托福听力Unit 6
听力教程第三册答案UNIT6
UNIT 6Section One Tactics for ListeningPart 1 Spot DictationWind and SpiritWe do notice the wind when it seems (1) cruel, when the trees turn away from it, and it (2) cuts into our hearts. "Certain winds will make men's (3) temper bad", said George Eliot. In Southern California, the Santa Ana is (4) associated with an increase in depression and domestic (5) violence.Scientists have tried (6) without success to identify physiological reasons for these (7) reactions.Everyone agrees, however, that (8) dry winds like the Santa Ana, the mistral in France and the foehn* in Germany and Switzerland seem to have (9) negative effects on our mental and physical (10) negative effects.On windy days, playground fights, (11) suicides and heart failures are more (12) frequent. In Geneva, traffic accidents (13) increase when a wind called the bise* blows. At the (14) request of patients, some Swiss and German hospitals (15) postpone surgery during the foehn.It is human to ask what is (16) behind the wind. lt is easy to personify thewind as the (17) breath of God. The act of taking wind into our lungs is what (18) gives us life. The Jews, Arabs, Romans and Greeks all took their word for (19) spirit from the word for wind.But our day-to-day lives are no longer (20 spirit the winds. We do not identify wind with spirit anymore.Part 2 Listening for GistA cat got on to a Scandinavian Airlines plane in Nairobi yesterday and cost the company about £10,000. One of the 66 passengers heard a strange "miaow" when the plane landed in Copenhagen. Mechanics arrived immediately and the airline company phoned for an animal ambulance. The mechanics found the cat after eight hours' work. It had got into the air-conditioning system in Nairobi. The plane was twelve hours late leaving for Tokyo, costing the company £10,000. The cat was quite well after its experience and was given a large bowl of milk and a plate of fish.ExerciseDirections: Listen to the passage and find its topic sentence.The topic sentence is "A cat got on to a Scandinavian Airlines plane in Nairobi yesterday and cost the company about £10.000."Section TwoListening ComprehensionPart 1 DialogueWhat a Coincidence!Storyteller: Talking of coincidences, did I tell you about what happened to me and Jeannie last holiday?Friend(s):No.Storyteller: We went on holiday in the States and we went to Mexico. Well, we were driving down to Mexico City. We were going to spend a few days in Palm Beach ... see the sea, look up an old friend, you know. As we left there we stopped at a garage for a car check ... oil, the water, the tires, all that ... petrol. And the mechanics spotted something. They said that our fuel pump was not working properly and it was quite serious ... it would cost a lot of money ... well, we were very worried.Friend(s): Were you insured?Storyteller: Well, no, we weren't and I didn't have that much money on me, you know. It was meant to be a cheap holiday. Well, just then, two men drove up and they said what's the problem? And, do you know? They were mechanics - it was such good luck. They looked at our car and they said, "There's nothing wrong with your car. Don't spend money on it. Just forget about it." Well, naturally, we were worried, but ... er, I thought ... I'll trust them, I think they're right. So, we drove on, we crossed the Mexican border and had a marvelous few dayssightseeing there round Monterey.Friend(s):Oh, oh, brilliant ... jealous ...Storyteller: And then we went on and on to Mexico City. We drove about forty kilometers and then we saw a car with the same US number plates as the other car we'd seen in Palm Beach.Friend(s): You're joking!Storyteller: It was parked by the road, and the same two men who gave us the advice about our car were stuck with their car.Friend(s): Oh, no!Storyteller: So, we stopped and asked them what was wrong. And do you know? Their car had broken down for exactly the same reason: The fuel pump wasn't working! It was quite extraordinary .ExerciseDirections: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)l.T 2.T 3.F 4.F 5.F 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.FPart 2 PassageCorporate Culture1.How well the employee "fits" the culture can make the difference betweenjob-search success and failure.2.It guides how employees think, act, and feel.3.The amount of time outside the office you're expected to spend with co-workers is part of the corporate culture.4.The truth is that you will never really know the corporate culture until you have worked at the company for a number of months.5.It should be a place where you can have a voice, be respected, and have opportunities for growth.Why should jobseekers care about a potential employer's corporate culture? Aren't there more important factors to consider, such as the job itself, salary and bonuses, and fringe benefits? These factors are indeed important, but increasingly career experts are talking about the importance of employee-employer fit in terms of culture, with the idea that how well the employee "fits" the culture can make the difference between job-search success and failure.What is corporate culture? At its most basic, it's described as the personality of an organization, or simply as "how things are done around here". It guides how employees think, act, and feel. Corporate culture is a broad term used to define the unique personality or character of a particular company or organization, and includes such elements as core values and beliefs, corporate ethics, and rules of behavior. Corporate culture can be expressed in the company's mission statement and other communications, in the architecturalstyle or interior decoration(室内装饰) of offices, by what people wear to work, by how people address each other, and in the titles given to various employees.How does a company's culture affect you? In many, many ways. Forinstance:•The hours you work per day, per week, including options such as flextime and telecommuting.•The work environment, including how employees interact, the degree of competition, and whether it's a fun or hostile environment - or something in-between.•The dress code, including the accepted styles of attire* and things such as casual days.•The office space you get, including things such as cubicles*, window offices, and rules regarding display of personal items.•The training and skills development you receive, which you need both on the job and tokeep yourself marketable for future jobs and employers.•Onsite perks, such as break rooms, gyms and play rooms, daycare facilities, and more.perk=perquisite n. 特殊待遇，特权；工资外收入•The amount of time outside the office you're expected to spend withco-workers.• Interaction with other employees, including managers and topmanagement.How do you uncover the corporate culture of a potential employer? The truth is that you will never really know the corporate culture until you have worked at the company for a number of months, but you can get close to it through research and observation. Understanding culture is a two-step process, starting with research before the interview and ending with observation at the interview.If you get a chance to meet with other employees, you can ask somequestions to try and geta handle on an organization's corporate culture. Such as:•What's it really like to work here?•What skills and characteristics does the company value?•How do people get promoted around here?•The bottom line is that you are going to spend a lot of time in the work environment ---and to be happy ,successful and productive, you’ll want tobe in a place where you fit the culture ,a place where you can have avoice ,be respect and have opportunity for growth .Exercise A Pre-listening QuestionMany articles and books have been written in recent years about culture in organizations, usually referred to as "Corporate Culture". The dictionary defines culture as "the act of developing intellectual and moral faculties, especially through education". Some people define it as "the moral, social, and behavioral norms of an organization based on the beliefs, attitudes, and priorities of its members".Every organization has its own unique culture or value set. Most organizations don't consciously try to create a certain culture. The culture of the organization is typically created unconsciously, based on the values of the top management or the founders of an organization.Exercise B Sentence DictationDirections: Listen to some sentences and write them down. You will hear each sentence three timesExercise C Detailed ListeningDirections: Listen to the passage and complete the following paragraphs At its most basic, corporate culture is described as the personality of anorganization. It guides how employees think, act, and feel. Corporate culture is a broad term used to define the unique personality or character of a particular company or organization, and includes such elements as core values and beliefs, corporate ethics, and rules of behavior. Corporate culture can also be expressedin the company's mission statement and other communications, in the architectural style or interior decoration of offices, by what people wear to work,by how people address each other, and in the titles given to various employees.A company's culture affects you in many ways, such as the working hours,the work environment, the dress code, the office space you get, the training andskills development you receive, onsite perks, the amount of time outside theoffice you're expected to spend with co-workers and interaction with other employees, including managers and top management.Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1.The truth is that you will never really know the corporate culture until youhave worked at the company for a number of months, but you can get close to it through research and observation. / Understanding culture is a two-step process, starting with research beforethe interview and ending with observation at the interview.If you get a chance to meet with other employees, you can ask some questions to try and get a handle on an organization's corporate culture. Such as:What's it really like to work here? What skills and characteristics does the company value? How do people get promoted around here?2.(Open)Section ThreeNewsNews Item 1On his way home from his first official visit to the United States, Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari stopped in London for two days of discussions.His first meeting was with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown at his official residence.At a joint news conference, Mr. Brown praised the current Pakistani army offensive against Taliban targets in the Swat valley.Because of this, Mr. Brown said Britain is pledging $18 million worth of additional humanitarian aid in the form of food, water, shelter and sanitation that will directed at those being displaced in the northwest.In addition to the aid, the prime minister said he expects much more cooperation between Britain and Pakistan over a wide range of issues.Mr. Brown said helping the effort to tackle terrorism in Pakistan and improving health and education there were important priorities for his government.Mr. Zardari said the fight against extremists in particular is a struggle that will not be solved overnight.Islamabad says 15,000 security troops have moved into the tribal areas. A．anti-Taliban campaign that British and Pakistani leaders discussed B． 1. He stopped in London for two days of discussions.2. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown3. He praised the current Pakistani army offensive against Taliban targets in the Swat valley.4. It included food, water, shelter and sanitation that will directed at those being displaced in the northwest.5. He said he expects much more cooperation between Britain and Pakistan over a wide range of issues.6. Helping the effort to tackle terrorism in Pakistan and improving health and education there were important priorities for his government.7. 15,000 security troops have moved into the tribal areas.News Item 2Israel-PalestinePalestinian witnesses and security sources said some 30 tanks and armored personnel carriers drove into the Tulkarem refugee camp around 3 a.m. The army did not say whether the gunman responsible for the attack on the kibbutz* was among those detained.The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement claimed responsibility for the killings. Mr Arafat says he has formed a committee to investigate the attack on the kibbutz.In Tuesday's action, the Israeli military also demolished the home of a Palestinian militant (Mohammed Naifan) they say is responsible for sending the gunman into Kibbutz Metzer.Israeli officials say the gunman came from Tulkarem but that he was following orders of AIAqsa leaders in Nablus. By midday Tuesday Palestinian witnesses were reporting that Israeli troops were gathering outside the West Bank town.Israeli authorities say Palestinian militants from Fatah and Hamas in Nablus are behind a series of attacks against Israelis over the past few months.The latest violence comes as US envoy* David Satterfield begins a visit to the region to work on a peace plan. He arrived in Israel Monday for separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials.Exercise ADirections: Listen to the news item and complete the summary.This news item is about Israel's response to Palestinian gunman's attack on the kibbutz.Exercise BDirections: Listen to the news again and complete the following passage.Palestinian witnesses and security sources said some 30 tanks and armored personnel carriers drove into the Tulkarem refugee camp around 3 a.m. The army did not say whether the gunman responsible for the attack on the kibbutz was among those detained.In Tuesday's action, the Israeli military also demolished the home of a Palestinian militant (Mohammed Naifan) they say is responsible for sending the gunman into Kibbutz Metzer.The latest violence comes as US envoy David Satterfield begins a visit to the region to work on a peace plan. He arrived in Israel Monday for separate talks with Israeli and Palestinian officials.News Item 3Officials say there are no easy, quick or purely military solutions to the Somali piracy problem. But the top U.S. military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, told ABC's Good Morning America television program Tuesday the taking and rescue of the American cargo ship captain led him to order a new effort to find ways to effectively deal with the pirates. Admiral Mullen and Defense Secretary Robert Gates say there is no purely militarysolution to the Somali piracy problem. Piracy continues to rise, even as navy ships from 16 nations patrol the area. And Gates said Monday that the problem is "probably going to get worse" until the international community can, in his words, "get something on land that begins to change the equation" for the "incredible number of poor people" in Somalia, some of whom turn to piracy.Efforts by some ship owners to secure their ships have had some success. They have installed barbed wire, removed ladders and changed their routes, among other steps. But there has been resistance to proposals to put armed guards on commercial ships. Corporations have paid tens of millions of dollars for the safe return of ships and their crews in the area in recent years. Last year, there were 111 piracy incidents in the region, triple the number the previous year. And this year, there have already been nearly 70 incidents.A. the US looking for new approaches to Somali piracyB.F, T ,F ,T ,FSection FourSupplementary ExercisePart1 Feature ReportIranian government TV says that the country's new nuclear energy chief, Ali Akbar Salehi is urging the West to end hostilities with Tehran and to start building trust."Legal and technical discussions about Iran's nuclear case have finished," he insists, "and there is no room left to keep this case open.""We hope," he added, "that more efforts will be made [by the West] to obtain mutual confidence, instead of the last six years of hostility."They were Salehi's first comments to the media, since being appointed by President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad, Friday, following the resignation of veteran nuclear negotiator Gholam Reza Aghazadeh.The soft-spoken Salehi was educated at the American University of Beirut and holds a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Salehi is Iran's former envoy to the International Atomic Energy Agency and signed a protocol allowing for freer inspections of Iran's nuclear sites. His appointment appears to be something of a gesture to the U.S.Neither the U.S., nor the other members of the so-called Group of five-plus-one, including the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus Germany, however, are likely to agree with Salehi about the closure of Tehran's nuclear file.U.S. President Barack Obama warned Tehran, during the G-8 summit in Italy, that the world is giving it until September to comply with U.N. resolutions over its controversial nuclear program.Iran has persistently refused to stop enriching uranium, and the West fears that it will use highly enriched uranium to build atomic weapons.The Iranian government, however, continues to insist that its nuclear program is intended for peaceful, civilian purposes, alone.Iran analyst Meir Javedanfar of the MEEPAS (Middle East Economic and Political Analysis) center in Tel Aviv argues that Tehran is hardening its position over its nuclear dossier, in response to Western criticism over its violent crackdown against its own people following the June 12 presidential elections."I think Ayatollah Khamenei is sending the message that the more we are pushed on other fronts, the more we're going to adjust the balance in our favor, and one area is the nuclear program, because Khamenei knows how important the nuclear program is to the West, especially to President Obama," he said."So, I think this is kind of a backlash against what Iran sees as Western interference in its own affairs. I also think that the Iranian government still sees the West as divided and there's not much the West can do at the moment to stop Iran's nuclear program, so they're toughening their policy and they want to see what the reaction will be, if the reaction is going to be hard or if the West is going to come up with an even [better] offer," he added.Javedanfar, however, believes that those who are seeking a compromise with Iran should not despair completely, because Iranian leaders are pragmatists, and may at the end of the day be ready for an agreement.Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki said one week ago that Tehran was preparing to present a "new package" of proposals, concerning what he called "international, security and political issues," to the West for talks.Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has also warned the West that Tehran would weigh their criticism over its crackdown on protesters following the June 12 election, in assessing future relations with their countries. A．This news report is about Salehi’s and the Iranian government’s attitude towards nuclear case.B: Directions: Listen to the program again and complete the followin g sentences.Iranian Nuclear energy ChiefName: Ali Akbar SalehiEducation:Salehi was educated at the American university of Beirut and holds a doctorate from the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyPrevious positionSalehi is Iran’s former envoy to the international Atomic Energy Agency.His comments on Iranian nuclear programLegal and technical discussions about Iran's nuclear case have finishe d. And there is no room left to keep this case open.We hope that more efforts will be made [by the West] to obtain mutu al confidence, instead of the last six years of hostility.1. The so-called Group of five-plus-one are not likely to agree with Sa lehi about the closure of Tehran’s nuclear file.2. U.S. president Barak Obama warned Tehran that the world is givi ng it untilSeptember to comply with U.N. resolutions over its controversial nucl ear program during the G-8 summit in Italy.3. Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Motaki said one week ago th at Tehran was preparing to present a "new package" of proposals, co ncerning what he called "international, security and political issues," to the West for talksPart 2 PassageGlobalization1)The World Trade Organization is among the most powerful, and one of themost secretive international bodies on earth.2)Globalization is not a phenomenon. It is not just some passing trend.3)Used properly, fire can cook food, sterilize equipment, form iron, and heatour homes. Used carelessly, it can destroy lives, towns and forests in aninstant.4)Globalization has dangers and an ugly dark side. But it can also bringtremendous opportunities and benefits.5)They will see globalization not as something to worship or demonize. Instead,they will see it as something to mold, shape and manage for the betterment of everyone.Globalization is the present worldwide drive toward a globalized economic system dominated by supranational* corporate trade and banking institutions that are not accountable to democratic processes or national governments.The World Trade Organization (WTO) is among the most powerful, and one of the most secretive international bodies on earth. It is rapidly assuming the role of global government, as 134 nation-states, including the US, have ceded* to its vast authority and powers. The WTO represents the rules-based regime of the policy of economic globalization. The central operating principle of the WTO is that commercial interests should supersede* all others. Any obstacles in the path of operations and expansion of global business enterprise must be subordinated. In practice these "obstacles" are usually policies or democratic processes that act on behalf of working people, labor rights, environmental protection, human rights, consumer rights, social justice, local culture, and national sovereignty.Globalization is not a phenomenon. It is not just some passing trend. Today it is an overarching international system shaping the domestic politics and foreign relations of virtually every country, and we need to understand it as such.As thoughtful people concerned about world affairs, our job is to pick up "globalization", examine it from all sides, dissect* it, figure out what makes it tick, and then nurture and promote the good parts and mitigate* or slow down the bad parts. Globalization is much like fire.Fire itself is neither good nor bad. Used properly, it can cook food, sterilize equipment, form iron, and heat our homes. Used carelessly, fire can destroy lives, towns and forests in an instant. As Friedman* says:"Globalization can be incredibly empowering and incredibly coercive*. It can democratize opportunity and democratize panic. It makes the whales bigger and the minnows* stronger. It leaves you behind faster and faster, and it catches up to you faster and faster. While it is homogenizing* cultures, it is also enabling people to share their unique individuality farther and wider."Globalization has dangers and an ugly dark side. But it can also bring tremendous opportunities and benefits. Just as capitalism requires a network of governing systems to keep it from devouring societies, globalization requires vigilance and the rule of law.Antitrust laws, the Securities and Exchange Commission, labor unions, charities, the Federal Trade Commission, and countless other agencies and organizations keep American capitalism in check. Similar transparent mechanisms are needed to make sure globalization is a positive force in the world.Globalization will always have cheerleaders who are blind to the destructionglobalization can cause. And it will always have strident* opponents blind to the way globalization gives some people their first opportunity to fulfill basic aspirations.As with most issues, the majority of people will be in the middle. They will see globalization not as something to worship or demonize. Instead, they will see it as something to mold, shape and manage for the betterment of everyone.Exercise D After-listening DiscussionDirections: Listen to the passage again and discuss the following questions.1. Milton Friedman says, "Globalization can be incredibly empowering and incredibly coercive. It can democratize opportunity and democratize panic. It makes the whales bigger and the minnows stronger. It leaves you behind faster and faster, and it catches up to you faster and faster. While it is homogenizing cultures, it is also enabling people to share their unique individuality farther and wider."2.(Open)。
英语新闻听力教程unit6原文及答案.doc
Unit 6Public HealthSection A warming up1. life expectancy2. regulators abortion3. rabies4. infected withcases 5. bird flu immune 6. outbreaks-borne 7. prescription medicines 8. AIDS 9. antiviral10. MedicareSection B 1. BTapescript: 1. The problem of obesity is spreading into many different aspects of Americans ’ lives. Now researchers have confirmed that some children are so fat they can’ t fit into car safety seats designed fordski.2. Two more Indian states have banned the sale of soft drinks produced by . giantsCoca-cola and Pepsi-cola after a test by an environmental group showed highpesticide levels. This brings the total number of states to six where there is a partialor full ban of the soft drinks.3.An Asian expert says disease and natural disasters may pose a great securitythreat to the region than conventional political conflicts.4.The United Nations say opium cultivation in Afghanistan has declined for the firsttime since 2001 as tens of thousands of farmers have given up opium poppies forlegal crops.5.The authorities in Iran have warned that if the dangerously high level of airpollution in the capital‘’ Teheran continues, there could be thousandsiesof. casualt Section CItem 1 1. ATapescript: The number of people infected with HIV, the virus that can lead to AIDS,is still rising and has passed 14 million worldwide for the first time. The UnitedNations said there had been five million new infections this year and warned thatAIDS was outstripping global and national efforts to contain it. Sub-Saharan Africaremains the worst affected region. In Asia, where more than eight million people are infected, the UN says infection rates are rising sharply. It warned that Pakistan, in particular, was on the verge of a serious epidemic.Item 2 Task 11. TTask 2 1. international conference malaria West African state scientific findingsin lost GDP3. world population’s is transmittedTapescript: The biggest ever international conference on malaria has begun in theWest African state of Cameroon to discuss the latest scientific findings on the disease which kills more than million people worldwide each year. 75 percent of those victimsare African children. Of the 2,000 delegates meeting in the capital Yaounde, 80% arefrom Africa. The disease costs the continent more than 12 billion dollars in lost GDPeach year. The latest research suggests that 41% ofthe world ’ s population live inareas where malaria is transmitted.Item 3 1. Whether more than one food company is responsible for an outbreak of E.coli bacteria. 2. Bad spinach from Natural Selection foods 3. Earth Bound Farm 4. It has recalled the spinach. 5. get rid of any fresh spinach in bags or other containers. 6.One person died and dozens were sick in 19 states.Tapescript: The Food and Drug Administration is investigating whether more thanone food company is responsible for an outbreak of bacteria. Officials have linkedbad spinach from natural Selection Foods as one source of the . the company saysthe products are sold under the brand name Earth Bound Farm. Doctor DavidAtchison with the FDA says Natural Selection Foods has voluntarily recalled thespinach. The FDA advises shoppers to get rid of any fresh spinach in bags or othercontainers. At least one person has died. Dozens of others have gotten sick in atleast 19 states.Section D EU Health Experts Meet to (1) Formulate Measures to contain the (2)Bird FluRecent outbreaks (3)German authorities confirmed the (4) presence of the H5N1virus in (5) wild swans. Outbreaks have also been reported in (6) the Balkans, (7)Turkey, the Caspian Sea areascountermeasures Increase surveillance and (8) toughen import bans (9) dedicatean additional million dollars for surveillance and (10) testing programsorder farmers to keep poultries indoors (11) to prevent transmission of the disease.Tapescript: European health experts have gathered in Bussel to formulate a responseto recent bird flu outbreaks among migratory birds. The Panel today endorsedmeasures that would increase surveillance and toughen import bans, such as theEuropean Union ’plan,s suspending the imports of untreated feathe rs from non-EUcountries. The European Commission has dedicated an additional million dollars forbird surveillance and testing programs. German authorities today confirmed thepresence of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in wild swans on an island in the Baltic Sea.Outbreaks have been confirmed in the Balkans, Turkey, the Caspian Seas andelsewhere. Several EUcountries have ordered farmers to keep poultries indoors toprevent transmission of the disease. But the World Organization for Animal Health inParis says this is not necessary at the present time.Item 2Task 11. DTask 21. F 3. TTapescript: A week after a toxic waste scandal brought down the government ofIvory Coast teams of Ivorian and French experts are still trying to establish exactlywhat the material was composed of. Tons of waste from a ship were dumped inleaking drums in at least 11 open air locations in Ivory Coast’ s biggest city Abidja Our correspondent James Copnall is there. The latest health ministry figures showthat nearly 16,000 people have sought treatment and 6 have died as a result of thetoxic waste. The numbers increased dramatically each day. This does notnecessarily mean that the health situation is deteriorating just as rapidly, however, astate of panic seems to have set in. meanwhile, teams of French and Ivorian expertswere attempting to find out what exactly the toxic waste was composed of.Item 31.It has issued an updated version of its strategy for dealing with a possibleinfluence pandemic.2.The updated strategy needs cities, states, and businesses to prepare now tokeep operating on their own and not on federal help.3.It could make up to 40% of the workforce too sick to work for two weeks at a time. The infection could remain active in a community for up to two months.4.The pandemic could cause as many as two million deaths in the United States.5.it tends to break out when a never-before-seen strain of the virus startspassing from person to person.Tapescript: The White House has issued an updated version of its strategy for dealing with a possible influenza pandemic. The plan warns cities, states and businesses that they should prepare now to keep operating on their own and not count on federal help, and says that a flu pandemic could make up to 40% of the workforce too sick to work for two weeks at a time and that the infection could remain active in a community for up to two months. In the worst place, the report says, a pandemic could cause as many as two million deaths in the United States. Influenza pandemic tend to break out when a never-before-seen strain of the virus starts passing from person to person. Scientists are currently worried that the Asian bird flu might mutate into that kind of virus.Section E1.The move is expected to reduce expenses involved in the drug that has been hailed as a life-saving treatment.2.in the study patients who cut their smoking in half also cut their risk of lungcancer by 27%.3.European Union officials continue to reassure the public that the apparentspread of the avian flu virus is at this point a threat to animals not humans.4. One hundred and twenty-three identification cards had been issued to patients who need them to prove to law enforcement personnel that they used marijuana for medical purposes.5.Analysts say total spending on research into malaria last year accounted for only about one third of one percent of total medical research and development funding.。
现代大学英语听力Unit 6 Book 1答案
Unit 6 Houses and HomesT ask 1ScriptMy dream house is not very big but not very small. It is very quiet and it is near the centre of the city.I imagine a large garden with pets including three dogs and two cats. I dream of a large kitchen and a comfortable living room with a big sofa and big windows. I like brightly-lit rooms.There are only two floors, with two bedrooms and two bathrooms. The furniture is modem and not dark. I would like to have a hobbies room with plenty of books and maps on the walls.Finally, I would like to have a small swimming pool for the summer and a good sauna for the winter.This is my dream house.KeyFill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape.See the Script.T ask 2ScriptRod: Hello. Is that Oxford 40414?Mary: Y es it is.Rod: Erm... I'm enquiring about the flat which was advertised in the local paper.Mary: Oh yes?Rod: Wonder if you could tell me, how much is the rent a month, please?Mary: It's￡112.Rod: I see. Is it fairly near the city centre?Mary: Y es, it's only about a kilometre away.Rod: I see. Is it quite handy for the shops?Mary: Y es, within a minute or two on foot.Rod: What about a garden?Mary: Well you have the use of the garden.Rod: I see. And central heating, is there?Mary: Y es, yes. Gas central heating.Rod: I see. Erm... how many rooms are there, please?Mary: Well, there's one very large bed-sitting room, a kitchen and bathroom and a small hall.Rod: I see. Erm... which floor is it on?Mary: On the first floor.Rod: Oh good. Erm... would it be possible for me to visit it tomorrow, say about 5 o'clock?Mary: Yes, certainly.Rod: Oh good. That's fine. Could you just give me your name, please? Mary: Y es. The name is Mary Jones [Y es.] and the address is 41 North Parade.Rod: 41 North Parade. Fine. Thanks ever so much. I'll see you tomorrow at 5 o'clock then.Mary: Y es. [OK?] Good.Rod: Bye-bye.Mary: Goodbye.KeyA. Fill in the following chart.B. Decide whether the statements are true (T) or false (F) according tothe tape.l) Rod has learnt something about the flat from an advertisement in a local newspaper. [T]2) Rod will have no access to the garden when he moves in. [F]3) It's a two-bedroom flat. [F]4) Rod says he will go and visit the landlady tomorrow morning. [F] Task 3ScriptMr. Henschel is talking about his house.Interviewer: Mr. Henschel, you're from Germany, and you're now living in Thailand.Mr. Henschel: Y es, that's right. I built this house eight years ago. Interviewer: Why did you choose a traditional Thai house?Mr. Hensche l: Because I collect Thai antiques and I think they look best in a traditional house.Interviewer: It's really very beautiful. And very cool here in the garden.What's above us?Mr. Hensche: There's a large, open verandah above us. See? There's an opening here. Y ou can see the sky.Interviewer: And someone on the verandah can look into the garden. Mr. Henschel: That's right. That's the living room, at the front of the house, with the stairs next to it. There's a toilet under thestairs and next to that is the study.Interviewer: What else is there on the ground floor?Mr. Henschel: There's a dining room at the back of the house, across from the study.Interviewer: And upstairs?Mr. Henschel: The bedrooms, and the verandah. The main bedroom is above the living room. But I don't need a lot of bedrooms.I just need room for my antiques.Interviewer: But where's the kitchen?Mr. Henschel: The kitchen is outside, there, in the other building. Thai houses are often like that. Then the heat and the cookingsmells aren't in the house.KeyChoose the best answer to each of the following questions.l) Mr. Henschel is from (b)a) England b) Germany c) Thailand d) America2) The word "verandah" in the interview most likely means (c)a) a window through which one can look into the gardenb) a special type of bedroomc) an open area with a floor and a roof that is built on the side of a housed) a kitchen separate from the main building3) Why did Mr. Henschel choose a traditional Thai house? (d)a) The kitchen is outside the main buildingb) He tries to look like a native Thai.c) A Thai house is very beautiful and coold) The Thai antiques he has collected will look best in such a house.4) Which of the following statements is NOT true? (d)a) There are some stairs next to the living room.b) The study is next to the toilet.c) There is a dining room at the back of the house.d) The bedrooms are on the ground floor.T ask 4ScriptElectricity comes through an underground cable. Then a thin cable enters your home through a special box, called a fuse box, and a meter. This meter counts units of electricity, and at the end of a month or a quarter your parents pay their electricity bill. Different wires go from the meter to all the rooms in your house or flat. Y ou cannot see these wires because they are under the floors or in the walls. Some wires are for thelights in the ceiling, and others are for all our machines. We use electricity for refrigerators, cookers, water heaters and washing machines. What does your family use electricity for?KeyAnswer the following questions.l) Describe how electricity comes into home.Key: Electricity comes through an underground cable. Then a thin cable enters our home through a fuse box and a meter.2) What is the use of a meter?Key: The meter counts units of electricity.3) Can you normally see the wires? Why or why not?Key: No. Because they are normally under the floors or in the walls. 4) What do we often use electricity for?Key: Usually for refrigerators, cookers, water heaters and washing machines.T ask 5Script1) Something's definitely wrong. It's not cooling properly. The food that I put in it yesterday was spoiled by today.2) It's been out of order for several hours. I can’t get a dial tone. I'd like toget it fixed as soon as possible because I have to make some important business calls.3) I wish you could fix the central heating in there. When I go to bed at night it's so cold that I can't get to sleep.4) It hasn't been heating right for some time. Sometimes it gets too hot and burns everything. Other times it doesn't get hot enough, and things don't get cooked.5) It's been driving me crazy all summer! It keeps breaking down and itdoesn't keep the room cool. It's so hot in this room most of the time that I can hardly breathe.KeyWhat is each speaker talking about? Choose the best answer.1) a) stove b) refrigerator c) air conditioner (b)2) a) radio b) telephone c) television (b)3) a) bedroom b) living room c) kitchen (a)4) a) stove b) dryer c) central heating (a)5) a) central heating b) lamp c) air conditioner c)T ask 6ScriptWhen Mrs. Kienast's quintuplets were born, they were too small toleave the hospital. They couldn't leave the hospital until they weighed enough. During the time when the babies were in the hospital, Mrs. Kienast was busy at home.After the Kienasts' neighbors learned of the quintuplets' birth, they decided to add some extra rooms to the family's house. The house was too small for a big family. It had only five rooms. The neighbors decided to add seven more. They are giving their labor without pay because they want to help.KeyAnswer the following questions.1) Give a title to the story.Key: The House Was Not Big Enough/The Kienasts' Housing Problem 2) Can you tell us what the word "quintuplets" probably means incontext?Key: It means five (or several) children born of the same mother at the same time.3) Why did Mrs. Kienast's babies have to stay in the hospital for some days?Key: They were too small to leave the hospital.4) What did the neighbors decide to do when knowing the babies' birth? Key: They decided to add some extra rooms to the Kienasts' house.5) How many rooms would the house have after being rebuilt?Key: 12.6) Will the Kienasts pay their neighbors? Why or why not?Key: No. The neighbours want to help them.T ask 7ScriptMary Fargo and Pete Russell are talking about how they feel about their house, now that they've finished renovating it.Mary: Yes, yes. I really feel that it was all worth it now. When people come to see it, they always say they love it, andthat we've done a super job, and it's good to hear that.Pete:I sometimes walk around and just touch various things--some of these books are very rare and they'relovely to hold--here, feel this leather cover. I think a houseshould be all about the senses. I hear Mary working out inthe morning on her exercise bar, or playing the piano. Itreally sounds like a home as well.Mary: I think I have two favourite rooms--the music room is here.We had the carpet specially made. Y ou can feel thethickness of it, even in shoes. It's an informal sitting room,really. A lot of our favourite things are in this room.Sometimes, after a heavy day, I like to just sit here andlook at the paintings, or play the piano, or listen to music.My other favourite is the breakfast room because it's sobright and cheery, and in the summer we throw thewindows open and I can hear the birds, or Pete playingwith the dog.Pete: Someone asked me the other day if I could bear to do it all again.Interviewer: And what did you say?Pete: Well of course, it's all worthwhile in the end. But to tell you the truth, I was almost sad when it was finished. Well, youknow that, I wondered what I was going to do next. I loveddesigning the curtains for example. And I liked doing thewallpaper. And it was especially good because we weredoing it for ourselves. I hated doing some of the mundanethings, though.Mary: I think it's a question of degree, really. I like some types of shopping. I love shopping for antiques, for example. Andchoosing furniture and fabrics. I like doing that. What I hatedoing is ordinary day-to-day shopping. I love shopping for adinner party, for example. Going into all the small specialityshops, the cheese shop, the fishmonger's and so on. But Ihate shopping for washing powder, for example. I don't likedoing the ordinary boring things.KeyAnswer the following questions:1) Why does Mary say, "I really feel that it was all worth it