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大学英语视听说听力原文

大学英语视听说听力原文第一部分：听力材料一、对话A: Hey, what are you doing this weekend?B: I'm planning to go to the park with my family.A: That sounds like fun. Are you going to have a picnic?B: Yes, we're going to bring some sandwiches and drinks.A: That sounds delicious. I hope you have a great time.B: Thank you. I'm sure we will.二、独白三、新闻四、故事Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Emily. She lived in a small village with her family. One day, Emily found a lost puppy in the forest. She took the puppy home and took care of it. She named the puppy Max. Max became a part of Emily's family, and they loved each other very much. Emily and Max had many adventures together, and they were always happy.五、演讲Good morning, everyone. Today, I want to talk about the importance of education. Education is the key to success in life. It helps us to develop our skills and knowledge, and itopens up new opportunities for us. Education also teaches us how to think critically and solve problems. In today's world, education is more important than ever before. We need to invest in education and ensure that everyone has access to quality education.。

《视听说教程》Unit4答案

3. 蛋白质（Protein）
4. 碳水化合物（Carbohydrate）
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5. 脂肪（Fat）
02
6. 膳食纤维（Dietary Fiber）
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7. 油脂（Oil）
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8. 高热量食物（High-calorie Food）
句子翻译答案
总结词：句子翻译
1. "平衡膳食是指摄入各种营养素的比例适当，以满足人体正常的生理需求。"
议论文写作答案
议论文写作
支持或反对某个观点
总结词
提供了议论文写作的本框架和结构，包括引言、主体和结论等部分，并强调了逻辑性和条理性在议论文中的重要性。
总结词
总结词
详细介绍了如何提出和分析论点，以及如何使用证据和例子来支持自己的观点，并给出了一些实用的论证技巧。
强调了议论文写作中需要注意的语言表达和逻辑推理能力，以及如何避免常见的逻辑谬误和语言表达问题。
《视听说教程》Unit4答案
contents
目录
• 听力部分答案 • 口语部分答案 • 阅读部分答案 • 翻译部分答案 • 写作部分答案
01 听力部分答案
短对话答案
总结词：正确答案
详细描述：短对话答案包括选择题和填空题，选择题答案为B、C、D、F，填空题答案为“The Smiths”和“New York”。
说明文写作答案
说明文写作
介绍一种事物或现象
总结词
提供了说明文写作的基本要点和结构，包括引言、正文和结论等部分，并强调了准确性和清晰度在说明文中的重要性。
总结词
详细介绍了如何对事物或现象进行描述和解释，以及如何使用恰当的说明方法和语言风格来表达信息。

高级英语视听说下册答案unit2

高级英语视听说下册答案unit21、Our campus is _____ big that we need a bike to make it. [单选题] *A. veryB. so(正确答案)C. suchD. much2、Where have you _______ these days? [单选题] *A. been(正确答案)B. beC. isD. are3、97．Go ______ the square and you will find the theatre. [单选题] * A．aboveB．atC．across(正确答案)D．on4、These apples smell _____ and taste ______. [单选题] *A. well; wellB. good; good(正确答案)C. well; goodD. good; well5、55．There is a ________ on in the bookshop. Let's go to buy some books. [单选题] * A．movieB．matchC．sale(正确答案)D．concert6、---Excuse me sir, where is Room 301?---Just a minute. I’ll have Bob ____you to your room. [单选题] *A. show(正确答案)B. showsC. to showD. showing7、The flowers _______ sweet. [单选题] *A. tasteB. smell(正确答案)C. soundD. feel8、You could hardly imagine _______ amazing the Great Wall was. [单选题] *A. how(正确答案)B. whatC. whyD. where9、The travelers arrived _______ Xi’an _______ a rainy day. [单选题] *A. at; inB. at; onC. in; inD. in; on(正确答案)10、The manager gave one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her（）attitude towards customers. [单选题] *A. impartialB. mildC. hostile(正确答案)D. opposing11、—Does your grandpa live ______ in the country?—Yes. So I often go to visit him so that he won’t feel ______. （）[单选题] *A. alone; aloneB. lonely; lonelyC. lonely; aloneD. alone; lonely(正确答案)12、63．There will be? ? ? ? ??? water on the road after the heavy rain. [单选题] *A．too much(正确答案)B．much tooC．too manyD．many too13、Nowadays more and more people travel by _______, because its safe, cheap and fast. [单选题] *A. footB. bikeC. high-speed train(正确答案)D. boat14、I have only two tickets for TF Boys’concert. ______ you ______ he can go with me.（）[单选题] *A. Either; or(正确答案)B. Either; norC. Both; andD. Not only; but also15、I always get ______ grades than he does, so maybe I should help him more.（）[单选题] *A. bestB. better(正确答案)C. goodD. well16、Marie is a _______ girl.She always smiles and says hello to others. [单选题] *A. shyB. friendly(正确答案)C. healthyD. crazy17、I_____you that I had made the right decision. [单选题] *A.ensuredB.insuredC.assured(正确答案)D.for sure18、—What’s wrong with you, Mike?—I’m really tired because I studied for today’s test ______ midnight last night. （）[单选题] *A. althoughB. unlessC. until(正确答案)D. so that19、24．Kitty’s father ______ a policeman since 2 He loves helping people. [单选题] *A．isB．wasC．has been (正确答案)D．have been20、He used to get up at six in the morning,（)? [单选题] *A. used heB. did heC. didnt he (正确答案)D. should he21、Have you kept in（）with any of your friends from college? [单选题] *A. contractB. contact(正确答案)C. continentD. touching22、He studied harder to _______ his reading skills. [单选题] *A. improve(正确答案)B. rememberC. memorizeD. forget23、It’s so nice to hear from her again. ______, we last met more than thirty year ago [单选题] *A. What ‘s wordB. That’s to sayC. Go aheadD. Believe it or not(正确答案)24、Be careful when you _______ the street. [单选题] *A. are crossingB. is crossingC. cross(正确答案)D. is cross25、—Whose book is it? Is it yours?—No, ask John. Maybe it’s ______.（）[单选题] *A. hersB. his(正确答案)C. he’sD. her26、This is not our house. lt belongs to _____. [单选题] *A. the Turners'B. the Turners(正确答案)C. Turner'sD. Turners27、David ______ at home when I called at seven o’clock yesterday evening. （）[单选题] *A. didn’tB. doesn’tC. wasn’t(正确答案)D. isn’t28、When you are tired, listen to music and try to _______ yourself. [单选题] *A. supportB. showC. playD. relax(正确答案)29、75．As a student in Senior Three, I must work hard．（）, I should take exercise to strengthen my body．[单选题] *A.OtherwiseB.Meanwhile(正确答案)C.ThereforeD.Thus30、If you want to _______, you’d better eat more healthy food and do more exercise. [单选题] *A. keep fatB. keep calmC. keep healthy(正确答案)D. keep on。

成人本科英语专业视听说课程辅助材料的选择

浅谈成人本科英语专业视听说课程辅助材料的选择【摘要】视听说课程在英语专业的课程设置中占很重要的位置，本文拟从成人英语专业学生的具体情况出发，结合自己的教学经验，对课程的辅助材料选择提出自己的看法。

【关键词】成人本科；视听说；辅助材料视听说课是一门培养英语专业学生的语言综合能力的课程，《高等学校英语专业教学大纲》（2000）中对视听说课程描述如下：视听说课程的目的在于提高学生对真实度较高的各类视听材料的理解能力和口头表达能力。

通过“视”、“听”、“说”的结合，以直观画面和情节内容为基础展开有针对性的口语训练，运用复述、总结、对话、口头概述、即席演讲等活动形式，提高学生的听力理解和口头表达能力，加深他们对英语国家的政治、经济、社会、文化等方面的认识和了解。

由此可见，在专业教学中也占有举足轻重的地位。

然而成人本科英语专业学情比较复杂，想要达到大纲的要求，提高学生的综合能力，选择什么样的课程内容至关重要。

1 学生学习情况分析与教材分析成人高等教育考试分高中起点升成教专科（简称高起专）、高中起点升成教本（简称高起本）和普通专科起点升成教本科（简称成教专升本）三个层次。

本文的成人本科（简称为成本）特指专升本。

成本学生虽然经过专科阶段的系统学习，由于本身的基础薄弱，在视听说课堂上普遍表现出听力较弱、听写拼写和语法错误；词汇贫乏，“说”的阶段不知道用什么样的单词、短语和句型进行准确表达；课上表现出较强的焦虑情绪，在回答问题的时候比较沉默。

但是另一方面，学生渴望把这个课程学好，在学习上表现出努力和积极性。

本校成本学生使用的是《新编大学英语视听说》，每个单元的话题都比较贴近学生的生活，难易也适中。

但是，《大纲》里对教材的选择也做了清晰的描述，“视听说课程的目的在于提高学生对语言真实度较高的各类视听材料的理解能力和口头表达能力。

”而“在具体的教学中，单一的一本教材并不能满足教学的要求。

由于英语视听说课程中的教学素材应具有实时性、真实性等特点，很多教材往往一出版就不‘实时’了。

(完整word版)新视野大学英语第三版3视听说教程短对话材料

Conversation 1W: Hello，Mr。

Williams. This is John Barrett’s secretary. I’m calling to canc el his appointment with you at 10 today as he is not feeling well。

你好，威廉姆斯先生.这是John Barrett的秘书.我打电话是想取消他今天10点的约会,因为他身体不好.。

M: Thanks for calling. It’s quite all right. We'll arrange some other time to meet.谢谢你的电话。

这是完全正确的。

我们会安排其他时间见面.Q: What is the man going to do?آConversation 2M: I need to use more than just my math skills for these questions but I don' t have a calculator。

Shall I go and buy one？M:对于这些问题我需要用的不仅仅是我的数学技能,但我没有计算器。

我去买一个吗?W：Actually, I've got two. And I'll let you have one for the price of a coff ee.女：事实上，我有两个。

我会给你一杯咖啡的价格.Q: What do we learn about the woman from this conversation？آConversation 3M: Professor Smith, I'd like to have your advice as to my career development in the future.男：史米斯教授，我想知道你对我未来职业发展的建议.。

(完整版)高级英语视听说2参考答案(1)

Chapter 1 The PopulationI 2 populous 3 race 4 origin 5 geographical distPrelisteningB 1 census ribution6 made up of7 comprises8 relatively progressively9 Metropolitan densely 10 decreased death rate11 birth rate increasing 12 life expectancyD 1 a 18.5 mill b 80% c 1/2 d 13.4 mill e 2: 10f 4%g 1990h 40%i 3/4j 33.1%2 a3 b 1 c 2 d 5 e 4II First ListeningST1 population by race and originST2 geographical distributionST3 age and sexIII PostlisteningA 1. People’s Republic of China, India2. 281 mill3. Hispanics(12.5%)4. Texas5. the South and the West6. 20%7. by more than 5 million8. about 6 years9. 2.2 years10. a decreasing birth rate and an increasing life expectancyChapter 2: Immigration: Past and Present PRELISTENINGB. Vocabulary and Key Conceptsimmigratednatural disasters/ droughts/ faminespersecutionsettlers/ colonistsstageswidespread unemploymentscarcityexpanding/ citizensfailuredecreaselimitedquotassteadilytrendskills/ unskilledD Notetaking PreparationDates: Teens and Tens18501951The 1840sFrom 1890 to 1930Between 1750 and 18501776188213291860From approximately 1830 to 1930Language Conventions: Countries and NationalitiesThe Scandinavian countries are Swed en, Norway, and Denmark. The Southern European countries are Italy, Greece, Spain, and Portugal. The Eastern European countries are Russia and Poland.LISTENINGFirst ListeningMajor SubtopicsST1 the Great ImmigrationST2 reasons for the Great Immigration and why it endedST3 immigration situation in the United States todayPOSTLISTENINGA. Accuracy Checkcolonists or settl ersDutch, French, German, Scotch-Irish, BlacksThe third, 1890-1930Southern Europe and Eastern EuropeThe population doubled, there was wid espread unemployment, and there was a scarcity of farmlandfree land, plentiful jobs, and freed om from religious and political persecutionthe failure of the potato crop in Irelandlaws limiting immigration from certain area, the Great Depression, and World War ⅡThey are largely non-European.Industry d oesn’t need a large number of unskilled workers。

