现代大学英语听力1 原文及答案(unit 1)
现代大学英语听力UNIT原文及答案
Unit 4Task 1答案A.1 They are farms that grow vegetables for city people to eat fresh.2 It’s a farm that grow plants and flowers to sell.3 They protect the plants from the cold in the winter but let them get plenty of light; so the plants can be grown all through the year.B.1 canned; frozen2 flowers; garden plants; home gardens; yards; window boxes3 buildings; furniture; firewood原文Grain; vegetables and fruits are found on most farms. All of them are food for animals and people.Grain can be fed to animals just as it is harvested. But before people use them grains are usually made into flour or breakfast cereal. Bread; macaroni通心粉; and cereals麦片 all come from grain.Tomatoes; beans; potatoes; beets甜菜; lettuce生菜; carrots and onions are field and garden vegetables. Can you think of any others Vegetables are good for people and for some animals such as pigs and rabbits.Farms that grow vegetables for city people to eat fresh are called truck farms. Truck farms are usually close to big cities. Each day hundreds of loads of fresh vegetables are brought to stores on the farmers' trucks. Without the truck farmers people in cities would not eat well. And without city people who eat fresh vegetables; the truck farmers would have no work.There are many kinds of fruit. Apples; pears; peaches; cherries; oranges; grapefruit; and berries are a few kinds. You will be able to think of other kinds that you like. Most fruit is grown on specialized farms. But many general farms have some fruit to use and sell also.Like vegetables; fruit is sold fresh in markets. But a large part of both fruit and vegetable crops is sent to factories to be canned or frozen.In warm parts of our country farmers grow cotton; rice; tobacco; sugar cane甘蔗; and peanuts.Specialized farms raise flowers and garden plants. They are sold to florists花商 and to families for home gardens; or yards; orwindow boxes. A farm that grow plants and flowers to sell is called a nursery苗圃. Most nurseries have glass buildings; called hothouses or greenhouses. The hothouses are heated to protect the plants from cold in the winter but let them get plenty of light; so they can be grown all through the year.Some farms grow only trees. Some of these are Christmas tree farms. Others are large forests where trees are grown for their wood. The wood is used for buildings; furniture and firewood. Some tree farms grow only nut trees.Task 2答案1 The UN agencies report that the market value of pesticides in developing countries last year was about three thousand million dollars.2 The agencies called for worldwide acceptance of Food and Agriculture and World Health Organization pesticide rules. They say this would help guarantee the safe production of and trade in pesticides.原文Two United Nations agencies are expressing concern about the safety of some pesticides used to kill insects. They report that about thirty percent of all pesticides sold in developing countries fail to meet widely accepted rules for quality. They say these products are a serious threat to human health and the environment.The UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the World HealthOrganization gave the warning.In developing countries; pesticides are used mainly for agriculture. Pesticides kill insects and other organisms that threaten crops. Pesticides also are used for public health. They control insects that spread disease; such as mosquitoes that spread malaria.The UN agencies report that the market value of pesticides in developing countries last year was about three thousand million dollars. They say the estimated market value of pesticides worldwide was thirty-two thousand million dollars.Officials say poor quality pesticides often contain harmful chemicals. These chemicals often are banned or restricted in some countries.Possible causes of low quality in pesticides include production problems and failure to use the right chemicals. Officials say the active chemicals in many pesticides are stronger than those permitted by many governments. They also say poor quality pesticides may contain poisonous substances or substances that are not pure.Officials say the quality of pesticide containers and product information on the containers are other concerns. They say information on the containers often fails to explain the active chemicals and how to use the product safely.The WHO says products listing false information have been sold for years in some areas. The agencies say the problem of poor quality pesticides is widespread in parts of Africa south of the Sahara Desert. They called for worldwide acceptance of Food and Agriculture and World Health Organization pesticide rules. They say this would help guarantee the safe production of and trade in pesticides.Officials say the agencies' rules are especially important for developing countries. They say developing countries often lack systems for testing pesticides.Task 3答案A.1 c 2 d 3 bB.That’s because they’re making an investment all the time; but are still not sure whether or not they can make profits.原文Interviewer: Cattle raising and beef in the US is big business; isn't itBob Beck: Yes; it's the largest business—cattle business.Interviewer: It must be a very profitable business then.Bob Beck: Uh; not necessarily.Interviewer: It's not necessarily a profitable businessBob Beck: At times; it's not profitable. Your production costs get...it's a supply and demand market; and if your supply islarger than your demand...Interviewer: So the price is fluctuating all the time...Bob Beck: Right. It fluctuates; and it can get below production costs.Interviewer: But you never know. For instance; next year; you don't know what it'll bring on the market.Bob Beck: No; technically it takes a year and a half from the time you breed the cow; until you get the calf; until the calf'smarketable.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Bob Beck: You've got a year; to a year and a half; tied up there. Interviewer: So; you're making an investment all the time.Bob Beck: Right. So you're not sure.Interviewer: It sounds like it might be a very insecure kind of existence. Wonder why it is that people want to be farmersor ranchers大农场主 then...Bob Beck: I think the majority of it is you like it. It's one thing.It's a breed kindof people. They like it. If you don'tlike what you're doing; why...Interviewer: What is there about it You live essentially in a rural area. Doesn't that feeling of isolation ever bother you Bob Beck: No. It's getting too crowded.Interviewer: Too crowdedBob Beck: Too many peopleInterviewer: I can see that; for instance; in a city; you have restaurants to go to; movie theaters—all kinds ofthings available to people; a lot of conveniences whichyou don't have in the more rural areas. What do peoplewho farm and ranch do for recreation and relaxation; forinstance... erm...Bob Beck: Well; I think a lot of it is if you're a livestock raiser;you'll go check your cows in the evening instead of goingto a movie.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Bob Beck: That's as much recreation as driving through a bunch or cows; and if you like them; you enjoy that.Interviewer: In terms of the way of life; to a lot of people; it would seem that it's a very hard life. It means a lot ofhard work. I mean; you have a schedule—whether you feellike it or not; you have to get out and feed animals; andso forth. Would you regard that as one of the difficultthings about it; or is that...Bob Beck: No.Interviewer: …just sort of... part of itBob Beck: For me; if I had to go to a desk every morning; that'd kill me.Task 4答案A. paid off; fall back on; a security; operating expenses; complete disasterB.1 Some of them cook the meals; clean the house and take care of the kids every day.2 Yes. That is especially so after they've had one or two bad years when they couldn’t make money.3 When their children are small; they were with their parents to go out to work; when they are very small; Sharon didn’t go out as much as she would later.4 She thinks that in this way the children are a lot more self-reliant. They learn to work and they learn responsibility. They learn a lot about life by being continually in life with animals.原文Bob Beck: I think; for a wife; the same as a husband; they like it or they wouldn't marry a farmer or a rancher.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Bob Beck: They'd get out. I think it's not at all wives. Some of them are just like suburban housewives.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Bob Beck: They cook the meals; and they clean the house and that's it... take care of the kids...Interviewer: Have you known some situations like thatBob Beck: Oh; yeah; I know situations like thatInterviewer: Sharon; is there a problem of the feeling of security Sharon Beck: What kind of security are you talking about—financial securityInterviewer: Uh; yeah; financial security. Uh; the thing is up and down. You don't know what the market's going to bring;er... for beef. You work all year; and so forth... Isthere any problem of that sortSharon Beck: Sure; there's the problem of security. Especially; if you've had one or two bad years. You feel awfullyinsecure.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Sharon Beck: If you've borrowed money to buy a farm or to operate;and there's no money coming in; you feel awfullyinsecure.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Sharon Beck: But if you've got a fairly good amount of your ranch paid off; you've got that to fall back on. You can alwaysthink of that as a security. If everything else fails;if you can’t pay for your operating expenses…Interviewer: Uh-huh.Sharon Beck: ...you can always sell your equity in your ranch. So it isn't complete disaster.Interviewer: But it's not something that bothers you terribly. I mean; it's a fact of life. It's sort of...Sharon Beck: Something you live with; yeah...Interviewer:... part of the thing. The role of the wife in this situation is quite different than that of a suburbanhousewife. You don't have much free time; do you Sharon Beck: No.Interviewer: Because; essentially; you work in much the same way that your husband does.Sharon Beck: Yes; I'm usually with him.Interviewer: How do you handle the whole family-life situation—children You're out almost as much as aworking mother in the city; aren't youSharon Beck: Yes. The only difference is we're together. Interviewer: The children too...Sharon Beck: The children too. When they're not in school; when they were small; they were with us. When they were very small;of course; I didn't go out as much.Interviewer: Do you feel that there are advantages in growing up in this waySharon Beck: Yeah; I definitely feel that there're advantages. There are disadvantages too; but I think the advantages faroutweigh the disadvantages.Interviewer: What are some of those advantages you think thechildren haveSharon Beck: The advantagesInterviewer: Uh-huh.Sharon Beck: Well; they're a lot more self-reliant. They learn to work. Erm; they learn responsibility.Interviewer: Uh-huh.Sharon Beck: They learn a lot about life by being continually in life; with animals; and... I think it makes them...erm... They grow up。
Unit 1 assignment精听文本及答案
现代大学英语听力1(外研版)unit1听力原文及答案Unit 1Task 5【答案】1) The student wants to have some information about the courses at Swan School.2) Each course lasts for three weeks.3) It‘s about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.4) The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.5) Each course costs ￡150 plus VAT, which is 15 percent, and a ￡5 registration fee.6) For each course the deposit is ￡20.7) A lady arranges the accommodation for the students with Oxford families.8) They can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is ￡20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about ￡27 a week.【原文】Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Student: Yes, please. I would want to have some information about the…erm…the courses at Swan School.Receptionist: Is that a summer course you‘re interested in?Student: Yes. Yes, please.Receptionist: Yes. Fine. OK. Well, we have…erm…short intensivefull-time courses during the summer.Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course.Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.Student: How many hours per week, please?Receptionist: Well, it‘s about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.Student: You must have a lot of students in the class, haven‘t you?Receptionist: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about between 12 and 14 students.Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course?Receptionist: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.Student: What about the fees per course?Receptionist: Yes, each…each course costs ￡150 plus VAT, which is 15 percent, and a ￡5 registration fee.Student: And deposit, please?Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit of ￡20 and the ￡5 registration fee.Student: Oh thank you. Do we have to find our…our own accommodation?Receptionist: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families.Student: How much does it cost?Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and break fast only which is ￡20 a week, or bed,breakfast and dinner which is about ￡27 a week.Student: ￡27. Thank you very much.Receptionist: You‘re welcome.Task 6【答案】A.1) F, 2) T, 3) FB.1) Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.2) They must score between 1,430 and 1600.3) American universities also look at a student‘s subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers‘ recommendations.4) The SAT II is the one-hour exam that can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.【原文】Every year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT 1).The SAT 1 is a three-hour exam that tests students‘ math and verbal skills. Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. The test is held every year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,000.A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of America‘s best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and 1,600.The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will appear on the students‘ records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only thing needed. American universities also look at a student‘s subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers ‘ recommendations.In addition to the SAT 1, some universities require high school students to take at least three SAT IIs. These one-hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.Task 7【答案】A.1) a, 2) c, 3) d, 4)cB.1) Many students attend special preparation schools besides their regular classes, in order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo.2) These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.【原文】Japanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.They choose the places they want to go and apply before January of their final year. The university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides tests for 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some private ones make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year starts in April.In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo, many students attend special preparation schools on top of their regular classes. These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study.Task 8【答案】A.1) It‘s a non-profit-making educational foundation.2) No, complete beginners are not accepted.3) Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature.B.1) 200, 30-40, attractive, beautiful, with easy reach of2) dining rooms, a library, language laboratories, computers, tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton, football.3) 214)￡1,1305) Monday, Friday6)￡670, 3, 10, 9, 3 ½【原文】The School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge, The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centres, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21 hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is ￡1,130. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is ￡670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.。
《现代大学英语听力1》Unit 1习题答案及原文
Task 1Okay, Okay, let’s begin. Hello,everyone. My name is Susan Hudson, and I’ll be your teacher for this class, International Communication.Uh, to begin with, please take a look at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should know by now, this class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:50. We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Thursday in room 405 during the last two months of the class.Uh, this is the text for the class, Beyond Language. Unfortunately, the books haven’t come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to purchase them at the bookstore the day after tomorrow. Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance on a midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroom participation.My office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays, and you can set up an appointment to meet with me at other times as well.Task 2Librarian: Can I help you?Student: Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book called Sociology and the Modern Age. According to the syllabus, the book is in the library, but I haven’t been able to find it.Librarian: Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?Student:Yes, uh… I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is. Librarian: Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means you cannot find it on the shelves in its usual place. You need to go to a special room called the reserve room. It’s down the hall and to the right.Student: I’m sorry, I still don’t understand what you mean by on reserve.Librarian: You see, your professor wants every one in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the other students will have the opportunity to read it. So, your professor has insured that all students have the opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.Student: So, will I be able to find this book?Librarian: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for a few hours, and he or she MUST read it in the library during that time. That way, the book stays in the library, and all students have a chance to read it.Student: OK. Thank you. I understand now.Librarian: Will there be anything else?Student: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!Task 3Hello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library facilities and operating hours.First of all, the library’s collection of books, reference materials, and other resources are found on levels 1 to 4 of this building. Level 1 houses our humanities and map collections.On level 2, you will find our circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copy facilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level 3. You can also find back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months on this level. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilm collection and the multimedia center are located on level 4.Undergraduate students can check out up to 5 books for 2 weeks. Graduate students can check out 15 books for 2 months. Books can be renewed up to 2 times. There is a 50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.Task 4Randall: Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?Faith: Sure. What’s up?Randall: Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday’s orientation meeting to make sure everything is ready.Faith: Okay. Here’s a copy of the tentative schedule. [OK.] Now, the registration starts at 8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right.] Then, the orientation meeting will commence at 9:30.Randall: Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now we have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students on extra-curricular activities, so how about ending the meeting around 11?Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.], followed by 20-minute break before lunch. [OK] And, immediately after lunch, we have reserved a campus shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh.OK] We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?Faith: Well, we’re planning to start them at 2:15.Randall:Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they’ll be hard pressed to start then.Faith: OK, let’s get things rolling around 2:45.Randall: OK, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack. [Oh, it’s not that bad.] Here, use mine.Randall:OK. And we’ll need 150 copies of this programme guide by then.Faith: Hey. That’s a tall order on such short notice! How about lending me a hand to put things together [OK.] by this afternoon so we don’t have to worry about them? Randall: OK. And I think the manager has given the green light to go ahead and use the more expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:45 until, let’s say, 4:30.[OK.] I hope we can wrap things up by 5.Randall: Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day.Faith: I agree. I’ll pass this schedule by the director for a final look.Task 5Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Student: Yes, please. I wou ld want to have some information about the …er… the courses at Swan School.Receptionist: Is that a summer course you’re interested in?Student: Yes, yes, pleaseReceptionist: Yes, Fine. OK. Well, we have … er… short intensive full-time course during the summer.Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course.Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.Student: How many hours per week, please?Receptionist:Well, it’s about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week. Student: You must have a lot of students in the class, haven’t you?Receptionist: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about between12 and 14 students.Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course? Receptionist: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August. Student: What about the fees per course?Receptionist:Yes, each… each course costs ￡150 plus V AT, which is 15 percent, and a ￡5 registration fee.Student: And deposit, please?Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit of ￡20 and the ￡5 registration fee. Student: Oh, thank you. Do we have to find our… our own accommodation? Receptionist: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families.Student: How much does it cost?Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is ￡20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about ￡27 a week.Student: ￡27. Thank you very much.Receptionist: You’re welcome.Task 6Every year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT 1).The SAT 1 is a three-hour exam that tests students math and verbal skills. Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. The test is held every year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,000.A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of American’s best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and 1,600.The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will appear on the students’ records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only ting needed. American universities also look at a student’s subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers’ recommendations.In addition to the SAT 1, some universities require high school students to take at least three SAT IIs. These one- hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.Task 7Japanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.They choose the places they want to go and apply before January of their final year. The university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides tests for 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some private ones make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year starts in April.In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo, many students attend special preparation schools on the top of their regular classes. These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study.Task 8The School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge. The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centers, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is 1,130p. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is 670p per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.Task 9This school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree-filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.General courses, either in the morning or afternoons, comprise 15 50-minutes periods per week. We cater for a wide range of classes from beginners to advanced, enabling us to place students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually no more than 14 students in a class. In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.There are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language lab, video, computer, lecture hall, can teen. We are open from January to December for course of 3 to 14 weeks. There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in summer. Fees are approximately 46p per week for general courses. Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half board. There is a full social programme and regular excursions.Task 10This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust. Situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km form the city centre, the College occupies a complex of purpose-built blocks and 14 large Victorian houses providing academic and residential accommodation. Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language labs, computer room, science labs, assembly hall and coffee bar.A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the 2-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.All students are encouraged to participate in social and extracurricular activities including sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.Academic Year Courses (21hours per week) leading to all principal EFL examinations, concentrate on language with selected studies in Literature, Politics, History, Art History and Computing. Most students lives in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.Task 11:Cindy Farrow is Andy and Kate Morgan’s American cousin. She is 18 years old. She comes from California, on the west coast of the USA. She lives with her parents in San Francisco. She is a student at Berkeley College where she is studying modern languages. She wants to be an interpreter when she leaves university.She has many interests and hobbies. She loves reading, swimming and surfing but her favorite hobby is white-water rafting on the Colorado River. She thinks it’s very exciting.At the moment Cindy is on her way to England to stay with the Morgans in Dover.。
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Unit1Task1【答案】A.1)SusanHudsonandinteYcultuYalCommunication2)TheclasswillmeetintheYoomtheYaYeinnowandOnTuesdaYandThuYsdaYfYom3:15to4:50.3)TheYcanpuYchasetheteYtbookatthebookstoYethedaYafteYtomoYYow.4)TheofficehouYsaYefYom1:00to2:00onWednesdaYs.B.1)thefiYsthalf,theYeseaYchlab,ThuYsdaY,405,thelasttwomonths2)outline,peYfoYmance,quizzes,pYoject,paYticipation【原文】OkaY,okaY,let’sbegin.Hello,eveYYone.MYname’sSusanHudsonandI’llbeYouYteacheYf oYthisclass,InteYcultuYalCommunication.Uh,tobeginwith,pleasetakealookatthesYllabus(教学大纲）infYontofYou.AsYouallshouldknowbYnow,thisclassmeetsonTuesdaYsfYom3:15to4:50.Wew illbemeetinginthisYoomfoYthefiYsthalfofthecouYse,butwewillbeusingtheYeseaYchlab eveYYotheYweekonThuYsdaYinYoom405duYingthelasttwomonthsoftheclass.Uh,thisistheteYtfoYtheclass,BeYondLanguage.UnfoYtunatelY,thebookshaven’tcom einYet,butIwastoldthatYoushouldbeabletopuYchase（购买）thematthebookstoYethedaYafteYtomoYYow.Again,asYouseeonYouYcouYseoutline,gYading isdeteYminedbYYouYpeYfoYmanceonamidteYmandfinaltest,peYiodic（周期的、定期的）quizzes（问答比赛）,uh,aYeseaYchpYoject,andclassYoompaYticipation（参加、参与）.MYofficehouYsaYefYom1:00to2:00onWednesdaYs,andYoucansetupanappointmenttomee twithmeatotheYtimesaswell.Task2【答案】A.1)AccoYdingtothesYllabus,thebookheislookingfoYisinthelibYaYY,buthecouldn’tfindi t.2)Thatmeansthestudentcannotfindthebookontheshelvesinitsusualplace.She/Heneedsto gotoaspecialYoomcalledtheYeseYveYoom.3)ThepYofessoYwantseveYYoneintheclasstoYeadthechapteY.IfonestudentYemovestheboo kfYomthelibYaYY,itislikelYthatnoneoftheotheYstudentswillhavetheoppoYtunitYtoYea dit.So,YouYpYofessoYhasinsuYedthatallstudentshavetheoppoYtunitYtoYeaditbYplacin gitonYeseYve.B.1)F,2)T,3)F【原文】LibYaYian:CanIhelpYou?Student:Yes.Iamabitconfused.MYsociologYclassissupposedtoYeadachapteY（章、回）inabookcalled SociologYandtheModeYnAge.AccoYdingtothesYllabus,thebookisinthelibYaYY,butIhaven’tbeenabletofindit.LibYaYian:DoYouhaveYouYsYllabuswithYou?MaYIseeit?Student:Yes,uh...IputitinthefYontofmYsociologYnotebook.Yes,heYeitis. LibYaYian:Letmesee.OhYes.YouYpYofessoYhasplacedthisbookonYeseYve.ThatmeansYouca nnotfinditontheshelvesinitsusualplace.YouneedtogotoaspecialYoomcalledtheYeseYveYoom.It’sdownthehallandtotheYight.Student:I’msoYYY—Istilldon’tundeYstandwhatYoumeanbYonYeseYve.LibYaYian:Yousee,YouYpYofessoYwantseveYYoneintheclasstoYeadthechapteY.Ifonestud entYemovesthebookfYomthelibYaYY,itislikelYthatnoneoftheotheYstudentswillhavetheoppoYtunitYtoYeadit.So,YouYpYofessoYhasinsuYedthatallstudentshavetheoppoYtunitYtoYeaditbYplacingitonYeseYve.Student:So,willIbeabletofindthisbook?LibYaYian:Yes,whenabookisonYeseYve,astudentcangototheYeseYveYoomandasktheYeseYv elibYaYianfoYthebook.ThestudentcanhavethebookfoYafewhouYs,andheoYsheMUSTYeaditinthelibYaYYduYingthattime.ThatwaY,thebookstaYsinthelibYaYY,andallstudentshaveachancetoYeadit.Student:OK.ThankYou.IundeYstandnow.LibYaYian:WilltheYebeanYthingelse?Student:No!IamonmYwaYtotheYeseYveYoom.Thanksagain!Task3【答案】A.1)C,2)CB.UndeYgYaduate,five,two,GYaduate,fifteen,two,50,oveYdue,15,cannot8:00am,10:00pm,9:00am,8:30pm,SundaYs【原文】HelloandwelcometotheuniveYsitYlibYaYY.ThistapedtouYwillintYoduceYoutoouYlib YaYYfacilities（设备）andopeYating（操作的、运营的）houYs.FiYstofall,thelibYaYY’scollectionofbooks,YefeYence（参考、参考书，涉及提及）mateYials,andotheYYesouYcesaYefoundonlevelsonetofouYofthisbuilding.Levelonehous esouYhumanitiesandmapcollections.Onleveltwo,YouwillfindouYciYculation（循环）desk,cuYYent（现在的、最近的、流行的）peYiodicalsandjouYnals,andouYcopYfacilities.OuYscienceandengineeYingsections（部分、节、部门）canbefoundonlevelthYee.YoucanalsofindbackissuesofpeYiodicalsandjouYnalsoldeYtha nsiYmonthsonthislevel.FinallY,gYoupstudYYooms,ouYmicYofilm（缩微胶卷）collection,andthemultimedia（多媒体、多媒体的）centeYaYelocatedonlevelfouY.UndeYgYaduatestudentscancheckoutuptofivebooksfoYtwoweeks.GYaduatestudentsca ncheckoutfifteenbooksfoYtwomonths.BookscanbeYeneweduptotwotimes.TheYeisa50-cent s-a-daYlatefeefoYoveYduebooksuptoamaYimumof$15.PeYiodicalsandYefeYencebookscann otbecheckedout.ThelibYaYYisopenweekdaYs,8:00amto10:00pm,andonSatuYdaYsfYom9:00amto8:30pm.T helibYaYYisclosedonSundaYs.Task4【答案】Activities Timetobegin Timetofinish YegistYation 8:30 9:15 theoYientationmeeting 9:30 aYound11 theplacementtests 11:15 noon touYaYoundthecampus 1:30 2:15theoYalinteYviews 2:45 4:301)BecausenowtheYhavesomeonefYomtheinteYnationalcenteYcomingtospeaktothestudents oneYtYacuYYiculaYactivities.2)TheYwanttoshowstudentsaYoundtheuniveYsitY,includingtheunionbuilding,thelibYaY YandthestudentseYvicesbuilding.C.1)uptotheiYeaYs,haYdpYessed2)jot,gYab,off3)findinganeedleinahaYstack4)bottomline,Yunning【原文】Yandall:HiFaith.DoYouhaveaminute?Faith:SuYe.What’sup?Yandall:Well,IjustwantedtogooveYtheschedulefoYWednesdaY’soYientation（方向、定位）meetingtomakesuYeeveYYthingisYeadY.Faith:OkaY.HeYe’sacopYofthetentative（试验性的、不确定的）schedule.[OkaY.]Now,theYegistYationstaYtsat8:30andgoesuntil9:15.[AllYight.]Then,theoYientationmeetingwillcommenceat9:30.Yandall:OkaY.Now,wehadplannedoYiginallYfoYthemeetingtogountil10:30,butnowwehave someonefYomtheinteYnationalcenteYcomingtospeaktothestudentsoneYtYacuYYiculaY（学校课程以外的）activities,sohowaboutendingthemeetingaYound11? Faith:Fine.And,uh,thenstudentswilltaketheplacementtestsfYom11:15untilnoon[OK.],followedbY20-minutebYeakbefoYelunch.[OK.]And,immediatelYafteYlunch,wehaveYeseYvedacampusshuttletogivestudentsa45-minutetouYstaYtingat1:30.[Oh.OK.]WewanttoshowstudentsaYoundtheuniveYsitY,includingtheunionbuilding,thelibYaYY,andthestudentseYvicesbuilding.Yandall:GYeat.Now,howabouttheoYalinteYviews?Faith:Well,we’YeplanningtostaYtthemat2:15.Yandall:Uh,well,teacheYsaYegoingtobeuptotheiYeaYsinpYepaYations,andtheY’llbehaY dpYessedtostaYtthen.Faith:Ok,let’sgetthingsYollingaYound2:45.Yandall:Ok,heYe,letmejotthatdown.Uh,couldYougYabapenoffmYdesk?Faith:Yight.FindinganYthingonYouYdeskislikefindinganeedleinahaYstack.[Oh,it’s notthatbad.]HeYe,usemine.Yandall:OK.Andwe’llneed150copiesofthispYogYamguidebYthen.Faith:HeY.That’satalloYdeYonsuchshoYtnotice!Howaboutlendingmeahandtoputthings togetheY[OK.]bYthisafteYnoonsowedon’thavetowoYYYaboutthem?Yandall:OK.AndIthinkthemanageYhasgiventhegYeenlighttogoaheadandusethemoYeeYpens ivepapeYandbindingfoYtheguidesthistime.Faith:OK.SotheinteYviewswillgofYom2:45until,let’ssaY,4:30.[OK.]IhopewecanwYap thingsupbY5.Yandall:GYeat.IthinkthebottomlineistokeepthingsYunningsmoothlYthYoughoutthedaY. Faith:IagYee.I’llpassthisschedulebYthediYectoYfoYafinallook.Task5【答案】1)ThestudentwantstohavesomeinfoYmationaboutthecouYsesatSwanSchool.2)EachcouYselastsfoYthYeeweeks.3)It’uallYfouYandahalfdaYseachweek.4)ThefiYstcouYsebeginsonthe3YdofJulYandlastsuntilthe20thofJulYandthesecondcouYs eisfYomthe24thofJulYuntilthe10thofAugust.5)EachcouYsecosts￡150plusVAT,whichis15peYcent,anda￡5YegistYationfee.6)FoYeachcouYsethedepositis￡20.7)AladYaYYangestheaccommodationfoYthestudentswithOYfoYdfamilies.8)TheYcanchoosetohavebedandbYeakfastonlYwhichis￡20aweek,oYbed,bYeakfastanddinneYwhichisabout￡27aweek.