest people in the world own amajority of the wealth on Earth.3. Oxfam wants governments to introduce minimum wages for workers, equal pay forwomen, universal childcare and elderly care services.C. 1. The report said the 80 wealthiest people in the world own $1.9 trillion. That is nearlythe same amount shared by the 3.5 billion people at the bottom half of the world’sincome scale.2. The organization is calling on governments to prevent companies and rich individualsfrom avoiding taxes.News item 2 Britain’s Longest Serving RulerScriptA. Listen to the news item and decide whether the following statements are true (T) orfalse (F). Then give a brief summary about the news item.Queen Elizabeth II is set to reach an important milestone* this week —becoming Britain’s longest-ruling head of state.Queen Elizabeth has worked with 12 British prime ministers, from Winston Churchill to David Cameron. At age 89, she continues to travel and attend official events.Elizabeth came to power after the death of her father, King George VI, on February 6, 1952. At the time, she was only 25 years old. She officially became queen in June of 1953.The queen is part of the last generation of Britai n’s royal family to be educated at home.The Associated Press reports that she is the first British ruler to have sent an email (1976) or use Twitter, the social networking service (2014).British officials say Queen Elizabeth wants the record-setting occasion to be a quiet event and that the day will be “busin ess as u sual”. The Queen is expected to leave her private home at Balmoral, Scotland to open the new Scottish Borders Railway. She will also take a steam train ride on the new railway from Edinburgh with her husband, Prince Philip.B. Listen to the news item again and complete the following sentences.KeyA. 1. Queen Elizabeth came to power after the death of her father, King George V, onFebruary 6, 1952.2. At the age 25, she officially became Queen of the United Kingdom.3. Queen Elizabeth has worked with 12 British prime ministers, from WinstonChurchill to David Cameron.4. She is the first British ruler to have sent an email or use Twitter.5. She is the last generation of Britain’s royal family to be educated at home.6. The Queen expects to open the new Scottish Borders Railway and take a steamtrain ride on the new railway from Edinburgh with her husband, Prince Philip.This news item is about Queen Elizabeth II becoming Britain’s Longest Serving Ruler.B. 1. Queen Elizabeth II reaches an important milestone this week — becoming Britain’slongest-ruling head of state.2. The Queen wants the record-setting occasion to be a quiet event and that the day willbe “business as usual”.C.British officials say Queen Elizabeth wants the record-setting occasion to be a quietevent and that the day will be “business as usual”.Section Three Oral WorkRetellingMother and DaughterScriptListen to a story and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the story only once. You can write down some key words and phrases.Ten year old Anja Lea did not want to wash the dishes. She and her mother were arguing.The mother was threatening her and bribing her. I asked Anja Lea how much she felt understood by her mother about why she did not want to do the washing up. Here is a copy of our dialogue.“Okay, so Mom wants you to do the dishes and y ou don’t want to. Plus Mom said she isn’t going to take you to school until you do them? Is that right so far?”“Yes.”“Okay, so you are probably feeling forced ...?”“Yes.”“And punished ...?”“Yes.”“And threatened ...?”“Yes.”“Okay. And how much do you feel understood by your mom? From 0-10?”“Zero!”I then asked Anja Lea to explain why she didn’t want to do the dishes. The more shetalked and the more I listened, the more she felt understood. Somewhere along the way, she started washing the dishes without any more arguments or protest! In a few minutes I asked her how much she felt understood by me. She said 8. I asked her what else she wanted me to understand. When she told me, I checked again to see how much she felt understood. This time it was a perfect 10 and the dishes were finished too!But that is not the end of this story. When she was in the car on the way to school Anja Lea voluntarily apologized to her mother for giving her such a hard time. The mother apologized in return, they both accepted the other’s apology and then shared a few tears and a loving hug.Section Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 PassageYour Legal Rights in the SalesScriptA. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you willhear.Just who is doing the favour for whom in the sales? Are the shops really giving us shoppers a chance to buy bargains? Or are we just helping them to clear their shelves twice a year to make way for new lines* —buying up* the rubbish they would otherwise throw away?In most sales there is a bit of both. Some bargains are more genuine than others. Some price claims are true, while others are misleading or plain false.If the sale notice says “Coats — reduced from £30 to £10”, it should, by law, be true.The rules are that, unless a shop says otherwise, the coats must have been on sale at the higher price for at least 28 consecutive days in the previous six months. They can, however, get around it by saying “Last week £30. Now £10.”Be a bit suspicious about a ticket which just sa ys “Sale price £5.” It may mean the goods are specially bought in for the sale and does not necessarily indicate any reduction.And there is nothing to prevent the shopkeeper boasting: “Worth £50, only £20” or even “Normally £300, only £150.”Another practice which is frowned upon, though not illegal, is an imprecise offer, like “Up to £10 off latest models.” It give s no clear idea of how much you have to spend or exactly what you have to buy to benefit.If you see a price claim you do not believe or feel to be misleading, you can complain to the local Trading Standards Office — the town hall will put you in touch.If you see a notice saying “No refunds on sales goods,” ignore it, but don’t forget it. It is illegal for shops to say this and you should report it to the Trading Standards Officer. He can order the signs to be removed.Sale or no sale, nothing can remove your right to get your money back if the goods arefaulty. If on the other hand, you just change your mind about something you buy in the sale, the shop does not have to give you anything back.Goods labelled “seconds” have their own pecul iar problems. You cannot expect something described as “seconds” to be perfect in every way, but the shop has no right to sell you anything that is not fit for the purpose for which it was made.A “slightly imperfect” kettle should still boi l water and you can demand your moneyback if it doesn’t. So take your spectacles with you and never be afraid to ask what is substandard about the thing you are about to buy.Questions:1. Who will most sales benefit?2. What is not true about the goods labelled as “Sale price £5”?3. Wh at can a customer know from a sales notice which says “Up to £10 off latestmodels”?4. What is illegal for shops to say?5. When can a customer claim his money back?6. What cannot a customer expect of something described as “seconds”?7. What should a cu stomer ask about a “seconds” he is about to buy?8. What can a customer claim if the goods are faulty?B. Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.KeyA. 1. C 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. DB. 1. In most sales, some bargains are more genuine than others and some price claims aretrue, while others are misleading or plain false.2. Because they want to make way for new lines.3. The shopkeepers’ boasting, like “Worth £50, only £20” or even “Normally £300, only£150;” and an imprecise offer, like “Up to £10 off latest models.”4. The shop has no right to sell you anything that is not fit for the purpose for which itwas made.5. You can’t get a refund when you just change your mind about the things you buy inthe sale.Part 2 VideoSlew of New Products Unveiled at Consumer Electronics ShowScriptWatch the video film and answer the questions.At the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, you can find just about anything.Automobile enthusiasts are in luck this year.Renault revealed an electric race car. Audi unveiled a self-driving A7 — these cars park themselves. Last year, the technology needed for their driver less sedan* took up the entirerear end of the car. This year, the computer fits on a card about the size of an iPad.Induct* showed off its self-piloted shuttle, call ed the Navia. The company’s Max LeFevre says it’s also 100 percent electric.“It’s a shuttle, so it’s for public transport for 8 to 10 passengers. It works with lasers which work kind of like a bat. You know, it sends out beams that bounce off the walls and other things in the environment. In that way the vehicle can create the map of the environment.”Ford made headlines with its solar car —the C-MAX Solar Energi. Solar cells are mounted on the car’s roof, but the trick,says Ford Motor Company’s Dave McCreadie, is the solar canopy*.“It boosts the power of the solar panels by essentially magnifying the sun. So it takes a larger square footprint area of the sun and concentrates down onto the solar panels. The purpose of this is to enable the customer to recharge their vehicle off the grid.”The Ford C-MAX Solar Energi is still just a concept. But if you’re looking for something more tangible*, 3D printers are capable of producing more complex, high-quality designs, and the cost of a 3D printer is falling. Some cost less than $500.But 3D Systems has created something new: 3D-printed food.“Today we’re debuting* two food-safe 3D printers and they’re the first food-safe 3D printers to be offered.”The company’s Liz Von Hasseln says the ChefJet and ChefJetPro use melted sugar to create sweet creations like candy and cake decorations.“So you might say, ‘I want to work on a cak e topper or I want to work on a drink sweetener and the software will start you out wi th an object that’s kind of the appropriate size and shape, and you can add complexity from there.”The sugary 3D printers are expected to cost between $5,000 and $10,000 when they go on sale.Key1. That’s because they have got an electric race car by Renault, a self-driving andself-parking Audi A7, a self-piloted shuttle by Induct and the Ford C-MAX SolarEnergi.2. This year, the computer fits on a card about the size of an iPad.3. It works with lasers and sends out beams that bounce off the walls and other things inthe environment. As the result, the vehicle can create the map of the environment.4. They use melted sugar to create sweet creations like candy and cake decorations.5. They will cost between $5,000 and $10,000.。
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A: the retirement of Bill Gates as the head of world's biggest computer software company, Microsoft.
B: 1. Last week, Bill Gates retired from full-time work at the world's biggest computer software company, Microsoft.
Section Four: Supplementary Exercises
Passage 1: 1, C; 2 A; 3 D; 4 B; 5 D; 6 C; 7 B; 8 D
施心远听力教程1 (第三版)第三单元文本及答案
Unit3TalkingaboutPeople Section1TacticsforListeningPart1PhoneticsFriend:Well,congratulations!Linda:Thankyou.Friend:Didyou(3)haveabig wedding?Linda:Oh-we(7)didn’t haveareception.Wejust(8)invitedafew friendsoverfordrinksafterwar ds.Friend:What(9)didyou wear?Linda:Justaskirtandblouse.Friend:Oh!haveahoneymoon.Wewentbacktoworkthenextday.Ah,herecomes(13)mybus..Wecansaveatleast20pounds.Angela:Yes,andlookatthewashingmachines.They’regoingtosellsomewashingmachinesfor98.95 pounds,gowecansave22pounds.Awashingmachineismoreimportantthanahi-fi.Bob:Bytheway,Angela,doyouknowhowmuchmoneywe’vegot?About200pounds,Ihope.Angela:Wehaven’tgot200pounds,I’mafraid.Bob:Well,comeon.Howmuchhavewegot?Angela:Only150pounds16..Wecansaveatleast20pounds.Angela:Yes,andlookatthewashingmachines.They’regoingtosellsomewashingmachinesfor98.95 pounds,gowecansave22pounds.Awashingmachineismoreimportantthanahi-fi.Bob:Bytheway,Angela,doyouknowhowmuchmoneywe’vegot?About200pounds,Ihope.Angela:Wehaven’tgot200pounds,I’mafraid. Bob:Well,comeon.Howmuchhavewegot?Angela:Only150pounds16.A.:B:2.Hespeaks morepersuasivelythanhisbrother.3.We’vehadmoreapplesthisyearthan everbefore. Part2DialoguesDialogue1What’sHeLike?Age:35or36Appearance:good-lookingHobbies:sports—footballbasketballandtennisMarriagestatus:single/notmarriedExerciseB:Listentotheconversationagainandanswerthefollowingquestions.A:Tellmeaboutyournewmanager.What’shelike?B:Oh,terrific.He’stall,goodlooking..,well,Ithinkhe’sgoodlooking,anyway...andhe’sab out35or36.He’sveryinterestedinallkindsofsports—football,basketball...oh,andtennis.M yfriendtoldmehe’sverygoodattennis.Heplaysatthesametennisclub...theclubwheresheplays. ..youknow.B:Well,Idon’tknowhimverywell.He’sabit...shy,Ithink.Heisn’tmarried.Helivesinaflaton hisown.Well,justhimandhisdog.Dialogue2HowOldAreYou?ExerciseA:Listentotheinterviewandcompletethefollowingreport.Man2:Erm—tends tobemore alonghistorylines.Tapescript:Man1:Allright,Keith.Howoldareyou?Man2:Thirty-seven.Man2:Yes.Man1:Yeah.Haveyougotchildren?Man2:Two.Man1:Yeah.Whataretheirnames?Man2:No,Idon’t.No.Man1:Howdoyougotowork?Man2:Er,well,IcyclefromheretoDidcotStation,andthencatchthetrain.Man2:Well,I’mquiteinterestedinantiques*.Man1:Yes.Man2:ThingsIdon’tlike—Idon’tlikedecorating.I’mnotawfullykeenongardening. Man1:OK.Whatreading—whatsortof—whatnewspaperdoyouread?Man1:Yeah.Doyougotochurch?Man2:Notveryoften,no.Man1:Right.Thankyouverymuchindeed.Part3PassageCyclingAccidents1.Whatdoyoungchildrenoftenfinddifficulttodowhenridingbicycles?2.Whenchoosingabikeforachild,whatshouldyouensure?3.Howoldshouldachildbewhenthechildisallowedoutontheroadonabike?4.WhatdoyouknowabouttheCyclingProficiencyTest?Cyclingaccidentsoftenhappenbecausechildrenareallowedoutontheroadsbeforethey’rereally ready.Afterall,ittakestimetolearntorideabikesafely,andridingsafelymeansmuchmorethanju ststayingon.Forexample,achildmustbeabletoturnandlookbehind,anddohandsignalswithoutwob bling.Andatthesametimeashandlingthebikesafely,thechildmustbeabletocopewiththeroadsand traffic.tablytouchthegroundandhandsmustbeabletoworkthebrakelevers.Makesurechildrencanridesafe lyandcancopewithroadsandtrafficbeforeyouletthemoutalong.Asageneralrule,childrenundern ineyearsoldshouldneverbeallowedoutontheroadsonabikealone.Anadultshouldalwaysbewiththe m.EncourageyourchildtogoinforaCyclingProficiencyTest.YoucangetdetailsofcoursesfromyourR oadSafetyOfficeratyourlocalauthority.Lookinyourtelephonedirectoryforthelocalauthority number.Butrememberthatthesecoursesareoftenfuninschoolplaygrounds,soit’simportanttoma-waystQuestions:1.WhatwasMr.Whitedoingthismorning?(Hewaswritinghisbookthismorning.)(No,hethoughttherestofthebookwouldbedifficulttowrite.)3.WhatdidMrs.Whiteexpect?(HeexpectedthatMr.Whitewouldfindtheanswersinterestingtoworkout.)4.WhydidMr.Whitethinkthehousewaseasytoworkin?Mrs.White:Howdidyourwritinggothismorning?Isthebookcomingalongallright?Mr.White:I’mnotsure.Ithinktherestofitwillbedifficulttowrite.Therearestillsomeproblem stosolve.Mrs.White:Iexpectyou’llfindtheanswersinterestingtoworkout.Mr.White:IfIcanworkthemout.Thankgoodnessthehouseiseasytoworkin.Ishallatleastbeabletot hink.Mrs.White:You’veforgottensomething.Peaceandquietwillbedifficulttoguaranteemuchlonger .However,200yearsago,educationwasnotfree.Americanelementaryschoolswereonlyforrichpeopl e.Mostyoungpeoplewerenotinschool.Thefirstpublichighschoolwasin1832.Thepurposeoftheschoolwastopreparestudentsforcollege .Itsmostimportantsubjectsweremathematicsandforeignlanguages.Nowadays,Americaneducationisabigbusiness.Thereareabout45millionstudentsinthenation’selementaryschoolsandhighschools.Eachyearthereareaboutthreemillionhighschoolgraduates. Themainpurposeofhighschoolisstilltopreparestudentsforcollege.Therearealsojob-training programmesinhighschoolandprogrammestoteachusefulskillsforeverydaylife-forexample,driv ertraining,firstaid,andevencooking.Section4SupplementaryExercisesPart1ListeningComprehensionMyNephewl.DTapescript:ThisyearIdecidedtodosomethingtoregainmyreputationasakindlyuncle.Mynephew,Tony,hadneve rforgivenmeforthedictionaryIhadboughthimasabirthdaypresentlastyear.Hisparentshadnorea sontobegratefultomeeither?becausetheyearbefore,Ihadpresentedtheirdearsonwithapotofpas te*andsomefunnypictures.Insteadofsticking*themintoabook,Tonyhadnaturallycoveredeveryw allinthehousewiththem.Thisyear,therefore,Idecidedtolethimchooseforhimself.WewentintoabigtoyshopbutTonywashighlycriticalofeverythinghesaw.Invain*didIshowhimtoya ftertoy;hewasnottobetempted*.ThenIsawhiseyeslightup:hehaddiscoveredsomethinghereallyd idapproveof:alargetindrum.Iwasquitepleased,too,untilIthoughtwhatTony’smotherwouldsay whenshesawit.Nobodywouldgetanysleepforweeks.IledTonyawayquickly,sayingthatthedrumwast ooexpensive.IfthatwashowIfelt,Tonyrepliedjokingly,thenIcouldbuyhimthebigmodelrailwayi ntheshopwindow.Nowthatwasreallyexpensive,soIquicklychangedthesubject.￡￡Part3VideoMarsRover:“AMarsScientist’sDreamMachine”1.What’sthenameoftheMarsroverthatwaslaunchedbytheAmericanspaceagencyinNovember2011?Itisknownas“Curiosity”.2.Whereisitsupposedtoland?Itissupposedtolandatthefootofamountainwithinadeep,150-kilometer-wideholecalledGaleCr ater.3.WhatenergyisusedtosupporttheMarsrover’smanyactivitiesandhowlongwillthepowerlast?TheAmericanspaceagencylauncheditsMarsScienceLaboratory,alsoknownas“Curiosity,”inNov emberof2011.Thecar-sizedvehicleissupposedtolandonMarsinAugust2012.Thiscomputermodelsh owswhatscientistsexpectwillhappenwhenthespacecraftcarrying"Curiosity"reachestheredpla net.Curiosity”issupposedtolandatthefootofamountainwithinadeep,150-kilometer-widehole calledGaleCrater.DeputyprojectscientistAshwinVasavadatellsabout“Curiosity.”“ThisisaMarsscientist’sdreammachine.We’resoexcitedtohavethisrovergoingtoMarsthisyear.It’sgoingtobethevirtualpresenceforover200scientistsaroundtheworldtoexploreMarsand GaleCraterthatwe’lltalkabout.Thisroverisnotonlythemosttechnicallycapablerovereversen ttoanotherplanet,butit’sactuallythemostcapablescientificexplorerwe’veeversentout.”“Curiosity”ismuchlargerthanearlierrovers.Ithasaplutonium-fuelednuclearreactorthatwi llprovideplentyofpowerfor“Curiosity’s”manyactivities.Thevehiclealsohas17cameras,an dalaserthatcanexaminethechemicalmake-upofrocks.ismission.That’sanotherrequirementforlifeasweknowit.”Thenuclearreactoron“Curiosity”hasenoughpowertooperateonthesurfaceofMarsforabouttwoE arthyears,whichisthesameasoneMartianyear.补充阅读：职业访谈与工作面试是一回事吗说起职业访谈（InformationalInterview），很多人都不清楚是什么意思。
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Script: B: Hullo. Is that Reception? R: Yes, madam. B: This is Mrs. Bates. Room 504. I sent some clothes to the laundry this morning, two of my husband’s shirts and three of my blouses. But they’re not back yet. You see, we’re leaving early tomorrow morning. R: Just a moment, madam. I’ll put you through to the housekeeper. H: Hullo. Housekeeper. B: Oh, hullo. This is … I’m phoning from Room 504. it’s about some clothes I sent to the laundry this morning. They’re not back yet and you see… H: They are, madam. You’ll find them in your wardrobe. They’re in the top drawer on the left. B: On, I didn’t look in the wardrobe. Thank you very much. Sorry to trouble you. H: That’s quite all right . Goodbye. B: Goodbye.