新编大学英语2视听说Unit5答案+原文

Unit FivePart 1 Listening, Understanding and SpeakingListening IKeysExercise 1√1, √4, √5, √6, √7, √8Exercise 2ACDBExercise 31) strange, 2) strange force, 3) very steep, 4) at the bottom, 5) watching6) be punished, 7) in the darkness, 8)scared, 9)avoid ,10)exam,11) interpreting dreams, 12) disappointing, 13) making mistakes, 14) symbol Exercise 4Sample1. I think Jennifer’s nightmare has something to do with her fear of failure, failure in exams, failure in living up to her Parents’expectations etc. She probably didn’t do well at collage and she had experienced failures. What she feared in life was represented in her dream.2. I often have nightmares and my nightmares are generally the same. One typical nightmare I have is that I am chased by someone and I try to run fast but I can’t. And usually when I am about to be caught I wake up, sometimes sweating all over. I’ve told people about it and the interpretation given is that my schedule is too tight most of the time. I don’t know how Freud would interpret it, but the interpretation seems to make sense.ScriptPart AJennifer is talking to an interviewer about her nightmare.Jennifer: It was always the same. Always. I was in a house, a strange house, and I knew somehow that I shouldn’t have gone in. But there was some strange force pulling me. There were some stairs…very steep stairs… and I started to climb them, and … and then, suddenly fell. Then when I was at the bottom of the stairs, I suddenly realized that there was someone…or something else in the house with me, and that these eyes had been watching me all the time, and…I knew then that something terrible…was going to happen to me…that I was going to be punished…because I’d done something I shouldn’t have done. I didn’t know what it was, but I knew it was wrong, very wrong. Then I could hear it…whatever it was in the house withme…coming closer in the darkness, because everything was dark, you see, and it came closer and closer. And I was scared…and there was nothing, nothing I could do to avoid it…nothing. I was trapped! Trapped in that dark house at the bottom of the stairs. There was no way out.Interviewer: And how often…Jennifer: No way out !Part BInterviewer: How often have you had this nightmare?Jennifer: When I was in college, just about every time I had an exam. And then, a few years later, when I was taking an intensive Italian course in Italy, I had the same dream again. Just the same as before.Interviewer: And you discussed it with a psychoanalyst ?Jennifer: Yes, later, after I came back to Los Angles, I started therapy, and this dream came up, and we discussed it quite a bit.Interviewer: And what did the psychoanalyst say?Jennifer: He said…uh…you have to be very careful about interpreting dreams, but we both agreed that the dream was a symbol of my fear of failure…of disappointing my parents when I was in college, for example, by failing my dreams, or…or when I was taking that Italian course, I remember how scared I was sometimes.Interviewer: Scared of what?Jennifer: Of making mistakes in class, in front of the teacher or the other students. I was always in fear.Interviewer: I see.Jennifer: And the dream was a kind of classic symbol of that fear…of the fear of failure. Falling down stairs in a dream is a symbol of that. The two words are very similar.Interviewer: Which…which two words? Oh, you mean…Jennifer: Yes, fall-fail, falling-failure. Very similar, aren’t they?Listening IIKeysExercise 11.C2. A3. I4. H5. F6. D7. J8. GExercise 21.Because dreams are closely related to wakng lives.2.more women have careers.3.The possible reasons is that they are making important decision about career , marriage and life direction.4.solve problems.5.Life experience /Biological conditioning and social conditioning , life stages and attitudes.Exercise 3Sample1.In Chinese culture, fish is a symbol of prosperity. As a dream symbol, fish,particularly salmon, is associated with knowledge and intelligence. If you dream about eating fish, it is believed that you gain knowledge and wisdom.2.In dreams, the snake has many interpretations. It is regarded as a symbol oftemptation or wisdom. It is also interpreted as someone trying to harm you in underhanded or sneaky manner. In Chinese culture, it is believed that snake is a symbol of fortune in a dream.3.The sword in a dream is a symbol of power, authority, protection, or a need tocut away some part or aspect in your life.4.Something that is covered with dust is something that has not been touchedfor a long time. Therefore, dust in a dream may be a symbol of a shut away emotion, fear, or desire within the conscious.5.Houses in dreams are regarded by many psychoanalysts as representing one’spersonality. If you dream about a beautiful house, you could have a positive self-image. If you dream that you keep moving from house to house, you may have been trying different aspects of your personality, or you may be trying to find out what kind of person you are. And the level of the room in the house is believed to indicate the depth of a particular part of personality in you unconscious. But the basement in a dream, for instance, can be as a symbol of the deepest part your personality.6.Death in ad dream can mean the death or change to a part of yourpersonality or the end of a certain phase in your life, For instance, if you dream that a friend dies, it could mean that you have ended up or you have been feeling the need to end up a period of time spent with them.ScriptNew research shows that dreams are often distorted reflections of our daily life. many experts now believe our dreams are so closely related to our waking lives that we canuse them to help us recognize our inner conflicts.According to some experts, men and women dream differently because of biological and social conditioning. In a study of 1000 dreams, half from each sex, experts found that men more often have action dreams .Usually these are set outdoors or in unfamiliar surroundings. Women dream more about emotional struggles with loved ones, usually in indoor settings. As more women have careers, their dreams might become more like man’s. Researchers have found that while housewives dream more about children, women in the workplace dream about bosses and colleagues. Small children who are easily scared dream about frightening animals and monsters that that chase and attack them. Teenagers dream about romance and sex.Some dream researchers found in a study that people between 21and 34 have more anxiety over issues of right and wrong in their dreams, possibly because they are making importance decisions about career, marriage and life direction. People of age 35 to 49 are much less hostile toward others in their dreams, perhaps because they are reaching their greatest achievement and have less need for aggression while awake. After age 65, anxiety about aging appears much more often in people’s dreams.If life stages affect our dreams, so do out attitudes. Studies show that angry people act out their anger in their dreams, and depressed people sometimes dream they are victim of rejection.Creative people often use their dreams to solve problems. According to the author Naomi Epel, when some writers, artists or scientists go to sleep, they ask their subconscious for a dream that will help them solve problems.Listening IIIKeysExercise 1√2, √3, √6Exercise 2CBCACExercise 3SampleAdvantages of daydreaming●It helps kill boring time.●It helps children develop and explore their imagination.●It can reduce a person’s fear or anxiety.●It can keep us awake under dull conditions.Disadvantages of daydreaming●It can be a waste of time when you spend too much time daydreaming.●Children’s problem-solving skills may weaken if they spend too much time daydreaming instead of putting their imagination into work.●When you realize the wide gap between reality and daydreams, daydreaming can lead to greater anxiety and deeper frustration.●It distracts our attention, and may lead to danger in certain situations, like when we are driving a car.ScriptAlmost all people day dreaming during a normal day. We tend to daydreaming the most during those quiet times when we are alone in our cars, sitting in waiting rooms, or preparing for bed. day dreaming or fantasizing is not abnormal; it is a basic human characteristic. Most people have reported that they enjoy their day dreams . Some people have very probable and realistic daydreams while others have unrealistic fantasies such as inheriting a million dollars.Psychologists report that men daydream as much as women , but subject of their daydreams or fantasies is different. Men day dream more about being heroes and good athletes while women tend to daydream about fashions and beauty. As people grow older, they tend to fantasize less, although it is still common in old age. Older people tend to daydream a lot about the past. daydreaming or fantasizing enters into the games of children. Psychologists believe that it is very important for children to participate in fantasy play . It is a normal part of their development. It helps children develop and explore their imagination.Daydreaming has advantages and disadvantages In some situations it can reduce a person's fear or anxiety. can also keep us entertained or awake under dull or boring conditions. Unfortunately, to engage in a daydream or fantasy, we must divert part of our attention from our environment. When it is important for us to remain alert and pay attention to what is going on around us, day dreaming can cause problems. Listening IVKeysExercise 11) parting2)wrong3) dream4)night5) none6)seem7)shore8) sand9)fingers10) grasp11) save12) waveExercise 1Sample1 The fifth line in the first stanza(诗节), “That my days have been a dream”, indicates that the poet regarded his life as a dream.2 That last two lines of both stanzas are quite similar in the wording “ Is all that we see or seem/ But a dream within a dream,” which means that what we see, appear or hope is even more elusive than the life itself that we are living, and is, therefore, a dream within a dream.3 The “grains of the golden sand”may have referred to the start of the “gold rush”in California in 1848, the year before the poem was written, Another interpretation is that it may symbolize the people or things that the poet had valued and treasured, as he was so eager to “grasp them with a tighter clasp”.4) The “pitiless wave”can be interpreted in two ways. It can be viewed as symbolizing “time”, which is compared to “tide” in the saying “ Time and tide wait for no man”. Or it can be interpreted as “death”, which, just as “time”, sweeps away people around us, no matter how eagerly we’d like them to stay.Exercise 3Sample1 This poem may have been addressed to his beloved (could be his wife) in her death bed, who received a farewell kiss from the poet. This can be seen from the first two lines: “ Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now,…”2 The poet’s hope is expressed in the second stanza. He wished that he could hold onto people and things that he treasured. But he could not stop the time and death taking away his beloved, however hard he tried. His helplessness led to his confusion, which can be seen from more questions posed by the poet in the second stanza. Physically, the poem is very interestingly laid out in two stanzas, just like two layers of dreams: the first being “life”, a dream, and the second layer “hope”, a dream within a dream, which is more confusing than the first. This idea is very similar to that in the movie Inception (《盗梦空间》) --- the more layers of dreams have, the less stable they become.3 The poet’s depressing tone may have resulted from his troubled and miserable life since his childhood. He felt betrayed by everyone. His mother, who died when he was a small child; his biological father, who abandoned him; his step father, who never legally adopted him and who, ultimately, cast him adrift; and, aboveall, his young dead wife, a beauty symbolizing purity and peace in his eyes. Life itself had seemingly thwarted (挫败) his every hope and effort.ScriptA Dream Within A DreamTake this kiss upon the brow!And, in parting from you now,Thus much let me avow---You are not wrong, who deemThat my days have been a dream;Yes if hope has flown awayIn a night, or in a day,In a vision, or in none,Is it therefore the less gone?All that we see or seemIs but a dream within a dream.I stand amid the roarOf a surf-tormented shore,And I hold within my handGrains of the golden sand---How few! Yet how they creepThrough my fingers to the deep,While I weep---while I weep!O God! Can I not graspThen with a fighter clasp?O God! Can I not saveOne from the pitiless wave?Is all that we see or seemBut a dream within a dream?Part 3 Viewing, Understanding and SpeakingKeysExercise 1BACDExercise 21.too good to be true2.various kinds of3.igonored4.stand5.has something to do with6.gathering fruit7.can’t afford8.something wrong with9.ripe, at hande trueExercise 4SampleI had a dream after I watched the movie of the Harry Porter series. I was walking down a street when my shoes turned into a pair of roller skates. I skated on the pavement, and saw a section of the road suddenly collapsed. I was about to fall when my roller skaters turned into a broomstick! And before I knew it, I found myself flying in the sky, just as Harry Porter did in the movie.ScriptMary: (She awakes from a sweet dream) Ah…Darling, everything is so wonderful! The sun, the air, the water… I feel as if I were in a dream.John: (He still reads the book with not much response.) A dream? Yes, a dream. Mary: Have a look at the beautiful scenery around you, darling. Don’t you think it’s too good to be true?John: Mm, maybe.Mary: Eh, you aren’t listening to me. What are you reading now?John: (He closes the book.) It’s Freud’s Interpretation of Dreams. Honey, have you ever wondered what’s …what’s the meaning of you dreams? You might get some satisfactory explanations for your dreams from this book, because Freud explains various kinds of dreams in it.Mary: It must be a very interesting book! Otherwise, you wouldn’t have ignored me. It seems to me that I’m not as attractive as Freud.John: Yes, it really is.Mary: Yes? ! You mean I’m not charming enough? I can hardly stand your rudeness. John: Of course not. I mean it’s really an interesting book. Freud says that everything in our dreams has something to do with our real life.Mary: Really? I often dream I’m gathering fruit in an orchard. What does fruit represent in our dreams?John: It predicts good fortune. You’ll be rich, honey.Mary: But the fact is we still can’t afford to buy a house.John: I have to admit that’s absolutely true. I spent about all I had on our honeymoon. Mary: Well, there must be something wrong with your interpretations, darling, I doubt whether dreams can predict the future.John: Before I can be more exact, you have to give me more details.Mary: What further information do you need?John: Well, honey, could you tell me what the color of the fruit is in your dreams? Mary: Er…the fruit doesn’t seem to be ripe. In my dreams, I think it’s green. John: I’ve got it. If the color of the fruit is green, you can’t be rich immediately,because only ripe fruit is interpreted as good fortune at hand.Mary: Oh? Are you sure about that?John: Definitely. I’ve just looked it up in Freud’s book.Mary: Then we’ll just have to wait and see?John: That’s right, honey. Do you have any other happy dreams?Mary: Yes. I had another one just now. It was so sweet that I smiled from ear to ear. Would you like to have another try, Mr. Freud?John:It’s my pleasure, madam. What happened in this dream? I guarantee you I can give you another good explanation.Mary: When I was dozing, I dreamed that you gave me a beautiful diamond necklace as memento of our wonderful honeymoon, what do you think that means?John:(He understands his wife’s actual intention and tries to find a way out.) Er…Er… I’m not sure. Er…maybe I’m not knowledgeable enough! But anyway I can turn to the book for help. Wait a minute!Mary: Take it easy, darling! I’m…I’m sure you know how you can make it come true.John: Too bad!Mary:What’s wrong?John: (He smiles cunningly at his wife.) I’m afraid Freud didn’t tell me how to interpret a daydream, only dreams at night.Mary: Daydream?!John: Yes, it must be a daydream since you had it during the day.Part 3 Video Appreciation and Singing for FunVideo AppreciationKeysExercise 1DEFFExercise 21)Mix the sound2)Drag you back3)seagulls4)taking a walk5)police siren6)pulls off the earphones7)alarming dreamsExercise 31)remained alert2)sounds of danger3)the reason4)are reliant on5)aliveExercise 4Sample●I fell asleep after a session of yoga to a light, soft background music once. Idreamed that I was lying on a beach, basking in the sun, with the waves lapping gently against the rocks, and seagulls flying over me. It was so comfortable and relaxing that I felt energetic again after I woke up from the nap.●I once traveled by train and saw a young mother fast asleep, with thepassengers around chattering away. However, she seemed to be very alert to her 3- or 4-year-old’s cry, even if it was in a very low voice. As I saw it, we can sleep through the sounds that we don’t care about, but tend to be dragged back to wakefulness by sounds that worry us.●I dreamed about taking a math test once before my college entranceexamination. I was still struggling with one tough problem when the bell rang sharply, which signaled the end of the test. I felt like being paralyzed in my seat, unable to move a single inch. When I woke up in misery and sweat, I found the bell was nothing but my alarm clock. To a college entrance exam taker, the bell is indeed a very threatening sound signal.ScriptEpisode 1We live in a world of incessant sounds. During our waking hours, our ears are bombarded with noise. But what happens when we’re asleep? Sleep takes up a third of our lives, and that’s when we’re at our most vulnerable. So our sense of hearing never goes off duty. Even as we sleep our ears detect sounds,and our brain analyses them. But why is it that some noises feature in our dreams, while others can wrench us from our sleep? Weird Science goes into the sleeping brain and our evolutionary past to find out. Every night when we go to sleep our senses shut down, except for our sense of hearing, which stays alert to sounds beyond the bedroom. Sounds are just tiny movements of the air molecules around us, funneled down the ear canal to the eardrum. The moving air makes the eardrum vibrate, and these vibrations are amplified by the tiniest bones in the body and passed to the fluid-filled cochlea. Here, the vibrations send ripples through the fluid which move rows of microscopic hair cells. These create electrical signals sent to the brain.Episode 2The brain may mix the sound into the visuals of your dreams, or drag you back to wakefulness. At Swansea University, Dr. Mrak Blaggrove studies the impact of different noises on the brains of sleeping volunteers. These electrodes allow Mark to monitor Sarah’s brainwaves while she sleeps. Once there are signs that she’s dreaming, he can test the effects of different sounds on her dreams. First she gets a blast of seagulls through her headphones. She sleeps through the noise. But has it changed herdream? (Hi Sarah) Mark waits for a couple of minutes, and then wakes her up and asks what she was dreaming about ( I was on a hilltop…Uh huh). Sarah’s dream was of taking a walk on a windy hilltop. An hour later, Sarah is asleep and dreaming again. Now, the test is a threatening sound --- a police siren. It’s no louder than the seagulls, and for a while, she sleeps through the noise. But then she stirs, and, half-conscious, she pulls off the earphones. Can she remember what she was dreaming about before the noise disturbed her? (Yeah, um ambulances…) Amazingly, even while she was asleep, Sarah heard the sirens and they triggered vivid, alarming dreams. The sound eventually convinced her sleeping brain to wake up.Episode 3So why does the brain deal with sounds in such different ways? The answer can be found in our prehistoric past. Our ancestors needed sleep, but it made them more vulnerable to attack by predators. To safeguard them, their sense of hearing remained alert, listening for the sounds of danger. Now the sounds are different, but the reason for hearing in your sleep is jus the same. For a third of your life, you’re reliant on your sense of hearing to keep you alive. Hopefully!Singing for funLyricsI Have a DreamI have a dream, a song to singTo help me cope with anythingIf you see the wonder of a fairy taleYou can take the future, even if you failI believe in angels, something good in everything I seeI believe in angels, when I know the time is right for meI’ll cross the stream, I have a dreamOh yeahI have a dream, a fantasyTo help me through realityAnd my destination makes it worth the whilePushing through the darkness, still another mileI believe in angels, something good in everything I seeI believe in angels, when I know the time is right for meI’ll cross the stream, I have a dreamI have a dream, a song to singTo help me cope with anythingIf you see the wonder of a fairy taleYou can take the future, even if you failI believe in angels, something good in everything I seeI believe in angels, when I know the time is right for meI’ll cross the stream, I have a dreamI’ll cross the stream, I have a dreamPart 4 Further Speaking and ListeningFurther ListeningListening IKeysExercise 15>7>4>1>6>3>8>2Exercise 2CABDBDCScriptIn 1865 ,in a small town in Germany ,a little boy was very sick. His name was Max Hoffman.“Will our son die ?” Max’s parents asked the doctor.“Maybe,” the doctor said quietly .”Stay with Max .Keep him warm .That’s all you can do .”For three days Max lay in his bed . Then he died .He was only five years old .Max’s parents buried their son in the town cemetery .That night Max’s mother had a terrible dream. She dreamed that Max was moving in his coffin . She screamed in her sleep.“Sh ,sh,” her husband said. “It’s all right .You had a bad dream.”The next night Max’s mother screamed in her sleep again . She had the same terrible dream.On the third night Max’s mother had another bad dream. She dreamed that Max was crying . She got out of bed and got dressed. “Quick! Get dressed ,”she told her husband . “We’re going to the cemetery .I want to see Max. I want to dig up his coffin.”At four o’clock in the morning Max’s parent and a neighbor hurried to thecemetery .They dug up Max’s coffin and opened it . There was Max .He looked dead. But he wasn’t lying on his back . He was lying on his side.Max’s father carried Max home . Then he ran to get the doctor .For an hour the doctor rubbed whisky on Max’s lips and warmed his body. Then Max opened his eyes .Max was alive ! A week later he was playing with his friends.Max Hoffman died—really died—in the United State in 1953. He was 93 year old . Listening IIKeysExercise 1TFFTFTExercise 21)pushing2)away3)friend’s house4)burned to death5)the dead6)in front of7)kid s’ minds8)making moneyScript(A couple is talking about their 8-year-old daughter ,Debbie .They also have a son ,Barry ,who is 16.)Mother : I had to go in to Debbie twice last night .She was having these terrible nightmares! She was screaming and shouting and she kept trying to push me away .She was yelling , “Don’t hurt me ! Don’t hurt me !”Father : What was wrong with her then ?Mother : I don’t know. I couldn’t get a word out of her when she woke up this morningFather: Does Barry know anything about it ? Didn’t she go with him to his friend’s yesterday afternoon ? Wait a minute , I’ll give him a shout . Barry ! Come here , Will you ?Barry: What’s up?Father: Didn’t you say you were going to watch a video at your friend’s yesterday?Mother: Well, what exactly did you watch ? Debbie’s been having the most terrible nightmares.Barry: Oh, I don’t know ! Some film his dad had left lying around . About a man who had been burned to death in a car crash, who came back from the dead to take revenge on young girls . He tears them to bits and eats them. It was a young girl , see , who ran in front of his car and made him crash . Don’t know why it’s giving her nightmares. It was really stupid , if you ask me ! Anyway, she didn’t have to watch it . did she ?Mother:You should have more sense at your age . You should have stopped her watching it.Father: I blame the people who made films like that. They shouldn’t be allowed to make them . They must be really sick! All they care about is making money –they don’t care they are doing to kid s’ minds.Listening IIIKeysExercise 1ACDBCExercise 2TTTT FFTTScriptDear Editor,Your paper is great . I read with great interest your interpretation of dreams of teeth falling out .It is the same interpretation that many others use as well : needing to be heard etc. I myself had this dream repeatedly and was dying to know what it meant , as is was always confusing and disturbing . However , I was always unsatisfied with the “ needing to be heard ” thing.Your might note that many people who have this dream are feeling worried , depressed or frightened as their teeth are falling out painlessly .Sometime they even try to keep the teeth from falling out . Finally I came up with a different interpretation , which fitted me much better . In fact , I’ve had fewer dreams of this so rt now .So I thought you might be interested .For me , the dream means I am talking TOO MUCH . It means thoughtlessness ,telling secrets , gossiping unwisely . And it’s my subconscious warning me .Now ,if I have this dream ,I know I have been unwise with my big mouth ! Trying to cram the teeth back in , or stop them falling out ,or trying to find a dentist , actually means trying to stop the words or gossip from coming out , and the feelings of depression are reflecting the regret of being too revealing –usuallyto an enemy . I am much more aware of this now and not such a big mouth ! Maybe you could add to your interpretation,Best,KatieListening IVKeysExercise 1DCBDExercise 2TFTFFTScriptSleep is something we generally associate with living creatures. Of course, it is true that a lot of animals sleep, but zoologists are not certain that primitive forms of animals life, like worms and snails, even really sleep. On the other hang, animals such as bears sleep for 4 or 5 months every year.The amount of sleep a human being needs depends on age, the individual and possibly race. .For example, doctors think that pre-school children need between 10 and12 hours a night; school children between 9 and 11 hours, and adults between 7and9 hours. There are exceptional cases of old people who sleep only between 2 and 3 hours a day and continue to be active and healthy. The sleep requirements of different races also appear to be different. Japanese people, for example, sleep, sleep fewer hours than Europeans.It is not known for certain if certain if mental activity (apart from dreaming) occurs when a person is asleep. However, it is certainly true that some people can wake up at a specific, pre-determined time. There are also stories about mathematicians who solve difficult problems during sleep, because their subconscious minds continue working on the problem.Some types of unpleasant dreams (or ‘‘nightmares’’)are quite common, the dreams is taking a test, but is not properly prepared. he is falling from a tree ,or an animal or thing is chasing him. Some people say these last two occur because man’s ancestors lived in trees and were in constant danger from wild animals.。