【原文】Yeceptionist:GoodmoYning.CanIhelpYou?Student:Yes,please.IwouldwanttohavesomeinfoYmationaboutthe…eYm…thecouYsesatSw anSchool.Yeceptionist:IsthatasummeYcouYseYou’YeinteYestedin?Student:Yes.Yes,please.Yeceptionist:Yes.Fine.OK.Well,wehave…eYm…shoYtintensivefull-timecouYsesduYing thesummeY.Student:Mm-mm.IwouldwanttoknowthelengthofonecouYse.Yeceptionist:Yes.EachcouYselastsfoYthYeeweeks.Student:HowmanYhouYspeYweek,please?Yeceptionist:Well,it’uallYfouYandahalfdaYseachweek. Student:Youmusthavealotofstudentsintheclass,haven’tYou?Yeceptionist:WehavealotofstudentsintheschoolbutintheclassesonlYaboutbetween12an d14students.Student:12and14.CouldYoupleasegivemethedatesofthefiYstandthesecondcouYse? Yeceptionist:Yes,ceYtainlY.ThefiYstcouYsebeginsonthe3YdofJulYandlastsuntilthe20 thofJulYandthesecondcouYseisfYomthe24thofJulYuntilthe10thofAugust.Student:WhataboutthefeespeYcouYse?Yeceptionist:Yes,each…eachcouYsecosts￡150plusVAT,whichis15peYcent,anda ￡5YegistYation（登记、注册）fee.Student:Anddeposit,please?Yeceptionist:Yes.FoYeachcouYseweneedadeposit（储蓄、存款、保证金）of￡20andthe ￡5YegistYationfee.Student:OhthankYou.DowehavetofindouY…ouYownaccommodation?Yeceptionist:No,wecandothatfoYYou.WehavealadYwhoaYYangestheaccommodationfoYYouw ithOYfoYdfamilies.Student:Howmuchdoesitcost?Yeceptionist:Well,YoucanchoosetohavebedandbYeakfastonlYwhichis￡20aweek,oYbed,bYeakfastanddinneYwhichisabout￡27aweek.Student:￡27.ThankYouveYYmuch.Yeceptionist:You’Yewelcome.Task6【答案】A.1)F,2)T,3)FB.1)MostuniveYsitieswillnotacceptstudentswithoutthistest.Itisalsousedtodecidehowm uchfinancialaidshouldbegiventoeachstudent.2)TheYmustscoYebetween1,430and1600.3)AmeYicanuniveYsitiesalsolookatastudent’ssubjectgYades,whattheYdooutsideofscho ol,andtheiYteacheYs’Yecommendations.4)TheSATIIistheone-houYeYamthatcanbetakeninanYsubject,foYeYamplechemistYYoYFYen ch.【原文】EveYYYeaY,highschooljunioYsandsenioYsfYomacYosstheUStaketheScholasticAptitu deTest(SAT1).TheSAT1isathYee-houYeYamthattestsstudents’mathandveYbal（语言的、口头的）skills.MostuniveYsitieswillnotacceptstudentswithoutthistest.Itisalsousedtohelpd ecidehowmuchfinancialaidshouldbegiventoeachstudent.ScoYesYangefYom200to800foYeachpaYt.TheYeisatotalof1,600points.Thetestisheld eveYYYeaYfYomOctobeYtoJune.ButsenioYsmusttakeitbefoYeDecembeYinoYdeYtoincludeth eiYscoYesintheiYuniveYsitYapplications.TheaveYagetotalscoYefoYanAmeYicanhighschoolstudentisaYound1,000.ApooYSATscoYecanpYeventastudentfYomgoingtoagooduniveYsitY.Studentswhowantto gotooneofAmeYica’sbestuniveYsities,suchasHaYvaYdoYYale,mustscoYebetween1,430and 1,600.ThetestcanbetakenoveYandoveYagain,butallthescoYeswillappeaYonthestudents’Ye coYds.HoweveY,unlikeChineseuniveYsities,thescoYeisnottheonlYthingneeded.AmeYica nuniveYsitiesalsolookatastudent’ssubjectgYades,whattheYdooutsideofschool,andthe iYteacheYs’Yecommendations.InadditiontotheSAT1,someuniveYsitiesYequiYehighschoolstudentstotakeatleastt hYeeSATIIs.Theseone-houYeYamscanbetakeninanYsubject,foYeYamplechemistYYoYFYench .Task7【答案】A.1)a,2)c,3)d,4)cB.1)ManYstudentsattendspecialpYepaYationschoolsbesidestheiYYegulaYclasses,inoYdeY topasstheeYamfoYthebestuniveYsitiessuchastheNationalUniveYsitYofTokYo.2)TheseeYtYaschoolscanlastfoYonetotwoYeaYsbetweenhighschoolanduniveYsitY.【原文】Japanesestudentsneed12YeaYsofstudYbefoYeenteYinguniveYsities.TheYchoosetheplacestheYwanttogoandapplYbefoYeJanuaYYoftheiYfinalYeaY.Theuni veYsitYentYanceeYamisastandaYdnationwidetestheldeveYYYeaYinJanuaYY.ItpYovideste stsfoY31subjectsinsiYsubjectaYeas:Japaneselanguage,geogYaphYandhistoYY,civics,m ath,scienceandafoYeignlanguage.AllnationalandpublicuniveYsities,aswellassomepYi vateonesmakeuseofthiseYam.ButmanYplacesalsohavetheiYowntestsinFebYuaYYoYlateY,b efoYethenewschoolYeaYstaYtsinApYil.InoYdeYtopasstheeYamfoYthebestuniveYsitiessuchastheNationalUniveYsitYofTokY o,manYstudentsattendspecialpYepaYationschoolsontopoftheiYYegulaYclasses.TheseeY tYaschoolscanlastfoYonetotwoYeaYsbetweenhighschoolanduniveYsitY.AlthougheveYYstudenthasthechanceofgoingtoaJapaneseuniveYsitY,onlY50peYcento fhighschoolsenioYsactuallYchoosefuYtheYstudY.Task8【答案】A.1)It’sanon-pYofit-makingeducationalfoundation.2)No,completebeginneYsaYenotaccepted.3)OtheYsubjectsavailablewithintheGeneYalEnglishtimetableincludeEnglishfoYBusine ssandEnglishLiteYatuYe.B.1)200,30-40,attYactive,beautiful,witheasYYeachof2)diningYooms,alibYaYY,languagelaboYatoYies,computeYs,tennis,volleYball,basketb all,badminton,football.3)214)￡1,1305)MondaY,FYidaY6)￡670,3,10,9,3½【原文】TheSchoolwasopenedin1955andispaYtofanon-pYofit-makingeducationalfoundation. Its200students,fYom30-40countYies,woYkinlaYge,attYactivebuildingssetineYtensive ,beautifulgaYdens,withineasYYeachofthecentYeofCambYidge,TheSchoolhasdiningYooms,alibYaYY,videofilmingstudio,languagelaboYatoYies,listeningandself-accessstudYc entYes,computeYs,aswellasfacilitiesfoYtennis,tabletennis,volleYball,basketball, badmintonandfootball.GeneYalEnglishclassesaYefoYstudentsaged17+.CompletebeginneYsaYenotaccepted. StudentshaveclassesfoY21houYsaweek.OtheYsubjectsavailablewithintheGeneYalEnglis htimetableincludeEnglishfoYBusinessandEnglishLiteYatuYe.Thecostoftuition,mateYi alsandbookspeYteYmis￡1,130.Accommodationiswithlocalfamilies.LunchispYovidedintheSchoolMondaYtoFYid aY.AllotheYmealsaYetakenwiththefamilY.TheYeisafullYangeofsocialactivitiesinclud ingeYcuYsions,discosandtheatYe-visits.Thetotalcostofallnon-tuitionseYvicesis ￡670peYteYm.TheYeaYe3teYmsof10weeksandsummeYcouYsesof9weeksand31/2weeks. Task9【答案】A.1)ThisschoolhasacapacitYof220students.2)ItislocatedinaquiettYee-filledsquaYeclosetoVictoYiaStationincentYalLondon.3)Inadditiontothe15lessons,theYeaYedailYindividuallaboYatoYYsessionsandlectuYes onLifeinBYitainatnoeYtYacost.4)TheYeisaspecial2-weekEasteYCouYseandYefYesheYCouYsesfoYoveYseasteacheYsandEng lishinthesummeY.B.1)F,2)F,3)T【原文】ThisschoolhasacapacitYof220students.Itoccupiesa19thcentuYYbuildinginaquiett Yee-filledsquaYeclosetoVictoYiaStationincentYalLondon.GeneYalcouYses,eitheYinthemoYningsoYafteYnoons,compYise1550-minutepeYiodspe Yweek.WecateYfoYawideYangeofclassesfYombeginneYstoadvanced,enablingustoplacestu dentsatthelevelindicatedbYthespecialentYYtestwhichallstudentstake.TheYeaYeusual lYnomoYethan14studentsinaclass.Inadditiontothe15lessons,theYeaYedailYindividual laboYatoYYsessionsandlectuYesonlifeinBYitainatnoeYtYacostTheYeaYe8classYooms,amulti-medialeaYningcentYe,languagelaboYatoYY,video,com puteY,lectuYehall,canteen.WeaYeopenfYomJanuaYYtoDecembeYfoYcouYsesof3to14weeks. 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现代大学英语听力听力原文及题目答案Unit(终审稿)
现代大学英语听力听力原文及题目答案U n i t 公司内部档案编码：[OPPTR-OPPT28-OPPTL98-OPPNN08]I had two months until my new job began. It was like waiting an entire summer for school to start. I spent those two months talking to figure skating coaches and judges. I read boring rule books. I drove to the rinks where the skaters trained, and made notes about our conversations. I even took a lesson, which made some of the skaters laugh.Unit 6Task 1【答案】A.[d]—[b]—[a]—[e]—[c]B.a【原文】Laura usually leaves the offices of Quest Productions at about 5 o'clock, but last Monday she left at 5:30. She wanted to get home by 6:30 and she ran to the bus stop but she couldn't get on a bus. There were too many people and not enough buses. Laura was desperate to get home so she decided to go by tube.In the station she went to one of the automatic ticket machines but she didn't have enough change, so she had to join the queue at the ticket window. She bought her ticket and ranto the escalator. Laura went to the platform and waited for the tube. It arrived and the crowd moved forward.Laura was pushed into the train. It was almost full but she was given a seat by a man with a moustache. Laura thanked him and sat down. She started to read her newspaper. In the tunnel the train stopped suddenly and Laura was thrown to the floor together with the man with the moustache. Somebody screamed. The lights went out. It was quarter past 6 on a cold, wet December evening.Task 2【答案】A.1) a 2) b 3) d 4) cB.1) T 2) T 3) FC.wondered; television plays; exciting; every cigarette lighter; tape recorder; held in a certain way; the touch of a gold ring against the hand of; reveal; How wrong they were【原文】X was a secret agent. He had rented a furnished room in a provincial town not far from the public park and had been theretwo weeks. He was standing at the window looking out at thedull beds of geraniums, the park gates and the cold, uninviting statue of Queen Victoria that stood across the street from him, It was raining hard and the few people who passed by looked wet and miserable. X was miserable, too. How, he wondered, could anybody think there was anything interesting about the life of a secret agent He knew it was because people had seen so many television plays about glamorous spies that they thought the life of a secret agent was exciting. They were convinced that every cigarette lighter concealed a secret tape recorder; that a fountain pen held in a certain way would open a locked door, that the touch of a gold ring against the hand of an enemy would make him reveal all his secrets. How wrong they were! He looked round his room. The wallpaper was in the worst possible taste, the pictures horrible, the carpet worn, dirty and faded; and he was cold. This was the third Monday he had come to the window to look out. He prayed it would be the last.As if in answer to his prayer, a certain meeting he had been sent to investigate was about to take place. He took out his camera. Just beneath the statue two women had stopped to speak. He knew one of them, and it was she who pointed in hisdirection. The other woman looked up towards him and in thatbrief moment he photographed her.Task 3【答案】A.B.1) a 2) b 3) c 4) b 5) d【原文】Harry: Well, Robert, have you made up your mind yet what you want to do when you leave collegeNora: Oh Harry. Surely he's a bit young to decide on his career. He hasn't even got to college yet.Harry: Not at all, Nora. It's wisest to decide in good time.Look at me, for example. I really wanted to be a sailor,but now I spend my days sitting at a desk in an office.Yes, it's silly to train for the wrong job. And after all, Robert will be going to college soon.Nora: Now if I were a man I'd be a farmer. To see the crops growing--that's my idea of a good life.Harry: Yes, and to see the money rolling in is more important still.Robert: Well, that's not the way I look at it, Dad. It's thejob I care about, not the money.Harry: Maybe not; but you'll learn to care about the money too, when you've got a family to keep.Nora: And of course Peter — well, he's keen to be a racing driver, or else an explorer.Robert: Oh, Peter's not old enough to make up his mind about such things.Harry: You haven't answered my question yet, Robert. Whatwould you like to doNora: Are you sure you don't want to be a farmer, Robert Or a market gardenerRobert: No, I'm sorry Mum, but I don't want to at all. I'd rather be a civil engineer. I want to build roads andbridges.Harry: Not ships Isn't it better to be a shipbuilding engineer Robert: Look here, is it my career we're planning, or yoursHarry: All fight, all right, there's no need to lose your temper. But you'd better win that scholarship first.Task 4【答案】I. correspondents; columnistA. may not need eitherB. to go to places where events take place and write stories about themII. first; bigger; better; who will soon leave to work for other peopleIII. working hours; free time; work long hours to begin with 【原文】Here are some of the things a young man or woman should not do when he first asks an editor for a job:He should not tell the editor that he wants to be a foreign correspondent or a columnist. Very probably the editor does not need either. He wants a reporter who will go to such places as government offices and police stations and write a true story of what is happening there. Being a foreign correspondent or a columnist will come later.A young person should not tell tile editor that newspaper work is only the first step on the way to bigger and better jobs, such as those in government. The editor must take a lot of time and trouble teaching someone to be a good newspapermanor woman. He does not like the idea of teaching people who are soon going to leave him to work for someone else.A young journalist should accept the working hours andfree time the editor gives him. As a new journalist, it is very probable that he will work longer hours than others and work on weekends. The editor did the same when he was a young newspaperman with no experience. He expects a journalist to understand how things are on a newspaper.Task 5【答案】A.1) acd 2) abeB.1) she is the wrong sex 2) she wears the wrong clothes【原文】SYLVIA: We've got a new manager in our department.LARRY: Oh You hoped to get that job, didn't youSYLVIA: Yes, I did.LARRY: I'm sorry. That's too bad. Who is it Who got the job, I meanSYLVIA: Someone called Drexler. Carl Drexler. He's beenwith the company only two years. I've been here longer. And I know more about the job, too!LARRY: Hmm. Why do you think they gave it to him and not to you SYLVIA: Because I'm the wrong sex, of course !LARRY: You mean you didn't get the job because you're a womanSYLVIA: Yes, that was probably it! It isn't fair.LARRY: What sort of clothes does he wearSYLVTA: A dark suit. White shirt. A tie. WhyLARRY: Perhaps that had something to do with it.SYLVIA: You mean you think I didn't get the job because I come to work in jeans and a sweaterLARRY: It's possible, isn't itSYLVIA: Do you really think I should wear different clothes LARRY: Well. . . perhaps you should think about it.SYLVTA: Why should I wear a skirt Or a dressLARRY: I'm not saying you should. I'm saying you should think about it. That's all!SYLVIA: Why should I do that I'm good at my job! That's the only important thing!LARRY: Hmm. Perhaps it should be the only important thing. But it isn't. Not inthis company.Task 6【答案】A.B.1st speaker(bcd) 2nd speaker(ae)C.1) F 2) F【原文】Al: Is this the right line to file a claimBob: Yeah. It's the same line for everything. You just stand here and wait.Al: Oh. Is there always such a long lineBob: Every week. Sometimes longer. Is this your first time here Al: Yes.Bob: What happened Your plant closed downAl: No. I'm a car salesman, or, I was a car salesman. But we just aren't selling cars. It's the interest rates. Twoyears ago, I averaged ten new cars a month. Do you know how many cars I sold last month One. One car to a lady who had the cash. But the interest rates are up again. The boss let three of us go. How about youBob: I worked at a vacuum cleaner plant with about fifty workers. We put in a good day's work. But the machinery was getting old. As a matter of fact, the whole plant was old.So the management decided to build a new plant. You knowwhere In Singapore. The workers here made about sevendollars an hour, a couple of people made eight or nine anhour. You know how much they're paying the workers inSingapore $ an hour! Anyway, all fifty of us got laid off.Al: How long ago was thatBob: They closed down ten months ago.Al: Any luck finding another jobBob: Nothing. I have one, sometimes two, interviews a week.Last week I thought I had something. They liked myexperience with machines. But I never heard from them again. Al: At least you know something about machines. All I can dois talk.Bob: Maybe you'll talk yourself into another job. Good luck. I'll see you here next week.Al: I hope not. I hope I'll have something by then.Task 7【答案】A.1) F 2) F 3) T 4) F 5) T 6) FB.1) According to the first speaker, it is frustrating because the teacher cannot see clearly the results of his efforts.2) According to the second speaker, English language teaching is a good job, because it guarantees a stable income and regular working hours and means less pressure. He also likes the way elderly teacher are.【原文】Interviewer: Do you prefer what you're doing to teaching John Smith: Yes, one of the things I found a bit frustrating about teaching was that it was rather,very intangible than um, especially if you're teaching in England and most of the students know quite a lot of English before they arrive. They learn a lot of English outside the classroom, in pubs or coffee shops or other places, with thefamilies they're living with. It's very difficult to pin down how much they learn from your actual lesson, whereas in marketing um, again there are lots of areas that are gray rather than black or white, but there are quite a few other areas where one can see quite clearly the results of one's efforts.Interviewer: What did you do after you quit your job in advertisingSecond Man: In fact, I became a journalist and I worked as a freelance. I didn't have a full-time job with anynewspaper. I just had to contribute things as theycame along and 1 wrote for magazines, and I didquite a lot of broadcasting for the VOA. Well, thiswas in a way the opposite of advertising because Ienjoyed it a lot but I found it very hard to earnenough money to live on.Interviewer: And then you decided to be a teacherSecond Man: Well, and so I thought. Well, I must do something which produces an income that I can be sure of.While I was working as a journalist I had done anarticle for a magazine about the English languageteaching world and m fact I had come to the schoolwhere I now teach as a journalist and interviewed alot of the people. And I thought it seemed a verynice place and I thought that the classes I visitedhad a very, very nice feeling about them, and so Ithought, well, I'll see if they'll have me.Interviewer: Why do you prefer teaching to advertisingSecond Man: Well, partly because in teaching you work regular hours. It I advertising you just had to stay at theoffice until the work was finished [I see.] and itcould be three o'clock in the morning. [Oh, dean]Also you were very often made to work at weekends.Often some job would come up that was very importantand they said it had to be finished — it had to gointo the newspapers next week.Interviewer: So there was a lot mom pressure.Second Man: There was a lot more pressure in advertising. Also, the people I worked with when I was first inadvertising were young hopeful people like myself.By the end I was working with a lot of old peoplewho quite honestly were awful. And I kept looking atthem and saying, "Am I going to be like that" And Ithought if I am I'd better get out, whereas theEnglish language teachers I saw, who were olderpeople I thought, well, they seemed quite nice. AndI wouldn't mind being like that myself.Task 8【答案】The interview with Michale:The interview with Chris:【原文】Matthew: Michael, do you go out to workMichael:Not regularly, no. I... I used to; I used to have a job in a publishing company, but Idecided it wasn't really what I wanted to do and that whatI wanted to do wouldn't earn me much money, so I gave upworking and luckily I had a private income from my familyto support me and now I do the things I want to do. Someof them get paid like lecturing and teaching, and othersdon't.Matthew: What are the advantages of not having to go to work from nine till fiveMichael: Ah... there' re two advantages really. One is that if you feel tired you don't have to get up, and the other isthat you can spend your time doing things you want to dorather than being forced to do the same thing all the time.Matthew: But surely that's in a sense very self-indulgent and very lucky because most of us have to go out and earn our livings. Do you feel justified in having this privileged positionMichael: Yes, because I think I use it well. I do things whichI think are useful to people and the community and which Ienjoy doing.Matthew: Chris, what do you think the value of work isChris: Well, I think in our present-day society, for most people, work has very little value at all. Most of us go out to work for about eight to nine hours of our working day. We do things which are either totally futile andtotally useless or have very little justificationwhatsoever, and for most of us the only reason for working is that we need to keep ourselves alive, to pay forsomewhere to live, to pay to feed our children.Matthew: But surely people wouldn't know what to do if they didn't have to go to workChris: Well, again this raises the sort of two main aspects of work. Should we think of 'work only as a sort of bread-winning process, and this is very much the role it has in current society, or should we take a much widerperspective on work and think of all the possible sort of activities that human beings could be doing during the dayI think the sort of distinction currently is between say,someone who works in a car factory and who produces cars which are just adding to pollution, to over-consumption of vital resources, who is doing something which is veryharmful, both to our environment and to, probably society, to contrast his work with someone perhaps like a doctor, who I think in any society could be justified as doing a very valuable job and one which incidentally is satisfying to the person who is doing it.Matthew: What do you do Is your job just a breadwinning process or do you get some satisfaction out of doing it Chris: Well, in the job I do find that most of thesatisfaction is a mental one; it's coming to grips withthe problems of my subject and with the problems ofteaching in the University. Clearly this is the type ofsatisfaction that most people doing what we call inEngland "white-collar" jobs. This is quite different from the sort of craftsman, who is either working that hishands or with his skills on a machine, or from peopleperhaps who are using artistic skills, which are of aquite different character. Certainly it's becoming aphenomena that people who do "white-collar jobs during theday, who work with their minds to some extent, people whowork on computers, people who are office clerks, bankemployees, these people have fairly soul-destroying jobswhich nevertheless don't involve much physical effort,that they tend to come home and do "do-it-yourself"activities at home. They make cupboard, paint their houses, repair their cars, which somehow provide the sort ofphysical job satisfaction that they're denied in theirworking day.Task 9【答案】A.B.1) No major change. For some→“less paperwork”Some:→less working hoursOthers:→earn more money.2) Most adults→would go on working.Esp. young adults (18 to 24)→9 out of 10 would go on working 【原文】Are most workers today feeling bored and dissatisfied with their jobs It is often claimed that they are. Yet a study conducted by Parade magazine more than 20 years ago showed that people at that time felt the opposite.Parade asked questions of a representative sampling of adult Americans from coast to coast. The sampling included different sexes, age groups, and occupations.The interviewees were asked to make a choice from one of the following three to describe their feelings towards their work.A. Like their jobs.B. Dislike their jobs.C. Like their jobs in part,Results showed that 91 percent of the male interviewees and 84 percent of the females chose A, while only 5 percent men and 12 percent women interviewed chose B. The rest said thatthey liked their jobs in part and they comprised a very tow percentage.In all the three age groups — from 18 to 24, from 25 to 29 and 30 to 39 — those who liked theirjobs made up the majority. 70 percent, 88 percent and 92 percent respectively choose A. Those choosing B accounted for 20 percent, 9 percent and 8 percent of different age groups. And the rest, 6 percent, 3 percent and 0 percent respectively claimed that they only liked their jobs in part.The difference in responses among people with different occupations is small. Among the white-collar employees, those choosing A, B and C are 87 percent, 8 percent and 4 percent of the total. And for the blue-collar employees, 91 percent, 5 percent and 3 percent choose A, B and C respectively.It is interesting to note that there are few differences in attitude between men and women, professionals and factory workers. In each group, the largest number reported that they liked their jobs.Next, Parade asked, "If there were one thing you could change about your job, what would it be" It was expected that many would wish to make their jobs less boring, but very few gave this reply. No major changes were reported. Some wishedfor "less paperwork"; many would shorten their working hours,but others would like more hours in order to earn more money.No serious complaints were made.Most people have to work in order to live. But what would happen if someone had enough money to stop working Parade asked, "If you inherited a million dollars, would you go on working —either at your present job or something you liked better--or would you quit work" The answers showed that most adults would prefer to work, even if they didn't have to. This is true especially of the younger adults aged 18-24. Of these, nine out often said they would go on working, even if they suddenly became millionaires.Task 10【答案】A.B.1) F 2) TC.1) b 2) aD.1. She really enjoyed meeting new people.2. She had good qualifications in English and Maths.3. She did not mind hard work, even if it was not always pleasant.4. She liked living away form home.【原文】Officer: Come in, please take a seat. I'm the careers officer. You're Cathy, aren't youMother: That's right. This is Catherine Hunt, and I'm her mother.Officer: How do you do, Mrs. Hunt Hello, Catherine.Cathy: Hello. Pleased to meet you.Officer: And you'd like some advice about choosing a career- Mother: Yes, she would. Wouldn't you, CatherineCathy: Yes, please.Officer: Well, just let me ask a few questions to begin with. How old are you, CatherineMother: She's nineteen. Well, she's almost nineteen.Officer: And what qualifications have you gotMother: Well, qualifications from school, of course. Very goodresults she got. And she got certificates for ballet and for playing the piano.Officer: Is that what you're interested in, Catherine, dancing and musicCathy: Well...Mother: Ever since she was a little girl, she's been very keen on music and dancing. She ought tobe a music teacher or something. She's quite willing totrain for a few more years to get the right job, aren'tyou, CatherineCathy: Well, if it's a good idea.Mother: There you are, you see. She's a good girl really, a bit lazy and disorganized sometimes,but she's very bright. I'm sure the careers officerwill have lots of jobs for you.Officer: Well, I'm afraid it's not as easy as that. There are many young people these days who can'tfind the job they want.Mother: I told you, Catherine. I told you, you shouldn't wear that dress. You have to look smart toget a job these days.Officer: I think she looks very nice. Mrs. Hunt, will you come into the other office for a momentand look at some of the information we have there. I'msure you'd like to see how we can help young people. Mother: Yes, I'd love to. Mind you, I think Catherine would bea nice teacher. She could work with young children. She'dlike that. Or she could be a vet. She's always lookingafter sick animals.Officer: I'm afraid there's a lot of competition. You need very good results to be a vet. This way, Mrs. Hunt. Just wait a minute, Catherine.(The mother exits.)Officer: There are just one or two more things, Catherine. Cathy: Do call me Cathy.Officer: OK, Cathy. Are you really interested in being a vet Cathy: Not really. Anyway, I'm not bright enough. I'm reasonably intelligent, but I'm not brilliant. I'm afraid my mother is a bit over-optimistic.Officer: Yes, I guessed that. She's a bit overpowering, isn't she, your mumCathy: A bit. But she's very kind.Officer: I'm sure she is. So, you're interested in ballet and music, are youCathy: Not really. My mother sent me to lessons when I was six, so I'm quite good, I suppose. But I don't think I want to do that for the rest of my life, especially music. It's so lonely.Officer: What do you enjoy doingCathy: Well, I like playing tennis, and swimming. Oh, I went to France with the school choir last year. I really enjoyedthat. And I like talking to people. But I suppose you mean real interests — things that would help me to get a job Officer: No. I'm more interested in what you really want to do.You like talking to people, do youCathy: Oh yes, I really enjoy meeting new people.Officer: Do you think you would enjoy teachingCathy: No, no, I don't really. I was never very interested in school work, and I'd like to do something different.Anyway, there's a teacher training college very near us.It would be just like going to school again.Officer: So you don't want to go on trainingCathy: Oh, I wouldn't mind at all, not for something useful. I wondered about being a hairdresser — you meet lots ofpeople, and you learn to do something properly—but Idon't know. It doesn't seem very worthwhile.Officer: What about nursingCathy: Nursing In a hospital Oh, I couldn't do that, I'm not good enough.Officer: Yes, you are. You've got good qualifications in English and Maths. But it is very hard work.Cathy: Oh, I don't mind that.Officer: And it's not very pleasant sometimes.Cathy: That doesn't worry me either. Mum's right. I do look after sick animals. I looked after our dog when it was run over by a car. My mother was sick, but I didn't mind. Iwas too worried about the dog. Do you really think I could be a nurseOfficer: I think you could be a very good nurse. You'd have to leave home, of course.Cathy: I rather think I should enjoy that.Officer: Well, don't decide all at once. Here's someinformation about one or two other things which might suit you. Have a look through it before you make up your mind.Task 11【原文】I began my career during college, reporting on news stories at a Toronto radio station. The station’s program manager was also a professor who taught one of my classes. I convinced him that she needed a youth reporter because that year was International Youth Year. After graduation, I took a job as a television news reporter and later, news anchor. But sports reporting was something different, so I decided to try it. Figure skating was my first assignment.I had two months until my new job began. It was like waiting an entire summer for school to start. I spent those two months talking to figure skating coaches and judges. I read boring rule books. I drove to the rinks where the skaters trained, and made notes about our conversations. I even took a lesson, which made some of the skaters laugh.。