now"?Key: She and Pete have worked hard for renovating their house. Now it's finished, and looks nice. Others say they have done a good job. So she thinks it's worthwhile.2) Pete says "a house should be all about the senses." In his opinion, is their house a good one by this standard? Why or why not?Key: Y es, he thinks so. In the house, he can touch various things (e.g. the leather cover of a rare book), and hear Mary working out in the morning, or playing the piano.3) What are Mary's two favourite rooms?Key: The music room and the breakfast room.4) Why was Pete almost sad when the renovation was finished?Key: He loved doing those interesting things, such as designing curtains, but hated doing ordinary, uninteresting things. Perhaps, after the renovation, there wouldn't be so many interesting things.5) What's Mary's attitudes towards shopping?Key: She likes some kinds of shopping, like buying antiques, but hatesordinary day-to-day shopping.T ask 8ScriptIn recent years, there have been important social and economic changes in the United States. And, these changes have affected almost all of America's housing system, from home building to home buying.First of all, American families are growing smaller. People today are having fewer children, or choosing not to have children at all. Many people are marrying later in life. And, about 40 percent of all American marriages end in divorce.All this means that many Americans now want smaller houses. And, a larger percentage are buying apartments.This has created a shortage of rental housing in many parts of the country. It has caused special difficulties for those who are old or poor, and do not have the money to buy a place of their own.Some people are solving this problem by forming cooperatives. In a cooperative, everyone in an apartment building joins together and buys a share of the building. If 20 percent of those living in the cooperative have low earnings, then the group can get a low-interest loan from the government. If people want to sell their share in the cooperative, they cannot receive more than they paid for it. This helps keep the cost ofcooperatives low.Recent concern over the cost of energy also has brought changes in American housing. Some people are moving back to the cities, to save the cost of driving long distances to work. And, many Americans have begun to seek homes that cost less to heat and light. Some homes are being built underground. They cost almost nothing to heat, because the temperature of the earth changes very little as the seasons change.Other new houses get their energy from the sun. During the day, heat from sunlight is collected through windows on the south side of the house. At night, the windows are covered, and the collected warmth heats the home.Recently, the American economy has also had a major effect on American housing. Inflation has pushed the cost of homes higher and higher. And, interest rates have become very high. Buyers now must pay as much as 18 percent interest for housing loans.Americans with just moderate earnings now find it very difficult to make monthly payments on a new home. In the last few months, even apartments have grown too costly for most people to buy.KeyA. Fill in the missing words in the outline,Main idea: Effects of social and economic changes on America'shousing system.1. Impact of increasingly smaller families:1) greater demand for smaller houses or apartments;2) a shortage of rental housing;3) people solving the problem by forming cooperatives.2. Impact of the rising energy prices:1) some people moving back to cities;2) many seeking homes that cost less to heat and light;3) some homes built underground;4) other houses getting their energy from the sun.3. Impact of economy/economic factors:1) the cost of homes getting higher and higher due to inflation;2) higher interest for housing loans.B. Answer the following questions.1) What is a cooperative?Key: It is a way of solving housing problem and helping keep the cost low. In the cooperative, everyone buys a share of an apartment building. If a low-earning requirement is met, the buyers can get a low-interest loan from the government.2) How can houses get energy from the sun?Key: During the day, heat from sunlight is collected through windows on the south side of the house. At night, the windows are covered, andthe collected warmth heats the home.Task 9ScriptMike: Hello everyone, and welcome to this month's edition of Debate on Radio Time, the programme for students of English round theworld. With me in the studio today I have four guests, James andAlice from Sheffield, and David and Louise from a small villagein Y orkshire. How does living in a town compare with living inthe country? What do they all think? Let's start with you, James. James: Living in a town like Sheffield is wonderful. There is so much to do. My parents often go to the theatre or the cinema. I belong to ayouth club and go to lots of discos. There's a good swimming poolat the Sports Centre and a large library. Public transport is good,so it's easy to get from one place to another. I live very near myschool, so I can walk there, and it's easy to visit my friends. Mike: So you're very happy. What about you, Alice?Alice: Well, James is right in many ways. But I don't like living in town.It's very noisy with all the traffic, and rather dirty. I like going forlong walks in the fresh air, but we've only got parks. I cycle toSchool to get some exercise but it's rather dangerous, and cardrivers shout at you. I don't really like discos or cinemas. I likeopen fields and a peaceful life.Mike: So you're a country girl at heart? Do you agree with her, David? David:Yes, I do. Y ou're closer to nature in the country and it's much quieter. Y ou can watch the plants and animals change with the seasons, and there's more room to play out of doors. And people are more friendly. They seem to have more time, so they stop and talk to you. There's less traffic too, so the air stays fresh.Mike: Do you agree with David, Louise?Louise: Not really. I think life in the country is very dull. It's too quiet.And you can't really play anywhere because the fields are full ofcrops and animals. There is less traffic, but people drive very faston country roads, so they are quite dangerous. I don't likeanimals. The nearest youth club is ten miles away. The worstthing is that I have to get up very early. Public transport is verybad in the country, so I have to catch a special school bus fromthe other end of the village. All my school friends live indifferent villages, and it's difficult to see them out of school.Life's much better in town.Mike: Well, we don't agree. Two for and two against. Well, where is it best to live? Can you think of any more points? Have a debate inyour class and take a vote. Now it's goodbye from James, Alice,David and Louise.All: Goodbye, everybody.Mike: Thank you for joining us and until next Radio Time. Goodbye from me.KeyA. Answer the following questions.1) What is the programme called?Key: Debate on Radio Time.2) How many guests are in the studio? Who are they? Where are they from?Key: Four guests are in the studio. James and Alice are from Sheffield;David and Lousie are from a small village in Y orkshire.3) What's the topic for today's debate?Key: The topic is how living in town compares with living in the country.B. Fill in the following chart.T ask 10ScriptWell, I think I'd prefer to live in a village because.., well, I think the people are friendly and there's a lot of fresh air. I think life generally is healthier in a village and I like being close to nature. And it's very easy for my work as a writer to have peace and quiet.Well, I'd prefer to live in a city because there's more going on. Er... being an actress, I need to go to the cinema and the theatre and there's far more entertainment in the city than there is in the country, of course. I also like it because.., um... people are more open-minded. People don't.., um... mind what you do in the city. And for the shopping as well, I mean, I love going to the village shop but the stores and shops in London can't compare with anything.Y es, well, I prefer living in a village. It's safer than a city and there's less crime and of course there's less traffic, so it's much more pleasant. Then, it's much cheaper than the city. There are.., you know, rents are cheaper and so of course are house prices. It's quiet, it's.., it's peaceful. Y es, I much prefer living in a village.Y es you. Think of the children Roger. It seems to me that you're so... so carried away with the idea.., that you're going to... the idea of buying a house at long last that.., well.., your personal likes and dislikes are.., are making you anything but practical. Alex for example. He'll be going to secondary school next year. And as far as I'm concerned the nearer the school the better. Have you read the description of your beautiful village house? Where is it? Y es, here we are. "Local primary school within walking distance" it says. That of course means that the nearest secondary school will be in Colchester.KeyWrite down each speaker’s main point and main arguments, and discuss them with your partner about these viewpoints.First speaker:Second speaker:Third speaker:Fourth speaker:TipsIn this task we will have more discussions about city life and country life. It is more challenging, for the recordings are close to our authentic, real-life situations. Pay attention to features of spokenEnglish (e.g. contraction, pause, filler, etc.) in this exercise.Try to understand some difficult phrases or sentences from contexts, e.g."---... I love going to the village shop but the stores and shops in London can't compare with anything (in Paragraph 2). (It means no shops or stores can match those in London, which are the best.)... your personal likes and dislikes are.., are making you anything but practical. (This implies 'you're not practical.')"For Paragraph 3, the main points are not given explicitly, so some inferences have to be drawn when taking notes.After listening, do some oral work on this topic.T ask 11ScriptIs it better to rent furniture or to buy your own home furnishings?Today, many young people are renting instead of buying, and furniture rental is one of the fastest-growing businesses in the United States. The reason for this trend is quite simple. People prefer to wait until they have enough money to buy furniture that they really like instead of buying used or cheap furniture. Renting has another advantage too. It saves people the cost of moving their furniture to other parts of the country when they relocate.KeyFill in the blanks with what you hear on the tape.See the Script.T ask 12ScriptFor many years, owning a home has been an important part of the American dream. Since the end of World War II, that dream has come true for a growing number of Americans. Just before the war, less than half of all families in the United States owned their own homes. Today, about 65 percent do.Americans also are living in newer homes than at any other time in American history. The average home today is about 23 years old.Many of these new houses are in suburban areas, just outside America'scities. About 30 years ago, builders started putting up houses in these areas by the hundreds, and sold them as quickly as they could build them. Today, 35 percent of all Americans live in suburban housing areas that did not exist 30 years ago. The remaining 65 percent are divided about equally, between cities and small towns.)。
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Unit 6 Staying in ShapeLead-inSitcom: I'm Getting in Shape!Video ScriptScene 1Bob exercises in the office.Paul: What are you doing?Bob: l*m exercising.Paul: Don't you have some work to do?Bob: I am working. I'm working and exercising.Paul: What work are you doing?Bob: l*m thinking.Paul: About what?Bob: About ideas for Mrs・ Beatty's vacation.Paul: And what are you thinking?Bob: Beach vacation.Paul: I have to finish this・ Can you go exercise somewhere else?Bob: No problem.Marie: What are you doing?Bob: fm getting in shape・Marie: Why are you doing that here? Why don*t you go to a gym? Or the park? Or outside?Or home?Bob: I don't have time to go to the gym.Marie: I can't work when you do that. Can you go over there?Bob: No problem.Mr. Evans: Bob?Bob: Huh?Mr. Evans: What are you doing?Bob: l*m ・・・ working.Mr. Eva ns: Then why are you run ning?Bob: To get in shape. Running burns a lot of calories.Mr. Eva ns: Exercise later. Work now please.Bob: Yes, sir.Scene 2Bob and Marie discuss their exercise routines・Mr. Evans: l*m meeting a die nt at the cafe for lunch, Marie.Marie: OK.Bob: So, what do you do to stay in shape?Marie: I generally go running in the moming. I do aerobics two nights a week. I always play tennis or golf on the weekends. And I usually go bike riding every Sun day, if the weather is good.Bob: You don*t lift weights?Marie: No.Bob: You have to lift weights to really stay in shape.Marie: I don't like to go to a gym.Bob: You don't have to go to a gym to lift weights. You can lift weights anywhere. Like this.Or this. Or even this. Maybe not that.Marie: Thanks for the suggestions.Bob: Hey, why don*t we go running together sometime?Marie: OK. Where do you run?Bob: To the park …，and back.Marie: Oh.Bob: Where do you run?Marie: To the park, and then to the market, then to Symphony Hall, then to Harper Street, then to the library, then to the theater. And then back.Bob: Oh.Marie: So do you want to go running after work today?Bob: Gotta meet a trie nd for dinner.Marie: Some other time, then.Bob: Yeah, sure.Marie: Hey, can you answer the phones for a while? I have to go to the post office, and you*re the only one here.Bob: No problem・ListeningPart 1 On My Way to the Park.ScriptSue: Hey, Jane! Where are you off to?Jane: I'm on my way to the park.Sue: You play tennis? How often?Jane: Just about every weekend. Do you want to play together sometime?Sue: That would be great. What about your husband? Does he play?Jane Ed? No way. He*s a couch potato.Sue: Too bad. My husband's crazy about tennis.Note: A couch potato is someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television, and who doesn*t really exercise a lot.Part 2 Places for Physical Activities.ScriptConversation 1M: Where's John?F: Oh, he's at the golf course.M: Today? But its raining!Conversation 2F: I'm heading for the track to go running. Want to come?M: Sure. Can you give me a minute to get ready?F: No problem.Conversation 3M: WeYe going to the athletic field. Want to join us?F: Maybe some other time, OK?Conversation 4F: Hank, Pm off to the gym.M: OK. What are you going to do today?F: Lift some weights, run on the treadmill. The usual.Conversation 5M: Is the pool open today?F: Yeah. Why?M: I feel like swimming. Want to join me?Conversation 6F: Tennis any one?M: Are you kidding? IVs late. The tennis courts will be closed.F: The/re open till nine. Come on.Conversation 7M: Where are you off to?F: The park. Want to come along?M: Sure. I need some fresh air.Part 3 It's a Hot Day.Script1 ・ A: Does your wife play tennis?B: Edith? No way. She's a couch potato.A: Too bad. My wife plays every week.2. A: I have to get out this house I need some fresh air!B: Why don't you go to the park?3. A: How often do you play golf?B: Just about every weekend. Do you want to play together sometime?A: That would be great.4. A: Where are you going?B: To get some exercise …lift weights, run on the treadmill・A: YouYe always at the gym!5. A: We're heading down to the athletic field to play soccer. Want to come with us?B: That sounds like fun. Can you give me a minute to get ready?Part 4Passage Any Tips on Running?ScriptListener: I often feel awkward when I run. Any tips on proper running form?Coach: Like a fingerprint, every one has their own unique style of running. When you begin a run, go through these elements of style to help you run more smoothly and with less effort:一Your head should be focused forward, not tilted down the ground.一Shoulders should be relaxed.一Focus on pumping your bent-to-90-degree elbows back and forward, not crossing your arms across your belly.一Hands should also be relaxed, as if holding on to a potato chip or something else fragile.- Hips should be forward and below your shoulders.一Feet should land lightly and quickly over the ground without bouncing.Then, when you see some one running by you who looks efficie nt and effortless, try to copy her form. Good form comes with practice and patience・Lesson 2Lead-inInterview: Do You Like to Exercise?Video ScriptInterviewer: Are you an exercise fan?Rob: Yes. 11ove to run. I run in the morning before I work, and I run on Saturdays and Sundays along the river and through the park・Interviewer: Are you a fan of exercise?Martin: Not really.Interviewer: So Rita, would you consider yourself a couch potato?Rita: No, l*m not a couch potato. Absolutely not. I just ・.・ I hate to exercise. Interviewer: So do you actually have a routine that you follow?Herb: Every day, yes. We go out ・・・ I go to the park and meet people who are in my age group. They are eighty, sixty, seventy. We have quite a number of eighties and one ninety-year-old・ And we either walk or we run for about three and a half miles.Blanche: And I go to the park when l*m not ..・ no, three days a week I go to the pool and walk in the water, and the rest of the time I go to the park and walk.Interviewer: How often do you do Tai Chi?Martin: About once a week.Interviewer: So do you feel exercise is important?Martin: Yes, I think its important.Interviewer: But not eno ugh to do it more often tha n once a week?Martin: Well, to be honest, very lazy. Thafs why. I wish I could do more exercise・Maybe I should, starting from today.ListeningPart 1 When Do You Usually Eat Breakfast?ScriptConversation 1M: When do you usually eat breakfast?F: Me? I never eat breakfast. No time.Conversation 2F: Where's Tony? He usually goes swimming on Mon days, doesnl he?M: Usually. But he has to pick up his mom from the airport tonight.Conversation 3F: Do you have to pig out on all that junk food? Its bad for you!M: Hey, you know I almost always eat healthy stuff.F: Thats true. But it's really kind of gross.Conversation 4M: So how much time do you spend at the track?F: Oh, I run for about thirty minutes or so.M: Every day?F: Yup.Part 2 Americans, Eating Habits.ScriptAmericans, Eating HabitsAmericans eat breakfast and lunch quickly unless it is a social, business or family occasion. The evening meal is usually longer and a time for families to gather together. Rushing through daytime meals is part of the fast pace in America. Another reason for rushing through daytime meals is that many people eat in restaurants that are usually crowded with people waiting for a place so that they too can be served and return to work at the proper time. So each one hurries to make room for the next person. As with busy people everywhere there is a real difference with meals that are eaten in a hurry and those which can be enjoyed slowly with friends.Part 3Passage 1 What Do I Do to Stay in Shape?ScriptPm Juan Reyneri. What do I do to stay in shape? Well, I generally try to eat right. I actually eat five or six small simple meals a day rather than two or three big ones. So youll always see me munching on something. I gen erally avoid soft drinks and sweets, and I drink a large glass of water with each meal. I eat pretty healthy food six days a week and then on Sun days I pig out on junk food ™ pizza, burgers, ice cream ■一just about anything that I want. As far as exercise goes, I lift weights on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and I run on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays・ScriptHi. Naomi Sato here .・・ Exercise? Well, truth is I gen erally don't exercise at all. I occasionally go for walks with my daughters, but .・・ I really don't have time for it. As far as eating goes, I try to eat right. We eat salmon or some other kind of fish at least once a week and we eat lots of salads. We try to eat fruits and vegetables every day. Luckily my daughters love vegetables, especially broccoli・ Unfortunately, I have a sweet tooth ・一I love cookies. I make cookies with my daughters every weekend.Passage 3 Harry Baker Worries about His Health.ScriptThirty-year-old Harry Baker is beginning to worry about his health, so now he is dieting and exercising. He is avoiding all fatty foods and sweets. Harry finds it difficult to exercise because he is very busy. He works until 7:00 almost every night and often works on weekends. He knows he has to lose weight and be more active, but he is always tired. He likes to watch TV, but watching TV for an hour only bums 71 calories・ An hour of golf bums 322 calories, so he tries to play on Saturdays and Sundays. Today he is riding a bike for an hour, and he is burning around 500 calories. He is hoping to lose a lot of weight in the next six mon ths. It takes work, but he is tr ying very hard to get in shape.CheckpointA. Listening ComprehensionScriptrm Matt Lemke ・..To stay in good shape, I ride my mountain bike with my friends at least three times a week. We go riding up and down the steep hills near my home ■一so it's pretty challenging. But it doesnl feel like exercise 一・it's a lot of fun. I also go to the gym four times a week to lift weights・ With so much exercise, I can actually eat a lot of food and still stay thin! Even so, I am still careful to avoid fried foods or any type of food thafs high in fat. I also drink a lot of water every day. And I try to get enough sleep.。