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英语视听说参考答案Unit 1Part A1. Do you have any plans for the weekend?2. How often do you exercise?3. What's your favorite way to relax?4. What are your hobbies?Part B1. A: What time are you meeting your friends for dinner? B: I'm meeting them at 7 o'clock.2. A: Have you ever been to Paris?B: No, I haven't. But I would love to go someday.3. A: How often do you go to the gym?B: I go to the gym three times a week.4. A: What do you like to do in your free time?B: I enjoy reading and playing the piano.Unit 2Part A1. How do you usually handle stress?2. What kind of movies do you like to watch?3. Are you a morning person or a night owl?4. How do you keep yourself motivated?Part B1. A: What do you do to relax after a long day?B: I usually take a hot bath and listen to music.2. A: Did you watch the latest episode of that TV show?B: No, I missed it. I'll catch up on it later.3. A: Are you an early riser?B: No, I prefer to sleep in and stay up late.4. A: How do you stay focused on your goals?B: I set small achievable targets and reward myself when I reach them. Unit 3Part A1. How do you usually spend your weekends?2. Have you ever traveled abroad? Where did you go?3. What kind of music do you enjoy listening to?4. Do you prefer to exercise indoors or outdoors?Part B1. A: What are your plans for the weekend?B: I'm going camping with some friends.2. A: Have you ever been to Japan?B: Yes, I went there last year. It was an amazing experience.3. A: What type of music do you listen to?B: I listen to a variety of genres, but my favorite is pop music.4. A: Do you prefer going to the gym or going for a run outside?B: I prefer going for a run outside. I enjoy being in nature.Note: The above answers are just examples. Please note that the specific answers may vary depending on personal preferences and experiences.。

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Job Hunting1Task One: Graduates Feel Market SqueezeAccording to the job fairs we’ve just seen and also recent surveys show the hiring prospectsare bleak for this year’s college graduates. In China’s financial hub—Shanghai, and the country’s export base—Guangdong province, most students are still waiting for job offers. As Wang Xiqing reports.Seven out of ten here still haven’t found a job, and most of them are desperate.On average, these students in Shanghai have sent out thirty to fifty applications each. And in extreme cases, some have posted copies of their resumes six hundred times.Surveys show students’ minimum salary expectations are between two to three thousand yuan a month. Foreign or multi-national companies top the list in applications, while small private companies are the least favored, because of fears they could go bust the next day.Many students say they’re willing to work as interns in the hope that excellent performance during their probation period（实习期，试用期）might win them a contract. However, only a very small proportion of companies are actually willing to take on interns. And even if they do, that often means low-value positions like answering phone calls at reception.The situation is even worse in Guangdong, where only 8.4% of final year students have signed labor contracts.Over 330,000 local college students will graduate in July, 14% more than last year. And adding the number of graduating students from other provinces coming to Guangdong in searchfor jobs, the army of young job seekers in the province will top 500,000 this year.To rub salt into the wound the demand for graduates has dipped by 20%, as companies are trying to limit their labor costs in the wake of the economic slowdown.The unfortunate figures mean that all their efforts to hunt down a job could prove to be fruitless.(A graduate student in Guangdong)“Whether you’re from an urban or rural area, if you’re unemployed, then you should expect some kind of minimum subsidy from the government. But we graduates are not officially considered to be unemployed. We’re called people awaiting jobs. I’m very disturbed by this definition.”The employment situation was a top concern during the government’s political sessions earlier this month. Officials acknowledged that hiring prospects in China are grave, and a slew of measures have been announced in the hope of relieving the situation.A total of 7.1 million college graduates will chase jobs this year, including 1 million who failed to secure employment last year.Task Two: New Year, New Job2 (Tracy) If you look at any list of New Year’s resolutions, you wouldn’t be surprised to see “Find a better job” right at the top. Vera Gibbons of Kiplinger’s personal finance magazines is here to have some tips to help you get a better job or maybe take on a career change.(Vera Gibbons) That’s right. Good morning, Tracy! Nice to see you.(Tracy) Nice to see you, too. Happy new year.(Vera Gibbons) The same to you.(Tracy) Start the new year, start lookin g for a new job, it’s amazing. How many people are actually doing that?(Vera Gibbons) Yes, one survey finds that 75% of American workers plan to look for a newjob this year. They’re unhappy with the pay, they’re unhappy with the situational they work, th ey want new challenges since there’s no room for advancement with their current employer, so a lotof people are going to be out there looking for work. This is a time of the year where we’re more inclined to take the bull by the horns, take the initiative to go out there and find a good job…(Tracy) Resolution thing.(Vera Gibbons) Yes.(Tracy) Is there a good time to go about doing this?(Vera Gibbons) Well, opportunities pop up all the year along, but, yes, the heaviest of hiring does take place in the beginning of the year: they fire at the end of the year and they hire in the new.(Tracy) They fire for Christmas. So if you think about doing, you really should get out there now.(Vera Gibbons) Get out there now, and get the ball rolling, yes.(Tracy) What about the job market in 2007? What does it look like?(Vera Gibbons) It is softening a little bit, job growth is a little slowing down some because ofthe contraction in housing and auto-sell sector, but that’s been offset a bit by the service sector.Th ese companies are high in the service industry. We’re actually expecting 1.3 million jobs be created this year, and once a writer by Career Role Builder actually found that 40% of employerswill be hiring full-time employees this year, so it’s not a bad time, it’s not great, it’s, it’s OK.(Tracy) OK, so if you’re ready take the plunge, if you want to get out there, you have some tips, No. 1 is “Do some soul searching”.(Vera Gibbons) Yes, I just think in order to get out a job that isn’t going anywhere car eer, that’s gonna drift, you really need to sit down and be proactive here. You can’t be reactive, you have to be proactive. Motivation is really the key to make any changes in your personal life. People may sit back and say: well, getting a paycheck and benefits are good, why rock the boat? Here’s the thing: we’re spending half of our life in workplace. If you’re unhappy, do some soul searching, figure out where you are, where you would like to go.(Tracy) And part of that, as you say, is “Prioritize your options”, what do you mean?(Vera Gibbons) Yeah, I mean write down five to ten things that are important to you in yourjob and career, maybe you want a better work-life bounce, a more flexible schedule, whatever that happens to be, take a look at what makes you happy, what makes you unhappy, take a look at your goals, your dreams, your aspirations and then put together a plan to actually reach those goals because you are more inclined to get there if you have a plan in place.3(Tracy) Good idea, you can actually write this all out. Also when you go out there for the job search, you gotta have the resume, so you say “Make the resume stand out”.(Vera Gibbons) Yeah, you know, with the employees only spend about 10 seconds looking at your resume…(Tracy) Ten seconds?(Vera Gibbons) Yeah, and get this on average, for every 245 resumes, they get the interview. One person per 245 resume, so it’s very competitive. You need to have your resume stand out, Keep it thin, keep it short, keep it to the point, focus on your measurable accomplishments. And because you’ll be looking for different jobs, you should be highlighting different skills different experiences that may be relevant for one position and may not be relevant for another, so you wanna highlight different ones, have several different versions of resumes all ready to go, then get out there, do the networking.(Tracy) Ok, just briefly, you say do not look online, you need to hand this out, hand out to your friends, do lots of networking.(Vera Gibbons) A lot of networking , that’s the key.(Tracy) Vera Gibbons, thanks.(Vera Gibbons) Thanks. Task Three: Laid-off Workers in ChinaIn over two decades of opening up, China has gradually reformed into a market economy. One major move was to restructure the large state-owned enterprises (SOEs ). Some practices were successful and benefited many. But on the other side of the coin, several companies lost their competitiveness, and had to lay off workers in order to survive. In today’s Working Asia, Zou Yue brings us a story about laid-off workers.Everyday they walk into the factory to work, but now they have to worry about their jobs. For the 4 thousand workers at the state-owned Wuhan Boiler Factory, the country’s reform drive has meant new challenges.35-year-old Ma Ling worked in this factory for 15 years. But in 2002, she lost her job, something she found hard to accept.(Ma Ling)“It was such a blow. I never imagined that I would get the sack ( 被解雇 ). It was such a big factory and I was so young. How could that happen? My confidence was totally destroyed at the time.”Ma Ling’s life depended on the factory. Her parents, her brother and her own husband have worked there all their lives. The change has led to worries about the future. In the days of a planned economy, SOEs offered life-long benefits for workers, from housing and medical care to pensions and insurance. But since 1998, about 30 million employees in China have lost their jobs and also the benefits that went with them, due to either downsizing or bankruptcy.(Zou Yue)“For workers laid off by China’s SOEs, it has not been easy adapting to the industrial reshuffle But decades of market reform have made Chinese workers realize the importance of finding a way out on their own. For many, it has become a part of their life.”Like her colleagues, Ma Ling struggled to find other work. Six months after Ma Ling got the4axe (get the sack), she found a position she found embarrassing for an experienced electrician--workshop garbage cleaner.(Ma Ling)“Although the job was dirty and tiring, I had to take it. After all the losses, I was glad for the chance. It means everything to me.”But between 2000 and 2002, the factory continued to lose money, and had to lay off half its staff. Those who stayed faced tougher competition to stay in their positions. After losing their iron rice bowl ( 铁饭碗), they are now walking an economic tight rope. To make matters worse, the enterprise was having a hard time feeding its 3 thousand retirees. The managers found it was no easy job trying to make ends meet.(Chen Helin, deputy general manager of Wuhan Boiler Group)“We have to make the laid off employees understand that they have to change their mind set. Survival of the fittest ( 适者生存) is our rule. While we have tried our best to accommodate the employees, the workers have to find their own way of life if possible.”The factory tried to make things easier by restructuring ( 调整，改组) its remaining workforce on the one hand, while leasing some of its street front houses for the jobless to run small businesses, like this shopping façade ( 正面 ). But there simply is not enough for everyone. (Xu Liangjun, deputy director of Wuhan Reemployment Work Office)“As an old industrial city, there i s a large gap between job opportunities and demand. Since 1998, over 500 thousand workers have become jobless in this city of 7 million people. We can only hope the local economy picks up to provide more jobs for them.”Ma Ling was lucky to later get promoted again, but at the same time two of her colleagues got laid off. The reform has changed the lives of many, who have had to adapt to the reality of a new economic environment.Not only laid-off workers need to find jobs, tens of thousands of Chinese graduates also want to find them as well. About ten years ago, the Chinese government stopped the practice of assigning jobs to college graduates. Now, they have to face their first employment challenges on their own.20%of Graduates Are JoblessUrban unemployment might be low, but recent college graduates are having a tough time getting a job. A recent blue paper issued by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences says that one out of every five graduates is unable to find work.All these college students and recent graduates crowding into the Beijing Expo Center have just one goal: to find themselves a job. One that pays well, has a good reputation, and matches their major if that exists.Water Zhu graduated last June with a degree in computer technology. He moved to Beijing from Inner Mongolia to improve his prospects. This is his eighth job fair.(Water Zhu)“Competition is so high, so it’s very hard. They want to hire the best, and not everyone is the best —o of course i t’s quite difficult.”5The Chinese Academy of Social Sciences reports that in 2006, 4.13 million students graduated in China. Last year, it was 4.95 million. This year, 5.5 million additional graduates will be looking for work. About 20% of the graduates last year failed to find a job. Those they did may have to settle for salaries lower than they expected, in jobs they didn’t train for.Graduates can’t find work—but companies say they can’t find people to hire. Even here at this crowded fair, these recruiters say very few people actually spoke to them to ask about jobs —and that’s not what they’re looking for.(Robert Norrie, Volk Uniontech)“We’re looking for somebody who is really confident, who has an out -going personality” (Wu Hai, L.A.D. Industries)“Bui lding confidence is important. Universities should focus more on this – many students have very little opportunity to present themselves.”Experts say the Chinese university system churns out graduates who have a lot of theoretical knowledge, but not very much practical knowledge for today’s workplace.But universities are struggling too, as enrollment numbers keep surging. This year, almost 6 million students will enter university —a five percent increase from last year.(Zeng Xiangquan, Dean of School of Labor & Human Resources of Renmin University) “Higher enrollment means universities sometimes cannot keep up—they can’t meet the demands and provide sufficient resources for all of the students.”The government is trying to ease pressures too —at the beginning of this year the China Employment Promotion Law went into effect to ban hiring discrimination and help graduates who take jobs outside of the big cities. But that still doesn’t address what some see as the biggest challenge: teaching students to function in a workplace.Today’s graduates need what are called soft skills: communication, teamwork, and theability to work on projects. And a survey by job search website found that the majority of recruiters want graduates who have work experience.Its human resources consultant has this advice: Don’t hold out for an impossible ideal. Take any offer you can get, and just start working.(Jim Hao, Consultant of )“Get a job. Whatever, first. And to kn ow yourself and your environment step by step until you gradually get a clearer picture of yourself —your interest, your ability, and your environment. Which industry is the most suitable for you?”That’s exactly what graduate Water Zhu is doing. He’s found temporary work at a stock brokerage, while he keeps searching for jobs in the computer industry. He says despite the competition, what’s important isn’t landing the dream job—it’s figuring out how to get there. (Water Zhu)“It’s only during the job search that I began to realize what I’m capable of. That has actually been the most useful thing —to understand myself better and set goals for my future.”练习答案6 Unit Two Job HuntingTask One: Graduates feel market squeeze1. Choose the best answer: 1) A 2) C 3) D 4) C 5). B2. Spot Dictation: 1) applications 2) in extreme cases 3) resumes 4) top the list,5) small private 6) favored 7) interns 8) probation period9) contract 10) low-value positionsTask Two: New year, new job.1. Choose the best answer: 1) B 2) D 3) A 4) A 5) DTask Three: Bring you finger into the store1. True or false: 1) T 2)T 3) F 4) F 5) T2. Spot Dictation: 1) opening up 2) market economy 3) state-owned enterprises (SOEs).4) competitiveness 5) lay off 6) planned economy7) medical care 8) pensions 9) downsizing 10) bankruptcy。

