研究生视听说教程听力部分
视听说教程1-4单元optional listening 部分听力原文及答案
Unit 1Optional Listening 1A. Emily is at the airport. Listen and check the correct box.Josh: Hello?Emily: Hi, Josh? It’s Emily.Josh: Hi, Em. Are you at the airport with Uncle Tim?E: Yes, I’m here, but Idon’t see Uncle Tim,tell me again--- whatdoes he look like?J: He’s tall, and he’s in his 30s. He has long brown hair.E: Ok…J: Oh, and he wears glasses E: No, I don’t see him…Optional Listening 2A. Listen to the description of a family photo. Then drag the names from the box and drop them on the right personEmilio is in his fifties. He is tall--- about 182 cm. He is average weight. He has brown eyes. He has short, curly, gray hair.Kathy is in her forties. She is short. she is slim. she has blue eyes. She has long, straight, blond hair.Michael is young. He is tall. He is average weight. He has dark, brown eyes. He has short, curly, blond hair.Alexis and Ashley are twins. They are young. They are average height. They are slim. Alexis has blue eyes, but Ashley has green eyes. They both have long, curly, red hair.B. Now listen to these people introducing themselves, Then answer the questions asked.1. I’m Carrie Brown from New York. I’m an art strdent ans I like listening to music ans playing basketball.2. Hello, everyone. My name is Ann Andrews. I come from Wellington, New Zealand. I’m a teacher and I like shopping and hanging out with friends.3. Hi, I’m Julia Sanchez. I’m a reporter from Lima, Peru. I like srufing and blogging.4. My name is Charles Horton. I live in Boston. USA. I’m a chef. In my spare time, I like painting and traveling.5. I’m George Simmel from Berlin, Germany. I’m a fashion designer. I like watching films and jogging very much.6. My name is Kevin Smith. I come from Sydney, Australia. I like cooking and reading detective stories. I’m a finance manager.Optional Listening 3A. Look at the picture and listen to the e-mail message. Then tell which one in the picture is Mr. Ryder.Dear Mr. Peters,Please meet Mr. James Ryder at the airport station at 11:00 tomorrow. His flight is UA 238 from Los Angeles. HE is a tall man in his sixties with gray hair, and he wears big glasses. His meeting with the Marketing Department is at 4:00.Thank you.Kyra GreeneMarketing DepartmentB. Listen to another e-mail message. Then tell which one in the picture is Tom.Gina---HELP! Can you meet my friend Tom at the airport tomorrow? My car has big problems and I can’t drive it. Tom is coming on flight KX 661 from Denver at 11:00. He’s average height and kind of thin, with long blond hair and a mustache. Thanks a million!ChrisOptional Listening 4: Celebrity doublesA. Now listen to the passage. Do you think Andrew Barn is happy being a celebrity double?A group of teenagers is standing outside a hair salon in Manchester, England. Many of them have cameras and are looking I the salon window. Then want to see soccer player David Beckham/ A man in the salon looks like Bechham ( he has bl ond hair and Beckham’s good looks). But the man in the salon isn’t the famous soccer player. He’s Andrew Barn--- Atwenty-two-year-old hairdresser.Barn isn’t surprised by the teenagers. People often stop him on the street and want to take his picture. Barn is a hairdresser, but he also makes money as a Beckham double. Barn travels all over Rurope as David Beckham. Newspapers often take his photo. It’s an exciting life for the hairdresser from Manchester.Today, many companies work with celebrity doubles. The most popular celebrity foubles. The most popular celebrity doubles look like famous athletes,pop singers, and actors. The companies pay doubles to go to parties and business meetings. Doubles are also on TV and in newspaper ads.Why do people want to l ook like a celebrity? An Anna Kournikova double in the U.S. says, “ I can make good money. I also make a lot of people happy./eng/nsclass2_1.html/eng/nsclass2_2.htmlBook1-Uint 2Optional Listening 1: Conversation 1Man: next, please!Woman: Hi, here’s my ticket.M: And where are you going today, Ms. Gregory?W: Berlin.M: May I see your passport, please?W: Sure, here you are.M: And how many suitcases do you have ?W: Just one.Conversation 2M: Too bad it’s our last day in New York. There’s a lot to see.W: I know. But at least we’re here at the Statue of Liberty. Isn’t it beautiful?M: Yeah, it is. Hey, we need a photo. Excuse me?M2: Yes?M: Can you take our picture, please?M2: Sure.Conversation 3W: Welcome to the Ritz Carlton, Shanghai.M: Thank you. My name is Ian Walters. I have a room for myself and my wife.W: Okey. Can I see a credit card and ID, Please?M: Of course. Here’s my card and my passport.W: Thank you. Here are your keys, Mr. Walters. Enjoy your stay.Optional Listening 2: Travel tips for ThailandThailand is a nice country in Southeast Asia, with something for every visitor. There is a lot for you to discover there.But before you go, you should make a plan to help you be better prepared. Here are some tips.Firstly, the weather in Thailand is hot and humid all year, so you should pack sunglasses, T-shirts, and sandals with you. Secondly, you should buy your plane ticket early. Thailand is a very popular place for a vacation, and the planes are very full. Thirdly, the traffic in this country is very bad and people drive really fast, so you should rent a car. Another tip is that you should drink a lot of water and juice to stay cool. Finally, and this is a very important tip, you shouldn’t take photos outsid e in the afternoon. It’s too sunny and bright! Remember these tips and you’ll have a great time there.Have fun in Thailand!Optional Listening 3:A. Watch the Weather!Most people plan their vacations very carefully. They think a lot about plane tickets, passports, and hotel reservations. But they often forget about one important thing--- the weather. You should learn about the tight time to visit your vacation spot. Here is some information to help you pan your next vacation.Italy. The weather is sunny a ll year, but it’s sometimes cold in winter. April and May are warm and beautiful. From June to September, it’s very hot.Australia. Summer here is from December to April. It sometimes rains, but the weather is usually very good. In winter, it snows a litt le in some places, but most of Australia isn’t very cold.B. Hong Kong, China. The Weather is hot and very humid here a lot of the year. In July and August, it’s sometimes very windy, and there are bad storms. October and November are warm and not so humid, but in December and January, it gets very chilly sometimes.Germany. From November to April, the weather is cold, cloudy, and snowy. In spring it’s warn, but there’s a lot of rain. July and August are usually warm and sunny.India. You shouldn’t travel t o India from June to September. There is a lot of rain everywhere. From November to April, after the rainy season, the weather is nice and cool. In April and May, it often gets very hot.Optional Listening 4In Tokyo, it’s an envelope with $850,000 in cash. At Florida’s Disney World, it’s a glass eye. At a hotel in England, it’s a goat and a false leg. How are all of these things similar? They are unusual things that people leave in hotel rooms, in airports, and on city streets. Irish Martino works in the lost and Found Center at an airport in a U.S. city. “Sure, we find the usual stuff—cell phones, keys, sunglasses and wallets,” she says. “But people also forget some weird things at the airport, too.” “What does Ms. Martino find? A woman’s false teeth in t he bathroom. A mannequin in an airport waiting area. “ How do you forget those things?” Martino wonders. Nobuo Hasuda works for the Lost and Found Center in downtown Tokyo. The Center has almost 800,000 items Three hundred thousand od them are umbrellas! There are also many other things--- jewelry and briefcases, snowshoes and musical instrument. Mr. Hasuda keeps the lost items for six months and two weeks. After this time, the finder can take the item. This is good luck for some people. Remember the envelope in Tokyo with $ 850,000? The owner did not claim it. Now the money belongs to the finder!Key: OL1: A. 1. checking in at the airport; 2. looking at; 3. checking into a hotel. B. Berlin; 2. New York; 3. ShanghaiOL2: A. 5 tips; B. 1. sunglasses; 2. pla ne; 3. really fast; 4. shouldn’t.OL3: Italy: April and May; Because April and May are warm and beautiful. Australia: From December to April; Because weather is usually very good. B. Hong Kong, China: October and November; Because it’s warm and not humid. Germany: July and August; Because it’s usually warm and sunny. India: From November to April; Because the weather is nice and cool.OL4: A.They are all in a Lost and Found Center. B. 1. 850,000; 2. goat, false leg; 3. cell phones, keys, sunglasses, wallets. 4. 300,00/three hundred thousand; 5. finder.OL5: 1. packing; 2. souvenirs; 3. bringing; 4. explains; 5. niece; 6. belongs; 7. bear; 8. gift; 9. travel; 10. partner.Book 1-Unit 3Optional Listening 1Dad: Ashley?Ashley: Yeah, Dad! I’m in my room. I’m packing.Dad: Hi, honey. I can’t believe you’re going to college!Ashley: I know.Dad: So, what do you want to study?Ashley: Art.Dad: Art?Ashley: I am serious, Dad.Dad: I think you should study business so you can get a good job.Ashley: Business?Dad: Yes, you’re a smart, organized young woman. It’s perfect for you.Ashley: But, Dad…there’s a lot I can do with an art degre e. The business world is very competitive…Dad: I don’t know, Ashley…Ashley: Come on Dad. Let’s look at the university website. There’s more information there.Optional Listening 2A: I interviewed Sara Foxx. She likes sales, but wants to work part time.B: Hmm…I spoke with Jason Gray, and he wants to work at home but likes responsibility.A: Does he want to work full time?B: Yes, he does. How about Sara?A: Well, she wants to work part time, but she plans to stay at the sales position for at least two years. And she loves people.B: What does she plan to do in two years’ time?A: She expects to go to grad school in the future, but she likes the job.B: Jason likes the job too. He wants to make a good salary and he loves to travel.A: Well, Sara hates to fly. It seems Jason would be the person we need.B: Unfortunately, he doesn’t have any sales experience.Optional Listening 3A. I’m Don Pierce. A good actor works very, very hard. People think that actors spend their time at a lot of parties and nightclubs, but that isn’t true. Actors spend hours-many hours-studying their lines for each movie. And you really have to understand people so that you can understand your characters in the movie.I’m Janice. I think the most important thi ng for a good doctor is being a good listener. You have to understand people and their problems. A good doctor likes to solve problems and always wants to help his or her patients. And you can’t be impulsive---you should always be careful. Sometimes the fi rst answer you think of isn’t the right answer. Doctors need a lot of energy, because they are usually hardworking.Hi, I’m Daniel. To be a success in business, you have to work well with groups of people. At the same time, you need to have strong opinions and be able to explain your opinions clearly. Good business-people always like to make new things and try new ideas. They are very organized, and they work very long hours.Optional Listening 4The Dreamer: A dreamer thinks there is a “right” way to do things. This person wants to live in the “perfect world”. A Dreamer is often hardworking and organized. Many are good listeners and like to help others. Many Dreamers work as teachers, lawyers, and in leadership roles.The Partner: A Partner wants to be in a group. For this person, rules and group harmony are important. These rules keep peace in the group. Partners are often serious, careful people. Many do well as teachers, managers, police officers, and politicians.The Thinker: For Thinkers, understanding things is very important. They like to solve problems and make new things. Thinkers can also be competitive. They like to win. They are independent and often have very strong opinions. Many Thinkers work as scientists, inventors, politicians, and engineers.The Artist: Artists want to be free. They don’t want to follow the rules all the time. Artists like action and are often impulsive. They also like trying new things. Like Thinkers, many Artists have strong opinions. Many Artists are creative and do well as musicians, actors, fashion designers, and athletes.Key OL1: A. Ashley’s major at school. B. 1. arts; 2. business; 3. a lot; 4. too competitiveOL2: A. C; B. Sara: 1,5, 6OL3: B. 1. doctor (d); 2. actor (a), d, businessperson (b); 4. b; 5. a. d; 6. d; 7. b; 8. d; 9. b; 10.b. C. 1. hardworking; 2. competitive; 3. independent; 4. careful; 5. serious.OL4: 1. P; 2. D; 3. A; 4. T; 5. D, P; 6. P, T; 7. A; 8. T.OL5: 1. sports; 2. times; 3. swimming; 4. competitive; 5. invites; 6. serious; 7. fun; 8. agree; 9. athletic.Book 1- Unit 4Optional Listening 1A. Interviewer: And welcome back to the KPLX radio in Los Angeles. We’re talking this morning with Europe’s hottest singer, Yeliz. Thanks for joining us.Yeliz: Sure! Hello Los Angeles!Interviewer: So, tell us a little about yourself, Yeliz. Where are you from exactly?Yeliz: I was born in Istanbul, but I live in Scotland now. My dad’s Scottish. My mom’s Turkish.Interviewer: You’re only seventeen. What’s it like being successful at your age?Yeliz: It’s pretty exciting. I get to travel, and meet some interesting people.(B. )Interviewer: You’re touring now, but what are your plans for the future?Yeliz: After the tour, I want to take a break. Then, later this year, I plan to make a new CD.Interviewer: Do you have any advice for other young artists?Yeliz: Well, I’d say follow your dreams. Work hard, and you can be successful.Optional Listening 2If you want to become a successful businessman, you should do three things. First, you should think about your goals every day. Make plans for today, tomorrow, and next year. Second, you should join a business club. You can learn a lot from the other members, and they can give you good advice. Third, you shouldn’t work every night and every weekend. Sometimes you should take a break. You get more energy and ideas when you relax. And you need a lot of energy and ideas to make money!Optional Listening 3---Find your dreamWe all have dreams, but some people actually take their dreams come true. Their secret? They quit dreaming. And they start doing. Even a very big dream starts with small steps, and small goals. Maybe your dream is to become a doctor. Start by thinking about small goals for yourself. Ask, “What can I do today?” You can’t start medical school today, but you can send e-mails and make phone calls to get information about medical schools. Make a list of schools to call, and then call a few of them every day. What do you need for your dream? Tell friends and family members—many of them can help you. For example, you want to become an artist. You need a lot of cheap paper for drawing. Maybe your friend’s brother throws away a lot of big paper at his office. So, share your dream with the world! Another good idea is talking to people who are doing your dream job. Do you dream about having your own restaurant? Go to your favorite restaurant and ask the owner lots of questions. Most people like to talk about their work.Optional Listening 4 ---A lifetime dreamEveryone has his or her own dream jobs. Let’s listen to Yi Wang, a 29-year-old young teacher, and Hicham Nassir, who are going to talk about their dream jobs.“At the moment, I’m teaching chemistry at a university in Beijing. It’s a good job, but my dream is to make films. In China, young artists move to Beijing from all over the country. Many of them are painters, writers, and actors. I’d like to make a film about their lives and their work.” Wang is writing the film now with help from her friends. But it isn’t easy. “At the moment, the biggest problem is money,” explains Wang. “We don’t have much.” But this isn’t going to stop Wangand her partners. She says, “First, we are going to make this movie. Then, we’d like to show it in China and, maybe someday, at film festivals a round the world. ”16-year-old Hicham Nassir is a soccer player. He’s getting ready for a soccer match with his teammates. Hicham, the team’s star player, is a native of Morocco. He now lives in London with his family. “My parents want me to go to college,and major in business or law,” he explains. “They want me to become a lawyer or a successful businessman. I understand them, but I want to change their minds,” says Hicham, “I want to play soccer professionally. It’s my dream”Key: OL1: A. 1. singer; 2. Turkish (Scottish is also an acceptable answer.); 3. 17; 4. travels a lot.OL2: 1. think about your goals every day; 2. join a business club; 3. work every night and every weekend.OL3: B. 1. doing; 2. information; 3. help; 4. Talking.OL4: B. 1. Chemistry; 2. films; 3. money; 4. China, around the world; 5. play soccer; 6. business, law; 7. change their minds.OL5: 1. style; 2. haircut; 3. quit; 4. travel; 5. famous; 6. movie; 7. write; 8. million; 9. book; 10. starts.。
研究生英语视听说期末考试听力范围内容