英语听力教程(第2册)Unit 6 听力原文
Unit 6 听力原文Part IB1. Tell me about yourself.2. What do you think are your strengths and weaknesses?3. We have a lot of applicants for this job, why should we appoint you?4. What has been your most valuable experience?5. How would you describe your personality?6. When did you last lose your temper? Describe what happened.7. Which is more important to you: status or money?8. How long do you think you’d stay with us if you were appointed?9. Why do you want to leave your present job?10. What makes you think you’d enjoy working for us?11. Are you an ambitious person?12. What would you like to be doing ten years from now?13. What are you most proud of having done in your present job?14. What was the worst problem you have had in your present job and how didyou solve it?15. What is the best idea you’ve had in the past month?16. What is your worst fault and what is your best quality?17. Don’t you think you’re a little young for this job?18. What are your long-range goals?19. Describe your present job — what do you find rewarding about it?20. Now, what do you do in your spare time?21. What excites you about the job you’re doing now?22. What worries you about the job you’re doing now?23. Describe your ideal boss.24. How would you rate your present boss?C1. A person who likes to give or share things with others.2. Someone who always tells the truth.3. A person who is quick at learning new things.4. Someone who is always on time.5. A person who can’t keep a secret.6. Someone who does not think about other people’s feeling.7. A person who speaks in a very direct and honest way.8. Someone who is educated or has good manners.9. A person who comes up with new and original ideas.10. Someone who has a strong desire to succeed.Part II Two girls talking on the phoneClara: That number has been engaged for ages. Nobody can be that popular. I wonder if her number’s been changed. I think I’ll try again (Dialling) Sue: 3346791Clara: Is that you sue?Sue: Who’s callingClara: This is Clara, Clara Fulkson. Don’t you remember me?Sue: Clara! Of course I remember you. How are you? I haven’t heard from you for at least 2 years. What are you doing?Clara: Nothing very exciting. That’s one reason I’m ringing. I need some advice.Sue: Advice? Hm...That’s a good one. I’ve just been sacked (Pips)Clara:There’s (a) pips. Hang on Sue. (Insert a coin) What do you mean you’ve just been sacked? Sue, you are the most successful woman I know.Sue: That’s probably why I’ve been sacked. But let’s talk about you. You said you needed some advice.Clara: I certainly do. I want to ask you about interviews. Have you had (a) lots of them?Sue: Yes, I have. Too manyClara: So could you tell me the sort of questions you are usually asked? Sue: Let me think. The first ten questions are almost always the same. I call them the why’s, how’s and where’s.(pips again)Clara: Not again, Don’t go away, Sue, I’ve got one more coin. (Insert one more coin) Are you there Sue?Sue: Yes, I’m still here?Clara: Sorry, I didn’t understand what you were telling me. Could you repeat it?Sue: It’s very boring. But here you are. I’m always asked: why I want to leave my present job; why I’m interested in the new job; how I intend to get to work; how long I intend to stay at the job; Where I live; where I went to school; how much I ‘m paid in my present job; how much I expect to be paid in the new job. Oh, yes. I’m always asked if I’m married.(pips again)Clara:That is it, Sue. No more coins. I’ll write to you soon. And many thanks.Questions:1. What are the manes of the two speakers?2. Where might the caller make the phone call?3. How many coins did the caller insert?4. How long haven’t the two girls seen each other for?5. How many why’s, how’s and where’s can you remember? Place a tick by all the questions you can remember.Part III A good interviewA.Interviewer: Good morning, Miss ...Miss Jones: Miss Jones.Interviewer: Miss Jones, yes, right. Now, you’d like to join our team, I gather.Miss Jones: Yes, I would.Interviewer: That’s very good. I’d like to know a little bit about you. Perhaps you could tell me a little bit about your education.Miss Jones: Oh yes. I left school at 18 and for the first two years I went to Gibsons. They’re an engineering firm. And after that, I did a one-year full-time PA course and went back to Gibsons. I was PA to the Export Director. I stayed there for two years and then moved on to my present company. That’s Europa Marketing. And I’ve been with them for three years now, first working with the Marketing Director and now I’m with the Sales Director.Interviewer: That’s all very interesting, Miss Jones. I’d like to know what was the course that you enjoyed most at school?Miss Jones: Foreign languages. We did French and German. Interviewer: And are you quite fluent in those languages now or ...?Miss Jones: Yes, a bit rusty now, but obviously the more travel I can do the more I can use my languages and I’d like to learn another language. I’d like to add Italian as well.Interviewer: Italian?Miss Jones: Yes.Interviewer:Very good, that might be very useful. Now tell me a little bit about the work you’re doing at present.Miss Jones:Well Europa Marketing is a marketing and public relationscompany and they do consultancy work for companies operating in the UK and European markets. Our clients come from all over the world. I assist the sales director by arranging these visits, setting up meetings and presentations and I deal with her correspondence. I’ve not been able to go with her on any of her trips abroad, but I’ve been to the firms in this country, several times on my own to make these arrangements. Interviewer: It sounds as if you’re very happy there, Miss Jones. I’m curious why you’d like to leave them and join our company.Miss Jones: Well I know Anglo-European has a very good reputation. And I feel that I would have more scope and opportunity in your company and that the work will be more challenging for me. I might be able to travel and use my languages because at the moment most of my work is rather routine secretarial-type work and I like the idea of more challenges in my life really ...B.Interviewer: Good morning, Miss ...Miss Jones: Miss Jones. Good morning.Interviewer: Miss Jones, yes, right. Hi. Um ... now, you’d like to join our team, I gather.Miss Jones: Yes, I would.Interviewer: That’s ... that’s very good. Er ... I’d like to know a little bit about you. Perhaps you could tell me ... perhaps we could start ... if you could tell me a little bit about your education.Miss Jones: Oh yes, right. Well, I left school at 18 and for the first two years I went to Gibsons, you might know them, they’re an engineering firm.(An, yes, right.) Um ... and after that, I wanted to do a course, so I d ... I did a one-year full-time PA course and went back to Gibsons. I was PA to the Export Director. I stayed there for another two years and ... and then I moved on to my present company. Um ... that’s Europa Marketing ... um ... Mr. Adair, the marketing director, offered me a job because Gibsons had ... had worked quite a lot with Europa Marketing. (Oh, yes, Europe’s got big business.) And I’ve been with them for three years now ... um ...first with the Marketing Director and ... and now I’m with the Sales Director.Interviewer:That’s all very interesting, Miss Jones. Um ... I ... I’d like to know, what did you enjoy most at school? What was the course that you enjoyed most?Miss Jones: Ah ... foreign languages I liked best. (Foreign languages.) We did French and German. Yes.Interviewer: Mhm. And are you quite fluent in those now or ... ?Miss Jones: Yes, a bit rusty now, but ... um ... obviously the more travel I can do the more I can use my languages and I’d like to learn another language. I’d like to add Italian as well.Interviewer: Italian?Miss Jones: Yes.Interviewer: Very good, very good, that ... that might be very useful. Now ...er ... tell me a little bit about ... er ... the work you’re doing at present. Miss Jones: Um ... well ... er ... Europa Marketing is a marketing and public ...public relations company and they do ... they do consultancy work for companies operating in the UK and European markets. Er ... our clients come from all over the world ... um ... we deal with some of them by ... by post, but most of them come to our offices and at least once during a project. I assist the sales director by arranging these visits, setting up meetings and presentations and I ... I deal with her correspondence. I’ve not been able to go with her on any ... on any of her trips abroad, but I ...I’ve been to firms in this country, several times on my own ... um ... to make these arrangements.Interviewer: It sounds as if you’re very happy there, Miss Jones. I’m curious why you’d like to leave them and join our company.Miss Jones: Well ... um ... I know the reputation of Anglo-European and it hasa very good reputation. And I feel that I would have more scope andopportunity in your company and that the work will be more challenging for me. I might be able to possibly travel and use my languages because at the moment most of my work is ... is rather routine secretarial-type work and I like the idea of more ... um ... challenges in my life really ...Part ⅣAAt interview the first thing that I notice is how the person settles down, and when they sit down. Do they immediately rush into the room, grab a chair without being invited to sit down? Are they nervous? Do they spend a lot of time fiddling with their hands, brushing their hair back, holding their pen, tapping it on the table? Obviously everyone is nervous at interview and you make allowances for that, but if it continues throughout the whole interview then you have to ask yourself what will they be like in a normaljob?Second thing that I look for is: Do they look at you? Do they make eye contact? Because if they won’t look at you in a job which depends on making a good impression, then probably in the job they won’t do very well in terms of making contact and having good relations with other colleagues. The sort of person normally we would look for would be someone who was, open, outgoing, enthusiastic and who could talk intelligently about what they had done and what they hoped to do. That doesn’t mean that they have to have had a lot of experience but that they should be able to reflect on whatever experience they’ve had.The other kinds of things that we might talk about in an interview of course are what the person expects to get from a new job, and I think that it is important because it shows the expectations that the person has-what they want from their job. It’s interesting to hear why people want to change jobs. B... But as important as qualifications are, and you won’t get to an interview or at least people won’t get to an interview without the qualifications, the most important thing in fact is the character and how a person presents themselves at interview. I find it very difficult to define exactly the sort of person I am looking for, but when I meet someone I can tell whether they are the sort of person that I would like to appoint or whether they are not.At interview the first thing that I notice is how the person settles down, when they sit down. Do they immediately rush into the room, grab a chair without being invited to sit down? Are they nervous? Um, do they spend a lot of time fiddling with their hands, brushing their hair back, er holding their pen, tapping it on the table? Obviously everyone is nervous at interview and you make allowances for that, but if it continues throughout the whole interview then of course you have to ask yourself if they’re like this after, say, an hour of interview, what will they be like in a normal job?Second thing that I look for is: Do they look at you? Do they make eye contact? Because if they won’t look at you in a job where in, in a situation where a job depends on, on them making a good impression, then probably in the job they won’t do very well in terms of making, er, good, making contact with other colleagues, making, having good relations with other colleagues. The sort of person normally we would look for would be someone who was, open, outgoing, enthusiastic and who could talk intelligently about what theyhad done and what they hoped to do. That doesn’t mean that they have to have had a lot of experience but that they should be able to reflect on whatever experience they’ve had.The other kinds of, of um things that we might talk about in an interview of course are what, er what the person expects to get from a new job in a new country, and that I think is important because it shows the expectations that the person has — what they want from their job. Um it’s interesting to hear why people want to change jobs, why they want to go to a new country.Part V Who’ll Get the Job?(Jane Langley is being interviewed by Mrs. Grey, the Personnel Manager, and Mr. Toms. )Mr. Toms: Yes, I see. Good. Good.Mrs. Grey: Miss Langley, I see that your last employer, Mr. Carmichaes, described you as “conscientious”. Do you think you are?Jane: Well, I certainly try to be. I have a set routine for the day in the office which means that I know exactly all the jobs that I have to do. And if conscientious means being exrtemely careful and paying attention to detail, then yes, I suppose I’m conscientious.Mr. Toms: But he said too that you could ‘adapt quickly to change’. Did you leave because they were making changes, or what?Jane: No, not at all. They made a lot of changes while I was there. I’m afraid I became unhappy because I wanted something more challenging.Mrs. Grey: I assume you wanted something like the job of Senior Secretary that we’re offering.Jane: Yes, that’s right.(Michael James is being interviewed now by the same two people. ) Mrs. Grey: ...and according to your last employer, Mr. Smith, you ‘tend to bea little impatient at times’.Michael:Well, perhaps I am, perhaps I’m not. Some of the others in the office there were so slow!Mr. Toms: Yes, yes. I like a person who wants to get on with the job. Mrs. Grey: Mr. James, what I’d like to know is ...Mr. Toms: Excuse me, Mrs. Grey, but I wanted to ask Mr. James about his sport. You’re a keen footballer, I understand.Michael: Oh, yes. I play regularly twice a week. And I organised a team at my old place.Mr. Toms: And golf, too, I gather.Michael:Yes. Actually, I like golf better than football really. That’s why I play nearly every morning ...(Mrs. Grey and Mr. Toms are now discussing Jane and Michael after the interviews.)Mrs. Grey: ... so in my view, when you compare the two of them — and this has nothing to do with Jane being a woman — I’d give the job to Jane Langley. She’s obviously a better secretary than he is, she’s a much better typist, she mixes better with people and is clearly far more polite. We don’t even need to discuss Mr. James.Mr. Toms:Well, we do, because I think he’s brighter than Miss Langley. I know he doesn’t dress as well or speak as clearly, and he’s not as experienced as she is, but he’s quicker, more alert. And he’s keen on football and golf. I like that. So he gets the job.Mrs. Grey: No, I’m sorry, Mr. Toms. He doesn’t.Mr. Toms: Yes, he does, Mrs. Grey. He’s the Director’s nephew.。
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UNIT 6Section One Tactics for listeningPart 1 PhoneticsExercise: Complete the following short dialogue as you listen to the tape. Pay special attention to the weak forms, link-ups and contractions.Professor Archer is having lunch with the Director at the Restaurant Avenida.Director: What (I) would you like, Professor?Archer: What (2) do you suggest?Director: Perhaps caldeirada?Archer: (3) What's that?Director: Fish soup.Archer: That sounds nice.Director: And you (4) must have some feijoada.Archer: What's that?Director: (5) It's a local speciality－pork (6) with black beans.Archer: Yes, I'd like (7) some of that.Director: Is there anything you (8) can't eat?Archer: I don't like chili.Director: (9) That's all right — there's no chili in feijoada. Do you (10) mind if I smoke?Archer: Not at all. Would you excuse me (11) for a moment? (To waiter) Excuse me, can you tell me where the toilets are?Waiter: (12) Over there, sir.Part 2 Listening and Note-TakingEric: Excuse me. What time's the first train to London1!Clerk: Eight thirty.Eric: I see. And are there any other trains? I want to arrive before lunch. Clerk: Well, now ... there's one at nine fourteen, … nine twenty,… nine forty-two ....Eric: Oh, just a minute. You're saying them very quickly ... Er, yes ... and after nine forty-two?Clerk: After nine forty two, there's ... there's one at ten fifteen ... and eleven twenty…Eric: Ten fifteen and eleven twenty?Clerk: Yes, that's right.Eric: OK. Thanks very much.Exercise A: Listen to Eric and the booking-clerk at the railway station. Look at the timetable. After each bleep, draw a ring round the time of the train.Operator: Hello! Can I help you'?Nancy: Yes. What's the number of the Leicester Hotel, please? Operator: The Leicester? That's 837 5234.Nancy: I see. And what about the New Norwich Hotel?Operator: That's 785 2491.Nancy: Thanks. And the Royal Buckingham?Operator: Just a minute ... that's um ... 249 6360.Nancy: Uh~huh ... and the Gloucester?Operator: The Gloucester ... um ... 564 8844 ....Nancy: Thanks, ... oh ... here's one more ... the, urn. the Peterborough Hotel.Operator: Oh, that's 684 2549.Nancy: Oh ... and the last one. The Old Bedford?Operator: The Old Bedford? That's 327 6975.Nancy: Well, that's all now. Thanks very much for your help. ByeExercise B: Listen to the operator. After each bleep, write down the phone number of the hotel.1. The Leicester Hotel 837 52342. The New Norwich Hotel 785 24913. The Royal Buckingham Hotel 249 63604. The Gloucester Hotel 564 88445. The Peterborough Hotel 684 25496. The Old Bedford Hotel 327 6975Section Two Listening comprehensionPart 1 DialoguesDialogue 1 What a Super FlatAnn Morris and her friend, Sheila, have been invited to Jack and Rebecca's for supper. Although they know each other well, it is the first time Ann and Sheila have visited the couple's flat.Jack' Hi, Ann! Hello. Sheila! Come on in. I say, you're both looking very smart!Ann: Thanks. It's nice to be invited out. What a super flat you've got, Jack!Sheila: yes, you never told us you lived in such luxury. It's so cosy*! Jack: I'm glad you like it. Sit down and I'll get you a drink.Ann: Where's Rebecca?Jack: She won't be long. She's just popped* out for a few things at the last minute ... (Later)Sheila: Mm! This spaghetti* is really good. 1 didn't know you could cook.Jack: I'm afraid it had to be something cheap. You know how it is! Ann: It's delicious. Is it your own recipe*, by any chance'?Jack: No, I just followed what is said in the book.Sheila: Can you give me the name of the book?Rebecca: Sure, Italian Cooking Made Easy — it has to be for him! Exercise A: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. Jack and Rebecca live in the country. (They live in a flat, so probably they live in the city.)T 2.The guests are surprised to see that Jack and Rebecca live in such a nice place.( Ann: What a super flat you've got, Jack! Sheila: Yes, you never told us you lived in such luxury. It's so cosy!)T 3. Jack's spaghetti is very delicious. (Sheila: Mill! This spaghetti is really good.)F 4. The guests know Jack is a good cook. (Sheila: ... I didn't know you could cook.)Exercise B: Listen to the dialogue again and answer the following questions.1. What did the guests think or the flat?(They thought the flat was super, luxury and cosy.)2. How many friends did Jack invite to his home? (Two. Ann and Sheila.)3. What did they have for dinner? (They had spaghetti.)4. Why did Jack cook it instead of buying it? (He thought it is cheaper.)5. Who gave Jack the recipe? (He got the recipe from a book.)Dialogue 2 Back from WorkIt is seven o'clock. Clive Sutton has just arrived home from work. Clive: It's not good enough, you know.Cathy: What's wrong, Dad?Clive: When I came in. the house was a disgrace. One of you was lying on the settee* and the other was nowhere to be seen.Cathy: It wasn't my turn to tidy. It was Emma's.Emma: I did it yesterday. Besides, I had a lot of homework to do. Cathy: When 1 came in, you were in your room listening to records. Emma: At least my room's tidy. Yours is a real mess.Clive: Look! I don't care whose turn it was yesterday or today. It just won't do! I expect you to sort out* your jobs between you. You're both old enough now. When I came in, the breakfast dishes were still in the sink and there were clothes lying all over the furniture, waiting to beironed.