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Unit 3Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 Spot DictationWildlifeEvery ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect (1) dies out for ever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) extinct twenty years from now.The seas are in danger. They are being filled with (3)poison: industrial and nuclear waste, chemical fertilizers and (4)pesticides, sewage. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to (5) live in the seas.The tropical rain (6)forests which are the home of half the earth's living things are (7) being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have (8) nearly disappeared in twenty years. The effect on the world's (9) climate- and on our agriculture and food (10)supplies- will be disastrous.(11)Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the (12)World Wildlife Fund was founded - a small group of people who wanted to (13) raise money to save animals and plants (14) from extinction. Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large (15) internationa l organization. It has raised over (16)£35 million for (17)conservation projects, and has created or given support to the National Parks in (18) five continents. It has helped 30 (19) mammals and birds - including the tiger -to (20) survive.Part 2 Listening for GistMrs. Bates: Hullo. Is that Reception? .Reception: Yes, madamMrs. Bates: This is Mrs. Bates. Room 504. I sent some clothes to the laundry this morning, two of my husband's shirts and three ofmy blouses. But they're not back yet. You see, we're leavingearly tomorrow morning.Reception: Just a moment, madam. I'll put you through to the housekeeper.Housekeeper: Hullo. Housekeeper.Mrs. Bates: Oh, hullo. This is ... I'm phoning from Room 504. It's about some clothes I sent to the laundry this morning. They're notback yet and you see ...Housekeeper: They are, madam. You'll find them in your wardrobe.They're in the top drawer on the left.Mrs. Bates: Oh, I didn't look in the wardrobe. Thank you very much.Sorry to trouble you.Housekeeper: That's quite all right. Goodbye.Mrs. Bates: Goodbye.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1)This dialogue is about making an inquiry about the laundry.2)The key words are reception. laundry. shirts. blouses. wardrobe.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueA UN InterpreterInterviewer: ... so perhaps you could tell us how exactly you became so proficient at language learning, Suzanne.Suzanne: Well, I think it all started with a really fortunate accident of birth. You know I was born in Lausanne*, Switzerland; myfather was Swiss-French Swiss and my mother was American,so, of course, we spoke both languages at home and I grew upbilingual. Then, of course, I learnt German at school - inSwitzerland that's normal. And because I was already fluent inEnglish, my second language at school was Italian. So I had areal head start (有利的开端)!Interviewer: So that's ... one, two, three, four - you had learnt four languages by the time you left school? How fluent were you? Suzanne: Urn, I was native speaker standard in French and English, butI'd become a bit rusty* in German and my Italian was onlyschool standard. I decided the best option was to study in theUK, and I did Hispanic Studies at university, studying Spanishand Portuguese, with some Italian, and living in Manchester.Then I went to live in Brazil for two years, teaching English. Interviewer: So by this time you must have been fluent in six languages? Suzanne: Nearly. My Italian wasn't perfect, but I had a boyfriend from Uruguay* while I was there, so my Spanish also became prettygood!Interviewer: And then what did you do?Suzanne: When I was 25 I came back to Switzerland, went to aninterpreters' school and then got a job in the United Nationswhen I was 28.Interviewer: And you've been there ever since?Suzanne: Not quite. In the first few months I met Jan, a Czech interpreter, who became my husband. We went to live in Prague in 1987and that was where I learnt Czech.Interviewer: And the eighth language?Suzanne: Well, unfortunately the marriage didn't last; I was very upset and I decided to take a long break. I went to Japan on holiday,got a job and stayed for two years, which was when I learntJapanese.Interviewer: That's amazing! And now you're back at the United Nations? Suzanne: Yes. Well, I never really left. I carried on doing work for them when I was in Prague - some in Prague, some in Austria andSwitzerland, and I took a "sabbatical*" to work in Japan. Theyneed people who can understand Japanese. But, yes, I've beenback with them full-time for two years now.Interviewer: And your plans for the future?Suzanne: I'm going to learn more Oriental languages. It was such a challenge learning Japanese - it's so different from all the others.So I'll spend another two or three years here with the UNfull-time, during which time I hope to get a substantialpromotion, then I think I'll go back and learn Korean, orperhaps Chinese, and Thai - I'd love to learn Thai. And then,perhaps an Indian language. Whatever, I want to be fluent inanother three or four languages before 45.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l.T 2.F 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.T 9. T 10. FPart 2 PassageThe Clyde RiverRunning through one of Britain's biggest manufacturing centers, Glasgow, the Clyde River* was poisoned for more than a century bythe fetid* byproducts of industry.The waterway bore the brunt of(首当其冲)Glasgow's economic success during the Industrial Revolution and beyond, as pollution and chemicals destroyed its fish and wildlife populations and brewed smells whose memory still makes residents wince*. Now, with heavy industry gone and Glasgow reconceived as a center for culture and tourism, the Clyde is coming back to life.For the first time since the late 1800s, its native salmon have returned in sizable numbers, reflecting the new cleanliness of a riverthat was once one of Britain's filthiest.The Clyde River Foundation surveyed fish populations last autumnat 69 sites in the Clyde and its tributaries, and found salmon in sevenof the nine major tributaries.The migratory fish, which vanished from the Clyde around 1880 after a long decline, first reappeared in the 1980s, but last year's survey was the first to show they've come back in healthy numbers.Although commercial salmon fishing was never widespread on the Clyde, the fish's return is symbolically important for Glasgow, where salmon were once so important to the city's identity that two are picturedon its official coat of arms.The salmon's comeback is also a sign of big improvements to water quality. Like sea trout, which have also reappeared in the Clyde system in recent years, salmon are very sensitive to environmental conditions and require cool, well-oxygenated* water to thrive.The decline of Glasgow's main industries helped boost the fortunes of a river that was essentially fishless for decades during the worst periods of pollution.The closure of factories that had poured toxins* and other pollutants into the river boosted water quality significantly. Environmental regulators also lightened dumping rules, and modern sewage processing plants helped eliminate some of the foul* smells that once tainted* the air.With worries rising about the environmental impact of enormous fish farms elsewhere in Scotland and severely depleted fish stocks in the North Sea and North Atlantic, the Clyde comeback is a rare bit of good news for Scotland's fish lovers.Since the area that is now Glasgow was first settled around the year 550, the Clyde has been central to its history.The river's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s. Later, during the Industrial Revolution that began in the late1700s, Glasgow became a center of British shipbuilding and one of the country's great manufacturing centers.The mills and factories that lined the Clyde made steel, textiles and chemicals, tanned leather and even produced candy and brewed alcohol.When the factories began to close in the second half of the 20th century, working-class Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, gained a reputation for social deprivation and rough streets. More recently, its art museums and nightlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the city into a popular tourist destination.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionRivers are important to humans because they supply fresh drinking water, serve as home for important fishes, and provide transportation routes.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.1)Salmon are very sensitive to environmental conditions and require cool, well-oxygenated water to thrive.2)The closure of factories that had poured toxins and other pollutants into the river boosted water quality significantly and modern sewage processing plant s（污水处理厂）helped eliminate some of the foulsmells.3)The river's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s.4)The mills and factories that lined the Clyde made steel, textiles and chemicals, tanned leather and even produced candy and brewed alcohol.5)When the factories began to close in the second half of the 20th century, working-class Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, gained a reputation for social deprivation（社会剥夺）and rough streets.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.l.A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. AExercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1)The Clyde's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an importantcenter for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s. And the city became a center of Britishshipbuilding and one of the country's great manufacturing centers during the Industrial Revolution. More recently, its art museums and nightlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the city into a popular tourist destination.2)(Open)Section Three :NewsNews Item 1Governments Ban Nine Of The World's Most Hazardous Chemicals UN Environment Program Executive Director Achim Steiner calls the agreement historic. He says the nine chemicals that have joined the list of Persistent Organic Pollutants, or POPS, are extremely harmful to the environment and to health.The newly targeted chemicals include products that are widely used in pesticides and flame-retardants, and in a number of other commercial uses, such as a treatment for head lice.These nine toxic chemicals will join the Stockholm Convention's original list of 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants, referred to as the "dirty dozen."The pollutants are especially dangerous because they cross boundaries and travel long distances, from the Equator to the Arctic. They persist inthe atmosphere and take many years, often decades, to degrade into less dangerous forms.They pose great risks to the environment and human health, especially to young people, farmers, pregnant women and the unborn.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about a ban of nine of the world’s most hazardous chemicals.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.UN environment Program Executive welcomed the agreement to ban the production of nine of the world’s most hazardous chemicals that are extremely harmful to the environment and to health. These substances will join a list of 12 other so-called persistent organic pollutants, or POPS, that are prohibited under an international treaty known as the Stockholm Convention.The newly targeted chemicals include products that are widely used in pesticides and flame-retardants, and in a number of other commercial uses, such as a treatment for head lice.The pollutants are especially dangerous because they crossboundaries and travel long distances, from the Equator to the Arctic. They persist in the atmosphere and take many years, often decades, to degrade into less dangerous forms.They pose great risks to the environment and human health, especially to young people, farmers, pregnant women and the unborn.News Item2World Climate Conference to Focus on Adaptation to ClimateChangeScientists predict the world will get hotter over the coming decades. A major conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year will focus on ways to mitigate the worst affects of global warming.WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud (世界气象组织秘书长贾侯)says countries must have the tools to adapt to a changing climate. They must be able to respond to a world that is likely to experience more extreme weather events, such as floods and hurricanes.Jarraud notes farmers in certain parts of the world will have to adapt to a dryer climate. He says they might have to modify irrigation systems or consider growing crops that do not require much rain.He says global warming is likely to increase the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. Therefore, better and more timely information on these phenomena are essential to make decisions onclimate variability and change. To do this, he says, weather observation networks must be strengthened.The WMO chief says climate change is a global problem. And, everyone needs everyone else to solve this problem. He says even the biggest, richest countries cannot do it alone. He says the developed world needs reliable weather information from developing countries andvice-versa.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about an appeal for global cooperation to deal with climate change.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.1)Scientists predict the world will get hotter over the coming decades.2)A major conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year will focuson ways to mitigate the worst affects of global warming.3)Countries must have the tools to adapt to a changing climate.4)Jarraud notes farmers in certain parts of the world will have to adaptto a dryer climate. He says they might have to modify irrigation systems or consider growing crops that do not require much rain.5)Global warming is likely to increase the intensity and frequency ofextreme weather events.6)Weather observation networks must be strengthened.7)Even the biggest, richest countries cannot do it alone. He says thedeveloped world needs reliable weather information from developing countries and vice-versa.News Item3Scientists have warned that the Great Barrier Reef - which stretches for more than 2,500 kilometers down Australia's northeast coast - is likely to bear the brunt of warmer ocean temperatures.A major concern has been the bleaching of coral, where the sensitive marine organisms wither under environmental stress caused by increased water temperature, pollution or sedimentation. An unexpected discovery at the southern end of the reef has provided some rare good news for researchers.Researchers found that coral in the Keppel Islands off Queensland, which was damaged by bleaching in 2006 and then smothered by seaweed that overgrew the reef, has managed to repair itself.Experts say to see reefs bounce back from mass coral bleaching in less than a decade is highly unusual.Like other coral systems, the Great Barrier Reef is facing a range ofenvironmental threats. Scientists say their capacity to recovery from damage inflicted by warmer waters, for example, will be critical to its future health.The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australia's premier tourist attractions. It covers an area bigger than Britain and is the largest living structure on earth and the only one visible from space.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the Great Barrier Reef.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l. T 2. F 3. T 4.F 5. T 6. TSection Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1Feature ReportSydney Ready for Big Switch Off as Earth Hour Goes GlobalScotland's Edinburgh Castle, the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing and the pyramids in Egypt will join the Sydney Opera House in dimming their lights as part of Earth Hour.The global event has been endorsed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon has said it was the biggest climate change demonstration ever attempted. Mr. Ban urged people everywhere to pressure their governments to take decisive action to cut carbon pollution.Organizers are hoping that up to a billion people from small villages in Namibia to sprawling cities in Asia will participate in an international effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which many scientists blame for a warming climate.One of the architects of Earth Hour, Andy Ridley from the conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF), says the current financial meltdown should not be used as an excuse to delay environmental reforms."The global economic crisis has proved that we are a global community, so when America goes bad, we all go bad and climate change is going to be on a scale that is way, way beyond our global economic crisis at the moment and we need to put in place the measures to a) slow that down and ideally halt it, b) be ready for economies that will have to change. So, the longer we procrastinate the more we pay the penalty so we need to move quickly," he said.Earth Hour was started by environmentalists in Sydney in 2007. It encourages households, businesses and governments to switch off all non-essential lights for 60 minutes in a show of unified concern for thehealth and future of the planet.In two years, the event has become a large global movement and its aim is to create an enormous wave of public pressure that will influence delegates at a meeting in Copenhagen later this year, which hopes to establish a new U.N. climate treaty.However, critics of Earth Hour have insisted it is simply a symbolic gesture that will not affect significant environmental change.The event will officially begin on the international dateline in the remote Chatham Islands southeast of New Zealand and will conclude in Hawaii.Exercise A: Directions: Listen to the news report and complete the summary.This news report is about a global event known as Earth Hour.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following sentences.1.Scotland's Edinburgh Castle, the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing andthe pyramids in Egypt will join the Sydney Opera House in d imming their lights as part of Earth Hour.2.Ban Ki-moon has said it was the biggest climate changedemonstration ever attempted.anizers are hoping that up to a billion people will participate in aninternational effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which many scientists blame for a warming climate.4.Andy Ridley, One of the architects of Earth Hour, says the currentfinancial meltdown should not be used as an excuse to delay environmental reforms.5.In two years, the event has become a large global movement and itsaim is to create an enormous wave of public pressure that will influence delegates at a meeting in Copenhagen later this year.Part 2 PassageLab produces shape-shifting fruits and vegetables Many fruits and vegetables we know almost as much by their shape as by their color or taste. Bananas are long and curved. Onions are round. But what if you could alter the familiar shape? Would a square tomato still be a tomato?Scientists are learning how to change the shape of fruits and vegetables so they can be harvested or processed more efficiently, or maybe just to reduce waste in the kitchen. It can be done to some extent with traditional hybrid techniques. And as we hear from reporter Julie Grant, it can also be done by flipping a genetic switch.Ester van der Knaap steps gingerly around the greenhouse. We're at the Ohio State Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster.Van Der Knaap points out short, round tomatoes - and some odd-looking long, thin ones.V AN DER KNAAP: "That's one gene. One gene can make that difference."Van der Knaap's team discovered that gene and isolated it. They call it the SUN gene. And they've been able to clone it in tomatoes.Van der Knaap's research could lead to square-shapes - something she thinks the tomato industry might like. Square tomatoes fit into packages better. And, overall, square tomatoes might be easier to work with than the common round tomatoes.So far money for her research has come from the National Science Foundation - not big ag.Designer fruit shapes are gaining popularity.People have been cross-breeding tomatoes to make the shapes they want for a long time. But this is not the same thing.Dick Alford is a chef and professor of hospitality management at the University of Akron [Ohio].The difference between what his brother and lots of other folks have been doing and what van der Knaap is doing is the difference between cross-breeding and locating a specific gene that affects the shape of tomatoes.Chef Alford watches students as they cut yellow crookneck squashand carrots.They're trying to make uniform, symmetrical shapes out of curvy and pointed vegetables. There's a lot of waste. Chef Alford hates to see so much get thrown away. So he's got a request of Dr. van der Knaap.ALFORD: "If we could get square carrots, it would be great. If you could get a tomato as long as a cucumber, where you could get 20 or 30 slices out of them, it would be great."In a country that loves hamburgers, Van der Knaap has heard that request before. But the long, thin tomato hasn't worked out just yet. She says there's more genetics to be studied.