大学体验英语听说教程听力原文【第四册】

Unit OneListening Task 1The neighborhood children my age played together: either active, physical games outdoors or games of dolls-and-house indoors. I, on the other hand, spent much of my childhood alone. I’d curl up in a chair reading fairytales and myths, daydreaming, writing poems or stories and drawing pictures. Sometimes around the fourth grade, my “big”(often critical, judgmental) Grandma, who’d been visiting us said to me, “What’s wrong with you? Why don’t the other children want to play with you?”I remember being startled and confused by her question. I’d never been particularly interested in playing with the other children. It hadn’t, till then, occurred to me that that was either odd or something with me. Nor had it occurrred to me that they didn’t “want to play with”me. My first conscious memory of feeling different was in the fourth grade. At the wardrobe, listening to classmates joking, chattering and laughing with each other, I realized I hadn’t a clue about what was so funny or of how to participate in their easy chatter. They seemed to live in a universe about which I knew nothing at all. I tried to act like others but it was so difficult. I felt confused and disoriented. I turned back to my inner world: reading books, writing and daydreaming. My inwardness grew me in ways that continued to move me further away from the world of my age peers. The easy flow of casual social chat has remained forever beyond my reach and beyond my interest, too.Listening Task 2The greatest difficulty for me is that as a person of mixed origin I am at home neither here nor there. Wherever I am, I am regarded as being foreign, either “white” or “blac k”. It happens to me when I live in my mother’s country of origin, in Switzerland, and it happened to me when I was living in my father’s country, Ivory Coast. I would feel at home where I could feel that people accept me just the way I am! When you are a small child you first do not feel that you are different from the others. But soon the others will make you feel different – and children too can be very cruel in their behavior against the “strange child”. Sometimes incredible incidents happen. Some time ago I was riding my bike somewhere in a little place in Switzarland nearby to where I live. A car drove by, and the male driver opened the window and yelled at me: “Scheiss – Neger – dirty nigger!” I almost froze. I felt helpless and unable to defend myself. When I looked at the number plate, I saw that it was a German number plate. This means that the insulting person himself was a foreigner in this country! How could he dare insult me like this? I felt that I wanted to kill this man. When I recovered I was able to think about it more clearly. These racist people are just stupid and do not know anything about life.Scripts for Unit TwoListening Task 1Everybody cheats. Whether it’s the taxi driver who tricks a visitor and takes hime the long way round, or the shop assistant who doesn’t give the correct change, or the police officer who accepts a bribe – everybody’s at it. Cheats in the news include the scientist whose research was based on fake data, the game show contestant who collaborated with a friend in the audience to win a million pounds, and the doctor who forged his qualifications and wasn’t really a doctor at all. Everybody cheats; nobody’s playing the game.Is cheating acceptable, a natural way of surviving and being successful? Or is it something that should be frowned on, and young people discouraged from doing? If it’s the latter, how can we explain to children why so many bend the rules?Take sport for example. The pinnacle of football, the World Cup, was rife with cheating. Whether pretending to be hurt or denying a handball, footballers will do anything for a free-kick or a penalty shot. French player Henry denied cheating to win the free-kick which led to his side’s second goal in their 3-1 victory over Spain. Whatever the nationality there’s one common strategy: the player rolls over holding his leg, ankle or head seeming to be in great pain. As a result a yellow card or free-kick is given for the foul and then, a few seconds later, the player is up and about as if nothing had happened!Of course it’s not just the footballers. In 1998 the Tour of France, the world’s greatest cycling event, was hit by a drug-taking scandal. Forty bottles of drugs found with a team triggered a massive investigation that almost caused the cycling tour to be abandoned. One rider was banned for nine months.Listening Task 2A climate of mistrust surrounds everyone.In the field of business, Enron, America’s seventh largest company, could serve as an unfortunate example. Its collapse in 2001 caused thousands of people to lose their jobs and life savings. The company had fooled investors into believing it was healthier than it really was. One boss now faces the rest of life in prison.Meanwhile companies around the world are losing billions of dollars to the counterfeit trade. From cut-price CDs and DVDs to sportswear and cosmetics, cheap fake products are everywhere. It has become socially acceptable to buy fake Gucci bags and illegal copies of films. If parents are doing this, their children will follow.So perhaps it’s not surprising that around the world more pupils than ever are caught cheating during exams. In one case keys to exam papers were put up for sale on the Internet. In another, widespread cheating took place by pupils using their mobile phones to receive texted answers. In a third case, pupils admitted to candidate substitution. They blame the pressure put on them to do well in exams. It doesn’t help that their role models are also cheats. Surely we can’t complain when we’re setting such a bad example.Unit 3 LifestyleListening task 1When she has young children, a stay-at-home mom has two jobs. Her house and her kids. A stay-at-home mom is expected to do all the house cleaning. She is expected to always be the one to get up in the middle of the night, do the school things –room-mother, baker, coordinator, chauffeur and carpooler, etc. often, a stay-at-home mom is expected to take over “daddy-type”chores such as lawn-mowing and taking cars for repair. Imagine sitting in a repair shop with two squirmy toddlers! The worst thing is that the stay-at-home mom is made to feel guilty for saying “no”. The reason the stay-at-home mom does not get her nails done or have a spa day is she feels guilty for spending family money on herself.Gosh, you all have such hectic lives. I’m dizzy just hearing your daily activities. I guess I have it nice. I have no schedule at all! I get up whn I want. I work my business when I want. I shop when I want to. I wash my hair when I bathe or I don’t wash my hair. When I go to work all I have to do is open up my office door in my house and I’m at work already. No traffic to deal with and there can be 10 feet of snow on the ground and I wouldn’t have to walk an inch of it because my house connects directly to my warehouse! If I get up and don’t feel like working I don’t.Listening task 2I took my first drink and smoked my first marijuana cigarette when I was 12 years old. In high school, I used all kinds of drugs. After high school until I was 21, I did a lot of binge drinking. When I was 31, I started using crack cocaine. That’s when the real problems began.I was addicted to alcohol and cocaine, and my life was a wreck. I tried to quit a number of times. I moved to Mexico and gave up cocaine. I still drank and smoked marijuana, but for the time I lived there, I was off cocaine. I thought that that time off cocaine would completely cure me of any desire for it, but when I got back in town two years later, I started using it again only five days later. Every part of my life was messed up. I remember my oldest son being embarrassed to be seen with me. He would pass me on the street with his friends but he wouldn’t even speak to me. The bottom came for me when I was finally evicted from my apartment. I lost my car, my home and my sons. I looked in the mirror that day, and I couldn’t look myself in the eyes. The next morning, I showed up at the treatment center. The first few days of detox and treatment were hard, but I was convinced that I needed help, so I stayed. I’ve been clean now for five years, and I have a new life.Unit Four FamilyListening Task OneThe traditional American family is a “nuclear family”. A nuclear family refers to a husband and wife and their children. The average American family today has two or three children. In some cultures, people live close to their extended family. Several generations may even live together. In America, only in a few cases does more than one household live under one roof.American values are valued in the home. Many homes are run like a democracy. Each family member can have a say. A sense of equality often exists in Amercan homes. Husbands and wives often share household chores. Often parents give children freedom to make their own decisions. Preschoolers choose what clothes to wear or which toys to buy. Y oung adults generally make their own choices about what career to pursue and whom to marry.Families in America, like those in every culture, face many problems. Social pressures are breaking apart more and more American homes. Over half of US marriages now end in divorce. More than one in four American children are growing up in single-parent homes. As a result, many people believe the American family is in trouble.Even so, there is stll reason for hope. Many organizations are working hard to strengthen families. Americans almost unanimously believe that the family is one of the most important parts of life. They realize that problems in family life in recent years have brought serious consequences. As a result, more and more people are making their family a priority. Many women are quitting their jobs to stay home with their children. Families are going on vacations and outings together. Husbands and wives are making a concentrated effort to keep their marriages solid.The United Naitions has declared 1994 the “International Year of Family”. Not just in America, but all over the world, people recognize the importance of a strong family bond.Listening Task TwoWomen are beginning to rise steadily to the top in the workplace all over the developed world, but in the US they are forging ahead. New figures show that in almost a third of American households with a working wife, the woman brings home more money than her husband. They are gaining more college degrees and Masters of Business Administration qualifications than men and now occupy half the country’s high-paying, executive administrative and managerial occupations,compared with 34 per cent 20 years ago.The trend is caused by two main factors, experts say – a growing acceptance of men as househusbands and mass redundancy of male white-collar workers from the technology, finance and media industries in the last three years.The University of Maryland has produced a report that shows women to be the family’s bread-earner-in-chief in 11 per cent of all US marriages. And where bothe spouses work, she now brings in 60 per cent or more of the family income in 30.4 per cent of the households.An economist at the University of Wisconsin said that ambitious women are increasingly looking for househusbands and leave men at the kitchen sink.Unit Five Health and DietListening Task 1I had just turned 40, and has spent most of my adult life working as a public relations consultant with little time to cook, let alone learn how to cook. But a few years ago I made a resolution to start writing down the recipes I had grown up with and posting them to my website. I come from a big family – six kids – and thought what a terrific family project to document our family recipes! Both my mother and father are excellent home cooks; mom raises us all, and dad loves to eat well and enjoys the experimentation of trying out new recipes. I’m spending a lot of time with my parents lately; we cook a meal and then over dinner discuss the finer points of the proper way to prepare the dishes, and whether or not a new recipe was worth the effort.Many of the recipes are family recipes, and many of them are those that we pick from cookbooks, magazines, and newspaper clippings we’ve collected over 30 years. But sometimes it’s hard when you only have a clipping. The recipes shown here use mostly whole food ingredients and only occasionally a few things from cans or prepared foods. We believe in a varied, healthy diet, using real butter, real cream, eggs, and protein from meat, fish, and cheese.About me, my name is Alice Bauer and I am a partner in a consulting firm in the San Francisco Bay Area. I maintain several weblogs in addition to Simply Recipes as part of .Thanks so much for visiting Simply Recipes!Listening Task 2One of my most favorite breakfast is a poached egg on toast, with a side of papaya and lime, including some prosciutto with the papaya. Papaya is filled with enzymes that help digestion, and is even used to tenderize meat. The ingredients you need include: 1 firm but ripe papaya, 2 ounces of thinly sliced prosciutto, and 1/2 lime, cut and sliced into a few wedges. Now let’s go!First, using a vegetable peeler, peel away the outer skin of the papaya. Then cut the papaya in half. Using a metal spoon, scoop out and discard the seeds. By the way, the seeds are edible. They taste peppery, like nasturtium flowers, and can be used in salads. Next, slice the papaya halves into wedges lengthwise. Arrange them on a plate. Now what you need to do is to roll up thin sheets of prosciutto and place them between the papaya wedges. Remember the last thing, squeeze fresh limejuice over the papaya and prosciutto.If you would like to serve the papaya as an appetizer, cut the papaya into 1-inch pieces, sprinkle on some lime juice, wrap each piece with some prosciutto, and secure with a tooth pick. It serves 2-4.Unit Six TravelListening Task 1I was spending my summer in a remote village in Ghana. I got afflicted with “the runny stomach”,as the family I lived with called it. After 5 days of the runny stomach, we left the village and took a 12-hour car ride to the capital city. Needless to say, 12-hour car rides and runny stomachs aren’t compatible. Once we had to stop in a village, greet the 20 or so people that were there, give a detailed explanation of my condition, and then I was allowed to use a brand-new porcelain toilet. I was very embarrassed because they had someone clean the toilet and stand outside while I did my noisy business. Through a crack in the bathroom wall I could hear some kids washing the dishes. I was splendid entertainment for the kids. Each time I let out some gas, I heard squeals of delight and hysterical laughter. They also muttered about “runny stomach”. But the highlight of my sickness had to be the wedding we attended in the capital. There I was greeted by countless guests. They asked about the details of my stomach condition. On my 8th day of sickness, we went to a private hospital and for the next two weeks I took lots of prescribed antibiotics and drank bottles of oral rehydration salts. My condition began improving in about two days. Much to my disappointment, the stool and blood samples came back negative, so my condition was a result of a change of diet. Needless to say, I learned not to be shy about stomach conditions.Listening Task 2When he realized that his short-term memory was failing, my husband decided to wear a multi-pocketed vest. The vest, with its 17 pockets each serving a purpose, did work for a while. Things were going so well that he started to relax a little and one day he turned back to his traditional pants-pocket wallet.Just seconds after boarding the crowded Rome subway, a pickpocket was attracted by the familiar bulge. My husband stared at him for a moment. Finally the would-be thief withdrew and joined the crowd.My partner became more careful, and the next time he was better organized, all the essentials in their assigned pockets. We had checked in for our flight to Athens. Before boarding I casually asked where his Swiss army knife was. His hand immediately went to the pocket designated for the knife, and found it safe there. Then his face fell: safe, that is , for anything but air travel. Realizing that his precious knife would be taken away at security, he returned to the check-in counter. Fortunately, the frowning attendant agreed to pack his knife in a little box and check it separately.By the time we got to Athens at midnight we were both exhausted. Our luggage emerged and all the other passengers were gone. My husband was still watching the carousel going round and round and round. Finally, he went to find a baggage handler and a half hour later reappeared triumphantly with his knife.Unit Seven LanguageListening Task 1Jessica Bucknam shouts “tiao!” and her fourth-grade students jump. “Dun!” she commands, and they crouch. They giggle as the commands keep coming in Mandarin Chinese. Most of the kids have studied Chinese since they were in kindergarten.They are part of a Chinese-immersion program at Woodstock Elementary School, in Portland, Oregon. Bucknam, who is from China, introduces her students to approximately 150 new Chinese characters each year. Students read stories, sing songs and learn math and science, all in Chinese. Half of the students at the school are enrolled in the program. They can continue studying Chinese in middle and high school. The goal: to speak like natives.About 24,000 American students are currently learning Chinese. Most are in high school. But the number of younger students is growing in response to China’s emergence as a global superpower. The U.S government is helping to pay for language instruction. Recently, the Defense Department gave Oregon schools $700,000 for classes like Bucknam’s. The Senate is considering giving $1.3 billion for Chinese classes in public schools.“China has become a stong partner of the United States,”says Mary Patterson, Woodstock’s principal. “Children who learn Chinese at a young age will have more opportunities for jobs in the future.” Isabel Weiss, 9, isn't thinking about the future. She thinks learning Chinese is fun. “When you hear people speaking in Chinese, you know what they’re saying,” she says. “And they don’t know that you know.”Want to learn Chinese? Y ou have to memorize 3,500 characters to really know it all! Start with these Chinese characters and their pronunciations.Listening Task 2An idiom is an expression whose meaning cannot be deduced from the literal definitions and the arrangement of its parts, but refers instead to a figurative meaning that is known only through conventional use. In the English expression to kick the bucket, a listener knowing only the meaning of kick and bucket would be unable to deduce the expression’s actual meaning, which is to die. Although kick the bucket can refer literally to the act of striking a bucket with a foot, native speakers rarely use it that way.Idioms hence tend to confuse those not already familiar with them; students of a new language must learn its idiomatic expressions the way they learn its other vocabulary. In fact many natural language words have idiomatic origins, but have been sufficiently assimilated so that their figurative senses have been lost.Interestingly, many Chinese characters are likewise idiomatic constructs, as their meanings are more often not traceable to a literal meaning of their assembled parts, or radicals. Because all characters are composed from a relatively small base of about 214 radicals, their assembled meanings follow several different modes of interpretation –from the pictographic to the metaphorical to those whose original meaning has been lost in history.Real world listeningQ: Why are some idioms so difficult to be understood outside of the local culture?A: Idioms are, in essence, often colloquial metaphors –terms which requires some foundational knowledge, information, or experience, to use only within a culture where parties must have common reference. As cultures are typically localized, idioms are more often not useful for communication outside of that local context.Q: Are all idioms translatable across languages?A: Not all idioms are translatable. But the most common idioms can have deep roots, traceable across many languages. To have blood on one’s hands is a familiar example, whose meaning is obvious. These idioms can be more universally used than others, and they can be easily translated, or their metaphorical meaning can be more easily deduced. Many have translations in other languages, and tend to become international.Q: How are idioms different from others in vocabulary?A: First, the meaning of an idiom is not a straightforward composition of the meaning of its parts. For example, the meaning of kick the bucket has nothing to do with kicking buckets. Second,one cannot substitute a word in an idiom with a related word. For example, we can not say kick the pail instead of kick the bucket although bucket and pail are synonyms. Third, one can not modify an idiom or apply syntactic transformations. For example, John kicked the green bucket or the bucket was kicked has nothing to do with dying.Unit 8 ExaminationListening Task 1At first, fifth-grader Edward Lynch didn’t pay much attention to his teacher’s warnings about the big tests the class would take at the end of the school year. But two weeks before North Carolina’s first-ever elementary-promotion exams, Edward says he’s scared. He’s a B student but an erratic test taker. “The other night I had a dream my books were squishing me and pencils were stabbing me,”says the 11-year-old. His classmate West Bullock says, “I have friends who throw up the night before tests.” Their teacher, Kelly Allen, worries that half of her 21 students are at risk of failing next week’s multiple-choice tests on math and reading. If they fail, they won’t be able to graduate to middle school.In 1996 the state of North Carolina launched its ABCs testing program, a carrot-and-stick approach that holds schools responsible for their students’ educational progress. Over the next four years, scores on statewide tests rose 14%. But critics of the program say the cost has been high, in ways that range from stomachaches to insomnia and depression.Schools, also, are sacrificing important lessons in science, social studies and foreign languages to focus on concepts that will be tested. Thus the harmful practices such as retention in grade and tracking are encouraged. High school biology students no longer dissect frogs. A history teacher doesn’t assign research papers because they don’t help him prepare students for state-mandated tests. Lisa, a mother of a struggling fifth-grader said. “If they have kids with straight A’s, they think it’s fine, but I think there’s too much pressure with this pass-fail system.”She views the accountability system as a social experiment whose outcome is not yet known.Listening Task 2No one wants to be tested. We would all like to get a driver’s license without answering questions about right of way or showing that we can parallel park a car. Many future lawyers and doctors probably wish they could join their profession without taking an exam.But tests and standards are a necessary fact of life. They protect us – most of the time – from inept drivers, hazardous products and shoddy professionals. In schools too, exams play a constructive role. They tell teachers what their students have learned –and have not. They tell parents how their children are doing compared with others their age. They encourage students to exert more effort.Therefore, formal testing has its place in the overall scope of education. The test data can be very useful in making decisions for the upcoming school year as well as for long term planning. Besides, the parents need accountability to themselves. Welcome the opportunity to discover their child’s strengths and weaknesses and to ascertain needs that should be addressed or pieces that are missing in the student’s academic training.However, all tests have a margin of error. Several factors will affect tests scores, including rapport established with examiner, health of students, lack of sleep the night before, temperature of testing room, attention span, and many other variables. In other words, don’t fall apart if the scores aren’t what you think they should have been. They are just test scores and tests are not infallible.没事就用这些词练练你的嘴皮子~~●说吧，你是想死呢还是不想活了？●好久没有人把牛皮吹的这么清新脱俗了！●你给我滚，马不停蹄的滚……●人人都说我丑，其实我只是美得不明显。