1.Can Your Hobby Make Money for You?Nearly everyone has a hobby. Our hobbies help us relax and forget our everyday problems and troubles. To some people, hobbies mean more. | have a friend who likes to travel. One day he discovered that he could pay for his trips by writing about the places he visits, and by taking photographs. Now every couple of years he takes an all-expenses-paid vacation. He's doing something he'd do anyhow, and it doesn’t cost him a dime. He has turned his hobby into a money-making business while enjoying it at the same time.So wouldn’t it be great if you could have a moneymaking hobby? You could get involved even more with what you already love to do; you could treat your family and friends with the extra cash. And you can even quit your current job, which you probably hate.Earning money from a hobby is a nice way to get paid for doing something you would do anyhow. Whether you knit, or write, or play games, or grow a vegetable garden, or collect ancient coins--you can make it a side income. Investigate the possibilities, calculate the costs, analyze the market, and move forward with your plan of action. Just get creative in your thinking. Find something that you can do that most others cannot, something for which other people might be willing to pay.Note that this is not a "get rich quick" scheme. It will require lots of your energy, work and time. The bottom line is that, whether or not you make money from your hobby, enjoy the time you spend with it! Dale Carnegie once said: "Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you." Well, it's great to develop an interesting hobby. It's even more exciting and financially rewarding to turn your special talents into a successful home-based business.2.Spaniards Have Post-vacation BluesPost-vacation blues affects 35 percent of Spain's younger workers, with symptoms including sleeplessness, loss of appetite, irregular heartbeat and feelings of despair, researchers reported. As their summer vacations come to an end, Spanish workers of all ages would fall into a depression, but the most vulnerable are those aged between 25 and 40. They tend to go right back to work after returning from their holiday, with no transition period, according to the experts. As most Spaniards get a month off per year, one trick is to space that time out over the course of the year rather than blow it all at once in the summer, the study said. Also, besides spending a few days at home before going back to work, it is a good idea to avoid returning on a Monday. "This can worsen the situation," said experts. "We should go back on some other day of the week, thus reducing the psychological impact of returning to work."In a separate study, other experts find the symptoms of the post-vacation blues also include tiredness，stomachache, breathing trouble, anxiety and nervousness. Its tips for getting over it are to ease back into one's job, be aware that such blues are temporary, not make important decisions while under the influence of them and, finally, this: "Look at the return to work as a new period in life in which you can do new activities leading to personal growth."3.Hardship CampsOn a very cold winter day，a group of children travelled long distances and arrived at a small island where nobody lived. After setting up a camp, they caught fish in the sea, and trod on the snow in search of firewood, wild fruit and fresh water. Then they made a fire to prepare a meal. After the meal was done, they sat together and enjoyed it. They were neither homeless children nor modern-day Crusoes. They were all pupils from a primary school and campers at a special "hardship camp", which is regarded as a new form of education.Every year primary and middle schools in this town organize such camps to develop children's ability to undergo hardship. Such places as thick forests and far-off mountains are often chosen as campsites. Every time before the camp is organized, the organizers make lots of preparations to ensure safety. It is reported that such camps are warmly received by both schools and parents. Educational experts generally consider it necessary to give children opportunities to suffer hardship. Most of them think it makes up for a field that normal education doesn't cover. Thanks to the rapid growth of the national economy and great improvement in the people's living conditions, children now may hardly encounter hard times. The experts think that such hardship camps can help children learn how to exist and develop themselves in the struggles of modern society.4.They strike at night, without warning, searching and examining thoroughly the tombs of Egypt's great kings and queens. They've been stealing from the dead since the beginning of time. It's a centuries-old cat-and-mouse game between tomb robbers and royalty. Ancient pharaohs used clever technology to create one o1 the most marvelous miracles - pyramids. Those are places where temptation lies just under your feet.Nearly 2,000 years ago, the pharaohs had pyramids and tombs built as ways to heaven. They believed the afterlife was a lot like Egypt, so they needed to bring food and supplies. They stocked up on luxuries, filling their tombs with supplies and offerings to the gods. Everyone knew about the buried treasure. A few of them were willing to disobey their religion and risk their lives to steal it. They have been called "notorious" tomb robbers by most people. Even in ancient Egypt, in 1200 BC, the height of the Egyptian Empire, there was still a crime wave knocking over the tombs of the pharaohs.Those robbers often bribed all the guards. The rewards were a fortune in oils, fine linen, silver and gold. Egypt's desert sands were filled with buried treasure. The robbers were so fearless that they even helped themselves to some wine that had been prepared for the gods. Of course, the risks were high. The pharaoh's followers and many citizens thought they had insulted kings and gods. If anyone got caught, he would be tied to a pole in public and tortured slowly until he died.This was a cruel and tempting battle between the pharaohs and tomb robbers--the richest and most powerful ones vs. the greatest criminal minds in Egypt.5.In junior high school, I grew much taller than most of my peers. Being so tall made me uncomfortable. In order to keep the focus of my unusual height, | would play practical jokes on other kids at school. Being one of the class clowns gave me a way to think that the jokes were directed at others, and not at me.Once before a gym class, I put ICY HOT in the gym shorts of one of the kids on the basketball team. Not only was he terribly embarrassed, but he also had to go to the school infirmary. I thought it was funny, but it ended up that no one thought it was--least of all my father.My parents always reminded me about The Golden Rule: to treat others as | would like to be treated. Many times, I was disciplined for the hurtful way I was treating others. My friends were looking up to me because | was tall, but what did they see?My parents wanted me to be a decent human being. They taught me to set my own goals , and to be a big man in my heart and actions, as well as in my body. I had to question myself whether it was important to be the kind of person my father believed I was inside. I knew in my heart he was right.Once I focused on being the best that | could be at basketball and became a leader in the game, I took my responsibility to set a good example more seriously because of my father's advice. I now pass it on to you.“Be a leader, Shaq, not a follower. Since people already have to look up to you, give them a good reason to do so.”6. NYC Dims Lights to Save BirdsNew York City may be the very definition of a man-made environment, but the place is also teeming with nature. For example, Manhattan lies directly in the fight path of hundreds of thousands of birds as they migrate south in the autumn and north in the spring.However, the concrete and glass canyons of New York and other cities also pose a danger to birds, especially when cloudy nights force them to fly low.Reflection of trees in a glass building appears as a forest to . birds. The birds act as if they are attempting to reach their natural habitat, so they are deceived.Birds are usually drawn to skyscrapers in the first place because of their exterior and office lighting. They were programmed over millions of years to pick up certain cues from the environment, like the stars or the moon. That probably has to do with their navigational system. There had never been lights lighting up the skies before, so in a very short time period relative to their evolution all these new sources of light evolved. Their navigational system gets kind of confused.That causes the birds to start circling the lights. When that happens, they start losing precious energy which they need for migration. Birds are killed by flying into glass buildings.Efforts are being made to deal with the problem. The managers of buildings over 40 storeys high are encouraged to help the migrating birds by dimming the decorative lights on the outside of their buildings, and to dim their office lights or use blinds, so that the buildings become less reflective and prevent the birds from flying into them.7. Famous US writer Denis Waitley talks about his fatherBefore bedtime, my father would come into my room to talk to me and listen to the successes and tragedies of my day. Then as he was leaving, Dad had a way of rubbing against the switch by my door to magically blow out my light like the birthday candles on a cake.As he did his little routine, Dad would say, "I'm blowing out your light now, and it will be dark for you. In fact, as far as you're concerned, it will be dark all over the world because the only world you ever know is the one you see through your own eyes. So remember, son, keep your light bright. The world is yours to see that way. I love you, son. Good night.' When I was very young ,I used to lie there in bed after Dad left and try to understand what he meant. It was confusing to think that the whole world I would ever know was the one I would see through my own eyes. What Dad was trying to tell me was that when I went to sleep at night, for me the world came to a stop. When I woke up in the morning, I could choose to see a fresh world through my own eyes--if I kept my light bright. In other words, if I woke up happy, the world was happy. If I woke up not feeling well, the world was not as well off.。
视听说教程2听力原文unit1
视听说教程2听力原文unit1UNIT 1Long ConversationDirections: In this section, you will hear one long conversation. At the end of the conversation, you will hear four questions. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D).Questions 4 to 7 are based on the long conversation you have just heard.4.A.She has packed it in one of her bags.B.She has probably left it in a taxi.C.She i s going to get it at the airport.D.She is afraid that she has lost it.5.A.It ends in winter.B.It will cost her a lot.C.It will last one week.D.It depends on the weather.6.A.The plane is taking off soon.B.There might be a traffic jam.C.The taxi is waiting for them.D.There is a lot of stuff to pack.7.A.At home.B.In the man’s car.C.At the airport.D. By the side of a taxi.详解4.A.She has packed it in one of her bags.B.She has probably left it in a taxi.C.She i s going to get it at the airport.D.She is afraid that she has lost it.解析：Step 1听到I can’t find my passport.马上推断出选项中的it 指 passport，且说话人之间应该是夫妻关系。
研究生英语视听说英语听力(课后第四题)
英语听力（课后第四题）Unit 6 — Business and Economy4. Shopping Centers in the UKTapescriptDan: Now there are a lot of shopping centres in the UK, and we went to the Canary Wharf Shopping Complex in East London to talk to some of the shoppers about what they like or dislike about shopping centres. One man compares the experiences of shopping centres with shopping at boutiques on a local high street.Rob: The high street is the main shopping street in a town or area; in America they call it ‘main street’. And a boutique is a small shop, which usually specialises in fashionable items.Dan: So let‘s listen to the speaker as he compares shopping in a local high street and a shopping centre; what does he say is the advantage of going to a big shopping centre?I love t he choice in a big shopping centre; I don‘t think it replaces localisedshopping so a nice boutique in a local high street I think always has a place. But that said if you want a good deal, a good discount, a good sale I think you need to go to a big shopping centre really.Dan: So the shopper there said he liked the choice of a big shopping centre. It‘s the place to go if you want a good deal, a good discount or a good sale.Rob: A discount is a reduced price –it’s when something costs less than normal.A good deal means the same –it‘s when you buy something for a good price. Dan: We have a clip here from another shopper describing shopping centres in the UK.She says they’re quite vast and open and have a massive variety of shops. Rob: Both vast and ma ssive mean very large. So there‘s a massive variety of shops in the shopping centres.Dan: So let‘s listen to the clip. What types of restaurant can you find in British shopping centres? Shopping centres are usually quite vast and open and full of a massive variety of shops but they’re quite standard. So each shopping centre tends to have exactly the same basic shops that you come to expect. You sort of tend to get the same standard restaurants and food outlets as well in shopping centres, so either fast food or slightly more upmarket restaurants.Dan: She says you get the same standard restaurants in a British shopping centre: either fast food or more upmarket restaurants.Rob: Fast food is what we call anything that can be served and eaten quickly, often from restaurant chains, such as McDonalds, Burger King or Subway.Dan: And what about the upmarket restaurants?Rob: Upmarket means something of high quality that generally appeals to peoplefrom higher social classes. The opposite is downmarket.Dan: Of course, not everyone likes shopping centres. Some people say they find them too crowded.Rob: Mm, crowded, when there are too many people. I agree, particularly at weekends or during the holidays when there are lots of people, a lot of these shopping centres are far too crowded to shop, or walk, or even move! BDirections: Listen to the dialogue again and decide whether the following statements are true or false.1) A boutique is a small shop, which usually specialises in fashionable items. ( T )2) A big shopping centre is the place to go if you want a good deal, a good discount ora good sale.( T )3) A discount is a reduced price –it‘s when something costs less than normal. A good deal means differently. ( F )4) Shopping centres are usually quite vast and open and have a fewvariety of shops but they‘re quite standard.( F )5) Not everyone likes shopping centres. They are far too crowded to shop, or walk, or even move, particularly at weekends or during the holidays. ( T )Unit 7 — Cultures4. Table Manners and Diet CustomsTapescriptM: Last weekend, I went as a guest to a Chinese friend‘s house. It was really an interesting experience! I felt a little bit of cultural shock.F: Really? So you discovered a few China and America‘s differe nt customs.M: Definitely. First, Chinese and Americans have very different ways of accepting gifts. When I went to their house, I brought a bottle of wine as a small gift. I originally thought we would drink together as we ate. So I surprised when the host put it aside and didn‘t open it. I really didn‘t understand but I didn‘t say anything.F: You shouldn‘t have worried. That‘s just a way Chinese people accept gifts. It‘s considered impolite to open something right when you receive it. The way Chinese people see it, opening the gift on the same occasion that you receive it seems to imply that you only want to see whether the gift is good or bad and you don‘t care about the thought that your friend put into it.M: Oh really? Well I guess it was just a misunderstanding then. Americans almost always open the gift right away. Then they can say something nice to show that they like what the person gave them.F: When you were having dinner, did they keep encouraging you to eat and drink?M: Yes! They were al ways saying ―Eat some more! Take a bit more!‖ And the moment there is a bit space in my bowl, they immediately gave me another helping. That day I had 4 bowls of rice, ate I don‘t know how much food. I ate so much I couldn‘t walk in a straight line. In America, the host won‘t urge the guest to eat and drink more. The guest just eats however much they want to eat.F: That‘s just the Chinese way of being friendly and welcoming to one‘s guests. For Chinese people, making sure their guest eat their fill and eat well is the most important thing.M: Also they set up this incredibly abundant table of food but then they said there is nothing here to eat, it wasn‘t prepared very well and other things like that. And it seems even stranger to me. If they have prepared well, then how many dishes will they have to have?F: They were just being modest. Even if they had prepared more, they still would have said that. And Chinese hosts would always prepare a whole lot of dishes. Because if they are among meager selection, the host will feel that he had lost face. Preparing a huge feast is a way of showing your respect for the guest.M: Oh the Chinese customs are so complicated. I will never have understood if you haven‘t told me.F: Every culture has its own particular ways of doing things though. There are some western customs that Chinese people think are hard to understand.M: I guess what I have learned is that when you study a language, you also have to understand the culture that behind it because otherwise it‘s e asy to create misunderstandings and miscommunications.F: I agree.B Directions: Listen to the dialogue again and decide whether these statementsare true or false.1) When the man went to the host‘s house, he brought a bottle of wine as a gift andthey drank together in the dinner. ( F )2) When Americans accept a gift, they almost always open the gift right away. ( T )3) American hosts are always saying ―Eat some more! Take a bit more!