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Unit 1 Social CustomsTask 1A.1. She wanted to see St. Paul’s Cathedral.2. She was so surprised because she saw so many Englishmen who looked alike.3. They were all wearing dark suits and bowler hats, carrying umbrellas and newspapers.4. Because she had often read about them and seen photographs of them, who alllooked as if they were wearing a uniform.5. No, he didn’t.6. He used the English saying “It takes all kinds to make a world” to prove his opinion.B.If all the seas were one sea, what a great sea it would be! And if all the trees were one tree, what a great tree it would be! And if this tree were to fall in the sea, what a great splash there would be!Task 2A.1. people were much busier2. colder than England, minus thirty degrees, last longer3. much more mountainous, much higher and much more rocky, more beautiful4. tend to be more crowded5. the houses, smallerB．1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) FTask 3A.1) In the US, people usually dance just to enjoy themselves, they don’t invite otherpeople to watch them.2) Usually eight people dance together.3) Because people form a square in dancing with a man and a woman on each sideof the square.4) He usually makes it into a song.5) They wear old-fashioned clothes.B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) TC.1) eight people form a square, on each side of the square.2) What they should do, makes it into a song, sings it.3) don’t have much time to think4) old-fashioned clothes, pretty to watch.Task 41) It was a time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring.2) They burned the picture of their kitchen god to bring good luck.3) The custom s aid the brides must wear “something old, something new, somethingborrowed, and something blue” to bring good luck.4) Because they could not eat meat, eggs or dairy products during Lent, so they triedto use up these things before Lent began.5) It was a straw man made by children in Czech, it was a figure of death.6) People brought their animals to church. And before the animals went into thechurch people dressed them up in flowers and ribbons.Task 5A.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) T 7) TTask 6A.1) b 2) a 3) c 4) aB.1) family unit, process, change, used to be, the extended , the nuclear2) job patterns, progressed, agricultural, industrial, forced, jobopportunities, split up3) traditio nal, 缺，family, other living arrangementsC.1) mother, father, children, and some other relatives such as grandparents, living inthe same house or nearby.2) only the parents and the children.3) previously married men and women marry again and combine the children fromformer marriages into a new family.Task 7A.1) c 2) c 3) a 4) b 5) c 6) c 7) cTask 8A.1) a 2) c 3) b 4) c 5) c 6) b 7) c 8) bB.1) T 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) F 7) F 8) F 9) T 10) FTask 9Social custo ms and ways of behaving change. But they do not necessarily always change for the better. Things which were considered impo lite many years ago are no w acceptable. Just a few years ago, it was considered impo lite behavio ur for a ma n to smoke o n the street. No man who thought o f himself as being a gentleman wo uld make a foo l o f himself by smok ing when a lad y was in the roo m.The important thing to remember about social custo ms is not to do anything that might make other people feel unco mfortab le—especially if they are yo ur guests. There is a story about a rich nob leman who had a very formal dinner party. When the food was served, one of the guests started to eat his peas with a knife. Other guests were amused or shocked, but the nob le man calmly p icked up his knife and began eating in the same way. It wo uld have been bad manners to make his guest feel foolish or unco mfortab le.Unit 2 WeatherTask 11) b 2) a 3) dTask 2A.1) T 2) F 3) FB.1) d 2) c 3) cC.Climate, reputatio n, extraord inary, unreliab le, dry, wet, clear, dull, hot, cold, bad, mildTask 3I. the co untryTrees, grass, lakes and steamsII. A. 1. concrete, iro n, steel2. take in the heat during the day and thro w o f heat into the air at nightB. Warmer wintersCar engines , electrical app lianceIII. A. air pollutio n may stop sunlight fro m reaching the earthB. 1. Ice near the North and South po les to melt2. to be slo wly fo lded and peop le living in these cities to mo ve tohigher land.Task 4A.1) b 2) cB.night, delight, morning, warning, gray, way, red, headC.1) F 2) T 3 )FTask 51) c 2) b 3) d 4) c 5) cTask 6A.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) T 5) F 6) TB.incred ib le, one minute, kilo meter, destroyed, lifted up, carried away, killed, injuredTask 7A.1) b 2) a 3) bB.1) It has been nice weather during the day, but it is going to change at night.2) Fine weather in southern Europe and not so nice in Northern Europe.C.For todaySoutheast England Maximu m temperatures of around 21 degreesSouthern Scotland 26 degrees Celsius b y mid-afternoo n Brighto n 23 degrees Celsius by early afternoo n Mid lands Light showers aro und midday Northwest of Scotland 15 ho urs of lo vely sunshineFor the weekendSpain Clo ud y b ut mainly dry with sunny periods, 23 degrees CelsiusGreece Heavy rain, 17 degrees CelsiusFrance Cloud y with rain, maximu m temperatures o f 22 degreesNorthern Ireland 34 degrees CelsiusMost of England 32 degrees CelsiusTask 9A. 1)ⅹ2)ⅹ3)√ 4)ⅹ5)ⅹ6)√ 7)√B.[f]→[c]→[a]→[d]→[b]→[e]C.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) FD.1) d 2) bTask 10Undo ubted ly, Tibet is one o f the harshest places for human existence. It is cool in summer but freezing co ld in winter. In Lhasa, the mildest city in Tibet, temperatures may exceed 29 degrees Celsius in summer while plummeting to -16 degrees Celsius in winter! Sun radiatio n is extremely strong in Tibet. The sunlight in Lhasa is so intense that the city is called Sunlight City. The thin air can neither block off nor retain heat so that thereare great temperature extremes o n the same day! The average temperature in northern Tibet is sub zero and winter arrives in October until the fo llo wing May or June. July and August are the best time to visit the area, enjo ying warm temperatures, intense sunshine, beautiful scenery and festive events. May, June and September represent the tourist season in east Tibet. In winter, roads are all blocked by heavy sno w. Landslides and rock falls freq uently occur, which will make travel difficult.Unit 3 Social IssuesTask 1A.1. Stress on the job costs American companies as much as $150 billion a year in lowerproductivity, unnecessary employee sick leave, and higher medical costs.2. The most stressful professions are those that involve danger and extreme pressureand those that carry a lot of responsibilities without much control.3. The best way to deal with stress is through relaxation, but sometimes the onlyanswer is to fight back or walk away.B.1. Three-quarters2. psychologists, doctors3. nervousness, anger, frequent illness, forgetfulness, mental problemsTask 2A.1) give in so easily to hijackers’ demands.a) threaten to blow up a plane, commit some other outrage.b) hold out against this kind of blackmail, always have terrorists, Start executingterrorists automatically.c) be prepared to face the consequences of evil.2) a) It’s the lesser of two evils. Terrorists have proven often enough that they reallymean business.b) Innocent lives, threatening the innocent will achieve its endsB.She implies that if the first speaker was one of the victims of terrorism, she would want the government to give in to the demands so that she wouldn’t die.Task 3A.1) thirty-five, natural lights, a small window, hot, airless, very noisy.2) Mexico3) ought to, shouldn’tB.1) It is located in a narrow street with five-and six-storey buildings eight kilometersfrom downtown Los Angeles.2) This factory makes shirts and jeans.3) She’s already been working for ten hours, but she won’t stop for another two hours.4) She can’t complain about those things because she is an illegal immigrant.Task 4A.social trends1) marked differencesa) one hour more every day, three hours more every week.b) 1%, cleaning and ironing, keep household accounts, do repairs or improvementsc) 30%2) leisure activities, watching television, 20 hours a week, going for walks, Swimming,British womenB.Unlike the other couples, Carla has always kept her own accounts and Adrian has always done his own housework. Neither of them like watching television very much and they both like swimming.Task 5A.How a city in Japan solve the problem of garbage disposal.160 million, every year, 10%, 10%, the rest,public cooperation.1) garbage that can be easily burned, kitchen and garden trash.2) electrical appliances, plastic tools, plastic toys3) are poisonous, cause pollution, batteries4) bottles and glass containers that can be recycled5) mental containers that can be recycled6) furniture and bicycleson different days, on request, fertilizer, to produce electricity, recycled, cleaned, repaired, resold cheaply, given awayB.1) The garbage will be taken to a center that looks like a clean new office building orhospital. Inside the center, special equipment is used to sort and process the garbage.2) Official from cities around the world visit Machida to see whether they can usesome of these ideas and techniques to solve their own garbage disposal problems. Task 61. They were talking about Mrs. Carter.2. She was a tall, handsome woman who used to come into the shop at least twice aweek.3. She lived alone in a large house on an old farm—about three miles from the shop.4. He was absolutely certain, otherwise he would never call the police. His evidencewas this: First, he saw her do it; second, he found the things in her bag; third, she had done it before.5. Because two young people saw her. The shopkeeper believed that if they didn’tpunish her, young people would think that stealing didn’t matter.6. The judge thought that it was a difficult case from a humanitarian point of view.The excuses he found for her were: First, the woman was old and she lived alone—she was lonely. Second, she wasn’t poor—she was well-known for her generosity to charities and she didn’t need to steal. The items were only wor th a pound or two. Third, she pleaded not guilty and said she didn’t know that she had done it.Task 7A.not all modern cities are alike, modern city1) a single high-density centre, skyscraper, motorways, as far as you can see.2) the low-density multi-center city, a large collection of a number of small centres,shopping centres, factories, businesses, skyscrapersB.1) He thinks that the second type (the Los Angeles model) is more sensible.2) He considers it highly likely that the kind of city we know now will completelydisappear.Task 8A.1) He thinks that this country’s problems all come from inflation, which is the resultof the Democrat’s careless spending.2) No, she doesn’t agree with Ned. She believes that the problem is unemployment.If the government cuts spending too much, people will fall into a vicious circle of more unemployment and fewer taxpayers to share the burden.3) She agrees with Barbara. She believes that unemployment is a big problem,especially in the big industrial ci ties. And the government isn’t doing very much to help the big industries out.4) He believes in the free market system rather than government regulation orprotection. He thinks that without a lot of government interference everything will be okay.5) N o, they think it’s bad for the weak, the poor and the unprotected / it’s bad for theunderprivileged.B.More and more money, come from somewhere, higher taxes and high pricesTask 9A.1) The problem is whether or not the inner city—the core of most urban areas—willmanage to survive at all.2) They moved to the suburbs in search of fresh air, elbow room, and privacy.3) As a result, suburbs began to sprawl out across the countryside. Many citiesbegan to fall into disrepair. And many downtown areas existed for business only.4) The result was that urban centers declined even further and the suburbs expandedstill more.5) Because from the decision of the Taylors and many other young couples, we cansee that some people may be tired of spending long hours commuting, and they may have begun to miss the advantages of culture and companionship provided by city life.B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) T 6) TC.1) middle-class, tax money, neighborhoods2) Crime, public transportation3) housing construction costs, was allowed to, constructedTask 10A.1) 54, 20, 1980, 70,0002) 30, 19803) a newspaper article, to research the market4) another few months, in April 1981, a 1500 sq. ft5) third, Canada, America, 20%, £1 million6) 20, 70, 3B.1) F 2) T 3) F 4) F 5) TC.1) He was deeply involved in the present job and rather enjoyed himself. He thoughtthe shop was his own little baby and thought it was fun to serve behind the counter. However, he also thought that there was a lot more hard work than he was used to; he was working over the weekend doing his books. He called his old job “boring trips to Manchester to sell vast quantities of PVC”.2) He thought that there was far more job satisfaction, and believed that he wasmaking money, rather than making money for other people.3) He’s about to diversify into commercial distribution of imported and domesticallyproduced wine and wines he’s producing himself.Task 11I could hear the guard blowing his whistle, so I ran on to the platform and up to the train. Luckily, someone saw me coming, a door opened, and I jumped on while the train was moving out of the station. “Phew!” I thought. “That was hard work!” I was sure the other passengers could hear my heart beating; it was so loud, and I was in a cold sweat.After a while, I recovered, and had a look at the other passenger. The compartmentwas full, but I was the only one standing. The people in the carriage turned their eyes away as they noticed me looking at them. All except one, a beautiful woman sitting in the corner. I saw her watching me in the mirror. Automatically, I adjusted my tie. She had seen me running for the train: maybe this was my lucky day after all. I prepared to say hello.She spoke first, however. “Would you like my seat?” she asked. “Y ou look rather ill.” That was the day on which I realized I was getting middle-aged.。
现代大学英语听力1Unit1原文及答案（完整版）
Unit 1Task 1【答案】A.1) Susan Hudson and intercultural Communication2) The class will meet in the room they are in now and On Tuesday and Thursday from 3:15 to 4:50.3) They can purchase the textbook at the bookstore the day after tomorrow.4) The office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays.B.1) the first half, the research lab, Thursday, 405, the last two months2) outline, performance, quizzes, project, participation【原文】I’ll be your teacher Okay, okay, let’s begin. Hello, everyone. My name’s Susan Hudson andSusan Hudson and I’ll be your teacher for this class, Intercultural Communication.Uh, to begin with, please take a look at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should know by now, this class meets on Tuesdays from 3:15 to 4:50. We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Thursday in Room 405 during the last two months of the class.Uh, this is the text for the class, Beyond Language. Unfortunately, the books haven’t come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to purchase them at the bookstore the day after tomorrow. Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance on a midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroom participation.My office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays, and you can set up an appointment to meet with me at other times as well.Task 2【答案】A.1) According to the syllabus, the book he is looking for is in the library, but he couldn’t find it.2) That means the student cannot find the book on the shelves in its usual place. She/He needs to go to a special room called the reserve room.3) The professor wants everyone in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the other students will have the opportunity to read it. So, your professor has insured that all students have the opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.B.1) F, 2) T, 3) F【原文】Librarian: Can I help you?Student: Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book called Sociology and the Modern Age. According to the syllabus, the book is in thelibrary, but I haven’t been able to find it.Librarian: Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?Student: Yes, uh...I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is.Librarian: Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means youcannot find it on the shelves in its usual place. You need to go to a special room calledthe reserve room. It’s down the hall and to the right.Student: I’m sorry — I still don’t understand what you mean by on reserve.Librarian: You see, your professor wants everyone in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the other students will havethe opportunity to read it. So, your professor has insured that all students have theopportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.Student: So, will I be able to find this book?Librarian: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for a few hours, and he or sheMUST read it in the library during that time. That way, the book stays in the library,and all students have a chance to read it.Student: OK. Thank you. I understand now.Librarian: Will there be anything else?Student: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!Task 3【答案】A.1) C, 2) CB.Undergraduate, five, two, Graduate, fifteen, two, 50, overdue, 15, cannot8:00 am, 10:00 pm, 9:00 am, 8:30 pm, Sundays【原文】Hello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library facilities and operating hours.First of all, the library’s collection of books, reference materials, and other resources are found on levels one to four of this building. Level one houses our humanities and map collections. On level two, you will find our circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copy facilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level three. You can also find back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months on this level. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilm collection, and the multimedia center are located on level four.Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times. There is a 50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.Task 4【答案】A.Activities Time to begin Time to finish registration 8:30 9:15the orientation meeting 9:30 around 11the placement tests 11:15 noon tour around the campus1:30 2:15 the oral interviews 2:45 4:30B.1) Because now they have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students on extracurricular activities.2) They want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library and the student services building.C.1) up to their ears, hard pressed2) jot, grab, off3) finding a needle in a haystack 4) bottom line, running【原文】Randall: Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?Faith: Sure. What’s up?Randall: Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday’s orientation meeting to make sure everything is ready.Faith: Okay. Here’s a copy of the tentative schedule. [Okay.] Now, the registration starts at 8:30and goes until 9:15. [All right.] Then, the orientation meeting will commence at 9:30.Randall: Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now wehave someone from the international center coming to speak to the students on extracurricular activities, so how about ending the meeting around 11?Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.],followed by 20-minute break before lunch. [OK.] And, immediately after lunch, we have reserved a campus shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh. OK.] We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building. Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?Faith: Well, we’re planning to start them at 2:15.Randall: Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and th ey’ll be hardpressed to start then.Faith: Ok, let’s get things rolling around 2:45.Randall: Ok, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack. [Oh, it ’s notthat bad.] Here, use mine.Randall: OK. And we’ll need 150 copies of this program guide by then.Faith: Hey. That’s a tall order on such short notice! How about lending me a hand to put thingstogether [OK.] by this afternoon so we don’t have to wor together [OK.] by this afternoon so we don’t have to worry about them? ry about them? Randall: OK. And I think the manager has given the green light to go ahead and use the more expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:45 until, let’s say, 4:30. [OK.] I hope we can wrapthings up by 5.Randall: Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day.Faith: I agree. I’ll pass this schedule by the director for a final look.Task 5【答案】1) The student wants to have some information about the courses at Swan School.2) Each course lasts for three weeks.3) It’s about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.4) The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second courseis from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.150 plus VA A T, which is 15 percent, and a ￡5 registration fee.5) Each course costs ￡150 plus V6) For each course the deposit is ￡20.7) A lady arranges the accommodation for the students with Oxford families.8) They can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is ￡20 a week, or bed, breakfast anddinner which is about ￡27 a week.【原文】Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Student: Y es, please. I would want to have some information about the…erm…the courses at Swan School.Receptionist: Is that a summer course you’re interested in?Student: Yes. Yes, please.-time courses during Receptionist: Y es. Fine. OK. Well, we have…erm…short intensive fullfull-timethe summer.Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course.Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.Student: How many hours per week, please?Receptionist: Well, it’s about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.Student: You must have a lot of students in the class, haven’t you?Receptionist: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about between 12 and 14 students.Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course?Receptionist: Y es, certainly. The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.Student: What about the fees per course?Receptionist: Y es, each…each course costs ￡150 plus V A T, which is 15 percent, and a ￡5 registration fee.Student: And deposit, please?Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit of ￡20 and the ￡5 registration fee.Student: Oh thank you. Do we have to find our…our own accommodation?Receptionist: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families.Student: How much does it cost?Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and break fast only which is ￡20 a week, or bed,breakfast and dinner which is about ￡27 a week.Student: ￡27. Thank you very much.Receptionist: You’re welcome.Task 6【答案】A.1) F, 2) T, 3) F B.1) Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.2) They must score between 1,430 and 1600.3) American universities also look at a student’s subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers’ recommendations.4) The SAT II is the one-hour exam that can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.【原文】Every year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SA T 1).The SAT 1 is a three-hour exam that tests students’ math and verbal skills. Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. The test is held every year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,000.A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of America to go to one of America’s best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and ’s best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and 1,600.The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will appear on the students’ records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only thing needed. American universities also look at a student’s subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers’ recommendations.In addition to the SAT 1, some universities require high school students to take at least three SAT IIs. These one-hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.Task 7【答案】A.1) a, 2) c, 3) d, 4)cB.1) Many students attend special preparation schools besides their regular classes, in order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo. 2) These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.【原文】Japanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.They choose the places they want to go and apply before January of their final year. The university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides testsfor 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some private ones make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year starts in April.In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo, many students attend special preparation schools on top of their regular classes. These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study.Task 8【答案】A. 1) It’s a non 1) It’s a non-profit-making educational foundation. -profit-making educational foundation.2) No, complete beginners are not accepted.3) Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature.B.1) 200, 30-40, attractive, beautiful, with easy reach of2) dining rooms, a library, language laboratories, computers, tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton, football.3) 214)￡1,1305) Monday, Friday6)￡670, 3, 10, 9, 3 ½【原文】The School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge, The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centres, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21 hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is ￡1,130. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is ￡670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.Task 9【答案】A.1) This school has a capacity of 220 students.2) It is located in a quiet tree-filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.3) In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on Life in Britain at no extra cost.4) There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers and English in the summer.B.1) F, 2) F, 3) T【原文】This school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree- filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.General courses, either in the mornings or afternoons, comprise 15 50-minute periods per week. W e cater for a wide range of classes from beginners to advanced, enabling us to place students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually no more than 14 students in a class. In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra costThere are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language laboratory, video, computer, lecture hall, canteen. We are open from January to December for courses of 3 to 14 weeks. There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in summer. Fees are approximately￡46 per week for general courses. Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half board. There is a full social programme and regular excursions.Task 10【答案】A.1) This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust.2) It is situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre.3) A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level. 4) Their extracurricular activities include sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.B.1) an excellent library, video room, science laboratories, coffee bar2) college houses, a resident warden, family accommodation【原文】This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust. Situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre, the College occupies a complex of purpose-built blocks and 14 large Victorian houses providing academic and residential accommodation. Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language laboratories, computer room, science laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.All students are encouraged to participate in social and extracurricular activities including sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.Academic Y ear Courses (21 hours per week) leading to all principal EFL examinations, concentrate on language with selected studies in Literature, Politics, History, Art History, and Computing. Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.Task 11【答案】Cindy Farrow is Andy and Kate Morgan’s American cousin. She is 18 years old. She comes from California, on the west coast of the USA. She lives with her parents in San Francisco. She is a student at Berkeley College where she is studying modern languages. She wants to be an interpreter when she leaves university.She has many interests and hobbies. She loves reading, swimming and surfing but her favorite hobby is white-favorite hobby is white-water rafting on the Colorado River. She thinks it’s very exciting.water rafting on the Colorado River. She thinks it’s very exciting.At the moment Cindy is on her way to England to stay with the Morgans in Dover.。
全新版大学英语听说教程MP3第一册答案和原文
Book-I（《大学英语》全新版）Unit 1Part ACommunicative Function1.How are you?/ I'd like you to meet my classmate.2.I'm.../ May I introduce...to you?/ Pleased to meet you.e and meet my family./ ...this is Tom./ It's good to know you./ ...this is my sister.Part BTextExercise 1: 1. B 2. DExercise 2:1.Yang Weiping:China/ Chemistry/ Likes listening to English programs on radio and TV;enjoys English pop songs/ Started learning English several years ago/ F avorite activity: listening; Difficulty: speaking2.Virginia:Singapore/ Library science/ To get a good job, one has be to fluent in English./ Started learning English in high school./ Favorite activity: readi ng; Difficulty: writingTalking about Studying EnglishAt a gathering of students from China and some other countries, Yang Weipin g and Virginia Wang, both first-year college students, are talking about their le arning of English.Hello, my name is Yang Weiping. I’m a freshman at Peking University a nd I’m majoring in chemistry.At college we have to study a foreign language. I choose English because I li ke listening to English programs on the radio and TV. I also like British and American pop songs. Some day I hope to visit Britain and the United States.I started learning English several ye ars ago and I’m getting better at it. My fa vorite activity is listening, especially listening to songs and stories. My big pro blem is, however, speaking. I feel nervous whenever I speak. And I never see m to know what to say when people talk to me. But I’ve decided to overcom e my shyness and learn to speak English by speaking as much as I can.Hi, my name is Virginia Wang. I’m a library science major at the National U niversity of Singapore. In our country, English is important. It is one of the of ficial languages and you have to be fluent to English to get a good job.I’ve been studying English since high school. I’m good at reading because I li ke learning about new things and new ideas. There are so many books and art icles written in English. Our textbooks at the university are in English, too. I know writing is also very important, but I find it rally difficult.When I graduate from the university I would like a job in the city library wh ere I can read all kinds of new books.Part CExercise:How to Improve Listening ComprehensionAmong the four skills of listening , speaking, reading and writing, I find listening most difficult, because I worry about the words I don't know. Now I am trying to focus on the general idea,not worrying about he new words. This makes me feel good, because I know I have understood something. Then, I listen againcarefully and if I have any problems I play the difficult part again. In this way I come to understand better both the main ideaand the details of the listening text.Unit 2Part ACommunicative Function1.closing2.opening3.closing4.opening5.opening6.openingListening Strategy1. a2. b3. b4. a5. b6. a7. b8. a9. b 10. bPart BTextExercise 1:1. 1) b 2) c 3) a2. dExercise 2:1. a. age b. money c. people's appearance2. a. ...say that again? I did not catch it./ b. ...speak more slowly, please?3. a....I really need to be going./ ...nice talking to you.How to Improve Your Conversation SkillsTo speak to people in a foreign language requires courage and a willingness t o make errors. Some people are so afraid of making mistakes that they never open their mouths. And that’s the biggest mistake of all. Now if you have cou rage and are ready to make a few errors, what do you say?First of all, you have to open the conversation. Finding an appropriate topic is half the battle. Some topics, such as the weather and news, work well. But o thers, such as age, money or people’s appearance do not. The following are so me good ways to open a conversation.Weather –I t sure is cold today, isn’t it?News –Did you hear about that terrible forest fire?A conversation in a foreign language doesn’t always go smoothly. Sometimes your partner talks too fast and you find it difficult to follow. Not to worry, th ough. You can always ask your partner to repeat what he has said or to speak more slowly. For example, “Excuse me, but could you say that again? I did n’t catch it.” Or “Could you speak more slowly, please?”At the end of a conversation you need to find a way to close it in a polite w ay. “Well, I really need to be going,” or “It was nice talking to you” are freq uently used by people to end a conversation.Part CSmile When You Read ThisHow good is your memory? Answer these four questions: What did you have for breakfast yesterday? What clothes did you wear last Friday? Who did you talk to yesterday? Where did you go last Saturday? If you can answer all four questions, you memory is very good.Memory is important for leaning language skills. Education specialists in Engla nd want to help people improve their reading abilities. They want students to r emember the books and articles they read. The specialists found something to help: facial expressions. They gave ten students a happy article to read. Five o f the students read the happy article while smiling. Five students read the happ y article while frowning. Then they answered comprehension questions the smil ing students remembered more of the happy article than the frowning students.Then the specialists gave ten students another article to read. It was an angry letter to the editor of a newspaper. Five students read the angry article while s miling, and five students read the angry article whiling frowning. Which group remembered better? You’r e right. The frowning students.The specialist don’t know why facial expressions help memory. They are conti nuing to study the relationship between the mind and the body. Until they find the answer, keep smiling (or frowning?)!Unit 3Part ACommunicative FunctionMaggie likes swimming but she does not care for skiing. She loves flying o n planes and traveling by train but she hates getting on buses because they are too crowded and dirty. she is not interested in playing the piano and she pr efers reading to playing computer games. She loves going to Chinese restaurant s and her favorite food is spicy Sichuan bean curd. After work she is keen on listening to music. She prefers light music to rock, because light music makes feel relaxed. She enjoys watching TV in the evening. She thinks a lot of ne ws programs but sitcoms are the last kind of thing for her to watch. Listening Strategy1. 923812. 26083. 15404. 755. 1566. 9007. 842008. 17359. 9:4010. 5:45Part BTextExercise 1: 1.c 2.dExercise 2:1.accommodation2.private3.halls of residence4.37.86 (single)5.52.78 (double)6.Limited7.Before the end of the month/ as soon as possible8.Private9.Students’union10.managerAccommodation for College StudentsR: Good morning. Can I help you?S: Yes, please. I’m a new student and I’d like to have some informatio n about the…em…the accommodation for students.R: Right. The university provides two types of accommodation, halls of residence and self-catering accommodation.S: How much does it cost for the self-catering accommodation?R: For a single room, thirty-seven pounds eighty-six per week, that’s ab out five forty-one a day. For a double ro om, it’s fifty-two seventy-eight per week. This will apply throughout this academic year.S: I’d like to stay in the self-catering accommodation. How far is that f rom the residence to the university?R: It all depends. The residences at 36 Elms Road and 110 Palm Road are about one and a half miles from the university main site and the Freeman’s Common House at William Road are half a mile.S: When do I need to apply?R: Are you an undergraduate or a postgraduate?S: Undergraduate.R: Then you should apply for it as soon as possible, since places in un iversity-owned accommodation are limited and if you don’t apply before the end of the month, you are not likely to get a place.S: Could you possibly tell me what to do, if no vacancy is available? R: Yes, you may consider private accommodation. The university runs a n Accommodation Information Office and its staff will help you.S: Where is the office?R: I n the Students’ Union Building.S: Whom can I contact?R: Mr. Underwood. David Underwood, the manager of the accommodati on information office.S: Thank you very much.R: You are welcome.Part CExercise:1. A busy life2.Between 6 and 15 hours3.Reading. remain current4.revise and updateWhat College Professors DoCollege professors are often believed to lead easy lives of quiet thinking while teaching one or two classes every week. But college professors do much mor e than go to class. The average professor spends between six and fifteen hours in the classroom weekly. And that same college professor works from sixty t o eighty hours a week.Because they must remain current in their fields, professors spend part of that time reading, reading, reading. That leads to additional hours during which the y revise and update their class lecture notes. It takes far longer to prepare not es than to deliver them in class. Professors may spend time conducting experi ments, working on college projects, or advising students. They may be writing books, articles, or papers for delivery at conventions.When not in the classroom or in the office, professors are still working, behin d closed doors in committee sessions or at home grading papers and preparing for tomorrow’s classes. To accept this sort of schedule willingly, they must fe el strongly about the importance of the college experience.Unit 4Part ACommunicative Function1.Yeah/ By the way/ Who?/ Don't you think so?/ Yes./ Quite well.2.Like what?