“Once we know all the genes responsible for making different shapes in tomatoes”, Van der Knaap says, “ we'll have a better idea of what controls the shape of other crops, such peppers, cucumbers and gourds. And maybe then we'll get those square carrots.”Exercise A Pre-listening Question(open)Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.1.what if you could alter the familiar shape? Would a square tomato stillbe a tomato?2.Scientists are learning how to change the shape of fruits andvegetables so they can be harvested or processed more efficiently, or maybe just to reduce waste in the kitchen.3.People have been cross-breeding tomatoes to make the shapes theywant for a long time. But this is not the same thing.4.If you could get a tomato as long as a cucumber, where you could get20 or 30 slices out of it, it would be great.5.Once we know all the genes responsible for making different shapes intomatoes, we'll have a better idea of what controls the shape of other crops, such as peppers, cucumbers and gourds.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.1.Bananas and Onions are the examples known as much by their shape as by their color or taste.2. The hybrid or cross-breeding technique is regarded as the traditional way of changing the shape of fruits.3.The genetic technique which can also change the shape of fruits.4.They discovered the SUN gene and managed to clone it in tomatoes.pared with round tomatoes, square tomatoes might be easier to work with than the common round tomatoes.6.The difference between what his brother and lots of other folks havebeen doing and what van der Knaap is doing is the difference between cross-breeding and locating a specific gene that affects the shape of tomatoes.7.There's a lot of waste. Chef Alford hates to see so much get thrown away. So he's got a request of Dr. van der Knaap.8.“Once we know all the genes responsible for making different shapes in tomatoes, Van der Knaap says we'll have a better idea of what controls the shape of other crops, such peppers, cucumbers and gourds. And maybe then we'll get those square c arrots.”Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1. Chef Alford’s request: "If we could get square carrots, it would be great. If you could get a nice long, a tomato as long as a cucumber, where you could get 20 or 30 slices out of them, it would be great." Van der Knaap’s opinion is that the long, thin tomato hasn't worked out just yet. and there's more genetics to be studied.2)(Open)。
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unit 1 V ocabularySection 1Part 1 PhoneticsKey:for you; who’s; know him; That’s ; you’ll be; When’s; We’re; can all; Part 2 . Listening and Note-takingextension n.电话分机There are telephone extensions in every office.每间办公室都有电话分机。
Electronicshairdresser’soperatorKey:on holiday; South of France; home; her sister’s; the hairdresser’s DialogueSection 2Part 1Dialogue 1.Key :1.Professor Andrews Dr.Baxter.2. Al Eric3. Sally Steve4. Tony Mary Parker5. Susan Roper John Lee6. Al Eric7. Tony Mary ParkerDialogue 2.hijack vt劫持They planned to hijack a plane. 他们计划劫持一架飞机。
central heatingcupboardblanketSwitzerlandextraKey :1. T2.T3.T4.F5. T6.T7.F8.TPart 2Passageflavour n.味道vt.给...加味I don't like the flavour of onion.我不喜欢洋葱的味道。
vanilla n.香草He used to love milk flavoured with vanilla. 他过去常爱喝带香草味的牛奶.cafe n.咖啡馆,小餐馆This cafe keeps late into the night这家咖啡馆一直开到深夜。
教案听力教程1施心远1到16单元
教案听力教程1施心远1到16单元UNIT 1Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Woman 1: I've got good news (1) for you! Woman 2: Oh, yes? Woman 1: I'm getting married.Man: Well, well! (2) Who's the lucky man? Do we know him? Woman 1: Of course you (3) know him! It's David! Woman 2: (4) That's wonderful news! Man: I'm sure (5) you'll be very happy. Woman 2: (6) When's the wedding?Woman 1: Next June. (7)we're going to have a big June wedding! Woman 2:Are we invited?Woman 1: Of course! I hope you (8) can all come. Part 2 Listening andNote-taking Telephone rings for a long time.Operator: Redman Electronics. Can I help you? Voice: At last! Why don'tyou answer the phone?Operator: I'm sorry. I was downstairs. Voice: Well, can I speakto Mr. Redman please?Operator: I'm afraid he isn't here at the moment. He's on holiday. He's in the South of France.Voice: What about Mr. Gray ― extension 322. Operator: Mr. Gray's at home. Voice: Well, may I speak to Mr. Redman's secretary? Operator: She isn't in today. She's at her sister's. Voice: I see. Then I'd like to speak to Mr.Gray's secretary. Operator: Miss Jones? Voice: That's right.Operator: Sorry. She isn't in. She's gone to the hairdresser's. Voice: Who is intoday?Operator: Well, I am. But I'm going home soon. Who is it please?Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes. Exercise B: Complete the following sentences. Where are they? Mr. Redman is on holiday in the South of France. Mr. Gray is at home.Mr. Redman's secretary is at her sister's.Mr. Gray's secretary, Miss Jones, is at the hairdresser's.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueDialogue 1 HelloWoman 1 : Professor Andrews, this is Dr. Baxter. Woman 2: How do you do? Man: How do you do? Man l: Hello, Al. How are you?Man 2: Fine, thanks, Eric. Nice to see you again. Woman I: Sally, do you know Steve? Woman 2: No, how do you do? Man: Hello, Sally. I'm glad to meet you.Man l: Tony, I'd like to introduce my friend Mary Parker. Man 2: Oh, hello. I've heard so much about you. Woman: Hello.Woman: May I introduce myself? My name is Susan Roper. Man: Oh, hello. I'm John Lee. I'm sorry, I didn't catch your name. Exercise: Listen to some people talking at a party. Who is talking to whom? Who has known whom before? Complete the following sentences. Names in the box are for your reference.1. Professor Andrews is talking to Dr. Baxter.2. A1 is talking to Eric.3. Sally is talking to Steve.4. Tony is talking to Maw Parker.5. Susan Rotteris talking to John Lee.6. A1and Eric have known each other before.7. Tony has known Mary Parker before.Dialogue 2 welcome to BristolEtienne has just arrived in England,Etienne: Hello, Are you Mrs. Baker? I'm Etienne Bertrand, from Switzerland. Mrs. Baker: Hello, Etienne. Come in. Welcome to Bristol. Etienne: Hello.Pleased to meet you, Mrs. Baker. Mrs. Baker: Oh, call me Nicola. And this is my husband, Nigel. Mr. Baker: How was your trip? No hijacks? Etienne: No, it was all right, thank you. But the plane was late and theairport was crowdedMr. Baker: Well, it's the holiday season. You expect it at this time of the year. Here, let me take your bags upstairs. Etienne: Oh, that's all right. I'll take this one. it's heavy. Mr. Baker: Well. Here's your room. I hope it's big enough for you and not too cold. We do have central heating but it doesn't work very well There are extra blankets in the cupboard, I think. Oh, well … Nicola, where are the blankets? Let's go down and meet the rest of the family.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.T 1. Etienne Bertrand is from Switzerland. (I'm Etienne Bertrand, from Switzerland.)T 2. The Bakers are expecting Mr. Bertrand. (Mrs. Baker says\probably been hijacks in recent days. (Mr. Baker says \No hijacks?\draw a conclusionthat they were serious.)F 4. the plane was late because there had been a hijack attempt. (The planewas late probably because it was the holiday season.)T 5. The airport is usually crowded at this time of the year. (It is the holiday season.)T 6. It is probably still cold. (Mr. Baker mentions central heating and tellsEtienne to use extra blankets if he feels too cold.) F 7. The central heating doesn't work. (It doesn't work very well.)T 8. Mr. Baker can't find the blankets. (Mr. Baker asks Mrs. Baker where the blankets are.)感谢您的阅读，祝您生活愉快。
听力教程答案施心远—
听力教程4答案施心远（1—13）Unit 1Section 1Listening and Translation1. A college education can be very costly in the United States.2.Rising costs have led more and more families to borrow money to help pay forcollege.3.There are different federal loans and private loans for students.4.Interest rates on some of these loans will go up on July 1st.5.There are growing concerns that many students graduate with too much debt.1.在美国，大学教育的费用会很贵。
2.费用的上涨使越来越多的美国家庭通过借钱来支付上大学的费用。
3.有各种各样的联邦贷款和私人贷款可供学生挑选。
4.在这些贷款品种中，有些品种的利率将从7月1日起上调。
5.人们越来越担心，很多学生将背负沉重的债务从大学毕业。
Section 2Part 1 Dialogue 1-8 A C D C B C B APart 2 passage Ex C: 1-8 F F T T F T T FSection 3News Item 1China's wasted no time insetting put the latest plans for its ambitious space program. A senior official said the next manned mission will be in 2007, when the astronauts will attempt a space walk. After that, scientists will focus on developing the capability to rendezvous* and dock* with other spacecraft. He added that China also wanted to recruit female astronauts in the near future.The announcement comes just hours after the country's second manned space mission touched down in the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia. The returning astronauts have been given a hero's welcome, riding in an open car in a nationally televised parade. Thousands of soldiers and groups of schoolchildren lined the route, waving Chinese flags. It's a sign of the great importance China attaches to its space program, viewing it as a source of national pride and international prestige.A: …about China’s ambitious space program.B:1. Landing spot: in the remote grasslands of Inner Mongolia2. Significance: a source of national pride and international prestige (威望)Future plan1. 1) Time: 20072) Goal: The astronauts will attempt a space walk.2. Focus of further development: the capability to rendezvous and dock with otherspacecraft3. Recruitment of astronauts: to recruit female astronauts in the near future. News Item 2China's economy has recovered earlier and more strongly than any other. This latest data is further evidence of that trend. The rise in industrial output confirms what factory owners have been saying for some time now, that customers have been restocking* their inventories and confidence is returning.There are still question marks though over the stability of the recovery. The property* sector* is showing signs of overheating. The government this week announced measures to try to cool it. At the same time officials decided to extend tax subsidies* for purchases of small vehicles and appliances suggesting that some here still believe Chinese manufacturers need government support.Growth was strongest in heavy industries such as coal, steel, power generation and automobiles. Consumer prices rose in November for the first time since February. But the rise was small and probably reflected higher food prices caused by early snowstorms which destroyed crops and disrupted transport.A: … about the growth of China’s economy.News Item 3If you visit almost any marketplace in Africa, many of the consumer goods on sale, from buckets to razor blades to hurricane lamps, are likely to be Chinese. In a very large number of African capitals, the main football stadium is likely to have been built with Chinese aid money.Sino-African trade, and aid, is large and growing. Some estimates put it as high as 12 billion dollars a year. Although direct comparisons are difficult, the links between the world's largest developing country, China, and the world's largest developing continent could grow to challenge the post-colonial links between Europe and Africa. The meeting in Addis Ababa* had heard Chinese promises to cancel debts, grant duty-free access into China for African products and increase Chinese investments in Africa.A: … about China’s large and growing trade with and aid to Africa.B：1.In many African capitals, the main football stadium is likely to have been builtwith Chinese aid money.2.It is estimated that Sino-African trade, and aid, amounts to as high as 12billion dollars a year.3.The links between China and Africa could grow to challenge the post-coloniallinks between Europe and Africa.4.On the meeting in Addis Ababa, China promised to cancel debts, grant duty-freeaccess into China for African products and increase Chinese investments in Africa.Unit 2Section 1Listening and Translation1.Some people fear they do not get enough vitamins from the foods they eat.2.So they take products with large amounts of vitamins.3.They think these vitamin supplements will improve their health and protectagainst disease.4.Medical experts found little evidence that most supplements do anything toprotect or improve health.5.but they noted that some do help to prevent disease.1.有些人担心他们并未从所吃的食物中获取足够的维生素。
施心远听力教程Unit答案
施心远听力教程U n i t答案集团文件版本号：（M928-T898-M248-WU2669-I2896-DQ586-M1988）Unit 4Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Spot DictationStephen Powelson’s Amazing MemoryWhen Stephen Powelson was nine, his school organized a (1) weekly contest in memorizing passages from the Bible. Stephen paid (2) no attention until he was chided* for (3) not competing. The next Sunday he surprised everyone by (4) reciting all the passages for the (5) entire year.As a teenager in prep school, Stephen took Greek. His teacher (6) assigned 21 lines of the Iliad* to be memorized (7) in a week. At the end of the hour - though he (8) insisted he paid full attention to the (9) lecture - Stephen knew all 21. He went on to memorize the first (10) 100 lines.In 1978, for the first time (11) since college, Powelson, now 60, had some (12) spare time. To keep his mind active, he reread the Iliad and (13) discovered that he still knew the first 100 lines (14) by heart.That someone could memorize so much between ages 60 and 70 is (15) astonishing to most people, who are (16) convinced that memory (17) worsens as we grow older.Powelson's method is to (18) read a book into his tape recorder, then read it several more times, making sure he understands (19) each word. "Also," he says, "I attempt to (20) visualize myself as part of the action."Part 2 Listening for GistYou might not know how rarely images are viewed directlythrough telescopes. The most common way to observe the skies is to photograph them. The process is very simple. First, a photographic plate is coated with a light-sensitive material. The plate is positioned so that the image received by the telescope is recorded on it. Then the image can be developed, enlarged, and published so that many people can study it. Because most astronomical objects are very remote, the light we receive from them is rather feeble. But by using a telescope as a camera, long time exposures can be made. In this way, objects can be photographed that are a hundred times too faint to be seen by just looking through a telescope.1)This passage is about how to photograph astronomical objects.2)Photograph, coated, light-sensitive material, positioned,received, recorded, developed, enlarged, published, remote, feeble, telescope, camera, long exposuresSection Two Listening ComprehensionPart one DialogueTunisian HolidayVocabularyamphitheatremosaiccoach n. 公共马车，普通旅客车厢resort n. 胜地，常去之地(Someone is enquiring about the Tunisian holiday.)Agent: Hello, Bath Travel.Client: Hello, I'd like to find out more about your Tunisian holiday for amateur archaeologists. I've read about it in the paper, but I'd like to know more about what is involved. Agent: You mean you'd like to know the itineraryClient: Yes, that's right.Agent: All right. Just briefly, you arrive in Tunis at midday on the first day and go by coach to La Marsa. Then there is a short briefing by the archaeologist and then the rest of the day you are free to explore.The second day you get up before dawn and go to Carthage to see the sunrise. You have breakfast and a lecture there and then go by coach to Mansoura, where there are beautifulcoves(小海湾). After lunch you can walk along the beach, toKerkouane. The walk takes about four hours. Kerkouane is one of the most recent and most exciting sites. Then by coach to Kelibia, a fishing village, in time for sunset over the harbor. Client: That sounds rather a long walk.Agent: Well, it's an easy walk. Flat all the way, and very pretty. But you can go by coach, if you prefer. The third day you spend in Hammamet on Cap Bon, and the day is free to enjoy the town. It's a lovely old town and resort. And the fourth day you take the coach to the ruin of EI Djem, which is a magnificent amphitheatre*. You have lunch in Sfax and then you take the ferry to the beautiful Kerkennah Islands.Client: Islands, you sayAgent: Yes, they're very peaceful and you spend the fifth day there. The fishermen will take everyone out on their sailing boats and there will be a fishermen's picnic. On the sixth day you visit the Great Mosque of Kairouan and have a picnic lunch. Then take the coach to the lovely port of Bizerte for the last night. And the final day there is a visit to the ancient Roman capital of Utica with its fantastic mosaics* and then a coachto Tunis International Airport.Client: Have you got a full brochure which gives more details ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and complete the following itinerary.Part 2 PassageMexican Gray WolfExercise A Pre-listening QuestionThe wolf is a large member of the canine(犬科的) family. Most of the adult grey wolves weigh in the vicinity of 75 to 125 pounds (34 to 56 kilograms). Wolves live in family groups called packs. A pack is usually made up of a male parent, a female parent, their pups and a few other adult wolves who arethe older brothers and sisters. Wolves can run up to 40 miles an hour and can easily cover 50 miles a day.The wolf has developed the capacity to survive in the most inhospitable of climates. The wolves in the high arctic endure several winter months of perpetual darkness. Even in February when the sun returns to the north, temperatures of -40°C and bitter winds are common. In the wild wolves can live up to 13 years or more; in a protected wolf park or a controlled area of land, a wolf can live to be up to 16 years old.1)After more than a century of assault by humans, the wolfpopulation had dwindled to no more than a handful by the1970s in Mexico and the American southwest.2)The program is now about halfway to meeting its goal of a"wild" population of at least 100 wolves covering morethan 12,800 square kilometers.3)Decisions about mating, movement among the 45 captive-breeding facilities and releases into the wild are made bya US-Mexican committee of scientists, land owners andothers.4)A wolf with rare genes - until it has successfullyreproduced - will never be released because· of the high mortality rate in the wild.5)The recovery program is gradually moving away from freeingcaptive-born wolves, as the population of pups born freetakes off.