‖( F )4) Chinese hosts like to say that there is nothing here t o eat, it wasn‘t prepared verywell and they mean it. ( F )5) Since the man has been studying Chinese for a long time, he knows all the customs quite well.Unit 8 — Transportation and City Life4. Foggy California City is Tops With TouristsB Directions:Listen to the passage again and decide whether the followingstatements are true or false.1) Each year Los Angeles ranks first or second in the nation in touristvisits. ( F ) 2) Considering so many attractions, it‘s no wonder San Francisco is a desirable andexpensive place to visit. ( T ) 3) San Francisco gets a lot of rain, but its winters are cold and its summers warm.( F ) 4) San Francisco has a fleet of 37 cable cars which are the only ones of their kindremaining in the world. ( T ) 5) T he ―hippie‖ experience of San Francisco‘s 1967 ―Summer of Love‖has quitefar-reaching influence on some American people. ( T ) TapescriptFoggy California City is Tops With TouristsHilly San Francisco is America‘s 13th-largest city. Three other California cities — Los Angeles, San Diego and San Jose — are larger. Yet each year, San Francisco ranks first or second in the nation in tourist visits.What‘s the attraction? Why did singer Tony Bennett, in his signature song, leave his heart in San Francisco, rather than, say, Boston or Cincinnati?Perhaps it‘s the setting: shrouded in fog along 40 steep hills, overlooking glistening San Francisco Bay. Many of the densely-packed neighborhoods clinging to these hills are filled with ornate Victorian hous es called ―painted ladies.‖ Considering its ocean beaches, bustling commercial waterfront, two of the world‘s most striking bridges, and the largest urban park west of Philadelphia, it‘s no wonder San Francisco is a desirable and expensive place to live and a treat to visit.Add in its lively theater scene, the oldest ballet company in the United States, dozens of art galleries, and thousands of fine restaurants, and San Francisco exudes sophistication.The city does get a lot of rain, but its winters are mild and its summers cool. Really cool. In fact, there‘s a delightful saying —incorrectly credited to humorist Mark Twain —that the natives enjoy: ―The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.‖Among the city‘s top visitor attract ions is Chinatown —the largest Asian community outside Asia. And one of the enduring symbols of San Francisco is its fleet of 37 cable cars —the only ones of their kind remaining in the world.San Francisco‘s hills themselves are tourist attractions —especially aserpentine stretch of Lombard Street that everyone calls the ―Crookedest Street in America.‖In the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood, you can still run into people who are trying to recapture the ―hippie‖ experience of San Francisco‘s 1967 ―Summer of Love.‖ And in San Francisco Bay, Alcatraz Prison, which once housed the worst of the worst federal prisoners, is open for tours.These unique allurements explain why the American short-story writer O. Henry wrote, ―East is East, and West is San Francisco.‖Unit 9 —Health4. Link between Heart Health and EducationB Directions:Listen the passage again and decide whether the following statementsare true or false.1) Less educated people tend to have more heart attacks and other so-calledcardiovascular events.( T )2) The correlation between more education and fewer heart attacks, strokes, and othercardiovascular events was strongest among women in richer countries.( F )3) Educated people in lower- and middle-income countries tend to avoid risky behaviors like smoking, or they eat better, or get better medical care.( F )4) Women in Latin America are increasingly targeted by tobacco companies.(T )5) More educated women in lower- and middle-class countries are more likely to get better positions with health care insurances.(F )TapescriptNumerous studies have found a connection between education and the risk of heart disease and stroke. More educated people tend to have fewer heart attacks and other so-called cardiovascular events. But new research finds that the correlation doesn't apply everywhere.Previous studies have been done almost entirely in richer, industrialized countries. Abhinav Goyal of Emory University in Atlanta wanted to see if that link between heart disease and education applied in low- and middle-income countries."So what we found is that there is a relationship between education level and cardiovascular events that differs both in terms of gender and in terms of world region," says Goyal.The correlation between more education and fewer heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular events was strongest among men in richer countries. The linkwas weaker among women in rich countries and men in lower- and middle-income countries."And then finally, when you looked at women in low- and middle-income countries, there was almost no difference - meaning that, unlike men in high-income countries, it does not appear that education is protective against cardiovascular events in women in low- and middle-income countries," says Goyal.Educated people in richer countries may be less likely to have cardiovascular disease because they tend to avoid risky behaviors like smoking, or they eat better, or get better medical care.But in lower-income countries in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East - where the people in this study live - many of those women are moving into urban areas, taking sedentary office jobs. They are increasingly being targeted by tobacco companies. And there may be social limits to what women can do. "Because of some of the social constructs of some of the low- and middle-income countries, women are not as free to have access to the family income," says Goyal, "and their education may not necessarily translate to better employment, and then they may not be in a position always to seek health care and follow-through with those plans." Goyal's study suggests that it's wrong for physicians and policymakers to assume that just because people get more schooling they will automatically adopt a healthier lifestyle. Dr. Abhinav Goyal's research appears in the journal Circulation, published by the American Heart Association.Unit 10 — Computer and the Internet4 Virtual WorldsB Directions:Listen to the passage again and decide whether the followingstatements are true or false.(F) 1) One can buy real land in a virtual game since the line between the real worldand online ‗virtual worlds‘ is becoming increasingly vague.(T) 2) By playing MMOGs thousands of people can play simultaneously on the internet, interacting or competing with each other.(T) 3) Some gamers have spent real money inside the game while other online gamers have used their virtual investments to make a profit.(F) 4) A gamer, known as Deathifier, paid £40,000 for an island in the game ProjectEntropia in 2004.(F) 5) The BBC has bought a virtual island in the game Second Life to stage onlinemusic festivals and showcase new musical talent.TapescriptThe line between the real world and online ‗virtual worlds‘ is becoming increasingly blurred with gamers spending real money to buy virtual commodities and even real estate in digital worlds.Welcome to the world of MMOGs, Massive Multiplayer Online Games. For those who don‘t know, an MMOG is a computer game which thousands of people can play simultaneously on the internet, interacting or competing with each other.Some of the most well-known MMOGs include Second Life, World of Warcraft and Legend of Mir II.Whilst many of these kinds of games involve role-playing and fulfilling tasks, others simply offer an alternative universe where players can socialise, earn money and trade with each other.In recent years ‘social’ MMOGs like Second Life and Project Entropia have invited gamers to spend real money inside the game. And whilst many people might find this strange, some online gamers have used their virtual investments to make a profit.A 23-year-old Australian gamer, known as Deathifier paid around £14,000 for an island in the game Project Entropia in 2004 and within a year had recouped his investment by selling land to other gamers to build virtual homes on. The young entrepreneur is highly confident that his digital assets will continue to be profitable.―The money made to date is only a taste of what can be achieved with my virtual island purchase,‖ said Deathifier, ―There is still more room for growth and revenue with the untapped resources surrounding the land.‖Here at the BBC we are never slow to embrace new technology, and have rented a virtual tropical is land within the game Second Life. The BBC’s island has been used to stage online music festivals and showcase new musical talent. It is hoped that it will also bring gamers closer to their favourite artists.BBC interactive ed itor, Daniel Heaf, said, ―There may be opportunities to have people like Justin Timberlake on spaces like this—that will allow a level of interaction with the audience that we have never tried before.‖。
新编大学、研究生英语视听说教程第五册听力原文Unit_4
Unit 4Listen1-1Steve is very short and rather fat. He likes to wear bright-colored casual clothes. Last week, he bought a red shirt and an expensive pair of shiny leather shoes. Every week Steve spends his paycheck before he gets another one. Steve enjoys being with people. He's extremely cheerful all the time and likes to tell jokes. People laugh at his jokes, but he laughs even louder. He loves to go to parties. He eats and drinks a lot and is always surrounded by people. He likes to dance and to listen to loud music. At every party he sings all his favorite songs at the top of his voice and dances with all the girls in the room. He's the last one to leave a party. Steve is a typical extrovert.Susan is slightly overweight. She doesn't like the color of her hair, which is brown. Every month, she buys a lot of fashion magazines that show pictures of slim models wearing beautiful clothes. Susan is so busy reading these magazines and watching her favorite TV shows that she often forgets to wash her hair or take care of her clothes. When she reads the magazines, she eats chocolate. When she is not watching TV, she talks for hours on the telephone with her friends.Jennifer is the kind of girl who impresses you at first sight. She has short hair and likes to dress herself like a "handsome" boy. And she looks really "cool" in blue jeans and T-shirt. Adventure stories and romantic love stories are her favorites, of which she can cover 200 pages in an hour and retell everything in vivid detail! As long as Jennifer can get a 60 in physics or computer science or any of the other courses she has little interest in, that's all she cares about. She will not make any effort to get higher marks. Yet, she has never failed in any courses up to now.Harry is of medium height and weight. He looks quite serious with his thick glasses. He often gets creative ideas and is not easily convinced. He's a good student and quite diligent and dreams of getting the first prize this semester. He is usually quiet but is quite talkative when it comes to chess and computer programming and when there are only one or two friends around. Once he was heard to say that he would never fall in love with any girl until he was a success.Listen2-1Interviewer: Do you have many friends?Shen Mei: Yes, I have many friends and acquaintances but only one of them is very close to me.Interviewer: When did you meet this friend and how did your friendship develop?Shen Mei: We met in our first year in senior middle school, about five years ago.Xiaoqing and I were in the same experimental class. We had a lot morefree time than students in the regular classes, so we did manyinteresting things together.Interviewer: Do you have any close friends at the university?Shen Mei: No, I think friendship takes time to develop. That's probably the main reason why I haven't made any more close friends here. I'm too busystudying and going to classes.Interviewer: Why do you think you became close friends with that particular girl, rather than other girls in your class?Shen Mei: Well, it was due to a combination of factors. At the beginning, we were both chosen to represent our class in a speech contest, so weworked closely together. Then, I discovered that she was a veryhonest person and I think honesty is a very important aspect offriendship.Interviewer: Were there any other things that strengthened your friendship?Shen Mei: Yes. We were both on the basketball team, so we spent hours practising together. Teamwork and cooperation certainly made usappreciate each other even more. We also took part in running races;she helped me a lot. She organized a singing contest and I did a lot ofthings for her. I think helping each other is another important aspectof friendship.Interviewer: Do you still see each other on a daily basis?Shen Mei: No, unfortunately we aren't in the same city now. I passed the entrance examination, but she failed. We were terribly sad, at first.But we are still best friends and that will never change.Interviewer: How would you summarize the difference between a really close friend and other friends?Shen Mei: It's more a question of being a process. Like a flower, real friendship grows day by day. It needs many special ingredients to flourish. Statements:1. Shen Mei doesn't have many friends.2. When Shen Mei and Xiaoqing were in the experimental class, they didn't have much free time.3. It can be inferred that both of them were very athletic in senior middle school.4. Xiaoqing helped Shen Mei to improve her basketball skills.5. Xiaoqing organized a singing contest and Shen Mei helped her a lot.6. They don't see each other on a daily basis because Xiaoqing is at another college.7. They are still the best friends and will be so forever.8. According to Shen Mei, real friendship is like a flower, which needs many special ingredients to flourish.Mlisten1-1The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, he wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mud and started drowning, but the friend saved him.After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life."The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now you write on a stone. Why?"The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us we should write it down in the sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in the stone where no wind can ever erase it."Learn to write your hurts in the sand and to carve your benefits in the stone.They say it takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, a day to love them, but an entire life to forget them.Send this phrase to the people you'll never forget. It's a short message to let them know that you'll never forget them.Questions:1. Where did the story take place?2. What did the person do when he got slapped?3. What did they decide to do when they found an oasis?4. What did the person write when he was saved?5. How did the person feel when the other wrote something on a stone?Mlisten2-1There once was a little girl who had a bad temper. Her mother gave her a bag of nails and told her that every time she lost her temper, she must hammer a nail into the back of the fence.The first day the girl had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as she learned to control her anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. She discovered it was easier to hold her temper than to drive those nails into the fence. Finally the day came when the girl didn't lose her temper at all.She told her mother about it and the mother suggested that the girl now pull out one nail for each day that she was able to hold her temper. The days passed and the young girl was finally able to tell her mother that all the nails were gone.The mother took her daughter by the hand and led her to the fence. She said, "You have done well, my daughter, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one."You can hurt a person and it won't matter how many times you say "I'm sorry", the wound is still there. A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Friends are very rare jewels, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share words of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us.Mlisten3-1Part IWelcome to the Garden of Friendship. We hope you leave your troubles at the gate, and enjoy your stroll through our garden.The Garden of Friendship was planned to bring men and women together on common ground and to provide a network allowing them to meet one another. The Garden of Friendship reaches out to all corners of the globe, so that people can come together to share ideas, spread joy, support one another, and build friendships.Our members come from every color, race and religion and will be shown no discrimination when they walk through the garden. We stand together and support one another. We support each other in our causes, our triumphs and our tribulations, lending a hand whenever it is needed.The Garden of Friendship is blooming with support, whether you need help with an idea, praise for an accomplishment, support through one of life's hardships, prayers for a friend or family member, and so much more. We stand together showing love and support for one another without prejudice. Any member displaying prejudice, racism, hatred, or bias will have their membership revoked immediately.Mlisten3-2Part IIHere is how we define the Garden of Friendship:G is for genuineness; the friendship