/ Yeah/ Hmmm, let me think./ Well./ Come to think of it. Listening Strategy1. Once a week2.Twice a week3.Every day4.Every other day5.Four times a week6.every weekendPart BTextExercise 1: 1. c 2.a 3. dExercise 2:1.At Carol's house on Saturday2.He's uncertain whether he can have a good time at the party or not.3.He is not good at small talk.4.one should talk about something other people are interested in.5.by getting them to talk about themselves.Small Talk Is EasyA: Mike, guess what?B: What?A: Carol just invited me to a party at her house on Saturday.B: Carol? You mean the pretty girl in your economics class?A: Yeah.B: Great! I’m sure you’ll have a super time.A: I’m not so sure.B: What do you mean, John? I though you really liked Carol.A: I do. But I don't know her friends very well.B: So get to know them.A: But I’m no good at small talk.B: Small talk is easy. You can learn.A: By Friday?B: sure, I’ll coach you. You just have to r emember a few simple sentences. A: I don't know. I have trouble remembering things. Especially when I meet p eople. I get nervous.B: Don’t worry, John. You can d o it. You just need a few tips.A: But what if I say something stupid?B: Hey, you’re not giving a speech. You’re just having a conversation. So just talk about something you know they are interested in.A: That’s the problem. I don’t know what Carol’s friends are interested in. B: Let them tell you. If you let people talk about themselves, th ey’ll think yo u’re interesting.A: You mean something like, “So, tell me what you’re interested in.”B: Well, you don’t have to be that direct. For example, you can talk about th e weather.A: You can’t be serious. The weather’s boring.B: It’s a good excuse to find out what they like to do. On a rainy day, you s ay, “What do you do in such terrible weather?”A: What if they just stayed home and read a book?B: Then ask them about the book. You can ask if it was good. Ask if they li ked it and why. Then talk about a book you really liked.A: So that’s what small talk is about, is it? Well, I’ll give it a try. Thanks fo r the tips, Mike.B: You’re welcome. Have a good time a t the party.Note:Small talk means light conversations on unimportant or non-serious subjects such as the weather or TV programs you saw last night, or little compliments on what people are wearing. In a social gathering where a lot of guests are strangers to one another, small talk can be very useful to make them feel at eas e.Part CExercise: 1. F 2.T 3. F 4.T 5.FAre you Calling about the Party?Laura: Hello. This is Laura Davis speaking.Simon: Oh, hello, Laura. This is Simon here. Simon Williams.Laura: Oh, Simon. How nice to hear you. Are you calling about the party? Y ou did get the invitation, didn’t you?Simon: Yes, thanks, I did. That’s just it. I’m afraid. You see, I’m already tied up that evening.Laura: Oh, really? That is a pity.Simon: Yes. I’m afraid it’s been planned for ages. You see, some friends of mine are coming to see me. I haven’t seen them for a long time, and you kn ow … well…I managed to get some tickets for the opera, and I promised to t ake them out to dinner afterw ards. I can’t get out of it, unfortunately. I wish I could.Laura: Oh, what a shame! We are looking forward to seeing you. Still, if you can drop in later with your friends, we’d love to see you.Simon: Thanks. Well, I’ll certainly try, but I don’t think there’s much chance. Actually I’ve sent you an e-mail to say I can’t come.Laura: Oh, have you? That’s very kind, thanks. Well, keep in touch, Simon. Simon: I will. Regards to James. And I hope the party goes well. Bye! Laura: Thanks. Bye.Note: for ages: for a long timeUnit 5Part ACommunicative Function1.Call Back David Johnson this afternoon2.Call Bill Green at 415-289-1074 this evening. It's important.3.Meet Judy outside the Art Museum at ten tomorrow morning.4.Don't forget to go to Tom's party this evening.Listening Strategy1.6247-22552.5404-99823.612-930-9608Part BTextExercise 1: 1. b 2. aExercise 2:Telephone Message:For: Mr. Johnson of ABC ImportsCaller: Richard Alexander from Star ElectronicsMobile Phone Number: 909-555-2308Office number: 714-555-2000Message: Call Richard Alexander at office number before 6pm.A Business CallA: Good afternoon. ABC Imports. May I help you?B: Yes, may I speak to Mr. James Johnson, please?A: I’m afraid Mr. Johnson isn’t available right now. Would you like to leave a message?B: This is Richard Alexander with Star Electronics. It’s very important that he returns my call this afternoon.A: Does he have your office number and your mobile phone number?B: I thinks so, but let me give them to you again.A: Okay.B: My office number is 714-555-2000; my cell phone number is 909-555-2308. He can reach me at my office number before 6 p.m. or anytime today on m y mobile.A: Very well, I’ll give him your message as soon as he returns to the office. Part CExercise:1.Brian Tong2.Good luck Companyputer sales representative4. a degree in Computer science5. a computer programmer in a trading company for thee years.6.38839673Good Luck CompanySecretary: Good Luck Company.Applicant: I’m calling in c onnection with your post of computer sales r epresentative. Your advertisement said that I should ring up first for an interview.Secretary: That’s right. What are your qualifications?Applicant: I have a degree in Computer Science.Secretary: Do you have any relevant working experience?Applicant: Yes, I have been a computer programmer in a trading company for three years.Secretary: Can I have your name, please?Applicant: Brian Tong.Secretary: Okay, I’ve written down your information and I’ll pass this on to our personnel department for further consideration before we decide whether there will be an interview with you.Applicant: When would you let me know the result?Secretary: In about 2 weeks’ time, I think. How can I contact you, Mr Tong?Applicant: You can call me at my office at 38839673 during office hours.Secretary: 3-8-8-3-9-6-7-3. Okay, I’ll let you know the result when I hear from the personnel department.Unit 6Part ACommunicative Function1.He wants to know where he can buy a painting2.He found out how much the dress cost as well as where hi could buyit.3.She suggests that them man buy a tie for his cousin.Listening Strategy1.20.502.50.953.175.404.50.805.594Part BTextExercise 1:1.In a department store2.there are four people speaking in the conversation. they are the receptionist, the salesperson, Ann and Mark3.to buy a dress for AnnExercise 2: 1. a 2. d 3. b 4. d 5. cWhere Can We Find Women’s Wear?Mark: Excuse me, where can we find women’s wear?Receptionist: On the second floor. You can take the escalator on your right. Mark: Thank you.Salesperson: Good morning. Can I help you?Ann: No, thanks. We’re just looking.Mark: How about this red dress, Ann? It’s very fashionable.Ann: I don’t know. I’m not crazy about red. I think it’s a bit too bright for me.Salesperson: How about this white dress? It’s a new arrival for the season. Ann: Is it? it looks pretty. But is it very expensive?Mark: Let me see the price tag. It says $299Ann: That’s too expensive for me. I’d like something below $200. Salesperson: What about this blue dress? It’s on sale. It’s 10% off, so it’s onl y $126/Ann: Umm. I like the color. Do you think it’ll look good on me, Mark? Mark: I think so. Why don’t you try it on?Salesperson: What size do you take?Ann: Medium.Salesperson: Here’s a medium in blue. The fit ting room is right behind you.Ann: (wearing the dress) What do you think of it, Mark?Mark: It’s very nice. I think blue su its you. And it fits perfectly.Ann: Great. I think I’ll take it.Mark: That’s a good deal.Salesperson: Will that be cash or charge?Ann: Cash, please.Part CExercise:1....some defective goods2....was absent/...had mistaken his shop for a second had goods store./ ...was careless3....the mistake/...exchange the ladies' purchases/...half the price.Defective GoodsThe other day, Mrs. White bought some bed linen at a small store near her h ome. The store had a good reputation, and Mrs. White had often shopped ther e before. But when she got home and examined the sheets, Mrs. White was s hocked. One of them had a big hole in the middle, and another was badly sta ined. And two others were frayed at the edges.As you can imagine, Mrs. White was very angry and she went back immediat ely to complain. When she arrived, the store was closed and the two other an gry ladies were waiting outside. One of them told Mrs. White that she had bo ught some towels that morning, and the other lady said that she had purchased a linen tablecloth. In both cases the goods were defective. A little later some other women joined them, and they all told the same story.Finally the storekeeper appeared and let them in. The poor man looked very w orried. He became very nervous when the ladies threatened to call the police, but he denied trying to cheat them. Then he explained what had happened. In his absence, the driver of a delivery truck had mistaken his shop for a second hand goods store and had delivered a load of used material from a nearby hot el. The sales clerk had not bothered to check the delivery and had started selli ng the defective goods right away.The storekeeper apologized for the mistake and promised to exchange the ladie s’ purchases and to refund half the price. Needless to say he fired the careless assistant.Unit 7Part ACommunicative Function1.O,2.O3.F4.F5.O6.F7.O8.O9.F 10.O 11.O 12.FListening Strategy(omitted)Part BTextExercise 1: 1.a 2.dExercise 2:Steve Wellsa university juniorB averagea lifeguard for two summersin an apartmenthard working and reliableseldom absent from work and always on timepay the rent of the apartmenta clerk in the mailroom2 to 6 am Monday through FridayMinimumWe Have an Opening NowMs. Campbell: Have a seat, Mr. Wells. Let me take a quick lo ok at your application… I see that you want a part-time job. Steve: That’s right.Ms. Campbell: We hire part-timers occasionally. How many hour s a week do you want to work?Steve: About fifteen or twenty.Ms. Campbell: You’re junior at the university, I see. Also, you were a lifeguard for the past two summers.Steve: Yes. But this year I have an apartment. So I need a job during the school year, too.Ms. Campbell: Do you think you can handle both a job and sch ool?Steve: Well, I have a B average. Yes, I think I can do it. Ms. Campbell: Your references are very good. They say you’re a hard worker and are very reliable.Steve: I seldom mis s work, and I’m always on time.Ms. Campbell: Well, Steve, we have one opening now. Steve: That’s wonderful!Ms. Campbell: We need a clerk in the mailroom.Steve: That’s fine.Ms. Campbell: The job pays the minimum wage.Steve: That’s okay.Ms. Campbell: Ho wever, it’s on the night shift.Steve: That’s all right.Ms. Campbell: The hours are 2 to 6 a. m., Monday through Frid ay.Steve: That’s …not so good.Ms. Campbell: I know. What do you think? Are you interested ?Steve: Well, …I often take a nap in the afternoon, and then Istay up late. I guess the hours are okay. When do I start?Ms. Campbell: On Monday.Steve: All right. Thank you.Part CExercise:mentioned: 1,3not mentioned but can be inferred: 2,5not mentioned and can't be inferred: 4,6Unusual IntervieweesA recent survey asked vice-presidents and personnel directors of America’s 100 largest corporations fro their most unusual experiences interviewing prospective employees. They included:A job applicant who challenged the interviewer to a fight.A job candidate who said he had never finished high school because he was k idnapped and kept in a closet in Mexico.A balding candidate who excused himself during the interview and then returne d wearing a full hairpiece.A candidate who wore headphones to the interview and, when asked to remov e them, explained that she could listen to the interviewer and the music at the same time.A candidate who said she didn’t have time for lunch and then started to eat a hamburger and French fries in the interv iewer’s office.A clumsy candidate who fell and broke an arm during the interview.An applicant who interrupted the questioning to phone her doctor for advice.A candidate who dozed off during the interview.A candidate who refused to sit down and insisted on being interviewed standin g up.A candidate who asked, “Would it be a problem if I’m angry most of the t im e?”It was reported that all of them were hired.Unit 8Part ACommunicative Function1.because he dialed the wrong number2.because she was late for work. she overslept.3.because he did not notify her earlier about quitting.4.because he could not hire the woman.Listening Strategy(omitted)Part BTextExercise 1: 1.c 2.b 3.cExercise 2:1.he was clumsy and spoiled everything he did.2.in a warehouse.3.he unpacked the goods newly arrived from the factory and put them inassigned places.4.Fred broke a large base.5.$3506.to deduct part of Fred's weekly wages until the base was paid for.7.as it would take a long time to deduct $350 from his wages, he couldkeep the job while he was paying for the vase.a steady jobFred, a very conscientious worker, had one serious flaw: he was clumsy. The poor boy spoiled everything he did and for that reason could never keep a job. He’d had many jobs over the years but only for a few weeks at a time. For six months, Fred was out of employment. Finally, he got a job in a warehou se where many different types of home furnishings were stored. Fred’s job was to unpack the merchandise newly arrived from the factory and put each item in its assigned place. The work was only temporary, but after so long with no employment at all it was better than nothing.One morning Fred unpacked a large and quite fragile vase. He picked it up to carry across the warehouse. But he had only walked two steps and he tripped. There was a loud crash as the vase fell from Fred’s hands a nd shattered into a thousand pieces.Fred was called immediately to the manager’s office, and he was sure he woul d be fired. The you ng man’s spirits began to drop.“I’ll have to deduct something from your wages every week until the vase is paid for,” the m anager said sternly.“How much is the vase worth?” Fred asked.“$350”A wide grin spread across the young man’s face. “That’s wonderful!” he sho uted happily. “At last I have a steady job!”Part CExercise: 1.d 2.c 3.d 4.b 5.bMark HillMark Hill is a traffic police officer in Watford, near London. He works on so me of the busiest Motorways in Britain, the M1 and the M25.There are traffic police on duty twenty-four hours a day. There are three shifts, and each shift is eight hours. On average they have to deal with three to fou r accidents each shift. Here is Mark Hill talking about his job:“We deal with anyone in the accident who is injured. That’s the first thing. Then we have to clear the road and get the traffic moving again.”“Most accidents happen because people drive too fast—especially when the ro ads are wet. Sometimes we get accidents that occur because drivers don’t follo w the rules. For example, I’ve seen a number of cases of drivers overtaking o n the left. This is illegal in Britain. If you want to overtake, you have to go i nto the fast lane on the right.”“Not everyone can use a motorway in Britain. People that ride a bicycle or a small motorbike are not allowed to use it.“I like my job. I have a varied working day—I never know what I’m going to do from one day to the next. And I meet all kinds of people. I don’t thin k there ‘s any other job that can give you that experience.”Unit 9Part ACommunicative Function1.Mrs. FaberOct. 20thThree nightsone double room130 dollars including breakfast2.Mr.Green8:00 tomorrow morningPudong AirportRoom 804, Park HotelListening Strategy1.March 122.May 23.25 days4.June 91. Agent: York Hotel. Can I help you?Woman: Yes. I’d like to book a room for three nights.Agent: When will you be arriving?Woman: We’ll arrive the day after tomorrow. That’s October 20th. (Arrival tim e)Agent: Yes, madam. Single or double?Woman: One double room. (Type of room)Agent: All right. One double room until 23rd. (Length of stay: Three nights) Woman: How much will that beAgent: $ 130 a night, including breakfast. (Price)Woman: That’ll be fine.Agent: May I have your name, please?Woman: Faber, F-a-b-e-r, Faber, Mrs. Faber.Agent: Thank you, Mrs. Faber. Goodbye.Woman: Bye.2.Woman: Hello, Qiangshen Taxi Company.Man: Hello. I’d like to book a taxi to Pudong Airport for tomorrow morning. (Destination)Woman: When exactly?Man: I have to be there by 9: 30.Woman: I see. Your address, please.Man: Room 904, Park Hotel. (Address)。
现代大学英语Unit 1课后练习答案
Vocabulary第一大题第三小题1.Sense: sensitive; sensible; senseless; sensibility; oversensitive; insensitive;2.Technique: technical; technically; technician; technology3.Special; specially; specialty; specialize; especially4.Intellect: intellectual; intelligent; intelligence5.Civil: civilize; civilization; civilized; uncivilized第四小题1.很多人都认同，大学扩招是一个大业绩。
2.提供能够满足高要求的注册会计师仍然是一个大问题。
3.过早的专业化并非明智之举，学生在进入专业领域之前应该广泛接触世界文化。
4.有一天我们可能会变得强大，但我们绝不能变得傲慢，我们应当继续遵循和平共处的原则。
5.一个国家的力量本质上依赖于该国的文明进程，这是一个深刻的认识。
6.我们队过去苦难的记忆是一笔巨大的精神财富。
第二大题1.Fold one’s arms2.Fold the letter3.Acquire knowledge4.Generate ideas5.Generate jobs/careers/professions6.Generate power/electricity7.Generate/arouse interest8.Employ workers9.Employ/use/make use of time10.Rear/raise/bring up one’s children/offspring11.Rear sheep12.Raise one’s family13.Raise one’s voice14.Raise tax15.Raise the question16.Maintain contact17.Maintain law and order18.Maintain peace第三大题Synonyms近义词1.Fairly: reasonably/ rather/ quite2.Obviously: clearly; evidently3.Maintain: keep4.Rear (children): raise; bring up5.Acquire (knowledge): gain; obtain6.Generate (ideas): produce7.Certify: prove8.Faculty: department (at university); teaching staff9.Mankind: humanity; human beings; man10.Pharmacist: druggist; chemist (BrE)11.Specimen: type; example; model; case; sample12.Enroll (a school): enter; join13.Nevertheless: however; but14.Penetrating: sharp; thoughtful; profound15.Intellect: thinker; intellectual16.Shudder: shake; tremble; shiver;quake17.Inevitably: unavoidably; certainly18.Aid: help; assist(ance)19.Assume: suppose; think; guess20.Peculiar: strange; odd; unusual; queer;21.Accomplishment: achievement; success; victory victorious Victoria22.Expertise: special skillAntonyms反义词1.Available: unavailable2.Arrogantly: modestly3.Specific: general4.Qualified: unqualified5.Civilized: uncivilized; savage; barbarious6.Fold: unfold7.Employed: unemployedpetence: incompetence9.Sensitive: insensitive第六大题1. It is wrong to raise our children （in）the way we grow flowers in the greenhouse. W e mustexpose them to all social problems because very soon they will be dealing with them as responsible citizens.2. As time goes on, we are inevitably going to get more and more involved in international affairs. And conflicts are sure to occur because there always exist different views and interests among nations.3. We are proud of our accomplishments, and we have reason to be. But we must never become arrogant. Otherwise/Or we will lose o urfriends.4. Information is now easily available. An average computer can store the information of an average library.5. That construction company is not qualified to handle the project. They do not have any legal document to certify that they have the necessary expertise. We must find a companythat specializes in building theaters.6. These think tanks do not make decisions. They are out to generate new ideas and penetra ting analyses that will be extremely useful for decision makers.7. The growth of GDP is not everything. Our country cannot be said to have been modernized unless the quality of our people’s lives is really improved.8. Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were still quite happy as children, for there was clean air, clean water, a lot of fish, crabs and eels in the rivers, lakes and ponds; and a lot of flowers, trees and birds in the fields. 9. Give absolute power to any individual or any particular group of people, and that person or group is sure to Abuse/misuse power because, just as Lord Act ion says, “Power corrupts, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.”10. Traditionally in our country, school education was always said to be moreimportant and useful, compared with all other pursuits.Grammar第一大题It is far more complicated to talk about the future than to talk about the present and past. Generally speaking, future time is expressed in the following ways:Future at presentA.“will”as in 3): used to say that something is expected to happen“will be doing” as in 4): used to say that you are sure that something will happen because arrangements have been madeB.“be going to” as in 2) and 5): used to say that something will happen quite soon or to talk about sb’s intentions or what they have decided to doC.“the present progressive现在进行时”as in 10): used to talk about something will happen because you have planned or arranged itD.“the simple present一般现在时”as in 9): used to say that something will definitely happen at a particular time, especially because it has been officially arrangedFuture in the pastA.“would”as in 7): used to say what you intended to do or expected to happenB.“was/were going to”as in 1): used to say that something was expected to happenC.“was/were to do”as in 6) and 8): used to talk about something that would happen because it had been planned or arranged.第二大题第一小题1.Two nouns2.Two adjectives3.Two prepositional phrases4.Two infinitive phrases5.Two noun phrases6.Two noun phrases7.Two prepositional phrases8.Two prepositional phrases第二小题1.The province is strong both in industry and in agriculture./ The province is not only strong in industry, but also in agriculture.2.Relief agencies say the immediate problem is not a lack of food, but transportation.3.Generally, after working for the company for five years, a number of young employees either are promoted or leave. programs for children should not only entertain but also teach.5.Obviously, these children are motivated not by a desire to achieve, but by fear of failure.6.At present, it would be neither practical nor desirable to eliminate examinationsaltogether.n Americans are playing a more active role in politics than ever before, both at local and national level.8.My uncle believes that in our town sightseeing is best done either by tour bus or by bicycle.9.Wood flooring not only cleans easily, but is environmentally friendly.10.Until I read the article I knew neither where she was brought up nor (where she was) educated.11.I find the new manager neither easy to get along with nor delightful to talk to.12.Contrary to what people had expected, not only did he attend the meeting, but he also spoke for twenty minutes.第三大题(1) other (2) best (3) reason (4) mental (5) next (6) As (7) take (8) cool (9) thinking (10) rest第四大题1.T hepremier is leaving for New York for a UN= United Nations conference tomorrow.2. He is to meet the heads of state of several co untries during his stay in New York.3. what are you going to do during the Nationa l Day holidays? Are you going home or staying on campus?4. –What do you think school will be like in tw enty years’ time?- I think thatchildren will probably learn at home with a mechanized teacher.5. Thirty years ago, my grandparents never tho ught that they wouldbe able to move into a two-story house with all the modernfacilities.He is a two-year-old boy. equipment6. What they lack is not money but experience.7. They have come to China not only to learn Chinese, but(also)to learn about Chinese culture (as well).8. What children want most from their parents are not materialthings but love and attention.9. You may either write your essay in your reg ular exercisebook or do it on your computer.10. I’m not quite sure why he didn’t show up. Either he was not interested, or he simply forg ot about it.11. A society should respect both its scientists and its garbage collectors/sanitation worker.12. He is miserly both with his money and with his time.mean第五大题1.I will phone you as soon as I arrive in Beijing.2.We can hardly imagine what life will be like in 50 years.3.No mistake. Here “if...will”is possible when “will” expresses “willingness”4.Please be seated, everyone. The show is about to begin. (Note:Use “be about to do sth” to say that something will happen almost immediately. “Will” is not used.)5.It is predicted that in about ten years’ time, China will be able to send man to the Moon. (Note:“To be able to do sth”is used to say that it is possible for someone or something to do something.)6.Drop in whenever you please. You’ll always be welcome. (Note:Adverbs of frequency频率副词, such as always, usually, often, sometimes, etc., usually go immediately in front of the main verb.)7.Neither his parents, nor his brother was able to come to his performance.(Note:The main verb agrees with the noun phrase introduced by nor就近原则)8.Both her friends and her English teacher believe she will win the talent contest.9.My father regards creativity both as a gift and as a skill. (Note: Normally, the two items connected by emphasizing coordinating conjunction s并列连词should be expressed in the same grammatical form, here, two prepositional phrases.)10.No mistake. Though the two items “do it now”and “after class”aren’t the same grammatical form, this is acceptable because we can regard them as condensed form “We can either do it now or (do it)after class.”Therefore, the two items can also be different grammatical forms serving the same grammatical function, here, both as adverbials.。
现代大学英语听力1Unit2原文及答案（完整版）
Unit 2Task 1【答案】A.1) elephants 2) chimpanzees 3) giraffes 4) penguins 5) kangaroos 6) zebras 7) polar bears B.1) and a tail 2) big ears 【原文】1) They live in Africa and India. They have four legs and a tail. They are very big and very strong. They are intelligent, too. They have a trunk and some of them have tusks. They sometimes live for 70 years. 2) They live in Africa and Asia. The y are brown. They have arms and legs, but they don’t have a a tail. tail. tail. Their Their Their arms arms arms are are are very very very long long long and and and they they they have have have big big big ears. ears. ears. They They They are are are good good good climbers. climbers. climbers. They They They are are very intelligent, too. 3) They live in Africa. They are very tall. They have four legs, a tail and a very long neck. They eat leaves and twigs. They can run very fast. They are brown and white. 4) They live in very cold countries. They have wings, but they can’t fly. They are good swimmers. They eat fish. They are blue and white or black and white. 5) They live in Australia. They are red or gray. They have short front legs, long back legs and a very very long long long tail. tail. tail. The The The back back back legs legs legs and and and the the the tail tail tail are are are very very very strong. strong. strong. They They They can can can run run run very very very fast. fast. fast. The The The females females carry their young in a pouch. 6) They live in Africa. They have four legs and a tail. They have a beautiful coat with black and white or brown and white stripes. They eat grass and plants. 7) They live in very cold countries. They have four legs. They are very big and very strong. They have a white coat. They can swim. They eat seals and fish. Task 2【答案】A.1) The cheetah. 2) 170 km/h. 3) More than 100 km/h. 4) Because most animals run on four legs. 5) Because we have machines. B.1) F, 2) F, 3) T 【原文】The fastest animal on land is the cheetah. It can run at a speed of about 100 kilometres an hour. The fastest bird in the world can fly at 170 km/h, and the fastest fish can swim at more than 100 km/h. Human beings are not very fast. The fastest man in the world can only run at about 40 km/h. Many animals can run faster than this. But most animals run on four legs. Four legs are better than two, aren’t they? Why do we only have two legs?Scientists say that we are more intelligent than other animals because we stand on two legs, so so we we we can can can use use use our hands our hands for for other other other things. We can pick things. We can pick things things up up up with with with them. them. them. We We We can can can use use use tools. tools. Human beings have used tools for millions of years. That is why our brains have developed. That is why we have become the most intelligent animals in the world. In In the the the past past past few few few years, years, years, we we we have have have made made made all all all kinds kinds kinds of of of machines. machines. machines. W e W e have have have made made made cars, cars, cars, ships, ships, aeroplanes and spacecraft. In these machines we can travel faster than any animal —by land, by sea, or by air. We can even go to the moon. No other animal has ever done that! Task 3【答案】A.1) Climate, lack of food and aliens from outer space might be responsible for their extinction. 2) No. B.B: might have gotten, killed them off A: may have run out of food B: could have been destroyed by aliens 【原文】A: You know, w e’re studying dinosaurs in science class.we’re studying dinosaurs in science class. It’s really interesting.B: Oh, yeah? Hey, have you learned why the dinosaurs disappeared? A: Well, no one knows for sure. B: I thought it had something to do with the climate. The temperature might have gotten cooler and killed them off. A: Yeah, that’s one theory. Another idea is that they may have run out of food. B: Uh-h uh. And you know, there’s even a theory that they could have been destroyed by aliens huh. And you know, there’s even a theory that they could have been destroyed by aliens from outer space. A: That sounds crazy to me! Task 4【答案】1) The mayfly. A few hours. 2) They just do two things: finding a mate and producing young. 3) We could judge by its growth rings. 4) It was kept for 152 years. 【原文】For the shortest life, the first prize must go to the mayfly, which typically lives only a matter of a few hours after it emerges from its shell. Few mayflies live to see the sun rise again. These creatures creatures devote devote devote their their their whole whole whole lives lives lives to to to a a a single single single desperate desperate desperate mission: mission: mission: finding finding finding a a a mate mate mate and and and producing producing young. They d on’t even have functional mouths and stomachs. They simply have no time to eat. In don’t even have functional mouths and stomachs. They simply have no time to eat. In fact they have no time for anything else. The The record-holder record-holder record-holder for for for the the the longest longest longest life life life may may may be be be the the the Arctic Arctic Arctic clam, clam, clam, one one one of of of which which which lived lived lived quietly quietly underwater for 220 years. However it did not have any birth certificate to prove this. One could only judge by its growth rings. If you insist on better documentation, the oldest animal ever was probably a tortoise that died in in 1918. 1918. 1918. It It It had had had been been been captured captured captured already already already full-grown full-grown full-grown in in in 1766, 1766, 1766, nine nine nine years years years before before before the the the American American Revolution began and it died 152 years later as World War I came to a close. Task 5【答案】 A.People have different opinions on using animals for research. B.1) for a. was tried first on animals. b. is dependent on c. using unwanted animals. 2) against a. suffer b. unnecessary c. the same rights 3) a. cell culture b. computer modeling. 【原文】Every Every year year year about about about 17 17 17 million million million animals animals animals are are are used used used in in in Laboratory Laboratory Laboratory experiments. experiments. experiments. But But But in in in many many countries today, a difficult question is being asked: Do we have the right to use animals in this way? People People who who who are are are for for for using using using animals animals animals in in in research research research argue argue argue that that that the the the use use use of of of animals animals animals in in in medical medical research has has many many many practical practical benefits. benefits. Animal Animal research research has has has enabled enabled enabled researchers researchers to to develop develop treatments treatments for for for many many many diseases, diseases, diseases, such such such as as as heart heart heart disease disease disease and and and depression. depression. depression. It It It would would would not not not have have have been been possible to develop vaccines for diseases like smallpox and polio without animal research. Every drug anyone takes today was tried first on animals. Future medical research is dependent on the use of animals. Which is more important: the life of a rat or that of a three-year-old child? Medical Medical research research research is is is also also also an an an excellent excellent excellent way way way of of of using using using unwanted unwanted unwanted animals. animals. animals. Last Last Last year, year, year, over over over 12 12 million animals had to be killed in animal shelters because no one wanted them as pets.However those who are against it point out that the fact that humans benefit cannot be used to justify using animals in research any more than it can be used to justify experimenting on other humans. Animals suffer a lot during these experiments. They are forced to live in small cages, and they may be unable to move. Much of the research that is carried out is unnecessary anyway. Animals have the same rights as humans do — to be able to move freely and not to have pain or or fear fear fear forced forced forced on on on them. them. them. Researchers Researchers Researchers must must must find find find other other other ways ways ways of of of doing doing doing their their their research, research, research, using using using cell cell culture and computer modeling. There should be no animals in research laboratories at all. Task 6【答案】A.1) No. 2) Because zoo officials want him to produce cubs with another female tiger, so they don ’t want him to become too interested in this family. B.1) four months 2) 13 kilograms 3) horse meat, their mother ’s milk. 4) the National Zoo ’s Website C.1) c, 2) c, 3) b 【原文】Visitors to the National Zoo in Washington D. C. can see three new young tigers. The rare babies met the public for the first time late last month. Ch ip O’Neal tells us about them. The The mother mother mother tiger tiger tiger sat sat sat nearby nearby nearby on on on the the the grass grass grass as as as her her her babies babies babies rolled, rolled, rolled, chased chased chased and and and bit bit bit each each each other other playfully. Then Korenchy also jumped into the games. Her cubs were born at the zoo four months ago. They are called Mike, Eric and Chrisy. The new young tigers at the National Zoo each weigh about 13 kilograms. Their fur is dark orange with black stripes. They eat horse meat and drink milk from Korenchy. Korenchy Korenchy and and and her her her babies babies babies are are are Sumatran Sumatran Sumatran tigers. tigers. tigers. Sumatran Sumatran Sumatran tigers tigers tigers came came came from from from the the the Indonesian Indonesian island of Sumatra. They are now in danger of disappearing from the earth. Fewer than 500 of these tigers remain in the world. That includes about 60 living in zoos in North America. Korenchy came to the National Zoo from the Jakarta Zoo in Indonesia. The girl was part of the Sumatran Tiger Species Survival Program. Korenchy has given birth to live cubs three tines. The father of her new cubs is Rokan, a Sumatran tiger who arrived two years ago from another zoo. Korenchy and Rokan had their babies the natural way instead of the scientific method often used to produce young animals in zoos. A A wire wire wire fence fence fence separates separates separates Rokan Rokan Rokan from from from his his his babies. babies. babies. Zoo Zoo Zoo workers workers workers who who who care care care for for for Rokan Rokan Rokan say say say he he reaches through the fence to wash the cubs with his tongue. They say this means he recognizes Mike, Mike, Eric Eric Eric and and and Chrisy Chrisy Chrisy as as as his his his cubs. cubs. cubs. However, However, However, zoo zoo zoo officials officials officials are are are hoping hoping hoping that that that Rokan Rokan Rokan will will will produce produce more cubs with another female Sumatran tiger at the zoo, so they do not want him to become too interested in this family. The The National National National Zoo Zoo Zoo hopes hopes hopes to to to keep keep keep the the the Sumatran Sumatran Sumatran tiger tiger tiger cubs cubs cubs for for for at at at least least least 18 18 18 months months months before before sending sending them them them to to to other other other zoos. zoos. zoos. That That That is is is about about about the the the age age age when when when most most most tiger tiger tiger cubs cubs cubs in in in the the the wild wild wild leave leave leave their their mothers. The National Zoo has placed cameras in the Sumatran tigers ’ living area, so people with computers can see them. To do this, use your computer to find the National Zoo ’s Website at www. /natzoo. Task 7【答案】A.1) Cats have been more popular, because there are more pet cats in American homes. 