****Francisco and Sheila were pioneers in a federal programin Eureka, 32 kilometers southwest of S1. Louis, the United States, to restore the endangered Mexican gray wolf, therarest and most genetically distinct subspecies of gray wolfin North America.After more than a century of assault by humans, the wolf population had dwindled to no more than a handful by the1970s in Mexico and the American southwest.The research center, popularly known as the Wolf Sanctuary*, was founded in 1971 by Marlin Perkins, a world-renownednaturalist and former director of the St. Louis Zoo, and hiswife Carol. Besides the Mexican wolf, the sanctuary works with the endangered red wolf, maned wolf (maned: 有鬃毛的; manedwolf 鬣狼), swift fox and African wild dogs.In the late 1970s, the last seven known wolves were captured in the wild or taken from zoos to begin the breeding program. In 1981, the first captive-bred litter of Mexican gray wolves produced in the federal program was born at the Wild Canid (犬科动物) Center, and the first release into the wild took place in 1998. The program is now about halfway to meeting its goalof a "wild" population of at least 100 wolves covering more than 12,800 square kilometers.Though in captivity themselves, Francisco and Sheila taught their pups so well that many are thriving in the wild. They were ideal parents. They raised 25 babies, taught them good survival skills and sent many of them off to live on their own.Nine of Francisco and Sheila's offspring were among thefirst 11 captive-born Mexican gray wolves released in 1998. Both parent wolves have since died - Francisco at age 14 in December. Sheila at age 16 in June 2000 - but they lived, as captive wolves often do, roughly twice as long as wolves in the wild. Today the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center in Eureka estimates that 98 percent of Mexican wolves released from the federal program are descendants of the prolific* lobo* pair. （lobo=timber wolf）About 250 lobos now live in captivity at 45 US and Mexican facilities. The Wild Canid Center, however, has produced more puppies and housed more Mexican grays than any other facility.The Wild Canid Center is ideated* on 25 isolatedhectares(公顷) within Washington University's Tyson ResearchCenter. The wolves live in large outdoor with minimal human contact. They learn to hunt, , live in natural family packs, and to be suspicious of people - all necessary skills for surviving in the wild.Decisions about mating, movement among the 45 and releases into the wild are made by a US-Mexican committeeof scientists, land owners and others. They alsomaintain . A wolf with rare genes - until it has successfully reproduced - will never be released because ofthe in the wild. It's not uncommon for freed wolves to be struck by cars or shot by hunters; in recent weeks, fivehave died.Despite the losses, released wolves are . The recovery program is gradually moving away from freeing captive-born wolves, as the population of pups born free . Scientists want to let nature decide what's a good wolf andwhat's not through .The Wild Canid Center is ideated* on 25 isolatedhectares(公顷) within Washington University's Tyson Researchminimal human contact. They learn to hunt, raise young, live innatural family packs, and to be suspicious of people - all necessary skills for surviving in the wild.Decisions about mating, movement among the 45 captive-breeding facilities and releases into the wild are made by a US-Mexican committee of scientists, land owners and others. They also maintain a genetic database. A wolf with rare genes - until it has successfully reproduced - will never be released because of the high mortality rate in the wild. It's not uncommon for freed wolves to be struck by cars or shot by hunters; in recent weeks, five have died.Despite the losses, released wolves are reproducing. The recovery program is gradually moving away from freeing captive-born wolves, as the population of pups born free takes off. Scientists want to let nature decide what's a good wolf and what's not through natural selection.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.Exercise C Detailed Listening1 Directions: Listen to the passage and complete theinformation about a Mexican gray wolf research center.1)The research center's known as: the Wolf Sanctuary2) Location: in Eureka. 32 Kilometers southwest of St. Louis. the United States3) Founding: in 19714) Purpose: to restore the endangered Mexican gray wolf5) Founder: Marlin Perkins. a world-renowned naturalist andformer director the St. Louis Zoo. and his wife Carol2. Directions: Fill in the blanks with events connected withthe following time expressions.1)In the late 1970s: The last seven known wolves were capturedin the wild or taken from zoos to begin the breeding program.2)In 1981: The first captive-bred litter of Mexican gray wolvesproduced in the federal program was born at the wild Canid Center.3)In 1998: The first release into the wild took place.Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss thefollowing questions.1)Francisco and Sheila were pioneers in a federal program.Though in captivity themselves, they taught their pups sowell that many are thriving in the wild. They were idealparents. They raised 25 babies, taught them good survivalskills and sent many of them off to live on their own. Nineof Francisco and Sheila's offspring were among the first 11 captive-born Mexican gray wolves released in 1998. Both parent wolves have since died - Francisco at age 14 in December. Sheila at age 16 in June 2000 but they lived, as captive wolves often do, roughly twice as long as wolves in the wild.The Wild Canid Center is ideated on 25 isolated hectares within. Washington University's Tyson Research Center. Today the Wild Canid Survival and Research Center estimates that 98 percent of Mexican wolves released from the federal program are descendants of the prolific lobo pair. About 250 lobos now live in captivity at 45 US and Mexican facilities. The Wild Canid Center has produced more puppies and housed more Mexican grays than any other facility. Other large US newspapers were singled out too, including the Wall Street Journal, which won the Pulitzer for breaking news, despite being displaced from its offices at the World Trade Center. The Washington Post received Pulitzers in two categories, investigative and national reporting.(Open)Section Three NewsNews Item1When Astroland opened in 1962 it represented the future of amusement theme parks, boasting state-of-the-art rides(游乐场所供人玩乐的乘坐装置) and attractions operating with an outer-space theme.The park is a fixture on the Coney Island boardwalk, best known for the Cyclone, its wooden roller coaster and the Wonder Wheel, a seaside landmark. Astroland's 22 rides and three game arcades provided jobs for up to 300 people.Astroland has been by far the biggest amusement center on Coney Island, which has been a favorite holiday destination for Americans in the New York area since the 19th Century. It isrides, street performers, sand beaches and family-friendly atmosphere.But Astroland's final chapter may be still to come. A few days after the park's announced closure, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said hope is not yet lost, and that city officialsare trying to step in and get a one-year renewal of Astroland's lease.A.Astroland’s announced closureB.1. It opened in 1962.2. It represented the future of amusement theme parks, boasting state-of-the-art rides and attractions operating with an outer-space theme.3. It is best known for the Cyclone, its wooden roller coaster and the Wonder Wheel, a seaside landmark.4. Because they enjoy its kitschy rides, street performers, sand beaches and family-friendly atmosphere.5. No. The city officials are trying to step in and get a one-year renewal of Astroland's lease.News Item 2It's called the "Highline." It's a newly renovated and elevated promenade that was once a railway line for delivering cattleand other food stock. In 1980, the train made its last delivery, bringing frozen turkeys to lower Manhattan. In a densely populated city, the Highline now provides open space for relaxation as it winds through neighborhoods once noted for slaughterhouses.It's an oasis in a sea of concrete. The walkway includes more than 100 species of plants inspired by the wild landscape left after the trains stopped running. New construction iseverywhere. Apartments, office towers, restaurants and even a museum have sprouted alongside the promenade.The first section of the Highline was inaugurated in May, after 15 years of planning and political battles. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, along with benefactors like clothing designer Diane von Furstenberg and her husband, media mogul Barry Diller, cut the ribbon.The first two sections of the Highline cost $152 million. Of that, $44 million was raised by the public. To those who visit, it seems it was well worth the wait and the money.News Item3African American History MuseumAn old Greyhound Bus* terminal sits unused in the heart of downtown Dothan, Alabama. It's hardly noticeable, nestled between two office buildings and surrounded by a chain link fence. There are no written signs that hint of the structure's controversial history. Four decades ago it was a symbol of racial segregation. During the 1960s, bus terminals like other public facilities throughout the American south were divided into white areas and black areas. The building still has the separate entrance and restroom facilities that black customers were legally required to use. Today, those elements have adifferent social value, and they will become one of the centerpieces of a new African American history museum.The museum will include galleries devoted to the accomplishments of George Washington Garver* and other black scientists and inventors. There will be a gallery depicting black heroes of military and social campaigns.And the city of Dothan is helping. It's providing the museum with some financial support, and it's already promoting the attraction to visitors. The G-W Carver Interpretive Museum should open doors by August and its director Francina Williams hopes to capitalize on Alabama's historic role . the center of America's Civil Rights movement. When visitors come to Birmingham, Selma and Montgomery to learn about the struggles that African Americans have endured, she would like them I make a side trip to Dothan to see what African Americans have contributed to Alabama, America Id the world.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about an African American history museum showing the struggles and contributions f African Americans. Exercise BDirection: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).1.F2. T3. F4.F5.T6. T7. F8.TSection Four supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Feature ReportLamaina grew up listening to her grandfather's stories of Garaguso.Tommaso Lamaina immigrated from Garaguso to Philadelphia in the 1920s in search of work. But he never let his family forget the place where generations of their forefathers had lived.The stories inspired Lamaina’s dream of developing her own relationship with a place she was never able to visit with her grandfather, who died when she was a teenager. So in 2000, with years of experience as a professional photographer behind her, she decided to begin an annual pilgrimage to Garaguso to capture life there on film.Garaguso is a farming village, home to about 1,500 people, in the mountainous region of Basilicata, located in the instep of Italy's boot. It's one of the most remote and least developed zones in the country. After decades of emigration, it's sparsely populated. One out of seven of the people who remain can't read or write.Lamaina's photos show a Garaguso that seems hardly to have changed in centuries, an anachronism compared with a verymodern Italy. Taken in black and white, they show the winding cobblestone streets and ancient buildings of the historical centre. There are donkeys, loaded up with kindling for the open fires and stoves, which still warm the houses.There are portraits of men with gnarled faces, wearing black pants and white shirts from a past era. There's the local baker, whose family has been selling bread in the same building since the late 1700s. There are women with white hair and no teeth, dressed in black.Arriving in the village where her family had lived for generations was like a homecoming for Lamaina. She grew up inan inner-city neighborhood of Philadelphia, in the bosom of an immigrant southern Italian community. At home, her relatives spoke the dialect of Garaguso rather than English.But over the years, the reserve has lessened. Lamaina admits, and her work shows, that life in Garaguso is not easy. Thelocals work from sunup to sundown in the fields, tending their crops and animals. They eat what they produce. Little isimported and nothing goes to waste. But she believes it's richin the things that matter, like generosity, hospitality andfamily ties. In this respect, she says, the village has something to teach those who see her work.Lamaina recently held an exhibition of her work in Florence, where she now lives. She's also giving a copy of her images to City Hall in Garaguso.After eight years of recording life there, Susanna LuciaLamaina's not ready to put away her camera yet. She says shehas many more photographs to take and hopes her work will puther family village on the map. Her grandfather, Tommaso Lamaina, would have been proud.A.Susanna Lucia Lamaina’s recording life in Garaguso.B.T,T,T, T,T,F,T,FPart 2 PassageSafari1)A blur of gold was spotted through the high, wind-whippedgrasses and off we walked toward the lion's den.2)He couldn't stop smiling as we crept closer and closer intothe glow of the day's last light.3)Just a meter away from the lions a straggling buffalo lopedby, but our appearance seemed to distract them and thebuffalo got away.4)Under an open sky we winded our way through cracked sun-bakedpathways. Our guides knelt in the sand, pointing out thedifferences between the various animal tracks.5)Thrashing in the water a mauve-colored hippo grunted, snappedhis giant jaws, and lunged forward.We kept our distance behind a log on the banks of the river.A blur of gold was spotted through the high, wind-whipped grasses and off we walked toward the lion's den*. We glanced at each other nervously, but forged ahead. My friends and I had come to experience the African bush on foot, so, gulping, wefell in shaky step behind our two ranger guides. Their rifles were at the ready. So were our zoom lenses. Seeing lions was a special treat, even for our veteran guide, and he couldn't stop smiling as we crept closer and closer into the glow of theday's last light.About 150 meters ahead we counted 10 lions sitting in a semicircle in the grass. Their heads poked up through the grass thicket, listening, aware.Just a meter away from the lions a straggling* buffaloloped by. Perhaps the lions' intended dinner But our appearance seemed to distract them and the buffalo got away.We were in the Kruger National Park*, the largest game park in South Africa, on a guided walking safari.Kruger National Park is the country's main game* reserve. Roughly the size of Wales, it stretches for almost 2.5 million hectares across a maze of ecozones from flat scrubby bush, dense shrub-like Mopane tree covered hillsides to lush valleys.For three nights home was a circle of thatched roof two-person huts tucked behind a leafy grove of trees in an enclosed camp that included toilets and hot (mostly) showers.Dinner was served around an open fire, a massive kettle of hot water for tea or coffee steaming on a nearby pile of smoldering coals.The only light after dark were swaths of luminous starsoverhead and our kerosene* lanterns.We joked that we had arrived to the catered version of "Survivor".The first morning we climbed out from beneath mosquito nets to the muffled sounds of an elephant munching on a tree behind our huts, which were separated only by several meters and a wire mesh fence.As if the elephant was not wake-cup call enough, outside each hut a jug of water had been poured into a plastic basin for a quick face wash before hitting the trails.Under an open sky we winded our way through cracked sun-baked pathways through baobab* and kudu* berry trees. Our guides knelt in the sand, pointing out the differences between the various animal tracks.A line in the sand told a crocodile had recently slippedinto a nearby pool.Later we saw a crocodile sunning on a rock not far from where we had been swimming the day before.In the same area we had a sunset sighting of a mauve*-colored hippo* who was not happy to see us.Thrashing in the water he grunted, snapped his giant jaws, and lunged* forward. We kept our distance behind a log on the banks of the river where we later got a glimpse at a family of baboons*.On our last evening streaks of orange made the sky glow as if on tangerine* fire. We were all on a high from our lion sighting.I inhaled the colors, the silhouette* of buffalos grazing near a watering hole, the evening dropped in temperature and squeezed a friend's hand.Exercise A Pre-listeningQuestion Here are the topparks for an African safari:The beautiful Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya, the world-famous Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania, the lush green Okavango Delta and Chobe National Park in Botswana and the Etosha National Park in Namibia.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.1)T hey experienced the African bush on foot.2)Seeing lions was a special treat for them.3)They saw 10 lions sitting in a semicircle in the grass.4)Krugge National Park stretches for almost 2.5 millionhectares ,roughly the size of Wales.5)They stayed in a thatched roof two- person huts with toiletsand hot showers.6)Dinner was served around an open fire.7)They saw a crocodile sunning on a rock not far from wherethey had been swimming the day before.8)They were all on a high from their lion sighting.Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions1. They saw lions, buffaloes , elephants, crocodiles, hippos, baboons, etc.2.(Open)。