大学英语视听说对话

Unit 6Model 1 How did you like the fashion show?A: What do you think of a low-neck dress? B: I think it B: I think it’’s not decent, especially for Chinese girls.A: Well, I don A: Well, I don’’t see anything wrong with this kind of dress. On the contrary, I kinda like it.B: Do you really think you can wear it and walk around. Don ’t you think a girl who wears that kind of dress will get too much a en on?A: Exactly. That ’s why they like that, you know, they wanna catch people ’s a en on. It It’’s fashion, hello.B: Yeah, but fashion does does’’t necessary mean that you can wear anything you want, dignity also ma ers. If you always wear something like that, people who don ’t know you probably will think you are a hooker or something.A: You are probably right, but s ll, I think the low-neck dress is beau ful as long as it doesn doesn’’t show too much.Model 2I ’m looking for a light jacket. A: Can I help you?B: Yeah, I B: Yeah, I’’m looking for a pair of jeans.A: Please come this way; they A: Please come this way; they’’re just over here. What size do you wear?B: Er, I B: Er, I’’m not sure.A: Don A: Don’’t worry, I t worry, I’’ll measure you. Well, you are size 40. And what color do you prefer? B: Dark blue, please.A: OK, try this one on. The ﬁ ng room is over there. B: WOW, that ’s incredibly comfortable. And any the color goes well with my jeans. How much is it?A: $30.B: I B: I’’ll take it. Can I pay with my credit card?A: Sure, we take both debit and major credit cards. There you go, good day and thank you for coming!Model 3 Could you show me a pair of running shoes?A: Good evening, see anything you like?B: Not yet, I B: Not yet, I’’ll look around ﬁrst ll look around ﬁrst……Excuse me, I really love this dress, but the thing is, I couldn couldn’’t ﬁnd my size. Do you have size 38?A: Let me check on the computer ﬁrst …I ’m sorry , they are all sold out. Just for your informa on, those dress of the last season is on sale: 50% oﬀ. That ’s a good deal just so you know. Follow me … How about this one?B: Love the style, hate the color. Wait, Oh my goodness. Check this one out, it it’’s gorgeous. Oh, it feels so so . Is it made of silk?A: Yes, of course. We just got it in yesterday. It ’s one of a kind.B: Fabulous, I B: Fabulous, I’’ll take it.Unit 7Model 1 I want to blow it all.A: Hey, mate, do you wanna come shopping with me tonight? I just got my weekly salary of my part- me job this morning. I want to blow it all.B: I B: I’’m not surprised you will do that. That ’s sounds just like you, man. What do you wanna buy?A: I don A: I don’’t know t know…… Maybe some clothes.B: If you spend all your money on things that you don ’t even know if you want, you won won’’t have any money le when you really need it.A: But shopping is a part of fun. If I save all my money, I won ’t enjoy myself. Don ’t you think I deserve it?B: Yes, I do. But my advice is you totally need a ﬁnancial advisor to tell you how to manage your money.Model 2 Can money buy everything?A: I ’m trying to think of ways to become rich. If I get a lot of money, I ’d be really happy.B: Do you really think so? I B: Do you really think so? I’’m not so sure. A: Of course, why wouldn A: Of course, why wouldn’’t I? I always believe that money can buy happiness.B: Well, you know, there are lots of people who are loaded and yet they are not as happy as how other people think they are.A: But if I became a millionaire, I can buy whatever I wanted if I want. Who doesn ’t wanna be rich? B: Can you buy true love? Can you buy the stars?A: Maybe not, but I can buy a house with a lot of modern conveniences.B: There are so many people think like you do, but look at all the divorces, suicides and murders among wealthy people.A: Yeah, you are right. Money cannot buy happiness and it ’s deﬁnitely not versa le. However, money can improve your life in some way, that ’s the truth. B: Exactly, it looks like someone become wiser.Model 3 I wonder if you could give me a loan.A: Hey, there. I was just looking for you. B: What B: What’’s up?A: I A: I’’m a bit short of money, and you are loaded. I wonder if you could give me a loan. B: Dream on! I B: Dream on! I’’m hard up myself.A: You see, I wanna buy a digital camera, and I ’m just about a hundred bucks short. B: So, why don B: So, why don’’t you save money to buy it?A: The apartment have all this stuﬀ on a huge sales promo on right now. I could save at least 25 percent!B: Listen, I ’d lend you money if you were in a jam. But a digital camera isn isn’’t an emergency.A: Fine, then I A: Fine, then I’’m afraid I have to ﬁnd someone who is more easy-going.Unit 8 Model 1 Bye-bye, bully!A: John, can I ask you something?B: Sure, what is it?A: You seem nervous. Does that big kid s ll bother you? B: Yeah. Today he asked me to help him cheat in the ﬁnal exam. He even pushed me when I said no.A: That A: That’’s terrible! You have to talk to a teacher about this.B: I thought about that, but I B: I thought about that, but I’’m afraid that if I did, everyone will think I m afraid that if I did, everyone will think I’’m a coward. A: Don A: Don’’t you think your safety is more important than what other people think?B: But telling a teacher could make things worse. That big guy warned me not to or he he’’ll kick my ass.A: Of course he did! That means he doesn ’t wanna get into trouble. Look, if you ’re s ll worried, tell the teacher not to men on your name when she talks to him. B: Good idea. But s ll I think I B: Good idea. But s ll I think I’’m able to deal with him on my own. Or can you tell the teacher about this for me? A: You bet.Model 2 My house has been robbed!A: Chicago Police Sta on. Can I help you? B: I hope so. My house has been robbed.A: Where do you live?B: 3B Whitehorse Road.A: When did you ﬁnd out about the break-in?B: When I got home from work. About 5 minutes ago.A: Was anything stolen? B: Yes. My cash, my computer and my TV woo. And the house is a mess, there are dirty words all over my walls.A: How did they break in?B: They broke into the window.A: An oﬃcer will come in about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, please don ’t touch anything in your room.B: OK. Please hurry.Model 3 We should create harsher sentences for bootleggersA: It A: It’’s high me that the government got tough with low-quality cosme cs producers. The low-quality cosme cs actually ruined someone someone’’s life. It turned a beau ful lady into an ugly one.B: Tell me about it. I heard that many low-quality cosme cs producers use harmful ingredients in their products, which may cause skin cancer.A: Perhaps taxes should be cut on cosme cs. With lower taxes, the number of that kind of producers will probably decrease. B: Althouth it helps, but that can create a new problem. It goes against the WTO rules.A: I think through nego a on with other na ons, perhaps we can cut taxes under the WTO framework.B: That may be tough. Perhaps a be er solu on is to create harsher sentences for those producers.A: I agree. Our country needs a special team to deal with this problem. Then we can crack down on those producers.Unit 9Model 1 I had a bad fall off my bike!A: John, what happened to you? You look a mess.B: And I feel worse than I look. I had a bad fall oﬀ my bike.A: How did it happen? Were you hurt? B: Let me ﬁnish B: Let me ﬁnish……I ’ll give you all the details.A: Okay, I A: Okay, I’’m listening. What was it?B: I was riding along the road and daydreaming when a car driver suddenly honked. I was scared to death and fell oﬀ my bike. And the car almost hit me.A: That A: That’’s terrible. You could have been killed. B: Yeah, how rude is that driver! He ’d be er go to hell.A: He is a li le rude anyway. But you can ’t blame him all, you are the one who was daydreaming, so you were to blame.B: Okay, you are right, I am also responsible for that accident.A: You go a be more careful in the future. Safe is the ﬁrst thing you should consider, right? B: Right.Model 2 Your breath smells of alcohol.A: Lovely party. Thank you so much. I enjoyed every minute of it. B: You B: You’’re slurring your words, and you ’re unsteady on your feet. Are you all right to drive home?A: Perfect. I drive be er a er a few drinks.B: Well, you you’’ve had a lot more than a few drinks. Your breath smells of alcohol. What What’’s that on your key chain? May I see it?A: That? That A: That? That’’s just an old beer bo le opener. B: Give it to me.A: Hey, what ’s going on. You can s going on. You can’’t just take away my car keys.B: Car keys, really? Look, you can ’t drive a er drinking alcohol. It ’s too dangerous and you might be killed.A: But I should go home. I can A: But I should go home. I can’’t walk home on foot.B: I B: I’’m keeping them un l tomorrow. Get in my car, I ’ll drive you home. A: OK, thank you.Model 3 I got a ticket this morning.A: What A: What’’s the ma er with you? You look so down. B: I got a hundred-dollar cket this morning.A: Oh, that A: Oh, that’’s too bad. But why?B: It wasn wasn’’t my fault. It was that begger. If it wasn wasn’’t the begger, I wouldn wouldn’’t drove through the red light.A: What are you talking about? What has a begger got to do with the ﬁne?B: Listen to me. A begger suddenly came to my window and asked me for money. I said I don said I don’’t have any money. He took his keys and threatened me if I didn’t didn’t give give him money, he him money, he’’ll key my cars, if you know what I mean?A: What do you mean?B: He would scratch my car with the keys, which is why I sped and drove through the red light. A: So bad day, bad luck, huh?B: Yeahhh.。