2) About 8,000 years 3) They probably arrived in the United States from Europe. 4) No. B.1) a) food especially prepared for cats b) other equipment c) with images of cats d) in special burial grounds 2) a) pleasure b) care c) being alone d) independent C.1) F, 2) F, 3) T, 4) F, 5) F 【原文】An old expression says, “Man Man’’s best friend is his dog.” Today, however, it seems that cats have replaced dogs as the most popular pets in American homes. Americans have more than 62 million pet dogs. But even more cats — more than 64 million — live in American homes. These pet cats may have long hair or short hair. They are different colors and sizes. Some are costly costly animals animals animals that that that take take take part part part in in in competitions. competitions. competitions. Many Many Many more more more are are are common common common American American American mixtures mixtures mixtures of of several kinds of cats. Most house cats live a good life. They are not expected to work for their food. Instead, they rule their homes like furry kings and queens. They wait for their owners to serve them. Americans are increasingly s erious about their cats. These concerns have made the care of serious about their cats. These concerns have made the care of cats into big business. Each year, cat owners buy tons of food especially prepared for cats. They buy toys and other equipment. equipment. They They They buy buy buy jewelry jewelry jewelry and and and clothes clothes clothes for for for themselves themselves themselves with with with images images images of of of cats cats cats on on on them. them. them. Some Some owners even bury their dead pets in special burial grounds. Humans have loved and respected cats for centuries. Scientists have evidence that cats and people lived together as long as 8000 years ago. The small house cat was once a highly honored animal. In ancient Egypt, for example, people who killed a cat could be punished by death. Early in American history cats were not treated as gods, however. They probably arrived in the United States with settlers and traders from Europe. These cats worked. They killed rats and mice. Sometimes, Sometimes, Americans Americans Americans mistreated mistreated mistreated their their their cats. cats. cats. During During During the the the early early early days days days of of of the the the nation, nation, nation, religious religious extremists extremists believed believed believed that that that some some some cats cats cats were were were working working working for for for the the the devil. devil. devil. Black Black Black cats cats cats were were were especially especially suspected of being evil. Later, American families who had enough food began taking cats into their homes. People cared for the cats because the animals gave them pleasure. The cats thanked people for feeding them by making a purring sound. This pleasant noise usually means a cat is happy. Animal experts offer several reasons why cats have become so popular as house pets. They say say cats cats cats need need need less less less care care care than than than dogs. And dogs. And cats cats do do do not not not seem seem seem to to to suffer suffer suffer as as as much much much as as as dogs dogs dogs from from from being being alone if the owners are away. Still, millions of other people do not like cats at all. They say dogs are better and more loving pets. They say cats do not have much feeling. They believe cats stay with people only to be fed. Cat owners defend their pets against such criticism. They say cats are just much more independent than dogs. A student of animal medicine explains the situation this way: dogs follow you around — they want want you you you to to to talk talk talk to to to them them them and and and play play play with with with them them them a a lot lot of of the the time. time. time. Cats Cats Cats like like like more more more space space space and and and more more privacy — this does not mean they do not love their owners. Task 8【答案】Little Little Steve Steve Steve has has has a a a pet pet pet rabbit, rabbit, rabbit, Bunny. Bunny. Bunny. He He He plays plays plays with with with it it it every every every day day day after after after school. school. school. One One One day day day his his mother sees that her little boy is holding Bunny by the ears. From time to time he gives the poor rabbit an angry shake and says: “How much is two plus two?”“Steve,Steve,”” says his mother, “Why do you treat your poor little Bunny that way?” “Well,Well,”” explains Steve angrily, “Our teacher says that rabbits multiply very quickly, but this dummy can ’t even add.”Task 9【答案】 Most mammals live on land, but not all of them. Millions of years ago, some mammals went back to the sea and lived there. The legs of these animals disappeared, and after a long time they looked like fish. These animals became whales and dolphins. Whales and dolphins are still like other mammals in many ways. They are warm-blooded and they breathe air. They also have big brains. That is why they are more intelligent than fish. Whales have the biggest brains in the world. Their brain is bigger than the brain of a human being. 。
现代大学英语 Unit 1 Half a Day
IntroductionElementary English is one of the required courses for English majors. Traditionally it is called intensive reading. Intensive means “which gives a lot of attention or action to a small amount of sth/ in a small amount of time.” It is contrasted to extensive reading. Extensive means “large in amount”. In intensive reading, you need to make sure the correct pronunciation of each word, the appropriate meanings of each word, phrase and sentences, not only the literal meaning, but the deeper and implied meaning. To achieve this , you need to know some background infromation and knowledge.This is only one part of intensive reading. It is an integrated English course. The aims of this course is to development students language skills, that is, listening, speaking, reading, writing and translating；to broaden their knowledge and devlope their ciritical way of thinking as well. Class hours are far from being sufficient. You need spend more hours to study before class and after class.Unit 1 Half a DayTeaching Procedure1. Warm-up Activities2. Background Information3. Text Appreciation4. Language Study5. ExerciseⅠ. Warm-up ActivitiesDiscussion:1. On “First Day at School”Was it hard for you to leave home for the first time in your life? Who saw you off at the railway st ation? Who came to school with you?What did he/she say to you on the way?What do you think is the business of university? What do you expect to learn here? Did you feel y ou were a stranger the first day you arrived?Did you find the university just as you had imagined? In what way was it as you imagined, and in what way wasn’t it?Were you disappointed when you found it wasn’t as good as you had expected?2. On the Change of a CityDoes your hometown look like how it used to when you were in primary school? How much does your hometown change? How do you see these changes?II. Background InformationNotes on the text 1 p4Ⅲ. Text Appreciation1. General UnderstandingPlot: a little boy’s first time to go to schoolSetting: on the way to schoolat schoolon the way homeProtagonists: ―I‖–the boy in the storyTheme :Writing devices:2. Thematic AnalysisEverything is changing!1. All my clothes are new.2. School makes useful men out of boys.3. My misgivings had had no basis.4. Our path was not totally sweet and unclouded.5. The lady would sometimes smile, but yell and scold often.6. The streets lined with the gardens disappeared.7. I turned out to be a grandpa.What changes are conveyed?changes on my part: clothes’ my view on school; my outer appearancechanges on other people’s part: the lady’s attitude toward uschanges in the society : the street crowded with cars, high buildings, rubbish and childrenThe following are a few possible understandings of the message the story conveys. Which one do you agree with? Argue with your group partners.Time and tide wait for no man.Life is a tragedy. There is nothing permanent in life but change. Education can never keep up wit h changes in society. Life is short and time is precious.Life is a dream. Do not take anything seriously.Time goes by quickly and many things can take place in your lifetime. Before you know it, a new society is born.3. Text StructurePart 1 (paras.1-7 ) : The boy’s misgivings about school. Questions for Part 1:①What does this part tell us about the boy’s relations with his parents?A: It seems that the boy was closer to his mother. Probably his mother was gentle while his father was strict.②How did the boy see school?A: A punishment (P 4); a prison (P6); a dreadful place③Read the following suggestions made by the father. Which ones do you agree with and which ones not? Have you ever been given some suggestions by your parents when entering the university? L ist them out.School is a place that makes useful men out of boys.Don’t you want to be useful like your brothers?Put a smile on your face and be a good example to others. Be a man.Today you truly begin life. A: Open.Part 2 (paras.8-16 ) :How the boy felt about schoolQuestions for Part 2: ① Did the boy change his attitude towards school after entering it? A: P 13.② How many experiences did the boy tell us about the school life? A: P14.Part 3 (paras.17-20 ):Walking out of the school, he found time had changed everything. Questions for Part 3:① What did he see on his way home?A: P17. ② How do you understand the ending? What is the effect of this writing strategy? Do you know any other novels/stories written with the same strategy?A: The protagonist returns after being absent for a short time to find everything changed beyond re cognition.Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle. Rip was a simple good-natured man. One fine day he went with his dog to the mountains to hunt squirrels. He drank something a queer old man offered him, and fell fast asleep. When he woke up he found himself an old man and that great changes had occ urred in his village during his absence. In the village inn the portrait of King George 3 had been re placed by one of General Washington. This technique is often used to emphasize rapid changes in society.《贾奉雉》from《聊斋》贾奉雉才名冠世，考试却屡战屡败。
外研社现代大学英语听力一(Unit1-2)原文
Unit 11.Okay, okay, let’s begin. Hello, everyone. My name’s Susan Hudson and I’ll be your teacher for this class, Intercultural Communication.Uh, to begin with, please take a look at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should know by now, this class meets on Tuesdays from 3:15 to 4:50. We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Thursday in Room 405 during the last two months of the class.Uh, this is the text for the class, Beyond Language. Unfortunately, the books haven’t come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to purchase them at the bookstore the day after tomorrow. Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance on a midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroom participation.My office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays, and you can set up an appointment to meet with me at other times as well.2.Librarian: Can I help you?Student: Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book called Sociology and the Modern Age. According to the syllabus,the book is in the library, but I haven’t been able to find it.Librarian: Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?Student: Yes, uh...I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is. Librarian: Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means you cannot find it on the shelves in its usual place. You need to goto a special room called the reserve room. It’s down the hall and to theright.Student: I’m sorry—I still don’t understand what you mea n by on reserve. Librarian: You see, your professor wants everyone in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of theother students will have the opportunity to read it. So, your professor hasinsured that all students have the opportunity to read it by placing it onreserve.Student: So, will I be able to find this book?Librarian: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for afew hours, and he or she MUST read it in the library during that time. Thatway, the book stays in the library, and all students have a chance to read it. Student: OK. Thank you. I understand now.Librarian: Will there be anything else?Student: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!3.Hello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library facilities and operating hours.First of all, the library’s collection of books, reference materials, and otherresources are found on levels one to four of this building. Level one houses our humanities and map collections. On level two, you will find our circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copy facilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level three. You can also find back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months on this level. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilm collection, and the multimedia center are located on level four.Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times. There is a 50-cents-a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.4.Randall: Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?Faith: Sure. What’s up?Randall: Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday’s orientation meeting to make sure everything is ready.Faith: Okay. Here’s a copy of the tentative schedule. [Okay.] Now, the registration starts at 8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right.] Then, the orientation meeting will commence at 9:30.Randall: Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now we have someone from the international center coming to speak to thestudents on extracurricular activities, so how about ending the meetingaround 11?Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.], followed by 20-minute break before lunch. [OK.] And, immediately after lunch, we have reserved a campus shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh. OK.] We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?Faith: Well, we’re planning to start them at 2:15.Randall: Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they’ll be hard pressed to start then.Faith: Ok, let’s get things rolling around 2:45.Randall: Ok, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk? Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack.[Oh, it’s not that bad.] Here, use mine.Randall: OK. And we’ll need 150 copies of this program guide by then.Faith: Hey. That’s a tall order on such short notice! How about lending me a hand to put things together [OK.] by this afternoon so we don’t have to worry about them?Randall: OK. And I think the manager has given the green light to go ahead and use the more expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:45 until, let’s say, 4:30. [OK.] I hopewe can wrap things up by 5.Randall: Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day.Faith: I agree. I’ll pass this schedule by the director for a final look5.Receptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Student: Yes, please. I would want to have some information about the…erm…the courses at Swan School.Recep tionist: Is that a summer course you’re interested in?Student: Yes. Yes, please.Receptionist: Yes. Fine. OK. Well, we have…erm…short intensive full-time courses during the summer.Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course. Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.Student: How many hours per week, please?Receptionist: Well, it’s about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.Student: You must have a lot of students in the c lass, haven’t you? Receptionist: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about between 12 and 14 students.Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course?Receptionist: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the24th of July until the 10th of August.Student: What about the fees per course?Receptionist: Yes, each…each course costs ￡150 plus V AT, which is 15 percent, anda ￡5 registration fee.Student: And deposit, please?Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit of ￡20 and the ￡5 registration fee.Student: Oh thank you. Do we have to find our…our own accommodation? Receptionist: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families.Student: How much does it cost?Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and break fast only which is ￡20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about ￡27 a week.Student: ￡27. Thank you very much.Receptionist: You’re welcome.6.Every year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT 1).The SAT 1 is a three-hour exam that tests students’ math and verbal skills. Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. Thetest is held every year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,000.A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of America’s best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and 1,600.The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will appear on the students’ records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only thing needed. American universities also look at a student’s subject gra des, what they do outside of school, and their teachers’ recommendations.In addition to the SAT 1, some universities require high school students to take at least three SAT IIs. These one-hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.7.Japanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.They choose the places they want to go and apply before January of their final year. The university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides tests for 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some private ones make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year starts in April.In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo, many students attend special preparation schools on top of their regular classes. These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study.8.The School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge, The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centres, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21 hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is ￡1,130. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is ￡670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.9.This school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree- filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.General courses, either in the mornings or afternoons, comprise 15 50-minuteperiods per week. We cater for a wide range of classes from beginners to advanced, enabling us to place students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually no more than 14 students in a class. In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra costThere are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language laboratory, video, computer, lecture hall, canteen. We are open from January to December for courses of 3 to 14 weeks. There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in summer. Fees are approximately￡46 per week for general courses. Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half board. There is a full social programme and regular excursions.10.This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust. Situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre, the College occupies a complex of purpose-built blocks and 14 large Victorian houses providing academic and residential accommodation. Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language laboratories, computer room, science laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.All students are encouraged to participate in social and extracurricular activities including sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.Academic Year Courses (21 hours per week) leading to all principal EFL examinations, concentrate on language with selected studies in Literature, Politics, History, Art History, and Computing. Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.Unit 21. 1) They live in Africa and India. They have four legs and a tail. They are very big and very strong. They are intelligent, too. They have a trunk and some of them have tusks. They sometimes live for 70 years.2) They live in Africa and Asia. They are brown. They have arms and legs, but they don’t have a tail. Their arms are very long and they have big ears. They are good climbers. They are very intelligent, too.3) They live in Africa. They are very tall. They have four legs, a tail and a very long neck. They eat leaves and twigs. They can run very fast. They are brown and white.4) They live in very cold countries. They have wings, but they can’t fly. They are good swimmers. They eat fish. They are blue and white or black and white.5) They live in Australia. They are red or gray. They have short front legs, long back legs and a very long tail. The back legs and the tail are very strong. They can run very fast. The females carry their young in a pouch.6) They live in Africa. They have four legs and a tail. They have a beautiful coat withblack and white or brown and white stripes. They eat grass and plants.7) They live in very cold countries. They have four legs. They are very big and very strong. They have a white coat. They can swim. They eat seals and fish.2. The fastest animal on land is the cheetah. It can run at a speed of about 100 kilometres an hour. The fastest bird in the world can fly at 170 km/h, and the fastest fish can swim at more than 100 km/h.Human beings are not very fast. The fastest man in the world can only run at about 40 km/h.Many animals can run faster than this. But most animals run on four legs. Four legs are better than two, aren’t they? Why do we onl y have two legs?Scientists say that we are more intelligent than other animals because we stand on two legs, so we can use our hands for other things. We can pick things up with them. We can use tools. Human beings have used tools for millions of years. That is why our brains have developed. That is why we have become the most intelligent animals in the world.In the past few years, we have made all kinds of machines. We have made cars, ships, aeroplanes and spacecraft. In these machines we can travel faster than any animal—by land, by sea, or by air. We can even go to the moon. No other animal has ever done that!3. A: You know, we’re studying dinosaurs in science class.It’s really interesting.B: Oh, yeah? Hey, have you learned why the dinosaurs disappeared?A: Well, no one knows for sure.B: I thought it had something to do with the climate. The temperature might have gotten cooler and killed them off.A: Yeah, that’s one theory. Another idea is that they may have run out of food.B: Uh-huh. And you know, there’s even a theory that they could have been destroyed by aliens from outer space.A: That sounds crazy to me!4. For the shortest life, the first prize must go to the mayfly, which typically lives only a matter of a few hours after it emerges from its shell. Few mayflies live to see the sun rise again. These creatures devote their whole lives to a single desperate mission: finding a mate and producing young. They don’t even have functional mouths and stomachs. They simply have no time to eat. In fact they have no time for anything else.The record-holder for the longest life may be the Arctic clam, one of which lived quietly underwater for 220 years. However it did not have any birth certificate to prove this. One could only judge by its growth rings.If you insist on better documentation, the oldest animal ever was probably a tortoise that died in 1918. It had been captured already full-grown in 1766, nine years before the American Revolution began and it died 152 years later as World War I came to a close5. Every year about 17 million animals are used in Laboratory experiments. But in many countries today, a difficult question is being asked: Do we have the right to use animals in this way?People who are for using animals in research argue that the use of animals in medical research has many practical benefits. Animal research has enabled researchers to develop treatments for many diseases, such as heart disease and depression. It would not have been possible to develop vaccines for diseases like smallpox and polio without animal research. Every drug anyone takes today was tried first on animals.Future medical research is dependent on the use of animals. Which is more important: the life of a rat or that of a three-year-old child?Medical research is also an excellent way of using unwanted animals. Last year, over 12 million animals had to be killed in animal shelters because no one wanted them as pets.However those who are against it point out that the fact that humans benefit cannot be used to justify using animals in research any more than it can be used to justify experimenting on other humans. Animals suffer a lot during these experiments. They are forced to live in small cages, and they may be unable to move.Much of the research that is carried out is unnecessary anyway.Animals have the same rights as humans do— to be able to move freely and not to have pain or fear forced on them. Researchers must find other ways of doing their research, using cell culture and computer modeling. There should be no animals in research laboratories at all.6. Visitors to the National Zoo in Washington D. C. can see three new young tigers. The rare babies met the public for the first time late last month. Chip O’Neal tells us about them.The mother tiger sat nearby on the grass as her babies rolled, chased and bit each other playfully. Then Korenchy also jumped into the games. Her cubs were born at the zoo four months ago. They are called Mike, Eric and Chrisy. The new young tigers at the National Zoo each weigh about 13 kilograms. Their fur is dark orange with black stripes. They eat horse meat and drink milk from Korenchy.Korenchy and her babies are Sumatran tigers. Sumatran tigers came from the Indonesian island of Sumatra. They are now in danger of disappearing from the earth. Fewer than 500 of these tigers remain in the world. That includes about 60 living in zoos in North America.Korenchy came to the National Zoo from the Jakarta Zoo in Indonesia. The girl was part of the Sumatran Tiger Species Survival Program. Korenchy has given birth to live cubs three tines. The father of her new cubs is Rokan, a Sumatran tiger who arrived two years ago from another zoo. Korenchy and Rokan had their babies the natural way instead of the scientific method often used to produce young animals in zoos.A wire fence separates Rokan from his babies. Zoo workers who care for Rokan say he reaches through the fence to wash the cubs with his tongue. They say this means he recognizes Mike, Eric and Chrisy as his cubs. However, zoo officials are hoping that Rokan will produce more cubs with another female Sumatran tiger at the zoo, so they do not want him to become too interested in this family.The National Zoo hopes to keep the Sumatran tiger cubs for at least 18 months beforesending them to other zoos. That is about the age when most tiger cubs in the wild leave their mothers. The National Zoo has placed cameras in the Sumatran tigers’ living area, so people with computers can see them. To do this, use your computer to find the National Zoo’s Website at www. /natzoo.7. An old expression says, “Man’s best friend is his dog.” Today, however, it seems that cats have replaced dogs as the most popular pets in American homes.Americans have more than 62 million pet dogs. But even more cats— more than 64 million — live in American homes.These pet cats may have long hair or short hair. They are different colors and sizes. Some are costly animals that take part in competitions. Many more are common American mixtures of several kinds of cats.Most house cats live a good life. They are not expected to work for their food. Instead, they rule their homes like furry kings and queens. They wait for their owners to serve them.Americans are increasingly serious about their cats. These concerns have made the care of cats into big business.Each year, cat owners buy tons of food especially prepared for cats. They buy toys and other equipment. They buy jewelry and clothes for themselves with images of cats on them. Some owners even bury their dead pets in special burial grounds.Humans have loved and respected cats for centuries. Scientists have evidence that cats and people lived together as long as 8000 years ago. The small house cat was once a highly honored animal. In ancient Egypt, for example, people who killed a cat could be punished by death.Early in American history cats were not treated as gods, however. They probably arrived in the United States with settlers and traders from Europe. These cats worked. They killed rats and mice.Sometimes, Americans mistreated their cats. During the early days of the nation, religious extremists believed that some cats were working for the devil. Black cats were especially suspected of being evil.Later, American families who had enough food began taking cats into their homes. People cared for the cats because the animals gave them pleasure. The cats thanked people for feeding them by making a purring sound. This pleasant noise usually means a cat is happy.Animal experts offer several reasons why cats have become so popular as house pets. They say cats need less care than dogs. And cats do not seem to suffer as much as dogs from being alone if the owners are away.Still, millions of other people do not like cats at all. They say dogs are better and more loving pets. They say cats do not have much feeling. They believe cats stay with people only to be fed. Cat owners defend their pets against such criticism. They say cats are just much more independent than dogs.A student of animal medicine explains the situation this way: dogs follow you around — they want you to talk to them and play with them a lot of the time. Cats like more space and more privacy — this does not mean they do not love their owners.。