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Unit TwoSection 1 Tactics for ListeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape~ Pay specialattention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Woman: Good evening.Man: Good evening. Can you ( 1 ) make up this prescription, please? Woman: Certainly. (2) Would you like to wait?Man: How long (3) will it take?Woman: (4)It'll be ready in twenty minutes.Man: Oh, (5) I'll come back later.Woman: All right, sir,Man: (6) Shall I pay now or later?Woman: (7) Later'll be all right.Part 2 Listening and Note-takingMan: Excuse me. How can I get to the station please?Woman: The station, the station, the station ...let me see. Ah, yes. Y ou can go down ... no. Go straight on until you come to a cinema.Let's see now-- that's the second turn on your right. Thecinema's on the corner. Turn right at the cinema and you'll be inBridge Street. I think it's Bridge Street. Go along BridgeStreet for a few minutes and then take the second -- no, not thesecond, the first, that's fight, the first turning. On your left. Thestation is straight ahead, right in front of you.Man: So that's second right and first left. Thank you very much.That's very kind of you.Woman: Don't mention it.Exercise A: Listen to the conversation and take notes.Exercise B: Use the information from your notes to mark the places and streets mentioned in the conversation on the sketch map.Section 2 Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueDialogue 1 where did you living now?Interviewer: Y ou say you moved out of London five years ago?Alistair: Y es, I did. I lived in Hampstead*.Interviewer: That's very close to the centre, isn't it?Alistair: Y es, quite close. 1 went to work by bicycle -- I worked in Oxford Street. It took about half an hour.Interviewer: And why did you move? Did you change jobs?Alistair: Well, yes, I did. I worked for an advertising agency then. Now I work for a newspaper.But that isn't the reason. I moved because London is so dirty and ther e's so much stress…Interviewer: And now you live in -.Alistair: Oh, right in the country. The nearest station is rather far, about 15 miles away, but the village is fairly close to London, about 40miles. I still work in London.Interviewer: So how long does it take you to get to work?Alistair: Oh, less than an hour and a half, door to door.Exercise A: Listen o the interview and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided.Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement istrue or false.F 1. The man lives in Hampstead now. (The man used to live inHampstead.)T 2. The man has changed his job. (He worked for an advertisingagency five years ago but now he works for a newspaper.)F 3. The place where the man lives now is about 15 miles away fromLondon. (The nearest station is rather far about 15 miles away,but the village is fairly close to London, about 40 miles.)Exercise B: Listen to the interview again and answer the following questions.1. Why did the man move out of London?(Because he finds that London is so dirty and there's so much stress.) 2. Where does he live now?(He lives in a village in the country, about 40 miles away from London.)3. How did he use to go to work?(He used to go to work by bicycle.)4. How does he go to work now?(Most likely he goes to work by car now because he said that it takes him less than an hour anda half, door to door, to get to work.)5. Where does he work now?(He works for a newspaper now.)Dialogue 2 Have you ever lived abroadInterviewer: Have you ever lived abroad, Phyllis?Phyllis: Y es, I have actually. What about you?Interviewer: No, unfortunately I haven't.Phyllis: Oh, what a shame!Interviewer: Where did you live when you were abroad?Phyllis: I lived in Australia.Interviewer: Really? That's a long way away.Phyllis: Uhm, uhm, yes!Interviewer: How long were you there for?Phyllis: I was there for twelve yearsInterviewer: Oh! What a long time!Phyllis: Y es. Rather,Interviewer: Erin. So how long have you been back in the UK? Phyllis: I've been back about, erm. ten years now,Interviewer: Uhm, uhm, When you were in Australia, did you think of it as your home?Phyllis: Well, it depends on what, you mean by home. When 1 was...home to me is being near the people you're fond of. Interviewer: Uhm. uhm. yeah. So does that mean that your family were with you in Australia?Phyllis: Y es, they were there with me.Interviewer: And presumably they've ... they came back to the UK?Phyllis: Y es, they did. They came back with me,Interviewer: Uhm, uhm. Erin, if you had a choice, where do you think you'd be living now?Phyllis: Oh. I would really like to go back to AustraliaInterviewer: Oh, yeah? Why's that?Phyllis: Well. for one thing, it's the climate.Interviewer: UhmPhyllis: And. er. secondly, it's ... very relaxed.Interviewer: Oh? In what way?Phyllis: Well, you know. the wave of life, nobody hurries. Interviewer: Uhm. Is that at work as well as socially?Phyllis: That's right, everythingExercise: Listen to the interview and complete the following questionnaire.Part 2 PassagePassage one welcome to LondonWelcome to London! Y ou and seven million other tourists will fill Britain's capital city this season,jostling each other along Oxford Street, getting lost on the Underground, staring at Buckingham Palace, andcomplaining about the food and the weather.What can you do when you're here? There are the obvious tourist attractions of royal London, the London of pageantry* and soldiers in fancy uniforms. There is historical London, with the ancient buildings and magnificent churches. A good introduction to all this can be found in the London Museum in the Barbican*.Y ou can spend a lot of money, in shops from aristocratic Knightsbridge to democratic Marks and Spencer*, all of them anxious to receive travellers' cheques in almost any currency. There are many hotels at your service, and your chambermaid may well be able to talk to you in your own language -- though probably not in English, Restaurants are here by the hundred. Y ou can eat your way round the world in London, from China to Argentina*, though you may have a bit of a job finding good English food.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.A 2. A 3. D 4. D 5. B 6. C 7. A 8. BPart 3 NewsNew research says 35% of all child deaths worldwide are caused by under-nutrition---hunger. The Lancet,the British medical magazine, just published a series of five studies. The answer, they suggest, is greaterinvestment in nutritional services and improvements to health system.The research involved poor to middle-income countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America.Robert Black from the Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Maryland was the lead author of the series. He says more than 3.5million mothers and children under 5die in poor countries each year because of under-nutrition.News Item 2Last week, Bill Gates retired from full-time work at the world’s biggest computer software company, Microsoft. He will remain chairman of the company he established with Paul Allen in 1975.Mr. Gates left Microsoft at a time of change in the computing industry. Early on, Microsoft understood the importance of the “network effect”. That is, software is the kind of product that increases in value as more people buy and use it.At 52 years old, Bill Gates is currently the third richest man in the world. He is worth about 58 billion dollars. Mr. Gates will now spend most of his time working at his charity organization, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The foundation is the world’s largest charity with over 37 billion dollars. It provides money for health, education and other projects, mostly indeveloping countries.News Item 3The competition between Microsoft and Google took a new turn on February first. Microsoft made a public offer to buy the Internet company Y ahoo. Microsoft says the combined companies would be in a better position to compete against Google in the online services market.This week, Y ahoo rejected the offer. Its board of directors said the price undervalued the company. The offer was worth almost 45 billion dollars in cash and stock, or 31 dollars per Y ahoo share. Y ahoo is said to want 40 dollars a share.Microsoft says it offered a full and fair price. It says moving forward quickly with the deal would be in the best interest of shareholders. Y et since February first, the value of Microsoft’s offer has fallen to 29 dollars a share because of a drop in its stock.Microsoft thinks it could better compete against Google with Y ahoo’s expert knowledge. Microsoft could attempt a hostile takeover. But that is not the way it normally does business, and there is risk of angering Y ahoo’s employees.Section Three Oral WorkMan: Are you ready to order?Woman: Er, yes, please. I'll have the roast beefMan: Uhm, Would you like a starter?Woman: No thanks, oh, why not? I'll have the garlic mushrooms please. Man: And would you like salad or vegetables with your roast beef Woman: Er, what vegetables have you got?M011: Cauliflower and carrots,Woman: Er, have you got any cabbage?Man: No, I'm afraid not,Woman: Oh, well, never mind, ]'Il have the carrots.Man: Carrots. Can I get you anything to drink?Woman: Er, just a glass of water.Man: And would you like anything for dessert?Woman: No thanks.woman: Excuse me?Man: Y es?Woman: I'm afraid this bread is stale,Man: Oh, I'm terribly sorry, I'll get you some fresh, madam. Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it.Y ou will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a complete sentence after you have heard it.Questions:1. What did the woman order?(She ordered the roast beef.)2. What would the woman like to have as a starter'~(She would like to have the garlic mushrooms.)3. What vegetables does the restaurant offer?(It offers cauliflower and carrots.)4. What vegetable did the woman order?(She ordered carrots.)5. What sort of drink did she order? '(She ordered a glass of water.)6. She ordered a dessert, didn't she?(No, she did not order any dessert.)7. Did the woman like the bread served?(No, she didn't like it.)8. Why didn't she like the bread?(Because it was stale / not fresh~)PART 2 RetellingIt was Monday morning. Betty left home early that day because she was going to start work at an office. She was only sixteen and this was her first job. Unfortunately, the traffic was so dense that she was a few minutes late When she arrived at the office.When she entered the office, she saw Mr. Cramp, her boss, speaking to the people in an angry voice. She was very afraid and didn't dare to say anything.Later that day, she found out what had happened, As a rule, Mr. Crump came to the office at about 9:30, because he lived a long way out in the country and came up by train every day. That morning, however, he happened to catch an earlier train, and when he arrived at the office, he was greatly annoyed to see that no one was working. All the clerks were standing around, smoking, laughing and telling jokes.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. Y ou will hear the passage only once.Section 4 Supplementary ExercisesPART 1 Listening ComprehensionPassage 1entertainments in LondonY ou come, of course, from all over the world, attracted by the comparative cheapness of London and its relatively new reputation as a good place to have fun -- a reputation which really only dates from the mid 1960's, that era* of' Swinging London,"* of pop stars and fashion photographers and dress designers.There's certainly no lack of entertainment. The British Theatre is world famous, and offers everything from Shakespeare to West End comedy*. There's a large number of cinemas presenting films from all over the world. Every night of the week there are concerts. Classical or pop, take your choice. And of course night clubs will be happy to take large quantifies of cash from you in return for the illusion* of being sophisticated* and perhaps slightly wicked*. When it rains (and it will rain) there are museums and art galleries to give you shelter-- and they're free! When it's fine, take a boat trip along the River Thames, downstream to Greenwich* or upstream to Hampton Court*.Y ou may be exhausted by London; you may be cheated in London; you may not be able to get a drink when you want one, thanks to the ridiculous licensing laws; you may get wet and catch a cold; but you're not likely to be bored.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.I.C 2. A 3. D 4. B 5. D6. C7. B8. DPassage 2Health InsuranceMost full-time students at American universities must have health insurance, 12qis is because health costs in the United States are high. Colleges are not able to pay the costs if students suffer serious accidents or sickness,Many American colleges have health centers where doctors and nurses treat students' medical problems. This service may be included in the cost of attending college. Health insurance is usually needed for extra services.Students may already be protected under their parents' health insurance policies*. If not, many colleges offer their own insurance plans. For example, students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor are treated without charge the minor medical problems at the university health center. But the university suggests that students buy its health insurance plan. It costs about 800 dollars a year. The insurance pays [or hospital services, emergency room care and visits to doctors. It also paysfor laboratory tests and x rays. And it pays ninety percent of the cost of drugs prescribed by a doctor. The plan does not pay for birth control, care of the teeth or eyeglasses. And it does not pay for preventive care such as injections* that prevent disease.Students at Boston College in Massachusetts are required to have their own health insurance plan or lo buy the college accident and sickness insurance. The college plan costs about 500 dollars a year. It pays for any medical care needed within a/line period. It does not pay for eye glasses, hearing aids*, or dental* treatment.Students can also buy independent insurance policies from insurance companies. The details of such policies are different, depending on where the student lives. Usually, these policies pay for doctor visits, treatment of injuries and hospital costs. Sometimes foreign students do not understand the need for health insurance, especially if they do net need such insurance in their own countries. However, people in the United States are responsible for their own medical costs. These can be extremely high in cases of serious illness or accidents. The purpose of health insurance is to make sure that these costs will be paid for.Exercise A: Listen to the report and complete the following sentences. 1. Students at American universities must have health insurance, because health costs in the United States are high.2. Many American colleges have health centers where minor medical problems can be treated.3. The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor offers its health insurance plan that costs about $800 a year.4. Boston College in Massachusetts suggests the students buy the college accident and sickness insurance that costs about $500 a year.Exercise B: Listen to the report again and put a tick beside the item that the insurance pays for and put a cross beside the one that the insurance doesn't pay for.hospital services √ birth control Xlaboratory tests √ x-rays √drugs prescribed by a doctor √ hearing aids Xeyeglasses X emergency room care √dental treatment X doctor visits √PART 2 Oral WorkFrances Whithread lived in children's homes until she was 13 because hermother was unable to look after her.When Frances was 12 she took part in a game of netball. The referee, whose name was Margaret Whitbread, noticed the young girl because she argued with so many of her decisions. A few weeks later they met again at a local sports ground. Frances asked Margaret to show her how to throw the javelin and Margaret soon discovered that although Frances was a difficult child, she was a very promising young athlete.When Frances was 13, the Whitbreads adopted her. Family life suited Frances and as she became bigger and stronger, her javelin throwing improved until she became one of Britain's top athletes.Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics.1. What difference would it have made if Frances had not met the Whitbreads?2. Do you agree that sometimes it pays to argue?。
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施心远主编《听力教程3》UnitUnit 10Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Spot DictationDo You Risk Enough to Succeed?During the semi-finals of the 1990 Wimbledon(1)tennis tournament, 16-year-old Yugoslav Monica Seles faced American Zina Garriaon. As the match (2)proceeded, it became clear that Seles’s most formidable (3) opponent was not Garrison but herself.“The match was so close,” said a crestfallen Seles afterward. “I was going for the (4)safe shots. Even on Zina’s second serve I was (5) scared to hit the ball for winners.”When things get (6) tough, conventional wisdom tell us to (7) play it safe, to pull in your horns. Consequently, rather than performing to (8) our potential, we concentrate on minimizing our losers. The results can be (9) catastrophic.If you find yourself shying away from (10) risks, these five tips will help you (10) tap into the adventurous spirit buried in us all.1. Take (11) dreams seriously.2. Take it in little steps . When starting something new, (12) figure outa first step and make it one you are reasonably sure of (13) accomplishing.3. Don’t say “don’t”, The Don’ts, a form of (14) negative goal setting, can be self-fulfilling because your mind (15) responds to pictures.4. Make your own (16) rules.5. Learn from your mistakes.By (17)embracing risk, you will accomplish more than you (18)ever thought you could. In the process you will (19) transform your life into an exciting adventure that will constantly challenge, reward and (20) rejuvenate you.Part 2 listening for GistIt'll be a dull day, with outbreaks of rain. There may be some heavy showers in the south-west later, with perhaps the odd thunderstorm. The outlook for tomorrow: continuing dull, but there should be some breaks in the cloud by midday. It'll be quite warm, with a maximum temperature of about 16 to 17 degrees.Directions: Listen to the passage and write do wn the gist and the key words that help you decide.1. This passage is about a weather forecast.2. The key words are rain, showers, thunderstorm, outlook, maximum temperature.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueAdulthoodInterviewer: OK, Bruce, Ur, why is the late twenties better than, say, earlier twenties?Bruce: Ur, I think that when you’re in your, in the early twenties, you’re just getting over, um, teenage adolescent years, so now I think in the late twenties you kinda know a direction but, um, the early twenties are just too… you just kinda remember too many things of the teenage years and you're still trying to get a plan. But in the twenties, late twenties, you kind of know what you wanna do and you kind of have an idea of, of how to get it. And you know how to settle down, too. Y ou can see a plan for getting things and also settling down.Interviewer: Hmm, um, is there a time in your life that you think you would call the most difficult time?Bruce: Probably the teenage years, like fourteen, fifteen ...Interviewer: Yeah?Bruce: Sixteen.Interviewer: The mid teens.Bruce: Yeah, I think the mid teens were the worst.Interviewer: So, Julie, why would you like to be a little girl again?Julie: Um, I think, uh, I think lately because the age I'm at now, I feel, is kind of a stressful age.Interviewer: Huh.Julie: When you're, when you're younger, you don't have as many worries and responsibilities.Interviewer: Yeah.Julie: You don't have all the stresses of life as an adult. I think at the age I'm at now, when you get out of college and you need to find a job...Interviewer: Uh-huh.Julie: And I'm single and I can't depend on my parents anymore...Interviewer: Uh-huh.Julie: And I have new responsibilities - just trying to get used to having new responsibilitiesand also figure out what I wanna do - there's lots of decisions.