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Unit OneTrac k 4-1-OL-lA. Jay and Elise are talking about an accident. Listen and check the correct picture.Jay: Come in here, Elise. You should see this show!Elise: What is itJay: It's called "The Titanic of the Sky." It's about the Hindenburg, a great engineering feat. Elise: The Hindenburg ...Jay: You know, that giant zeppelin that crashed in 1934. Thirty-five people died.Elise: Oh yeah, I remember now. It was flying from Germany to the United States. It crashed as it was landing.Jay: Right. It's so funny looking, don't you think It doesn't look anything like the airplanes as have today.Elise: That's true. Why would people ride in a zeppelin anyway It seems so dangerous.Jay: Well, some people called the Hindenburg "man's greatest achievement in flight." They thought it was safe, I guess.Elise: Who rode in it anywayJay: Mostly wealthy people. It accommodated between 30 and 40 passengers and crew. One person said it was like a "flying hotel."Eise: It sounds pretty great.Jay: Yeah, and it was fast. That's why people rode it. They wanted to get to their destination faster.Elise: Why didn't they just take a jet planeJay: Elise! You know they didn't have jets back then. Look, in 1934 it took five days to travel from Germany to the U.S. by ship. The zeppelin could do it in half that time. It was speedy. Elise: Well, maybe I'll sit down and watch a little bit. Maybe I'll learn something ...Trac k 4-1-OL-2B. Listen again. How was the zeppelin described Check your answers.Track 4-1-OL-3A. Listen to the conversation and check the correct picture.Jack: I think we should buy a bigger car. Big cars are safer.Kayla: Yes, but on the other hand, they consume more oil.Jack: They also look really cool.Kayla: That's true, but there are some SUVs which are not big but also very beautiful.Jack: And 1 think big cars are more fun to drive.Kayla: But then again, it's very expensive.Jack: Well, let's get more information about several kinds of cars, okayT r a c k4-1-O L-4Listen to another person talking about famous buildings in his country and fill in the blanks with information you hear.My country has two very famous buildings called the Petronas Towers. The buildings are made of glass, steel, and concrete. They were designed by an American architect, but he used a Malaysian style. They were finished in 1998, and they were the tallest buildings in the world at that time. Each tower has 88 floors, and is 452 meters high. I really like the Petronas Towers. They show both the modern and the traditional side of my country.T r a c k4-1-O L-5A. Listen to a talk on controversies about modern buildings. Then fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.Modern buildings: We love them, We hate themThe world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris is almost 500 years old, and it faced a very modern problem: There simply wasn't enough space for six million visitors each year. In 1989, American architect . Pei designed a striking glass pyramid in the building's center to be a visitor entrance and shopping arcade. But he also started an angry debate. Some people felt his glass building was a piece of art, like the ones inside the museum. Others said it was just an ugly, modern mistake.Kyoto, Japan, is the country's ancient capital, and the heart of its culture. Its railroad station was too small for the millions of visitors. In 1997, the city completed a new station in a huge shopping center, right in the oldest part of the city. Designed by Hiroshi Hara, the building also contains a hotel and department store. Before it was built, critics said that the high, wide, modern building would destroy the city's traditional look. On the other hand, supporters said it would bring new life into the city center.Track 4-1-OL-6B. Now listen again and complete the chart with the information you hear.Track 4-1-OL-7B. Listen to the interview with Erika Van Beek, an engineer. According to Erika, what should be done about overcrowding in citiesThe future building boomInterviewer: What do you think is the biggest problem facing our citiesErika: I think it's overcrowding. Talk to anyone living in a major metropolitan area and they will say the same thing: There's no space. Even the suburbs are getting crowded. Interviewer: Well, in some places there simply isn't any land left for building, right Erika: Yes, that's true, but you have to think creatively. You can't give up so easily.Interviewer: Think creatively What do you suggest？E r i k a: What I'm saying is that we can build more structures underground. We can add parking lots, malls, hotels, and even apartment buildings. There's plenty of space. Interviewer: Isn't it expensive？E r i k a: Yes, it can be. In the past building underground has been very expensive. However, we have new technology that will bring the cost down. It involves using robots. You don't have to pay robots a salary!Interviewer: Isn't "building down" more dangerous than other kind of construction？E r i k a: Actually, I think it's safer than building skyscrapers, for example. Remember, we already do it. We have subways and underground shopping malls. I'm just suggesting we invest in a variety of bigger projects and that we dig deeper.Interviewer: What would you say to people who doubt your idea？E r i k a: I can understand their feelings. Whenever there's a new idea, it can cause controversy. But "building down" is not some kind of impractical idea. It makes sense. There is so much space underground: It can accommodate a lot of traffic, storage, and people. With the new technology we have, we'd be crazy not to consider the idea — it's the wave of the future!Track 4-1-OL-8C. Listen again. Check the statements you think Erika would agree.Unit 2Track 4-2-OL-1Pam: Well, Lynn, I must be going. It was great to see you –Lynn: By, Pam.Pam: What’s thatLynn: Oh … that’s Ollie.Pam: Ollie: I didn’t know you had a dog!Lynn: Well, we don’t … really.Pam: What do you meanLynn: Come here.Pam: Oh my goodness. It’s a rob ot!Lynn: That’s right. It’s a dog robot. They call it a “dogbot.”Pam: How interesting! … But it’s a little strange, don’t you thinkLynn: Well, I wanted to get an interactive toy for the kids. They love it. So I’m happy. Pam: How much did it costLynn: Don’t ask. It wasn’t very affordable. It’s cheaper than having a real dog, though.We don’t ever have to buy dog food! And the batteries are rechargeable.Juliana: Hey, Henrik. Look.Henrik: What is it, JulianaJuliana: What’s that guy doing over th ereHenrik: Which guyJuliana: The one over there. Wearing a suit. H’s punching so many buttons on his cell phone. Henrik: Oh, him. He’s probably playing a game.Juliana: ReallyHenrik: A lot of people have games on their cell phones. It’s really popu lar here in Finland.They play them everywhere.Juliana: Do you play them, tooHenrik: Yes, I do.Juliana: I only use my phone to make telephone calls. I guess I’m old-fashioned.Henrik: I heard that some people play games even at work. They can play quietly during business meetings. No one knows about it.Juliana: I’d like to try it.Henrik: Here, use mine!Track 4-2-OL-3Penny: Hello. Your Computer World sales department.Ted: Hi, Penny. It’s Ted.Penny: Oh, hi, Ted. What’s upTed: well, my computer has crashed again.Penny: Oh no!Ted: Oh, yes. That’s why I’m calling. You know, it’s five years old. And I need to speak to Scott about getting a new one.Penny: well, you’ve called at a good time. We have some attractive new models.Ted: Great! I’m looking for something affordable. And I want to get something portable this time.Penny: I’m sure Scott can help you with that… Let’s see, he is in a meeting until 3:30. I’ll ask him to call you.Ted: No, that’s OK. I’ll call him after 3:30. Please g ive him the message.E-mail is my favourite way to communicate. I think it is as fast as a fax machine, and it is as easy as a cell phone. Of course, e-mail has some problems, too. It isn’t as affordable as ordinary mail, because you need a computer and Internet service. And I don’t think it is as reliable as a fax machine. Sometimes e-mail messages get lost. But in my opinion, e-mail is asconvenient as a cell phone. I can send a message from my home or office, and my friends can read it when they have time.Track 4-2-OL-5In today’s report, we look at a new technology called pervasive computing.Pervasive computing means putting tiny computers into everyday electronic appliances, such as toasters and microwaves. With pervasive computing, appliances can communicate with their users – and with other appliances!Some companies now sell pervasive computing products like a “smart” toaster. It remembers your favourite kind of toast: light or dark. Companies are designing a “smart” coffee maker and a “smart” clock. The coffee maker can measure the water and coffee. It can even put milk in your breakfast coffee and make black coffee in the afternoon. The clock will check the time on other clocks in your house, and give information about other appliances. For example, it can tell you, “Your coffee maker needs more water.”And that’s only the beginning. One company is now advertising “Save time –phone your washing machine!” engineers are making a “smart” house. In this house, the lights, heater, and air conditioner change automatically when family members come home. This makes the home comfortable, and it saves a lot of energy. Pervasive computing could change many parts of our daily lives. But do people really want pervasive computing Do they really need technology everywhere One company asked people about their opinions on “smart” appliances. There were surprises. A “smart” refrigerator can buy more food on the internet, but people didn’t want it, because it might make mistakes.“Pervasive computing is as important as a telephone,” says Rebecca Blair, president of InnoTech Corporation. But some of these products are not useful, or even practical. Companies should learn more about the technology that people really want.Track 4-2-OL-7Local girl rescuedShe may have a broken leg, but she can’t be happier. Morgan Bailey, 11, is happy to be alive. Tuesday was like any other day for Morgan. She was at school. It was fourth period, and she was the first student to arrive in the gymnasium for her physical education class.Suddenly there was a loud noise.“There was a sharp cracking noise and then a loud boom. After that, I don’t remember anything,” said Morgan.The roof of the gymnasium had collapsed under the heavy snow. Morgan was trapped underneath. She couldn’t escape.“I woke up and there was a big piece of wood on my leg. I couldn’t move it. I was starting to get cold.”Fortunately, help was nearby. A new program using “rescue robots” was tried for the first time.“We were nervous about using the robot,” said Derrick Sneed, the man in charge of the program. “But in the end, the robot gave us reliable information. It went extremely well.”The rescue robot was able to go into the gym and locate Morgan’s exact position.“We send in robots first because it may not be safe for humans,” said Mr. Sneed. “Human beings are not as useful as robots in some situations. A gas leak, for example, could kill you or me but wouldn’t hurt a robot.”Although it didn’t happen in Morgan’s case, some rescue r obots can bring fresh air or water to people who are trapped.Rescue robots go into rough, dangerous places. They work in life or death situations. They have to be durable.Doctors say that Morgan is doing well. She should be going home in two or three days. What is the first thing she wants to do after she gets out of the hospital“I want to meet my hero,” laughs Morgan. “That little robot that saved my life!”Track 4-2-OL-9The first word processorMrs. Morgan: Good. So change the first part and make those corrections and your paper will be great.Tara: OK. Thanks for all your help, Professor Morgan. I’ll e-mail my paper to you later today.Mrs. Morgan: You know, technology is amazing. In high school I used to write my term papers ona typewriter.Tara: It must have taken a long time to write a paper on a typewriter.Mrs. Morgan: Well, I was pretty fast, but I made some mistakes. Actually, the typewriters weren’t that bad. Now, as for the first computers … oh my gosh!Tara: What do you meanMrs. Morgan: The first computers were so unreliable. They used to crash all the time. And they were not as affordable or as fast as they are now.Tara: Mine’s pretty fast, but not as fast as some of the newer, more expensive ones. Mrs. Morgan: I know! And nowadays, almost everyone has a computer. In those days, nobody had their own computer. We used to use the ones at the university.Tara: In the computer labMrs. Morgan: Yeah, that’s all we had. I’ll never forget, one spring, during final exams.Everybody was working on their term papers, and the electricity went out! Tara: So No big deal … laptops have batteries …Mrs. Morgan: Yes, but remember, in those days we didn’t have laptops. If your computer crashed, you lost everything.Tara: EverythingMrs. Morgan: Everything. We used to lose information all the time, but that time it was terrible.Everybody lost their papers that afternoon … including me.Tara: What did you doMrs. Morgan: I went back to the good, old-fashioned way.Tara: You mean typewritersMrs. Morgan: Nope. I used something more affordable, portable, reliable, disposable, something that always worked.Tara: What was thatMrs. Morgan: (holds up pencil and paper) The first word processor.Unit 3Track4-3-OL-1/Track4-3-OL-2Joe: What are you reading, MariaMaria: The Daily News.Joe: The News Ugh! That’s a terrible paper.Maria: Oh, Joe, it’s not so bad.Joe: Not so bad Look at that headline on the front page! It’s so sensational.Maria: Well, they’ve got great comics. I can’t live without my comics.Joe: I know. But the news coverage is so poor, ... especially the international news. It’s a joke, really.Maria: I’m not so interested in the international news. Besides, they have so many other good features.Joe: Like whatMaria: Like… the daily horoscope, for example. I love it.Joe: That’s not a good reason to buy a newspaper … for the horoscope!Maria: Look, the newspaper only costs 50 cents. What so you expectJoe: Good point.Maria: Besides the horoscope, I also like the entertainment news. I like to read about the stars and their love affairs.Joe: Well, you can keep The Daily News. I’m going to stick with The Times.Track 4-3-OL-3Amy: John, I’ve never notice this old photo of your family before.John: My mother just found it in the attic. She decided to hang it up.Amy: It’s a nice picture of your family.John：I think it’s embarrassing. And I look stupid.Amy: Well, you could‘ve combed your hair … it’s a nice shot, though. Look at how young you are! How old were you in the photoJohn: Eight … no wait, I’d just turned nine.Amy: I guess these two people are your parents.John: Yep. They were married when that picture was taken. Now they’re divorced.Amy: Oh. What do they doJohn: My father’s retired. Mom works in a hos pital.Amy: What are their namesJohn：Well, my father’s name is Joseph. My mother is Olivia---she was named after a popular actress.Amy: How great! I have an aunt with the same name. I love the name Olivia … Who’s that guy John: Which oneAmy: The guy standing behind you. Is that your brother, TomJohn: No, that's my Uncle Randy. He’s only two years older than my brother.Amy: He’s cute. I love a guy with a moustache.John: Um, sorry, but he’s married now. His wife just had a baby.Amy: I was just making a comment … So the other young guy must be your brother.John: Yes. That’s Tom.Amy: How old is he in the pictureJohn: Let’s see … he’s nine years older than me … so he would‘ve been 18 then.Amy: And there’s your little sister, Tina. She’s so cute!John: Yeah. She’s two years younger than me. It’s hard to believe she’s in high school now! Track 4-3-OL -51. A bank robbery in Virginia, USA, was stopped when the robber and the bank teller couldn’treach an agreement. The robber pushed a holdup note under the window, but the teller looked at it, said,” I can’t read this,” and gave it back. The robber pushed the note througha second time. The teller crumpled the note up and threw it at the robber. He picked itup and walked out of the bank.2. A professional ice h ockey player will miss the rest of this season’s games because heinjured himself. National Hockey League goalie Jean-Louis Blanchard went on the injuredlist after he fell and seriously hurt his back. He was walking out of a restaurant in Ottawa, Canada, when he slipped on some ice.3.The first international camel beauty contest was held last week in Alxa, in western China.More than 100 dressed-up camels entered the contest. The judges examined them for shiny hair, tall humps, and beautiful costumes. Unlike human beauty contests, though, there were no interviews with the contestants.4.Police in Sheffield, England, arrested a 41-year-old man for stealing five cars. GrahamOwens went to car dealers and said he wanted to buy a car, and borrowed a car to test-drive.Each time, he drove the car around, then cleaned it inside and washed it outside---before leaving it at the side of the road, and walking home.Track 4-3-OL-71.Nutty newsLulu is a kangaroo. For 10 years she has lived with the Richards family. Lulu was adopted by the family after they found her next to her dead mother.Mr. Ken Richards is a farmer. He was working on his farm when a heavy tree branch suddenly fell on top of him.Lulu stood next to Mr. Richards’ body. She started barking and didn’t leave M r.Richards’ side.I’ve never heard Lulu bark like that---she sounded like a dog. She barked and barked and she didn’t stop, “said Celeste, Mr. Richards’ daughter.After 15 minutes, the Richards family went to investigate. They found Ken on the ground and he was unconscious.“Lulu is a hero, “said Celeste. “She saved my father.”Mr. Middleton, an expert veterinarian, said that Lulu’s story is rare. “I have never seen a kangaroo act like that. Maybe lulu helped Ken Richards because the Richards family is t he only family she has ever known.”Lulu has always followed Ken around the farm. She’s a loyal, friendly, and veryintelligent kangaroo. After Ken leaves the hospital, he is planning to go everywhere with Lulu.2.Nutty newsApproximately 175,000 people live in the Republic of Vanuatu, an island chain east of Australia. It is a popular tourist destination because there’s a lot to do there: you can visit waterfalls, go horseback riding, take an aerial tour, or visit a traditional Ni-Vanuatu village. Vanuatu is most famous for its scuba diving and snorkeling.In an effort to draw attention to these popular water sports, Vanuatu has created a world’s “first”: the government has opened an underwater post office. You have to bea certified scuba driver to work there. The office is three meters below the surface inan area on the outskirts of Port Vila, the capital city. So far, the post office has hired four workers. They will work in a room surrounded by the beauty of Vanuatu’s underwater world. Customers will buy waterproof postcards on land and then drive down to the post office to receive a special waterproof stamp.3-OL-51. cool2. sold out3. realizes4. music reviewer5. apartment building6. get them concert tickets7. goes over8. invites him to go with her9. a date with 10. mind Takeshi going without himUnit 4Track4-4-OL-1A. Listen to Camille’s job interview. Then circle the answer to the question.Man: So, I see here that you went to college.Camille: Yes, sir. For two years. I didn’t graduate.Man: Do you speak any languages besides EnglishCamille: Yes, I speak conversational French.Man: Any other languagesCamille: No, that’s it.Man: Well, that’s great. As you know, we fly to Paris twice a week. We always need people w ho can speak French.Man: Let’s see… have you worked for an airline beforeCamille: No. I have no job experience.Man: So, this would be your first job.Camille: Yes.Man; Well, I only have two more questions. Are you healthy and physically fit Can you lift heavy objectsCamille: Yes, I think so.Man: Well, the emergency window exit on the plane weighs about 50 pounds. And the meal cart is very heavy, too. You need to move those objects sometimes.Camille: I think I can do that.Man: Wonderful. Let me tell you about the next step. We have a six-week training program that takes place in the summer. You have to…Track 4-4-OL-2B. Listen again. Check Yes or No for each statement about Camille.Track 4-4-OL-3A.Listen to Olivia talking about her future plan and fill in the blanks with information fromthe talk.I plan to become a teacher after I finish my studies. I decided to study at this universitybecause the teaching program is very good. We have a lot of practice working with children.I love to work with young kids. I expect to graduate from the university next June, and Ihope to find a job in a kindergarten. I’ll try to start working in September.Track 4-4-OL-4B.Listen to the job interview. Check the right item in the table based on the information fromthe interview.Mr. Grant: Hello, Ms. Hale. I’m Mr. Grant, the advertising manager for the company. Do you have a resume or curriculum vitae to give to meMs. Hale: Yes, Mr. Grant. Here it is.Mr. Grant: Thank you. Now, let me tell you a little bit about the job. We need someone to design brochures on the computer. Do you have up-to-date computer skillsMs. Hale: Yes, I do. In my present position I use computer graphics all the time. I have experience with animation as well.Mr. Grant: Oh, that’s ver y good. We hope to launch a new group of animated ads next spring. Can you work with others in a pleasant manner, Ms. HaleMs. Hale: My co-workers seem to think so. I can also work independently by myself.Mr. Grant: That’s necessary, too. What about flexi bility in working long hours on a project Ms. Hale: I have a lot of energy and I’m willing to get the job done. The work I did last year won two awards at a national conference.Mr. Grant: Excellent. That’s very impressive. By the way, did I mention that w e need someone to start next weekMs. Hale: No, you didn’t, but it might be possible.Mr. Grant: Good. Thank you for coming today. We’ll be in touch soon.Track4-4-OL-5A.Listen to the passage about an unusual job. Fill in the blank with information from the passage.You’ve never met Melissa Hayes, and you don’t know her name, but you know her voice.Mellissa record information messages for the telephone company. When you hear the number you called has been changed…--that’s Mellissa!“Yes, it’s true,”she say. “I’m the voice talent for Nation Telephone.” At least 50000 people hear her voice every day. “I try to sound warm and friendly, even when I’m saying, I’m sorry, that number is incorrect. Please try again.”Melissa works only three days a week, but she has to practice a lot. “My voice has to sound the same at the end of eight hours.” She’s very careful about her voice. “I don’t drink lots of water with honey. I can’t g to horror movies because I always scream, and I might hurt my voice!”How did she get her job “A friend told me about it. I listened to all the telephone company messages on my phone, and then I recorded a cassette of those messages. After I sent it to the company, I called them every day for a month!”She’s done this work for three years now, and she loves it. “It’s fun! And I’m helping people by using my voice.” Plus, people are always surprised when they hear about Melissa’s job. They say, “You’re a real person I thought it was a computer!”Track 4-4-OL-6B.Listen again. Check your answers.Track 4-4-OL-7A.Listen to the interviews about Ken’s and Steven’s jobs. Then check Ken or Steven foreach item in the box below. Interview 1Interviewer: What is your job, KenKen：I’m a . or “video jockey.”Interviewer: How would you describe your jobKen: I’m on TV. I introduce music videos and talk about them. I also interview singers who appear in videos.Interviewer: What is the best part of your jobKen: I get to meet a lot of famous people. That’s very exciting. Also, I love music, so it’s a lot of fun.Interviewer: What is the worst part of your jobKen: I get to meet a lot of famous people. Some of them are not very nice. They think they are better than me. They can be very demanding.Interviewer: What was your most memorable momentKen: Last year, I presented an award on TV at a video music award show. I couldn’t believe it. They flew me out to Los Angeles and I stayed in Beverly Hill. I was on the TV show for a whole 45 seconds! I got to meet a lot of stars.Interviewer: I want to be a . How I get the jobKen: Well, first you have to make a videotape about yourself. You need to talk about certain things on the video. In my case, there was a list of question, like “What did you do last weekend” and “What’s in your CD player right now” After you talk about yourself, you send the videotape in to the TV station. They call you if they like the tape.Interview 2Interviewer: What is your job, StevenSteven: I’m a car courier.Interviewer: How would you describe your jobSteven: Sometimes a person or a company needs a car moved from one place to another. They may not have time to do it themselves. They hire me to drive the car.Interviewer: What is the best part of your jobSteven: I like to drive, so it’s fun fo r me. Last summer, I drove all the way from New York to California. The weather was great. I had the radio on and enjoyed my trip very much. Interviewer: What is the worst part of your jobSteven: I have to be very punctual. If I say I’ll arrive on Mon day at 6:00, I have to be there by Monday at 6:00. I have to be dependable. It’s stressful at times.Interviewer: What was your most memorable momentSteven: I drove across the desert as the sun was setting. It was incredible! Interviewer: I want to be a car courier. How do I get the jobSteven: That’s a good question. My mother started this business, so she hired me. You’d have to call my mother to find out!Track 4-4-OL-8B.Listen again and the complete the summaries of Ken’s and Steven’s job belo w. Use thewords in the box.Unit 5Track 4-5-OL-1B. Now listen to a quiz show and check your answers in A.Host:Welcome back to “You Snooze, You Lose!” the best game show on television! This is our final round. Let me remind you of the rules. We will show an object for a coupleof seconds. It’s your job to guess what it is. Michael Linda Are you ready to play M & L:Yes!Host:Ok, then, let’s play “You Snooze, You Lose!” Show us item number one.Host:Yes, MichaelMichael:I know what they are. The y’re called “cams” and they’re used in mountain climbing. Host:That’s right for one point! They’re used to hold climbing ropes. All right then, here’s our second object. Yes, LindaLinda:Is it some kind of toolHost:Can you be more specificLinda:I don’t know… a tool used to fix some kind of machine。

英语视听说(一)智慧树知到课后章节答案2023年下丽水学院

英语视听说（一）智慧树知到课后章节答案2023年下丽水学院丽水学院第一章测试1.What might happen during your online reading in three minutes?（）A:watch a video about a panda B:get an instant message with a link to a funny photo C:click open Facebook and read some news D:read in Wikipedia about the violent behaviors about panda bears答案:watch a video about a panda;get an instant message with a link to a funny photo;click open Facebook and read some news;read inWikipedia about the violent behaviors about panda bears2.Why do people tend to search for information according to the video?（）A:Because we are curious to know something new. B:Because we need tolearn by searching for information. C:Because our brain releases somedopamine reward us for seeking out new information.答案:Because our brain releases some dopamine reward us for seeking out new information.3.Which books are not mentioned in this video?（）A:Is Google Making Us Stupid B:The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, fromEdison to Google C:The Shallows: what the Internet is doing to our brains ?D:The Glass Cage: How Our Computers are Changing Us答案:Is Google Making Us Stupid;The Big Switch: Rewiring the World,from Edison to Google;The Shallows: what the Internet is doing to ourbrains ?;The Glass Cage: How Our Computers are Changing Us4.Constant search for information online make us live in a perpetual state ofdistraction and interruption, which crowds out calm thinking. （）A:错 B:对答案:对5.Human brain is different from computer in humanity and conceptual andcreative thinking. （）A:错 B:对答案:对第二章测试1.When did Irish potato famine start to happen?（）A:1845 B:1854 C:1842 D:1840答案:18422.British Officials offered food aid to Ireland because they have more thanenough food to feed themselves.（）A:错 B:对答案:错3.Irish had formed public relief organizations, but failed to raise quite aamount of funds. （）A:错 B:对答案:错4.What did Irish people eat when they suffered from extreme scarcity of food?（）A:grass B:All the rest options C:bark D:seaweed答案:grass;All the rest options;bark;seaweed5.Where did Irish go after they suffered from famine?（）A:Mexico B:America C:China D:Canada答案:America;Canada第三章测试1.What can be achieved with a connection through internet and smartphone?（）A:make decisi ons to improve people’s livelihood B:allocate public resources C:decipher citizen’s needs答案:make decisions to improve people’s livelihood;allocate publicresources;decipher citizen’s needs2.What system does Hangzhou rely on for management?（）A:an automatic operation system B:a digitized city-management system C:a mutual assistance system答案:a digitized city-management system3.What problem does Hangzhou originally tend to solve with the assistance ofthe system?（）A:Police B:Traffic jam C:Tourism D:Health答案:Traffic jam4.What sector of life have later been covered by the system? （）A:Traffic jam B:Health C:Police D:Tourism答案:Traffic jam;Health;Police;Tourism5.Hangzhou’s City Brain Project, run through the Alibaba Cloud, increasedtraffic flow by 50% in its first year. （）A:错 B:对答案:错第四章测试1.What jobs mentioned are AI-based according to this video? （）A:AI for diagnosing disease B:Robotic line cooks C:Robots picking orders at a warehouse D:Automatic driving of truck答案:AI for diagnosing disease;Robotic line cooks;Robots picking orders at a warehouse;Automatic driving of truck2.What kind of job is easily replaced by machine?（）A:Routine and predictable white- and blue-collar jobs B:Both white- andblue-collar jobs C:White-collar jobs D:Blue-collar jobs答案:Routine and predictable white- and blue-collar jobs3.It has been in place for decades in Alaska where every residents get anaverage of $ 1,000 a year thanks to coal dividends. （）A:错 B:对答案:错4.According to Natalie Foster, the basic economic security would allow thekinds of work that people want to do and they’re passionate about. （）A:错 B:对答案:对5.How many ways are suggested to settle the issue of robots’ replacing human?（）A:2 B:1 C:3 D:4答案:1第五章测试1.Why did Paris decide to build Notre Dame Cathedral?（）A:to solidify the prestigious status of France in the West B:to provide a larger religious space for the public C:to strengthen religious cohesion答案:to solidify the prestigious status of France in the West2.Was Notre Dame Cathedral originally built on a central open space of Paris?（）A:No B:Yes答案:No3.How many years did it take to construct the Cathedral?（）A:Nearly 300 years B:Nearly 100 years C:Nearly 200 years答案:Nearly 200 years4.Six generations of Parisians worked on day and night shifts during theconstruction. （）A:对 B:错答案:错5.Architectural style of Rococo reached its peak with the completion of NotreDame Cathedral. （）A:对 B:错答案:错第六章测试1.Where does Anju’s daughters live?（）A:in slum of Dhaka B:together with Anju C:with their grandparents in avillage答案:with their grandparents in a village2.What happened to Farida when she was 15?（）A:She lost her job B:She found a new job C:She quit school and found a job in the city答案:She quit school and found a job in the city3.What is Fatima’s living environment like?（）A:She lives in an apartment. B:She rents a concrete room with two others.C:She had no bed.答案:She rents a concrete room with two others.;She had no bed.4.What do these garment workers actually need?（）A:living wage B:better food C:All the rest options D:a better living condition 答案:living wage;better food;All the rest options;a better livingcondition5.Oxfam Australia’s What She Makes campaign was driven by individuals toboycott fashion brands that exploit labour in third world countries to create low-priced fast moving fashion products. （）A:对 B:错答案:对第七章测试1.Where Sanxingdui is located?（）A:in Guanghan of Sichuan Province B:in Guanhang of Sichuan Province C:inGuangxi of Sichuan Province答案:in Guanghan of Sichuan Province2.What did archaeologists discover in the first archaeological pits?（）A:stone artifacts B:masks C:jade D:bonze statues of tree答案:stone artifacts;masks;jade;bonze statues of tree3.What did people in Sanxingdui worship according to this video?（）A:eyes B:masks C:light答案:eyes;light4.Many of the 30,000 artifacts unearthed so far were intentionally torched andburied in a series of gigantic burn pits. （）A:错 B:对答案:错5.In the forehead of the largest mask, a big hole was made for the purpose ofhanging. Pigments were found in the nostrils, mouths and ears. （）A:对 B:错答案:对第八章测试1.Which two animals are threatened by climate change in this section of video?（）A:Panda B:Polar bears C:Koala答案:Polar bears;Koala2.What happened to the habitat of those bears due to climate change? （）A:Their habitat is flooded. B:Their habitat is too dry. C:Their habitat ismelting.答案:Their habitat is melting.3.What happened to koala due to climate change? （）A:The eucalyptus leaves fall off. B:The eucalyptus leaves turn poisonous.C:The eucalyptus leaves turn yellow.答案:The eucalyptus leaves turn poisonous.4.Storks nest in the moist area of Northeast as wetlands in Central andWestern Europe is shrinking. （）A:错 B:对答案:对5.They flee to mountains at high altitude in search for completely differenthabitat. （）A:对 B:错答案:错。