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现代大学英语听力原文及答案u n i tRevised by Hanlin on 10 January 2021Unit 7Task 1【答案】A.1) In a mental asylum.2) He was a member of a committee which went there to show concern for the pertinents there.3) They were cants behaving like humans.4) He was injured in a bus accident and became mentally ill.5) He spent the rest of his life in comfort.B.painter, birds, animals, cats, wide, published, encouragement, A year or two, The Illustrated London News, cats' Christmas party, a hundred and fifty, world famous【原文】Dan Rider, a bookseller who loved good causes, was a member of a committee that visited mental asylums. On one visit he noticed a patient, a quiet little man, drawing cats. Rider looked at the drawings and gasped."Good lord, man," he exclaimed. "You draw like Louis Wain!""I am Louis Wain," said the artist.Most people today have never heard of Louis Wain. But, when Rider found him in 1925, he was a household name."He made the cat his own. He invented a cat style, a cat society, a whole cat world," said H. G. Wells in a broadcast appeal a month or two later. "British cats that do not look and live like Louis Wain cats are ashamed of themselves."Before Louis Wain began drawing them, cats were keptstrictly in the kitchen if they were kept at all. They were useful for catching mice and perhaps for keeping the maidservant company. Anyone else who felt affection for cats usually kept quiet about it. If a man admitted that he liked cats, he would be laughed at. The dog was the only domestic animal that could be called a friend.Louis Wain studied art as a youth and became quite a successful newspaper and magazine artist. He specialized in birds and animals, including dogs, but never drew a cat till his wife was dying. They had not been married long, and during her illness a black-and-white cat called Peter used to sit on her bed. To amuse his wife, Louis Wain used to sketch andcaricature the cat while he sat by her bedside. She urged himto show these-drawings to editors, fie was unconvinced, but wanted to humour her.The first editor he approached shared his lack of enthusiasm. "Whoever would want to see a picture of a cat" he asked, and Louis Wain put the drawings away. A year or two later he showed them to the editor of The Illustrated London News, whosuggested a picture of a cats' Christmas party across two full pages. Using his old sketches of Peter, Louis Wain produced a picture containing about a hundred and fifty cats, each one different from the rest. It took him a few days to draw, and it made him world famous.For the next twenty-eight years he drew nothing but cats. He filled his house with them, and sketched them in all their moods. There was nothing subtle about his work. Its humoursimply lay in showing cats performing human activities; they followed every new fashion from sea bathing to motoring. He was recognized, somewhat flatteringly, as the leading authority on the feline species. He became President of the National CatClub and was eagerly sought after as a judge at cat shows.Louis Wain's career ended abruptly in 1914, when he was seriously injured in a bus accident and became mentally ill. Finally, he was certified insane and put in an asylum for paupers.After Dan Rider found him, appeals were launched and exhibitions of his work arranged, and he spent the rest of his life in comfort. He continued to draw cats, but they became increasingly strange as his mental illness progressed. Psychiatrists found them more fascinating than anything he had done when he was sane.Task 2【答案】A.1) Because he was always trying new things and new ways ofdoing things just like a young painter.2) It didn’t look like her.3) It was the only picture she knew that showed her as shereally was.4) People from the poorer parts of Paris, who were thin, hungry, tired, and sick.B. 1) F 2) T 3) F 4) TC. 1881, 1973, Malaga, Spain, ninety-one yearsD. fifteen, nineteen, twenty-three, colors, darker, change,soft-colored, strange, shape, human face and figure,strange【原文】Pablo Picasso was born in 1881. So probably you arewondering why we call him "the youngest painter in the world". When he died in 1973, he was ninety-one years old. But even at that age, he was still painting like a young painter.For that reason, we have called him the "youngest" painter. Young people are always trying new things and new ways of doing things. They welcome new ideas. They are restless and are never satisfied. They seek perfection. Older people often fear change. They know what they can do best, riley prefer to repeat their successes, rather than risk failure. They have found their own place in life and don't like to leave it. We know what toexpect from them.When he was over ninety, this great Spanish painter still lived his life like a young man. He was still looking for new ideas and for new ways to use his artistic materials.Picasso's figures sometimes face two ways at once, with the eyes and nose in strange places. Sometimes they are out ofshape or broken. Even the colors are not natural. The title of the picture tells us it is a person, but it may look more likea machine.At such times Picasso was trying to paint what he saw withhis mind as well as with his eyes. He put in the side of theface as well as the front. He painted the naked body and the clothes on it at the same time. He painted in his own way. He never thought about other people's opinions.Most painters discover a style of painting that suits them and keep to it, especially if people like their pictures. Asthe artist grows older his pictures may change, but not very much. But Picasso was like a man who had not yet found his own style. He was still looking for a way to express his ownrestless spirit.The first thing one noticed about him was the look in his large, wide-open eyes. Gertrude Stein, a famous American writer who knew him when he was young, mentioned this hungry look, and one can still see it in pictures of him today. Picasso painteda picture of her in 1906, and the story is an interesting one.According to Gertrude Stein, she visited the painter's studio eighty or ninety times while he painted her picture. While Picasso painted they talked about everything in the world that interested them. Then one day Picasso wiped out the painted head though he had worked on it for so long. "When I look at you I can't see you any more!" he remarked.Picasso went away for the summer. When he returned, he went at once to the picture left in the comer of his studio. Quickly he finished the face from memory. He could see the woman's face more clearly in his mind than he could see it when she sat in the studio in front of him.When people complained to him that the painting of Miss Stein didn't look like her, Picasso would reply, "Too bad.She'll have to look like the picture." But thirty years later, Gertrude Stein said that Picasso's painting of her was the only picture she knew that showed her as she really wasPicasso was born in Malaga, Spain, a pleasant, quiet town. His father was a painter and art teacher who gave his son his first lessons in drawing.Young Pablo did badly at school. He was lazy and didn't listen to what the teachers were saying. He had confidence in himself from the beginning. But it was soon clear that the boy was an artist and deserved the best training he could get. Not even his earliest drawings look like the work of a child.One can say that Picasso was born to be a painter. He won a prize for his painting when he was only fifteen. He studied art in several cities in Spain. But there was no one to teach him all he wanted to know. When he was nineteen he visited Paris.Paris was then the center of the world for artists. Most painters went there sooner or later to study, to see pictures, and to make friends with other painters. Everything that was new and exciting in the world of painting happened there. When he was twenty-three, Picasso returned there to live, and lived in France for the rest of his life.He was already a fine painter. He painted scenes of town life—people in the streets and in restaurants, at horse races and bull fights. They were painted in bright colors and were lovely to look at.But life was not easy for him. For several years he painted people from the poorer parts of the city. He painted men and women who were thin, hungry, tired, and sick. His colors gotdarker. Most of these pictures were painted in blue, and showed very clearly what the artist saw and felt. The paintings ofthis "blue period" are full of pity and despair.Picasso did not have to wait long for success. As he began to sell his pictures and become recognized as a painter, his pictures took on a warmer look. At the same time he began to paint with more and more freedom. He began to see people and places as simple forms or shapes. He no longer tried to make his pictures true to life.The results at first seemed strange and not real. The pictures were difficult to understand. His style of painting was known as Cubism, from the shape of the cube. Many people did not like this new and sometimes frightening style. But what great paintings give us is a view of life through one man's eyes, and every man's view is different.Some of Picasso's paintings are rich, soft-colored, and beautiful. Others are strange with sharp, black outlines. But such paintings allow us to imagine things for ourselves. They can make our own view of the world sharper. For they force us to say to ourselves, "What makes him paint like that What does he see"Birds, places, and familiar objects play a part inPicasso's painting. But, when one thinks of him, one usually thinks of the way he painted the human face and figure. It is both beautiful and strange. Gertrude Stein wrote, "The head, the face, the human body--these are all that exist for Picasso. The souls of people do not interest him. The reality of life is in the head, the face, and the body."Task 3【答案】American Decorative Arts and Sculpture:colonial period, furniture, ceramics, ship modelsAmerican Art:The Far East, Islam, scroll painting, Buddhist sculpture, prints, the third millenniumEuropean Decorative Arts and Sculpture:Western, the fifth century, Medieval art, decorative arts, English silver, porcelain, the musical instrumentsPaintings:11th century, 20th century, impressionists, Spanish, Dutch Textiles and Costumes:high quality, a broad selection, weavings, laces, costumes, accessories【原文】Welcome to the Museum of Fine Arts. Boston has long been recognized as a leading center for the arts. One of the city's most important cultural resources is the Museum of Fine Arts, which houses collections of art from antiquity to the present day, many of them unsurpassed. Now let me introduce to you some of the collections here.The Museum's collections of American decorative arts and sculpture range from the colonial period to the present time, with major emphasis on pre-Civil War New England. Furniture, silver, glass, ceramics, and sculpture are on exhibition, as well as an important collection of ship models. Favorite among museum-goers are the collection of 18th-century American furniture, the period rooms, and the superb collection of silver.The Boston Museum's Asiatic collections are universally recognized as the most extensive assemblage to be found anywhere under one roof. Artistic traditions of the Far East, Islam, and India are represented by objects dating from the third millennium B.C. to the contemporary era. The collections of Japanese and Chinese art are especially noteworthy. The variety of strengths in the collection are reflected in such areas as Japanese prints, Chinese and Japanese scroll painting, Chinese ceramics, and a renowned collection of Buddhist sculpture.The Department of European Decorative Arts and Sculpture houses Western European works of art dating from the fifth century through 1900. Outstanding among these holdings are the collection of medieval art and the collection of French 18th-century decorative arts. Also of exceptional importance are the English silver collection, the 18th-century English and French porcelain, and the collection of musical instruments.The Museum has one of the world's foremost collections of paintings ranging from the 11th century to the early 20th century. This department is noted for French paintings from 1825 to 1900, especially works by the impressionists. The Museum's great collection of paintings by American artists includes more than 60 works by John Singleton Copley and 50 byGilbert Stuart. There is also a strong representation of paintings from Spain, Italy, and the Netherlands.The collection of textiles and costumes is ranked among the greatest in the world because of the high quality and rarity of individual pieces and because it has a broad selection of representative examples of weavings, embroideries, laces, printed fabrics, costumes, and costume accessories. The textile arts of both eastern and western cultures are included, dating from pre-Christian times to the present.Apart from what I have mentioned, the Museum has got much more to offer, for example, the collections of classical art, Egyptian and ancient Near Eastern art, and 20th-century art.I'll leave you to explore by yourselves and enjoy your time here.Task 4【答案】A.1) specialists, specialized settings, money, sharp division2) conventions, some societies and periods3) commodityB.1) Because they lacked opportunity: The necessary social, educational, and economic conditions to create art rarely existed for women in the past.2) Because the art of indigenous peoples did not share the same expressive methods or aims as Western art.C. 1) F 2) T【原文】The functions of the artist and artwork have varied widely during the past five thousand years. It our time, the artist is seen as an independent worker, dedicated to the expression of a unique subjective experience. Often the artist's role is that of the outsider, a critical or rebellious figure. He or she is a specialist who has usually undergone advanced training in a university department of art or theater, or a school with a particular focus, such as a music conservatory. In our societies, works of art are presented in specialized settings: theaters, concert halls, performance spaces, galleries, and museum. There is usually a sharp division between the artist and her or his audience of non-artists. We also associate works of art with money: art auctions in which paintings sell formillions of dollars, ticket sales to the ballet, or fundraising for the local symphony.In other societies and parts of our own society, now and in the past, the arts are closer to the lives of ordinary people. For the majority of their history, artists have expressed the dominant beliefs of a culture, rather than rebelling against them. In place of our emphasis on the development of a personal or original style, artists were trained to conform to the conventions of their art form. Nor have artists always been specialists; in some societies and periods, all members of a society participated in art. The modern Western economic mode, which treats art as a commodity for sale, is not universal. In societies such as that of the Navaho, the concept of selling or creating a salable version of a sand painting would be completely incomprehensible. Selling Navaho sand paintings created as part of a ritual would profane a sacred experience.Artists' identities are rarely known before the Renaissance, with the exception of the period of Classical Greece, when artists were highly regarded for their individual talents and styles. Among artists who were known, there were fewer women than men. In the twentieth century, many female artists in all the disciplines have been recognized. Their absence in prior centuries does not indicate lack of talent, but reflects lackof opportunity. The necessary social, educational, and economic conditions to create art rarely existed for women in the past.Artists of color have also been recognized in the West only recently. The reasons for this absence range from the simple--there were few Asians in America and Europe prior to the middle of the nineteenth century--to the complexities surrounding African Americans. The art of indigenous peoples, while far older than that of the West, did not share the same expressive methods or aims as Western art. Until recently, such art was ignored or dismissed in Western society by the dominant cultural gatekeepers.Task 5【答案】A.1) a) 2) c) 3) b)B.Ⅰ. observant, a dog, Leather BarⅡ. Magnificent visual memory, essentialsⅢ. Rhythm, DustmenⅣ. everyday scenes, Her salty sense of humourC. 1) T 2) F 3) T 4) T【原文】Few artists can have made such an immediate impact on the public as Beryl Cook. At one moment she was completely unknown; at the next, so it seemed, almost everyone had heard of her. First, a few paintings appeared quietly in the window of a remote country antique shop. Then there were exhibitions in Plymouth, in Bristol, in London; an article in a colour supplement, a television programme, a series of greetings cards and a highly successful book. Her rise was all the more astonishing since she was completely untrained, and was already middle-aged by the time she began to paint.Faced with such a series of events, the temptation is to discuss Beryl's art in the context of naive art. This seems to me a mistake, for she is a highly sophisticated and original painter, whose work deserves to be taken on its own terms.What are those terms If one actually meets Beryl, one comes to understand them a little better. The pictures may seem extrovert, but she is not. For example, she is too shy to turn up at her own private viewings. Her pleasure is to stay in the background, observing.And what an observer Beryl Cook is! It so happens that I was present when the ideas for two of the paintings in the present collection germinated. One is a portrait of my dog, a French bulldog called Bertie. When Beryl came to see me for the first time, he jumped up the stairs ahead of her, wearing his winter coat which is made from an old scarf. A few days later his picture arrived in the post. The picture called Leather Bar had its beginnings the same evening. I took Beryl and her husband John to a pub. There was a fight, and we saw someone being thrown out by the bouncers.The point about these two incidents is that they both happened in a flash. No one was carrying camera; there was no opportunity to make sketches. But somehow the essentials of the scene registered themselves on Beryl, and she was able to record them later in an absolutely convincing and authoritative way.The fact is she has two very rare gifts, not one. She has a magnificent visual memory, and at same time she is able to rearrange and simplify what she sees until it makes acompletely convincing composition. Bertie's portrait, with its plump backside and bow legs, is more like Bertie thanreflection in a mirror—it catches the absolute essentials of his physique and personality.But these gifts are just the foundation of what Beryl Cook does. She has a very keen feeling for pictorial rhythm. The picture of Dustmen, for instance, has a whirling rhythm whichis emphasized by the movement of their large hands in red rubber gloves—these big hands are often a special feature of Beryl's pictures. The English artist she most closely resembles in this respect is Stanley Spencer.Details such as those I have described are, of course, just the kind of thing to appeal to a professional art critic. Important as they are, they would not in themselves account for the impact she has had on the public.Basically, I think this impact is due to two things. When Beryl paints an actual, everyday scene—and I confess these are the pictures I prefer—the smallest detail is immediately recognizable. Her people, for example, seem to fit into a kind of Beryl Cook stereotype, with their big heads and fat and round bodies. Yet they are in fact brilliantly accurate portraits. Walking round Plymouth with her, I am always recognizing people who have made an appearance in her work. Indeed, her vision is so powerful that one tends ever after to see the individual in the terms Beryl has chosen for him/her.The other reason for her success is almost too obvious to be worth mentioning—it is her marvelous sense of humour. My Fur Coat is a picture of a bowler-hatted gentleman who is being offered an unexpected treat. What makes the picture really memorable is the expression on the face of the man. The humour operates even in pictures which aren't obviously "funny". There is something very endearing, for instance, in the two road sweepers with Plymouth lighthouse looming behind them.A sense of humour may be a good reason for success with the public. It is also one which tends to devalue Beryl's work with professional art buffs. Her work contains too much life to be real art as they understand it.This seems to me nonsense, and dangerous nonsense at that. Beryl does what artists have traditionally done—she comments on the world as she perceives it. And the same time she rearranges what she sees to make a pattern of shapes andcolours on a flat surface—a pattern which is more than the sum of its individual parts because it has the mysterious power to enhance and excite our own responses to the visible.I suspect Beryl's paintings will be remembered and cherished long after most late 20th-century art is forgotten. What they bring us is a real sense of how ordinary life islived in our own time, a judgment which is the more authoritative for the humour and lightness of touch.Task 6【答案】A. objects, action or story, painted and composed, interestingB.Plate 1: symmetrical, more interesting designPlate 2: asymmetrical, shapes, colorsPlate 3: extends, the left side, pointC.Plate 4: c) d)Plate 5: a) b) d)Plate 6: a) b) d)【原文】The six pictures in your book are all what we call still life paintings—that is to say, they pictures of ordinary objects such as baskets of fruit, flowers, and old books. There is no “action”, there is no "story" being told in any of these paintings. Yet we find these paintings interesting because of the way they have been painted, and especially because of the way they have been composed.The picture in PLATE 1 was painted by the seventeenth-century Spanish master Zurbaran. How simply Zurbaran has arranged his objects, merely lining them up in a row across the table! By separating them into three groups, with the largest item in the center, he has made what we call a symmetrical arrangement. But it is a rather free kind of symmetry, for the objects on the left side are different in shape from those on the right. Furthermore, the pile of lemons looks heavier than the cup and saucer. Yet Zurbaran has balanced these two different groups in a very subtle way. For one thing, he has made one of the leaves point downward toward the rose on the saucer, and he has made, the oranges appear to tip slightly toward the right. But even by themselves, the cup and saucer, combined with the rose, are more varied in shape than the pileof lemons on the left. All in all, what Zurbarran has done isto balance the heavier mass of lemons with a more interesting design on the right.We find a completely different sort of balance in a stilllife by the seventeenth-century Dutch painter Pieter Claesz(see PLATE 2). Objects of several different sizes areapparently scattered at random on a table. Claesz has arranged them asymmetrically, that is, without attempting to make thetwo halves of the picture look alike. The tall glass tumbler,for instance, has been placed considerably off-center, weighing down the composition at the left. Yet Claesz has restored the balance of the picture by massing his most interesting shapesand liveliest colors well over to the right.PLATE 3, a still life by the American painter William M. Harnett, seems even more heavily weighted to one side, for here two thick books and an inkwell are counterbalanced merely by a few pieces of paper. But notice the angle at which Harnett has placed the yellow envelope: How it extends one side of the pyramid formed by the books and inkwell way over to the left edge of the picture, like a long cable tying down a ship to its pier. Both the newspaper and the quill pen also point to this side of the painting, away from the heavy mass at the right,thus helping to balance the whole composition.Now turn to a still life by one of Harnett's contemporaries, the great French painter Paul Cezanne (see PLATE 4). Here the composition is even more daringly asymmetrical, for the climaxof the entire picture is the heavy gray jug in the upper fight comer. Notice that Cezanne has arranged most of the fruit onthe table, as well as a fold in the background drapery, so that they appear to move upward toward this jug. Yet he has balanced the composition by placing a bright yellow lemon at the leftand by tipping the table down toward the lower left corner.Our next still life (see PLATE 5), by the famous Dutchartist Vincent van Gogh, seems hardly "still" at all. As weview this scene from almost directly above, the composition seems to radiate in all directions, almost like an explosion. Notice that Van Gogh has painted the tablecloth with short,thick strokes which seem to shoot out from the very center ofthe picture.Finally, let us look at a painting by Henri Matisse (see PLATE 6). Here we see a number of still life objects, but notable to support them. Matisse presents each form by itself, in a world of its own, rather than as part of a group of objectsin a realistic situation. But he makes us feel that all these forms belong together in his picture simply by the way he has related them to one another in their shapes and colors.Task 7【原文】Frank Lloyd Wright did not call himself an artist. Hecalled himself an architect. But the buildings he designed were works of art. He looked at the ugly square buildings around him, and he did not like what he saw. He wondered why people built ugly homes, when they could have beautiful ones.Frank Lloyd Wright lived from 1869 to 1959. When he was young, there were no courses in architecture, so he went towork in an architect's office in order to learn how to design buildings. Soon he was designing buildings that were beautiful.He also wanted to make his buildings fit into the land around them. One of the houses he designed is on top of a high hill. Other people built tall, square houses on hills, butWright did not want to lose the beauty of the hill. He builtthe house low and wide.Now other architects know how to design buildings to fitinto the landscape. Frank Lloyd Wright showed them how to do it.。
现代大学英语Unit1课后练习答案
Vocabu lary第一大题第三小题1.Sense: sensitive; sensib le; sensel ess; sensibility; overse nsitive; insensitive;2.Technique: technical; technically; technician; techno logy3.Specia l; specia lly; specia lty; specia lize; especially4.Intell ect: intell ectua l; intell igent; intell igence5.Civil: civili ze; civili zatio n; civili zed; uncivilized第四小题1.很多人都认同，大学扩招是一个大业绩。
2.提供能够满足高要求的注册会计师仍然是一个大问题。
3.过早的专业化并非明智之举，学生在进入专业领域之前应该广泛接触世界文化。
4.有一天我们可能会变得强大，但我们绝不能变得傲慢，我们应当继续遵循和平共处的原则。
5.一个国家的力量本质上依赖于该国的文明进程，这是一个深刻的认识。
6.我们队过去苦难的记忆是一笔巨大的精神财富。
第二大题1.Fold one’s arms2.Fold the letter3.Acquir e knowle dge4.Genera te ideas5.Genera te jobs/career s/professions6.Genera te power/electr icity7.Genera te/arouse intere st8.Employ worker s9.Employ/use/make use of time10.Rear/raise/bringup one’s childr en/offspring11.Rear sheep12.Raiseone’s family13.Raiseone’s voice14.Raisetax15.Raisethe question16.Mainta in contac t17.Mainta in law and order18.Mainta in peace第三大题Synony ms近义词1.Fairly: reason ably/ rather/ quite2.Obviou sly: clearly; eviden tly3.Mainta in: keep4.Rear (childr en): raise; bringup5.Acquir e (knowle dge): gain; obtain6.Genera te (ideas): produc e7.Certif y: prove8.Faculty: department (at univer sity); teaching staff9.Mankin d: humanity; humanbeings; man10.Pharma cist: druggist; chemis t (BrE)11.Specim en: type; example; model; case; sample12.Enroll (a school): enter; join13.Nevertheles s: however; but14.Penetr ating: sharp; though tful; profou nd15.Intell ect: thinker; intell ectua l16.Shudder: shake; tremble; shiver;quake17.Inevitably: unavoidably; certai nly18.Aid: help; assist(ance)19.Assume: suppose; think; guess20.Peculiar: strang e; odd; unusua l; queer;21.Accomp lishm ent: achiev ement; success; victor y victor iousVictor ia22.Expert ise: specia l skillAntony ms反义词1.Availa ble: unavai lable2.Arroga ntly: modestly3.Specif ic: genera l4.Qualif ied: unqualified5.Civili zed: uncivilized; savage; barbar ious6.Fold: unfold7.Employ ed: unemployedpet ence: incomp etenc e9.Sensit ive: insensitive第六大题1. It is wrongto raiseour childr en （in）the way we grow flower s in the greenh ouse. W e mustexpose them to all social proble ms becaus e very soon they will be dealin g with them as respon sible citize ns.2. As time goes on, we are inevit ablygoingto get more and more involv ed in intern ation al affair s. And confli cts are sure to occurbecaus e therealways existdiffer ent viewsand intere sts amongnation s.3. We are proudof our accomp lishm ents, and we have reason to be. But we must neverbecome arroga nt. Otherw ise/Or we will lose o urfriend s.4. Inform ation is now easily availa ble. An averag e comput er can storethe inform ation of an averag e librar y.5. That constr uctio n compan y is not qualif ied to handle the projec t. They do not have any legaldocume nt to certif y that they have thenecess ary expert ise. We must find a compan y that specia lizes in buildi ng theate rs.6. Thesethinktanksdo not make decisi ons. They are out to genera te new ideasand penetr a ting analys es that will be extrem ely useful for decisi on makers.7. The growth of GDP is not everyt hing. Our countr y cannot be said to have beenmodern izedunless the qualit y of our people’s livesis really improv ed.8. Poor as we were in many ways at that time, we were stillquitehappyas childr en, for therewas cleanair, cleanwater, a lot of fish, crabsand eels in the rivers, lakesand ponds; and a lot of flower s, treesand birdsin the fields. 9. Give absolu te powerto any individualor any partic ulargroupof people, and that person or groupis sure to Abuse/misuse powerbecaus e, just as Lord Action says, “Po wercorrup ts, and absolu te powercorrup ts abs olu tely.”10. Tradit ional ly in our countr y, school educat ion was always said to be moreimport ant and useful, compar ed with all otherpursui ts.Grammar第一大题It is far more complicated to talk about the future than to talk about the presen t and past. Genera lly speaking, future time is expressed in the follow ing ways:Future at presen tA.“will”as in 3): used to say that someth ing is expect ed to happen“will be doing” as in 4): used to say that you are sure that someth ing will happen because arrang ement s have been madeB.“be going to” as in 2) and 5): used to say thatsometh ing will happen quite soon or to talk about sb’s intentions or what they have decided to doC.“the presen t progre ssive现在进行时”as in 10): used to talk about someth ing will happen because you have planned or arrang ed itD.“the simple presen t一般现在时”as in 9): used to say that someth ing will definitelyhappen at a partic ular time, especiallybecause it has been officiallyarrang edFuture in the pastA.“would”as in 7): used to say what you intend ed to do or expect ed to happenB.“was/were going to” as in 1): used to say that someth ing was expect ed to happenC.“was/were to do”as in 6) and 8): used to talk aboutsometh ing that wouldhappen because it had been planned or arrang ed.第二大题第一小题1.Two nouns2.Two adject ives3.Two preposition al phrase s4.Two infinitive phrase s5.Two noun phrase s6.Two noun phrase s7.Two preposition al phrase s8.Two preposition al phrase s第二小题1.The provin ce is strong both in indust ry and in agricu lture./ The provin ce is not only strong in industry, but also in agricu lture.2.Relief agenci es say the immediate proble m is not a lack of food, but transp ortat ion.3.Genera lly, after workin g for the compan y for five years, a number of youngemploy ees either are promoted or leave. progra ms for childr en should not only entertain but also teach.5.Obviou sly, thesechildr en are motiva ted notby a desire to achiev e, but by fear of failur e.6.At presen t, it wouldbe neither practical nor desira ble to elimin ate examin ation s altogether.nAmeric ans are playin g a more active role in politics than ever before, both at localand nation al level.8.My unclebeliev es that in our town sightseeing is best done either by tour bus or by bicycl e.9.Wood floori ng not only cleans easily, but is enviro nmentallyfriend ly.10.UntilI read the article I knew neither whereshe was brough t up nor (whereshe was) educat ed.11.I find the new manager neither easy to get alongwith nor deligh tful to talk to.12.Contra ry to what people had expect ed, not only did he attend the meetin g, but he also spokefor twenty minute s.第三大题(1) other (2) best (3) reason(4) mental (5) next (6) As (7) take (8) cool (9) thinking (10) rest第四大题1.T hepremie r is leavin g for New York for a UN= United Nation s confer encetomorr ow.2. He is to meet the headsof stateof severa l co untr ies during his stay in New York.3. what are you goingto do during the Nation a l Day holida ys? Are you goinghome or staying on campus?4. –What do you thinkschool will be like in tw enty years’ time?- I thinkthatchildr en will probab ly learnat home with a mechan izedteache r.5. Thirty yearsago, my grandp arent s neverthough t th at they wouldbe able to move into a two-storyhousewith allthe modernfacili ties.He is a two-year-old boy. equipm ent6. What they lack is not moneybut experi ence.7. They have come to Chinanot only to learnChines e, but(also)to learnaboutChines e cultur e (as well).8. What childr en want most from theirparent s are not materi althings but love and attent ion.9. You may either writeyour essayin your regula r exerci se book or do it on your comput er.10. I’m not quitesure why he didn’t show up. Either he was not intere sted,or he simply forg ot aboutit.11. A societ y should respect both its scient istsand its garbag e collec tors/ sanita tionworker.12. He is miserl y both with his moneyand with his time.mean第五大题1.I will phoneyou as soon as I arrive in Beijing.2.We can hardly imagin e what life will be like in 50 years.3.No mistak e. Here “if...will”is possib le when “will” expresses “willin gness”4.Please be seated, everyo ne. The show is about to begin. (Note:Use “be about to do sth” to say that someth ing will happen almost immediately. “Will” is not used.)5.It is predic ted that in about ten years’ time, Chinawill be able to send man to the Moon. (Note:“To be able to do sth”is used to say that it is possib le for someon e or someth ing to do someth ing.)6.Drop in whenev er you please. You’ll always be welcom e. (Note:Adverb s of frequency频率副词, such as always, usually, often, sometimes, etc., usually go immediately in front of the main verb.)7.Neither his parents, nor his brother was able to come to his perfor mance.(Note:The main verb agrees with the noun phrase introd ucedby nor就近原则)8.Both her friend s and her Englis h teacher believ e she will win the talent contes t.9.My father regard s creativityboth as a gift and as a skill. (Note: Normal ly, the two itemsconnec ted by emphas izing coordinatin g conjunction s并列连词should be expressed in the same gramma tical form, here, two prepositional phrase s.)10.No mistak e. Though the two items“do it now” and “after class” aren’t the same grammatical form, this is acceptablebecause we can regard them as conden sed form “We can either do it now or (do it) after class.” Theref ore, the two itemscan also be differ ent gramma tical formsservin g the same gramma tical function, here, both as adverb ials.。
现代大学英语B1U1课后练习参考答案HalfaDay