is just about thisA is for always, always here for youR is for respect, for you'll find it does aboundD is for durable; it's always aroundE is for everlasting, as friendships should beN is for nurturing, for this is the keyO is for outstanding; you'll find this so trueF or friendship makes you smile, when you are blueF is for fantastic, the way you'll always feelR is for reliable, now that's a great dealI is for independence, 'cause we're all uniqueE is for equal, in all we do and speakN is for necessary, 'cause life without friendsD oes not supply the soul with a purpose to its endS is for support, friends always do, you knowH is for happiness when the friendships growI is for ideas; we share them with each otherP is for the privilege of knowing one anotherMlisten4-1Part IShow me that smile againOh, show me that smileDon't waste another minute living on your cryingWe're nowhere near the endWe're nowhere nearThe best is ready to begin...Mike: Dad, can I talk to you as a friend, not as a guy who will make my life miserable? Jason: What's wrong, Mike?Mike: Dad, I gotta know that what I tell you won't be used against me.Jason: OK, what is it?Mike: OK, so I have your word that whatever I say you're not going to...Jason: Mike, just say it, OK?Mike: OK. Me and Eddie and Boner, we ended up at a party where everybody was doing, doing cocaine.Jason: Cocaine?Mike: Wait, you're not my dad, you're a friend!Jason: Cocaine? Really?Mike: Yeah, and if you didn't do it you were a wimp.Jason: Cocaine.Mike: Dad, I never felt so much pressure in my life.Jason: And?Mike: And from Boner and Eddie.Jason: And?Mike: And it was like I didn't even have a choice.Jason: And?Mike: And I didn't do it.Jason: You didn't do what?Mike: I didn't do the stupid drug.Jason: Well, that's great, Mike. That's wonderful. I always figured that you'd make the right choice if you had to face that, and I'm relieved.Mike: Dad, that's not it.Jason: What?Mike: Dad, I've been thinking about this since the party. Dad, I've been driving and driving...Jason: Mike, you did the right thing.Mike: Yeah, that's what kills me.Jason: I don't understand.Mike: Dad, I know I did the right thing. It's just that I feel like everyone's going to laugh at me. And some of those people did laugh.Jason: Well, Mike, you're not going to be able to please everybody.Mike: Yeah. Well, tonight I didn't please anybody.Jason: Except yourself.Mike: Yeah.Jason: Yeah, what you did tonight took real courage, Mike. I admire you.Mike: Thanks.Jason: Sleep on it.Mike: Good night, Dad.Jason: Good night, Mike.Mike: Thanks, Dad.Statements:1. Mike and his father, Jason, were talking like friends.2. It was with Boner alone that Mike went to the party.3. Jason felt relieved after hearing the right choice Mike's friends had made.4. Mike was laughed at by some people at the party because he didn't take the cocaine.5. Jason hopes that Mike could please everybody.Mlisten4-2Part IIMike: You know a lot of people tell you that drugs are cool and they're the same people who are saying that everybody is doing something, so what's your problem? Well, they're wrong. Everybody's not doing drugs and you don't have to do it to be cool.Look, I'm not telling you how to live your lives, but I am telling you that you don't have to do something you don't want to do just to keep your friends happy. I mean, if that's the way that they feel, then maybe they're not your friends. And maybe they're not as cool as you thought they were. And one last thing, I'm not being paid to say this. This is how I feel and if you think that makes me uncool, then you're wrong.Quiz1-1Be a Friendby Edgar GuestBe a friend. You don't need money,Just a disposition sunny;Just the wish to help anotherGet along some way or other;Just a kindly hand extendedOut to one who's unbefriended;Just the will to give or lend,This will make you someone's friend.Be a friend. You don't need glory.Friendship is a simple story.Pass by trifling errors blindly,Gaze on honest effort kindly,Cheer the youth who's bravely trying,Pity him who's sadly sighing;Just a little labor spendOn the duties of a friend.Be a friend. The pay is bigger(Though not written by a figure)Than is earned by people cleverIn what's merely self-endeavor.You'll have friends instead of neighborsFor the profits of your labors;You'll be richer in the endThan a prince, if you're a friend.Quiz2-1If there is one old saying that will forever be true, it is that good friends are hard to find. Friends come and go, and very few of them you have right now will be your friends ten years from now. So often, we expect friendships to last forever, and we get hurt when they don't. I know I've spent a lot of time in my life feeling hurt because people I thought were good friends turned out not to be or simply lost touch.It is hard not to be hurt and when a friend leaves it feels like a part of yourself has gone too. There isn't much you can do to prevent this or make it feel any better. The best thing to do is to try to find friends that you know will be good friends. Don't just try to make friends with every member of a particular group, and don't make friends because you are seeking popularity. The best friendships are based on common interests and mutual concern.It is easy to find a bunch of people to hang out with and to gossip with or joke around with. It is hard to find a true friend. Think about all of the friends you have right now. You probably can't even count them. Now, think about the people you know that you could call at three in the morning to come and get you out of trouble. I'll bet you can count those people on one hand. Those are the friends you need to hang on to, because in a few years all of the others will probably be gone.Questions:1. What is the old saying mentioned at the beginning of thepassage?2. What do we feel when friendships don't last forever?3. How can we avoid feeling bad when losing friends?4. What are the best friendships based on according to thepassage?5. According to the author, how many true friends does eachof us have at most?Quiz3-1Mark was walking home from school one day when he noticed the boy ahead of him had tripped and dropped all of the books he was carrying, along with two sweaters, a baseball bat, a glove and a small tape recorder. Mark knelt down and helped the boy pick up the scattered articles.Since they were going the same way, Mark helped to carry the burden. As they walked, he discovered that the boy's name was Bill, that he loved video games, baseball, and history, that he was having a lot of trouble with his other subjects and that he had just broken up with his girlfriend.They arrived at Bill's home first and Mark was invited in for a coke and to watch some TV. The afternoon passed pleasantly with a few laughs and some shared small talk, then Mark went home.They continued to see each other around school, had lunch together once or twice. They ended up at the same high school where they had brief contacts over the years. Finally the long-awaited senior year came and three weeks before graduation, Bill asked Mark if they could talk.Bill reminded him of the day years ago when they had first met. "Do you ever wonder why I was carrying so many things from school that day?" asked Bill. "You see, I cleaned out my locker because I didn't want to leave a mess for anyone else. I had stored away some of my mother's sleeping pills and I was going home to commit suicide. But after we spent some time together talking and laughing, I realized that if I had killed myself, I would have missed that time and so many others that might follow. So you see, Mark, when you picked up my books for me that day, you did a lot more. You saved my life!"Sview1-1Scene 1: In a sports shop(It is Sunday afternoon. Allen and Oliver are looking for a gift for Allen's girlfriend, Pauline.)Allen: Oliver, what if I send Pauline this schoolbag?Oliver: A good gift. But... if I were you, I would choose something different. Allen: Why?Oliver: According to what I hear, girls prefer something romantic. They would like boys to send them roses every day, instead of giving them something more practical.Allen: Mm, I see your point. Did you learn it from your girlfriends on-line? Oliver: Yes. But I can't remember who, Amy, Sandy, Rose or Cinderella?Allen: Yeah, you are great!Oliver: Hey, look at that girl! Is that Wendy? Come on, let's go see her.(Allen walks over after Oliver.)Hi, Wendy.Wendy: Hi, Oliver. I'm so glad to see you.Oliver: This is my roommate Allen.Wendy: Hi, Allen. Nice to meet you.Allen: Nice to meet you.Oliver: (He notices Wendy carries a lot of shopping bags and points to them.) Why have you bought so many things?Wendy: In fact, they're birthday gifts for my best friends Alice, Lily and Phyllip. Our friendship has lasted for almost ten years. You know, I spent the whole day looking for the gifts. And I find these—they're perfect. My friends are going to be so happy. Actually, would you be able to give me a hand? I can hardly take them back to my dorm.Oliver: (He says hesitantly.) Oh, well...Allen: (He says joyfully.) I'd be glad to. We can carry some of your bags. We don't charge much. We charge nothing, don't we? (He winks at Oliver and takes some bags from Wendy.)Oliver: Now I find one advantage of having e-friends, I mean, friends on-line. It's more simple. The only thing I need to do with my friends is to put words into the computer and read the reply. I don't have to worry about whether I have bought the right gift or whether I've got enough gifts for all my friends. Wendy: Maybe that's a good idea. But what's the point of friendship if friends mean only a few images and messages on-line? I'll feel disappointed if I get nothing from my friends in the real world, though I'd admit it's enjoyable to talk with them in the chat room.Allen: I agree with you, Wendy. Sending gifts is more than just telling someone that you like them. It's a way of saying "thank you for being my friend". Wendy: Wonderful, Allen, you sound like a philosopher. You expressed something thatis in my mind but I can't express myself.Allen: How about a coffee?Oliver: Sounds good.(The three of them walk out of the shop.)Scene 2: In a cafe(Wendy's roommate Cathy is browsing the Internet. She is in low spirits.) Wendy: Hi, Cathy. Didn't you have an appointment with Robin Hood today? How did itgo?Cathy: Couldn't have been worse. I waited for the whole weekend. He never showed up. And now all I can do is wait and wait and wait...Wendy: Now you see how unreliable e-friends are. This is what can be expected from e-friendships. Oliver, what do you say?Oliver: It's not that unusual in real life. Maybe he's just busy.Allen: Or maybe he'll never show up.Oliver: Cheer up, Cathy. Why don't you talk to somebody else? You'll make a better friend than Robin Hood. I still say that making friends on-line is the best way.It never disappoints me.Wendy: Come on, Oliver, I don't understand you! Why do you stick to e-friends so much?Oliver: I don't know. Maybe it's because I'm the only child in my family. I'm not good at making friends. I think that making friends on-line has advantages overpersonal friendships.Wendy: Really? I'm all ears.Oliver: Well, it's easy to find somebody to talk to in the chat room. If I just log on and say hello, there will be a guy who pops up and enjoys chatting with me and thenwe meet from time to time and we become e-friends. But in real life, accordingto my experience, it's more difficult. Nowadays people are so busy.Allen: How can you share friendships with people you don't know? You can never know their... true looks, true names, backgrounds or even true sexes.Oliver: I don't need to know their real life. I just take it for granted that the information they give me is true. It's more fun to keep friends in a virtualworld. You know, one thing we expect our friends to do is to listen to our innerheart. We need other people to share our happiness, for instance. As you know,happiness shared is happiness multiplied.Cathy: I agree with you. We girls like to talk with others in times of anxiety and misery. But of our personal friends, who can always keep a secret for us? Iwould be so embarrassed if some of my friends revealed my secrets. It couldlead to trouble or even disaster if we chose to talk to the wrong people.Oliver: But I'm happy with my e-friends. It doesn't threaten me if they talk to other people. They only know mye-name, and they don't know anything about my real life.Wendy: It sounds plausible. But don't you think that e-friendships are easy to break?Suppose your e-friends disappear from the chat room, just as your Robin Hood did, Cathy, the friendships would be gone without a trace.Cathy: I don't think that's a problem. As a matter of fact, friendships in real life are no stronger than friendships on-line. What if you stop writing letters, sending gifts or even making calls to each other? Would the friendship last then? Wendy: I don't think friendship will disappear if that kind of thing really happens, it only fossilizes. After all, all the letters and gifts would be there and they would remind me of the happy moments we once had.Allen: In fact, we can call and even go to visit their house to ask a real-life friend why they didn't show up. I would be relieved to know the truth, whatever it was. Cathy: I think it's not a real friendship any more if either person feels uncomfortable in the relationship.Oliver: Yes, I think, in this sense, e-friendships are likely to be less risky than personal friendships. We often find that friendships become complicated for many reasons.Allen: But to me, it would be awful if my friends were allon-line. However convenient it is, I can't count on them as true friends. Wendy: Yes. Remember, Cathy, when you twisted your ankle last month? What would have happened to you without your real friends?Cathy: Don't get me wrong. Oliver and I just think thate-friendships are less risky in some ways, but we would never suggest that people give up making real-life friends. Am I right, Oliver?...。
工程硕士研究生实用英语听说教程听力原文 2
Unit 3 talking about one’s familyListening text 1.4My family, let me see.Unit 4 talking about one’s hobbiesListening text 1.21/ I love to eating out , I went to restaurant most of the time, it thinks so expensive，but I don’t care.2/I read almost everything I can ,books ,newspapers ,magazines，I got to the public library by twice a week.3/ I never used like to collecting but now I think it’s great , I get two huge stamp albums , hey ,why not try to collecting sometime.4/ my wife says I should take gardening，we have a big garden and she love working in it ,but the truth was it bores me.5/ well ,everyone in my family like sports , everyone but is except me . my family is out plays baseball and stuff all the time, but I think more sports are pretty boring, I don’t like chasing the balls all the round and I could if I had to.6/ my friends thinks that I am really boring , because I always listening the music ,I go to the concert all the time，I love the most the classic music stuff . Listening text 1.31/ I used to play the piano when I was younger , but I don’t play much any more now I Play the guitar in the band.2/ my hobby is collecting things ,even when I was young. I used to collet everything。
研究生学术英语视听说教程听力原文
研究生学术英语视听说教程听力原文《研究生学术英语视听说教程听力原文》Unit 1 Lecture 1Good morning everyone, and welcome to our first lecture on academic listening and note-taking. In this course, we will focus on developing your listening skills in an academic context, as well as improving your note-taking abilities.Today, we will start by discussing the importance of effective listening in an academic setting. As graduate students, you will be expected to attend lectures, participate in discussions, and conduct research in English. Therefore, it is crucial to be able to understand and process complex academic language.To improve your listening skills, it is important to actively engage with the speaker. This means maintaining eye contact, staying focused, and avoiding distractions such as texting or browsing the internet. It is also helpful to use strategies such as predicting the main points, identifying key vocabulary, and noting down any questions or uncertainties you may have.In addition, effective note-taking is essential for retaining and recalling the information presented during lectures. We will be discussing various note-taking methods throughout the course, but for now, I encourage you to practice writing down the main ideas and supporting details as you listen to the lecture.Finally, I would like to emphasize the importance of self-reflection and feedback in improving your listening skills. After each lecture, take some time to review your notes and identify any areas for improvement. Additionally, seek feedback from your peers and instructors to further enhance your listening abilities.I hope you find this lecture helpful, and I look forward to exploring various listening and note-taking strategies with you in the upcoming sessions. Thank you for your attention, and I wish you all the best in your academic pursuits.。
最新视听说教程1-4单元optional-listening-部分听力原文及答案