*Emma: I'm always doing the ironing. Cathy used to help with it, but now she says she's too busy.Cathy: I've got exams this year. You haven't.Clive: Girls, girls, that's enough. Have either of you eaten yet?Emma: I've had a sandwich. I'm trying to lose some weight.Cathy: And I don't feel hungry.Clive: Well, I do. In future, make sure one of you makes a meal. We've got to live, you know. And I've got to work to keep us. You'll want spending money and holidays, you'll have to do your share of the housework!Emma: I'm sorry, Dad.Cathy: Me too. Look, Emma, why don't we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall?Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided, Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.T 1. The house was a mess when tile father came in (Clive: When I came in the house was a disgrace.)T 2. The children do the chores by tams. (Cathy: It wasn't my turn to tidy. It was Emma's.)F 3. When the father came in, one of the girls was lying on the settee and the other was doing her homework. (Clive: One of you was lying on the settee and the other was nowhere to be seen.)F 4. When the father came back, the girls had done the washing-up. (Clive: ... When I came in the breakfast dishes were still in the sink…)T 5. Emma usually does the ironing. (Emma: I'm always doing the ironing.)T 6. Both of the girls are students. (Emma: I had a lot of homework to do. Cathy: I've got exams this year.)T 7. Emma is probably on a diet. (Emma: I'm trying to lose some weight.) T 8. The father has to cook dinner for himself. (Clive: Girls, girls, that's enough. Have either of you eaten yet? Emma: I've had a sandwich. Cathy: And I don't feel hungry. Clive: Well, I do. In future, make sum one of you makes a meal.)T 9. The girls will sort out the housework between themselves. (Cathy: Look. Emma, why don't we make a list of jobs and put it on the wall?)Part 2 PassagesPassage 1 The "Lost" ReceiptAs my train was not due to leave for another hour, I had plenty of time to spare. After buying some magazines to read on the journey, I made my way to the luggage office to collect the heavy suitcase I had leftthere three days before. There were only a few people waiting, and 1 took out my wallet to find the receipt for my case. The receipt did not seem to be where I had left it. I emptied the contents of the wallet, and railway tickets, money, scraps* of paper, and photographs tumbled* out of it; but no matter how hard 1 searched, the receipt was nowhere to be found.When my turn came, I explained the situation sorrowfully to the assistant. The man looked at me suspiciously as if to say that he had heard this type of story many times and asked me to describe the case. I told him that it was an old, brown-looking object no different from the many cases I could see on the shelves.The assistant then gave me a form and told me to make a list of the chief contents of the case. If they were correct, he said, I could take the case away. I tried to remember all the articles I had hurriedly packed and wrote them down as they came to me. After I had done this, I went to look among the shelves. There were hundreds of cases there and for one dreadful moment, it occurred to me that if someone had picked the receipt up, he could have easily claimed* the case already. This had not happened fortunately, for after a time, I found the case lying on its side high up in a corner. After examining the articles inside, the assistant was soon satisfied that it was mine and told me I could take the case away. Again I took out my wallet: this time to pay. 1 pulled out a ten-shilling note and the "lost" receipt slipped out with it. I could not help blushing*and glanced up at the assistant. He was nodding his head knowingly, as if to say that he had often seen this happen before, too!Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.l.C 2. A 3. A 4. D 5. B 6. D 7. D 8. A 9. CPart 3 NewsNews Item 1V oters have approved political changes that will establish an elected parliament. State television said more than 98% of the voters approved the proposal for democratic reforms. The measures also will give women the right to vote and to be candidates for office, making Bahrain one of the only Gulf Arab states to do so. And equality will be guaranteed among the different religious groups in Brunei*. The Emir of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa* welcomed the results. The changes are expected to take effect by the year 2004 at the latest.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about democratic reforms in Bahrain and Brunei. Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and complete the following passage.V oters have approved political changes that will establish an electedparliament. State television said more than 98% of the voters approved the proposal for democratic reforms. The measures also will give women the right to vote and to be candidates for office, making Bahrain one of the only Gulf Arab states to do so. And equality will be guaranteed among the different religious groups in Brunei. The Emir of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa welcomed the results. The changes are expected to take effect by the year 2004 at the latest.News Item 2Opposition Parties are demanding a new election after a violent protest over voting problems Tuesday. At least 6 people were killed and many injured during the voting. People at over 100 voting places were not able to vote Tuesday. Official said Wednesday that those voting centers would be open soon. Early election results show the ruling General People’s Congress Party in the lead. Final results are expected by the end of the week. Election officials say many people took part in the voting. V oting hours were extended to give people more time to vote. More than 20,000 candidates are competing for 7,000 seats in the local council* in Yemen*. Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about the local council election in Yemen.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and choose the best answerto complete the following sentences.1. A2. A3. B4. C5. D6. BNews Item 3More than 300 people have been killed and 250,000 displaced following a disputed presidential vote. The government has agreed to hold a new election if ordered by a court.The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger.The crisis began Sunday after election officials declared President Mwai Kbaki the winner of a second term. On Friday Kenya’s main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, called for a new election.A spokesman for the president said the government will accept another election if a court orders a new vote.Kenya became independent from Britain in 1963. It has the largest economy in East Africa.Exercise A: Listen to the news item and complete the following summary.This news item is about Kenya’s election violence that threatens gains in East Africa’s top economy.Exercise B: Listen to the news item again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. Write T or F in the space provided. Discuss with your classmates why you think the statement is true or false.F 1. After the election, 300 people have been injured and 25,000 homeless. (More than 300 people have been killed and 25,000 displaced following a disputed presidential vote.)T 2. A court might order a new election. (The government has agreed to hold a new election if ordered by a court.)T 3. The riot may slow economic and democratic progress of Kenya. (The violence this week in Kenya has thrown the usually peaceful country into crisis. Its economic and democratic progress may be in danger.)F 4. After President Mwai Kibaki won the first term Friday, the main opposition party appealed for a new election. (The crisis began Sunday after election officials declared President Mwai Kbaki the winner of a second term. On Friday Kenya’s main opposition party, the Orange Democratic Movement, called for a new election.)F 5. Kenya separated from British Commonwealth in 1960. (Kenya became independent from Britain in 1963.)Section Three Oral WorkPart 1 Questions and AnswersMother: Where are Jim and Mary?Father: Jim’s gone fishing and Mary’s gone with him.Mother: Oh, dear, I can’t bear cooking bony little fish.Father: You nee dn’t worry about Jim bringing anything home. Mother: Why not?Father: He never catches anything. He just likes fishing.Mother: I can’t help thinking Mary will be bored.Father: She hates fishing, of course, but she isn’t happy about Jim going off by himself.Mother: Well, you can’t be surprised at her wanting to be with him. Father: No. I can even remember a girl watching me play football. Mother: I can’t imagine myself doing that again.Exercise: Listen to the dialogue and then answer some questions about it .You will hear the dialogue and the questions only once. Answer each question in a complete sentence after you have heard it.1. Where is Jim?(He’s gone fishing.)2. What can’t Mother bear?(She can’t bear cooking bony little fish.)3. Wh at needn’t Mother worry about?(She needn’t worry about Jim bringing anything home.)4. What is it that Mother can’t help thinking?(She can’t help thinking Mary will be bored.)5. What isn’t Mary happy about?(She isn’t happy about Jim going off by himself.)6. What can’t Father be surprised at?(He can’t be surprised at Mary's wanting to be with Jim.)7. What can Father remember?(He can even remember a girl watching him play football.)8. What can’t Mother imagine herself doing again?(She can’ t imagine herself watching Father play football again.)Part 2 RetellingThere’s an old saying that says, “It never hurts to ask.” Here’s a famous American story that proves the truth of that statement. Or does it?In 1620, a group of settlers ca me from England to the “new world.” They built a small community in Massachusetts. Mark Story, a middle aged widower, lived there. After his wife died, Mark shared a small cabin with a handsome young man named John Allen. Mark felt very lonely without a wife. One day he told John that he wanted Io marry one of the young women of the community - Pamela Miller. But Mark was afraid to propose to her himself. So he asked his friend John to do it for him.Poor John also wanted o marry Pamela. But he didn’t tell Mark that. Instead, he went to Pamela and asked her to marry Mark Story. Pamelawas surprised and disappointed. She listened quietly. Then she said, “Why don’t you speak for yourself, John?”Exercise: Listen to the passage and then retell it in your own words. You will hear the passage only once.Section 4 Supplementary ExercisesPart 1 Listening ComprehensionPassage 1 A CoinI was not more than thirteen years old at the time, certainly, but I remember the moment as if it were yesterday. I had just taken my place in class, when I noticed a small shining coin a few feet away from my desk.I am sure it was not the desire for gain which prompted me to stoop and pick it up, for the coin was a farthing and almost completely worthless. But its newness attracted me, and the fact that I could not spend a coin of such small value made me want to keep it forever. As the teacher was talking to us, I pretended to drop a pencil and bent over. From that moment, the coin was mine.The farthing and I remained firm friends for years. Trousers wore out, but the coin survived. It lived to see short trousers become long ones; it accompanied me in my youth and early manhood. It joined the army with me during the war, and later came to the office every day when I became a civilian again.Every night when I emptied my pockets and placed their contents on my bedside table, the coin made its appearance. Sometimes, it would play hide-and-seek with me and make me dig deeply into my pockets. But sure enough, it was always there, trapped inside larger items, like a pen-knife, or sleeping in the folds of my handkerchief. It certainly kept strange company. When I was a boy, it would attach itself to sticky sweets, or get caught in pieces of wire. When I grew up, it took its place proudly beside the silver coins that jingled in my pocket. It had reason to be proud, for I am sure it knew that I would rather have lost every single silver coin I had than part with the precious little farthing. It did not shine any more, but at nighttime it would unfailingly arrive, last but smiling, and look up at me from my bedside table. One night, however, the coin was missing. I searched everywhere, but weeks passed and I did not find it. This time I realized sadly that it had gone for good and could only hope that it had found some nicer pocket to live in.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.l. C 2. A 3. C 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. DPassage 2 Utah OlympicThe Utah Olympic Park is high in the Wasatch Mountains, about forty kilometers east of Salt Lake. It is about 2,200 meters above sea level.The mountains receive an average of seven-and-one-half meters of snow each winter.The Utah Olympic Park extends over 150 hectares of land. The Park has five areas for ski jump competitions. In warm weather, skiers train on special man-made jumps.An Olympic size track has been built for bobsleigh* and luge* competitions. It is one of only three such tracks in North America. The track is close to the ground and has fifteen turns. Its path is similar in shape to the land.The Utah Olympic Park will hold four major events during the 2002 Winter Games. They are the Nordic skiing*, bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitions. The skeleton event has not been seen at the Olympics since 1948. Officials expect it to be extremely popular next year. Athletes competing in the skeleton slide down the track on a luge sled. But they lie on their stomachs instead of their backs.The Utah Olympic Park can hold about 20,000 people to watch the ski jumping event. It can hold about 15,000 people to see the other events. The Utah Olympic Park already is used for national and international competitions. It also operates as a training center for the competitors. And, young people who wish to join the United States national teams train there.The Utah Olympic Park is open to the public during the summer andwinter months. Everyone is welcome to watch the athletes train and compete against each other. Visitors also can try some of the Olympic sports. This includes going down one of the ski jumps or riding on the bobsleigh or luge track.Exercise: Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the following questions.l. B 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. DPart 2 Oral WorkElsa lay in bed, thinking over her first couple of weeks in London. She yawned and stretched. It was Saturday and she didn’t have to go to school. There was a knock at the door and Dorothy came in carrying a cup of tea.“Come on, love, you can’t lie in bed all day. Time and tide wait for no inert,” said Dorothy, flinging open the curtains.“I’m playing in a football match today,” said Elsa.“Oh, I wouldn’t let my girl do anything like that,” said Dorothy. Sh e was nice, but her view was a little old fashioned.“I’ll run the bath for you, love,” said Dorothy on her way out, “Elsa.” Dorothy still hadn’t noticed that Elsa always took a shower. Exercise: Listen to the passage and then give your opinion on the following topics.1. What have you learned about Elsa and Dorothy from the passage?2. Do you think your parents’ views are sometimes a little old-fashioned?。
大学英语听力教程上册unit6原文及答案
Unit SixPart One StatementsComplete each of the statements with what you hear and choose A or B that explains the word or phrase in bold.1. I can't hear you, the noise of the traffic is absolutely awful. ( A )2. I'm going away to New Y ork for a few days and I'd like you to keep an eye on my homewhile I'm away. ( B )3. Ask them to give us a ring if they see or hear anything suspicious. ( A )4. Smoking has the highest percentage of deaths compared to other addictive drugs andalcohol. (A)5. In my opinion, smokers should quit smoking as soon as possible. ( B )6. Many people tried to tell the Freemen to give up, but the Freemen group did not want to bearrested. ( B )7. The group of Freemen will still be charged with writing bad checks and threatening ajudge. ( A )8. The six children are happy to be with the policemen, and they are not afraid of being takenaway and split up again. ( A )9. They split the brothers up among three foster homes. This upset the children very much. ( B )10. The company that makes the electricity wants to charge people more money for it. ( A )Part Two DialoguesDialogue OneHave Y ou Gone Deaf or Something?M: Oh, there you are. I've been waiting for you half an hour. What have you been doing?W: I've been shopping. I've bought a new hat. Do you like it?M: It's all right. I met the Popes' son, Norman, while I was waiting for you. He's just come back from France.W: Yes, I know. Mrs. Pope told me. She's very proud of him. She says he speaks French fluently.M: How long has he been learning it?W" I'm not sure.M: What did you say?W: I said I'm not sure. I think he's been studying French since he was twelve.M: Who's been studying French?W: Norman has. The Popes's son. Have you gone deaf or something?M: I can't hear you. The noise of the traffic is absolutely awful,W: Yes, it is, isn't? Goodness, I'm tired. I've been walking round the shops for nearly three hours.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear,1. Where does this conversation take place? ( A )2. What's the relationship between the two speakers? ( B )3. Who speaks French fluently? ( C )4. How long has Norman been learning French? ( C )5. How long has the woman been walking round? ( B )I. Listen to the dialogue again and write T for True or F for False for each statement youhear.1. The woman bought a lot of things. ( F )2. They met with the Popes' son while they were shopping. ( F )3. Mrs. Pope was very proud of her son because he spoke French fluently. ( T )4. The man couldn't hear the woman because she didn't speak loudly. ( F )5. The woman wasn't fired even though she had been shopping for a long time. ( F ) Dialogue TwoThe Journey to ParisM: Good morning. Can you tell me the times of morning flights to Paris. Please?W: Yes, certainly. There are daily flights at 8:30 and 10:20.M: And when do they arrive in Paris?W: The early flight arrives at 20:40 and the mid-morning one at 22:30.M: So the journey takes twelve hours and ten minutes?W: Yes, that's correct. But remember, you must be at the airport one hour before.M: Of course. And in Pairs, is there a bus to the city center?W: Yes, there are buses every half an hour and the journey takes about 40 minutes.M: Fine. How much is a single air ticket?W: Single (450)M: Right. I'd like to book two tickets, please, on the early morning flight to Pairs on May 2lth.W: Two tickets. OK, fine.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. When does this conversation take place? ( A )2. Where does this conversation take place? ( A )3. What can we learn about the flights to Paris? ( B )4. How long does the journey to Paris take? ( C )5. How much does the man pay for his tickets? ( B )II, Listen to the dialogue again and write T for True or F for False for each statement you hear.1. The early flight arrives at 8:30 and the mid-morning one at 10:20. ( F )2. The man must be at the airport half an hour before. ( F )3. There are buses to the airport every half hour. ( F )4. The journey to the city center takes about 40 minutes. ( T )5. The man booked two tickets on the mid-morning flight to Paris on May 21st. ( F ) Dialogue ThreeI'd Like Y ou to Keep an Eye on My Home While I'm AwayW: I'm going away to New Y ork for a few days and I'd like you to keep an eye on my home while I'm away.M: Certainly. Madam. What's your name and address?W: The name's Martha, and the address is 26, Spring V ale.M: Thank you. Y ou'll lock all the doors, and make sure all the windows are shut, won't you?W: Of course.M: And you'll remember to cancel the milk.W: Yes, I've already done that.M: And the paper.W: Yes.M: And you won't leave any ladders about.W: No, we haven't got a big ladder.M: That's fine. Are you friendly with the people next door?W: Yes, we are.M: Well, I think you' d better tell them you're going away, too. Ask them to give us a ring if they see or hear anything suspicious.W: Yes, I will. Thank you.I. Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to each of questions you hear.1. What is the woman going to do? ( A )2. What does she want the man to do? ( A )3. What does the man ask the woman to cancel? ( B )4. Does the woman get along well with the people next door? ( B )5. What does the man ask her neighbor to do? ( C )II. Listen to the dialogue again and fill in the blanks with the information you hear.The woman is leaving for New Y ork, so she asks the man to keep an eye on her home whileshe is away. Then the man gets her name and address and gives her some suggestions: to lock allthe doors, to shut all the windows, to cancel the milk and the paper, and not to leave any ladders about And at last the man also advises her to tell her neighbours that she is away, so they can give them a ring if they see or hear anything suspicious.Part Three PassagesPassages OnePower ProtestThe state of California has a problem. They can not produce enough electricity for everyone. Many people want something done about it. The company that makes electricity wants to charge people more money for it.Some people meet to talk about the increase in the cost of electricity. Some people put their names on a letter to protest it. Other people want to pay only part of their electric bills.Some people who meet want to stop paying so much money for electricity. They are afraidthat they will have to pay even more money later. They think that if they pay more now, the power company will charge them more later.The letter they signed went to the governor. They sent one to the power company as well.Most people in California think that the problem with the power comes from the electric companies who want more money.