Unit OnePreview1 True or false1F 2T 3F 4F 5T 6F 7T 8T 9T 10TVocabulary1 Become familiar with the rules of word formation1. Identify the parts of speech of the following words and list the suffixes used.Noun suffixes:- on, -ment, -ing, -ness, -or/erAdjec ve suffixes:-ful, -less, -edAdverb suffixes:-ly2. Write down the corresponding adverbs, adjectives, nouns or verbs of the following words. 1. Their corresponding adverbs are:simply, hurriedly, terribly, possibly, miserably, politely, fortunately, prac cally, physically, favorably, roughly, seriously2. Their corresponding adjec ves are:complete, accurate, par cular, total, absolute, easy, angry, miserasle, exact, final3. Their corresponding nouns are:power(powerfulness), success(successfulness), care(carefulness), tear(tearfulness), meaning(meaninglessness), home (homelessness), price (pricelessness)4. Their corresponding verbs are:express, impress, a end, celebrate, a ract, spell, produce, pollute, prevent, oppose, organize, inform, appoint, require, judge.3.Translate the following expressions, paying attention to the different use of the suffixes "-full" and "-less".1. 一个有用的词一个有用的词2. 一条很有帮助的建议一条很有帮助的建议3. 一次痛苦的经历一次痛苦的经历4. 一个含泪的声音一个含泪的声音5．一场无望的战争．一场无望的战争6. 一颗物价的宝石一颗物价的宝石7. 一本无用的书一本无用的书8. 仔细一看仔细一看9. 一个多事的年份（多事之秋）一个多事的年份（多事之秋）10. 一个有害的习惯一个有害的习惯11. 一只对人无害的动物一只对人无害的动物12. 一个无耻的撒谎者一个无耻的撒谎者13. 一个无阶级的社会一个无阶级的社会14. 很有希望的形势很有希望的形势15. 一次富有成果的访问一次富有成果的访问16. 一支强大的军队一支强大的军队17.一个粗心的错误一个粗心的错误18. 一个无家可归的孩子一个无家可归的孩子19. 一个牙齿已掉光的老汉一个牙齿已掉光的老汉20. 一朵无名的花一朵无名的花4 Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets.1. differ2. differently, different3. difference4. serious, serious, seriously5. seriousness, seriously polluted6. Fortunately/Luckily, pollu on, seriously, pollute7. a en on8. a en vely, a en ve2. Complete the following verb+noun colloca ons or expressions1. take2. lose/find3. dry4. play5 take/have6. tell/read/write7. change/speak/read/cross8. life/facts/reality/difficul es9. an event/a plan/the news/the death/the marriage10. a country/a place/privacy11. a river/a street/a bridge/a desert/ the sea12. an end/ a decision/a place13. workers/waiters/servants/people3 Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the phrases and expression listed below. Some of them may be used more than once and there may be more than one correct answer.1. on their own2. show off3. burst into4. given rise to5. brought about6. to resort to7. clinging to8. gave rise to9. took advantage of10. in vain, make, out of4 Translate the following sentences using words and expressions taken from the text1. They took advantage of our helpless situa on and took over our company.2. Although there are s ll difficul es ahead of us, I am sure that we Chinese people will havethe wisdom to bring about the peaceful unifica on of our country on our own.3. It is wrong to put emphasis on nothing but GDP. It will give rise to many serious problems.4. He loves to show off his wealth, but that is all in vain. People s ll avoid him as though hewere poison.5. He soon fell in love with the village and was determined to make it a beau ful gardentogether with other villagers.6. We must spend more money figh ng against global warming. In addi on, we must resort totough laws. It is not just a ma er of money.7. When the police arrived at the school, the students and teachers were s ll in a daze.8. This corrupt official was s ll clinging to his power. He refused to step aside.9. When the man finally came into view, I found it was my father. I didn’t know how hemanaged to find this place in the blinding snow. At that moment, I burst into tears.10. She glanced at him from time to time. It was the first me in her life that she had foundherself looking at a young man like that.5 Fill in the blanks with the correct prepositions or adverbs.1. of2. from3. for4. out5. up6. up7. up for8. out9. with10. of11. of12. of13. up6. Complete the sentences by translating the Chinese in the brackets1. the door locked, very angry2. the city gate wide open, playing the guqin, it very strange3. quite obvious/clear, his successor4. worried/anxious, talking to yourself5. so heavily polluted, pay (the price)6. the ground shaking/trembling/quaking, rolling down7. laugh, laugh himself8. put these things in order, do it9. lying in the grass, covered with blood10. interested in gardening or pain ng, keep him busy11. hear her say, put off/postponed7 Fill in each blank with the correct form of the appropriate word or phrase in the brackets. Note that more than one of them may be appropriate1. high/tall, huge2. vast, high3. tall, big/large4. every, affairs5. ma er, countries/na ons, big/huge6. affair, na on, ma er7. state8. a few, big/huge/great, high9. everything, something10. Anybody, any ,nothing, nothing, nothing11. li le, few, a li le, a fewGrammar1. Combine each pair of the sentences following on e of the examples1. Those who went the lecture hall early had the front seats.2. A dic onary is a book that explains the meaning and usage of words.3. A library is a building or an organiza on that has a collec on of books for people to read or borrow.4. The man employed at the drug store is my cousin.5. Those who want o join the drama club please sign up here.6. I was born in a village surrounded by hills on three sides.7. In the center of the room stood a large table covered with the cleanest tablecloth I had ever seen.8. Those who had the least to give o en gave the most9. God teachers are those who encourage students to work on their own and think for themselves.2 Fill in the blanks with the correct form of word(s) in the brackets.1. had overslept2. had invited3. was born, had le4. had gone, told5. had worked, were admi ed6. loved, had always been7. was, had been8. became, had read9. returned, came10. met, had once treated, said, was, had done, forgave, asked3. Fill in the blanks with ONE suitable word.1. easy2. beginning3. But4. suddenly5. worried6. If7. master8. number9. habit 10. go4 Translate the following sentences into English.1. Before I came to/entered college, I had never thought life at college would be so rich andinteres ng.2. Most of the Chinese college students born in the 1990s are the only child of their families.3. All those who know him admire him for his work.4. I missed the class because I didn’t know it had moved up to Thursday.5. In some countries, those who are overweight will be punished one way or another.6. Soon a er the fire, those who had lost their homes were taken to a place of safety.7. When we met again, we found we both had changed a lot.8. A team of experts headed by Professor Li will soon come and help farmers solve theirproblems.9. The field planted with tomatoes used to be wasteland.10. Our teacher told us to read books wri en by such masters as Mao Dun and Ba Jin.5. Identify and correct the mistake(s) in each of the sentences1. Every day, my father takes me to school himself.2. Hardship can turn a boy into a man. /Hardships can make a man out of a boy.3. We tried to persuade him not to do that, but in vain.4. Last week, I read an interes ng story that h ad taken place during WWII5. He searched his room for the book but I didn't find it.6. I tried to put on a brace face, but failed.7. We must take advantage of the opportuni es coming our way.8. When I was a small boy, I would o en sit for hours playing with the few toys I had.9. Sixteen years of teaching school mad/have made an experienced educator out of a mid girl.10. Before I came, I had imagined college was a paradise where I could relax a er stressful three years of high school.。
全新版大学英语(第二版)听说教程1听力答案
Book-I（《大学英语》全新版）Unit 1Part ACommunicative Function1. How are you?/ I'd like you to meet my classmate.2. I'm.../ May I introduce...to you?/ Pleased to meet you.3. Come and meet my family./ ...this is Tom./ It's good to knowyou./ ...this is my sister.Part B Exercise 1: 1. B 2. DExercise 2:1. Yang Weiping:China/ Started learning English Favorite activity: Difficulty:2. Virginia:Singapore/ one has be to fluent in English./ Started learning Favorite activity: Difficulty:Part CExercise:How to Improve Listening ComprehensionAmong the four of listening , speaking, reading and writing, I find listening most difficult, because I about the words I don't know. Now I am trying to on the general idea, not worrying about he new words. This makes me good, because I know I have something. Then, I listen again and if I have any I playthe difficult part again. In this way I come to better both the idea and the of the listening text.Part D (Refer to Text Book)Unit 2Part ACommunicative Function1. closing2. opening3. closing4. opening5. opening6. openingListening Strategy1. a2. b3. b4. a5. b6. a7. b8. a9. b 10. bPart B Exercise 1:1. 1) b 2) c 3) a2. dExercise 2:1. a. age b. money c. people's appearance2. a. ...say that again? I did not catch it./ b. ...speak more slowly, please?3. a....I really need to be going./ ...nice talking to you.Part CI hear this idea: 1/2 I don't hear this idea but I can infer it: 4/5/6 I don't hear this idea and I can't infer it: 3Part D (Refer to Text Book)Unit 3Part ACommunicative FunctionMaggie swimming but she skiing. She flying on planes and traveling by train but she getting on buses because they are too crowded and dirty. she playing the piano and she reading to playing computer games. She going to Chinese restaurants and her food is spicy Sichuan bean curd. After work she is listening to music. She light music to rock, because light music makes feel relaxed. She watching TV in the evening. She news programs but sitcoms are the thing for her to watch.Listening Strategy1. /br/2. /pr/3. /kl/4. /tr/5. /sp/6. /pr/7. /pl/8. /str/9. /gr/ 10. /gl/Part B Exercise 1: 1.c 2.dExercise 2:1. Private2. Halls of Residence3. Self-catering (rent per week)4. 37.86 (single)5. 52.78 (double)Part CExercise:1. A busy life2. Between 6 and 15 hours3. They must remain current in their fields.4. They will revise and update them.Part D (Refer to Text Book )Unit 4Part ACommunicative Function1. Yeah/ By the way/ Who?/ Don't you think so?/ Yes./ Quite well.2. Like what?/ Yeah/ Hmmm, let me think./ Well./ Come to think of it. Listening Strategy1. 923812. 26083. 15404. 755. 1566. 9007. 842008. 17359. 9:4010. 5:45Part BExercise 1: 1. c 2.a 3. dExercise 2:1. At Carol's house on Saturday2. He's uncertain whether he can have a good time at the party or not.3. He is not good at small talk.4. one should talk about something other people are interested in.5. by getting them to talk about themselves.Part CExercise: 1. F 2.T 3. F 4.T 5.FPart D (Refer to Text Book )Unit 5Part ACommunicative Function1. Call Back David Johnson this afternoon2. Call Bill Green at 415-289-1074 this evening. It's important.3. Meet Judy outside the Art Museum at ten tomorrow morning.4. Don't forget to go to Tom's party this evening.Listening Strategy1. 6247-22552. 5404-99823. 612-930-9608Part BExercise 1: 1. b 2. aExercise 2:Telephone Message:For: Mr. Johnson of ABC ImportsCaller: Richard Alexander from Star ElectronicsMobile Phone Number: 909-555-2308Office number: 714-555-2000Message: Call Richard Alexander at office number before 6pm. Part CExercise:1. Brian Tong2. Good luck Company3. Computer sales representative4. a degree in Computer science5. a computer programmer in a trading company for thee years.6. 38839673Part D (Refer to Text Book)Unit 6Part ACommunicative Function1. He wants to know where he can buy a painting2. He found out how much the dress cost as well as where hi could buy it.3. She suggests that them man buy a tie for his cousin.Listening Strategy1. 20.502. 50.953. 175.404. 50.805. 594Part B Exercise 1:1. In a department store2. there are four people speaking in the conversation. they are the receptionist, the salesperson, Ann and Mark3. to buy a dress for AnnExercise 2: 1. a 2. d 3. b 4. d 5. cPart CExercise:1. ...some defective goods2. ...was absent/...had mistaken his shop for a second had goods store./ ...was careless3. ...the mistake/...exchange the ladies' purchases/...half the price. Part D (Refer to Text Book)Unit 7Part ACommunicative Function1.O,2.O3.F4.F5.O6.F7.O8.O9.F 10.O 11.O 12.FListening Strategy (omitted)Part B Exercise 1: 1.a 2.dExercise 2:Steve Wellsa university juniorB averagea lifeguard for two summersin an apartmenthard working and reliableseldom absent from work and always on time pay the rent of the apartmenta clerk in the mailroom2 to 6 am Monday through FridayminimumPart CExercise:mentioned: 1,3not mentioned but can be inferred: 2,5 not mentioned and can't be inferred: 4,6 Part D (Refer to Text Book)Unit 8Part ACommunicative Function1. because he dialed the wrong number2. because she was late for work. she overslept.3. because he did not notify her earlier about quitting.4. because he could not hire the woman.Listening Strategy (omitted)Part B Exercise 1: 1.c 2.b 3.cExercise 2:1. he was clumsy and spoiled everything he did.2. in a warehouse.3. he unpacked the goods newly arrived from the factory and put them in assigned places.4. Fred broke a large base.5. $3506. to deduct part of Fred's weekly wages until the base was paid for.7. as it would take a long time to deduct $350 from his wages, he could keep the job while he was paying for the vase.Part CExercise: 1.d 2.c 3.d 4.b 5.bPart D (Refer to Text Book )Unit 9Part ACommunicative Function1.Mrs. FaberOct. 20thThree nightsone double room130 dollars including breakfast2.Mr. Green8:00 tomorrow morningPurdon AirportRoom 804, Park HotelListening Strategy1. March 122. May 23. 25 days4. June 9Part B Exercise 1: 1.d 2.b,d,e,f,gExercise 2: 1.c 2.d 3.b 4.bPart CExercise:1. they will have two leisurely weks on the beach2. expensive/ a train or a bus3. share the expenses/ cost too much4. have enough time/ the new semester5. good food/ casual clothes/ their homePart D (Refer to Text Book)Unit 10Part ACommunicative Function1.big/exciting/crowdedexpensivelovely/historic2.1) very pretty2) lovely views3) /4) fascinating5) large shopping malls6) stores not too expensiveListening Strategy (ommitted)Part B Exercise 1: 1.a,f 2.d,gExercise 2:Located in: Catcotin in because it is cool and 11Composed of: an for and for as well as a pool and areas to and other sports.Set up by President Roosevelt in Present name given by: President Eisenhower for in Used as : presidential holiday since Used by: several for important during and in 1978, and in 2000.Part CExercise: 1.T 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.FPart D (Refer to Text Book )Unit 11Part ACommunicative FunctionB: Dogs are so friendly.B: B: B: Then tropical They are pretty.B: The market. Listening Strategy1. once a week2. twice a week3. once a month4. every other day5. four nights a week6. neverPart B Exercise 1: 1.b 2.cExercise 2: 1.F 2.F 3.F 4.T 5.F 6.TPart CExercise: 1.a 2.b 3.d 4.c 5.dPart D (Refer to Text Book )Unit 12Part ACommunicative Function: 1.c 2.d Listening Strategy1. ...there are more and more ways...2. ...interested in...3. An average day...costs a dog owner...4. ...but only for a few weeks at a time5. Small talk is easy, isn't it?6. ...fill in a form...7. When I put my card in, the machine ate it.Part B Exercise 1: 1.b 2.c 3.dExercise 2:1. A customer's credit card got stuck in a ATM machine.2. ...a wrong code numger three times3. go to the counter/ fill in a form with his account number and the date/ Purpose: to get the customer a new card4. in about a weekPart CExercise: 1.F 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.FPart D (Refer to Text Book)Unit 13Part ACommunicative Function1. he went for a visit to his hometown2. he went for an autumn walk in the hills3. he went on a river trip4. she did nothing but lie in bed5. she came down with the fluListening Strategy (committed)Part B Exercise 1: 1.c 2.dExercise 2:1. Hid belief that one day he would become a movie star2. parking cars for one of Hollywood's big restaurants3. No, his pay was only basic. but he got generous tips form guests driving into the restaurant.4. Larry parked the car of a famous film director and was able to introduce himself to the man.5. He was amused by Larry's usual way of recommending himself. Part CExercise: 1.b 2.a 3.c 4.d 5.bPart D (Refer to Text Book)Unit 14Part ACommunicative Functioncolor: orangecomposition: woolusage: to keep warmthe present: a woolen scarfListening Strategy (committed)Part B Exercise 1: 1.a 2.dExercise 2:1. ...form pictures in your own mind2. ...stay in the room where the radio set is3. ...do something else, like driving in the car, jogging, or even just walking around.4. ...half an hour or hourly intervals. ...variety of topics.5. ...the radio station they are listening to...opinions.Part CExercise: 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F 6.TPart D (Refer to Text Book )Unit 15Part ACommunicative FunctionAGREE: 1,2,5,8DISAGREE: 3,4,6,7Listening Strategy : 1.b 2.a 3.b 4.a 5.a 6.b Part B Exercise 1: 1.b 2.d 3.d Exercise 2:1. Roommate2. female roommate3. fifth avenue4. three blocks5. rent6. September 17. 555067928. 59. 9 p.m.10. for sale11. sofa12. easy chair13. excellent condition14. $35015. offer16. 555-679217. 518. 9 p.m.Part C Exercise: 1.F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.F Part D (Refer to Text Book) Unit 16Part ACommunicative Functionsimilarities: ...family reuniondifferences:...New Year's Eve's dinnerTV 's Spring Festival Special ...firecrackers...Christmas trees...presents under the treeListening Strategy :Yes: 2, 3, 5, 7No: 1, 4, 6, 8Part B Exercise 1: 1.c,g 2.aExercise 2: 1.d 2.a 3.bPart CExercise:mentioned: 5not mentioned but can be inferred: 2not mentioned and can't be inferred: 1.3.4.6Part D (Refer to Text Book)test1part A : accbdbb;Part B: addbc;Part C : Languages; acquire; success; throughout；radio；concerts; successLanguages basically the understanding of the words and the relationship between sentence; this is impossible even we listen in our own languages;he can find out his strengths and weaknesses;part D: cdccdbdcdctest2:part A: c b c d c d c a ;pare B: a b d b d b d :part C: value; fashionable; delicious; possessing; source;means; Profiting the expensive of theirvictims; But in my opinion the truly happy are those who make money through their work and live within their income; In itself has little value if it does not give people read happiness;part D : ccccbcdbdc如有侵权请联系告知删除，感谢你们的配合！。
现代大学英语听力unit1--unit2(全)
Unit 1Task 1:【答案】A.Event Year Kenny G was born. 1956He toured Europe with his High School band. 1971He made his first solo album. 1982He won released his most successful album. 1993He won the Best Artist Award. 1994He broke the world record for playing a single note. 1997B．1) F2) F3) T【原文】Saxophonist Kenny G is now the world's most successful jazz musician. He was born in 1956 as Kenny Gorelick in Seattle, USA, and he learned to play the saxophone at an early age. When he was just 15 years old, he toured Europe with his High School band. After studying at Washington University he started his career as a musician. In 1982 he signed for Arista Records and made his first solo album Kenny G.Success came slowly at first, but during the 1990s Kenny became well-known on the international scene. He released Breathless, his most successful album so far in 1993, and in 1994 won the Best Artist Award at the 21st American Music Awards held in Los Angeles.As well as making records, he also found time to play in front of another famous saxophone player—US President Bill Clinton—at the "Gala for the President" concert in Washington, and to break the world record for playing a single note (45 minutes and 47 seconds!) at the J & R Music World Store in New York in 1997.During the last 20 years, Kenny G has played with superstars like Aretha Franklin, Michael Bolton and Whitney Houston, and he has sold more than 36 million albums worldwide... and he hasn't sung a note!Task 2:【答案】1) c2) d3) c【原文】Senn: Everybody always has this misconception that female policemen don't do the same thing as men do, you know. I've worked..Interviewer: That's not true?Senn: That is not true! I've worked my share of graveyard shifts, and, you know, split shifts, and double-back and no days off, and...Interviewer: Uh-huh...Senn: ...as much as the next guy. There's no distinction used if there's a male or female officer on duty. Two men on duty—I'll refer to as two men, ‟cause in myfield there's no difference between the genders. We're still the same. Okay, if there'stwo men on duty—just because one's a female, she still gets in on the same type ofcall. If there's a bar disturbance downtown, then we go too. There's been manytimes where being the only officer on duty—that's it! It‟s just me and whoeverelse is on duty in the county. They can come back me up if I need assistance. And itdoes get a little hairy. You go in there, and you have these great big, hugemonster-guys, and they're just drunker than skunks, and can't see three feet in frontof them. And when they see you, they see fifteen people, and you know... But still,there's enough...Interviewer: That's where the uniform is important, I should imagine.Senn: Sometimes, you kno w. If somebody is going to…or has a bad day, and they are out to get a cop, you know, it doesn't matter if you're, you know, boy, girl,infant or anything! When you've got that cop uniform on, they'll still take it out onyou.Interviewer: Yeah...Senn: But I think there's one advantage to being a female police officer. And that is the fact that most men still have a little respect, and they won't smack you as easy as theywould one of the guys.Interviewer: Uh-huh...Senn: But I'll tell you o ne thing I‟ve learned—I'd rather deal with ten drunk men that one drunk woman any day of the week!Interviewer: Well, why is that?Senn: Because women are so unpredictable. You cannot ever predict what a woman's going to do.Interviewer: Hmm...Senn: Especially, if she's agitated, you know.Interviewer: Emotionally upset.Senn: Yeah. I saw a lady one time just get mad at the guy she was withbecause he wouldn't buy her another drink— take off her high heel and layhis head wide open. Yuch! Oh, they can be so vicious, you know.Task 3:【答案】1) d2) b3) b4) b【原文】You are watching a film in which two men are having a fight. They hit one another hard. At the start they only fight with their fists. But soon they begin hitting one another over the headswith chairs. And so it goes on until one of the men crashes through a window—and falls thirty feet to the ground below. He is dead！Of course he isn't really dead. With any luck he isn't even hurt. Why? Because the men who fall out of high windows or jump from fast-moving trains, who crash cars of even catch fire, are professionals. They do this for a living. These men are called “stunt men”. That is to say, they perform “tricks”.There are two sides to their work. They actually do most of the things you see on the screen. For example, they fall from a high building. However, they do not fall on to hard ground but on to empty cardboard boxes covered with a mattress. Again, when they hit one another with chairs, the chairs are made of soft wood and when they crash through windows, the glass is made of sugar!But although their work depends on trick of this sort, it also requires a high degree of skill and training. Often a stunt man‟s success depends on careful timing. For example, w hen he is "blown up" in a battle scene, he has to jump out of the way of the explosion just at the right moment.Naturally stuntmen are well-paid for their work, but they lead dangerous lives. They often get seriously injured, and sometimes killed. A Norwegian stuntman, for example, skied over the edge of a cliff a thousand feet high. His parachute failed to open—and he was killed.In spite of all the risks, this is no longer a profession for “men only”. Men no longer dress up as women when actresses have to perform some dangerous action. For nowadays there are “stunt girls” too！Task 4:【答案】1) He started writing poetry when he was about 14 or 15.2) He has published four books.3) His first book came out when he was about 26. It wasn‟t easy. He got a lot of his work rejected at first.4) The British, or at least the English, are embarrassed by it. They‟re embarrassed by people who reveal personal feelings, emotions, thoughts and wishes.【原文】When Thomas Edison was born in the small town of Milan, Ohio, in 1847, America was just beginning its great industrial development. In his lifetime of eighty-four years, Edison shared in the excitement of America‟s growth into a modern nation. The time in which he lived was an age of invention, filled with human and scientific adventures, and Edison became the hero of that age.As a boy, Edison was not a good student. His parents took him out of school and his mother taught him at home, where his great curiosity and desire to experiment often got him into trouble. When he was six, he set fire to his father‟s barn “to see what would happen.” The barn burned down.When he was ten, Edison built his own chemistry laboratory. He sold sandwiches and newspapers on the trains in order to earn money to buy supplies for his laboratory. His parents became accustomed, more or less, to his experiments and the explosions which sometimes shook the house.Edison‟s work as a sales boy with the railroad introduced him to the telegraph and, with a friend, he built his own telegraph set.Six years later, in 1869, Edison arrived in New York City, poor and in debt. He went to work with a telegraph company. It was there that he became interested in the uses of electricity.Task 5:【答案】1815，1914，35millionI.A. villages，seaportB. danger，long ocean voyageC. a new land，a new languageD. finding a place to liveII.a better life，opportunity，freedomIII.A. England, Germany, Russia, HungaryB. Roman Catholic, JewishC. customs，languagesIV.A. Americanized，disappeared.B. haven't disappeared，customs，identitiesV.A. were cheated，prejudice，mistreatedB. hardest，least-paid，dirtiest，most overcrowdedD. rejected，old-fashioned，ashamedovercome【原文】Thousands of people came to American cities before Blacks and Puerto Ricans did. Between 1815 and 1914, more than 35 million Europeans crossed the ocean to find new homes in the United States.Most of these immigrants were ordinary people. Few were famous when they arrived. Few became famous afterward. Most had lived in small villages. Few had ever been far outside them. Most of them faced the same kinds of problems getting to America: the hardship of going from their villages to a seaport, the unpleasantness—even danger—of the long ocean voyage, the strangeness of a new land, and of a new language, the problem of finding a place to live, of finding work in a new, strange country.Every immigrant had his own reasons for coming to America. But nearly all shared one reason: They hoped for a better life. They considered America a special place, a land of opportunity, a land of freedom.Immigrants came from many different countries: England, Germany, Denmark, Finland[, Russia, Italy, Hungary and many others.They came with many different religions: Roman Catholic, Jewish, Quaker, Greek Orthodox.They brought many different customs and many languages.Some people have called the United States a "melting pot". After immigrants were here awhile—in the melting pot—they became Americanized. Differences were "melted down". They gradually disappeared.Some people say no. America isn't a melting pot. It's more like a salad bowl. Important differences between groups of people haven't disappeared. Many groups have kept their own ways, their customs, their identities, and this has given America great strength.Melting pot? Salad bowl? Perhaps there's some troth to both ideas.In any case, life in America was hard for most immigrants—especially at first. Often they were cheated. Often they met with prejudice. They were often laughed at, even mistreated, by people who themselves had been immigrants.Most of them soon found that the streets of America weren't paved with gold. They usually got the hardest jobs, and those that paid the least, the dirtiest places to live in, the most overcrowded tenements.They came to be citizens of a new country; but often they felt like people without a country. They had given up their own, but they didn't understand their new one. They didn't really feel a part of it. And the people of the new one didn't always welcome them.They came for the sake of their children, but in America their children often rejected them. To the children, their parents seemed old-fashioned. They didn't learn the new language quickly. Some didn't learn it at all. Their parents' customs made children ashamed.Gradually, however, problems were overcome. For most immigrants, life in America was better. It certainly was better for their children and for their grandchildren.Task 6:【答案】A.The Life Story of Thomas EdisonOhio，1847，industrial development, 1931, a modern nationI.A. curiosity，desireB. 1857，station master‟s sonC. 1863II.A. New York City，electricity，report the pricesB. New Jersey，invented，producedC. organized industrial researchD. 1877E. 1879III.A. 1,000B. motion-picture machineC. photographyD. streetcars，electric trainsIV.B. turn off all powerC. the progress of manB.1) F2) F3) T4) T5) F【原文】When Thomas Edison was born in the small town of Milan, Ohio, in 1847, America was just beginning its great industrial development. The time in which he lived was an age of invention, filled with human and scientific adventures, and Edison became the hero of that age.As a boy, Edison was not a good student. His parents took him out of school and his mother taught him at home, where his great curiosity and desire to experiment often got him into trouble. When he was ten, Edison built his own chemistry laboratory. He sold sandwiches and newspapers on the local trains in order to earn money to buy supplies for his laboratory. His parents became accustomed, more or less, to his experiments and the explosions which sometimes shook the house.Edison‟s work as a sales boy with the railroad introduced him to the telegraph and with a friend, he built his own telegraph set.He taught himself the Morse telegraphic code and hoped for the chance to become a professional telegraph operator. A stroke of luck and Edison's quick thinking soon provided the opportunity.One day, as young Edison stood waiting for a train to arrive, he saw the station master's sot wander into the track of an approaching train. Edison rushed out and carried the boy to safety. The thankful station master offered to teach Edison railway telegraphy. Afterwards, in 1863, he became tan expert telegraph operator and left home to work in various cities.Six years later, in 1869, Edison arrived in New York City, poor and in debt. He went to work with a telegraph company. It was there that he became interested in the uses of electricity. At that time electricity was still in the experimental stages, and Edison hoped to invent new ways to use it for the benefit of people. As he once said: "My philosophy of life is work. I want to bring out the secrets of, nature and apply them for the happiness of man. I know of no better service to render for the short time we are in this world."The same year, when he was only 22 years old, Edison invented an improved ticker-tape machine which could better report the prices on the New York Market. The ticker-tape machine was successful, and Edison decided to leave his job and concentrate wholly on inventing. When the president of the telegraph company asked how much they owed him for his invention, Edison was ready to accept only $3,000. Cautiously he said: "Suppose you make me an offer.""How would $40,000 strike you?" the president inquired. Edison almost fainted, but he finally replied that the price was fair.With this money, and now calling himself an electrical engineer, Edison formed his own "invention factory" in Newark, New Jersey. Over the next few years he invented and produced many new items, including the mimeograph machine, wax wrapping paper, and improvements of the telegraph.In 1877 Edison decided he could no longer continue both manufacturing and inventing. He sold his share in the factory and built a new laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. It was the first laboratory of its kind devoted to organized industrial research. One of the first inventions to come from his new laboratory was an improvement of Alexander Bell's telephone. Edison invented a more powerful mouthpiece which removed the need to shout into the telephone. But his greatinventions were still to come.On August 12, 1877, Edison began experimenting with an instrument which he had designed and ordered to be built. It was a cylinder, wrapped in tinfoil and turned by a handle. As it revolved, a needle made a groove in the foil. Turning the handle, Edison began to shout."Mary had a little lambWhose fleece was white as snow!"He stopped and moved the needle back in the starting position. Then, putting his ear close to the needle, he turned the handle again. A voice came out of the machine:"Mary had a little lamb,Whose fleece was white as snow!"Edison had just invented the phonograph, a completely new concept: a talking machine.While he was perfecting his phonograph, Edison also worked on another invention. He called it "an Electric Lamp for Giving Light by Incandescence". Today we call it the light bulb.For years other inventors had experimented with electric lights, but none of the lights had proven economical to produce. Edison, in studying the problem, spent over a year experimenting. He tested 1,600 materials (even hairs from a friend's beard) to see if they would carry electric current and glow. Finally, on October 21, 1879, he tried passing electricity through a carbonized cotton thread in a vacuum glass bulb. In his own words Edison described the experiment: "... before nightfall the carbon was completed and inserted in the lamp. The bulb was exhausted of air and sealed, the current turned on, and the sight we had so long desired to see met our eyes." The lamp gave off a feeble, reddish glow, and it continued to bum for 40 hours. Edison's incredible invention proved that electric lighting would be the future light of the world.Edison was now so famous as an inventor that people thought there was nothing he could not do. They began to call him "the wizard", as if he could produce an invention like magic. Few people realized how hard Edison worked, often 20 hours a day, and that most of his inventions were the results of hundreds of experiments.For 60 years Edison was the world's leading inventor. He patented over 1,000 inventions which changed our way of living. He was one of the earliest inventors of the motion-picture machine. His invention of the phonograph was joined with photography to produce talking pictures. He also perfected the electric motor which made streetcars and electric trains possible.It is no wonder that Edison received many honors during his life for contributions to the progress of mankind. The United States gave him its highest award, a special Congressional Medal of Honor. Yet, in spite of all his fame, Edison remained a modest man. He preferred to continue his work, rather than rest on his achievements. His motto was: "I find what the world needs; then I go ahead and try to invent it." He never considered himself a brilliant man and once remarked that genius was "2 percent inspiration and 98 percent perspiration".When Edison died in 1931, it was proposed that the American people mm off all power in their homes, streets, and factories for several minutes in honor of this great man. Of course, it was quickly realized that such an honor would be impossible. Its impossibility was indeed the real tribute to Edison's achievements. Electric power had become so important and vital a part of America's life that a complete shut-down for even a few seconds would have created chaos. As "one of the great heroes of invention", Edison rightfully belongs among America's and the world's great contributors to the progress of man.Task 7:【答案】A.1) c2) a3) d4) c5) c6) aB.1) That‟s because the explosion robs the fire of oxygen.2) Once the fire is out, the well still needs to be covered, or capped, to stop the flow of oil. This is the most dangerous part of the process. Any new heat or fire could cause the leaking well and the surrounding area to explode.3) In March of 1991, Red Adair went to Kuwait. He and his crews were called in to help put out oil well fires.4) He has spent his 76th birthday in Kuwait working side by side with his crew.5) At his funeral, many family members and friends honored him by wearing red clothes.