新闻英语视听说(Unit 6) 听力文本与练习答案

City Disease1Task One: Traffic Congestion and Soaring Housing PricesIn this part the program is turned on to the 12th Five-Year-Plan that beginsin 2011. And one focus of that is to tackle challenges during China’s urbanization.When cities become larger, how can they also become more livable? Our reporter Wang Guan joined us here in the studio. He did a bit of research on a problem perhaps few of us can escape today, which is called traffic congestion. So Wang Guan, looks like traffic in big cities is getting worse and seriously compromising our quality of life!Oh! Yes, James. Few would argue that China, as an emerging economy, needs to sell cars. In fact, it sold more cars than any other country since 2009. This is also the problem. Take Beijing for example, the city where we are living. The city already has more than 4 million vehicles. And in the first half of this year, nearly two-thousand a day were added to the street. If this trend continues, in 4 years time, the capital will have 7 million cars.To put the figure into perspective, the maximum capacity for the city’s urban area is 200-thousand vehicles. In other words, should Beijing’s first, second and third ring roads become congested, they can only accommodate less than a quarter of a million vehicles, let alone seven million.And it’s amazing also to find out how OFTEN Beijingers use their vehicles. For example, recently I have did a little bit of research that according to the Beijing Traffic Research Center, the annual mileage of Beijing residen ts’ cars is 15 thousand kilometers, twice the number of Tokyo and 1.5 times than the residents in London. And 40 percent of the times, Beijingers use their cars for trips less than 5 kilometers, which is considered not necessary for taking rides with cars.Let’s look at Beijing and the other big cities, including many many big cities in China. But what about China’s smaller cities, especially its many many towns?We learned soaring housing prices is a major issue in Chinese second-tier cities. For example, in the first quarter, home prices increased more than 10 percent in cities such as Haikou, Kunming and Shenzhen, as are shown. You can see right now as shown in yellow. And also in cities including Nanjing, Shantou and Tangshan, the figure reached nearly 20 percent.The rising real estate price is believed to be associated with a controversial land-bidding system. Now developers who offer the highest price, and possibly withthe strongest connections with key local officials, get the land, regardless of their2 professional track record or credentials.A report submitted by the NPC standing committee says in 2009, less than 30 percent of the central governments budget for affordable housing was duly spent by local officials.So the lack of supervision and transparency we see here are believed to be a cause, which also gives rise to irregular dealings and corruption in other spheres of the society. That includes illegal land-grabbing, cronyism in the workplace, and academic misconduct. All these prevented these second-tier and third-tier Chinese cities from becoming fairer.Task Two: Difficulties in Buying a HouseSpecial Report: Global Financial CrisisAs the US economy goes into recession Americans are finding it’s difficult to buy a house. Real estate agents are having a tough time. Zeng Siwei takes a look at the current US housing market.John Jameson is the president of a consulting firm in Washington. He can earn more than 700-thousand US dollars a year. Thirteen years ago, John bought a villa in Washington for 250-thousand dollars. But he moved out after he and his wife divorced. Since then, he has been living with his daughter in a rented apartment. John now wants a change. This villa costs nearly 2.5 million dollars. It’s merely three blocks away from his office.(John Jameson, Home Buyer)All makes it the best of Washington. And it’s got a lot of space. It’s got back yard, front yard, windows on the side, and a lot of bedrooms and a big basement and a nice family area. John decides to buy the villa and apply for a mortgage from the bank.(John Jameson, Home Buyer)“I have a good income from my business. I have a lot of savings and a perfect credit record. So I thought they’re gonna say, ‘No problem, we’ll give you a loan immediately.’ That’s what I thought.”But it turns out to be opposite.(John Jameson, Home Buyer)“It was what they told me. One, I’m gonna have to go to see very senior management in the bank. And two, the loan is gonna require a much much larger down payment than just six months ago.”A higher down payment is not a big deal for John. But he has to wait longer for the mortgage approval. And that’s what really makes him anxious. The banks have their own explanation for raising the threshold. According to statistics from the National Association of Realtors, ten percent of US home buyers with mortgages are behind on their payments for more than a month, or face foreclosures during the third quarter. The stricter evaluation procedures and higher down payment are preventing many low-income Americans from buying houses. This is creating tough times for real estate agents.3 (Wang Jianyu, Real Estate Agent)“It used to take one or two months to sell a house. Now it normally needs three to four months, or even more.”Real estate developers face the same woes.In 2008, nearly five million homes have been sold in the US, over 12 percent down from last year. And the sales volume for new homes is 486 thousand, over 37 percent less from 2007.(Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist, National Association Realtors)“I n some places home prices are still rising, for closure rates are declining and people are still buying homes. But in other areas home prices are coming down so fast, so quickly that it is causing people to be underwater, meaning that their home values is less than the mortgage that they owe. So there is a large market variation and overall the US housing market right now is struggling.”In the sluggish market, John Jameson only wants a home where he and his daughter can enjoy a more comfortable life. John anxiously looks forward to the mortgage approval, and of course, the day they will move into the new home. Task Three: Aging PopulationChina’s aging population is growing rapidly. The latest projection is that in 2050 one out of three Chinese will be over 60 years old! This issue, not surprisingly, has generated heated debate in the annual session of the top advisory body, the CPPCC. Wang Guan takes a close look.China is likely to grow old before it grows rich. That’s the concern of some CPPCC members att ending the body’s annual sessions in Beijing.According to the latest figures, China currently has 20 million people over 80 years of age. That number will quadruple in 40 years. And by 2050, 400 million Chinese will be above 60 years old which means one in every four Chinese will belong to that category.The United Nations maintains that a country with more than ten percent of its population over 60 is an aging society.However, targeted services lag far behind.In most Chinese cities, senior citizens’ hom es are few and far between. The existing ones can’t provide senior residents with sufficient activities. That’s why for most Chinese, when they grow old, they stay with their children or spouses.(Yang Chao, CPPCC member)“Senior citizens’ homes should inc lude recreational centers, hospitals and senior citizens’ universities...where they can draw, read books, play ball -games, swim and form discussion groups. It should be a place to empower the senior citizens once again.”Some CPPCC members suggest that more of the national budget should go towards serving China’s aging population, namely by building more infrastructure and improve service in senior citizens’ homes. They say the government should encourage insurance companies to be more involved in providing services for senior4 citizens. (Yang Chao)“Commercial organizations should play a bigger role. The government should also have some favorable policies such as tax reduction for senior citizens.” CPPCC members say for those senior citizens who prefer to stay in their own homes, relevant services should be expanded. Besides regular food delivery and medical services, psychological counseling, for example, should also be provided.High Rise Apartments Vulnerable to FireThis catastrophe is being blamed on careless actions by welders. While the investigation continues, the blaze has set off alarm bells over fire safety in tower blocks, which are considered vulnerable in such circumstances.Zhang Mimi brings us more.Monday afternoon’s inten se blaze in this downtown apartment building has left a blackened and painful scar on a once peaceful neighborhood.Vehicles are not allowed within one block of the gutted ( 羊肠小道，内脏) building, but Shanghai residents from near and far continue to visit the scene, mourning the deceased and sharing opinions of the fire.(A Shanghai resident said)“My colleague was inside the building alone when the fire broke out..(A Shanghai resident)“Everyone should be prepared and be aware of the fire safety measures.” It’s believed that unlicensed welders ignited flammable nylon netting and bamboo on the scaffolding ( 脚手架). At least 53 people died and the intensity of the blaze has laid bare the risks and dangers of high rise living. The towering buildings can produce a stack effect, which quickly spreads the smoke to a height where even the tallest ladder can not reach.Professor Chen Baosheng, an expert in disaster prevention, says once a fire breaks out, the fire doors, smoke detectors and automatic sprinklers ( 洒水装置) should mitigate ( 减轻) the disastrous effects.(Prof. Chen Baosheng, Dept. of architecture of Tongji University)“Just like this stadium. Each building should be divided into different zones for preventing fires. Smoke detectors and sprinklers should be installed every 3.6 meters and fire doors should remain closed at all times.”Shanghai is home to the wo rld’s largest number of high rises. There are currently over 14-thousand buildings that are over eight stories in height. Five-hundred are over one hundred meters. While some believe the web of tower blocks display the city’s wealth, and the country’s fast urbanization, others worry these buildings fall short of adequate fire safety measures and enforcement.Experts have yet to find out whether this particular building had properly installed fire safety equipment. Professor Chen warns that proper regulation is5 urgently needed. (Professor Chen Baosheng)“Fire prevention technologies in high -rises are up-to-date. But I think we should step up efforts in terms of regulations and maintenance. Fire doors and exits should not be blocked and in the case of this bui lding, the welding should be supervised.”The massive blaze has many Shanghai residents checking out the fire prevention equipment in their own building. Many say they need to learn more about what to do during an emergency.High-rise fire fighting poses a global challenge. Fanned by strong wind, a blaze could engulf a thirty story building in half a minute, leaving residents little chances of survival. The tragedy at this complex calls for serious attention from the government to tighten enforcement of safety measures and to stop such deadly disaster from being a common occurrence.练习答案Unit Six City DiseaseTask One:1. C B B D C2. 1) soaring 2) 10 percent 3) figure 4) controversial 5) highest price 6) connections 7) track record 8) affordable9) which also gives rise to irregular dealings and corruption10) All these prevented these second-tier and third-tier Chinese cities from becoming fairer.Task Two:1. D C B A BTask Three:1. B A D B C2. 1) more than ten percent 2) targeted services 3) few and far between 4) existing5) sufficient 6) spouses 7) senior citizens’ universities 8) empower9) national budget should go towards serving China’s aging population10) government should encourage insurance companies to be more involved in providing services for senior citizens。

新时代交互英语视听说1video show 文本

新时代交互英语视听说1video show 文本新时代交互英语视听说1videoshow文本第一天emi:oh,no…it?steno?clock!i?mlate.埃米：这是他的英语吗。

棕色的prof.brown:yes.thisisit.埃米：我？记忆的。

prof.brown:don?tbenervous.thisclassiseasy.真的吗？信息技术西西？prof.brown:yes.andtheinstructorisreallynice.埃米：嗨？等等…你是学生吗？prof.brown:no,i?mnot.i?mtheinstructor埃米：你呢？布朗校长？！我msoembarrased。

jin:hi.埃米：嗨。

jin:i?mastudenttoo.myname?sjin.埃米：嗨。

我梅米…美冈田。

jin:oh,you?rejapanese!埃米：那个？好的。

你呢？你…？jin:i?mkorean.thisismyfirstclasshere.i?malittlenervous,too.emi:well,it?sniceto meetyou.yourname?sjean?金：金。

金科。

prof.brown:ok,everyone.goodmorning.i?mericbrown.let?sgetstarted.第二单元大酒店kate:yes…ok.mm-hmmm.ok.goodbye.bye-bye.chris:goodmorning.凯特：早上好。

能帮你吗？chris:yes,ineedahotelreservation.凯特：好的。

什么城市？chris:newyork.manhattan.凯特：好的。

什么时候chris:nextweek.threenights.the7th,8th,and9th.凯特：好的。

允许塞伊。

威灵顿怎么样？优越的位置，宽敞的房间，美丽的景色。

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外研社2023新视野英语教程(第四版)视听说教程1附答案期中测试卷B

Mid-Term Test BPart I Listening Comprehension (24’)Section A (7’)Directions: Listen to the questions and decide on the best answers. The questions will be spoken twice.1. A) It’s next week. C) Quite confident.B) Of course! D) Computing science.2. A) It wasn’t too hard. C) I don’t have the same opinion.B) The tutors are kind. D) Managing my money.3. A) I’ll do it next summer. C) We have a lot in common.B) We met in a table tennis club. D) He’s a great friend.4. A) They meet on Tuesdays. C) You need to email the secretary.B) Absolutely! It’s such fun. D) Certainly, here you are.5. A) I totally agree. C) Maybe, but I’m not sure.B) Not long! D) Sending messages, mostly.6. A) It was really expensive. C) I got it online.B) Mostly landscapes. D) Yesterday afternoon.7. A) When I was five. C) Every day.B) My coach. D) Yes, sometimes.Section B (7’)Directions: Listen to the short conversations and decide on the best answers. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken twice.1. A) Three days from now. C) Three months from now.B) Three weeks from now. D) Three years from now.2. A) The woman should speak to her tutor. C) The woman should plan a vacation.B) The woman should call her mother. D) The woman should stop worrying.3. A) His classroom. C) His dorm.B) The student cafeteria. D) His tutor’s office.4. A) Every Tuesday afternoon. C) Every Thursday afternoon.B) Every Tuesday evening. D) Every Thursday evening.5. A) Because her old one was slow. C) Because her old one got lost.B) Because her old one got stolen. D) Because her old one was broken.6. A) He’s strict. C) He isn’t strict enough.B) He gets great results. D) He isn’t very effective.7. A) She graduated. C) She came first in a competition.B) She broke a world record. D) She ran in a race.Section C (5’)Directions: Listen to the short conversations and decide on the best answers. Both the conversations and the questions will be spoken twice.Conversation 11. A) Messaging his old friends online.C) Traveling home to see his friends.B) Making new friends online. D) Calling his parents.2. A) Speak to his tutor. C) Spend more time messaging his friends.B) Come off his screen. D) Invite his old friends to visit him.Conversation 23. A) A Japanese one.C) A phone that isn’t smart.B) An up-to-date model. D) A cheap smart phone.4. A) He needs to be online all the time.C) He wants to save money.B) He wants to spend less time online.D) He wants to look cool.5. A) She thinks it’s a crazy idea. C) She thinks he won’t be able to keep it up.B) She thinks it’s a waste of money.D) She’d like to do the same.Section D (5’)Directions: Listen to the passage and fill in the blanks. The passage will be read three times.When I was a kid, I was always the last to be picked (1) _____, and if someone threw me a ball I would always drop it. For years I thought I wasn’t (2) _____ sports. Even when I was a teenager, if my friends asked me to join in a (3) _____ or to go and play tennis with them, I would usually think up an excuse! Then, when I started college, someone from the rowing team asked me if I wanted to come out (4) _____ with them. I couldn’t think of a good excuse quickly, so I just went. And I loved it! Not only that, but I found I was good at it and got (5) _____ the team. So, if like me, you think you’re not good at sports then maybe—just maybe—you haven’t found the right sport for you yet.Part II Vocabulary & Structure (15’)Section A (10’)Directions: Choose the best item to complete each of the following sentences.1. Just take it easy and try to do things _______ by step, and you’ll get there.A) piece C) stepB) bit D) time2. Jake’s mom is really disappointed in him. He’s really _______ her down.A) seen C) givenB) let D) allowed3. Can we stop and visit my grandmother _______ the way to the party?A) in C) onB) at D) of4. We usually _______ together in this cozy students’ room at the end of the day.A) gather C) takenB) tender D) been5. She’s talking as _______ she had already passed her exams and got a top job!A) when C) byB) if D) over6. Ralph had always done things the same way, until one day he hit _______ a great idea.A) upon C) overB) around D) along7. If they want to graduate this year, they’d better start to _______ on their studies.A) consider C) focusB) prioritize D) think8. Sam is quite good at math, but the new girl Nicky is really _______ another level.A) at C) overB) on D) in9. Starting college and moving away from home _______ for resilience and independence.A) brings C) callsB) gives D) takes10. If you want to become rich, you’d better _______ up to the reality of being in business.A) wake C) getB) take D) letSection B (5’)Directions: Complete each sentence with the correct form of the word given in brackets.1. Education isn’t about how many _____ (certificate) you can display on your wall.2. Melanie always seems to be _______ (surround) by people who love and admire her.3. We appreciate the _______ (convenient) of having an apartment so close to the city center.4. In his youth he was a professional footballer, but he’s _______ (retire) now.5. If you run without warming up, you’ll _______ (inevitable) injure yourself.Part III Reading Comprehension (30’)Task 1 (5’)Directions: Read the following passage. Then choose the best answers to complete the exercises that follow.Starting college is an exciting experience. However, it’s common to feel homesick at first! Homesickness can be difficult to overcome, but by following these tips you can make the most of your college journey.1. Create a comforting space: Make your dorm room personal to you with familiar items from home. Surround yourself with familiar objects such as pictures or decorations because these items can make your new environment feel more like home.2. Connect with loved ones: Stay connected with family and friends back home through regular calls or video chats. Sharing your experiences and feelings with them can provide you with emotional support.3. Immerse yourself in college life: Join clubs, organizations, or sports teams. Doing activities that interest you allows you to meet new people and form friendships.4. Seek supp ort: Don’t hesitate to reach out to your college student support service. They can offer guidance and resources to help you overcome homesickness and adjust to your new surroundings.5. Establish a routine: Creating a structured daily routine can provide a sense of stability and familiarity. Plan your study time, meals and social activities to help establish a sense of normalcy in your new college life.Feeling homesick when starting college is normal but with these tips you can overcome homesickness and embrace the exciting opportunities that college has to offer.1. Decorating your dorm room with your own pictures can ________.A) give you something to talk about with friendsB) help you to focus on your studiesC) make your room look more attractiveD) make your new environment feel more like home2. It’s important to keep in touch with your family because ________.A) this will help to support you emotionallyB) you will enjoy hearing the news from homeC) you can ask them to come and take you homeD) they can give you ideas for assignments3. If your homesickness causes you problems, you should _______.A) go home for a short vacationB) call home more regularlyC) ask a friend from home to visit youD) contact your college student support service4. It’s important to have a routine so that _______.A) you can make more friendsB) you can feel familiar with your new lifeC) you won’t get bored of college lifeD) you can do well academically5. What is the best title for this article?A) How to Deal with Homesickness?B) How to Succeed at College?C) How to Decorate Your Dorm Room?D) How to Make Friends at College?Task 2 (3’)Directions: Read the following poster. Then choose the best answers to complete the exercises that follow.Join our Global Community!The International Students’ Social Club connects students from around the world.●Are you an international student?●Are you looking for friendship, support and unforgettable experiences?Look no further! Our club is your gateway to cultural exchange and lifelong friendships. Here’s why you should join us.1. Cultural fusion: Immerse yourself in diverse cultures, traditions and languages. You’llbe able to discover new perspectives and broaden your horizons while sharing your own culture.2. Make friends: Connect with students who understand the excitement and challenges of studying abroad. From orientation events to fun outings, we aim to build a warm and supportive community!3. Exciting events: From international food festivals and language exchanges to movie nights and city tours, the club calendar is packed with great activities!4. Academic support: If you need assistance with your studies, our club offers peer mentoring study groups and workshops to help you meet your study goals.5. Make memories: Create memories that will last a lifetime! Whether it’s camping trips, cultural showcases or volunteering projects, our club provides opportunities to explore, have fun and make a positive impact.Join the International Students’ Social Club today and become part of something special! Come along to Room 12, Miller Building on Friday night for more information.6. What is the main aim of the International Students’ Club?A) To help international students find accommodation.B) To teach international students English.C) To help international students find work.D) To help international students connect.7. Which of the following does the poster NOT mention?A) Making friends.B) Study groups.C) Doing sports.D) Making memories.8. If you want to join the International Club, you should _______.A) visit the college principalB) email the chairpersonC) visit the websiteD) go for more information on Friday nightTask 3 (5’)Directions: Read the following company introduction. Then complete the information by filling in the blanks (in no more than 3 words) in the table below.Aspire!Welcome to Aspire, the personalized fitness training and wellness company. We’re a team of dedicated personal trainers, committed to helping you achieve your health and fitness goals.At Aspire, we understand that everybody’s fitness journey is unique. That’s why we offer customized training programs tailored to your specific needs, preferences and goals. Whether you’re looking to lose weight, build strength or improve your flexibility, our experienced trainers will design the program that suits you best.Our trainers are not only certified professionals but also passionate individuals who genuinely care about your success. We will guide and motivate you throughout your fitness journey, ensuring that you stay motivated and make consistent progress.We believe in a holistic approach to fitness, focusing not only on physical exercise but also on balanced nutrition and positive lifestyle habits.At Aspire, we provide a comfortable and supportive environment to help you reach your full potential. Our city center state-of-the-art facility is equipped with high-tech training equipment, and we offer both one-on-one and small group training sessions depending on what you prefer.So why not take the first step toward a healthier and happier you today? Contact us to book a consultation so you can make the first step toward achieving your fitness goals.Task 4 (7’)Directions: Match the Internet-related terms with their Chinese equivalents.A-------------------- Internet of ThingsB-------------------- Artificial intelligenceC-------------------- Cloud computingD-------------------- CryptocurrencyE-------------------- Virtual realityF-------------------- Cyber securityG-------------------- Big dataH-------------------- Machine learningI-------------------- Social mediaJ-------------------- E-commerceK-------------------- StreamingL-------------------- 5G networkM-------------------- OfflineN-------------------- Data privacyO-------------------- Digital transformationP-------------------- Wireless connectivityTask 5 (10’)Directions: Read the following letter. Then complete the answers that follow the questions in no more than 3 words.Hey Lucy,I hope this email finds you well. I heard that you’re planning to run a marathon—that’s so exciting!I’ve run a few marathons myself, and thought I might share some advice that could helpyou in your training.First, you should start training early and gradually increase the amount you run over time. Aim for a balanced training schedule that includes both running and cross training exercises. Remember to listen to your body and take rest days when needed.Making sure your body has the right fuel is very important. You should eat a well-balanced diet with plenty of carbohydrates, protein and healthy fat. And don’t forget to drink plenty of water!Think about clothing too! Don’t forget to invest in a good pair of running shoes that give you the support and cushion you need and take the time to find the right fit for your feet.Lastly, mental preparation is just as important as physical training. Stay motivated by setting realistic goals and celebrate your progress along the way.I have total confidence in your ability to run this marathon. Remember it’s not just about the finish line, but the journey itself. Any time you want a training buddy, just let me know! All the best,Sasha21. What is Lucy planning to do?She’s planning to _________________________________.22. When should Lucy take rest days, according to Sasha?She should take rest days when she feels ____________________.23. What does Sasha advise Lucy to eat?A well-balanced diet with lots of carbohydrates, protein _________________________.24. How should Lucy stay motivated?She should set herself realistic goals and _________________________________.25. What else does Sasha offer Lucy?She says she could be Lucy’s _________________________________.Part IV Translation—English into Chinese (16’)Directions: Each of the four sentences is followed by three choices of suggested translation marked A, B and C. Make the best choice.1. Many students have found the advice of the college support services every helpful.A) 学校支持服务的建议对很多学生都很有帮助。