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. What's the problem in the state of California? ( B )2. What does the power company want to do? ( C )3. Why do some people want to stop paying money for electricity? ( D )4. Where was the letter sent? ( A )5. From where do most people in California think the problem with the power comes? (C)II. Listen to the passage again and complete the following sentences with the information you hear.1. The state of California has a problem. They cannot produce enough electricity for everyone.2. Some people meet to talk about the increase in the cost of electricity, some people put theirnames on a letter to protest it.3. Other people want to pay only part of their electric bills.4. Some people who meet want to stop paying so much money for electricity. They are afraidthat they will have to pay even more money later.5. Most people in California think that the problem with the power comes from the electriccompanies who want more money.Passage T woFreemen Surrender to F.B.I.A group of people decided that the American government was not acting like they should. Theyfelt the government was breaking their own laws. The group decided to make their own government.They called themselves the Freemen group.The Freemen wrote bad checks. They wanted to have a judge killed. These were against the law.The EB.I. wanted to arrest these people. But the Freemen group went to a ranch in Montana. They protected themselves with guns and would shoot anyone who came near.The EB.I. did not want anyone killed or hurt. They talked to the Freemen about what they did.Many people tried to tell the Freemen to give up. The Freemen group did not want to be arrested.They thought that they did not do anything wrong.The Freemen decided to give up after staying on the ranch for 81 days. The F.B.I. director was glad that no one was hurt. The U.S. president asked people at his dinner party to say a prayer for everyone involved.The group of Freemen will still be charged with writing bad checks and threatening a judge.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.l. Why did the group decide to make their own government? ( C )2. Why did the F.B.I want to arrest the Freemen? ( D )3. Where did the Freemen group go when the F.B.I wanted to arrest them? ( D )4. Why didn't the Freemen group want to be arrested? ( B )5. What was the result? ( A )I. Listen to the passage again and answer the following questions.l. What did the group of people call themselves?The Freemen group.2. How did the group of people protect themselves?They protected themselves with guns and would shoot anyone who came near.3. Did the F.B.I want to kill them?No. They did not want anyone killed or hurt.4. After how many days did the freemen decide to give up?81 days.5. How many people were hurt in the end?No one.Passage ThreeCouple Adopts Six Children in One DayA family went from zero to six children in one day. Sarah and Jim Cole adopted six brothers and sisters from the family. On adoption day, they went on TV and then to the courthouseto sign papers. Four years ago, government workers took all six children away from their real parents. They said the parents were not taking care of them. They split the children up amongthree foster homes. This upset the children very much.At first, the Coles wanted to take only two children. But the government workers wanted allthe brothers and sisters together again. Finally the Coles agreed to take all of them.It was hard in the beginning. But it slowly got easier. The children got older. The Coles got used to taking care of the six children.The Coles are not rich people. The government has a program to help people who adopt children. They pay them money for each child each month.The children are happy to be with the Coles. They are getting to know each other again.They are not afraid of being taken away and split up again.I. Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. How many children did Sarah and Jim have at first? ( D )2. On adoption day, what did they do first? ( B )3. Why were the six children taken away from their real parents? ( C )4. Why did the Coles agree to take all of the six children? ( A )5. How are they getting along now? ( B )II. Listen to the passage again and write T for True or F for False for each statement youhear.1. Sarah and Jim Cole adopted six brothers and sisters from several families. ( F )2. The real parents split the children up among 3 foster homes. ( F )3. The Coles wanted to adopt only one child at first. ( F )4. The Coles felt it was hard to take care of six children even though they got older. ( T )5. The government would pay the couples money for each child each month to help them. ( T )Part Four Idioms and ProverbsI. In this part, you will be presented with ten sentences. Listen carefully and write them down.1. All is fair in love and war.2. Diligence is the mother of good fortune.3. V ictory lies in desperate position.4. Truth will prevail.5. There is no smoke without fire.6. The used key is always bright.7. Slight negligence may lead to great disaster.8. Pride goes before, and shame follows after.9. Ring out the old, ring in the new.10. There is no rose without thorns.II. In this part, you will hear ten sentences. In each sentence there is one idiom that is given below.Listen and guess its meaning from the context.Script:1. Linda and Jerry met two years ago at a party. They have been head over heels in lovesince then.2. My son was very worded about his final exams. I told him to keep his chin up.3. A: Forget all your mistakes and start it over!B: I'll try, but that's easier said than done.4. I have already gone out on a limb; there is nothing more I can do for you.5. He has been in hot water with his boss. He might get fired.6. I love these shoes, but they were really expensive. I bought them even though they cost anarm and a leg.7. Now that she has five children, she has her hands full.8. Sue hadn't planned to take a trip, she just left for New Y ork on the spur of the moment.9. After a hard year at school, summer vacation was a bed of roses. Justin spent most of histime relaxing at the beach.10. My boss is really mean and unfair, working for him is a bed of thorns.Keys:1. very much in love2. face something difficult with courage3. It is easy to suggest, but hard to do4. to put yourself in a isolated situation5. be in trouble6. be very expensive7. be extremely busy8. without a lot of thought or planning, spontaneously9. a good, easy situation in life10. a difficult or unhappy situationPart Five Exercises for HomeworkI. Short ConversationsIn this part, you will hear ten short conversations. Each of them is followed by a question.After the question, you are supposed to choose a correct answer from the four choices.1 W: What a waste of time! I'll never go there again.M: I had no way of knowing it would be so bad.Q: What does the man mean? ( B )2. M: Is there a Miss Smith in the house? Here is a package for her, but I need her signature.W: Miss Smith is not here fight now. Can I sign the receipt for her?Q: What is the man probably doing? ( A ) "3. M: Brenda, before you answer my questions, I want you to know that all we care about ishelping people to get well.W: Yes, I know. But still, I am afraid of the surgery.Q: What's the man's profession? ( C )4. W: I admire your success, Mr. Fiske. And I especially admire those who made it to the topthrough life-long hard work.M: Thank you, Miss Walker. I, too, believe in hard work, even though luck may sometimes play a part.Q: What do we learn about Mr. Fiske from the conversation? ( A )5. W: Excuse me, could you help me find "The Sun Also Rises", a novel by Ernest Hemingway.M: Why don't you search for it on the computer over there? It's much easier than you look at the titles on the shelves.Q: Where does the conversation mostly take place? ( A )6. M: Next time you see Ted, please don't forget to give him my best regards.W: Sure, but he has been assigned to a New Y ork office now. I don't know when I can see him again.Q: What can we infer from the conversation? ( D )7. M: Will Flight 998 arrive on time at 2:00?W: I'm sorry Flight 998 is delayed due to a storm. We will announce its time of arrival as soon as we get notice.Q: What do we learn about Flight 998 from the conversation? ( D )8. M: Jessica, I am sorry I have to leave fight now. I have a dinner appointment with an oldclassmate of mine whom I haven't seen for years.W: That's fine with me. There isn't much left for us to do anyway. But I think you'd bette~ tell the office manager that you are leaving.Q: What is the relationship between the man and the woman? ( A )9. W: Jimmy, I know you were born and brought up in America. How can you have such astrong British accent?M: My family lived for some years in London, where my father worked as arepresentative of a large American business. And I went to a public school there.Q: What do we learn from this conversation about Jimmy? ( D )10. W: Daddy, how many kilometers is a mile?M: Cathy, this is the third time you have asked me this question. If you are too forgetful to remember the exact answer, you can find it in the dictionary on yourdesk. Don't bother me with such a question again and again.O : What does the man tell his daughter to do? ( C )II. PassagesPassage OneMilk PricesThe price of milk may be going up. There was not enough rain in some parts of the country last year.This may mean that a gallon of milk will cost 41 cents more after October 1st.A California court wants to keep the cost down. California already has high milk prices. The court does not want the cost to go any higher.Higher milk prices will be very hard for some people. Families with many children buy a 10t of milk.The poor and old people without much money will also be hurt by higher prices.The court said that more milk from other states could be sold in California. The price of milk from other states might not be as high. Some states got enough rain so that their cost did not go up.People will buy the cheaper milk. This will make all the milk sellers lower their prices. If they do not, their milk will not sell.Listen to the passage and choose the best answer to each of the questions you hear.1. Why may the price of milk be going up? ( A )2. How much will a gallon of milk cost after October 1st? ( D )3. For whom will high milk prices be very hard? ( D )4. Why did the price of milk not go up in some states? ( B )5. Why will the milk sellers lower their prices? ( D )Passage T woGirl DiesSome people had a party. A little girl ended up missing. Many people looked for her.The little girl had been dead when she was found in a swimming pool.Police officers wanted to tell everyone that was at the party. They hoped to find more clues, They needed to know what happened.The girl's body was examined. The person who examined her stated that she did not drown. She was murdered.Police were not saying much to the public. They had not named anyone as a suspect. They need to find out more about what happened on the day of the party.Listen to the passage and answer the following questions.1. What happened at the party,?A little girl ended up missing.2. Where was the little girl found?In the swimming pool.3. Who wanted to tell everyone that was at the party'?Police officers.4. What can we learn after the girl's body was examined?The girl did not drown but was murdered.5. What did the police do? Why?Police didn't say much to the public because they need to find out more about what happened on the day of the party.Passage ThreeAlcohol Can Be DangerousI went to a presentation on alcohol. Most people like alcohol all over the world. Drinking alcohol is a social activity for people. But alcohol can be dangerous if people drink too much. A little alcohol is good for health and mind, but too much alcohol can cause damage to our minds and bodies. I learned that people should drink a glass of water for every drink of alcohol they have. This will help prevent dehydration, and perhaps stop a hang-over. I also learned that if someone's blood alcohol concentration goes over the 4.5 point, he or she might stop breathing and die. I think alcohol is a good drink because usually everyone feels good, and they can enjoy talking. However, people must take responsibility for their actions and drink responsibly.Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences with the information you hear.1. I went to a presentation on alcohol.2. Drinking alcohol is a social activity for people.3. A little alcohol is good for health and mind, but too much alcohol can cause damage toour minds and bodies.4. I learned that people should drink a glass of water for every drink of alcohol they have.This will help prevent dehydration, and perhaps stop a hang-over.5. However, people must take responsibility for their actions and drink responsibly.III.A S tory for RetellingHere is a story. Listen and retell it.Because I Don't Want Him to Join the Army Two soldiers who had been in the army for many years went home to their village and decided to drink a little in the bar there. When they had drunk enough, they came out into the street to look for something interesting to do, but it was a very quiet place, and there was nothing interesting at all, so they could not find anything there.But at last, while they were standing in the market near the bar, they saw a village boycoming down the street. He was leading a dog by a rope, so the soldiers decided to have a joke with him.“hello.”One of the soldiers said to the boy, “why does your brother have to have a rope around his neck when he goes for a walk with you?”“Because I don’t want him to join the army.” The boy answered at once.。
Unit 6 听力原文及译文
Unit 6 I ,m watching TV. Section A1b Listen. What are these people doing? Write the numbers from 1a.Bob: Hello, Jenny!Jenny: Hi, Bob.Bob: Jenny, what are you doing?Jenny: I ,m watching TV.Bob: Do you want to play tennis?Jenny: No, this TV show is interesting. What ,s John doing?Bob: He ,s washing the dishes.Jenny: Well, what are Dave and Mary doing? Bob: They ,re listening to a CD.2a Listen and match the answers with the questions.Jack: Hello, Steve.Steve: Hi, Jack.Jack: What are you doing, Steve?Steve: I ,m watching TV. What about you?Jack: I ,m listening to a CD, but it ,s kind of boring.Steve: Yeah, my TV show is also not very interes - ting. Do you want to go to the movies?Jack: That sounds good.2b Listen again. Fill in the blanks.Jack: Hello, Steve.Steve: Hi, Jack.Jack: What are you doing, Steve?Steve: I ,m watching TV. What about you?Jack: I ,m listening to a CD, but it ,s kind of boring. Steve: Yeah, my TV show is also not very interes - ting. Do you want to go to the movies? Jack: That sounds good. 听录音.这些人在做什么?写下1a 中的数字.鲍勃：嗨,珍妮!珍妮：你好,鲍勃.鲍勃：珍妮,你在做什么?珍妮：我正在看电视.鲍勃：你想打网球吗?珍妮：不,这个电视节目很有趣.约翰在做什么?鲍勃：他正在洗盘子.珍妮：哦,戴夫和玛丽在做什么? 鲍勃：他们正在听CD唱片.听录音并将答案和问题配对 .杰克：嗨,史蒂夫.史蒂夫：你好,杰克.杰克：史蒂夫,你在做什么?史蒂夫：我正在看电视.你呢?杰克：我正在听CD唱片,但是它有点无聊.史蒂夫：是的,我的电视节目也不是很有意思.你想去看电影吗?杰克：那听起来不错.再听一遍录音,填空.杰克：嗨,史蒂夫.史蒂夫：你好,杰克.杰克：史蒂夫,你在做什么?史蒂夫：我正在看电视.你呢?杰克：我正在听CD唱片,但是它有点无聊.史蒂夫：是的,我的电视节目也不是很有意思.你想去看电影吗? 杰克：那听起来不错.Section B1c Listen and complete the chart. Conversation 1A: Hello. Is Alice there?B: No, she isn ,t. She ,s at the supermarket.A: Oh, is she shopping?B: Yes, she is. She ,s buying milk and bread. Conversation 2A: Hello. Is Mike there?B: Sorry, he ,s still at school.A: Oh. Umm, is he doing his homework?B: No, he isn ,t. He ,s playing basketball. Conversation 3A: Lisa?B: No, this is her sister, Julie.A: Oh. Is Lisa there?B: No, she isn ,t. She ,s at the library.A: Oh. Is she reading?B: Yes, she is.1d Listen again. Check your answers in 1c. Conversation 1A: Hello. Is Alice there?B: No, she isn ,t. She ,s at the supermarket. A: Oh, is she shopping?B: Yes, she is. She ,s buying milk and bread. Conversation 2A: Hello. Is Mike there?B: Sorry, he ,s still at school.A: Oh. Umm, is he doing his homework?B: No, he isn ,t. He ,s playing basketball. Conversation 3A: Lisa?B: No, this is her sister, Julie.A: Oh. Is Lisa there?B: No, she isn ,t. She ,s at the library.A: Oh. Is she reading?B: Yes, she is. 听录音并完成表格.对话1A: 你好,艾丽斯在那儿吗?B: 不,她不在.她在超市.A: 哦,她正在购物吗?B: 是的,她正在买牛奶和面包. 对话2A: 你好,迈克在那儿吗?B: 对不起,他还在学校.A: 哦.嗯,他正在做作业吗? B: 不,不是.他正在打篮球.对话3A: 莉萨吗?B: 不,我是她妹妹,朱莉.A: 哦,莉萨在那儿吗?B: 不,她不在.她在图书馆. A: 哦,她正在读书吗?B: 是的.再听一遍录音,检查1c 中你的答案 . 对话1A: 你好,艾丽斯在那儿吗?B: 不,她不在.她在超市.A: 哦,她正在购物吗?B: 是的,她正在买牛奶和面包. 对话2A: 你好,迈克在那儿吗?B: 对不起,他还在学校.A: 哦.嗯,他正在做作业吗?。
TPO6听力解析
TPO6 listening 问题解析注：问题中红色标记词汇为解题突破点和关键词。
（编辑整理By Serene蘑菇）Section 1（注：红色选项为答案）1. why does the student go to the career services office● to confirm the date and time of the career fair● to learn the location of the career fair● to find out he is allowed to attend the career fair● to get advice about interviewing at the career fair解析：（原文中）I have a couple of questions about the career fair next week. Um ...well, are seniors the only ones who can go? I mean, you know, they are finishing school this year and getting their degrees and everything.学生想知道是不是只有senior student才可以参加career fairy而他自己不是，因此他的意图就是想要了解他能否被允许参加。
从他自己说出的信息中可以看出他很清楚时间和地点。
因此A错误。
2. why does the student think that companies’ representatives would not beinterested in talking to him● he will not be graduating this year● he is not currently talking business classes● he has not declared a major yet● he does not have a current resume解析：（原文中）I mean, you know, they are finishing school this year and getting their degrees and everything. And, well, it seems like businesses would wanna talk to them and not first year students like me.他觉得是自己目前所在年级不是即将毕业因此招聘方不会对他有兴趣。
小马托福TPO6听力笔记
ConversationNarratorListen to a conversation between a student and an employee in the university’s career services office.StudentHi,do you have a minute?EmployeeSure,how can I help you?StudentI have a couple of questions about the career fair(博览会)next week.EmployeeOK,shoot.Student(1)Um...well,are seniors the only ones who can go?I mean,you know,they are finishing school this year and getting their degrees and everything.（2）And,well,it seems like businesses would wanna talk to them and not first year studentslike me.EmployeeNo,no,the career fair is opened to all our students and we encourage anyonewho’s interested to go check it out.StudentWell,that’s good to know.EmployeeYou’ve seen the flyers and posters around campus,I assume.StudentSure,can’t miss them.I mean,they all say where and when the fair is,just notwho should attend.Employee（3）Actually they do,but it’s in the small print.Uh,we should probably make that part easier to reach,shouldn’t we?I’ll make a note of that right now.So,do you have any other questions?StudentYes,actually I do now.Um...since I’d only be going to familiarize myself withthe process,you know,check it out,I was wondering if there is anything you recommend that I do to prepare.EmployeeThat’s actually a very good question.Well,as you know,the career fair is generally an opportunity for local businesses to recruit(招募)new employees,and for soon-to-be graduates to have interviews with several companies they might be interested in working for.Now,in your case,even though you wouldn’t belooking for employment right now,it still wouldn’t hurt for you to prepare much like you would if you were looking for a job.StudentYou mean,like get my resume(简历)together and wear a suit?EmployeeThat’s a given.I was thinking more along the lines of doing some research.The flyers and posters list all the businesses that are sending representatives(代表)to the career fair.Um...what’s your major urge you to have one yet?StudentWell,I haven’t declared a major yet,but I’m strongly considering accounting. See,that’s part of the reason I wanna go to the fair,to help me decide if that’swhat I really want to study.EmployeeThat’s very wise.（4）Well,I suggest that you get on the computer and learn more about the accounting companies in particular that would be attending.You canlearn a lot about companies from their internet websites.Then prepare a list of questions.StudentQuestions,hmm…so,in a way,I’ll be interviewing them?EmployeeThat’s one way of looking at it.Think about it for a second.What do you wantto know about working for an accounting firm?StudentWell,there is the job itself,and salary of course,and working conditions,Imean,would I have an office,or would I work in a big room with a zillion other employees,and…and maybe about opportunities for advancement(提升).EmployeeSee?Those’re all important things to know.After you do some research,you’llbe able to tailor your questions to the particular company you are talking to.StudentWow,I’m glad I came by here.（5）So,it looks like I’ve got some work to do. EmployeeAnd if you plan on attending future career fairs,I recommend you sign up forone of our interview workshops(研讨会，讲习班).StudentI’ll do that.1.why does the student go to the career services office􀁺to confirm the date and time of the career fair􀁺to learn the location of the career fair􀁺to find out he is allowed to attend the career fair􀁺to get advice about interviewing at the career fair其它选项，时间地点（when&where）在传单上有。