【原文】Paul Neal Adair was born in Houston, Texas in nineteen fifteen. He was one of five sons of a metal worker. He also had three sisters. While growing up, he became known as Red Adair because his hair was bright red. The color became a trademark for Adair. He wore red clothes and red boots. He drove a red car, and his crew members used red trucks and red equipment.During World War Two, Adair served on a trained army team that removed and destroyed bombs. After the war, he returned to Houston and took a job with Myron Kinley. At the time, Kinley was the leader in putting out fires in oil wells. Red Adair worked with Myron Kinley for fourteen years. But in nineteen fifty-nine, Adair started his own company.During his thirty-six years in business, Red Adair and his crews battled more than two thousand fires all over the world. Some were on land. Others were on ocean oil-drilling structures. Some fires were in burning oil wells. Others were in natural gas wells.Red Adair was a leader in a specialized and extremely dangerous profession. Putting out oil well fires can be difficult. This is because oil well fires are extinguished, or put out, at the wellhead just above ground. Normally, explosives are used to stop the fire from burning. The explosion robs the fire of oxygen. But, once the fire is out, the well still needs to be covered, or capped, to stop the flow of oil. This is the most dangerous part of the process. Any new heat or fire could cause the leaking well and the surrounding area to explode.Red Adair developed modern methods to extinguish and cover burning oil wells.They became known in the industry as Wild Well Control techniques. In addition to explosives, the techniques involved large amounts of water and dirt. Adair also developed special equipment made of bronze metal to help extinguish oil well fires. The modern tools and his Wild Well Control techniques earned Red Adair and his crews the honor of being called the "best in the business."Red Adair was known for not being afraid. He was also known for his sense of calm and safety. None of his workers were ever killed while putting out oil well or gas fires. He described his work this way: “It scares you—all the noise, the rattling, the shaking. But the look on everyone's face, when you are finished and packing, it is the best smile in the world; and there is nobody hurt, and the well is under control.”One of Red Adair's most important projects was in nineteen sixty-two. He and his crew put out a natural gas fire in the Sahara Desert in Algeria. The fire had been burning for six months. This famous fire was called the "Devil's Cigarette Lighter." Fire from the natural gas well shot about one hundred forty meters into the air. The fire was so big that American astronaut John Glenn could see it from space as he orbited Earth.The desert sand around the well had melted into glass from the extreme heat. News reports said Adair used about three hundred forty kilograms of nitroglycerine explosive material to pull the oxygen out of the fire.Adair's success with the "Devil's Cigarette Lighter" and earlier well fires captured the imagination of the American film industry. In nineteen sixty-eight, Hollywood made an actionfilm called Hellfighters. It was loosely based on events in Red Adair's life. Actor John Wayne played an oil well firefighter from Houston, Texas whose life was similar to Adair's. Adair served as an advisor to Wayne while the film was being made. The two men became close friends. Adair said one of the best honors in the world was to have John Wayne play him in a movie.In nineteen eighty-eight, Adair fought what was possibly the world's worst off-shore accident. It was at the Piper Alpha drilling structure in the North Sea. Occidental Petroleum operated the structure off the coast of Scotland. The structure produced oil and gas from twenty-four wells.One hundred sixty-seven men were killed when the structure exploded after a gas leak. Red Adair had to stop the fires and cap the wells. He faced winds blowing more than one hundred twenty kilometers an hour, and ocean waves at least twenty meters high.In March of nineteen ninety-one, Red Adair went to Kuwait following the Persian Gulf War. He and his crews were called in to help put out fires set by the Iraqi army.The Red Adair Company capped more than one hundred wells. His crews were amongtwenty-seven teams from sixteen countries called in to fight the fires. The crews' efforts put out about seven hundred Kuwaiti fires. Their efforts saved millions of barrels of oil. Some experts say the operation also helped prevent an environmental tragedy. The job had been expected to take three to five years. However, it was completed in just eight months.Red Adair had spent his seventy-sixth birthday in Kuwait working side by side with his crew. When asked when he might retire, he told reporters: "Retire? I do not know what that word means. As long as a man is able to work, and he is productive out there and he feels good—keep at it."Still, Red Adair finally did retire in nineteen ninety-four. At that time, he joked about where he would end up when he died. He said he hoped to be in Heaven. But he said this about Hell: "I have made a deal with the devil. He said he is going to give me an air-conditioned place when I go down there—if I go there—so I won't put all the fires out."Red Adair died in two thousand four. He was eighty-nine years old. At his funeral, many family members and friends honored him by wearing red clothes. Many Americans remember Red Adair for his bravery. He lived his life on the edge of danger. He was known for his willingness to risk his own life to save others.Task 8:【答案】A.1) She was born in New York City in 1884.2) After she finished school, Eleanor began teaching children to read in one of the poorest areas of New York City. She investigated factories where workers were said to be badly treated. She became involved with other women who shared the same ideas about improving social conditions.3) She decided she would no longer play the part of a politician's wife. Instead, she began to builda life with interests of her own.4) Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in 1932. His new economic program was called the New Deal.5) She was different from the wives of earlier presidents in that she was the first to become active in political and social issues.6) She publicly resigned her membership to protest the action of the group.7) She spent the last years of her life visiting foreign countries. She became America's unofficial ambassador. She called on Americans to help the people in developing countries.B.1) F2) T3) T【原文】Eleanor Roosevelt was the wife of America's thirty-second president, Franklin Delano Roosevelt. She helped her husband in many ways during his long political life. She also became one of the most influential people in America. She fought for equal rights for all people -- workers, women, poor people, black people. And she sought peace among nations.Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was born in New York City in eighteen eighty-four. Eleanor's family had great wealth and influence. When she was eight years old, her mother died. Two years later, her father died. It was Eleanor's grandmother who raised the Roosevelt children.After she finished school, Eleanor began teaching children to read in one of the poorest areas of New York City, called "Hell's Kitchen." She investigated factories where workers were said to be badly treated. She saw little children of four and five years old working until they dropped to the floor. She became involved with other women who shared the same ideas about improving social conditions.Franklin Roosevelt began visiting Eleanor. Franklin belonged to another part of the Roosevelt family. Franklin and Eleanor were married in nineteen-oh-five. In the next eleven years, they had six children.Franklin Roosevelt began his life in politics in New York. He was elected to be a state legislator. Later, President Woodrow Wilson appointed him to be assistant secretary of the Navy. The Roosevelts moved to Washington in nineteen thirteen. It was there, after thirteen years of marriage, that Eleanor Roosevelt went through one of the hardest periods of her life. Shediscovered that her husband had fallen in love with another woman. She wanted to end the marriage. But her husband urged her to remain his wife.She did. Yet her relationship with her husband changed. She decided she would no longer play the part of a politician's wife. Instead, she began to build a life with interests of her own.Eleanor Roosevelt learned about politics and became involved in issues and groups that interested her. In nineteen twenty-two, she became part of the Women's Trade Union League. She also joined the debate about ways to stop war. In those years after World War One, she argued that America must be involved in the world to prevent another war. "Peace is the question of the hour," she once told a group of women. "Women must work for peace to keep from losing their loved ones."The question of war and peace was forgotten as the United States entered a severe economic depression in nineteen twenty-nine. Prices suddenly dropped on the New York stock market. Banks lost their money. People lost their jobs.Franklin Roosevelt was elected president in nineteen thirty-two. He promised to end the Depression and put Americans back to work. Mrs. Roosevelt helped her husband by spreading information about his new economic program. It was called the New Deal. She traveled around the country giving speeches and visiting areas that needed economic aid.Eleanor Roosevelt was different from the wives of earlier presidents. She was the first to become active in political and social issues. While her husband was president, Missus Roosevelt held more than three hundred news conferences for female reporters. She wrote a daily newspaper commentary. She wrote for many magazines. These activities helped spread her ideas to all Americans and showed that women had important things to say.One issue Eleanor Roosevelt became involved in was equal rights for black Americans. She met publicly with black leaders to hear their problems. Few American politicians did this during the nineteen thirties and nineteen forties. One incident involving Eleanor Roosevelt became international news.In nineteen thirty-nine, an American singer, Marian Anderson, planned a performance at Constitution Hall in Washington. But a conservative women's group refused to permit her to sing there because she was black.Missus Roosevelt was a member of that organization, the Daughters of the American Revolution. She publicly resigned her membership to protest the action of the group. An opinion study showed that most Americans thought she was right.Eleanor Roosevelt helped the performance to be held outdoors, around the Lincoln Memorial. More than seventy thousand people heard Marian Anderson sing. Eleanor Roosevelt was always considered one of its strongest supporters of the civil rights movement.。
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Unit 1 University LifeTaks 1ScriptOkay, Okay, let's begin. Hello, everyone. My name's Susan Hudson, and I'll be your teacher for this class, Intercultural Communication.Uh, to begin with, please take a look at the syllabus in front of you. As you all should know by now, this class meets on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:50. We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using the research lab every other week on Thursday in Room 405 during the last two months of the class.Uh, this is the text for the class, Beyond Language. Unfortunately, the books haven't come in yet, but I was told that you should be able to purchase them at the bookstore the day after tomorrow. Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance on a midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroom participation.My office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays, and you can set up an appointment to meet with me at other times as well.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1)What are the name of the teacher and the name of the course?Key: Susan Hudson and Intercultural Communication.2)When and where will the class meet for the first half of the courseKey: The class will meet in the room they are in now and on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15 to 4:50.3)Where can the students get the textbooks?Key: They can purchase the textbooks at the bookstore the day after tomorrow.4)When are the office hours?Key: The office hours are from 1:00 to 2:00 on Wednesdays.B. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1)We will be meeting in this room for the first half of the course, but we will be using theresearch lab every other week on Thursday in Room 405 during the last two months of the class.2)Again, as you see on your course outline, grading is determined by your performance ona midterm and final test, periodic quizzes, uh, a research project, and classroomparticipation.Task 2ScriptLibrarian: Can I help you?Student: Yes. I am a bit confused. My sociology class is supposed to read a chapter in a book called Sociology and the Modern Age. According to the syllabus, the bookis in the library, but I haven't been able to find it.Librarian: Do you have your syllabus with you? May I see it?Student: Yes, uh... I put it in the front of my sociology notebook. Yes, here it is. Librarian: Let me see. Oh yes. Your professor has placed this book on reserve. That means you cannot find it on the shelves in its usual place. You need to go to a specialroom called the reserve room. It's down the hall and to the right.Student: I'm sorry—I still don't understand what you mean by on reserve.Librarian: You see, your professor wants everyone in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the otherstudents will have the opportunity to read it. So, your professor has insured thatall students have the opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.Student: So, will I be able to find this book?Librarian: Yes, when a book is on reserve, a student can go to the reserve room and ask the reserve librarian for the book. The student can have the book for a few hours, andhe or she MUST read it in the library during that time. That way, the book stays inthe library, and all students have a chance to read it.Student: OK. Thank you. I understand now.Librarian: Will there be anything else?Student: No! I am on my way to the reserve room. Thanks again!KeyA. Answer the following questions.1)What's the student's problem?Key: According to the syllabus, the book he is looking for is in the library, but he couldn't find it.2)What's the meaning of "on reserve"?Key: That means the student cannot find the book on the shelves in its usual place.She/He needs to go to a special room called the reserve room.3)Why does the professor put the books on reserve?Key: The professor wants every one in the class to read the chapter. If one student removes the book from the library, it is likely that none of the other students willhave the opportunity to read it. So, the professor has insured that all students havethe opportunity to read it by placing it on reserve.B. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1)The student has the syllabus in his hand all the time. [ F ]2)The reserve room is down the hall and to the right. [ T ]3)Once the students find the book on reserve, they can read it for a very long time. [ F ]Task 3ScriptHello and welcome to the university library. This taped tour will introduce you to our library facilities and operating hours.First of all, the library's collection of books, reference materials, and other resources are found on levels one to four of this building. Level one houses our humanities and map collections. On level two, you will find our circulation desk, current periodicals and journals, and our copy facilities. Our science and engineering sections can be found on level three. You can also find back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months on this level. Finally, group study rooms, our microfilm collection, and the multimedia center are located on level four.Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times.There is a 50-cents- a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $ 15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm, and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.KeyA. Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.1) Level one houses__________, ( c)a) current periodicals and journals b) our copy facilitiesc) our humanities and map collections d) our science and engineering sections2) Back issues of periodicals and journals older than six months are located on level ______. (c)a) one b) two c) three d) fourB. Fill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape.Undergraduate students can check out up to five books for two weeks. Graduate students can check out fifteen books for two months. Books can be renewed up to two times. There is a 50-cents- a-day late fee for overdue books up to a maximum of $15. Periodicals and reference books cannot be checked out.The library is open weekdays, 8:00 am to 10:00 pm. and on Saturdays from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. The library is closed on Sundays.Task 4ScriptRandall: Hi Faith. Do you have a minute?Faith: Sure. What's up?Randall: Well, I just wanted to go over the schedule for Wednesday's orientation meeting to make sure everything is ready.Faith: Okay. Here's a copy of the tentative s chedule. [OK] Now, the registration starts at 8:30 and goes until 9:15. [All right] Then, the orientation meeting will commence at 9:30.Randall: Okay. Now, we had planned originally for the meeting to go until 10:30, but now we have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students onextracurricular activities, so how about ending the meeting around 11?Faith: Fine. And, uh, then students will take the placement tests from 11:15 until noon [OK.], followed by 20-minute break before lunch. [OK.] And, immediately after lunch, we have reserved a campus shuttle to give students a 45-minute tour starting at 1:30. [Oh. OK.] We want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.Randall: Great. Now, how about the oral interviews?Faith: Well, we're planning to start them at 2:15.Randall: Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they'll be hard pressed to start then.Faith: OK, let's get things rolling around 2:45.Randall: OK, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?Faith: Right. Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack. [Oh, it’s not that bad.] Here, use mine.Randall: OK. And we'll need 150 copies of this programme guide by then.Faith: Hey. That's a tall order on such short notice! How about lending me a hand to put things together [OK.] by this afternoon so we don't have to worry about them? Randall: OK. And I think the manager has given the green light to go ahead and use the more expensive paper and binding for the guides this time.Faith: OK. So the interviews will go from 2:45 until, let's say, 4:30. [OK] I hope we can wrap things up by 5.Randall: Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day. Faith: I agree. I'll pass this schedule by the director for a final look.KeyA. Complete the following schedule according to the dialogue.1) Why do they change the ending time of the orientation meeting?Key: Because now they have someone from the international center coming to speak to the students on extracurricular activities.2) What do they want the students to see during the shuttle tour?Key: They want to show students around the university, including the union building, the library, and the student services building.C. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1)Uh, well, teachers are going to be up to their ears in preparations, and they'll be hardpressed to start then.2)Okay, here, let me jot that down. Uh, could you grab a pen off my desk?3)Finding anything on your desk is like finding a needle in a haystack.4)Great. I think the bottom line is to keep things running smoothly throughout the day.Task 5ScriptReceptionist: Good morning. Can I help you?Student: Yes, please. I would want to have some information about the... erm... the courses at Swan School.Receptionist: Is that a summer course you're interested in?Student: Yes. Yes, please.Receptionist: Yes. Fine. OK. Well, we have... erm... short intensive full-time courses during the summer.Student: Mm-mm. I would want to know the length of one course.Receptionist: Yes. Each course lasts for three weeks.Student: How many hours per week, please?Receptionist: Well, it's about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.Student: You must have a lot of students in the class, haven't you?Receptionist: We have a lot of students in the school but in the classes only about between 12 and 14 students.Student: 12 and 14. Could you please give me the dates of the first and the second course?Receptionist: Yes, certainly. The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.Student: What about the fees per course?Receptionist: Yes, each... each course costs £150 plus VAT, which is 15 percent, and a £5 registration fee.Student: And deposit, please?Receptionist: Yes. For each course we need a deposit of £20 and the £5 registration fee.Student: Oh thank you. Do we have to find our... our own accommodation? Receptionist: No, we can do that for you. We have a lady who arranges the accommodation for you with Oxford families.Student: How much does it cost?Receptionist: Well, you can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is £20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about £27 a week.Student: £27. Thank you very much.Receptionist: You're welcome.KeyAnswer the following questions.1)What does the student want?Key: The student wants to have some information about the courses at Swan School.2)How long will a course last?Key: Each course lasts for three weeks.3)How many hours of classes are there in a week? And how many days?Key: It's about 23 hours a week. Usually four and a half days each week.4)What are the dates of the first and the second course?Key: The first course begins on the 3rd of July and lasts until the 20th of July and the second course is from the 24th of July until the 10th of August.5)What are the fees per course?Key: Each course costs £150 plus VAT, which is 15 percent, and a £5 registration fee.6)How much is the deposit for each course?Key: For each course the deposit is £20.7)Where will the students live?Key: A lady arranges the accommodation for the students with Oxford families.8)How much will the accommodation cost?Key: They can choose to have bed and breakfast only which is £20 a week, or bed, breakfast and dinner which is about £27 a week.Task 6ScriptEvery year, high school juniors and seniors from across the US take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT I)The SAT I is a three-hour exam that tests students' math and verbal skills. Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to help decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.Scores range from 200 to 800 for each part. There is a total of 1,600 points. The test is held every year from October to June. But seniors must take it before December in order to include their scores in their university applications. The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,000.A poor SAT score can prevent a student from going to a good university. Students who want to go to one of American's best universities, such as Harvard or Yale, must score between 1,430 and 1,600.The test can be taken over and over again, but all the scores will appear on the students' records. However, unlike Chinese universities, the score is not the only thing needed. American universities also look at a student's subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers' recommendations.In addition to the SAT I, some universities require high school students to take at least three SATⅡs. These one-hour exams can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.KeyA. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1)Only the students who are going to graduate from high school will take the exam.[ F ]2)The SAT I is a three-hour exam that tests students' math and verbal skills. [ T ]3)The average total score for an American high school student is around 1,600. [ F ]B. Answer the following questions.1)How important is the test?Key: Most universities will not accept students without this test. It is also used to decide how much financial aid should be given to each student.2)How much should the score be for those who want to go to Harvard or Yale?Key: They must score between 1,430 and 1,600.3)What else will the American universities look at besides the score?Key: American universities also look at a student's subject grades, what they do outside of school, and their teachers' recommendations.4)What is the SAT II?Key: The SAT II is the one-hour exam that can be taken in any subject, for example chemistry or French.Task 7ScriptJapanese students need 12 years of study before entering universities.They choose the places they want to go and apply before January of their final year. The university entrance exam is a standard nationwide test held every year in January. It provides tests for 31 subjects in six subject areas: Japanese language, geography and history, civics, math, science and a foreign language. All national and public universities, as well as some private ones make use of this exam. But many places also have their own tests in February or later, before the new school year starts in April.In order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the National University of Tokyo, many students attend special preparation schools on top of their regular classes. These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Although every student has the chance of going to a Japanese university, only 50 percent of high school seniors actually choose further study.KeyA. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions.1)The Japanese students will apply for a university before ______ of their final year.(a)a) January b) February c) April d)July2)The university entrance exam provides tests for _______subjects in ____ subjectareas. (c)a) 30; 6 b) 30; 7 c) 31; 6 d)39;163)What kind of universities will make use of this exam? (d)a) All national universities. b) All public universitiesc) Some private universities. d) All of the above.4)How many high school seniors will choose further study? (c)a) All of them. b) More than halfc) Only half of them. d) Less than halfB. Answer the following questions.1) Why do many students attend the special preparation school?Key: Many students attend special preparation schools besides their regular classes, in order to pass the exam for the best universities such as the national University of Tokyo.2) How long do these extra schools last?Key: These extra schools can last for one to two years between high school and university.Task 8ScriptThe School was opened in 1955 and is part of a non-profit-making educational foundation. Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set in extensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge. The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories, listening and self-access study centres, computres, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.General English classes are for students aged 17+. Complete beginners are not accepted. Students have classes for 21 hours a week. Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature. The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is £1,130. Accommodation is with local families. Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with the family. There is a full range of social activities including excursions, discos and theatre-visits. The total cost of all non-tuition services is £670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10 weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1) What kind of school is it?Key: It's a non-profit-making educational foundation.2) Do they accept complete beginners?Key: No, complete beginners are not accepted.3) What other subjects within the General English timetable do they have?Key: Other subjects available within the General English timetable include English for Business and English Literature.B. Complete the following sentences with what your hear on the tape.1)Its 200 students, from 30-40 countries, work in large, attractive buildings set inextensive, beautiful gardens, within easy reach of the centre of Cambridge.2)The School has dining rooms, a library, video filming studio, language laboratories,listening and self-access study centres, computers, as well as facilities for tennis, table tennis, volleyball, basketball, badminton and football.3)Students have classes for 21 hours a week.4)The cost of tuition, materials and books per term is £1,130.5)Lunch is provided in the School Monday to Friday. All other meals are taken with thefamily.6)The total cost of all non-tuition services is £670 per term. There are 3 terms of 10weeks and summer courses of 9 weeks and 3 1/2 weeks.Task 9ScriptThis school has a capacity of 220 students. It occupies a 19th century building in a quiet tree- filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.General courses, either in the mornings or afternoons, comprise 15 50-minute periods per week. We cater for a wide range of classes from beginners to advanced, enabling us to place students at the level indicated by the special entry test which all students take. There are usually no more than 14 students in a class. In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.There are 8 classrooms, a multi-media learning centre, language laboratory, video, computer, lecture hall, canteen. We are open from January to December for courses of 3 to 14 weeks. There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in summer. Fees are approximately £46 per week for general courses. Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half board. There is a full social programme and regular excursions.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1) How many students can this school have?Key: This school has a capacity of 220 students.2) Where is this school located?Key: It is located in a quiet tree-filled square close to Victoria Station in central London.3) What do they have besides the 15 lessons?Key: In addition to the 15 lessons, there are daily individual laboratory sessions and lectures on life in Britain at no extra cost.4) What kind of special courses do they have in summer?Key: There is a special 2-week Easter Course and Refresher Courses for overseas teachers of English in the summer.B. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according to the tape.1) This school accepts only beginners. [ F ]2) Generally speaking there are 24 students in a class. [ F ]3) Accommodation can be arranged with selected families with half-board. [ T ]Task 10This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust. Situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre, the College occupies a complex of purpose-built blocks and 14 large Victorian houses providing academic and residential accommodation. Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language laboratories, computer room, science laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, or courses at university level.All students are encouraged to participate in social and extracurricular activities including sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.Academic Year Courses (21 hours per week) leading to all principal EFL examinations, concentrate on language with selected studies in Literature, Politics, History, Art History, and Computing. Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1) What kind of school is it?Key: This school, founded in 1953, is a non-profit making Charitable Trust.2) Where is the school?Key: It is situated in residential North Oxford, 3 km from the city centre.3) What is the benefit for the EFL student?Key: A particular benefit for the EFL student is the opportunity to live and study with native English speakers taking the two-year International Baccalaureate course, orcourses at university level.4) What extracurricular activities do they have?Key: Their extracurricular activities include sports, horse riding, drama, art, crafts, photography, films, concerts and excursions.B. Complete the following sentences with what you hear on the tape.1) Facilities include an excellent library, video room, language laboratories, computerroom, science laboratories, assembly hall and coffee bar.2) Most students live in college houses each supervised by a resident warden, but some prefer family accommodation.Task 11ScriptCindy Farrow is Andy and Kate Morgan's American cousin. She is 18 years old. She comes from California, on the west coast of the USA. She lives with her parents in San Francisco. She is a student at Berkeley College where she is studying modem languages. She wants to be an interpreter when she leaves university.She has many interests and hobbies. She loves reading, swimming and surfing but her favorite hobby is white-water rafting on the Colorado River. She thinks it's very exciting.At the moment Cindy is on her way to England to stay with the Morgans in Dover.。