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Julie: I don't always know what the best thing to do is. Um, those are things that I need to learn.Interviewer: Yeah.Julie: Yeah.Interviewer: So, Ann, why was being in your thirties good?Ann: Because in your thirties you pretty much know what you like and what you don't like，and you're kind of settled into life. And, at least for me, that was a really good time. Actually, now that my sons are married and, and they're independent...Interviewer: Uh-huh.Ann: When I come to, come to think about it, I probably do more interesting things now for myself than I did when I was in my thirties ...Interviewer: Huh! For example...Ann: Well, now I'm playing in an orchestra, which I would never've had time to do when the boys were little and, urn, and I, ur, read a lot more than I did.Interviewer: Do you and your husband go out more?Ann: Ha! We do! We do. We go out to movies, and we go out to dinner, and we hope to be able to travel!Directions: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the follo wing statements are true (T) or false (F).l. T 2. T 3. T 4. T 5. T 6. F 7. T 8.TPart 2 PassageSocial SecurityThe Social Security system in the US is a major source of retirement income for many. Thus Social Security is a logical place to start answering the question: Can we afford to continue this trend of retiring ever earlier and living longer?The Social Security Administration projected income and expense for the Social Security fund from 20XX年to 2050. The figures for both income-tax revenues and benefits paid out are sobering*. It highlights the coming deficits in a system on which so many Americans depend for atleast a part of their livelihood during retirement.The gap between revenue and expense arises because of demographic shifts. The aging of theBaby Boomers and life-extending medical advances combine to create an imbalance in the Social Security system as designed.The system was established in 1935 and was intended as an insurance policy against a poverty-ridden old age, a not uncommon fate for the elderly during the first decades of the 20th century.The Social Security system has been expanded many times since its inception*. It now covers workers, disabled persons, and the dependents of each. The system also adjusts benefits for inflation annually.In the 1930s, life expectancy in the US was 59.7 years; many people never reached the age of retirement. In 20XX年, life expectancy was 77.6 years; most people today live for quite a while on Golden Pond*. We're living longer and drawing from the Social Security fund for more years with each passing generation. The declining age of retirement only exacerbates* this trend.In simple terms, if the number of those paying into the fund drops as the number of those drawing from it rises, an imbalance is sure to develop in the future.Barring any restructuring of the system beforehand, Social Security expenses will exceed revenues in the year 20XX年. At that point thesystem will begin to use reserves to meet its obligations. According to the Social Security Administration estimates, these reserves will carry the system through the mid-2030s. At that point, if not sooner, one of two things will need to be done: (1) The Social Security tax rate will need to be increased, or (2) Benefits paid out wij1 need to be reduced. The second solution may involve extending the retirement age to 70 or an even older age. Since none of these options is politically palatable (the elderly have the highest voting rate), it remains to be seen which will be implemented - most likely some combination of the two.Since 3 out of every 10 Americans aged 65 or older depend on Social Security payments for 90% or more of their income (and 3 out of 5 depend on Social Security for 50% or more of their income) we must ask an important question: Are those of us now in our 30s and 40s planning on an alternative or supplemental retirement income?A: Pre-listening QuestionActually, it is a government scheme that provides economic assistance to those people faced with sickness, unemployment, maternity and retirement, etc. In this case, the cost is paid entirely out of taxation. If the cost is met wholly or partly from contributions paid by employers to the state, the scheme is usually called national insurance.B: Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to so me sentences and write the m do wn. Y o uwill hear each sentence three times.1. Social Security is a logical place to start answering the question: Can we afford to continuethis trend of retiring ever earlier and living longer?2. It highlights the coming deficits in a system on which so many Americans depend for at leasta part of their livelihood during retirement.3. The Social Security system now covers workers, disabled persons, and the dependents of each, and the system also adjusts benefits for inflation annually.4. In simple terms, if the number of those paying into the fund drops as the number of those drawing from it rises, an imbalance is sure to develop in the future.5. Since none of these options is politically palatable, it remains to be seen which will be implemented - most likely some combination of the two.C: Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best ans wer to co mplete each of the following sentences.l. B 2. A 3. D 4. A 5. D 6. B 7. D 8. BD After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the follo wingquestions.The gap between revenues and expenses arises because of demographic shifts. The aging of the Baby Boomers and life-extending medical advances combine to create an imbalance in the Social Security system as designed. Social Security expenses will exceed revenues in the year 20XX年. At that point the system will begin to use reserves to meet its obligations. According to the Social Security Administration estimates, these reserves will carry the system through the mid-2030s.2. (Open)Section Three NewsNews Item 1For development organizations, the meetings are a time to discuss some of the unfinished business of the G-20. Last month in London, its leaders pledged $1 trillion to the IMF for loans and other assistance to help cushion the developing world from the effects of the global financial crisis But some questions remain. Activists say, for example, that the G-20 promised $100 billion for multi-lateral institutions like the African and Asian Development Banks, but did not specify where the money would come from.They also want clarification on how proposals made by the G-20 would work. One is the issuing of $250 billion worth of the IMF reserve currency, called Special Drawing Rights, or SDRs,to nations needing funding against the effects of the global financial downturn. It is estimated that nearly $19 billion would go to low income countries under the plan and $60 billion to middle income countries like Mexico and Brazil.SDRs, which are worth about $1.50 can be exchanged for the leading currencies, including the dollar, the euro and the yen.The IMF would distribute SDRs to states according to the size of their voting shares within the institution.A: Directions: Listen to the ne ws item and complete the summa ry.This news item is about the G-20’s financing aid for developing countries and activists’ doubt. B: Directions: Listen to the ne ws again and complete the following passage.Activists say that the G-20 promised $100 billion for institutions like the African and Asian Development Banks, but did not specify where the money would come from.Also they want to know how proposals made by the G-20 would work. For example, $250 billion worth of the IMF reserve currency, called Special Drawing Rights would be issued to nations needing funding. According to the plan, nearly $19 billion would go to low income countries and $60 billion to middle income countries.SDRs, which are worth about$1.50or 1 can be exchanged for the leading currencies.The IMF would distribute SDRs to states according tothe size of their voting shares within the institution.News Item 2President Obama says he is pleased with the results of his first international summit.He says it was productive, and predicts it will be seen as a turning point in the pursuit of a global economic recovery.Speaking to reporters just hours after the summit was adjourned, the president spoke of the consensus achieved by countries who came in with different priorities and perspectives.The president did not get a concrete promise from others for substantial increases in government domestic spending - a tool he has used at home to boost the U.S. economy. But there was agreement to provide funding for $1 trillion in additional loans and credits for struggling countries through the International Monetary Fund and other institutions. And the summit started the process of clamping down on tax havens for the wealthy and loosely regulated investment funds for the rich.Mr. Obama said the G-20 meeting approved critical, bold steps. He said there is no guarantee they will all work, but he stressed the healing process has begun.A: Directions: Listen to the ne ws item and complete the summa ry.This news item is about president obama’s com ment on the G-20 meeting.B: Directions: Listen to the ne ws again and ans wer the following questions.1.President Obama attended the G-20 meeting.2.He was pleased with the result.3.He boosted the U.S. economy with substantial increases in government domestic spending.4.No, it wasn’t.5.There was agreement to provide funding for $1 trillion in additional loans and credits forstruggling countries through the international Monetary Fund and other institutions.6.No, they w on’t.News Item 3The free-trade pact between China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations brings together a market of 1.9 billion people. Already trade between the two is $200 billion a year, and that is expected to grow.The deal, signed in 20XX年, goes into effect on Friday, January 1, creating the world's third largest trade zone behind the European Union and the North American Free Trade Agreement.Under the pact, tariffs will be eliminated on about 90 percent of goods traded among China, Indonesia, Brunei, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. For the remaining ASEAN states, Burma,Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, the tariff reductions will cone into effect in 20XX年.Chinese officials say about 7,000 items will have zero tariffs while preferential access will be given for companies from China and ASEAN into service industries such as tourism.China is likely to increase imports of ASEAN raw materials, food and beverages and luxury goods jewelry.A: Directions: Listen to the news item and complete the summa ry.This news item is about the free trade deal between china and ASEAN.B: Directions: Listen to the ne ws again and decide whether the follo wing statements are true or false.1. F2. F3. T4. T5. F6. F7. T8. TSection Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Feature ReportGlobal Economic Upturn Seen as 20XX年Approaches 20XX年began with a sinking global economy paralyzed by a worldwide credit crunch, stung by a cascading failure of banks and financial institutions, and undermined by panic and pessimism on the part of consumers and investors from Wall Street to Tokyo. Central banks and governments fought back with massive cash injections, financial rescue packages and stimulus programs, but success in containing the crisis was far from assured.The global economy is expected to show a 1.1 percent drop in output for 20XX年, following a five percent expansion in 20XX年and three percent growth in 20XX年.The past year has seen sharp spikes in unemployment, which peaked at 10.2 percent in the United States, 9.8 percent in Europe, 9 percent in Brazil and 5.7 percent in Japan.But a turnaround is underway, according to U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner“The U.S. economy and the world economy a re now growing again. Businesses are starting to invest again, consumers are now spending, business and consumer confidence has improved, global trade is now expanding at an encouraging pace.“But analysts warn that perils remain, and badly needed financial reforms in the United States and elsewhere have yet to be implemented Policymakers must also decide when to wind down unprecedentedlevels of government stimulus and financial support. Those measures were deemed necessary in the face of an economic crisis, but can spark inflation if sustained for too long.The global economic downturn struck advanced industrialized nations particularly hard, providing an opening for rising economic powers like India and China to shine on the world stage.For many nations, the passing of the financial crisis means attention must be refocused on long-term problems that preceded the global recession. In the United States, massive government debt continues to grow at a time when an aging population is placing ever-greater demands on social welfare programs.In much of the developing world, such as in Kenya, other challenges must be tackled.Unlike in past economic rebounds, the United States is not in a position to drive global growth.Analysts say global economic growth will likely be powered by rapid expansion in countries like China and India, with contributions also coming from lesser developed nations.A: Directions: Listen to the ne ws item and complete the summa ry.This news item is about the global economic upturn after the financial crisis.B: Directions: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the follo wingstatements are true (T) or false (F). Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.1. F2. T3. F4. F5. T6. T7. T8. FPart 2 PassageThursday is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin. His landmark book on evolution, On the Origin of Species, was published 150 years ago, and it's still considered perhaps the most important science book ever.In his book, Darwin described the idea of natural selection - species change and evolve, and organisms with characteristics more suitable to survival are more likely to reproduce. His ideas upended a 19th century world where most people believed that plants and animals always had their present form, and always would.His theory of evolution, as it's sometimes called, itself evolved over more than two decades, beginning with a five-year sea voyage aboard aBritish survey ship called the Beagle, where he served as naturalist, collecting specimens and observing exotic plants and animals.To get a larger picture of Charles Darwin the man and scientist, we're joined by an anthropologist who has written about Darwin and natural selection. We reached Mr. Milne r at his home in New Y ork.Charles Darwin was the son of two generations of English country physicians. He was born a naturalist, he said. When he was a little kid he loved poking under rocks, looking for fossils and bird's nests, making collections. His father shipped him off to medical school when he was 16 to be a doctor, like the rest of his family. But he couldn't stand the sight of blood.So then his father said, why don't you be a clergyman? So he was studying at Cambridge to be a churchman. But he could not get rid of this love he had for nature and trying to understand the birds and the beasts. And so when an offer came through one of his professors to be the ship's naturalist on a surveying ship, H.M.S. Beagle, that was going to do a five-year voyage around the world, he got permission to go, and he said, that was the start of my real life, that was the start of my real education.“So he sailed on the Beagle, which skirted around the coast of South America among other places in its journey over five years starting in 1831, and was there someplace along the line a "eureka moment" for Charles Darwin?”“Y eah, he had a eureka moment, but it had nothing to do with evolution.”“What was it that he saw during his voyage on the Beagle that firmed up for him the concept of natural selection?”“Well, Darwin, first of all, he was a collector on that ship. He collected thousands of specimens of rocks, fossils, insects, and birds. And he started to see patterns. He began to get the idea that all of life is related, and this is probably even more important than the idea of natural selection. The great tree of life. Darwin saw that we're all netted together, all living things are our cousins, and that's the foundation of evolutionary biology with or without natural selection.“Well, it's a pretty radical concept.”A: pre-listeningCharles Darwin (12 February 1809-19 April 1882) was an English naturalist who established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection. He published his theory with compelling evidence for evolution in his 1859 book on the origin of species. The scientific community and much of the general public came to accept evolution as a fact in his lifetime, but it was not until the emergence of the modern evolutionary synthesis from the 1930s to the 1950s that a broad consensusdeveloped that natural selection was the basic mechanism of evolution. In modified form, Darwin’s scientific discovery is the unifying theory of the life sciences, explaining the diversity of life.B: sentence Dictation1. His ideas upended a 19th century world where most people believed that plants and animals always had their present form, and always would.2. His theory of evolution, as it's sometimes called, itself evolved over more than two decades, beginning with a five-year sea voyage aboard a British survey ship.3. So he was studying at Cambridge to be a churchman. But he could not get rid of this love he had for nature and trying to understand the birds and the beasts.4. When an offer came through one of his professors to be the ship's naturalist on a surveying ship, H.M.S. Beagle, that was going to do a five-year voyage around the world, he got permission to go.5. Darwin saw that we're all netted together, all living things are our cousins, and that's the foundation of evolutionary biology with or without natural selection.C: Detailed ListeningDirections: lis ten to the passage and choose the best answer.1. B2. A3. A4. B.5. C6. D7. C8. BD: after-listening discussionDirections: listen to the passage again and discuss the follo wing questions.In his book, Darwin described the idea of natural selection----species change and evolve, and organisms with characteristics more suitable to survival are more likely to reproduce.。
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Unit 3Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 Spot DictationWildlifeEvery ten minutes, one kind of animal, plant or insect (1) dies out for ever. If nothing is done about it, one million species that are alive today will have become (2) extinct twenty years from now.The seas are in danger. They are being filled with (3)poison: industrial and nuclear waste, chemical fertilizers and (4)pesticides, sewage. If nothing is done about it, one day soon nothing will be able to (5) live in the seas.The tropical rain (6)forests which are the home of half the earth's living things are (7) being destroyed. If nothing is done about it, they will have (8) nearly disappeared in twenty years. The effect on the world's (9) climate- and on our agriculture and food (10)supplies- will be disastrous.(11)Fortunately, somebody is trying to do something about it. In 1961, the (12)World Wildlife Fund was founded - a small group of people who wanted to (13) raise money to save animals and plants (14) from extinction. Today, the World Wildlife Fund is a large (15) internationa l organization. It has raised over (16)£35 million for (17)conservation projects, and has created or given support to the National Parks in (18) five continents. It has helped 30 (19) mammals and birds - including the tiger -to (20) survive.Part 2 Listening for GistMrs. Bates: Hullo. Is that Reception? .Reception: Yes, madamMrs. Bates: This is Mrs. Bates. Room 504. I sent some clothes to the laundry this morning, two of my husband's shirts and three ofmy blouses. But they're not back yet. You see, we're leavingearly tomorrow morning.Reception: Just a moment, madam. I'll put you through to the housekeeper.Housekeeper: Hullo. Housekeeper.Mrs. Bates: Oh, hullo. This is ... I'm phoning from Room 504. It's about some clothes I sent to the laundry this morning. They're notback yet and you see ...Housekeeper: They are, madam. You'll find them in your wardrobe.They're in the top drawer on the left.Mrs. Bates: Oh, I didn't look in the wardrobe. Thank you very much.Sorry to trouble you.Housekeeper: That's quite all right. Goodbye.Mrs. Bates: Goodbye.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and write down the gist and the key words that help you decide.1)This dialogue is about making an inquiry about the laundry.2)The key words are reception. laundry. shirts. blouses. wardrobe.Section Two Listening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueA UN InterpreterInterviewer: ... so perhaps you could tell us how exactly you became so proficient at language learning, Suzanne.Suzanne: Well, I think it all started with a really fortunate accident of birth. You know I was born in Lausanne*, Switzerland; myfather was Swiss-French Swiss and my mother was American,so, of course, we spoke both languages at home and I grew upbilingual. Then, of course, I learnt German at school - inSwitzerland that's normal. And because I was already fluent inEnglish, my second language at school was Italian. So I had areal head start (有利的开端)!Interviewer: So that's ... one, two, three, four - you had learnt four languages by the time you left school? How fluent were you? Suzanne: Urn, I was native speaker standard in French and English, butI'd become a bit rusty* in German and my Italian was onlyschool standard. I decided the best option was to study in theUK, and I did Hispanic Studies at university, studying Spanishand Portuguese, with some Italian, and living in Manchester.Then I went to live in Brazil for two years, teaching English. Interviewer: So by this time you must have been fluent in six languages? Suzanne: Nearly. My Italian wasn't perfect, but I had a boyfriend from Uruguay* while I was there, so my Spanish also became prettygood!Interviewer: And then what did you do?Suzanne: When I was 25 I came back to Switzerland, went to aninterpreters' school and then got a job in the United Nationswhen I was 28.Interviewer: And you've been there ever since?Suzanne: Not quite. In the first few months I met Jan, a Czech interpreter, who became my husband. We went to live in Prague in 1987and that was where I learnt Czech.Interviewer: And the eighth language?Suzanne: Well, unfortunately the marriage didn't last; I was very upset and I decided to take a long break. I went to Japan on holiday,got a job and stayed for two years, which was when I learntJapanese.Interviewer: That's amazing! And now you're back at the United Nations? Suzanne: Yes. Well, I never really left. I carried on doing work for them when I was in Prague - some in Prague, some in Austria andSwitzerland, and I took a "sabbatical*" to work in Japan. Theyneed people who can understand Japanese. But, yes, I've beenback with them full-time for two years now.Interviewer: And your plans for the future?Suzanne: I'm going to learn more Oriental languages. It was such a challenge learning Japanese - it's so different from all the others.So I'll spend another two or three years here with the UNfull-time, during which time I hope to get a substantialpromotion, then I think I'll go back and learn Korean, orperhaps Chinese, and Thai - I'd love to learn Thai. And then,perhaps an Indian language. Whatever, I want to be fluent inanother three or four languages before 45.