Unit 1Optional Listening 1A. Emily is at the airport. Listen and check the correct box.Josh: Hello?Emily: Hi, Josh? It’s Emily.Josh: Hi, Em. Are you at the airport with Uncle Tim?E: Yes, I’m here, but Idon’t see Uncle Tim,tell me again--- whatdoes he look like?J: He’s tall, and he’s in his 30s. He has long brown hair.E: Ok…J: Oh, and he wears glasses E: No, I don’t see him…Optional Listening 2A. Listen to the description of a family photo. Then drag the names from the box and drop them on the right personEmilio is in his fifties. He is tall--- about 182 cm. He is average weight. He has brown eyes. He has short, curly, gray hair.Kathy is in her forties. She is short. she is slim. she has blue eyes. She has long, straight, blond hair.Michael is young. He is tall. He is average weight. He has dark, brown eyes. He has short, curly, blond hair.Alexis and Ashley are twins. They are young. They are average height. They are slim. Alexis has blue eyes, but Ashley has green eyes. They both have long, curly, red hair.B. Now listen to these people introducing themselves, Then answer the questions asked.1. I’m Carrie Brown from New York. I’m an art strdent ans I like listening to music ans playing basketball.2. Hello, everyone. My name is Ann Andrews. I come from Wellington, New Zealand. I’m a teacher and I like shopping and hanging out with friends.3. Hi, I’m Julia Sanchez. I’m a reporter from Lima, Peru. I like srufing and blogging.4. My name is Charles Horton. I live in Boston. USA. I’m a chef. In my spare time, I like painting and traveling.5. I’m George Simmel from Berlin, Germany. I’m a fashion designer. I like watching films and jogging very much.6. My name is Kevin Smith. I come from Sydney, Australia. I like cooking and reading detective stories. I’m a finance manager.Optional Listening 3A. Look at the picture and listen to the e-mail message. Then tell which one in the picture is Mr. Ryder.Dear Mr. Peters,Please meet Mr. James Ryder at the airport station at 11:00 tomorrow. His flight is UA 238 from Los Angeles. HE is a tall man in his sixties with gray hair, and he wears big glasses. His meeting with the Marketing Department is at 4:00.Thank you.Kyra GreeneMarketing DepartmentB. Listen to another e-mail message. Then tell which one in the picture is Tom.Gina---HELP! Can you meet my friend Tom at the airport tomorrow? My car has big problems and I can’t drive it. Tom is coming on flight KX 661 from Denver at 11:00. He’s average height and kind of thin, with long blond hair and a mustache. Thanks a million!ChrisOptional Listening 4: Celebrity doublesA. Now listen to the passage. Do you think Andrew Barn is happy being a celebrity double?A group of teenagers is standing outside a hair salon in Manchester, England. Many of them have cameras and are looking I the salon window. Then want to see soccer player David Beckham/ A man in the salon looks like Bechham ( he has bl ond hair and Beckham’s good looks). But the man in the salon isn’t the famous soccer player. He’s Andrew Barn--- Atwenty-two-year-old hairdresser.Barn isn’t surprised by the teenagers. People often stop him on the street and want to take his picture. Barn is a hairdresser, but he also makes money as a Beckham double. Barn travels all over Rurope as David Beckham. Newspapers often take his photo. It’s an exciting life for the hairdresser from Manchester.Today, many companies work with celebrity doubles. The most popular celebrity foubles. The most popular celebrity doubles look like famous athletes,pop singers, and actors. The companies pay doubles to go to parties and business meetings. Doubles are also on TV and in newspaper ads.Why do people want to l ook like a celebrity? An Anna Kournikova double in the U.S. says, “ I can make good money. I also make a lot of people happy./eng/nsclass2_1.html/eng/nsclass2_2.htmlBook1-Uint 2Optional Listening 1: Conversation 1Man: next, please!Woman: Hi, here’s my ticket.M: And where are you going today, Ms. Gregory?W: Berlin.M: May I see your passport, please?W: Sure, here you are.M: And how many suitcases do you have ?W: Just one.Conversation 2M: Too bad it’s our last day in New York. There’s a lot to see.W: I know. But at least we’re here at the Statue of Liberty. Isn’t it beautiful?M: Yeah, it is. Hey, we need a photo. Excuse me?M2: Yes?M: Can you take our picture, please?M2: Sure.Conversation 3W: Welcome to the Ritz Carlton, Shanghai.M: Thank you. My name is Ian Walters. I have a room for myself and my wife.W: Okey. Can I see a credit card and ID, Please?M: Of course. Here’s my card and my passport.W: Thank you. Here are your keys, Mr. Walters. Enjoy your stay.Optional Listening 2: Travel tips for ThailandThailand is a nice country in Southeast Asia, with something for every visitor. There is a lot for you to discover there.But before you go, you should make a plan to help you be better prepared. Here are some tips.Firstly, the weather in Thailand is hot and humid all year, so you should pack sunglasses, T-shirts, and sandals with you. Secondly, you should buy your plane ticket early. Thailand is a very popular place for a vacation, and the planes are very full. Thirdly, the traffic in this country is very bad and people drive really fast, so you should rent a car. Another tip is that you should drink a lot of water and juice to stay cool. Finally, and this is a very important tip, you shouldn’t take photos outsidein the afternoon. It’s too sunny and bright! Remember these tips and you’ll have a great time there.Have fun in Thailand!Optional Listening 3:A. Watch the Weather!Most people plan their vacations very carefully. They think a lot about plane tickets, passports, and hotel reservations. But they often forget about one important thing--- the weather. You should learn about the tight time to visit your vacation spot. Here is some information to help you pan your next vacation.Italy. The weather is sunny al l year, but it’s sometimes cold in winter. April and May are warm and beautiful. From June to September, it’s very hot.Australia. Summer here is from December to April. It sometimes rains, but the weather is usually very good. In winter, it snows a littl e in some places, but most of Australia isn’t very cold.B. Hong Kong, China. The Weather is hot and very humid here a lot of the year. In July and August, it’s sometimes very windy, and there are bad storms. October and November are warm and not so humid, but in December and January, it gets very chilly sometimes.Germany. From November to April, the weather is cold, cloudy, and snowy. In spring it’s warn, but there’s a lot of rain. July and August are usually warm and sunny.India. You shouldn’t travel to India from June to September. There is a lot of rain everywhere. From November to April, after the rainy season, the weather is nice and cool. In April and May, it often gets very hot.Optional Listening 4In Tokyo, it’s an envelope with $850,000 in cash. At Florida’s Disney World, it’s a glass eye. At a hotel in England, it’s a goat and a false leg. How are all of these things similar? They are unusual things that people leave in hotel rooms, in airports, and on city streets. Irish Martino works in the l ost and Found Center at an airport in a U.S. city. “Sure, we find the usual stuff—cell phones, keys, sunglasses and wallets,” she says. “But people also forget some weird things at the airport, too.” “What does Ms. Martino find? A woman’s false teeth in th e bathroom. A mannequin in an airport waiting area. “ How do you forget those things?” Martino wonders. Nobuo Hasuda works for the Lost and Found Center in downtown Tokyo. The Center has almost 800,000 items Three hundred thousand od them are umbrellas! There are also many other things--- jewelry and briefcases, snowshoes and musical instrument. Mr. Hasuda keeps the lost items for six months and two weeks. After this time, the finder can take the item. This is good luck for some people. Remember the envelope in Tokyo with $ 850,000? The owner did not claim it. Now the money belongs to the finder!Key: OL1: A. 1. checking in at the airport; 2. looking at; 3. checking into a hotel. B. Berlin; 2. New York; 3. ShanghaiOL2: A. 5 tips; B. 1. sunglasses; 2. plan e; 3. really fast; 4. shouldn’t.OL3: Italy: April and May; Because April and May are warm and beautiful. Australia: From December to April; Because weather is usually very good. B. Hong Kong, China: October and November; Because it’s warm and not humid. Germany: July and August; Because it’s usually warm and sunny. India: From November to April; Because the weather is nice and cool.OL4: A.They are all in a Lost and Found Center. B. 1. 850,000; 2. goat, false leg; 3. cell phones, keys, sunglasses, wallets. 4. 300,00/three hundred thousand; 5. finder.OL5: 1. packing; 2. souvenirs; 3. bringing; 4. explains; 5. niece; 6. belongs; 7. bear; 8. gift; 9. travel; 10. partner.Book 1-Unit 3Optional Listening 1Dad: Ashley?Ashley: Yeah, Dad! I’m in my room. I’m packing.Dad: Hi, honey. I can’t believe you’re going to college!Ashley: I know.Dad: So, what do you want to study?Ashley: Art.Dad: Art?Ashley: I am serious, Dad.Dad: I think you should study business so you can get a good job.Ashley: Business?Dad: Yes, you’re a smart, organized young woman. It’s perfect for you.Ashley: But, Dad…there’s a lot I can do with an art degree. The business world is very competitive…Dad: I don’t know, Ashley…Ashley: Come on Dad. Let’s look at the university website. There’s more information there.Optional Listening 2A: I interviewed Sara Foxx. She likes sales, but wants to work part time.B: Hmm…I spoke with Jason Gray, and he wants to work at home but likes responsibility.A: Does he want to work full time?B: Yes, he does. How about Sara?A: Well, she wants to work part time, but she plans to stay at the sales position for at least two years. And she loves people.B: What does she plan to do in two years’ time?A: She expects to go to grad school in the future, but she likes the job.B: Jason likes the job too. He wants to make a good salary and he loves to travel.A: Well, Sara hates to fly. It seems Jason would be the person we need.B: Unfortunately, he doesn’t have any sales experience.Optional Listening 3A. I’m Don Pierce. A good actor works very, very hard. People think that actors spend their time at a lot of parties and nightclubs, but that isn’t true. Actors spend hours-many hours-studying their lines for each movie. And you really have to understand people so that you can understand your characters in the movie.I’m Janice. I think the most important thin g for a good doctor is being a good listener. You have to understand people and their problems. A good doctor likes to solve problems and always wants to help his or her patients. And you can’t be impulsive---you should always be careful. Sometimes the fir st answer you think of isn’t the right answer. Doctors need a lot of energy, because they are usually hardworking.Hi, I’m Daniel. To be a success in business, you have to work well with groups of people. At the same time, you need to have strong opinions and be able to explain your opinions clearly. Good business-people always like to make new things and try new ideas. They are very organized, and they work very long hours.Optional Listening 4The Dreamer:A dreamer thinks there is a “right” way to do t hings. This person wants to live in the “perfect world”. A Dreamer is often hardworking and organized. Many are good listeners and like to help others. Many Dreamers work as teachers, lawyers, and in leadership roles.The Partner: A Partner wants to be in a group. For this person, rules and group harmony are important. These rules keep peace in the group. Partners are often serious, careful people. Many do well as teachers, managers, police officers, and politicians.The Thinker: For Thinkers, understanding things is very important. They like to solve problems and make new things. Thinkers can also be competitive. They like to win. They are independent and often have very strong opinions. Many Thinkers work as scientists, inventors, politicians, and engineers.The Artist: Artists want to be free. They don’t want to follow the rules all the time. Artists like action and are often impulsive. They also like trying new things. Like Thinkers, many Artists have strong opinions. Many Artists are creative and do well as musicians, actors, fashion designers, and athletes.Key OL1: A. Ashley’s major at school. B. 1. arts; 2. business; 3. a lot; 4. too competitiveOL2: A. C; B. Sara: 1,5, 6OL3: B. 1. doctor (d); 2. actor (a), d, businessperson (b); 4. b; 5. a. d; 6. d; 7. b; 8. d; 9. b; 10.b. C. 1. hardworking; 2. competitive; 3. independent; 4. careful; 5. serious.OL4: 1. P; 2. D; 3. A; 4. T; 5. D, P; 6. P, T; 7. A; 8. T.OL5: 1. sports; 2. times; 3. swimming; 4. competitive; 5. invites; 6. serious; 7. fun; 8. agree; 9. athletic.Book 1- Unit 4Optional Listening 1A. Interviewer: And welcom e back to the KPLX radio in Los Angeles. We’re talking this morning with Europe’s hottest singer, Yeliz. Thanks for joining us.Yeliz: Sure! Hello Los Angeles!Interviewer: So, tell us a little about yourself, Yeliz. Where are you from exactly?Yeliz: I was born in Istanbul, but I live in Scotland now. My dad’s Scottish. My mom’s Turkish.Interviewer: You’re only seventeen. What’s it like being successful at your age?Yeliz: It’s pretty exciting. I get to travel, and meet some interesting people.(B. )Interviewer: You’re touring now, but what are your plans for the future?Yeliz: After the tour, I want to take a break. Then, later this year, I plan to make a new CD.Interviewer: Do you have any advice for other young artists?Yeliz: Well, I’d say follow your dreams. Work hard, and you can be successful. Optional Listening 2If you want to become a successful businessman, you should do three things. First, you should think about your goals every day. Make plans for today, tomorrow, and next year. Second, you should join a business club. You can learn a lot from the other members, and they can give you good advice. Third, you shouldn’t work every night and every weekend. Sometimes you should take a break. You get more energy and ideas when you relax. And you need a lot of energy and ideas to make money!Optional Listening 3---Find your dreamWe all have dreams, but some people actually take their dreams come true. Their secret? They quit dreaming. And they start doing. Even a very big dream starts with small steps, and small goals. Maybe your dream is to become a doctor. Start by thinking about small goals for yourself. Ask, “What can I do today?” You can’t start medical school today, but you can send e-mails and make phone calls to get information about medical schools. Make a list of schools to call, and then call a few of them every day. What do you need for your dream? Tell friends and familymembers—many of them can help you. For example, you want to become an artist. You need a lot of cheap paper for drawing. Maybe your friend’s brother throws away a lot of big p aper at his office. So, share your dream with the world! Another good idea is talking to people who are doing your dream job. Do you dream about having your own restaurant? Go to your favorite restaurant and ask the owner lots of questions. Most people like to talk about their work.Optional Listening 4 ---A lifetime dreamEveryone has his or her own dream jobs. Let’s listen to Yi Wang, a 29-year-old young teacher, and Hicham Nassir, who are going to talk about their dream jobs.“At the moment, I’m teaching chemistry at a university in Beijing. It’s a good job, but my dream is to make films. In China, young artists move to Beijing from all over the country. Many of them are pa inters, writers, and actors. I’d like to make a film about their lives and their work.” Wang is writing the film now with help from her friends. But it isn’t easy. “At the moment, the biggest problem is money,” explains Wang. “We don’t have much.” But this isn’t going to stop Wang and her partners. She says, “First, we are going to make this movie. Then, we’d like to show it in China and, maybe someday, at film festivals around the world. ”16-year-old Hicham Nassir is a soccer player. He’s getting ready f or a soccer match with his teammates. Hicham, the team’s star player, is a native of Morocco. He now lives in London with his family. “My parents want me to go to college, and major in business or law,” he explains. “They want me to become a lawyer or a su ccessful businessman. I understand them, but I want to change their minds,” says Hicham, “I want to play soccer professionally. It’s my dream”Key: OL1: A. 1. singer; 2. Turkish (Scottish is also an acceptable answer.); 3. 17; 4. travels a lot.OL2: 1. think about your goals every day; 2. join a business club; 3. work every night and every weekend.OL3: B. 1. doing; 2. information; 3. help; 4. Talking.OL4: B. 1. Chemistry; 2. films; 3. money; 4. China, around the world; 5. play soccer; 6. business, law; 7. change their minds.OL5: 1. style; 2. haircut; 3. quit; 4. travel; 5. famous; 6. movie; 7. write; 8. million; 9. book; 10. starts.。
研究生学术英语视听说教程听力原文
研究生学术英语视听说教程听力原文全文共四篇示例，供读者参考第一篇示例：研究生学术英语视听说教程是提供给研究生学生的一种英语学习教材，在听力方面，教程涵盖了各种不同主题的原文内容。
通过学习这些原文，学生可以提高自己在英语听力方面的能力，同时也可以更好地了解学术领域的知识。
一、研究生学术英语视听说教程听力原文的特点1.专业性强：研究生学术英语视听说教程的原文内容涵盖了各种专业领域的知识，包括经济学、管理学、医学、法律等。
这些内容不仅可以帮助学生提高英语听力技能，还可以拓展学生对各个领域的了解。
2.难度适中：教程的原文内容难度适中，对研究生学生而言具有一定的挑战性，但又不至于过于困难。
学生可以通过不断地练习和听力训练，提高自己的英语水平。
3.丰富多样：教程的原文内容涵盖了各种题材和主题，包括学术讲座、研究成果介绍、学术讨论等。
学生可以通过听取这些不同类型的原文内容，提高自己在英语听力方面的能力。
1.反复听取：学生可以多次听取教程中的原文内容，反复练习，以加深对内容的理解，并提高听力水平。
2.做笔记：在听取原文内容的过程中，学生可以做一些简单的笔记，记录重点内容或生词，以便后续复习和记忆。
3.模仿发音：学生可以尝试模仿原文中的语音语调，提高自己的发音和语音表达能力。
4.进行讨论：学生可以与同学或老师一起讨论原文内容，并分享自己的理解和看法，以促进英语口语表达能力的提高。
研究生学术英语视听说教程的听力原文是一种有效的学习资源，可以帮助学生提高英语听力水平，拓展学术知识，提高学术英语表达能力。
学生应该多加利用这一资源，通过不断地练习和训练，提升自己在英语听力方面的能力，为将来的学术研究打下坚实的基础。
第二篇示例：研究生学术英语视听说教程是针对研究生阶段学习者设计的一套听力教程。
该教程的目的是帮助研究生学习者提高其学术英语水平，特别是在听力方面。
听力在学术英语学习中尤为重要，因为学术论文、讲座和演讲等往往是通过听力来获取信息的。
研究生英语视听说Unit 1