新托福高级听力unit6iBT-LECTURE（hibernators冬眠动物）
新托福高级听力unit6iBT-LECTURE（hibernators冬眠动物）Quize in the Class (Hibernators)Name:___________ Number:___________ Score:__________ Listen to the lecture carefully and fill in the blanks to complete the the content.Note-taking will be helpful.M:So for these reasons, when you’re camping, be sure you take (1)all of the necessary precautions to avoid bear encounters.W1: I have a question.M: Please, go ahead.W1: This winter, I’ll be going camping. It’ll be the first time I’ve ever tried (2)winter camping. I was wondering, um, since (3)bears usually hibernate during the winter, do we ah, do we still have to (4)take the same precautions as when we go camping in the summer?M: Yes!First of all, you don’t know when bears are going to start hibernating, and you don’t know (5)when they’re going to stop hibernating, and most importantly, (6)bears don’t hibernate!W1: Oh! Really?M: Yes, really. The stories you were told as a child about bears hibernating are not true. (7)Bears are not true hibernators. Let me repeat that. Bears don’t hibernate! True hibernation essentially means (8)total inactivity for several days or weeks. It’s a state or a phase that some animals experience when (9)the days become very short, (10)the temperature cools, and food quantities are limited. Furthermore, (11)there are different kinds of hibernators. True hibernation is also referred to as (12)deep hibernationbecause the animal’s body is (13)inactive for a very long period, its body temperature decreases to (14)five degrees or less, its metabolism decreases, and its breathing slows down. True hibernation is (15)a survival mechanism during the long, cold winter season when food is scarce. Deep hibernation allows the animal to (16)conserve its energy. Their sleep is so deep that they cannot be awakened. This allows animals to skip over the cold, stressful winter. Bears are not true hibernators!(17)They can awaken during the winter. Please remember that!W1: Ah, so what happens to bears during the winter?M: Well, bears are (18)torpor hibernators. This means they are not true hibernators like some smaller animals, torpor hibernators are (19)inactive only for a short time, perhaps during the coldest hours of the night. They don’t sleep for several weeks like true hibernators, and their temperature never drops to five degree. In fact, bears’temperature rarely drop (20)below thirty degrees. When an animal is in torpor, it’s capable of quick arousal. Some bears will sleep for several weeks, but even if they do, they are capable of (21)waking up very quickly. That’s why bears are dangerous all year round!W2: how do animals know (22)when to hibernate?M: well, some hibernators, like reptiles, are capable of predictive dormancy, which means that as the days decrease in length, they can (23)anticipate winter approaching, and then they begin hibernating automatically. Because they can anticipate cold weather, they can avoid the potentially lethal cold season by (24)going into hibernation. Other animals are not capable of this anticipation. They’re only capable of consequential dormancy.In other words, they don’t hibernate until they’ve been exposed to cold weather. If the winter is mild or the animal is located in an area where the seasonal weather conditions are unpredictable, it might (25)stay active all winter if conditions permit. If it gets too cold, it can start hibernating.W2: So which animals are deep hibernators?M:Some of the deep hibernators are chipmunks, woodchucks, snakes, box turtles, and toads. Torpor hibernators include bears, raccoons, and skunks. The non-hibernators are red foxes, gray squirrels, and wild turkeys.。
英语听力教程UNIT6答案
Unit 6 People and Places (II)China hopes to have consultation and deeper mutual understanding with Japan to properly resolve the difference between the two countries on the East China Sea issue. Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman says China and Japan have different views on the demarcation of the ECS. She says the two countries should take the overall situation into consideration and find a proper solution to the issue.China’s President and Premier are urging local officials to do all they can to save the lives of the miners stranded in the local mine in central China, where a gas explosion has killed at least 60 people . 88 people are still stranded in the mine in XILIng City in Henan Province. The cause of the blast is being investigated.DemarcationPart IPresenter: Today Selina Kahn is in the arrival area at Gatwick Airport checking out today’s topic—national stereotypes. Selina…Selina: Thanks, John. I have with me Eric, who’s just flown in with Virgin Atlantic from the USA. Eric: That’s right. I’ve just come back from New York.Selina: is it as dangerous as they say?Eric: No, New York isn’t dangerous, no more than any other big city, especially if you’re careful and don’t advertise the fact that you’re a tourist.Selina: And is it true what they say about New Yorkers, that they’re rude, and that they only care about themselves?Eric: Well, I found the people were very friendly. However, they do have a reputation for not caring about other people. I think the reason for this is that life in New York is incredibly stressful. People just don’t have the time to think about anybody else. It isn’t that they don’t care. Selina: Is there anything else you noticed about New Yorkers?Eric: Two things I had heard about before I went to New York did seem to be true, though. First is that they are always talking about money and how much things cost. Secondly, it’s that people eat all the time as they go about their daily lives, you know they “graze on the hoof” as they walk about the streets.Selina: Thanks Eric, and now I have with me, Sue, who’s been to the south of France…Part II New ZealandersOutlineI. A. an island country in the South Pacific Ocean B. 2,575,000II. A. free education for children from ages 3 to 19B. for children between the ages of 7 and 15C. The Government Correspondence School:III. A. one of the highest in the worldB. mainly one-story wooden homesC. meat and butterIV. Recreation B. musical / D. Concerts/ E operaV. A. camping/ fishing C. Rugby football D. soccer/ basketballB. 1. F 2. F 3. T 4. T 5. F 6 FNew Zealand is an island country in the South pacific Ocean about 1200 miles southeast of Australia. It has about 2,575,000 people. Two thirds live on the North Islands, and one third on the larger South Island. Most of them are of British descent.Almost everyone in New Zealand knows how to read and write. The government provides free education for children from ages 3 to 19. education is compulsory for children between the ages of 7 and 15, but most enter school by the age of 5. Young children who live far from schools belong to the Government Correspondence School and listen to daily school broadcasts on the radio.New Zealanders enjoy one of the highest standards of living in the world. There are no people of great wealth, but poverty is practically unknown. The majority of families live in one-story wooden homes. Most families have an automobile, and many have modern home appliances. Because the country is a major producer of sheep and dairy products, meat and butter form a larger share of the diet than is common in other countries. The people are among the world’s greatest tea drinkers.Many of the books, magazines, and movies in New Zealand come from the United Kingdom or the United States. But the number of books published in the country is growing rapidly. Musical and theatrical groups come from Europe and North America to perform. The larger cities have radio and television stations. The National Symphony Orchestra gives concerts throughout the country , and there are also opera and ballet companies.New Zealanders enjoy the outdoors, and people of all ages take part in sports. Favorite holiday activities are camping, boating, hunting and fishing. Horse racing draws large crowds to racetracks. Rugby football is a national game. Other team sports are soccer, cricket, basketball, and field hockey.Statements:1.New Zealand is about 1,400 miles from Australia2.More people live on the larger South Island than the North Island in New Zealand3.Most New Zealanders are of British origin.4.Children in New Zealand usually go to school at the age of5.5.Not many New Zealanders have their own cars.6.New Zealanders are fond of drinking a lot of tea.B. 1. It must be tasty and full of flavor2. Spring and autumn3. Because the city life is fast4. for seven years5. there is a wider selection of dishes in Greek food.6. Usha is very good at making friends.Tapescript:Paul comes from Jamaica.Interviewer: what do you think of English Food?Paul: English food—right now, I can enjoy it, but when I first came up from the West Indies, I found it rather distasteful, rather boring, no flavor, no taste.I: What do you think of the English weather?P: the English weather—I do not think there are enough adjectives to describe—miserable, cold , damp, changeable, depressing. I think bleak is the best word.I: Now what do you think abut English people and their way of life?P: The older generation of English people are really snobbish—the snob-nosed English. But the youth of England today—they’re really alive, you know, they’re more vibrant, on the fire, alive. They are much more free than their parents, crazy!Cindy comes from Los Angeles.I: What do you think of the English weather?Cindy: Well, it’s rather cloudy and depressing. I get tired of all these “sunny intervals.” There’s not enough sunshine. Other than that, it’s all right. It’s not too cold, nor too warm.I: And have you had much opportunity to eat English food?C: yes, I avoid it, because it’s dull. I think it’s dull. And I think the English eat a lot of sweets and greasy food like chips.I: and what about the English way of life? What do you think of that?C: Well, it’s certainly more relaxed, but I think that the English people are—tend to be—difficult to get to know. They’re reserved. The cities are safer and I also think they’re much cleaner than the American cities, which makes it much more pleasant to live there.Usha comes from Madras, in India.I: Would you like to tell me what you think of the English weather?Usha: Well, the English weather is very changeable, but it’s OK. Well, I like spring and autumn best. I think they are the loveliest time of the year.And what about English food? What do you think of that?Well, English food is healthy. But I wouldn’t like to have it every day. It’s rather—I wouldn’t say dull—but too bland for my taste.And what about English people? How have you found them?Well, in the beginning, they are rather reserved, but once you get to know them, they are veryfriendly, and I’ve got many English friends now in England.And how have you found the English way of life?Well, city life is fast of course everywhere, but I like the countryside very much. I like it very much, yes.Spiro comes from Salonika, in Greece.Interviewer: you’ve lived in England for about seven years. What do you think of English weather?Spiro: Well, I think the English winter is very depressing at times, especially when it drizzles all the time, and also the other thing that makes it depressing is the long nights. It gets dark very early ad you wake up and it’s pitch black again, and so you go to work and it’s very dark and you come home and it’s dark again. But in the summer, I think, when the sun’s shining, it’s very pleasant indeed, with green parks, trees, very pleasant.And what about English food? What do you think of that?Well, I think English food is all right. But there’s a very limited selection of dishes. It’s mostly roast and offhand, there’s only about five typically English dishes I can think of, whereas compare that to Greek food, there’s an enormous selection of dishes one could cook.And what do you think of the English people?I find them very reserved, but it seems that when you get to know them, they’re quite friendly and sincere. But it usually takes some time to actually open an English person up—if you like.And what do you think of the English way of life?Pretty awful, actually. It’s the speed of life really that I find rather tiring.Part IV Native peoples of AlaskaOutline1. A. 1 sea 2 fish 3 4 reindeerB 1 frame houses 2 hutsC 1 hunting 2. carvingII. A related/ differentB. 1 the sea 2 fishing boats 3 working inIII. Indians A. the interior 1. Canada 2 fishing, trappingB. near the sea 1. 2 means of livelihood: c. loggingWhen the Russian discovered Alaska in 1741, they found it occupied by three groups of native peoples—Eskimos, Aleuts, and Indians. Descendants of these natives still live in Alaska.Most scientists think that the native peoples migrated originally from Asia to North America, not all at once but in wave after wave over thousands of years. Probably the last to enter Alaska were the ancestors of the northern Eskimos.Eskimos Of the different groups of Native peoples, the Eskimos are the most numerous. From earliest times the Eskimos depended upon sea mammals, fish, and caribou for their living. In the 1890’s reindeer were brought from Siberia to start herds as an additional means of livelihood.Many Eskimos now live in frame houses heated by fuel oil, but they once lived n sod and driftwood huts heated by sea-oil lamps. They did not build snow igloos, as some of the Canadian Eskimos still do, except for emergency shelter.The Eskimos are superb hunters. They are an energetic people who have long been known for their ivory carving and other arts and crafts. Their way of life is changing as they find opportunities for schooling and for employment in trades and professions.Aleuts The Aleutian Islands and the Alaska Peninsula are the homelands of the Aleuts. The Aleut language is related to the language of the Eskimos, and yet it is very different. Like the Eskimos, the Aleuts have always depended on the sea for food and other needs. Some of the present-day Aleuts operate fishing boats. Others work in fish canneries. Many Aleuts have Russian names, which go back to the time of the Russian occupation of Alaska.Indians There are two major groups of Indians—the Indians of the Interior Plateau and the Indians of Southeaster Alaska.The Indians who live in the interior came to Alaska from Canada. Originally they were hunters. Some of them still live by hunting, fishing, and trapping. Others have moved to towns, where they live and work as do other present-day Alaskans.The Indians of Southeastern Alaska are sometimes known as the maritime Indians, or Indians who live near the sea. They have been in Alaska for hundreds of years. Carving and basket making are among the crafts of the maritime Indians. They are known for their totem poles. From earliest times they depended on fish, especially salmon, for their living. Today they are efficient business people who operate commercial fishing boats and canneries. They also follow other occupations such as logging, shopkeeping, and working in government offices.Part V. Do you know…?1. T 2 T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. T 7. FNow, if we could turn our attention to home, what about the trend of people moving out of the cities like London?Ah! We should be a bit careful about saying people are moving out of London. Another way of looking g at it is to say London itself is moving into the country.How do you mean?With improved transport and better living standards, people can actually afford to spread out far more than they did before and commute into town from greater distances. People can travel to work from distances that would have been inconceivable even 20 years ago.All the same, isn’t there a drift away from the capital?Oh, certainly, but it shouldn’t be exaggerated. Lots of people have got fed up with the dirt and the hassle and the higher levels of crime, and have moved to the country because it’s more peaceful and less stressful. And its’ true companies have moved out to escape high rents and office costs, particularly in the service industries like insurance.Are there any specific things which have allowed this to happen?One of the things which has given people more choice in where they live is the new technology. People can communicate with each other through computer networks from anywhere in the country and to work form home in the spare bedroom.And how has business coped with this kind of change?Well, to give you one example, a company selling office equipment took the brave step of closing down its London office and allowing its ex-employees, its sales people, to set up businesses on their own account from home but using the old company just as their supplier. What happened was that turnover increased dramatically, doubled in fact and everyone was happy. And in this case thenew technology was crucial for fast and efficient ordering.Finally, what about the impact of this trend on agriculture? Assuming that people are moving into the country, doesn’t this mean that there is less land to farm?Yes, indeed. And there’s no doubt that we’re losing fields for housing. But this doesn’t matter too much as we have in recent times been over producing and also yields from the land have increased with modern, scientific farming methods. So what’s happening is that we are getting more from less.Statements:1.The city of London is quite dirty.2.the speed of life in the countryside is relatively low.panies remain in the city despite high rents and office costs.4.the company selling office equipment had no choice but to close down its London office.5.shortly after the company closed down its London office, it went bankrupt.6.more and more fields in the countryside are being used for housing.7.with less land to farm, people now get fewer farming products.。
英语听力教程unit6听力原文