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l.T 2.F 3.F 4.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.T 9. T 10. FPart 2 PassageThe Clyde RiverRunning through one of Britain's biggest manufacturing centers, Glasgow, the Clyde River* was poisoned for more than a century bythe fetid* byproducts of industry.The waterway bore the brunt of(首当其冲)Glasgow's economic success during the Industrial Revolution and beyond, as pollution and chemicals destroyed its fish and wildlife populations and brewed smells whose memory still makes residents wince*. Now, with heavy industry gone and Glasgow reconceived as a center for culture and tourism, the Clyde is coming back to life.For the first time since the late 1800s, its native salmon have returned in sizable numbers, reflecting the new cleanliness of a riverthat was once one of Britain's filthiest.The Clyde River Foundation surveyed fish populations last autumnat 69 sites in the Clyde and its tributaries, and found salmon in sevenof the nine major tributaries.The migratory fish, which vanished from the Clyde around 1880 after a long decline, first reappeared in the 1980s, but last year's survey was the first to show they've come back in healthy numbers.Although commercial salmon fishing was never widespread on the Clyde, the fish's return is symbolically important for Glasgow, where salmon were once so important to the city's identity that two are picturedon its official coat of arms.The salmon's comeback is also a sign of big improvements to water quality. Like sea trout, which have also reappeared in the Clyde system in recent years, salmon are very sensitive to environmental conditions and require cool, well-oxygenated* water to thrive.The decline of Glasgow's main industries helped boost the fortunes of a river that was essentially fishless for decades during the worst periods of pollution.The closure of factories that had poured toxins* and other pollutants into the river boosted water quality significantly. Environmental regulators also lightened dumping rules, and modern sewage processing plants helped eliminate some of the foul* smells that once tainted* the air.With worries rising about the environmental impact of enormous fish farms elsewhere in Scotland and severely depleted fish stocks in the North Sea and North Atlantic, the Clyde comeback is a rare bit of good news for Scotland's fish lovers.Since the area that is now Glasgow was first settled around the year 550, the Clyde has been central to its history.The river's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s. Later, during the Industrial Revolution that began in the late1700s, Glasgow became a center of British shipbuilding and one of the country's great manufacturing centers.The mills and factories that lined the Clyde made steel, textiles and chemicals, tanned leather and even produced candy and brewed alcohol.When the factories began to close in the second half of the 20th century, working-class Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, gained a reputation for social deprivation and rough streets. More recently, its art museums and nightlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the city into a popular tourist destination.Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionRivers are important to humans because they supply fresh drinking water, serve as home for important fishes, and provide transportation routes.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.1)Salmon are very sensitive to environmental conditions and require cool, well-oxygenated water to thrive.2)The closure of factories that had poured toxins and other pollutants into the river boosted water quality significantly and modern sewage processing plant s〔污水处理厂〕helped eliminate some of the foulsmells.3)The river's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an important center for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s.4)The mills and factories that lined the Clyde made steel, textiles and chemicals, tanned leather and even produced candy and brewed alcohol.5)When the factories began to close in the second half of the 20th century, working-class Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, gained a reputation for social deprivation〔社会剥夺〕and rough streets.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.l.A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. AExercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1)The Clyde's depth and navigability helped make Glasgow an importantcenter for importing tobacco, sugar and cotton from the Americas starting in the 1600s. And the city became a center of Britishshipbuilding and one of the country's great manufacturing centers during the Industrial Revolution. More recently, its art museums and nightlife have helped drive an economic comeback that has turned the city into a popular tourist destination.2)(Open)Section Three :NewsNews Item 1Governments Ban Nine Of The World's Most Hazardous Chemicals UN Environment Program Executive Director Achim Steiner calls the agreement historic. He says the nine chemicals that have joined the list of Persistent Organic Pollutants, or POPS, are extremely harmful to the environment and to health.The newly targeted chemicals include products that are widely used in pesticides and flame-retardants, and in a number of other commercial uses, such as a treatment for head lice.These nine toxic chemicals will join the Stockholm Convention's original list of 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants, referred to as the "dirty dozen."The pollutants are especially dangerous because they cross boundaries and travel long distances, from the Equator to the Arctic. They persist inthe atmosphere and take many years, often decades, to degrade into less dangerous forms.They pose great risks to the environment and human health, especially to young people, farmers, pregnant women and the unborn.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about a ban of nine of the world’s most hazardous chemicals.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.UN environment Program Executive welcomed the agreement to ban the production of nine of the world’s most hazardous chemicals that are extremely harmful to the environment and to health. These substances will join a list of 12 other so-called persistent organic pollutants, or POPS, that are prohibited under an international treaty known as the Stockholm Convention.The newly targeted chemicals include products that are widely used in pesticides and flame-retardants, and in a number of other commercial uses, such as a treatment for head lice.The pollutants are especially dangerous because they crossboundaries and travel long distances, from the Equator to the Arctic. They persist in the atmosphere and take many years, often decades, to degrade into less dangerous forms.They pose great risks to the environment and human health, especially to young people, farmers, pregnant women and the unborn.News Item2World Climate Conference to Focus on Adaptation to ClimateChangeScientists predict the world will get hotter over the coming decades. A major conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year will focus on ways to mitigate the worst affects of global warming.WMO Secretary-General Michel Jarraud (世界气象组织秘书长贾侯)says countries must have the tools to adapt to a changing climate. They must be able to respond to a world that is likely to experience more extreme weather events, such as floods and hurricanes.Jarraud notes farmers in certain parts of the world will have to adapt to a dryer climate. He says they might have to modify irrigation systems or consider growing crops that do not require much rain.He says global warming is likely to increase the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events. Therefore, better and more timely information on these phenomena are essential to make decisions onclimate variability and change. To do this, he says, weather observation networks must be strengthened.The WMO chief says climate change is a global problem. And, everyone needs everyone else to solve this problem. He says even the biggest, richest countries cannot do it alone. He says the developed world needs reliable weather information from developing countries andvice-versa.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about an appeal for global cooperation to deal with climate change.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and answer the following questions.1)Scientists predict the world will get hotter over the coming decades.2)A major conference in Copenhagen at the end of the year will focuson ways to mitigate the worst affects of global warming.3)Countries must have the tools to adapt to a changing climate.4)Jarraud notes farmers in certain parts of the world will have to adaptto a dryer climate. He says they might have to modify irrigation systems or consider growing crops that do not require much rain.5)Global warming is likely to increase the intensity and frequency ofextreme weather events.6)Weather observation networks must be strengthened.7)Even the biggest, richest countries cannot do it alone. He says thedeveloped world needs reliable weather information from developing countries and vice-versa.News Item3Scientists have warned that the Great Barrier Reef - which stretches for more than 2,500 kilometers down Australia's northeast coast - is likely to bear the brunt of warmer ocean temperatures.A major concern has been the bleaching of coral, where the sensitive marine organisms wither under environmental stress caused by increased water temperature, pollution or sedimentation. An unexpected discovery at the southern end of the reef has provided some rare good news for researchers.Researchers found that coral in the Keppel Islands off Queensland, which was damaged by bleaching in 2006 and then smothered by seaweed that overgrew the reef, has managed to repair itself.Experts say to see reefs bounce back from mass coral bleaching in less than a decade is highly unusual.Like other coral systems, the Great Barrier Reef is facing a range ofenvironmental threats. Scientists say their capacity to recovery from damage inflicted by warmer waters, for example, will be critical to its future health.The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australia's premier tourist attractions. It covers an area bigger than Britain and is the largest living structure on earth and the only one visible from space.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about the Great Barrier Reef.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).l. T 2. F 3. T 4.F 5. T 6. TSection Four Supplementary ExercisesPart 1Feature ReportSydney Ready for Big Switch Off as Earth Hour Goes GlobalScotland's Edinburgh Castle, the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing and the pyramids in Egypt will join the Sydney Opera House in dimming their lights as part of Earth Hour.The global event has been endorsed by the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon has said it was the biggest climate change demonstration ever attempted. Mr. Ban urged people everywhere to pressure their governments to take decisive action to cut carbon pollution.Organizers are hoping that up to a billion people from small villages in Namibia to sprawling cities in Asia will participate in an international effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which many scientists blame for a warming climate.One of the architects of Earth Hour, Andy Ridley from the conservation group World Wildlife Fund (WWF), says the current financial meltdown should not be used as an excuse to delay environmental reforms."The global economic crisis has proved that we are a global community, so when America goes bad, we all go bad and climate change is going to be on a scale that is way, way beyond our global economic crisis at the moment and we need to put in place the measures to a) slow that down and ideally halt it, b) be ready for economies that will have to change. So, the longer we procrastinate the more we pay the penalty so we need to move quickly," he said.Earth Hour was started by environmentalists in Sydney in 2007. It encourages households, businesses and governments to switch off all non-essential lights for 60 minutes in a show of unified concern for thehealth and future of the planet.In two years, the event has become a large global movement and its aim is to create an enormous wave of public pressure that will influence delegates at a meeting in Copenhagen later this year, which hopes to establish a new U.N. climate treaty.However, critics of Earth Hour have insisted it is simply a symbolic gesture that will not affect significant environmental change.The event will officially begin on the international dateline in the remote Chatham Islands southeast of New Zealand and will conclude in Hawaii.Exercise A: Directions: Listen to the news report and complete the summary.This news report is about a global event known as Earth Hour.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following sentences.1.Scotland's Edinburgh Castle, the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing andthe pyramids in Egypt will join the Sydney Opera House in d imming their lights as part of Earth Hour.2.Ban Ki-moon has said it was the biggest climate changedemonstration ever attempted.anizers are hoping that up to a billion people will participate in aninternational effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, which many scientists blame for a warming climate.4.Andy Ridley, One of the architects of Earth Hour, says the currentfinancial meltdown should not be used as an excuse to delay environmental reforms.5.In two years, the event has become a large global movement and itsaim is to create an enormous wave of public pressure that will influence delegates at a meeting in Copenhagen later this year.Part 2 PassageLab produces shape-shifting fruits and vegetables Many fruits and vegetables we know almost as much by their shape as by their color or taste. Bananas are long and curved. Onions are round. But what if you could alter the familiar shape? Would a square tomato still be a tomato?Scientists are learning how to change the shape of fruits and vegetables so they can be harvested or processed more efficiently, or maybe just to reduce waste in the kitchen. It can be done to some extent with traditional hybrid techniques. And as we hear from reporter Julie Grant, it can also be done by flipping a genetic switch.Ester van der Knaap steps gingerly around the greenhouse. We're at the Ohio State Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster.Van Der Knaap points out short, round tomatoes - and some odd-looking long, thin ones.V AN DER KNAAP: "That's one gene. One gene can make that difference."Van der Knaap's team discovered that gene and isolated it. They call it the SUN gene. And they've been able to clone it in tomatoes.Van der Knaap's research could lead to square-shapes - something she thinks the tomato industry might like. Square tomatoes fit into packages better. And, overall, square tomatoes might be easier to work with than the common round tomatoes.So far money for her research has come from the National Science Foundation - not big ag.Designer fruit shapes are gaining popularity.People have been cross-breeding tomatoes to make the shapes they want for a long time. But this is not the same thing.Dick Alford is a chef and professor of hospitality management at the University of Akron [Ohio].The difference between what his brother and lots of other folks have been doing and what van der Knaap is doing is the difference between cross-breeding and locating a specific gene that affects the shape of tomatoes.Chef Alford watches students as they cut yellow crookneck squashand carrots.They're trying to make uniform, symmetrical shapes out of curvy and pointed vegetables. There's a lot of waste. Chef Alford hates to see so much get thrown away. So he's got a request of Dr. van der Knaap.ALFORD: "If we could get square carrots, it would be great. If you could get a tomato as long as a cucumber, where you could get 20 or 30 slices out of them, it would be great."In a country that loves hamburgers, Van der Knaap has heard that request before. But the long, thin tomato hasn't worked out just yet. She says there's more genetics to be studied.“Once we know all the genes responsible for making different shapes in tomatoes”, Van der Knaap says, “ we'll have a better idea of what controls the shape of other crops, such peppers, cucumbers and gourds. And maybe then we'll get those square carrots.”Exercise A Pre-listening Question(open)Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three times.1.what if you could alter the familiar shape? Would a square tomato stillbe a tomato?2.Scientists are learning how to change the shape of fruits andvegetables so they can be harvested or processed more efficiently, or maybe just to reduce waste in the kitchen.3.People have been cross-breeding tomatoes to make the shapes theywant for a long time. But this is not the same thing.4.If you could get a tomato as long as a cucumber, where you could get20 or 30 slices out of it, it would be great.5.Once we know all the genes responsible for making different shapes intomatoes, we'll have a better idea of what controls the shape of other crops, such as peppers, cucumbers and gourds.Exercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.1.Bananas and Onions are the examples known as much by their shape as by their color or taste.2. The hybrid or cross-breeding technique is regarded as the traditional way of changing the shape of fruits.3.The genetic technique which can also change the shape of fruits.4.They discovered the SUN gene and managed to clone it in tomatoes.pared with round tomatoes, square tomatoes might be easier to work with than the common round tomatoes.6.The difference between what his brother and lots of other folks havebeen doing and what van der Knaap is doing is the difference between cross-breeding and locating a specific gene that affects the shape of tomatoes.7.There's a lot of waste. Chef Alford hates to see so much get thrown away. So he's got a request of Dr. van der Knaap.8.“Once we know all the genes responsible for making different shapes in tomatoes, Van der Knaap says we'll have a better idea of what controls the shape of other crops, such peppers, cucumbers and gourds. And mayb e then we'll get those square carrots.”Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1. Chef Alford’s request: "If we could get square carrots, it would be great. If you could get a nice long, a tomato as long as a cucumber, where you could get 20 or 30 slices out of them, it would be great." Van der Knaap’s opinion is that the long, thin tomato hasn't worked out just yet. and there's more genetics to be studied.2)(Open)。