研究生英语视听说Unit 1 Preparation for Studying AbroadTopic Preview1.Would you like to study in another country if possible?2.Do you have any friends studying abroad? What is it like to study there？Part 1 Movie Time University of Northern British ColumbiaExercise 1Watch the video clip and answer the questions：1.What’s the name of the first student? Where does she come from? What did she do in her secondyear of university?2.What’s the name of the second student? Which school did she graduate from? Why did she chooseUNBC?3.What’s the name of the third person? Which does she do? What are the three great things aboutUNBC according to her?4.What is the first young man?5.What does the second man say?6.What’s the name of last person? What is he? Where is he now? Why does he like studying in othercountries?Exercise 2Watch the video clip again and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).1.Anna always wanted to enter UNBC because of the good academic atmosphere there.2.Mia preferred smaller universities because she can have closer contact with professors.3.Diana enjoyed her leisure activities very much in UNBC.4.One of the reasons why so many students would like to choose UNBC is that they like thewonderful exchange programs there.Part II Listening ActivitiesTask 1: Visa InterviewExercise 1Explain the following sentences with your own words:1.The offer from the university is conditional on your English language proficiency test result.2.The results will not be available for another two or three weeks.3.I’ll be happy to give you a student visa, valid for the duration of your course, when you bring methe result of your test.Exercise 2Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the missing information.1. To get her student visa, the applicant should provide evidence of _______________________ for the last five years, documents relating to ______________________, and results of test.2. She was told to _________________________ to see the visa officer again with ___________________ and _____________________Task 2: The Graduate School Application ProcessExercise 1What are the procedures for applying to a graduate school?Step 1________________________________________________________________________Step 2________________________________________________________________________Step 3________________________________________________________________________Step 4________________________________________________________________________Step 5________________________________________________________________________Exercise 2Listening to the passage again and answer the questions:1. What factors should be considered to create a list of potential schools?2. Who will be the ideal persons to write letters of recommendation for an applicant?3. What are the characteristics of a good statement of purpose?4. What should an applicant do after completing the statement of purpose?5. When should an applicant mail all materials?Additional Listening: New TOEFL TestExerciseListen to the passage and decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F).1.TOEFL is a graduate record examination required by many American universities and othereducation centers.2.The major concern of American college officials in deciding which students to accept is theapplicants' admissions test score.3.The new TOEFL test measures a student's ability to understand, read and write English.4. A practice test is available on the TOEFL Web site of ETS, and it is free of charge.Part III Oral PracticeTask 1: A Dialogue at the AirportHere is a dialogue between a customs officer and a student at the airport, but the sequences of the sentences are arranged in random. Try to put the sentences in proper order. Then practice the dialogue with your partner.1.How about the camera? I’m afraid you’ll have to pay duty on this if it’s not for your personaluse.2.Do you have any liquor or cigarettes?3.Please open this bag. What are these?4.No, I don’t.5.Yes, I have two bottles of whiskey.6. OK. Please give this declaration card to that officer at the exit.7. No, I have just one suitcase with me.8. These are some stuff for my personal use, a souvenir that 1'm taking to China, and some gifts formy friends.9. Oh, the camera? It is, Sir.10. Your passport and declaration card, please. Do you have anything to declare?11. Do you have any other baggage?Task 2: Simulating a Visa ApplicationSimulate a visa interview with your partner using the words and sentence patterns given in the Language Focus below.。
研究生视听说教程听力部分
UNIT 1ONE：When many people in the west China, the animal that they think of is the . For them, the dragon is an monster that fire. Many popular tell of how dragons killed brave knights and ate beautiful maidens.For Chinese people, however, the dragon is not an evil monster. It’s a cultural and symbol for ______and good luck. The dragon’s main task is to create and bring rain. Dragons are celebrated in art and , and of course the dragon dance is a very popular . Millions of Chinese have the word ‘long’, meaning dragon, as part of their name.1. think of2. Dragon3. Aggressive4. Breathes5. Legends6. Spiritual7. Prosperity8. Harmony9. Architecture 10.ritualTWO:1. English people, in general, are and not very open. Compared with the English people, Americansare more .2. When the interviewee first went to England, she was considered and too too soon.3. It takes a to make friends with the English people. But once a friend is made, it is afriend .4. The Americans like to talk with an Englishman because they love his and his country, whileAmericans in England are considered inferior because of their and their language.5. When talking with each other, Americans stand while English people like a certain .1. cold…outgoing2. Overpowering …friendly3. Friendly for life4. accent loud behavior5. Closer distanceUNIT 31. Oxford is the university in the English-speaking world, a city that and education, a place where you can think , where you can grow , an institution that has been world changing leaders for over 800 years, and the finest men across the globe. At Oxford, you have all the resources of Oxford University at your fingertips, some of the libraries, academic departments, and research labs in the world.2. As a student at the Oxford University, you become a member of an Oxford College, which contains a wealth of and , the colleges have their own academic and individual . The College has its own , library, cultural groups and sports teams.3. Oxford has excellent and it is one hour from London and Heathrow Airport.1.Blend in. Make sure you are aware of British . Have a few and handy for yourhousemates and friends.2.Be _ . Sometimes or even slices of can give you a head start in making friends.3.Be . The more active you are, the more likely you’ll be to meet new people.4.Bring a . Keep your door when you are in and that sends positive messages to yourneighbors that you’re friendly.UNIT 41. The man in looks like the mayor of their city.2. The besides our school gate is donated by them.3. One girl wants to come back with her to this school when they are old.4. Only the of this university are invited to the reunion.5. The two girls are here to serve them .1. grey suit2. statue3. boyfriend4. graduates5. tea and snacks1. The National Retail Federation says nearly will be spent on SuperBowl-related purchases.2. Super Bowl game features new and a lavish half-time show with top names in entertainment.3. For some retailers, Super Bowl game is a huge .1. 9 billion dollars/$ 9 billion2. Commercials3. PaydayUNIT 51. Web hosting companies provide for people to and their Websites.2. I’d like to work in support, you know, helping customers resolve problems with theirsites.3. They provide insurance, two weeks of a year, and opportunities for advancement.4. Well, you know, more might help you land a better job.5. I’m just seeing my current job at McDonalds as a .1. space store run2. technical computer-related3. health paid vacation4. training5. Startup1. A little more than ago, Google was an internet startup headquartered in a garage.2. For the second straight year, it’s also No.1 on .3. What’s fueling this growth? Employees say it’s the , of course, and the .4. It just seems like a responsible thing to do to first show that our corporation can , but also we can do in a way that makes sense to our bottom line.5). I went to Larry and Sergey and proposed that we .1. a decade2. Fortune’s Best Companies to Work for list。
研究生听说教程Unit_1_listening
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3. A) Hobbies are supposed to bring pleasure to people. B) If a person takes up a hobby, he should work hard at it. C) Dancing and jogging don’t bring much fun to people. D) Self-improvement is an important factor for taking up hobbies. 4. A) The speaker simply wants to have a good time. B) The speaker is no good at dancing, singing and drawing. C) The speaker dislikes people being so-so in any activity. D) The speaker is often laughed at by others.
新探索研究生英语基础级视听说教程
新探索研究生英语基础级视听说教程本教程旨在训练研究生英语基础级的视听说能力，包含以下几个部分：一、听力部分。
通过引导学生听取英语短文、讲义、草稿等语音材料，提高他们的英语听力理解能力。
此部分内容涵盖：1.认知语境。
引导学生根据不同的语言环境，理解语言的意思和语气。
2.听取英语短文。
提供一些主题相关的短文，语音材料通过调节语速和语调，旨在帮助学生更好地听取理解短文内容。
3.听取讲义。
通过听取讲义，学生可以更好地理解并记忆知识点。
4.听取草稿。
二、口语部分。
通过引导学生进行口语练习，提高他们的英语口语表达能力。
此部分内容涵盖：1.情景模拟。
模仿不同情境下的对话、面试等口语表达场景，让学生练习口语表达和应对技巧。
2.口头报告。
给学生机会进行口头报告，帮助他们更好地表达自己的观点和研究成果。
3.小组讨论。
安排小组活动，让学生在小组内讨论和交流，提高他们的口语表达和听取能力。
三、阅读部分。
通过引导学生阅读英文文献、论文、新闻等材料，提高他们的英语阅读理解能力。
此部分内容涵盖：1.词汇训练。
提供不同难度的词汇训练，帮助学生扩充词汇量。
2.短文阅读。
提供主题相关的短文，引导学生进行阅读理解。
3.科技文献阅读。
通过引导学生阅读科技文献，提高他们的阅读理解和科技写作能力。
四、写作部分。
通过引导学生进行英语写作练习，培养他们的写作能力和科技写作规范。
此部分内容涵盖：1.英文作文。
提供不同类型的英文作文题目，引导学生进行写作练习。
2.科技写作规范。
介绍科技写作的规范，帮助学生写出标准的学术论文。
3.论文写作。
引导学生进行学术论文写作，帮助他们提高写作和科研能力。
通过以上的学习，研究生可以提高英语听说读写能力，为其学术研究和国际交流打下坚实基础。
研究生视听说听力材料
Unit 1 Famous PeopleAs the owner of a small business selling software I find it hard to recruit good people in today‘s tight labor market and having got people on board, there is an equally, if not more difficult task of keeping them happy.Staff turnover is a real problem. Twoyears ago our staff turnover at Epmus plc was out of control. We were consistentlylosing staff across the spectrumfrom clerical workers to senior managers, Butour real worry was the skilled technical people who were leaving us. They comprised a bulk of our work force so we brought in a group of consultants to help usfigure out why they were leaving. It wasn‘t too difficult to see what had gone wrong. Getting new recruits to deal with clients without any specialist training wasn‘t a g ood idea. We were putting our staff in an unfair position, especially when they had to reach sales targets. Nor was the system of evaluating employee performance only once a year a good idea. It meant we won ' t pick up potential problems early enough. So having conducted our assessment we established a formal plan to retain the people who had worked so hard to recruit and hire. We laid out specific steps for communicating with ourstaff. Firstly, every year we close down the company and invite our entire staff to an off-site meeting. We talk shop and it gives us a chance to reinforce what the company vision is. It is after allessential that everyone is aware of where we are goingand what we have to achieve. Then to build on this ground work, the session managers send e-mail messages every 3 months to describe any modifications there have been to that division, as the process took hold we noticed that doing this quarterly wasn‘t adequate. As a result i now have a meeting once a week with the managers whoare directly responsible to me to review and revise their department goals. However, in my view, communicating theplan of where the company is headed is something let medown on a continual basis ever amid the often chaotic day-to-day undertakings of our fast-growing company. I think that this jogs to the memory or to be incorporated into every CEOs usual interaction with their staff. Our staff turnover ratehas fallen to just over 30 percent this yearwhich we were very pleased with. And thesteps we took might prove useful to other entrepreneurs. There are key things that need to be done. For example, set up meetings every 3 months or so with your most important personnel and use these occasions to provide feedback, and talk about any problems the staff may have. In addition, make sure new recruits are put through a proper 2-week training period and spend time with a mentor who has been formally delegated to look after them and answer their questions.Also when looking to retain staff, don‘t just focus on compensation. Bear in mind that when it comes to keeping people you need to show publicity that you value their contribution. There are also other methods of rewarding staff who stay with you, such as stock options and in the long term our goal is for all employees to be receiving these.Unit 2 Growing PainsYouth is not a time of life; it is a state of mind. It is not a matter of rosy cheeks, red lips and supple knees; it is a matter of the will, a quality of the imagination, a vigor of the emotions; it is the freshness of deep springs of life.Youth means temperamental predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the love of ease. This often exists in aman of 60 more than in a boy of 20. Nobody grows older merely by the number of years. We grow older by deserting our ideals.Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, fear, self-distrust bows the heart and turn the spirit back to dust.Whether 60 or 16, there is in every human being‘s hear t the lureof wonder, the unfailing childlike appetite of what‘s next, and the joy of the game of living.In the cente r of your heart and my heart there is a wireless station; so long as it receives messages of beauty, hope, courage and power from man and from the infinite, so long are you young.When the aerials are down, and your spirit is covered with snows of cynicism and the ice of pessimism, then you are grown old, even at 20; but as long as the aerials are up, to catch waves of optimism, there is hope that you may die young at 80.Unit 3 Sports and GamesPlay is very important for humans from birth to death. Play is not meant to be just for children. It is a form of freedom and connectionthat can tap into your creativity, and can allow you the chance to find your inner child and the inner child of others. I have collected the top five benefits of play here.Play can stimulate you to think differently. It can go against all the rules, and change the same old boring way of doing things. Walt Disney was devoted to play, and his willingness to oppose the common wisdom changed the world of entertainment. The next time you are stuckin a fixed and boring way of life, pull out a box of color pencils, modeling clay, glue and scissors, and invite your inner child out and break free. You will be amazed at the way your thinking shifts the new world of discovery.Playing can bring greater joy into your life. What do you think the world would be like-if every human spent time each day in play? I bet just asking you this question has brought a smile to your face. Play creates laughter, joy, entertainment, and a feeling of inner peace. Starting today, try to get 30 minutes each day to engage in some form of play, and watch your joy factor rise!Play is known to reduce stress. Studies show that, as humans, play is part of our nature. We have the need to play because it isinstinctive and basic to human existence.With regular play, our problem-solving and adaptive abilities will be in much better shape to handle this complex world, and we are much more likely to choose healthy answers to challenging situations as they arise. It creates laughter and freedom that can instantly reduce stress and add a feeling of relaxation to our daily living.Play can stimulate the imagination, curiosity (18), and creativity. Research shows that play is both a ?hands-on' and ?minds-on' learning process. It produces a deeper, more meaningful understanding of the world and its possibilities. We begin giving meaning to life through story making, and playing out various possible situations.Unit 4 Culture and Corporate CultureSome of the best American companies today have turned themselves upside down. They‘ve found the old top-down pyramid style management chart doesn‘t work. So they‘ve flipped the pyramid over, giving employees more say in what goes on. And it works, as evidenced in improved sales and earnings.Interested in inverting the pyramid in your operation? Here are some tips:Challenge employees to come up with their own better ways to do their jobs, You may be surprised at how valuable some of their suggestions are.Seek out ideas from everyone, not just those who have a direct involvement with the job,Sometimes good ideas come from unlikely resources.Tr eat employees with honesty and respect. Don‘t dictate to them if they are not going to have their ideas enacted. Explain the reasons that underline a decision or policy.Spread authority around. If the largest part of the pyramid is to be at the top, the top people should have authority.At one auto plant any worker who sees a problem can shut down the whole assembly line until the problem is solved. By giving employees more control over their work environment and more involvement in running their jobs, you tap into a valuable source of ideas and productivity—and that pays off for everyone.Unit 5 Science and TechnologyRight Reverend Lord HARRIES(Member, House of Lords; Former Bishop, Oxford for the Church of England): Now you ask, what is the relationship between scientific theory and Christianfaith? The simplest way of thinking is to say, well, they're really answering different questions.Science is trying to address the question, how do things happen. And in answer to that, you