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U校园视听说1 unit1答案答案微信关注逗嗨U校园视听说1 unit1答案第一部分：听力理解本部分主要测试学生对于日常对话和广播材料的理解能力。

学生需要通过听力材料来回答问题。

第二部分：口语表达本部分主要测试学生的口语表达能力。

学生需要根据所给的题目或情景做出适当的口头回答。

第三部分：阅读理解本部分主要测试学生对于文章材料的理解能力。

学生需要阅读文章，并根据文章内容回答相应的问题。

第四部分：写作本部分主要测试学生的写作能力。

学生需要根据所给的题目或情景，完成英文段落或篇章的写作。

以下为U校园视听说1 unit1答案。

听力理解：Section A:1. B2. C3. A4. B5. ASection B:6. A7. B8. C9. A10. C口语表达：11. What's your favorite color?- My favorite color is blue.12. What do you usually do on weekends?- I usually hang out with my friends or watch movies.13. How do you go to school every day?- I go to school by bus.14. What type of music do you like?- I like pop music.15. Can you play any musical instruments?- Yes, I can play the piano.阅读理解：Passage 1:16. The woman bought a new car.17. She bought it last week.18. She bought it because her old one was too expensive to maintain.19. She is going to use her new car for daily commute.20. She is happy with her purchase.Passage 2:21. It is about a famous painting.22. The painting was stolen from an art gallery.23. The police are investigating the case.24. The painting is worth a lot of money.25. The thief hasn't been caught yet.写作：题目：Describe your favorite hobby and explain why you enjoy it.My favorite hobby is playing basketball. I enjoy it because it helps me stay active and healthy. Playing basketball allows me to exercise my body and improve my physical fitness. It also helps me enhance my coordination and balance. Additionally, basketball is a team sport, which means I get tointeract and cooperate with my teammates. It is a great way to make friends and build strong relationships. Moreover, playing basketball is a lot of fun! I love the adrenaline rush when I score a basket or make a great pass. It gives me a sense of accomplishment and boosts my self-confidence. Overall, playing basketball brings me joy and keeps me engaged both physically and mentally.。

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第一册Unit 1Listening skills(1)David(2) Leigh (3) Vicky Klein (4) Laura Tish Hill(5) Anthony McDonald Listening inTask 1BDBCATask 2John 2,3,5 Lisa 1,4,6Task 31. In order to gain admission to a study course.2. To corner him.3. He could answer either ten easy questions or one really difficult.4. He was jolted / shocked.5. Because the interviewer had promised that he would only ask one difficult question.Task 4(1)attention (2)closing (3)five (4)checkouts (5)leaveLet’s talkFurther listening and speakingTask 11. new and different2. on his own3. a bit confused4. talk with5. sleep in Task 2BAABAUnit testPart IBDCDBPart II(1)all right (2)better (3)meet (4)how’s (5)major (6)What aboutPart IIIDBCACPart IV1-5 AACBD 6-10 DCADB 11-15 CBDAD 16-20 CBCBDUnit 2Lead in task 1baseball basketball kickboxing tennis tai chi jogging skiing swimmingListening skillsDACBDListening inTask 1DBCDATask 2(1)strong and healthy (2) energy (3) sleep better (4)different(5)tastes and needs (6)carefulTask 31.They went golfing together.2. He was giving him tips.3. On Hole 8.4. The ball bumped against the tree and landed near where it had started.5. Because the tree was only three feet tall at that time.Task 41.open2.interested3.checkup4.apply5.PE Department6. exercise opportunity Let’s talkJack 2,4,5 Jim 1,3,6Further listening and speakingTask 11. local clubs2. weekly3. popular4. big three5. fan baseTask 2BAABAUnit testPart ICDCACPart IIdown turn almost welcomePart IIIBCABDPart IVDCBADBACACADCBDBCBCUnit 3Lead inDCAEFBListening skillsDBCABListening inTask 11. C2. A3. D4. D5. BTask 21. confident; making friends2. language3. informal; cultural4. coursework; going for5. join a club; in commonTask 31. The neighbor was deeply offended and hurt.2. It was completely untrue.3. To find out what she could do to repair the damage.4. The wind had blown the feathers all away.5. Once you do something wrong, you can never completely undo it. Task 41. The Students Friendship Association2. outing3. school gate4. 6:405. 7:00 sharp6. on timeLet’s talkJack 2,3,4,7Jane 1,5,6Further listening and speakingTask 11. run at2. terrible sadness3. a big smile4. killing himself5. one small gestureTask 21. A2. B3. B4. A5. AUnit testPart ICCBDDPart IIwon expect hard agree gainPart IIICBADCPart IVBDCAD CBACDUnit 4Lead in Task 1 （从左往右，从上至下）foggy clear snowing a tornado raining lightningListening skills1.6681304872. 8439205713. 1303210859854.(1) 543621963 (2)2055. 0111305516108978Listening inTask 11. B2. D3. C4.A5. DTask 2MAN: 2. 4. 5. 6WOMAN: 1. 3Task 31. They were shooting a film.2. It rained.3. The old man was incredible. He could give an accurate weather forecast.4. To hire the old man to predict the weather.5. Because the radio broke and he couldn’t get the weather forecast. Task 41. Sunny2. daytime temperature3. drop4. cloudy5. winds6. snow flurries7. 378. rain showers9. riseLet’s talkMichael 1,2,3,7Emma 4,5,6Further listening and speakingTask 11. season2. Climate3. thinking4. mental abilities5. summerTask 21. B2. A3. A4. B5. AUnit testPart IACBDAPart II(1)Would you like (2)love (3)last (4)trust (5)take carePart IIIBBCADPart IVBDDACADBCDABABUnit 5Lead in Task 1 （从左往右，从上至下）pizza meatballs hamburger fish braised in brown sauce fried bread stick French friesListening skills1. steak2. eggs; bacon; toast3. sweet; weight4. cookies; fruits; strawberries5. fish; fried noodles; mushroomListening inTask 11. C2. D3. D4. B5. DTask 2MAN: 1. 2. 3. 4.WOMAN: 5. 6Task 31. At2. a.m.2. The phone rang.3. The man asked him what time he would open up in the morning.4. He must be a drunken man.5. Because he happened to be locked up in the bar and wanted to get out.Task 41. adding2. dream3. come true4. Great choices5. Double Cheeseburger.6. Pies.Let’s talkJohn 1,3,4,5Susan 2,6,7Further listening and speakingTask 11. national; international; national dishes; foreign ones2. large cities; European; Asian;3. hamburgers; hot dogs; Paris4. tea; coffee; milk; pop5. children; three or four; hamburgers; fried chickenTask 21. A2. B3.B4. A5. BUnit testPart IDBCACPart II(1)brings (2)seldom (3)ache (4)recommended (5)light (6)change (7)habits (8)fit (9)concernPart IIIBCABDPart IVACAACABBADCCListening skills○1(1) the doctor's feelings (2) health○2(1) cold (2) medicine (3) physical exercise○3(1)schoolwork (2)sleeping (3)health (4)a doctor○4(1)outside (2)long and healthy (3)second-hand smoke (4)cancer○5(1)less (2)junk food (3)exercise (4)enjoy (5)riskingListening inTask 1ACBBCTask 2 （从左往右，从上至下）(1)Want to sleep all day (2) Not interested (3) customs (4) body language (5) blood pressure (6) some time (7) her own cultureTask 31. She wanted to know if she was getting better.2. She was doing very well.3. She was going to be taken off the heart monitor.4. Send her home the day after tomorrow.5. She must have been Betty Sanders' close family member.Task 4(1) make an appointment(2) checkup(3) cancellation(4) 3 o’clock(5) 3:30(6) ThursdayLet’s talkMike 1,4,6 Nancy 2,3,5,7Further listening and speakingTask 11. (1)medical service (2)health insurance2. medical advice3. (1)operation (2)outside (3)make the arrangements4. (1) medical assistance (2) housing (3) off campus5. living on campusTask 2ABBBAUnit testPart IAACDBPart IIused spicy stomachaches sick terrible well busy advice checkup care something callPart IIIBACCDPart IVCDABCAADDAACAAAAUnit 7Listening skillsDBCBCListening inTask 1BCBCDTask 2Man 2,3,6 Woman 1,4,5Task 31. Because of rumors of the sale.2. He was pushed back, amid loud and colorful curses.3. He was punched square in the jaw, and knocked around a bit, and then thrown to the end of the line again.4. He would not open the store.5. The store owner.Task 4(1) Gift Shop (2) gifts (3) friends (4) dolls (5) art prints (6) hand-made (7) daily (8) top professionals (9) at a discount ofLet’s talkJack 2,3,4,8 Jane 1,5,6,7Further listening and speakingTask 11.(1) tolerate (2) complaint2.(1) do any good (2) works (3) dissatisfied customers3.(1) longer (2) harder (3) settled4.(1) Customer Service (2) solve problems5.(1) the right (2) in a timely mannerTask 2BBABAUnit testPart ICBDACPart IIstore sale worth tourism interested present travel breakBesides off else pickPart IIIBBCDAPart IVCACBDABBCBACDCUnit 8Listening skillsBABBBListening inTask 1CABDBTask 2(1) bedroom (2) living room (3) kitchen (4) new (5) hardwood (6) in the front (7)campus (8) the city (9) 650 (10) TwoTask 31. On the first day of college.2. From 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.3. It is off limits to all male students.4. Anybody caught breaking this rule will be fined $20 the first time.5. He was kidding.Task 4(1) 20-year-old (2) two (3) three-bedroom (4) preferred (5) responsible (6) respectful (7) north (8) walking distance (9) private (10) air conditioning (11) high-speed(12) $275 (13) utilitiesLet’s t alkJack 1,3,4,7 Anne 2,5,6,8Further listening and speakingTask 11.(1)on campus (2) air-conditioned rooms (3) 3392.(1) the educational program (2) a living unit (3) eat and sleep3.(1) all parts of the country (2) assigned to rooms (3) national origin4.(1) make new friends (2) educational (3) activities5.(1) students' development (2) the sound education (3) citizenshipTask 2ABAABUnit testPart ICABACPart IIaround quiet kind-hearted helping far distance takes perfectget along with better deposit meet cleanPart IIIBCDAAPart IVAABBADBDBAABUnit 9Lead inTask 1全部选0Listening skillsDCABCListening inTask 1ADAACTask 2Man 1,3,4,6 Woman 2,5Task 31. He was a great thief and this trade show would not escape his plunder.2. Because there were millions of dollars of computer equipment inside the show.3. The man merely wandered from booth to booth, humming quietly to himself.4. The guard took him aside and searched his clothes.5. Nothing but ideas.Task 4(1) honored (2) as our guest (3) computer hacking (4) protect (5) books and articles(6) misuse (7) New Threats to Security (8) rouse your interestLet’s talkJohn 1,2,4,7 Anne 3,5,6,8Further listening and speakingTask 11. similar services2. more efficiently3. bricks and mortar4. local bank5. grocery shoppingTask 2BAABBUnit testPart IADBCBPart IIfixed searching paper down library far saves type pointdepend on enjoy chat online studyPart IIIABDDCPart IVACCAABABCADBCUnit 10Lead in Task 1（从左往右，从上至下）1. Christmas2. Chinese New Year3. Dragon Boat holiday4. Mothers' day5. Halloween6. Mid-Autumn Festival7. Valentine's dayListening skills1. (1) trip (2) uncle (3) Hong Kong (4) driving (5) fun2. (1) parents' (2) California (3) short of3. (1) packed (2) bathing suit (3) beach4. (1) hunting cabin (2) Thanksgiving (3) interesting (4) gun (5) books5. (1) vacation (2) different (3) expenses (4) savedListening inTask 1ACCDCTask 2John 1,4,5 Jane 2,3,6Task 31. On the Fourth of July.2. Turkey.3. Because Halloween is the one night of the year when people can all get dressed up as someone else, pretend and let their imaginations run wild.4. They can get to shine light on the dark, and confront monsters, ghosts, witches, and all things dead.5. They reassure themselves that there's really no reason to be afraid of things people see at night.Task 4(1) aboard (2) Disneyland (3) meantime (4) point out (5) scenic (6) relax(7) Mickey MouseLet’s talkJohn 1,3,7,8 Jane 2,4,5,6Further listening and speakingTask 11. (1) wars (2) finding soldiers2. families and lovers3. love and marriage4. (1) prison (2) February 145. (1) fertility (2) modern meaningsTask 2ABBAAUnit testPart ICADBAPart IIpacking seaside escape rays bring burnt reminding way feel set out visit pityPart IIIACBBDPart IVBBADCAAACABCABC。

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