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Unit 3 Talk ing about PeopleSectio n 1 Tactics for Liste ningPart 1 Pho neticsA. Liste n and repeat1. A: Where were you at one o ' clock?B: At one o ' clock? At my mother ' s.2. A: Let ' s ask him to let us go.B: He won ' t let us go.3. A: I saw them together.B: Where did you see them?B. plete the followi ng short dialogue as you liste n to the tape. Pay special atte ntio n to the weak forms, li nk-ups and con tract ions.Frie nd: Hi, Lin da. I hear you and Joh n got married (l) last month. Lin da: Yeah, we did, (smili ng) Three weeks (2) ago.Frie nd: Well, con gratulati ons!Lin da: Thank you.Frie nd: Did you (3) have a big wedd ing?Lin da: No, we got (4) married at City Hall. Wedid n ' t want to spe nd very much because (5) we' re saving to buy a house. Friend: Where did you (6) have the reception?Lin da: Oh- we(7) did n ' t have a recepti on. Wejust (8) in vited a few frie nds over for drinks afterwards. Frie nd: What (9) did you wear?Lin da: Just a skirt and blouse.Friend: Oh!Lin da: And Joh n wore a (10) jacket and jea ns .Friend: Where did you (11) go for your honeymoon?Lin da: We (12) did n ' t have a hon eym oon. We went back to work the n ext day. Ah, here es (13) my bus.Friend: Listen. (14) I ' d love to help celebrate. Whydon' t you two (15) e over for a drink n ext week?Linda: Sure. We d love to. (16) I ' ll talk to John and (17) call you Monday. Friend: Great. See you (18) next week .Lin da: Bye.Part 2 Liste ning and Note-tak ingBob: Look at that, Angela. True-Value is going to sell hi-fi ' s for 72.64 pounds. I ' m going to buy one. We can save at least 20 pounds.Angela: Yes, and look at the washing machines. They ' re going to sell some wash ing mach ines for 98.95 poun ds, go we can save 22 poun ds. A wash ing mach ine is more importa nt tha n a hi-fi.Bob: By the way, Angela, do you know how muchmoneywe' ve got? About 200 poun ds, I hope.Angela: Here ' s the bank statement. I didn ' t want to open it. Oh, dear.Bob: What ' s the matter?Angela: We haven ' t got 200 pounds, I ' m afraid.Bob: Well, e on. How much have we got?An gela: Only 150 pou nds 16.Money to pay for the things to buy: 171.59 pounds Money to be saved: 42 poundsMoney they think they can have: 200 pounds Money they actually have: 150.16 pou ndsTapescript: Bob: Look at that, Angela. True-Value is going to sell hi-fi ' s for 72.64 pounds. I ' m going to buy one. We can save at least 20 pounds.Angela: Yes, and look at the washing machines. They ' re going to sell some wash ing mach ines for 98.95 poun ds, go we can save 22 poun ds. A wash ing mach ine is more importa nt tha n a hi-fi.Bob: By the way, Angela, do you know how muchmoneywe' ve got? About 200 poun ds, I hope.Angela: Here ' s the bank statement. I didn ' t want to open it. Oh, dear.Bob: What ' s the matter?Angela: We haven ' t got 200 pounds, I' m afraid.Bob: Well, e on. How much have we got?An gela: Only 150 pou nds 16.Section 2 Liste ning prehe nsionPart 1 Words or Message? Things they want to buya hi-fi a wash ing mach ineExercise B:Price 72.64 pounds 98.95 pounds Money they can save at least 20 pounds 22 poundsA.:1. Joh n Bishop was very popular because he foun ded a pany that made statio nery products from recycled materials.2. The gross domestic product of our country has been stationary for many years at about 7.5 perce nt eve n if we had bee n retarded (or confron tedwith) by the world econo mic recessi on.B:1. Only be training hard every day can you bee a good athlete.2. He is a more persuasive speaker tha n his brother.3. Never have we had more apples tha n this year.1. The only way you can bee a good athlete is by training hard every day.2. He speaks more persuasively than his brother ______ .3. we ve had more apples this year than _____ ever before.Part 2 DialoguesDialogue 1 What ' s He Like?Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and plete the following notes.Age: 35 or 36Appearanee: good-lookingHobbies: sports —football basketball and tennis ______Marriage status: sin gle / not marriedExercise B: Listen to the conversation again and answer the followingquesti ons.1. What is he good at? How does his frie nd know that?(He is good at tennis. His friend knows that because he plays at the same tennis club where she plays.)2. Does he live alone? Has he got a panion?(Yes, he lives alone. But he has a panion, his dog.)Exercise C: Liste n to some extracts from the dialogue and plete thefollowi ng senten ces with the missi ng words.I don ' t know him very well. He ' s a bit...shy , I think. He isn ' t married. He lives in a flat on his own . Well, just him and his dog .Tapescript:A: Tell me about your new manager. What ' s he like?B: Oh, terrific. He's tall, good look in g.., well, I think he's good look ing, any way ... and he ' s about 35 or 36. He ' s very in terested in all kinds of sports —football, basketball... oh, and tennis. My frie nd told me he' s very good at tennis. He plays atthe same tennis club ... the club where she plays ... you know.A: Oh, is he frie ndly? I mean, in the office...B: Well, I don' t know him very well. He' s a bit...shy, I think. He isn 't married. He lives in a flat on his own. Well, just him and his dog.Dialogue 2 How Old Are You?Exercise A: Liste n to the in terview and plete the followi ng report.Name of the interviewee: Keith .Keith is (1) 37 years old. He ' s got (2) two children. One is (3) 11 and the other is (4) 13. He is a (5) printer ' s reader and copy editorat the (6) Oxford Un iversity Press. He starts work at (7) 7:30 a nd fini shes at (8) 4:15 with a (9) 45-minute lunch break . He goes to work by (10)bicycle and trainHe is interested in (11) antiques . He dislikes (12) decorating andis not awfully (13) keen on gardening . He reads quite a lot, (14) newspapers, books , especially (15) books of history .He does n' t (16) smokea nd drinks (17) only occasi on ally . He does n 't (18) go to the church ofte n.Exercise B:1. Man2: Things I don' t like —I don' t like decorating . I ' mnot awfully kee n on garde ning .2. Man 1: Yeah. And what kind of books do you read?Man 2: Erm—tends to be more along history lines .Tapescript:Man 1: All right, Keith. How old are you?Man 2: Thirty-seve n.Man 1: Thirty-seve n, yeah? And, erm, you married?Man 2: Yes.Man 1: Yeah. Have you got childre n?Man 2: Two.Man 1: Yeah. What are their names?Man 2: Toby and Lucy.Man 1: Toby and Lucy. How old are they?Man 2: One ' s 11, that ' s Lucy; and Toby ' s 13.Man 1: Yeah. Tell me about your job, Keith.Man2: Well, I work at the Oxford University Press. I 'ma printer 's reader and copy editor.Man 1: Erm, what sort of hours of work do you have?Man 2: Erm, 7:30 in the morning.Man 1: You start work at 7:30?Man 2: Yes. I start at 7:30 in the morning and finish at 4:15. That 's with a 45-minute lunch break.Man 1: Yeah. Do you like it that way? Do you like starting very early?Man 2: No, I don 't. No.Man 1: How do you go to work?Man 2: Er, well, I cycle from here to Didcot Station, and then catch the train.Man 1: Tell me one or two things you like doing, and one or two thingsyou don't like doing. What do you like doing? What do you do for enjoyment?Man 2: Well, I 'm quite interested in antiques*.Man 1: Yes.Man2: Things I don't like —I don't like decorating. I ' mnot awfully keen on gardening.Man 1: OK. What reading —what sort of —what newspaper do you read?Man 2: The Times.Man 1: The Times , yeah.Man 2: And The Sunday Times .Man 1: Yeah. And what kind of bonks do you read?Man2: Erm—tends to be more along history lines. Not novels, generally, more general history. Local history especially.Man 1: Yeah, OK. Do you smoke, Keith?Man2 : No.Man 1: You drink?Man 2: Occasionally.Man 1: Yeah. Do you go to church?Man 2: Not very often, no.Man 1: Right. Thank you very much indeed.Part 3 Passage Cycling AccidentsExercise A:1. What do young children often find difficult to do when riding bicycles?2. Whe n choos ing a bike for a child, what should you en sure?3. Howold should a child be when the child is allowed out on the road on a bike?4. What do you know about the Cycli ng Proficie ncy Test?5. Before a child is allowed out alone, what should he be able to do?6. What is pare nt ' s advice to their childre n whe n they are out on a bike in the dark?7. What is the pare nts ' resp on sibility?8. What can be life-sav ing?Exercise B:1. Makesure that your child ' s bike has the right size of frame and that the saddle and han diebars are correctly adjusted. When sitti ng on the saddle, a child ' s feet should fortably touch the ground and hands mustbe able to work the brake levers .2. For ni ght-time ridi ng, lights must be worki ng and reflectors must beclea n.Tapescript:Cycli ng accide nts ofte n happe n because childre n are allowed out on the roads before they ' re really ready. After all, it takes time to learn to ride a bike safely, and riding safely meansmuchmore than just staying on. For example, a child must be able to turn and look behind, and do hand signals without wobbling. And at the sametime as handling the bike safely, the child must be able to cope with the roads and traffic.How to prevent accidents? Make sure that your child ' s bike has the right size of frame and that the saddle and han dlebars are correctly adjusted. Whensitting on the saddle, a child ' s feet should fortably touchthe ground and hands must be able to work the brake levers. Make sure childre n can ride safely and can cope with roads and traffic before you let them out along. As a general rule, children under nine years old should never be allowed out on the roads on a bike alone. An adult should always be with them.Encourage your child to go in for a Cycling Proficiency Test. You can get details of courses from your Road Safety Officer at your local authority. Look in your telephone directory for the local authority number. But remember that these courses are ofte n fun in school playgro un ds, so it ' s important to makesure that what' s learnt is then put into practice on the roads. Make sure that your child un dersta nds road sig ns.Explain, for example, that “crossroads ” does not mean “cross the road ” .Words like “one-way street ” and “traffic island ” can also be difficult for children to understand. Make sure that your child wears reflective clothing when out on a bike, especially in the dark or in bad weather. For night-time riding, lights must be working and reflectors must be clea n.Bicycle maintenance can be life-saving. It ' s up to parents to checktheir children ' s bikes regularly and get repairs done properly. Teachyour child, too, to check brakes and lights regularly.Sectio n 3 Oral WorkPart 1 Questi ons and An swersExercise: Liste n to the dialogue and the n an swer some questi ons about it. You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question with a plete sentence after you have heard it.Questio ns:1. What was Mr. White doi ng this morni ng?(He was writi ng his book this morning.)2. According to Mr. White, was the book ing along all right?(No, he thought the rest of the book would be difficult to write.)3. What did Mrs. White expect?(He expected that Mr. White would find the an swers in teresti ng to work out.)4. Why did Mr. White thi nk the house was easy to work in?(Because he would at least be able to think)5. Whe n would the school holidays start?(They would start in a week.)6. Was it possible for Mr. White to work in the house during the school holidays? (No, it was impossible for him to work in the house.)7. Could Mr. White work in the garden this morning?(Yes, he could work in the garde n this morning.) Why? (Because it was peaceful and quiet) __________________________________8. Whyshould Mr. White make most of it while the garden was peaceful and quiet? (Because peace and quiet would be hard to find in the garden pretty soon.) Tapescript:Mrs. White: How did your writing go this morning? Is the book ing along all right?Mr. White: I ' mnot sure. I think the rest of it will be difficult to write. There are still some problems to solve.Mrs. White: I expect you ' ll find the answers interesting to work out. Mr. White: If I can work them out. Thank good ness the house is easy to work in. I shall at least be able to think.Mrs. White: You' ve forgotten something. Peace and quiet will be difficult to guara ntee much Ion ger.Mr. White: Good, heave ns, yes. The school holidays start in a week, don ' t they? The house will be impossible to work in while they last.Mrs. White: Well, some extra noise is hard to avoid. But I ' ll keep them away from the study as muchas I can. That' ll be all right to work in. Mr. White: What about the garden? It was beautifully peaceful and quiet out there this morning.Mrs. White: Well, you' d better makethe most of it while it lasts. Peace and quiet will be hard to find in the garden pretty soon, I ' m afraid.Part 2 Retelli ngTo the American people, education is very important. The first twelve years of public school are free of charge. As a result, about 93 perce nt of the teenagers from fourteen to seventeen years old are in high school.However, 200 years ago, educati on was not free. America n eleme ntary schools were only for rich people. Most young people were not in school.The first public high school was in 1832. The purpose of the school was to prepare stude nts for college. Its most importa nt subjects were mathematics and foreig n Ian guages.Nowadays, America n educati on is a big bus in ess. There are about 45 million students in the nation ' s elementary schools and high schools.Each year there are about three millio n high school graduates. The main purpose of high school is still to prepare stude nts for college. There are also job-trai ning programmes in high school and programmes to teach useful skills for everyday life - for example, driver training, first aid, and even cooking.Section 4 Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Listening prehension My Nephew Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1. What did Tony 's uncle intend to do for Tony 's birthday this year?2. What did Tony 's uncle buy for his birthday the year before last?3. Why were Tony 's parents unthankful for the gift?4. What was Tony 's attitude towards the things to buy?5. What did he suddenly spot in a shop?6. How did his uncle persuade Tony to change his mind?7. What did Tony look like when his uncle saw him fifteen minutes later?8. What can be inferred from the passage?l. D 2. B 3. D 4. A 5. B 6. C 7. C8. D Tapescript:This year I decided to do something to regain myreputation as a kindly uncle. My nephew, Tony, had never forgiven me for the dictionary I had bought him as a birthday present last year. His parents had no reason to be grateful to meeither ? because the year before, I had presented their dear son with a pot of paste* and somefunny pictures .Instead of sticking* them into a book, Tony had naturally covered every wall in the house with them. This year, therefore, I decided to let him choose for himself.Wewent into a big toy shop but Tony was highly critical of everything he saw. In vain* did I show him toy after toy; he was not to be tempted*. Then I saw his eyes light up: he had discovered something he really did approve of: a large tin drum. I was quite pleased, too, until I thought what Tony's mother would say when she saw it. Nobody would get any sleep for weeks. I led Tony away quickly, saying that the drum was too expensive. If that was how I felt, Tony replied jokingly, then I could buy him the big model railway in the shop window. Now that was really expensive, so I quickly changed the subject.Tony asked for permission to go off on his own and I made the most of my opportunity to sit down and rest my aching feet. Fifteen minutespassed but there was still no sig n of Tony. I bega n to get worried and got up to look for him, I asked a young lady if she had seen a little boy in a grey suit. She looked about her helplessly and pointed out that there were so many little b oys in grey suits. I was just beg inning to despair*,whenl saw a strange figure dressed in peculiar purple* clothes. The figure was wearing a false beard and a cave man s* axe* in one hand, and a space gun in the other. It was, of course, Tony, who in formed me at once that he was the first cave man to fly into space.Part 2 Oral WorkIn a recent broadcast, I heard a womansay that she felt guilty because shespent £ 20 at an auction sale. She was afraid her husband might accuse her of being extravagant. I find this attitude difficult to understand, for, obviously a married woman has as much right to spend £ 20 as her husba nd. Sometimes both husba nd and wife go out to work. But, in a case where the womanstays at hometo look after the children, it is still unfair that she should feel guilty about spending a small sumof moneyon herself. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on thefollowi ng topic.Do you agree with the speaker that the woman ' s attitude is wrong?Part 3 Video Mars Rover: “ A Mars Scientist ' s Dream Machine ”1. What' s the nameof the Mars rover that was launched by the American space age ncy in November 2011?It is known as “Curiosity ” .2. Where is it supposed to land?It is supposed to land at the foot of a mountain with in a deep, 150-kilometer-wide hole called Gale Crater.3. What energy is used to support the Mars rover ' s many activities and how long will the power last?The nuclear reactor supports the Mars rover ' s many activities andit can maintain the operation of the rover for about two Earth years/one Martia n year.4. What are the tasks of the Mars rover?They are: 1) collecti ng sample rocks and soil on Mars; 2) measuri ng the chemical make-up of rocks and soil; 3) look ing for any orga nicmaterial that might be present and the habitable environment for microorga nisms.5. Give a brief description of the new rover.The new rover is a car-sized vehicle —muchlarger than the early ones.It contains a plutonium-fueled nuclear reactor that will provide pientyof power for scie ntific activities. The vehicle also has 17 cameras, a laser and a big six-foot robotic arm .In side the rover, there are two very capable scie ntific laboratories.Tapescript:The American space agency launched its Mars Science Laboratory, also known as “ Curiosity, ” in November of 2011. The car-sized vehicle is supposed to land on Mars in August 2012. This puter model shows what scie ntists expect will happe n whe n the spacecraft carry ing "Curiosity" reaches the red planet. Curiosity ” is supposed to land at the foot of a mountain with in a deep, 150-kilometer-wide hole called Gale Crater.Deputy project scie ntist Ashw in Vasavada tells about “ Curiosity. ”“This is a Mars scientist ' s dream machine. We re so excited to have this rover going to Mars this year. It ' s going to be the virtual presenee for over 200 scie ntists around the world to explore Mars and Gale Crater that we' ll talk about. This rover is not only the most technically capable rover ever sent to another planet, but it' s actually the most capable scientific explorer we ' ve ever sent out. ”“ Curiosity ” is much larger than earlier rovers. It has a plut onium-fueled nu clear reactor that will provide ple nty of power for“ Curiosity ' s” many activities. The vehicle also has 17 cameras, and a laser that can exam ine the chemical make-up of rocks.“ What really domin ates the desig n of this rover is the fact that ithas this ability to sample rocks and soils on Mars for the first time, and so it has a big six-foot [1.8 meter] robotic arm. And the rover is partly that big because it holds two very capable scientific laboratoriesin side the rover. ”Oneinstrument measures the minerals in rocks and soil. Another looks for chemicals and any orga nic material that might be prese nt. The goal of the experiment is to learn if Mars ever had environmental conditions that could have supported microorga ni sms.“ This mission is really about looking for those habitable environments, and not detecting life itself. ”Vasavada says the mountain within Gale Crater will provide plenty of information about the development of Mars. That is because each layer of rock contains new clues.“It has some geologic evidence that water was around. We hope, in fact, to search for organics with this mission. That 's another requirement for life as we know it. ”The nuclear reactor on “Curiosity ” has enough power to operate on thesurface of Mars for about two Earth years, which is the same as one Martian year.补充阅读：职业访谈与工作面试是一回事吗说起职业访谈( Informational Interview )，很多人都不清楚是什么意思。