get the theory of evolution. Things happened over millions and millions of years by a very gradual process through natural causes.PALCA: But Harries says if you ask why did things happen, then you get a completely different answer. It's the why of life that belongs in the spiritual domain. Harries says the problems some religions have with Darwin and evolution come from a literal interpretation of the Bible. And he says, while the Bible contains profound truths, it's not word for word true.Right Rev. Lord HARRIES: First of all, take the issue of the age of the Earth. I mean, do people really think that the universe is only4,000 years old where every science - chemistry, paleontology, physics, astronomy- every single science points with huge amounts of evidence to the Earth being billions of years old and the universe being even more billions of years old.So you just have to ask people, what do they make - do they think that the vast majority of scientists in every scientific discipline on Earth are liars?PALCA: In the beginning - in other words, in 1859 when "On theOrigin of Species" was published, the church was uncomfortable with Darwin's theories. But clearly, that position has changed.So much so that recently, a spokesman for the Church of England wrote an article saying the church might owe Darwin an apology for its initial resistance to evolution. The Rev. Dr. Malcolm Brown says some people misread his comments to say the church was, in fact, apologizing.Reverend Dr. MALCOLM BROWN(Director of Mission and Public Affairs, Church of England): I suggested than an apology might be owed, which isa slightly different thing. I don't have the authority to make it.My point was that by raising doubts about Darwin at the beginning, by getting our first reaction wrong, even though as the Church of England, we pretty quickly got OK with Darwin, we legitimized,to some extent, later movements, particularly in the States in the early 20th century, to raise creationism as an ideology and make Darwina whipping boy.Unit 6 LiteratureThere are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the assumptionthat drama evolved from ritual. The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings viewed the natural forces of the world –even the seasonal changes as unpredictable, and they sought through various means tocontrol these unknown and feared power. Those measures which appeared to bring the desired results were then retainedand repeated until they hardened into fixed rituals. As time passed some rituals were explained or veiled the mysteries of the rites. As time passed some rituals were abandoned, but the stories, later called myths, persisted and provided material for art and drama.Those who believe that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rites contained the seed of theater because music, dance, masks, and customers were almost used. Furthermore, a suitable site had to be provided for performances and when the entire community did not participate, a clear division was usually made between the ― acting area ‖ and the ― auditorium ‖. In addition, there were performers, and since considerable importance was attached to avoiding mistakes in the enactment of rites, religious leader usually assumed that task, wearing masks and costumes often impersonated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed the desired effect –success in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun –as an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representations were separated from religious activities.Another theory traces the theater ' s origin from the humaninterest instorytelling. According to this view tales ( about the hunt , war, or other feats ) aregradually elaborated at first through the use of impersonation, action, anddialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by adifferent person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily rhythmical and gymnastic or that are imitations if animal movements and sounds.。
研究生英语视听说教材单元1-单元4听力答案
U4*Host * 2008 is expected to be a banner year for China .Not only will the country hold its first-ever Olympic Games. It's also likely to see a record number of weddings.*Narrator *Many in the country are already dubbing 2008 the "Wedding Y ear."A large number of couples are expected to tie the knot in 2008, a year regarded as auspicious not only for having the lucky number "8", but also for the Beijing Olympics. In the capital alone, many hotels are already booked up with wedding reservations for the entire year.*Chen Y achun * "We started to take wedding reservations for 2008 in July of last year. In only a short time we became fully booked up. We have no more days left until November.* Narrator* For this, Olympic fever is certainly responsible.* Zhang Wanhong* People want to get married this year because it coincides with the Olympics. This is a once-in-a-life-time opportunity. A recent survey says there may be twice as many people getting married in 2008 than the year before."*Narrator * As China is experiencing a marriage boom this year, experts say couples may consider holding their wedding celebrations away from major cities, where it is both less crowded and cheaper.1.Why is 2008 important for China?Not only will the country hold its firstever .Olympic Games ,A larger number of couples are expected to tie the knot in 2008 ,a year regarded as auspicious .2.Why do people want to get married 2008 according to Zhong Wanghong from China Wedding Culture Society ?It considers with the Olympics .This is a one-in-a-lift-time opportunity .3.Why do couples considers holding their wedding celebrations away from major cites according to the listening ?As China is experiencing a marriage boom this year ,it both less crowded and cheaper.U31.Why is the business of arts and crafts booming in the USA?In the wake of sept .11,more Americans begin nesting ,spending more time with family . This phenomenon has led many of those nesters to the world of arts and crafts ,a business that is booming .2.Why does Grechen Lustig like crafting ?It’s something that you can usually do when you are with other people.3.According to the news ,how much did the hobby industry sales rise over the last 12 months ?The hobby industry’s sales rose more than 16%over the last 12 months to 27 billion dollars .4.Why is Wall Street willing to take the industry of crafts ?And in the case of the craft retailers ,for really the last year or more ,they’re had better sales growth and better carrings growth than most other types of retailers .5.How many dollars does a hobbyist spend on average during a visit to a hobby store ?Just 18 dollars during a visit to a hobby store .6.What is Barbara Calabrese’s motto on the education of kids ?My motto is ,they should be taught ,instead of bought .U2There are many reasons why people leave their jobs. Maybe a %(1)% offered in the new job, possibly it's just a %(2)% , or it could be because they can't stand their management, and they believe their supervisors are doing a bad job about it.My next guest says that %(3)% is the main reason why people leave their jobs.He's Stephen Taylor, he's a lecturer in management atManchester Metropolitan University. It's good morning to you!# This is an extraordinary finding that basically you are saying poor management and super vision, finally people said, "That's enough, I'm off."# That's right; I think that's very right. We've interviewed about %(4)% people in depth about their last %(5)% . We've asked them to tell us in detail why they left their last jobs. And that's the %(6)% finding of our research, and it's sort of a %(7)% reason. I think a lot of organizations don't understand, don't realize how important this is.But certainly most people, the majority of people that was the %(8)% reason they left.# Now when we talk about s-poor supervision or bad management, we're obviously talking about more than, say, %(9)% , abuse, bullying and that sort of thing. Y ou are really talking about they are not doing their job, absolutely, not supervising.# There are examples of bullying, and just unpleasant treatment, abuse of power and so on, but they're a minority. It's much more common to find examples of ineffective management of %(10)% , not listening to %(11)% , not listening to people, just not managing in effect actually. # And that, of course, those managers would say that they are %(12)% from their own managers. # That's very tricky, we have also interviewed supervisors themselves and we get the same thing from them. They will complain about the area manager, and so on and it goes up the %(13)% .# Is that %(14)% in the system of %(15)% in the corporation? If it's so common and in so many countries, what can be done?# Well, a lot can be done. I think it's a hidden reason, I don't think it's so much endemic in the bureaucracy. I think they just don't realize because when people leave a job, that's not the reason they give. They are not honest. They say they are leaving for %(16)% , or they are leaving for %(17)% , or something of that kind. So I just think they don't actually realize how important this factor is. Because a great deal can be done about it, well, you can select %(18)% on their %(19)% , rather than for their technical skills; you can give them %(20)% in basic people management skills.# But, you see, the problem with that, Steven, is every time when anybody sits on a course in “People Management”, “Human Resource Relations”, “Managing Y our Staff”, everybody says “What a load of %(21)% .” Y ou know, bunny rabbit's gone mad.# Well, maybe that's the problem, it's not rubbish. It's very %(22)% .It's costing industry %(23)% because people are leaving. They have %(24)% them %(25)% , they %(26)% , they've spent huge %(27)% getting them in there, then they walk out the door. It's really about time people took the issue a bit more seriously.# And a final thought, when are you next going to look at this again to determine if there've been any changes? Before you resign?# Well, that's right. I think it will be an on-going study and I've certainly got a long way to get to it.I want to look at various different professional groups and see how they vary. That's what I would like to do next.# Well, Steven, assuming you haven't resigned to go elsewhere, please do come back and talk more about it, absolutely fascinating, thank you very much indeed. Thank you very much.a higher salary career advancement bad management 200job-move main hidden primary sexual harassment sweeping problems under the carpet grievances suffering the same problem the hierarchy endemic bureaucracy more pay personal reasons supervisors supervisory skills training rubbish very serious millions and millions of pounds a year trained up selected them amount of moneyU1How do your current designs and your current collections fit in with your manifesto or are they two separate entities? My manifesto applies to my gold label but it applies particularly to "World's End" because I wanted to. That's the shot where I did punk rock and everything and I thought what would I tell young people these days and I wanted to activate it. I wanted to get a great look in there that was cheap enough to buy and yet you looked great good quality all this stuff and put also lots of my old favourites in there that never will date and you can just wear them forever and get a real look in there. And I needed some T-shirts. My manifesto started with me putting graphics together. All these ideas from my graphics active resistance to propaganda. This is Rembrandt. Y ou don't see him very well on there but that's "AR" for Active Resistanceand it's like not only Che Guevara is a rebel. Rembrandt was a rebel. He really changed the world. He changed the world we see. He changed ethics. Y ou know when you see the world differently you change your point of view and it's only culture can do that and that's what my manifesto is about and as regarding fashion. Fashion is not...it's on the side of culture. It's very much to do with social life and I can't say that it's... I'm not saying it's art terribly - it's too ephemeral - but it's definitely to do with your taste and showing the kind of person you are and I just think it would be absolutely great if people dressed up and that was a way of showing that they were concerned about the world and I think if they bought designer clothes they could have very sustainable clothes because you shouldn't buy too many... you should just buy something that you really choose... that you really want and you really like and it suits you and you should wear it every day until it's worn out and you'll always look great and like for example if somebody was doing that and you'll be coming along the street now thinking "there's that guy again, you know he looks really cool". It's great to wear the sa me clothes and I think the status in wearing the same clothes over again .if you've chosen the greatest clothes. Do it and wear evening dresses for daytime and whatever you like if you can only afford one thing or get your own things together and that's one of the reasons I ask these little kids to get involved when I do my Paris show.1.What is Vivien Westwood famous for ?For Punk rock designs2.What does Westwood advise people to do to get a great look ?People should be dressed up and buy a designer’s clothes ,some sustainable clothes and people can get their own things together .3.What does “AR”stang for ?It stands for Active Resistance .4.What are Westwood’s graphics ?Propaganda5.Please explain some of Westwood’s views on fashion ?Fashion is on the side of culture .It has much to do with social life it is definitely to do with a person’s taste ,showingwhat kind of person one is .。
研究生英语视听说教程(应梅芳版)第1236单元部分听力材料
Chelsea Hu, who will graduate in December with a master's degree in communication management from the University of Southern California, seems unusually relaxed while most of her classmates are scrambling to find jobs in the United States."I have decided to return to China, where I will be more competitive for a senior-title job," she said."I'm concerned more about finding something I am interested in rather than taking an entry-level job just for the purpose of staying in the US," Hu said.The 26-year-old passed four rounds of telephone interviews to land an internship this summer in the Beijing office of an American video-on-demand provider. Hu, who earned her bachelor's degree in television editing and directing from Peking University, left for the Chinese capital last week.Before coming to the US, she worked for a year in a Beijing public relations firm. Work experience combined with her US degree would make Hu a top candidate for many jobs in her home country, as employers seek out talented Chinese who were educated abroad to help them navigate the global marketplace.Hu is among a growing number of graduates who are heading home to China and its enticing job market as hiring in the US lags. Statistics show that over the past year, unemployment among US college graduates younger than 25 has averaged 8.5 percent. That's better than the 9.5 percent recorded in 2011 but much higher than the 5.4 percent seen in the year preceding the recession that began at the end of 2007.A New York Times editorial on June 4 noted that even those American graduates lucky enough to find decent work will face reduced starting salaries this year. From 2007 to 2011, the wages of young college graduates, adjusted for inflation, declined 4.6 percent, or about $2,000 each per year, the paper said. Many others will struggle to find work or have to settle for lower-level or lower-paid positions that don't require a college degree. "The posts available for international students are very limited at job fairs," Hu said.For Yang Jie, who graduated in 2011 with a master's degree in business administration from New York's Fordham University, 12 months of job hunting in the US didn't end happily. After sending more than 100 application letters and getting a few phone interviews, he has yet to receive a single offer.But Yang said he isn't frustrated. "This is quite normal. Even some American graduates might face the disappointment of moving back in with their parents, or have to work at a cafe to pay off loans," he said.He plans to fly back to China in July and research the domestic market's potential for an education business he has in mind."More and more Chinese families want their children to study in the US at younger ages," he said. "I want to start my career by setting up a study-abroad website to serve Chinese applicants."Data shows Chinese have outnumbered Indian peers to become the leading group of international students at US colleges and universities since the 2009-10 academic year.Some Chinese students of the Class of 2012 have lucked out.Zhang Yanni, a graduate of the University of Rochester in New York State, recently started a job as a digital-marketing specialist for an American IT company in Southern California. She said the pay is good and her boss is nice."I am the first and only Chinese student (of 13) in my class to get a job so far," Zhang said."The job market here is pretty good this year for Chinese students majoring in high-tech. It seems the high-tech field is in another boom cycle," said Roy Kong of the US-China Association of High-Level Professionals. Questions:1. What was the unemployment rate for US college graduates last year?2. What are more Chinese students doing after graduation?3. Who is the leading group of international students at US colleges and universities since the 2009-10 academic year?Answers:1. 