Unit 6 听力原文Part IB1. Tell me about yourself.2. What do you think are your strengths and weaknesses?3. We have a lot of applicants for this job, why should we appoint you?4. What has been your most valuable experience?5. How would you describe your personality?6. When did you last lose your temper? Describe what happened.7. Which is more important to you: status or money?8. How long do you think you’d stay with us if you were appointed?9. Why do you want to leave your present job?10. What makes you think you’d enjoy working for us?11. Are you an ambitious person?12. What would you like to be doing ten years from now?13. What are you most proud of having done in your present job?14. What was the worst problem you have had in your present job and how did you solveit?15. What is the best idea you’ve had in the past month?16. What is your worst fault and what is your best quality?17. Don’t you think you’re a little young for this job?18. What are your long-range goals?19. Describe your present job — what do you find rewarding about it?20. Now, what do you do in your spare time?21. What excites you about the job you’re doing now?22. What worries you about the job you’re doing now?23. Describe your ideal boss.24. How would you rate your present boss?C1. A person who likes to give or share things with others.2. Someone who always tells the truth.3. A person who is quick at learning new things.4. Someone who is always on time.5. A person who can’t keep a secret.6. Someone who does not think about other people’s feeling.7. A person who speaks in a very direct and honest way.8. Someone who is educated or has good manners.9. A person who comes up with new and original ideas.10. Someone who has a strong desire to succeed.Part II Two girls talking on the phoneClara: That number has been engaged for ages. Nobody can be that popular. I wonder if her number’s been changed. I think I’ll try again (Dialling)Sue: 3346791Clara: Is that you sue?Sue: Who’s callingClara: This is Clara, Clara Fulkson. Don’t you remember me?Sue: Clara! Of course I remember you. How are you? I haven’t heard from you for at least 2 years. What are you doing?Clara: Nothing very exciting. That’s one reason I’m ringing. I need some advice. Sue: Advice? Hm...That’s a good one. I’ve just been sacked (Pips)Clara:There’s (a) pips. Hang on Sue. (Insert a coin) What do you mean you’ve just been sacked? Sue, you are the most successful woman I know.Sue: That’s probably why I’ve been sacked. But let’s talk about you. You said you needed some advice.Clara: I certainly do. I want to ask you about interviews. Have you had (a) lots of them?Sue: Yes, I have. Too manyClara: So could you tell me the sort of questions you are usually asked?Sue: Let me think. The first ten questions are almost always the same. I call them the why’s, how’s and where’s.(pips again)Clara: Not again, Don’t go away, Sue, I’ve got one more coin. (Insert one more coin) Are you there Sue?Sue: Yes, I’m still here?Clara: Sorry, I didn’t understand what you were telling me. Could you repeat it? Sue: It’s very boring. But here you are. I’m always asked: why I want to leave my present job; why I’m interested in the new job; how I intend to get to work;how long I intend to stay at the job; Where I live; where I went to school;how much I ‘m paid in my present job; how much I expect to be paid in the new job. Oh, yes. I’m always asked if I’m married.(pips again)Clara: That is it, Sue. No more coins. I’ll write to you soon. And many thanks. Questions:1. What are the manes of the two speakers?2. Where might the caller make the phone call?3. How many coins did the caller insert?4. How long haven’t the two girls seen each other for?5. How many why’s, how’s and where’s can you remember? Place a tick by all the questions you can remember.Part III A good interviewA.Interviewer: Good morning, Miss ...Miss Jones: Miss Jones.Interviewer: Miss Jones, yes, right. Now, you’d like to join our team, I gather. Miss Jones: Yes, I would.Interviewer: That’s very good. I’d like to know a little bit about you. Perhaps you could tell me a little bit about your education.Miss Jones: Oh yes. I left school at 18 and for the first two years I went to Gibsons.They’re an engineering firm. And after that, I did a one-year full-time PA course and went back to Gibsons. I was PA to the Export Director. I stayed there for two years and then moved on to my present company. That’s Europa Marketing.And I’ve been with them for three years now, first working with the Marketing Director and now I’m with the Sales Director.Interviewer: That’s all very interesting, Miss Jones. I’d like to know what was the course that you enjoyed most at school?Miss Jones: Foreign languages. We did French and German.Interviewer: And are you quite fluent in those languages now or ...?Miss Jones: Yes, a bit rusty now, but obviously the more travel I can do the moreI can use my languages and I’d like to learn another language. I’d like toadd Italian as well.Interviewer: Italian?Miss Jones: Yes.Interviewer: Very good, that might be very useful. Now tell me a little bit about the work you’re doing at present.Miss Jones: Well Europa Marketing is a marketing and public relations company and they do consultancy work for companies operating in the UK and European markets.Our clients come from all over the world. I assist the sales director by arranging these visits, setting up meetings and presentations and I deal with her correspondence. I’ve not been able to go with her on any of her trips abroad, but I’ve been to the firms in this country, several times on my own to make these arrangements.Interviewer:It sounds as if you’re very happy there, Miss Jones. I’m curious why you’d like to leave them and join our company.Miss Jones: Well I know Anglo-European has a very good reputation. And I feel thatI would have more scope and opportunity in your company and that the work willbe more challenging for me. I might be able to travel and use my languages because at the moment most of my work is rather routine secretarial-type work and I like the idea of more challenges in my life really ...B.Interviewer: Good morning, Miss ...Miss Jones: Miss Jones. Good morning.Interviewer: Miss Jones, yes, right. Hi. Um ... now, you’d like to join our team, I gather.Miss Jones: Yes, I would.Interviewer: That’s ... that’s very good. Er ... I’d like to know a little bit about you. Perhaps you could tell me ... perhaps we could start ... if you could tell me a little bit about your education.Miss Jones: Oh yes, right. Well, I left school at 18 and for the first two yearsI went to Gibsons, you might know them, they’re an engineering firm.(An, yes,right.) Um ... and after that, I wanted to do a course, so I d ... I did a one-year full-time PA course and went back to Gibsons. I was PA to the Export Director.I stayed there for another two years and ... and then I moved on to my presentcompany. Um ... that’s Europa Marketing ... um ... Mr. Adair, the marketing director, offered me a job because Gibsons had ... had worked quite a lot with Europa Marketing. (Oh, yes, Europe’s got big business.) And I’ve been with them for three years now ... um ... first with the Marketing Director and ...and now I’m with the Sales Director.Interviewer: That’s all very interesting, Miss Jones. Um ... I ... I’d like to know, what did you enjoy most at school? What was the course that you enjoyed most?Miss Jones: Ah ... foreign languages I liked best. (Foreign languages.) We did French and German. Yes.Interviewer: Mhm. And are you quite fluent in those now or ... ?Miss Jones: Yes, a bit rusty now, but ... um ... obviously the more travel I can do the more I can use my languages and I’d like to learn another language. I’d like to add Italian as well.Interviewer: Italian?Miss Jones: Yes.Interviewer: Very good, very good, that ... that might be very useful. Now ... er ...tell me a little bit about ... er ... the work you’re doing at present.Miss Jones: Um ... well ... er ... Europa Marketing is a marketing and public ...public relations company and they do ... they do consultancy work for companies operating in the UK and European markets. Er ... our clients come from all over the world ... um ... we deal with some of them by ... by post, but most of them come to our offices and at least once during a project. I assist the sales director by arranging these visits, setting up meetings and presentations andI ... I deal with her correspondence. I’ve not been able to go with her on any ...on any of her trips abroad, but I ... I’ve been to firms in this country, several times on my own ... um ... to make these arrangements.Interviewer:It sounds as if you’re very happy there, Miss Jones. I’m curious why you’d like to leave them and join our company.Miss Jones: Well ... um ... I know the reputation of Anglo-European and it has a very good reputation. And I feel that I would have more scope and opportunity in your company and that the work will be more challenging for me. I might be able to possibly travel and use my languages because at the moment most of my work is ... is rather routine secretarial-type work and I like the idea of more ...um ... challenges in my life really ...Part ⅣAAt interview the first thing that I notice is how the person settles down, and when they sit down. Do they immediately rush into the room, grab a chair without being invited to sit down? Are they nervous? Do they spend a lot of time fiddling with their hands, brushing their hair back, holding their pen, tapping it on the table? Obviously everyone is nervous at interview and you make allowances for that, but if it continues throughout the whole interview then you have to ask yourself what will they be like in a normal job?Second thing that I look for is: Do they look at you? Do they make eye contact? Because if they won’t look at you in a job which depends on making a good impression, then probably in the job they won’t do very well in terms of making contact and having good relations with other colleagues. The sort of person normally we would look for would be someone who was, open, outgoing, enthusiastic and who could talk intelligently about what they had done and what they hoped to do. That doesn’t mean that they have to have had a lot of experience but that they should be able to reflect on whatever experience they’ve had.The other kinds of things that we might talk about in an interview of course are what the person expects to get from a new job, and I think that it is important because it shows the expectations that the person has-what they want from their job. It’s interesting to hear why people want to change jobs.B... But as important as qualifications are, and you won’t get to an interview or at least people won’t get to an interview without the qualifications, the most important thing in fact is the character and how a person presents themselves at interview. I find it very difficult to define exactly the sort of person I am looking for, but when I meet someone I can tell whether they are the sort of person that I would like to appoint or whether they are not.At interview the first thing that I notice is how the person settles down, when they sit down. Do they immediately rush into the room, grab a chair without being invited to sit down? Are they nervous? Um, do they spend a lot of time fiddling with their hands, brushing their hair back, er holding their pen, tapping it on the table? Obviously everyone is nervous at interview and you make allowances for that, but if it continues throughout the whole interview then of course you have to ask yourself if they’re like this after, say, an hour of interview, what will they be like in a normal job?Second thing that I look for is: Do they look at you? Do they make eye contact? Because if they won’t look at you in a job where in, in a situation where a job depends on, on them making a good impression, then probably in the job they won’t do very well in terms of making, er, good, making contact with other colleagues, making, having good relations with other colleagues. The sort of person normally we would look for would be someone who was, open, outgoing, enthusiastic and who could talk intelligently about what they had done and what they hoped to do. That doesn’t mean that they have to have had a lot of experience but that they should be able to reflect on whatever experience they’ve had.The other kinds of, of um things that we might talk about in an interview of course are what, er what the person expects to get from a new job in a new country, and that I think is important because it shows the expectations that the person has — what they want from their job. Um it’s interesting to hear why people want to change jobs, why they want to go to a new country.Part V Who’ll Get the Job?(Jane Langley is being interviewed by Mrs. Grey, the Personnel Manager, and Mr. Toms. )Mr. Toms: Yes, I see. Good. Good.Mrs. Grey: Miss Langley, I see that your last employer, Mr. Carmichaes, described you as “conscientious”. Do you think you are?Jane: Well, I certainly try to be. I have a set routine for the day in the office which means that I know exactly all the jobs that I have to do. And if conscientious means being exrtemely careful and paying attention to detail, then yes, I suppose I’m conscientious.Mr. Toms: But he said too that you could ‘adapt quickly to change’. Did you leave because they were making changes, or what?Jane: No, not at all. They made a lot of changes while I was there. I’m afraid I became unhappy because I wanted something more challenging.Mrs. Grey:I assume you wanted something like the job of Senior Secretary that we’re offering.Jane: Yes, that’s right.(Michael James is being interviewed now by the same two people. )Mrs. Grey: ...and according to your last employer, Mr. Smith, you ‘tend to be a little impatient at times’.Michael:Well, perhaps I am, perhaps I’m not. Some of the others in the office there were so slow!Mr. Toms: Yes, yes. I like a person who wants to get on with the job.Mrs. Grey: Mr. James, what I’d like to know is ...Mr. Toms:Excuse me, Mrs. Grey, but I wanted to ask Mr. James about his sport. You’rea keen footballer, I understand.Michael: Oh, yes. I play regularly twice a week. And I organised a team at my old place.Mr. Toms: And golf, too, I gather.Michael:Yes. Actually, I like golf better than football really. That’s why I play nearly every morning ...(Mrs. Grey and Mr. Toms are now discussing Jane and Michael after the interviews.)Mrs. Grey: ... so in my view, when you compare the two of them —and this has nothing to do with Jane being a woman — I’d give the job to Jane Langley. She’s obviously a better secretary than he is, she’s a much better typist, she mixes better with people and is clearly far more polite. We don’t even need to discuss Mr. James.Mr. Toms: Well, we do, because I think he’s brighter than Miss Langley. I know he doesn’t dress as well or speak as clearly, and he’s not as experienced as she is, but he’s quicker, more alert. And he’s keen on football and golf. I like that. So he gets the job.Mrs. Grey: No, I’m sorry, Mr. Toms. He doesn’t.Mr. Toms: Yes, he does, Mrs. Grey. He’s the Director’s nephew.。
step by step3000听力Unit 6
To understand the significance of the human genome project, it is necessary to know that each gene is a piece of DNA, the basic molecule of life. Genes are located on chromosomes that in turn reside in every cell in arrangements similar to the alternately colored rungs on a ladder. The sequence of genetic rungs produces the chemical instructions the cells need in order to build and run the human body. By identifying the location and makeup of each gene, the genome project should help scientists cure or prevent many inherited diseases and possibly amplify desirable genetic traits in future generations. Some scientists hope that the genetic map also will solve many mysteries of the brain, consciousness and the mind, and possibly lead to a scientifical discription of human nature itself. Others worried about the potential abuse of this power for profit or warfare for example, with massive international government and private support of human genome project is worked maybe complete within the next five years.
托福TPO6口语Task6听力文本+题目+满分范文
为了帮助大家高效备考托福，为大家带来托福TPO6口语Task6听力文本+题目+满分范文，希望对大家备考有所帮助。
托福TPO6口语Task6听力文本： Now listen to part of a talk in an Education class. (female professor) One of the hardest parts of teaching is keeping your students' attention. Now, the key to doing this is understanding the concept of attention.Basically, there are two types of attention. The first type is active, active attention is voluntary. It's when you intentionally make yourself focus on something. And since it requires effort, it's hard to keep up for long a time. OK, so, um, let's say you are teaching a Biology class. And today's topic is frogs. All right? You're standing in front of the room lecturing: a frog is a type of animal known as an amphibian…, well, this isn't necessarily going to keep the students' interest. But most of them will force themselves to pay active attention to your lecture. But it's only a matter of time before they get distracted.Now, the other type of attention is passive attention, when it's involuntary. Passive attention requires no effort because it happens naturally. If something is really interesting students don’t have to force themselves to pay attention to it. They do it without even thinking about it. So back to our Biology lecture, you start talking about frogs and then you pull a live frog out of your briefcase. You’re describing it while holding it up. Show the students how long its legs are, and how they’re used for jumping, for example. Then maybe even let the frog jump around a bit on the desk or the floor. In this case, by doing something unexpected, something more engaging, you can tap into their passive attention. And it can last much longer than active attention. As long as the frog is still there your students will be interested." 托福TPO6口语Task6题目： Using points and examples from the talk, explain the difference between active and passive attention. 托福TPO6口语Task6满分范文： Active attention is voluntary, it occurs when students force themselves to pay attention, so it won't last for a very long time. For example, you're teaching in a biology class, and you are describing the frog to students. If you only describe it by lecturing, students will get distracted easily because they are paying active attention that is hard to keep. However, passive attention is involuntary, it happens naturally without any effort, and it lasts longer. If something interesting happens, students begin to pay passive attention even without being aware of it. For example,in the same class, if you describe the frog by showing the students a live frog instead, they will be interested and therefore pay their passive attention. As long as the frog is still there the students will focus on the class. (137 words) 以上是给大家整理的托福TPO6口语Task6听力文本+题目+满分范文，希望对你有所帮助!。
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Important American geographical sites
• Washington D.C. • New York – Now York City, Albany • Alaska - Juneau • California – Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco • Illinois – Springfield, Chicago • Colorado - Denver • Hawaii - Honolulu • Massachusetts - Boston • Mississippi - Jackson • New Jersey - Trenton • Texas - Austin Houston • The great salt lake, Lake Baikal, Caspian Sea • The great lakes – Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario • Yellowstone National Park • Mount Rushmore, Rocky mountain, Appalachians, Cascades • Himalayas, Alps, Andes,
Exercise – LG417
• 本篇描述了一个化学分子的特性 • 词汇：carbon, unique, compound, atom, attach, graphite, gasoline, diamond, derived from, molecule, lead, octane, substance
Famous geographical term
• Equator • North pole • North Frigid Zone - Arctic circle • North Temperate Zone Tropic of Cancer • Torrid Zone - Tropical Circles • South Temperate Zone Tropic of Capricorn • South Frigid Zone Antarctic Circle • The Antarctic • • • • • • • • • • • Asia Europe Africa South America North America Australia Antarctica Pacific ocean Arctic ocean Indian ocean Atlantic ocean
Exercise – OG26ቤተ መጻሕፍቲ ባይዱ T1T14
• 本篇材料讲述的是一个自然资源的利用原 理 • 词汇：specific, underground, hydrogeologist, figure out, aquifer, implication, yield, recharge, discharge, dry up, sustainable, availability, incompatible,
TOEFL听力
自然科学
长演讲学科内容类（二） 自然科学类
高频考试话题： • Geology & geography 4% • Environment 4% • Chemistry 4% • Astronomy 2% • Oceanography 2% • Physics 2%
Geology
• Geology is the science and study of the physical matter and energy that constitute the Earth. The field of geology encompasses the study of the composition, structure, properties, and history of the planet's physical materials, the processes by which it is formed, moved, and changed, the history of life on Earth, and human interactions with the Earth.
Geography
• Geography is the study of the Earth and its lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena. A literal translation would be "to describe or write about the Earth". Four historical traditions in geographical research are the spatial analysis of natural and human phenomena (geography as a study of distribution), area studies (places and regions), study of man-land relationship, and research in earth science. Nonetheless, modern geography is an all-encompassing discipline that foremost seeks to understand the Earth and all of its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but how they have changed and come to be. As "the bridge between the human and physical science," geography is divided into two main human geography and physical geography.
Exercise - LG443
• 本篇听力材料描述的是两个自然物-湖泊 • 词汇：prehistoric, remnant, square miles, freshwater, saltwater, outlet, mineral, evaporate
Exercise – LG353
• 本片描述的是山脉的形成 • 词汇：mountain ranges, comprise – include, encircle, probability, majestic, collision, rival, erode, before we wrap up for today
Astronomy
• Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, nebulae, star clusters and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation). It is concerned with the evolution, physics, chemistry, meteorology, and motion of celestial objects, as well as the formation and development of the universe.
Plate tectonics
Plate Boundaries
Volcano Structure
Exercise - DT462
• 本篇听力材料描述的是一次火山爆发事件 • 词汇：peak, dormant, seismologist, avalanche, tremor, magma, crater, summit, vibration, ash, swell, bulge, frequent, trigger, landslide, tremendous, blast, chamber, explode, devastate, megaton, hydrogen, goat, elk,
Exercise – LG452
• 本篇听力材料讲述了一个能源事故 • 词汇：power plant, catastrophic, factor, pressurize, valve, misinterpret, instrument, meltdown, nuclear, uranium, fuel, exacerbate, fortunately
Environmental protection
• Protection of the environment is needed from various human activities. Waste, pollution, loss of biodiversity, introduction of invasive species, release of genetically modified organisms and toxics are some of the issues relating to environmental protection.
Chemistry
• Chemistry is the science of matter and the changes it undergoes. The science of matter is also addressed by physics, but while physics takes a more general and fundamental approach, chemistry is more specialized, being concerned with the composition, behavior, structure, and properties of matter, as well as the changes it undergoes during chemical reactions. It is a physical science which studies of various atoms, molecules, crystals and other aggregates of matter whether in isolation or combination, which incorporates the concepts of energy and entropy in relation to the spontaneity of chemical processes. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Atom Element Compound Substance Molecule Mole Ions and salts Acidity and basicity Phase Redox Bonding Reaction Equilibrium Energy Chemical laws