8.5 percent.2. Returning home to China to find jobs.3. Chinese.Women-only train carriagesNB: This is not a word for word transcriptAlice: Hello! I’m Alice and this is 6 Minute English…. Welcome to Rob who is joining me today! Hi Rob. Rob: Hello Alice.Alice: Today we’re talking about female-only carriages on trains.Rob: These are train carriages which are only for women. We don’t have them in the UK.Alice: No we don’t –but there are quite a few countries which do have female-only carriages for commuters. It’s to help women from being bothered while they are travelling –to stop sexual harassment1. Can you guess which of these countries have female-only carriagesRob? I’ll give you a choice of 4.Canada, Japan, Egypt or GermanyRob: I’ll have a think and tell you at the end of the programme. Why is this in the news?Alice: It’s in the news because women in Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, will now be able to travel in female-only train carriages. Here’s part of a report by the BBC’s Karishma Vaswani in Jakarta.Extract 1:The trains to the suburbs are always packed with commuters trying to get from their offices in the city back to their homes. Female passengers have been complaining that some male commuters are taking advantage. By introducing women’s only carriages, the state-run rail operator wants to put a stop to sexual harassment.Alice: The company that operates the trains in this part of Jakarta say they have received lots of complaints about men taking advantage of women. Taking advantage –that’s a polite way of saying some men were touching2 women or banging into them on purpose on crowded trains.Rob: It is officially called sexual harassment.Alice: The state-run rail operator –the train company owned by the government –said that women were avoiding packed trains to avoid sexual harassment. So they have created women only train carriages.Rob: They have even designed the train carriages to appeal to women apparently3.Alice: That’s right. The carriages are made in Japan and have brightly covered pink seats. They’re easy to spot.Rob: They’re easy to spot –they stand out, they’re easy to see from a distance.Alice: This woman, 22 year old Yanti a student in Jakarta said she hopes the carriages will help stop sexual harassment on crowded trains.Extract 2(Voiceover in English): Hopefully this service will be able to reduce the number of women who become targets of sexual harassment on the trains. Sometimes there are men who bump and push into us on purpose, and they take advantage of the cramped 4 conditions. But there must be other ways to stop sexual harassment. We have to try and raise awareness5 about the issue as well.Alice: So Yanti said the carriages are part –but not all of the solution - to prevent sexual harassment on the train.Rob: Yes –she said that it’s important to raise awareness about the issue of sexual harassment as well.Alice: to raise awareness –that’s a useful phrase –you often hear it when people want to talk about difficult issues –issues which are difficult to discuss.Rob: We also heard the phrase taking advantage again.Alice: Yanti said that some men take advantage of the cramped conditions on the train to bump or push into women on purpose.Rob: on purpose –that means you do something deliberately6. The carriages are full of people –they’re very cramped.Alice: He did it on purpose, she did it on purpose –it wasn’t a mistake, they did it deliberately. Sexual harassment is a difficult issue to talk about. Some countries have laws which make sexual harassment illegal –especially in the workplace. What is the official definition of sexual harassment Rob?Rob: The United Nations Development Fund for Women defines sexual harassment as "unwelcome or unwanted verbal, non-verbal, physical or visual conduct based on sex or of a sexual nature; the acceptance or rejection7 of which affects an individual's employment.Alice: Verbal means spoken. So sexual harassment can be language too –not just physical touching. Unwelcome verbal, non-verbal, physical or visual conduct. Visual –means it could be a look from somebody that is unwanted as well.Rob: That definition of sexual harassment is also just about women at work. But it can happen in other places too.Alice: Yes –and remember it’s not just women who can be sexually harassed8. There are also many legal cases where men say they have been sexually harassed at work or in other places too.Rob: Men can be victims of sexual harassment too.Alice: So Rob have you thought about the answer to my question. Which of these countries already have female-only train carriages?Canada, Japan, Egypt or GermanyRob: I’ll have a guess. Is it Canada and Japan?Alice: The answers are Japan and Egypt. Female-only train carriages were first introduced in Japan in the year 2000 during the busy end-of-year festive9 season when lots of people had been celebrating. And you can also find female-only train carriages in Cairo, Egypt, Brazil, Malaysia and Taiwan. So before we go Rob shall we review some of today’s language?Rob: Yes of course. female-only carriages commuters sexual harassment taking advantage state-run rail operator easy to spot to raise awareness cramped on purpose verbalAlice: Well that’s all we’ve got time for today. Thanks for joining us and see you next time. Bye!What motivates us to take on life's challenges? Is it the lure of money, fame, power? Or is it something else?In his new book, bestselling author Daniel Pink challenges traditional concepts of what drives us to act -- and shares some surprising scientific explanations for why we do what we do.The science behind motivationPink says there's a big gap between what science knows and what business leaders know about how to motivate a workforce.Pink says most businesses operate today on the carrot-and-stick system of rewards and punishments. Employees are rewarded for good performance, and penalized for performing badly. Author Daniel Pink believe a system of rewards and punishments works well for simple, routine jobs.According to Pink, the carrot-and-stick approach usually works well in situations where workers are performing simple, routine tasks, like checking products on an assembly line or packing boxes. But for jobs that require creativity, and deeper, more complex thinking, such as writing or designing, employers need to take a different approach.What really motivates us?People in more creative jobs are not as motivated by external factors like cash rewards, according to Pink. They do their job because they like it."They like the challenge of it, they like the mastery of it, they like the engagement that it brings, they like the creativity that it requires," says Pink.He calls these intrinsic or internal motivators. An intrinsic motivator says Pink, is doing something for the sake of the activity itself. "So you play the banjo because you like to play the banjo," he says.Extrinsic motivator on the other hand, is doing something in order to get a reward. A person might work really hard at their job if they know the person with the most sales will get a $100 gift card.AutonomyPink says intrinsic motivators can be broken down into three components: The first is autonomy; "that is, self-direction." The second is mastery, "our desire to become better at something that matters," and finally, purpose, "to do what we do in service of something larger than ourselves.""Those are really the pathway to high performance on a whole range of things," says Pink, "especially on the more creative, conceptual, complex things that more and more people in this country, in the United States, in Western Europe, in Canada, in Australia, in Japan in much of the industrialized world are doing."Pink goes on to explain the importance of autonomy in situations where people are in restricted environments:"The history of humans of all kinds of societies -- western, eastern, modern, ancient -- is that human beings typically resist control," he says. Pink says people, like these Iranian protesters in July 2009, follow a natural instinct to resist control and direct their own lives. ."So you have people in Iran who are protesting that government even though it puts them in harm's way, because they don't want to be controlled. You have a young man who stands in front of a tank in Tiananmen Square. I mean that is, I think, our human nature; human nature is to direct our own lives and to resist control."Pink believes the greatest things that have happened in human civilization have been the result of people being able to do what they wanted to do:"Most great pieces of art, most great pieces of music, many great architectural triumphs, many great technological innovations, the things that last and endure, are often the product, obviously, of human ingenuity, but also the product of the autonomy that allowed people to be ingenious," he says.Jerry BauerBest-selling author Daniel Pink reveals the surprising truth about what motivates us, in his new book, 'Drive.'MasteryAnother element of intrinsic motivation, says Pink, is the element of mastery. That is, "the desire to get better at things."He quotes a recent Harvard business school research that shows that the biggest motivator at work - by far - is making progress."The days that people feel most engaged, most motivated, are the days when they've made some progress in their work," he says.Pinks believes that one of a manager's biggest roles is to help people see their progress, and to recognize and celebrate it. Making progress he says, "is one of those things that [make up] the virtuous circle, so that if you make progress one day, you're more likely to be motivated, which makes it more likely that you'll make progress the next day."PurposeIn addition to autonomy and mastery, says Pink, there's a third element of intrinsic motivation, the universal human desire for a sense of purpose."We tend to work better when we know what we're doing matters in some way," he says. "Not necessarily matters in some super transcendent eliminate-green-house-gases from the atmosphere way, but can be simply writing a great story that helps people understand their world a little bit better; or creating a product that makes people live their lives a little easier, or creating something that brings beauty to somebody's life."Daniel Pink believes that as we learn more about the science of human motivation, society will adapt."I think that what the science shows here is very much in sync with our instincts," he says."Humans are complex. They're different. We have a mix of drives. We do things for silly irrational reasons and we do things because of getting the reward or the punishment, but we also do things for big, transcendent reasons," he says. "That's part of what it is to be human - and now you have a body of science that shows what I think we know in our hearts - and I think that's a pretty good combination."Pink says today's business managers, facing the increasingly competitive pressures of a global marketplace, may be more inclined than ever before to question traditional attitudes about what motivates, and ultimately fulfills us, as humans.Disabled army veteran Doris Moffit gets help from a dog named Bubba. Since hurting her back 12 years ago, Moffit has been in a wheelchair, and Bubba is her companion.In recent years, the disabled have been getting help from dogs like Bubba. For 80 years, dogs have guided the blind.In Santa Rosa, California, the Assistance Dog Institute trains dogs as human helpers. Institute president Bonnie Bergin helped create the idea of the service dog in 1975, after spending time in Asia.She saw disabled people use donkeys to help them move around and carry their belongings, and thought dogs could do the same."Everywhere I went, I was told it was a bad idea," she said.She persisted and has trained hundreds of dogs to turn on lights, open refrigerators and perform other basic tasks for the disabled.Bergin worked with a disabled woman named Kerry Knaus to show that dogs can be effective helpers."Kerry was in a power wheelchair and she was the most dynamic person I've ever met," Bergin said. "And so between the work that the dog did, that she did and that I did, we created this concept."Training starts with three-and-a-half week-old puppies. At 12 weeks, the dogs know 90 commands, and before long, are providing help and security for their owners.Doris Moffitt says having the dog makes her feel safer.A dog can also be a close companion for the disabled."And this dog becomes their very, very best friend, not just a helpmate, but a partner, a friend and a helpmate combined, and it's magical. When you see it work, it's magical," Bergin said.There are thousands of assistance dogs at work around the world, and Bergin says she hopes the practice continues to spread so that more disabled people can enjoy the companionship and help they need.。
新世纪研究生英语教程：视听说 听力部分答案
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2 years.
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An Associate Degree.
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Over $20,000.
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The third year.
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Firstly, motorists who want to live within their rations of normally priced petrol could leave their cars at home. Drivers who want more than their rations would have to pay a much higher rate for the extra. The profit could be used to develop environmentally clean vehicles and fast and efficient railway systems.
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UNIT 1
ONE：When many people in the west China, the animal that they think of is the . For them, the dragon is an monster that fire. Many popular tell of how dragons killed brave knights and ate beautiful maidens.
For Chinese people, however, the dragon is not an evil monster. It’s a cultural and symbol for ______and good luck. The dragon’s main task is to create and bring rain. Dragons are celebrated in art and , and of course the dragon dance is a very popular . Millions of Chinese have the word ‘long’, meaning dragon, as part of their name.
1. think of
2. Dragon
3. Aggressive
4. Breathes
5. Legends
6. Spiritual
7. Prosperity
8. Harmony
9. Architecture 10.ritual
TWO:
1. English people, in general, are and not very open. Compared with the English people, Americans
are more .
2. When the interviewee first went to England, she was considered and too too soon.
3. It takes a to make friends with the English people. But once a friend is made, it is a
friend .
4. The Americans like to talk with an Englishman because they love his and his country, while
Americans in England are considered inferior because of their and their language.
5. When talking with each other, Americans stand while English people like a certain .
1. cold…outgoing
2. Overpowering …friendly
3. Friendly for life
4. accent loud behavior
5. Closer distance
UNIT 3
1. Oxford is the university in the English-speaking world, a city that and education, a place where you can think , where you can grow , an institution that has been world changing leaders for over 800 years, and the finest men across the globe. At Oxford, you have all the resources of Oxford University at your fingertips, some of the libraries, academic departments, and research labs in the world.
2. As a student at the Oxford University, you become a member of an Oxford College, which contains a wealth of and , the colleges have their own academic and individual . The College has its own , library, cultural groups and sports teams.
3. Oxford has excellent and it is one hour from London and Heathrow Airport.
1.Blend in. Make sure you are aware of British . Have a few and handy for your
housemates and friends.
2.Be _ . Sometimes or even slices of can give you a head start in making friends.
3.Be . The more active you are, the more likely you’ll be to meet new people.
4.Bring a . Keep your door when you are in and that sends positive messages to your
neighbors that you’re friendly.
UNIT 4
1. The man in looks like the mayor of their city.
2. The besides our school gate is donated by them.
3. One girl wants to come back with her to this school when they are old.
4. Only the of this university are invited to the reunion.
5. The two girls are here to serve them .
1. grey suit
2. statue
3. boyfriend
4. graduates
5. tea and snacks
1. The National Retail Federation says nearly will be spent on Super
Bowl-related purchases.
2. Super Bowl game features new and a lavish half-time show with top names in entertainment.
3. For some retailers, Super Bowl game is a huge .
1. 9 billion dollars/$ 9 billion
2. Commercials
3. Payday
UNIT 5
1. Web hosting companies provide for people to and their Websites.
2. I’d like to work in support, you know, helping customers resolve problems with their
sites.
3. They provide insurance, two weeks of a year, and opportunities for advancement.
4. Well, you know, more might help you land a better job.
5. I’m just seeing my current job at McDonalds as a .
1. space store run
2. technical computer-related
3. health paid vacation
4. training
5. Startup
1. A little more than ago, Google was an internet startup headquartered in a garage.
2. For the second straight year, it’s also No.1 on .
3. What’s fueling this growth? Employees say it’s the , of course, and the .
4. It just seems like a responsible thing to do to first show that our corporation can , but also we can do in a way that makes sense to our bottom line.
5). I went to Larry and Sergey and proposed that we .
1. a decade
2. Fortune’s Best Companies to Work for list。